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• Apple, Blu-ray, and the Future of Digital Downloads: What is Apple Really Up To?

  October 28, 2008 When it comes to Blu-ray, few know for certain of Apple’s direction (a fact which fuels the number of Blu-ray-related insider leaks and ambiguous public statements). I recall one such disclosure in Q4 2007, a time when the HD-DVD... Posted Oct 28 2008, 01:02 PM by Michael Greeson with Filed under: HD-DVD, platforms, Over-The-Top, Apple TV, next-generation video, Blu-ray, video delivery, set-top boxes, Michael Greeson, Digital living room, online movie downloads, video streaming

• A Few Not-So-Common Thoughts on the Netflix Set-Top Box Announcement

  May 16, 2008 You've likely seen the flood of articles reporting that widespread adoption of Blu-ray players will be "delayed" due to higher-than-acceptable retail pricing. You may also recall that TDG advanced this argument in November 2007... Posted May 20 2008, 03:24 PM by Michael Greeson with Filed under: video, platforms, interactive media, movie rentals, next-generation video, Blu-ray, video delivery, set-top boxes, Michael Greeson, Digital living room, online movie downloads, Blockbuster, Broadband Video, Netflix, Roku

• Rapid Price Erosion Needed to Ensure Blu-ray's Viability

  May 16, 2008 You've likely seen the flood of articles reporting that widespread adoption of Blu-ray players will be "delayed" due to higher-than-acceptable retail pricing. You may also recall that TDG advanced this argument in November 2007... Posted May 16 2008, 04:10 PM by Michael Greeson with Filed under: DVD, high definition, video, movie rentals, Blu-ray, Michael Greeson

• The Rapid Demise of HD DVD and the Trail of Embarrassed Analysts Left Behind

  February 21, 2008 Unless you've been hiding under a rock the past few days, you are aware that Toshiba will "no longer develop, manufacture, and market HD DVD players and recorders," a move which formally brings an end to the high-def DVD... Posted Feb 21 2008, 04:12 PM by Michael Greeson with Filed under: format wars, DVD, HD-DVD, high definition, video, movie rentals, Blu-ray, Michael Greeson

• The Format Wars are Over... Well, Maybe Not

  August 2, 2007 During the recent Electronics Merchants Association Home Media Expo 2007 in Las Vegas, I participated in a panel hosted by the HD DVD Promotional Group. Sure, the panel was assembled to tout the virtues and benefits of HD DVD over its format... Posted Aug 02 2007, 04:17 PM by Michael Greeson with Filed under: format wars, DVD, HD-DVD, movie rentals, Blu-ray, Michael Greeson

• Premature Prognostication? On Blockbuster’s Decision to Drop HD-DVD

  June 26, 2007 Last week, Blockbuster announced that it would carry high-definition DVDs in only the Blu-ray format, at least in its brick-and-mortar stores. The selection of DVDs available for online rental would include both, at least for the time being... Posted Jun 27 2007, 04:15 PM by Michael Greeson with Filed under: format wars, DVD, HD-DVD, high definition, Blu-ray, Michael Greeson