Toshiba Halts HD DVD Production, Mulls Future
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An announcement about Toshiba's HD DVD players and recorders is due next week, says Japanese public broadcaster NHK.
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Toshiba Corp 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 rival Blu-ray technology.
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With the news early Tuesday that Toshiba is ending the next generation optical disc war by pulling the plug on HD DVD, the manufacturer said it has no plans to support or manufacture Blu-ray players. Likewise, Microsoft said it has no plans to announce.
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Toshiba Corp  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 , a company source said on Saturday.
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Toshiba has abandoned the HD DVD high-definition video disc format, it announced Tuesday.
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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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TOKYO, Nov 29, 2004 (Kyodo via COMTEX) -- Toshiba Corp. said Monday it has won support from four US film studios for its next-generation DVD format called HD DVD.
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Toshiba Corp insisted on Sunday that  its HD DVD high-definition video format is far from dead  despite being dealt a major setback by Warner Bros studio's  decision to exclusively back Sony Corp's rival Blu-ray  technology.
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At just after 3:00 am Eastern Time, Toshiba officially pulled the plug on its efforts to promote and manufacture HD DVD home theater consoles and disc drives, announcing its intention to cease all manufacturing and promotional operations by the end of March.
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General Electric Co's   Universal Pictures, one of a few studios using the Toshiba  Corp-backed (6502.T) HD DVD format, said on Tuesday it will  switch to the rival Blu-ray format now that Toshiba has  officially pulled the plug on HD DVD.
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With Blu-ray rapidly gaining momentum in the next-gen DVD war, UK retailer Woolworths has announced it will stop stocking Toshiba's HD DVD format in stores.
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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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Japan's Toshiba Corp. said on Wednesday  it would introduce notebook computers with HD DVD technology in  the last quarter of 2005 in a move to pressure rivals in the  battle over formats for next-generation DVDs.
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HD DVD isn't dead, at least not quite. That leaves many options and potentially expensive mistakes for consumers.
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Japan's Toshiba Corp (6502.T) said on  Tuesday it would stop promoting its HD DVD format for the  next-generation DVD after losing the support of key studios and  retailers to the Blu-ray technology backed by Sony Corp  (6758.T).
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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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Japan's Toshiba Corp  surrendered  in the high-definition home movie war on Tuesday, giving up on  its HD DVD format after losing the support of key studios and  retailers to the Blu-ray technology backed by Sony Corp  .