Having watched the HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray battle with a sense of deja-vu (VHS vs Betamax) I think it is all in vain this time around. The news and blogs abound at the moment with Blu-Ray winning the battle because of Warners switch. A while back it was HD-DVD winning.

SDHC
SD HC - the future

Having just bought a HDTV and an Xbox 360 I am in the market for some Hi-def goodness. However I am not going down either route. I am not gonna get a HD-DVD drive for my Xbox and neither will I be buying a Blu-Ray player. The reason…

Solid state memory cards - High Capacity SD cards.

The price of these babies is getting very low and now that the laptop market is pushing solid state HDD’s the price of SD chips will get cheaper and cheaper. A 2gig SD card off of Amazon is £5. I remember only a few years ago a 64Mb SD card was going for £100.

Therefore in a year or so 32gig cards will be £5 and that means DVD and high definition films can be on them, for the price of a DVD now - £10 - £25 depending on the film.

So then hi-def war in my opinion is destined to be a battle fought for nothing as both will fade into the background as did Mini-disc.

Solid state is the way to go, not only for the price (eventually) but the also consider the physical aspects. SD cards are small, players can be small, SD cards are solid state, more robust and not prone to scratches. Noise - no moving parts = no noise, less power consumption, less carbon dioxides and all that environmental crap. It’s a win win.

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