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HD DVD is throwing the towel

With more and more companies announcing to go Blu-Ray exclusive it is only a matter of time until Blu-Ray will be announced the winner of the battle of the high definition war. I really could care less which format wins the race because I have no intention to purchase either of them in the near future but if you plan to purchase a HD player you probably should buy a Blu-Ray player.

I’m not a huge fan of Sony and have still hopes but it looks pretty sad for the HD DVD supporters. Those consumers who have bought a HD DVD player will face a huge problem much like the Betamax users faced back in the days when VHS did win that race. It occured to me that the consumer is always loosing in this kind of wars.

If you pick the wrong player you will have to purchase another one to be able to view high definition videos, if you pick the right player you contributed to a monopoly, and it’s Sony this time – it will be awful, it’s a Sony after all.

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About the Author:Martin Brinkmann is a journalist from Germany who founded Ghacks Technology News Back in 2005. He is passionate about all things tech and knows the Internet and computers like the back of his hand. You can follow Martin on Facebook or Twitter.

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Responses so far:

  1. Jd says:

    Sad news, I think we all know how Sony Corp cares for the consumer.

  2. Robert says:

    I clicked this link, thinking that the HD-DVD group had actually officially given up, and all I find is the equivalent of a blog post?

    This is a not a news story, it’s just one persons opinion.

  3. Jaswinder Virdee says:

    hd dvd is dead!!!!! http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/02/16/its-official-blu-ray-wins/

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