The Future is Blu
February 16th, 2008
We’ve reported in several posts that Blu-ray was gaining in popularity. This is one reason why last year, we switched entirely to Blu-ray (and I went into this a bit in depth here.
If there was any doubt that the HD format war has ended, the latest news should put it to rest. According to WIRED:
Toshiba put HD-DVD out of its misery today. Reuters confirmed this afternoon that it will cease manufacturing HD-DVD equipment, following earlier reports from Japan’s NHK public broadcasting network.
Reportedly, this was in response to the Warner Brothers switch to Blu-Ray and last weeks announcements by Blockbuster, Netflix and WalMart dropping HD-DVD as well. I think that the only major player in the HD-DVD camp right now is Microsoft. Oh well. That will be like watching a train wreck in slow motion.
In the end, they will also join Blu-Ray.
So we have a winner in the HD format war, at least when it comes to optical discs. Now the questions is who’s going to win? Blu-Ray or HD digital downloads?
Grin!
Categories: Distribution, News, Technology |
