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I talk about my frustration with the format war as well as the promotion in Best Buy's ad. video.aol.com

The only mention of Toshiba's vanquishing in the format war is a note at the end of the official release. It reads “This product does not play HD DVD discs. ... TV Shows on Blu-ray Still Facing ChallengesBlu-ray.com (blog) The greatest tech U-Turns of all time: Toshiba & Blu-rayPC Authority

It is just a shame that the industry botched the job of introducing high-definition discs with its absurd format war, HD DVD vs. Blu-ray, with Blu winning ... and more »

Apple Computer was one of the big supporters for Blu-ray in the HD DVD versus Blu-ray HD disc format war. We know who won there and Blu-ray is rocking over 20 percent market share with its 1080p video and HD audio performance. Apple's iTunes is HD ...

By Brian Lam • Samsung Instinct Review: Best Sprint or Samsung Phone Ever • State of The Infinite Format War: Get Ready for Five Long Years of Set-Top Battle Royale [I think we were the first to recognize that a two format war is nothing compared to the format war between download services.]

By matt buchanan If you thought the HD DVD/Blu-ray split was bad, at least there was an easy order to it, an alignment by studios. Warner, Universal and Paramount were on HD DVD, everyone else (plus Warner) put their movies on Blu-ray. Sure, no Big Lebowski on Blu-ray, but at least you knew why. There is nothing...

By Michael McWhertor In response to consumer demand, Warner Bros. Entertainment will release its high-definition DVD titles exclusively in the Blu-ray disc format beginning later this year, it was announced today by Barry Meyer, Chairman & CEO, Warner Bros. and Kevin Tsujihara, President, Warner Bro...

By Mark Wilson HDGuru scored the first review with the new Samsung BD-UP5000 Combo HD DVD/Blu-Ray Player. And in short, they loved it. With the format war continuing with no end in sight, the Samsung BD-UP5000 it is the logical choice for HDTV viewers that want the best performance no matter which DVD, Blu...

By Jason Chen HD DVD Statement: Target will continue to carry the Xbox 360 HD DVD drive as well as HD DVD titles so we don't see much of a change in their plans to carry both formats. In fact, they continue to sell Toshiba HD DVD players on their website. Sony appears to have bought an end cap, just as HD DVD has in...

By Mel Odom Until a couple of weeks ago the format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD had been a hotly contested one. HD DVD took the lead at the beginning by having lower unit prices over the Blu-ray players. However, that lead was quickly negated by Sony when they implemented the Blu-ray player in the new Pla...

By Brian Lam We got the LG BH100 in the mail yesterday. It does what claims to do — be the very first high definition disc player that is compatible with both Blu-ray and HD-DVD. But don't wave the white flag in the format war quite yet. Our first grope reveals a few flaws that keep me from recommending this pla...