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Blu-ray, HD DVD Overtake VHS in Sales
Posted Wed Aug 8, 2007 at 04:55 AM PDT byHigh-def has notched up another milestone, with combined Blu-ray and HD DVD disc sales overtaking VHS during the first half of 2007.
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Best Buy Offers Dual-Format LG Player With Ten Free HD DVD, Blu-ray Discs
Posted Fri Jul 27, 2007 at 07:02 AM PDT byIt's about time. The format-neutral crowd finally got its own free disc deal this week, thanks to a new online promotion for LG's dual-format high-def disc player.
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'300' HD DVD to Include First Web-Enabled Transaction Opportunities
Posted Mon Jul 23, 2007 at 07:58 AM PDT byIn another high-def first, Warner says it plans to utilize web-enabled features on its upcoming HD DVD edition of '300' to sell film-themed ringtones and cellphone wallpaper to the movie's next-gen fans.
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Universal Pledges Web-Enabled Features on All New HD DVD Titles
Posted Thu Jul 19, 2007 at 09:30 AM PDT byCommitting to target "the MySpace generation," Universal VP Ken Graffeo announced Wednesday that the studio plans to include web-enabled features in all of its new releases on HD DVD, starting with 'Heroes: Season One' on August 28.
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More HD DVD Titles Released in Q2 Than Blu-ray
Posted Mon Jul 2, 2007 at 10:35 AM PDT byFollowing a dry spell in the first quarter of this year, the HD DVD camp rebounded in Q2 to release more high-def titles than its next-gen rival.
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Columbia House Says it Will Add Blu-ray, HD DVD to Club Menu
Posted Mon Jun 25, 2007 at 04:15 AM PDT byIn another step toward the mainstream acceptance of Blu-ray and HD DVD, Columbia House has indicated that it plans to begin carrying both high-def formats in 2007.
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BD Plus Copy Protection Ready for Primetime; More Blu-ray Titles to Follow?
Posted Wed Jun 20, 2007 at 05:55 AM PDT byBD Plus Technologies LLC has announced that it has begun issuing specifications to content providers for use of its BD Plus content protection system.
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Blockbuster to Go Blu-ray Only in 1400+ Stores
Posted Sun Jun 17, 2007 at 10:52 PM PDT byBlockbuster says it will expand its high-def disc rental program by 1,450 stores in July, but in a blow to the HD DVD camp, each of the new stores will only carry Blu-ray.
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THX Certification of High-Def Discs Comes to Europe; Is U.S. Next? (Updated)
Posted Wed Jun 6, 2007 at 02:01 PM PDT byIn a possible indicator of things to come for the U.S. high-def market, the European HD DVD release of 'Pan's Labyrinth' will carry THX-certification, making it the first-ever HD DVD title to receive the high-end seal of approval.
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Warner Preps More Classic Catalog for Blu-ray, HD DVD
Posted Wed May 23, 2007 at 10:47 AM PDT byWarner has announced plans to undergo major restorations of a number of its classic catalog titles in anticipation of future next-gen release on Blu-ray and HD DVD.
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HD DVD Stand-Alone Players Surpass 100,000 Milestone
Posted Wed Apr 18, 2007 at 12:39 AM PDT byHD DVD has beaten Blu-ray to a major sales milestone, becoming the first next-gen format to sell-through over 100,000 stand-alone players to consumers.
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Sony Pulls the Plug on 20GB PlayStation 3
Posted Wed Apr 11, 2007 at 09:03 PM PDT byThe least expensive way to currently buy into the Blu-ray format is soon to say Sayonara, with Sony announcing plans to discontinue production of the 20GB PlayStation 3 to focus on selling its higher-capacity 60GB cousin.
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Retailers Report Missed Street Dates for HD DVD, Blu-ray Discs
Posted Sun Apr 8, 2007 at 10:02 PM PDT byWhile we've seen plenty of reports of high-def discs hitting shelves days (and even weeks) ahead of time, apparently the opposite is also true, with some retailers and video rental stores reporting delayed shipments for HD DVD and Blu-ray discs.
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'Jerk,' 'Nutty Professor' Latest Universal Combo Retoolings
Posted Sun Apr 1, 2007 at 10:08 PM PDT byIn the latest indication of a lessening of support for the controversial HD DVD/DVD combo format, Universal Studios Home Entertainment has reconfigured the planned April combo releases of 'The Jerk' and 'The Nutty Professor' to be HD DVD-only.
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First Total HD Combo Discs Could Be Ready by Early Summer
Posted Thu Mar 15, 2007 at 01:05 PM PDT byWarner continued to promote its Total HD Blu-ray/HD DVD combo format at this week's IRMA Forum, indicating that initial limited-capacity discs could be ready for market as early as this June.
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February Disc Sales: Blu-ray Continues to Outsell HD DVD; 'Departed' Offers Head-to-Head Sales Comparison
Posted Fri Mar 9, 2007 at 03:43 PM PST byFebruary again saw Blu-ray disc sales outnumber HD DVD by a wide margin, but a performance comparison of the month's top-selling disc may be the bigger story.
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VideoScan: Overall Blu-ray Disc Sales Now Surpass HD DVD
Posted Fri Feb 23, 2007 at 10:11 AM PST byPreliminary disc sales data from Nielsen VideoScan for the week ending Feb 18 shows Blu-ray in the lead for disc sales since inception -- the first time Blu-ray has surpassed HD DVD in this category.
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Sony's New Blu-ray Marketing Message: Format War is Over
Posted Sat Feb 10, 2007 at 11:11 AM PST bySeizing on widely reported January sales numbers from Neilsen VideoScan, a Sony executive said Friday that the studio plans to begin marketing Blu-ray as the winner of the high-def format war.
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Finally: VideoScan Releases High-Def Disc Sales Numbers
Posted Wed Jan 31, 2007 at 09:20 PM PST byAfter over six months of head-to-head combat, we finally have an all-inclusive independent yardstick against which to compare Blu-ray and HD DVD disc sales, thanks to the first public release of sales numbers from Neilsen VideoScan.
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CES: Blu-ray and HD DVD camps Reveal 2006 Hardware Sales Figures, Both Claim Victory
Posted Mon Jan 8, 2007 at 10:57 AM PST byIn dueling CES press conferences Sunday, representatives for both HD DVD and Blu-ray used 2006 sales numbers to claim early victory in the high-def format wars.
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