Détente of sorts may come in DVD format war
13th Nov 2006, 06:53 GMT
Consumers who can't decide between the two warring formats for high-definition DVD players might want to wait till next year. That's when a new "universal" chip from Broadcom will allow electronics firms to make a single player to handle both types of disk -- HD-DVD and Blu-Ray.
Détente of sorts may come in DVD format war related news:
- Nintendo: Format War Is Totally Unfair. — Kotaku
- News: New format war is 'unfair to gamers', says Nintendo exec (Wii) — Eurogamer
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- Samsung to back Blu-Ray format 100% — TechWhack News
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- Broadcom Creates HD-DVD/Blu-Ray System-on-a-Chip — DailyTech News Feed
- Wii to get DVD playback next year — Ubergizmo
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