| (Unranked) | FutureVideo introduces V-Station HD multitrack DVR (Broadcast Engineering, 12/03/2012 7:52pm) |
| The V-Station HD lets producers simultaneously record, synchronize, play back and edit four camera feeds from a turnkey system.
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 | Gas Station TV Signs Exclusive Contract With Murphy Oil USA, Inc. to Provide Digital Television at the Pump (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/05/2006 12:00pm) |
| One of the premier "big box" gas retailers, Murphy Oil USA, Inc. has signed the first real estate deal of its kind with Gas Station TV . The exclusive agreement will provide digital media programming for Murphy USA® gas stations nationwide through 20" high definition LCD screens embedded within gas station pumps. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | NASA to transmit HD video from the ISS (Digital Media Europe, 12/07/2005 10:01am) |
| The International Space Station is implementing the Space Video Gateway (SVG) to send HDTV images to earth, which is especially beneficial for space exploration and real-time inspections of space station equipment. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | The BBC still isn't sure about a dedicated HD station (TV Squad, 10/22/2007 11:02am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, PVR WireIt seems Auntie Beeb -- that's the BBC to all of us blokes here in America -- can't make up its mind whether or not to step into the 21st century earlier than planned and go HD. That's according to our colleague Matt Burns over at EngadgetHD, who reports that a decision has yet to be passed down on some ongoing high-definition tests.
The dedicated high-def station cur ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Joystiq hands-on: Xbox 360--the games (Joystiq, 10/12/2005 11:08am) |
| I’m slowly recovering from a 10-hour date with the Xbox 360. For an event that offered free non-stop gaming—true, it was invite only—the number of attendees (on Tuesday) was shockingly sparse; but the room did start to fill up once cocktail hour rolled around. Needless to say, I was free to hop from station to station and get down n’ dirty with the following titles (listed alphabetical ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This Week on Blu-ray: Doctor Who, Cleopatra, The Numbers Station, and more! (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/29/2013 6:33am) |
| Doctor Who's other half, John Cusack in action, and one of Elizabeth Taylor's best; get a peek at this week's new and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | FutureVideo Announces V-Station® HD Field Multi-track Project DVR Simultaneously Records 4 Full HD Camera Feeds in H.264 Format (Business Wire, 5/12/2013 7:00am) |
| LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Media control and management pioneer FutureVideo Products, Inc. announced availability today of its revolutionary V-Station HD Field Multi-track Project DVR, which records 4 simultaneous tracks of full HD [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | HDTV - DIRECTV Offers to Install HD in the New International Space Station (Broad Help, 11/16/2007 1:52pm) |
| HDTV - DIRECTV Offers to Install HD in the New International Space Station By admin on November 16, ... DVR on the market, a 42″ flat screen HDTV Topics: HDTV | No Comments » ... (Read Full Article) |
 | PS3 Countdown: Sony Exec on Those Pesky Blue Laser Diodes (High-Def Digest, 11/09/2006 4:02pm) |
| With just over over a week to go before the Blu-ray enabled PlayStation 3 finally hits stores in the U.S. and Japan, the VP in charge of the game console is talking about the rocky road to launch, and... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Mini-Review: WinBook LC32 32" Wide-Screen LCD TV (Geek.com, 7/26/2005 5:43pm) |
| The price of LCD TVs continues to drop, and leading that charge is WinBook. WinBooknot only has the cheapest 27" LCD TV that I have found (only US$899), but has recently started shipping a 32" one, too. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Korean researchers develop high-performance bendable Li-Ion battery (Broadcast Engineering, 8/17/2012 1:37pm) |
| The research team is currently investigating a laser lift-off technology to facilitate the mass production of flexible LIBs and 3D stacking structures to enhance charge density of batteries.
