[ronaldasten]

http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/15/tech...ion=2008021511

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- National discount retailer Wal-Mart announced Friday that it had decided to only sell Sony's Blu-ray hi-definition movie discs, and will phase out Toshiba's competing HD-DVD formatted discs over the next several months.
Wal-Mart said that by June, its 4,000 Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores would sell only Blu-ray discs and Blu-ray hardware players. Blu-ray and Toshiba's HD-DVD format are not compatible.
"We've listened to our customers, who are showing a clear preference toward Blu-ray products and movies with their purchases," said Gary Severson, Wal-Mart's Senior Vice President of Home Entertainment in a statement.
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Wal-Mart said it would continue selling HD-DVD products, but over the next 30 days, customers will see a significant shift in emphasis to Blu-ray in both brick-and-mortar stores and online. The retailer said it will continue to sell DVDs and standard-definition hardware.
Wal-Mart is the latest movie vendor to choose Blu-ray over HD-DVD. Earlier this week, online movie rental company Netflix (NFLX) announced its support for Blu-ray, and said it would phase out HD-DVD as well. Video publishers Walt Disney (DIS, Fortune 500), Sony's Sony Pictures, News Corp.'s (NWS, Fortune 500) Twentieth Century Fox, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer have all endorsed Blu-ray.
In a rivalry that mirrors the Betamax-VHS dispute of the 1970s, Sony (SNE) and Toshiba have been battling each other to define the industry's hi-definition video standard. The winner will see a boost in the sale of hardware needed to play the hi-definition discs.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the end of HD DVD.

[WapSaibian]

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the end of HD DVD.

Probably.

[vNZsk39B]

Its been the end...

[AnIInWon]

That is another blow to the HD DVD camp although it has seemed to be over for quite some time now. At least the Wal-Marts I have been in, they never stocked that many next gen titles anyway.

[Nglvayhp]

This has got be big one of the biggest blows to HD-DVD. Toshiba should concede and focus on helping improve BR now [yes]

[Petrushkaukrop]

Good! The sooner this stupid format war is over the better!

[BopeDolaNeone]

___click_____...*[surrender]*...____click____

[ReggieRed]

This has got be big one of the biggest blows to HD-DVD. Toshiba should concede and focus on helping improve BR now [yes]

They are about to.

[posimoka]

Im glad I never bought an HD-DVD player for my Xbox [thumbup]

[EzequielTMann]

Rumours are that Toshiba will be abandoning HD DVD in the next few weeks. If this does happen, I will be about as surprised as hearing the Pope is indeed Emperor Palpatine...sorry...Catholic.

[BopeDolaNeone]

[Domovoy]

Im glad I never bought an HD-DVD player for my Xbox [thumbup]

Its not to late, I can sell you mine.

With movies!

[encumeterz]

ewwwwwwwwwwww [dots]

[BopeDolaNeone]

ewwwwwwwwwwww [dots]

War is never pretty my friend.

[LsrSRVxR]

Who the hell buys their dvd´s etc at Wal-mart anyway ??

[JesexhiSeeces]

Who the hell buys their dvd´s etc at Wal-mart anyway ??

Lots of folks, afaik. They have a pretty decent selection.

[Slonopotam845]

Who the hell buys their dvd´s etc at Wal-mart anyway ??

Their $5 bin is pretty good sometimes, but lately I find myself buying all my DVDs at the pawn shop. Can't resist $3-4 prices for movies that are still $20 at HMV.

[AnIInWon]

Lots of folks, afaik. They have a pretty decent selection.

Their DVD selection is alright but they have never stocked many next generation formats.