http://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/ Engadget HD Comments for Universal giving up on hybrid HD DVDs? http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/Apr 3rd 2007 10:06AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/Apr 3rd 2007 10:17AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/
I went to the store where I buy my Bluray discs and I noticed that the shelf with the Blurays is getting bigger and the shelf with the HD DVD is getting smaller.

Doesn't mean anything I guess, just saying. ]]>Apr 3rd 2007 10:21AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/Apr 3rd 2007 10:32AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/
Oh quit trolling Frank, nobody buys HD DVDs for the non-HD DVD side.]]>Apr 3rd 2007 11:25AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/Apr 3rd 2007 11:38AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/
I guess making new technology "backwards-proof" might not be sending out the right message anyway. Anything to get the prices is good in my book.]]>Apr 3rd 2007 12:56PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/Apr 3rd 2007 6:36PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/
People complain about the price but if you look at Fox and Lionsgate movies they're 27 bucks on Amazon and you don't shat. No extras or DVD playback.

I'm buying a DVD based NAV system and I like the idea of having support for DVD on new titles. ]]>Apr 3rd 2007 1:25PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/
Added to that, my wife finds them confusing -- the HD DVD player will play either side, and it's not clear to her which is which until it starts playing. I imagine she's not alone.]]>Apr 3rd 2007 2:37PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/Apr 3rd 2007 2:38PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/Apr 3rd 2007 6:11PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/ Most of them are UNDER $10. It may actually be cheaper to buy the HD-DVD and a DVD copy, or at least close in price.

This is why SD content will keep long ahead of HD content on any disk. It is sometimes cheaper to buy a DVD then rent it.]]>Apr 3rd 2007 7:06PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/http://hd.engadget.com/2007/04/03/universal-giving-up-on-hybrid-hd-dvds/
That's the uphill climb HDDVD and bluray have, and I don't think either format will ever sufficiently supplant DVD until DVDs are no longer made.
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