Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
Aside from the cost disadvantages, whatever they may or
may not be, there is also the question of movie studios which line up
behind one format and refuse to support the other. In the case of
Universal, which supports HD DVD but not Blu-ray, a three layer
multi-format disc does not do one iota of good for Blu-ray drive owners
who may want to see Universal movies in their chosen high-definition
format.
In fact, even if a studio like Warner Bros produces movies in all three
formats and burn all three to one disc, would consumers then be
expected to pay for the formats they don't use?
Unfortunately, the high definition video format divergence will not be
solved by a multi-format disc. A more feasible but costly solution
would be a multi-format player. The best solution of all is for the
Blu-ray and HD DVD camps to get together and develop a roadmap to a
converged high definition video standard.
However, for competitors like Sony and Toshiba, the idea of working
together for the benefit of consumers so that their common market
develops and moves forward probably makes too much sense.
David Bass
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