Clearly, DVD technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace.
Current DVD-Video players use discs that can store about 4.7GB of data.
The increased storage capacity is needed for playback of movies in the high-resolution, 1920-by-1080-pixel HDTV format.
“A 2000 introduction date is ambitious,” says Ted Pine, an analyst with market research firmInfotech.
“I wouldn’t be surprised if that slipped several years.”
The equipment can play for more than two hours on a specially designed battery, according to the report.
