Feb 19th, 2008 · Toshiba on Tuesday admitted defeat in the high-definition DVD format wars, announcing it would stop making its HD DVD players. The move leaves Sony's Blu-ray as the reigning hi-def format. But Blu-ray still has to win over consumers.
Feb 18th, 2008 · Blu-ray scored a big win in the DVD format battle with Wal-Mart's decision to phase out high-definition DVDs. The news came after Best Buy and the online DVD rental service Netflix also decided to carry Blu-ray over rival HD.
Jan 8th, 2008 · Hollywood movie studio Warner Brothers says it would back the Blu-ray Disc format in video. More and more content is being produced for Blu-ray, which yields better picture quality on high-definition televisions.
Jan 7th, 2008 · There's a format war going on in video right now: high definition DVD vs. Blu-Ray. It looks like Blu-Ray is winning because more content is going to be produced for Blu-Ray than for HD-DVD. Both formats are trying to replace DVDs because if you watch regular DVDs on your high-def TV, it doesn't look as good as the HDTV you get from your cable or satellite service. At the big Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, it's hard to tell the difference in picture quality between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray.
Jun 18th, 2007 · Blockbuster announced Monday that it has chosen to rent only Blu-ray high-definition DVDs in some stores when it expands its offerings next month. The decision is a victory for Sony's Blu-ray format and a blow for competitor Toshiba's HD-DVD.