Apple Sides With Blu-Ray

Looks like Blu-Ray has another supporter in the HD format wars, and it’s a biggie.  Yesterday Apple announced that it will be the latest member in the Blu-Ray Disc Association, following a bimonthly meeting in South Korea hosted by electronics maker Samsung.  Proponents of Blu Ray say that the format holds more data, while companies favoring the HD-DVD format say that they are cheaper to manufacture.  The upcoming players for each format are both backward-compatible with existing DVD’s.  Since Sony and Apple are now behind Blu-Ray, some of you might think that the war is just about over now.  Well, take a look at the upcoming HD-DVD releases and you might think twice.

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