Sony’s Blu-ray has won the HD format war, but what does that mean for early adopters who chose its defeated rival, HD DVD?
Blu-ray’s rival high-definition format is written out of Bill Gates’ farewell speech as HD DVD loses its battle
Losses mount as US chain offers $50 gift token to customers who backed format war loser
Sony's Blu-ray victory avenges defeat in Betamax-VHS video formats war
Stores will stock only Blu-ray disks after they outsold rival by 10-to-1
In the battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray technology, it could be a matter of personal film taste that decides the winner
Acer hedges its high-def bets by adding Blu-ray laptops to HD DVD line-up
BD+ will result in more Blu-ray movie launches

What you'll need in order to play the format back on an entertainment system
Plays back HD-DVD and reads and writes Blu-ray

New spec includes Java support, enabling picutre-in-picture features
51Gbyte triple-layer disk developed in labs - but company 'could do combo drive if market demands'
New IrSS link can transfer HD video to TV, or images from cameraphones

The delay in activating HDCP security is great for consumers who can enjoy HD content on displays with analogue outputs
Price closer to that of rival Toshiba HD-DVD player

A Sata Blu-ray drive with problematic software
£600 devices among rafvt of new HD products at CES

The first Media Center to house a Blu-ray drive, but don't expect to use them together
Blu-ray and HD DVD formats supported in Powerproducer 4
Players sell less than half of expected numbers
Stack rival formats on the same media, says Warner engineers
Sony unveils latest laptops and Media Center PCs