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  2. High-definition optical disc format war - Wikipedia

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    In an attempt to avoid a costly format war, the Blu-ray Disc Association and DVD Forum started to negotiate a compromise in early 2005. [citation needed] One of the issues was that Blu-ray's supporters wanted to use a Java-based platform for interactivity , while the DVD Forum was promoting Microsoft's "iHD" (which became HDi). [15]

  3. Blu-ray - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Blu-ray ( Blu-ray Disc or BD) is a digital optical disc data storage format designed to supersede the DVD format. It was invented and developed in 2005 and released worldwide on June 20, 2006, capable of storing several hours of high-definition video ( HDTV 720p and 1080p ).

  4. Comparison of high-definition optical disc formats - Wikipedia

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    This article compares the technical specifications of multiple high-definition formats, including HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc; two mutually incompatible, high-definition optical disc formats that, beginning in 2006, attempted to improve upon and eventually replace the DVD standard. The two formats remained in a format war until February 19, 2008 ...

  5. Format Wars: Blu-ray vs. HD DVD - Engadget

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    Once Warner Bros. dropped support for HD DVD on the eve of CES 2008, the war was over. Sony had successfully pushed Blu-ray into millions of homes with its PS3 Trojan horse; this, despite trailing ...

  6. Two years of battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray: a retrospective

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    Blu-ray every week of year, the charts pulled a 180 half way through December and Blu-ray was off to a good start in 2007 -- it went on to win every week that year. The first title to really move ...

  7. VUDU's HDX titles compare to Blu-ray's picture quality - Engadget

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    There's nothing more annoying when you're enjoying HD than when the background starts moving when it's not supposed to. We know all to well what compression artifacts look like, and the lack of ...

  8. Ultra HD Blu-ray - Wikipedia

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    Ultra HD Blu-ray (4K Ultra HD, UHD-BD, or 4K Blu-ray) [2] [3] is a digital optical disc data storage format that is an enhanced variant of Blu-ray. [4] Ultra HD Blu-ray supports 4K UHD (3840 × 2160 pixel resolution) video at frame rates up to 60 progressive frames per second, [ 4 ] encoded using High-Efficiency Video Coding . [ 4 ]

  9. Never, Ever Do This To Your PS3 | TechCrunch

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    Enjoy the $600 paperweight bro. Stupid friend… [Forum.Blu-ray.com] Never, Ever Do This To Your PS3. 17 years Found today on the Blu-ray forums, some dude’s friend had his PS3 fizzle out on him