The Internet provides a toll-free digital super-highway that leads directly into the homes of millions of consumers. It is the perfect delivery route for those digital video data packages otherwise known as movies. And yet, neither the content suppliers from the Hollywood studios (at one end of the chain) nor the home-based consumers (at the other end) have rushed to use this road. Traffic remains light and market analysts and pundits remain skeptical. Indeed, many times they have pronounced the online movie download market dead, only to see it rise from the grave again. This market has begun to resemble a grade-B Zombie flick.

Among the crash-and-burn carcasses scattered along this highway of death is MovieBeam, a movie rental service and set-top box provider that was once backed by Walt Disney, Intel, and Cisco Systems. According to Yahoo! Finance, venture capitalists had pumped $50 million into the company before it was sold to the Movie Gallery store chain in 2006 for a mere $10 million. Then in December 2007, as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, the Movie Gallery pulled the plug on MovieBeam.

Even Wal-Mart, the world's largest vendor of packaged DVD movies, has been less-than-lucky with online movie downloading. In November 2006 Wal-Mart launched its own movie download service, offering a library of 3000 movies. (That's not bad considering that Netflix started off with 1000 titles.) Then a year later Wal-Mart gave up on the service and closed it down, which begged the question: If the world's largest retailer (with its world-renown brand name, the participation of all six of the major movie studios, and a website that gets 800 million hits per day) can't make a business out of online movie downloading, who can?

But what really led prognosticators to put premature nails in the coffin of this industry (before the first round of resurrections) was the sad saga of Movielink. This pioneer site was founded in 2002 by five of the six major film studios (MGM, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and Warner Bros.). For years the service/site went nowhere and was apparently hemorrhaging millions of dollars a year. After investments totaling $148 million, the company was sold to Blockbuster for a paltry $6.6 million. And this begged another big question: if even the studios themselves can't make a business of movie download, who can?

Indeed, pessimism about this business seemed hit its apex last year when Forrester Research’s Principal Analyst James McQuivey called the video download market a “dead end” and said it would soon become extinct. In a May 2007 report he predicted that the entire paid download business model will soon be replaced by ad-supported streams and "subscription models that imitate premium cable channel services." In other words, as far as movie and video delivery goes, the Internet would become just another clone of the cable/broadcast TV. The report also suggested that at $279 million (up from $98 million the previous year of 2006), the market had hit its peak in 2007.

Since the release of that report, however, most other analysts, though still less that bullish, have cut the market some slack -- it's not dead, it has just been convalescing. It will awaken from the trance-like state of the undead any day now. One of those who sees the market heading up rather than down is Michael Greeson, principal analyst and president of The Diffusion Group (TDG), a market research firm. "People haven't even begun to experience digital download yet,” he says. “People now prefer to rent versus buy. Digital download is still too new to be a mainstay. Very few people have partaken of movie downloading. Our surveys show that less the 10 percent of adult broadband users have ever downloaded a movie. Of course, that’s going to change, but it will change gradually.”

In fact, the market has turned a corner and things are already beginning to look up. “A lot of the market’s early problems have been largely remedied,” he says. "You now see high-value content pouring onto the Web from the major studios."

But don’t expect this market’s ascent to be rocket-like, Greeson cautions. He predicts it will take from three to five years before the market hits a “critical mass” of 16-20 million users.

Variety/Market Leaders
Despite lackluster consumer demand there is currently an abundance of movie download sites/services on the Internet. A quick, less-than-exhaustive Google search will get you about 20 strong legitimate sites, discounting the sites that are simply aggregation sites and discounting the countless BitTorrent-powered P2P pirate operations.

Among these 20-or-so movie download sites, about five have held off bankruptcy long enough to become, if not profitable, at least mainstream: Movielink, CinemaNow, Apple iTunes--which just added day-and-date DVD download releases last week--Vongo, and Amazon Unbox.

Movie download sites differ somewhat in regards to: business model, type of DRM used, portability of files, video formats offered, bitrates and corresponding visual quality, and the breadth of their library of offerings. But they also have a lot in common (perhaps too much).

As far as business models go, some sites offer only subscriptions, some offer rentals but not download purchases, some offer downloads but not rentals. Some offer free ad-supported streams or progressive downloads. The smarter services are beginning to grasp the idea that offering consumers more options is smarter than offering them fewer.

Different sites/services also offer different degrees of file portability. Some offer movies in formats and bitrates and resolutions appropriate for cell phones but not for big screen TVs, while some offer specs appropriate for big screen TVs but not for handheld/mobile devices. Some, of course, try to offer both.

There’s not a lot of difference in the type of DRM used – most of these sites employ Windows Media DRM. It has come to dominate this industry. The other highly visible DRM is Apple’s FairPlay, but it is proprietary and not open to 3rd-party providers.

A number of interesting and innovative fringe sites have foregone DRM altogether (which in some respects is a great idea), but it means the major studios won't touch them. Consequently, their miniscule catalogs contain shorts, documentaries, and a handful of independent features films and foreign films.

Perhaps the most successful movie download site and the one everyone measures against is Apple’s iTunes Store. The site got a head start in the movie download business by being the world's number one music download site. But a movie is a very different thing from a 3-minute MP3 file song, and iTunes suffered for a number of years by restricting its business model to download-to-own. Recently, it has wisely begun offering movie rentals, though it still refuses to offer a subscription service for movies. The site also has quality and pricing problems – visual quality is less than stellar and prices nearly as high as you’d pay for a packaged DVD. Then there is the proprietary technology problem – if you are an iPod owner, this is a great site; but if you aren’t, tough luck.

Another thing all the movie download sites have in common – inflexibility. None of them seems to be flexible enough to provide the consumer with what he/she really wants.

Experimenting With Different Business Models
TDG’s Michael Greeson believes that this industry got off to a slow start because Apple dismissed all business models other than their entrenched one, and they sort of poisoned the well for everyone else.

"Steve Jobs came out and said that they would never rent,” says Greeson. “He said that the download model used for music on iTunes was directly applicable to movies. And we said – ‘No it’s not; it’s a completely different experience. You can’t just go willy-nilly applying it analogously to video.’ And we were right on the money. And Steve Jobs had to come back and announce download-to-rent. So now they are doing download-to-rent and the reason why is because download-to-own didn’t take off like he thought it would.”

For the moment at least, online movie rental is more popular the online movie purchasing, so movie distribution sites will “grow the market by using download to rent,” he says. Eventually, of course, after rental has blazed the trail, download-to-own will come into its own. Of course, the smart vendors offer will both download-to-rent and download-to-buy, he adds.

One company that has been experimenting with business models is EZTakes, a Massachusetts-based company that has distinguished itself in several ways, but mostly by giving customers the ability to burn their downloaded movies to DVD-R discs. While Flynn doesn’t agree with McQuivey’s prediction that the ad-supported model will push aside all the others, he does think the model has its place. His company has been using it (though not exclusively) for a while now and finding some success with it.

Many people have said that the ad-supported model will never fly. Viewers hate commercials, they say. Movie buffs expect either a close approximation of the commercial-free theater experience or the commercial-free DVD experience, they say. Others argue, on the other side, that if it were true that no one is willing put up with commercials-laden movies, there would never have been a broadcast TV industry. Obviously, some people are willing to put up with commercials in return for free content; and equally obviously, some people will pay extra to avoid commercials. The only question is – how much extra?

