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BusinessWeek
August 16, 2004
Ronald Grover |
A War That Hollywood Can't Afford As DVD sales slow, any delay of next-generation must-haves will cost the studios. What should Hollywood do about the battle between Sony and Toshiba over high-definition DVD formats?   |
InternetNews
January 14, 2008 |
Toshiba Cuts HD Player Prices in Blu-ray Fight Toshiba is slashing prices of its HD DVD format players by between 40 to 50 percent as major Hollywood studios move to embrace Sony Corp's Blu-ray format high definition DVDs. |
InternetNews
February 19, 2008 |
Toshiba to Quit HD DVDs, Ends Format War Toshiba surrendered in the high-definition home movie war on Tuesday, giving up on its HD DVD format. |
InternetNews
October 3, 2005
Clint Boulton |
Battle For DVD Format Unfolds Film studio Paramount Home Entertainment said it would embrace the Blu-ray format backed by a group led by Sony. |
InternetNews
October 21, 2005
Clint Boulton |
Warner The Latest on Blu-ray Bandwagon Warner becomes the fifth of the six major movies studios to back the Blu-ray DVD format, casting a pall on HD-DVD. |
InternetNews
November 17, 2005
Clint Boulton |
More Skirmishes in DVD Format Battle The battle between two next-generation DVD formats is creating such a stir that some companies are threatening to support both technologies if they don't get their way. |
InternetNews
April 12, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Who Is Drawing Out The High-Def DVD Stalemate? The split in HD DVD format has irritated many of those involved and resulted in consumer confusion over both formats. |
InternetNews
January 4, 2008 |
Game Over? Warner Bros To Back Blu-ray Exclusively The latest development in the DVD format war is a big win for Blu-ray over rival HD DVD technology. |
InternetNews
January 7, 2008 |
Toshiba: HD DVD is no Loser to Blu-ray Toshiba Corp said on Sunday its HD DVD high-definition video format is not dead despite being dealt a big setback by Warner Bros studio's decision to exclusively back Sony Corp's rival Blu-ray technology. |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2005
John R. Quain |
The High-Def DVD War In the seesaw battle over which high-definition DVD technology will become the next standard, two companies have finally made a commitment. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Hybrids Are Where It's At In the battle between Blu-ray and HD-DVD, increasing moves towards hybrid technologies should help consumers become adopters. |
InternetNews
October 20, 2005
Clint Boulton |
Can Blu-ray, HD-DVD Meet in The Middle? Blu-ray supporter Hewlett Packard asks the Blu-ray Disc Association to support technologies that underpin competing HD-DVD format. |
InternetNews
June 19, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Blockbuster Picks Blu-Ray Over HD DVD Finally, someone picks a side in the format war. Can HD DVD recover? |
InternetNews
January 7, 2008
Andy Patrizio |
HD DVD Down, But Still Not Out The loss of Warner Bros. struck a blow for Blu-ray's supporters, but analysts say the high-definition format battle is far from over. |
Home Theater
October 4, 2005
Darryl Wilkinson |
Them's High Definition Fightin' Words Next-generation high-resolution disc formats HD DVD and Blu-ray, along with their affiliated corporate backers, continue the offensive to win the hearts and minds of anyone who'll listen. |
InternetNews
February 20, 2008 |
Amazon, Universal to Support Blu-ray Format Retailers, film studios switch allegiances following demise of HD DVD. |
BusinessWeek
July 12, 2004
Grover & Lowry |
Imagine Sony On Steroids Howard Stringer, Sony's vice-chairman, is shopping for movies and music. But will content sell gizmos? |
InternetNews
January 30, 2008
Andy Patrizio |
Toshiba Tosses 'Hail Mary' With Super Bowl Ad Toshiba might be wasting $2.7 million and 30 seconds of everyone's time Sunday afternoon. |
Home Theater
August 20, 2007 |
Paramount, DreamWorks Dump BD for HD DVD Two major studios have announced that they're dumping Sony's Blu-ray format for Toshiba's HD DVD. It looks as though both formats are likely to be around for the foreseeable future. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2005
Rich Duprey |
A Blu-ray Compromise? Is Sony really ready to give in on the next generation of DVD formats? |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2006
Seth Jayson |
DVD Wars: The Waiting Game Delays and confusion in the DVD wars may snag both consumers and investors. |
InternetNews
September 28, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
Intel, Microsoft Back HD DVD Intel and Microsoft opt for the HD DVD format over Sony's Blu-Ray. |
InternetNews
February 11, 2008
Andy Patrizio |
Double Dose Of Bad News For HD DVD Best Buy and Netflix have turned their back on HD DVD. |
InternetNews
January 4, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Blu-ray Building Arsenal Major film companies brace for the release of Blu-ray devices, announcing movies based on the format. |
BusinessWeek
October 30, 2006
Andrew Park |
Video Players: HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray The next-generation video formats, Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD, have 5 to 10 times the capacity of old DVDs. Here's the catch: Blu-ray won't work in HD-DVD players and vice versa. Manufacturers have hinted that future players could show both, but for now you'll have to choose sides. |
InternetNews
