Blu-ray

	HD DVD Lost the War Against Blu-ray, Toshiba Gave Up
... stop the campaign meant to promote its HD DVD format for the follow-up generation DVD. The statement was made after Toshiba lost the support of some of the main studios and retailers, who had chosen Blu-ray technology, which is backed by Sony Corporation. Thus Toshiba's decision ends the war between the competing consortiums, letting Sony set its standard for high-definition movies on DVDs. Toshiba's representative...
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	Sony and Microsoft Talk about Blu-ray Drive Incorporation in Xbox360
... the largest library of blockbuster games available," said a company's representative. Sony' representatives, however, said that the company is opened for discussions on the possibility of making Blu-ray-equipped Xbox 360. "If Microsoft wants to release Gears of War 3 on a Blu-ray Disc, I think we can make that happen," said Scott A. Steinberg, Sony Computer Entertainment America's vice president of product marketing....
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	Blu-ray is Being Adopted Much Faster Than DVD 11 Years Ago
... Singulus Technologies mentioned that Blu-ray is being adopted much faster than DVD in its period, 11 years ago. The statement came after the company received orders for producing 21 Blu-ray dual-layer machines only during this year's first quarter. "This means that the orders for Blu-ray in the first year of the dual layer technology already by far exceeded the volume at the start of the DVD eleven years ago with 17 ...
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	Pioneer Presents Its 400GB Optical Disc
...te world's first optical disc with 16 layers. The company's officials did not reveal any details regarding the format of the medium, but they said that each data layer features the same capacity as a Blu-ray disk. Having 16 layers, each with a capacity of 25 GB, means that the disk can store information on a 400GB space. The capacity of Pioneer's disk is twice the capacity of a 200GB disk that TDK has been developing ...
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