Category Archives: Blu-ray/HD DVD

Java to appear in next-gen DVD players

Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 by MegaZone

Sun Microsystems’ Java technology will be built into Blu-ray DVD players, executives said on Monday, a development that advances the technology in the consumer electronics market for which Sun originally developed the software. Not a bad article – except the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blu-ray/HD DVD | Leave a comment

Blu-ray, HD DVD merger talks scrapped

Posted on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 by MegaZone

The two, rival blue-laser optical storage formats, Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD, will not be coming together, Sony Computer Entertainment president Ken Kutaragi admitted yesterday. Well, looks like this means war.

Posted in Blu-ray/HD DVD | 4 Comments

Sanyo Joins Group to Develop High-Def DVDs

Posted on Friday, June 17, 2005 by MegaZone

Japanese consumer electronics maker Sanyo Electric Co. has joined a group of companies led by So Sanyo has decided to embrace Blu-ray in addition to HD-DVD. Guess they don’t see any unification coming either.

Posted in Blu-ray/HD DVD | Leave a comment

Blu-ray Disk Enters Next-Gen DVD Race

Posted on Friday, June 17, 2005 by MegaZone

A day after the announcement of a HD DVD-R disk format, Pioneer Corp. and Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Co. Ltd. jointly announced development of write-once disk for the Blu-ray Disc format.

Posted in Blu-ray/HD DVD | Leave a comment

Sony says single standard for new DVDs is `unlikely’

Posted on Friday, June 17, 2005 by MegaZone

Ken Kutaragi, who helped invent Sony Corp’s PlayStation game console, said creating a single standard for new DVDs that can store more high-definition movies and pictures than current discs is unlikely.

Posted in Blu-ray/HD DVD | Leave a comment