Sony to Test-Produce Blu-ray Discs in the U.S.

Sony plans to set up test production lines for Blu-ray Discs in the United States this autumn, company officials said Wednesday. The move is aimed at promoting the use of the next-generation discs by U.S. film studios by modifying the production process and product specifications. The trial production facility will be set up in Sony's digital versatile disc plant in Indiana. It will make a single-layer Blu-ray Disc with a storage capacity of 25GB and a 50GB dual-layer type.