Tag: HD DVD
Live-chatting whilst watching Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix? A reality, with HD DVD
Woohoo, HD DVD slides a victory over Blu-ray! Ok, it involves Harry Potter, so perhaps isn’t *much* of a victory, but nonetheless! A victory! Break open the cava!
Apparently the forthcoming HD DVD Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix disc will give watchers Live…
HD DVD bites back with claims of 750,000 players sold
The HD DVD camp has hit back to today’s reports that the millionth Blu-ray film was sold…by announcing 750,000 HD DVD players have been purchased so far.
The poor underdogs must be getting forgetful in this deadly competition, as they actually announced back in July of this…
European Blu-ray Association claims they've sold one million discs, owns 73% of HD market
The Sony PR machine is in overdrive at the moment, with them churning out more facts and figures about Blu-ray sales, than playable games on their PS3 console.
The Blu-ray Disc Association in Europe has let information leak about the one million Blu-ray movie discs they’ve sold, which according to them is 73% of all HD films sold. Bad news for HD DVD, if those figures are accurate. Of course, it was only last week we heard from the HD DVD camp that HD DVD player owners…
Toshiba adds fuel to the format war fire with their HD-DVD give-aways
More ammunition for Blu-ray zealots, with HD-DVD backers Toshiba promising to give five HD-DVDs with every HD-enabled notebook purchased.
The choice of titles includes cult classics such as Children of Men, Full Metal Jacket (a personal favourite), Corpse Bride, Serenity and The Prestige, with the laptops in the free give-away being…
Warner ditches Total HD hybrid disc format – for good
Learning that two wrongs don’t make a right, Warner has decided it’s probably best not to launch its “Total HD” Blu-ray and HD DVD combined disc format after all.
We last mentioned Total DVD when news that the launch of the possibly market-saving dual format disc was delayed a few months…
HDTV UK's Guide to the Ultimate High Definition Home Cinema Experience – Part Three: High definition disc players
In the third of this six part series on creating the ultimate high definition home cinema system, we look at high definition disc players
When it comes to watching high definition content, particularly movies, there’s a paradox.
Theoretically, the easiest and cheapest method is to invest in a high definition disc player (HD DVD, Blu-ray, or HD VMD) and buy high definition discs.
HD DVD owners buy more movies than Blu-ray owners, in Europe at least
Another week, another unsubstantiated series of boasts from HD format makers.
This week it’s the turn of HD DVD to do a bit of claiming about how well its doing, with the group saying European buyers buy more discs on HD DVD format than on “other” HD formats. Apparently, owners of HD DVD players have bought an average of 3.8 movies each, compared to an abysmal 0.7 attach rate…
Transformers Director Michael Bay puts all his money on Blu-ray as victor, forgets his film is on HD DVD
Transformers geeks have probably already learnt of the accolade the film has acquired, being the fastest selling high-def release in history. In fact, they’ve probably already cut the article out of the paper, framed it, and stuck it on the wall.
It was released on the HD DVD format on October the 16th, with 100,000 copies sold on the first day it was made available. However, the Director Michael Bay has spoken out against the format, saying he would’ve preferred it to have been on Blu-ray. Ouch. “As a director, my critical eye is that Blu-ray is where my money is. Consumers are smart, and they are going to wait it out.”
He went even further, lashing out on his personal site, saying “I want people to see my movies in the best formats possible. For…
Microsoft giving away five free HD DVDs to HD DVD Player buyers
And there isn’t really a catch. Well, there is – you have to buy an Xbox 360 HD DVD Player between now and the end of January.
Once you’ve done that, don’t throw away the box – if you send the barcode off to Microsoft along with a form you can claim your five free HD DVDs…
Murdoch, Iger, Parsons: execs argue over high definition, disregarding the consumer
The rhetoric surrounding Blu-ray and HD DVD has continued, with various media executives weighing in with their opinions of each other, and even the consumer. Firstly, Rupert Murdoch commented on Paramount's decision to exclusively support HD DVD, first declaring that…
