NEW STORAGE SYSTEM MAY MAKE ALL DVD'S OBSOLETE

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NEW STORAGE SYSTEM MAY MAKE ALL DVD'S OBSOLETE
Monday, November 28 2005

Threatening to make both competing high-definition DVD systems, Blu-Ray and HD DVD, quickly obsolete, a holographic storage system that can store up to 300GB on a single disc is expected to hit the market by this time next year, Britain's New Scientist magazine is reporting in its current issue. The magazine noted that the technology behind it could eventually be developed to store up to 1.6 terabytes on a disk, the equivalent of 300 DVDs. Moreover, it noted, the system employs a laser light unit that allows information to be transferred in a single flash, thereby lowering production costs. The system is being developed jointly by InPhase Technologies and Hitachi.

MGM JOINS BLU-RAY CAMP
Thursday, November 10 2005
As expected, MGM has announced its support of Sony's Blu-ray high-definition DVD format against Toshiba's competing HD DVD system. The announcement came on Tuesday, roughly six months after Sony led an investment group in acquiring MGM from Kirk Kerkorian. Analysts had said at the time that one of the reasons for Sony's interest in the deal was MGM's vast library -- more than 4,000 titles -- which it could instantly convert to Blu-ray product. In (more)

FOR SONY, NO REPEAT OF BETAMAX DEBACLE
Friday, October 21 2005
In what appeared to be a climactic victory for Sony in its battle with Toshiba over the next-generation high-definition DVD format, Warner Bros. has agreed to adopt Sony's Blu-ray format. Until now, the studio had been part of Toshiba's HD DVD camp, and although it indicated that it would back both formats, the fact that the majority of films will now be released in Blu-ray -- Universal is the only studio that has not announced (more)