The Super Multi Blue Internal Blu-ray Disc Rewriter BH08LS20 is far more than just a mouthful to say. Not only is it the latest and greatest optical disc recorder from LG Electronics, it’s chock-full of handy features, turns heads with its speedy operation and is an amiable PC storage companion.
Call me petty, but I’ve had it up to here with power bricks. Nearly every peripheral and mobile computer needs to have one but, frankly, they’re plain awkward, heavy, proprietary, difficult to keep track of, messy, ugly, and an all-around nuisance. Thankfully, Sunland International (SLI) has come to the rescue with its new Digistor Self-Powered …
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It takes more than just imagination and hard work to put together a Blu-ray video disc. Outside of the usual authoring mechanics, content owners and publishers must not only make physical production decisions but also contend with numerous legal and financial obligations to the technology, patent, trademark, and other intellectual property holders.
Oerlikon announced that it has sold a prerecorded Blu-ray Disc (BD-ROM) replication line to Laser-Video Multimedia in Russia.
Oerlikon announced that it has sold its first prerecorded Blu-ray Disc (BD-ROM) replication line in Western Europe to Infodisc Technology.
Promising a peerless high-definition video experience and oodles of removable storage space, Blu-ray Disc (BD) burners immediately command attention. But while hardware and blank media prices remain relatively high, such tools open a new world to hobbyists and fill an essential role for video professionals. Comparable in price ($999) to Pioneer’s BDR-101A, but with a …
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At a flashy press conference a month ago to promote its new Total Hi Def Disc, Warner Home Video invoked the heroic image of Superman rescuing a crashing airliner. Expected later this year, Total Hi Def disc (THD) will combine HD DVD on one side and Blu-ray Disc (BD) on the other side, thus delivering …
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Few efforts in the history of DVD have been as controversial or proven as futile as Regional Playback Control (RPC). Justified as necessary protection in a free-for-all world, condemned as yet another shackle of capitalist oppression and circumvented at every turn, RPC is now the latest problem for next generation Blu-ray Disc (BD) and HD …
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With high performance and capacity of 25GB per layer of recording, Blu-ray Disc (BD) promises a brave new world of abundant storage and lively movies brimming with high-definition video, multi-channel audio, and unprecedented interactivity. Until now, all this has been so much talk, but BD devices and software are finally on the move with Pioneer …
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Sony DADC announced it is now manufacturing prerecorded Blu-ray Discs in the United States.