appleinsider.com — Apple Inc. at this month's Macworld Expo will will outline a high-definition video strategy that will see its weight thrown further behind Sony Corp's Blu-ray DVD format as opposed to Toshiba's HD-DVD, according to one Wall Street analyst.
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ilgazJan 4, 2008
If you have money, you can buy a BluRay recorder from Lacie or other brands and burn your own BluRay discs right now, under OS X via Toast from Roxio. It is not Disney or anything, it is HD-DVD being lame MS thing from start. MS/Toshiba does not know how TV/Movie industry works, Apple and Sony knows it. I haven't seen a single Toshiba professional video device while Sony and JVC all over the place. Also unlike their non pro products, Sony always sticks to some standard on pro devices.
Closed AccountJan 4, 2008
Why would you call it that? Shouldn't the name, you know... make sense?
Closed AccountJan 4, 2008
Yeah. I think the point is becoming very moot.. There will be a point where both formats have players available for under $100 on a consistent basis.. Given, if you picked the non-dominant format to purchase, you're going to be out $100 for the rival player.. but $100 is better than $500-1000 + repurchasing media.Just be patient, people!
flateratesJan 4, 2008
Apple does this<a class="user" href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/hps-pavilion-slimline-s3330f-pc-does-blu-ray-and-hd-dvd/">http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/03/hps-pavilion-sl ...</a>
mindlesssoulJan 4, 2008
dumb. Apple should include support for both Blu-Ray and HDDVD. That way they could sell external solutions for both; no angry consumers, all the bases covered, etc. What if Blu-Ray doesn't make it? What then Apple? They'll have a bunch of Macs out there with obsolete drives.
scott2Jan 5, 2008
Glad to see an end to the war on the horizon, but I feel the wrong format is about to win.
southsideirishJan 7, 2008
Why would you buy a new laptop this close to Mac World? And unless it is a 17" it probably won't be that out or date?
rude0197Jan 9, 2008
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