In Reply to: Another major retailer (Wal-Mart) to go Blu-ray exclusive... posted by Russell on February 15, 2008 at 08:56:09:
Toshiba to drop HD DVD, sources say
Company says no decision has been made
By Thomas K. Arnold and Erik Gruenwedel
Feb 15, 2008
The format war has turned into a format death watch.
Toshiba is widely expected to pull the plug on its HD DVD format sometime in the coming weeks, reliable industry sources say, after a rash of retail defections that followed Warner Home Video's announcement in early January that it would support only the rival Blu-ray Disc format after May.
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Follow Ups
- It'll be hard for any retailer to sell HD DVD soon...word is that Toshiba will drop it - Jazz Inmate 10:22:53 02/15/08 (5)
- Bingo (nt) - Jack G 10:59:16 02/15/08 (4)
- Did you catch this? - Jazz Inmate 12:00:43 02/15/08 (3)
- Perhaps they were thinking of the first gen players. (nt) - Jack G 14:24:02 02/15/08 (0)
- I saw it - Jack G 13:52:17 02/15/08 (0)
- I probably means.. - Prisoners 13:29:57 02/15/08 (0)