Tag: hddvd

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Amazon gives US$50 to each HD-DVD customer

Apr 12, 2008 | Comment Now

Online retail giant Amazon has given US$50 credit to all customers who bought an HD-DVD player before 23 February, the date Toshiba officially surrendered the format war..

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Toshiba expected to drop HD-DVD

By Clement James | Feb 19, 2008 | Comment Now

Global newswires have been flooded with reports that Toshiba is preparing to end to its support of HD-DVD. However, an early morning statement from the company suggests that ...

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Microsoft cuts Xbox HD-DVD add-on price

By Ian Williams | Feb 8, 2008 | Comment Now

Microsoft has slashed the price of its HD-DVD drive accessory for the Xbox 360 console from US$179.99 to US$129.99..

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HD-DVD Group hits back as UK Woolworths picks Blu-ray

By Guy Dixon | Feb 1, 2008 | Comment Now

The HD-DVD Promotion Group has gone on the offensive after Woolworths announced plans to delist HD-DVD discs in favour of Blu-ray.

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Toshiba to slash HD-DVD prices

By Robert Jaques | Jan 15, 2008 | Comment Now

Although growing support for Blu-ray has hit the rival HD-DVD format, Toshiba has vowed to step up its marketing campaign for HD-DVD in the wake of record-breaking unit sales ...

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Toshiba continues to back HD-DVD

Jan 8, 2008 | Comment Now

Toshiba believes that the HD format war is far from over, despite a major setback with Warner Bros' recent defection to the Blu-ray camp.

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Paramount HD-DVD deal branded 'desperate'

By Clement James | Aug 27, 2007 | Comment Now

The founder of Blue Ray Technologies, an independent US Blu-ray factory, has hit out at the industry over the reported US$150 million in incentives given to Paramount and ...

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Toshiba slashes HD DVD sales forecasts

Jun 13, 2007 | Comment Now

USA - Toshiba has nearly halved its sales target for HD DVD players and recorders in North America following slower than expected sales in the region.

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Toshiba unveils first notebook HD DVD re-writable drive

Jun 5, 2007 | Comment Now

Foot loose and region free.

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US HD-DVD player shipments hit 100,000

By Clement James | Apr 19, 2007 | Comment Now

Toshiba reports brisk demand for dedicated players.

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Samsung to back HD-DVD and Blu-ray

By Clement James | Apr 17, 2007 | Comment Now

Samsung Electronics one of the leading developers and proponents of the Blu-ray disc format, is planning to back both horses in the next-generation media race.

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Universal signs up to HD-DVD

Mar 23, 2007 | Comment Now

Universal Studios Home Entertainment announced at a press conference at CeBIT that it has signed up to the European HD-DVD Promotional Group along with Toshiba, Microsoft and ...