Sony announces new Blu-ray module, should drive down costs
Written by admin on January 25th, 2008 in devices and gadgets.
Posted Jan 25th 2008 12:05PM by Evan Blass
Filed under: HDTV, Laptops, Peripherals, Portable Video
Sony has announced the development of a new Blu-ray reader / writer module that is not only smaller than previous components, but promises to be cheaper as well due to a simplified manufacturing process. The new laser housing is less than three millimeters thick, according to the Japanese manufacturer and co-developer Nichia Corporation, enabling it to be incorporated into smaller devices such as portable players. Sony predicts that we’ll first start seeing 9.5-millimeter laptop BD drives which employ the module later this year.
[Via Tech.co.uk, thanks Kiwi616]
Tags: consumer electronics, lcd, hdtv, home cinema
