Interviews with Digital Media Thought Leaders

Why Blu-ray Beat HD-DVD

Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on March 4, 2008

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Summary: If you are curious to know why Blu-Ray won the standards battle against HD-DVD for High Definition DVDs, this interview is for you.

Subject: Our guest today is Steve Lang who operates the MadMaxMedia.com blog. Steve believes that the decision by Sony to include a Blu-Ray player in the Play Station 3 gave Blu-Ray the edge. While Microsoft’s X-Box could double as an HD-DVD movie player, the consumer was required to purchase an added external drive.

Choosing The Correct High Definition Equipment

Podcast Audio | Posted by Phil Leigh on January 15, 2008

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If you are looking to make sense out of the coming High Definition (HD) video revolution, this interview is for you.

Our guest today is Bill Machrone who is the Vice President of Technology and Director of the Interactive Media and Development Group at Ziff Davis Publishing. He joined ZD in 1983 as technical editor of PC Magazine. During his tenure he created the tough, labs-based comparison reviews that propelled PC Magazine to the forefront of its industry.