Acer supports Blu-ray
Sledgehammer70
California Icrontian
According to <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136626-c,dvdtechnology/article.html">PC World</a>, Acer Inc. has pledged its allegiance to the Blu-ray Disc Association, one of two competing high-definition DVD formats. Other members of the Blu-ray group include Acer rivals HP, Dell and Lenovo.
But missing from the BrDA support group, is Gateway, which Acer said Monday it would acquire for $710 million.
Gateway offers its customers both Blu-ray and HD DVD, a format supported by Toshiba, Microsoft and Intel. But the Irvine computer maker is neither a member of the Blu-ray group nor HD DVD Promotion Group.
Look closely however, HD DVD also counts HP and Lenovo Japan as members. Hopefully, there will be more crossover until it’s just one big happy format so us consumers don’t have to be confused anymore.
But missing from the BrDA support group, is Gateway, which Acer said Monday it would acquire for $710 million.
Gateway offers its customers both Blu-ray and HD DVD, a format supported by Toshiba, Microsoft and Intel. But the Irvine computer maker is neither a member of the Blu-ray group nor HD DVD Promotion Group.
Look closely however, HD DVD also counts HP and Lenovo Japan as members. Hopefully, there will be more crossover until it’s just one big happy format so us consumers don’t have to be confused anymore.
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