EZTakes will often offer the same movie in both free and download-to-buy versions. If you opt to buy, you get the movie sans commercials and at a better quality. Plus, you can burn a copy on a DVD-R disc and look at it whenever and wherever you want.

Flynn has found that offering free ad-supported movies like this serves to lure people into his EZTakes site. Often viewers will start watching the free movie, get sick of watching the ads and the lower-quality images on their PC and pay the extra money to download the DVD-quality movie so they can burn it and take it to their DVD player in their living room.

Offering free ad-supported movies has also given EZTakes a bonus, according to Flynn – it has increased traffic on the site. “It gets people to go to the site, and maybe they’ll see something they might be interested in downloading to buy, something they wouldn’t ordinarily see. This allows you to sample it for free and decide whether you think it’s worth $7.99 to download.”

Perhaps the most technologically interesting and highly publicized business model for DVD downloads is Sonic's Qflix, which will use proprietary DVD-R media specially equipped to incorporate CSS encryption--the first time CSS-capable recordable media has been introduced to any part of the DVD market. We'll look more in depth at the Qflix technology and business model in a future installment of this series.

Future Demand for HD?
Assuming this market overcomes the many obstacles inhibiting it and survives the next few years, what will the future bring? As Blu-ray Discs supplant the popular DVD format, how will this affect the movie download market, for example?

With Blu-ray players costing about $300, TDG’s Michael Greeson thinks it’s going to take a while before people get dissatisfied with the quality of their DVD players. But the prices of digital LCD TV sets are quickly dropping, he notes. “About 85 percent of current broadband users surveyed said that when they buy a new TV it will be a digital HD set,” he says. “As more and more digital TVs make their way into the marketplace, they will up the visual quality ante.” People will become dissatisfied with the quality currently provided by most download sites, and: “A differentiator will be HD,” says Greeson.

Eventually consumers will expect HD quality, and “these sites will realize that and will begin thinking about HD real fast,” says Greeson.

One site that currently specializes in hi-def is Jaman. “Everything on our site is HD,” says Jaman CEO Gaurav Dhillon. “Right now we’re trying to match our desire to provide HD with the realities of the current broadband situation, so we mix it up in terms of frame rates and bitrates so that it is better than DVD. It’s not all the way up to 720p, but I can’t tell the difference on a 60-inch plasma. It’s probably better than what you can get from anybody else.”

Given the bandwidth limitations of “the current broadband situation” (as Dhillon puts it), waiting for a HD movie to buffer (Jaman uses progressive download.) requires some patience. Dhillon says that the broadband service where he lives in San Francisco permits him to start watching a Jaman movie in as little as two minutes. “It starts quickly and is a good experience; if you have sort of fringe DLS, however; it could take as long as 30 minutes to buffer enough to start watching the movie,” he says. “We are working to make it faster and faster, but it still requires some forethought on the part of the user. So you simply relax and have a cup of coffee or glass of wine while the movie starts buffering.”

Yes, providing HD is difficult, but Jaman exercised some forethought by making HD part of their business strategy from the beginning. Dhillon says that Jaman decided it didn’t want to “cheese out” on visual quality. They preferred to go the extra mile to offer HD from the outset. “We are taking longer view than some of the other companies,” he says.

CinemaNow is planning for a future of HD but doesn’t seem to be in a big rush. “We’re not sure how aggressively consumers will upgrade to Blu-ray versions of movies,” says CinemaNow CEO Curt Marvis, and the reported recent slowdown of the last three months in Blu-ray adoption, according to a recent NPD report, makes this an especially valid question. “We still believe that there are a large and significant number of users who are satisfied with the standard-def resolution of ordinary DVD. However, High-Def is something that people clearly enjoy. People will get used to it as more television channels get offered in High Def and more DTV sets get into the market. Hi Def is something we’ll be able to offer soon on a rental basis, with a slightly elevated cost. On a sell-though basis, it will be slower to take hold; but that’s something that will happen in the not-too-distant future as well.”

Conclusion
Almost everyone in the world, except the sites/services and the studios, knows why the online movie download market has faltered -- for various reasons, consumers are being offered everything except what they want. Consumers want good content, good image quality, good flexibility, and good price. Most movie download sites are not coming through with these goods.

Consumers expect a movie experience at least a good as the one they can get from a shrink-wrapped DVD package and at a price as good or better, and they expect to get it in the comfort of their living rooms. And this market won't go anywhere until someone delivers this combination.

Right now these movie download sites/services are presenting consumers with way too many hoops to jump through and far too few options. As long as people can get a better movie viewing experience from a quick ride to Wal-Mart or through the mail from Netflix, they will continue to do so.

Mark Fritz (markfritz at intergrafix.net) is a contributing editing to EMedialive and Streaming Media.

EMedialive announces updates to The Authoritative Blu-ray Disc (BD) FAQ in the following categories: IX. Industry Support, Prices, and Availability. See details below.
0. FAQ Updates

