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According to IHS Screen Digest study says United States online movies Watch (genuine) than buy real DVD for the first time. Expected United States 2012 online-watch movies the number will reach $ 3.4 billion, equivalent to the sum of 2.4 billion units of DVD and Blu-ray discs, while falling in cinema sales, total revenue of just $ 2.6 billion last year.

IHS statistics ignore the informal (such as P2P downloads, underground network and bufashangfan), only through (iTunes, Netflix, Hulu), Amazon and Netflix account for 94 online movie market.

Although the user prefers to stay on the network-based video environment without delay, but this is not fair, IHS makes Netflix as your data grows, Netflix is actually more similar to Best Buy’s explosive growth. He is just like Netflix to rent movies,

In the report, IHS also find stores and online a huge price difference, according to statistics, consumers need to pay 51 cents, and then you can watch the movies of the average price of $4.72,

Netflix buy DVD.com domain names, but said it does not split a DVD and streaming video service.
Netflix spokesman said, buying domain names is purely for defensive reasons. Netflix users can still purchase discs and streaming movies from the same site.

Netflix spokesman also said: “Netflix to keep DVD health is concerned, this is just a small investment to keep DVD health. ”

DVD.com and registered the domain name server information has been changed, now it’s turn to DVD.netflix.com, which means that Netflix has acquired it.

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First China EVD published 8 years later, EVD leader fell. The business daily yesterday from the familiar shinco Electronics Group Limited (hereinafter referred to as “St”) are informed by, the latter has now been in Jiangsu Province Changzhou municipal government managed, is in a restructuring, new Chairman of Qin Zhishang now has no decision-making power. It is learnt that the shinco air conditioner is not affected by this, so air conditioning business for recombinant, have signed up the other day flip to Jiangsu friends group.

St’s largest reputation comes from e-business, it is the Chairman of China high-definition DVD industry association, EVD (next-generation high density digital laser video disc system) and the CBHD (Chinese version of HD DVD) ‘s main promoter, but it had fallen.

Another person said that at present shinco in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and other places still have Original Equipment Manufacture DVD business, the business is still in its normal state, and shinco DVD GOME stores also sell well in Nanjing.

This is perhaps an irony. From new 1999 EVD banner, replace DVD with EVD has been working toward, not that EVD is no better than DVD at all. But the market is fierce, didn’t achieve the aspiration EVD will die young.

　　Why did the pioneers have become martyrs?

Industry veteran who commented, St go to this step, is a business management, product, channel, diversification of investments, government relations, macroeconomic and other general factors. New Division attaches great importance to foreign trade, and flat-screen TVs and handheld DVD export Japan, but Japan earthquakes, fewer imports, contraction became overwhelmed by new overseas orders the last straw.

However, the EVD, CBHD and CMMB multimedia broadcasting) spending a lot on, but does not have the appropriate return, are tightening their belts new neck of several major “scallops”.

Now generally promote the development of independent intellectual property rights in China, why EVD leader will fall? To walk in the way of independent innovation of China’s other businesses what inspired it?

One person who used to work in the new analysis says, there are three main reasons. First of all, EVD, CBHD’s main competitors are Sony-led BD (Blu-ray DVD), which is equivalent to a new Division and Union of BD in the competition, from the scale of the enterprise, financial and technological strength, are not of a magnitude. Second, from the perspective of industry trends, EVD, CBHD wanted to replace the DVD but CD industry as a whole is going down. With the rapid development of Internet, consumer habits have changed, more people download the content directly from the Internet, optical disc industry gradually decline. Instead of EVD, CBHD,BD now also markets a high-end niche groups. Also, the player requires discs fit. Although China is the largest producer of CD, but CD production companies are not willing to pay for EVD, CBHD production matches the format of the disc. Industrial chain is not perfect, with new power, not an industry.

The person to say sorry, “old Qin (Qin Zhishang) focuses on independent technological development over the years, also is a people to admire. ”

In November 2003, St, SVA, Amoi, CHANGHONG etc nine producers to establish “League of China EVD”, 2004 new year launch first EVD players, in November of that year EVD bulk listing. Unexpectedly, St when the Union President, is almost a “Commander of the Bachelor.”

In July 2004, jindian investment group company limited and Beijing Fu digital technology Co Ltd joint venture established this code of global digital technology limited, further speeding up the industrialization of EVD.

“Boss Zhang Baoquan then this code from the content, EVD is also supported. “A person familiar with the matter said, but then, Beijing Fu Zhang Baoquan and contradictions, and then the BD was born. New then to new HD technologies, cooperation with research institutions such as Tsinghua University, launched the CBHD. However, CBHD’s momentum than EVD.

