Death watch for HD-DVD in full swing.

Update: Gizmodo is reporting that Wal-Mart will be dropping HD-DVD in June. That’s pretty much it for HD-DVD then. Put a fork in it, it’s done. Wal-Mart is huge and losing them as an outlet is very bad indeed.

An article in The Hollywood Reporter says that rumors are swirling that Toshiba is poised to . . . → Read More: Death watch for HD-DVD in full swing.

Netflix to drop HD-DVD, go Blu-ray only for HD.

Toshiba’s been trying to stay in the fight by slashing prices on HD-DVD players, but more and more companies are announcing their plans to drop HD-DVD and support Blu-ray exclusively with the folks at Netflix being the latest:

Netflix has stocked DVDs using both Blu-ray and the competing HD DVD format developed by Toshiba Corp . . . → Read More: Netflix to drop HD-DVD, go Blu-ray only for HD.

Meanwhile at the headquarters for the HD-DVD camp…

… the leaders are meeting to discuss their plans to take over the world!

Maybe it’s just me, but I found that funny as hell.

Special thanks to SEB reader S.C. for sending that via email!

Paramount “poised” to switch from HD-DVD to Blu-ray.

It’s hasn’t officially happened yet, but the Financial Times is reporting that Paramount is poised to jump ship from HD-DVD exclusivity to Blu-ray:

Paramount and DreamWorks Animation, which makes the Shrek films, came out in support of HD DVD last summer, joining General Electric&#xu2;019s Universal Studios as the main backers of the Toshiba format.

However, . . . → Read More: Paramount “poised” to switch from HD-DVD to Blu-ray.

The High Def format wars heat up.

***Dave writes over on his blog about the recent announcement from Warner Bros. to switch from supporting both HD-DVD and Blu-ray formats to exclusively Blu-ray. This has caused quite a stir in the high definition enthusiast crowd because up until this announcement the two formats appeared to be at a stalemate. HD-DVD is exclusively backed . . . → Read More: The High Def format wars heat up.