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[Krunker | Technology Around the World] In an effort to reduce dependence on foreign developed technologies, China’s top electronics makers began rolling out new video players supporting a Chinese developed format called EVD. EVD stands for Enhanced Versatile Disc and is designed to produce higher picture quality than standard DVDs.
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Krunker | Technology Around the World: It is built for the future supporting AVRCP and A2DP Bluetooth protocols so that a user can listen to stereo sound from either their cellular phone or personal computer. Unfortunately, these protocols are “coming attractions” and to get anywhere close to full wireless stereo functionality, one must look at getting at least $60 worth of accessories in either the DC800 or PC850. Users of the Treo 650 need not apply. (via Cosmos)
Legit Reviews - Technology News and Reviews: The DVD format, known as EVD, is part of state-backed efforts to create standards for mobile phones and other products and reduce dependence on foreign know-how and possibly reap licensing fees if they are adopted abroad. EVD, or Enhanced Versatile Disc, was first released in 2003, but an effort to promote it was dropped in 2004 after the players failed to catch on with consumers and producers squabbled over licensing fees. (via Cosmos)
[Physorg.com] Chinese firms seek to replace DVDs with homegrown technology: Blue ray I think is going to be far superior to evd because of the ammount of data storage and the 1080p output, I doubt evds are going to come close if the systems are gonna be worth 90 bucks. Evd is gonna be like dvd2 for people not willing to step into the domain of HD.
[202.101.38.80] Alliance puts faith in EVD: The members will stop producing DVD players for sale in China. Instead, they will start making EVD players, which play both DVDs and EVDs.
[Uk.news.yahoo.com] Chinese firms seek to replace DVDs with home-grown technology ...: "It is a general trend for China to develop its own industry standards, as it could implicitly help Chinese enterprises improve their competitiveness in the domestic market," said Ma Jun, Deutsche Bank's chief China economist.
[Cabalamat.org] China's EVD format aims to compete with DVD: ...but at the end of the day, they've managed to make DVD players withoutpaying the $17 a go license fee, and not only that they are better thanofficial DVD players: they are all-region, allow you to skip adverts, and playEVDs as well. The MPAA have a fit and issue lawsuits right, left and center,but by the time the suits are all settled, EVD has massive market share (atleast in Asia), and even if illegal to sell in Europe and the USA, there areloads of players being smuggled in.
[News.yahoo.ca] Chinese firms seek to replace DVDs with home-grown technology ...: In the past, only one major DVD producer was making EVD players and only around ."There is almost no profit for Chinese DVD makers as they have to pay .
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Posted at December 10, 2006 03:39 AM
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