HD-DVD

One of the biggest questions I get about HD DVD is “when are there going to be more players other than Toshibas and Microsoft’s?” Today, we announced that we’ve been working with Broadcom to address that need. It combines Windows CE 6.0 running on the Broadcom BCM7440 SOC (System-on-a-chip)…

Hello all,Sorry there haven't been any posts in a bit. But this will be changing with CES.I'll be blogging with our news from CES here starting this evening.To catch up on everything Microsoft is doing and announcing at CES, check out:www.MicrosoftAtCES.comAmong other things, you'll be able to catch…

Remember back in May when the question was which next-gen disc format would take the lead and own the market for removable storage, video games, and movies? Well now it appears we're starting to see some signals that HD-DVD will soon be dancing around the ring in triumph.Over at Digital Trends, Rob…

Exciting news! Our forthcoming Xbox 360 HD DVD Player is the #1 item in Amazon.com's “Computer and Video Games” category (it gets recalculated hourly). Here’s a screen shot of our proud moment: You can check the current rankings for the category here.

As promised, here’s our first audio interview, with Joe Kane of Joe Kane Productions. I sat down with Joe at CEDIA to discuss Joe’s history with VC-1 and the state of the art of consumer HD

As promised, here’s our first audio interview, with Joe Kane of Joe Kane Productions. I sat down with Joe at CEDIA to discuss Joe’s history with VC-1 and the state of the art of consumer HD. Talking about HD-DVD with Joe Kane-Ben Waggoner

The big CEDIA show is this week and weekend, and I’ll be doing an audio interview with industry luminary Joe Kane of Joe Kane Productions. Joe’s had a long history as an advocate for better video and audio quality for consumers, and our interview will focus on HD DVD, VC-1, and where the industry…

Welcome to “The HD DVD Insiders,” Microsoft’s new HD DVD blog. This is our forum for our passionate employees to talk about the format, our VC-1 codec, and what we’re doing to provide consumers with the world’s best HD content. Microsoft is involved with HD DVD in many ways, all of which we’ll…