They don't know when to give up...

As most people weren't even aware that there had been a High Definition format war, I suppose that this story won't really be a source of too much concern.

For those of us who have been there, bought the now-defunct player and are cursing the fact that a BS-driven vapourware solution won the battle, the contents of the above link will provide either an awestruck, disbelieving look to the heavens or a hearty chuckle.

As the tech seems to rely heavily on a more robust broadband internet than we actually have at present, it will be interesting to see if this Toshiba initiative crashes and burns like HD-DVD (sob) or hangs around long enough to compete with Blu-Ray for your hard-earned pennies...