Panasonic Starts Blu-ray Disc Product Verification Service

Panasonic today announced that its Format Verification Laboratory has started offering a verification service for Blu-ray Disc blank rewritable media and Blu-ray Disc rewritable recorders. Anticipating a wave of entries of Blu-ray Disc-based products in the coming months, Panasonic has established a laboratory in Osaka to facilitate companies adopting the format and entering the market. For manufacturers, the verification service will ensure consistency with the format, expediting commercialization of Blu-ray Disc-based products.

The Blu-ray Disc logo will serve as the proof of compliance to give assurance to consumers. By establishing the laboratory, Panasonic aims to contribute to further developing and popularizing the new standard in the industry and the market.