ukb008
26th March 2005, 13:32
Doom9 has reported in his newssheet that SONY has expressed interest in averting a format-war between the two rival technologies. All this is reminiscent of the now-famous VHS/Betamax fiasco which left SONY sucking its own thumb despite the technical superiority of their product.
Science does invent, but marketers prevail. The DVD saw light of the day after narrowly escaping drowning in another format-war between SONY-Philips and Toshiba et al. Finally mediators like the IBM had to step in to resolve the issues.
HD-DVD drives, players, are due to appear in another eight-nine months. Backward compatible, not more costlier than the DVD to produce, the HD-DVD is slated to be easier on the consumer's pocket. But SONY is the great innovator. It had, for the first time, given us a movie to carry in the hand. It has given us clear picture and sound in a disc. It has given us the capability to record moving pictures at home.
We'd all love it if there's a real compromise. Ken Kutaragi, executive deputy president of Sony, said a format war was not in the public interest and that Sony had not ruled out the possibility of uniting the formats. Uniting in the real sense will give us one single product ...the best that can happen for some time, at lease till something else comes along.
Just one thing gives me the shivers. I'll have to build up my movie collection for the fourth time.
Regards.
Science does invent, but marketers prevail. The DVD saw light of the day after narrowly escaping drowning in another format-war between SONY-Philips and Toshiba et al. Finally mediators like the IBM had to step in to resolve the issues.
HD-DVD drives, players, are due to appear in another eight-nine months. Backward compatible, not more costlier than the DVD to produce, the HD-DVD is slated to be easier on the consumer's pocket. But SONY is the great innovator. It had, for the first time, given us a movie to carry in the hand. It has given us clear picture and sound in a disc. It has given us the capability to record moving pictures at home.
We'd all love it if there's a real compromise. Ken Kutaragi, executive deputy president of Sony, said a format war was not in the public interest and that Sony had not ruled out the possibility of uniting the formats. Uniting in the real sense will give us one single product ...the best that can happen for some time, at lease till something else comes along.
Just one thing gives me the shivers. I'll have to build up my movie collection for the fourth time.
Regards.