Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD


I'm not sure if this battle between the two formats will ever be over but one thing is for sure, they are coming and one will be the clear winner. Some say that those that join the Blu-Ray movement will end up on the "top of the heap". I tend to agree since there are too many of the "big boys" in the Blu-Ray camp. Now that Warner has signed on....there are five major studios in the Blu-Ray camp.

Melissa J. Perenson from PC World has written another article in a series on these formats. In part, Melissa said the following:

Content is king. This long-held observation has often been cited by those who believe content availability could tip the scales in a format war. The most recent spate of content-related announcements from backers of Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD--the formats competing for the throne currently occupied by DVD--appear to shift the balance between the two camps--at least, for the moment.

This time out, the newsmakers are Warner Bros. Entertainment and Hewlett-Packard. And, as with the developments I reported on last month (from Intel and Microsoft, and from Paramount), there's more to these announcements than initially meets the eye.


This is a good read and well worth the time spent to get the latest info on these formats wars. You can read Melissa's article here.

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