Toshiba is expected to pull the plug on its HD DVD format in the coming weeks

[Bouncer]

(LOS ANGELES) The high-definition DVD format war has turned into a format death watch.

Toshiba is expected to pull the plug on its HD DVD format in the coming weeks, after a rash of retail defections that followed Warner Home Video's stunning announcement in early January that it would support only Sony's rival Blu-ray Disc format after May.

Full Story: Toshiba's HD-DVD going the way of Betamax | Technology | Reuters

[blm]

Never saw that coming, lol

[Bouncer]

World's largest retailer, Wal-Mart, going Blu-ray

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[blm]

game, set, match

[Bouncer]

hey blm, you think now is the time to buy a blu-ray player? once HD-DVD is out of the picture totally i can see sony raising prices.

[blm]

That's a damn good question. I'm terrible at making those calls. I'm the educated consumer that still makes bad decisions, lol.

[NewbieChris]

Nooooooo!!!

[Bouncer]

Toshiba to give up on HD DVD, end format war: source

By Mayumi Negishi and Kentaro Hamada

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp is planning to give up on its HD DVD format for high definition DVDs, conceding defeat to the competing Blu-Ray technology backed by Sony Corp, a company source said on Saturday.

Full Story: Toshiba to give up on HD DVD, end format war: source | Technology | Reuters

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Toshiba Announces Discontinuation of HD DVD Businesses

Toshiba : Press Releases 19 February, 2008