Timeline: HD DVD vs. Blu-ray Disc

[Ascended_Saiyan]

Originally Posted by york weir

I didn't realize the dvd forum and Toshiba didn't like the caddy idea which caused them to pursue making their own format. Had TDK come out with the coating 3 years prior when they voiced their displeasure we might be further along with blu-ray now.

Well, the royalties they would have lost with DVD (eventually) really caused them to pursue making their own format. They just needed an excuse. The caddy and the production costs excuses served them well.

[kamiller42]

Reading those stories reminds me of why I despise Toshiba. And announcing no support for Blu-ray at their surrender speech did nothing to assuage my anger. Toshiba, why don't you go back to selling top secret submarine secrets to our enemies?

[saprano]

I would do this all over again if i had to,it was fun.

[scoobiesnackarff]

http://blogs.msdn.com/andypennell/ar...ormat-war.aspx




Alan

[darkpoet25]

I think it's hialrious all the comments the hd dead fanboys are saying about BD not being the 'best consumer choice' and how hd dead was the far better format.

[stockstar1138]

Feb 19th 2002 - Blu-ray Disc Format Announced

Jan 8th 2004 - Dell and HP announce Blu-ray support

Feb 26th 2004 - DVD Forum approves HD DVD, Warner is backing HD DVD

May 18th 2004 - Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) is announced

Aug. 3rd 2004 - Sony confirms its Playstation 3 will support Blu-ray.

October 4th 2004 - 20th Century Fox announces blu-ray support

Oct. 30th 2004 - TDK announces super hard coating for blu-ray disc

Nov. 29th 2004 - Universal Studios announces support for HD DVD

Dec. 8th 2004 - Disney announces Blu-ray disc support

Mar. 10th 2005 - Apple joins blu-ray board of directors

Apr. 13th 2005 - Sony open to HD DVD/Blu-ray convergence

May 10th 2005 - Toshiba refuses convergence of the two formats

Aug. 15th 2005 - Universal Music Group announces blu-ray support.

May 26th 2005 - HD DVD backwards compatiblity confirmed

Aug. 17th - Lionsgate to support Blu-ray

Sept. 12 2005 - Sony expects blu-ray victory within 12 months.

Sept. 28th 2005 - Toshiba delays HD DVD.

Sept. 28th 2005 - Microsoft backs HD DVD

Oct. 2 2005 - Paramount pictures announces blu-ray support, after announcing HD DVD support

Oct. 2 2005 - HP accuses Microsoft of spreading misinformation about Blu-ray.

Oct. 21 2005 - Warner to support blu-ray

Nov. 1 2005 - Xbox 360 confirmed not to use HD DVD

Nov. 9th 2005 - MGM announces Blu-ray support

Dec. 5th - Panasonic announces it is piloting 50GB blu-ray discs

Dec. 15th 2005 - Toshiba delays HD DVD launch again.

Dec. 18th 2005 - HP backs HD DVD

Dec. 27th 2005 - Pioneer announces blu-ray drive to ship Q1 2006

Jan 5th 2006 - Microsoft confirms HD DVD add on for XBOX 360.

Jan 5th 2006 - Blu-ray 1.0 Specs completed

Jan. 5th 2006 - Blu-ray movies announced they include, "Batman Begins, Desperado, Fantastic Four, Fifth Element, Hero, Ice Age, Kill Bill, Lethal Weapon, Mission Impossible, Ocean's Twelve, Pirates of the Caribbean, Reservoir Dogs, Robocop, and The Matrix."

Jan 6th 2006 - First blu-ray players will not be full featured is confirmed

Jan 12th 2006 - Digital Playground announces Blu-ray support

Jan 24th 2006 - Netflix announces blu-ray and HD DVD support

March 8th 2006 - Blu-ray exclusive LG will produce combo players

March 15th 2006 - PS3 confirmed Nov. 2006 launch, cites blu-ray delayed it.

Mar 31st 2006 - HD DVD goes on sale in Japan

Apr. 3rd 2006 - Samsung announces delays for blu-ray launch

Apr. 18th 2006 - HD DVD launches in America. Good reviews for HD DVD, supplies selling out.

May 3rd 2006 - Sony Pictures to release titles in June.

