Sony unveils 'Blu-ray Disc' optical disk recorder-player

Sony unveils 'Blu-ray Disc' optical disk recorder-player

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. said March 3 it will start marketing on April 10 an ultra-large-memory ''Blu-ray Disc'' video recorder-player (in photo) combining optical disk and blue laser technologies. The Blu-ray Disc provides 23 gigabyte storage memory capacity -- five times that of DVD. (Kyodo)

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000017619
  • Registered date
  • 2003/3/03 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Media size
  • 1524 × 850 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 72 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 49.60(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

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