Archive for October, 2005

Warner Bros. to support Blu-ray format

Warner Bros. has announced that it will be releasing its films in both the HD DVD and Blu-ray formats. […] read more

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HD DVD superior to Blu-ray, says Toshiba

In a statement released late last week, Toshiba has played down concerns over Warner Bros.’ decision to support Sony’s rival Blu-ray format, and has reiterated its belief that HD DVD is the superior format. […] read more

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HD DVD: no region codes and relaxed copy protection systems

A recent article on Japanese technology site Impress revealed that HD DVD would make region codes obsolete, and that plans were underway to implement new, more flexible copy protection schemes. […] read more

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Matsushita lowers production costs for Blu-Ray discs

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd (owners of the Panasonic brand) have established a new technology which will lower the production costs of next generation Blu-Ray discs (BD) to almost the same level as current DVD production costs. […] read more

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