Hollywood reportedly in agreement to delay forced quality downgrades for Blu-ray, HD DVD
As the DVD format welcomes two potential heirs to its kingship as the commercial video medium of choice, there are mounting concerns that these new heirs are nothing but pretenders. Blu-ray and HD DVD - the two competing "standards" for the next-generation of video discs - are both shackled with technologically-forged chains, but those chains may be broken by a consumer electronics industry wary of how their existence could hamper sales.
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