Toshiba climbs on 'HD DVD exit'Shares in Toshiba have gained more than 5% as speculation intensified that the electronics giant is set to scrap its high definition DVD format, HD DVD... The format has suffered from the defection of major US film studios to Sony-backed rival Blu-ray. Analysts said that an end to the war meant Toshiba could refocus on other areas and the industry would gain too... Toshiba shares climbed 5.7% to close at 829 yen and was one of the biggest risers on Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 share index... "It doesn't make sense for Toshiba to continue putting effort into this," said Koichi Ogawa, a chief portfolio manager at Daiwa SB Investments. "It needs to cut its losses and focus its resources on promising businesses." ...Some observers now predict increased competition among Blu-ray players leaving the consumer the ultimate winner... DVD players from South Korean firms LG and Samsung are the only two to play both rival high-definition DVD formats, but they can cost twice as much as single-format players.
BBC
Monday, February 18, 2008
Microsoft ‘backed the wrong horse’ in HD format match
Effect on console market uncertain
By TODD BISHOP
P-I REPORTER
Last updated February 19, 2008 8:29 p.m. PT
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/351871_msfthd20.html
PS3 Beat Out Xbox in January
Stephen Silver
February 19, 2008
http://www.dealerscope.com/story/story.bsp?sid=91303&var=story&publication=Dealerscope&publicationDate=2/19/08&slug=DSEnews5_021908_PS3January&category=None§ion=Unknown
Wii sales beating Xbox 360 and PS3
Nintendo console predicted to be most popular by end of 2008
Written by Simon Burns in Taipei
vnunet.com, 18 Feb 2008
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2209876/wii-sales-beating-xbox-360-ps3
Sony U.S. shares rise on PS3, Blu-ray optimism
Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:18am EST
http://www.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSN1925691620080219
Blu-Ray Xbox 360 likely to compete directly with PS3
By Jonathan Schlaffer
February 18, 2008
http://gamer.blorge.com/2008/02/18/blu-ray-xbox-360-likely-to-compete-directly-with-ps3/
Netflix wins all: Blu-ray vs HD-DVD vs Apple TV vs Unbox vs DVD
By Danny Mendez
February 18, 2008
http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2008/02/18/netflix-wins-all-blu-ray-vs-hd-dvd-vs-apple-tv-vs-unbox-vs-dvd/
Sony Might Have Gotten It Right with the PS3 from the Beginning
Softpedia | November 5th, 2007 | Filip Truta
Posted on 11/25/2007 1:38:14 PM EST by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1930299/posts
thanks texas booster for the ping. :’)
Folding@Home - Updates to F@H Kernal
Folding@home Blog | 02/20/2008 | Vijay Pande
Posted on 02/21/2008 1:40:41 AM EST by texas booster
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1973800/posts
Bluray?....HD-DVD?....