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electronista.com - 12/19/2008
Infinity shows one-layer Blu-ray/DVD combo disc
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Japanese disc producer Infinity on Friday rolled out the world's first production video title to include both Blu-ray and DVD on a single layer. A box for the TV series Code Blue will include playable versions of both formats by using a permeable layer that takes advantage of the different ...
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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Space Invaders evolve on Japan's mobiles
offworld.com - 12/19/2008
Space Invaders evolve on Japan's mobiles
— offworld.com — spaceinvinfinity.jpg Taito really knows how to throw a 30th anniversary blowout party, but this invite unfortunately is for Japan only: Space Invaders Infinity Gene is a new retro-futurist reimagining of the classic arcade game, done up with a new ... (more) Space Invaders evolve on Japan's mobiles

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First Blu-ray Disc / DVD hybrid announced in Japan
engadget.com - 12/20/2008
First Blu-ray Disc / DVD hybrid announced in Japan
— engadget.com — 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. ... (more) First Blu-ray Disc / DVD hybrid announced in Japan

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Disco híbrido Blu-ray y DVD
Gizmología — ... que nunca sabrá si lo va a usar. Si sigues las noticias sobre Blu-ray, sabrás que estos discos pueden almacenar información en hasta en dos capas (por ahora), cada una de 25GB. En este tipo de híbrido se usa la segunda capa para almacenar la información del DVD. En esencia es un disco Blu-ray (25GB) junto a un disco DVD de doble capa (8.5GB) juntos, pero no descartan crear un disco de doble capa BD junto a un disco de doble capa DVD. Vía: Electronista Comparte esta anotación ...

Blu-ray / DVD hybrid discs to go on sale in Japan
Obsessable News Feed — The discs have gone into production in Japan, and they can be read by both Blu-ray and DVD players. There's no guarantee you'll be able to pick one up in North America or Europe anytime soon (or ever), but new discs that can store information readable by both DVD and Blu-ray players have gone into production. Infinity Storage media is the company responsible, and the details of how it was done are a little bit technical, but it suffices to say that the DVD data is stacked on top of the Blu-ray data, and the discs are constructed in such a way that the different kinds of optical readers present in DVD and Blu-ray players will ...

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