BBC News video reports Blu-ray win over HD-DVD

BBC News has reported that Blu-ray has won the format war over HD-DVD.

In the video report broadcast in the UK today, the BBC highlights that consumers have been confused about the two rival formats which appear to be very similar.
The BBC reporter says "Now though, it looks as if Toshiba has lost this format war... It's rapidly loosing the support of retailers and movie studios and the end appears nigh."

The BBC report comments "In six months time it looks unlikely that shoppers will have the choice of more than one type of high-definition player."

[solar]

not only is the ps3 gonna be a great system to play games on, im glad Sony took tyhe risk to include it in the ps3. now the risk i took of buying the ps3 has paid off. great games are here and on the way and i dont have a useless movie player.

[Mr PS3]

For that information
Its nice of you to join us in the year 2008
Were have you been ?

[pandabear]

Rest in Peace HD DVD, you were never going to win this battle

But then Microsoft will tell you this was the plan all along and that digital download is the future and that it is them and not sony who have won.

You've got to laugh lol

[paul_war]

An example of the BBC being neural.

I'm sure to make it fair they had to have someone say 'its to early to call yet' !!!

[resistance100]

lol, its true the BBC are as PC as you get.

Saying that they are funded by the public so its not surprising (via money from TV liecencing) they stay as unbised as they can not to offend anyone.

Still im just gald that the £800 ($1600) (PS3 £425 + 25 Blu-ray films totaling about £375 quid) i have invested in blu-ray won't go to waste =D

[LSDARBY]

How the hell can someone say its too early to say. How the hell could HD-DVD beat blu-ray now.

[resistance100]

I take it curry's still have alot of HD DVD players they want to get rid of first lol.

Still its ironic that they have said that considering curry's no longer support HD DVD

[heyheyhey]

simple

expertly assassinate every supporter of Blu-Ray and plant C4 in every Blu-Ray section of every retailer and then feed everyone with subliminal messages

as i said- simple

[VaeVictus]

Let's not post this everytime a news outlet declares blu ray the winner. It's done.

It's GDC time, surely there as to be more than just this.

[Wozzer]

did anyone notice that they showed a Blu-ray player costing £1295 followed by an hddvd player for £449! its as if they (BBC) are trying to say that Blu-ray is a huge expense in comparison to HDDVD, they totally dismiss the fact that you could pay £425 (launch price) or even less now for a PS3 with built in Blu-ray. Someone at BBC needs to do their research. Also that 'technical advisor' at Currys has his head up his arse if he can't see that the war is over.

[resistance100]

The Ps3 is now £299 over here in the UK.

Standalone players vary. The cheapest HD DVD player i have seen is £120 off amazon and the cheapest Standalone Blu-ray player i've seen is £220

[forcefullpower]

Stop giving false prices.

Here in the UK. You can pick a PS3 up for £280.

[ceedubya9]

talk about beating a dead horse!

[spandexxking]

yawn booooorrriinngggggg!

can we have some gaming news instead we all know blu-ray's won

[ICUP]

When it rain.........

[ben806]

i love the guy at the end, saying that they just dont know who will win.
you would think its a pretty damm safe guess,