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betanews.com - 4/23/2009
Warner's $5 HD DVD to Blu-ray trade-in: Bargain or scam?
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By Tim Conneally, Betanews If you were on the red team back in Format War II , also known as HD DVD vs. Blu-ray, you may have been left with substantial library of obsolete HD DVD titles. Warner Bros. is now offering a hand to those early adopters worried about having a dead library, a trade-in ...
Software That Copies DVDs to Players Is on Trial
nytimes.com - 4/24/2009
Software That Copies DVDs to Players Is on Trial
— nytimes.com — SAN FRANCISCO — RealNetworks says it wants to help increase DVD sales by allowing people to copy... their movie discs. Hollywood studios say that idea will only hurt their already struggling business. The two sides square off in a federal court here on ... (more) Software That Copies DVDs to Players Is on Trial

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dvdtown.com - 4/22/2009
Trade in your HD DVDs for Blu-ray editions
— dvdtown.com — Connect to Facebook/Twitter, recommend via email and much more. Bookmark and Share Warner Bros. launches new trade-in... program for HD DVD owners. Get Blu-ray versions of your HD DVD movies. WHV has announced a new program, "Red2Blu,"for those who want ... (more) Trade in your HD DVDs for Blu-ray editions

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Blu-ray unlikely to replace DVD says Sony Pictures boss
techradar.com - 4/24/2009
Blu-ray unlikely to replace DVD says Sony Pictures boss
— techradar.com — Blu-ray is unlikely to usurp DVD as Hollywood's cash cow. So says Interviewed on forbes.com, Lynton says... DVD has proved a gold mine for a variety of reasons, but he's not yet clear what will replace it. With the DVD format, he says the movie industry was 'selling or renting a thing that people ... (more) Blu-ray unlikely to replace DVD says Sony Pictures boss

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Gizmología:  Red2Blu, cambia antiguos HD DVD por nuevos Blu-ray… ¡pagando!

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Red2Blu, cambia antiguos HD DVD por nuevos Blu-ray… ¡pagando!
Gizmología — ... La distribuidora y productora Warner esta lanzando en EE.UU. un curioso método para que las personas que eligieron el HD DVD frente al Blu-ray, allá cuando la guerra de los formatos estaba en lo más alto, cambien sus películas al formato ganador. ...

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