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If Sony & Toshiba don’t mate, a surprise winner will steal millions

It is clear that the DVD era will not last long. Industry heavyweights, Sony & Toshiba, have been vociferously pitching for next-gen disc formats. The objective: A massive leap in storage capacity. The method: Poles apart. Sony is betting on the 50 GB Blu ray format, while Toshiba is on the 30 GB HD DVD. Sony has, in fact, been desperately offering Blu-ray recorders since 2003 in Japan without significant progress due to high cost of ownership. This is while Toshiba is launching its first set of HDDVD recorders on July 27, 2006 (originally July 14, 2006) after encountering hiccups in the production cycle.

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Source:- IIPM-Business and Economy, Editor:- Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri - 2006