Remember Beta vs VHS? Well, a new war - a format war - will be fought between two high definition DVD camps: HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. Each has proponents, major ones, studio backing, etc., and each has its own set of wonderful features, but of course - they are incompatible so far. It's thought the world will wait till the war is won before jumping on a bandwagon.
I know what you are asking: yes, they are both backwards-compatible with 'normal' DVDs.
There is one heck of a lot of money on the table. This could make the HDTV market even hotter. They say that nothing is as good as a great high-definition DVD.
Well, today, the first unit is out - Toshiba's HDA-1, at $499 list. That's a LOT less than I expected. If you want to buy one or read about it - I have it covered on my Home Theater website.
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