{"id":86165,"date":"1999-12-31T00:08:00","date_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/blu-ray-kicks-another-goal\/"},"modified":"1999-12-31T00:08:00","modified_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:08:00","slug":"blu-ray-kicks-another-goal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.strixdevelopment.net\/smartoffice\/1999\/12\/31\/blu-ray-kicks-another-goal\/","title":{"rendered":"Blu Ray Kicks Another Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The seemingly never-ending Blu-ray vs HD DVD format war just got bloodier, with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) announcing its support of the Blu-ray Gen-Next DVD format.<P>The seemingly never-ending Blu-ray vs HD DVD format war just got bloodier, with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) having announced its support of the Blu-ray Gen-Next DVD format. <\/P><P>Post the launch of Blu-ray hardware in Europe, North America and Japan, MGM in co-operation with the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), will release film and television titles from its vast library. 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