Studios Indicate No High-Definition DVDs by Xmas

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Posted by Scott Weinberg on Friday, Aug. 12, 2005, 01:26 AM


odditie writes: "Although Warner Bros., Paramount, and Universal all announced in January that they planned to release a slate of high-definition DVDs by Christmas time this year, two of the studios, Warner's and Paramount, now say they are likely to wait until 2006, and Universal is saying it's reconsidering its release schedule, Home Media Retailing magazine reported on its website Wednesday.

The delay, they indicated, was dictated by the expectation that Toshiba and Sony, which have developed two competing high-definition video systems, will resolve their differences and agree on a single standard.

"We are considering rolling back our launch in the hopes of a last-minute compromise, which would avoid two formats straining the marketplace," Jim Cardwell, president of Warner Home Video, told the magazine
 
This is actually good news, the way I see it. Studios are putting pressure on Sony and Toshiba to agree on a single standard. As a result, this may happen sooner rather than later. Perhaps even by Christmas...
 

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