Comments on: Warner to Drop HD-DVD Support http://www.australiandvd.net/2008/01/05/warner-to-drop-hd-dvd-support/ Australian DVD News, Reviews & Information... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:26:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Jim http://www.australiandvd.net/2008/01/05/warner-to-drop-hd-dvd-support/#comment-5368 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:07:48 +0000 http://www.australiandvd.net/2008/01/05/warner-to-drop-hd-dvd-support/#comment-5368 Walmart too is now going blu-ray exclusive. This would seem to lend some credence to the Toshiba rumour: http://www.walmartfacts.com/articles/5673.aspx http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/15/technology/wal-mart_blu-ray/index.htm http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9873029-7.html Walmart too is now going blu-ray exclusive. This would seem to lend some credence to the Toshiba rumour:

http://www.walmartfacts.com/articles/5673.aspx
http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/15/technology/wal-mart_blu-ray/index.htm
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9873029-7.html

]]> by: Jim http://www.australiandvd.net/2008/01/05/warner-to-drop-hd-dvd-support/#comment-5343 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:42:33 +0000 http://www.australiandvd.net/2008/01/05/warner-to-drop-hd-dvd-support/#comment-5343 Toshiba to drop HD DVD? The Hollywood Reporter's "reliable industry sources" say yes: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ib77125d96b22e86027d0bfb0c25aa58d Toshiba to drop HD DVD? The Hollywood Reporter’s “reliable industry sources” say yes:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ib77125d96b22e86027d0bfb0c25aa58d

]]> by: Jim http://www.australiandvd.net/2008/01/05/warner-to-drop-hd-dvd-support/#comment-5334 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:33:16 +0000 http://www.australiandvd.net/2008/01/05/warner-to-drop-hd-dvd-support/#comment-5334 Huh. Beowulf is distributed by Warner Bros here so I can get it on blu-ray on the 9th of April. Very good! Huh. Beowulf is distributed by Warner Bros here so I can get it on blu-ray on the 9th of April. Very good!

]]> by: Jim http://www.australiandvd.net/2008/01/05/warner-to-drop-hd-dvd-support/#comment-5260 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:28:54 +0000 http://www.australiandvd.net/2008/01/05/warner-to-drop-hd-dvd-support/#comment-5260 Netflix has announced they will exclusively stock blu-ray disc, phasing out HD-DVD over the course of this year. Netflix press release: http://netflix.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=265 In addition, Best Buy is now apparently going to "officially" recommend blu-ray disc over HD-DVD to its customers. Yahoo article: http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080211/20080211006384.html?.v=1 Both announcements are pretty significant for the US market. Hopefully Universal and Paramount will start releasing on blu-ray sooner rather than later. I'd be quite tempted by Heroes, Star Trek: TOS, and Beowulf on blu-ray. Netflix has announced they will exclusively stock blu-ray disc, phasing out HD-DVD over the course of this year. Netflix press release:

http://netflix.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=265

In addition, Best Buy is now apparently going to “officially” recommend blu-ray disc over HD-DVD to its customers. Yahoo article:

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080211/20080211006384.html?.v=1

Both announcements are pretty significant for the US market. Hopefully Universal and Paramount will start releasing on blu-ray sooner rather than later. I’d be quite tempted by Heroes, Star Trek: TOS, and Beowulf on blu-ray.

]]> by: Jim http://www.australiandvd.net/2008/01/05/warner-to-drop-hd-dvd-support/#comment-4576 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:09:56 +0000 http://www.australiandvd.net/2008/01/05/warner-to-drop-hd-dvd-support/#comment-4576 According to the Financial Times, Paramount is now also going to go blu-ray: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dc409afa-bd75-11dc-b7e6-0000779fd2ac.html I guess we'll find out one way or the other pretty soon. According to the Financial Times, Paramount is now also going to go blu-ray:

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dc409afa-bd75-11dc-b7e6-0000779fd2ac.html

I guess we’ll find out one way or the other pretty soon.

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