In the [tag]Consumer Electronics Show[/tag] of this year, the new topic to discuss has been the battle between [tag]Blu-ray[/tag] and [tag]HD DVD[/tag]. As an alternative for this war, that some experts say it will end in a period of 2 years, when both formats get more popularity in the market, many companys like [tag]Toshiba[/tag] and [tag]Samsung[/tag], according to the rumours, are investigating about a hybrid player.

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In this show, chip manufacturer Broadcom has revelead a video decoder chip that is able to read both Blu-ray and HD DVD.

Even though both formats have got into the market independently, sooner or later there will be a “power struggle”, and one of them -yes, only one- will take over the industry.

[Source: QJ]