Toshiba made the announcement to officially ends its future plans for HD DVD. The late flurry of Blu-ray allegiance from major retailers including Wal-Mart and Best Buy likely put the nail in the coffin in this format war.
Sony, the loser of the first media format war (VHS vs. Betamax) and the maker of Blu-ray, is making great strides in the next battle against HD DVD.
This past week, Warner announced that the studio would release its films exclusively in Blu-ray beginning in June. Today, Paramount has decided to drop its support for HD DVD as well. Both studios now join Walt Disney, 20th Century Fox, and MGM as exclusive backers of the Sony format. Universal Pictures remains the sole major studio in support of HD DVD.
Smarthouse Magazine Online has reported that the long-awaited, almost forgotten Laser TV, is now officially delayed. Arasor, the company who first promised that the technology will reach store shelves by Christmas 2007, held a press conference to announce that they will not be available until at least 2009. However, there are some more bad telling signs besides the delay announcement…