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| Is HD-DVD vs Blu-ray Combat Over?  The HDTV DVD war between Blu-ray and HD-DVD is over and Toshiba's HD-DVD has won, according to Universal Studios president Craig Kornblau. In a statement issued to attendees of the CEDIA Expo in Denver, Kornblau said the early reviews indicate that consumers prefer HD-DVD to Sony's Blu-ray. "Look at the blogs, look at the reviews by the early adopters and even look at the mainstream media", Kornblau said. "HD DVD has maintained its first-to-market advantage and delivered on the promises of providing the best high definition image and sound quality at the best value for consumers today".Universal Studios has been a supporter of HD-DVD since the formats were introduced in 2006. However, some Blu-ray backers had hoped that Universal would eventually release its films on both discs, as Warner and Paramount now do. But Kornblau's remarks would suggest that Universal has no plans to do so. Despite Universal's position, Sony's Blu-ray still has the backing of several studios, including Fox and Disney. Competition is good - unless it creates confusion in the marketplace. And that's what we have here. Millions of high-def owners might be interested in buying a new HDTV DVD player. But Kornblau's comments just add to the uncertainty that both formats will not survive. Consequently, rather than encourage people to buy HD-DVD, it will likely just cause more people to wait... discuss the article write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Computing News :: home page |