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09.07.05
Samsung
Unifies DVD Formats On One Player
 By
David Utter
Blu-ray and HD DVD backers have been unable to agree on a single blue laser DVD
standard for three years.
Given a choice between one of two next-generation DVD players, many consumers
may choose to sit on the sidelines instead. The first opportunity to see how the
buying public might handle the squabbles between Sony and Toshiba and their respective
backers won't happen until 2006.
With content producers like Disney and Warner divided into different camps, Hollywood
has not been able to forcefully back one standard or the other. Now, a report
from Financial Times Deutschland cites Samsung as saying they'll fix the problem
for Toshiba and Sony if they don't fix it themselves.
"We would welcome a unified standard but if this doesn't come, which looks
likely, we'll bring a unified solution to market," Choi Gee-sung, Samsung's head
of consumer electronics, told FT. "It won't be simple but you'll see our solution
in the coming year. Consumers will be too confused otherwise."
Video fans should hope this spurs the two camps into talking again. A one player/two
format model would give the market for blue laser DVDs to Samsung and any other
firm capable of producing a dual-read player. Movie buyers would be compelled
to avoid the situation Betamax VCR purchasers faced after VHS became a videotape
standard, and studios quit producing Betamax content.
About the Author:
David Utter is a staff writer for WebProNews covering technology and business. |
