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Toshiba may turn to Blu-ray

After losing its battle to make the HD-DVD the successor to the DVD, Toshiba Corp. is considering making products in the winning Blu-ray format. Although Blu-ray is backed by Toshiba competitors Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp., Toshiba has little choice,... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Wed, Jul 22 2009

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