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.

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