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December 10, 2004
Disney Backs Blu-ray
Blu-ray received a major boost
Film giant Disney says it will produce its future DVDs using Sony's Blu-ray Disc technology, but has not ruled out a rival format developed by Toshiba.
The two competing DVD formats, Blu-ray developed by Sony and others, and Toshiba's HD-DVD, have been courting top film studios for several months.
The next generation of DVDs promises very high quality pictures and sound, as well as a lot of data.
Both technologies use a blue laser to write information. It has a shorter wavelength so more data can be stored.
Disney is the latest studio to announce which technology it is backing in a format battle which mirrors the 1980s Betamax versus VHS war. Sony lost out to JVC in that fight.
- BBC News
Category : Industry News
Posted by dvd software at December 10, 2004 05:35 PM
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