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• CES 2007: HD DVD versus Blu-ray - The porn industry says HD DVD*
  Thursday 11 January 2007 – 06:39
  Knowing their audience quite well, the adult entertainment industry holds their annual get together in Las Vegas to coincide with the CES. There is also a very pertinent crossover between the adult and tech industries - porn has a tendency to drive, and be driven, by technology. Which means HD DVD when it comes to high-def.
• CES 2007: 200 GB Blu-ray discs, 16.5 GB Mini discs in the works*
  Monday 8 January 2007 – 08:50
  hile we are just about to see a greater adoption of high-definition media formats and 50 GB Blu-ray will be shipping in the first quarter, we have spotted the next generation of Blu-ray at CES.
• CES 2007: Sony plans next Blu-ray attack at HD DVD*
  Monday 8 January 2007 – 04:12
  If there was one underlying theme at Sony's CES press conference today, it was that Sony desperately asks for the designation as the market leader in high definition.
• HP to Blu-ray: Take us seriously, or we'll join HD DVD*
  Friday 28 October 2005 – 06:52
  In an exclusive interview with TG Daily, HP's representative to the Blu-ray Disc Association acknowledged his company's reversal of position on two key technologies: mandatory managed copy and the iHD interactive layer. But if the BDA doesn't make a similar U-turn, he told us, HP may join the HD DVD Promotions Group - and it might not go alone.
• New Blu-ray member Warner Bros. would support iHD layer, oppose mandatory managed copy*
  Saturday 29 October 2005 – 12:26
  For Warner Home Video to become included as a board member of the Blu-ray Disc Association, along with its continuing membership in the HD DVD Promotions Group, certain demands by Warner had to be met, and were. One is a tighter stance on managed copy, which may jeopardize HP's future membership in that body.
• Scalers beat HD DVD and Blu-ray at CES 2007 - analysis*
  Wednesday 17 January 2007 – 05:02
  The high-def age is upon and if you are buying a TV this year anyway, why not buy a HD player as well? And, do you buy HD DVD or Blu-ray, if you are looking for the technology that makes most sense right now? We were looking for clues at CES and found a very convincing answer. Just not the one we expected.
• CES 2007: Warner announces HD DVD - Blu-ray combo disc*
  Wednesday 10 January 2007 – 04:07
  While the Blu-ray and HD DVD camps are still at each other's throats, we are seeing the first hybrid high-definition solutions entering the home video market. Earlier this week, LG announced a hybrid HD DVD - Blu-ray player; Warner followed up late Tuesday with a hybrid hi-def disc that can be played both in HD DVD and Blu-ray players.
• Build Your Own Silent HTPC – Blu-ray, HD DVD and HDTV Combined*
  Friday 30 November 2007 – 12:04 in Hardware
  Tom's Hardware sets out to build the definitive HTPC: 1920x1080 movies in your living room. High-def Blu-Ray Disc and HD DVD playback, Full-HTDV and Pay-TV decryption including recording functionality - all in one unit. HD all the way!
• iHD less expensive than Blu-ray alternative, thanks to Vista, says HP*
  Monday 31 October 2005 – 06:15
  Microsoft's plans to make the XML-based iHD interactive provision a component of Windows Vista will drive down production costs for computer manufacturers, says an HP official. The cost reduction, he says, is enough to make other manufacturers want to reconsider their support for Blu-ray
• Buyers' Guide - Blu-ray HD DVD Devices*
  Monday 2 April 2007 – 02:16
  Standalone Blu-ray players and recorders, Blu-ray PC drives and combo Blu-ray/HD-DVD units.
• Will Blu-ray sink the PlayStation 3?*
  Tuesday 15 August 2006 – 10:18
  Only five months after Sony's announcement of a final PlayStation 3 release date was met with widespread acclaim and anticipation, the mood has changed somewhat. Some experts are second-guessing Sony's decision to bundle a Blu-ray player into the PS3 package, contributing to its $599 price tag. Some...though not all.
• Sony debuts new Blu-ray Vaio notebook*
  Saturday 12 May 2007 – 02:46
  Sony has unveiled its latest Vaio notebook computer to come pre-installed with a Blu-ray Disc (BD) player...
• HP says Microsoft is spreading misleading info on Blu-ray*
  Sunday 2 October 2005 – 03:24
  In an interview an HP engineer claims that Intel and Microsoft have been extensively misled about the Blu-ray disc, and are spreading misleading information about the format.
• Sony NEC Optiarc Blu-ray Disc burner may be pricing reference*
  Monday 28 May 2007 – 11:52
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• Blu-ray support a last minute switch, Microsoft says*
  Wednesday 28 September 2005 – 04:33
  In an exclusive interview with Tom's Hardware Guide, one of Microsoft's lead representatives on the DVD Forum Steering Committee said that decisions regarding whether his company and Intel would back and promote HD DVD as a high-definition video disc standard, were determined only within the last few days. Prior to some critical recent developments and announcements, both companies - which had proclaimed neutrality - may have been ready to back Blu-ray.