No, the Blu-Ray discs, like the HD DVD discs are read from a blue laser diode. Whereas regular DVDs accept the red laser diode. However, If you buy a Blu-Ray player or an HD DVD player, they can play their respective formats, and they all can also play the regular DVDs.lu-ray players can play and upscale DVDs however. The same applies to HD DVDs, where HD DVDs can only be played on an HD DVD player. The only manufacturer of HD DVD players is Toshiba, where during the recent black Friday went as low as $99 (albeit 1080i only).
In the fixed price method, the company, or 'issuer', values the company and prices the share at a pre-determined price. On the DFM, for example, IPOs are usually sold at AED 1 per share. It is with fixed price offerings that we see high oversubscription levels of, in some cases, several hundred times.
Home > Accounting Dictionary > F Terms > Fixed Cost. A fixed cost is an expense that does not change as production volume increases or decreases within a relevant range. In other words, fixed costs are locked in place as long as operations stay within a certain size. Fixed costs are less controllable than variable costs because they arent based on volume or operations. Instead, management usually sets fixed costs at predetermined rates based on company necessities.