p2pnet news | Product News:- With HD DVD quite literally out of the picture, it was Blu-Ray all the way at the Consumer Electronics Show .

"Has the bell tolled for HD?" – p2pnet wondered on Saturday, going on:

"With news of a dastardly (and, we’re sure, completely coincidental) hack on the Blu-ray Disc site, sending people to arch-rival HD DVD’s page, in the background, Warner Bros’ move to back Blu-ray exclusively clearly caught both Toshiba and the North American HD DVD Promotion Group totally off-balance.

‘Toshiba is quite surprised by Warner Bros.’ decision to abandon HD DVD in favor of Blu-ray, despite the fact that there are various contracts in place between our companies concerning the support of HD DVD,’ says Toshiba in a masterly understatement."

The media event slated for the CES by the North American HD DVD Promotional Group, "which includes Intel Corp. and Microsoft Corp.," observes the Associated Press, was subsequently canceled, the group stating:

"We will assess the potential impact of this announcement with the other HD DVD partner companies and evaluate potential next steps. We remain firm in our belief that HD DVD is the format best suited to the wants and needs of the consumer."

Adds AP:

"The fight between Blu-ray and HD DVD is reminiscent of the struggle between Betamax and VHS to dominate video tapes. In that case, the results were the opposite: Sony’s more costly higher-quality Betamax lost out to the cheap and convenient VHS.

"Rob Bohl of Highland Park, N.J., bought an HD DVD player in December for $179.98, without considering a Blu-ray player instead. He had forgotten about the other format.

" ‘I wish I had been more careful and waited,’ he said."

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Also see:

bell tolled – IS HD DVD dead?, January 5, 2008
Associated Press – Blu-Ray Triumphs at Gadget Show, January 7, 2008

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