High-definition DVD market facing static
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Hollywood is hoping high-definition  DVDs will reignite a slowing market for movies at home, but  they have drawn mixed reviews from retailers and analysts due  to technical issues and a bitter format war.
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One way to check the quality of a high-definition television before you buy it is to bring an HQV Benchmark disc to the store with you.
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Blu-ray triumphs in the hi-def war. Did you choose wisely?
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DVD players: Buying a DVD player shouldn&#39;t be a problem these days, but understanding all the features crammed into it may be.
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Blu-ray takes the lead in the battle of the high-definition DVD formats after Warner backs it.
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In the ongoing format battle between Blu-ray and HD-DVD, the main focus has been on consumer applications, and in particular, the home movie market. This week, in fact, Blockbuster announced plans to increase the availability of Blu-ray discs in its stores. The video rental company said that customers were favoring the Sony-backed format over the Toshiba-sponsored HD-DVD, leaving many quick to suggest that this marks the beginning of the end of the latest format war.
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Toshiba (6502.T) said on Friday it would  introduce its first two High Definition DVD players (HD DVD) in  Europe by November, priced between 599 and 999 euros  ($768-1,280), well above prices in the United States.
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Warner Bros. Home Video is hoping a new technology developed by its engineers will finally end the debate and confusion over competing high-definition DVD standards. Three employees of the entertainment giant recently filed a patent application for a disc capable of playing on the two competing high-definition DVD formats.
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To promote the format where the DVD Forum fears to tread?
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Can the movie studios kill the most promising new DVD format?
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Hardware manufacturers are in fix when it comes to settling down for a standard for DVDs. Toshiba, NEC and Sanyo are favoring a next-generation DVD standard called HD (high-definition) DVD while Sony and other
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It may not be exactly possible for high-definition discs to pick up where their lofty goals of 2005 left off. Transmission technology has evolved very rapidly during that time, partly due to the format war's very existence.
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Sales of next-generation DVD players  are not seen as likely to take off for another 18 months as  consumers are still waiting for prices to fall and for the  battle over two competing technologies to be resolved.
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Blog: High def radio. Few are buying. But you can tell a lot from the price.
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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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Blu-ray takes the lead in the battle of the high definition DVD formats after Warner backs it.
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By Dean Takahashi, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Dec. 11--The idea of creating a home theater takes a big leap forward with the introduction of high-definition movie disc players this year.