CBHD Players Ship In China, Format War Begins

Chinese manufacturer’s TCL and Shinco have officially launched the first set of CBHD players in China coincidentally starting a format war against rival Blu-ray.
Both Shinco and TCL state CBHD players will cost approximately 40% less than any Blu Ray player currently available on the Chinese market. The players will launch at a MSRP of 2,000 [...]

Warner Launches “Red2Blu” HD DVD to Blu-ray Upgrade Program

Warner has announced a new HD DVD to Blu-ray trade-in/upgrade program. The program dubbed “Red2Blu” allows you to upgrade up to 25 Warner HD DVDs to the Blu-ray versions of the movie. The cost is $4.95 per disc (some multi disc sets are more) and a flat shipping fee of $5.95 per order.
Lucky for us [...]

5 Reasons Why HD DVD Owners Should Go Blu

With just a few days to go before the one year anniversary of Warner’s shocking decision, we figure it would be a good time to highlight why those still holding onto HD DVD should considering introducing Blu into their day to day lives.
We won’t bombard you with cliché’s and say Blu-ray is the “future” by [...]

FWC’s Top 5 Stories of 2008

It has been a very eventful year when it comes to high definition video content. Everything from the end of HD DVD, to the fast rise of Vudu’s HD content library, have all happened in the last 12 months.
Here is a look back at Format War Central’s most viewed stories of 2008.
1. Warner Swayed By [...]

Blockbuster Selling HD DVDs for $7.99 Each

Blockbuster.com is selling their previously viewed HD DVD movies on their website for $7.99 each. There are 100’s of HD DVD titles available, so check out what’s there and you might just find something you like.
To sweeten the deal even more, just enter the coupon code: ”holidaysurprise”  and save 30%.
When we made our order, we also got free first [...]

Fry’s Xbox HD DVD Add-on Bundle

We’re not interested in starting any flame wars today, we just wanted to point out a rather nice deal for our HD DVD supporters/readers.
At the moment, Fry’s.com is having a deal where you can snag (1) HD DVD Add-on for the Xbox 360, and the premiere seasons of Heroes, and Battlestar Galactica for a mere [...]

Blockbuster Unveils Set Top Box

Remember that set top box Blockbuster teased during their latest conference call? It has finally been revealed! Dubbed the “MediaPoint”, the box will allow users to progressively playback DVD quality video directly to their living rooms.
The box is essentially free for those who rent 25 movies from Blockbusters video service with a total value of [...]

Netflix: HD DVDs are Going Bye-Bye

We all knew that the day would come when Netflix would discontinue their HD DVD delivery service, but up until now, many of us (stalwart HD DVD supporters) were left holding our breath.
Well, it’s official.  On December 15th, HD DVD’s will no longer be available for rent on Netflix.
Straight from the horse’s mouth:
Dear James,
Effective [...]

“P2″ The Last HD DVD Released

What is supposedly the world’s last “HD DVD” release is now available exclusively at DVAspecial. The title in question is P2, a 2007 horror film which performed poorly at the box office, the title is available for $26.99.
Interestingly, Brad Kugler the CEO of DVA claims to have inked a deal with an unknown studio for [...]

CBHD Wins Innovation Award

The Hong Kong Electronics Industry Association of Innovation and Technology held their awards ceremonyon October 14th, 2008.
The CHDA took home three awards for their CBHD technology, they won under the following categories: consumer electronics group, the group of mobile electronics, and industrial electronics group.
The CBHD technology itself took home the “audience award for Innovation and [...]