Woolworths has pulled its support for HD-DVD and will no longer be stocking the next-generation DVD format. The decision was made following the performance of players based on Sony's Blu-ray at Christmas, when the competing format outsold HD DVD by 10-to-1.
According to the UK retailer, the primary reason behind this is because PlayStation 3 plays Blu-Ray discs.
"Sales figures clearly show that the market is moving towards one format of high definition DVD. There are over three quarters of a million homes in the UK that can view Blu-Ray because the discs can be played on a PlayStation 3 console. There is nowhere near that number of HD-DVD players around," said Woolworths DVD buyer Steven McGunigel.
HD-DVDs will still be available online from Woolworths, however.
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frag monkey said: its always the samesony talk the talk but offer rushd inferior formatsstorage capacity isnt everythingBetemax was superior to vhs but vhs won out in the endPs3 will b bought by the same fanboys who bought the lame Ps2 amp parents trying to keep their children happyMaking informed choices isnt what being a consumer is aboutsheep will b sheepI have hd-dvd amp its a excellent playerruns through my 360 was dirt cheap compared to a ps3 which lets face it has crap online capabilitesValue for my cash is what dictates to me and hd was very good value for the moneyEven more so nowCore 360 180 amp hd dvd with 8 or 9 disc 180 360 how could tht not be a barginGuess some people have a hard time telling the difference between potential amp realityBlu-ray is potentially better but in reality it just isnt
Jonny D said: Sorry to go on but all BD films are BD25 25 gig as are the PS3 games A slight scratch on a HD-DVD may not cause any concern to the viewer but the same scratch on a BD will stuff it up big time You could buy a HD or BD burner for your PC I believe that the HD burners can put HD content onto a standard DVD you can also burn content to a BD25 disk at around 14 each but you cannot play a BD movie on your PC with a BD add-onWhat would happen if Microsoft pulled support for BD from Windows 7
Jonny D said: It all depends on who owns the Root Patent for the concept of DVDs Like for like HD-DVD outsells BlueRay films on the stand alone player front HD-DVD have sold more units not just shipped Most of the studios that are BD only for now will learn that it will cost a hell of a lot more money to produce a film for the home market I believe that BD faillure rate at the factory is close to 50 and HD is 2 and all failures have to be paid for It costs the same to make a dud disk as it does to make a good one The PS3 is a fair player my kids have one Looks pretty but its still toytown They also have an X-Box which gets more use than the Sony The HD-DVD may have a limited future well see but at least it is a Pukka piece of kit and not verging on obsolete after version 1 If you want 1080p resolution at 24fps surround sound and a durable disk buy a HD-DVD if you like to get shafted buy the other
Soothsayer said: You only have to look at what people are buying when you are stood in HMV to see that Blu-Ray has already won the war let alone the battleBlu Ray is the future its extra storage capacity and cross over potential in the PC market will ensure this dont buy a lame duck HD DVD playerThe real difference between this and the VHS v Beetamax episode is that this time the best format won
Soothsayer said: You only have to look at what people are buying when you are stood in HMV to see that Blu-Ray has already won the war let alone the battleBlu Ray is the future its extra storage capacity and cross over potential in the PC market will ensure this dont buy a lame duck HD DVD playerThe real difference between this and the VHS v Beetamax episode is that this time the best format won
AP said: wwwdvdtowncomnewshd-dvd-gaTwo points from the link above1 Toshiba is paying a fortune for an ad at the superbowl Does this seem like the action of a company that is giving up on their format2 HD sales are swinging back to HD DVD from Blu Ray contrary to most news reportsDont believe the press Its not over for HD DVD until the consumer says it is over and no I dont consider Warners to be representative of the consumer
Chappas said: Hd-dvd players will still be avaliable online because wollies wanna shift what theyve got left before the general population realise that theyre buying a dead format Its too late for HD-DVD now unless another studio switches back why would they theres nothing they can do Bye HD-DVD we hardly knew you