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Toshiba and NEC |
created by |
Sony |
30 GB (dual-layer) 15 GB (single-layer) |
capacity |
50 GB (dual-layer) 25 GB (single-layer) |
Easily understood name. Stronger
film industry backing. First to marketplace (by one month). Initial players
will be considerably cheaper. |
advantages |
More capacity. More powerful
computer and electronics (CE) firms' backing. PlayStation 3 will help
drive sales. Strong anti-piracy technology. |
40% less storage capacity. |
disadvantages |
Higher priced players. Blank
discs possibly more expensive.
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XBox 360 (in future
as an
external add-on) |
gaming platforms |
Sony PlayStation 3 (in summer 2006) |
 Toshiba HD-XA1 ($800) Toshiba HD-A1 ($500) available: March 2006 |
first players |
 Samsung BD-P1000 ($1,000) available: April 2006 |
Yes |
backwards capability? |
Yes |
Toshiba, Microsoft, NEC... complete list |
backed by |
Sony, Dell, Apple, HP... complete list |
| Warner Bros.*, New Line Cinema, Universal Studios,
Paramount*
* = company supports both formats |
major studio backing |
Columbia Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, MGM, Paramount*, Walt Disney
Pictures, Warner Bros.* * = company supports both formats |
MPEG2 MPEG4 VC1 (Windows Media format) |
supported formats |
MPEG2 MPEG4 VC1 (Windows Media format) |
| A triple-layer disc is in development by Toshiba | did you know? |
Disc capacities of up to 200 GB being researched |
HD DVD, HD DVD-R, etc |
discs will be named |
BD-ROM, BD-R, etc |
HD DVD group's arguments |
"why my technology is better" |
Blu-ray group's arguments |
Wikipedia on HD DVD |
more info |
Wikipedia on Blu-ray |
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