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Toshiba HD-XA2 HD DVD Player Toshiba's second-generation HD DVD player improves on the original in every way.

LG BH100 Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD Player LG's Super Multi Blue player has its share of quirks, but it also delivers fine video performance with Blu-ray Discs, HD DVDs, and regular DVDs.

Pioneer Elite BDP-HD1 Blu-ray Disc Player Pioneer's pricey Blu-ray Disc player is light on features but delivers superior picture quality.

Sony Playstation 3 Game Console John Sciacca's in-depth review of the biggest, baddest gaming system on the market (and a damn fine Blu-ray Disc player)

Shootout: 3 Blu-ray Disc Players Sony's PlayStation 3 squares off with players from Panasonic and Samsung in a three-way true-Blu showdown

LG to Launch First Blu-ray/HD DVD Combo Player Also introduces new 1080p flat-panel HDTVs (From the 2007 CES)

Mid-price HD DVD Player and New LCDs Headline Toshiba Intros HD-A20 player slots between existing models (From the 2007 CES)

Sharp Announces New LCD HDTVs and First Blu-ray Disc Player Latest panels include "Vyper Drive" models for gamers (From the 2007 CES)

HD DVD vs. Blu-ray: The Format War Goes Nuclear Ready to launch, Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD head for Red Alert, forcing movie fans to take sides

HD DVD vs. Blu-ray: LeaderSpeak Perspectives on the new formats from Bob Chapek and Stephen Nickerson, the leaders of the competing camps

Hollywood Blu's Rob Sabin spends a wild week in the trenches of a bicoastal format war

Inside Blu-ray & HD DVD Exactly what makes the new players and discs tick?

Inside Tech: Blu-ray & HD DVD How the two new formats squeeze big high-def pictures onto a DVD-size disc.

Tech Talk: MPEG-2 vs. MPEG-4? As part of his Tech Talk series, David Ranada says to beware of video codecs in shining armor

The HD DVD X(box)-Factor An on-site report from the Consumer Electronics show on how the new formats will change the gaming industry

Top 10 Questions About HD DVD and Blu-ray James K. Willcox provides a complete introduction to the new high-def disc formats

Tech Talk: "I Want It All!" Ken C. Pohlmann explains how the High-Def DVD Warriors dig in as the format war heats up

Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD Player Rob Sabin reviews the first player on the market ready to play the new disc format

Video: Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD Player S&V TV's Jamie Sorcher and Rob Sabin look at the first player on the market ready to play the new disc format

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