Speaking of HD, heard from the news that Sony has won the battle of high definition disc format with its Blu-ray disc over the HD DVD format by Toshiba. Toshiba has announced that it would no longer develop or manufacture HD DVD players. How did Sony manage to win ? It's not marketing but corporate strategy. The fact is that Sony is a conglomerate into various entertainment industries, like video game console (Playstation) and movie production, on top of AV and computer products, putting it into the advantageous position to lead and dominate. Now that the dust has settled. Blu-ray is the future. It is expected that various manufacturers will follow suit to develop more advanced, cheaper Blu-ray disc players. How long will it take to replace DVD and VCD ? It will definitely take short time than the replacement of VHS.
Speaking of HD, heard from the news that Sony has won the battle of high definition disc format with its Blu-ray disc over the HD DVD format by Toshiba. Toshiba has announced that it would no longer develop or manufacture HD DVD players. How did Sony manage to win ? It's not marketing but corporate strategy. The fact is that Sony is a conglomerate into various entertainment industries, like video game console (Playstation) and movie production, on top of AV and computer products, putting it into the advantageous position to lead and dominate. Now that the dust has settled. Blu-ray is the future. It is expected that various manufacturers will follow suit to develop more advanced, cheaper Blu-ray disc players. How long will it take to replace DVD and VCD ? It will definitely take short time than the replacement of VHS. 
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