since that is required in the HD DVD specification and the BH200 features the official HD DVD logo. The BH200 will also have to compete with Samsung's combo player, the BD-UP5000 ($1,000), which ...

Chris Welch is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio (Sonos, Apple, Bose, Sony, etc.), home theater, smartphones, photography ...

The next-generation DVD format war, or the Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD battle as it has come to be known, has been taking place, privately and publically, for more than 5-years. The competing formats were ...

Brad Grey, chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures, called HD DVD “not only the affordable high-quality choice for consumers, but also the smart choice for Paramount.” DreamWorks Animation CEO ...

So despite the recent announcement from Warner Bros., that as of June it will stop releasing movies in HD DVD, meaning its high-definition content will be exclusive to Blu-ray, the high-def format ...

It was a battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD and in the end, Microsoft ended up on the losing side. Of course, this format war was to help try to replace the DVD format with movie and TV discs that ...

Early this morning, Netflix, the well known internet DVD-Rental company, announced that it would be supporting and renting HD-DVD straight from the format's official launch in late March.