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In an effort to avoid the format war that has been raging for over three years between Sony-backed Blu-Ray and Toshiba-backed HD-DVD, Samsung plans to market a player that will read both formats - possibly putting pressure on other consumer electronics firms to do the same. The player will be out sometime next year if an agreement is not made on a single format.
Samsung did not disclose if the player would feature a single drive capable of reading both formats or two distinct drives. A potential pitfall could come about with two separate drives, as it would drive up the overall cost for consumers. It remains to be seen if consumers flock to a player that supports both formats, or cautiously wait for a clear victor to emerge.
News source: TechNewsWorld
In an effort to avoid the format war that has been raging for over three years between Sony-backed Blu-Ray and Toshiba-backed HD-DVD, Samsung plans to market a player that will read both formats - possibly putting pressure on other consumer electronics firms to do the same. The player will be out sometime next year if an agreement is not made on a single format.
Samsung did not disclose if the player would feature a single drive capable of reading both formats or two distinct drives. A potential pitfall could come about with two separate drives, as it would drive up the overall cost for consumers. It remains to be seen if consumers flock to a player that supports both formats, or cautiously wait for a clear victor to emerge.
News source: TechNewsWorld
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Steven Parker @ 15:44 CET
I love samsung; my samsung celly has been working perfectly since I bought it three YEARS ago. I'm glad an industry powerhouse like Samsung is stepping in to help put out this dumb but very exciting war.
Yes, they're more advanced, which may lead one to believe they'll be more expensive, especially with dual drives. But the same could be said about DVD discs, and even CD discs, and it didn't happen thanks to this cool thing called technology evolution and competition.
*glances over at his betamax and divx player* damn you....
"[insert paid critics comments here]...of the year!
Own it tuesday on DVD, UMD, BlU-Ray, and HD-DVD!"
We need One Disc to rule them all. I like standards, the average consumer likes standards. Choices should be for players not for formats.
Mark my words, the cheaper technology will win, not necessarily the most advanced or highest quality, but the least expensive.
DVD-R, DVD+R, HD-DVD, Blu-Ray Disc, CD-R
Because will still have devices that use each of those discs, but its definately better than nothing...
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