| (Unranked) | Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney trailer heralds Japanese launch (Joystiq, 11/29/2012 9:15pm) |
3DS crossover Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney is out today in Japan, but a Western release is yet to be announced. While every Layton game has made its way here, [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung Cancels Future Blu-ray/HD-DVD Combo Players (About.com, 3/06/2008 6:00pm) |
| Once touted as a possible solution for the Blu-Ray/HD-DVD format war, the combo player is now being deemed no-longer needed, as HD-DVD Players and Movie releases have been discontinued. As... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Professor Layton x Ace Attorney announced for west, due in 2014 (Joystiq, 8/07/2013 3:37pm) |
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Nintendo announced Professor Layton x Ace Attorney will make its way to the west in 2014. Today's Nintendo Direct confirmed the 3DS game, released in Japan last year, hits [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New mystery afoot for Professor Layton (USATODAY, 11/04/2012 10:45am) |
Professor Layton solves his fifth mystery in new game for Nintendo 3DS.
(Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray, HD DVD combo player sales up at Amazon (Punch Jump, 4/03/2008 3:35pm) |
| Sales for Samsung Group’s Blu-ray and Blu-ray / HD DVD combo players increased Wed. on format growth and price cuts on high-definition players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies' Japanese launch trailer (Joystiq, 2/26/2013 9:00am) |
| Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies for 3DS will be available later this week on February 28 in Japan. For those with the ability [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright presents its box art to the court (Joystiq, 1/27/2014 4:00pm) |
| While North America's gearing up for Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy on February 28, Europe's looking ahead to March 28 and the Prof's court date with the Ace Attorney. No news yet beyond 2014 for when the 3DS sleuthing crossover will hit [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Nintendo eShop releases: Professor Layton, Renegade (Joystiq, 2/27/2014 6:00pm) |
| This week on the Nintendo eShop, it's a battle of brains versus brawn, wits versus fists, puzzles versus knuckles. Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy debuts on 3DS, putting a bittersweet cap (or top hat, perhaps) on the second Layton trilogy. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy previews its 32-inch LCD HDTV/Blu-ray player combo on its Web site (Home Theater, 9/24/2009 4:19am) |
| TVs with built-in DVD players have mostly been the domain of bargain brands, but given the far-improved quality of the Blu-ray format, these combo units could attract more mainstream attention. Sharp has already announced a pair of LCD TV/Blu-ray combos, and now Best Buy is undercutting Sharp’s pricing strategy with a similar unit under its [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies unravels in Japan on February 28 (Joystiq, 1/10/2013 1:00pm) |
Luke, a true gentleman should always be aware that Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies releases in Japan on February 28. The 3DS game is the final entry in the Layton prequel trilogy, and (Read Full Article) |
 | HP to debut Blu-ray HD DVD combo drive (CNET News.com - Media 2.0, 5/07/2007 2:51pm) |
| Blog: HP is the first to offer dual-format Blu-ray/HD DVD drives. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy visits Europe this year, NA 2014 (Joystiq, 4/17/2013 3:50pm) |
| Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy is coming to Europe this year, but North America won't see it arrive until 2014. The news comes via this morning's Nintendo Direct which revealed the schedule for the sixth Layton game's 3DS world tour, the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CES: First Details on LG's Blu-ray/HD DVD Dual-Format Player (High-Def Digest, 1/08/2007 1:04pm) |
| As announced late last week, LG Electronics officially debuted its Super Multi-Blue dual-format Blu-ray/HD DVD combo player, the.BH-100, at the Consumer Electronics Show. The much-anticipated new player,... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | LG: No combo Blu-ray and HD DVD player this year (HD Beat, 7/26/2006 11:03am) |
| Filed under: Industry, News, LG Those waiting for a dual-format player to solve the conflict between HD DVD and Blu-ray will be waiting at least a... ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Kills Blu-ray/HD DVD Hybrid Player [Hd Dvd] (Gizmodo, 5/13/2008 8:19pm) |
| LG will stop swinging both ways with HD formats this fall, when it ceases production on its Blu-ray/HD DVD combo player. (Samsung's is already dead.) I'm just kind of amazed an already dead format... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney to continue Blu-ray/DVD combo packs (HD-Report, 8/12/2009 8:56pm) |
| Disney says it will continue to produce Blu-ray Disc/DVD combo packs through 2010. The decision is based on research that says 77% of consumers plan to purchase a BD player in the near future.
Upcoming titles from Disney to be released as a combo package include “Hannah Montana The Movie,” “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Universal Goes Into the 'Breach' with HD DVD/DVD Combo (High-Def Digest, 4/03/2007 8:32pm) |
| Brining another new release exclusively to the HD DVD format, Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced a June 5 arrival for the political thriller 'Breach.' A fictionalized account of the the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Titanic (3D Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 9/13/2012 8:05pm) |
Paramount
Drama
$29.99 DVD, $39.99 Blu-ray/DVD combo, $54.99 3D Blu-ray combo
Rated ‘PG-13’ for disaster related peril and violence, nudity, sensuality and brief language.
Stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray to win DVD format battle? (Macworld UK, 5/12/2006 10:01am) |
| The Blu-ray Disk Association believes it will win the battle for the next-generation of DVDs against format rival HD-DVD. Blu-ray representatives claim consumers need to look no further than the companies supporting each format to know which format will prevail. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Live from the Engadget CES stage: WobbleWorks CEO Maxwell Bogue (Engadget, 1/09/2014 9:00pm) |
| It's been quite the year for WobbleWorks. The robotics toy combo made a mint on its Kickstarter campaign for the 3Doodler, a $100 3D printing pen, and now the combo is marking CES with the announcement of retail availability through [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Blu-ray, 3D, & UltraViolet releases this week (HD-Report, 9/25/2012 8:20am) |
| Marvel’s The Avengers hits shelves today on Blu-ray Disc and DVD. The film is available in both a Four-Disc Combo (with Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital Download), and a Two-Disc Combo (with Blu-ray and DVD). Warner Home Video has [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray player sales down despite end of format war (CNET Blogs, 4/30/2008 5:43pm) |
| Looks like it wasn't the HD DVD/Blu-ray battle that was keeping potential customers away from high-definition video players after all.
The NPD Group released some of its retail sales tracking data Wednesday that showed sales of Blu-ray standalone players (not a PlayStation 3, combo player, or PC with ...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Eyes-on Panasonic's Full HD 3D plasma and Blu-ray combo (Engadget, 9/03/2009 11:17am) |
We just got a real eyeful of 3D, courtesy of Panasonic's upcoming 1080p plasma and Blu-ray 3D setup. The system uses synced shutters, and was easily some of the best "consumer" 3D we've seen -- almost on par with a theater experience, other than the fact that the screen was a whole lot smaller, at 103-inches. Unfortunately, while Panasonic is heavily touting 3D at IFA this year, just as Sony did at its own presser, there isn't much hard news to show for it. The plasma and Blu-ray combo was actually announced a full year ago, and the only word we have on release at the moment is "next year." Obviously, readily available 3D content plays a big part in this, and we get the impression that Avatar is syncing up nicely to be available on some sort of 3D home video format by the time it's ready for a disc release -- we've certainly seen enough teaser clips and trailers of it by now, anyway. To be honest, the 3D setup was seamless enough in our demo room that sometimes it hardly felt 3D. Avatar was especially "shallow" on the 3D scale (no pictures were allowed of the presentation, not that they would help), and we've yet to see anything mindblowing on that end. If anything, Panasonic's presentation was more an opportunity to be "blown away" by the company's awesome PowerPoint skills, if anything, so feel free to follow along in the gallery below.
Gallery: Eyes-on Panasonic's Full HD 3D plasma and Blu-ray comboFiled under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentEyes-on Panasonic's Full HD 3D plasma and Blu-ray combo originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer's New Blu-ray 'Combo' Drive Meets Strong Demand for HD Movie Playback and Provides DVD and CD Read/Write Compatibility (Business Wire, 1/25/2007 8:00am) |
| MONTE CARLO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pioneer today confirms the availability of its new ‘BDC-202’ Blu-ray Disc Combo Drive. With BD-ROM ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hands-on with Samsung's BD-UP5500 HD DVD / Blu-ray combo player (Engadget, 1/09/2008 3:22am) |
| Filed under: CES, Features, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Got your eye on a new HD DVD / Blu-ray combo player? If you weren't aware, Samsung introduced an all new model here at CES, and Engadget HD has all the shots you crave. Hit it up right here. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Jaws gets first hi-def release on Blu-ray (HD-Report, 8/10/2012 10:32pm) |
| If any film instilled a mass sense of fear over one animal it would be Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film Jaws. This coming Tuesday, Universal will release Jaws in high-definition for the first time on Blu-ray Disc. The multi-format combo pack will [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Announces Its First Internal Blu-ray Disc Combo Drive With BD-R and BD-ROM Read Speed of 8X (Business Wire, 10/07/2009 11:00pm) |
| SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a worldwide leader in digital consumer electronics and information technology, has launched its first internal Blu-ray disc COMBO, the SH-B083. The Samsung Blu-ray disc (BD) drive is available with large capacities of up to 25GB for a single layer disc and 50GB for a double layer disc for use in PCs. Building upon the company’s ODD leadership, the new Blu-ray drive reads BD-R and BD-ROMs at up to 8x speeds. The COMBO drive a (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Peter Pan’ Blu-ray gets February 5 release date (HD-Report, 11/26/2012 10:50pm) |
| Disney is giving the high def treatment to yet another one of its timeless treasures. Peter Pan will be released on February 5 in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack (Suggested List Price $39.99) and Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack (SRP $44.99). The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray HD DVD combo player sales up on discount (Punch Jump, 3/19/2008 4:00pm) |
| Sales for Samsung Inc.’s Blu-ray HD DVD combo player increased at Amazon.com following a discount to half its original MSRP. ... (Read Full Article) |
| VSDA President Calls for Compromise in HD DVD Format War Video Software Dealers Association releases document outlining (Digital Video Editing, 7/26/2005 11:34pm) |
| Bo Andersen, the President of the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) today called for compromise in the DVD format war, saying that "The launch of a single high-definition DVD format is unquestionably preferable to a 'format war' that could cause consumer confusion and lead to a reluctance to embrace either format." ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Truth About the Format War and HD DVD's Demise [The End Of The Format War] (Gizmodo, 1/21/2008 3:00pm) |
| Most people have already declared Blu-ray to be the format war's victory—even us, begrudgingly—and our recent talks with Toshiba and Universal seem to suggest that the HD DVD camp might... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Gets Red Laser Format (DVD-Recordable, 9/13/2007 7:32pm) |
| The DVD Forum has approved the introduction of another extension of the HD DVD format, which allows HD DVD Format content to be stored on red-laser recordable discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Experience American Gangster Like Never Before On HD DVD Combo Disc (Business Wire, 1/17/2008 8:29pm) |
| UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Studios Home Entertainment delivers one of the most acclaimed movies of 2007 with the American Gangster HD DVD Combo Disc, ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Givaway: ‘Men in Black 3′ Blu-ray Combo w/UltraViolet (HD-Report, 11/09/2012 6:41pm) |
| This month we’re giving away a copy of Men in Black 3 on Blu-ray Disc. The Two Disc Combo includes a Blu-ray, DVD, and UltraViolet Digital Copy to download from the cloud. For a chance to win, simply “LIKE†our Facebook page using the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| US Based Anthem Films to Release HD Titles on HD VMD Format (Addict 3D, 5/08/2007 7:16pm) |
| New Medium Enterprises (NME) has a high definition format to battle Blu-ray and HD DVD called HD VMD. HD VMD is a proprietary format owned by NME that is based on established red laser technology. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Circuit City price cuts Blu-ray, HD DVD combo player (Punch Jump, 2/14/2008 4:36pm) |
| Circuit City stores this week price cut a stand-alone high-definition player that plays both Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc and Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD format titles. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Gartner: Blu-ray to Win Format War (High-Def Digest, 1/29/2008 11:00pm) |
| Calling Warner's decision to back Blu-ray exclusively "fatal" for the HD DVD format, leading tech research firm Gartner, Inc. is predicting an end to the format war by late 2008. The comments from Gartner... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Non-Combo HD DVD Re-Issues Planned For 'Dazed & Confused,' 'Land of the Dead' (High-Def Digest, 12/19/2007 9:00pm) |
| In its latest round of combo demotions, Universal will re-issue 'Dazed & Confused' and 'Land of the Dead' as stand-alone HD DVD releases this March. Universal first released both titles back in 2006... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Build a custom home in 20 hours using a giant 3D printer (DVICE, 8/03/2012 11:35am) |
| 3D printing seems to be everywhere these days, but usually it's just for making small machines or mechanical parts. Now a professor from the University of Southern California [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Thousands Petition to Save HD-DVD Format (eHomeUpgrade, 1/23/2008 8:00am) |
| It seemed like all the guns had come out already in the high definition format war, but there is a new development: almost 20,000 people believe a vapid online petition is going to save the HD-DVD format they bought into from becoming extinct. More...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Canopus EDIUS Pro 3 Format Options Now Available Giving editors P2, VariCam and XDCAM support (August 08,2005) (Digital Video Editing, 8/08/2005 8:49pm) |
| Canopus Corporation today brings extensive format support to nonlinear video editing with its new EDIUS Format Options for EDIUS Pro 3. The company's new EDIUS Format Options include MXF (Material eXchange Format) support to let video professionals in broadcast and studio environments customize EDIUS Pro 3 editing solutions (such as EDIUS NX, EDIUS SP, EDIUS SD and EDIUS HD) to their specific ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD-DVD Product Introduction Event (DVD Talk, 3/03/2006 7:21pm) |
| The High Definition format war is upon us, and Toshiba has landed the first blow. By now, anyone with a keen interest in home theater should be well aware of the rivalry between the HD-DVD format fronted by Toshiba and the Blu-Ray format fronted by Sony and its partners. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft: HD DVD is the only format for Xbox 360, again (HDTV UK, 1/15/2008 8:00am) |
| OK, I'm getting pretty cheesed off with the Microsoft. A couple of months ago, HD DVD was the only format worth investing in, then at last week's Consumer Electronics Show, Albert Penello (a senior Microsoft executive), suggested that Microsoft might consider Blu-ray if it became the dominant format.
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| (Unranked) | Professor Layton, Style Savvy, and more new 3DS trailers (Joystiq, 8/13/2012 4:00pm) |
Along with a sudden influx of 3DS release dates, Nintendo quietly sneaked out new trailers for some of the newly dated - and newly announced - games. Above, experience the intrigue and drama of (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer unveils Blu-ray Disc Combo drive in Beijing (Digi Times, 4/18/2007 9:39am) |
| Pioneer on April 17 debuted its BDC-S02 Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo drive model in Beijing, for immediate launch in China and later in other markets around the world at a recommended retail price of US$299, according to Pioneer's Taiwan subsidiary Pioneer High Fidelity Taiwan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD for the people: China group announces another HD disc format (Ars Technica, 9/11/2007 7:34pm) |
| Researchers at Tsinghua University in Beijing have announced a new HD disc format, based off of HD DVD, called CH-DVD. A new industry association in China will begin working with the DVD Forum to launch the format in China next year. Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba to release Blu-ray player (AfterDawn, 7/19/2009 9:47pm) |
| AfterDawn readers will undoubtedly remember the Blu-ray versus HD DVD format war that ended last November with the demise of the HD DVD format.
Toshiba, the main backer of the format, supposedly lost $1 billion USD as a result of the "war."
Today, the Japanese company announced they will be releasing their first Blu-ray player, the BD-18, by the end of the year. There were no other detail ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Association Provides Updates on 3D Technology (Business Wire, 9/02/2009 3:00am) |
| LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) today announced its plans for incorporating 3D into the widely successful Blu-ray Disc format. The rapid and enthusiastic consumer adoption of Blu-ray Disc, coupled with the format’s technical capabilities and capacity make it the ideal format for bringing a vibrant 3D experience to consumers. “The BDA intends to take full advantage of the format’s high bandwidth and capacity to achieve the very highest possible q (Read Full Article) |
| Retailers Press For Unified HD DVD Format (Slashdot, 7/28/2005 10:02pm) |
| datemenatalie writes "While the war between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray continues over who will be the direct successor to DVD, the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) has issued a strong statement to Hollywood and the consumer electronics industry regarding the looming HD format war. The statement, which supports a single high-definition disc format, also offers advice on dimensions, packaging, ... (Read Full Article) |
| ViewSonic® N3251w 32" Widescreen LCD HDTV/Monitor Combo - $549.99 Shipped AR (DealBeeper.com - Best daily Deals Collection, 2/26/2007 4:24pm) |
| Office Depot has ViewSonic® N3251w 32" Widescreen LCD HDTV/Monitor Combo for $649.99 - $100 Rebate... ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG BH200 HD DVD/BD Combo Player Reviewed By Sound&Vision (Format War Central, 12/21/2007 12:08pm) |
| The guys from Sound&Vision Mag have released their review of LG’s BH200 Super Blu combo player. The player supports the full HD DVD specifications, unlike its predecessor the BH100. The player’s hardware also supports Blu-ray Profile 1.1, but will need it enabled via a firmware update. It will be very interesting to compare the BH200 [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung sez combo HD DVD/Blu-ray player is a no go? (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment (Read Full Article) |
| Chinese home entertainment industry begins Blu-ray support (HDTV UK, 5/01/2008 11:24am) |
| Now that HD DVD has died, it would seem that China's CH DVD format is also on the way out. This huge market could be extremely lucrative to any video format gaining strong support in its home entertainment industry, and there are signs that Blu-ray could be that format... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony, Panasonic announce camcorder HD format (Macworld UK, 5/11/2006 9:16am) |
| High-definition video fans can ready themselves for another new format: AVCHD, developed by Sony and Panasonic. The new format is aimed at high-definition camcorders and makes it possible to store HD content on currently available 8-centimetre DVDs, the companies said. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony, Panasonic announce new HD format (Digit Magazine, 5/11/2006 9:07am) |
| High-definition video fans can prepare themselves for another new format: AVCHD. The format, developed by Sony and Panasonic, is aimed at high-definition camcorders and makes it possible to store HD content on currently available 8-centimetre DVDs, the companies said Thursday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal Cancels 'Dazed & Confused,' 'Land of the Dead' HD DVD Re-Issues (High-Def Digest, 2/08/2008 7:00pm) |
| Sorry, combo haters: Universal has pulled the previously-announced HD DVD non-combo re-issues of 'Dazed & Confused' and 'Land of the Dead' from its high-def schedule. As we've previously reported,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo trailer round-up: Fire Emblem, Paper Mario, Professor Layton, more (Joystiq, 10/25/2012 4:30pm) |
The latest Nintendo Direct didn't offer much in the way of news, but we did get our hands on a bunch of new trailers. First and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| LG Develops Dual Format Blu-ray / HD-DVD Player (IGN Gear, 3/07/2006 1:58am) |
| Disses Blu-ray, cites uncertainty of format war. ... (Read Full Article) |
| In case you missed it: peace broke out in the format war, HD DVD is dead (Engadget, 2/19/2008 6:02pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Just in case you missed the big news earlier this morning, after more than two years on the market, HD DVD finally rolled over. Here's everything you need to know:
Official: HD DVD dead and buried, format war is over
Toshiba: "no plans" to adopt Blu-ray
HD DVD casualty report: over 1m players, recorders, and drives lost to the format war
Pa ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba starts selling next-generation DVD player in Japan, beating rivals in format war (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 3/31/2006 1:35pm) |
| TOKYO (AP) - Toshiba began selling the first players using the next-generation HD DVD video format Friday, beating the rival Blu-ray disc format to market in a high-stakes competition to deliver theater-quality movies to living rooms. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Promotional Group running out of energy to defend format (HDTV UK, 2/14/2008 7:50am) |
| With every
new body blow to HD
DVD (particularly a double whammy), it seems that the HD DVD Promotional
Group is running low on motivation. Naturally, you'd expect them to defend the
format despite every other company seemingly running away from the format, but
their latest response - to Netflix's decision to go totally Blu, and Best Buy's
snub of HD DVD - is distinctly lacklustre. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Talks Over DVD Format Standard Stall (The Mac (The Mac Observer, 5/18/2005 11:33am) |
| Toshiba Corp. is resisting the idea of establishing a unified format for next-generation, high-definition... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters’ Digital, UV & Blu-ray release dates revealed, unrated version included (HD-Report, 3/28/2013 8:51pm) |
| Paramount has announced the home release date for Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, and revealed an unrated version of the film will be included in both the Blu-ray/DVD combo and the Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Corel Digital Media Software Now Bundled with Pioneer's New Blu-ray Disc Combo Drive (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/11/2007 12:59pm) |
| OTTAWA----Corel Corporation , a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced that Pioneer Electronics Inc. is bundling its next-generation Blu-ray Disc combo drive, the BDC-2202, with selected titles from Corel's digital media software lineup. ... (Read Full Article) |
| ITC to probe Sony Blu-ray patents (AfterDawn, 3/21/2008 10:41pm) |
| The U.S. International Trade Commission has announced that it will be investigating possible patent infringements related to Blu-ray players and peripherals, and that Sony was one of 30 companies that are included in the probe.