May 23rd 2006 - The Bourne Supremacy is the first HD DVD title to use PiP function

June 15th 2006 - Samsung releases first blu-ray player for $999

June 20th 2006 - First blu-ray releases arrive

Aug. 18th 2006 - HD DVD players are outselling blu-ray players, but they have lower returns

Aug. 31st 2006 - Sun joins BDA board of directors

Sept. 1st 2006 - TDK shows off 200GB blu-ray disc

Sept. 12th 2006 - Chinese HD DVD (CH-DVD) approved

Oct. 6th 2006 - Sony announces first 50GB movie release

Nov. 15th 2006 - Toshiba release 2nd Gen. HD DVD in Japan

Nov. 17th 2006 - Playstation 3 is launched

Dec. 24th 2006 - Blu-ray outsells HD DVD for the first time ever in weekly Nielsen's (HD DVD will never win another week)

Dec. 28th 2006 - HD DVD encryption cracked

Jan 7th 2007 - Toshiba to release 1080p player for $600

Jan 8th 2007 - Toshiba slams blu-ray, talks innovation

Jan 9th 2007 - Blu-ray passes total HD DVD sales

Feb 1st 2007 - Blu-ray outselling HD DVD 2:1 now.

Feb. 27th 2007 - HD DVD announces possible 51GB HD DVD

March 23rd 2007 - PS3 successfully launches in the UK.

March 27th 2007 - Casino Royale first HD title to ship 100,000.

April 13th 2007 - Samsung announces Dual Format support

April 12th - 20GB PS3 discontinued

April 17th 2007 - HD DVD announces they have sold 100,000 players in the U.S.

April 23rd 2007 - Blu-ray announces 1 million titles sold

April 26th 2007 - HD DVD says software shipments are near 1 million. Claims things are close and even.

April 26th - After massive anniversary buy day for HD DVD, they come up short 51:49.

May 1st 2007 - HD DVD encryption key leaked on the Internet

May 9th 2007 - LFP to bring porn to blu-ray

May 15th 2007 - Planet Earth HD DVD beats Planet Earth Blu-ray.

May 21st 2007 - Funai confirms blu-ray support

May 23rd 2007 - PS3 to upscale and support 1080p/24 playback

June 1st 2007 - In a battle between two monster hits Blu-rays Pirates of the Carribean outsells HD DVDs Matrix 4:1. HD DVD backers claim that Pirates is just 1 title, where the Matrix is 3, but only counts for 1.

June 4th 2007 - BDP-S300 cut before launch to $499

June 17th 2007 - HD DVD has massive Father's Day sale with players as cheap as $299.

June 18th 2007 - HD DVD players back up to $399

June 18th 2007 - Blockbuster announces blu-ray exclusive expansion

June 19th - HD DVD 1.1 outlined

June 19th - Starz/Anchorbay announces blu-ray support

June 19th - BD+ finished

June 21st - After a long hiatus Fox announces 22 titles for blu-ray in France

June 28th 2007 - Blu-ray announces Get 5 free movies with blu-ray player purchase promo.

June 29th 2007 - Warner announces delay in TotalHD

July 2nd 2007 - Toshiba cuts entry price to $299

July 9th 2007 - PS3 gets $100 price cut

July 13th 2007 - Tartan announces blu-ray exclusivity

July 16th 2007 - New Line announces first title: Hairspray

July 17th 2007 - Disney announces blu-ray magical tour

July 18th 2007 - Pixar announces first blu-ray movies

July 24th - Flashdance, a Paramount title, gets postponed.

July 24th 2007 - Razor Digital goes Blu-ray exclusive

July 24th 2007 - Questar goes blu-ray exclusive

July 24th 2007 - Denon announces blu-ray player

July 26th 2007 - Target announces blu-ray exclusivity in store.

July 26th 2007 - Shortly after forcing HD DVD to issue an apology for announcing his titles, Spielberg announces Close Encounters of the Third Kind will be his first HD title on Blu-ray disc.

July 26th 2007 - HD DVD drive gets price cut to $179

July 27th 2007 - BJ's announces Blu-ray exclusivity

July 27th 2007 - Paramount delays Zodiac

July 27th 2007- Paramount shifts focus to blu-ray with PCM uncompressed audio only on blu-ray version of Blades of Glory.

July 30th 2007 - Japan's Adult Industry given blu-ray access

Aug. 6th 2007 - Toshiba releases 3rd gen. support.

Aug 8th 2007 - 300 sells a record 163k copies on blu-ray disc. Outsells HD DVD version 2:1

Aug. 11th 2007 - Retailers confirm blu-ray standalones outselling HD DVD standalones

Aug. 16th 2007 - Paramount delays Jack Ryan Collection and Face Off.

Aug. 20th 2007 - Paramount drops Blu-ray support, announces HD DVD exclusivity effective immediately. This deal doesn't include Spielberg titles

Aug 20th 2007 - Fox announces titles and comes back from hiatus.

Aug. 21st 2007 - Michael Bay shows disgust in Paramount deal, no Transformers 2 for him he claims.

Aug 23rd 2007 - Blue Ray Technologies calls Paramount deal desperate.