Date	Description
Nov. 11, 2009	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM and BD Combo drives cost?
Nov. 8, 2009	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: X. d. Who claims and who administers BD patent rights?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
Nov. 1, 2009	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. m. What companies provide BD testing and verification services?
	Update: X: d. Who claims and who administers BD patent rights?
	Update: XI. f. Licensing, Specifications, and Standards Organizations
Oct. 23, 2009	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: II. k. How do BD, HD DVD and DVD video formats and player requirements compare?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
Oct. 18, 2009	Update: VI. l. Are HD DVD and BD compatible with each other?
	Update: VIII. c. What is HDMI?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM and BD Combo drives cost?
	Update: XI. a. Articles, Columns, and Reviews
Oct. 9, 2009	New question: IX. 1. How much do BD professional video recorders cost?
	Update: I. d. What are some notable milestones in the life of BD?
	Update: II. f. What is the BD-ROM AV format?
	Update: II. i. What is a BD9 disc?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
Oct. 2, 2009	Update: II. d. What file systems are used on BD discs?
	Update: II. f. What is the BD-ROM AV format?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: XII. a. What do common BD and related acronyms and abbreviations stand for?
Sept. 28, 2009	Update: III. a. How fast are BD discs written and read?
	Update: III. c. How much time does it take to write a BD-R and BD-RE disc?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. r. How much do computers equipped with BD drives cost?
	Update: IX. v. How much do TV/BD player combos cost?
Sept. 18, 2009	Update: III. a. How fast are BD discs written and read?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: VII. a. How many times can a BD-RE disc be rewritten?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. t. How much do BD disc changers and home entertainment servers cost?
	Update: XI. b. Technical and White Papers
Sept. 11, 2009	Update: I. d. What are some notable milestones in the life of BD?
	Update: VII. a. How many times can a BD-RE disc be rewritten?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. o. How much do BD Home Theaters in a Box and Sound Bars cost?
	Update: IX. q. How much does BD computer video player software cost?
	Update: XI. b. Technical and White Papers
Sept. 4, 2009	Update: VI. g. What type of computer software is required to play BD movies?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. m. What companies provide BD testing and verification services?
	Update: XI. c. Presentations
	Update: XI. f. Licensing, Specifications, and Standards Organizations
Aug. 27, 2009	Update: VIII. c. What is HDMI?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. h. How much do BD game consoles cost?
	Update: IX. i. How much do BD duplication and publishing systems cost?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
	Update: IX. q. How much does BD computer video player software cost?
Aug. 20, 2009	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
Aug. 13, 2009	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: VIII. c. What is HDMI?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: XI. a. Articles, Columns, and Reviews
	Update: XI. c. Presentations
	Update: XI. f. Licensing, Specifications, and Standards Organizations
Aug. 6, 2009	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. o. How much do BD Home Theaters in a Box and Sound Bars cost?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
July 30, 2009	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. t. How much do BD disc changers and home entertainment servers cost?
July 22, 2009	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM and BD Combo drives cost?
	Update: IX. o. How much do BD Home Theaters in a Box and Sound Bars cost?
	Update: XI. b. Technical and White Papers
July 15, 2009	New question: e. Can writable BD discs recorded at different speeds be read back at any speed?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
	Update: IX. t. How much do BD disc changers and home entertainment servers cost?
	Update: IX. u. How much do BD data storage and archiving jukeboxes cost?
July 9, 2009	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM and BD Combo drives cost?
	Update: XI. a. Articles, Columns, and Reviews
July 2, 2009	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM and BD Combo drives cost?
June 25, 2009	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM and BD Combo drives cost?
	Update: IX. q. How much does BD computer video player software cost?
	Update: IX. x. How much do BD Network-Attached Storage devices cost?
	Update: IX. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
June 18, 2009	New question: IX. z. What companies offer BD quality assurance and quality control services?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM and BD Combo drives cost?
	Update: XI. a. Articles, Columns, and Reviews
	Update: XI. b. Technical and White Papers
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
June 11, 2009	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM and BD Combo drives cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. o. How much do BD Home Theaters in a Box and Sound Bars cost?
	Update: IX. v. How much do TV/BD player combos cost?
	Update: IX. w. How much do portable BD players cost?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
May 20, 2009	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
	Update: XI. b. Technical and White Papers
	Update: XI. c. Presentations
May 13, 2009	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. o. How much do BD Home Theaters in a Box and Sound Bars cost?
	Update: IX. v. How much do TV/BD player combos cost?
	Update: IX. w. How much do portable BD players cost?
	Update: XI. a. Articles, Columns, and Reviews
May 4, 2009	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM and BD Combo drives cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
	Update: IX. y. How much do BD audio encoders cost?
	Update: XI. c. Presentations
Apr. 16, 2009	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: XI. c. Presentations
	Update: XI. f. Licensing, Specifications, and Standards Organizations
Apr. 9, 2009	New question: II. n. Can all BD players display BD-J content?
	New question: II. o. How long does it take a BD player to load and execute BD-J content?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
Apr. 3, 2009	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM and BD Combo drives cost?
	Update: IX. o. How much do BD Home Theaters in a Box and Sound Bars cost?
	Update: X. d. Who claims and who administers BD patent rights?
	Update: XI. a. Articles, Columns, and Reviews
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
Mar. 26, 2009	Update: I. c. What is the Blu-ray Disc Association?
	Update: II. f. What is the BD-ROM AV format?
	Update: IX. q. How much does BD computer video player software cost?
	Update: XI. a. Articles, Columns, and Reviews
Mar. 19, 2009	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. j. How much do printable BD-R discs cost?
	Update: IX. o. How much do BD Home Theaters in a Box and Sound Bars cost?
	Update: XI. h. BD-J/BD-Live Developer Communities and Organizations
Feb. 19, 2009	New section: XII. Glossary, Acronyms, Abbreviations and Units of Measure
	New question: XII. a. What do common BD and related acronyms and abbreviations stand for?
Feb. 14, 2009	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM and BD Combo drives cost?
Feb. 6, 2009	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. e. How much do BD consumer electronics recorders cost?
Jan. 30, 2009	Update: III. c. How much time does it take to write a BD-R and BD-RE disc?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
Jan. 22, 2009	Update: I. c. What is the Blu-ray Disc Association?
	Update: III. b. What rotational schemes do BD discs employ?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM and BD Combo drives cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
	Update: XI. h. BD-J/BD-Live Developer Communities and Organizations
Jan. 15, 2009	New question: IX. x. How much do BD Network-Attached Storage devices cost?
	New question: IX. y. How much do BD audio encoders cost?
	Update:: VIII. b. What issues are raised when playing commercial BD movies over analog and digital video connections?
	Update: VIII. c. What is HDMI?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. j. How much do printable BD-R discs cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM drives cost?
	Update: IX. t. How much do BD disc changers and home entertainment servers cost?
Jan. 9, 2009	New question: IX. v. How much do TV/BD player combos cost?
	New question: IX. w. How much do portable BD players cost?
	Update: VI. e. Does a writable BD disc contain information about its manufacture?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM drives cost?
	Update: IX. m. What companies provide BD testing and verification services?
	Update: IX. o. How much do BD Home Theaters in a Box and Sound Bars cost?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
Dec. 30, 2008	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM drives cost?
Dec. 18, 2008	Update: VI. e. Does a writable BD disc contain information about its manufacture?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX: e. How much do BD consumer electronics recorders cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. r. How much do computers equipped with BD drives cost?
