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Another tiny chapter of the format war

The loop is stuck, but Toshiba is not giving in.

In recent days, we’ve been dealing a lot a lot with the two standards - not by chance. In the war, the BDA has won a few battles lately, but the HD DVD doesn’t leave out that from the last battle, they might come out better (Pyrrhic victory?).

Another tiny chapter of the format war

We already know that Warner has shifted to the blues, but not that the other reason besides the collapse of TotalHD was the half a billion dollars donated by SONY - rumor has it. However, it also turned out that 20th Century Fox had almost signed up to join the HD DVD camp when BR’s father went to the ballot again and paid Fox 120 million - and right after that action, Warner’s turnaround was revealed.

Another tiny chapter of the format war

However, Toshiba will not give up the fight, enticing still doubtful buyers with more price cuts and promotions these days. The HD-A3 player can be taken for as little as $ 120 along with two movies, while the big brother, the HD-A30, can already be in our possession for around $ 160. And if all that still weren’t enough, we could be richer with five more HD DVD releases after one registration overseas.

Another tiny chapter of the format war

To close this news, let’s take a look at a snippet from Der Untergang with a unique (English) subtitle that brushes up the end days of the HD DVD concern: click.

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