Since the conception of DVD, men in white cloaks across the globe have strived to develop the "next big thing" to replace what is essentially a rock solid, widely trusted format. Unfortunately it seems they've been too successful, or rather - two successful.In the red corner you've got HD-DVD, a steroid-fed version of it's younger brother trained meticulously by Toshiba with it's gloves sponsored by the likes of NEC and Microsoft. In the aptly named blue corner we have Sony's beloved Blu-ray - its coaching squad benched by the likes of Hitachi, Dell and Samsung. Two products, two choices, one winner?Cast your mind back to 1975 (those of us too young, imagine afros and muscle cars and you're halfway there) when Sony's Betamax was introduced to the market, set to revolutionise the home televisual experience. But a year later along came JVC with VHS - DVD's retired step-brother - and stole Sony's limelight.Think of it as an all-out format war, which raged on for a decade before VHS emerged victorious.There are many similarities between the new format war and that of the 70s, but the main question on everyone's lips is which will emerge the dominant format.Personally I find myself asking: will there be a dominant format? Read full story...
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