The probe began because of a complaint filed in February by Columbia University Professor Emeritus Gertrude Neumark Rothschild who claims that short-wavelength light-e ... (Read Full Article) |
| Studios assign movies to Blu-ray DVD format (Tulsa World, 8/30/2006 11:56am) |
| TOKYO -- Some 75 movie titles, including "The Da Vinci Code" and "Chicken Little," will go on sale in Japan later this year using the next-generation Blu-ray DVD format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 6/26/2007 2:59am) |
| One of the first questions that people have after they hook up their new Blu-ray player is regarding what the best movies to watch are? The issue at hand is that the Blu-ray format is still relatively new and not all of your favorites will be available. Despite being offered through movie distributors that support the Blu-ray format, ... (Read Full Article) |
| Syntax Olevia 232V 32inch LCD HDTV with ATSC/NTSC Combo Tuner and Side-Spea (HDTV News Blog, 11/11/2007 3:08pm) |
| Syntax Olevia 232V 32inch LCD HDTV with ATSC/NTSC Combo Tuner and Side-Speaker (Black) - Grade A Recertified w/ 90-Days Warranty, $515.00 Shipped! ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Layton for 3DS revealed, will be Layton's last adventure (Joystiq, 8/29/2012 12:30pm) |
| Level-5 announced a new Nintendo 3DS Professor Layton game this morning for Japan on Nintendo's Direct video feed. CEO Akihiro Hino introduced [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Sony Pictures president happy with Warner's Blu-ray decision, gives marketing lesson, extols format (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| The Worldwide President of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, David Bishop, has said how pleased he is that Warner Brothers has decided to move exclusively to the Blu-ray Disc format.
He claimed that 'In the US, at least 30 per cent of consumers were confused by the format war and are sitting on the fence." Only 30%?
Now, though, the war is over and retailers and consumers can both have confide ... (Read Full Article) |
| Source: (Audio Revolution, 8/05/2005 10:28pm) |
| It appears as if the line in the sand for the high definition disc format war is being drawn more clearly as 20th Century Fox will reportedly adopt the Blu-ray format for HDTV releases of their home video products. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Blu-ray Disc Association wants swift end to format war, make it easier for consumers (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| Hardly surprising that the Blu-ray Disc Association is now calling for a swift end to the high definition disc format war.
Apparently, "there has been a palpable feeling of relief amongst the crowds attending CES in Las Vegas. This relief is down to a feeling that the supposed format war between Blu-ray Disc and rival HD DVD is close to coming to a conclusion."
Hmm, did anyone ask Toshiba if t ... (Read Full Article) |
| Once Again, Microsoft Explains Why It Won't Go Blu-ray [Robbie Bach] (Kotaku, 1/09/2009 1:00pm) |
| Blu-ray won the format war. One HD game console (the PS3) already uses the format. The other one (the Xbox 360) doesn't. Microsoft says it plans to keep it that way.
We've heard this before.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dual Format Hi-Def Players Next Year (DVD-Recordable, 11/06/2006 8:01pm) |
| The first HD players capable of playing both both Blu-ray and HD-DVD disks are expected to appear by the end of 2007, possibly ending the format war in next-generation DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| universal done with blu-ray ([technabob] - technology news, gadgets, video games, home theater, hdtv and weird science, 9/20/2006 11:56am) |
| In another blow to Sony’s floundering Blu-Ray format, Universal Pictures has announced that it will be dropping support for the disc format. For the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD beats Blu-ray to market (MSNBC, 3/31/2006 1:43pm) |
| Toshiba began selling the first players using the next-generation HD DVD video format Friday, beating the rival Blu-ray disc format to market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| TMO Reports - Toshiba Adds 50% to HD DVD Capacity; Word on Joint Format Soon? (The Mac (The Mac Observer, 5/11/2005 12:03pm) |
| Toshiba said Wednesday it has developed an high definition DVD format that holds 50% more data, as the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Will Never Replace DVDs in PCs Says Analyst (High-Def Digest, 8/28/2009 6:00pm) |
| Less than four percent of new computers have Blu-ray drives. As we all know, Blu-ray has become an increasingly popular format, sales of both Blu-ray discs and players are higher than ever, and the format... (Read Full Article) |
| Triple-format disc could end HD confusion (Computer Active, 9/20/2006 4:27pm) |
| A disc format that could hold movies in the rival HD DVD and Blu-ray high-definition formats, as well as DVD, has been proposed by two leading engineers at Warner. ... (Read Full Article) |
| BusinessWeek Says Blu-ray Ahead; Analysts Predict HD DVD FTW [Format War] (Gizmodo, 12/11/2007 3:59pm) |
| Too long since your last shot of format-war speculation? BusinessWeek uses three indicators to call Blu-ray (and Sony) the current leading contender:
1. Blu-ray has sold more than twice as many... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Michael Bay on Blu-ray: "Told You So" (High-Def Digest, 2/13/2008 7:00pm) |
| Never one to hold his tongue, Michael Bay is speaking out again on the high-def format war, reminding that he backed Blu-ray long before the format's most recent wave of victories. The outspoken 'Transformers'... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner tries to curtail format war by ending HD DVD support (Ars Technica, 1/04/2008 9:40pm) |
| Warner Bros. has decided to take sides in the HD format war. Starting in June, the studio will no longer release movies on HD DVD.Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Soldiers On with HD-DVD, Lowers Player Prices (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/17/2008 10:43pm) |
| In the aftermath of Warner's announcement to withdraw support of the HD-DVD format, Toshiba responds by re-emphasizing their commitment to the format and lowering the price of admission. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Forrester says Blu-ray will Win, Again (HDBlog.net, 10/13/2006 2:36am) |
| Blu-ray predicted to win format war “Forrester Research is again predicting that Blu-ray Disc will beat out HD DVD in the format war, but only after a long, drawn-out battle.” [Video Business Online]
Tags: HDTV, BD, Blu-ray ... (Read Full Article) |
| HP to Support HD-DVD High-definition DVD Format and Join HD-DVD Promotions Group (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/16/2005 7:00pm) |
| PALO ALTO, Calif.----Dec. 16, 2005--In order to provide consumers with the best possible high-definition experience, HP today announced it will support the HD-DVD high-definition DVD format, in addition to the Blu-ray Disc format, and join the HD-DVD Promotions Group. ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-def movies may help public pick format (Colorado Springs Gazette, 9/16/2007 1:15pm) |
| LOS ANGELES - People who own an HD DVD player can forget about watching “Spider-Man 3†in high definition when it goes on sale during the holiday season. The movie from Sony Pictures will be available only in the Blu-ray DVD format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Baseline Criteria for High Definition DVD Format (HDTV Magazine, 7/27/2005 4:43am) |
| Baseline Criteria for High Definition DVD Format
(From the Retail Perspective)
Presented by the Video Software Dealers Association, July 20, 2005
As consumer electronic manufacturers, duplicators, and motion picture studios prepare for the launch of a DVD format capable of storing high definition video, retailers are carefully evaluating their merchandi ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba VP on HD-DVD: We've Been Declared Dead Before (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/09/2008 2:11am) |
| In a press conference just two days after Warner's announcement to drop support of the HD-DVD format as early as this May, Toshiba showed no sign of throwing in the towel in the high definition disc format war. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Choosing an HDV Camera (Digital Video Editing, 12/12/2006 3:06pm) |
| The HDV (high definition video) format is certainly a new technology, only 3 years old and already in the second generation of cameras (the Sony HVR-V1U and HDR-FX7, and the JVC GY-HD100 come to mind), but it was widely adopted much faster than even the perennial mini-dv format, which is still actively used. As such, accessories, non-linear support and more came fairly quickly. But there are ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Layton 7 announced by Level-5 for iOS, Android and 3DS (Joystiq, 8/27/2013 1:30am) |
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A new spinoff from the Professor Layton series is on the way to handheld platforms, Level-5 announced during its Vision 2013 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony delay adds twist to DVD format war (Financial Times, 3/16/2006 12:21am) |
| The battle between competing video games consoles has become inextricably intertwined with the imminent high-definition DVD format war that pits Sony and the backers of the Blu-ray standard against Toshiba’s HD-DVD technology. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD hits Japan's stores (Daily Bulletin, 4/01/2006 8:08am) |
| TOKYO - Toshiba began selling the first players using the next-generation HD DVD video format Friday, beating the rival Blu-ray disc format to market in a high-stakes competition to deliver theater-quality movies to living rooms. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumers, analysts, retailers give HD DVD the cold shoulder (Ars Technica, 1/29/2008 8:56am) |
| HD DVD may not be dead yet, but it looks to be a solid candidate for the endangered species list. Some early adopters believe the format war is over and are looking to unload their players while analysts call the format's demise inevitable.Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Digit Online - Features - Disc dilemma (Digit Magazine, 8/17/2005 12:30pm) |
| CD: FREE! Perfect polygons in 3DS, Maya, Carrara... As both the Blu-ray and HD-DVD camps travelling full steam ahead to get their disc format to market, optimism for a single successor to the DVD format is diminishing. ... (Read Full Article) |
| China's CBHD high definition disc format may struggle against Blu-ray (HDTV UK, 9/24/2008 12:51pm) |
| China's quest for its own high definition disc format took another step forward, as Shanghai United Optical Disc set up its first CBHD (China Blue High-definition Disc) manufacturing plant. There are at least two advantages of the format over Blu-ray. Firstly, the cost to refit a DVD production line for CBHD (previously CH DVD) is around $800,000, compared to some three million dollars for Blu-ra ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba's HD DVD is on deathwatch (Computerworld, 2/15/2008 2:00pm) |
| Toshiba is expected to pull the plug on its HD DVD format in the coming weeks, after a rash of retail defections that followed Warner Home Video's stunning announcement in early January that it would support only Sony's rival Blu-ray Disc format after May. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hastings Wants End to HD War (HDBlog.net, 4/25/2006 12:43pm) |
| Netflix CEO Reed Hastings wants the format war between HD DVD and BD to end. He believes that it’s in the best interest of consumers that the war ends and that one format prevails. I don’t think anybody would disagree with him. But he thinks this could come about in this way:
In regard to the [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| JVC XV-BP1 Blu-ray Player is the first for JVC (I4U, 1/07/2009 4:15pm) |
| JVC announced their first Blu-ray player at the CES 2009. It is amazing that they could afford to not offer a Blu-ray player until now. The JVC XV-BP1 Blu-ray player offers also playback of the AVCHD format, the high definition format widely used for HD ca... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xeon CEO Says the Environment will be Better thanks to Blu-ray (I4U, 3/10/2008 4:07pm) |
| According to Lou Panico, CEO of Xenon Corp the Blu-ray win in the format wars could help the economy and the environment. Bet you didnÂ’t think a HD movie format could do those things did you? Xenon is a manufacturer of equipment for making the Blu-ray dis... ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG To Launch First Dual-Format HD Disc Player (CRN, 1/05/2007 3:18pm) |
| LG Electronics plans to launch the first DVD player that can play both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs, making it possible for consumers to buy high-definition movies without worrying about the recording format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray is doomed (CNET Blogs, 3/07/2008 5:51pm) |
| In the past, I've always felt that Blu-ray would win the high-def format war. After that, I wasn't necessarily sure what the future would hold for the format.
Would it be the success DVD was? Would it flop worse than LaserDisc? Would it cater to a slightly more advanced crowd but never reach the mainstream? Would it be a downright loser?
For a while, I decided to hold off from making a ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 1/09/2007 2:49pm) |
| haja writes "The BBC reports that the high definition DVD format war will continue until a winner is declared. There is no sign of the two camps working on a unified format. Some believe the industry at large is being damaged by the war due to consumer confusion. From the article: 'Backers of Blu-ray are bullish and are predicting victory. Blu-ray has more backing from film studios and more ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Strategy Analytics: As Format War Ends, 29 Million Blu-ray Homes Expected This Year (Business Wire, 3/26/2008 2:38pm) |
| LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Blu-ray Disc victory in its recent format war with HD-DVD will propel this technology into 29.4 million homes worldwide by the end of 2008, according to the ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Poll: Best Theatrical 3D Format (High-Def Digest, 12/05/2012 5:15pm) |
| Today in the blog, we're running a poll to determine which theatrical 3D format provides the best experience. Please join us to weigh in with your [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dolby Glasses-free 3D Format Finds Ally in James Cameron's CPG (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/10/2013 4:02am) |
| The new agreement will have the Cameron Pace Group working the Dolby 3D format into new 3D video [...] (Read Full Article) |
| China Blue HD Format Hits the U.K. (High-Def Digest, 10/15/2009 4:00pm) |
| While it’s certainly not looking like the start of a new format war, a European import retailer is now selling CBHD players in the United Kingdom. Putting politics aside, online retailer GBAX is now... (Read Full Article) |
| Netflix chooses Blu-ray format over HD DVD (I4U, 2/11/2008 1:52pm) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Online video rental company Netflix Inc said on Monday it
would exclusively stock Blu-ray high-definition DVDs after a decision by some
the world's biggest movie studios in favor of the Sony Corp developed format.
... ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 to put 'focus' on Blu-ray (Digit Magazine, 11/09/2006 9:43am) |
| The coming launch of Sony's PlayStation 3 game console will put more focus on the Blu-ray disc format, but don't expect a resolution to "the format wars" over high-definition video discs, said Peter Chernin, the president and chief operating officer of News Corp. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Format Wars May Be Over, but High-Definition DVD Still Faces Challenges, According to ABI Research (Business Wire, 4/22/2008 1:14pm) |
| NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aided by the major motion picture studios, Sony’s Blu-ray format has emerged as the undisputed technology for high-definition DVD ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba continues to shun Blu-ray format (HDTV UK, 10/07/2008 2:00pm) |
| It's been over six months since Toshiba pulled the plug on the HD DVD format, and last Thursday maintained its stance on shunning Blu-ray in favour of non-disc technologies. "We have no intention of adopting Blu-ray for our DVD players and recorders," said Corporate Senior VP Yoshihide Fujii at a "new products" press conference... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD vs. DVD...Fight! (David's Blog, 12/07/2006 10:36pm) |
| I received "Superman Returns" from Netflix yesterday. This disc is a HD DVD/DVD combo...HD DVD on... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Most PC Drives Will Support Both HD DVD and Blu-ray; Format War Endless and/or Meaningless [Format War] (Gizmodo, 12/31/2007 3:16pm) |
| By 2012, two-thirds of all high-def disc drives for PCs will support both Blu-ray and HD DVD, says an analyst at ABI Research. He also added that by 2009, universal drives will cost the same as... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Now you can buy a hi-def player: the five best Blu-ray players (Tech Digest, 2/18/2008 2:07pm) |
| It's
been building up to a crescendo, with Toshiba's announcement expected sometime
this week that they are indeed pulling their support of the HD DVD
format. At least the conclusion to this bloody battle will result in all of you
finally being able to splurge your retirement money on a hi-def player, or
upgrade your tired multi-format to one of these Blu-ray players. So, in no
particular ... (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) |
| Toshiba launches next-generation DVD player (Detroit News, 4/01/2006 9:13am) |
| TOKYO -- Toshiba began selling the first players using the next-generation HD DVD video format Friday, beating the rival Blu-ray disc format to market in a high-stakes competition to deliver theater-quality movies to living rooms. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray sales tank for good reasons (the INQUIRER, 5/05/2008 7:00am) |
| Charlie Demerjian the Inquirer, Monday 5 May 2008. 09:16:00 DRM, Price and BD-J BLU-RAY PLAYER SALES are sucking wind as well they should. According to Cnet, sales of the DRM infected format players are dropping like rocks. The not so bright people out there had expected sales to skyrocket once the format war was done, but it didn't.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV DVD Dual-Format Player: $749 (TVPredictions.com, 10/22/2007 3:06pm) |
| Amazon.com is now selling a LG HDTV DVD Dual Format Player for $749 -- more than $300 off the suggested list price. The set-top, model BH100, will play both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs at 1080p resolution. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's Stringer Says Blu-ray/HD DVD Fight Is "Stalemate," Doesn't "Mean Much" [Format War] (Gizmodo, 11/09/2007 1:16pm) |
| Not only did Sony honcho and Knight of the Realm Howard Stringer say that the format war was a "stalemate," he also confirmed that the tide turned when Paramount went exclusive to HD DVD, when he... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Buyers snatch cheap HD DVD titles as format ends (Punch Jump, 2/20/2008 5:03pm) |
| Buyers on Tues. snatched up cheap HD DVD titles at Amazon.com has Toshiba Corp. announced an end to the high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Retailers focus on HD DVD in weekly sales (Punch Jump, 2/11/2008 4:46pm) |
| Retailers this week focused on Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD format in weekly sales as promotions mount for the high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG: No go on combo of Blu-ray, HD DVD (ZDNet India, 9/22/2006 11:58am) |
| The dream of many gadget kooks these days--a box that can play both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD movies--may come some day, but it doesn't appear likely in the near future. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray player sales up on HD DVD fall (Punch Jump, 2/20/2008 4:59pm) |
| Sales for Blu-ray disc players increased this week as Sony Corp.’s high-definition format won a two-year battle to displace Toshiba Corp.’s rival HD DVD format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 12/01/2006 9:28pm) |
| www.TechSectorStocks.com,an investor and industry news portal for the technology sector, takes alook at the ongoing format battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD and its impacton market participants. Despite the uncertainty surrounding the nextgeneration DVD format, the growing consumer demand for high-density mediacontinues to strengthen the existing DVD/DVDR market, which has become thestorage ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung developing cure-all for next-gen format war? (Joystiq, 9/07/2005 9:35pm) |
| Samsung has announced plans to develop a DVD player that supports both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD formats. This unified disc drive could essentially put an end to the next-gen format war. That is, it would alleviate some of the manufacturing costs for developers and publishers, as well as, allow consumers more freedom of choice. And conceivably, bearing in mind that MS and Samsung are HDTV partners, we ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba's portable HD DVD player prototypes (Engadget, 1/09/2008 1:13am) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Portable Video
If the HD DVD format lives to see the day, then we'll be carrying around these swank portable players. They're just concepts, and that screen is as dead as HD DVD is to Warner (it's just a picture). But man do they get our man juices oozing something fierce. They're almost good enough to make us hope HD DVD wins the format war. Almost.Gallery: Toshib ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumers Prefer Blu-ray Over HD-DVD Format (July 13,2005) (Digital Video Editing, 7/13/2005 8:19pm) |
| A new poll suggests that as the battle between Blu-ray Disc and HD- DVD heats up, consumers overwhelmingly prefer Blu-ray Disc as their format of choice. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner to Back Blu-Ray Disc Exclusively Over HD-DVD (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/05/2008 12:23am) |
| In what may be a crushing blow for Toshiba's HD-DVD format, Warner has announced that it will exclusively support Blu-ray Disc over the rival format as soon as May, 2008. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD Format War Breeds Consumer Frustration (E-Commerce Times, 8/13/2007 4:17pm) |
| People who own an HD DVD player can forget about watching "Spider-Man 3" in high definition when it goes on sale during the holiday season. The movie from Sony Pictures will only be available in the Blu-ray DVD format. Likewise, people with Blu-ray players won't be able to enjoy the action-thriller "The Bourne Ultimatum," which Universal Pictures will release only in HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc player, movies coming on 23 May (PC Advisor, 2/28/2006 10:54am) |
| The Blu-ray Disc high-definition optical format will launch in the US on 23 May, when the first player and movies will become available, backers of the format said yesterday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Batman Blu-ray titles take over Amazon top five (Punch Jump, 7/05/2008 4:06pm) |
| New Batman titles on Blu-ray disc format took over top five sales at Amazon.com on Sat. as the dark knight debuts on the high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sisvel Technology Will Show Live the 3DZ Tile Format at International CES 2013 (Business Wire, 1/11/2013 12:00am) |
| LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sisvel Technology will demonstrate how the 3DZ Tile Format revolutionizes 3D broadcasting, saving bandwidth and costs for broadcasters-- while providing a glasses-free experience for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Continues Blu-ray Industry Leadership with Second Wave of Film Titles Launching in Europe and Australia (Business Wire, 1/25/2007 3:51am) |
| LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Continuing its industry leadership role and unwavering commitment to the Blu-ray disc format, the only high-definition packaged media format supported by the ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Stream TV Proposes Ultra-D 2160p Format (Zatz Not Funny!, 1/07/2013 11:21pm) |
| Because 1080 isn’t a big enough number, Stream TV Networks wants to go 2160. Ultra-D 2160p, that is. The proposed new format is higher resolution than HD, but also provides a 3D video effect sans the glasses. According to Stream TV, the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Netflix to Quadruple Blu-ray Selection (Format War Central, 2/28/2008 12:27am) |
| In this article about Netflix success, we found a nugget regarding their Hidef Disc plans.
Chief financial officer Barry McCarthy said today that Netflix will add as many as 1,500 Blu-ray titles to its existing 400 titles this year as customers ditch Toshiba’s discontinued HD DVD format and converge onto a Sony’s Blu-ray format. He said [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Starts Selling High-Def DVD Player (Journal Gazette & Times Courier, 3/31/2006 4:24pm) |
| TOKYO - Toshiba began selling the first players using the next-generation HD DVD video format Friday, beating the rival Blu-ray disc format to market in a high-stakes competition to deliver theater-quality movies to living rooms. ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-definition DVD invites format wars (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News, 1/10/2006 11:58am) |
| Move over DVD. A more-buffed movie disc is on the way. Actually, two new high definition disc formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, are looking to supplant DVD. As the new discs and players arrive this spring, consumers will be left to choose sides in this looming format war. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD Briefing (TV Week, 7/26/2007 4:45pm) |
| Samsung on Wednesday revealed the price of its new dual-format HDTV DVD player will be $1,049, significantly higher than earlier reports of $600. The company says the player will be the first dual-format player to support HD DVD interactive features, but that may not be enough to entice consumers to pay such a high price. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Onkyo pulling the plug on future HD DVD development (Engadget, 2/20/2008 3:10am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
The writing was already on the wall, but it looks as if Onkyo actually won't be pursuing the long lost HD DVD format any longer. According to a Japanese report at Yomiuri Online, the firm will be discontinuing production of HD DVD players following Toshiba's own decision to abandon the format, but it will continue to provide service for customers that alrea ... (Read Full Article) |
| National Semiconductor Introduces Dual-Channel Video Format Converter for HDTV Displays (HardwareZone, 5/25/2005 7:33am) |
| Highly Integrated Single-Chip Video Format Converter Utilizes 3-D Architecture Display to Render Two High-Quality Images Side-by-Side on a Widescreen up to 1080p Resolution ... (Read Full Article) |
| First Review: LG BH100 Hybrid Blu-Ray/HD-DVD Player (Format War Still On) (Digg.com, 1/24/2007 8:02pm) |
| This is the first high definition disc player that is compatible with both Blu-ray and HD-DVD discs. But don't waive the white flag in the format war quite yet. The quality isn't videophile grade, and the HD-DVD compatiblity is missing key elements. Read on for the full review, full gallery, screenshots, and how it stacks up to the Xbox DVD Drive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Promotional Group Launches National Marketing and Retail Campaigns For Spring Promotion of HD DVD Format (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/16/2007 4:00pm) |
| The companies supporting HD DVD began spring marketing and retail campaigns in May, running in-cinema trailers to promote the HD DVD format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Transfomers Breaks Sales Records (IGN Entertainment, 10/23/2007 5:20pm) |
| Best-selling day-one release in either format! October 23, 2007 - On a scale of one to ten - one being "surprising" and ten being "not surprising at all" - today's announcement by DreamWorks and Paramount that Transformers is officially the best-selling day-one DVD release in either standard or high-definition format ranks somewhere in the vicinity of 11 or 12…Selling more than 4.5 million ... (Read Full Article) |
| Woolworths backs Blu-ray over HD DVD; PS3 a factor (Punch Jump, 1/28/2008 8:56pm) |
| Retail Bulletin on Mon. reported that U.K. retailer Woolworths will stock Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc format at retail stores and drop Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| WinDVD 9 adds support for Blu-ray, AVCHD--and even HD DVD (CNET Blogs, 3/18/2008 5:30pm) |
| Corel's WinDVD 9 software handles Blu-ray, HD DVD, and standard DVD discs(Credit: Corel)The HD format war may be over, but don't tell Corel. The company's WinDVD 9 software plays both Blu-ray and the now-defunct HD DVD format--perfect for those few Windows PCs with HD ...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Will Time Warner?s Move to Blu-Ray End HD War? (I4U, 12/19/2007 11:00am) |
| The current HD format war is at a stalemate but a rumored decision by Time Warner could announce a winner.
Rob Enderle at Digital Trends takes a look at what Time Warner's move to Blu-ray could mean for the HD format war.
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| HD DVD petition signed by six thousand. "Let HD DVD die" petition gaining ground (HDTV UK, 1/22/2008 8:00am) |
| Do online petitions work? Six thousand HD DVD supporters obviously think they do, as they've signed one to take issue with Warner's statements that the consumer has chosen Blu-ray.
Their hope is that Warner Brothers will reverse its decision to drop the HD DVD format, and that Universal and Paramount will continue to back the format.
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| DVR and Blu-ray In One, It's The LG HR400 (High-Def Digest, 7/09/2009 9:00pm) |
| The UK gets one heckuva good combo from LG. Why get a separate Freeview recorder and Blu-ray player when you can combine the functions of both into one unit? LG’s hoping that its UK based customers can’t... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray and Xbox 360? It's possible, says Moore (Joystiq, 1/10/2006 10:05pm) |
| Filed under: PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 With the announcement of an external HD-DVD drive for the Xbox 360, Microsoft looked to clearly choose sides in the format war. However, all is not black-and-white in the business, according to Peter Moore. In an interview with Japanese website ITmedia , Moore noted that, if the format war concluded with Blu-Ray as the clear winner, Microsoft ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Netflix stops HD DVD rentals (Pocket-lint, 11/14/2008 3:38pm) |
| End of year deadline reached for failed format Although not entirely unexpected, in th States Netflix has put an end to its involvement with the failed HD DVD disc format.
...
Read Netflix stops HD DVD rentals on Pocket-lint now]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Video games: In the news (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, 2/17/2007 12:42am) |
| IN THE NEWS PS3 owners seeing Blu For all the difficulties that surrounded last year's launch of the PlayStation 3, at least one part of Sony's strategy seems to be working. Blu-ray, the Sony-backed high-definition DVD format that's integral to the PS3, is taking off. Citing figures from the consumer research firm Nielsen VideoScan, Sony said Blu-ray has passed the rival high-def format, HD-DVD ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Bros to back Blu-ray DVD Format exclusively (I4U, 1/05/2008 5:57am) |
| NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Time Warner Inc's Warner Bros studio on Friday
said it would exclusively release high-definition DVDs in Sony Corp's Blu-ray
format, dealing a big blow to Toshiba Corp's rival HD DVD technology.
... ... (Read Full Article) |
| E3, The Next Generation and the Future of Movies (Cinematical, 5/18/2005 4:41pm) |
| Filed under: Critical Thought & Trends , Sony The Playstation 2 and XBOX were very instrumental in the adoption of the DVD format. The PS2 brought the DVD player into 87 million households, with 1.5 million sold in the first month alone. And with a High Definition DVD format war on the horizon, we look to the video game industry to see the future of movies in our home. The annual E3 video ... (Read Full Article) |
| Platform built for combo of copper, fiber (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 3/17/2005 9:12pm) |
| Entrisphere has just officially rolled its Broadband Loop Multiplexer (BLM) 1500, which has been shipping to select carriers for several months. (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Microsoft will switch to Blu-ray if consumer chooses the format (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| Do you remember how Microsoft doesn't like Blu-ray?
"We firmly stand behind the HD DVD format as the best choice for consumers. Current reports indicating that Microsoft has a back-up plan, which includes Blu-ray support are incorrect. We're fully committed to HD DVD and have absolutely no plans to support other optical formats."
Admittedly, that was back in May 2007 and a lot has changed si ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount lists new HD DVD in midst of Blu-ray battle (Punch Jump, 1/17/2008 10:03pm) |
| Paramount Home Enterainment on Thur. released a slate of upcoming high-definition titles on Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD format in the midst of a format battle between it and Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG launches first foray into dual-format HD arena (The Register, 4/18/2007 2:57pm) |
| UK release of Blu-ray/HD DVD high-definition player Yesterday in London LG announced the UK launch of its dual-format, high-definition player. As we reported in January , the Blu-ray / HD DVD device, known as the BH100, was first shown at CES in January.… ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Websites Note the End of the Format (Format War Central, 3/28/2008 6:51pm) |
| The HD DVD Promotion Group was dissolved today according to the official website. The following message is now shown there:
HD DVD Managing MembersMarch 28, 2008
The HD DVD Promotion Group was dissolved as of March 28, 2008, and the website was closed accordingly.
Please access to DVD Forum for HD DVD formats, andDVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | NHK proposes new 3D broadcast format: transmits dual images at higher resolution (video) (Engadget, 1/07/2013 3:52pm) |
| A technical arm of Japan's national broadcaster, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Life of Pi (3D Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 4/16/2013 11:49pm) |
Fox
Fantasy
Box Office $124.28 million
$29.98 DVD, $39.99 Blu-ray, $49.99 3D BD combo
Rated ‘PG’ for emotional thematic content throughout, and some scary action sequences and peril.
Stars Suraj [...] (Read Full Article) |
| FootageBank HD Releases Third Edition of HD Format Guide (PRWeb, 7/11/2007 7:06am) |
| FootageBank HD, the only footage company specializing in High Definition (HD) content, today announced availability of its third edition of the HD Format Guide, the definitive source throughout the world as an easy-to-read tool for both new and experienced HD editors and users. (PRWeb Jul 11, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/SG9yci1Db3VwLUxvdmUtUGlnZy1UaGlyLVplcm8= ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Platform built for combo of copper, fiber (CommsDesign, 3/07/2005 3:13pm) |
| Denver - Startup Entrisphere Inc. is taking a studied approach to the multiservice access platform market. (Read Full Article) |
| Fujitsu to Release H.264 Format Video-Processing LSI Chip Supporting High-Definition and Low Power Consumption; (Japan Corporate News, 11/30/2006 8:33pm) |
| Tokyo, Japan, Nov 30, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited today announced the development of a new large-scale integrated circuit (LSI) chip capable of real-time compression and decompression of high-definition TV-level video, in H.264(1) format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Are You Getting All of the HDTV Resolution You Expected? Round 3 (23industries, 11/18/2007 4:18am) |
| Article Source: Home Theater Online, Author: Gary Merson The 2007 HDTVs This time last year, we tested 61 2006 HDTVs to learn how they process all the detail contained within 1080i, the most common high-definition broadcast format. It’s the highest resolution format the majority of HD broadcasters and cable channels use, including CBS, NBC, CW, HBO, and Showtime. The results of our 2006 tests ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hot Deal: Yamaha BRX-610 5.1-Channel Receiver with 3D Blu-ray Player: $279.99 (Electronic House, 8/15/2012 7:03pm) |
| For one day only, Woot is slashing 49 percent off the price of Yamaha’s combo component.
(Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Prometheus Lands on Blu-ray October 9th 2012 (About.com, 9/29/2012 1:00am) |
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Probably the most interesting, but confusing film to be released this year so far, Ridley Scott's Prometheus, arrives on Blu-ray in two great Blu-ray packages (two-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo and four ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray has best week ever, thanks to 'Iron Man' (AfterDawn, 10/12/2008 3:59pm) |
| According to Nielsen VideoScan data from Home Media Magazine, Blu-ray Disc had its best week ever as a format, thanks mainly to the blockbuster smash hit Iron Man.
'Iron Man' sold 7.2 million DVDs for the week of September 29th to October 5th and sold 510,000 Blu-ray Discs, smashing previous first week records for the HD format.
Paramount added that the disc sold 260,000 units on its first ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Brave (3D Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 11/21/2012 2:28am) |
Disney/Pixar
Animated
Box Office $236.62 million
$29.99 DVD, $39.99 Blu-ray/DVD, $49.99 3D BD combo
Rated ‘PG’ for some scary action and rude humor.
Voices of Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Wreck-It Ralph (3D Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 3/01/2013 12:19am) |
Street 3/5/13
Disney
Animated
Box Office $186.68 million
$29.99 DVD, $39.99 BD/DVD, $49.99 3D BD combo pack
Rated ‘PG’ for some rude humor and mild action/violence.
Voices of John C. Reilly, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dark Knight Rises, The (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 11/29/2012 1:25am) |
Street 12/4/12
Warner
Action
Box Office $448.04 million
$28.98 DVD, $35.99 Blu-ray combo
$38.99 three-DVD trilogy set, $52.99 five-disc BD trilogy set
Rated ‘PG-13’ for intense sequences of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Spotlight Bargain: 'Piranha 3DD' Blu-ray $14.96 at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 8/28/2012 6:37pm) |
| Cash-in on a great pre-order price for the Blu-ray 3D swimming to stores next week! The online retailer is selling the upcoming Blu-ray 3D combo of 'Piranha 3DD' for only $14.96 (50% off suggested [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba BDX2000 Blu-ray Player Coming in November (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/07/2009 6:13am) |
| The champion of the now-defunct HD DVD format has announced the BDX2000, its first post-format war high definition product. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Argo (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 3/01/2013 12:13am) |
Warner
Drama
Box Office $130.14 million
$28.98 DVD, $35.99 Blu-ray combo
Rated ‘R’ for language and some violent images.
Stars Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Tate (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Players to be Highest Volume Internet-enabled Electronic Devices by 2012 (I4U, 2/27/2008 3:35pm) |
| A new report from MultiMedia Intelligence says that Blu0ray players will be the highest volume consumer devices that are Internet-enabled by 2012. The end of the format war that resulted in Blu-ray being the new HD format standard is expected to drive this... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hotel Transylvania (3D Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 1/31/2013 12:44am) |
Sony Pictures
Animated
Box Office $147.62 million
$30.99 DVD, $40.99 Blu-ray, $55.99 3D BD combo
Rated ‘PG’ for some rude humor, action and scary images.
