Blu-Ray Discs Winning DVD Battle

Jan 05, 01:31 PM

The New York Times Saturday said the TV and film company has backed the Sony Corp. DVDs rather than rival high-definition DVDs, marking a distinct advantage in the battle to replace standard DVDs.

Experts said that Friday's announcement from the top company in the $42 billion global home entertainment market may be a major blow to HD DVDs.

This doesn't necessarily kill the HD DVD format, but it definitely deals it a severe blow, DisplaySearch analyst Paul Erickson said. When a consumer asks a store clerk which format to buy, that clerk is now going to have a hard time arguing for HD DVD.

Entertainment groups have been attempting to choose a high-def DVD format to allow the industry to move forward in marketing and give consumers a single video format to chose from, the Times said. Blu-Ray Discs Winning DVD Battle
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