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Blockbuster Blu-ray ONLY. No HD DVD
Blockbuster Blu-ray ONLY. No HD DVD
SPG - June 17, 2007
Submitted by kspraydad (475) at 5:49PM PST on June 17, 2007
Big news for SONY as one of the major consumer rental companies declares that they will not be renting HD DVD and will be exclusively Blu-ray.
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2welshbloke posted on Sony Corporation (SNE) at 7:42AM PST on June 18, 2007. RE: Blockbuster Blu-ray ONLY. No HD DVDInteresting but the news I heard is they were reducing the number of stores that would hold both HD DVD and Blu ray. The online rental service would could continue offering both and only 250 out of the 1700 stores would carry HD DVD titles.
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3kspraydad posted on Sony Corporation (SNE) at 5:49PM PST on June 17, 2007. RE: Blockbuster Blu-ray ONLY. No HD DVD
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You're right...I was summarizing the first paragraph in the AP story and didn't read it clearly enough to give a proper summary:
First paragraph: Blockbuster Inc. will rent high-definition DVDs only in the Blu-ray format in 1,450 stores when it expands its high-def offerings next month, dealing a major blow to the rival HD DVD format.
I missed this part:
Blockbuster will continue to rent HD DVD titles in the original 250 locations and online, the Dallas-based company said.
So...wasn't trying to 'spin' (I don't own a PS3 or X360 or Wii) just skimmed the article too fast.
Cheers.