Defining the DVD war.....

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As the first high-def players get ready to ship, consumers get ready for battle.
The format war for high-definition DVD player supremacy has been labelled reminiscent of the VHS and Beta battle of the late â€™70s.

FUTURE OF DVD ... Blu-Ray DVD format movies are seen at this yearâ€™s International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
The stand-off comes as the next generation of home entertainment is ushered in this month under the epithet â€œhigh-def DVD,â€ and the fighters are Blu-Ray and HD-DVD.
But whether or not this blitzkrieg of stay-at-home theatre warrants a comparison to that of VHS versus Beta is far from decided.
Cass Maggio is the administrator of the High Def Forum, a site he launched nearly two years ago to stay on top of the world of HD.
He wonders if people even have the attention spans these days to follow this war.
â€œThere are so many new and exciting options available â€¦ whether Blu-Ray or HD-DVD declares victory, it will be short lived relative to VHS,â€ says Maggio.

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Topic - Defining the DVD war..... - millen 19:02:09 09/15/06 (7)

Disagree: war is about "BS "new" formats or the still just fine DVD format! - Elizabeth 14:34:38 09/25/06 (1)

Isn't Superbit dead? - Jack G 05:21:15 09/26/06 (0)

Why do they always cite the Beta - VHS War? - Tommart 20:48:52 09/23/06 (2)

Because its about video, and the public relates to those two. - DWPC 14:18:25 09/25/06 (0)

According to your format war's obsevation.... - millen 14:59:39 09/24/06 (0)

It's DAT versus DCC all over again [nt] - 4season 13:34:19 09/22/06 (0)

He has a wonderfull grasp of the obvious - Jack G 08:47:30 09/16/06 (0)

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