Bo Andersen, the President of the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA), has called for unity in the format wars. “The launch of a single high-definition DVD format is unquestionably preferable to a ‘format war’ that could cause consumer confusion and lead to a reluctance to embrace either format.” He made this statement at VSDA’s Home Entertainment 2005, currently taking place in Las Vegas.

In conjunction with Andersen’s call for a single high-definition DVD format, VSDA released its “Baseline Criteria for High Definition DVD Format (From the Retail Perspective).” In addition to advocating the adoption of a single high-definition DVD format, the document also argues that, whatever format is adopted, the features, dimensions, packaging, and marketing materials for high-definition DVD must be designed to generate widespread consumer and retailer support for the product.

Their ideas for this baselines are in this document.

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