Toshiba’s HD-DVD Revenge: XDE DVD player, XD-E500 1080p
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: August 18, 2008Filed under: DVD Systems, Electronics, High Definition
It was both painful and expensive for Toshiba when their HD-DVD format lost to Sony’s Blu-ray, but it looks like there is some HD-DVD revenge on the way. Toshiba is launching its new upscaling technology called XDE; this stands for…
Microsoft let loose Xbox 360 HD DVD player update: Do you still love?
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: April 9, 2008Filed under: Gaming, Xbox 360
We all know that HD DVD has died and gone to heaven but Microsoft are not letting that stop them, because they are still showing the current Xbox 360 HD DVD player owners amazing love with the release of today’s…
Sony Blu-ray Player Prices Increase as HD DVD is dead
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 13, 2008Filed under: Electronics, High Definition
Remember the good old days when Blu-ray was competing with its rival format HD DVD, well it seems that we have to dig a little deeper into our pockets. Now that HD DVD is dead that has sparked an increase…
Strong Sony PS3 resurgence forces another Xbox 360 price cut in Europe
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 5, 2008Filed under: Gaming, Xbox 360
We know that the Sony PS3 has been seeing resurgence in sales figures; this is due to more titles coming out and also the fact that it has a Blu-ray player built in. With this in mind it seems as…
UK at forefront of the high definition (HD) revolution: Sony Blu-ray sales to rocket
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: February 28, 2008Filed under: Electronics, High Definition
The UK is at the forefront of the high definition (HD) revolution and is leading the way in Europe in next generation disk sales. Based on a rapid uptake of sales in 2007, DEG Europe, a non-profit, pan-industry body to…
Can only be 1: Adobe AIR Vs Microsoft Silverlight like HD DVD vs. Blu-ray
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: February 27, 2008Filed under: Computers, Storage
Yesterday saw the official launch of Adobe AIR and is being touted as a very capable bit of software, however it seems as if Adobe might have entered into a war as Microsoft’s Silverlight is also
Dreamworks Animation will not quit HD DVD: waiting to hear from Toshiba
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: February 27, 2008Filed under: Electronics, High Definition
Everyone knows that HD DVD is dead now, but Dreamworks Animation will not quit on HD DVD until they hear from Toshiba about their agreement. So it looks like we will not see any Sony Blu-ray releases from Dreamworks Animation…
Goldmund Eidos 20 BD Blu-Ray Player cost $16,900: Bring back HD DVD
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: February 26, 2008Filed under: Electronics, Gadgets, High Definition
You got to love this one and it in fact brings up a question “Should they bring back HD DVD? Ok we all know that HD DVD is nearly dead in the water with Blu-ray being the successors but surely…
Rock is blind: HD DVD Player still standard on laptops instead of Blu-ray
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: February 25, 2008Filed under: Computers, High Definition, Laptops
So Toshiba have admitted defeat with their HD DVD format, and Microsoft has also decided to jump ship. So why are Rock still offering HD DVD players as standard on their laptops? It seems to me as if this
Microsoft and Toshiba discontinuing Xbox 360 HD DVD drive
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: February 24, 2008Filed under: Electronics, High Definition
Yesterday we heard a rumor that the Xbox 360 HD DVD drive was going to get a price drop to around $50, but today we are getting official news that Microsoft and Toshiba are discontinuing the add-on HD-DVD player. The…
The death of HD DVD shows a weak side to Microsoft
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: February 22, 2008Filed under: Alternative News, High Definition
Ok so unless you have been living on another planet, you would already know that the HD DVD format is pretty much dead. With the death of this format many people have been drawing up their own
The death of HD DVD continues, renaming players to clear shelves to combat format fallout
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: February 21, 2008Filed under: Alternative News, DVD Systems, Electronics
What will they do next when it comes to the format war fallout? Well it is clearly shown by the links below and the source links as well that in an attempt to clear the
Video: Toshiba president talks about their HD-DVD death
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: February 20, 2008Filed under: Alternative News
You have got to watch this video, the video below shows the Toshiba President given a talk about their HD-DVD. I watched the video clip and must say feel a
Impact on the Xbox 360 of Sony Blu ray winning
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: February 20, 2008Filed under: Gaming, Sony Playstation 3, Xbox 360
Ok now this is interesting because not only do we know that Toshiba have finally chucked in the HD-DVD towel many seem to think that it will not have a massive impact on the Xbox 360 platform seeing as Microsoft…
It is starting: Toshiba HD-A3 HD DVD drops to $99 with 7 free HD DVDs
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: February 20, 2008Filed under: Alternative News, DVD Systems, Electronics, High Definition
We all like deals of course we do, but this one is special. We have been talking about format wars for quite a long time now with Blu-ray becoming the winners all round and
