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SCEA CEO Jack Tretton dishes: DRM is in, backwards compatibility is out, and video UMD lives on

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2008-07-16 15:18:00 by Ryan Block in Engadget
...UMD: UMD "has struggled, and it wasn't handled effectively from the beginning. ... I firmly believe in a digital model" as they're rolling out, but Sony is "still going to support UMD" as a device for movies What's preventing PSP software sales: Three things. Title ports from PS2 games (people don't want to buy the same title twice), and the...
 
Tags: video, ps2 software, software, software sales, video umd lives, psp software sales, umd, affects, ceo jack tretton
 
 
 
 
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Portable Copy makes us wonder why we still have UMD

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2008-01-08 01:30:00 by Steven Kim in Engadget
...UMD has anymore. If it ever had any real utility to begin with, that is. Sure, UMD may be useful for those who don't have a PS3 and want to get the portable movie fix, but the format is losing visibility in the retail space and even before that, things weren't so rosy. Only Sony can decide when it's time to let go of UMD, but the first step...
 
Tags: umd, portable movie fix, blu-ray interactivity demo, home entertainment, blu-ray disc, copy, real utility, portable video, retail space
 
 
 
 
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Portable Copy makes us wonder why we still have UMD

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2008-01-08 06:30:00 by posted by Pantha in
...UMD has anymore. If it ever had any real utility to begin with, that is. Sure, UMD may be useful for those who don't have a PS3 and want to get the portable movie fix, but the format is losing visibility in the retail space and even before that, things weren't so rosy. Only Sony can decide when it's time to let go of UMD, but the first step...
 
Tags: umd, portable movie fix, blu-ray interactivity demo, home entertainment, blu-ray disc, copy, real utility, portable video, retail space
 
 
 
 
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Dealzmodo: Buy One UMD, Get the Second Free [Umd]

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2008-08-06 16:30:00 by Mark Wilson in Gizmodo
...UMD. Hell, I could probably even dig up a copy recorded from TV on my 8mm Video Walkman, too. How silly Anyway, for those living in this reality, Amazon has a 2-for-1 UMD sale going on. When all is said and done, UMDs are going for about $6 a pop. [ Amazon via PSPFanboy
 
Tags: umd, casino royale, 2-for-1 umd sale, 8mm video walkman, amazon, pop, hollywood video, minidisc, copy
 
 
 
 
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Powerwave PSP Customisable Hard UMD Case at Mr. Gadget Australia

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2008-09-23 04:00:10 by Mariella Moon in Mr.Gadget Australia
...UMD Case thats customized to your tastes so itd reflect a bit more of your personality than what you can find on the market, we got the Powerwave PSP Customisable Hard UMD Case right here in Mr. Gadget Australia The Powerwave case can store up to four UMDs so you can bring them all around with you. To be able to design it according to your...
 
Tags: powerwave, gadget australia, powerwave web site, psp umd, tastes, market, bit, personality, print
 
 
 
 
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AnyView: Free Java J2ME Mobile EBook Reader for PDB, TXT, HTML & UMD Files

2008-01-21 02:48:58 by Abdul Aziz in Tech[dot]Blog
 
...UMD, without even needing to extract them from ZIP archives. It even supports viewing of non-English ebooks Here are the main features of AnyView EBook Reader It can read files of type TXT, HTML, PDB and UMD comic format as well as display GIF, JPEG and PNG files It Can handle UTF-8, GB2312 and Unicode encoding so that you can view...
 
Tags: settings, multiple settings files, files, ebook reader, settings files, anyview, directly, files directly, anyview ebook reader
 
 
 
 
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Sony Computer Entertainment America Releases MTV Programming on UMD Video for PSP PlayStation Portable

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2008-01-26 05:49:17 by DaX in Mobilewhack
...UMD. This demonstrates our commitment to supporting the UMD video format by delivering what consumers want to watch at the right price. SCEA will continue to license movie, TV, and other video content, leveraging our sales and marketing strengths, as a strategic focus moving forward." "We're very happy to be working with SCEA to bring our...
 
Tags: psp, mtv, psp users, umd, mtv networks, vol, bam vol, favorite mtv, senior vice president
 
 
 
 
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Sony Stands By UMD, But Not Too Close [Umd]

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2008-01-28 08:41:43 by Mark Wilson in Gizmodo
...UMDs, baby! Partnering with MTV, PSP owners will soon be able to purchase"Beavis and Butt-Head: The Mike Judge Collection," volumes 2 and 3; "Jackass," volumes 2 and 3; "Wildboyz," volumes 1 and 2; "Viva La Bam," volumes 2-4; and "Aeon Flux: The Complete Animated Collection." While Sony has to know that UMD has become a game-only format,...
 
Tags: collection, mike judge collection, volumes, sony, game-only format, format, aeon flux, penny slots, umd
 
 
 
 
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Sony Flogs Dead Format: TV Shows Coming to UMD

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2008-01-28 02:56:46 by Charlie Sorrel in Gadget Lab
...UMD, the Universal Media Disc for the PlayStation Portable Sony has announced that it will be bringing MTV shows to the little DRM'ed disc, including Beavis and Butthead and Jackass . After approximately nobody bought movies on UMD, we predict a roaring success for Sony with this new venture, however much the titles might cost (too much,...
 
Tags: sony, umd, universal media disc, reuters, playstation format reuters, disc, portable, playstation portable, butthead