Punched from all angles!

There’s yet another ‘Blu-ray killer’ on the loose. I’m starting to feel sorry for Blu-ray, it looks everyman and his dog is out to bludgeon the format! Enough. Toshiba is working on extending the DVD format in order to offer Blu-ray-like video quality. The new format should be available in Toshiba DVD products in about 6 months time - at a lower price than Blu-ray players (now there’s aggressive marketing!)

According to sources, the new DVD player will be backwards-compatible with standard DVD discs - yeah, if it isn’t expect to see ‘many rats jumping ship’! On top of this, there is a claim circulating that suggests that the new technology would be able produce much higher-resolution images from existing DVDs - hmm, we’ll see.

So, another attempt by a major manufacturers to extend the lifespan of its existing  technologies by adding additional data formats. Will it work? I suppose I’ll have to fork out some cash and let you know - in about 6 months time.

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