Dec. 10, 2008	Update: IV. c. How far might BD disc capacity increase in the future?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: VI. e. Does a writable BD disc contain information about its manufacture?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. s. How much do BD video encoders and transcoders cost?
Dec. 2, 2008	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM drives cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
	Update: IX. t. How much do BD disc changers and home entertainment servers cost?
	Update: XI. a. Articles, Columns, and Reviews
Nov. 20, 2008	Update: II. a. What specifications govern BD discs?
	Update: II. e. What is the BD-R/RE AV format?
	Update: V. d. What is the purpose of the hard coat on a BD disc?
	Update: VI. e. Does a writable BD disc contain information about its manufacture?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM drives cost?
	Update: IX. n. How much do BD camcorders cost?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
Nov. 13, 2008	New question: V. e. What are the weights and physical dimensions of BD discs?
	Update: II. f. What is the BD-ROM AV format?
	Update: VII. c. What is the best way to handle and store a BD disc?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
Nov. 5, 2008	New question: I. d. What are some notable milestones in the life of BD?
	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Updaet: XI. b. Technical and White Papers
Oct. 24, 2008	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
Oct. 17, 2008	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
Oct. 9, 2008	New question: 0. How do I know when the BD FAQ has been updated?
	New question: f. What licensing obligations exist when replicating and distributing content on prerecorded BD discs?
	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. r. How much do computers equipped with BD drives cost?
	Update: IX. t. How much do BD disc changers and home entertainment servers cost?
	Update: XI. a. Articles, Columns, and Reviews
Oct. 2, 2008	New question: II. m. What is the directory structure of a BD-R/RE AV disc?
	New question: X. e. What licensing obligations exist when duplicating and distributing content on writable BD discs?
	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: II. l. What is the directory structure of a BD-ROM AV disc?
	Update: VI. j. What type of graphics card is required to play BD movies?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. e. How much do BD consumer electronics recorders cost?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
Sept 25, 2008	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: III. c. How much time does it take to write a BD-R and BD-RE disc?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM drives cost?
	Update: IX. s. How much do BD video encoders and transcoders cost?
	Update: XI. a. Articles, Columns, and Reviews
Sept. 18, 2008	Update: II. d. What file systems are used on BD discs?
	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. e. Does a writable BD disc contain information about its manufacture?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
Sept. 11, 2008	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. j. What type of graphics card is required to play BD movies?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
Sept. 4, 2008	New question: II. l. What is the directory structure of a BD-ROM AV disc?
	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Updaet: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. m. What companies provide BD testing and verification services?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. o. How much do BD Home Theaters in a Box cost?
Aug. 27, 2008	New question: I. c. What is the Blu-ray Disc Association?
	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: IV. c. How far might BD disc capacity increase in the future?
	Update: VI. e. Does a writable BD disc contain information about its manufacture?
	Update: IX. a. What companies create and support BD formats?
	Update: IX. . b. What movie and music studios support BD?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: X. c. Who owns the name Blu-ray Disc and its logo?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
Aug. 21, 2008	New question: XI. i. Anti-Piracy Education, Investigation and Compliance Organizations
	Update: II. a. What specifications govern BD discs?
	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. e. Does a writable BD disc contain information about its manufacture?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM drives cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. r. How much do computers equipped with BD drives cost?
	Update: X. d. Who claims and who administers BD patent rights?
	Update: XI. h. BD-J/BD-Live Developer Communities and Organizations
Aug. 15, 2008	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. j. What type of graphics card is required to play BD movies?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. n. How much do BD camcorders cost?
	Update: IX. o. How much do BD Home Theaters in a Box cost?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
	Update: IX. s. How much do BD video encoders and transcoders cost?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
July 18, 2008	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: III. c. How much time does it take to write a BD-R and BD-RE disc?
	Updaet: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: XI. f. Licensing, Specifications, and Standards Organizations
July 10, 2008	New question: IX. t. How much do BD disc changers and home entertainment servers cost?
	New question IX. u. How much do BD data storage and archiving jukeboxes cost?
	Update: III. c. How much time does it take to write a BD-R and BD-RE disc?
	Update: VII. b. How long will data on a BD disc remain readable?
	Update: VII. c. What is the best way to handle and store a BD disc?
	Update: VI. e. Does a writable BD disc contain information about its manufacture?
	Update: VI. j. What type of graphics card is required to play BD movies?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. i. How much do BD duplication and publishing systems cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. r. How much do computers equipped with BD drives cost?
	Update: IX. s. How much do BD video encoders and transcoders cost?
	Update: XI. a. Articles, Columns, and Reviews
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
July 3, 2008	Update: VI. j. What type of graphics card is required to play BD movies?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM drives cost?
	Update: IX. r. How much do computers equipped with BD drives cost?
	Update: IX. s. How much do BD video encoders and transcoders cost?
	Update: XI. a. Articles, Columns, and Reviews
June 26, 2008	New question: VII. c. What is the best way to handle and store a BD disc?
	New question: IX. s. How much do BD video encoders and transcoders cost?
	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
	Update: XI. c. Presentations
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
June 19, 2008	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. j. What type of graphics card is required to play BD movies?
	Update: VI. e. Does a writable BD disc contain information about its manufacture?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. g. How much do blank BD discs cost?
	Update: XI. b. Technical and White Papers
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
June 12, 2008	New question: IX. r. How much do computers equipped with BD drives cost?
	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: IX. a. What companies create and support BD formats?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. o. How much do BD Home Theaters in a Box cost?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
	Update: X. d. Who claims and who administers BD patent rights?
	Update: XI. a. Articles, Columns, and Reviews
June 5, 2008	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Updaet: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: X. d. Who claims and who administers BD patent rights?
	Update: XI. a. Articles, Columns, and Reviews
May 29, 2008	Update: II. f. What is the BD-ROM AV format?
	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. m. What companies provide BD testing and verification services?
	Update: X. d. Who claims and who administers BD patent rights?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
May 22, 2008	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
	Update: X. d. Who claims and who administers BD patent rights?
May 15, 2008	New question: X. d. Who claims and who administers BD patent rights?
	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: XI. a. Articles, Columns, and Reviews
May 9, 2008	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. e. Does a writable BD disc contain information about its manufacture?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. o. How much do BD Home Theaters in a Box cost?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
	Update: XI. b. Technical and White Papers
	Update: XI. c. Presentations
May 1, 2008	Update: VI. j. What type of graphics card is required to play BD movies?
	Update: IX. j. How much do printable BD-R discs cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
	Update: XI. a. Articles, Columns, and Reviews
	Update: XI. b. Technical and White Papers
Apr. 24, 2008	Update: I. a. What is Blu-ray Disc?
	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
	Update: X. a. What is Regional Playback Control?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
Apr. 17, 2008	New question: X. b. Does Regional Playback Control apply to DVD-Video discs viewed on BD players?
