Blue-ray Vs HD DVD

In the previous post we learnt what is a Blue-ray Disc(BD) and a HD DVD.Now lets know the war that happened between these two to achieve the title of the Next Gen DVD format.

The companies were confused whether to manufacture Blu-ray discs or HD DVD.Sony's Blue-ray Disc got a slower start and is a slightly more expensive technology than HD DVD as it has more storage capacity than HD DVD.

By the Holywood's Blockbuster movies announcement in summer 2006 that it would carry Blu-ray DVD's was the first indicator of shifting favor away from HD DVD and towards Blu-ray as the main high definition technology.In January 2008, Warner Bros. announced it would release high def DVD's in Sony's Blu-ray format only, joining several other production companies and ensuring that in 2008 roughly 70% of new releases will be in Blu-ray.This propaosal gave a deathblow to HD DVD.

Finally, by February 2008, Toshiba announced it was pulling its support for the HD DVD format, leaving Blu Ray as the victor in the video wars.