Sony and Toshiba Compromise on DVD format? at DVinfo.net

Mike Teutsch · April 21st, 2005, 06:25 AM

Found two articles this morning on this topic. Looks like a compromise is is the works for the new DVD standard. That may be in the best interest of all. Maybe Sony is remembering Beta! We will wait to see what the capacity of the compromise standard is. I think it is better than a war!

"Sony, Toshiba Mull Unified Format to Avoid DVD War

http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/ns/news/...5.htm&sc=rittz

TOKYO (Reuters)
"Sony and Toshiba have reportedly already begun briefing Walt Disney Co. and other Hollywood movie studios for approval of a unified standard, paving the way for the signing of an agreement between the rival camps."

" Top News
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Sony, Toshiba Seek Unified DVD Format

http://my.netscape.com/corewidgets/n...07290001237490

TOKYO (AP) - Sony Corp. and Toshiba Corp. said Thursday they are
in negotiations about how to resolve their competing
next-generation optical disk formats, aiming to give consumers a
unified video technology.

MIke

Brandon Greenlee · April 21st, 2005, 07:57 AM

Let's hope this works out.

I think it would be best in the end for consumers - assuming of course they choose the blueray standard! j/k

Wayne Orr · April 22nd, 2005, 08:15 PM

Although not part of the official festivities, is the
rumored compromise among the major electronics companies
on High Def DVD technology. Hope you didn't preorder that Blu
Ray DVD machine, because it appears there will actually be a
third format that is a hybrid of the Blu Ray and HD DVD formats:
http://tinyurl.com/7dcs4

George Ellis · April 23rd, 2005, 07:30 AM

I would like to thank the new CEO of Sony for making this possible.

Jesse Bekas · April 23rd, 2005, 11:56 AM

Can't we skip all these and go right to HVD?

Brandon Murphy · April 25th, 2005, 09:28 AM

well this is certainly good news. the faster they agree and get on the same page the faster we can implement the technology in our own lives and jobs.

Boyd Ostroff · April 25th, 2005, 12:56 PM

This story seems to still be developing. In the following article the author speculates that the possible compromise in the works could mean anywhere from a six to twelve month delay in the rollout of HD DVD players...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...25/bs_nf/33380

Samuel Birkan · April 25th, 2005, 01:42 PM

Another school of thought says that both formats will go the way of BRI internet access.(Anyone remember it ?) By the time they get established they will already be superseeded by broadband delivery of HD content.

Bob Zimmerman · April 25th, 2005, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samuel Birkan

Another school of thought says that both formats will go the way of BRI internet access.(Anyone remember it ?) By the time they get established they will already be superseeded by broadband delivery of HD content.

Will you really even need a HD or HDV recorder or player? I guess people will want them, but there will be more and more on-demand broadband HD and SD delivery.

Radek Svoboda · May 12th, 2005, 06:15 AM

http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml...toryID=8434775

Blu-Ray format with HD DVD protecion is likey win.

Boyd Ostroff · May 12th, 2005, 08:11 AM

I can't find a link to it, but the format war may be far from over. Yesterday Toshiba announced a new three-layer HD DVD with storage capacity comparable to blu ray...

George Ellis · May 12th, 2005, 10:07 AM

The Reuters' article was wrong according to Toshiba.

April 21st, 2005, 06:25 AM	#1
Mike Teutsch Inner Circle Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Port St. Lucie, Florida Posts: 2,614	Sony and Toshiba Compromise on DVD format? Found two articles this morning on this topic. Looks like a compromise is is the works for the new DVD standard. That may be in the best interest of all. Maybe Sony is remembering Beta! We will wait to see what the capacity of the compromise standard is. I think it is better than a war! "Sony, Toshiba Mull Unified Format to Avoid DVD War http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/ns/news/...5.htm&sc=rittz TOKYO (Reuters) "Sony and Toshiba have reportedly already begun briefing Walt Disney Co. and other Hollywood movie studios for approval of a unified standard, paving the way for the signing of an agreement between the rival camps." " Top News Thursday, April 21, 2005 Sony, Toshiba Seek Unified DVD Format http://my.netscape.com/corewidgets/n...07290001237490 TOKYO (AP) - Sony Corp. and Toshiba Corp. said Thursday they are in negotiations about how to resolve their competing next-generation optical disk formats, aiming to give consumers a unified video technology. MIke __________________ Chapter one, line one. The BH.

April 21st, 2005, 07:57 AM	#2
Brandon Greenlee Major Player Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: North Alabama Posts: 242	Let's hope this works out. I think it would be best in the end for consumers - assuming of course they choose the blueray standard! j/k __________________ Brandon Greenlee

April 22nd, 2005, 08:15 PM	#3
Wayne Orr Major Player Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Northridge Ca Posts: 734	Although not part of the official festivities, is the rumored compromise among the major electronics companies on High Def DVD technology. Hope you didn't preorder that Blu Ray DVD machine, because it appears there will actually be a third format that is a hybrid of the Blu Ray and HD DVD formats: http://tinyurl.com/7dcs4 __________________ Wayne If it was easy, they'd get a relative to do it.

April 23rd, 2005, 07:30 AM	#4
George Ellis Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Suwanee, GA Posts: 1,241	I would like to thank the new CEO of Sony for making this possible.

April 23rd, 2005, 11:56 AM	#5
Jesse Bekas Major Player Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, USA Posts: 572	Can't we skip all these and go right to HVD?

April 25th, 2005, 09:28 AM	#6
Brandon Murphy Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: PA, USA Posts: 30	well this is certainly good news. the faster they agree and get on the same page the faster we can implement the technology in our own lives and jobs.

April 25th, 2005, 12:56 PM	#7
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,787	This story seems to still be developing. In the following article the author speculates that the possible compromise in the works could mean anywhere from a six to twelve month delay in the rollout of HD DVD players... http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...25/bs_nf/33380

April 25th, 2005, 01:42 PM	#8
Samuel Birkan Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Cincinnati Ohio Posts: 79	Another school of thought says that both formats will go the way of BRI internet access.(Anyone remember it ?) By the time they get established they will already be superseeded by broadband delivery of HD content.

May 12th, 2005, 06:15 AM	#10
Radek Svoboda Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Posts: 500	http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml...toryID=8434775 Blu-Ray format with HD DVD protecion is likey win.

May 12th, 2005, 08:11 AM	#11
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,787	I can't find a link to it, but the format war may be far from over. Yesterday Toshiba announced a new three-layer HD DVD with storage capacity comparable to blu ray...

May 12th, 2005, 10:07 AM	#12
George Ellis Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Suwanee, GA Posts: 1,241	The Reuters' article was wrong according to Toshiba.