DISC WARS: Both sides in the recordable DVD format market aim to win

摘要

"MOST PEOPLE believe that all DVD machines on the market are compatible," said Matsaru Saotome, Pioneer's Senior Managing Executive Officer. They couldn't be more wrong. In recordable DVD, there's DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD+R and DVD+RW formats in PCs, home cinema and media. And the battle is becoming more heated. "DVD video recorders will drive this market more than players will," said Panasonic AVC president Fumio Ohtsubo. "We feel that DVD recorders will outstrip the market for VHS recorders in 2005."