Blu-ray, HD-DVD Will Never Merge

It looks like talks have once again failed between the HD-DVD and Blu-ray camps. I think that there is a massive rude awakening coming for both camps because right now, thanks to neither side giving an inch, the only loser is the consumer.

"We are not talking and we will not talk," Kazuhiro Tsuga, an executive officer at Matsushita, the world's largest consumer electronics maker, told Reuters in an interview. "The market will decide the winner." Matsushita, best known for its Panasonic brand, is a leading supporter of Blu-ray, one of two competing formats for the next-generation DVD.