High-definition optical disc format war (English Wikipedia)

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bbc.co.uk

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businessweek.com

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businesswire.com

"Best Buy to Recommend Blu-ray as the Customer's Digital Format Choice" (Press release). Business Wire. February 11, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2008.

cnet.com

Moskovciak, Matthew (November 7, 2007). "Format war fanboys shut down AVS Forum". CNET. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

ecommercetimes.com

Susan B. Shor (September 27, 2005). "Microsoft, Intel Back Toshiba's HD-DVD". ecommercetimes.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved October 19, 2007.

eetasia.com

Junko Yoshida (April 19, 2005). "Sides close to deal on HD disk format". eetasia.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2007.

eetimes.com

Junko Yoshida (March 1, 2002). "Picture's fuzzy for DVD". eetimes.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
Junko Yoshida (December 12, 2001). "Forum to weigh Microsoft's Corona as DVD encoder". eetimes.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2004. Retrieved October 19, 2007.

engadget.com

Drawbaugh, Ben (February 20, 2008). "Two years of battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray: a retrospective". Engadget.
Lawler, Richard (March 23, 2006). "Toshiba delays HD-DVD rollout". Engadget. AOL Inc. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
Lawler, Richard (April 16, 2009). "Analyst: '09 YTD Blu-ray sales double those of '08, 10.5 million Blu-ray households in the U.S." Engadget. AOL Inc. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

forbes.com

"Sony, Toshiba fail to unify DVD format - report". forbes.com. August 22, 2005. Archived from the original on February 24, 2006. Retrieved October 19, 2007.

foxnews.com

"Blu-Ray Won't Bow to HP's Demands". Fox News. November 17, 2005. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

ft.com

Michiyo Nakamoto (May 17, 2005). "Sony-Toshiba DVD format talks stall". ft.com. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
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hddvd.com

"hddvd.com - New line titles delayed for HD DVD due to lack of region coding".

highdefdigest.com

"First Look Brings 'King of California,' 'Amateur' to HD DVD; Adds Blu-ray Support".
"Discovery Channel Brings 'Atlas' to Blu-ray, HD DVD".
"Psst! Magnolia Jumps Into Blu-ray with 'Bubble'".
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highdefdigest.com
Universal Ends HD DVD Support with 'Atonement' | High-Def Digest

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Bracke, Peter M. (October 10, 2006). "Click: Blu-ray Disc review". HighDefDigest.com. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
"'Chronos' HD DVD Gets New Distributor; Blu-ray Version on the Way".

hollywoodreporter.com

"Hollywood Reporter:Paramount seals Blu-ray sweep". Archived from the original on May 16, 2008.
Paramount stops HD DVD production

homemediamagazine.com

"Digital Playground Switches to Blu". Archived from the original on February 27, 2008.

internetnews.com

Andy Patrizio (April 12, 2007). "Who Is Drawing Out The High-Def DVD Stalemate?". internetnews.com. Retrieved October 19, 2007.

latimes.com

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Kageyama, Yuri (February 19, 2008). "Toshiba quits HD DVD business". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. Retrieved March 25, 2008.

latimes.com

Chmielewski, Dawn C. (January 5, 2008). "DVD format war appears to be over". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 5, 2008.

mediaroom.com

netflix.mediaroom.com

"Netflix, Citing a Clear Signal From the Industry, Will Carry High-Def DVDs Only in Blu-ray Format". Netflix press release. February 11, 2008. Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2008.

my-esm.com

Junko Yoshida; Yoshiko Hara (November 14, 2003). "High-definition DVD format divides industry into rival camps". my-esm.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved October 19, 2007.

newscientist.com

Barry Fox (February 19, 2002). "Replacement for DVD unveiled". NewScientist. Archived from the original on August 15, 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2007.

nytimes.com

Barnes, Brooks (August 21, 2007). "Two Studios to Support HD DVD Over Rival". New York Times. Retrieved November 13, 2007.
Richtel, Matt; Eric Taub (February 16, 2008). "Taps for HD DVD as Wal-Mart Backs Blu-ray". New York Times. Retrieved February 15, 2008.

bits.blogs.nytimes.com

Hansell, Saul (January 4, 2008). "Did Warner Bros. Just Kill HD DVD?". The New York Times. Retrieved January 5, 2008.
Taub, Eric (April 30, 2008). "Blu-ray: The Future Has Been Delayed". The New York Times. Retrieved April 30, 2008.

