Sony is straddling the fence in the struggle over which DVD rewritable format will eventually dominate the market. The consumer electronics giant has begun shipping to retailers DVD+RW drives and ...

Two new DVD formats are due out soon; one from Sony and one from Toshiba. The companies are battling for supremacy in the high-definition market. But what does it mean for the consumer? Is it time to ...

In a city built on wagering, the smart money is staying on the sidelines when it comes to the battle between two high-definition DVD formats. The first shots between Blu-ray, backed by a Sony-led ...

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LONDON – The battle between two hyped formats for high-definition DVD will confuse shoppers and turn many of them off the whole technology, a London-based research firm predicted on Friday. "The net ...

Hoping to spur demand by reducing consumers’ confusion about DVD recording, a growing number of consumer-electronics companies are shifting to DVD recorders that can handle both of the leading formats ...

In a city built on wagering, the smart money is staying on the sidelines when it comes to the battle between two high-definition DVD formats. The first shots between Blu-ray, backed by a Sony-led ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The peace talks failed. Toshiba made it clear last week that no unified format for a ...

It was 20 years ago this month that consumer electronics companies Sony and Toshiba launched a new home video format called Digital Video Disc, or DVD. The format promised a four-fold increase in ...