The future of the DVD
Posted: December 7th, 2004 | Author: Vitor | Filed under: Hardware, Movies |Hollywood has dictated the future of dvd’s:
Three Hollywood studios have chosen to embrace next-generation DVD technology backed by Toshiba, snubbing a rival product promoted by Sony.
Paramount, Universal and Warner Brothers are to use a high definition DVD format backed by Toshiba and NEC.
Their decision is a setback for Sony which famously lost the battle to set a standard for video cassette recorders when its Betamax lost out to JVC’s VHS.
Toshiba expects sales of HD-DVDs to hit 300bn yen ($2.9bn; £1.5bn) by 2010.
Clearer pictures
Next-generation DVDs can record an entire film in high definition format, ensuring sharper pictures.
Source: BBC News