Voices of Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Andy [...] (Read Full Article) |
| InterVideo WinDVD 7 is First Product to Support DivX 6 and New DivX Media Format (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/06/2005 12:01pm) |
| InterVideo Inc. , a leading provider of multimedia solutions to tier-one consumer electronics and PC manufacturers, today announced that WinDVD 7 is the first product to support DivX 6 and the new DivX Media Format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Marvel’s The Avengers Blu-ray & DVD Giveaway (HD-Report, 9/03/2012 4:22pm) |
| This month we're giving away a copy of Marvel's The Avengers Four-Disc Combo that includes Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD, and UltraViolet digital [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Epic' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Dated and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 7/24/2013 11:00pm) |
| The 2013 animated fantasy will hit both Blu-ray formats in four weeks. In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox is preparing 'Epic' Blu-ray/DVD/Ultraviolet combo pack and 'Epic - 3D' [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung to launch second dual-format blue-laser disc player in 4Q07 (Digi Times, 7/11/2007 4:38am) |
| Samsung Electronics, at an IFA (Internationale Funhausstellung in German) conference held in Hamburg, Germany last week, announced it will launch the Duo HD (high-definition) BD-UP5000, the world's second dual-format disc player model supporting both HD DVD and BD (Blu-ray Disc) next to the LG Electronics BH100. The device will be initially introduced in the European market at a tentative price . ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray, 3D & UltraViolet this week (HD-Report, 6/03/2013 2:16pm) |
| This week in movies A Good Day to Die Hard starring Bruce Willis is available on Blu-ray Disc and includes a new extended cut along with the theatrical version. The two-disc Blu-ray combo pack from [...] (Read Full Article) |
| News: FireWire and Blu-ray a good combo, says trade assn (MacCentral Online, 5/03/2007 8:16pm) |
| The 1394 Trade Association claims that FireWire is making a strong showing as a must-have capability for new Blu-ray Disc-equipped systems. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Television - Model C 92 HDtv format Mw Manual Pull Down Screen (Tel TV, 4/05/2006 6:40am) |
| Model C 92 HDtv format Mw Manual Pull Down Screen Da-Lite Model C is ideal for large size conference... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray, HD DVD combo tossed to outlet store (Punch Jump, 2/25/2008 5:16pm) |
| Circuit City stores this week tossed the LG Super Blu Blu-ray and HD DVD Player to the online outlet division following Toshiba Corp.’s exit from the HD DVD business. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Announces Internal Blu-ray Combo Drive with 8x BD-R Burning (I4U, 10/08/2009 3:00pm) |
| Samsung has announced the pending launch of its first Blu-ray combo drive that can burn BD-R media at 8x speed. The drive is called the SH-B083 and it can burn to 25GB and 50GB Blu-ray media.
In addition to burning BD-r and reading BD-Rom discs, the dri...
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| (Unranked) | Jurassic Park (3D Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 4/24/2013 7:48pm) |
Universal
Sci-Fi
$49.98 3D Blu-ray combo
Rated ‘PG-13’ for intense science-fiction terror.
Stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Ariana Richards, Joseph Mazzello, Wayne Knight, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Great Gatsby' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Up For Pre-Order (High-Def Digest, 6/24/2013 10:30pm) |
| Baz Luhrmann's 2013 spectacle arrives on both formats this August. In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers is preparing 'The Great Gatsby' Blu-ray/DVD/Ultraviolet combo pack and 'The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| LG BH200 Blu-ray/HD-DVD Combo Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 1/18/2008 10:00am) |
| The LG BH200 is the second Blu-ray Disc/HD-DVD player from LG, and is a significant upgrade from the previous BH100 model. First, this player has full interactive functionality (HDi) for... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Terayon Demonstrates Industry's First MPEG-4/AVC Ad Insertion and Splicing at IBC Conference (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/06/2005 12:00pm) |
| Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of digital video networking applications and home access solutions, today announced that its DM 6400 Network CherryPicker® digital video networking platform supports the MPEG-4/AVC format and is the first product to enable standards-based digital program insertion and splicing of programming in the MPEG-4/AVC format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Twentieth Century Fox calls for focus on Blu-ray features, announces six new titles (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| A senior exec at Twentieth Century Fox has called for a greater emphasis and focus on developing new interactive features for the Blu-ray Disc format.
'Moving forward, we must not lose our focus
on developing features in the Blu-ray Disc format,' said Danny Kaye, Executive VP, Global Research & Technology Strategy at Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. 'Fox has been aggressive in develo ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yakuza 1 and 2 HD to paint the Wii U red in Japan (Joystiq, 5/20/2013 3:30pm) |
The first Yakuza entry for a non-Sony console is Yakuza 1 and 2 HD. Nintendo announced the Wii U port in last week's Nintendo Direct. Going by this vid, the gangster classics are compatible with off-TV play. The HD combo roughs up Wii U in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Rise of the Guardians' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Announced (High-Def Digest, 1/22/2013 9:00pm) |
| The family adventure film will debut on video just in time for Easter! In an early announcement to retailers, DreamWorks is preparing 'Rise of the Guardians' Blu-ray/DVD combo pack and 'Rise of the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | My Big Fat Greek Wedding: 10th Anniversary Special Edition (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 11/29/2012 12:56am) |
HBO
Comedy
$19.98 Blu-ray combo
Rated ‘PG’ for sensuality and language.
Stars Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine, Lainie Kazan, Andrea Martin, Joey Fatone.
A couple things to keep in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| So how do you get your HDTV signals? (TV Squad, 8/02/2005 10:12pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV , Site Announcements Our friends over at HD Beat have a new poll up. They want to know how you receive your high-def signals: cable? satellite? over the air? a combo? Shoot on over there and give your two cents. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments Ads by Google ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal Brings 'The Kingdom' to HD DVD this December (High-Def Digest, 11/07/2007 9:25pm) |
| The high-octane political thriller 'The Kingdom' is headed to high-def as a feature-packed HD DVD/DVD combo release. Starring Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner as members of an FBI team solving a terrorist... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray this week: 42, Evil Dead, Solomon Kane (HD-Report, 7/16/2013 1:30pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray Disc this week? Let’s start with 42 starring Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, and Nicole Beharie. The Blu-ray Combo Pack from Warner Bros. comes with BD, DVD, and UltraViolet code to download [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Rise of the Guardians - Blu-ray Disc Review (About.com, 3/11/2013 10:00am) |
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The DreamWorks Animated films, Rise of the Guardians comes to Blu-ray in several packages, and for this review, I was provided the 2D Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. The film features a ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'IMAX: To The Arctic - 3D' Announced for Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D (High-Def Digest, 1/30/2013 7:00pm) |
| The most successful IMAX film of all time debuts on both formats in a single combo pack release this March. In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers has slated 'IMAX: To The Arctic - [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'The Brave One' Headed to Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 11/15/2007 11:10pm) |
| Jodie Foster will be packin' heat in high-def this February, when Warner brings 'The Brave One' to both Blu-ray and HD DVD/DVD combo disc. Directed by Neil Jordan, the acclaimed vigilante thriller scored...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/185385434" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Dark Knight Rises on Blu-ray: Bonus Product Pick (About.com, 12/06/2012 9:00pm) |
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The Dark Knight Rises is now available on Blu-ray with a stunning video transfer and great surround track. The film is available in both Blu-ray/DVD combo pack and as part ... (Read Full Article) |
| NPD Confirms Huge Blu-ray Share Jump (Format War Central, 1/23/2008 7:26pm) |
| Twice is reporting confirmation from NPD directly relating to the leaked figures showing that Blu-ray made huge gains in market share for the second week of January.
The correct break down according to the Twice article is 90% for Blu-ray, 7% for HD DVD and the remainder for Blu-ray/HD DVD combo players.
It is also interesting to [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Rise of the Guardians' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Supplements Detailed (High-Def Digest, 2/15/2013 10:00pm) |
| Bonus features have been detailed for the family adventure film debuting on video just in time for Easter! As previously reported, DreamWorks is preparing 'Rise of the Guardians' Blu-ray/DVD combo [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Peter Pan: Diamond Edition (3-Disc Combo Pack) (High-Def Digest, 1/29/2013 3:00pm) |
| The 1950s was a strong decade for Disney Animation. All of the Disney animated features released during that era are now considered top-tier classics. 'Peter Pan' came after such classics as [...] (Read Full Article) |
| National Semiconductor Introduces First Dual-Channel Video Format Converter for High-Definition Digital TVs and Home (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/18/2005 12:00pm) |
| National Semiconductor Corporation today introduced a dual-channel video format converter for high-definition digital television screens up to 1080p resolution, including LCD , plasma and rear-projection television. (Read Full Article) |
| Universal Bumps 'Breach' HD DVD By a Week (High-Def Digest, 6/01/2007 3:35pm) |
| Universal Studios Home Entertainment has confirmed a one-week street date bump for the HD DVD/DVD combo of 'Breach,' which had originally been pegged for release this coming Tuesday. The studio had scheduled... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Jack the Giant Slayer' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/19/2013 9:45pm) |
| Bryan Singer's epic fantasy will hit both Blu-ray formats in June. In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers is preparing 'Jack the Giant Slayer' Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Blu-ray releases: Dredd 3D, Frankenweenie 3D, Game of Thrones, Driving Miss Daisy (HD-Report, 1/08/2013 6:15pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray Disc, 3D, UltraViolet, and Digital Copy this week? The film adaptation of comic book series Dredd hits shelves on both standard and 3D Blu-ray Disc. The 3D Blu-ray Combo edition includes [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Singing About ‘Perry’ Extras (Home Media Magazine, 9/18/2012 8:57pm) |
| The new 3D concert movie Katy Perry: Part of Me inspired the most exclusives among the Sept. 18 new releases.
Walmart offered a limited number of the non-3D Blu-ray/DVD combo pack with a bonus postcard autographed by Katy Perry that [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age' to Reign on HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 11/28/2007 7:00pm) |
| Queen Elizabeth I will return to high def this February, when Universal releases the sequel 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age' on HD DVD/DVD combo disc. The second in a planned trilogy of historical epics, 'The...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/191923513" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung sez combo HD DVD/Blu-ray player is a no go? (Engadget, 1/10/2006 3:25pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV , Home Entertainment Last we heard, things degraded from gung-ho to so-so for Samsung on the prospect of going in on a dual-mode device that'd bridge the gap between HD DVD and Blu-ray for the consumer. But it looks like guarded has now turned to closed-until-further-notice according to a SVP of Marketing at Samsung North America, Peter Weedfald. We had no idea there ... (Read Full Article) |
| JVC, Sharp launch LCD TV/Blu-ray combos (Consumer Reports, 1/17/2009 5:00pm) |
| In a battle for consumers who'd like one less black box to deal with, JVC and Sharp came out swinging at the recent CES with new LCD TVs that feature integrated Blu-ray players. JVC's entry is the LT-B300 (click on the image for a closer look), a 42-inch 1080p LCD TV/Blu-ray combo slated to arrive in June at an undisclosed price. Speaking of Blu-ray, the company also showed its first stand ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Poland's TVN24 Replaces News Studio Switchers With Snell Kahuna 360 Multi-format SD/HD Production Switcher (Broadcast Engineering, 7/02/2013 4:00am) |
| Kahuna 360 Selected for Matchless Flexibility in Handling SD and HD Inputs
(Read Full Article) |
| Warner Bros. Entertainment to Release Its High-Definition DVD Titles Exclusively in the Blu-ray Disc Format Beginning Later This Year (Business Wire, 1/04/2008 8:45pm) |
| BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In response to consumer demand, Warner Bros. Entertainment will release its high-definition DVD titles exclusively in the Blu-ray disc format beginning ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray Disc this week, July 9 (HD-Report, 7/09/2013 5:45pm) |
| Here’s what’s new on Blu-ray Disc this week. From Stephenie Meyer (author of the Twilight Saga) and Universal Studios The Host is now available in a two-disc Blu-ray Combo that includes BD, DVD, Digital Copy [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Amazing Spider-Man' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Officially Announced (High-Def Digest, 9/06/2012 6:00pm) |
| Your friendly neighborhood web-slinger swings onto home video this November! As previously reported, Sony is preparing 'The Amazing Spider-Man,' 'The Amazing Spider-Man' (Combo Pack), 'The Amazing [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray Disc July 2, 2013 (HD-Report, 7/02/2013 6:36pm) |
| This week Mel Brooks’ classic film The Producers with Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel has been released in a Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray Disc. The Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack  includes “The Making Of The Producers” documentary, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Win a copy of ‘Skyfall’ on Blu-ray, DVD & UltraViolet (HD-Report, 2/08/2013 7:26pm) |
| This month we’re giving away a copy of Skyfall on Blu-ray Disc. The combo edition from MGM includes a Blu-ray, DVD, and UltraViolet Digital copy to download from the cloud. Video is formated in 1080p [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘The Host’ Blu-ray, DVD & UltraViolet release dates announced (HD-Report, 5/08/2013 3:05pm) |
| Universal Studios has announced the release date for The Host on Blu-ray Disc & DVD will be July 9, 2013, predated by an early digital release on June 25. The Blu-ray Combo Pack will contain [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Last chance for ‘Men in Black 3′ Blu-ray Giveaway (HD-Report, 11/27/2012 7:54pm) |
| There are only two days left for the Men in Black 3Â Blu-ray Disc giveaway, which ends on Friday, Nov. 30. The Blu-ray Combo includes BD, DVD, and UltraViolet digital copy. Features include “Spot the Alien Game,” “The Making of Men [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fox Pitches ‘Sandlot’ Blu-ray March 26 (Home Media Magazine, 2/28/2013 12:17am) |
| Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment commemorates the 20th anniversary of baseball comedy The Sandlot by re-releasing the film March 26 as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD combo pack.
The film centers on newbie Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) and the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Monster in Paris’ Runs Amok on 3D BD (Home Media Magazine, 1/10/2013 12:04am) |
| Shout! Factory! and EuropaCorp April 16 unveil CGI-animated A Monster in Paris on 3D Blu-ray combo pack ($24.97) and DVD ($14.97).
Set in Paris in 1910, A Monster in Paris chronicles Franc, a gentle soul with an undeniable talent for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic may launch Freesat PVR with Blu-ray (HDTV UK, 10/21/2008 8:58am) |
| According to manager of product marketing at Panasonic, Michael Friedrich, the company is in "close discussion" with Freesat, with the possibility of bringing a PVR/Blu-ray combo device to the UK. In France, Panasonic has started selling the DMR-BW500, which can receive terrestrial high definition broadcasts via its twin tuners... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Blu-ray & DVD pre-order pricing (HD-Report, 5/22/2013 1:52pm) |
| Paramount’s Star Trek Into Darkness is now available to pre-order in both a Blu-ray 3D and standard Blu-ray combo pack. Each edition also includes a DVD and Digital Copy of the film, so you can [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Best Buy Streaming ‘Dark Knight’ Doc Early With Blu-ray Purchase (Home Media Magazine, 11/26/2012 7:19am) |
| Best Buy Co. Nov. 25 began offering exclusive online access to documentary “The Dark Knight Reborn,” with the $29.99 pre-order of The Dark Knight Rises Blu-ray Combo Steel/Book in stores or on the Web.
The 35-minute doc – [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Little Mermaid: Diamond Edition' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Pre-Orders Live and $5 Coupon (High-Def Digest, 4/19/2013 6:37pm) |
| Get your order in now for Disney's 1989 animated masterpiece and save $5 at Amazon! Amazon has already listed 'The Little Mermaid: Diamond Edition' (Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo Pack) and 'The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Giveaway: ‘Django Unchained’ (HD-Report, 4/16/2013 6:16pm) |
| This month we’re giving away a copy of Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained on Blu-ray Disc. The 2-Disc Combo Pack from Weinstein Company/Anchor Bay includes a Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Copy and UltraViolet Copy of the film. There are [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | AeternoBlade to rewind history on 3DS eShop on February 18 (Joystiq, 2/08/2014 11:30pm) |
| AeternoBlade, a side-scrolling, combo-driven action adventure game from CoreCell Technology, will slice up foes on February 18 on the 3DS eShop. The date was revealed on AeternoBlade's Facebook page, with its $14.99 price tag confirmed in a...
(Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Here’s what’s new on Blu-ray, Digital Copy, and UltraViolet this week (HD-Report, 1/22/2013 2:16pm) |
| The End of Watch from Universal Studios hits shelves today in a 2-Disc Combo Pack which includes Blu-ray, DVD, Digital, and UltraViolet activation code. Written and directed by David Ayer (Training Day), the film stars Jake [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Jack Reacher’ Blu-ray available for pre-order (HD-Report, 1/10/2013 12:49am) |
| While an exact release date has not been announced, Paramount’s action/thriller Jack Reacher is now available to pre-order on Blu-ray Disc. If the packaging is final (which it appears to be), the Two-Disc Combo edition [...] (Read Full Article) |
| JVC expands Everio line of high definition camcorders: GZ-HD40, GZ-HD30, GZ-HD10 (Tech Digest, 6/16/2008 11:06am) |
| JVC has added another three models to its line of Everio high definition camcorders, with the GZ-HD40, GZ-HD30 (pictured), and GZ-HD10 models. The GZ-HD40 and GZ-HD30 can shoot in full 1080p resolution in either the increasingly popular AVCHD video format, or in MPEG-2, while the GZ-HD10 offers 1,440 x 1,080 recording in AVCHD format only... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Warner, Walmart Partner for Early ‘Man of Steel’ Movie, Blu-ray Access (Home Media Magazine, 4/24/2013 2:32pm) |
| Warner Bros. and Walmart April 24 said they have partnered to sell tickets and pre-orders of the Blu-ray Disc Combo Pack or HD Digital download to a pre-screening of the much anticipated Superman reboot, Man of Steel from director Zach [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray: Dark Knight Rises, Finding Nemo 3D, TNG Season Two (HD-Report, 12/04/2012 5:07pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray and UltraViolet this week? The Dark Knight Rises from Warner Bros. is arguably the most popular new title. The Christopher Nolan film can be purchased either as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo with UltraViolet digital copy, or within [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray & UltraViolet: Jurassic Park 3D, Gangster Squad, The Impossible (HD-Report, 4/24/2013 7:40pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray Disc, Digital Copy and UltraViolet this week? Many folks have been waiting for the 3D release of Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster Jurassic Park. The combo edition from Universal Studios includes Blu-ray 3D, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | First ‘Hobbit’ Bows on Digital First (Home Media Magazine, 2/06/2013 1:18am) |
| Warner’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey arrives as a digital download March 12, a week before the Peter Jackson epic adventure lands on disc March 19.
A 3D Blu-ray combo pack for the first film in the J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy is [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Jack Reacher’ Blu-ray release date and confirmed package art (HD-Report, 5/01/2013 6:29am) |
| Paramount’s action/thriller Jack Reacher will release to Blu-ray Disc on Tuesday, May 7. The Two-Disc Combo edition will include a Blu-ray, DVD, Digital and UltraViolet Copy. The BD is formatted in 1080p at 2.35:1 widescreen [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray & DVD: The Rescuers, Pocahontas, The Aristocats, Disneynature: Chimpanzee (HD-Report, 8/21/2012 2:18pm) |
| It’s a kid-focused week for Blu-ray Disc and DVD releases. Start with Disney’s The Rescuers: 35th Anniversary Edition that includes both The Rescuers and The Rescuers Down Under in a three-disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo. There’s also the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Panasonic Bows 4 New Blu-ray Players Including VHS Combo Deck, Portable Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/08/2009 12:00am) |
| Panasonic expands their Blu-ray line from two models to four with the DMP-BD60 (replaces BD35), DMP-BD80 (replaces BD55), DMP-BD70V (dual VHS/Blu-ray player) and their first portable BD player, the DMP-BD15.
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| (Unranked) | Oz The Great and Powerful - Read The 3D Blu-ray Edition Review (About.com, 7/02/2013 10:00am) |
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As a follow-up to my previous review of the Oz The Great and Powerful Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo Pack, I was able to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Disney Goes Deluxe with Jonas Brothers 'Live Concert Experience' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/01/2009 9:45pm) |
| Disney has unveiled specs for the 'Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience,' which will hit high-def as a three-disc Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo containing an extended version of the film. As originally... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Prometheus' Features Seven-Plus Hours of Bonuses (Home Media Magazine, 9/28/2012 10:19pm) |
| When 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment releases Prometheus on Oct. 9, consumers who choose the four-disc 3D Blu-ray collector’s edition or two-disc Blu-ray combo pack will get a full seven hours of bonus features.
