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NEWS: Heroes to help HD DVD?

Clare Newsome 26 July 2007 16:45

Sci-fi TV show Heroes registered record-breaking viewing figures on BBC2 and BBC HD last night, and soon it could be helping HD DVD to similar success.

In a further boost to the HD DVD camp in its high-definition disc battle against Blu-ray, Microsoft has announced plans to cut the cost of the HD DVD drive add-on to its Xbox 360 games console.

Heroes: Season 1 will be released on August 28th as a web-enabled HD DVD package, including access to exclusive downloads, a Heroes Abilities Test, The Helix Revealed, Character Connections and Picture-in-Picture Commentary.

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Fans watching the Heroes HD DVDs via their Xbox 360 add-on player will also be able to download trailers, teaser scenes and other content. And talking of the Xbox.. Microsoft has cut the US price of the console's optional HD DVD player to $179. No news yet of a similar UK price cut.

So, Will Heroes be the disc to help HD DVD battle Blu-ray? Or will that be left to Captain James T Kirk ?

Technorati Tags: Blu-ray, HD DVD

Comments

markyp1 July 26, 2007 22:31

And I was just about to sell my HD-DVD player...

Alsone July 26, 2007 23:49

All we need now is for a company to produce a £200 Blue Ray & HD DVD Combo player.

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About Clare Newsome

Clare Newsome has been a technology journalist for 17 years, the past 9 years as a consumer electronics specialist. As well as being editor-in-chief of What Hi-fi? Sound and Vision, whathifi.com and the Ultimate Guides series, Clare is a regular contributor to The Guardian and other national newspapers and magazines, and often comments on all aspects of home entertainment technology and trends on TV, radio and online.