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Next DVD Format War Still Wide Open

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the going-to-have-to-buy-fifth-element-again dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Despite the wishes of partisan players like Sony and Toshiba, many consumer electronics manufacturers are opting to support both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray discs in upcoming media players." From the article: "Consumer electronics maker LG Electronics and PC maker Fujitsu-Siemens both said on Thursday they would keep their options open after computer giant Hewlett-Packard said last month it would back HD DVD as well as Blu-ray. Bjorn Sehrm, senior director Digital Home of Fujitsu-Siemens, told Reuters: 'We are planning to put both in. We don't take a stand in that fight, and actually we're very sorry that fight is happening.'

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  1. Re:DVD -- schmevedee by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    No kidding. I gave up reading books because the resolution and clarity just wasn't there, not to mention the lack of sound. When they start printing books on super high-resolution, make-lots-of-noise-when-I-turn-the-page paper, then I'll consider reading again...

  2. Re:DVD -- schmevedee by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh c'mon. Which is really more important? Your kids college fund? Or Batman Begins Again?

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    This guy's the limit!
  3. Re:Who wins? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Who does this format war even benefit?

    The people who have patents on the winning format.

  4. Re:Who wins? by littlem · · Score: 2, Funny
    Who does this format war even benefit? I'm glad that some vendors will support both formats, but I for one will be waiting for things to die down before I invest in either format.
    Certainly not DVD Jon - with two different formats to crack he might need to spend two afternoons working on it instead of one.