TOKYO — HD DVD, died February 19, 2008, after long-fought HD disc format war
Born August 2002 to Toshiba and NEC, HD DVD spent it’s entire life competing with rival Blu-ray to become the next generation of movie discs.
HD DVD unveiled it’s first official player in March 2006. Some of it’s first titles included The Last Samurai, Million Dollar Baby, and The Phantom of the Opera.
Following a year of disappointing sales, Warner Bros. announced it was abandoning HD DVD. Soon after, Netflix, Best Buy and Wal-mart made similar announcements.
HD DVD is survived by millions of discs and nearly 1 million worthless players including stand-alone units and Xbox 360 add-ons.
[Via Reuters]
February 19th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
You had a good run HD DVD. I can’t really say you’ll be missed though. Your name just doesn’t roll off the tongue like like your opponent’s does. It’s much easier to say Blu-Ray when you’re drunk.
February 19th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
I’m glad I dropped HD-DVD in January for Blu-Ray.
Who wants to buy 10 HD-DVD’s from me? I’ll sell ‘em to ya… real cheap.
February 19th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Didn’t I read somewhere that porn had something to do with this? I can totally see how the porn industry would go with BLU ray over something that sounds like a venereal disease.
Kills the illusion, you know?
February 19th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
jmb - You read about that right here on the flyer. Our brains contain a vast ocean of tech/porn knowledge.
February 20th, 2008 at 10:34 am
I’m really glad my VCP still works.