Netflix, the US online movie rental service, has finally given the HD DVD format the push after announcing in February that it would phase out Toshiba's high definition disc format.
Though the company has been cautious over Blu-ray, it seems there's definitely no room for the other high definition disc format any more, not even archives.
From 15th December, users with HD DVD titles in the queue will get standard definition DVDs instead.
Given that there weren't a huge number of HD DVDs produced, I'd have thought stocking some of each title might generate some revenue, particularly as it costs no more to ship a box containing an HD DVD than a Blu-ray Disc. It does put another nail in the coffin, though, as if one was needed.
(Via Afterdawn)
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