Lasers are also used to record data onto MiniDiscs, but instead of making indentations, they’re used to change the polarization of the material; the lasers heat up one side of the disc ...

Sony used to be a big player in supplying these discs, but the company recently closed its last Japanese factory producing recordable Blu-rays, MiniDiscs, and MiniDV cassettes. It marks the end of ...

According to Sony, the Blu-ray manufacturer thanked its customers for their continued patronage of Sony products. However, by February 2025, they will end production of all models of Blu-ray Disc ...

This decision also affects MiniDiscs for recording, MD data for recording, and MiniDV cassettes, bringing an end to nearly two decades of production ・With the public increasingly favouring ...

This announcement comes alongside Sony's confirmation that it will stop making other, much less popular storage formats, including recordable MiniDiscs, MD-Data, and MiniDV cassettes. This move ...

On the other hand, MiniDiscs may be seeing their last days as Sony is one of the few companies producing them, if not the only one. Blu-Ray won the Betamax/VHS war against HDDVDs when the formats ...

In what seemed a fairly sudden move, Sony has announced that as of February 2025, it will no longer be manufacturing or distributing recordable Blu-ray Discs, MiniDiscs, MD Data discs, and MiniDV ...

“Thank you for your continued patronage of Sony products. We will end production of all models of Blu-ray Disc media, MiniDiscs for recording, MD data for recording, and MiniDV cassettes as of ...

According to Mackenzie, Sony’s decision to quit the recordable Blu-ray business (as well as MiniDiscs, MD data, and MiniDV cassettes) has little to do with the overall market of “packaged” movies and ...

Sure, you can stream music or purchase your tracks and add them to your phone, but there’s something nostalgic about having a dedicated music device. Remember those days when everyone had an iPod?

On January 23, 2025, Sony announced that it would end production of all models of Blu-ray Disc Media, Recordable MiniDiscs, Recordable MD Data, and MiniDV Cassettes by February 2025. Sony to end ...

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