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DVD Truce Between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the put-down-your-guns dept.

An anonymous reader writes " Reuters is reporting that Toshiba and Sony are in talks about reconciling the two next-generation DVD formats. Ideas floated in the article include a unified DVD arch which could use "Blu-ray's disc structure and HD DVD software technology" (Sony's idea) or "HD DVD disc structure and employing Sony's multi-layer data-recording technology" (Toshiba's idea)"

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  1. FrankenDVD... by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny
    FrankenDVD... it was born on a cold slab of stone, when Drs. Sony and Toshiba concurred. Hundreds knew better, thousands said it was unnatural and against nature, millions didn't care as long as they could watch Star Wars: Episode VII, Revenge of the Return of the Imperial Jedi Sith...

    See villagers...

    See Torches...

    See lightning flash and hear thunder roll...

    See the monster fill a small screen near you

    Scream in terror as you re-purchase all your DVD collection, while in a dark sinister lab, the next format is considered...

    RATED: R

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    A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
  2. This can only mean one thing.. by McNally · · Score: 5, Funny

    This can only mean one thing.. They've decided to join forces against their common enemy -- the consumer..