Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: The battle rages on

Published: July 26, 2007, 12:25 pm

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Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT), Apple Inc (AAPL), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), General Electric (GE), Intel (INTC), Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Best Buy (BBY), Circuit City Stores (CC)If you're not up on the ongoing face-off between Blu-ray and HD DVD, here's a quick synopsis on what is becoming the latest technology battle since that long ago technology struggle between VHS and Betamax: Blu-ray and HD DVD are two next-generation DVD formats fighting to win over consumers. Electronics giant Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE) developed the Blu-ray format, and is using its Playstation 3 video game console to showcase it. Others supporting Blu-ray include Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Hewlett Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ). HD DVD was developed by the DVD Forum, and is being championed by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT), Toshiba Corporation (OTC: TOSBF) and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), among others. The main difference between the two is that the Blu-ray format can hold more data, while the HD DVD

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