Matthew R Smith
Shelley Donnelly
ENGL 1010
2 May 2006
The Battle of Formats
There are two new formats of DVD's coming out one is Blue-ray and one is HD-DVD,
will this become the battle of VHS vs. BetaMax and which will be in your home.
First, let me give you some history on both of these new forms of DVD's. Blue-ray which was invented by a group of companies called Blue-ray Disc Association. It consists of companies like Sony, Apple, Dell, HP, and many more. Blue-ray will hold 25 gigabytes and will be the same size and shape of a DVD. The only difference is that it uses a different laser which is the color blue. Now you know why they called it this. The big factor that will push Blue-ray to be in your home is that Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios, and Warner Bros will be big supporters of Blue-ray. Another big feature is that it will feature DRM which is digital rights management. Blue-ray has another form of encryption called BD+ that will allow the companies to......
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