No, Nfinity, HD DVD is going to die and it will be a good thing. Hybrid disc drives will exist simply to support people who've bought the dead format and want ongoing support. Many drives support DVD-RAM for the same reason. Drives don't even have to worry about the playback software so supporting both physical media must be relatively straightforward and way to attract a bit more interest.
It wouldn't surprise me if we see some affordable full players, especially from Toshiba. But it won't stop from HD DVD being dead.
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No, Nfinity, HD DVD is going to die and it will be a good thing. Hybrid disc drives will exist simply to support people who've bought the dead format and want ongoing support. Many drives support DVD-RAM for the same reason. Drives don't even have to worry about the playback software so supporting both physical media must be relatively straightforward and way to attract a bit more interest.
It wouldn't surprise me if we see some affordable full players, especially from Toshiba. But it won't stop from HD DVD being dead.