CDSA President Reminds Industry Blu-ray Won Battle, But War is Not Yet Over
Although Blu-ray may have won the battle against rival format HD DVD, the war for ultimate consumer acceptance of the format has really only just...
Circuit City Extends HD DVD Return Time
Circuit City Stores is tripling the period in which customers who purchased an HD DVD player can return them. U.S. second bigger electronics retailer accepts...
Microsoft in Talks For Blu-ray Xbox 360
Sony seems to be in talks with Microsoft about offering a Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360, Steve Balmer almost admitted yesterday speaking in Las...
Panasonic LF-PB271JD Blu-ray Drive First to Support LTH Media
Panasonic released a new firmware for its LF-PB271JD Blu-ray drive, adding support for the new LTH Blu-ray disc. The Japanese company is the first ODD...
CeBIT 2008: Blu-ray Sees 300-euro Player in 2-5 Years
Consumes seeking bargain Blu-ray video players should not expect significant price cuts before the Christmas shopping season at the end of the year. "We don't...
CMC Magnetics to Hold Back Blu-ray Disc Production
CMC Magnetics will not start commercial production of blank Blu-ray Disc (BD) discs until the global BD market emerges to some extent, according to company...
Samsung Cancels BD-UP5500 Combo Blu-ray and HD DVD Player
In an expected move, Samsung today announced that it will not proceed to the relerase of its second -generation BD-UP5500 Blu-ray/HD DVD combo player. The...
CeBIT 08: LG Showcases New External Blu-ray Burner
LG's LG BE06LU hybrid (Blu-ray/HD DVD) drive is on display at CeBIT 08, offering 6x recording for Blu-ray and HD DVD reading. The external drive...
Panasonic to Release DivX Certified Blu-ray DVD Player
Panasonic's DMP-BD30EG/EE Blu-ray Disc (BD) Player was certified by DivX and will be available in Europe this month. The Panasonic Blu-ray Disc player is expected...
Broadcom Acquires Sunext Design, Inc. for Optical Drive Technologies
Broadcom Corp. today announced that it has acquired Sunext Design, Inc. and has licensed certain optical disk reader and writer technology. Sunext Technology is a...
