The high-definition movie disc battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc can be traced all the way back to 2000, when companies began experimenting with using new blue lasers in optical disc systems.

Between 2006 and 2008 a war raged on between two optical disc formats: BD (Blu-ray Disc) and HD DVD (High Density Digital Versatile Disc), with Sony and Toshiba as their major backers, respectively.

Blu-ray may very well be the last physical media we get when it comes to video content, but if history had gone just a little differently, it would be HD-DVDs being frantically collected by media ...

The HD DVD is now the Highly Dead DVD. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Toshiba Corp., creator of the HD DVD, dropped out of the ...

The HD-DVD format lasted a paltry two years, from its release in 2006 to its discontinuation in 2008. As HD televisions began to hit commercial markets, consumers were looking for a good way to play ...

Strong industry rumors are leading many editors to believe that this week will mark the end of the high definition DVD format war. If things go as suspected, and industry insiders are correct, then ...

Time-Warner's (TWX) Warner Bros. unit today announced that it will stop releasing films in the HD-DVD standard, throwing its support behind the Blu-Ray standard. That would seem to be a devastating ...

Toshiba announced Tuesday that it will no longer manufacture HD DVD hardware. From its press release: "Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has undertaken a thorough review of its overall ...

Down but not out, the beleaguered HD DVD format suddenly has some product in the pipeline. By Thomas K. Arnold, The Associated Press More CES coverage Down but not out, the beleaguered HD DVD format ...

Sci-fi movie fans will know all about the history of Blade Runner and how there have been several releases of the movie and much acrimony along the way. The Final Cut-- created for the 25th ...

The high-definition movie disc battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc can be traced all the way back to 2000, when companies began experimenting with using new blue lasers in optical disc systems.