With the release of the ="https: www.cnet.com="" tech="" gaming="" "="">PlayStation 3 and other HD players some people have already made their choice, but it's still too early to predict an outright ...

In what HD DVD supporters say is a clear sign that the high-def disc format war is far from over, Samsung Electronics, which last year introduced the very first Blu-ray Disc player, now says it will ...

The last week has seen multiple nails added to the HD DVD coffin, with official price drops, extended Amazon clearance sales, and both Netflix and Best Buy announcing they have made the decision to ...

TOKYO - Japan's Toshiba Corp surrendered in the high-definition home movie war on Tuesday, giving up on its HD DVD format after losing the support of key studios and retailers to the Blu-ray ...

Blu-ray Disc sales have seen a sharp spike in recent weeks since the bruising format war against rival HD DVD came to an end in the middle of February. By Thomas K. Arnold, The Associated Press ...

Between 2006 and 2008 a war raged on between two optical disc formats: BD (Blu-ray Disc) and HD DVD (High Density Digital Versatile Disc), with Sony and Toshiba as their major backers, respectively.

It might be at least a year late, but Ultra HD Blu-ray is finally here. Admittedly its arrival on the AV scene has been pretty low-key so far; there are just a couple of players (or only one in the US ...

So a week has passed since my first poston the drama surrounding the HD DVD vs. Blu-ray next generation format war. Hundreds of emails, though the pro Blu-ray, anti-Jim emails outnumbered the HD DVD ...

Blockbuster will rent high-definition DVDs only in the Blu-ray format in 1,450 stores when it expands its high-def offerings next month, dealing a major blow to the rival HD DVD format. The move, ...

While streaming is obviously more convenient for most of us, anyone who wants the best possible picture and sound quality for their home theater needs Ultra HD Blu-ray. The format offers more ...

According to the first reviews the two players are far cry from the next generation DVD player bliss we'd been reading about in the months leading up to the format war. Neither can do Dolby True HD ...

The high-definition movie disc battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc can be traced all the way back to 2000, when companies began experimenting with using new blue lasers in optical disc systems.