With the release of the ="https: www.cnet.com="" games="" hardware="" 0,239029706,240054851,00.htm"="">PlayStation 3 and other HD players some people have already made their choice, but it's still too ...

In October 2023, Best Buy announced the end of an era. The electronics retailer, seemingly the last national chain standing that carries a sizable selection of movies and TV shows on DVD and Blu-ray, ...

Well, as far as HD DVD vs. Blu-ray goes, it looks like we've pretty much passed the point of no return now; with each passing day it seems less and less likely that a compromise will be reached on a ...

Between 2006 and 2008 a war raged on between two optical disc formats: BD (Blu-ray Disc) and HD DVD (High Density Digital Versatile Disc), with Sony and Toshiba as their major backers, respectively.

The format war. Over the last few decades it has played out across various forms of tech -- AC vs. DC, VHS vs. Beta -- usually with fierce battle lines drawn and millions, or even billions, of dollars ...

Sci-fi movie fans will know all about the history of Blade Runner and how there have been several releases of the movie and much acrimony along the way. The Final Cut-- created for the 25th ...

The high-definition movie disc battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc can be traced all the way back to 2000, when companies began experimenting with using new blue lasers in optical disc systems.

Blu-ray may have won the format war, but with HD DVD now soundly dispatched, an old foe refuses to retreat. Standard-def DVD still has plenty of fight left in it. In fact, there are plenty of ways in ...

HP is planning to offer a hybrid HD DVD/Blu-ray optical drive for some of its build-to-order this week. An HP representative told Ars Technica that the new options will be available this Wednesday for ...

Blu-ray was declared the winning format last year when HD DVD threw in the towel. This victory came after major studios left the HD DVD camp and joined up with Blu-ray. But just because a victory was ...

While DVD and Blu-ray dominate today’s world, VHS tapes ruled supreme in the ’80s and ’90s. It wasn’t uncommon for families to document birthday parties, holidays, sporting events, and other big ...