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The high-definition DVD war is all but over.
Hollywood's squabble over which of two technologies will replace standard DVDs skewed in the direction of Sony Corp. on Friday, with Warner Brothers casting the deciding vote in favor of the company's Blu-ray discs over the rival format, HD DVD.
In some ways, the fight is a replay of the VHS versus Betamax battle of the 1980s. This time, however, the Sony product appears to have prevailed.
Hollywood's squabble over which of two technologies will replace standard DVDs skewed in the direction of Sony Corp. on Friday, with Warner Brothers casting the deciding vote in favor of the company's Blu-ray discs over the rival format, HD DVD.
In some ways, the fight is a replay of the VHS versus Betamax battle of the 1980s. This time, however, the Sony product appears to have prevailed.
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