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03-30-2006, 01:01 PM

Low Roller

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Another Sony proprietary format about to die (UMD)

Sony's Universal Media Disc facing last rites

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Disappointing sales have slowed the flow of movies on the proprietary Universal Media Disc to a mere trickle. At least two major studios have completely stopped releasing movies on UMD, while others are either toying with the idea or drastically cutting back.

And retailers also are cutting the amount of shelf space they've been devoting to UMD movies, amid talk that Wal-Mart is about to dump the category entirely.

Ouch! Sony just has a knack for crappy propreitary formats + terrible DRM. This does not bode well for Blue-ray, and movie studios are starting to get the picture.

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Universal Studios Home Entertainment has completely stopped producing UMD movies, according to executives who asked not to be identified by name. Said one high-ranking exec: "It's awful. Sales are near zilch. It's another Sony bomb -- like Blu-ray."

Last edited by Low Roller : 03-30-2006 at 01:14 PM.

03-30-2006, 06:16 PM	#2
jester22c Level 3 Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: TN Posts: 948	Of course it's a flop. That's one of the worst moves Sony has made in a while (since the minidisc) IMO. During launch, most of the UMD movies costed more than their DVD counterparts! Even at equal cost you are getting shafted. A DVD can play in a dvd player, a computer, and you can rip it - slap it on a memory stick and then put it on your PSP. All I can do is point and laugh on this one. Proprietary only works if it is the better choice for the consumer.

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