Posted by Joshua Karp on Apr 9, 2008 3:47 pm
Filed in HD DVD, News, Toshiba
Following in the footsteps of several other notable retailers, Amazon has just announced a mercy program for customers that purchased an HD-DVD player from their website. In exchange for your foolish courageous adoption of a doomed technology, the company will kindly reward you with a $50 Amazon.com gift card, redeemable for anything your little heart [...]
Posted by Joshua Karp on Mar 19, 2008 5:55 pm
Filed in HD DVD, News, Xbox 360
Such benevolence is a rarity among retailers like Best Buy, but it seems someone in upper management has a soul. The company has just announced that they will be giving $50 gift cards to anyone who bought a dedicated HD-DVD player on or before February 23rd, 2008. The gift cards are available by way of [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Mar 6, 2008 11:59 am
Filed in Blu-ray, HD DVD, Services
If there’s one thing HD DVD players are good for these days, it’s promoting creativity. Finding something to do with your now-a-big-hunk-of-doorstop is great for exercising your cerebrum, but not so great for watching new HD movies. If you’d like to try the latter, watch some new HD movies that is, then Circuit City may [...]
Posted by Zach Epstein on Feb 19, 2008 10:20 am
Filed in HD DVD, News
That’s right people… Move along, nothing to see here. The long drawn-out ordeal that has been the Salem HD DVD Trials has officially come to an end. Toshiba has finally given in to the pitchfork-wielding lynch mob and tied HD DVD to a tree out back. A shame perhaps, as HD DVD had some real [...]
Posted by Joshua Karp on Jan 29, 2008 11:35 am
Filed in HD DVD
Just how much does it cost to extend your stay on this planet? If you’re part of the HD-DVD camp over at Toshiba, the answer is a cool $2.7 million. The company that has been backing the HD-DVD Hi-Def format since day one has just dropped some serious cash on a Superbowl ad set to [...]