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Hybrid Blu-Ray / DVD Disc Announced
readwriteweb.com - 12/22/2008
Hybrid Blu-Ray / DVD Disc Announced
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Great news for those who have both Blu-ray and DVDs in the house; Infinity Storage Media has released the first hybrid Blu-ray and DVD disc in Japan. The new media has a total storage capacity of 33.5GB and is compatible with existing DVD and Blu-ray players. The biggest advantage of the new ...

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First Hybrid Blu-ray/DVD Movie Title Announced For Japan
cdrinfo.com - 12/20/2008
First Hybrid Blu-ray/DVD Movie Title Announced For Japan
— cdrinfo.com — Japanese entertainment software developer Pony/Canon will release the first movie title on a hybrid Blu-ray/DVD disc in Japan in February, in an effort to accelerate the transition from the DVD to the Blu-ray format. The Hybrid Blu-ray/DVD disc is a ... (more) First Hybrid Blu-ray/DVD Movie Title Announced For Japan

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software.opensuse.org - 12/17/2008
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— software.opensuse.org — This page is also available as an interactive download interface. To access it, please enable JavaScript and reload this page. Please refer to http://en.openSUSE.org/Download for detailed download instructions and for older SUSE Linux versions. In ... (more) Software.openSUSE.org

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blog.netflix.com - 12/29/2008
New DVD shipping process
— blog.netflix.com — Netflix recently changed the DVD shipping process when your first choice movie is not available at the shipping center nearest you. We have 55 shipping centers throughout the U.S., including Anchorage, Alaska and Honolulu, Hawaii. Previously, if the ... (more) New DVD shipping process

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Hybrid DVD/Blu-ray disc released in Japan
Joystiq [PlayStation] — ... Don't you wish your favorite Blu-ray movie could work at grandma's place? But drats, for some reason she just doesn't have a Blu-ray player. Thankfully, you own a hybrid DVD/Blu-ray disc, so you'll be able to watch your Blu-ray movie on a standard DVD player. It won't ...

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