Blu-ray Lives In 1080p

There have been many complaints about HDTV picture problems when trying to use Blu-ray on televisions with less than 1080p native resolutions. Blu-ray resides in 1080p, so televisions with lesser resolution capabilities may display incorrectly. HDTV and Blu-ray Disc is a beautiful thing but investing in a HDTV with intentions of displaying 1080p discs without the proper native 1080p (not 720p, 1080i etc.) resolution capabilities will end up causing alot of grief. The new video systems must be compatible. If your television is not native 1080p and you are considering adding a DVD player, closely reading the box or/and the operating manual may be imperative to obtain proper results. Manufactures and untrained salespeople seem to have failed at properly informing consumers.
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In DVD War, Consumers Lose

With the war between Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD, the only real loser is the consumer. If all new DVD players were multi-format(Blu-ray and HD DVD), the problems with playability would cease to exist. All would win and the consumer could purchase DVDs in either format.
The movie studios could record in the format of their choice and all could easily view them. With all of the technological advances at our disposal, dual format DVD machines seems to be the only reasonable solution.
There are dual format machines on the market but they are a little price restrictive for the average consumer LG Electronics BH100 Blu-Ray/HD-DVD Player. If dual format was considered as a standard, prices due to mass manufacturing and marketing would come down and alot of revenue would be generated. All movies would be readily available and playable in a user friendly format.
Blu-ray at a 50Gb potential is a powerful format. A little pricey but powerful. HD DVD at 30Gb potential has alot to offer for many applications not requiring the extra 20Gb. One can't help but wonder if somewhere between here and there, exists a place we never mapped?

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What Do I Do With All These Wires ?

Uncompressed HD signal streaming offers a nice solution. Belkin introduced their Flywire unit at CES. With an electrical receptical installed behind the flat panel and a good wireless relay, no more unsightly wires. For the complete article: http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/hughes/22416

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HD DVD and Blu-ray War May Be Over

In the battle of the high-definition dvd war, Blu-ray Disc technology with its 50Gb capacity seems to be pulling ahead of the HD DVD format with 30Gb.

The New York Times released an article about Warner backing Blu-ray Disk over the HD DVD format. For the article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/05/technology/05disc.html?ref=media

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2008 Wireless HDTV Contest

Advances in wireless technology, mainly focused in the cell-phone and computer markets have entered the HD scenario with a passion. Several major manufactures are grouping together to advance wireless applications in the world of HDTV.

An expansive and informative article from Peter Svensson, in Red Orbit on 01-03-08: http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1201512/rivalry_over_wireless_highdef_tvs/index.html?source=r_technology

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