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UMD Approved As An ECMA Standard

Posted by Zonk on from the maybe-someday-it-will-be-universal dept.

News for nerds writes "Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. announced today (press release) that the UMD (Universal Media Disc) optical-disc physical format which holds 1.8GB, used in Sony PSP, has been approved as a standard format by Ecma International, and would be submitted to ISO/IEC as well."

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  1. Hooray by Winterblink · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe now the U in UMD might carry some significance, because right now it might as well be PMD for Proprietary Media Disc.

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  2. Re:What's Holding UMD Back by pyrrhonist · · Score: 1, Funny
    Exhibit B - Tron for $26 on UMD
    Why are they expecting consumers to pay more for less?

    Yeah, for that price it better be big enough to derez someone, but convenient enough to carry on my back.

    END OF LINE.

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  3. Remember the reason UMD is being accepted... by kc32 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sony is allowing porn on it.