One expert suggested that, abroad to promote an industry standard format, facilitator of body volume is large enough. Push the home by a small company, “our body is not large enough, the Government also says that in the IT industry, should be fully competitive. Therefore, it is difficult to form an entire industry together. Both EVD is CBHD, technically no problem, but the programme is very weak, industry, marketing has become the biggest stumbling block. ”

“Now CBHD St a, if the St is not done, CBHD will not know have no chance. “The experts said.

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Everyone over there are so few CD, side have scratches to a superior level of decoding DVD cannot be read. Throwing it, one is not willing, the second is not environmentally friendly; taken to a dedicated collection points go, lazy people the trouble. Thus, waste CD started experimenting with these creative people making all kinds of decorations. You might also try using CD coasters or pallet, but the idea has long been flogged, in fact, the CD can do table lamp, shutter sth It doesn’t matter, then we’ll tell you 6 new ideas, waste CD art, instantly amazed at all.

1. simple CD table lamp

See on the table by using a pile of CD, probably no one would think that this is a lamp. You Shi Shiran switch is pressed, absolute moments harvest a few sound amazing. This lamp jimu·huatesi, author of the complete production process into a personal website, if you want to do it yourself DIY a CD lamp, violent click here.

2. CD shutters

Xiaoen·shiluomu create a CD of this complex and dazzling fan shutters, it looks as if it project, in fact, as long as the CD with a tough line look is complete. Of course, you have to waste CD has plenty of reserves, it’s consuming materials!

3. the “CD” CD

Made with waste CD a CD rack, is there a fatalistic sense of contradiction? But you cannot deny that this is a brilliant idea that combines the beauty and practicality. This work makes people want to go to the book shelf, there is indeed a marvelous Miao. You can make your own CD, with old CD to install the new CD ~.

4. CD evening dresses

From Iceland 16-year-old girl Irene na·beileisi definitely has the potential of top designers, she will have hundreds of old CD fragments and candy wrappers perfect stitching together made this evening dress. Bling Bling can feel absolutely seconds to kill a group of beautiful girls, and it contains technical content and environmental awareness is definitely is one of many geeks well. But this evening dress sewing process members such as complex but let me discourage nutshell er who interested can try to make it.

5. CD wind meter

With the used CD market face to make the wind gauge, absolute is an efficient way to reuse. CD wind meter of advantages not only beautiful, reflective light dispersed the birds can also play a role, without harm to the birds. But this wind meter may not be too high, or be reflected light wave to the eye is more than just birds, which unfortunately is affected as a result of pilots aviation accidents, the consequences can be very serious.

6.CD Nariumi

Interest in science and technology has introduced a waste of CD production works of art, France artist ailisi·Molin (Elise Morin) and the architect kelaimensi·ailiyade (Cl é mence Eliard) 65,000 abandoned CD stitching up and placed on the air, make up this area of 500 square meters of “CD of the sea”. (Text/shell network)

University of California, Los Angeles won the video publishing and information media and equipment Association (AIME) lawsuit, back in December 2010, University of California at Los Angeles, because the purchase and use in teaching activity can crawl content DVD features software the violation complained of DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act), copyright organizations consider that according to the license agreement, non-broadcast and released DVD content, crawling behavior clearly illegal.

But said the University of California at Los Angeles as part of the teaching activities for educators, crawl DVD is a “fair use”, lawful in schools has a natural right to crawl DVD DVD content.

Judge supported the views of the University of California, Los Angeles, grab software that schools have the right to use, this does not constitute an act of reselling and released.

Copyright organization is given to the United States the Nineth Circuit Appeals Court of appeal, if the appeal fails, the case will be made to the provisions of the DMCA to prevent copying copyrighted content of the new interpretation, namely DVD crawlers from legalization.

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When I stay in the Park, Qualcomm in San Diego last week, Jay Wright, senior business development Director in their showed me a cool application based on augmented reality technology. Qualcomm believes augmented reality through a smart phone will be an important bridge of real-world data with the Internet. Of course, the chip giant support the AR, but also because this requires high throughput to produce more high-performance mobile phone chips.

So I’m looking at this app shows: let your Smartphone camera at a sealed DVD, no need to open the package, you can immediately see which movie trailers. You can also see two trailers at the same time.

It look at the DVD cover of surfaces, and move it through an online database of surveying and mapping, and real-time feedback the trailer. However, in order to be able to make that happen, dual-core mobile phones need to install the Qualcomm Snapdragon chip, link 3G, and WiFi faster, graphics and more powerful. “GPS, camera, serial over compass together can do many amazing things,” Wright said, I also agree very much.

