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First Panasonic Blu-ray Disc Player to Sell for $1,500 in September

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 28, 2006 - 10:30am.
New York - Panasonic, the U.S. arm of Japanese consumer electronics firm Matsushita, announced on Wednesday that it will begin selling its first Blu-ray Disc player in the U.S. in September. The company said its DMP-BD10 will sell for around $1,500.
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UltraStar Cinemas First Exhibitor to Upgrade All Screens to Digital

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 17, 2006 - 7:13am.
San Diego - UltraStar Cinemas, a Southern California theater operator with 102 screens, announced on Friday that it has become the first exhibitor in the nation to equip all of its screens with digital cinema projection systems. San Diego-based UltraStar partnered with Access Integrated Technologies and Christie Digital Systems to equip its screens with digital systems. The company said it has already screened alternative entertainment such as a live Duran Duran concert and the Super Bowl via its digital system, and also plans to project the Academy Awards live in some locations.
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