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214 - Blu-ray’s newst attack on HD DVD: 5 movie freebies 
The Blu-ray Disc Association has announced a free movie promo meant to drive sales of Blu-ray players, including the PS3. Starting this weekend, customers can select 5 free Blu-ray movies from a list seen by Ars, with the purchase of any Blu-ray player.
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213 - Blockbuster chooses Blu-ray: is the war over?
In a huge blow to Toshiba, Universal, and the rest of the HD DVD devotees, rental giant Blockbuster has decided to stock only Blu-ray discs in the vast majority of its nationwide locations, although HD DVD titles will continue to be offered online and in the 250 (out of 1,450) stores that have been testing both formats since last year.
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212 - Gizmodo: Monster Cable Better for Long-Distance 1080p Hookups
According to Gizmodo, those blue-shirts at Best Buy might just be onto something! If you’ve just bought yourself a PlayStation 3 and want to set it up 20 feet away from your gigantic 1080p display, a Monster cable will show a much more highly defined picture than the “cheap cable” (Monoprice). I can’t believe it - see for yourself!
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211 - HD DVD sales spike in wake of price cuts
The HD DVD Promotional Group says that its rebate program is paying off, with sales doubling near the end of May.
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210 - Why HD DVD combo format discs suck
The HD DVD combo disc may look like an innovative and interesting idea at first glance, but in reality, it simply adds more cost to an already higher priced HD DVD movie title. The worst part of this deal is that most combo format titles are not available as a ’standard’ HD DVD, which means that you are forced to cough up the extra $5-$10.
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