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08 Jan 2008
Paramount has responded to reports that it intends to defect to the Blu-ray camp, insisting that it has no intention of abandoning the HD-DVD format.
"Paramount's current plan is to continue to support the HD-DVD format," said Paramount spokeswoman Brenda Ciccone.
The Toshiba-led HD-DVD Consortium was dealt a blow this week after Warner Bros announced that it will no longer support the HD-DVD format and will back Blu-ray exclusively.
Despite Toshiba's assertion that HD-DVD is still going strong, the move has left many speculating that the HD format war may be drawing to a close.
However, this staunch denial from Paramount, and continued support from industry giants like Microsoft and Intel, means that it may be some time before a resolution is reached.
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Paramount is the heavyweight.
I am glad that Paramount are continuing to support the HD DVD format and considering they seem to be the only real heavyweight left on the film market to support it. It is a more interactive DVD and has a lot to offer those of us who are interested in just watching a movie and saying "oh, there could have been more to that." There is license proviso built into HD DVD that Blu Ray doesn't have and that is the ability to interact not only online with the Company but also to stream extra content to the player via the network protocols set in place to watch extra content and interact with the HD content like never before offered on DVD. Blu Ray cannot offer this because it is ActiveX control based and has no proviso to connect to the internet. The only connection the Blu Ray has to the internet and updating firmare etc. etc. is the Playstation 3 and that cannot even play a film like Blazing saddles in Blu ray format. Some films just don't play on the Playstation 3 but they still buy them saying they will play the majority of films.
Posted by: J. Andrews 25 Jan 2008