Those releases [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Tim Burton’s ‘Dark Shadows’ coming to Blu-ray (HD-Report, 7/31/2012 5:21pm) |
| Dark Shadows, Tim Burton's big screen take on the classic 60's vampire soap opera, will arrive in a Blu-ray/DVD/Ulatrviolet combo pack on October 2 at a suggested list price of $35.99. This campy/creepy comedy stars Johhn Depp as Barnabas Collins, a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’ unrated release date on Blu-ray & DVD (HD-Report, 12/14/2012 8:02pm) |
| The Man with the Iron Fists unrated extended edition will release to Blu-ray and DVD on February 12, 2013. The Blu-ray Combo Pack from Universal will also include a Digital Copy and UltraViolet access code. Although not set in stone, the extended [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Addonics offers peace with external HD DVD / Blu-ray drive (Engadget, 12/14/2007 8:05am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Storage
Combo drives made specifically with computers in mind aren't unheard of or anything, but they're still a long ways from being a dime a dozen, so we figured it was worth the time to check out Addonics' latest. This peace maker plays back HD DVD, Blu-ray, DVD and CD, but it will only burn to the latter two; also, it's available with eSATA or eSATA / USB 2.0 interfaces ... (Read Full Article) |
| SonyNEC Optiarc projects sub-$100 Blu-ray optical drives by year's end (Engadget, 6/06/2008 7:50am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, StorageIf you'll recall, SonyNEC Optiarc was the same company that suggested BD prices would be halved by 2008 from what they were in late 2006, and while stickers are still relatively high on standalone decks, the prediction actually wasn't too far off. A new report from Tom's Hardware notes that the aforementioned outfit is expecting Blu-ray combo drives "to reach the $100 ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Save $7 on Disney's 'Super Buddies' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 7/16/2013 5:51pm) |
| Disney and Scott are offering an exclusive printable coupon to save $7.00 on the super-powered Blu-ray! Disney/Buena Vista will be releasing 'Super Buddies' (Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo Pack) on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘The Hunger Games’ Blu-ray/DVD Giveaway (HD-Report, 8/15/2012 12:25am) |
| That’s right! We’re giving away a copy of The Hunger Games. Simply “LIKE” our Facebook page and enter for a chance to win a copy of The Hunger Games 2-disc Combo that includes Blu-ray, DVD, Digital and UltraViolet copies. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Industry`s First Dual-Channel Video Format Converter with Dual 3-D Architecture for HDTV Displays (PhysOrg, 5/24/2005 7:13pm) |
| National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM) today introduced the industry`s first dual-channel video format converter for high-definition television that features two high-quality video conversion channels and dual 3-D architecture. The AVC5000 enables picture-and-picture rendering of two high-quality images on a widescreen high-definition digital television (HDTV) with up to 1080p (line ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray, Digital & UltraViolet this week (HD-Report, 3/26/2013 5:40pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray, Digital, and UltraViolet this week? Let’s start with Lincoln starring Oscar-winner Daniel Day-Lewis. The film is available from Dreamworks in a Two-Disc or Four-Disc Combo Pack. The Two-Disc edition includes both [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic DMP-BD70V VHS/Blu-ray Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/24/2009 11:45pm) |
| Old meets new with Panasonic's combo deck that plays VHS tapes, CD, DVDs and Blu-ray Discs, along with online videos from YouTube. (Read Full Article) |
| Some HDTVs May Not Play HD Discs (PC World, 10/05/2005 12:07pm) |
| Format wars take a new turn when it comes to copy protection. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Billions of dollars are at stake as Sony pushes its Blu-ray and Toshiba touts its HD DVD format. (Reading Eagle, 9/11/2007 4:12am) |
| Billions of dollars are at stake as Sony pushes its Blu-ray and Toshiba touts its HD DVD format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's Vaio VA all-in-one Media Center PC (Engadget, 10/19/2005 2:30pm) |
| Sony loves the TV-PC all-in-one combo media boxes , make no mistake about it. Their latest pending is the US release of the Vaio V , caled the Vaio VA; it’s got a 20-inch widescreen XBRITE display, dual-layer DVD recorder, and runs Windows Media Center—should set you back about $2,000 when it debuts later this month. Not too shabby for a cramped dorm room, but we can’t really see using ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung's BD-UP5000 HD DVD / Blu-ray combo player gets previewed (Engadget, 9/16/2007 7:03am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
The folks over at HDGuru managed to spend a few quality minutes with Samsung's forthcoming hybrid player, and initial impressions look to be pretty positive. Granted, their BD-UP5000 was a pre-production sample, but they were mighty impressed with the BD-Java / HDi support, HDMI 1.3 functionality, and the Reon scaler chip within. During limited time with the ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘KATY PERRY Part of Me’ to release on Blu-ray, DVD, & UltraViolet (HD-Report, 8/13/2012 4:40pm) |
| Paramount has announced the release date for Katy Perry: Part of Me on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and UltraViolet will be Sept. 18, 2012. The movie will be available in several editions including a Three-Disc Combo with Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Blu-ray releases this week: Skyfall, James Bond singles, Weeds Season 8 (HD-Report, 2/11/2013 5:03pm) |
| If you’re a James Bond fan, this week brings lots of goodies on Blu-ray Disc starting with the release of Skyfall. Although there’s no extra material to supplement the title, the two-disc combo pack includes [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Tron/Tron Legacy – 3D’ on sale at Amazon today (HD-Report, 9/30/2012 5:04pm) |
| Amazon’s Gold Box Deal of the Day today is a sweet treat for fans of lightcycles. If you can break away from the NFL for a few moments, you can score Disney’s Tron/Tron Legacy – Â 3D combo pack for $37.49 (53% off the regular [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Format Wars, Episode II: The DVD (Los Angeles Times via Yahoo! News, 6/26/2005 9:30am) |
| Movie buffs, brace yourselves for another round of Betamax versus VHS. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony prepares Hollywood films for Blu-ray bonanza (vnunet.com via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News, 3/09/2005 5:00pm) |
| Movies will be available on new high-definition format 'from Day One' (Read Full Article) |
| U.S. Indie Blue Ray Technologies to Launch Blue Ray Games for Multi-Billon Dollar Games Market (PR Web, 5/23/2006 4:06pm) |
| The new BD Games division will specialize in using remarkable capabilities of Blue Ray Discs and new PS3 combo hi-def movie and game console. The firm will both manufacture high-definition game disks for studios and to develop its own line of games in-house. Blu-ray pricing and availbility follows. (PRWEB May 23, 2006) Trackback URI: ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Television - Da-Lite 106″ Diagonal HDTV Format Home Theater Fixed Frame Screen with Pearlescent Fabric (Tel TV, 4/11/2006 4:19pm) |
| Da-Lite 106″ Diagonal HDTV Format Home Theater Fixed Frame Screen with Pearlescent Fabric The Perm... ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-Def DVDs Get Cool Reception (Los Angeles Times, 9/19/2006 7:03am) |
| A format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD is giving consumers and film studios pause. ... (Read Full Article) |
| First High-Def 3X DVD-ROM Mastered (DesignTechnica, 2/20/2007 6:24pm) |
| The market is just starting to settle into the idea of the Blu-ray/HD-DVD format war dragging on a while - now 3X DVD-ROM wants to add ammo to the HD-DVD camp. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Definitive Answers on High-Def (BusinessWeek, 10/21/2005 4:17am) |
| Should you load up on HD disks? It may make sense to wait out the format battle ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG kills Blu-ray model, considers combo player (Engadget, 3/03/2006 4:47pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment ... (Read Full Article) |
| Gateway laptops with HDTV capabilities (High Definition Television, 7/16/2007 1:16pm) |
| [ Gateway M-Series laptop] Gateway has announced its M-Series and T-Series laptop ranges, which both come HDTV Ready. And, AMD is launching its TV Wonder 650 Combo PCIe. New laptops allows receive locally available satellite and cable programming, including HDTV channels. Gateway’s line ... (Read Full Article) |
| Buffalo MediaStation Blu-ray / HD DVD enters U.S. Q1 2008 (Engadget, 1/07/2008 4:54pm) |
| Filed under: CES, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Buffalo's external Blu-ray burning / HD DVD reading combo drive -- sequel to the BHC-6316U2 -- is coming to the U.S., now branded the Buffalo MediaStation Blu-ray HD DVD (BRHC-6316U2). Based on Hitachi's 6x burning / 4x reading GGW-H20N, its hitting American USB ports in the first quarter of this year with an MSRP of $649. Unlike the previous version's ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘True Blood: The Complete Fifth Season’ Blu-ray & DVD release date (HD-Report, 3/08/2013 8:16am) |
| HBO Home Video will release True Blood: The Complete Fifth Season to Blu-ray Disc and DVD on Tuesday, May 21. The 7-disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (MSRP $79.99) contains all 12 episodes of the fifth season [...] (Read Full Article) |
| New format players incompatible with early HDTVs (HDTV UK, 2/24/2006 4:57am) |
| Anyone who was among the first to make the leap to high definition might well find their pioneering... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon HD DVD Sale: 103 Titles Included (Format War Central, 2/04/2008 9:15pm) |
| HD DVD is beginning to bounce back on the Amazon sales charts — with a total of six titles in the top 10 selling high-def titles — thanks to an incredible ongoing sale on Universal titles.
The majority of the discs are $14.95 — combo discs are slightly more, naturally — which is an exceptional [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| LSI Logic Integrates Digital Set-Top Functions Into DVD Recorder Processors for European Free-to-Air Market (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/05/2005 12:00pm) |
| Introducing their first single-chip DVD recorder system processors to support digital TV reception for DVD and Hard Disk Drive /DVD combo recorders, LSI Logic Corporation , a leader in innovative digital media processing technologies for the Digital Home, today announced its third-generation DoMiNo® 8623 and 8673 products. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips Electronics Selects Lsi Logic For Full-Featured DVD Recorders (LinuxElectrons, 3/19/2005 4:58pm) |
| MILPITAS , Calif. LSI Logic (NYSE:LSI) will announce on Monday that Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG) is utilizing LSI Logic DoMiNo® DVD recorder system processors for its line of recorders, including the single-drive DVD+RW recorder and VCR/DVD+RW recorder combo. (Read Full Article) |
| Another Way to Master Your Digital Video (PC World, 6/15/2005 6:22pm) |
| DivX Media Format package includes a player, MP3 support, and conversion tools. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 8/03/2007 7:01am) |
| A new website offers previews for Music, Movies and Games released in high definition Blu-ray Disc format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Say 'I love you' with your 3D-printed chocolate face (CNET Blogs, 2/11/2013 8:32pm) |
| Some lucky Japanese will get their lovers' sweet likenesses on Valentine's Day. Lollipop format also available. (Read Full Article) |
| 3 things HD DVD coulda, shoulda done to be a contenda (Ars Technica, 2/20/2008 5:02am) |
| What could the HD DVD camp have done to ensure a different outcome than the one that saw the format killed off this week? Ars does the HD DVD postmortem.Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Attacks HD DVD on Web (allthingsHiDef, 11/20/2007 5:31pm) |
| The Blu-ray camp has launched a viral advertising campaign for the format, with the launch of two YouTube spots, both attacking competitor HD DVD . ... (Read Full Article) |
| Does Blu-ray have a future in a streaming world? (NAB SmartBrief, 1/05/2009 6:00am) |
| While the Blu-ray format scored some impressive successes in 2008, including one-day sales of 600,000 units of "The Dark Kni -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung debuts first internal Blu-ray drive (HD-Report, 10/08/2009 10:37pm) |
| Samsung has announced their first internal Blu-ray drive labeled the SH-B083. The SH-B083 COMBO drive will read 25GB or 50GB BDs at 8x, and DVDs at the typical 16x speed. The drive uses Samsung’s dual layer jumping algorithm to access data at 350ms, a speed which Samsung says is faster than any other drive on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba 23" LCD HDTV DVD combo $279.99 Best Buy B&M YMMV Clearance (PopDeal | The latest tech deals, 11/18/2007 3:05pm) |
| Rating: 0 Posted By: TheSkinny Views: 53 Replies: 0 Hi all, long time lurker - first time poster...Found this deal @ Best Buy. It was on clearance. And it's not in the Internet and of course YMMV.The Toshiba 23HLV87 23" LCD HDTV with a built in DVD player.Features HDMI and VGA ports, and can do analog and digital tuning.HD resolution is up to 720p/1080i$279.99 + tax (see the receipt). read ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 7/11/2007 10:43am) |
| Amazon.com Inc. will begin selling high-definition independent films in the HD DVD format through its on-demand DVD printing service, the company said. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 7/30/2007 1:40am) |
| Sony's Blu-ray format has taken the upper hand in the battle for the high-definition video market in the US, according to research from Parks Associates. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy devotes HD DVD shelves to Blu-ray (Punch Jump, 4/01/2008 12:37pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores have begun to devote former HD DVD shelf space to Blu-ray disc titles as the obsolete format is cleared from retail. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV-DVD Format Battle Heats Up (WebProNews, 9/27/2005 6:13pm) |
| Joe Wilcox looks into the three announcements Microsoft participated in yesterday: Windows Mobile Treo; MSN adCenter; HD-DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu in the Face - Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-ray Player Review (DVD Talk, 9/11/2006 11:44pm) |
| If you follow home theater at all, you've probably already heard plenty about the High Definition format war. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pre-order The Amazing Spider-Man Blu-ray 3D and get Limited Edition Figurines (HD-Report, 8/01/2012 3:57pm) |
| Amazon is now taking pre-orders for The Amazing Spider-Man on Blu-ray Disc and DVD. And, one of the editions (albeit the most expensive), includes two collectible Spider-Man and Lizard figurines. The Amazing Spider-Man Limited Edition 4-Disc Combo [...] (Read Full Article) |
| The Downfall of HD DVD, Now Available on Blu-ray [Format War] (Gizmodo, 1/15/2008 10:15am) |
| I swear that when I did the image for Variety's report on HD DVD defections I never saw this hilarious version of Der Untergang, subtitled with very funny dialog about the last minutes of HD DVD in... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Will Blu-ray Make You Want More 3D? (Electronic House, 5/22/2009 11:00pm) |
| Blu-ray Disc Assoc. is the latest to push the 3D format, following Hollywood studios, display manufacturers and PC developers attempts at bringing 3D into the home. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumer Alert: Not All Blu-ray Players Play All Blu-ray Disc Features (About.com, 2/09/2008 10:00am) |
| Although Blu-ray definitely has the upper hand against HD-DVD, it is interesting to note that in one aspect of the format war, Blu-ray has a decided disadvantage. While HD-DVD has... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony loses ground in technology battle (Guardian Unlimited, 3/16/2006 10:30am) |
| Microsoft and Toshiba take lead in format war as Blu-ray console launch date shifts to November. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Dark Knight Rises on Blu-ray December 4th - Check out the Trailer (Big Picture Big Sound, 10/17/2012 6:03pm) |
| The trilogy ends with The Dark Knight Rises and an arsenal of bonus features on the Blu-ray/DVD combo [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | '21 & Over' Blu-ray Dated and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 4/29/2013 10:00pm) |
| Another outrageous comedy will be available on the high-definition format this summer. In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox is working on '21 & Over' for Blu-ray on June 18. From [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Next-Gen DVD War Averted? (InformationWeek, 11/06/2006 1:20am) |
| The emergence of HD/BD universal players in 2007 is likely to make the irreconcilable HD DVD vs. Blu-ray next-generation high definition-capable DVD format battle a moot point. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD Player Review - Oppo OPDV971H (DVD Talk, 7/11/2005 1:53pm) |
| As home theater fans wait for the dust to settle on the upcoming HD-DVD/Blu-Ray format war, a question we must ask ourselves is what will become of our current DVD collections? ... (Read Full Article) |
| Format fight (Guardian Weekly, 8/10/2005 11:22pm) |
| The peace talks are over - a war seems inevitable between the two formats competing to replace DVD to become the high definition (HDTV) pre-recorded/recordable disc standard. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Study: Blu-ray Dominates HD DVD in Japan (allthingsHiDef, 1/23/2008 3:36am) |
| While U.S. consumer electronics retailers remain on the fence about whether to declare a winner in the format war, Japanese consumers appear to have voted Blu-ray champion, according to a new report. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD / Blu-ray Special Feature: 2. Sony (HDTV UK, 1/06/2008 8:00am) |
| Who are they?
Japanese multinational manufacturing company jointly developed the Blu-ray Disc format with Pioneer. The first HD DVD players arrived in the US in June 2006.
