[Always Right]

I don't see how this ends it as this is just a media. The real wars will be on what type of players people buy and what media the movie studios use.

[Gay State Conservative]

I think this is meant to ease the minds of those who bought Beta (including me).

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Well I think there is technology out there .....at least in development of some sort .....that can play a disc in either format....

[Echo Talon]

I don't see how this ends it as this is just a media. The real wars will be on what type of players people buy and what media the movie studios use.

this should end it, and we will soon see hybrid players/burners that can play/burn CD-R,CD-RW,DVD-R,DVD-RW,DVD+R,DVD+RW,DVD-RAM,HD-DVD HD-DVD-RW? and BLU-Ray, BLU-Ray-RW?.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

TDK -- Recording Layer Design Technology

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TDK's Blu-Ray Disc Technologies

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The high-precision Spin Coating technology enables TDK to furnish its Blu-ray Disc with an extremely smooth and precise cover layer. TDK's DURABIS2 technology makes TDK's Blu-ray Disc scratch-resistant, and TDK's special Recording Layer technology makes higher speeds and multiple recording layers possible.

[Jedi Master Pikachu]

Can they make a machine with both HDDVD and Bluray and a VCR, so that people can watch almost all of their movies?