	New question: X. c. Who owns the name Blu-ray Disc and its logo?
	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: V. c. How is a BD-RE disc constructed?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: XI. c. Presentations
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
Apr. 8, 2008	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM drives cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. q. How much does BD computer video player software cost?
Mar. 20, 2008	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. j. What type of graphics card is required to play BD movies?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
	Update: IX. q. How much does BD computer video player software cost?
Mar. 7, 2008	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: XI. c. Presentations
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
Feb. 29, 2008	New question: II. k. How do BD, HD DVD and DVD video formats and player requirements compare?
	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM drives cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: XI. c. Presentations
Feb. 22, 2008	New question: IX. q. How much does BD computer video player software cost?
	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. i. How much do BD duplication and publishing systems cost?
	Update: XI. g. High-Definition and Digital Television Information
Jan. 30, 2008	Update: II. f. What is the BD-ROM AV format?
	Update: VI. e. Does a writable BD disc contain information about its manufacture?
	Update: VI. j. What type of graphics card is required to play BD movies?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM drives cost?
Jan. 18, 2008	Update: II. f. What is the BD-ROM AV format?
	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM drives cost?
	Update: IX. o. How much do BD Home Theaters in a Box cost?
Jan. 8, 2008	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM drives cost?
	Update: IX. o. How much do BD Home Theaters in a Box cost?
Dec. 27, 2007	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. e. How much do BD consumer electronics recorders cost?
	Update: IX. h. How much do BD game consoles cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM drives cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. o. How much do BD Home Theaters in a Box cost?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
Nov. 30, 2007	New question: VI. l. Are HD DVD and BD compatible with each other?
	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. j. What type of graphics card is required to play BD movies?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. n. How much do BD camcorders cost?
Nov. 10, 2007	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
Nov. 2, 2007	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. j. What type of graphics card is required to play BD movies?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
Oct. 12, 2007	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: II. g. What is a Total Hi Def disc?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. e. How much do BD consumer electronics recorders cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
Sept. 21, 2007	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
Sept. 14, 2007	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: IX. a. What companies create and support BD formats?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. e. How much do BD consumer electronics recorders cost?
Sept. 7, 2007	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: IX. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. b. What movie and music studios support BD?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
Aug. 27, 2007	New question: IX. p. How much does BD video authoring software cost?
	Update: IX. b. What movie and music studios support BD?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
Aug. 9, 2007	New question: IX. n. How much do BD camcorders cost?
	New question: IX. o. How much do BD Home Theaters in a Box cost?
	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
July 25, 2007	Update II. a. What specifications govern BD discs?
	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. a. What companies create and support BD formats?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: X: a. What is Regional Playback Control?
	Update: XI: c. Presentations
July 12, 2007	New question: IX. m. What companies provide BD testing and verification services?
	Update: II. f. What is the BD-ROM AV format?
	Update: X. a. What is Regional Playback Control?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM drives cost?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
July 9, 2007	New question: XI. h. Developer Organizations
	Update: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: XI. f. Licensing, Specifications, and Standards Organizations
June 20, 2007	New question: VI. k. What firmware updates are available for BD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: XI. f. Licensing, Specifications, and Standards Organizations
June 6, 2007	Update: VI. e. Does a writable BD disc contain information about its manufacture?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. j. How much do printable BD-R discs cost?
	Update: XI. b. Technical and White Papers
	Update: XI. c. Presentations
May 24, 2007	Update: VI. j. What type of graphics card is required to play BD movies?
	Update: VI. e. Does a writable BD disc contain information about its manufacture?
	Update: VIII. c. What is HDMI?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. g. How much do blank BD discs cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM drives cost?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
Apr. 17, 2007	New question: VI. f. What computer operating system is required to play BD movies?
	New question: VI. g. What type of computer software is required to play BD movies?
	New question: VI. h. How much computer system memory is required to play BD movies?
	New question: VI. i. What type of computer CPU is required to play BD movies?
	New question: VI. j. What type of graphics card is required to play BD movies?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: XI. c. Presentations
Apr. 5, 2007	Update: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: VI. e. Does a writable BD disc contain information about its manufacture?
	Update: VIII. d. What is HDCP?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. i. How much do BD duplication and publishing systems cost?
	Update: XI. a. Articles and Columns
	Update: XI. c. Presentations
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
	Update: XI. f. Licensing, Specifications, and Standards Organizations
Feb. 24, 2007	New question: II. i. What is a BD9 disc?
	New question: II. j. What are BD-Video and BD-Live profiles?
	Update: I. b. Why the name Blu-ray Disc?
	Update: IX. e. How much do BD consumer electronics recorders cost?
	Update: IX. j. How much do printable BD-R discs cost?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
Feb. 16, 2007	New question: II. h. Are double-sided BD and BD/DVD Combo discs available?
	New question: IX. l. What companies manufacture BD-ROM discs?
	Update: I. a. What is Blu-ray Disc?
	Update: I. b. Why the name Blu-ray Disc?
	Update: II. b. What BD formats are available?
	Update: XI. a. Articles and Columns
	Update: XI. b. Technical and White Papers
	Update: XI. c. Presentations
	Update: XI: e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
	Update: IX: c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX: d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX: f.  How much do commercial BD movie titles cost?
	Update: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM drives cost?
Jan. 20, 2007	New question: II. g. What is a Total Hi Def disc?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. j. How much do printable BD-R discs cost?
	Update: XI. a. Articles and Columns
	Update: XI. c. Presentations
Jan. 9, 2007	New question: VI. e. Does a writable BD disc contain information about its manufacture?
	New question: VI. d. Can all BD-R recorders write BD-R discs in all recording modes?
	New question: VI. c. Can all BD recorders write single and dual-layer BD discs?
	New question: IX. k. How much do BD-ROM drives cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. h. How much do BD game consoles cost?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: II. f. What is the BD-ROM AV format?
	Update: XI. b. Technical and White Papers
	Update: XI. c. Presentations
Oct. 14, 2006	New question: IX. i. How much do BD duplication and publishing systems cost?
	New question: IX. j. How much do printable BD-R discs cost?
	New question: IV. c. How far might BD disc capacity increase in the future?
	Update: X: a. What is Regional Playback Control?
	Update: IX: e. How much do BD consumer electronics recorders cost?
	Update: IX: a. What companies create and support BD formats?
	Update: III: a. How fast are BD discs written and read?
	Update: VIII: c. What is HDMI?
	Update: XI. a. Articles and Columns
	Update: XI. b. Technical and White Papers
	Update: XI. c. Presentations
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
Aug. 28, 2006	New section: 0. FAQ Updates
	New section: X. Copying Deterrents and Content Protection
	New question: X. a. What is Regional Playback Control?
	New question: IX. h. How much do BD game consoles cost?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics BD players cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do BD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. f.  How much do commercial BD movie titles cost?
	Update: IX. g. How much do blank BD discs cost?
June 6, 2006	Initial release

