Blockbuster favors Blu-ray DVDs to HD DVD

June 18th 2007 | General

Blockbuster Inc. on Monday put its weight behind Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray DVD format, as the No. 1 video rental chain said it would boost its inventory of the high-definition discs to 1,700 stores by mid-July.

Blockbuster said Blu-ray has proven to be more popular with its customers than HD DVD, the competing high-definition format. The company will continue to offer both Blu-ray and rival HD-DVD titles through its online rental service.

Of some 8,000 stores worldwide, about 250 of them carry both formats, and Blu-ray rentals are "significantly outpacing HD DVD rentals," the company said in a statement.

Reuters

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Blockbuster favors Blu-ray DVDs to HD DVD
Published in: General on 2007-06-18