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Originally posted by NotFromHere
Intel, Microsoft take sides on next-gen DVDs
Tech giants throw support to HD DVD format over rival Blu-ray.
So I guess Sony is backing another Beta format. Blu-ray is also so over.
The HD DVD camp has made inroads with manufacturers in China, where most of the world's DVD players are currently built. Without that support, it would be difficult to quickly deploy the technology at a low price.
"(Blu-ray) does not have that relationship and we're concerned about whether that offering of Chinese players will be there. We know HD DVD will be."
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It will be great to have HD DVD players on my computer that will be able to play only home movies. Without the backing of the film industry, which Blu-Ray has, HDDVD is going to have real problems. And, I suspect neither microsoft nor intel is going to give the movie industry much comfort that their anti-piracy efforts will be first rate.
While undoubtedly this is a boost to HD DVD, without content the step up is pretty useless. And, frankly, what computer screen on a desk or in a laptop is truly going to take advantage of HD?
