Jason Unger
04-25-07, 10:15 AM
Is the Blu-ray HD DVD Format War Over?
For the past few weeks, reports have been flying around the Internet claiming that the format war is nearly over, thanks to new sales figures, dual-format players, and the involvement of the biggest of the big-box retailers.
Samsung started the news with the announcement of their Duo HD player, a welcome addition to the HD DVD camp, according to Toshiba.
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"We welcome Samsung's announcement of a player that supports HD DVD, who launched only Blu-ray players so far," according to a Toshiba spokesperson. "We understand this reflects Samsung's positive evaluation on HD DVD's advantages, particularly interactivity and internet connectivity. We are pleased that understanding of HD DVD's advantages is increasing."
On April 17, the HD DVD camp announced that 100,000 stand alone HD DVD players had been sold in the U.S., "ahead of any other high definition format." The group obviously wasn't counting the number of PlayStation 3 consoles sold, but the 100k figure does not include sales of the Xbox 360's external HD DVD drive, according to the official release.
For more on the latest claims that the format war is over, check out
http://www.cepro.com/news/editorial/18327.html
For the past few weeks, reports have been flying around the Internet claiming that the format war is nearly over, thanks to new sales figures, dual-format players, and the involvement of the biggest of the big-box retailers.
Samsung started the news with the announcement of their Duo HD player, a welcome addition to the HD DVD camp, according to Toshiba.
http://www.cepro.com/asset/7786.jpg (http://www.cepro.com/news/editorial/18327.html)
"We welcome Samsung's announcement of a player that supports HD DVD, who launched only Blu-ray players so far," according to a Toshiba spokesperson. "We understand this reflects Samsung's positive evaluation on HD DVD's advantages, particularly interactivity and internet connectivity. We are pleased that understanding of HD DVD's advantages is increasing."
On April 17, the HD DVD camp announced that 100,000 stand alone HD DVD players had been sold in the U.S., "ahead of any other high definition format." The group obviously wasn't counting the number of PlayStation 3 consoles sold, but the 100k figure does not include sales of the Xbox 360's external HD DVD drive, according to the official release.
For more on the latest claims that the format war is over, check out
http://www.cepro.com/news/editorial/18327.html