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Toshiba, the creator of HD-DVD and sore loser in the battle against Blu-Ray, as decided not to include Blu-Ray drives in their laptops. Though Toshiba hasn’t given an official reason for this, speculation assumes that it due to two reasons: Adapting the Blu-Ray drives would be supporting the competitor, Sony, who won the battle against Toshiba over HD-DVD. Also, the […]
Continue reading »More DVD Tosh? Well history does tend to repeat itself, and anyone who remembers the VHS – Betamax debacle of the early eighties will be wincing at the talk about the natural successor for DVD in 2005. Seems like there are two runners in this race, Blu Ray and HD-DVD. The big corps are gearing up to battle this out […]
Continue reading »Tired of skinny ultraportables? Sony has released the first multimedia notebook ever to feature Blu-ray technology. But the new VAIO VGN-AR190G offers more than just the latest in storage-medium tech. It’s one of the slickest desktop replacement laptops around, and I want one. Sony spares practically nothing in the 8.4 pound, 16.4-inch wide VAIO frame. First and foremost, there’s a […]
Continue reading »Bubbling under the surface of the ocean of laptops there is a struggle. We have reported on this before with the battle of Blu-ray technology against the HD-DVD system to provide the next generation of DVD: – Toshiba opts for HD-DVD There are pros and cons to each of the new systems, with the potential loser being the ever-confused consumer. […]
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