Struggle for dominance: there is still no industry consensus on which writable format is best.(Special Report: Data Storage)(DVD-Video)(Industry Overview)

Tape-Disc Business, June, 1999 by Frazer, Bryant

More than two years after DVD-Video players and software titles first shipped to retailers in the U.S. and Japan, it's anybody's guess how the struggle for dominance in writable DVD will shake out. The industry consensus is that digital video recorders will be the "killer app" for DVD that helps consumers finally make the switch from their trusty VCRs. Unfortunately, there is still no agreement on which format should lead the charge. Several rewritable DVD formats, each of them promoted by a different set of players in the industry, are still jockeying for position. Two of them - DVD-RAM and DVD-RW - are sanctioned by the DVD Forum, which determines and publishes the specification for various DVD formats. A third contender is DVD RW, mainly supported by Sony and...

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