Netflix and Best Buy side with Blu-ray

Filed in archive DVD on February 7, 2008

Netflix and Best Buy put two new nails in HD DVDs coffin this past week. Netflix has made the decision to only stock Blu-ray disks, and Best Buy have decided to start recommending customers purchase Blu-ray, although they will still stock HD DVD as well. HD DVD's response to the two companies was somewhat somber:

"We have long held the belief that HD DVD is the best format for consumers based on quality and value, and with more than 1 million HD DVD players on the market, it's unfortunate to see Netflix make the decision to only stock Blu-ray titles going forward. While the Best Buy announcement says they will recommend Blu-ray, at least they will continue to carry HD DVD and offer consumers a choice at retail."

[via HighDefDigest]