Blockbuster Inc. will rent high-definition DVDs only in the Blu-ray format in 1,450 stores when it expands its high-def offerings next month, dealing a major blow to the rival HD DVD format. The move, ...

The format war. Over the last few decades it has played out across various forms of tech -- AC vs. DC, VHS vs. Beta -- usually with fierce battle lines drawn and millions, or even billions, of dollars ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. While a growing number of TV spots often mention one of the two competing next-gen DVD formats ...

Two decades after its splashy debut at CES, Blu-ray is still spinning in living rooms, even as streaming dominates the way people watch movies and shows. The format has slipped from the mainstream, ...

LOS ANGELES — Blockbuster will rent high-definition DVDs only in the Blu-ray format in 1,450 stores when it expands its high-def offerings in July, dealing a major blow to the rival HD DVD format. The ...

Apple Computer Inc. on Thursday backed Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray format for the next generation of digital videodiscs, bolstering Sony’s effort to dominate the $26.1-billion U.S. market for DVDs and ...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Executives hoping that the weak consumer embrace of high-definition discs will strengthen during the holiday season thanks to clarity on format and hardware issues ...

Blockbuster's recent announcement may help Blu-ray trump HD-DVD. June 19, 2007 — -- The battle over the future of home movies is heating up, with Blockbuster firing the latest shot in the war ...

Licensing to Begin for BD-ROM, BD-R and BD-RE Las Vegas– January 5, 2006 — The Blu-ray Disc Association announced today that the format specification is complete and that licensing is ready to begin ...

A few days ago we reported on the first solid news of the next iteration of Blu-ray from the floor of CES, and now our friends at TheDigitalBits have reported further information, including the ...

Blu-ray has been turning the tide, selling almost twice as many discs this year as HD DVD. Their next weapon in the format war? A 40-foot-long promotional mega-kiosk, shaped like a Magic Kingdom ...