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1. Toshiba profits down 95% due to HD DVD exit

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

   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 charge ...

2. Blu-ray player prices congregate at $400 while HD DVD hits rock bottom

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   ... fall out.  The Toshiba HD-A3 now has an average price of $80, and the number of retailers carrying it is on par with the level we've seen over the past month or so.  This is despite the fact ...

3. Blu-ray prices continue to climb

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   ... began to fall and HD DVD was resoundingly defeated. By the end of February, prices began to climb.  This is just around the time that Toshiba announced it would stop producing HD DVD players and ...

4. Best Buy stores clearing out HD DVD inventory

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... both stores had no intentions of selling any HD DVDs (even if Toshiba HD DVD players were still on display): “We are sending them all back,” a sales clerk said.       Sources ...

5. HD DVD player supply drying up

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   ...  It appears that Toshiba’s estimate that channel supplies of HD DVD players will gone by the end of this month could be about right. Pricegrabber.com showed a huge drop of average retail prices for the ...

6. Best Buy to hand out $10 million in gift cards to HD DVD purchasers

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   ... in which Toshiba announced to cancel HD DVD (February 19).    ...

7. Toshiba’s $1 billion HD DVD adventure?

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

     A Japanese newspaper has put some number on the failure of HD DVD and the cost of its shutdown for its main promoter, Toshiba. According to Nikkei, Toshiba expects a 50 billion Yen or almost $500 ...

8. HD DVD fire sales accelerating

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   ... 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 months ago. Additionally, through the end of ...

9. Pricewatch: HD DVD in free fall, Blu-ray continues upward trend

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   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 ...

10. HD DVD tops list of high-def disc sales last week

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... 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 support ...

11. DVD Forum sets new rules on China HD DVD format

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    The HD 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) – ...

12. Netflix to pump up Blu-ray selection

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... 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 service will continue to ...

13. Sony details next-gen Blu-ray players

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ...  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. The S350 will have an Ethernet port, allowing ...

14. Microsoft declares end of its HD DVD player

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... has officially announced it will 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 ...

15. HD DVD player prices dropping quickly

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... have run out of supply. Two days after Toshiba has announced it is quitting the format war, the HD video landscape has changed dramatically. HD DVD fire sales have been reported across the nation, with ...

16. Warner to still support HD DVD through May

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... its 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 not ...

17. Microsoft not "announcing any specific plans" over HD DVD

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... a decision 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 Microsoft.  ...

18. HD DVD’s rise and fall: A timeline

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... 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 reports ...

19. Toshiba shuts down HD DVD

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    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, ...

20. HD DVD defeated: Toshiba halts production of players

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    HD DVD has been put 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 ...

21. Industry publications hint at Toshiba dropping HD DVD

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    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 ...

22. Wal-Mart trims HD DVD player lineup

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... company apparently plans to keep one Toshiba player in its lineup for “at least 4 months”, we heard. The HD-A3 player is currently sold in stores for $148. There was no official comment from Wal-Mart ...

23. HD DVD: Time to quit?

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... aim at Blu-ray now. Otherwise Toshiba can only hope for a miracle or actually admit defeat. But it is not only Toshiba that loses. Opinion - The HD DVD camp suffered two major blows today and no matter ...

24. Circuit City unloads 1080p HD DVD player for $112

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    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 region. ...

25. Update: Blu-ray and HD DVD support demystified

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... in past generations. Toshiba remains is the major driver in developing and marketing HD DVD and thus it commands the market for HD DVD players.  The same goes for Sony with Blu-ray, especially because ...

26. Blu-ray winning format war, Gartner says

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... 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 and is coming close to the price of, which are spanning a wide price ...

27. HD DVD buys Super Bowl ad

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... will be treated to 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 ...

28. HD DVD player prices plummet

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... of a death knell for 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.  ...

29. Warner Home Video drops HD DVD support, backs Blu-ray exclusively

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... to a reported $150 million in incentives paid by format backer Toshiba.  Warner was also reportedly offered monetary incentives to continue to support HD DVD but declined.  Many observers had ...

30. Blu-ray makes HD price war closer with lower price

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... share.  Toshiba's HD-A2 HD DVD player has already been spotted at Best Buy and Wal-Mart for just under $100. However, the HD-A3 only allows playback of up to 1080i resolution.  The Samsung ...

31. Over 2.7 million Blu-ray players sold

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... cut and an even lower-priced PS3 model. The statement comes a short while after the HD DVD Promotional Group gave its latest sales figure of 750,000 HD DVD players sold.  The Toshiba-fronted format ...

32. Blu-ray overpowers HD DVD three-to-one in Black Friday weekend

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... 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 leader for ...

33. Wal-Mart puts "cheap" Chinese HD DVD player on sale

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... at select Wal-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 ...

34. Star Trek HD DVD includes phaser remote control

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... edition "phaser remote control", which works with all Toshiba HD DVD players.  The massive set carries a retail price of around $200.  In addition to the large number of discs, ...

35. Toshiba sells nearly 100,000 HD DVD players last weekend

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    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. San ...

36. Toshiba says Kmart will go to HD DVD exclusively

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    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 gone ...

37. Wal-Mart to sell HD DVD player for under $100

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... markdown being Toshiba's HD-A2 HD DVD player at $98. The device debuted earlier this year and carried an initial MSRP of around $500.  Wal-Mart began selling it in late October for just under ...

38. Wal-Mart sub-$200 HD DVD player a reality

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... Wal-Mart has answered rumors of an HD DVD player for under $200, 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 ...

39. Paramount confirms 30+ HD DVD titles for next year

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... 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 DVD ...

40. Microsoft steps up support for HD DVD format

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    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 “advanced ...

41. Integra announces HD DVD player

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... for the holiday season, with a suggested retail price of around $1,100. Despite its widely reported negative outlook, HD DVD, which is highly supported by Toshiba, has gained increasing interest from ...

42. Venturer to launch HD DVD player for holiday season

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... products from other companies. Though Venturer 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 ...

43. Paramount and Dreamworks go HD-DVD: Sony’s curse continues

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... Disk for Data, HiFD, Music Clip and the Super Audio CD.  They had one success with the 3.5” floppy drive and negotiated out of the Multi-Media Disk to create the DVD with Toshiba and Phillips. ...

44. Blu-ray movie sales smash HD DVD in first half of 2007

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... 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, and most HD DVD players are less ...

45. Blu-ray, HD DVD topple VHS sales

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... still 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 ...

46. Toshiba releases third-gen HD DVD players

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    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.   ...

47. The brand new $113 Toshiba HD-DVD Player: Are the HD wars over?

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... some food for thought from Rob Enderle. 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 ...

48. Sony: Target says yes to Blu-ray, no to HD DVD

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... 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 as HD DVD has in retail stores such as BestBuy ...

49. Samsung announces hybrid Blu-ray - HD DVD player

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... to HD DVD technology knowledge through TSST, a product development and manufacturing joint venture with Toshiba, the primary supporter of the HD DVD format. Samsung also announced its first Blu-ray home ...

50. Toshiba rolls out first HD DVD-R notebook PC

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    More than a year after 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 ...