Sony Blu-spec CD Format Detailed, Hits Stores

Posted by timothy on Thursday February 26, 2009 @08:52AM from the this-year's-jumprope dept.

CNETNate writes "More details about Sony's new Blu-spec CD format — standard CDs authored using Blu-ray's blue diode technology — are beginning to emerge, with commercial releases beginning to hit Amazon. Blu-spec CDs are compatible with existing CD players but have been mastered with higher levels of accuracy by using the same technology used to author Blu-ray discs, with the intention of eliminating reading errors that occur as a result of being authored with traditional red laser technology. Sony has also launched an official (Japanese) site for Blu-spec CDs."

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Re:I'm unimpressed. by _Hellfire_ · 2009-02-26 08:59 · Score: 1, Redundant

Ugggh...
Blu-spec CDs are compatible with existing CD players
It's in the summary. FFS.

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Re:I'm unimpressed. by Sj0 · 2009-02-26 09:33 · Score: 0, Redundant

I don't know about you, but neither my Windows CD nor my linux CD have any problems reading with lossless precision.

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