Technabob » warner http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:30:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Warner Total Hi Def: Blu-ray / HD DVD Combo Discs Confirmed http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/10/warner-total-hi-def-blu-ray-hd-dvd-combo-discs-confirmed/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/10/warner-total-hi-def-blu-ray-hd-dvd-combo-discs-confirmed/#comments Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:17:36 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/10/warner-total-hi-def-blu-ray-hd-dvd-combo-discs-confirmed/ Even though Blu-ray has already declared victory in the high definition format war, Warner Home Video clearly hasn’t counted out HD DVD as a viable format. At this week’s CES show, the company announced a new format, called the Total Hi Def Disc, which provides both Blu-ray and HD DVD content on opposite sides of a single disc.

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The new disc format should hit stores in the second half of ’07. The discs can contain both single or dual layer titles in both formats, with 15 to 30GB on the HD DVD side, and 25 to 50GB on the Blu-ray side. Earlier this week, LG announced a single player that can play either Blu-ray or HD DVD titles, so it’s clear that the industry recognizes that consumer confusion (and apathy?) may be hurting sales of both formats. It’s way to soon to know if more studios will adopt Warner’s new format, but it’s good to see they’re making some effort to solve the problem.

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/10/warner-total-hi-def-blu-ray-hd-dvd-combo-discs-confirmed/feed/ 0 LG and Warner Seek to End the Blu-ray/HD DVD War http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/04/lg-and-warner-seek-to-solve-the-blu-rayhd-dvd-war/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/04/lg-and-warner-seek-to-solve-the-blu-rayhd-dvd-war/#comments Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:04:34 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/04/lg-and-warner-seek-to-solve-the-blu-rayhd-dvd-war/ A while back we reported that Ricoh was working on a optical mechanism that could handle both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs. At next week’s CES show, it’s expected that two companies will be showing off their proposed solutions to dealing with the incompatible formats.

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On the hardware front, LG is expected to announce a combo player that can play both formats. Conversely, Warner is planning on rolling out dual-sided discs that feature Blu-ray on one side and HD DVD on the other. While I think the Warner idea is kind of a nice short-term solution for movie studios that otherwise would have released on both formats, the LG approach of a universal player that can handle both formats seems like a better choice for consumers.

[via Engadget]

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