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Had taken note of Mall EVD display areas are constantly shrinking, some stores EVD products moved to the corner, there are many stores simply related product withdrawal. He said EVD initially with great fanfare when you enter the shopping centre, product sales for a while very optimistic, but consumers then found and bought back after the drive not to be seen.
“The first half, we put the main focus in the EVD encryption technology on the upgrade, the second half of this year, EVD industry support will have big move.” Yesterday, the EVD, General Secretary of Zhang Baoquan admits to the business daily, because there is a source of bottlenecks, it is a main channel shrinkage EVD product bring forth. but he disclosed that the EVD Union announced around October will have disruptive of the cooperation project, will address EVD industry source of problems currently faced.

According to Sai Noi market research company data, January-May this year, the EVD’s market share is only 0.5%.

Just over half a year before the time from Mr Huang, Zhang Baoquan take, 19 domestic major disc manufacturers in EVD industrial League “Beijing Declaration” said 2008 Union all enterprises will stop producing stand-alone DVD in its entirety, only compatible DVD and EVD EVD, to speed up the EVD’s popularity in China.

Zhang Baoquan said, led currently dilemma of roots is, EVD industry always was does not to from international tone video Association or organization of favored, many Hollywood large no EVD version, makes consumer buy back disc machine Hou see does not to most has market of Hollywood large. According to Zhang Baoquan revealed, this status in second half will will get breakthrough of resolve, October around, EVD Union will in content support Shang announced explosive of message.

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“2008 EVD full replaces DVD.” This was December 6 EVD Industry Alliance of the Beijing Declaration, the loudest slogan.
After doubled twists, and yiqian of careful throughout plans compared to, EVD of situation seems to occurred has turn sexual of changes: GOME Chairman Huang in EVD Union the Secretary-General Zhang Bao full invited to Xia as Union President, large shareholders country Brigade will to EVD technology of holds who Fu country digital injected 20 million Yuan, 20 home DVD manufacturer and 7 home audiovisual commercial also successively joined EVD Union. day will Shang, this 20 home manufacturers also launched has total 54 paragraph EVD2 generation products.
Amounts due all Palm celebration came as outgoing an unexpected message: EVD2 generation venue presented not what the original HD EVD, but a few years ago and EVD rival HVD, true HD EVD already exists in name only.
Those listening “roosters lay eggs” who now finds himself is “that as long as the lay of the cock”.

EVD up to inquire into the

The eve of the Beijing Declaration, suning appliance launched its shelling of EVD2, while the EVD2 generation of producers including Skyworth, Haier, malata, St, Su Ning long-term partners.

Huang’s joining already animosity between an electric appliance chain-extended to the EVD industrial fields. Despite historical animosity, suning shelling has debunked the Union prior to the establishment of a truth—EVD industry, Fu State digital had been terminated and United States chip companies LSIlogic cooperation EVD2 Crystal morning semiconductor chip is used in Shanghai and Beijing Kai provided two, not a true HD EVD.

According to SUNY introduction, morning Shanghai Crystal Semiconductor 960x720P source format only supports 4:3 format, not in any kind of internationally used in HD DVD players and HDTV standards, Kay chip supports only standard-definition HD source formats, high-definition DVD 720x576P reached only-by-line level, and its production of drive can only be a variant of the DVD.

According to informed sources disclosed, EVD cooperation with LSI as early as 2005 there was a problem. In March 2003, set up a joint laboratory in Beijing Fu and LSI, EVD design production 1920x1080i or 1280x720P HD chip, but the EVD drive but no scale production in the country only shinco company managed to maintain, which makes LSI the top very angry.

At the same time, after the Ministry announced that EVD recommended standards for the industry, in the standard Crystal morning seeking defeat in the battle of Shanghai HD chip solutions, with the large shareholder Shanghai huahong group lobbying. As LSI chip also needs EVD manufacturers paid certain patent fees, known as “developed” HVD chip provides system solutions, and half the price lower than that of LSI, eventually was decided to bring together EVD cooperation with Shanghai Crystal morning.

