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• Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: The battle rages on

  Published: July 26, 2007, 12:25 pm

  Tags: Aapl, Apple, Bbi, Bby, Best Buy, Bestbuy, Blockbuster, Blu Ray, Circuit City, Circuitcity, General Electric, Generalelectric, Hd Dvd, Hddvd, Hewlett Packard, Hewlettpackard, Hpq, Intc, Intel, Inthenews, Microsoft, Msft, Sne, Sony, Target, Tgt, Tosbf, Toshiba

  VHS and Betamax: Blu-ray and HD DVD are two next-generation DVD formats fighting to win over consumers. Electronics giant Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE) developed the Blu-ray format, and is using its Playstation 3 video game console to showcase it. Others supporting Blu-ray include Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Hewlett Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ).

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• Inteset stuffs HD DVD / Blu-ray combo drive in media PCs

  Published: July 27, 2007, 12:59 pm

  Tags: 1080p, Blu Ray, Combo, Combo Drive, Combodrive, Cyberlink, Denzel, Dolby, Dts, Hd Dvd, Hddvd, Htpc, Hybrid Drive, Hybriddrive, Inteset, Maximus, Powerdvd, Server, Truehd

  under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media PCs Currently, there's just not a whole lot of options when you're scouting a pre-fabricated rig that does both HD DVD and Blu-ray on a single optical drive, but adding one more to mix certainly helps. Enter Inteset, which has just announced that an HD DVD / Blu-ray combo drive will be an option in the

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• Media Centers: Inteset's Media Centers Offer Both Blu-ray and HD DVD

  Published: July 27, 2007, 2:10 pm

  Tags: Blu Ray, Denzel, Hd Dvd, Inteset, Maximus, Media Centers

  they have both Blu-ray and HD DVD support with a hybrid drive built right in. They also support Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS audio, which is great since you probably won't have enough cash left over after you buy this to get another media center. Couple that with two HDTV (over the air, not cable) and two SDTV tuners, and you've got

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• Samsung's dual Blu-ray/HD DVD player - Details announced

  Published: July 26, 2007, 9:00 am

  Tags: S Video, Audio Outputs, Stereo, Bd Up5000, Combo Hd Dvd Blu Ray Player, Blu Ray, Hd Dvd

  Which format you support - HD-DVD or Blu-ray? How about having both of them in a single device? We’ve been hearing about the combo HD-DVD/Blu-ray player for a while, but Samsung just announced release dates, pricing, and tons of other info. The company s first dual-format HD optical disc player dubbed BD-UP5000 offers support for

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• False alarm: Target's not giving up on HD DVD

  Published: July 28, 2007, 6:21 pm

  Tags: Blu Ray, Hd Dvd, Hddvd, Major Nelson, Majornelson, Target

  under: HDTVAs noted on Engadget HD the other day, and further clarified by Major Nelson this morning, that story about Target going exclusively Blu-ray was false. Turns out they're just installing Blu-ray aisle end caps, thanks to a new promotional deal with Sony, but HD DVD isn't going anywhere. Hopefully you haven't chucked out your HD DVD

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• Paramount Shifts Focus To Blu-ray Due To HD DVD Space Constraints

  Published: July 30, 2007, 3:38 am

  Tags: Sony, Avc, Back Articles, Bit Rate, Blades Of Glory, Blu Ray, Digital Soundtracks, Disc Capacity, Dolby Digital, Drastic Change, Flags Of Our Fathers, Hd Dvd Player, High Bit, Negative News, Paramount, Pcm 5, Pcm Audio, Rate Mpeg, Sony Ps3, Space Constraints, Xbox 360 Hd Dvd

  that are negative news for HD DVD, but that’s life. Soon after I discovered the last article, I came across information showing that Paramount plans to shift it’s focus to Blu-ray due to HD DVD space constraints. Do I see more price cuts on the Microsoft Xbox 360 HD DVD player? I sure do. We all know that Paramount is a huge

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• Blu-ray Update: Sony Gives Japanese Porn a Hand

  Published: July 30, 2007, 10:36 am

  Tags: Blu Ray, Blu Ray Update, Gadgets, Hd Dvd, Home Entertainment

  to copy thousands of DVDs at once in collaboration with Japanese studios. Plus, during Japan's recent Adult Treasure Expo 2007, adult filmmakers said Sony had begun offering technical support—which was later confirmed by Sony PR, which stated that Sony would offer support to any filmmaker working on the format, no matter the

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• Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: The battle rages on

  Published: July 26, 2007, 12:25 pm

  Tags: Aapl, Apple, Bbi, Bby, Best Buy, Bestbuy, Blockbuster, Blu Ray, Circuit City, Circuitcity, General Electric, Generalelectric, Hd Dvd, Hddvd, Hewlett Packard, Hewlettpackard, Hpq, Intc, Intel, Inthenews, Microsoft, Msft, Sne, Sony, Target, Tgt, Tosbf, Toshiba

  VHS and Betamax: Blu-ray and HD DVD are two next-generation DVD formats fighting to win over consumers. Electronics giant Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE) developed the Blu-ray format, and is using its Playstation 3 video game console to showcase it. Others supporting Blu-ray include Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Hewlett Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ).

