On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 11:51:21 GMT, "Ray L. Volts"
put finger to keyboard and composed:

A while back, there was a busy thread about how quickly new video tech is
replacing old. Most folks didn't appreciate the suggestion that their
valued DVD collections would soon be deemed "vintage". They were quite..
ahem.. Blu about it. Check out the latest headliner:

http://www.blu-ray.com/

http://www.blu-ray.com/faq/#2.4

2.4 Will Blu-ray be backwards compatible with DVD?

Yes, several leading consumer electronics companies (including
Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Samsung, Sharp, Sony and LG) have already
demonstrated products that can read/write CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs
using a BD/DVD/CD compatible optical head, so you don't have to worry
about your existing DVD collection becoming obsolete. Although it's up
to each manufacturer to decide if they want to make their products
backwards compatible with DVD, the format is far too popular to not be
supported. The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) expects every Blu-ray
Disc device to be backward compatible with CDs and DVDs.

-- Franc Zabkar

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