Format wars have been going on since the beginning of the home theater industry. Most people are aware of the battle between VHS and Betamax, but there have been many, many similar rivalries over the years, all in the name of becoming the de facto product customers have to turn to, and other electronics firms have to license. There was even a brief time when you could buy an HD DVD player for your Xbox 360 — which, in retrospect, was a futile attempt to challenge Blu-ray when attempts at an industry-wide standard failed.
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