EMediaLive announces updates to The Authoritative HD DVD FAQ in the following categories: II. Physical, Logical, and Application Specifications. See details below.
FAQ Updates

Date	Description
Oct. 16, 2009	New question: II. m. How do HD DVD, BD and DVD video formats and player requirements compare?
Oct. 6, 2009	Update: II. h. What is a 3x-speed DVD-ROM disc?
Jan. 15, 2009	Update: i. What firmware updates are available for HD DVD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. a. What companies create and support HD DVD formats?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
	Update: IX. i. What companies manufacture HD DVD-ROM discs?
	Update: e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
Oct. 30, 2008	Update: VI. h. What type of graphics card is required to play HD DVD movies?
	Update: VI. i. What firmware updates are available for HD DVD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: XI. a. Articles and Columns
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
	Update: XI. f. Licensing, Specifications and Standards Organizations
June 6, 2008	Update: VI. i. What firmware updates are available for HD DVD players, drives and recorders?
May 2, 2008	Update: II. a. What specifications govern HD DVD discs?
	Update: VI. h. What type of graphics card is required to play HD DVD movies?
	Update: VI. i. What firmware updates are available for HD DVD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
Apr. 4, 2008	Update: VI. i. What firmware updates are available for HD DVD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. a. What companies create and support HD DVD formats?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
Mar. 18, 2008	Update: II. a. What specifications govern HD DVD discs?
	Update: II. e. Is there an HD DVD-ROM version being developed specially for the Chinese market?
	Update: VI. i. What firmware updates are available for HD DVD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. a. What companies create and support HD DVD formats?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
	Update: XI. g. High Definition and Digital Television Information
Feb. 7, 2008	New question: VI. j. What types of HD DVD-Video discs can be played on HD DVD players?
	Update: II. c. What file systems are used on HD DVD discs?
	Update: II. k. What audio codecs does the HD DVD-Video format support?
	Update: VI. i. What firmware updates are available for HD DVD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
	Update: IX. i. What companies manufacture HD DVD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. k. How much does HD DVD-Video authoring software cost?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
Jan. 23, 2008	New question: II. j. What video codecs does the HD DVD-Video format support?
	New question: II. k. What audio codecs does the HD DVD-Video format support?
	New question: II. l. What audio codecs must all HD DVD players decode?
	Update: VI. h. What type of graphics card is required to play HD DVD movies?
	Update: VI. i. What firmware updates are available for HD DVD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
Jan. 14, 2008	Update: II. a. What specifications govern HD DVD discs?
	Update: II. e. Is there an HD DVD-ROM version being developed specially for the Chinese market?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
Jan. 8, 2008	Update: II. d. What are HD DVD-ROM/DVD-ROM Combo and Twin discs?
	Update: IX. a. What companies create and support HD DVD formats?
	Update: IX. b. What movie studios, music publishers and distributors support HD DVD?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
	Update: IX. e. How much do HD DVD-ROM drives cost?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
Dec. 28, 2007	Update: II. i. What are Performance Level 1 and 2 HD DVD players?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
	Update: IX. i. What companies manufacture HD DVD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. k. How much does HD DVD-Video authoring software cost?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
Dec. 14, 2007	Update: II. i. What are Performance Level 1 and 2 HD DVD players?
	Update: IX. a. What companies create and support HD DVD formats?
	Update: IX. b. What movie studios, music publishers and distributors support HD DVD?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
	Update: IX. e. How much do HD DVD-ROM drives cost?
	Update: IX. i. What companies manufacture HD DVD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. k. How much does HD DVD-Video authoring software cost?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
Dec. 1, 2007	Update: VI. i. What firmware updates are available for HD DVD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do HD DVD consumer electronics recorders cost?
	Update: IX. j. What companies provide HD DVD verification services?
	Update: XI. c. Presentations
Nov. 17, 2007	Update: VI. h. What type of graphics card is required to play HD DVD movies?
	Update: VI. i. What firmware updates are available for HD DVD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. a. What companies create and support HD DVD formats?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
Oct. 26, 2007	Update: II. a. What specifications govern HD DVD discs?
	Update: II. b. What HD DVD formats are available?
	Update: II. d. What are HD DVD-ROM/DVD-ROM Combo and Twin discs?
	Update: VI. i. What firmware updates are available for HD DVD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. a. What companies create and support HD DVD formats?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
Oct. 2, 2007	Update: II. g. What is a Total Hi Def disc?
	Update: II. i. What are Performance Level 1 and 2 HD DVD players?
	Update: VI. i. What firmware updates are available for HD DVD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
	Update: IX. i. What companies manufacture HD DVD-ROM discs?
	Update: XI. b. Technical and White Papers
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
Sept. 11, 2007	Update: II. i. What are Performance Level 1 and 2 HD DVD players?
	Update: VI. i. What firmware updates are available for HD DVD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. a. What companies create and support HD DVD formats?
	Update: IX. b. What movie studios, music publishers and distributors support HD DVD?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
	Update: IX. i. What companies manufacture HD DVD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. k. How much does HD DVD-Video authoring software cost?
Aug. 31, 2007	Update: II. i. What are Performance Level 1 and 2 HD DVD players?
	Update: VI. b. Are Blu-ray Disc (BD) and HD DVD compatible with each other?
	Update: IX. b. What movie studios, music publishers and distributors support HD DVD?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
	Update: IX. i. What companies manufacture HD DVD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. k. How much does HD DVD-Video authoring software cost?
Aug. 24, 2007	New question: IX. k. How much does HD DVD-Video authoring software cost?
	Update: VI. i. What firmware updates are available for HD DVD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. i. What companies manufacture HD DVD-ROM discs?
Aug. 16, 2007	New question: II. i. What are Performance Level 1 and 2 HD DVD players?
	Update: IX. a. What companies create and support HD DVD formats?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
	Update: IX. i. What companies manufacture HD DVD-ROM discs?
Aug. 1, 2007	Update: VI. i. What firmware updates are available for HD DVD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do HD DVD consumer electronics recorders cost?
	Update: IX. e. How much do HD DVD-ROM drives cost?
	Update: IX. i. What companies manufacture HD DVD-ROM discs?
	Update: X. What is Regional Playback Control?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
July 19, 2007	Update: II. a. What specifications govern HD DVD discs?
	Update: II. e. Is there an HD DVD-ROM version being developed specially for the Chinese market?
	Update: VI. i. What firmware updates are available for HD DVD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: IX. i. What companies manufacture HD DVD-ROM discs?
	Update: XI. a. Articles and Columns
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
July 7, 2007	Update: IX: i. What companies manufacture HD DVD-ROM discs?
	Update. XI: c. Presentations
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
	Update: XI. f. Licensing, Specifications and Standards Organizations
June 29, 2007	New question: VI. i. What firmware updates are available for HD DVD players, drives and recorders?
	Update: VI. h. What type of graphics card is required to play HD DVD movies?
	Update: VI. e. What type of computer software is required to play HD DVD movies?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do HD DVD consumer electronics recorders cost?
	Update: IX. h. How much do HD DVD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. j. What companies provide HD DVD verification services?
Apr. 25, 2007	New question: VI. d. What computer operating system is required to play HD DVD movies?
	New question: VI. e. What type of computer software is required to play HD DVD movies?
	New question: VI. f. How much computer system memory is required to play HD DVD movies?
	New question: VI. g. What type of computer CPU is required to play HD DVD movies?
	New question: VI. h. What type of graphics card is required to play HD DVD movies?
	New question: IX. j. What companies provide HD DVD verification services?
	Update: VIII. c. What is HDMI?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
Apr. 10, 2007	Update: VIII. d. What is HDCP?
	Update: IX. a. What companies create and support HD DVD formats?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
	Update: XI. a. Articles and Columns
	Update: XI. c. Presentations
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
	Update: XI. f. Licensing, Specifications and Standards Organizations
Mar. 16, 2007	Update: I. a. What is HD DVD?
	Update: II. e. Is there an HD DVD-ROM version being developed specially for the Chinese market?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
	Update: IX. e. How much do HD DVD-ROM drives cost?
	Update: IX. i. What companies manufacture HD DVD-ROM discs?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
	Update: XI. f. Licensing, Specifications and Standards Organizations
Mar. 1, 2007	New question: II. h. What is a 3x-speed DVD-ROM disc?
	New question: IX. i. What companies manufacture HD DVD-ROM discs?
	Update: IX. a. What companies create and support HD DVD formats?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
	Update: IX. d. How much do HD DVD consumer electronics recorders cost?
	Update: IX. e. How much do HD DVD-ROM drives cost?
	Update: IX. g. How much do blank HD DVD discs cost?
	Update: XI. a. Articles and Columns
Jan. 29, 2007	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
	Update: IX. h. How much do HD DVD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX. b. What movie studios, music publishers and distributors support HD DVD?
	Update: II. d. What are HD DVD-ROM/DVD-ROM Combo and Twin discs?
	Update: XI. b. Technical and White Papers
Jan. 11, 2007	New question: II. g. What is a Total Hi Def disc?
	Update: II. b. What HD DVD formats are available?
	Update: II. d. What are HD DVD-ROM/DVD-ROM Combo and Twin discs?
	Update: IX. a. What companies create and support HD DVD formats?
	Update: IX. c. How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
	Update: IX. h. How much do HD DVD computer recorders cost?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
Oct. 24, 2006	New question: II. f. What is the UDO-DMD professional mastering format?
	New question: IX. h. How much do HD DVD computer recorders cost?
	Update: IX: a. What companies create and support HD DVD formats?
	Update: IX: e. How much do HD DVD-ROM drives cost?
	Update: XI. e. Specifications, Standards, and Government Regulations
	Update: XI. f. Licensing, Specifications and Standards Organizations
	Update: XI. a. Articles and Columns
	Update: XI. c. Presentations
Sept. 29, 2006	New section: FAQ updates
	New section: X. Copying Deterrents and Content Protection
	New question: What is Regional Playback Control?
	New question: II. e. Is there an HD DVD-ROM version being developed specially for the Chinese market?
	Update: What companies create and support HD DVD formats?
	Update: What are HD DVD-ROM/DVD-ROM Combo and Twin discs?
	Update: How much do consumer electronics HD DVD players and game consoles cost?
July 19, 2006	Initial release

