HD-DVD
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Gamers who are most likely to pony up for a first-gen VR system like this should be wary about buying into another Laserdisc or HD-DVD that goes nowhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2016
The format war between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray a decade ago left the latter the victor, but only after millions dropped to the studio’s bottom line from anxious hardware manufacturers pushing one or the other format.
From Forbes ● Jul. 30, 2015
Stringer, who is described on the company website as less of a numbers' guy than a creative leader, has had successes such as the Blu-ray optical discs victory over the alternative format HD-DVD.
From Reuters ● May 23, 2011
Originally released in high definition on the now-defunct HD-DVD standard, John Frankenheimer’s 1966 racing spectacular, “Grand Prix,” has been reissued in Blu-ray by Warner Home Video.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2011
We had to make these calculations when we chose between Blu-ray and HD-DVD or VHS and Betamax.
From Slate ● Feb. 14, 2011
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