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The coffin finally closed for HDDVD

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immortaldanmx

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The coffin finally closed for HDDVD - Feb 16, 2008 03:19

Walmart is officially BluRay only, and it appears Toshiba are giving up:

Wal-Mart to Go Blu-ray Exclusive
>> From highdefdigest.com:

The nation' s top retailer will phase out its HD DVD support by early summer.
That' s the official word this morning from Wal-Mart, first announced on the company' s gadget blog, CheckOut.com.

According to Wal-Mart execs, the company will begin emphasizing Blu-ray in both brick-and-mortar stores and online over the next thirty days, with plans to completely phase out HD DVD movie and hardware sales by June 2008. The company will continue to sell DVDs and standard-definition hardware.

Today' s announcement from the retailer comes on the heels of news earlier this week that both Netflix and Best Buy had endorsed Blu-ray.

Toshiba to drop HD DVD, sources say
>> From hollywoodreporter.com:

" An announcement is coming soon," said one source close to the HD DVD camp. " It could be a matter of weeks."

Several phone calls to Kevin Collins, Microsoft' s normally accessible " HD DVD evangelist," were not returned. Nor were calls to Ken Graffeo, the Universal Studios Home Entertainment executive who doubles as co-president of the HD DVD North American Promotional Group.

I dont want to celebrate, I want to sell you hate.

Silentbomber Total Posts : 4673 Reward points : 44970 Joined: Dec 17, 2004	RE: The coffin finally closed for HDDVD - Feb 16, 2008 06:06 We all know hddvd is on the way out the day Wb jumped. But the real question is when will blu ray take over dvd? I give it 6 years. Change is inevitable. Except from a vending machine. Viva La Revolution! erm, I mean Viva La Wii!

locopuyo Total Posts : 3138 Reward points : 41070 Joined: Jan 10, 2005 Location: Minneapolis	RE: The coffin finally closed for HDDVD - Feb 16, 2008 16:22 6 is a bit long i think. The amount of people with HDTVs is getting pretty high. I just have a gut feeling that in the next year or 2 blue ray will start selling big. "If you knew how good I am you would think I'm modest."

Chimura Total Posts : 1123 Reward points : 0 Joined: Nov 13, 2007	RE: The coffin finally closed for HDDVD - Feb 16, 2008 16:47 Yeah, HDTVs and Blu-Ray players are starting to drop into more acceptable prices. I am sure I' ll be sooner than later when they actually start costing what a regular TV or DVD player costs now at days.