Choose from the largest selection of high-def playback devices that work with Blu-ray Discs?including players, recorders, PCs, aftermarket drives and the upcoming PLAYSTATION® 3 game console?all from the leading consumer electronics and PC manufacturers.
• Store more files with up to 5X the capacity offered by today's DVDs. • Record hours of your favorite high-def content on a single Blu-ray Disc. 
Rely on the broadest industry support from the brands you trust and be assured of getting the best high-def content, product choices and overall viewing experience. More than 90% of major Hollywood studios, virtually
all leading consumer electronics companies, four of the top PC brands, the world's two largest music companies, PLAYSTATION® 3 and the leading gaming companies, all support Blu-ray Disc.
More than 170 of the world's leading consumer electronics companies, PC manufacturers, content providers and other brands you trust have joined the Blu-ray Disc Association, including: 
Watch your favorite movies and shows in the format that delivers full 1080p high-def resolution* with bit rates up to 40 Mbps**
• Enjoy audio entertainment in up to 7.1 surround sound and get the finest, native uncompressed sound quality • Discover the extensive bonus content and interactive features such as games, alternate movie versions, actor interviews, soundtracks and related websites that can be stored on each Blu-ray Disc • Keep and enjoy your existing DVDs since Blu-ray Disc players are backward compatible
*HDTV required. As with other optical media devices, user factors and other circumstances may limit Blu-ray Disc playback. Some content may require HDMI-compatible TV for high-definition playback.
**Transfer speeds vary and are dependent upon host hardware. All movie titles, characters and images seen here are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved. 
• Lord of War
• Hero • Dark Water • Ladder 49 • The Brothers Grimm
• Fantastic Four
• The Fifth Element • Aeon Flux • Four Brothers • Saw 
Play high-def games and experience seamless animation and action sequences. PLAYSTATION® 3 will change the nature of gaming and entertainment forever. Its CELL technology is the digital soul and delivers powerhouse, supercomputer-like processing power, unknown to today's machines. Blu-ray Disc ROM (BD-ROM) is the graphical heart that will provide entertainment content in full high-definition (HD) quality.
Read the PLAYSTATION 3 review
• 6Gun 2
• Avalon • Dark Sector • The Darkness • Devil May Cry 4 • EA Sports Fight Night Rd 3 • Eyedentify • Fifth Phantom Saga • Final Fantasy PS3
• Formula One PS3
• The Getaway PS3 • Heavenly Sword • I-8 - Insomniac Games • Infraworld - Quantic Dream • Killing Day • Killzone PS3 • Metal Gear Solid 4 • Mobile Suit Gundam
• MotorStorm
• Ni-Oh • Omikron 2 • Possession • Project Delta • ShadowClan • Tekken PS3 • Vision GT • Warhawk PS3
©2005 Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved. Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
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CNET editors preview the Panasonic DMP-BD10, the company's first stand-alone Blu-ray player for the U.S. market.
CNET editors preview the Pioneer BDP-HD1, the company's first Blu-ray player available in the United States.
CNET editors review the Samsung BD-P1000, the company's first Blu-ray player available in the United States.
CNET editors preview the Sony BDP-S1, the company's first stand-alone Blu-ray player for the U.S. market.
The next-generation Sony PlayStation 3 is a graphical powerhouse and Blu-ray movie player with an impressive array of extra features.
If you absolutely must be the first on the block with a Blu-ray device, the Sony VAIO RC310G is your pick by virtue of it being the first Blu-ray PC to hit the street.
With the VAIO AR190G, Sony gives professional HD content producers the first portable, end-to-end HD studio.
Combining full 1080p resolution, up to 7.1 channels of surround sound, 50 GB of capacity and backward compatibility with existing DVDs, Blu-ray Disc is the next-generation format for high-def entertainment.
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© Copyright 2006 Blu-ray Disc Association. All rights reserved. Blu-ray Disc™ and the Blu-ray Disc logo are trademarks of the Blu-ray Disc Association. © SPHE. © SonyBMG. © BVHE. Narnia™ © Disney/Walden. "The Chronicles of Narnia. © 2006 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. © Warner Brothers Entertainment Inc.™ & © DC Comics
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