The UMD format...

[andy mac]

...will the major DVD player companies be adding this to their players or not? I really cannot be arsed buying any of the movies if I can only play them on the psp. Anyone know of any developments in this area??
Cheers

[Steve_Evil]

I doubt it very much, Sony might make a player that works with them but they won't fit in the same tray as a DVD unless you pull them right out of their cases. Pointless if you ask me, why pay more than a DVD for a movie that has less features.

[andy mac]

They aren't more expensive here. Latset release is about 13 bucks. Just seems a complete waste of time having that format, and only being able to run it on the psp. I think sony have opened it up so that manufacturers can use it, but can't see anyone that would use it. I think it might be the nex minidisk type failure (for the movies, anyhow)

[Murph7355]

As noted, a waste of time.

Buy the DVD, rip it to memory stick if you need to watch it on the go.

[DucatiGary]

sony will have UMD films out but only at present from a "few" film makers, mainly ones owned by Sony, Columbia for one, are onboard.

the UMD costs more than the DVD, and unlike the games, the UMD movies are region locked, good news for all those Jap PSP owners as Japan is region 2 !

[stig]

I have a couple of 1Gig mem sticks. They hold a couple of films each and are much easier to cart around than UMDs.

[DucatiGary]

ah ha!

I miss read the question.

sorry no major set top DVD companies have announced ANY support for UMD, probbably because the movies are set to the resolution of the PSP.