[opendtv] Re: News: Split In U.S. Filmmakers Fuels Battle Over New DVD Formats

  • From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 07:56:31 -0500

However (from AVS) the HD-DVD camp announced they can now either make 
dual layer 30GB discs or use only 15 GB on one layer for HD and use the 
second layer to make a legacy 4.7 GB single red layer disc that can play 
compatibly in current players.

See:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/041129/photos_tc_afp/041129171855_cyn4lbe5_photo0

and

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/japan_toshiba_dvds

And the beat goes on.

- Tom


jeroen.stessen@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Hi, 
> 
> See: 
> http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;?type=technologyNews&storyID=7035377
> 
> "Walt Disney Co. said on Wednesday it would support the Blu-ray standard 
> for next-generation DVDs backed by Sony Corp., but kept open its options 
> for a rival format championed by Toshiba Corp. " 
> 
> "... the agreement with Blu-ray was non-exclusive and that Disney would 
> release content in other formats if they met the studio's criteria for 
> consumer adoption, content capacity and copyright protection. "
> 
> Greetings, 
> -- Jeroen 
> 
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