CES Blu-Ray/HD-DVD Report

"It's HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray at CES 2006

For the home theater enthusiast, the most exciting story of CES 2006 is the debut of the new high-resolution video formats: Blu-Ray and HD-DVD. It’s been tagged as a classic format war, a la VHS vs. BetaMax. In fact, it’s some of the same names from the videotape battle of the early 1980’s. Sony, Pioneer, Philips and others are lining up behind Blu-Ray, while computing giants Microsoft and Toshiba are psuhing HD-DVD.

For Sony and Microsoft, this is but one dimension of a bigger battle for your living room. Sony has announced that the upcoming PlayStation3 console will contain a Blu-Ray drive, and Microsoft has plans to release a HD-DVD drive upgrade for their just released X-Box 360. This all makes for quite an exciting, albeit frustrating time for home entertainment enthusiasts."