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The Motley Fool September 20, 2006 Rich Duprey	A Hi-Def DVD Hybrid Whether we'll actually ever see mass production of either HD-DVD or Blu-ray, or whether one of the formats becomes this generation's Betamax, some companies will still earn a profit from it all. They're the ones at which investors should probably look more closely.
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.
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 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.
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?
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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.
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 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.
Home Theater November 1, 2007	Will Warner Dump HD DVD? Warner currently releases high-def DVDs in both Blu-ray and HD DVD. But the studio may be about to concentrate on Blu-ray only, an executive recently hinted.
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 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.
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.
The Motley Fool August 21, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Green Ogre Disses Blu-ray Paramount and DreamWorks Animation take a side in the next-generation disc platform war, both choosing to support HD-DVD, and not Blu-ray.
PC Magazine July 13, 2004 Jeremy A. Kaplan	High-Definition DVD Blu-Ray and HD-DVD go head to head.
The Motley Fool January 7, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Time Warner Is Happy to Be Blu In a blow to the HD-DVD fan base, Time Warner announces it will be releasing its high-def DVDs exclusively on the Blu-ray format.
InternetNews September 1, 2006 Andy Patrizio	High Definition DVD Format Turns Competitive HD-DVD is hardly ready to concede the formats war to Blu-ray.
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?
PC World April 2006 Dan Tynan	High-Def Discs Battle for Your Bucks Should you buy a new HD disc player? Probably, but not anytime soon.
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.
Home Theater January 25, 2008	Petitioners Beg for HD DVD's Life In a surprising show of support for HD DVD, 20,000 people have signed an online petition begging for the underdog high-def disc format's life.
InternetNews February 20, 2008	Amazon, Universal to Support Blu-ray Format Retailers, film studios switch allegiances following demise of HD DVD.
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.
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.
BusinessWeek October 17, 2005 Edwards & Burrows	Daggers Drawn Over DVDs How Sony gained an edge in its fierce battle with Microsoft over video formats.
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.
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 May 25, 2006 Dan Bloom	Are You Ready for High-Definition? With all of the controversial issues surrounding high-end HD-DVD, it will be interesting to see how quickly consumers take the plunge, and how the format war finally plays out.
The Motley Fool February 19, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	HD-DVD Meets Betamax Blu-ray triumphs in the hi-def war. Did you choose wisely?
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.
Home Theater December 13, 2004 Darryl Wilkinson	O High-Def DVD Format, Where Art Thou? Here are some of the latest developments in the march toward a higher definition DVD.
InternetNews July 27, 2007 Andy Patrizio	Target, BJ's Wholesale Go Blu-ray After staying neutral, retailers start picking sides in the HD DVD/Blu-ray format war.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Blu-Ray on the Horizon Blu-ray technology may one day supplant VHS and DVD.
Home Theater December 13, 2007	Warner Won't Do High-Def Hybrid Disc Hopes for a disc that would play in either HD DVD or Blu-ray players died a few weeks ago when Warner suspended plans to market what it had called a Total HD disc.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2007 Dan Bloom	A High-Definition Yawner Unless the LG's dual-format player hits the street at a substantially discounted price, one can't imagine that it will find its way into many living rooms. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2007 Steven Mallas	Viacom, Blu-ray, and Michael Bay The format wars continue. Backlash from Viacom's recent decision to produce its Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation movies only in HD-DVD format.
Home Theater January 22, 2008	Did Fox Flip Warner? Warner's decision to drop HD DVD and concentrate on Blu-ray releases may have been the climax of an epic bout of flipflopping. Or so says the rumor mill.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2004 Seth Jayson	Hollywood Batters Blu-Ray Can the movie studios kill the most promising new DVD format?
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 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.