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| (No Title) (, 3/19/2007 1:08pm) |
| YES Network on April 1 will launch a standalone high-definition channel, which will carry all New York Yankees home and away games in the 1080i HDTV format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wal-Mart Chooses Blu-ray (New York Times, 2/15/2008 6:58pm) |
| The company is the third retailer this week to turn its back on HD DVD, backed by Toshiba, in favor of Blu-ray high-definition movie format, which was developed by Sony. ... (Read Full Article) |
| No Country for Old Men Blu-ray in top 10 (Punch Jump, 2/26/2008 4:55pm) |
| The Blu-ray format version of No Country for Old Men ranked in the top 10 at Amazon.com this week following an Oscar win for Best Picture on Sun. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dealzmodo: Blu-ray Movies 2 for $30 [Deals] (Gizmodo, 6/30/2008 6:24pm) |
| I don't know about you, but I can never get enough of the next obsolete movie format. So I'm probably going to do a little shopping during Best Buy's 2-for-$30 Blu-ray movie sale. Sure I already have... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ESPN 3-D shutdown latest sign of gloom for format (USATODAY, 6/13/2013 2:03am) |
| ESPN's announced Wednesday that it will shut down its 3-D channel by the end of the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| LG Says it Still Backs HD DVD (I4U, 2/19/2008 6:21pm) |
| With all the news today of Toshiba dropping the HD DVD format itÂ’s a bit hard to imagine someone still actually backing HD DVD. Yet that is exactly what LG is doing. LG told Pocket-lint that it would continue to back and develop HD DVD players.LG issues a... ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD format battle await consumer response (Independent Online, 4/22/2006 9:34am) |
| HD DVD, one of two next-generation formats angling to take over the DVD market, officially launched mid-April with a miniwave of titles and players hitting stores. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD format duel heating up (Seattle Times, 7/04/2005 7:17am) |
| Although retailers would prefer to market only one product, incompatible video formats HD DVD and Blu-ray are both ready to hit the market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Why Toshiba needs to think beyond Blu-ray (CNET Blogs, 7/22/2009 6:43pm) |
| Toshiba is reportedly planning to release a Blu-ray player by the end of 2009. But after fighting against the format for so long, shouldn't it focus its attention elsewhere? (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Sale: Buy Two Get One Free (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/08/2008 10:13pm) |
| Now that the format war is over, it's time to build up that Blu-ray high definition movie collection, and what batter way than through a Buy 2 Get 1 Free offer? ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Group Celebrates Its High-Def 'Win' (Investors Business Daily, 1/09/2008 12:38am) |
| The format war between rival technologies vying to become the high-definition successor to the DVD is all but over, market share leader Blu-ray... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Blu-ray getting cool reception (EETimes, 12/08/2006 11:00pm) |
| Early adopters more frequently praise rival HD DVD, while panning Sony's high-definition format ... (Read Full Article) |
| BDA: 10 Million Blu-ray Players In 2008 (High-Def Digest, 1/08/2008 9:50pm) |
| The Blu-ray camp says that by this time next year, the format's installed base could be nearly three times its current size. That was the headline out of last night's Blu-ray Disc Association press conference... ... (Read Full Article) |
| NetFlix to Offer High-Def DVDs (TVPredictions.com, 2/01/2006 6:55pm) |
| n the 1990s, the DVD was largely ignored when it was first introduced in the marketplace. The reason: most video retailers decided not to carry the new format, choosing instead to keep their shelves stuffed with videotapes. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray’s Fuzzy Future (New York Times, 1/05/2009 5:22am) |
| The demise of the HD DVD video disc format appeared to hand the future of home entertainment to Blu-ray, but struggles continue. ... (Read Full Article) |
| News Blu-ray & HD-DVD Sales Running Even Research group says neither HDTV DVD format has edge in player sales. By ... (TVPredictions.com, 2/05/2007 12:03pm) |
| Washington, D.C. (February 5, 2007) -- Who's winning the Blu-ray-HD-DVD war? ... (Read Full Article) |
| $199 Not the Magic Blu-ray Price After All [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 11/30/2008 12:00am) |
| The general consensus, among experts, analysts and other blowhards has long been that when Blu-ray players legitimately hit $199, the format would finally go mainstream. Well, $200 Blu-ray players... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Blu-Ray Gets 'General Dislike' Among Web Posters (InformationWeek, 12/08/2006 8:05pm) |
| Early adopters more frequently praise rival HD DVD, while panning Sony's high-definition format ... (Read Full Article) |
| In DVD war, body blows for Toshiba (ZDNet Asia, 6/26/2007 3:16am) |
| Blockbuster's backing is the latest victory for Sony's Blu-ray in the high-definition DVD format race, but don't count out Toshiba just yet. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Third format enters HD fray (Personal Computer World, 3/10/2006 3:51pm) |
| A third technology for high-definition storage emerged at Cebit today to complicate even further the battle the battle between the Blu-ray and HD-DVD camps. ... (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) |
| Why so blue? (Digit Magazine, 10/14/2005 3:04pm) |
| For more than a year now, the impending blue-laser disc format wars have been looming. But what’s the benefit to consumers for rushing the technology to market? ... (Read Full Article) |
| Total HD disc format looks to be a total bust (Ars Technica, 9/18/2007 4:04am) |
| Warner has decided to indefinitely postpone plans to release hybrid discs that would support both Blu-ray and HD DVD. Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Next-Gen DVD's Porn Struggle (BusinessWeek, 1/22/2007 7:47pm) |
| Legend has it adult entertainment killed Sony's Betamax. Will porn producers' choice of HD-DVD spell trouble for the company's Blu-ray format? ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 1/09/2007 9:59am) |
| LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Sony Corp. said on Monday it would release up to 100 movie titles on the high-definition Blu-ray video disc standard this year, as it pits its next-generation DVD format against rival HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Many Benefits of an Upconverting DVD Player (Connected Home Media, 4/25/2006 8:38pm) |
| Let's face it. On the eve of the HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray deathmatch—surely the bloodiest format war since the VHS-vs.-Betamax debacle—any self-respecting technophile is going to watch and wait. A costly, obsolete paperweight is the last thing any of us wants to get stuck with. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | RVBX: Ten Years of Red vs. Blue (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 1/19/2013 12:55am) |
New Video
Seasons: 10
Episodes: 222
Original Air Dates: 2003-12
Format: Blu-ray
Discs: 14
Price: $179.95
This hilarious sci-fi comedy web series chronicles a civil war between two factions of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft Bids Farewell to HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 2/26/2008 4:00pm) |
| To the surprise of no one, Microsoft officially announced Monday that it would withdraw from HD DVD, ceasing production of its Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on, effective immediately. One of the format's key technology... ... (Read Full Article) |
| A Peek Inside a Blu-ray Factory [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 7/28/2009 12:09pm) |
| Sony recently opened a new Blu-ray factory in the suburbs of Sydney, and however you may feel about the format itself, the automatized precision in the creation of BDs is still a marvel.
Charlie... (Read Full Article) |
| Cute Irony: Blu-ray and HD DVD Are Neighbors at CES [Format War] (Gizmodo, 1/08/2008 1:58am) |
| We wonder who came up with this inspired floor plan: The HD DVD booth is in loogie-hawkin' distance of the Blu-ray booth. But the Blu-ray guys are too busy celebrating to bother. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Blu Ray HD DVD player sold out at Best Buy (Punch Jump, 1/29/2008 5:10pm) |
| Best Buy this week sold out of the Blu-ray, HD DVD multi-format LG Super Blu High-Definition multiplayer to online customers in the midst of a battle between the two formats at retail. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD (Addict 3D, 3/18/2005 11:50am) |
| While the CD, as data storage and delivery media, lasted successfully for decades and seems to be alive and kicking as we speak, we can't say the same about the DVD. On the market for a mere few years, the format is not very much taken into account when it comes to store and deliver video and audio content. (Read Full Article) |
| Star Trek: The Original Series S1 HD DVD boxed set hits November 20 (Techsoar - Daily updated online technology blog, 7/30/2007 8:40am) |
| Star Trek: The Original Series S1 HD DVD boxed set hits November 20 Posted by: in HDTV Filed under: HD DVD CBS and Paramount have lived up to their promise of more details on the Star Trek:The Original Series Season 1 HD DVD/DVD combo boxed set at Comic-Con, announcing ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Quits HD DVD Business (New York Times, 2/19/2008 2:58pm) |
| Handing a victory to Blu-ray disc technology in the format battle for next-generation video, Toshiba said it would no longer develop, make or market HD DVD players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | LG’s 84-inch Ultra HD 4K TV is Stunning, Not Stupid Expensive (CE Pro, 11/13/2012 5:03pm) |
| Unlike 3D, the new Ultra HD format will have no controversy. It is perfect. Take it from a non-videophile: 4K resolution will make you want to spend money on an awesome [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray has won, Electronics Companies get to work now (I4U, 2/19/2008 1:42pm) |
| It does for somehow not feel like an historic day, but it kind of is. The HD format war is over and HD DVD is history. Now the way is free for the high definition revolution the consumer electronics industry is talking about for years now.
Blu-ray dis... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba to Enter Blu-ray Market (Home Media Magazine, 7/20/2009 8:26pm) |
| Toshiba Corp. reportedly will unveil its first Blu-ray Disc player later this year, nearly 18 months after pulling the plug on rival high-definition format HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Retailers hawks HD DVD titles for $9.99 (Punch Jump, 3/02/2008 5:05pm) |
| Retailer Fry’s Electronics this week began offer HD DVD titles for $9.99 in the latest bid to clear inventory of the obsolete high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Joining Blu-ray Bandwagon? (Home Media Magazine, 6/24/2009 7:38pm) |
| Toshiba Corp., which spent more than $1 billion pushing HD DVD in a losing cause, reportedly is considering supporting erstwhile high-definition format rival Blu-ray Disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumer Electronics Industry Leader Philips Electronics Selects LSI Logic for Full-Featured DVD Recorders (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/21/2005 1:00pm) |
| A leader in innovative digital media processing technologies for the Digital Home, LSI Logic Corporation today announced that Philips Electronics , a leader in consumer electronics, is utilizing LSI Logic DoMiNo® DVD recorder system processors for its line of recorders, including the single-drive DVD+RW recorder and VCR/DVD+RW recorder combo. (Read Full Article) |
| A Consumer's Cheat Sheet to HD DVD's Death and Blu-ray's Victory [Format War Over] (Gizmodo, 2/19/2008 7:09pm) |
| HD DVD is dead. Officially. That may mean a whole bunch for the early-adopter tech geek crowd that's been wading in the kiddie pool of technological bickering and backhandedness for years, but what... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fast forward to obsolescence (Chicago Tribune, 12/13/2006 1:39pm) |
| The death knell of the VHS format sounded recently. The entertainment industry newspaper Variety wrote its obituary. The DVD killed VHS, abetted by TiVo and aggressive, new high-definition competitors. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 8/20/2007 5:11pm) |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Viacom Inc's Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc said on Monday they will release their DVD titles exclusively on HD DVD, the high-definition digital movie format whose sales have lagged those of rival Blu-Ray so far this year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Do You Want a 16:9 LCD Monitor Now? (Tom's Hardware Guide, 1/31/2006 11:17am) |
| LCD makers supposedly have been working hard to develop big-performance, wide-screen monitors in 16:9 format. But so far, the results have been dismal. Will new wares from some of the world's largest electronics OEMs finally take things to a new level? ... (Read Full Article) |
| Frys and Blockbuster Offer HD DVD Bargains (High-Def Digest, 12/30/2008 9:30pm) |
| Reminiscent of the Ghost of Christmas Past, HD DVD deals continue to materialize almost a year after the end of the format war. In what looks to be a one day sale, Frys is offering a special on the XBOX... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Prolongs HD DVD Production (allthingsHiDef, 1/09/2008 6:41pm) |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd will continue selling its dual-format HD DVD , Blu-ray Disc player (BD-UP5000), despite the apparent mortal hit levied Friday by Warner Bros. against HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft Didn't Back The Wrong Format Horse, Yo [Hd Dvd] (Kotaku, 4/04/2008 4:00am) |
| That little HD DVD experiment was pricey! But when you are Microsoft, what are trivial things like money? Nothing! Just look how smug Xbox 360 UK boss Neil Thompson is. Think the death of HD-DVD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-def DVD battle heats up (The Hollywood Reporter, 10/31/2007 11:07am) |
| Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment worldwide president and Blu-ray Disc proponent Bob Chapek on Tuesday blasted the rival HD DVD camp for prolonging the format war when it is clear that Blu-ray is the odds-on favorite. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Says Blu-ray Comments "Misquoted and Misconstrued" (High-Def Digest, 11/05/2007 9:00pm) |
| Nearly a week after a Warner VP appeared to indicate otherwise, the studio told High-Def Digest that it has no plans to cease its dual-format stance, pledging a strong line-up for both Blu-ray and HD DVD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dan Rather resurrected on new frequency (Reuters via Yahoo! News, 11/20/2006 4:57am) |
| Yes, Dan Rather lives. And he's never looked better. Or so we hear. As this show was viewed on DVD in a converted, standard-definition format rather than the high-definition of HDNet as intended, we'll simply have to take the digital network's word for it. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bits Blog: Daily Report: End of ESPN in 3-D May Herald the Format’s Demise (New York Times, 6/17/2013 11:14am) |
| ESPN, the nation’s largest sports network and an early adopter of 3-D technology, said that it would discontinue its 3-D channel. (Read Full Article) |
| Next-gen DVD format war looking inevitable (Ars (Ars Technica, 5/18/2005 2:25am) |
| I won\\\'t recap the sad history of the Sony vs. Toshiba, Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD Wars of DVD Succession, because I\\\'ve covered it elsewhere. After Toshiba fired back at Blu-Ray with a HD-DVD capacity increase, it became pretty clear that they were deadly serious about fighting to the finish. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Creative Software Showcases Prosumer and Enterprise Blu-ray Disc Authoring Applications at NAB (Business Wire, 4/14/2008 12:30pm) |
| LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following the industry-wide adoption of the Sony Blu-ray high definition DVD format, ... (Read Full Article) |
| Breaking: Warner Goes Blu-ray Exclusive (High-Def Digest, 1/05/2008 12:01am) |
| It's official: Warner has announced it will drop its support of the HD DVD format, and will begin releasing its next-gen titles on Blu-ray exclusively. The complete press release from Warner follows below.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft execs rekindle HD-DVD hype (gamesindustry.biz, 4/24/2006 4:32pm) |
| As the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo looms ever closer, executives at Microsoft have once again begun to confidently predict a victory for HD-DVD, dismissing Sony's Blu-ray format as another Betamax. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Sony COO bullish on Blu-ray (Electronics Supply and Manufacturing, 5/10/2006 8:06pm) |
| NEW YORK — Although acknowledging the optical disk wars are not over, Sony Electronics Inc.’s new president and chief operating officer Stan Glasgow is hedging that the Blu-ray Disc format will emerge as the winner. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba To Lose $666 Million (Cue Scary Music) [Hd Dvd] (Kotaku, 3/19/2008 11:00am) |
| Man, losing is hard. Not only that, it's expensive. Back in February, Toshiba pulled the plug on its HD DVD, thereby ending the format war. That, along with the falling price of flash memory chips,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| SCEA Boss Understandably Chuffed Over Blu-Ray Triumph [Sony] (Kotaku, 2/20/2008 1:20pm) |
| While consumer-level stakeholders on the Blu-Ray side of the great format wars of 06-08 (ie the pawns) are happy enough, imagine how the Sony top brass are feeling right now. They're so excited they... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Heat is on in DVD format war (International Herald Tribune, 2/26/2006 1:10pm) |
| The possible delay of the release of its PlayStation 3 game console and the Blu-ray group's loss of its once-commanding lead are not encouraging developments for Sony in its attempt to revive its electronics group after a series of bungles. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Friends (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 1/18/2013 11:45pm) |
Warner
Seasons: 10
Episodes: 236
Original Air Dates: 1994-2004
Format: Blu-ray
Discs: 21
Price: $279.98
Stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD-A1 player still too slow, big and noisy (Republican American, 9/15/2006 9:14am) |
| SAN FRANCISCO -- Consumers looking to upgrade their home theaters can now choose between two types of high-definition DVD players -- the confusing result of a long-running format war involving Hollywood studios and technology companies. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: HD DVD to See 300 New Titles in 2007 (High-Def Digest, 1/08/2007 11:18am) |
| Firing the opening salvo of this year's Consumer Electronics Show, the North American HD DVD Promotions Group held a press conference late Sunday, with format-supporting studios previewing a spate new... ... (Read Full Article) |
| MGM Announces March Blu-ray Slate Specs; 'Lambs,' 'Hannibal' Due in April (High-Def Digest, 1/17/2007 11:16pm) |
| Maintaining their support of absolutely zero supplemental features on their Blu-ray titles, MGM Home Entertainment will bring 'Hoosiers,' 'Dances with Wolves' and 'The Thomas Crown Affair' to the format... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD-DVD claims the brand advantage (PC Advisor, 8/16/2005 12:27pm) |
| Never underestimate the power of a name. That's the single greatest point I took from a recent study offered up in support of HD-DVD, one of two competing formats in the race for a next-generation disc format with the capacity required for high-definition content. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Interview: Why Warner Went Full Throttle With Blu-ray [Update] (Gizmodo, 1/05/2008 12:45am) |
| Warner announced earlier today it was 100 percent Blu-ray. We just talked a bit with Warner about some of the whys behind the decision. In a sentence: Because the format war is killing regular DVD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal players fast-tracks end to format war, says ABI (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 1/24/2007 9:02pm) |
| Universal players for HD DVD and Blu-ray discs will provide an exit strategy from the 'war of the HD DVD formats,' according to ABI Research. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon discounts more HD DVD titles (Punch Jump, 2/09/2008 4:48pm) |
| Amazon.com this week discounted more HD DVD titles in the latest bid to spur sales of the high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Bows High-End Blu-Ray System (Broadcasting and Cable, 6/22/2006 8:18pm) |
| Panasonic is taking a luxurious approach to the new Blu-ray high-definition optical disc format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sky unveils high-definition shows (BBC News, 11/22/2005 2:05pm) |
| Sky is set to show Premiership football, movies and US dramas in High Definition TV format from 2006. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Iron Man Soars On Blu-ray (About.com, 10/09/2008 10:00am) |
| If there was any doubt about the increasing acceptance of the Blu-ray Disc format, the release of Iron Man may be putting this doubt to rest. Although Paramount has not... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy offers steep cut on Matrix Trilogy HD DVD (Punch Jump, 2/19/2008 4:55pm) |
| Best Buy stores this week price cut the Matrix Trilogy on HD DVD by 50 percent amid the end of high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 HD DVD Officially $50, Still Discontinued [Format War Over] (Gizmodo, 2/25/2008 6:10pm) |
| Even though the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on is discontinued, you didn't expect Microsoft to just give them away, did you? You did? Well then this $49.99 liquidation price tag should be extra surprising to... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD I Am Legend price cut to $18.99 (Punch Jump, 3/13/2008 3:45pm) |
| Amazon.com this week price cut advanced orders for the HD DVD title I Am Legend to $18.99 in a promotion to sell one of the last releases for the obsolete format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Bits : High Definition Movies, without the Format War (New York Times, 1/07/2008 6:03pm) |
| Vudu, the movie store in a set-top-box, is adding high definition titles to its nascent service. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount Saves Top Titles for Blu-ray ‘Sapphire' Treatment (Electronic House, 6/24/2009 1:22am) |
| Some of the Blu-ray releases we’ve all been waiting for will get special treatment befitting the format from Paramount. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The rise of blue (ITBusiness.ca, 3/14/2005 10:16pm) |
| Blu-ray Disc is a new technology about to revolutionize the DVD market. However, there's another blue laser format already on the market. Resellers and system builders will have a tough choice (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon offers 47% off hot Blu-ray disc sale (Punch Jump, 3/25/2008 3:48pm) |
| Amazon.com this month began offering up to 47% off hot Blu-ray disc titles in the latest promotion for the high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Blu-ray press conference liveblog (Tech Digest, 1/07/2008 8:00am) |
| It's safe to say this one could be somewhat triumphant. With rival format HD DVD having seen its CES press conference cancelled, the Blu-ray people could spend the next hour crowing.]]>
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| (Unranked) | Eutelsat provides Europe's first ultra HD channel (Broadcast Engineering, 1/11/2013 3:25pm) |
| Satellite capacity provider Eutelsat has started Europe’s first continuous transmissions of content filmed in the 4K HD format in partnership with French video compression specialist ATEME.
(Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray is smokin' hot; HD formats outpacing DVD (Ars Technica, 1/28/2008 1:45am) |
| Although HD DVD appears to be in dire straits, the format battle between it and Blu-ray appears to have had at least one positive ramification: pricing on players has fallen at a rapid rate, and sales are now eclipsing those seen in the early years of DVD.Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray stutters in face of tough economy, HD downloads (Ars Technica, 9/24/2008 1:18am) |
| Now that HD DVD is out of the picture, Blu-ray should be soaring, right? Wrong. The high-def format's market share has dropped in recent weeks, with regular old DVD taking the very large majority of the market. Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Poor early-2008 sales alarming for remainder of HD DVD camp (Ars Technica, 1/21/2008 8:43pm) |
| More bad news for the those still backing HD DVD: Nielsen reports that HD DVD failed to crack the top 10 list of HD titles as the format suffered one of its worst weeks of sales ever.Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Digital Auteurism (East Bay Express, 11/30/2005 5:35pm) |
| The introduction of the DVD format in 1997 was both a revelation and a revolution. The digital video disc knocked the LaserDisc out of the box, opened up new multimedia possibilities for PC users, and introduced us to the wonderful world of bonus features. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Reuters, NHK: Toshiba to Pull Plug on HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 2/17/2008 2:16am) |
| There are more indications this weekend that primary HD DVD backer Toshiba is close to conceding defeat to rival high-def format Blu-ray. Though there was no official comment from Toshiba Saturday, an... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD and Blu-ray Learn to Play Together (Consumer Electronics News | GracesoftValues, 2/15/2007 6:28pm) |
| HD DVD and Blu-ray Learn to Play Together Dual-format players and discs could open the door for mass... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy price cuts more than 70 HD DVD titles (Punch Jump, 3/11/2008 3:54pm) |
| Best Buy on Mon. price cut more than 70 HD DVD titles in a bid to clear inventory of the obsolete high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Won The High-Def War, But Standard DVD Hangs Tough (Investors Business Daily, 5/31/2008 1:05am) |
| Blu-ray stomped HD DVD to become the standard format for high-definition movie discs, but years may pass before it can claim victory over the good... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon fires new 60% off HD DVD sale (Punch Jump, 4/02/2008 12:37pm) |
| Amazon.com on Tues. began offering customers a new 60 percent off HD DVD sale in the latest promotion for the defunct high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Firmware Update Now Available For Toshiba HD-DVD Player Owners (About.com, 9/29/2008 8:00am) |
| Yes, the above headline is correct. Even though the HD-DVD format was officially discontinued earlier this year (2008), there are still HD-DVD player owners out there (including myself). As a... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Rescue - 3D' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 9/20/2012 8:00pm) |
| Another IMAX documentary hits the Blu-ray 3D format this November. In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment is working on 'Rescue - 3D' for Blu-ray 3D (2D included) on November 6. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 9/14/2007 12:42am) |
| Sony has increased its bet on Blu-ray Disc and plans to ditch DVD and use the high-definition video disc format in all future digital video recorders in Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Blu-Ray Laptop Set for Summer Debut (Data Storage Today, 5/16/2006 9:22pm) |
| Sony will release the first laptop capable of playing, editing, and recording next-generation, high-definition videos in the Blu-Ray DVD format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumers Continue to Demand High Quality Video and Entertainment Creating Opportunities for Blu-ray and HD DVD Formats (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/01/2006 5:14pm) |
| www.TechSectorStocks.com, an investor and industry news portal for the technology sector, takes a look at the ongoing format battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD and its impact on market participants. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn DVD/Blu-ray bundle coming to Europe (Joystiq, 3/11/2013 4:45pm) |
| A region two Blu-ray / DVD combo of the Halo 4 miniseries (Read Full Article) |
| HD-DVD camp boosted by European survey (Digital Television Group, 7/18/2007 10:42am) |
| The HD-DVD format for next-generation DVDs had a 74% share of the European stand-alone high definition DVD player market in the first five months of 2007, according to research by GfK for the European HD-DVD Promotion Group. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Blu-ray licensing to see big changes (Pocket-lint, 3/02/2009 10:28am) |
| New proposals for flat fee payments The companies behind the Blu-ray disc format are trying to change the way the licensing of the technology is handled, a move that could potentially see cheaper prices.
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| Thousands Sign "Save HD DVD" Petition (High-Def Digest, 1/21/2008 9:00pm) |
| --> Over six thousand HD DVD supporters have signed an online petition urging Warner Home Entertainment to reconsider its decision to abandon the HD DVD format. First posted on January 5th, the petition... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Bros. Goes Blu-ray Only, Format War Lingers On [Hd Era] (Kotaku, 1/04/2008 10:40pm) |
| In another "win" for "consumers" Warner Bros. Entertainment announced today that it would be going exclusively Blu-ray for hi-definition movie releases as of May 2008. This point in the W column for... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Half Price Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD Deals - Dozens of Titles (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/17/2008 9:34pm) |
| No matter which side you take in the next generation DVD format war, you can save big bucks now on a large selection of both Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD titles on Amazon. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Netflix chooses Blu-ray over HD DVD (Computerworld, 2/11/2008 2:00pm) |
| Following Warner Bros. decision last month to back the Blu-ray Disc format exclusively, Netflix today said it also would exclusively stock Blu-ray high-definition DVDs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CBHD (China Blue High Definition) Players Arrive in the UK (About.com, 10/19/2009 10:00am) |
| Although Blu-ray is the dominant high definition disc format currently available, the Chinese have taken major elements of the defeated HD-DVD format and have created their own homegrown high definition disc format, CBHD (China Blue High Definition). The original intent of CBHD was to compete with Blu-ray within the Chinese market, where it has reportedly been successful. Now, British retailer GBAX is offering CBHD players to UK consumers. Will CBHD also reach U.S. shores? For more details, check out the reports from EngadgetHD (includes video) and High Def Digest.
For additional background information on CBHD, check out my previous articles:
We're Back....HD-DVD Is Resurrected...In China
CBHD Overtakes Blu-ray In China. CBHD (China Blue High Definition) Players Arrive in the UK originally appeared on About.com Home Theater on Monday, October 19th, 2009 at 10:00:54.Permalink | Comment | Email this (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount to end HD DVD releases next week (Punch Jump, 2/29/2008 8:36pm) |
| Paramount Home Studios this week said that it will end the release of HD DVD format titles on Mar. 4. ... (Read Full Article) |
| C2-7200 Set To Ship From TV One (Broadcast Newsroom, 1/19/2006 9:35pm) |
| Built expressly to address the evolving needs of the broadcast market, TV One's new dual-channel C2-7200 multi-format processor supports virtually every Analog-to-HDTV conversion imaginable, all within a compact 1 RU enclosure. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Economy and DVD sales slip drove Warner to Blu-ray (Computerworld, 1/08/2008 2:00pm) |
| Fears of a recession and poor DVD sales played into Warner Bros's decision to back Blu-ray Disc over HD DVD for a high definition DVD format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Holiday Special - Blu-ray Disc Players (About.com, 11/25/2008 8:00am) |
| Looking for a great Holiday Gift this year? If you own an HDTV, then consider giving the latest in home theater technology, a Blu-ray Disc player. This new format delivers... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nielsen: Blu-ray Disc No. 2 Format Among Consumers (Home Media Magazine, 5/01/2013 9:40pm) |
| More consumers opted for Blu-ray Disc after transactional video-on-demand as the primary means of acquiring home entertainment movies and TV shows in 2012, according to a new (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Association to push format at IFA 2008 (HDTV UK, 7/18/2008 10:34am) |
| Unrivalled by HD DVD this year, the Blu-ray Disc Association has announced that it is to hold a press conference at the IFA Consumer Electronics Fair in Berlin this August... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Toshiba Surprises with 50GB HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 1/08/2007 1:14pm) |
| In yet another unexpected announcement to come out of the Consumer Electronics Show, Toshiba has unveiled a new 50GB HD DVD disc format -- the world's first. The news first broke during yesterday's press... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount Kills Entire HD DVD Release Schedule, But No Blu Flicks 'Til Summer [Hd Dvd] (Gizmodo, 2/29/2008 6:10am) |
| There won't be a soft transition to Blu-ray for Paramount—they're dropping their whole HD DVD release slate right this second. Their last two movies on the dead format hit Tuesday, even though... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Report: 'Pirates' Blu-ray Sales Top 160k Units (High-Def Digest, 12/13/2007 5:00pm) |
| First week sales for the Blu-ray edition of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End' are shaping up to be a record-breaker for the Blu-ray format. That's according to an article at Video Business, which... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount, Universal Pave Path for Blu-ray Future (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/22/2008 6:42pm) |
| Within days of Toshiba's announcement to discontinue the floundering HD DVD format, supporting studios Universal and Paramount pledge allegiance to Blu-ray Disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Prediction: HD DVD Not Dead, Toshiba Will Produce Dual Format HD Players [Hd Dvd] (Gizmodo, 1/07/2008 2:54am) |
| We snagged a second with Wolfgang Schlichting, IDC's research director for removable storage, to ask what the picture looks like for HD DVD. His thoughts? HD DVD isn't dead yet. Toshiba will probably... ... (Read Full Article) |
| TV changes force viewers to choose a format (Detroit News, 3/23/2005 7:12am) |
| Now could be an opportune time for snagging a great deal on sleek flat-screen HDTV sets, with prices falling nearly 20 percent in the last year for some of the plasma, liquid-crystal or digital-light-projection televisions. (Read Full Article) |
| TV changes force viewers to choose a format (Detroit News, 3/22/2005 6:30am) |
| Now could be an opportune time for snagging a great deal on sleek flat-screen HDTV sets, with prices falling nearly 20 percent in the last year for some of the plasma, liquid-crystal or digital-light-projection televisions. (Read Full Article) |
| TV guide: Unscrambling ABCs of high-tech systems (DailyRecord.com, 12/04/2005 9:12am) |
| HDTV, LCD, DLP or Plasma. Un-jumbling those acronyms can shed some light on what the best approach might be in purchasing a new television, which has become a hot item this year with more programs and events being broadcast in high definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray booming in the US, as movie disc sales triple in first quarter (HDTV UK, 5/01/2008 11:18am) |
| Research from Home Media Magazine suggests that US sales of Blu-ray movies have jumped 351% in the first three months of 2008, fuelled by increased awareness of the format, and Toshiba's decision to pull HD DVD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Porn Coming to Blu-ray; PS3 Owners, Jason Chen Very Excited [Boobies] (Gizmodo, 12/20/2007 5:53pm) |
| The porn industry, having steered clear of Blu-ray and successfully put out titles on HD DVD for the past year, has decided to give the competing HD format a shot. Digital Playground has plans to... ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEC provides half of HD hybrid puzzle (Geek.com, 10/12/2006 7:32pm) |
| As consumers scratch their heads trying to decide which disc format they should back in the high definition battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD, some companies are already developing electronics to get around the issue. The ultimate solution is a hybrid player that copes with both formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon slashes HD DVD player prices (Punch Jump, 2/19/2008 8:58pm) |
| Amazon.com on Tues. slashed prices on Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD players following an announcement that the company will cease production on the high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Optical disc deal (Australian IT, 2/13/2006 1:22pm) |
| TOSHIBA, which is pushing its HD DVD format for high-definition discs, has signed an agreement with LG Electronics to share patents for optical disc drives, players and recorders. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Sez NPD Blu-ray Victory Numbers May Be Fluke [Format War] (Gizmodo, 1/25/2008 2:07pm) |
| After an NPD report showed Blu-ray had 93% of the market for that week, the Blu-ray coalition had good cause to do (or keep doing) the victory dance. But Toshiba's teary-eyed rebuttal makes sense, so... ... (Read Full Article) |
| With HD DVD dead, Blu-ray's next threat is digital downloads (Ars Technica, 2/19/2008 2:48pm) |
| Toshiba has officially put HD DVD to the sword, saying it will stop shipments by the end of March. Blu-ray's backers will now turn their attention to the format's next competitive threat: high-def downloads.Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Technical changes fuel revolution in DVDs (Canada.com, 11/15/2006 7:08pm) |
| The winner of the format war between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD might not be decided for some time, but this time around the losers are sure to lose a lot. The quality of our television might be going down (how many more reality TV shows can we watch?) but at least the quality of the picture is improving. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Says Blu-ray Victory Numbers May Be Fluke [Format War] (Gizmodo, 1/25/2008 2:07pm) |
| After an NPD report showed Blu-ray had 93% of the market for that week, the Blu-ray coalition had good cause to do (or keep doing) the victory dance. But Toshiba's teary-eyed rebuttal makes sense, so... ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-Definition, Highly Limiting (Fast Company Magazine, 2/17/2006 3:53pm) |
| High-definition films with more than six times the detail as existing DVDs? That's the promise of the next generation of hi-def discs, both the HD-DVD format and rival Blu-ray. But the picture isn't all rosy, so to speak. These new... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray, HD DVD Format War Heats up at MEDIA-TECH (Business Wire, 5/22/2006 1:00pm) |
| HANAU, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2006--The studios have picked sides, but optical manufacturers will wait until the MEDIA-TECH Expo to choose between HD DVD and ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD camps brace for war (Montgomery Advertiser, 1/15/2006 10:15am) |
| Move over DVD. A more-buffed movie disc is on the way. Actually, two new high-definition disc formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, are looking to supplant DVD. As the new discs and players arrive this spring, consumers will be left to choose sides in this looming format war. ... (Read Full Article) |
| As HDTV Prices Fall, Manufacturers Create DVD Format War (Washington Post, 1/13/2006 4:39pm) |
| LAS VEGAS The consumer electronics industry just has to keep things interesting. Just as it's on the verge of meeting one of its toughest goals -- making high-definition television an affordable commodity -- it has to tackle new ones. And if these guys can't find any, they'll make up new ones. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ask the expert: DVD format wars (Financial Times, 4/06/2006 1:56pm) |
| Next-generation DVD or high-definition video discs promise to bring home cinema to your living room. But the prospect has been threatened by the failure of the technology’s leading developers – Sony and Toshiba – to agree on a common standard last year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Player Sales Up 600 Per Cent, According to UK Online Retailer [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 2/21/2008 12:26pm) |
| Stuart Rowe, COO of play.com is claiming that sales of Blu-ray players have increased seven-fold since Toshiba announced it was cutting and running from its HD-DVD format. The UK-based web retailer... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Heroes' Double-Header Coming to Blu-ray this August (High-Def Digest, 4/17/2008 10:00pm) |
| Universal has announced their first TV-on-Blu-ray release, with plans to bring the first two seasons of 'Heroes' to the format this August. Only hours after revealing their long-awaited debut wave of Blu-ray... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Real reason high-def DVDS aren't selling (USA Today, 9/15/2006 11:46am) |
| The AP has a story today saying the two competing high-def DVD formats -- Blu-ray and HD DVD -- have debuted to a big yawn. The story blames the format wars for confusing consumers, but there's probably a more profound... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HP hedges bets in Blu-ray/HDTV race (Infomatics, 12/17/2005 1:20pm) |
| HP, a one time staunch supporter of Blu-ray technology, yesterday hedged its bets in the next-generation high definition disc format race by joining the HD-DVD Promotions Group. ... (Read Full Article) |
| '3 Days of the Condor' to Take Aim on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/25/2009 11:00pm) |
| Paramount has announced its latest catalog release for Blu-ray, bringing the classic thriller '3 Days of the Condor' to the format in mid-May. Starring Robert Redford and directed by the late Sydney Pollack,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| ARE YOU HD READY? (Daily Record, 12/06/2005 1:41am) |
| THEY are the two initials which are going to change television forever But are you ready for the HD (High Definition) revolution which is going to take over television in the next 12 months Thenew broadcasting format will be launched in the UK next year and means images will be clearer than ever before and better than DVD quality. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray DVD Recorder Sales rising fast in Japan (I4U, 5/28/2008 5:47am) |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Sales of high definition Blu-ray DVD recorders are zooming up
in Japan as consumers take to the new generation of home movie entertainment
after the end of a bitter format war.
... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Image Cancels Upcoming HD DVD Slate (High-Def Digest, 3/07/2008 7:00pm) |
| Image Entertainment has canceled its entire remaining HD DVD release slate, and says an official announcement ending support for the format is forthcoming. One of the leading suppliers of independent titles... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Constantine' Headed to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 7/21/2008 10:00pm) |
| Warner has announced its latest "catch-up" title for Blu-ray, bringing the devilish thriller 'Constantine' to the format in time for Halloween. Originally released on HD DVD back in June 2006... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Gamers Love PS3, Hate Blu-Ray (eWeek, 12/08/2006 3:25pm) |
| Gamers love Sony Corp.'s new PlayStation 3 for its graphic capabilities and firepower, but the advanced Blu-ray DVD drive is annoying some by raising the cost, slowing production and forcing them to buy into a format they've not yet aligned with. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Group Responds To Netflix/Best Buy (Format War Central, 2/12/2008 7:45pm) |
| Here is the official response from the HD DVD Promotions Group to the news that Netflix is dropping HD DVD. They also commented that Best Buy will continue to carry HD DVD products, even though they will recommend Blu-ray to their customers.
"We have long held the belief that HD DVD is the best format for
consumers [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Backs Blu-ray, Tipping DVD Scales (New York Times, 1/04/2008 9:02pm) |
| Warner Bros. said Friday that it would exclusively release high-definition DVDs in Sony’s Blu-ray format, dealing a big blow to Toshiba’s rival HD DVD technology. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD-DVD movies hit pirate networks (Computer Active, 1/17/2007 1:14pm) |
| A film in the new HD-DVD format has found its way on to a pirate file-sharing website for the first time. The film, Serenity , is one of several available on the new discs, which give a much higher picture and sound quality than conventional DVDs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Sharp Unveils Second-Gen Blu-ray Player (High-Def Digest, 1/07/2008 3:54am) |
| Emphasizing its commitment to the Blu-ray format , Sharp today announced its second-gen Blu-ray player, the BD-HP50U. According to the company, the new player will be Profile 1.1 compliant and it may even... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Audio - Bitstream or PCM? (About.com, 11/03/2012 10:00am) |
| In addition to great video quality, one of the additional benefits of the Blu-ray Disc format is the access to high-resolution audio. Audio provided on a Blu-ray Disc can take ... (Read Full Article) |
| Onkyo Dropping HD DVD Support? [Hd Dvd] (Gizmodo, 2/05/2008 12:14am) |
| Onkyo appears to be the latest HD DVD defector, announcing they're "suspending" support for the format. This comes on the heels of Blu-ray and Warner's coup de grace and less than a year after Onkyo... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Two Blu-ray titles in top 10 Amazon DVD sales (Punch Jump, 4/01/2008 12:35pm) |
| Two Blu-ray titles ranked in the top 10 best-selling DVD titles at Amazon.com this week as the high-definition format grows in popularity. ... (Read Full Article) |
| XBOX360 HD DVD Drive On Sale $129.99 (Format War Central, 12/04/2007 11:38pm) |
| Amazon is selling the XBOX360 HD DVD Drive for $129.99. We think this is a killer deal for all the XBOX360 owning format war fence sitters.
note: post contains affiliate links
HD DVD ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray 3D Movies Increased 85% in 2012 (Home Media Magazine, 1/07/2013 6:24pm) |
| The number of 3D movies available on Blu-ray Disc topped 200 movies at the end of 2012 – up 85% from the end of 2011 when 108 titles were available in the high-definition format, according to a new research report.