December 27, 2005
David Needle |
Pioneer Set for Blu-ray Delivery Pioneer Electronics announced today it expects to ship one of the first Blu-ray drives in the first quarter of 2006. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Will Blu-ray Prove Red-Hot? Sony's rival format enters the high-definition home video battle. Investors may want to rethink their priorities before they pay up for a player that will likely drop precipitously in price, the way high-def television sets have in recent years. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2007
Dan Bloom |
Blu-ray Takes the Lead Things may be changing for the better for Sony on at least one front this year: Sales of Blu-ray movies are now outpacing HD-DVD. Investors, take note. |
Fast Company
May 2006
Scott Kirsner |
The Logic of Lock-In HD DVD and Blu-ray are set to battle for your bucks. It won't be pretty. |
Home Theater
February 19, 2008 |
HD DVD Officially Passes Away The format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD has ended with an official statement admitting HD DVD's defeat. |
PC Magazine
October 17, 2007
Lance Ulanoff |
The Blu-ray HD DVD Stalemate With no end in sight to this high-def battle, Sony and Toshiba prepare to sabotage yet another holiday buying season. |
Home Theater
January 4, 2008
Mark Fleischmann |
Warner Goes Blu Warner Bros., which until now has released titles on both Blu-ray and HD DVD, will release Blu-ray-only from now on. |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Hooray for Blu-Ray! Disney validates the next generation DVD technology by promising to support Sony's Blu-Ray platform. |
BusinessWeek
October 17, 2005
Larry Armstrong |
Definitive Answers On High-Def Even if you're ready for high-definition DVDs, the market isn't ready for you. That won't happen until next year, when the players and disks will go on sale. |
The Motley Fool
January 15, 2008
Anders Bylund |
Quick Take: HD-DVD, the Headless Chicken Blu-ray now commands about 70% of the high-definition DVD market, and it's only a matter of time before Viacom's Paramount and General Electric's NBC Universal leave the HD-DVD camp, too. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Blu-Ray on the Horizon Blu-ray technology may one day supplant VHS and DVD. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Goodbye to DVDs DVDs will be replaced by HD-DVD or Blu-ray discs. While you may find yourself making a decision as a consumer later this year, you probably want to know whether there's anything in it for you as an investor. |
InternetNews
August 24, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
High-Def Bribe or Format War For The Ages? Those on one side of the high def DVD format war may not like $150 million for HD DVD exclusivity, but all's fair in business and war. |
InternetNews
July 26, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
Boom or Bust For Sony? Sony Electronics has developed an unfortunate reputation for developing amazing technologies and then dropping the ball when it came time to actually sell it. Now it seems like Sony could drop the ball on several big initiatives. |
BusinessWeek
September 13, 2004
Ronald Grover |
Gates Tries For A Hollywood Ending Tinseltown execs may still love a tale of redemption. But it may take more than a new script for Microsoft to remake itself from villain to hero when it comes to digital rights management software and the media industry. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Warren Lieberfarb Takes Center Stage in the Burgeoning DVD Business Within the electronics industry, Warren Lieberfarb, president of Warner Home Video, is known as the "architect of the DVD," the man who introduced a new CD-based format that delivers superior digital sound and picture... |
PC Magazine
February 19, 2008
Lance Ulanoff |
Why Sony Won the Format War Sony's Blu-ray proved it could out-market, out-punch, and over-match its pugilistic HD DVD rival. |
PC World
July 2006
Melissa J. Perenson |
DVD Goes High-Def High-definition DVD products are here, but consumers still face a thorny dilemma as two incompatible formats battle for their dollars. |
InternetNews
March 21, 2008 |
Sony Faces U.S. Scrutiny Over Blu-Ray The U.S. International Trade Commission said it would launch an investigation into some 30 companies including Sony on possible patent infringements related to Blu-ray disc players and other products. |
InternetNews
May 13, 2005
Tim Gray |
Toshiba's Triple HD-DVD Play No one is ready to yield in the HD-DVD storage battle. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2011
Tierney Plumb |
I Was Wrong About HD-DVDs Blu-ray won the battle, even as regular old DVDs hang around. |
Home Theater
November 13, 2007 |
Stringer: Format War Stalemated The format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD is stalled in a stalemate. |
The Motley Fool
October 3, 2005
Dan Bloom |
HD-DVD Gets a Boost Microsoft and Intel announce their intention to support HD-DVD over Blu-ray. The situation is looking more and more like an elementary-school playground scuffle. |
The Motley Fool
October 10, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Not So Fast, Warner, HD Isn't Ready Yet Warner Home Video cut its high-def forecasts, but not far enough. It's VHS vs. Betamax all over again. That's hardly the stuff of sales-record legend. |
InternetNews
December 13, 2006
Erin Joyce |
Now Playing: Dell's Blu-ray Support Dell launches a high end system with Blu-ray DVD support. |
