Blu-ray vs HD-DVD: and the winner is...

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geno888
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Here we are again. Each day we can read about wonders of both Hi Definition formats, and each day there is a different winner. Today the winner is Blu-ray.

According a new analysis published by tvpredictions, Blu-ray will win the war for 5 reasons:

 

  1. Studio Support: Seven of the eight major studios have announced support for Blu-ray.
  2. Play Station 3: The device will play natively Blu-ray DVDs. While it's true that Microsoft will soon sell a HD-DVD adapter with its XBox 360 console, the high-def DVD player will require a separate purchase ($199).
  3. Price: In 2007, you can bet that Blu-ray players will drop in price.
  4. Politics: In 2007, the four studios that currently back both HD-DVD and Blu-ray will begin to question the economics of releasing titles in both formats.
  5. Peace Treaty: Also in 2007, Toshiba will see the handwriting on the wall and initiate peace talks with Sony.

These predictions seem interesting, but are they reliable? I think that this war will be rather long, and only end-consumers have the power to decide the winner. I strongly hope that the winner will be... no-one of the above. I'm sure that people don't want waste anymore money for something so similar to the Betamax vs VHS.

Who ever is interested can read the entire article here.

Source: tvpredictions

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