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007: Casino Royale Collector's Edition first Blu-ray Disc to double-dip

Nicr — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:00:29 +0000

Studios just love to re-release older titles just before a follow-up film hits the silver screen, and Sony's making darn sure it milks the 007 franchise for every dime it's worth prior to Quantum of Solace landing in theaters. Not only are six Bond classics slated to hit Blu-ray on October 21st, but n……

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Paramount to offer $10 rebate for select Blu-ray Disc upgrades

Nicr — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:00:29 +0000

Who knows, maybe this holiday season will be a decent time to stock up on Blu-ray Discs. Exactly one month after hearing that Warner would be lowering the BD price bar this winter on a slew of its titles, in comes word that Paramount Home Video is preparing a promotion of its own. Reportedly, the studio will……

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Pioneer finds 20-layer 500GB Blu-ray Disc “feasible”

Nicr — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:00:28 +0000

Now here's a rate of progress we could get used to. Nary a month after Pioneer trumpeted a 400GB Blu-ray Disc, out pops another press release from the firm boasting about a 500 gigger with a score of layers. Based on research at its Tokyo headquarters, specifications have been drafted for an incredibly ca……

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Your PC BD-Live ready? Cyberlink's latest Blu-ray Disc Advisor can check

Nicr — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:00:28 +0000

Cyberlink's updated its BD Advisor (the HD advice having sadly, but understandably, falling by the wayside), to check for profile 1.1 (Picture-in-picture) and 2.0 (BD-Live) support. A quick download of the 4 MB app and a scan later, and you know if your hardware may need an upgrade to play movies at all,……

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Asia-Pacific Sony VP suggests Blu-ray Discs will outsell DVDs by 2011

Nicr — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:00:31 +0000

Gettin' antsy, are we Sony? Barely a month after the Entertainment Merchants Association pumped out a report suggesting that Blu-ray Disc sales could exceed that of DVDs by 2012, along comes a bullish Sony VP from the Asia-Pacific region to state otherwise. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment's Tim Meade……

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StorDigital DupeBox: Automation, not Aggravation!

Nicr — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:51:22 +0000

Ideal for desktop CD and DVD duplication purposes
~ StorDigital’s DupeBox duplicator offers unattended operation 24/7 ~

Now it’s easier than ever to produce multiple disc copies without a PC or human intervention - thanks to the StorDigital DupeBox

Do you have occasions where you need to make a few quick copies of a project but don’t have the time to run them through your computer or on a manual tower, and don’t have the budget for the larger robotic duplicators? The StorDigital DupeBox™ is the perfect solution. With a small manageable footprint not much larger than a shoe box, the DupeBox fits in any office or cubicle and works unattended to make up to 25 copies per run. Plus at an incredibly low price point, the DupeBox suits nearly any budget. With 25 disc capacity and 1 recording drive, the DupeBox gives you the ability to work on other matters with the confidence that your project will be duplicated quickly and reliably without breaking the bank.

With StorDigital DupeBox, automated disc duplication is available to everyone. Featuring the bestselling StorDigital enhanced duplication controller, the DupeBox is the perfect compliment for todays busy video production agency or digital office space. With its small footprint, quiet operation and ease of use you will soon discover how useful the DupeBox can be. Perfect for producing and distributing all manner of digital content from videos to corporate presentations. DupeBox is just like having a new employee who never complains about having to copy the DVDs!

Nic Ranshaw (MD of CD-writer.com and CEO of StorDigital Systems) said: “The DupeBox is simply an evolution of our existing product range. We have always strived to offer our customers the perfect balance between professional quality products and a best possible price. With the new DupeBox I consider we are really managing to achieve what other manufacturers might consider impossible.”

He added, “StorDigital duplicators are designed and engineered by the best team in the business. We are always looking at the potential of new products and markets and there’s always going to be something round the corner that will set the market alight”.

The StorDigital DupeBox is available to buy now from CD-writer.com Ltd and StorDigital Systems on 0208 293 0777. Call now to register for your reseller account and start selling the UKs favourite range of CD, DVD and Blu-Ray Duplicators.

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Chinese Blu-ray players revealed at SinoCES

Nicr — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:00:37 +0000

Well, would you look at that. Just months after we heard whispers that the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) would be granting a handful or two of China-based manufacturers with Blu-ray licenses comes a slew of brochure shots proving that said scenario has apparently gone down. Or either Desay, Hotwell, Hualu a……

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Sony rolls out $55k professional BAE-VX1000 Blu-ray disc encoding system

Nicr — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:00:37 +0000

With the aim of putting making Blu-ray accessible for smaller studios, Sony Creative Software has released the BAE-VX1000 encoder for disc authoring. $55,000 buys a system capable of analyzing a film automatically and offering multiple bit rate versions to be compared later, or frame by frame encoding. The fi……

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China's Blu-ray competitor CBHD brings HD DVD back from the dead

Nicr — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:00:37 +0000

CBHD, née CH-DVD — the Chinese version of the now-deceased HD DVD format — is in production, gearing up for a fourth quarter launch. DigiTimes cites reports from enorth.com.cn that Shanghai United Optical Disc has laid out the first production line, although Taiwanese disc makers (already burned by ……

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First Blu-ray Disc testing center established in China

Nicr — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:01:10 +0000

Barely a month after hearing rumors that the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) would be granting licenses to 11 China-based manufacturers, in flies official word that the very first Blu-ray Disc testing center has been established in that very nation. CESI Technology, a contributor member of the BDA, is the luc……

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