I just got an email from CNET

[misterzadir]

The title of the email is simply: "Will HD DVD make it to July?"

I think it's great that CNET is sending this email out letting people know the current state of things.

Here is part of what the email says:


"Dear CNET members,
Wow, I didn't know the format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray ended already. OK, it's not really over yet, but with the recent announcement of Warner Bros. dropping the HD DVD format entirely (by the end of May 2008) and exclusively going to the Blu-ray format has to hurt big time! And after reading things like "HD DVD's ship is sinking fast," "HD DVD: Buy, sell, or hold?," and this "Sales of HD DVD players plunge after Warner move"... Even as a person who has absolutely no stake or side in either of the format camps--I'll admit it looks mighty grave for HD DVD. But heck, it's not really over until the fat lady sings, right? (Wait, what's that I hear faintly in the background... ;-))

So given Warner Bros.' announcement, which leaves HD DVD with only 2 studios (Paramount and Universal) supporting them, do you think there's any chance HD DVD will survive? Sure, Toshiba has slashed prices on their entry-level HD DVD players, but is this their last attempt at a comeback--but what good is player when your many of your favorite high def flicks are in the other party's format? Well, the good news is that even if you own a HD DVD player and the format does fold, you can still always use your HD DVD player as an upscaling player, right?"