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Blu-ray drives don't ... read Blu-ray discs
Sony, one of the names behind the Blu-ray format, seems to be in trouble with the built-in BWU-100A drive, already on the Australian market.
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The first commercial 3-dimensional optical disc was released later this year
It is a 300 GB product that Maxell announced will be released in November or December, the same time that InPhase company launched the drive using this technology.
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Bluray & HD-DVD battle on the legal table
The European Commission's antitrust agency (EC) will review the licensing strategy for two developers of next-generation DVD optical discs - Bluray and HD-DVD.
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Online music repels disc sales
In the US, CD sales fell 4.2% in the first half of this year, however, profits from online music increased 77%. The development of online music business makes both recor…
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Devices can read Blu-ray and HD DVD burning discs
In order to help customers not be confused when choosing a new generation DVD player, Japanese company Ricoh has developed a component that can read and write all Blu-ra…
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There will be a 2-sided Blu-ray recorder in August
BenQ, Taiwan's leading maker of cell phones and computer components, will launch its first Blu-ray burner in August. However, its retail price will not be less than 1000…
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The 200 GB Blu-ray disc is about to be available
Each class of new generation DVD now has the highest capacity of 25 GB. But Japan's TDK has just introduced a method that can combine 6 layers into products with the abo…
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Sony sells Blu-ray white disc
Sony has officially sold single-layer Blu-ray DVD discs on May 9, all of which are equipped with advanced Blu-ray burning technology called AccuCORE. Two-layer Blu-ray d…
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Two-layer Blu-ray DVD ... until June
On May 6, Sony officially announced the delay of the release of the two-layer Blu-ray DVD to June. Deciding to delay the release of Sony's dual-layer Blu-ray DVD will co…
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Coming soon 'hybrid'
The South Korean newspaper reported that Samsung and Microsoft are preparing to launch the hybrid category. Hybrid drive is a combination of flash memory and standard ha…
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Pioneer introduces the first Blu-ray disc burner
A week after Panasonic introduced the Blu-ray Blu-ray Blu-ray optical drive (expected to go on sale from June 10), Pioneer also released the first Blu-ray burner named B…
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Warner introduced a unique DVD hybrid solution
Warner Home Video has just announced on April 26 that Warner is preparing to release a hybrid DVD between regular DVD and high-definition DVD HD-DVD. This is essentially…
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The Blu-ray white disc started to ship
Japanese TDK is distributing white Blu-ray discs to retailers. 25 GB single record (recordable) will cost nearly 20 USD and rewritable disc with capacity of more than 24…
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The first generation DVD devices do not support copying
The newly approved digital rights management (DRM) technology does not allow customers to use the video player in the next generation DVD format to share content. Manufa…
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Enjoy high resolution at low prices
The HD-DVD battle and Blu-ray disc may be the most hysterical and popular, but at CeBIT, the truth