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For all those fence sitters who were procastrinating their investment in a new player, it is almost time to take the leap and join the Blue Ray camp. Merits and pittfalls aside, we all wanted the longevity of our players ensured before investing in any new gadget.
As an erstwhile owner of an LD player, I know the pain involved in looking at your new gizmo staring at you hungrily every evening !

News Clip:-

Last week, major US retailer Wal-Mart announced that it would be dropping the HD DVD format. Reports circulated over the weekend that even Toshiba would soon be admitting the battle was over, although the company has yet to announce its surrender publicly.

Wal-Mart joins retailers Blockbuster, Woolworths, Best Buy and Netflix, which all have announced that they would be favouring the Blu-ray format. Blu-ray has also been winning the war on the production side of the industry, as evidenced by January's announcement from Warner Bros. that it would be going Blu-ray exclusive. That leaves only Paramount and Universal holding out in the HD DVD camp.

Microsoft also said that it would be waiting for the official word from manufacturers Toshiba--which has so far not issued confirmation that the format will be discontinued--before it makes a decision on the future of the add-on HD DVD player for the 360.

it's gonna be interesting.