crave.cnet.com — Warner Brothers will be making some of its films available on "Total Hi Def" DVDs, the company announced at a CES presentation on Tuesday. The discs are, ingeniously, HD DVD on one side and Blu-ray on the other.The combo discs are the same size as always, but contain both single and dual layers for both formats.
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weizhongJan 10, 2007
Although I admit it may significantly increase the cost of overall production, it decreases the amount of risk for a business. Reducing risk in a business has a immediate effect on how much money is allocated to hedge against betting on a losing format. Additionally companies which begin to standardize their production earlier can start to take advantage of economies of scale.
opencoderJan 10, 2007
but if one format wins out, then you've spent all the money on the other one. and movies arent like games. i dont buy the same game for both consoles.
jackmiracleJan 11, 2007
Coming out soon. A Rock. One side can bash windows, the other side can knock out furry animals
heybobJan 11, 2007
I doesn't matter - I'll just rent for $4 (like I do now for dvd-sd)
gwolfJan 11, 2007
Why, it's just plastic. DVDs don't cost much to make compared to what they charge us. If they have a good manufacturing process, it's almost pure profit.
gwolfJan 11, 2007
Capacity doesn't matter from a movie perspective since they will never allow you to record anything useful to these formats anyway. Both formats have plenty of capacity for the purpose they were created for. Blu-ray will eventually catch up on the quality side. All that matters is how much it's going to cost you and I in the end. HD DVD is much easyer to produce, but media and players and will allways have a price advantage over Blu-ray.
rat_manJan 11, 2007
Thinking clearly? More like ripping off customers. I wan't the blu-ray disc, not a combination at an added cost.
spawnfreeJan 11, 2007
i want it to play UMD too.UMD....lol
Closed AccountJul 2, 2007
Well, here's some interesting news: Sony sued over Blu-ray Technology<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/tech_news/Sony_sued_over_Blu_ray_CNET_News_com">http://digg.com/tech_news/Sony_sued_over_Blu_ray_CNET_News_com</a>
glialisbackJan 7, 2008
HD DVD Now at 51 GB <a class="user" href="http://www.dvdtown.com/news/hddvdgoesbeyond50gbwithnewdisc/4260">http://www.dvdtown.com/news/hddvdgoesbeyond50gbwit ...</a>