Optical Disc Makers Lean Towards HD DVD Not Blu-ray

digerati · Aug 3, 2005, 03:22 PM

Leading manufacturers of optical discs in Taiwan are leaning ever so slightly toward support of HD DVD, as opposed to Blu-ray Disc, as the standard for next-generation DVD format, as the Taiwan-based makers will incur much lower costs if they adopt their production equipment to the HD DVD platform, according to local industry experts. However, Taiwan-based makers will produce discs based on Blu-ray if that standard is adopted.

The Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA), a video retail trade association in the US, called for a compromise between the two blue-laser groups to adopt a single standard at its 2005 Home Entertainment meeting last week. CMC Magnetics and Ritek plan to start production of blue-laser DVD discs as early as the end of this year, while Lite-On IT and BenQ plan to offer blue-laser disc drives at the end of 2005 or the first quarter of 2006, according to the companies.
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Chubby_C · Aug 3, 2005, 03:56 PM

as long as they keep the bulk price for the discs I want low like dvd-r's are for me now ~30 cents each

Necrosis · Aug 3, 2005, 06:29 PM

It won't be cheap until a few years after it's been released. For example look at the prices of DL disks.

Aug 3, 2005, 03:22 PM	#1
digerati Everyones life has worth Join Date: May 2003 Location: My Yellow Bug Posts: 3,779 Rep Power: 61	Optical Disc Makers Lean Towards HD DVD Not Blu-ray Leading manufacturers of optical discs in Taiwan are leaning ever so slightly toward support of HD DVD, as opposed to Blu-ray Disc, as the standard for next-generation DVD format, as the Taiwan-based makers will incur much lower costs if they adopt their production equipment to the HD DVD platform, according to local industry experts. However, Taiwan-based makers will produce discs based on Blu-ray if that standard is adopted. The Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA), a video retail trade association in the US, called for a compromise between the two blue-laser groups to adopt a single standard at its 2005 Home Entertainment meeting last week. CMC Magnetics and Ritek plan to start production of blue-laser DVD discs as early as the end of this year, while Lite-On IT and BenQ plan to offer blue-laser disc drives at the end of 2005 or the first quarter of 2006, according to the companies. _______________________________________ Source: PC Pro

Aug 3, 2005, 03:56 PM	#2
Chubby_C Working away at ATI Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 251 Rep Power: 0	as long as they keep the bulk price for the discs I want low like dvd-r's are for me now ~30 cents each __________________ P4 HT 2.6Ghz 800mhz FSB 1536 MB PC3200 @ 2-2-2-8 16x DVD +/- RW DL 4x DVD +/- RW Logitech MX1000 w/ICEMAT 2nd Edition Black Nostromo n52 BBA X800Pro 256 AGP BBA TV Wonder Pro RCE

Aug 3, 2005, 06:29 PM	#3
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	It won't be cheap until a few years after it's been released. For example look at the prices of DL disks.