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Consumers lose war over DVD format

It has emerged from Japanese sources that the competing HD-DVD and Blu-Ray high-capacity DVD camps have killed off efforts to create a unified DVD format. Negotiations have broken down for good this time which means we are now guaranteed a re-run of that old VHS Vs. Betamax fiasco with two, incompatible next-generation DVD technologies vying for our cash at the same time. However, the real problem is that the big Hollywood movie studios are split over which technology to support. Universalsized_1For Joe Public, it means you will not be able watch fantastic, high-definition versions of at least half of your fave flicks unless you own two different players. There’s a lot of media speculation about which technology will win in the end but as far as we’re concerned, the battle is over and the consumer has lost. End of story.

 

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