Blu-ray nightmare! Intel and Microsoft announced to support the HDDVD

Today, in the IT profession of Intel and Microsoft officially announced support for Toshiba's HD DVD high-definition disc formats. In the HD DVD and BD format wars, Intel and Microsoft to keep a few months of neutral posture, but both sides on Tuesday jointly sponsored by Toshiba has joined the HD DVD Promotion Association (HD DVD-PG), the Organization's membership also includes universal, Warner, famous Hollywood producers that support means that the forthcoming Microsoft Windows Vista operating system or is Intel's Viiv entertainment technology will support HD DVD drive. "Our point is to ensure that there will be on the market of products that allow users from the price and availability comfortable", Microsoft Media/Entertainment and technology focused sector Vice President Blair Westlake said, "when home entertainment environment transfer to the high definition era, the opportunities and risks exist side by side, but when we analyzed the core of the PC ecosystem, and it may have advantages for the benefit of consumers, clearly found that HD DVD is the better choice. HD DVD delivers the highest quality, but also provides a powerful, free and very flexible available programmes. "" We own the Intel Viiv technology vision that can spread to the family, based on the Intel processor for PC and consumer electronic devices to enjoy digital media content, "Intel Digital Home Group CTO Brendan Traw said," Intel firm opinion HD DVD will be the face of the consumer and the consumer electronics needs the best solution, the computer and entertainment industries will provide families with CD to provide high-definition interactive entertainment experience. "Microsoft and Intel also referenced in the statement of the consumer and the industry needs to HD DVD have corresponding advantages: 1, managed copy (Managed Copy): HD DVD has managed copy functionality, it allows the user to freely copy the contents of the CD to your hard disk or home server, including the use of Intel Viiv technology-PC Media, and through Cnter family network in any corner of the room to watch them. HD DVD discs also allows copying movies to portable devices. 2. compatibility (Compatibility): HD DVD has the perfect mix CD (Hybrid Disc) technology design, this CD can also save the same content for HD DVD and DVD movies. Users can existing DVD player to watch the DVD on standard-definition content, as long as the upgrade to the HD DVD player to watch HD DVD high-definition content. It will contribute to consumer investment protection, you can have the CD more hedge for future with smooth transitions. 3, low-cost, large-scale production capacity (Cost & Manufacturing): HD DVD has used the same as with the existing DVD disc structure, so it can inherit an existing large DVD industry Foundation, to quickly achieve low-cost mass production environment. 4, more capacity (Capacity): HD DVD-ROM can already efficient production single sided dual layered disc 30GB, BD side double layer disc production technology and immature, currently available to only 25GB. 5, more powerful interactivity (Interactivity): HD DVD has a great interactive features of the iHD technology, fully taking into account the future high-definition movies need enhanced content, navigation and additional content functionality needs. For example, the HD DVD delivers advanced picture-in-picture function, in the movie screen to join a live picture of the commentary. 6, better suited for notebook platforms (Notebook PC): HD DVD is designed to understand and structure and DVD, hardware design, which makes it much easier to develop for the portable HD DVD drives more easy, and notebook computers are PC areas fastest-growing market.