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SigEx Telecom : Blu-ray beats HD DVD in sales any day
by Corina Ciubotaru

Blu-ray discs or BDs are the newest kind of storage devices, with five times as much space available as DVDs. They use a different technology than DVDs in their players, a special kind of laser, to be exact, and are being used mostly for storing high-quality movies. Some film studios like Sony, MGM or Disney, only release new movies on Blu-ray discs. Their rivals are HD DVDs of course and now that Blockbuster announced it would sell only Blu-ray movies in over a thousand of its stores, the HD DVD supporters got really mad. Not surprising, as Blu-ray discs had outsold HD-DVDs by two to one in April, when the 1 millionth BD left the shelf. Later on Sony Blu-ray sales increased by 1000 percent until early July, following PS3's successful launch in Europe. Sony expects Blu-ray player sales to be better than those of last year by six or even seven times. Even if the player for these discs is more expensive than the one for HD DVD, it's more attractive to consumers due to the larger amount of data it can carry, which ranges from 25GB on a single-layer disc, to 200GB in estimated capacity. Blu-ray discs are more expensive to create, but because of a new technology they incorporate, they are more resistant and harder to scratch. Whether producers were right to be so confident in the new disc's success, only time will tell. But the astonishing number of important companies involved in developing and marketing this little product should be proof enough of its qualities.

related story: http://www.dailytech.com/Target%20Aims%20to%20Support%20Sonys%20Bluray%20Disc%20Player/article8191.htm

by Corina Ciubotaru for SigEx Telecom (http://sigex.com)

SigEx Telecom is quickly becoming the leading telebroadcasting communications provider allowing people to easily talk, view, upload and share video clips through free online TV broadcasting, free unlimited global calls, websites, blogs, video-mails and SMS. SigEx Telecom captures many add-on services for its clients generating royalties and fees in a broad spectrum of marketing services including public relations and promotions.

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