Toshiba announced Tuesday that it will no longer produce or market HD DVD players, recorders and discs, leaving Blu-ray disc technology the winner in next-generation high-definition video formatting. 

Toshiba's decision will end the ongoing battle between video formats which was similar to the VHS war of the 1980s. 

These technology battles can leave consumers baffled on which format to use.  

"There was a split in the market, Adam Hurlbut, sophomore in engineering, said.  "I was going to buy a Blu-ray disc player anyway.  I expected the HD format to last a little bit longer though." I was going to buy a Blu-ray disc player anyway.  I expected the HD format to last a little bit longer though.Adam Hurlbut, engineering student

Blu-ray disc format is a better technology as far as capacity is concerned.  The dual layer Blu-ray discs can hold 50GB of information versus HD's dual layer discs of 30GB. 

Both technologies have excellent video quality and space compared to the industry standard DVD. 

"Seems to me that HD players are cheaper than Blu-ray players.  I figured HD would be around longer because it's more practical for studios," Myles Rogers, sophomore in business, said. 

Toshiba said that it will continue to market standard DVD players and recorders and will also continue to offer support and service for Toshiba HD products.