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Sony and Toshiba Give Up On Unified DVD Format

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the hard-headed-hardware dept.

HoTiCE_ is one of several to let us know, Reuters is reporting Sony and Toshiba have apparently given up efforts to develop a unified format for next-generation DVDs. The two companies had opened up negotiations but they fell through due to time constraints on new products from both groups.

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  1. George Lucas announcement by Fastball · · Score: 3, Funny

    Sales of his Star Wars saga will be put on sale in both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD formats. Han will shoot first on one format while Greedo is quicker to the draw on the other. No word on which format will have it right, i.e. Han shooting first.

  2. Re:My Prediction by dnoyeb · · Score: 4, Funny

    I buy VHS because my son likes to bite the DVDs, so he keeps messing them up, but the tapes are much more durable.

  3. The winner will be... by jocknerd · · Score: 3, Funny

    whichever one gets the support of the Porn industry.

  4. No problem by QMO · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Makes one almost wish for the days when regular CD-roms could hold several times the magnitude than the hard drives of the computers they resided in. Or maybe wish to have that ratio back:)"

    Trade me your very large hard drive for my 2.5 GB drive, backup on DVD, and there you have it.

    (I have to warn you that my drive is 5.25" quarter-height.)

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    Exam 4/C again. Maybe I'll do better this time.