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 | TVs Will Lead Seasonal Charge of HD for the Holidays, According to The NPD Group (Business Wire, 11/08/2006 12:00pm) |
| PORT WASHINGTON, NY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The high demand for high-definition will drive an already booming TV business for the 2006 holiday shopping season in the U.S., according to ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Signal to change for better (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 6/24/2005 4:28am) |
| If you're having trouble receiving WRIR-FM (97.3), Richmond's 6-month-old alternative, low-power radio station, relief may be in sight. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | IPTV supporters hoping for better luck in reruns (CommsDesign, 5/09/2005 3:56pm) |
| Las Vegas — It\\\'s 1993 all over again for telco veterans like Matthew Goldman who are regrouping for a fresh charge into the convergence of telephony and TV. That first wave flopped a decade ago, and technologists like Goldman admit that real problems still lie ahead. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | KLTV 7 Now In High Definition (KLTV Texas, 12/16/2005 7:02am) |
| We're now broadcasting ABC HD programming on Cox Cable station 720 in the following cities: Tyler, Gladewater, Henderson, Jacksonville, Mineola, Mt. Vernon and Winnsboro. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray Discs Won?t Come Cheap (, 2/08/2006 1:45pm) |
| Consumers will likely pay lots more than the $23.45 wholesale price Sony Pictures will charge for its high-definition DVDs. High-definition DVDs ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony Reveals 4K Ultra HD Titles for TV Buyers: Mostly Classics (CE Pro, 12/19/2012 4:01pm) |
| Sony announces feature films, including "Karate Kid", shipping free of charge with 4K Ultra HD displays. Companion "content delivery system" is a media server that won't accept online [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Zulu Dawn' Blu-ray Release Date Changed (High-Def Digest, 1/03/2013 9:00pm) |
| Douglas Hickox's 1979 epic won't be leading the charge to Blu-ray until February. As previously reported, Severin was preparing 'Zulu Dawn' for Blu-ray on January 8, but now the new date looks to be [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Beirut Broadcasting event offers conferences, exhibitions, HDTV Station (AME Info, 11/15/2005 1:12pm) |
| The first annual Middle East Broadcasters Conference and Exposition, MEB 2005, is less than a month away. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Zulu Dawn' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 11/08/2012 5:00pm) |
| Douglas Hickox's 1979 epic leads the charge to Blu-ray in January. In an early announcement to retailers, Severin is preparing 'Zulu Dawn' for Blu-ray on January 8. Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | WNBC Goes HD (Broadcasting and Cable, 9/06/2006 4:04pm) |
| NBC Universal-owned WNBC New York is set to become the first station in the country's top TV market to switch its local news to high-definition. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Popcornflix Bows on Xbox 360 (Home Media Magazine, 4/01/2013 11:18pm) |
| Popcornflix April 2 launched it its own branded app for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The app gives Xbox Live Gold subscribers access to hundreds of feature-length films at no extra charge.
Popcornflix is [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Vyvx Continues to Lead HDTV Charge for Sports Broadcasters (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/19/2005 2:45pm) |
| Vyvx, a subsidiary of WilTel Communications, LLC, and the market leader in providing fiber-optic, teleport and satellite transmission solutions to the media and entertainment industry, announced today that it has extended its award-winning HD VenueNet footprint to an additional 13 venues. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | New reality: downloadable TV (Canadian Business, 11/29/2006 2:06pm) |
| Roma Khanna has three televisions in her downtown Toronto office. A small set screens the all-news station CP24; a large high-definition flat-panel screen is usually tuned to MuchMusic. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | High-def adds clarity, except to financials (BizJournals, 9/10/2007 6:13am) |
| By the time WCPO-TV became the first local newscast to broadcast in high-definition last month, station staffers had spent months sweating the smallest of details. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Bored at the pump? Try Gas Station TV (Reuters via Yahoo! News, 6/05/2006 5:24pm) |
| The next time U.S. drivers fill up their tanks they may have a new distraction from watching the rising price of fuel at the pump: news and traffic reports on high-definition television screens. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Jennifer Wallen becomes the third ‘Apprentice 4’ contestant fired (Reality TV World, 10/15/2005 9:31pm) |
| Jennifer Wallen , a 31-year-old realty company owner from Anthem, Arizona, became the third contestant fired on The Apprentice after being put in charge of the planning the décor and catering of the this week's task and failing miserably. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Medion offers HD DVD and Blu-ray multimedia PC base station in Aldi stores (Tech Digest, 12/03/2007 8:00am) |
| Still not sure which way to go with HD? Well, with the Medion MD8828, you get the option of both HD DVD and Blu-ray.]]>
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 | LEX 18 High Definition / Digital Television (WLEX-TV Lexington, 1/26/2006 10:12pm) |
| On July 18, 2005, WLEX-DT went on air, the newest and most powerful digital station in Central Kentucky. Although your digital receiver will show us as “18.1" the actual broadcast channel is 39. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | CLEAR VIEW OF OUTER SPACE (Daily Record, 11/11/2006 6:04am) |
| THE first broadcasts from space on high definition TV will be made next week. On Wednesday, NASA will beam pictures from the international space station, 220 miles above the Earth. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | China's Growing Subscriber Base Will Lead the Asia-Pacific Charge to Higher-End Set-Top Boxes, says ABI Research (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/06/2007 2:21pm) |
| SINGAPORE----Consumers in the Asia-Pacific region will increasingly opt for higher-end set-top boxes that support personal video recorder and high-definition features, according to a new study from ABI Research. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New DISH Network channels include several in High Definition (HD-Report, 4/10/2013 5:31pm) |
| If you haven’t been paying attention DISH Network has recently launched several new channels and three of them are in High Definition. The channels come at no additional charge to those already subscribed to the [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Giant Interactive begins Blu-ray production (AfterDawn, 11/03/2008 5:13am) |
| DVD producer Giant Interactive has announced it has moved into Blu-ray production, noting its first two releases will be A&E VideoÂ’s Universe: The Complete Season 1 and Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us, both set for release on November 18th.
