Category Archives: Blu-ray/HD DVD

In the battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray, HD DVD proponents have been counting on a Holiday 2005 launch to get a leg up on Sony, whose Blu-ray spec isn’t expected to materialize before mid-2006. Now, however, it looks like … Continue reading →

Universal Music Group is backing Blu-ray Disc, the company said this week. And Taiwanese hardware company BenQ has also said it will back the next-generation optical format.

Universal Music Group is the latest company to get behind the Blu-ray optical disc, announcing its support for Sony’s next-generation media format this week. Blu-ray discs will look like DVDs, but they’ll hold substantially more data. Here’s a rundown on … Continue reading →

The Blu-ray Discs Association (BDA) has chosen the Advanced Access Content System (AACS) to protect movies and music stored on the next-generation optical storage format.

Developers boost capacity of dual-layer discs by using a new dye.