Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: When Journalists Go Wrong

Published: January 21, 2008, 12:23 pm

Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: When Journalists Go WrongAs they say, don't believe everything you read. By SwanniWashington, D.C. (January 21, 2008) -- As a longtime journalist, I am reluctant to criticize my fellow scribes for errors and other transgressions. It's a tough business and mistakes come with the territory.However, in the last week, I have come across two reports that are so wrong -- so dumb headed -- that they demand a public airing so their wounds against the truth can be properly healed.Let's start with Sunday's edition of The Washington Post in which tech columnist Mike Musgrove offers a stinging critique of the high-def disc format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD.Musgrove's report suggests that digital downloads will soon replace the hard disc so people shouldn't care who wins the Blu-ray/HD DVD war. I disagree that digital downloads, particularly for high-def, will be ready for primetime anytime soon. But it's a legitimate argument to

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