Thin all over, Toshiba's DVD optical pickup faces fat prospects
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Toshiba Corp has recently developed an ultra-thin optical pickup for DVD players. Called TPU1010, it features miniature dimensions to fit properly in a disc jacket and into DVD-ROM drives that are just 17 mm thick. It has a 2x DVD playback and 20x CD playback capabilities that utilizes the CAV mode. Introduced in the market in Aug 1997, TPU1010 is compatible with DVDs, CDs, one-time recordable CDs and rewritable CDs.
Publication Name: Journal of the Electronics Industry
Subject: Electronics and electrical industries
ISSN: 0385-4515
Year: 1998
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High-density discs evolve, giving consumers new choice
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The similarities, differences and advantages of discs using high-definition digital video (HD DVD) technology and Blu-ray (BD) technology are discussed.
Publication Name: Journal of the Electronics Industry
Subject: Electronics and electrical industries
ISSN: 0385-4515
Year: 2006
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