vee_ess
05-09-2005, 09:15 PM
"Sony, Toshiba to agree on new DVD format -paper
Mon May 9, 2005 05:25 PM ET
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp. (6758.T: Quote (http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=6758.T&target=%2fstocks%2fquickinfo%2ffullquote), Profile (http://www.investor.reuters.com/StockOverview.aspx?ticker=6758.T&target=%2fstocks%2fquickinfo%2fstockoverview), Research (http://www.investor.reuters.com/StockReports.aspx?ticker=6758.T)) and Toshiba Corp. (6502.T: Quote (http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=6502.T&target=%2fstocks%2fquickinfo%2ffullquote), Profile (http://www.investor.reuters.com/StockOverview.aspx?ticker=6502.T&target=%2fstocks%2fquickinfo%2fstockoverview), Research (http://www.investor.reuters.com/StockReports.aspx?ticker=6502.T)) are close to finalizing a plan to develop a common standard for next-generation DVDs to resolve a three-year-long battle over formats that threatened the industry's growth, a Japanese newspaper reported on Monday."
This is definately one of the most important decisions made so far in this decade. Basically, the Blu-Ray disc will be used with the Toshiba (a primary supporter of HD DVD) software technologies.
Mon May 9, 2005 05:25 PM ET
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp. (6758.T: Quote (http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=6758.T&target=%2fstocks%2fquickinfo%2ffullquote), Profile (http://www.investor.reuters.com/StockOverview.aspx?ticker=6758.T&target=%2fstocks%2fquickinfo%2fstockoverview), Research (http://www.investor.reuters.com/StockReports.aspx?ticker=6758.T)) and Toshiba Corp. (6502.T: Quote (http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=6502.T&target=%2fstocks%2fquickinfo%2ffullquote), Profile (http://www.investor.reuters.com/StockOverview.aspx?ticker=6502.T&target=%2fstocks%2fquickinfo%2fstockoverview), Research (http://www.investor.reuters.com/StockReports.aspx?ticker=6502.T)) are close to finalizing a plan to develop a common standard for next-generation DVDs to resolve a three-year-long battle over formats that threatened the industry's growth, a Japanese newspaper reported on Monday."
This is definately one of the most important decisions made so far in this decade. Basically, the Blu-Ray disc will be used with the Toshiba (a primary supporter of HD DVD) software technologies.