If there’s a war, is it possible to be on both sides at the same time? Sanyo says yes.

Sanyo plans to make a key part of the machines that reads the discs for both formats _ apparently hedging its bet, as the two groups pour resources into a technology that is expected to revolutionize Hollywood movies and consumer electronics.

Will Blu-ray and HD-DVD coexist like DVD-R and DVD+R? It’s hard to image that coming about, especially because the DVD formats share a common ROM format, while Blu-ray and HD-DVD do not. But stranger things have happened…

Link: MSNBC - Sanyo plays both sides of high-def DVD fight