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- Toshiba abandoned the HD-DVD player on February 19, 2008, thus ending the "format wars"
- One of two competing high definition formats
- Sony's Blu-Ray system boasts higher-capacity discs
- Greater number of Hollywood studios providing content
- Toshiba's HD-DVD system remains only way to watch films from Studio Canal, Universal and the Weinstein Company
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Blu-Ray is a high-definition DVD format. The name comes from the blue violet laser used to read and write this type of disc. Blu-Ray technology is built on DVD technology, but it uses a more advanced laser to read the data on the disc. The Blu-Ray laser can read finer detail the the standard DVD laser, which allows more data to be written to Blu-Ray discs.
Panasonic introduced the first portable Blu-Ray player during the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 2009.ABC News: Sneak Peek at Some of the Best Gadgets at CES (January 7, 2009)
Winning the Format War
For a long time, it was not clear which format the movie industry would embrace: Sony's Blu-Ray or Toshiba's HD-DVD. Both formats were virtually identical from a technical standpoint, and the major film studios, electronics retailers, and consumers seemed unable to determine which would be the standard format. Late in 2007, though, Time Warner picked a side, announcing that all future high-definition releases would use the Blu-Ray format. Soon many similar announcements followed, which precipitated price drops for HD-DVD hardware. Toshiba kept up a strong public front briefly, but it was not long before they announced that the HD DVD format would be discontinued.However, as of October, 2008, only 4% of movie discs sold in the U.S. are Blu-ray discs. Steve Jobs' statements about the non-viability of the Blu-ray format further suggest that the declaration of a winner in the HD wars may have been premature.CrunchGear: Can we get it over with and declare Blu-ray dead already? (October 29, 2008)
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Blu-Ray Questions
What is better a Blu-Ray disc or DVD with upconverting? 4 AnswersBlu-Ray discs will always produce a higher quality picture if you have a monitor capable of displaying it. That said some upconverting dvd's do a better job of... read more
Does anyone know if Blu-ray Players play regular DVDs? 2 AnswersAll bluray players WILL play regular DVDS. All Bluray players also upconvert regular DVDS to HD. Not the quality of a Bluray disc but definitely better than a r... read more
I'm in the market for a Blu-Ray player - any suggestions or advice? 4 AnswersI'd also like to recommend getting a PS3. I bought a Sony Blu-ray and love it... but I continually find disks that don't work because the player needs an firmwa... read more
When does Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince come out on Blu-Ray? 3 AnswersThe website blu-ray.com lists Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as coming out on Blu-Ray on December 7, 2009. Right before Christmas! ... read more
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mad men s2 on blu-ray...SOOOOOO much better than standard def dvd. Can't believe how much you pick up the second time around!
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Yeah, soo, watching the new Star Trek on blu ray... I love this movie... I'm pretty stoked to see it yet again... grrrreat film.
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So the Star Trek reboot (Blu Ray, of course): Can we agree that J.J., Damon and Carlton know their science fiction and action business?
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