HD DVD has lost the war

As if one more final nail was needed in this coffin, Onkyo announces their departure from the now vacant HD DVD camp. It's pretty amazing how quickly this format has fallen. I've never seen anything like this, and I've lived through quite a number of formats in my lifetime. I will say one thing. This has nothing to do with which format is better in terms of technology.

Ah I was so pleased back when I received the brand new Toshiba HD-DVD player some months back. What a gorgeous image it produces. Has it now gone the way of a Betamax? Well, no. It still of course plays standard DVD discs, and is in fact, the performance of the upscaler is among the best I have seen on any player.

Sure, I wouldn't pay that much now for just an upscaling player, but I have paid well more for units in the past that didn't even have HDMI! Gasp!! There will no doubt be some good bargains on existing HD DVD movies as well.