benefits and drawbacks of H-DVDs and Blu-ray?
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The format war waging between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray to be the dominant media standard for content in high definition has effectively ended with Blu-ray emerging dominant. Which high-definition technology is better has been the subject of intense debate in Hollywood and electronics circles for years. HD DVD players have been much cheaper than Blu-ray machines, but Blu-ray discs have more storage space and more advanced protections against piracy. Both versions deliver sharp resolution. Blu-Ray has 25 GB capacity (50 GB for dual-layer) and is more expensive. HD-DVD has 15 GB (30GB for dual layer) and is cheaper than Blu-Ray.
Consumers were inundated with marketing from both sides during the 2007 holiday season. Wal-Mart, as part of a temporary promotion, offered Toshiba players for under $100. Sony and its retailing partners, including Best Buy, responded by dropping prices on Blu-ray players, although not to the same level. Blu-ray players can now be purchased for under $300.
Still, Blu-ray was emerging as a front-runner as early as August. Blu-ray titles have sharply outsold HD DVD offerings — by as much 2 to 1, according to some analysts — and some retailers like Target started stocking only Blu-ray players. Blockbuster said last summer that it would carry Blu-ray exclusively. In January 2008, Netflix announced that it was moving exclusively to Blu-ray for its DVD-rental business. In February 2008, Wal-Mart made a similar announcement, saying that it would carry Blu-ray discs and hardware exclusively. Soon thereafter, Toshiba pulled the plug on HD DVD and announced that it would stop manufacturing HD DVD players.
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