Case Study ‘Blu-ray versus HD-DVD: A Standards Battle in High-Definition Video’ Discussion Questions 1. What factors do you think influenced whether (1) consumers‚ (2) retailers or (3) movie producers supported Blu-ray versus HD-DVD? Every party in this standards battle had its own reasons for chosing one standard over the other. For instance‚ the motives for movie producers to choose Blu-ray were completely different from the motives for consumers to choose Blu-ray. In our opinion‚ the main factors
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From 2003 to 2008‚ Sony and Toshiba waged a high-stakes war for control over the next generation video format. Sony’s Blu-Ray technology was backed by a consortium that included Philips‚ Matsushita‚ Hitachi‚ and others. Toshiba’s HD-DVD had the backing of the DVD Forum‚ making it the “official” successor to the DVD format. Both companies lined up major movie studios and video game consoles to promote their standards (Sony’s Playstation 3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360). In January 2008‚ Time Warner’s
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movie producers supported Blu-ray versus HD-DVD? Answer No.1: 1) The consumers can be divided into two groups: Early adopters and the majority. In this case‚ early adopters tend to follow technology. But for majority‚ the size of the installation base on format is the most important thing. Consumers who are affected by the Blu-ray technology is based on the brand loyalty. They prefer to SONY brand. In addition‚ consumers don’t want to make a decision when the standard were set. Dominant design
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Blu-ray Disc Blu-ray Disc (BD) is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick‚ the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer‚ with dual layer discs (50 GB) being the norm for feature-length video discs. Triple layer discs (100 GB) and quadruple layers (128 GB) are available for BD-XL re-writer drives.[2] The major application of Blu-ray Discs is as a medium for video material such as feature
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Toshiba– NEC’s HD-DVD as transformational technology. I begin with a discussion of disruptive technology. Afterwards‚ I will speak on the success of Netflix; explain the disruptive and shifting technology created once it sustained itself in the market. I then provide a review of transformational technology and explain the transformational change to HD-DVD and the failure to capture and sustain a place in the market. I conclude by comparing and contrasting a successful Netflix and failed HD-DVD format‚
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The Arrival of Blu-ray Technology Blu-ray- also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD)‚ is the name of a next-generation optical disc format which was jointly developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA)‚ a group of the world’s leading consumer electronics‚ personal computer and media manufacturers (including Apple‚ Dell‚ Hitachi‚ HP‚ JVC‚ LG‚ Mitsubishi‚ Panasonic‚ Pioneer‚ Philips‚ Samsung‚ Sharp‚ Sony‚ TDK and Thomson). As compared to the current optical disc format such as DVD‚ this new format allows
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Solutions of one dimensional heat and wave equations and Laplace equation. Complex variables: Analytic functions‚ Cauchy’s integral theorem‚ Taylor and Laurent series. Probability and Statistics: Definitions of probability and sampling theorems‚ Conditional probability‚ Mean‚ median‚ mode and standard deviation‚ Random variables‚ Poisson‚Normal and Binomial distributions. Numerical Methods: Numerical solutions of linear and non-linear algebraic equations Integration by trapezoidal and Simpson’s
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Using the Blu-Ray vs DH DVD example‚ and other sources‚ provide advice to a chief executive officer of a firm for the best strategy to deal with a standard battle Candidate Number: 69619 Word Count: 1569 In the VCR market‚ although Betamax format of Sony was the technologically superior t VHS formats of JVC‚ there were still many factors that led to the dominance of VHS over Betamax. Firstly‚ the recording length is a major factor. Compared with the original Sony Betamax video recorder which could
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HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION High Definition Television (HDTV) is a digital broadcast signal that delivers a wide-screen‚ high resolution picture with six channels of digital sound. High-definition television (or HDTV‚ or just HD) also refers to video having resolution substantially higher than traditional television systems (standard-definition TV‚ or SDTV‚ or SD). HD has one or two million pixels per frame; roughly five times that of SD. Early HDTV broadcasting used analog techniques‚ but today
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(DVD PLAYER) DVD player are software programs that allow users to view DVD video on a computer or television with a DVD or DVD ROM drive. There also exist portable devices which have an attached LCD screen and stereo speakers. Portable DVD players are often used for long road trips and other travel. Types of DVD Player 1. Standard DVD Player (both single tray and changer) 2. Universal DVD Player 3. DVD Player/VHS VCR combination 4. DVD Recorder/VHS
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