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Friday, September 30, 2005

Dell, HP slam Intel, MS' 'erroneous' HD DVD claims

What! How dare they imply obfuscation, and untruths from the hallowed halls (bows to the west) of Intel and Microsoft. Dell, HP slam Intel, MS' 'erroneous' HD DVD claims | Channel Register
"Microsoft and Intel's announcement erroneously indicates that HD-DVD has an advantage in a number of areas," they claimed, pointing to the chip and software giants' statement that HD DVD offers a greater storage capacity than BD.

As The Register noted at the time, Intel and MS' claim that HD DVD's 30GB capacity is better than BD's 25GB is nonsense: the two companies conveniently ignored the fact they were talking about dual-layer HD DVD discs and single-layer BDs.
It's almost like HMG being accused of sexing up documents or misleading the public over WMD. Unthinkable!
BD also provides scope for hybrid discs, backward compatibility with DVD, the ability to operate in slimline drives for notebook PCs and a high degree of interactivity, all features MS and Intel claimed were only available with HD DVD, the PC vendors said.

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