They're focused on today's needs of today's customers. But the people actually making the discs in the studios are fans just like us. If we keep up the battle from both ends, I think it will finally sink in. In my experience, most DVD players do a better job of playing CDs than most CD players. What is the latest on DVD-18.
Yields are still very low.
My current projection is that we'll see small runs of DVD-18's very late this year or early next year. Given that Cameron abandoned DVD-18 for Titanic, yes, I expect The Stand to be delayed. However, copyright protection and watermarking for DVD-Audio still are not defined, so they're running out of time to meet a fall launch. Skip doesn't work, obviously. It's all tied up in egos and legalities.