The computer market also decided to standard DVD

So far, most people still compare Blu-ray and HD DVD based on storage capacity, cost and number of movies for two new generation optical disc formats. But computer manufacturers also play an important role in determining which technology will prevail.

Source: blu-ray Howard Locker, new technology director of Lenovo Group (China), now considered the world's third largest computer manufacturer, said: "The three major uses of DVD The new system will be the computer industry, consumer electronics and gaming systems, and in terms of numbers, computers now account for more than 50% of the market, so we will have a big say in winning lost in DVD format war ".

Most computer firms, including Lenovo, are not inclined to any technology that wants to wait and look further. Dell, considered the world's number one PC maker, has decided to support Blu-ray while Hewlett-Packard claims to support both formats.

At Computex 2006, which took place in Taiwan from June 6 to June 10, Acer presented four computer models equipped with HD DVD drives. However, a spokesman for the company said it will support Blu-ray when the drive in that format appears on the market. Laptop company Asustek also introduced only HD DVD-attached laptops in the exhibition.

" We can't find a Blu-ray device today. Hopefully some vendors will release the product this month, " said Vicki Hsiao, Asustek's product marketing specialist.

Hsiao also acknowledged that computers that support HD DVD or Blu-ray will cost more than regular DVDs of several hundred dollars. That will make the device's sales of new generation DVD technology relatively low this year.

CMC Magnetics, the world's largest optical disc company, is also producing products in both formats, but President Bob Wong said Blu-ray will be released about six months slower than HD DVD. Both types of disks are currently priced at $ 20 and are expected to decrease as production increases.