Toshiba signals DVD format war
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Sony, the Japanese electronics and entertainment group, has approached arch-rival Toshiba in an attempt to prevent a damaging format war over their next-generation DVDs.
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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
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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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Toshiba Corp (6502.T) is planning to give  up on its HD DVD format for high definition DVDs, conceding  defeat to the competing Blu-Ray technology backed by Sony Corp  (6758.T), a company source said on Saturday.
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Toshiba shares gain more than 5% on speculation the firm is about to shelve its high definition DVD format.
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While the format war rages, movies must still be watched Review The HD format wars may be inching forward on the content front, but on the hardware side Toshiba has made a very aggressive move with the HD-EP30 - an HD DVD player which could be yours for less than Â£200. Not only that, but if you buy one now youâll get seven HD DVD discs thrown in for free.â¦
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The DVD rental price war continues.
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TOKYO -- You may not remember the battle between VHS and beta or between cassette tapes and CD&#39;s but in years to come, you&#39;ll likely be able to recall a battle over the format for the next generation of DVDs.
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Troubled format doomed, claim Japanese moles Toshiba's board of directors will this week meet to put and end to the company's production of HD DVD machines, it has been claimed.â¦
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Ending a multiyear format battle with Sony-backed Blu-ray, Toshiba finally throws in the towel Tuesday, announcing it will no longer manufacture or sell HD DVD equipment.
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Henceforth, today shall be remembered as Victory Format day Toshiba has officially abandoned its HD DVD technology, surrendering to Sony's Blu-ray in the entertainment industry's biggest format war since VHS beat Betamax in the 1980s.â¦
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Promotion Group's numbers not so rosy either Toshiba has taken an axe to its HD DVD player sales forecast, despite claims from the HD DVD Promotion Group (PG) that the company's "latest promotional efforts are clearly resonating with consumers and showing that price is king when it comes to hardware".â¦
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Consumers and investors cheered an  impending end to a format war for next-generation DVDs on  Monday, with share gains for both Toshiba, on the verge of  abandoning its HD DVD discs, and Sony, the leader of the rival  Blu-ray camp.
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Toshiba Corp (6502.T) is planning to give  up on its HD DVD format for high-definition video, conceding  defeat to the competing Blu-Ray technology backed by Sony Corp  (6758.T), a company source said on Saturday.
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called &quot;HD DVD&quot; -- is in competition with the Sony-led Blu-ray disc to become the dominant next generation DVD. Toshiba said the HD DVD&#39;s strength against
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Japan's Toshiba Corp. 6502.T will  introduce laptop computers with HD DVD technology in December  2005, aiming to pressure rivals in the battle over formats for  next-generation DVDs, the Nihon Keizai daily said on Wednesday.
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Toshiba shares gain more than 5% on speculation that the firm is about to shelve its high definition DVD format.