Tag archive: blu ray discs

Soon, users at home may have a safer alternative to storing their backup data on magnetic hard drives. The Blu-ray Disc Association  has released a press statement highlighting new format enhancements of the Blu-ray technology, including discs that store up to 128GB. Within the next few months, two new media specifications will hit the market: BDXL (High Capacity Recordable and Rewritable Discs) and IH-BD (Intra-Hybrid discs). The BDXL… Read More

It lost the HD DVD versus Blu-ray war, and after some time to lick its wounds, Toshiba has announced it’s going to begin making products that will play Blu-ray discs. Once the big movies studios backed Blu-ray it was all over for Toshiba and the HD DVD format last year, but now the company realizes it needs a share of the new pie, so it’s going to make Blu-ray DVD players, as well a drives to desktops and laptops that will… Read More

Video rental company Netflix said in a conference call discussing its third quarter results that it expects about half a million subscribers will sign on to its Blu-ray rental service during this quarter—this after the company announced it will charge an extra $1 a month for access to Blu-ray rentals. The extra fee—which subscribers don't have to pay if they aren't interested in renting Blu-ray… Read More