New BD-DSD Blu-ray Disc Standard Allows Storing 200GB Of Data Per Disc
The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) has developed a new specification for the Blu-ray Disc format, which allows storing up to 200GB of data in double-sided...
Optical Disc Sales Down
DVD continues its steady decline and Blu-ray's growth is not enough to offset falling sales, the Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) has reported. DEG's sales report...
Kaleidescape Joins the One-Blue Licensing Program
Kaleidescape has joined the One-Blue Blu-ray Disc (BD) product licensing program as a licensee. The California-based company signed the Registration Agreement for BD Player/Recorder that...
Samsung Introduces New Slim Optical Disc Burners
Releases of new DVD burners are rare lately but Samsung keeps offering some new models, such as the new SE-218GN and SE-208GB optical disc drives,...
DEG, CEA, The Recording Academy and Labels Reach Agreement on Definition for High Resolution Audio
The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG), in cooperation with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and The Recording Academy agreed on the creation of a formal definition...
DVD And Blu-ray Discs Remain Popular in Britain
According to data released by the British Video Association, both DVD abd Blu-ray discs remain popular options for watching video entertainment in the country. The...
DVD CCA Ends Litigation with Kaleidescape
Kaleidescape and DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA) have reached a settlement agreement that will result in the end of long-standing litigation over Kaleidescape's use...
CD-R And CD-RW Discs Represent $368 Million in 2013 - CD writers and CD Combo Disappearing
It seems that CD-R/RW media remains an important part of the recordable optical storage industry, with overall dollar sales of $368 million in 2013, according...
Pioneer And Memory-Tech Develop 512 GB Optical Disc For Data Archiving
Japanese Pioneer and Memory-Tech Corp. have jointly developed a high-capacity optical disc for data archiving with a capacity of 256 GB on a single side...
DVD Writer and Media Market Keeps Shrinking
The DVD recordable technology registered sales (media, writers, recorders) of $2.6 billion in calendar-year 2013, down from $2.8 billion of revenue in 2012 according to...
