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Friday 11 September 2009
Kenmec ships Blu-ray Disc players to ODM clients in China
Taiwan-based EMS provider Kenmec Mechanical Engineering has begun shipping Blu-ray Disc (BD) players to ODM clients in China and expects a total shipment volume of 20,000 units in...
Tuesday 1 September 2009
Global demand for PC-use Blu-ray Disc drives not to take off until 2H10, say Taiwan makers
While Sony reportedly will lower the retail price for its half-height internal Blu-ray Disc (BD) optical disc drive (ODD), the BDU-X105, to US$49.99, PC-use BD drives will not be...
Friday 28 August 2009
DTS out-pacing Dolby on Blu-ray in 1H09, claims DTS
The DTS audio standard was adopted on more Blu-ray Disc (BD) movie discs than Dolby Digital in the first half of 2009, according to greater China general manager Ryan Lin for Licensing...
Wednesday 26 August 2009
Blu-ray not finding traction in PC industry, says iSuppli
Despite a rapid rise in the sales of consumer Blu-ray players, a fall in their prices and an increase in the number of high-definition movie titles, Blu-ray Drives (BDs) in PC systems...
Thursday 20 August 2009
PS3 price drop may boost Blu-ray Disc demand, says Taiwan disc makers
Sony's upcoming launch of a new PS3 and the latest price cuts for the older version of the games console may help increase the global demand for Blu-ray Disc (BD) movie discs because...
Thursday 6 August 2009
Lite-On IT conservative about 2009 Blu-ray Disc player market
Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT holds a conservative view of the global market for Blu-ray Disc (BD) players in 2009, according to company CEO Guang-chung Ch...
Friday 31 July 2009
Taiwan market: Sony launches cheap Blu-ray player
Sony has unveiled the BDP-S360 Blu-ray player in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$9,900 (US$300), according to Sony Taiwan.
Thursday 30 July 2009
China market: CBHD players outselling Blu-ray Disc
China's home-grown blue-laser optical standard CBHD (China Blue High-definition Disc ) players have recently been slightly outselling Blu-ray Disc (BD) players by about 3 percentage...
Wednesday 29 July 2009
Taiwan market: Pioneer launches new Blu-ray Disc players
Pioneer recently unveiled two new Blu-ray Disc (BD) players, the BDP-LX52 and BDP-320, for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at recommended retail prices of NT$25,900 (US$792)...
Wednesday 15 July 2009
Taiwan market: LG launches network Blu-ray Disc player
LG Electronics on July 14 unveiled the BD370 network Blu-ray Disc (BD) player for immediate launch in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$12,900 (US$391). A special...
Tuesday 7 July 2009
Lite-On IT forms new business group
Lite-On IT has announced the establishment of a new business group specifically focusing on the company's business development and operation over the next 10-20 years, with the aim...
Tuesday 30 June 2009
Ritek, CMC to expand Blu-ray Disc capacities, says newspaper
Taiwan-based blank optical disc maker Ritek will expand its monthly Blu-ray Disc (BD) capacity from one million discs currently to two million discs in the third quarter of 2009,...
Wednesday 24 June 2009
U-Tech Media lands orders for Blu-ray movie discs from HLDS and TSST, says newspaper
U-Tech Media has landed orders for Blu-ray movie discs from Hitachi-LG Data Storage (HLDS) and Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology (TSST), two of the world's top three ODM/OEM optical...
Friday 19 June 2009
Blu-ray Disc player production cost to fall to US$50 in 2010, say Taiwan makers
Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) makers, in response to the offer of a Blu-ray Disc (BD) player model by US department store Sears for US$99.99, expect production costs of BD...
Wednesday 17 June 2009
Kenmec adopts DuPont bonding technology for touch panels
LCD equipment supplier Kenmec Mechanical Engineering has announced it has signed a licensing agreement with DuPont Display Enhancements to employ DuPont's optical bonding technology...