Visitors to the IFA consumer electronics show, which opens Friday in Berlin, will have ringside seats to the war over high-definition disc formats raging between Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD. As the two formats duel for the title of successor to current DVD movie discs, many European consumers haven't decided which kind of player they will buy.
"Everyone is waiting for IFA where many new products are expected to be announced," said Frank Simonis, chairman of the Blu-ray Disc Association. Both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc have sold in lower quantities in Europe than in other regions and prices are still relatively high, between €599 (US$814 ) and €899, according to Simonis. Currently, five manufacturers have launched Blu-ray Disc players in Europe, including Sony Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Panasonic). Five additional vendors are expected to launch Blu-ray Disc players at IFA, while companies with players already in the market plan to introduce devices with new features, Simonis said.
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"Everyone is waiting for IFA where many new products are expected to be announced," said Frank Simonis, chairman of the Blu-ray Disc Association. Both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc have sold in lower quantities in Europe than in other regions and prices are still relatively high, between €599 (US$814 ) and €899, according to Simonis. Currently, five manufacturers have launched Blu-ray Disc players in Europe, including Sony Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (Panasonic). Five additional vendors are expected to launch Blu-ray Disc players at IFA, while companies with players already in the market plan to introduce devices with new features, Simonis said.
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no, im waiting for this bull**** to end and finally be able to chose a format...
Glassed Silver:mac
judging buy the icon i can see which side the author supports... lol
+1 for HD DVD
And would you invest in that expensive blue ray pc drive before bluray wins the war?
Honestly ... who would buy one at this stage in the game?
Seriously, the longer they let players and movies from both formats being sold like that, the worse. The top20 of amazon.com DVDs has around 9 high-def titles. This Christmas it'll be a lot more. Either one format dies by february, or both will coexist...!
To hell with all of 'em.
Glassed Silver:mbl
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