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By Andy Rathbun
Herald Writer

Photo courtesy of Theater Xtreme

Scott Fehr's customers get excited about the butt kicker.

The oddly nicknamed chair connects to an audio system's subwoofer, letting the bass line from movie soundtracks vibrate the seat.

I apologies for the lack of recent news. The biggest news that hasn't been posted on here yet is of course that HD-DVD lost the high definition battle. This was in my opinion sad news and not a gain for the consumers. Time will tell...

I plan to get back at posting news in the following weeks. Feels free to login and add your own news.

Regards,
Marc Bernatchez

Interview: Universal EVP Ken Graffeo says HD DVD is here to stay
By Nate Mook, BetaNews

January 21, 2008, 4:40 PM

In an exclusive interview with BetaNews, Ken Graffeo, executive vice president for Universal Studios and also the co-president of HD DVD, provided a behind-the-scenes look at the high-def industry and said that, despite the rumors, HD DVD is here to stay. But he does leave the door open to ending the format war by coming to some sort of an agreement with Blu-ray.

Here are the latest numbers for the online petitions for and against HD-DVD survival...

- "We endorse the Save HD-DVD! (Warner Brothers, The Consumer Has Not "Clearly" Chosen Blu-Ray) Petition to Warner Brothers, Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures."

Current signatures: 13345

- "We endorse the Let HD DVD Die Petition to DVD Forum, Movie Studios, CEMA, and related companies."

Current signatures: 5221

A story to follow...

http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?SAVEHDD

http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?HDVDeath

By Greg Tarr -- TWICE, 1/21/2008

WAYNE, N.J. —Toshiba came back from International CES with the gloves off, stepping up its marketing campaign in the light of what it called "record-breaking unit sales in the fourth quarter of 2007."

Although Warner Bros. announced on the eve of the show that it had decided to ditch HD DVD and back Blu-ray Disc exclusively beginning in May, Toshiba vowed to continue the fight with its remaining studios, Universal, Paramount and DreamWorks SKG.

Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 01:00 PM ET

Over six thousand HD DVD supporters have signed an online petition urging Warner Home Entertainment to reconsider its decision to abandon the HD DVD format.

First posted on January 5th, the petition takes issue with Warner's earlier press statements that the "consumer has clearly chosen Blu-ray," pointing to the HD DVD format's lower hardware prices and "better technological capabilities" as more consumer-friendly than its high-def rival.

January 5, 2008

Warner Backs Blu-ray, Tilting DVD Battle
By BROOKS BARNES

LOS ANGELES — The high-definition DVD war is all but over.

Hollywood’s squabble over which of two technologies will replace standard DVDs skewed in the direction of the Sony Corporation on Friday, with Warner Brothers casting the deciding vote in favor of the company’s Blu-ray discs over the rival format, HD DVD.

In some ways, the fight is a replay of the VHS versus Betamax battle of the 1980s. This time, however, the Sony product appears to have prevailed.

Indiantelevision.com Team

13 December 2007 3:20 pm

MUMBAI: According to a research conducted by The Diffusion Group (TDG), nearly one-third of non-high definition television (HDTV) households in the US are interested in purchasing a new HDTV in the next six months -- a good omen for HDTV manufacturers and, by relation, high-definition DVD manufacturers.

By Joel Hruska
Published: December 11, 2007 - 01:25PM CT

With Christmas fast approaching, movie studios, other HD content providers, and consumer electronics manufacturers are all focused on the performance of HD DVD and Blu-ray. As we've previously discussed, total sales of both HD DVD and Blu-ray movies since both standards launched in 2006 are only a tiny fraction of DVD sales. Samsung is hoping to tilt the scales in favor of Blu-ray; as of right now, Samsung's BD-P1400 Blu-ray player is selling for $279 on Amazon, down from a $499 MSRP.