DVD standard 'makes it viable.' (unified digital video disc standard)

Authors :: Veilleux, C. Thomas
Source :: HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network. Dec 18, 1995, Vol. 69 Issue 51, p86, 1 p.
Publication Year :: 1995
Abstract: The consumer electronics industry has arrived at a digital video disc standard, which will make technical specifications unified across different products. The new DVD standard will apply to both home entertainment and home office application products, the DVD itself will be able to hold as much data as 14 traditional CD-ROMs. The new standard ties in well with computers, and DVD players are due on the market in Sep 1996.<br />NEW YORK--A group led by Toshiba and Sony last week agreed on common technical specifications for a unified digital video disc standard. It also settled on a name for the [...]