Tag: bluray

Hardware

Sony facility burns in London riots

Aug 9, 2011 | Comment Now

Reports: Huge fire in optical media facility.

Oddware

Vale John Hughes, nerd with 1000 faces

By Nate Cochrane | Aug 7, 2009 | Comment Now

Obituary: To whom will geeks turn to have their stories told?

Hardware

Sanyo promises 100GB Blu-ray discs

Oct 10, 2008 | Comment Now

Japanese electronics firm Sanyo has announced a new type of blue laser diode, which it said could double the capacity of existing Blu-ray discs to 100GB.

Hardware

Blu-ray 'gone in five years', Samsung exec claims

By Kathryn Small | Sep 4, 2008 | Comment Now

Samsung expects Sony’s Blu-ray technology to be superseded within five years, despite winning the high definition format war in February.

Hardware

Sony sued over Blu-Ray, again

Sep 2, 2008 | Comment Now

Orinda Intellectual Properties USA claims patent infringement

Hardware

Toshiba unveils another Blu-ray 'killer'

By Simon Burns | Jun 2, 2008 | Comment Now

Toshiba is working on an extension to the DVD format which will offer video quality comparable to that produced by Blu-ray and HD-DVD discs, according to Japanese media reports..

Software

Nero fires up Blu-ray burning for Linux

By Robert Jaques | Mar 7, 2008 | Comment Now

Nero has announced plans to ship the latest update to its burning application for the Linux operating system..

Strategy

Netflix sides with Blu-ray

Feb 12, 2008 | Comment Now

Netflix has sided exclusively with Blu-ray in the high-definition format war and will phase out its stock of HD-DVD titles over the course of 2008..

Hardware

Blu-ray: resistance is 'futile'

By Guy Dixon | Feb 4, 2008 | Comment Now

Toshiba's discounting strategy on its HD-DVD players is a futile gesture in a battle with Blu-ray that is "all but over", according to analysts.

Hardware

HD-DVD Group hits back as UK Woolworths picks Blu-ray

By Guy Dixon | Feb 1, 2008 | Comment Now

The HD-DVD Promotion Group has gone on the offensive after Woolworths announced plans to delist HD-DVD discs in favour of Blu-ray.

Hardware

US Kmart drops Blu-ray players

Nov 5, 2007 | Comment Now

US supermarket chain Kmart is to stop selling Blu-ray players in its stores.

Hardware

Acer joins the Blu-ray camp

Sep 4, 2007 | Comment Now

Acer has become the newest member of the Blu-ray Disc Association, joining more than 170 consumer electronics manufacturers, computer companies and content providers.

Hardware

Hitachi debuts first Blu-ray camcorders

By Matt Chapman | Aug 6, 2007 | Comment Now

Hitachi has released two versions of the world's first Blu-ray camcorder that records directly onto high-definition discs.

Software

Sony opens up to Blu-ray porn

By Iain Thomson | Aug 1, 2007 | Comment Now

Sony appears to be weakening on the role of Blu-ray in the pornography industry.

Hardware

Blu-ray inching ahead in DVD wars

By Shaun Nichols | Jul 30, 2007 | Comment Now

Sony's Blu-ray format has taken the upper hand in the battle for the high-definition video market in the US, according to research from Parks Associates.

Hardware

Philips & Lite-On slashes Blu-ray price

By Clement James | Jul 23, 2007 | Comment Now

Joint venture company Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions has announced plans to cut the price of its internal Lite-On Blu-ray Disc Drive LH-2B1S in Europe.

Hardware

Sony unveils new Blu-ray products

By Lilia Guan | Jun 15, 2007 | Comment Now

SYDNEY - Sony is determined to gain market share over Toshiba’s HD DVD players, with more Blu-Ray products.