Sources say that EVD players of China's own standards will be brought into the market at a price of 2,500 yuan or so by the end of this year.
The production of EVD players is divided into two phases. In the first phase is at the yearend with products for fans and offices, which can play Enhanced Versatile Disc (EVD) only, and the price is set around 2500 yuan per set. The second phase, i.e. the first half of next year, will see products for civilians and compatible with DVD, VCD and CD.��
As learned, when products are made compatible with the said discs, scales of production and sales will be enlarged and price reduction accelerated. At present, seven to eight domestic companies including SVA has put the system into production and applied for international standards.