Category Archives: Blu-ray/HD DVD

Sony: We’re open to avoiding a DVD format war

Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 by MegaZone

Sony said Wednesday that it is open to discussions to create a single standard for the next generation of DVD discs–a move that could head off the looming threat of a major format war among the world’s biggest technology companies. … Continue reading →

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First players based on Taiwan’s FVD HD disc to ship next month

Posted on Tuesday, March 29, 2005 by MegaZone

Taiwan’s answer to HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc was formally launched yesterday. The format’s backers claim it offers comparable video quality to blue-laser media but at a fraction of the price. Why do companies/countries insist on doing this kind of … Continue reading →

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Study: Format wars won’t hinder DVD sales

Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2005 by MegaZone

Published DVD products will rake in $76.5 billion worldwide in 2009, up from about $33 billion last year, In-Stat/MDR said Tuesday. I question the bit about HD-DVD catching on in the US and Blu-ray being overseas. With half, or more, … Continue reading →

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Apple sides with Blu-ray Disc in format war

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2005 by MegaZone

Apple Computer has sided with the Blu-ray Disc Association, as it enters the debate over which specification will become the next-generation DVD format. Ooh, interesting. Now Dell, HP, and Apple are all backing BD for computing, that’s a powerful combo … Continue reading →

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Group aims to drastically up disc storage

Posted on Thursday, February 3, 2005 by MegaZone

A few hundred movies on an optical disc? That’s the goal of the Holographic Versatile Disc (HVD) Alliance. I’ve been hearing about holographic cards/discs for a number of years now. 5 or so years ago I remember one startup with … Continue reading →

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