FYI - hope this speeds up and doesn't hurt HD-DVD!

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/dowjones/20040126/bs_dowjones/200401252222000440

The DOJ just doesn't seem to learn when it comes to these things. They should be attacking the MPAA over copy protection, not Sony over trying to set a standard.

...not Sony over trying to set a standard.Hmmm. Sony's BETA thing is still fresh on my mind, and I think their microMV was another attempt at setting a standard...Sony's standard.

And beta actually was the superior standard (as recognized by broadcasters) and blue-ray is too.

Well, yes. BETA was superior but Sony either didn't want to share it or wanted too much money from other cam makers, from what I recall. That was the issue which lead it to failure.

I second that, Frank. JVC sold VHS product rights to other companies like it was going out of style. Hence, lower price, higher availability.

Ok sure, but you know, if they go with WM9, they've got the same problem from Microsoft. So if you're going to trust a giant, why not trust the one who's overing the disk with more long term beenfits? That's clearly blu-ray. Even if we don't need 30 GB today, we will tomorrow. DVD-9 can't last forever.