Monday, February 27, 2006
New York Times: In Sony's Stumble, the Ghost of Betamax
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 03:00 PM
"At first glance, Amir Majidimehr does not look like a game-changer in the battle to develop the next generation of DVD players and discs. As the vice president for Windows digital media at Microsoft, he neither steers a Hollywood studio nor controls one of the many consumer electronics giants that are betting billions of dollars on one of the two new formats that promise to play high-definition movies and television shows. Yet when he and his team in Redmond, Wash., decided last September to abandon their neutral stance and to support Toshiba and its HD-DVD standard over the Blu-ray format led by Sony, the unexpected change of heart reverberated through the technology industry."
A very interesting article about the ongoing war between HD-DVD and Blu-ray. A must read if you're interested in the topic. The article also has a chart showing comparison points between the two formats.
A very interesting article about the ongoing war between HD-DVD and Blu-ray. A must read if you're interested in the topic. The article also has a chart showing comparison points between the two formats.
