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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedHD stalled: coalitions and countries duel over high-definition DVD.(Standards)(HIGH-DEFINITION)
EDN, November, 2004 by Wright, Maury
HD (HIGH-DEFINITION) VIDEO IS STALLED AGAIN. That refrain is familiar to those of us who have waited the better part of a decade to get our HDTV. But this time, high-definition is DVD stuck in the standards conundrum. The situation perfectly illustrates the complexities involved in setting standards for state-of-the-art products--with a global plot twist thrown in for good measure.
The DVD industry's track record when it comes to standards is far from perfect. Remember when Sony, Philips, and others went against the DVD Forum to establish the DVD RW format after the Forum shunned the RW technology in favor of DVD-RAM and DVD-RW? That fight delayed the widespread adoption of DVD recorders for three years.
Now, the industry must address the move...
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