The battle rages on in the writable DVD market. Consumers who have bought DVD burners up to this point have experienced many compatibility problems. Each corporation seems to have its own ideas what should become the standard format, and as usual the consumer is the loser. Prices have been dropping which has enticed many to buy DVD burners, and they are in high demand, but compatibility issues have been plaguing the industry. According to the source, soon we will see this come to a head, and some standard compatible format will be accepted, which will benefit everyone involved, and should drive prices even lower.
The multiple, competing and largely incompatible recordable DVD formats could be heading to a showdown next year. |
DVD 'Multi" devices '“ spearheaded by Matsushita Electronics and supporting both the DVD-RAM and DVD-RW formats '“ will be coming down the pipeline in the current quarter, competing head-on with Sony-sponsored DVD Dual devices, which work with the DVD-RW and DVD+RW formats.
Some industry observers say the DVD-Multi format would enjoy an edge by encompassing both the electronics and computer applications. However, others note DVD-Dual remains a strong contestant because DVD+RW is heavily promoted by leading PC giants like Dell Computer and Hewlett-Packard (HP).
It is unclear which standard will prevail. The outcome may depend on the choice of software writers and media producers, and the reaction of consumers to prices of the individual disc formats.
With so many competing formats it should shape up to be an interesting battle, but with prices of DVD burners dropping will you wait for the outcome?
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Source: Digitimes
