Toshiba: No decision made, HD DVD under review

Courtesy GameRush Entertainment: Feeds  Sun, 02/17/2008 - 20:26

Toshiba Corp. has confirmed that it may pull the plug on its HD DVD format for high-definition video, the Japanese electronics maker said Monday.

However, according to The Associated Press, Toshiba has not made a final decision, but acknowledged that it had started a review of its HD DVD business strategy.

Like the Betamax-VHS battle in the 1980s, the format war between Toshiba-backed HD DVD and Sony's Blu-ray has slowed development of what is expected to be a multibillion dollar...


 

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