Hi-Def DVD Part II:  Blue LASER Boogaloo

Posted by ttblogger on 05/11 at 08:00 AM Permalink
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In our last episode, we learned a little about probably the most famous “Format War” of the past – surely no one would make that mistake again… right?  We’ll get to that shortly, but first a brief flashback… flashback… flashback…

In 1993, near the height of VHS’s popularity, two high-density optical storage formats were being developed; one was the MultiMedia Compact Disc (MMCD), backed by Philips and Sony, and the other was the Super Density (SD) disc, supported by Toshiba, Time Warner, Matsushita Electric (better known as Panasonic), Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric, Pioneer, Thomson, and JVC.

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    Posted by opus 4 studios  on  05/11  at  09:29 AM

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    4. Posted by Onie  on  05/24  at  06:06 AM

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