Aug. 23rd 2007 - WB's Steve Nickerson steps down.

Aug. 29th 2007 - Studio Canal announces Blu-ray neutrality

Aug. 30th 2007 - Acer goes neutral, will begin supporting Blu-ray

Sept. 4th 2007 - Blu-ray supporter Ridley Scott forces HD DVD exclusive supporter Medusa Distribution to go neutral if they want to release his movie, Kingdom of Heaven

Sept. 12th - HD DVD announces Triple Layer Twin HD DVD/DVD

Sept. 14th - Target to enlarge blu-ray software shelf space.

Sept. 20th - Disney claims blu-ray victory is foregone conclusion

Sept 21st - Rush Hour 3 announced, HD DVD version to come months after Blu-ray version is released.

Oct. 1st 2007 - Hastings announces increase in blu-ray support.

Oct. 4th 2007 - Lipinski Sound goes Blu-ray

Oct. 8th 2007 - Netflix sees stronger loyalty from HD DVD backers than blu-ray backers

Oct. 8th 2007 - Spielberg says Universal HD DVD title claims are a "mistake"

Oct. 11th 2007 - Paramount announces at least 30+ titles coming for 2008

Oct. 11th 2007 - French Blu-ray Promotion group is formed, WB is one of the members promoting Blu-ray in France.

Oct. 18th 2007 - 40GB Playstation 3 announced.

Oct. 25th 2007 - Panasonic displays in car blu-ray player.

Oct. 25th 2007 - Blu-ray holds off Transformers. In a stunning win Blu-ray outsold HD DVD, despite the huge release of Transformers, 51:49 due to a massive BOGO.

Oct. 31st 2007 - Blu-ray Profile 1.1 Finalized, it is officiaily called "Bonus View".

Nov. 1st 2007 - Midway ships John Woo's Stranglehold, the Collector's edition for the Playstation 3 includes the HD DVD exclusive studio, Weinstein's, Hardboiled in 1080p.

Nov 1st 2007 - Wal-mart begins selling $99 HD DVD players.

Nov. 1st 2007 - Best Buy matches Wal-mart price

Nov. 1st 2007 - WB's Dan Silverberg hints at WB going Blu-ray exclusive.

Nov. 7th 2007 - HD DVD sells 90,000 players in one weekend due to $99 sale.

Nov. 9th 2007 - Sony CEO Howard Stringer supposedly calls war a "stalemate".

Nov. 14th 2007 - Sony details first 1.1 "Bonus View" Specs

Nov. 21st 2007 - Howard Stringer re-affirms Sony's commitment to blu-ray after his words are taken out of context and many claimed he called the war a "stalemate".

Nov. 27th 2007 - HD DVD has sold 750,000 players

Nov. 27th 2007 - Wal-mart sells cheap chinese Venturer player online.

Nov. 27th 2007 - Blu-ray owns 73% of Europe market, according to BDA

Nov. 29th 2007 - Blu-ray outsells HD DVD 3:1 over Black Friday, despite massive HD DVD sales.

Dec. 4th 2007 - Michael Bay claims Microsoft is the real problem

Dec. 4th 2007 - Australia is 95% Blu.

Dec. 5th 2007 - Michael Bay says Blu-ray suits his films better

Dec. 5th 2007 - Universal claims 30% of owners use web enabled content.

Dec. 6th 2007 - Web Enabled titles coming in January for Blu-ray.

Dec. 7th 2007 - Lionsgate's Michael Burns says Warner Brothers coming on board to Blu-ray.

Dec. 11th 2007 - Research firm says HD DVD sales will rise.

Dec. 20th 2007 - Digital Playground announces first blu-ray title.

Dec. 21st 2007 - Hollywood Reporter believes Blu-ray to win in 2008.

Dec. 26th 2007 - Blu-raydisc.com is hacked

Jan. 4th 2008 - Warner Brothers to support Blu-ray disc exclusively

Jan 5th 2008 - New Line announces Blu-ray exclusivity

Jan 5th 2008 - HD DVD group cancels CES conference

Jan 9th 2008 - HBO goes Blu-ray exclusive

Jan 14th 2008 - Toshiba cuts HD DVD prices in half

Jan 17th 2008 - Warner owned BBC to continue neutrality

Jan. 17th 2008 - Apple says Blu-ray won the format war.

Jan 18th 2008 - Blu-ray beats HD DVD 6:1 in software sales.

Jan 21st 2008 - Trans World Entertainment to only receive big HD DVD titles, to promote blu-ray more. First retailers announcement since WB decision.

Jan 22nd 2008 - Grant's Electronics goes blu-ray exclusive.

Jan. 23rd 2008 - Warner delays all titles 3 weeks for HD DVD.

