Pioneer Ends Plasma TV Production
Pioneer officially announced it’s ending all in-house plasma panel production and will hand it over to Matsushita.
Pioneer has made a lost in selling plasma TVs and has struggled to compete with Panasonic and Matsushita.
Microsoft Removes HD DVD Player From XBox 360
Microsoft has officially announced that it will ceased making HD DVD players for XBox 360 after the announcement of Toshiba admit defeat to Blu-ray.
Blair Westlake, a corporate vice president of Microsoft’s media and entertainment group, said HD DVD is one of the several ways we offer a high definition experience to consumers and we will continue to give consumers the choice to enjoy digital distribution of high definition movies and TV shows directly to their living room, along with playback of the DVD movies they already own.
Source: Microsoft Pulls Plug on HD DVD
What Would You Do With Your HD DVD Player?
Toshiba has lost the HD DVD war to Sony’s Blu-ray. If you are one of those early adopters of HD DVD, what would you do to your player? Use it as a toaster or sell it on eBay?
HD DVD Finally Laid To Rest Forever
HD DVD suffered the same consequences as the Betamax in 1980. The HD format war has finally ended with the announcement of Toshiba pulling the plug of HD DVD. Blu-ray can now run free and champion the HD Format.
Sony’s Blu-Ray Breakthrough
Warner Bros’s has made the decision to back Sony’s Blu-ray next generation DVD format exclusively due to poor DVD sales. Warner’s move is a setback for Toshiba’s HD DVD format.
Microsoft with their support for HD DVD for the XBox 360would consider a Blu-ray player add-on for the Xbox 360, should consumers show interest in such a product.
