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More than six months after HD-DVD gave up the format war, there are several signs that Sony’s rival Blu-ray format is struggling to gain consumer acceptance. According to recent sales data from Nielsen, market share for Blu-ray discs in the U.S. is declining, and Sony and its Blu-ray partners are trying several [...]

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A Cinerama shot from How the West Was Won

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Home theater buffs can resurrect a groundbreaking Cold War-era film format in their homes this week with the new Blu-ray Disc version of How the West Was Won, out today [...]

HDTV Intended Buyers Prefer HD DVD, Are Mainstream
First wave of high-definition DVD owners choose Blu-ray, but next wave to choose HD DVD, research group claims.

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By Jason Unger
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12.17.2007 — Nearly one-third of non-HDTV households intend [...]

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3 Good Reasons To Stick With HD DVD
By most accounts, Blu-ray has surged ahead in the high-def format war. But here are three reasons why HD DVD is still a solid investment.

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Blu-ray and HD-DVD have been fighting it out to see which will become the high-definition successor to the DVD. But now that Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. has agreed to distribute its content on Blu-ray discs, that battle may be over. “We’ve been monitoring the situation with consumers for a while now and they have clearly [...]

 
Before winning the majority of Hollywood studio support, those partial to the Blu-ray format have primarily relied on a few points to make their case: more storage and rocketing sales at the ratio of 2:1 to HD DVD. Those are bullshit arguments. As consumers, we should have only been looking at what each format [...]

In an interview with BetaNews, Universal Studios executive vice president and co-president of the HD DVD Promotional Group Ken Graffeo has said that despite rampant rumors the struggling format is here to stay. He did however leave the door open for putting an end to the format war if Blu-ray is willing to make an [...]

Q. We’re thinking about buying a Blu-ray Disc player. Today’s players are Profile 1.1, with Profile 2.0 coming later in 2008. Should we wait until the Profile 2.0 players are out? What are the primary differences? Will a Profile 1.1 player be obsolete when 2.0 is out? Thanks! We really enjoy your Web site, Kimcasts, [...]

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