Primera Technology, Inc., the world's leading developer and manufacturer of CD, DVD, and Blu-ray disc duplication and printing equipment, today announced the availability of its new PTPublisher NE (Network Edition) Software. The software is available immediately as a free 30-day trial on the Primera website.

PTPublisher NE Software allows multiple users in an office to share a single Primera automated disc publisher. Primera's disc publishers automatically burn and print quantities of CDs, DVDs and optionally, Blu-ray Disc Media. Supported models include the Primera Bravo II, BravoPro and Bravo XR-Series Disc Publishers.

After installing PTPublisher NE software, users can send burn and print jobs from any client Windows(TM) XP/2000/Vista PC on the network. The software comes with an unlimited number of client licenses for just US $599 (MSRP) – about half the price of competing network disc publishing software.

"With PTPublisher NE, networked disc publishing is now as easy as printing to a networked laser printer," said Mark D. Strobel, Primera's Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "We are excited to be able to provide such easy to use, 'best-in-class' network software that takes the mystery – and the high price – out of networked disc publishing."

www.primera.com

Synology America Corporation today announced three new ultra-high performance SATA NAS Servers that offer up to 4TB capacity and 49MB/sec RAID 5 reads, and up to 30MB+/sec RAID 5 writes, making them the fastest non-PC RAID 5 NAS Servers available. In addition to blazing fast performance, the 3 new models offer green design with 8W CPU power consumption, compared with about 80W CPU power consumption for a typical PC server, and are well suited for SMB and entry level enterprise installations.

Synology has created a new NAS experience with it’s recently released Disk Station Manager 2.0 NAS management software, and it comes standard with all three new models. In addition to being easy to set up and use, the software brings new applications to NAS servers that were once only available with PC-based servers. Website hosting, PC-less downloads, surveillance video recording & playback with IP cameras, and photo blogging are only some of the applications that are now enabled with Disk Station Manager 2.0, bringing the utility of a NAS server far beyond simple networked storage.

New Model Details

• Disk Station DS508 – 5-bay desktop SATA NAS Server with hot-swappable drives and up to 4TB capacity using 1TB drives using RAID 5 implemented. RAID 0/1 is also supported;
  
• Rack Station RS408 – 4-bay rack mounted SATA NAS server with 1U form factor, hot-swappable drives, and up to 3TB* capacity using 1TB drives with RAID 5 implemented. RAID 0/1 is also supported;
  
• Rack Station RS408RP – 4-bay rack mounted SATA NAS server with redundant power supply that kicks in if the primary power supply fails; 1U form factor, hot-sappable drives, and up to 3TB capacity using 1TB drives with RAID 5 enabled. RAID 0/1 is also supported.

"The FTP and FTPS capabilities of the Synology DS508 make it a great low-cost solution for secure data protection" said Tom Podnar, President of Microlite Corporation, an independent software developer (ISV). "We’ve benchmarked the DS508 at an amazing 66.3MB/sec on FTP reads and 33.3MSec on FTP writes, making it by far the fastest desktop NAS server we’ve seen."

Synology NAS Servers fully support Windows ADS authentication, are NFS, Telnet, SSH ready, support FTP with SSL/TLS, and support HTTPS. While Synology NAS Servers are inherently reliable, they have the ability to notify the network administrator when a drive or cooling fan is failing or has failed. This system monitoring feature greatly reduces the down time. Synology DS508 and RS408 series are ideal for companies with limited IT resources.

Pricing & Availability

• Disk Station DS508 - list price of $1,029.95, ships in June
  
• Rack Station RS408 - list price of $1,499.95, ships in July
  
• Rack Station RS408RP - list price of $1,799.95, ships in July

Please visit the Synology website for additional information and to locate a reseller or distributor.

TMPG, Inc., the company that makes digital video easy, is about to make Blu-ray Disc creation easier. TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 is an easy to use, frame-level cut video editing software package loaded with many advanced features including the ability to output and burn to the Blu-ray Disc (BDAV) high definition video format. The free trial is currently available for download at the TMPG website. The full retail version will be available May 14th at $64.95 per license. A special limited-time discount price of $51.95 will also be available for all registered TMPGEnc product owners.

"TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 offers state-of-the-art technology to smoothly edit high-definition video, plus a host of Blu-ray Disc oriented features. As more professional and amateur videographers embrace high definition video recording, there will be an increasing demand for good software to edit and write video to Blu-ray Disc," commented TMPG Inc. CEO Kimi Matsuki.

"Now users can capture high definition and other digital video directly from many sources to quickly edit and output in a high definition format. Its robust interface, combined with Blu-ray Disc and DVD-Video writing capabilities makes digital editing easier than ever before," added Matsuki.

Other powerful features of MPEG Editor 3 include set top DVD Recorder (DVD-VR) support, DVR-MS support, integrated Dolby® Digital sound, fit-to-disc transcoding, VRCopy DVD-RAM importing and writing tool, Smart Rendering, multiplexing and de-multiplexing and more. The software is optimized for IntelT dual and quad core processors.

Blu-ray Disc
Now users can output and burn to Blu-ray Disc (BDAV). This is a great option for users who have high definition footage from sources such as an HDV camcorder. Single and dual layer BD-RE (Ver.2) and BD-R (Ver.1.1/1.2) discs are supported.

High Definition Video Editing
Users can capture video directly from a HDV camcorder to TMPGEnc MPEG Editor 3 via an i.LINK/IEEE 1394 interface.

Easy DVD Authoring
Another new feature is the ability to output and burn to DVD-Video. The user can even create a simple DVD menu (fixed template). A Writing Tool is also included for users that have video content ready for burning to Blu-ray Disc or DVD.

Video Transition Effects
The Transition Editor allows users to choose a transition effect, set the duration, and preview the video. The new Transition Selector helps make it easier to find the type of transition the user is looking for among the 171 different effects. Examples of the new transition effects are Star, Keyhole, Checkerboard, Fan, Flip and Roll.

Improved User Interface
Improved utilization of the video processor's power makes navigating high definition clips easier. And with the Smart Scene SearchT feature, where users can quickly find the next or previous scene change, searching for that one scene during video editing has never been easier.

DVD Recorder Editing
The software allows DVD recorder users to import footage directly into MPEG Editor 3. Remove commercials or unwanted scenes and play the file back on a DVD recorder since the software processes video with virtually no re-encoding.

Smart Rendering
Smooth-cut editing is assured with advanced Smart Rendering technology, which only re-encodes edited frames instead of the entire movie.

