“Now, Toshiba’s third generation 1080i-capable HD-A3 is selling for a mere $139.98 on Amazon.com. The 1080p-capable HD-A30 is not much more expensive at $179.98. For the price of an Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on, consumers can now purchase a fully-fledged set top box with 1080p support.
Amazon isn’t the only retailer with the discounted pricing, however. Tiger Direct is selling the HD-A3 for $129.99 and the HD-A30 for $179.99. There are also reports that Sam’s Club and Costco are selling the HD-A3 for as little as $128.”
Yep, HD-DVD is on it’s deathbed.
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Paramount is poised to drop its support of HD DVD after Warner Brothers’ recent backing of Sony’s Blu-ray technology, in a move that will sound the death knell of HD DVD and bring the home entertainment format war to a definitive end.
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According to , New Line has just decided to go Blu-Ray exclusive along with Warner. With this new announcement the following studios still support HD-DVD.
- Universal
- Paramount
- Image
- Rhino
- The Weinstein Company
- Bandhi
- Canal Studios
That’s a pretty rough lineup especially considering some of these studios are releasing Blu-Ray as well. Even more worrisome is that the CES 2008 HD-DVD event has just been
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