If you're anything like us, you've probably started to think vaguely about what goodies you'll buy during the inevitable last-minute Christmas Eve shopping frenzy. While you contemplate which colour ...

Now the PC market is on the cusp of another leap in optical disc technology: Blu-ray and HD-DVD. Blu-ray discs store 25 GB per layer, and the standard supports dual-sided discs. HD-DVD, by contrast, ...

It may have been a while since HD DVD and Blu-ray finished their infamous duel, but that doesn't mean we were satisfied with the outcome. And we demand satisfaction. Our wonderful Greatest Gadget of ...

The format war is far from over, but Sony’s Blu-ray camp continues to enjoy the lead over Toshiba and the rest of the HD DVD gang, edging them out in movie sales yet again for the month of February.

If you’ve been wondering what the scoreboard looks like in the Blu-ray vs HD DVD format war, Nielsen VideoScan has just released the official sales numbers for both sides of the camp. According to the ...

Although the Blu-ray camp suffered the loss of the Paramount and DreamWorks studios earlier this year to the HD DVD camp, Blu-ray’s biggest advantage is the millions of PS3’s sold into the marketplace ...

The high-definition movie disc battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc can be traced all the way back to 2000, when companies began experimenting with using new blue lasers in optical disc systems.

This thread is NOT, I repeat, NOT about whether Blu-ray is better or worse than HD DVD. Plenty of other threads for that if that's what you want to discuss. This thread is about comparing why people ...

Santa might have an easier time deciding who's naughty or nice this Christmas than choosing one of the next-generation DVD players for people on the good list. But he also might be better off choosing ...