Category Archives: Blu-ray/HD DVD

Consumers wary of buying new high-definition DVD players because of a technology war reminiscent of the days of Betamax versus VHS will soon have a new kind of DVD that might make the decision less daunting. This isn’t a surprise. … Continue reading →

High-definition televisions are expected to be hot sellers this holiday season, but consumers are likely to have a tough time sorting out the newest generation video discs and the players that go with them. The culprit: Two competing high-definition DVD … Continue reading →

Sharp Corp. has become the second merchant supplier of blue-laser diodes, following Nichia Corp. Sharp said it has already started supplying the diodes to an undisclosed client. More blue-laser diodes are a good thing. Supply shortages contributed to the PS3′s … Continue reading →

The latest salvo from backers of the Blu-ray high-definition DVD format takes the form of a 30-second HD spot launched as the holiday shopping season gets under way. With the PS3 finally out, and more BD players on the market, … Continue reading →

A truce between the Blu-ray and HD DVD worlds is still probably a way off, but NEC has come up with a chip that could help companies bridge the gap. A unified controller chip isn’t really a big deal. There … Continue reading →