Blockbuster's new digital media player brings fewer, but more recent titles from the Internet to consumers' televisions than a six-month old offering from Netflix.
Blu-ray Disc Combo drives will be the mainstream PC-use BD drive format in 2009 and BD burners will become the mainstream format in 2011, according to Lite-On IT.
Blu-ray Disc-R (BD-R) discs are expected to reach a crucial market size of 20 million units in 2009 that will give the format momentum for sharp growth thereafter, according to Ritek.