Blu-ray Disc Association Thrilled The War With HD DVD Is Over

Washington (dbTechno) - The high-def format war has been going for two years, and is now all but over as Toshiba is getting ready to announce that they will be dropping the HD DVD format. The Blu-ray Disc Association has come out and stated that they are happy about the format war being over, and Wal-Mart deciding to exlcusively support Blu-ray over HD DVD.

In the eyes of just about everybody, the HD DVD format is now dead.

Wal-Mart came out and announced on Friday that they will no longer carry the HD DVD format, as they will exclusively support one high-def movie format, Blu-ray.

Gary Severson, senior vice president of Home Entertainment, Wal-Mart, U.S. stated “We’ve listened to our customers who are showing a clear preference toward Blu-ray products and movies with their purchases. With the customers best interest in all we do, we wanted to share our decision and timeline with them as soon as possible, knowing it will help simplify their purchase decision, increase selection, and increase adoption long term.”

The Blu-ray Disc Association has put out a statement, as their U.S. Promotions Committee chairman, Any Parson, stated “Retailers have a tremendous impact on consumer preferences, and as the world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart’s reach and leadership are unparalleled. Their decision to support only Blu-ray, particularly in light of the string of similar announcements from the content and retail communities over the last six weeks, seems to us to be a very clear statement that Blu-ray Disc has emerged as the format of choice for high definition home entertainment.”

The two-year war between Blu-ray and HD DVD is over, as consumers have chosen Blu-ray as their high-definition format of choice.