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• Win a super rare signed 300-Edition Xbox 360 Elite and 300 HD DVD!

  Published: July 31, 2007, 5:11 pm

  Tags: 300, Contest, Hd Dvd, Hddvd, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Elite, Xbox360, Xbox360elite

  eponymous film 300 combo DVD / HD DVD (which is, incidentally, out today) to go right along with it. Look, we'll admit it, we really don't want to give this thing away -- so make sure you follow the contest guidelines, ok?The rules (yeah, there are always rules): Leave a comment below -- tell us your fave scene from the movie. (It's ok

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• Best Buy selling Xbox 360 HD DVD player for $149.99

  Published: August 1, 2007, 12:12 pm

  Tags: Best Buy, Bestbuy, Hd Dvd, Hddvd, Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360 Hd Dvd, Xbox360hddvd

  under: Gaming, HDTV, Home EntertainmentIt seems that Microsoft's new $179 price tag for its Xbox 360 HD DVD player just wasn't low enough for Best Buy, as the retailer is now offering the drive for the low, low price of $149.99. Of course, it's currently sold out, and it's not clear if this is a permanent price, a pricing mistake, or a one

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• Dealzmodo: Best Buy Drops Xbox 360 HD DVD Price to $149

  Published: August 1, 2007, 12:34 pm

  Tags: Best Buy, Deals, Dealzmodo, Hd Dvd, Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360

  Best Buy has dropped the Xbox 360 HD DVD price yet again, down from the not-yet-a-week old price of $179 to $150. The five free movie deal is still intact as well, as long as you order before September 30. However, the player looks like it's sold out now with no store pickup available. [Best Buy]

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• Third generation HD DVD players on October 1st?

  Published: August 2, 2007, 1:20 pm

  Tags: Hd Dvd, Hd A3, Hd A30, Hd A35, Hddvd, Toshiba

  going to catch up with HD DVD's full featured players, HD DVD raises the bar. We'll probably have to wait 'till CEDIA to get the official word from Toshiba, but for now Amazon has a few details about the new lineup, which will be available on October 1st and include three models: the HD-A3 ($299), HD-A30($399), and the HD-A35($499). One

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• Hd Dvd: Third Gen Toshiba HD DVD Players Coming October 1

  Published: August 2, 2007, 2:10 pm

  Tags: Cedia, Hd Dvd, Hd A3, Hd A30, Hd A35, Toshiba

  second generation HD DVD players have only been out for a little more than half a year, but third generation players are already on their way. Set to launch October 1, the HD-A3, HD-A30, and HD-A35 players will retail for $299, $399 and $499 respectively. The cheaper HD-A3 will only have 720p and 1080i, whereas the top two will reach all

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• Xbox 360 HD DVD Player Sales On The Rise

  Published: August 2, 2007, 4:03 pm

  Tags: Microsoft, Amazon, Best Buy, Blu Ray, Conclusion, Economics, Favorite System, Free Movies, Hd Dvd Player, Movers Shakers, My Favorite, Sweet Deal, S Sales, Upswing, Xbox 360 Hd Dvd Player

  For the current price, the HD DVD player with 5 free movies is still a good buy. We just learned what happens when you discount the price on the Xbox 360 HD DVD player and throw in five free movies. Our conclusion, they sell more than they did before. Looking through Amazon.com’s sales rank movers and shakers, the Xbox 360 HD DVD

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• Reminder: win a super rare signed 300-Edition Xbox 360 Elite and 300 HD DVD!

  Published: August 3, 2007, 2:31 pm

  Tags: 300, Contest, Hd Dvd, Hddvd, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Elite, Xbox360, Xbox360elite

  Not only is the console above (which we happen to be giving away) one of twenty super limited edition 300-themed Xbox 360 Elites, it's -- are you ready for this? -- signed by 300 creator and comic legend Frank Miller, as well as Zack Snyder, director of the eponymous film. Don't act like you don't want it. Go enter the contest (and have a good

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