A couple of articles in today's paper make it clear that HD DVD is all but dead: "Wal-Mart sides with Blu-ray" Globe And Mail Technology - Wal-Mart "Toshiba to give up on HD DVD, end format war" Globe And Mail Technology - Toshiba I rarely shop at Wal-Mart, but I can't deny their power to persuade the buying public. Enough major players in the retail seqment are already making it hard for HD DVD to survive (Netflix and Best Buy most recently). But if the reports are true on ...