Toshiba To Halt HD-DVD Production

Multiple users have written to tell us that Toshiba is planning to halt production of devices related to HD-DVD. According to Japanese broadcasting network NHK, Toshiba will lose "hundreds of millions of dollars" as the format war finally draws to a close. Regardless, investors are pleased that Toshiba has made the decision to cut its losses. This comes after a last-ditch price cut was unable to prevent Wal-mart from throwing their lot in with Blu-ray, although some sources suggest that Wal-mart was already aware of Toshiba's plans to withdraw from fight.

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Re:whew, fewer syllables

[shokk]

That's because the acronym for a Blu-ray disk being used for DVD purposes is BD-DVD. That rolls off the tongue so much better than HD-DVD. Neither is as bad as the nightmare of DiVX which was usually preceded or followed by "Is this how you say it?" while walking through any store. "CD" and "DVD" are simple and none of these have that charm.