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| | China unveils ‘DVD killer’ video disk format | The Register |
 | | The specification detailing the new format, called EVD (Enhanced Video Disc), is now complete, and was formally presented in Beijing on Thursday to the Chinese Ministry of Information Industries (MII) and the Standardisation Administration of China (SAC). |
 | | Like DVD, EVD video data is compressed, but according to the format's developers, Beijing-based E-World and US digital video technology company On2, it is capable of displaying HDTV images, a feat currently not possible with the established standard. |
 | | Even in China, EVD players are likely to be initially very expensive compared to DVD players, for which there is already a vast array of content available, legitimate and pirate. |
| www.theregister.co.uk /2003/11/20/china_unveils_dvd_killer_video (672 words) |
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