We can't and don't always expect segments of the Asian market to follow suit with the goings on of the western tech world (see TD-SCDMA, for on example), so for some "viable" alternatives to HD DVD ...

Just to make this whole mess over which standard will succeed the DVD, a Chinese business consortium and two Chinese DVD manufacturers are rolling out the Enhanced Versatile Disc, or EVD. The idea is ...

Ahh, the simplicity of life in China. No technology nail-biting over which next-generation DVD technology to embrace. Instead, the people victorious march on their own path with EVD (enhanced ...

Although disc makers in Taiwan and China have discussed promoting the compatibility of FVD (forward versatile disc), Taiwan's self-developed DVD standard, with EVD (enhanced versatile disc), a ...

FVD (forward versatile disc), Taiwan's self-developed DVD standard, is getting a boost in the fight against EVD (enhanced versatile disc), a China-developed DVD standard, as Beijing E-World Digital ...

Electronics manufacturers in China may be gearing up for another attempt to establish a proprietary optical disc format, although some analysts said such a move is unlikely to succeed. The DVD player ...

China has developed an advanced DVD standard, but the format faces obstacles such as competition from rival technologies, according to a new report from market research firm iSuppli. Several Chinese ...

TAIPEI – Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), a research body backed by Taiwan’s government, plans next week to demonstrate a new optical disk format for storing high-definition video.