Saturday, May 28, 2005
Unified Next-Gen DVD Format Unlikely
Posted by James Fee in "ARTICLE" @ 08:00 AM
"It seems as if the promise of a unified next-generation DVD format may be dead for the near future. This comes after comments from Toshiba president Tadashi Okamura to a group of Japanese business leaders that seemed to indicate that the two sides were far from any kind of agreement. Sony, however, seemed to hold out hope while at the same time stipulating that any agreement must be in its format's favor. The inability to compromise is the key reason why the two sides cannot seem to work out their differences."
I'm not surprised. Consumer again must force the issue and one of these two companies will be left out in the cold. I still think personally Blu-ray is the better format for the long term, but I would have also picked Betamax. :oops:
I'm not surprised. Consumer again must force the issue and one of these two companies will be left out in the cold. I still think personally Blu-ray is the better format for the long term, but I would have also picked Betamax. :oops:
