A battle reminiscent of the titanic Athens versus Sparta wars continues to play itself out in the consumer electronics space. Dating back to the 1970s, industry giants Sony and NEC have developed competing standards for recoding information on a variety of media from VCR tapes to CDs. Their latest skirmish centers on next-generation DVDs, which should start arriving near the end of the year but a clear victor may not emerge for a few years more, say industry watchers.
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DVD Standard Battle Rages On
Posted by: Paul Korzeniowski June 7, 2005 05:00 AMA battle reminiscent of the titanic Athens versus Sparta wars continues to play itself out in the consumer electronics space. Dating back to the 1970s, industry giants Sony and NEC have developed competing standards for recoding information on a variety of media from VCR tapes to CDs. Their latest skirmish centers on next-generation DVDs, which should start arriving near the end of the year but a clear victor may not emerge for a few years more, say industry watchers.