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Surprise? Bluray Adoption Slows, Upconverting DVD Players Find Success

By Devindra | Published: May 2, 2008
After the demise of HD-DVD, it was pretty much expected that Blu-ray adoption would rise since it no longer had a competitor. According to Bits, that doesn’t seem to be the case: According to NPD, sales of Blu-ray standalone players plummeted 40 percent from January to February, then rose a scant 2 percent from February to [...]
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After HD-DVD Demise, Toshiba CEO Says DVD For the Win!

By Devindra | Published: March 6, 2008
In this truly insightful interview the WSJ talks to Toshiba CEO Atsutoshi Nishida about his plans for the company after the failure of HD-DVD. I’ve read quite a few interviews with traditional Japanese CEO’s, and Nishida is definitely a uniquely pragmatic thinker among them. When asked why he gave up on HD-DVD so quickly, he responds [...]
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The Good and Bad from the HD DVD Defeat and Blu-ray Triumph

By Devindra | Published: February 20, 2008
Now that Toshiba has officially thrown in the towel, I think it’s worth considering where this leaves us and the HD disc market. Will HD DVD’s death mean Blu-ray will instantly become a must own product? Or is it merely going to just move over HD DVD purchasers and remain second fiddle to DVD? Here [...]
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