A bargain route to getting HD DVD playback for your PC or Xbox, but there are limitations.

Toshiba reports brisk demand for dedicated players.

HD DVD support is the big new feature, but the automated ad-removal tool and enhanced menu customisation make this a great app for the money.

Toshiba has now introduced a laptop with a HD-DVD drive. And gave us details on HD-DVD.

The format wars continue as Blu Ray comes to a monster laptop at a monster price.

Jon Honeyball wonders why the Xbox 360 is better than Vista for the large screen, while contemplating Microsoft’s Live 2.

100 virtual layers on a single optical disc.

Blu-ray and HD DVD players will come out fighting this year. We reveal which format is best placed to be DVD’s successor.

A stunning way to enjoy HD DVD, but the wonderful design and features come at a price

We find out where the new HD formats are heading from the industry experts.

A hint of things to come, but the first HD DVD and Blu-ray combo drive is very expensive.

Follow the HD bit flow from the cinema to your home. We look at the technology, cost and advantages.

Blu-ray misses out on Shrek.

Blu-ray misses out on Shrek.

Format wars starting to get silly.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Lack of standardization hurts next gen DVD sales, LG charges.

Device provides multiple HDMI inputs for LCD and plasma TVs.

PC Authority takes a trip down computer memory lane and discovers just how PC technology has evolved... and how Microsoft and IBM nearly destroyed each other.

In the latest twist of a heated battle over next-generation DVD technology, Paramount Home Entertainment said it would release high-definition movies in the Blu-ray format backed by a group led by Sony Corp.