Ding Dong, the HD DVD Format is Dead

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Banjo's World: Ding Dong, the HD DVD Format is Dead

That's right, the HD DVD format is now officially dead as of today. Toshiba, the biggest backer of HD DVD announced today they are dropping the format due to the declining sales in both hardware and software. Ever since Warner Bros. Entertainment announced they were going to support Blu-ray exclusively back in early January, it resulted in a massive domino effect. New Line Cinema, HBO, National Geographic and more are now Blu-ray exclusive since the announcement.

Netflix recently announced they are dropping HD DVD, Best Buy announced they are now endorsing Blu-ray over HD DVD. Wal-Mart announced they are dropping HD DVD starting at the beginning of June.

It is highly likely that Universal Studios and Paramount/Dreamworks SKG will be switching over to Blu-ray Disc as a result of Toshiba's announcement. I wouldn't be surprised to see an announcement this week.
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Banjo's World: Universal Studios Goes Blu-ray

Already? It didn't take them long to make the “decision.” They must have been prepared for a long time. In fact, industry insiders mentioned that some people from Universal Studios were scouting the Blu-ray Disc facilities last year. That was a big clue that they were already thinking about it, but they had a legal obligation to stay committed to the HD DVD format.
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Good. Now, we're wait for BR players become affordable.

First time I brought DVD player, it was $179 in before 2000.
 
Ah that means that it is time for me to go to trade in my 3360 for Ps3.
 
Now, I am happy about format war is over! My favorite color is blue has won against red of HD-DVD! That why I hate red! It's time to buying a Blu-ray in the future!! :bowdown:
 
PowerON said:
Good. Now, we're wait for BR players become affordable.

First time I brought DVD player, it was $179 in before 2000.
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As in 2001, my father bought our first DVD player at $549 something.... today, the DVD player is still there in good condition, 7 years later
 
PowerON said:
ah, you just remind me..... I read somewhere saying that Gamestop will not trade or buy HD DVD movie or Xbox 360 HD DVD drive.
GameStop no longer taking HD DVD trades, possibly not taking 360 HD DVD drive either - Engadget

And what's wrong with Xbox 360, you current have? There are lot of good game on 360 while PS3 have very few games and in last place.
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There's a rumour going around that the HD DVD add-on for Xbox 360 will be slashed to $49.99 within a week or so.
 
PowerON said:
ah, you just remind me..... I read somewhere saying that Gamestop will not trade or buy HD DVD movie or Xbox 360 HD DVD drive.
GameStop no longer taking HD DVD trades, possibly not taking 360 HD DVD drive either - Engadget

And what's wrong with Xbox 360, you current have? There are lot of good game on 360 while PS3 have very few games and in last place.
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Nothing. I only brought 360 to play Madden 08. I tried play other games such as Halo 3, Bioshock, Call of Duty 4 and Blue Dragon. None of them really interest me. I was plan to trade in 360 for PS3 next year anyway. I can't live without Metal Gear Solid, Final Fanasty series, and mainly RPGs!!
 
Banjo's World: Paramount is now Blu... Again

Paramount Home Entertainment quietly announced today that they would be releasing their movies onto Blu-ray Disc again as a result of the HD DVD's demise.

The consumers will become more confident in what format to buy now that all 6 major studios are supporting Blu-ray Disc. So much have happened in the last couple months. This week was pretty much the biggest week for the Blu-ray Disc camp so far.
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Banjo's World: Amazon.com to Support Blu-ray

This morning, the Amazon.com team released a press release announcing their support of Blu-ray. They are going to promote Blu-ray more from now on. They will continue to carry HD DVD products. This is something they can easily afford to do since they operate in warehouses and not retail stores. They just won't be promoted as much as they used to be. They were paid by Toshiba to constantly advertise HD DVD products through e-mails and inserted leaflets in all of their parcels to their customers for months. It certainly did not make any difference at all.
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