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HD DVD Losing Ground in Japan
By: Siddharth Bhatia   |   Jan 21,2008

A recent survey states that the majority of high-def owners in Japan have a Blu-ray player/recorder. So what does that translate to? Maybe it means the war is coming to an end. But let's wait and see; Japan isn't the only country in the world, and the study talked about recorders, not including PS3 sales.

According to gizmodo, 90 percent of high-def player sales were dominated by Blu-ray. That spells bad news for the HD DVD camp, though in other news we learn that Steven Hirsch, co-chairman of market leader Vivid Entertainment (any guesses what type of films they make?) still supports the boys in red. Why? It's claimed production costs are cheaper for HD DVD!

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yeah by the time blurays comes in marker we have something better, technologies keep upgrading..

VHS was one generation ...and then vcd/dvd
James @ Feb 07,2008
I recall the similar arguments that took place in the late 70's relating to Betamax (Sony) and Video2000 (Philips). In the event neither won. The rest of the industry sat back and watched these two giants fight it out and then, using the best features of both, opted for an entirely different format, VHS. All and anything is possible!
Richard Crow @ Jan 23,2008
Neither I own HD-DVDs nor Bluerays! But.... I do own Vivid Entertainment CD/DVDs and these are marvelous! hehehehe
Bill Gates @ Jan 23,2008
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