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Blu-ray Disc (BD) is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs.
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6: Various 'Simpsons' drape the Blu-ray Disc booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center.Jan. 6: Various 'Simpsons' drape the Blu-ray Disc booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center.LAS VEGAS The International Consumer Electronics Show is turning out to be a celebration party for Blu-ray, the high-definition format that Sony Corp. backed, and a wake for a rival movie disc technology pushed by Toshiba Corp.Just two months ago, Sony CEO Howard Stringer said the fight between Blu-ray and Toshiba's HD DVD was at a "stalemate," and expressed a wish to travel back in time to avert it.The impasse was broken Friday by Warner Bros. Entertainment, the last major studio to put out movies in both formats. It announced it was ditching HD DVD, and from May on, would only publish on Blu-ray and traditional DVD.[On Tuesday, the Financial Times reported that Paramount Pictures, which currently distributes movies o...Samsung Blu-ray players hooking up with NetflixThursday, October 23, 2008By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business WriterE-Mail Print Share:SAN FRANCISCO Samsung Electronic...
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Blu-ray discs seen as bright spot in glum seasonFriday, January 09, 2009By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology WriterE-Mail Print Share:LAS VEGAS The Blu-ray disc, the ...
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Blu-Ray Disc Sales Weak Despite HD DVD DefeatThursday, May 01, 2008Print APA model shows off a Blu-ray Disc player at a Japanese trade fair.NEW YORK Sales of Blu-...
Sony Slashes Price of New Blu-Ray Disc PlayerWednesday, June 06, 2007E-Mail Print Share:NEW YORK With dominance of the market for high-definition movie discs stil...
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Samsung Blu-Ray Players to Get Netflix DownloadsThursday, October 23, 2008PrintSAN FRANCISCO Samsung Electronics Co. is equipping Blu-ray DVD players so they can ...
Sony's Blu-Ray DVD Format Could PrevailMonday, February 18, 2008By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business WriterE-Mail Print Share:TOKYO Sony's Blu-ray technology is emerging...
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My VCR is stashed in a closet, right next to a couple of CD-ROM players, a laser disc player, and other forgotten electronics. Is my Blu-ray player about to join the...
Sony Announces Cheaper Blu-Ray Disc PlayerTuesday, February 27, 2007 By Peter SvenssonPrint SonySony's BDP-S1 Blu-ray Disc player, with a suggested retail price of $...
Don't Buy a Blu-Ray Disc Player Just YetThursday, February 21, 2008Print APA model shows off a Blu-ray Disc player at a Japanese trade fair.NEW YORK The HD DVD i...
PlayStation 3 Gives Blu-Ray Disc Edge in DVD Format WarTuesday, February 13, 2007 By Mark HachmanPrintAs a former business reporter, I tend to believe in the value o...