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Taub, James A. (April 23, 2009). "Rethinking Blu-ray". New York Times. Retrieved April 24, 2009.

pcworld.com

Martyn Williams (August 12, 2012). "Opening the Door for New Storage Options". pcworld.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2007.
"Toshiba, NEC Share Details of Blue-Laser Storage". pcworld.com. August 29, 2002. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2007.
Nystedt, Dan (January 28, 2008). "Gartner: HD DVD Price Cuts Only Prolong Agony". PC World. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

planetanalog.com

S.B. Luitjens (June 15, 2001). "Blue laser bolsters DTV storage, features". planetanalog.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved October 19, 2007.

ps3news.com

Sabbagh, Dan (February 21, 2008). "How the Blu-ray war was won - Sony outspent, outsold Toshiba". The Times. London. Retrieved February 23, 2008.

reghardware.co.uk

"Sony chews the Blu-ray fat with Microsoft". RegHardware.co.uk. March 7, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2008.

reuters.com

Paul, Franklin (July 26, 2007). "Target to sell only Blu-ray DVD players". Reuters.
Adegoke, Yinka (January 14, 2008). "Toshiba cuts HD player prices in Blu-ray fight". Reuters. Retrieved January 15, 2008.
Arnold, Thomas K. (April 30, 2008). "Paramount unveils initial Blu-ray slate". Reuters. Retrieved May 1, 2008.
"Microsoft says no Blu-ray for Xbox 360". Reuters. March 13, 2008.

ripten.com

"Pie Charts Show True Impact of Warner Bros. Move to Blu-ray". Retrieved January 7, 2008.

sony.net

"Disclosure of Specifications for Large Capacity Optical Disc Recording Format Utilizing Blue-Violet Laser Blu-ray Disc Begins (May 20, 2002)".

tdk.co.jp

"Blu-ray Disc Founders Open the Door for Blu-ray Disc Association To Welcome New Members". Archived from the original on August 23, 2007.

techweb.com

Yoshiko Hara (November 26, 2003). "HD DVD Format Wins Key Nod From DVD Forum". techweb.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2007.

tgdaily.com

"BBC says it will still support both high-def formats". Archived from the original on January 20, 2008.

toshiba.co.jp

"Toshiba Announces Discontinuation of HD DVD Businesses". Toshiba. February 19, 2008.
"New HD DVD Promotion Group to Expedite Commercialization of HD DVD Hardware and Software (September 27, 2004)".
"Toshiba Announces Discontinuation of HD DVD Businesses". Toshiba Press Department. February 19, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2008.

uni-hohenheim.de

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Christ, Julian P.; Slowak, André P. (2009), "Why blu-ray vs. HD-DVD ist not VHS vs. Betamax: the co-evolution of standard-setting consortia", FZID Discussion Papers, No. 05-2009: 10

usatoday.com

Kessler, Michelle (January 14, 2008). "Toshiba turns up heat in DVD war with big price cut". USA Today. Retrieved January 15, 2008.

viacom.com

"Paramount and DreamWorks Animation Each Declare Exclusive Support for HD DVD". Archived from the original on August 23, 2007.

vnunet.com

Ken Young (October 20, 2005). "HP calls for changes to Blu-ray". vnunet.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2005. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
Robert Jaques (October 25, 2005). "HP's Blu-ray move spells doom for HD-DVD". vnunet.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2007.

