HP to support HD DVD

User Comments: 6

1. December 19, 2005 1:26 PM
   PanicX said:
   This article makes it sound like HP is leading an Exodus of the BluRay format camp, when in reality they're simply adopting both HD technologies to ensure that they can provide support for all the features they need. It doesn't seem unreasonable to be able to chose freely what supports your needs the best. And in turn it would be willful idiocy to blindly support one format regardless of what it can do and what you need it for.
   Reply
2. December 19, 2005 1:53 PM
   Bartzy said:
   HP also said that "It's all about the money". They don't take a stance in the fight for the next generation DVD's. They just think they will make more money from HD-DVD. For my understanding - They are right. Sony, Philips and Samsung are taking a wrong turn here with the Blueray.
   Reply
3. December 20, 2005 10:45 AM
   Mictlantecuhtli said:
   I keep seeing this kind of stories - company A will support HD-DVD, company B will support BluRay.Are they prevented from supporting both?
   Reply
4. December 20, 2005 1:13 PM
   PanicX said:
   They're in no way prevented from adopting both positions, as HP is doing. It's simply a matter of pushing the industry in a particular direction. If you adopt both formats then you've basically invalidated your weight in the industry. If you push for a specific format and your format wins, you stand to save a considerable amount of R&D funds as you didn't waste anything on a dead format. Also a particular format may include features that your company stands to gain from (copy protection, cheap media, etc.) and lobbying for both formats would be foolhardy should the format that better suits your needs be swept under the rug.
   Reply
5. December 21, 2005 11:38 AM
   mentaljedi said:
   This war is getting more intersting by the day. I wonder when we'll see a possible winner come out of this.
   Reply
6. January 13, 2006 12:34 AM
   Race said:
   Personally, I'm growing annoyed that a single DVD format can't be decided upon.Maybe someone will come up with a hybrid device.... hardware that will work with both formats..... a variable aperture pickup, and variable target depth laser. I can dream, can't I?.
   Reply

Recently commented stories