Sep 23 2007

CE-Oh no he didn’t! Part XLII: BDA hints that 51GB HD DVD is a publicity stunt

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Not long after we got wind of Sony and Toshiba’s latest cat-fight, along comes Frank Simonis, chairman of the Blu-ray Disc Association, to stir the ever-whirling pot even more. In a recent interview with Tech.co.uk, Mr. Simonis was said to have insinuated that “the HD DVD Group’s BD-trumping 51GB disc announcement is purely a publicity stunt,” and he actually noted that he was “not surprised at all.” Additionally, he claimed that the HD DVD camp was “very much in a reactive mood,” and added that he had “not heard anything about a production line for the odd format.” Oh, and on the topic of whether existing HD DVD players would actually be able to read the newfangled discs should they actually appear, he frankly proclaimed that we “better ask them,” as he “questions it very much.”