Target to sell only Blu-ray DVD players
Thu Jul 26, 3:46 PM ET
Target plans to carry only Blu-ray high definition DVD players through the holiday shopping season, a move that boosts the Sony-backed technology and may deal a blow to rival HD-DVD.
In a statement on Thursday, Sony Corp. (6758.T) said that Target (NYSE:TGT - news) will exclusively carry Blu-ray players "at least through the holiday season" and will also expand its inventory of Blu-ray discs.
The move begins in October with Target's sale and promotion of Sony's BDP-S300 unit, which sells for about $500.
It was the second major retailer in as many months to throw its weight behind Blu-ray in the industrywide standards war reminiscent of VHS and Betamax. Blockbuster, the largest U.S. provider of home movie entertainment, in June set plans to line its shelves with Blu-ray DVDs, saying that Blu-ray rentals are "significantly outpacing HD DVD rentals."
HD DVD is developed by Toshiba Corp. (6502.T) and backed by Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT - TWX - AAPL - DELL - news).
Earlier this month, the HD DVD camp said its stand-alone video players have outsold rival Blu-ray players by a three-to-one margin in Europe's main markets so far this year.
Mass market acceptance of high-definition video is still some way off, due in part to the high price of the devices, and the fact that some movies and programs are available on one platform and not the other.
From my viewpoint the entire world needs a formal union to pull together and not purchase any Blu-Ray products and not have anything to do with Blu-Ray products, the entire world needs to put Sony in its place and the best method to do this is where it hurts the most in their pocketbook or wallet.
And besides HD-DVD is easier to back-up.
Its way overdue that the consumer dictates to the vender what products we want or NOT PURCHASE the vendors product that they want to create.
Its time the sh** hits the fan when it comes to Sony and Microsoft
Thu Jul 26, 3:46 PM ET
Target plans to carry only Blu-ray high definition DVD players through the holiday shopping season, a move that boosts the Sony-backed technology and may deal a blow to rival HD-DVD.
In a statement on Thursday, Sony Corp. (6758.T) said that Target (NYSE:TGT - news) will exclusively carry Blu-ray players "at least through the holiday season" and will also expand its inventory of Blu-ray discs.
The move begins in October with Target's sale and promotion of Sony's BDP-S300 unit, which sells for about $500.
It was the second major retailer in as many months to throw its weight behind Blu-ray in the industrywide standards war reminiscent of VHS and Betamax. Blockbuster, the largest U.S. provider of home movie entertainment, in June set plans to line its shelves with Blu-ray DVDs, saying that Blu-ray rentals are "significantly outpacing HD DVD rentals."
HD DVD is developed by Toshiba Corp. (6502.T) and backed by Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT - TWX - AAPL - DELL - news).
Earlier this month, the HD DVD camp said its stand-alone video players have outsold rival Blu-ray players by a three-to-one margin in Europe's main markets so far this year.
Mass market acceptance of high-definition video is still some way off, due in part to the high price of the devices, and the fact that some movies and programs are available on one platform and not the other.
From my viewpoint the entire world needs a formal union to pull together and not purchase any Blu-Ray products and not have anything to do with Blu-Ray products, the entire world needs to put Sony in its place and the best method to do this is where it hurts the most in their pocketbook or wallet.
And besides HD-DVD is easier to back-up.
Its way overdue that the consumer dictates to the vender what products we want or NOT PURCHASE the vendors product that they want to create.
Its time the sh** hits the fan when it comes to Sony and Microsoft
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