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Video Business, April, 2006 by Netherby, Jennifer
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. -- The bumpy start for HD DVD and Blu-ray is likely to have little impact on either format's consumer launch, electronics execs behind both formats said during a panel at the Digital Hollywood conference here last week. "The first few months are almost irrelevant," said Andy Parsons, a senior VP for Pioneer Electronics and Blu-ray Disc Assn.spokesman, when asked after the panel if Blu-ray might benefit by the delayed launch of competitor format HD DVD.
At the same time, Parsons said Pioneer might slightly delay its planned June launch of Blu-ray players. Toshiba said it would hold off shipping its HD DVD players until Warner releases movies on the HD DVD format in raid-April (VB, 3-27). Meanwhile, Blu-ray hit a bump...
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