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Monday, November 15 2004

High-Definition Versatile MultiLayer Disc (VMD)  by Scott H at 08:39

Its Red Laser this time! Competing standards is the name of the game.

NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- New Medium Enterprises Inc. (OTCBB:NMEN) announced today the public unveiling of the highly anticipated pre-industrial VMD (Versatile MulitLayer Disc), the next generation HD Disc & Drive containing 20GB of storage capacity on the current Red Laser technology platforms.

The HD films will be shown in genuine HD formats (MPEG-2, 1080i and 1080p).

The company is set for launching production and sales of 15 GB, 20 GB, 25 GB and 30 GB Discs & Drives by Fall 2005. The drives will be inherently backward compatible with the existing pre-recorded and recordable DVD and CD formats.

The pre-recorded VMD has four layers on one side for an initial capacity of 20 GB and is entirely based on the current Red Laser DVD industrial infrastructure. VMD is designed for viewing High Definition (HD) content requiring high storage capacity and high bit rate (up to 40 Mbs), such as full-motion pictures, sports entertainment and other demanding video content and data. Pre-recorded HD VMD's are capable of playing next-generation, high-definition movies and other video content, catering to the vast consumer base of owners of HDTV Television and large screen sets.

For the full press release click here

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Scrappy
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15 November 2004 09:14
This the same as the one they are putting in the PS3?
KendoMonkey
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15 November 2004 09:32
Blu Ray, I think in the PS3.

It's just ****ing dumb - why can't they just get together and stop all this "being competitive" bull. Oh, that's right, because they don't give a stuff about the consumer.

Don't get me wrong, I think it's great that they're coming up with all kinds of fun solutions, but I don't think for 1 second that it's going to end up benefitting me more than if they had worked together.
Tricky
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15 November 2004 13:00
I guess in a business world its the only fair way to find standards. Unfortunatly.
Jammin
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15 November 2004 18:54
so they work on a DVD player?
morkith
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15 November 2004 21:42
Nope it wont work on a DVD player, the VMD device will play DVDs as its 'Backwards' compatible, maybe your misunderstanding what backwards compatiblility is.


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