Posted by admin on February 18, 2008
HD DVD - officially dead
January 4, 2008 was a day that Toshiba will remember for a long time. It was the day when Warner Bros announced that they will go exclusive with blu-ray - and it was totally unexpected.
Since then things has moved in a rapid pace and HD DVD received punch after punch right in the gut. First there was an announcement from Best Buy, and then came Netflix along with Wal Mart. Today the public broadcaster NHK in Japan reported that Toshiba will scrap production of HD DVD players and recorders and that they also will take other steps to exit the business of HD DVD. When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going! Rest in peace HD DVD.
Toshiba to exit HD DVD, end format war-NHK [Reuters]
Source: HD DVD - officially dead
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