Category Archives: Blu-Ray, HD-DVD

Toshiba Loses its Shirt With $1 Billion Bust From Failure of HD DVD Format

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“Toshiba is expected to post a $1 billion loss this year from its high-def division, thanks to the demise of the HD DVD format. But can the electronics company rebound by joining forces with Blu-ray?”

Chipmakers See Green In Blu-ray Win

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The road to one-standard of high definition DVD. “Now that Sony’s Blu-ray Disc has won the battle vs. Toshiba’s HDDVD to be the standard for high-definition DVD players, some DVD chipmakers stand to benefit — at least for a short time.

The downloading of high-def movies and TV shows could in the not-too-distant future make DVD players obsolete. DVD player sales, in fact, already have started to decline as downloading gets easier and often cheaper.”