Then Boo infighting caused by States as a result of equity transfer, accelerated the pace of breaking up with LSI, the source said, “LSI companies from the United States headquarters of the Vice President responsible for business executives to leave as a result, EVD cooperation with LSI is difficult. ”

For the above statement, EVD industry Union and the United States LSI company of this joint statement released be negatived. As for the EVD2 behalf of the non-HD DVD saying, Zhong Peifeng, Chairman of Shanghai Crystal morning retorted: “suning look backward for at least two years, in fact, since 2005 we have also begun release 1920x1080i, 1280x720P HD chip. ”

Above sources also told journalists, for Toshiba, NEC HD-DVD Union promoted by Chinese standards after has always acrimonious EVD, HVD (Crystal morning leading) and HDV (Kay-led) three camps had to stand—EVD the same camp industry Alliance, however they launch the EVD2 generation is actually the HVD original.

Zhong Peifeng this does not deny that, he said, “EVD2 than HVD in terms of both network downloads and high speed USB download has improved, it should be said is the upgraded version of HVD. ”

　　Shanghai Crystal morning took out?

The source said, the EVD benefit most of the changes are obviously Shanghai Crystal morning.

This reporter learned that Shanghai Crystal early morning in the United States Office of a company called AMlogic, 2003 after returning to China in the beginning hope and cooperation EVD, EVD chip with the Alliance, but the EVD Alliance “big brother” new chip for Crystal morning wasn’t interested in.

Shinco electronics relating to the situation said, “our EVD product then be exported and LSI chip overseas well-known companies and can bypass the patent barriers, so EVD initially chose chips cost more abroad. ”

And Hua Zhong Peifeng found later decided to go it alone, then rush into situations of internal standard is not clear from the United States introduced the 3 million chips. As the recommended standard EVD to become high-definition disc machines, Shanghai Crystal morning chip solutions become a problem.

Crystal morning after some effort to make the HVD a joint enterprise standard and Skyworth disc manufacturers signed a $ 2 million chip supply Protocol, but because of the source of many problems, HVD market sales not respond over the past two years, Shanghai Crystal chip in desperate need of new way out of the morning. EVD Industry Alliance was set up 20 drive focused push EVD2 ‘s, Shanghai Crystal morning out of opportunity.

Shanghai Crystal morning has been in custody in the future development on EVD. This reporter has learned, EVD2 has nearly 1000 dollars from the original unit price dropped to $ 700, according to Zhang Baoquan, by the end of the EVD2 ‘s single unit price will be reduced to $ 500, 2008 is expected to fully replace the DVD.

However, the EVD replaced Industry Coalition on EVD full DVD have different views. Currently represented by the EVD HD drive all sales of not more than 2 million units per year, while the global DVD sales in more than 80 million, EVD replacing DVD easier said than done?

In addition, all the manufacturers are worried Shanghai Crystal morning the chip solution and does not bypass the patent barriers. Manufacturers, who asked not to be named said the “Shanghai Crystal morning chips is also purchased from abroad, they also don’t have a lot of patents, future EVD2 market, mainly overseas, eventually suffering from patents, and EVD2 for a long time will be compatible with DVD format, cannot be avoided trouble by double charging. ”

　　EVD upgrade task

Day of the Beijing Declaration, jindian worldwide, Camco culture, CCTV international television corporation, wonderful unlimited EVD 6 companies set up operations such as FAB company. Zhang Baoquan said to support the operation of the company not only cash, but by every resource support. All shareholders, content and channels available to their new company, jindian globe is still the largest shareholder, about about holding 20%, approximately 10% shares of other shareholders.

Meanwhile, the EVD discs price from the original $ 8 per cent to about $ 28, Zhang Baoquan said, “our price policy in the past many audio and video without money to be made, this problem will be improved after price increases, which is attracting many audiovisual joined the main reason. ”

Running company established in the content at the same time, Zhang Baoquan start planning technology upgrades, Zhang Baoquan revealed that EVD Industry Alliance has initiated preparatory EVD standard upgrade, implementation and Japan technology against the HD camp, red high-definition disc machines have been non-gimmick.

In the view of Zhang Baoquan, China now has red light technology can be achieved in a red laser optical discs hold 150 minutes within HD movies. Red laser optical technology 3 types of independent research and development in China: Wuhan optical center of the NVD, the CD Centre of HRD of Tsinghua University and China Taiwan’s FVD. The Red disc capacity can be single-sided double-layer 12G, if you use AVS video standard of China’s independent intellectual property rights, China red laser discs can easily hold 150 minutes of 1920×1080 format HD movies.

CD center of Tsinghua University said, however, international organizations do not recognize the EVD standard determines that it is difficult to into the international market, Tsinghua disc Center nor its high-capacity mode for EVD Union to consolidate.

But some analysts pointed out that the EVD has never been United, currently many disc machine and audiovisual enterprises to remain on the sidelines, blue CD-r drives the pace of drawing near, EVD there is the opportunity?

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