Sunday, January 06, 2008

Warner pulls support for HD-DVD. HD-DVD freaks out.


Wow. Wow. Wow wow wow wow wow. Huge news at CES.

CE Pro: Warner Bros. to Back Blu-ray Exclusively, HD DVD Cancels CES Event

01.06.2008 — Late Friday afternoon, Warner Bros.—the largest studio supporting both high-definition DVD formats—announced that it will be backing only Blu-ray starting in May. Warner had been releasing its titles in both Blu-ray and HD DVD, but according to a press release, the move was made in response to consumer demand.
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In response to Warner’s decision, the HD DVD Promotion Group canceled their planned press conference at CES. In an email to attendees, the HD DVD group says they are “currently discussing the potential impact of this announcement with the other HD DVD partner companies and evaluating next steps.”

This may beh the biggest news yet. In a later press conference, Toshiba announced that they were "Still firmly committed" to HD-DVD's viability, but how important is your commitment to your hardware if no one is making movies for you?

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