http://www.gadgetreview.com/2006/02/blu-ray-movie-release-date-announced.html Your Source for Gadget News, Reviews and Deals Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.gadgetreview.com/2006/02/blu-ray-movie-release-date-announced.html/comment-page-1#comment-397 Gadget Review » Blu-Ray BD-R Discs shipping this month Tue, 07 Mar 2006 15:06:09 +0000 http://www.gadgetreview.com/2006/02/blu-ray-movie-release-date-announced.html#comment-397 [...] Looks like Blu-Ray will be a reality sooner than we thought. Sony will be shipping blank, rewritable Blu-Ray discs this month in Europe. The initial BD-R discs will provide 25GB of storage capacity and run at x2 speeds (72 MBps). Dual layer discs will be released later this year. Sony said the BD-R discs should debut for less than $30 / disc. [...] [...] Looks like Blu-Ray will be a reality sooner than we thought. Sony will be shipping blank, rewritable Blu-Ray discs this month in Europe. The initial BD-R discs will provide 25GB of storage capacity and run at x2 speeds (72 MBps). Dual layer discs will be released later this year. Sony said the BD-R discs should debut for less than $30 / disc. [...]

]]> http://www.gadgetreview.com/2006/02/blu-ray-movie-release-date-announced.html/comment-page-1#comment-392 Gadget Review » Another HD DVD Format: VMD Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:54:57 +0000 http://www.gadgetreview.com/2006/02/blu-ray-movie-release-date-announced.html#comment-392 [...] So if the Blu Ray/HD DVD debacle isn’t frustrating enough enter VMD (Versatile Multilayer Disc). Right now you are probably scratching your head thinking “great, another acronym and another formatâ€?. Apparently, VMD is based off today’s DVD red laser format and a company called New Medium Enterprises claims to have increased capacity (5GB per layer) to 20 layers per disk. Apparently, this format is expected to support Hi Def. discs and players will only cost $150.  Capacities are expected to reach 200GB, but the use of a blue laser is required. [...]

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