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Monday 29 September 2008
Taiwan market: Pioneer to launch Blu-ray Disc player
Pioneer showcased its new Blu-ray Disc (BD) player model, BDP-LX71, at the Taipei 3C Exhibition taking place on September 25-28 and the company will immediately launch the model in...
Tuesday 23 September 2008
BD drive adoption rates slower than expected due to high OEM/ODM quotes
The proportion of new desktop and notebook PCs launched in the third quarter of 2008 equipped with Blu-ray Disc (BD) optical drives, BD-ROM or BD Combo or BD burner was lower than...
Thursday 4 September 2008
Ritek said to be third ranked blank BD disc maker worldwide
Ritek, the second largest Taiwan-based producer of blank optical discs, witnessed its shipment volume of blank Bly-ray Disc (BD) discs grow, helping the company rise from a fourth...
Wednesday 13 August 2008
Taiwan-based Forworld Electronics and DataFab to supply Haier with components for BD players, says newspaper
Forworld Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of optical disc players, and DataFab Systems, a Taiwan-based producer of external flash memory cards, have partnered with Haier, a large...
Monday 4 August 2008
Buffalo and I-O Data to launch 8x BD burners but PC vendors in no rush to adopt, say Taiwan makers
Japan-based Buffalo will launch two 8x Blu-ray Disc (BD) burners, an internal model BR-816FBS and an external model BR-816SU2, initially in the Japan market in August 2008. International...
Monday 21 July 2008
U-Tech hopes to benefit from Wal-Mart sales promotion of BD movies
U-Tech Media, the largest Taiwan-based maker of pre-recorded optical discs, may obtain OEM orders for Blu-ray Disc (BD) movie discs from movie studios in the US due to Wal-Mart's...
Wednesday 9 July 2008
Taiwan market: Samsung to sells Blue-ray player through cooperation with Blockbuster, Tsann Kuen
Samsung Electronics on July 8 unveiled the BD-P1500, its new Blu-ray Disc (BD) player model, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$22,900 (US$753),...
Wednesday 2 July 2008
China market: Panasonic cuts BD Combo drive price to 988 yuan
Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic) lowered the retail price for its Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo drive model, SW-4583, in the China market from 1,999 yuan (US$291) originally to...
Monday 23 June 2008
Taiwan market: Sony to launch first BD Combo drive in July
Sony will launch its new Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo drive in the Taiwan market at a tentative retail price of about NT$7,000 (US$230) in July 2008, according to Sony Taiwan.
Thursday 5 June 2008
Taiwan market: CMC Magnetics to set up miniature BD movie theaters, says paper
CMC Magnetics, the largest Taiwan-based producer of blank optical discs, is making efforts to promote Blu-ray Disc (BD) movies by establishing theater rooms specifically for displaying...
Thursday 5 June 2008
Demand for PC-use BD drives to take off from slim-type models, says PLDS
The global demand for PC-use Blu-ray Disc (BD) drives has not yet emerged, but it will take off from slim-type models for use in notebook PCs rather than half-height (H/H) models...
Tuesday 3 June 2008
BD potential not rosy in near term
Although Blu-ray Disc (BD) has become the world's next-generation blue-laser optical standard following Toshiba's decision to stop promotion of HD DVD early this year, the prospects...
Tuesday 27 May 2008
U-Tech Media lands OEM order for Rambo BD movie discs, says paper
U-Tech Media, the largest Taiwan-based producer of pre-recorded optical discs, has obtained an OEM order for Blu-ray Disc (BD) movie discs for the movie John Rambo (First Blood IV)...
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