Blu-ray competed with which high-definition disc format?
AnswerHD DVD
Blu-ray won the HD disc format war.
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7 fact-checked facts about famous rivalries: format wars, console wars and tech battles, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
The Space Race was a rivalry between the United States and which nation?
AnswerThe Soviet Union
The US and USSR raced to reach space and the Moon.
Going deeper
Which inventor championed DC power in the War of the Currents?
AnswerThomas Edison
Edison backed direct current for power distribution.
In the early 1990s console wars, the Sega Genesis faced which rival?
AnswerSuper Nintendo
Genesis and Super Nintendo competed head-to-head.
The 1990s browser wars were mainly between Internet Explorer and what?
AnswerNetscape Navigator
Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer battled for web users.
Expert level
In which year was HD DVD discontinued, ending the HD disc format war?
Answer2008
Toshiba announced the end of HD DVD in February 2008.
In which decade did VHS recorders first go on sale?
Answer1970s
VHS was introduced in 1976.
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