As reported by BDA & news from IFA

[ldgibson76]

My last reply to this subject was pretty much ignored and that's cool. But I'm here to tell all of you, this new format called "HD VMD" is coming. New Medium Enterprises will become very relevant soon. http://www.nmeinc.com/. If you've never heard of NME....you will. And for those of you who prescribe to the theory regarding number of movies available at inception, VMD is way ahead of the DVD, HD DVD and Blu ray. Check out the number of movies available in the HD VMD format. It has the potential to make both HD DVD and Blu-ray come down in price very quickly.

Peace!

[drseid]

My last reply to this subject was pretty much ignored and that's cool. But I'm here to tell all of you, this new format called "HD VMD" is coming. New Medium Enterprises will become very relevant soon. http://www.nmeinc.com/. If you've never heard of NME....you will. And for those of you who prescribe to the theory regarding number of movies available at inception, VMD is way ahead of the DVD, HD DVD and Blu ray. Check out the number of movies available in the HD VMD format. It has the potential to make both HD DVD and Blu-ray come down in price very quickly.

Peace!

I honestly believe this format will be DOA in the US. It has little major US studio support and few distribution outlets. It also does not support the new lossless audio formats. The early buzz on the format has been "cold" to put it mildly.

My feeling is it is way too late in the game to join the party, as HD DVD and Blu-ray already have gained enough traction to create relatively strong barriers to entry. Had this format been released a lot earlier, I might be singing a different tune, as its low price is certainly appealing.

---Dave

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

My last reply to this subject was pretty much ignored and that's cool. But I'm here to tell all of you, this new format called "HD VMD" is coming. New Medium Enterprises will become very relevant soon. http://www.nmeinc.com/. If you've never heard of NME....you will. And for those of you who prescribe to the theory regarding number of movies available at inception, VMD is way ahead of the DVD, HD DVD and Blu ray. Check out the number of movies available in the HD VMD format. It has the potential to make both HD DVD and Blu-ray come down in price very quickly.

Peace!

I have to agree with Dave here, its not going to do anything in the US, Japan, or China in that case. Its 40mbps bitrate does not tell you what is devoted to audio, and what is devoted to video. And lastly, the article incorrectly mentions that BR data rate is 36mbps, the same as HD DVD. That is incorrect. For BD-Rom which is what all movies are released on, the video bitrate is 40mbps by itself, with the capability(within the buffer stage) for peaks of 48mbps. The totally bitrate is 54mbps. That is a vastly larger pipline than 40mbps for everthing.