HD DVDs Fall Like Dominoes
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A report says that NBC Universal and Paramount are backing away from their exclusive commitment in the wake of Warner Brothersâ endorsement of the rival Blu-ray format.
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The end of the high-definition disc war seems in sight, say industry observers, with major studio Warner Bros. jumping to the Blu-ray Disc camp and leaving the competing HD DVD format with a dwindling base of Hollywood support. But ahead lies the real uphill battle: selling high-definition discs - in any format - to consumers who appear more than satisfied with the DVDs they've already bought over the past few years.
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By Jim Puzzanghera  WASHINGTON  --  As new high-definition televisions fly off store shelves, millions of old sets soon could be flying into the trash.
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Just because one media-storage format suffers a merciless death, it doesn't mean the media itself still can't be enjoyed in some other form. Follow Wired's How-To Wiki guide to rip, convert and burn your now-obsolote HD DVDs to the Blu-ray format.
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Toshiba Corp (6502.T) said on Sunday  its HD DVD high-definition video format is not dead despite  being dealt a big setback by Warner Bros studio's decision to  exclusively back Sony Corp's (6758.T) rival Blu-ray technology.
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Demise could be 'a matter of weeks' away Is Toshiba about to fall on its sword and announce the demise of HD DVD? That's certainly what one report citing an unnamed mole within the HD DVD camp is claiming, even though Toshiba itself - surprise, surprise - is having none of it.â¦
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Blu-ray battled HD DVD to the death to win the high-def format war. What's ahead now for the average user? Here are our expert's pros and cons.
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HD DRM: RIP A lone hacker has unlocked the master key preventing the copying of high-definition DVDs in a development that is sure to get the entertainment industry's knickers wrapped tighter than a magnet's coil. What's more, the individual was able to defeat the technology with no cracking tools or reverse engineering, despite the millions of dollars and many years engineers put into developing the AACS (Advanced Access Content System) for locking down high-definition video.â¦
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The entertainment industry publication Daily Variety is reporting this morning that Universal is preparing to gracefully back out of its commitment to the HD DVD format.
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Electronics companies are at war over next-generation DVDs
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HD DVD isn't the only optical disc format that's heading into decline right now. Audio-formatted CDs will find themselves one-upped by digital music by 2012, according to a Forrester report issued today.
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Warner move has stronger pull than Toshiba price cuts? This month hasn't just seen a relative decline in US HD DVD software sales - purchases of players appear to be down to, the latest figures from market watcher NPD suggest.â¦
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For many collectors, owning DVDs is becoming more important than actually watching them.
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No We surrender Toshiba has abandoned HD DVD "following recent major changes in the market", spinning the failure of its favourite format as a move made to strengthen the industry.â¦
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More than a week after  being dealt a potentially mortal blow by the defection of  Warner Home Video to the Blu-ray Disc camp, HD DVD developer  Toshiba is striking back.
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The high-definition DVD  format war has turned into a format death watch.
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Toshiba has hammered another nail in the Blu-Ray coffin, by announcing a dual layer HD-DVD and DVD disc. This means that studios will be able to sell discs that have the DVD version on one side and the HD-DVD