February 16, 2008

Toshiba To Discontinue HD DVD Production: Source

Toshiba has ALMOST officially killed HD DVD. Now it really is ALMOST officially dead. Japanese public broadcaster NHK says Toshiba is planning to stop production of anything and everything HD DVD-related although they plan to continue selling remaining stock in stores for the time being. Wal-mart's announcement yesterday to only sell Blu-ray players and disc was the final straw for the HD DVD format and it's expected to cost Toshiba millions of dollars to eliminate HD DVD.

It's important to realize that this does not constitute an official announcement from Toshiba, as the company declined to comment on the NHK story, but the public broadcaster does have a reputation of being a reliable source.

Up until the end of 2007, HD DVD was arguably even with Blu-ray in the HD disc format war, but an announcement by Warner Bros. to release movie title exclusively in the Blu-ray format has send HD DVD on a long, but rapid descent into extinction.

Via Reuters