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Negotiations for finding a single standard of next generation DVDs have virtually collapsed. As a result, incompatible DVDs -- the Blue-Ray Disc format preferred by Sony, Samsung and Matsushita, and the HD-DVD standard favored by Toshiba and NEC -- will hit the market as are, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported Tuesday.
The two sides have negotiated to find a third common DVD format in order to stably sell next generation film software and equipment to the global market in the future. They failed to reach an agreement, however.
Due to the breakdown of the negotiations, the two incompatible types of DVD players and software, which will be marketed in earnest from late this year, are expected to coexist. Prolonged disagreement on finding a common standard will inconvenience consumers and, as a result, discourage the market. Supporters of the Blue-Ray type include Sony, Philips, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Sharp, Pioneer, Hitachi, Thomson, Hewlett-Packard and TDK, while Toshiba, NEC, Sanyo and Memory-Tech back the HD-DVD format.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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