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Retailers Press For Unified HD DVD Format

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the what-we-all-want dept.

datemenatalie writes "While the war between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray continues over who will be the direct successor to DVD, the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) has issued a strong statement to Hollywood and the consumer electronics industry regarding the looming HD format war. The statement, which supports a single high-definition disc format, also offers advice on dimensions, packaging, features and even how marketing materials should be designed. The statement argues, "two formats, each capable of storing high definition movies on DVD, are planned for release into the market. Retailers uniformly agree that the concurrent distribution of more than one format is likely unsustainable, and that the launch of a single format is preferable to a format war which could confuse the public and lead to reluctance to embrace either format." This comes just weeks after early indications that HD-DVD will only allow playback of full 1080 resolution video signals through HDMI connectors, leaving consumers with older HDTVs (pre-HDMI) out of luck."

3 of 293 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Only Marginally Good News by wheelbarrow · · Score: 1, Troll

    Well, if consumers are stupid then maybe it's time for a benevolent elite to step in and make consumers choices for them. Shall I annoint you to do what's best for mankind?

  2. Good job sucker. by glrotate · · Score: 0, Troll

    So you spent thousands of dollars on a HD TV before it was clear if it was going to play HD DVD's?

    yikes

  3. Fuck them both. by OsirisX11 · · Score: 0, Troll

    We don't need your corporate DRM BULLSHIT.

    We make our own formats without you.
    We make our own content without you.

    What you give us wrapped in plastic wrap,
    we will take, and not give you a cent.

    Give us what we want or we will take it.

    This is the open media revolution. You've already seen the beginning of it with podcasting and vblogging.

    Why should we sit through a half hour show to watch a half hour of commercials?
    Why do we need to worry when your half hour show comes on?

    We don't. We will augment your content to remove the forced time constraints (Both commercials and show times).

    We will augment your music that is confined in a disc to be free, open, and manipulable, whether you like it or not.

    No matter what you do, we will get what we want.
    Stop us with more drm. Sure. That's not the solution, we will completely bypass you with Open Media.

    FUCK YOU MPAA, RIAA, CORPORATE MEDIA.