JCV Disc Combines Blu-Ray with DVD
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Victor Co. of Japan, better known as JVC, said Friday it has developed what it claims to be the world&#39;s first read-only disc capable of storing data in both the Blu-ray and the conventional DVD formats.
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Hollywood Records is attempting to breathe new life into an ailing musical format, the CD. It has unveiled the CDVU+ format, which it hopes will appeal to those looking for something more than currently offered by the standard 12cm audio disc.â¦
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com December 29, 2004, 1:40 PM PT. A new Blu-ray and DVD hybrid disc could bring some relief to consumers weary of the format war, but will it be enough for the increasingly fractured market?
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JVC has joined the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), the group responsible for promoting the Blu-ray Disc optical disc format. The medium is being positioned as a successor
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The new ROM disc, which has a total storage capacity of 33.5GB, uses a triple layer structure made possible by JVC&#39;s development of a proprietary, high-performance reflective film.
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One-off opportunity, says cheeky vendor Sony's BWU-100A Blu-ray Disc burner will this month gain the ability to play pre-recorded BD discs, the consumer electronics giant has revealed. The fix will come courtesy of an update to the copy of CyberLink PowerDVD bundled with the internal drive.â¦
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A new type of premium DVD player has emerged, converting a disc's images to greater resolution to take advantage of high-definition TV sets. A comparison of offerings from five makers.
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Microsoft is beginning to throw its weight around in the HD DVD/Blu-ray battle, announcing Monday it had teamed with Amazon.com to bring independent films to the format.
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Company, one of the core backers of Blu-ray, will also support its rival format.
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JVC has developed prototype read-only discs that can contain data stored in both the DVD and high-capacity Blu-ray Disc formats. They are the first discs that are able to contain data in both formats, a company spokesperson says.
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The double-layer DVD drive is designed to record up to four hours of MPEG-2 video or up to 8.5GB of music and images.
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EVD exports to begin next year Chinese consumer electronics companies yesterday kicked off a second attempt to establish the country's alternative to DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc as the nation's favourite format. Called Enhanced Versatile Disc (EVD), is essentially a DVD that uses a more efficient content compression system.â¦
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y new players? The DVD Forum, the organisation that oversees DVD and HD DVD technology, has approved Toshiba's proposed triple-layer, 51GB disc structure. The move paves the way to exceed - for now, at least - the 50GB capacity of a two-layer Blu-ray Disc.â¦
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Rolling out dual-layer BD support first, though IFA 06 Pioneer will follow up the release of its... er... pioneering Blu-ray Disc recorder with an updated model that supports dual-layer media, it has emerged. And the company said it is planning to offer a version that can also handle HD DVD.â¦
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Forget the high-def DVD format war; the Coby upconverting DVD player, available from Buy.com for $34.99 shipped, will make your movies look a lot better on your HDTV.
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JVC plans to mass-produce a disc combining a single-layer Blu-ray data area with a 25 GB capacity and an 8.5 GB dual-layer DVD area.
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This holiday season there are dozens of DVD players with rechargeable batteries and headphone jacks. The Coby V.Zon TF-DVD 560 adds Sega games to the mix.