VRCopy Tool
Powered by Panasonic and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., the VRCopy tool allows users to read and write to DVD-RAM discs. Many DVD recorders use DVD-RAM discs; the VRCopy tool can be used to import content so it can be edited and then output it back to a DVD-RAM disc.

www.tmpg-inc.com

Apple today announced that new movie releases from major film studios and premier independent studios are available for purchase on the iTunes Store on the same day as their DVD release. New releases and catalog titles will be available from 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Lionsgate, Image Entertainment and First Look Studios. Movies purchased from iTunes can be viewed on an iPod® with video, iPhone™, Mac® or PC or on a widescreen TV with Apple TV®, with new releases priced at $14.99 and most catalog titles at $9.99.

“We’re thrilled to bring iTunes Store customers new films for purchase day-and-date with the DVD release,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of iTunes. “We think movie fans will love being able to buy their favorites from major and independent studios.”

New releases available for purchase on the iTunes Store this week, concurrent with their DVD release, include “American Gangster” and “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.” Other popular titles now available for purchase include “Juno,” “Cloverfield,” “I Am Legend,” “There Will Be Blood,” “Alvin and the Chipmunks” and “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.”

The iTunes Store is the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store with a catalog of over six million songs, 600 TV shows and over 1,500 films including 200 in stunning high definition video. With Apple’s legendary ease of use, pioneering features such as new iTunes Movie Rentals, integrated podcasting support, iMix playlist sharing, the ability to turn previously purchased tracks into complete albums at a reduced price, and seamless integration with iPod and iPhone, the iTunes Store is the best way for Mac and PC users to legally discover, purchase and download music and video online.

Pricing & Availability
Movie purchases and rentals from the iTunes Store for Mac or Windows require iTunes 7.6.2, available as a free download immediately from www.itunes.com. iTunes movie purchases and rentals require a valid credit card with a billing address in the country of purchase. iTunes Movies are available in the US only and are $9.99 (US) for library title purchases and $14.99 (US) for new release purchases and $2.99 (US) for library title rentals and $3.99 (US) for new release rentals, and high definition rental versions are priced just one dollar more with library title rentals at $3.99 (US) and new release rentals at $4.99 (US). Short films are available to rent for 99 cents (US). Movies can be previewed, purchased and watched on iPod classic, iPod nano with video, iPod touch, iPhone and on a widescreen TV with Apple TV.

Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital media revolution with its iPod portable music and video players and iTunes online store, and has entered the mobile phone market with its revolutionary iPhone.

Aleratec Inc., leading developer and manufacturer of "Prosumers' Choice" solutions for the USB, Flash, HDD, Blu-ray, DVD/CD, duplicating, and DVD/CD publishing markets, is now shipping its new Aleratec color coded duplicator grade LightScribe DVD-R recording media. Aleratec duplicator grade LightScribe media is optimized for LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling DVD Duplicators and Publishing Systems producing the highest contrast LightScribe Direct Disc Labels and maximum yields in demanding professional disc publishing applications. The new Aleratec duplicator grade LightScribe media is produced in 5 different colors to aid in segregating and organizing different types of data or multimedia. These color-coded discs are LightScribe–ready and can be direct-to-disc LightScribe labeled in LightScribe DVD-RW drives without a printer. The Aleratec Rainbow 100 Pack™ contains 20 each of 5 key colors (red, orange, yellow, green, and blue) for a wide range of disc identification options.

"With the success of our LightScribe DVD/CD publishing systems growing daily, more and more users have emphasized the importance of being able to organize and identify data by subject or classification at a glance, especially in government and corporate applications" stated Perry Solomon, President and CEO. "For example, discs containing government classified information must be color-coded so that the proper handling for a particular level of data contained is obvious. This is just one of the growing needs we have found in our studies and we are excited to offer our Rainbow Pack to take organization and recognition of disc types to the next level."

With LightScribe there is no printer. Direct-to-disc labels are laser burned, crystal clear and professional-looking. No ink or other costly printing supplies are required. Aleratec Direct Disc Publishing Systems utilize LightScribe enabled DVD/CD recorders and specially coated LightScribe media to produce precise, laser-etched, disc labels with superior sharpness and clarity. LightScribe discs can be pre-labeled, for example, by department or classification level and appended with more detail later. With the added advantage of color coding, disc content can be immediately recognized, organized and properly managed. Now sensitive and classified information does not have to be sent offsite to be recorded or duplicated, which is especially important when that practice is forbidden.

"Color-coded discs offer an added level of instant recognition for improved productivity in any fast paced environment where error free performance is critical," said Kent Henscheid, Marketing Manager for LightScribe. "Users will welcome this new dimension to Aleratec’s LightScribe DVD-R media. Color-coding is a natural extension to LightScribe’s inherent characteristics of crisp, clear, silkscreen-quality labels."

The Aleratec DVD-R 16x LightScribe V1.2 Duplicator Grade Rainbow 100 Pack is packaged in stackable cake boxes for easy storage and access to blank media. The Aleratec LightScribe DVD-R Rainbow 100 Pack (Aleratec Part No. 230115, Ingram Micro SKU Q41358, Tech Data SKU 01471I) is now available at the low estimated retail price (ERP) of $89.99.

Aleratec has an extensive offering of duplicator grade LightScribe recording media. Burn text and images directly onto the disc surface, right from your computer. No special markers, printer labels, or inks required. LightScribe labels are laser-etched using the same LightScribe-enabled drive that burns your data.

• LightScribe CD-R 52x V1.2 Duplicator Grade Rainbow 100-Pack Aleratec Part # 110117, Ingram Micro SKU M45065, Tech Data SKU 58360H ERP $74.99
  
• LightScribe DVD+R 16x V1.2 Duplicator Grade 100-Pack Aleratec Part # 300114, Ingram Micro SKU N18153, Tech Data SKU 01470I ERP $89.99
  
• LightScribe DVD-R 16x V1.2 Duplicator Grade Media 100-Pack Aleratec Part # 230114, Ingram Micro SKU L79686, Tech Data SKU 58358H ERP $89.99
  
• LightScribe CD-R 52x V1.2 Duplicator Grade 100-Pack Aleratec Part # 110116, Ingram Micro SKU K88068, Tech Data SKU 58357H ERP $74.99

The full line of Aleratec solutions, and accessories is featured at 4SURE.com, AAFES, Adorama, Amazon.com, B&H Photo Video, Best Buy, Buy.com, CDW, Circuit City, Dell, Hewlett Packard, Insight, J & R, Mac Connection, MacMall, Meijer, Micro Center, NewEgg, Office Depot, PC Connection, PC Mall, PC Nation, ProVantage, Quill, Ritz Camera, Staples, Target, Tech Depot and Wal-Mart in addition to other leading retailers. Government and Education customers may purchase from Government and Education Specialists including AAFES, B&H Photo Video Gov, Best Buy Gov/Ed, CDW-G, CompuCom, EnPointe, GovConnection, GTSI, Insight Gov, PC Mall Gov, Pomeroy, Sayers, Shi.com, Softchoice, telcobuy, TIG, and Unisys. All products are available to resellers in the U.S. through D&H Distributing, DBL Distributing, Ingram Micro, and Tech Data; in Canada through D&H Canada and Ingram Micro Canada; in Latin America and the Caribbean through Tech Data Miami.

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