walmartfacts.com

Wal-Mart - Wal-Mart Moving Exclusively Toward Blu-ray Format Movies and Players

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Martyn Williams (August 12, 2012). "Opening the Door for New Storage Options". pcworld.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2007.
S.B. Luitjens (June 15, 2001). "Blue laser bolsters DTV storage, features". planetanalog.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
Barry Fox (February 19, 2002). "Replacement for DVD unveiled". NewScientist. Archived from the original on August 15, 2007. Retrieved August 15, 2007.
Junko Yoshida (March 1, 2002). "Picture's fuzzy for DVD". eetimes.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
Junko Yoshida (December 12, 2001). "Forum to weigh Microsoft's Corona as DVD encoder". eetimes.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2004. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
"Toshiba, NEC Share Details of Blue-Laser Storage". pcworld.com. August 29, 2002. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2007.
"DVD Forum backs Toshiba-NEC format". theinquirer.net. November 28, 2003. Archived from the original on June 21, 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Yoshiko Hara (November 26, 2003). "HD DVD Format Wins Key Nod From DVD Forum". techweb.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
Junko Yoshida (April 19, 2005). "Sides close to deal on HD disk format". eetasia.com. Archived from the original on November 26, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
David Cohn (June 27, 2005). "Microsoft, Toshiba Gear Up". wired.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
Cliff Edwards; Peter Burrows; Ronald Grover; Tom Lowry; Kenji Hall (October 17, 2005). "Daggers Drawn Over DVDs". businessweek.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
"Sony, Toshiba fail to unify DVD format - report". forbes.com. August 22, 2005. Archived from the original on February 24, 2006. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
Susan B. Shor (September 27, 2005). "Microsoft, Intel Back Toshiba's HD-DVD". ecommercetimes.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2008. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
Ken Young (October 20, 2005). "HP calls for changes to Blu-ray". vnunet.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2005. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
Robert Jaques (October 25, 2005). "HP's Blu-ray move spells doom for HD-DVD". vnunet.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
"Blu-ray Disc Founders Open the Door for Blu-ray Disc Association To Welcome New Members". Archived from the original on August 23, 2007.
"Blu-ray Samsung backs HD DVD - Foot in both camps (April 16, 2007)". Archived from the original on June 29, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
"BBC says it will still support both high-def formats". Archived from the original on January 20, 2008.
Grover, Ronald; Peter Burrows; Cliff Edwards (October 5, 2005). "A Warner Bros. Green Light for Blu-ray?". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on October 13, 2005. Retrieved January 14, 2008.
"Paramount and DreamWorks Animation Each Declare Exclusive Support for HD DVD". Archived from the original on August 23, 2007.
Blockbuster backs Blu-ray CNN, June 18, 2007. (Web archive)
"Blackbuster Online - HD". Archived from the original on August 19, 2007.
"Toshiba Defiant After HD DVD Setback". Associated Press. January 6, 2008. Archived from the original on January 9, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
"Digital Playground Switches to Blu". Archived from the original on February 27, 2008.
"Netflix, Citing a Clear Signal From the Industry, Will Carry High-Def DVDs Only in Blu-ray Format". Netflix press release. February 11, 2008. Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2008.
Netflix Shuns HD DVD for Blu-Ray Format: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance Archived February 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
"Woolworths backs blu-ray format over HD-DVD". Woolworths press release. January 28, 2008. Archived from the original on February 1, 2008. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
"Hollywood Reporter:Paramount seals Blu-ray sweep". Archived from the original on May 16, 2008.
"Microsoft Pulls Plug on HD DVD Players". Associated Press. February 24, 2008. Archived from the original on February 26, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2008.

wired.com

David Cohn (June 27, 2005). "Microsoft, Toshiba Gear Up". wired.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2007.

woolworthsmediacentre.co.uk

"Woolworths backs blu-ray format over HD-DVD". Woolworths press release. January 28, 2008. Archived from the original on February 1, 2008. Retrieved February 8, 2008.

wsj.com

Evan Ramstad (April 8, 1998). "In HDTV Age, Successor to VCR Still Seems to Be a Long Way Off". online.wsj.com. Retrieved October 18, 2007.

yahoo.com

biz.yahoo.com

Netflix Shuns HD DVD for Blu-Ray Format: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance Archived February 14, 2008, at the Wayback Machine