Woolworths stores drop HD-DVD for Blu-ray

  • Posted January 28th, 2008 at 08:35 EDT by Mike Harradence
  • 15 Comments

Woolworths Group PLC has announced that the company will no longer be stocking HD-DVD in any of its UK stores from March 2008, citing the success of Sony’s Blu-ray technology.

The company observed that Sony's high definition platform outsold Toshiba's HD-DVD by a ratio of ten-to-one over the Christmas period, a factor that is largely attributed to the performance of Sony’s PlayStation 3 console.

As a result, nationwide stores will exclusively sell Blu-ray high definition movies, with HD-DVD neglected to online purchase only.

Woolworths DVD buyer, Steve McGunigel, commented: "Sales figures clearly show that the market is moving towards one format of high definition DVD.”

"The main reason is the success of Sony's PlayStation 3 machine. Because it plays Blu-ray discs, there are over three quarters of a million homes in the UK that can view the new high definition format."

"There is no where near that number of HD-DVD players around," he added.

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  1. hesmanes | hesmanes

    • 8:46am GMT - January 28th, 2008
    • 1

    woo woo, go woolworths!? i never thought i ever say that! just keep them at a reasonable price please!

  2. chelseapaul | ChelseaPaul

    • 9:09am GMT - January 28th, 2008
    • 2

    not bad but woolworths are a  rip-off!  Role on HMV :)

  3. IONIXX | IONIXX

    • 9:20am GMT - January 28th, 2008
    • 3

    @hd dvd- dah nah.......dah nah........

  4. Limanima | Limanima

    • 9:56am GMT - January 28th, 2008
    • 4

    This is over. HD DVD camp, just admit you lost and throw down the towel...

  5. dragon1989 | Abdesalam

    • 10:07am GMT - January 28th, 2008
    • 5

    wow hd-dvd is goig to say bay bay EU this year

  6. gingo | gingo

    • 11:41am GMT - January 28th, 2008
    • 6

    psn id: gingo... we will see this more often throughout the year in both UK and US  stores and its all because Microsoft rushed their consol out and didnt add an HD DVD plaer to each 1

  7. Carl | almighty-slayer

    • 12:02pm GMT - January 28th, 2008
    • 7

    Go Woolies.

     

    HD DVD can bend over and be r*ped bye Blu-Ray once again.

  8. wiganlad26

    • 1:00pm GMT - January 28th, 2008
    • 8

    don't think i've bought anything form woolies for years!  just another nail in the coffin for HDDVD

  9. Uncool | Admodistrator

    • 2:09pm GMT - January 28th, 2008
    • 9

    Its about time, this stupid format war is almost ending for all of us. Now we can just focus on having great movies to enjoy watching.

  10. Deldwen | Deldwen1

    • 3:22pm GMT - January 28th, 2008
    • 10

    lol raape

  11. leeman99 | Bedsidelee

    • 3:42pm GMT - January 28th, 2008
    • 11

    That’s the end of hd dvd has far as the retailer in the high st, (RIP HD DVD), they said blu-ray is going to sink like beta-max how wrong they were you know who you are OXM.

  12. InfernoReaper | GrimDarkling

    • 5:09pm GMT - January 28th, 2008
    • 12

    Too little too late for MS's new 360.

  13. RB26DET | S14a

    • 3:56am GMT - January 29th, 2008
    • 13

    chelseapaul, HMV are the biggest rip off merchants out there!!!

  14. frank_magnet | Frank_Magnt

    • 4:23am GMT - January 29th, 2008
    • 14

    Pretty obvious, my local woolworths has a blu-ray stand but no hd-dvd stand and its been like that for a few months now.

    they know it makes sense !

  15. nastanley

    • 3:51pm GMT - January 29th, 2008
    • 15

    HA HA HA, things have started to shape up for the Blu-ray. I think we already have a winner for this format war.

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