B M A N M E D I A

It was in the 10^th round when Sony delivered a heavy punch straight to the head, knocking Toshiba out. Ouch! 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, nding nging nding….it a knock out the referee called its over. Sony is the winner! The paramedics rush into the ring to save Toshiba but, Toshiba is in a comma.

Kyodo News agency reported earlier today that the Japanese electronics maker Toshiba will/ might withdraw its next generation HD DVD format. Toshiba’s decision hinges primarily on U.S. demand for its HD DVD format among other factors.

Toshiba officials did not comment on this issue.

Toshiba HD DVD has been competing against Sony’s Blu Ray disc which is back my majority of the Hollywood movie studios.

Sony has seen an increase in the market share, while Toshiba has been forced to slash prices to sell its HD DVD machines. If Toshiba pulls out not, it will be a complete knock out and an absolute defeat for HD DVD to Blu-ray.

On February 15^th, Wal-Mart announced that it will only sell Blu-ray DVDs and hardware and the multimillion dollar chain will no longer carry HD DVD offering. Wal-Mart announcement comes days after Netflix announced that it stop carrying rentals in HD DVD, and so has Target and Blockbuster inc, made similar decisions.

Warner Bros, rejected HD DVD format last month, by deciding to release movies only in Blu-ray formats.

Both Blu-ray and HD DVD formats deliver crisp, clear high-definition pictures and sound, but they are incompatible with each other, and neither plays on older DVD players. The only player out there that can play both formats is the LG player.

Like the boxing match, only one player has been expected to come out as the winner, just like the VHS trumped Sony’s Betamax in the video format battle in the 1980’s. Good thing Sony learned its mistakes, practiced and now it is supper better.

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See the video below! The Battle of the Lions