Storage Solutions Toshiba, MS, and Panasonic started a working on DVD2 format, recreating HD-DVD

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At the same meeting, according to a summary posted on the Forum Web site, the committee approved the formation of a new working group (dubbed WG-12) “to study and specify network applications and related network specification of DVD Forum formats, make recommendations for better interoperability and functionality of network-connected DVD Forum specified devices and content and communicate on relevant recommendations with other standard creation organizations.”

What that means in non-Forum legalese, I’m told by sources familiar with the plans, is that the new working group will look for ways to incorporate some of the same next-gen functionality developed for HD DVD into a DVD 2.0 format, including the HDi interactive layer and the advanced network connectivity.

One of the co-chairs of WG-12 is Microsoft, which played a major role in developing those capabilities for HD DVD (the other co-chair is Panasonic).

DVD 2.0 Format Specification

1. Video encoded in MPEG2 SD

2. HD available via Super Upconversion to 960p

3. HDi interactivity

4. Networking

5. Managed Copy

6. Fully backward compatible with existing DVD players.

Basically, Toshiba and Microsoft are trying to recreate HD-DVD experience on DVD via extensions.
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Why dont they just Give-Up ????

Note: one of the comments on that forum -

I wish these guys would quit trying to reinvent the wheel and get on the Blu bandwagon (speaking as a long time HD DVD supporter).

The beautiful thing about DVD 2.0 is that there would be more than 30 million compatible players ready on the day format is launched, they are called Xbox 360.
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Why dont they just Give-Up ????
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If businesses do that, we wont be moving ahead.

1. They might come out with a better technology compared to bray
2. Else they will atleast make sure that sony doesnt get complacent.

We wouldnt have been here if the industry thought that 486 and EDO ram would be good for a long time to come.

Im not a big fan of MS, but one thing ive seen is they learn from their mistakes and strike back much harder.
 
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