The studio noted the recent hiring of executive producer Jeffrey Eagle and director of digital operations Jay Chumley who will now be in charge of Blu- ... (Read Full Article) |
 | NASA broadcasts first HDTV space program (UPI, 11/15/2006 6:45pm) |
| HOUSTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- The first HDTV broadcast from space took place Wednesday, featuring the International Space Station's Expedition 14 Cmdr. Michael Lopez-Alegria. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Kobo Aura HD Review: A Beautiful Reader Screen Trapped in an Ugly Body (Gizmodo, 4/29/2013 2:04pm) |
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Everyone loves a pretty screen. The Kobo Aura HD is aiming to lead that charge in the ereader space. Armed with a best-in-class screen and an unusually powerful processor under the hood, the [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | WAND (WAND, 10/03/2005 3:55pm) |
| WAND transmits a 1080i over the air high definition signal. We upconvert programming and station breaks from our analog system when NBC isn't making a high definition program available to us. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | ELECTRONICS: High-definition TV reveals the good, bad and downright ugly (The Myrtle Beach Sun News, 4/16/2006 7:13am) |
| Meteorologist Howard Bernstein was pointing out the range in temperatures around D.C. recently during the midday weather report on WUSA, the only area station that broadcasts local news in high definition. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | LEX 18 High Definition / Digital Television (WLEX-TV Lexington, 10/23/2005 2:34am) |
| On July 18, 2005, WLEX-DT went on air, the newest and most powerful digital station in Central Kentucky. Although your digital receiver will show us as “18.1â€, “18.2â€, and “18.3†the actual broadcast channel is 39. Like most digital stations we have multiple programs on the one channel: ... (Read Full Article) |
 | WOAI-TV launches 24-hour cable weather channel (BizJournals, 6/01/2005 6:38pm) |
| WOAI-TV, San Antonio's NBC affiliate, has launched News 4 WOAI Weather Plus, a new full-power digital TV station serving San Antonio and South Texas. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Google's 3D-sensing phones are taking a trip to the International Space Station (Engadget, 3/21/2014 10:20pm) |
| It's arguably cool enough that Google is working on smartphones that can scan your surroundings, but now those devices are slated to take a spin in space too. How's that for living in the future? NASA first started sticking smartphones to [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | HDTV on WAVY-TV (WAVY 10, 2/02/2006 3:29pm) |
| The arrival of digital television has been the most significant advancement in television technology since the medium was created more than 50 years ago. On March 22, 2001, WAVY-TV became the first commercial station in Hampton Roads to broadcast digital television. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | CBHD Leads Marketshare over Blu-ray in China (Format War Central, 7/24/2009 11:30pm) |
| CBHD seems to be doing much better against rival Blu-ray than its ill fated predecessor HD DVD. A recent report by a Japanese news station looking at CBHD format and its competition with Blu-ray confirms CBHD has a 3% market share lead on Blu-ray. The CBHD format launched in the first half of 2009, Blu-ray [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Me TV: Time line of landmarks in television history (CNET, 4/11/2005 11:07am) |
| Click on the decades to see notable dates in television history. AT&T and Bell Labs demonstrate long-distance TV transmission. Federal government issues experimental TV station permits. First regular newscasts are farm and weather reports, three times weekly. (Read Full Article) |
 | News PS3 Gives Blu-ray Big Boost Friday's launch puts 400,000 more players in U.S. homes. By Phillip Swann (TVPredictions.com, 11/20/2006 12:47pm) |
| Washington, D.C. (November 20, 2006) -- Blu-ray HDTV DVD players are now in nearly 500,000 U.S. homes. Thanks to Friday's launch of the Play Station 3, of course. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Eyewitness News in High Definition (WTHR Indianapolis, 11/14/2006 9:42pm) |
| WTHR (Channel 13) will make television history this week when it becomes the first local station to broadcast a newscast in the HD (high definition) television format. The premiere newscast will happen Wednesday, November 15, beginning at 5 p.m. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Time Warner Cable adds 27 HD channels in Corpus Christi (HD-Report, 8/25/2009 3:53pm) |
| Time Warner Cable has added 27 new HD channels in its Corpus Christi, TX markets. The new channels are available free-of-charge to TMC subscribers who have an HD set-top box, and give customers access to a total of 35 high-definition channels. The areas include Corpus Christi and outlying areas Alice, Beeville and Orange Grove.
