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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. What's Holding UMD Back by Hobart · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Exhibit A - Tron for $13 on DVD
    Exhibit B - Tron for $26 on UMD
    Why are they expecting consumers to pay more for less?
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