New developments are shaping the high definition DVD landscape. The latest news in the evolving Blu-ray vs. HD DVD format battle comes from Sony, which this week said Japan and the United States will share the same region code for Blu-ray disc players. The company also announced that it has started shipping 50 GB dual layer Blu-ray recordable, write-once media. “These announcements are small feathers in Sony’s cap. We have a lot of feathers to go to get the full effect,” said Steve Kovsky, an analyst at Current Analysis.
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Sony Makes Moves in High Definition DVD Battle
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire August 17, 2006 11:11 AMNew developments are shaping the high definition DVD landscape. The latest news in the evolving Blu-ray vs. HD DVD format battle comes from Sony, which this week said Japan and the United States will share the same region code for Blu-ray disc players. The company also announced that it has started shipping 50 GB dual layer Blu-ray recordable, write-once media. “These announcements are small feathers in Sony’s cap. We have a lot of feathers to go to get the full effect,” said Steve Kovsky, an analyst at Current Analysis.