New networks [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Local News 8 Makes History with HDTV (KIFI-TV Idaho Falls, 2/03/2006 1:42am) |
| Local News 8 made television history on Thursday with the announcement that we will be the first local commercial station to broadcast in high definition television. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | ArabSat to broadcast first Middle East HDTV station from Beirut Broadcasting Conference (AME Info, 11/28/2005 9:41am) |
| On December 8-10, ArabSat will broadcast MEB-HD, the high definition (HD) television channel produced at the Middle East Broadcasters Conference and Exposition, MEB 2005. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | NBC affiliates pioneer HDTV in Central Washington (Yakima Herald-Republic, 1/30/2006 10:00am) |
| Two NBC affiliates in Yakima and the Tri-Cities have become the first commercial stations to offer high-definition television in Central Washington. Broadcasting began Jan. 19 for KNDO-TV in Yakima and its Tri-Cities sister station KNDU-TV. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Canada entertains bids for OTA HDTV offerings (AfterDawn, 2/12/2008 5:34pm) |
| Canada's federal broadcast regulator will begin hearings today on whether or not it will allow two companies to enter into the ring with their own unique over-the-air HDTV signals. Toronto businessman John Bitove has proposed to start the first over-the-air high-definition TV network with stations in Canada's eight biggest cities. Another entrant, Yes TV, wants a licence to operate a station fo ... (Read Full Article) |
 | NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 1 October 2005 (SpaceRef, 10/02/2005 6:22am) |
| SpaceRef note: This NASA Headquarters internal status report, as presented here, contains additional, original material produced by SpaceRef.com (copyright © 2005) to enhance access to related status reports and NASA activities. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Premiere Secures 2010 Soccer World Cup (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance, 6/29/2005 3:27pm) |
| Premiere has obtained comprehensive broadcasting rights to the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa. Premiere will be the only station in Germany and Austria to broadcast all 64 games of the 2010 FIFA World Cup live. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | WMFE-TV launches three new multicast digital channels (BizJournals, 6/02/2005 6:12pm) |
| WMFE-TV, Channel 24, the PBS network station in the Orlando market, has added a trio of new multicast digital channels: WMFE-HD, WMFE-ED and WMFE CFAN. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Autodesk partners with Lego to create 3D interactive Mindstorm EV3 instructions (Engadget, 2/14/2013 8:29pm) |
| If you think it's hard putting the "Lego Discovery Fire Station" together, how [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Harmonic Sets New Benchmark for ATSC Video Service Capacity at KXII Television (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/29/2006 2:00pm) |
| NEW YORK----Harmonic Inc. today announced that KXII TV in Sherman, Texas, a Gray Television station, has deployed Harmonic's market-leading DiviCom® MV 500 MPEG-2 high definition encoders and MV 100 MPEG-2 standard definition encoders for its digital upgrade. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Indian newspaper launches new channel with WASP3D graphics workflow (Broadcast Engineering, 1/04/2013 3:52pm) |
| Gujarat Samachar, a major newspaper in the western Indian state of Gujarat, recently launched a television channel with a WASP3D-workflow-based on-air graphics solution.
