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Hugh Bennet has been writing about disc-based medium for a long time. I first read his articles in the mid-90s in “CD-ROM Professional” (which became “Emedia Professional” and now “Event DV”.)

Hugh has recently updated this very comprehensive guide to HD DVD (with mentions of the competing standard, he has an FAQ for Blue Ray DVD also). If you want to understand almost any aspect of the new competing standards then this is a one stop shop.

WARNING: This FAQ is NOT a production guide. It is for gearheads or those with a gearhead inclination. If your head has a tendency to explode when fed too much information use extreme caution when reading this resource.

You have to love the electronics industry and their penchant for developing competing standards. High definition DVD brings us two more: HD DVD and BlueRay disc. The last big standard, DVD, was reigned in, actually dictated, by the motion picture studios. Mostly because EVERYONE got burnt by the VHS/Betamax war. And the color TV war a couple of decades before that. And the AM/FM battle before that. So now we have HD DVD (Toshiba’s) and Blue Ray DVD (Sony’s). Does any of this ring a bell? Can’t we all just get along?

Engadget does a great job of describing the divide and difference between HD DVD and Blue Ray DVD. The two are here to stay (for now.) So sharpen your holiday gift list pencil and button up your wallet (either one will cost) — and just deal.

Gotta love the “free” market!

Hugh Bennet has been writing about disc-based medium for a long time. I first read his articles in the mid-90s in “CD-ROM Professional” (which became “Emedia Professional” and now “Event DV”.)

Hugh has recently updated this very comprehensive guide to HD DVD (with mentions of the competing standard, he has an FAQ for Blue Ray DVD also). If you want to understand almost any aspect of the new competing standards then this is a one stop shop.

WARNING: This FAQ is NOT a production guide. It is for gearheads or those with a gearhead inclination. If your head has a tendency to explode when fed too much information use extreme caution when reading this resource.

You have to love the electronics industry and their penchant for developing competing standards. High definition DVD brings us two more: HD DVD and BlueRay disc. The last big standard, DVD, was reigned in, actually dictated, by the motion picture studios. Mostly because EVERYONE got burnt by the VHS/Betamax war. And the color TV war a couple of decades before that. And the AM/FM battle before that. So now we have HD DVD (Toshiba’s) and Blue Ray DVD (Sony’s). Does any of this ring a bell? Can’t we all just get along?

Engadget does a great job of describing the divide and difference between HD DVD and Blue Ray DVD. The two are here to stay (for now.) So sharpen your holiday gift list pencil and button up your wallet (either one will cost) — and just deal.

Gotta love the “free” market!