Danny Rohr
27-11-2003, 11:48 AM
http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20031126S0005
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HD DVD Format Wins Key Nod From DVD Forum
November 26, 2003 (12:30 p.m. EST)
By Yoshiko Hara, EE Times
TOKYO - An HD DVD format proposed by Toshiba Corp. and NEC Corp. as the
next-generation DVD format was finally approved by the DVD Forum's steering
committee during recent meetings in New York.
The proposal includes both read-only and rewritable formats, but only the
ROM format in its 0.9 version was approved by the committee during meetings
last week by a vote of 8-6.
The HD DVD format is a violet laser-based optical disk system with a
capacity of 15-20 Gbyte per side using the same disk structure as current
DVD disks.
As the next-generation optical disk system using a violet laser, nine
consumer electronics manufacturers, including Matsushita Electric Industrial
Co., Ltd., Sony Corp., Royal Philips Electronics and Samsung Electronics Co.
Ltd., proposed the Blu-ray Disk format that lacks backward compatibility
with current DVDs. The Blu-ray format was not proposed to the Forum as a
candidate next-generation DVD format, but the two formats are vying to
become the next-generation disk system.
With some committee supporting the Blu-ray Disk format, the HD DVD proposal
was twice voted down.
In the latest ballot, the HD DVD format failed to acquire a majority.
However, an amended voting rule not to count abstentions cleared the way for
final passage of the proposal.
The steering committee also decided to increase committee membership and
voting to reelect members has begun. New steering committee members will be
elected by year-end at the earliest, the Forum said.
Industry sources close to the Forum said they expect the new membership to
shift the balance in future voting for the HD DVD format.
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HD DVD Format Wins Key Nod From DVD Forum
November 26, 2003 (12:30 p.m. EST)
By Yoshiko Hara, EE Times
TOKYO - An HD DVD format proposed by Toshiba Corp. and NEC Corp. as the
next-generation DVD format was finally approved by the DVD Forum's steering
committee during recent meetings in New York.
The proposal includes both read-only and rewritable formats, but only the
ROM format in its 0.9 version was approved by the committee during meetings
last week by a vote of 8-6.
The HD DVD format is a violet laser-based optical disk system with a
capacity of 15-20 Gbyte per side using the same disk structure as current
DVD disks.
As the next-generation optical disk system using a violet laser, nine
consumer electronics manufacturers, including Matsushita Electric Industrial
Co., Ltd., Sony Corp., Royal Philips Electronics and Samsung Electronics Co.
Ltd., proposed the Blu-ray Disk format that lacks backward compatibility
with current DVDs. The Blu-ray format was not proposed to the Forum as a
candidate next-generation DVD format, but the two formats are vying to
become the next-generation disk system.
With some committee supporting the Blu-ray Disk format, the HD DVD proposal
was twice voted down.
In the latest ballot, the HD DVD format failed to acquire a majority.
However, an amended voting rule not to count abstentions cleared the way for
final passage of the proposal.
The steering committee also decided to increase committee membership and
voting to reelect members has begun. New steering committee members will be
elected by year-end at the earliest, the Forum said.
Industry sources close to the Forum said they expect the new membership to
shift the balance in future voting for the HD DVD format.