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Has Blu-Ray Lost the Battle?

e-tech — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:53:21 +0000

We all thought the format war was over, after one company toppled the rest followed suite and HD-DVD was no more. Despite this it seems that not everything was as it seemed, in China the techincal bods have been hard at work undermining the Blu-Ray format.While many people saw HD streaming video straight to TV as the next technology, a new format, CBHD, has outsold Blu-Ray 3 to 1 in china.CBHD is a new format heavily based on HD-DVD, which has always been the better, higher density, cheaper format. CBHD has improved on this, and undercut the Blu-Ray prices.Currently Warner are the only studio officially backing CBHD, although with the Chinese Government and it’s 2 billion population supporting the new format, things could soon change. Chances are that this new format might soon take over the Blu-Ray format completely. Currently the CBHD format, outsells Blu-Ray three to one in China, and with the new government backing this is only set to increase.While Blu-Ray may be under threat from the new CBHD format, it has gained a strong foothold in the western world. This could protect it from being taken over by the CBHD format. This is still under dispute however, as most of the blu-ray sales are PS3 based.Only time will tell if the new cheaper CBHD format dominates the Blu-ray market, or if HD internet streaming will beat them all!

BenQ Set To Release Blu-ray Recorder

e-tech — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 10:42:42 +0000

BenQ, a Taiwanese company is set to released and ship ship a Blu-ray Disc recorder for PCs in late August for a price of 799 euros,which is alternatively much cheaper than Blu-ray inventors Sony and Pioneer, which are aiming for $1,500 and higher price points.

I still think it will take some time before Blu-Ray becomes mainstream,so no point just as yet to rush to buy this latest gizmos

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What is Blu-ray and HD-DVD?

e-tech — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 18:28:51 +0000

Ever wondered what the fuss is all about…Blu-ray and HD-DVD?

Well, Christopher Null over at Yahoo! Tech has written
a rather simple,understandable article about Blu-ray and HD-DVD and what it’s all about.

What is High-Definition DVD? High-definition DVD is a generic turn for the next generation of DVD technology, which can burn more information onto the same size disc as your current CDs and DVDs. Like a DVD, it can be used for either video or computer data. But you’ll need new hardware to play a hi-def disc on either your TV or your PC.