DVD developers set for format war# DVD - DVD
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(CNN) -- The electronics and entertainment industries are shaping up for the
biggest format battle since the "video wars" between VHS and Betamax to decide
the future of DVD.
Two rival "next generation" DVD formats look set to be launched onto the
marketplace next year.
Both are backed by powerful and well-known Japanese manufacturers, with each
staking their claim to an industry worth billions of dollars.
And with the DVD market unlikely to support parallel formats, the loser faces
the prospect
biggest format battle since the "video wars" between VHS and Betamax to decide
the future of DVD.
Two rival "next generation" DVD formats look set to be launched onto the
marketplace next year.
Both are backed by powerful and well-known Japanese manufacturers, with each
staking their claim to an industry worth billions of dollars.
And with the DVD market unlikely to support parallel formats, the loser faces
the prospect