December 09, 2004

Hybrid HD-DVD to Be Developed

Memory-Tech will start mass production of hybird HD-DVD discs that contain both DVD contend and HD-DVD content. This is a great idea that Sony has also used with SACDs. I love being able to play CDs on both my SACD player and normal car CD player. The upper layer will have a capacity of 4.7GB and the lower HD layer will have a capacity of 15GB. Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros., and New Line Cinema have lined up to support Toshiba with movie content starting in holiday 2005. Sony is fighting back with their own technology, which will be bundled with the Playstation 3.