Looks like this could be the end for HD-DVD. In the battle for high-definition movies, HD-DVD got out to an early lead, but lately, the technology can't buy a break. The latest crushing defeat came yesterday when Netflix said it would only rent Blu-ray discs.
The bad news started last month when Warner Bros. -- the biggest movie studio -- backed the Blu-ray format. Then last week, Best Buy indicated it would push Blu-ray equipment as the preferred technology. While this may be bad for Toshiba, which owns the HD-DVD technology, it should be good for consumers, given that a definitive winner may now be emerging. Once that happens, you can buy a high-definition DVD player and movies without worrying that the other standard will be adopted, leaving you SOL.
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