Toshiba to exit HD DVD, end format war-NHK

Zenphic · 18th Feb 2008, 01:39 PM

What?!

Toshiba to exit HD DVD, end format war-NHK | Reuters

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Sat Feb 16, 2008 6:50am EST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp is planning to stop production of equipment compatible with the HD DVD format for high-definition video, allowing the competing Blu-Ray camp a free run, public broadcaster NHK reported on Saturday.

Toshiba is expected to suffer losses amounting to tens of billions of yen (hundreds of millions of dollars) to scrap production of HD DVD players and recorders and other steps to exit the business, Japan's NHK said on its website.

No one at Toshiba could be reached for comment.

The format war between the Toshiba-backed HD DVD and Sony Corp's Blu-Ray, often compared to the Betamax-VHS battle in the 1980s, has slowed the development of what is expected to be a multibillion dollar high-definition DVD industry.

Toshiba was dealt a blow on Friday when Wal-Mart Stores Inc said it would abandon the HD DVD format, becoming the latest in a series of top retailers and movie studios to rally behind Blu-ray technology for high definition DVDs.

Toshiba plans to continue selling HD DVD equipment at stores for the time being but will not put resources into developing new devices, NHK said.

(Reporting by Nathan Layne, editing by Mike Peacock)

Chai · 18th Feb 2008, 02:05 PM

Expected outcome. No surprise.

PsYkHoTiK · 18th Feb 2008, 02:46 PM

About freaking time.

RIP.

Rest in Pieces.

Falcone · 18th Feb 2008, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by PsYkHoTiK

About freaking time.

RIP.

Rest in Pieces.

Blue Ray supporter.

Dashken · 18th Feb 2008, 09:02 PM

More: Looming end to DVD war cheers consumers | U.S. | Reuters

PsYkHoTiK · 18th Feb 2008, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Falcone

Blue Ray supporter.

Hey hey.

It's Blu-ray mkay?

LOL jking.

Any format that has uncompressed audio does it for me (*cough* BD *cough*).

Chai · 18th Feb 2008, 11:04 PM

If there was GT5, they might have already gotten another fanboi.

PsYkHoTiK · 18th Feb 2008, 11:10 PM

I really hate Sony but I love the PS3 and Blu-ray.

jasperchc · 19th Feb 2008, 02:38 PM

its about time, now people can go ahead and purchase a blue ray player without worry

They should just make peace and work togather from the start.

ZuePhok · 19th Feb 2008, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jasperchc

its about time, now people can go ahead and purchase a blue ray player without worry

They should just make peace and work togather from the start.

get a PS3 instead!

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