Truthfully, the writing was on the wall -- after all, we've seen Verizon hit unexpected shortages on HD STBs, run completely out of Sharp AQUOS LCDs for its signup offer and create 335 new job openings in an attempt to get a handle on FiOS growth.

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Technology without content support hit us on two fronts -- iTunes 8.1.1 made HD rentals possible, but we're still waiting on content, and then ESPN touted its 1080p production facilities that can pump out content that won't fit into any broadcast or media.

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We're also going to be bugging Adobe and Intel about when this functionality might hit mainstream Intel integrated chipsets as well, though at least Broadcom's Crystal HD accelerator can be added to some existing netbooks such as a PCI Express mini-card or ExpressCard 34 add-on.

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We expect next week to be HD DVD's last with over 20-percent share, when the last Paramount titles hit the street, but we supposed Atonement might be a hit for Universal later this month.

ENGADGET: Nielsen VideoScan High-Def market share for week ending March 2nd, 2008

HP's newest 11.6-inch not-quite-a-netbook (or a notbook as we like to call it) is the first Fusion system to hit the market, and with a dual-core 1.6GHz E350 Zacate processor and AMD Radeon HD 6310 GPU on the same chip it promises... well, everything AMD has promised for so long.

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Get ready for hordes of shoppers to hit Best Buy and other discount electronics retailers, creating new mountains of e-waste as they upgrade to an HD format.

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Looking forward, it'll be much of the same next week, as there weren't any big titles this week, but we look forward to the week after when HD DVD's revenge will arrive in the way of Transformers, the biggest Paramount exclusive yet to hit the street.

ENGADGET: Nielsen VideoScan High-Def market share for week ending October 7th, 2007