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Earlier in January 2008, Warner Bros.6 had announced that it would release movie titles exclusively in the Blu-ray format (Refer Exhibit II for a comparison of Blu-ray, HD-DVD, and DVD). Explaining his company's decision, Barry Meyer, chairman and Chief Executive, Warner Bros, said, "The window of opportunity for high-definition DVD could be missed if format confusion continues to linger."7 Warner Bros had been releasing its movies in both formats till then.
4] High Definition refers to any video system of higher resolution than Standard Definition (the highest resolution for SD format is PAL with 576 lines). Generally, though, the resolution of 1280 x 720 or 1920 x 1080 with 16:9 aspect ratio is referred to as HD. (Source: Understanding and Using High-Definition Video, www.adobe.com)
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