@welshbloke, your points are well written, but I hate it when people say HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray is an industry vs Sony thing when it isn't. HD-DVD is the Toshiba format, not an industry accepted format by any means and no less proprietary than BD. If anything, Blu-Ray is the industry format as nearly every consumer electronics manufacturer supports Blu-Ray Disc. However, many manufacturers are increasingly supporting both formats.
Paramount's decision certainly extends the HD wars. I wonder what was the true financial incentive that got them on board, as limiting your media content to one part of the consumer base is never the way to optimize profits.
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Paramount's decision certainly extends the HD wars. I wonder what was the true financial incentive that got them on board, as limiting your media content to one part of the consumer base is never the way to optimize profits.