HD DVD suffers rental setback

In the days following Blockbuster's decision to got with Blu Ray in their 1400+ US outlets, HD DVD has been suffering a bit of a setback. Rumours floating around the Internet suggest that HD DVD player sales have dried up almost overnight, with orders for players being cancelled.

If true, this could be disastrous for the fledgling HD DVD format. Although online based rental services will continue to operate with HD DVD alongside Blu Ray, the mass market will be led by decisions such as the one made by Blockbuster.

We will be keeping our eyes and ears open for the HD DVD retaliation!

HD DVD Selling well.

OK, it's before the Blu Ray boys have had a chance to get their side of the story across, but Team HD DVD claim to have whopping 60% of the "standalone high definition player market" (ie. ignore the PS3 please!) Not too shabby at all. Of course Blu Ray may come and make similar claims, with the PS3 as ammo, but we'll see their numbers soon, I'm sure.

source engadget

HD DVD Player Prices Heading Down

The upcoming second generation Toshiba HD-A2 HD DVD player may see the start of much cheaper HD-DVD players, reports Engadget. Originally appearing on a US electronic website for only $199 (which included $100 off at the point of purchase), HD-DVD players look like they were going to tumble in price (how much did you pay for your Xbox 360 HD DVD player...?)

Unfortunaley, mere hours later, the retailer has upped the price by $100 taking us to a respectable, but not nearly as attractive $299. Still, at the current £ to $ conversion rate...

hmm...