HP gets cold feet over Blu-ray
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HP is considering dropping its support for Blu-ray and backing the rival HD-DVD format for high definition optical discs.
The change of heart follows a decision by the Sony-led Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) to stick with its Java-based software for providing interactive features on Blu-ray (BD) discs. HP had asked the BDA to adopt the iHD platform, as this will be supported in the forthcoming Vista version of Microsoft Windows.
Blu-ray spokesman Andy Parsons told Reuters that the BDA is not ruling out iHD entirely but that it did not want to make any changes that would delay Blu-ray's launch.
HP is considering dropping its support for Blu-ray and backing the rival HD-DVD format for high definition optical discs.
The change of heart follows a decision by the Sony-led Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) to stick with its Java-based software for providing interactive features on Blu-ray (BD) discs. HP had asked the BDA to adopt the iHD platform, as this will be supported in the forthcoming Vista version of Microsoft Windows.
Blu-ray spokesman Andy Parsons told Reuters that the BDA is not ruling out iHD entirely but that it did not want to make any changes that would delay Blu-ray's launch.
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