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Alba readying cut-price Blu-ray Disc player for Europe?

Chinese maker claims order taken Are low-cost Blu-ray Disc players coming to Europe in the near future? They are if claims that local consumer electronics company Alba has ordered 4000 players a month from January are to be believed.… ...full story at the register (uk)

from the register (uk) on Tue, Nov 27 2007

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