Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Sony-backed format triumphs
Whilst this isnt strictly a post about the telly, it will be of interest to those who’ve shelled out for big expensive HD Ready TV sets, presumably to enjoy the superior picture and sound quality available on next gen services and products such as Sky HD, V+, Xbox 360 and the PS3.
Sony’s Blu-Ray has won the battle of the HD formats, as HD DVD backers Toshiba formally announcing that it is to cease producing HD DVD discs and players. This is bad news for Xbox owners who shelled out for the add-on HD DVD players, although thanks to the deal done with BT Vision, owners should be able to watch downloaded HD content when the platform is released next year.
People have been quick to point out that this is a repeat of the old VHS/Betamax format war, although the difference here is that both the HD disc formats were practically identical in terms of image quality. Blu-Ray discs had the edge over HD DVD in that they could store more information, but the Toshiba-backed product was cheaper to manufacture and reportedly was easier for studios to implement interactive elements such as fancy DVD menus and hidden easter eggs.
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February 11th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Although they haven’t got anything online they had a big feature on Neighbours moving to five on five last night after the truly epic movie Short Circuit. Johnny 5 is alive!!!!
One of the best lines from the film has to be “I am thinking she is a virgin. Or at least she used to be.”.