Category Archives: Blu-ray/HD DVD

Intel and Microsoft are combining their computing industry power in an attempt to make the HD DVD format the victor in a battle over a standard to succeed DVD. This makes things a bit more interesting – but I have … Continue reading →

Blu-ray Disc Association’s official page on their IFA news.

Samsung will bring out a DVD machine next year capable of playing both Blu-ray and HD DVD if backers of the rival standards fail to agree on a unified format, a newspaper said. More of the same really, another article … Continue reading →

Samsung is to harness consumer confusion over which next-generation optical disc standard to back by offering a player that supports both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD). This is completely unsurprising.

Toshiba is reviewing the launch schedule for HD-DVD, a next-generation optical disc format for high-definition video, and could delay its U.S. launch until sometime next year, it says. This article highlights some of the good reasons they have for a … Continue reading →