The new station, GSTV, will largely broadcast live news content, along with [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | NASA to Transmit HD Video From Space Using DVB Master FD (Broadcast Newsroom, 12/06/2005 6:39pm) |
| DVEO, the broadcast division of CMI, today announced that NASA will use their DVB Master FD PCI board to send high definition video streams from the International Space Station. The DVB Master FD transmits and receives high definition video on the same compact computer card. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | KVIE adds new SSL C10 HD console to satisfy HD production requirements (Broadcast Engineering, 1/14/2013 6:52pm) |
| The PBS member station is using the Solid State Logic console to mix HD program production from two studios.
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 | HDTV - A taste of things to come? (Broad Help, 11/19/2007 8:21pm) |
| HDTV - A taste of things to come? By admin on November 19, 2007 A taste of things to come? Chicago Tribune - My deluxe-king room offered the expected amenities — huge bed, super-soft bed linens, desk, couch — along with such nifty features as pre-programmed lighting levels, an iPod docking station, 42-inch HDTV and phones with color touch screens that Topics: HDTV | No Comments » ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Global Positioning System suits agricultural applications. (ThomasNet, 5/09/2006 1:16pm) |
| Designed to replace mechanical disk markers, Outback® BaseLine high-definition GPS features data transmitter, internal battery, and integrated base station that can be operated from temporary tripod sites. Several BaseLine Rovers or vehicle-mounted GPS receivers can be serviced using single unit. COAST(TM) software enables receivers to utilize old DGPS correction data for several minutes during ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Snell & Wilcox Kahuna Production Switcher Featured at NAB Set to play leading role at NAB-HD Model TV Station (Digital Video Editing, 4/12/2005 8:45pm) |
| The new Snell & Wilcox SD/HD Kahuna production switcher is set to play a leading role at NAB-HD, a fully-functional, multi-vendor NAB2005 demonstration of what local broadcast stations can achieve with digital technology. (Read Full Article) |
 | Canon XH G1 HD camcorder for HDTV test in outer space (HDTV origin, 11/12/2007 11:31pm) |
| Canon XH G1 HD camcorder for HDTV test in outer space A Canon XH G1 HD video camcorder traveled into space for use in testing involving the capture of digital high-definition television (HDTV ... a.m. EDT, and used in HDTV testing jointly carried out on the International Space Station ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Asaca and NVERZION Partner On Video Archiving Solution (Broadcast Newsroom, 4/18/2005 7:28am) |
| Asaca Corporation, the 30-year high-density storage solutions leader and NVERZION, a preferred provider of broadcast station automation systems, storage & archiving, and central casting systems, as well as verification and logging solutions, announced a partnership today at NAB to provide the broadcast and professional video industry with a turn-key video automation solution. (Read Full Article) |
 | Medical Coaches Building High-Definition Television Trailer for 2008 Olympics in China (ThomasNet, 10/23/2007 1:07pm) |
| Medical Coaches Building High-Definition Television Trailer For 2008 Olympics In China Medical Coaches, of Oneonta, New York, will be represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics. They are designing and building a sophisticated High-Definition Television (HD TV) trailer for the Guangdong Television company in the Guangdong province of China. They are the fourth largest TV station in the country and ... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | LG launches affordable Blu-Ray home cinema system (Tech Digest, 10/08/2009 10:31am) |
From LG comes a Blu-Ray based home cinema system. The HB954SP offers Full HD 1080p playback, 1000W of power and 5.1 channel output with five oval satellite speakers. LG's latest system offers one click access to YouTube and and an iPhone/iPod docking/charging station. LG Sound Gallery offers seven sound settings including a night mode to turn off the bass so you do not wake sleeping children. Connections include two HDMI inputs for hook up other devices such as a game console, DVD recorder or HD satellite box. This system will be available from November 2009 from major retailers and independents.
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 | NEWS: Toshiba Qosmio X500 Blu-ray laptop announced (Pocket-lint, 9/23/2009 3:12pm) |
18.4-inch multimedia monster
Toshiba has announced the launch of the Qosmio X500 boasting a "sleek, glossy black chassis, backlit keyboard and LED-feathertouch controls".
Powered by Intel's latest Quad Core processors and the latest nVIDIA GeForce graphics, the Qosmio X500 claims to deliver "a realistic gameplay experience with intense visuals, vibrant environments and dynamic character effects".
With an 18.4-inch TruBrite Full HD LCD screen with 16:9 aspect ratio at a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, Harman Kardon stereo speakers, a rewritable Blu-ray drive, the X500 appears, on paper at least, to be an entertainment powerhouse.
It also gets Toshiba's Resolution+ upscaling technology, that sees standard definition DVDs and video files upconverted to "near high definition" quality.
