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Samsung Blu-ray Player Prices Leaked
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Report: Blu-ray Disc Sales Impacting DVD
Posted Fri Mar 28, 2008 at 12:00 PM PDT by Peter BrackeThanks to the demise of HD DVD and increased Blu-ray retail momentum, next-gen disc sales are starting to carve out a bigger slice of the home video pie, a new report suggests.
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Genius to Go Blu in Late 2008; Weinstein to Follow?
Posted Thu Mar 20, 2008 at 10:00 AM PDT by Peter BrackeAfter sitting out the format war for nearly a year, the CEO of Genius Products says the company is preparing to release its first Blu-ray titles beginning later this year.
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Universal: HD DVD Plans in Flux
Posted Fri Feb 22, 2008 at 08:00 AM PST by Peter BrackeWith Universal having thrown its weight behind Blu-ray earlier this week, the studio says the fate of its remaining HD DVD releases is currently TBD.
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Gartner: Blu-ray to Win Format War
Posted Tue Jan 29, 2008 at 12:00 PM PST byCalling Warner's decision to back Blu-ray exclusively "fatal" for the HD DVD format, leading tech research firm Gartner, Inc. is predicting an end to the format war by late 2008.
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BDA: 10 Million Blu-ray Players In 2008
Posted Tue Jan 8, 2008 at 10:50 AM PST byThe Blu-ray camp says that by this time next year, the format's installed base could be nearly three times its current size.
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Sony CEO Downplays Format War; Sees "Stalemate"
Posted Fri Nov 9, 2007 at 10:07 AM PST byAn apparently candid assessment of the high-def format war from Sony CEO Howard Stringer shot across the web Friday morning.
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Report: HD DVD Standalone Player Sales Nearing 500,000 Milestone
Posted Thu Nov 8, 2007 at 10:16 AM PST byFormat backers say the total number of standalone HD DVD players sold is poised to hit the 500,000 mark by late November.
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Blu-ray Disc Sales Lead HD DVD by Nearly 2:1 YTD; Q4 Crucial For HD DVD
Posted Wed Oct 24, 2007 at 10:35 AM PDT byBlu-ray disc sales exceeded those of HD DVD by a wide margin for the third quarter in a row, setting the stage for a crucial Q4 sales showdown.
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Forrester: Format War is Blu-ray's to Lose
Posted Tue Sep 25, 2007 at 08:05 AM PDT byIn its third annual report on the state of the next-gen format war, Forrester Research reiterated its long-held belief that Blu-ray will ultimately prevail over HD DVD, though more guardedly than in years past.
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Report Predicts Blu-ray, HD DVD to Co-Exist
Posted Mon Sep 17, 2007 at 11:11 AM PDT byA new report examining the evolution of the high-def market predicts both next-gen disc formats are here to stay, and that most studios are likely to end up supporting both formats.
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Exclusive: Spielberg "Big Supporter" of Blu-ray, But Future High-Def Releases Uncertain
Posted Tue Aug 21, 2007 at 08:46 AM PDT byConfirming mounting speculation, we've got exclusive word this morning that Steven Spielberg is indeed "a big supporter" of Blu-ray, and that the one-sentence "Spielberg carve out" in yesterday's Paramount/DreamWorks HD DVD announcement was designed to allow the legendary director to release future titles on Blu-ray.
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Fox Set to Renew Blu-ray Commitment, Announce Future Release Plans
Posted Mon Aug 20, 2007 at 12:39 PM PDT byAfter months of silence, Fox Home Entertainment is planning to issue an announcement later today renewing its support for the Blu-ray format, and outlining the studio's upcoming release plans.
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Warner Delays Launch of Total HD Until 2008
Posted Wed Jun 27, 2007 at 10:55 PM PDT byIn a surprise announcement, Warner said Wednesday that it is pushing back the planned fall launch of its first Total HD dual Blu-ray/HD DVD combo releases until early 2008.
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Blu-ray Association Sets Fall Deadline For BD-Java Hardware Support
Posted Mon Mar 26, 2007 at 03:08 PM PDT byIn an attempt to standardize BD-Java playback on Blu-ray hardware, the Blu-ray Disc Association has announced a deadline of October 31, 2007 for mandatory BD-J audio/video support in all new players released after that date.
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Blu-ray, HD DVD Hardware Sales Continue to Rise, But No Winner Likely in 2007?
Posted Thu Mar 8, 2007 at 10:48 PM PST byIt was good news and bad news for high-def at this year's DisplaySearch Flat Panel Display Conference, with Blu-ray and HD DVD hardware sales continuing to rise but no winner likely to emerge in 2007.
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Sony Announces New $599 Blu-ray Player; Predicts Further Price Cuts and 10x Sales Growth for 2007
Posted Tue Feb 27, 2007 at 11:18 AM PST byConsumers waiting for lower-priced stand-alone Blu-ray players before jumping into the next-gen format won't have to wait much longer, Sony announced today.
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Warner to Unveil First Blu-ray/HD DVD Hybrid Discs at CES
Posted Thu Jan 4, 2007 at 12:55 AM PST byIn a surprise leak of what could well turn out to be the biggest high-def news to come out of this year's CES, The New York Times is reporting that Warner Home Video is set to bring the first Blu-ray/HD DVD hybrid discs to market in 2007.
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Bad Online Buzz, PlayStation 3 to Spell Doom for Blu-ray?
Posted Thu Dec 7, 2006 at 02:01 AM PST byAccording to a new industry research study, online opinion makers have already crowned HD DVD the winner over Blu-ray in the high-def format war -- and surprisingly, the PlayStation 3 may be more hindrance than help.
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Report: PlayStation 3, XBox 360 Key to Adoption of Next-Gen Formats
Posted Thu Oct 12, 2006 at 11:48 AM PDT byA new report from a leading research firm with some unsurprising conclusions has been gaining traction over the last few days in the mainstream media.
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