Tokyo (Japan) – Toshiba ’s profits plunged 95% for the fiscal quarter ending in March. The company reported that its profits were a paltry $12 million dollars and that it took a $461 million cha
Friday, April 25, 2008 08:11
...eral weeks. Circuit City is the first major retailer to cut prices on HD DVD hardware and software. Toshiba 's HD-A30 is now available for just under $130, a $70 cut from what its price was two ...
Wednesday, March 05, 2008 08:35
Analysis - Two weeks ago, Toshiba announced its withdrawal from the HD format war and that it would clear out its inventory by the end of this month. It’s time to have a closer how this decision has
Monday, March 03, 2008 13:24
...took a reported 77% of all high-def sales, a new record. The week in question was the same week that both Toshiba and Universal, founding members of the HD DVD alliance, announced plans to suspend su...
Monday, March 03, 2008 09:10
... DVD is dead, but the DVD Forum apparently has not given up hope on the Chinese version of the format yet. Toshiba will chair the Steering Committee over the next two years.
Tokyo (Japan) – The HD...
Friday, February 29, 2008 12:38
... HD DVD titles. That announcement was followed quickly by similar HD DVD resignations from Best Buy, Toshiba , and most of the few remaining studios still backing the format. The online rental s...
Thursday, February 28, 2008 15:59
...ew features like Internet connectivity. The Sony BDP-S350 is the first new Blu-ray player announced since Toshiba declared it would stop supporting HD DVD, a competing format that it helped create. ...
Tuesday, February 26, 2008 12:16
...ll stop production of its HD DVD player add-on for the Xbox 360. "As a result of recent decisions made by Toshiba , Hollywood studios, and retailers, Microsoft plans to withdraw from HD DVD," said Mic...
Monday, February 25, 2008 06:26
... appears to be a certain demand - first stores are reporting they have run out of supply. Two days after Toshiba has announced it is quitting the format war, the HD video landscape has changed drama...
Thursday, February 21, 2008 09:38
...ts lasting HD DVD plans in light of the format-killing news that came out this month, with HD DVD creators Toshiba and Universal axing their commitment to the high-def platform. The studio did n...
Thursday, February 21, 2008 01:52
...ecision on whether or not to continue to support HD DVD on the Xbox 360. "We will wait until we hear from Toshiba before announcing any specific plans around the Xbox 360 HD DVD player," said Microso...
Wednesday, February 20, 2008 10:42
...re looking back in time to recap how the defeat of HD DVD developed. Following the announcement of Toshiba to pull the plug on HD DVD, we felt that it was time to have a closer look at our rep...
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 09:21
The HD format war is officially over, as Toshiba today announced that it has stopped developing, manufacturing or marketing of HD DVD players.
Tokyo (Japan) – The HD format war is officially over,
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 08:42
...on life support after Netflix, Best Buy and Wal-Mart dropped the format last week and it appears that even Toshiba has lost all confidence that it can win the format war, industry sources said on Satu...
Saturday, February 16, 2008 13:20
Toshiba may be ready to pull out of HD DVD, effectively putting an end to the format, according to various trade publications. Hollywood (CA) - Toshiba may be ready to pull out of HD DVD, effectively
Friday, February 15, 2008 11:34
...ed that the stores will not be restocking these models. However, the company apparently plans to keep one Toshiba player in its lineup for “at least 4 months”, we heard. The HD-A3 player is currently...
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 15:36
...er of the high-def format war. HD DVD better has a secret weapon that it can aim at Blu-ray now. Otherwise Toshiba can only hope for a miracle or actually admit defeat. But it is not only Toshiba that...
Monday, February 11, 2008 21:00
As Toshiba is phasing out its second generation of HD DVD players, retailers are slashing prices to get rid of their inventory. Circuit City is offering the HD-A20 model for $112.47 in the Chicago re
Saturday, February 09, 2008 20:22
...port is really not important in the format war, and hasn't played a very big role in past generations. Toshiba remains is the major driver in developing and marketing HD DVD and thus it commands t...
Thursday, January 31, 2008 11:30
...into a critical area that may enable them not only to compete with Blu-ray, but up-conversion DVD players. Toshiba ’s HD-A3 player is selling for as low as $115 through some websites these days a...
Monday, January 28, 2008 10:49
... an HD DVD commercial, but won't see any mention of the competing Blu-ray format. The ad will feature Toshiba 's three lowest-priced players, the HD-A3, A30, and A35, and is the biggest advert...
Monday, January 28, 2008 09:55
...or the format, and now player prices are less than half of their respective pre-holiday MSRPs. On Amazon, Toshiba 's HD-A3 player is now priced at under $135, a new non-sale low. The A3 is T...
Monday, January 14, 2008 05:56
...t-agnostic but chose to back HD DVD, thanks to a reported $150 million in incentives paid by format backer Toshiba . Warner was also reportedly offered monetary incentives to continue to support ...
Friday, January 04, 2008 21:23
...ce advantage over Blu-ray, it has failed to capture the majority of the high-def video market share. Toshiba 's HD-A2 HD DVD player has already been spotted at Best Buy and Wal-Mart for just ...
Monday, December 10, 2007 06:39
... after the HD DVD Promotional Group gave its latest sales figure of 750,000 HD DVD players sold. The Toshiba -fronted format has always held the price advantage, with players that are now permane...
