The latest report shows Blu-Ray outselling HD DVD by a lot:

http://news.digitaltrends.com/article12787.html“ title=”http://news.digitaltrends.com/article12787.html“ target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”>http://news.digitaltrends.com/article12787.html

“According to the figures, consumers purchased nearly 1.2 million high-definition discs in the first quarter of 2007; of those, 832,530 were Blu-ray titles and 359,300 were HD DVD discs. Home Media Magazine says Blu-ray took the sales lead on February and that, by March, the format accounted for nearly three out of every four high-definition discs sold, racking up 335,980 disc sales compared to HD DVDs 119,570 discs. “

3 out of 4 HD discs were Blu-Ray man. Plus with Disney showing support for only Blu-Ray, the gap is going to widen even more. And like the article I linked to points out, once Prates of the Caribbean comes out, it will all be over. Other than the price point of their player, HD DVD has nothing going for it. It's about the content here…not the price IMO.

Wal mart will still be carrying Sony's new blu ray system as well as the PS3, I would hardly say they declared a winner. They will use both formats to bring in traffic.

Wal mart WILL be selling blu ray players too. And that information is coming from a Wal mart exec. War ain't over.

A serious website should not allow for a person to post a commentary that reads like a 'news' article without it starting off with a clear cut “THIS IS RUMORED” as the headline. Because, at most, that is all it is.

If this article was written as a commentary then it should read “Wal-Mart could decide the fate of HD discs by choosing a specific format.” or something similar, then go into details of how Wal-Mart's upcoming actions could possibly sway the format war one way or the other. It sure doesn't read like that – it reads like the decision has been made and that there have been specific official announcements by Wal-Mart that back up those claims.

Instead – we get rumors, presented as facts, and a website that allows such rubish to presented in a way that is a far cry from 'commentary'. Thanks, but I won't be returning.

http://www.homemediaretailing.com/news/html/breaking_article.cfm?article_id=10557“ title=”http://www.homemediaretailing.com/news/html/breaking_article.cfm?article_id=10557“ target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”>http://www.homemediaretailing.com/news/html/breaki…

Not sure where this leaves your claim that Wal-Mart is making 'plans to go exclusive'.

Looks like they are pretty close in costs.

To AV integrated: This is an opinion piece, and has been written accordingly. I don't appreciate the rude comments by you and think it would be best if you did not visit anymore. We are also going to strip the website URL from your name, since you obviously care about sending traffic to your site rather than discussing the piece, and presenting your opinion.

Digg it guys! The fight is on!

And whatever happened to these mysterious low cost HD-DVD players from China anyway? They never showed up at Wal-Mart or anywhere else that I ever saw, that's for sure.

Oh well, I give you credit for the nice prediction, it only took 10 months for it to be proven utterly false.

HD-DVD is dead.

http://digg.com/movies/Wall_Mart_press_release_Goodby_HD_DVD_going_Blu_ray_solo“ title=”http://digg.com/movies/Wall_Mart_press_release_Goodby_HD_DVD_going_Blu_ray_solo“ target=”_blank” ref=”nofollow”>http://digg.com/movies/Wall_Mart_press_release_Goo…

http://www.electronichouse.com/article/wal_mart_to_sell_only_blu_ray/“ title=”http://www.electronichouse.com/article/wal_mart_to_sell_only_blu_ray/“ target=”_blank” ref=”nofollow”>http://www.electronichouse.com/article/wal_mart_to…

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10838942/“ title=”http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10838942/“ target=”_blank” ref=”nofollow”>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10838942/

i understand that you are in business to make money. but wal-mart is going about this in a way that i feel is unethical.

Jeff: Get rid of your HD DVD player while you still can. The format is now officially dead. It's still moving, but so is a headless chicken for a while.

All in all, I'd say HD-DVD is set for serious upswing.

Rob was of course right afterall. I hope you are all eating crow as well!

HD DVD Takes Centerstage at Wal-Mart
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/1131“ title=”http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/1131“ target=”_blank” ref=”nofollow”>http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/1131

Rob was right!

At the end of the day where the consumer will benefit is from lower prices, this will not clear up the confusion as to which format to buy into, but at least will make the costs for buying into one or the other format (or both) less of a gamble.

I love reading these threads with both camps saying their format is better, cheaper winning blah blah blah!!!!

Let's face it, neither format is going to win anytime soon!!! Both formats have had a huge investment made and they will fight to the death even if it means throwing more money at the problem. If Wal-Mart do import low costs HD-DVD machines, what's to stop Blu-Ray machines at the same or simular price following this. This may lead to a swing to one format for a while, but will swing back once the prices even out.

This war is bad for the consumer as they will either have to wait till one wins over the othe, or take a gamble on one format.

What this war is doing is driving the price down quickly which will make it difficult for the investment to be re-couped within a reasonable time frame.

Neither camp is ready to throw in the towel and both will be around for the forseable future.

On a simular note, how many households are HD-Ready? At the end of the day, it's not just the cost of a player & discs, but the whole package.

walmart does have the means to end this and hopefully they do.