HDDVD

Has HDDVD Lost the High Def Format War?

Authored by Jay Baage on January 10, 2008 - 8:32am.
tags: Video | Sony | Movies | DVD | Blu-ray | Toshiba | Film | HDDVD |

Analysis: Looks like Blu-ray Finally Have Won the High Def War

Authored by Jay Baage on January 8, 2008 - 10:05am.

CES 2008: It looks like this year’s Consumer Electronics Show might be remembered for Sony’s (NYSE: SNE) Blu-ray disc winning the high def disc format war. With Warner (NYSE: TWX) announcing that they are going exclusively with Blu-ray and rumors that Paramount will do the same, it might just be checkmate for Toshiba's HDDVD format.

tags: Video | TV | Sony | Blu-ray | Toshiba | HDDVD | CES 2008 |

Your Take: The High Def DVD War is Far From Over

Authored by Jay Baage on September 17, 2007 - 4:16am.
If DMW’s poll last week is any indication, the high def DVD format war is far from over. DMW’s readers are clearly split between HDDVD, Blu-ray and disc-less Internet distribution as the way of the future. With HD television sets and players taking center stage at Europe’s recent international electronics show, IFA, it is safe to assume that this issue will also be front-and-center at CES in Las Vegas in January.
tags: Internet | TV | CE | Blu-ray | Polls | CES | IFA | HDDVD |

Buzz Watch: Clever Parody of Lost Highlights Digg's UGC Dilemma

Authored by Jay Baage on May 10, 2007 - 10:28am.

The Digg controversy is an interesting test of the power of UGC? and the web 2.0 model of publishing. Should media companies and web publishing organizations try to edit in moderation when dealing with UGC or should they let users take control of the site? Is it possible to control a site like Digg without alienating its core userbase? The weekly comedy show GalactiCast takes a stab at the HDDVD code key debacle in the latest episode above.