Beyond Gaming

Death of the HD DVD is not Exaggerated

It's been a long time since my last blog post, and a lot has happened in the Blu-Ray, HD DVD battle.  I'm sure all of you who have followed the news saw the big announcement from Warner that it is going exclusively to Blu-Ray.  To me (and I don't think I'm going out on a limb here), this signals the death of the HD DVD.

Format War Drags On ...

Paramount and partner Dreamworks Animation have just extended the Blu-Ray/HD DVD war, as they have announced that they are throwing their exclusive support behind HD DVD.

Encouraged by a $150 million bribe from Toshiba, Paramount Pictures will release the films in its library only on HD DVD -- these include one of my favorites, Braveheart, the Star Trek films and obviously thousands more.

Phil Swann over at TVpredictions.com has put together a good, quick synopsis on the impact this move will have, but basically the consumer is getting screwed again.

I don't care which side wins -- Blu-Ray or HD DVD -- since I have both players, but I would like this decided sooner rather than later, so that I can start building my library.  I'm hedging my bet on Blu-Ray winning the war, but with this latest announcement from Paramount and Toshiba forking over millions to keep the battle going, who knows when it will come to an end?

Blockbuster Kicks HD DVD to the Curb

It's been a while since my last post, but there hasn't been too much gaming news lately, with the normal summertime drought of good games ... but the HD DVD-Blu-Ray battle continues to heat up, with Blockbuster Video making the biggest news in the format war ...

'300' Next Major Battle for Blu-Ray, HD DVD?

Good news for fans of the movie '300'!  HighDefDigest.com reports that Warner Home Video will release 300 on Blu-Ray and HD DVD on July 31

Top Ten Movies to see in HD

High-Def Digest, a web-site dedicated to high definition DVD is one- year-old, and to celebrate Editor Peter Bracke put together his Top Ten Wish list for movies he'd like to see get the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray treatment.

HD DVD, Blu-Ray Battle Rages On

The sales numbers are in and Blu-Ray and HD DVD are in a virtual tie for market supremacy, according to an article on Next Generation.

Sticker Shock: LG Announces Dual DVD Player Pricing

In my earlier post, I brought you the good news ... LG Electronics is introducing a dual HD DVD/Blu-Ray DVD player.

At CES, LG gave us the bad news ...

HD DVD Fans Rejoice!

The battle between HD DVD and Blu-Ray can be coming to an abrupt end this year thanks to Time Warner and LG Electronics.

At next week's Consumer Electronics Show The companies will announce the launch of two new products that will put smiles on the faces of HD DVD fans everywhere.

Xbox 360 HD DVD Review

Let me start by saying that I do not purport to be an expert on HDTV and HD accessories -- I simply know what I like and what I don't like.

Having said that, I highly recommend the HD DVD player for the Xbox 360.

HD DVD or Blu-Ray? Who cares, they're both obsolete

Having just purchased an HD DVD player for my Xbox 360, I have been visiting technology sites around the web to get opinions from various industry gurus to see whether they think the HD DVD or Blu-Ray will ultimately win the format war (Phil Swann's TVPredictions.com is a great resource for information like this, by the way).

It turns out that my search is in vain, because according to an article at CEpro.com both HD DVD and Blu-Ray technologies are already on their way out the door, and will be replaced by Holographic Data Storage discs that hold up to ten times as much data as HD DVDs.