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HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray: A Pyrric Victory?

Written by tom

We have reported on the battle between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray to become the next DVD format of choice for consumers. Well Blu-Ray won; but was it a pyrrhic victory?

"More than six months after HD-DVD gave up the ghost, there are several signs that Sony's rival Blu-ray format is struggling to gain consumer acceptance. According to recent sales data from Nielsen, market share for Blu-ray discs in the U.S. is declining, and Sony and its Blu-ray partners are trying several tactics to boost the format — including free trial discs bundled into magazines and cheap Blu-ray players that cost less than $200."

In other news, version 1.0.0 of the Dirac Codec has been released. (We interviewed one of the developers about their work while ago... )

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