Lite-On IT, the largest maker of optical disc drives in Taiwan, on August 18 announced it is developing half-height (H/H) HD-DVD burners, with a volume...

The internet has been buzzing with speculation that to compete with Sony's Blu-ray, Microsoft will eventually roll out HD DVD games. Not so, says Microsoft's...

The launch of high-definition blue-laser optical disc formats has been a disappointment. That was the consensus of a panel of mostly specialty A/V consumer electronics...

The battle between two hyped formats for high-definition DVD will confuse shoppers and turn many of them off the whole technology, a London-based research firm...

Cnet reports that Microsoft on Monday offered the first glimpse of an external HD DVD drive built for the Xbox 360 game console. The device--about...

European Commission antitrust officials are probing the licensing strategies of two rival new generation DVD developers, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, the EU executive said...

Toshiba's RD-A1, the industry first HD DVD recorder is currently available on the Japanese market for 398,000 yen ($3,406). The device is equipped with an...

Thomson today announced that the next-generation DVD manufacturing and distribution capabilities of its Technicolor Home Entertainment Services business are in place and operational. The company's...

Moser Baer today announced that it has begun shipping HD DVD-R (recordable) media to its global OEMs customers. The HD DVD-R will have a capacity...

Toshiba released today an firmware upgrade for its first HD DVD player, the HD-XA1. The firmware is curently available for the Japanese consumers only.
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