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Universal Media Disc proving to be a flop
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has completely stopped producing UMD movies, according to executives who asked not to be identified by name. Said one high-ranking exec: "It's awful. Sales are near zilch. It's another Sony bomb -- like Blu-ray."
Originally intended to be an easy way to carry movies around for viewing on a PSP, not even Paramount is so keen on keeping it around, and with competition like iPod Video and Sony trying to push BluRay, it's likely that UMD will soon become just a memory. There is an excellent Wiki article explaining the history of the UMD if you want more information.
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yeah i think every one saw it comming thats why im backing hd-dvd the two technologys are great but the name hd dvd sounds better thatn blu ray???
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It's fine for delivering games to PSP, but who want's to buy movies for viewing on a small screen? Why do you thing we go to cinemas to view new releases? We want to see movies on BIG screens with floor shaking sound to match...
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I have to agree than instead of buying UMD movies I'd much rather get a DVD release and perhaps rip it to PSP format myself. In such a case an Internet download service offering PSP format movies would be a much wiser offering if made user-friendly enough.
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