HD VMD format gets support from German film distributor

That other high definition disc format, VMD has announced some of the content customers can expect at launch in 2007. German independent distributor VCL is launching with familiar titles like Sleepy Hollow, Paparazzi, Reefer Madness and Hostage in January. No word on price, specific dates or features are available yet. The company behind VMD, NME Inc. has previously indicated it plans to support the low cost format with Bollywood titles and Broadway shows. Using older red laser technology and a multilayered structure, VMD aims to provide HDTV content at a much lower price than Blu-ray or HD DVD. We'll likely find out more about the company's plans at CES 2007 and get a look at the first player.


[Via Home Media Retailing]

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 29th 2006 2:51PM]

VMD disc's can play in regular DVD players!?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 29th 2006 3:40PM]

Nope, as they use a propietary multi-layered disc structure. But they're cheap as they use boring 'ol red lasers.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 30th 2006 4:57AM]

High definition disks are already $20, which is so on-par with regular DVD prices as to make the point almost moot if it were not for title inventories (DVDs have 1000-times more titles than HD DVD and Blu-ray).