Jan 23rd 2008 - Samsung to discontinue dual format player in May

Jan 28th 2008 - Woolworth's goes Blu-ray exclusive.

Jan 28th 2008 - HD DVD buys Super Bowl ad

Jan. 28th 2008 - FS film goes Blu-ray exclusive

Jan. 30th 2008 - Sonic goes Blu-ray exclusive

Jan. 30th 2008 - National Geographic goes Blu-ray exclusive

Jan. 31st 2008 - Sound Records announces Blu-ray support

Feb. 4th 2008 - Magna Films goes Blu-ray exclusive

Feb. 4th 2008 - Highlight Films goes Blu-ray exclusive.

Feb. 7th 2008 - Scanbox goes Blu-ray exclusive.

Feb. 11th 2008 - Netfilx goes Blu-ray exclusive

Feb. 11th 2008 - Best Buy announces it will promote Blu-ray as its format of choice.

Feb. 12th 2008 - Hi Fi Klubben goes blu-ray exclusive

Feb. 13th 2008 - Wal-mart trims HD DVD lineup

Feb 13th 2008 - Harmon Kardon supports blu-ray.

Feb. 14th 2008 - Filmax and Tripictures go Blu-ray exclusive.

Feb. 14th 2008 - Opus Arte ads Blu-ray support.

Feb. 15th 2008 - Wal-mart goes blu-ray exclusive.

Feb. 18th 2008 - Nievus goes Blu-ray exclusive

Feb. 18th 2008 - Samsung to focus on Blu-ray

Feb. 19th 2008 - Toshiba ends HD DVD support

Feb. 19th 2008 - Universal to support Blu-ray disc.

Feb. 20th 2008 - Amazon to recommend Blu-ray disc over HD DVD.

Feb. 21st 2008 - Paramount Pictures announces Blu-ray support.

Feb. 28th 2008 - Paramount/Dreamworks announces they will drop HD DVD support after March 4th, 2008, thus going Blu-ray exclusive.

May 2008 - Kino International Announces 1st BD title.

May 2008 - First Blu-ray recorders go on sale outside of Japan

May 2008 - DVDPlay announces they will rent blu-ray movies in their grocery store kiosks

May 2008- Paramount releases first BD titles since going BD exclusive

May 2008 - Dreamworks releases 1st Blu-ray titles since going HD DVD exclusive.

May 2008 - Dark Six Films announces first title: The Original Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

June 2008 - Toledo-Lucas Public Library announces they will have blu-ray movies to checkout

June 2008 - Blu-ray disc movie sales top 11 million

June 2008 - Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots becomes first game ever to utilize a BD50.

June 2008 - Gorgon Video announces first title: Faces of Death

June 2008 - Empire Film Group Announces Blu-ray support.

July 2008 - Onkyo announces Blu-ray player to release by Xmas 08.

July 2008 - Universal releases 1st Blu-ray title ever: Doomsday

July 2008 - Pioneer announces they have been working on a BD400.

July 2008 - Warner Bros. reaffirms consumers that they will bring the utmost quality to blu-ray, after being hammered for lack of loseless audio and compressing movies onto BD25s.

Aug. 2008 - Panasonic announces BD/VHS combo player

Aug. 2008 - Yamaha announces Blu-ray Player

Aug. 2008 - Funai announces Blu-ray/HDTV combo

[Marcusarilius]

That all?

[Blu-Beard]

Can we get the extended release please?

[stockstar1138]

hold on, my laptop can't charge and i got unplugged, so i had to post to save my info, i'm still updating, thanks. don't make stupid comments like wtf? nov.27th?

[blackhawktraffic]

Thats hardcore man, nice job

[Marcusarilius]

wtf? nov.27th?

[richard lichtenfelt]

That post ended like the Soprano's final episode.

[Blu-Beard]

Originally Posted by Marcusarilius

wtf? nov.27th?

+1?

[Marcusarilius]

Originally Posted by stockstar1138

hold on, my laptop can't charge and i got unplugged, so i had to post to save my info, i'm still updating, thanks. don't make stupid comments like wtf? nov.27th?

OK. Just saw your post.

[Blu-Beard]

Hurry up and finish it mane, I wanna see it ALLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!

[turboedguy]

Originally Posted by Blu-Beard

Hurry up and finish it mane, I wanna see it ALLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!

[Marcusarilius]

Originally Posted by Blu-Beard

Hurry up and finish it mane, I wanna see it ALLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!

Ahhhhhugh.

[Uxi]

lol the ball doesn't really start rolling until December with the avalanche beginning in January...

[Marcusarilius]

We'll be on the next HDM format soon....

[turboedguy]

And then....


No and then!