Other features include an "HD" webcam, a multi-touch touch pad, fingerprint reader, face recognition, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, eight touch-sensitive multimedia buttons, up to 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD, three USB ports all of which offer "Sleep-and-Charge" tech, REGZA-Link HDMI-CEC and a 5-in-1 card reader.
The Qosmio X500 will be available in the UK from late October - no pricing revealed, but it's gonna be steep.
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 | Homegrown CBHD discs outsell Blu-ray by 3-1 margin in China (Ars Technica, 8/02/2009 8:00pm) |
A Japanese TV station broke a major piece of news on the progress of China Blue High Definition (a China-grown competitor to Blu-ray) in the China market last week, but the English-language technology press, through a translation mistake, misreported the news. It turns out that CBHD penetration in China appears to have hit a staggering 30 percent, in only a few months on the market.
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 | Zune HD specs fill in the blanks on video format support, battery life and more (Engadget, 8/13/2009 8:28pm) |
Now that everything Zune HD is official and available for pre-order, Microsoft has seen fit to loose official specs, putting to rest -- at least until we can do a full hands on -- questions about what to expect from the OLED touchscreen packing device. From dimensions (52.7 mm x 102.1 mm x 8.9 mm, 2.6 oz) to battery life (24 hours for music with wireless off, up to 4 hours of video) and charge time (3 hours, 2 hours to 90%.) While the offical site (incorrectly) currently lists max video res at barely-better-than-DVD 720 x 480, we contacted Microsoft and received the official specs on video support, and if for some reason you needed to hear it again: the Tegra chip is a beast. Ready for HDTV playback when it's plugged into the AV dock, the Zune software supports up to 1280 x 720, 30 frames per second at a max 14 Mbps bitrate for WMV HD and h.264 sources. Confirmed still a bummer? No wireless video streaming from the Zune Video Marketplace, though the specs do indicate that purchases and rentals will work across all three screens, PC, Zune and Xbox 360. Check the corrected specs after the break, now all that's left is getting some alone time with one.Continue reading Zune HD specs fill in the blanks on video format support, battery life and moreFiled under: Handhelds, HDTV, Home EntertainmentZune HD specs fill in the blanks on video format support, battery life and more originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
 | NEWS: Sky stunt sees horse hooked up with 52-inch HDTV (Pocket-lint, 7/23/2009 10:07am) |
To promote high def horse show
In what must be one of the most bizarre publicity stunts of recent time, Sky has helped hook up an ex-international show jumping horse with a 52-inch telly complete with Sky+HD.
Belle De Harlequin or Belly Bumps for short, "one of the most pampered horses in Britain", can also "thank" her owner Vicky Davies for the high tech stable set-up:
"I didn't want Belly Bumps to miss out, so I decided to go after the next best thing, a luxurious stable a stone's throw from the action, kitted out with her winning trophies, horse treats, a grooming station and a 52-inch TV with Sky+HD. People might think it's extravagant but this old timer deserves a little pampering".
Shame on the vet that chimes in with: "Belly Bumps has been responding to the action on screen. The clarity of the images and sound provide a great stimulus, and her ears are constantly pricked forward showing she's engaged with the television. She seems to recognise some of her fellow stable mates and viewing other horses will certainly stop her feeling lonely".
It's all in order to promote 4 days of live coverage of the Longines Royal International Horse Show in high definition on Sky Sports from Thursday 23 July.
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Sky stunt sees horse hooked up with 52-inch HDTV originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:07:59 +0100 (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray reportedly trailing CBHD in China, the second theater of the format war begins (Engadget, 7/25/2009 11:03pm) |
Just because Toshiba has given up on HD DVD and moved on, doesn't mean the format war is totally over for red. According to a report by a Japanese TV station, its successor, China Blue HD is actually leading Blu-ray in marketshare in that country. Of course, based on the article found by our friends at FormatWarCentral, all we have to go on is a machine translated description of a video in a language we don't speak describing the apparent initial success of the government backed format in a socialist republic. If you need more evidence than that to declare the format war officially restarted, you're probably a communist, but before we drag you in front of the Un-American activities committee check out the video for a peek at the slick new CBHD cases that The Onion will surely be shipping its videos in very soon.
[Via FormatWarCentral]Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentBlu-ray reportedly trailing CBHD in China, the second theater of the format war begins originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |