readwriteweb.com - 12/22/2008
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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 ...
Can a Blu-ray/DVD hybrid disc save Blu-ray?
tgdaily.com 12/23/2008 — While Blu-ray player and disc sales apparently are climbing, movie
executives repeatedly said that the Blu-ray has been a rather
disappointing business so far. HD DVD may be dead, but movie streaming
is developing into a serious rival for the Blu-ray ...
Japan gets world’s first Blu-ray/DVD hybrid title
crunchgear.com 12/20/2008 —
Tokyo-based Infinity Storage Media [JP] is the world’s first company that will roll out a Blu-ray / DVD hybrid disc (a boxed set, to be more precise), which has a single-layer of Blu-ray (25GB) on one and a conventional dual-layer DVD ...
Blu-ray DVD Combo Disc Unveiled
ubergizmo.com 12/20/2008 —
Infinity from Japan has introduced the first production video title in the world that features both Blu-ray and DVD on a single layer. A boxed set of the TV series Code Blue will see playable versions of both formats, courtesy of a permeable layer ...
Welcome to Usb.brando.com.hk
usb.brando.com.hk 2/21/2009 — Features: 2X BD-ROM reading 5X DVD-RAM Writing 8X DVD-R Writing 2X DVD-R DL Writing 4X DVD-RW Writing 8X DVD+R Writing 2.4X DVD+R DL Writing 4X DVD+RW Writing 8X CD-R Writing 8X CD-RW Writing Blu-ray Movie Playback Supported disc format:BD-RE, BD- R, ...
ray.com - 2009: The Year of Blu-ray Movies
blu-ray.com 2/11/2009 — Blu-ray Disc The current global economic crisis has hurt the bottom lines of many studios, forcing them to rethink ways to increase profits during times when fewer people are venturing out to the theaters. DVD used to be the go-to solution, but over ...
Blu-ray, DVD packaged in same box - 2/20/2009
videobusiness.com 2/23/2009 — DVD packaged in same box New, catalog releases offered in combo packages By Susanne Ault -- Video Business, 2/20/2009 FEB. 20 | In an effort to improve the consumer appeal and utility of the Blu-ray Disc format, an increasing number of studios are ...
Worldwide packaged media up 6% in 2008 - 1/21/2009
videobusiness.com 1/24/2009 — Videogames sales bigger than DVD/Blu-ray for first time By Marcy Magiera -- Video Business, 1/21/2009 JAN. 22 | Global retail sales of packaged home entertainment grew 6% to hit $61 billion in 2008, with fast-growing videogames for the first time ...
Pioneer USA - Blu-ray Disc Drives
pioneerelectronics.com 4/14/2009 — Writes up to 8x speed on BD-R & BD-R DL and up to 2x on BD-RE & BD-RE DL Blu-ray Disc Media Writes up to 16x speed on DVD-R/+R, up to 8x on DVD-R/+R (DL), up to 8x on DVD+RW, up to 6x on DVD-RW, up to 5x on DVD-RAM, up to 32x on CD-R, and up to 24x on ...
First Blu-ray Disc / DVD hybrid announced in Japan
engadget.com 12/20/2008 —
It sure took long enough to happen, but one of HD DVD's biggest benefits has finally made it over to the Blu-ray side. Yep, we're talking about a Blu-ray / DVD hybrid disc, with a single-layer of Blu on one side and a standard DVD on the other. ...
Does 22-inch portable DVD player exist? —
SFGate: Technology 12/21/2008
Q: My husband and I don't watch television, but we do watch DVD movies. Various elements of our current system are failing, and what we'd dearly love to find is a portable DVD player with a screen big enough for two viewers - say 22 inches. The ...
Does 22-inch portable DVD player exist? —
SFGate: Technology 12/22/2008
Q: My husband and I don't watch television, but we do watch DVD movies. Various elements of our current system are failing, and what we'd dearly love to find is a portable DVD player with a screen big enough for two viewers - say 22 inches. The ...
Will 2009 (Finally) Be Blu-ray’s Year? —
Latest from Computerworld 12/22/2008
Sales of Blu-ray players in 2008 aren't exactly stellar, despite lower prices and the lack of competition from the recently departed HD-DVD format. But are things looking up for Blu-ray? Recent reports indicate that 2009 may bring better times for ...
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