Author: Jesse Wallace
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Do you have an old VCR in the garage gathering dust? How about a Laserdisc? Or a Betamax? If you do, it might be time to think about clearing a space provided for your DVD player, because the battle for next-generation video format supremacy is about to hit your living room. There are two competing technologies that scream for your support to get one with a fancy name, the other with an acronym you'll recognize. They are essentially the same, compact discs with much larger storage capacity,, garages, but it seems likely that only one of the Blu-ray or HD-DVD will survive. Blu-ray - Named for the 405 nanometer blue laser used to write and read information about them, Blu-ray discs look exactly like the CD's and DVD's we have now. Defended by Apple, Sony, Dell, Samsung, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Mitsubishi and LG Electronics, Blu-ray is the format of choice for leading electronics companies worldwide. The, garages, video game industry, for the most part, is also on board, the most striking example is the Sony PlayStation 3's exclusive use of Blu-ray. They are faster and can more data (50GB) than the rival HD-DVD to keep (30GB). HD-DVD - They look the same as the old disks and use them use the same blue laser that has Blu-ray. So the factor that could sway the market for HD-DVD is backwards compatibility. All HD-DVD players will still be able to regular DVD's that will surely attract those who have built a large collection, garages, of games. Also on the side of HD-DVD is the film industry with Universal, Warner Brothers,, garages,, garages, New Line, Paramount and all show support. Together with the support of the major players in the IT industry - Toshiba, NEC, Sanyo, Microsoft, Intel,, garages, it's HD-DVD game to lose. So why switch from DVD? Both formats guarantee image and sound quality far better than the current standard. In terms of online movie rentals, Netflix and Blockbuster Online are now renting both Blu-ray and HD-DVD disc for the same price as regular DVDs. Another, garages, potential benefit to consumers will increase storage space. Some companies are more cost for the transfer of the special features, claiming higher shipping costs for half disc, a practice that would be lifted when everything was on one. So if you lack a Blu-ray or HD-DVD player of your,, garages, garages, home theater setup, you will soon be asked to decide. And if you do, make sure you choose carefully, there is a one in two chance that you could buy no more than a very expensive piece of electronics history. Jesse Wallace is a staff writer for The Online Rental Movie Guide, a resource center for information and comparison, garages, online movie rental.
