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.
DEFINITION of 'Fixed Cost'. A cost that does not change with an increase or decrease in the amount of goods or services produced. Fixed costs are expenses that have to be paid by a company, independent of any business activity.It is one of the two components of the total cost of a good or service, along with variable cost.Next Up.ixed costs are expenses that have to be paid by a company, independent of any business activity. It is one of the two components of the total cost of a good or service, along with variable cost.