Abstract
On February 19, 2008, Toshiba announced that it was abandoning support for the
HD DVD (High Definition DVD) standard; this decision by Toshiba has put an end
to the uncertainty that had clouded the outlook for the next-generation
optical storage market. It is anticipated that 2008 will now be a year of
strong growth for high-definition content and high-capacity optical storage.
This report begins by examining the competition between the HD DVD and Blu-ray
camps over the past few years, before going on to explore the outlook for 25GB
and 50GB Blue-ray optical storage applications, full-HD broadcasting, and the
large-capacity back-up storage market.
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