Microsoft stop making Xbox 360 HD-DVD add-on

As expected Microsoft have confirmed that they will stop making the HD-DVD add-on drive for the Xbox 360. Following the decision by Toshiba to stop producing players and recorders following both poor sales and the defection of high profile supporters to the rival Blu-ray Disc format, Microsoft’s move seemed inevitable. The company has however [...]

High Def DVD format war is over

Toshiba have finally announced that they are stepping down from their efforts to push HD-DVD as the format of choice for the next generation of video supplying high definition pictures, sound and better interactivity than we see with existing DVDs which makes Blu-ray, Sony’s alternative, the way forward.
 

     

               

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