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  • HP adds HD-DVD format
    Sunday 18 December 2005 – 10:08
    The battle over what format will dominate when high-definition DVDs hit the market next year heated up on Friday after computer maker Hewlett-Packard said it will support the HD-DVD format backed by Toshiba in addition to the rival Blu-ray format.
  • Toshiba delays HD DVD launch
    Thursday 15 December 2005 – 01:17
    Toshiba has announced a delay to the launch of its HD DVD players until the first quarter of next year, a move that may see the technology hit the market at around the same time as Sony's rival Blu-ray system.
  • Will HD DVD be dead in one year?
    Thursday 15 March 2007 – 07:28
    The battle between the HD DVD and Blu-ray camps has gone into a new round at Cebit - with HD DVD promoters touting the formats advantages and almost claiming victory over Blu-ray, while a Sony executive told TG Daily that he expects the format war to be over within one year.
  • HD DVD outsells Blu-ray at lower revenues
    Friday 18 August 2006 – 06:42
    HD DVD players posted a more successful launch than its Blu-ray rival, at least in terms of the number of players sold.
  • HD DVD releases statement in response to wave of bad news
    Thursday 14 February 2008 – 10:10 in Business
    The HD DVD Promotional Group has issued a statement in response to this month's announcements regarding huge industry players Netflix and Best Buy moving away from its format.

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  • Blu-ray support a last minute switch, Microsoft says*
    Wednesday 28 September 2005 – 04:33
    In an exclusive interview with Tom's Hardware Guide, one of Microsoft's lead representatives on the DVD Forum Steering Committee said that decisions regarding whether his company and Intel would back and promote HD DVD as a high-definition video disc standard, were determined only within the last few days. Prior to some critical recent developments and announcements, both companies - which had proclaimed neutrality - may have been ready to back Blu-ray.
  • HD DVD maybe not a "long-term" standard - Microsoft*
    Friday 30 September 2005 – 02:31
    On Monday, while some may have been writing "advance obituaries" in case Toshiba ended up delaying the HD DVD rollout into oblivion, the technology that some analysts described as "on the ropes" began staging a Muhammad Ali-like comeback in its battle against Blu-ray, with Microsoft and Intel joining the HD DVD Promotions Group.
  • CES 2007: Toshiba to offer 1080p HD DVD player for $600*
    Sunday 7 January 2007 – 09:28
    CES 2007: Toshiba to offer 1080p HD DVD player for $600 HD DVD continues to undercut the overall price structure of Blu-ray: Following the recent release of a $1000 1080p HD DVD player, Toshiba today announced a $600 device that is capable of taking advantage of the full 1080p resolution of HD DVD video content.
  • CES 2007: HD DVD versus Blu-ray - The porn industry says HD DVD*
    Thursday 11 January 2007 – 06:39
    CES 2007: HD DVD versus Blu-ray - The porn industry says HD DVD Knowing their audience quite well, the adult entertainment industry holds their annual get together in Las Vegas to coincide with the CES. There is also a very pertinent crossover between the adult and tech industries - porn has a tendency to drive, and be driven, by technology. Which means HD DVD when it comes to high-def.
  • Next-gen HDTVs may hide first-gen HD DVD limits, says Microsoft*
    Friday 24 March 2006 – 09:16
    Next-gen HDTVs may hide first-gen HD DVD limits, says Microsoft While the first generation of HD DVD players will output 1080i resolution - interlaced, not progressive - smarter, top-of-the-line HDTV displays produced from now on should be able to compensate for that, says AACS spokesperson Richard Doherty, a Microsoft employee. So you shouldn't see a difference...provided, from a CE retailer's perspective, you bet the farm.

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