Photos: Next-gen DVDs take center stage
Companies behind the rival Blu-Ray and HD DVD formats are racing to become the successor to today's DVD technology.
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Steven Chack
Steven Chack, owner of the Naked Eye News and Video rental store in San Francisco, is worried about the effect of a next-generation DVD format war on his business.
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HD DVD manufacturing plant
An HD DVD manufacturing plant operated by Memory-Tech.
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HD DVD production
An HD DVD is checked for errors in the production process.
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Sony Blu-Ray disc
A finished prototype of a Sony Blu-Ray disc.
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