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Blu-Ray and HD-DVD are high-definition formats for DVDs and CDs. Although they are both high-definition, there are significant differences in the two. They were in a war with one another, each trying to be the standard for high-definition media. The war ended in February 2008 with Blu-Ray being victorious.
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- Toshiba abandoned the HD-DVD player on February 19, 2008, thus ending the "format wars"
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Format War
Blu-Ray and HD-DVD were in a format war, fighting to be the standard for high-definition discs. The war ended in January 2008, after Warner Brothers stated they will only use Blu-Ray after May 2008. HD-DVD had been the preferred type until the release of the PlayStation 3, which doubled as a Blu-Ray player. The year after the PlayStation 3 was released, the sale of Blu-Ray movies more than doubled those of HD-DVD. -
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