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China Blue High-definition Disc (CBHD) launched as challenge to …
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China’s decision to back the new format — the Government owns the critical software — is understood to arise from a desire to protect its electronics industry from the royalty costs of using technology developed overseas. Chinese makers of ordinary DVD players have to pay about $22 per machine in royalty costs to a variety of patent holders; the dominance of Blu-ray would have condemned them to many more years of payments as that technology grew in market share. The creation of a “home grown” format will fatten the margins of Chinese technology groups as Beijing pushes them to become internationally competitive. From the perspective of Hollywood studios meanwhile the sale of movies on a cheap format may temporarily counteract the damage done by piracy. CBHD was initially expected to flex its muscles as a format in China alone. Warner Bros has said that 100 titles will appear on the format by the end of this year and about 30 are already available. But at least one other big Hollywood studio is understood to be considering support for CBHD suggesting to some that it may creep out from China into neighbouring markets.
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First Drive: 2010 Subaru utback has character for everyone
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The utback has grown 4. 1 inches taller and two inches wider but is 0. 8 inches shorter due to decreased front and rear overhangs. The extra height and width were almost directly translated into nearly 13 more cubic feet of cabin room with larger front seats providing more head shoulder and hip room and an increase by four inches of rear legroom and two additional inches of toe room under the front seats. Unless you belong in the WWE or you’re an NBA draft prospect from China sit in the back of the utback and your legs will not touch the front seats.