Sony's loses HP's support for Blu-ray

[Mrfrog840]

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Hewlett Packard will be embracing Toshiba's HD-DVD format for next gen digital video discs as well.

Hewlett-Packard, the second largest computer maker in the US, recently announced that it would be dropping support for Sony's next generation Blu-ray disc format as an exclusive and will be adapting to Toshiba's HD-DVD instead.

HP said its decision to support both standards would put the company in a "better position to assess true development costs and, ultimately, provide the best and most affordable solution for consumers".

This move proves to be the biggest victory for HD-DVD against the Blu-ray ever since Microsoft and Intel announced their support for the format last september.

 

[KLin]

Sounds like Blu-ray is going the way of Betamax.

EDIT: ok read the article, maybe it's not on the same path as Betamax just yet .

 

[Indolent]

topic is misleading, it is dropping the use of it exclusively, it will support both formats

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: Indolent
topic is misleading, it is dropping the use of it exclusively, it will support both formats

 

[Ramma2]

So which format is in the lead? Blu-Ray has a cooler name.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Mrfrog840
This move proves to be the biggest victory for HD-DVD against the Blu-ray ever since Microsoft and Intel announced their support for the format last september.

Yep, HD-DVD's biggest victory in months is for HP to support them as well as blu-ray.

Of course in the "defeats" column you have to list studios adding blu-ray support, and a couple of delays to when HD-DVD will be available.

HD-DVD has been losing badly, this "victory" doesn't do much to bring them back to the winner's circle.

 

[BDawg]

Support will matter little when there are 20M blue-ray players built-in to PS3s.

 

[Ameesh]

the only loser here is the end consumer who is going to have to buy much more expensive hardware to be able to play both formats.

fvck them both, they are both douchebags.

 

[spaceman]

LASERDISC FTW

 

[Hexx]

All I know is PS3 is going to use Blu-ray, which means a HD DVD player for <$400! Count me in.