Blu Ray the victor of format war. HD support dies.

[Desolus]

"Now that HD DVD has thrown in the towel, Blu-ray stands to take the throne as the high-definition disc format of choice. However, its road to power is not clear of obstacles. Blu-ray doesn't have some of the features HD DVD did, prices will take a while to come down, and with so many online options for entertainment, Blu-ray will have a hard time gaining the dominance regular DVDs held for so long."

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http://www.technewsworld.com/story/61753.html

Microsoft says F*ck HD-DVD:
"Two weeks after slashing prices on its Xbox HD DVD player add-on, Microsoft has officially discontinued the item. The format's main backer, Toshiba, ceded victory to Sony's Blu-ray format a week ago. Microsoft said it's looking at how the HD DVD technology it has developed, such as HDi, which adds interactive features to HD DVDs, and its VC-1 video encoding technology, can be applied to other platforms."

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http://www.technewsworld.com/story/61810.html


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