Games win for Blu-ray DVD format
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The next-generation  DVD format Blu-ray is winning more supporters than its rival, according to its backers.
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Toshiba Corp. said on Monday it had won support for the HD DVD optical disc standard from Warner Bros. Studios, Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures and New Line Cinema, advancing its cause in the battle for the next-generation DVD.
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The HD DVD format has won a battle in its ongoing war with rival optical format Blu-ray with the announcement that Universal Pictures is backing the technology.
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HD DVD or die! Microsoft today stressed that it believes HD DVD is the best optical disc for consumers and that it has no plans to support Blu-ray Disc on the Xbox 360, despite recent comments from company staffers that it might.â¦
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Toshiba announced an aggressive campaign to bolster its HD DVD movie disc format against Sony-backed Blu-ray technology, cutting prices on players to as low as $149.99.
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The high-definition DVD format war  has not been won, at least not in the minds of the retailers.  Last week, Time Warner Inc's  Warner Bros studio said it  would exclusively release high-definition DVDs in Blu-ray  format instead of Toshiba Corp's  competing HD DVD  technology.
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Microsoft covers its high-definition derriÃ¨re CES The format wars have taken another turn this afternoon as Microsoft announced its Xbox 360 console might feature Blu-ray in the near future.â¦
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Prior to this, Blu-ray had the greatest backing, while HD DVD&#39;s support was limited. &quot;Before, you could say that every major player was supporting Blu-ray.
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Here's a timeline of the format battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc.
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U.S. video rental chain Blockbuster  Inc.  on Monday said more customers prefer Sony Corp.'s  Blu-ray DVD format to its rival HD DVD, and it will expand its  inventory of the high definition discs to a total of 1,700  stores up from 250.
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U.S. video rental chain Blockbuster Inc.  on Monday said more customers prefer Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray DVD format to its rival HD DVD, and it will expand its inventory of the high definition discs to a total of 1,700 stores up from 250.
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First impressions: Favorite games benefit from high-definition display.
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Toshiba claimed yesterday to have developed the first DVD that is capable of playing both conventional and high-definition content, in the latest move in the race for the next generation of optical discs.
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Several movie studios choose a side in the battle of DVD formats.
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An impending end to a format war over  next-generation DVDs boosted shares in both victorious Sony, in  the Blu-ray corner, and Toshiba, in the losing HD DVD camp, on  Monday as consumers cheered an end to confusion over which  discs will carry high-definition movies.
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The battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD to define the next generation DVD format shows no signs of cooling off. While electronics and computer companies such as Sony, Dell and HP back the Blu-ray
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By Martyn Williams, IDG News Service and Paul Kallender, IDG News Service. The group supporting the HD-DVD optical disc format for high-definition video has received a boost in its battle against the rival