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Monday, February 11, 2008 Categorized under Consumer

Netflix is Blu-ray Exclusive, Another HD DVD Knockout!

Netflix is a major online rental mega player in the industry and thus had to support HD DVD and Blu-ray DVD to appease all potential clients. That all changed now that Netflix has decided to support the Blu-ray format only.

This is yet another kick in the head over at Toshiba because HD DVD was developed by Toshiba. The major film studios still supporting HD DVD are Paramount and Universal. You can also find HD DVD players on the Microsoft XBox game system.

So what does this mean for you and me? This means that we are not control here, instead the film industry has decided the new format in which we should abide with.

Is HD DVD Dead??

Popularity: 85% [?]

Monday, February 11, 2008 Categorized under Consumer

Snail Mail Increasing Price in May 2008

That’s right, if you still rely heavily on snail mail you will be paying another price boost this coming May. They are now allowed raise the price easily now because there no longer is a lengthy approval process to raise postage stamp prices if the increase is below the inflation rate. This could mean a price hike of 1 cent to 2 cents every May.

Starting this May 2008, the mail rate for standard letter postage will increase from $0.41 to $0.42. The “forever stamps” however will remain valid for use at $0.41.

Popularity: 53% [?]