Apple becomes Blu-Ray Association board member

Posted on Thursday, March 10 2005 @ 21:39 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

Apple was welcomed as a new board member of the Blu-Ray Disc Association today. Blu-ray and its competitor HD DVD are both keen to become the next DVD standard.

Blu-ray is developed for high definition video and high-capacity applications - a single-layer disc will be able to store 25GB of data and a double-layer disc will be able to hold 50GB of data.

“Apple is pleased to join the Blu-ray Disc Association board as part of our efforts to drive consumer adoption of HD,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Consumers are already creating stunning HD content with Apple’s leading video editing applications like iMovie HD and are anxiously awaiting a way to burn their own high def DVDs.”

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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