Best Buy, Netflix Both Shun HD DVD

If you happened to have thought that things couldn’t have gotten worse for HD DVD, then think again. Yesterday, there were two rather sizable announcements, both favoring big Blu.

First is Best Buy, who’ve just made the decision to go pro-Blu-ray, but there’s a twist. While they don’t mention clearing out HD DVD (and they shouldn’t), they plan to begin telling customers that Blu-ray is the future, because as we all know, Blu-buy knows what is right for us, as consumers. We can all be sure that this has absolutely nothing with wanting to make things easier by dedicating floor-space to a single high-def format. That would be foolish thinking.

As if Toshiba needed more to worry about, Netflix also decided to jump the HD DVD ship and begin renting out Blu-ray format movies exclusively. These two companies pairing their decisions is yet another major blow to HD DVD, and if things didn’t look grim before, they are looking a whole lot worse now.

“We believe our move to feature Blu-ray should help consumers feel confident in their hi-def content choices,” said Best Buy Home Solutions Senior VP Mike Vitelli. “We are excited about helping customers find the right mix of products and services to make the next generation of high definition entertainment technology come alive for them. We believe that Blu-ray is the right solution for consumers.”

Source: DailyTech