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LG BH200: Last call for dual-format!

John M. Guilfoil
Okay, so you bet on the wrong horse. You early-adopted HD DVD. It was cheaper. It was attractive. It had a nice ring to it -- it's not DVD, it's HD DVD. I mean, when has Sony ever won a format war? MiniDisc? Ba...
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And now that HD DVD is dead…

John M. Guilfoil
Engadget has put out a list of the top 10 things you can do with your newly defunct HD DVD player. My favorite: 4. Buy the Blu-ray player of your choice, put it in the box, attempt to return it as "defective...
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Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club go Blu-ray-only

Micah Warren
Wal-Mart and Sam's Club, in a statement released Friday, announced they will completely back the Blu-ray format and phase out existing HD DVD products. The news is potentially a death blow to HD DVD, following ...
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1 HDMI 2 HDMI 3 HDMI 4

John M. Guilfoil
A recent survey sponsored by IOGEAR (sure they have an interest in the subject matter...) suggests consumers are lacking adequate numbers of HDMI inputs on the TV's and home theater receivers. As video games...
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Wal-Mart offering $99 HD-DVD player

Bradley Ouellette
Walmart is trying to increase its electronics section's popularity and awareness this holiday season by building up to black Friday with a "secret sale." Every Friday this month till the infamous Friday afte...
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Big deal for HD DVD

Bessie King
Paramount Home Entertainment, which includes Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Animation SKG, DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Nickelodeon Movies and MTV Films, has announced its decision to use only High...