Welcome to another episode of format wars – this time Sony makes its first Blu-ray film, and Panasonic announces tech for a drive that can read the format and normal CDs and DVDs

The format war machine is well and truly rumbling – Sony and Panasonic have both announced important milestones in getting Blu-ray into homes.Sony, the Commander-in-chief of the format, has completed its first full-length Blu-ray (BD) disc, Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle.It’s a slightly curious choice, but takes advantage of Blu-ray’s stonking capacity by stuffing the disc with fully-animated menus and, of course, high-definition picture quality and surround sound. We can’t say we’re averse to seeing Cameron Diaz et al jumping around in high-def glory either.The film has been compressed in …

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