What could UMD have been

[Mikeblu]

I don't know what anyone else thinks but, if Sony would have marketed it right and given it standalone and UMD/DVD combo players UMD video/music could have been very succesful.

The reasons are UMD's are small which is always good for electronics the smaller the better (except on TVs) 2) theres a scratch guard and my UMDs wouldnt last anywhere near as long if there wasn't also normal music CDs can only hold 700mbs and after the falure of SACD&DVD-A it could fill in a gap and unlike those 2 people would buy it cos there UMD player also does video and of coarse the PSP enables movies on the go as well as if Sony alowed UMD slots in other portable devices like MP4 players or an ipodUMD for example.

I don't think the UMD as a video/audio format can be salvaged now but if they had done it right it could be the DVD of the portable world and a succesor to CD.