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This Tutorial contains 2 Papers CIS 512 Week 7 Assignment 2 HD-DVD versus Blu-ray In recent times, HD-DVD and Blu-ray were competing technology formats for creating and watching movies on DVDs. Neither was compatible with the other. Eventually, Blu-ray won the competition. Use the Internet to research the competition between the two (2) technology formats, and determine the key reasons why Blu-ray prevailed. Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you: Provide a brief overview of the organizations that have developed and promoted each format. Examine the benefits and drawbacks of each format for users. Determine whether you agree or disagree that Blu-ray was the superior choice technologically over HD-DVD. Provide a rationale for your response. Examine the processing hardware requirements for both the HDDVD and Blu-ray. Compare and contrast the similarities and differences of each.