War [DVD]

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Grover, Ronald; Peter Burrows; Cliff Edwards (October 5, 2005). "A Warner Bros. Green Light for Blu-ray?". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on October 13, 2005 . Retrieved January 14, 2008.

Sony started two projects applying the new diodes: Ultra Density Optical and, with Pioneer, DVR Blue. [6] The first DVR Blue prototypes were unveiled at the CEATEC exhibition in October 2000. On February 19, 2002, the project was officially announced as Blu-ray, [7] and the Blu-ray Disc Association was founded by a consortium of nine electronics companies. Sony chews the Blu-ray fat with Microsoft". RegHardware.co.uk. March 7, 2008 . Retrieved March 10, 2008. Microsoft Pulls Plug on HD DVD Players". Associated Press. February 24, 2008. Archived from the original on February 26, 2008 . Retrieved February 24, 2008.Kessler, Michelle (January 14, 2008). "Toshiba turns up heat in DVD war with big price cut". USA Today . Retrieved January 15, 2008. David Cohn (June 27, 2005). "Microsoft, Toshiba Gear Up". wired.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012 . Retrieved October 19, 2007. Sony's decision to incorporate a Blu-ray Disc player as a standard feature of the PlayStation 3 video game console also helped ensure the format's eventual triumph. [39] By the time Toshiba ceded the market, about 10.5 million of the Sony consoles had been sold worldwide versus an estimated 1 million HD DVD players—including both standalone units and the add-on player for Microsoft's Xbox 360 console, which did not use the HD DVD add-on for gaming unlike the PS3 which had games that used the added storage capacity of Blu-ray discs. This equipment gap was a factor in Blu-ray titles (including the ones bundled with the PS3) outselling their HD DVD counterparts two to one in the United States and three or four to one in Europe.

Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. Toshiba Announces Discontinuation of HD DVD Businesses". Toshiba Press Department. February 19, 2008 . Retrieved February 19, 2008. Hansell, Saul (January 4, 2008). "Did Warner Bros. Just Kill HD DVD?". The New York Times . Retrieved January 5, 2008. Evan Ramstad (April 8, 1998). "In HDTV Age, Successor to VCR Still Seems to Be a Long Way Off". online.wsj.com . Retrieved October 18, 2007. Chmielewski, Dawn C. (January 5, 2008). "DVD format war appears to be over". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved January 5, 2008.The two formats emerged between 2000 and 2005 and attracted both the mutual and exclusive support of major consumer electronics manufacturers, personal computer manufacturers, television and movie producers and distributors, and software developers. [1]