scuzzman Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 When will it end?Efforts by Japanese electronics giants to agree on a common standard for the next-generation DVDs have so far failed, a top industry official said, heightening chances consumers will be forced to choose between incompatible formats. Kunio Nakamura, president of Matsushita Electric Industry, said talks “have essentially resulted in a piece of blank paper.” Matsushita, which makes the Panasonic brand, is with Sony in leading a group of firms to promote the Blu-ray standard of the next generation DVDs, while Toshiba and NEC have pushed the rival HD DVD standard. Toshiba’s negotiator also said this week that talks had proven difficult on setting a standard for the new DVDs, which are set for mass-market release later this year. The next-generation DVDs are billed as offering cinematic quality images and opening up new possibilities of interactive entertainment. After three years of fighting, the two sides agreed last month to study compatibility to prevent a scenario in which Sony discs do not work on Toshiba players or vice versa. Matsushita said the gap between the two camps has remained wide. “The thinking of Matsushita and Sony has not changed. We are waiting for the other side’s response,” Nakamura said.Source: The Daily Times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Is anyone surprised? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Sound like the Beta and VHS fight in the 1970's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Sound like the Beta and VHS fight in the 1970's.We had three. Betamax, VHS and Video 2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 I don't think I'd want to entrust so much data on to a single, very fragile, storage medium. One slip of the fingernail and you've lost the lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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