This seems to be my favorite topic of the month. After Toshiba dropped its HD DVD, casualties are starting to appear and to be counted.

The two main losers are Microsoft and Dreamworks.

In a recent article on Yahoo!, Dreamworks announced they were waiting for Toshiba to tell them what to do next. They have received a significant compensation for their support to HD DVD and are looking for the next steps. The bad news is that a movie like Bee Movie will not be released soon. The good news is that we finally will have Transformers on Blu Ray. As far as I am concerned, I will keep my HD DVD version until they release an ultimate collector edition… =)

What about the Matrix from Warner? One can bet it will be available soon as well on Blu Ray. However, retailers are currently slashing their prices of HD DVD and you might be able to get some good deals out of it. I would definitively go for them as the improvement in quality with regular DVD is good enough. On top of that, those movies will soon be considered as collectible with an increased market value.

The second loser is Microsoft whose HD DVD extension prices are cut by 60%. Again, this might be a good deal for you if you were considering starting to watch HD.

The safest bet of course is to keep your money and wait for the new Blu Ray players to come…

To be continued…