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Sanyo's New High-Power Blu-ray Laser Will Burn 100GB Discs at 12x, Someday [Blu-Ray]
gizmodo.com - 10/7/2008
Sanyo's New High-Power Blu-ray Laser Will Burn 100GB Discs at 12x, Someday [Blu-Ray]
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Even though the blank media companies have been touting 200GB Blu-ray discs for years, mostly as part of the psy-ops war against HD-DVD, the most any of today's players and burners can handle are dual-layer 50GB discs at around 8x recording speeds. A new 450 mw blue diode unveiled by Sanyo, ...

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Newlaunches.com:  Sanyo working on 12x Blu-Ray laser

Integra ships its first Blu-ray player
crunchgear.com - 10/6/2008
Integra ships its first Blu-ray player
— crunchgear.com — Looking for a $600 Blu-ray player? I sure hope not, but if you are then Integra’s DBS-6.9 is now shipping. It dishes up 1080p video at 24fps, an HDMI v1.3 output, supports Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio and has a front-panel SD slot. With that ... (more) Integra ships its first Blu-ray player

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pcworld.com - 10/6/2008
Sanyo Laser to Enable Faster, Higher Capacity Blu-ray Discs
— pcworld.com — Sanyo Electric has developed a blue laser diode that will help lay the ground toward higher capacity and faster Blu-ray Disc systems. The laser can emit a beam of 450 milliwatts, which is about double the power of Sanyo's current highest power laser ... (more) Sanyo Laser to Enable Faster, Higher Capacity Blu-ray Discs

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circuitcity.com - 10/3/2008
Buy the LG BD-300 High Definition Blu-ray DVD Player with NetFlix Instant Streaming and other ...
— circuitcity.com — Blu-ray playback: The LG BD300 is a network Blu-ray disc player, combining Blu-ray playback with internet connectivity, which allows you to enjoy Netflix instant streaming (with required subscription) and BD-Live. It also upconverts a standard DVD to ... (more) Buy the LG BD-300 High Definition Blu-ray DVD Player ...

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Sanyo working on 12x Blu-Ray laser
Newlaunches.com — ... up to 12x speeds. Actual drives with the new laser are still probably a year or two away. At 12X speed, 100GB of data could be burned to a Blu-ray disk in 10 minutes. Optical disc systems such as Blu-ray Disc typically advance throughout their lives, thanks to developments in component technology. Sanyo’s 12x stronger lasers mean additional recording layers can be added and discs can be spun faster. Most of the latest Blu-ray Disc drives support double-layer at speeds of up to 6X. Source

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