Tuesday, December 04, 2007 10:06
...sp; That's despite the fact that HD DVD players had much better deals than Blu-ray Disc players. Toshiba 's HD-A3 player went for around $170 on Black Friday at Sears. The price lea...
Friday, November 30, 2007 08:08
...-Mart stores throughout the country. However, it now has a partner in the below $200 category. Toshiba 's entry-level HD-A2 player was effectively slashed to the same price earlier this...
Thursday, November 29, 2007 10:51
...ore unique additions, though, is a special edition "phaser remote control", which works with all Toshiba HD DVD players. The massive set carries a retail price of around $200. ...
Wednesday, November 21, 2007 11:00
Toshiba has announced that it sold 90,000 HD DVD players between last Friday and Sunday, thanks to sub-$100 players offered by Best Buy and Wal-Mart, according to trade publication Video Business. S
Wednesday, November 07, 2007 11:12
Toshiba has gone on record as saying that budget retail chain Kmart will not stock standalone Blu-ray players, opting instead to go for less expensive HD DVD devices. San Diego (CA) - Toshiba has go
Thursday, November 01, 2007 13:15
...$98. Wal-Mart will hold a special one-day sale tomorrow, November 2, with the most notable markdown being Toshiba 's HD-A2 HD DVD player at $98. The device debuted earlier this year and carried a...
Thursday, November 01, 2007 07:51
...00, making it the cheapest next-gen DVD player to date. Wal-Mart has officially stocked and begun selling Toshiba 's low-cost HD-A2 HD DVD player for $198. The player was already the least e...
Friday, October 26, 2007 12:36
...t reinforces its support for HD DVD. Earlier this year, Paramount decided to move exclusively to the Toshiba -fronted format. Previously the studio had been an adamant supporter of both HD ...
Thursday, October 11, 2007 12:40
Microsoft today announced that it will be forming with Toshiba the Advanced Interactivity Consortium (AIC), intended to become an “open forum” that aims to accelerate the adoption of &ldq
Thursday, October 04, 2007 16:37
...rice of around $1,100. Despite its widely reported negative outlook, HD DVD, which is highly supported by Toshiba , has gained increasing interest from third-party manufacturers. Even though sev...
Thursday, September 06, 2007 09:57
...r has not announced a price for its upcoming SHD7000 HD DVD player, it is expected to be even cheaper than Toshiba 's current low-priced HD-A2, which sells for around $250. According to the p...
Wednesday, August 29, 2007 10:52
...success with the 3.5” floppy drive and negotiated out of the Multi-Media Disk to create the DVD with Toshiba and Phillips. But were this a sport, they would have one early win, seven losses and ...
Tuesday, August 21, 2007 17:39
...y 1 to July 1, compared with HD DVD unit sales of 795,000 during the same time. Although HD DVD developer Toshiba claims that more standalone HD DVD players have been sold than standalone BD players,...
Wednesday, August 15, 2007 09:35
...behind. With the highly contentious battle between Blu-ray, fronted by Sony, and HD DVD, backed mainly by Toshiba and Universal, there was mounting concern that wary consumers would back off of both ...
Thursday, August 09, 2007 13:14
Toshiba today released three new HD DVD players with prices ranging from $300 to $500. Wayne (NJ) – Toshiba today released three new HD DVD players with prices ranging from $300 to $500.
Monday, August 06, 2007 20:15
...Right now, on Amazon, at the time of this writing and for as long as they last, you can get the brand new Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD player for $238 with a rebate coupon for 5 HD-DVD disks. If those ...
Friday, July 27, 2007 10:28
...o we don’t see much of a change in their plans to carry both formats. In fact, they continue to sell Toshiba HD DVD players on their web site. Sony appears to have bought an end cap, just ...
Thursday, July 26, 2007 14:45
... recordable Blu-ray Disc media became available, HD DVD has finally made its way into the same market with Toshiba 's latest notebook computer. Irving (CA) - More than a year after recordable Blu-...
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 08:49
Toshiba rings in another round in the battle between the Blu-ray and HD DVD high-definition forward and said that it will make the $299 promotional price tag for the HD-A2 HD DVD permanent. Chicago (
Monday, July 02, 2007 16:56
...movie studio, sending clips to other HD DVD players, and voting in interactive polls are all possible with Toshiba 's latest update to the HD DVD architecture. Wayne (NJ) - Downloading bonus conten...
Friday, June 29, 2007 10:06
...iation. Several player makers are giving free movies away with a purchase of an HD DVD player. Toshiba and Amazon have also teamed up to offer seven free titles for buyers of the Toshiba H...
Thursday, June 28, 2007 08:06
Though Sony and Toshiba were both at InfoComm, the country's biggest trade show for professional audio/video equipment, neither of them had their hi-def players on the front lines. Anaheim (CA)
Thursday, June 21, 2007 18:58
Toshiba is planning on releasing several mainstream laptops with HD DVD and writable HD DVD drives this fall. Irvine (CA) – Toshiba is planning on releasing several mainstream laptops w
Wednesday, June 20, 2007 06:19
Later this month, Toshiba will launch two new HD DVD players that double as high definition digital video recorders. San Jose (CA) - Later this month, Toshiba will launch two new HD DVD players that
Wednesday, June 13, 2007 08:55
Toshiba announced today that hardware sales of HD DVD players have outpaced that of Blu-ray, without counting Playstation 3 consoles. San Jose (CA) - Toshiba announced today that hardware sales of HD
Monday, June 11, 2007 07:26
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