Now that
Microsoft and Intel are officially backing HD-DVD over the
Blu-ray high-def format, it looks like the true media war over standard mindshare has finally begun.
The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) bounced back yesterday against MS's criticisms against its standard by claiming its
disc capacity would be 50GB at launch, that hybrid discs were being demoed, and that "managed copy" is already part of
the supported AACS protection spec. BDA members
Dell and HP challenged the capacity
claim by pointing out that MS was comparing double-layer HD-DVD discs and single-layer Blu-ray ones. [Thanks
for the link, Thundercizzle.]
Microsoft, meanwhile, struck back, stating that the claims of 50GB Blu-ray discs and hybrid capability are unproven,
that the managed copy support is not mandatory, and that HD-DVD will meet its goals at launch far in advance of
Blu-ray's comparable versions. When will the war end? Probably only when both formats are released and consumers can
see and judge for themselves. Gosh, this situation seems
awfully familiar for some reason….
[via Slashdot]
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