HD DVD It appears that HD DVD’s death is indeed imminent as Toshiba is close to pulling the plug on the business. According to an anonymous company official, Toshiba could make a decision as early as tomorrow during a company board meeting. Whether or not Toshiba actually drops support for HD DVD, it really does not matter at this point in time. The market has already spoken and it certainly does appear that Blu-ray is the clear cut winner now. In the first two months of 2008, we’ve seen nothing but glowing support for Blu-ray in the news. First it was Warner Brothers dropping support for HD DVD and going with Blu-ray (right before CES too – ouch!). Then Netflix announced that they would no longer be acquiring new HD DVD discs and would go with Blu-ray from here on out. Best Buy then announced that they would be recommending Blu-ray devices to consumers from here on out and then… the final nail in the coffin was Wal-mart’s decision to drop HD DVD altogether last week.

Ah yes.. HD DVD.. we hardly knew ya. This news is certainly unfortunate for the 1+ million people who bought into the HD DVD platform (myself included).

Here’s a random thought however – wouldn’t it be nice if the studios offered free trade-in programs for owners of HD DVD discs? What a thought huh? Trade your HD DVD copy of King Kong for a Blu-ray version. I know..I’m definitely dreaming but it’s a nice dream isn’t it?

In any event, congrats to Blu-ray and let’s not forget to attend the funeral services for HD DVD ok?

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