El Segundo, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Boom not enough to rescue DVD Sales (I4U, 4/23/2008 11:37am) |
| By Paul Bond
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Since Blu-ray Disc's victory in the
hi-definition DVD format war, data have trickled in suggesting a sales boost for
Sony's fledgling technology. But if the pace doesn't quicken, home video might... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 7/31/2007 2:23am) |
| Updated: 31 Jul 2007 The HD DVD high-definition movie format may have the lead in the U.S. porn industry, but Japanese adult film makers have turned decisively to Blu-ray Disc, breathing new life into its bid to replace DVDs as the disc of choice for home movies. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New wave of Blu-ray disc titles priced at $9.95 (Punch Jump, 3/05/2008 5:01pm) |
| While Blu-ray disc titles carry a premium price tag, lesser known titles on the format will be sold for under $10. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Starz to Unleash 'Halloween,' 'Evil Dead 2,' 'Dawn of the Dead' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 7/17/2007 2:55pm) |
| Nearly a month after formally announcing its support of the Blu-ray format, Starz Home Entertainment says it will release four horror film classics as its first Blu-ray titles. As we originally reported... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Delivers its Fourth Generation Blu-ray Player (Business Wire, 4/23/2008 1:00pm) |
| RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics, a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, continues to expand its lineup of Blu-ray format A/V ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD-DVD Losing its Arsenal in Japan [Format Wars] (Gizmodo, 1/21/2008 4:59am) |
| The HD-DVD troopers are surely fighting the losing battle, as new research from Japan details a surge in Blu-Ray recorder ownership. The study surveyed buying trends from 2,300 electronic stores... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray Goes Universal (WebProNews, 8/17/2005 1:03am) |
| Universal Music Group announced they had signed on to the Blu-Ray DVD format developed by Sony in the latest round of DVD Wars. This marks a major victory in the cosmic conflict between Japanese electronics goliaths Sony and Toshiba. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 a Trojan horse for Blu-ray, says Disney (Punch Jump, 2/21/2008 5:03pm) |
| A Disney exec this week told the L.A. Times this week that Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 was a device built to penetrate the high-definition Blu-ray disc format into living rooms. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Higher and higher: HDTV resolution (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News, 6/30/2005 10:40am) |
| Just when you thought your home theater was up to snuff, even higher definition TV sets are arriving. Mitsubishi on Thursday unveils the first consumer HDTVs to come to market capable of displaying a format called 1080 progressive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Analyst Warns Movie Studios That People May Be Playing Games On PS3s [Playstation 3] (Kotaku, 4/23/2008 10:40pm) |
| Blu-ray campers may not have as much to boast about, according to one analyst, who questions how big of a contribution the PlayStation 3 install base really is to the format. ABI Research analyst... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | U.S. Filmmakers Eager to Feed China’s Appetite for 3-D (New York Times, 8/13/2012 1:27am) |
American technologies, including 3-D and large format films, are delivering content to Chinese moviegoers who are increasingly focused on authenticity and a high-quality experience that cannot be pirated.
(Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray or HD DVD or both? (Digital WebCast, 7/16/2006 3:19am) |
| With the Blu-Ray/HD DVD wars beginning to heat up as players become available to consumers, those in the professional space who will be publishing to these formats have to determine which format will best suit their business needs. Will it it Blur Ray, HD DVD or both? DMN gets some of answers from Dave Sudden, chief technology officer at Rimage, a provider of optical media publishing solutions. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray encryption scheme revolves around half life of films (CNET Blogs, 3/05/2008 11:04pm) |
| Call it the Harold and Kumar effect.
Now that Blu-ray has won the format war, the public and security industry will get a chance to see how well the novel encryption scheme that Blu-ray publishers and manufacturers works.
What makes the strategy somewhat novel is that is relies as much ...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD and Blu-ray Transforming Media Market as High-Definition Content Becomes Key for the Consumer Electronic, (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/29/2006 2:00pm) |
| www.DigitalMediaStocks.com, an investor and industry news portal for the digital media sector, takes a look at the ongoing format battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD and its impact on market participants. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Denies Preventing Adult Content On Blu-Ray! (Digg.com, 1/24/2007 2:40am) |
| Sony on Tuesday denied claims that it was preventing the porn industry from using the Blu-ray high-definition format developed by the consumer electronics giant. "We don't tell people how they can use the licenses they get from the Blu-ray Disc Association." ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Launches Industry's First Blu-ray Disc Player to The U.S. Market (Business Wire, 6/15/2006 1:00pm) |
| RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 2006--Samsung Electronics America, Inc.: Next Generation Disc Format Offers High Definition Picture Quality to ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-Def Penetration Explodes with Strong PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 Add-On Sales (High-Def Digest, 11/20/2006 9:49am) |
| As expected, the debut of Sony's Blu-ray-driven PlayStation 3 last Friday boosted the format's installed base expotentially -- though Microsoft is also reporting strong numbers for the HD DVD add-on drive... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Hardware, Software Shipments to Retail On the Rise (High-Def DVD Digest, 6/02/2006 9:45pm) |
| After consumer demand for HD DVD hardware and software outstripped retailer supply in the format's first month of market availability, additional players and discs are finally beginning to move to stores... ... (Read Full Article) |
| VHS lives: JVC announces VHS/DVD/Blu-ray recorder for Japan (CrunchGear, 10/30/2009 8:21am) |
|
It seems VHS will never die, and this is generally welcome, as a lot of good movies aren't still available on optical discs. In summer 2008, Panasonic released a VHS/Blu-ray combo, followed by Sharp's Aquos BD-HDV22 that was pretty much the same thing. And today, over one year later, JVC anounced the DR-BH250 [JP], which is a VHS recorder, Blu-Ray Recorder and 250GB HDD rolled into one. (Read Full Article) |
| What to Do with Your HD DVD Movie Collection? (eHomeUpgrade, 2/21/2008 5:38pm) |
| Now that studios have all gathered around Blu-ray as the high-definition movie disc format of choice, it’s time for early adopters to consider what to do with their HD DVD movie collection. Of course, one option is to try and unload them on eBay to unwitting buyers. An other is to just keep them, as [...]]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Continues Blu-ray Industry Leadership with Aggressive Release Strategy (Business Wire, 1/08/2007 2:19pm) |
| BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. & LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Continuing its industry leadership role and unwavering commitment to the Blu-ray disc format, the only ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony & Universal Pictures Fuel DVD Format Rivalry (CBS 5 Bay Area, 8/10/2007 4:47pm) |
| Sony & Universal Pictures take drastic measures in an attempt to persuade consumers to finally embrace either Blu-ray or HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Company Blu-ray sales spike 112,251% at Amazon (Punch Jump, 3/26/2008 3:49pm) |
| Sales for the title The Company on Blu-ray disc format spiked upon availability at Amazon.com on Tues. on high demand for the product. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon offers 3-for-2 Blu-ray disc sale (Punch Jump, 7/18/2008 4:41pm) |
| Amazon.com this week began offering a new Buy 2 Get 1 Free Blu-ray disc sale in the latest promotion for the high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon price cuts HD DVD titles to $8.95 (Punch Jump, 3/08/2008 5:21pm) |
| Amazon.com on Sat. price cut HD DVD format titles to as low as $8.95 in the latest move to clear remaining inventory of the high-definition product. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon burns 45% off Blu-ray disc bundles (Punch Jump, 10/08/2008 4:24pm) |
| Amazon.com this week began offering 45 percent off three-disc Blu-ray bundles in the latest promotion for the high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| IPTV Not a Threat to Blu-ray Say Industry Pros (High-Def Digest, 8/11/2009 9:00pm) |
| Panels put together to discuss the threat IPTV may pose to the Blu-ray format came to a consensus: There is no threat. According to the group that twice put together a bit of a panel to talk about the... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Fox Touts BD-Live, Previews 'Alien vs. Predator: Requiem' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/08/2008 2:22am) |
| With an eye toward merging the Blu-ray format's BD-Live capabilities with social networking, Fox touted the message "The Future is Blu, the Future is BD-Live" today at CES 2008. Taking part in... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount/DreamWorks: "Still Supporting HD DVD" (High-Def Digest, 1/08/2008 12:33am) |
| Paramount/DreamWorks responded to Warner's shift to Blu-ray exclusivity today, saying that the studios have no plans to abandon the HD DVD format. Following Warner's shocking defection to Blu-ray last... ... (Read Full Article) |
| VMD High Definition Disc Format Debuts (DesignTechnica, 5/03/2005 12:35am) |
| New Medium Enterprises has shown off its first High-Definition movie on Its Red Laser 20GB and 40GB Versatile MultiLayer Disc -VMD-. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumers still not sold on Blu-ray (AfterDawn, 6/25/2009 3:07pm) |
| The results of a new survey by Harris Interactive show that despite winning the hi-def format war Blu-ray isn't showing any real signs it will become a mainstream success. In fact they indicate more people own standalone HD DVD players (11%) than Blu-ray players (7%).
When you factor in PS3 game consoles and the Xbox 360 add on HD DVD drive the numbers shift to favor Blu-ray, but it's not as ... (Read Full Article) |
| US has most Blu-ray awareness (AfterDawn, 4/03/2008 7:21pm) |
| According to Reuters, the media research firm Interpret has revealed that just about 60 percent of American consumers are now aware of Blu-ray as a disc format and that the number of households with Blu-ray players is approaching the 10 million mark.
The report, a survey of consumers aged 18-54, is unfortunately outdated already however, as it was conducted in mid-January, Right after Warner's ... (Read Full Article) |
| Cool HD and Media Players (Washington Post, 3/22/2007 7:18pm) |
| TOKYO--It's been a year since the next-generation DVD battle kicked off with the launch in Japan of Toshiba's first HD DVD player. In the past 12 months we've seen players and recorders designed for each format go on sale, and customer reaction has made one thing clear: People aren't interested in... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Camp Touts Sales Data, Attach Rates (High-Def Digest, 10/12/2006 8:46pm) |
| In a press release sent out early this morning to coincide with today's Digital Life Expo in New York, the North American HD DVD Promotional Group issued the latest salvo in the high-def format wars: sales... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumer Alert: Onkyo Blu-ray Disc Player Coming Soon (About.com, 7/10/2008 8:00am) |
| Previously an HD-DVD supporter, Onkyo has announced that it will introduce a Blu-ray Disc player later this year, now that the format war is settled. Details are sketchy as to... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Cuts Prices on HD DVD Players (New York Times, 1/14/2008 5:51pm) |
| Toshiba announced an aggressive campaign to bolster its HD DVD movie disc format against Sony-backed Blu-ray technology, cutting prices on players to as low as $149.99. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Samsung Bows New Dual-Format Blu-ray/HD DVD Player (High-Def Digest, 1/07/2008 2:24am) |
| Updating its recently-released BD-UP5000, Samsung says it will introduce the new BD-UP5500 Duo HD player in the second half of 2008. Like its predecessor, the BD-UP5500 will support both Blu-ray and HD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft slashes price of Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on (PC Advisor, 7/26/2007 3:00pm) |
| HD disc format war heating up Microsoft is cutting the US price of its HD DVD player add-on for the Xbox 360 game console, and will give away five free HD DVD movies with each purchase. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney Sets 'Pirates,' 'Cars' Blu-ray Dates (High-Def Digest, 1/25/2007 12:16am) |
| In what are sure to be three of the biggest-selling titles yet on either next-gen format, Disney has set Spring street dates for the Blu-ray releases of the blockbuster 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Circuit City marks 50% off HD DVD inventory (Punch Jump, 3/31/2008 12:57pm) |
| Circuit City stores on Sun. began offering 50 percent off all HD DVD inventory in a bid to clear stock of the obsolete format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blockbuster to further Blu-ray, PS3 promotion in stores (Punch Jump, 4/11/2008 4:03pm) |
| Blockbuster Inc. this week said that it will further promotion of Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray format by offering Blu-ray movies for rent and sale in all U.S. stores. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray title sees 80,072% sales spike at Amazon (Punch Jump, 1/26/2008 5:54pm) |
| Sales for Blu-ray disc format title No Country For Old Men spiked 80,072 percent upon availability on Fri. at retailer Amazon.com. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp Blu-ray player price cut to $349 (Punch Jump, 3/13/2008 3:44pm) |
| Sharp Corp.’s Blu-ray player this week was price cut to under $350 in the latest promotion to further adoption of the high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon to back Blu-ray; keep HD DVD stock (Punch Jump, 2/20/2008 5:42pm) |
| Amazon.com on Wed. said that it will back Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc format following an announcement from Toshiba Corp. that it will exit the HD DVD business. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Escape from Planet Earth (2D/3D) (High-Def Digest, 5/29/2013 12:25am) |
| More often than not, when a movie is released in the 3D format, you'll read a review that says the additional dimension adds nothing to one's enjoyment. However, when it comes to 'Escape From Planet [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Unleashes 'Twister' Blu-ray, HD DVD Specs (High-Def Digest, 1/10/2008 5:00pm) |
| In its first official title alert since aligning itself with Blu-ray, Warner has issued full specs for its previously-announced dual-format release of 'Twister.' Although the studio indicated in its Blu-ray... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Review: My Favorite Brunette/Son of Paleface (High-Def Digest, 4/14/2008 4:00am) |
| BCI presents its latest HD DVD double feature (and, in light of the death of the format, apparently its last) with 'My Favorite Brunette/Son of Paleface.' This one pairs a couple of gems from Bob Hope,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Lord of the Rings HD vs. DVD Screen Captures: Get Ready to Buy a Blu-ray Player [Fantasygasm] (Gizmodo, 1/08/2008 10:50pm) |
| Now that New Line has gone exclusively with Blu-ray, it seems inevitable that we'll get the epic Lord of the Rings trilogy on that format in sexy, sexy high-def. But what if you've already invested a... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 7 New Blu-ray Players at CES 2009 (CE Pro, 1/12/2009 9:20pm) |
| The Blu-ray Disc Association's press conference at CES 2009 was a lot more subdued than last year. The association says lower prices and new innovations will help adoption of the format. We round up 7 Blu-ray players unveiled in Las Vegas. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Press Conferences Cancelled After Warner Defects to Blu-ray [Format War] (Gizmodo, 1/05/2008 6:04pm) |
| No one's going to make a Hunt for Blue October movie out of Warner's defection from HD DVD to Blu-ray—even if Toshiba is quite peeved at them—but what they can do is cancel press... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: 87% of owners watch Blu-ray movies on PS3 (Punch Jump, 1/08/2008 5:57pm) |
| Sony Corp. this week said that 87 percent of Playstation 3 owners watch Blu-ray disc format movies on their PS3. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Thoughts on 1080p (HDBlog.net, 3/23/2006 1:24pm) |
| Richard over at High Definition Blog is having some synapses firing on the topic of 1080p. He thinks that 1080p might be the proper format for him after all. His digital pictures that he took with his digital camera are almost 1920 x 1080, and displaying them on a 720p display [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ricoh announces HD DVD-RW DL, confuses self (Engadget, 10/05/2005 9:37am) |
| Here’s the acronym everyone has been waiting for: Ricoh has announced they’ve been developing HD DVD-RW DL. OK, so they may not actually be calling it “HD DVD-RW DL,†maybe because they realize how ridiculous it is, but they’re currently in the process of introducing a dual layer HD DVD-RW format to the DVD Forum. They’ve been just about as vague as everyone else in the next gen form ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dick Van Dyke Show: The Complete Series, The (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 1/18/2013 11:51pm) |
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Seasons: 5
Episodes: 158
Original Air Dates: 1961-66
Format: Blu-ray
Discs: 15
Price: $349.98
Stars Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore.
This classic would prove hugely influential on the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Format Reaches 500 Titles Since Inception (Format War Central, 3/05/2008 5:06pm) |
| With the new releases yesterday, there have now been 500 titles released since Blu-ray Disc was launched in 2006, according to the blu-raystats table.
While this total includes the Paramount and DreamWorks titles that were later discontinued, with their renewed decision to release on Blu-ray we expect that these titles will be reinstated soon.
Quite a milestone! [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| SONY BDP-S300 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 1/11/2008 11:00am) |
| The BDP-S300 is an entry-level Blu-ray format player from Sony, which can be found for $399, or less, at most retailers. This unit plays Blu-ray discs at full 720p, 1080i,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Inside Man on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/26/2009 7:34pm) |
| Spike Lee's heist film on Blu-ray Disc is on par with the HD-DVD version; and Universal Home Video clearly thought they could pull a fast one by basically repacking that release in this format. If you still have the HD DVD version you've got the inside track.
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| Toshiba s HD-DVD delayed launch may trigger disk format wars next year (EARTHtimes.org, 9/05/2005 1:13pm) |
| Toshiba seeking to optimize may delay the US launch of its HD-DVD to next year, while possibly staying on course with its plans for its home market, Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner To Release Three HD-DVD Titles June 6 (High-Def DVD Digest, 5/23/2006 10:19am) |
| Continuing their support of the HD-DVD format, Warner Home Video will release three new discs on June 6, including their next day-and-date with DVD title, the Harrison Ford thriller 'Firewall.' Also due... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Kaleidescape Video Servers to Rip Blu-Ray in 2009 [Format War] (Gizmodo, 2/08/2008 12:59pm) |
| Kaleidescape, famous for their super-high-end home theater video server, has officially announced that they are going Blu-Ray in 2009, releasing a player that will integrate with their existing... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon, Microsoft Team Up to Bring HD DVD to Indie Filmmakers (High-Def Digest, 7/02/2007 9:26pm) |
| Amazon.com and Microsoft are partnering up for a new program that will allow independent filmmakers to produce and release their films on the HD DVD format. The project, dubbed the "1,000 HD DVD Indies... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Backers Respond to Toshiba Announcement (High-Def Digest, 2/20/2008 12:29am) |
| Sony and the Blu-ray Disc Association praised Toshiba's move to cease production and development of HD DVD hardware. "We in the Blu-ray Disc Association are very happy that this long format war is officially... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Native HDV on Final Cut Pro 5 (Digital Video Editing, 7/11/2005 4:05pm) |
| Native HDV on Final Cut Pro 5 DV workflow for HD footage? Until recently, high definition video production has been too expensive for mere mortals. Now, the HDV format has changed all that. But isn t there still a lot of data being bandied about? How will the footage be edited? ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney Flaunts 'Sleeping Beauty' Blu-ray Belles, Whistles (High-Def Digest, 5/14/2008 10:00pm) |
| Disney has dropped its latest tantalizing preview of the extras on its upcoming Blu-ray of 'Sleeping Beauty,' which promises to hit high-def with the most extensive BD-Live features yet seen on the format.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: JVC launches XV-BP1 Blu-ray (Pocket-lint, 1/07/2009 6:22pm) |
| CES 2009: Profile 2.0 player for $300 JVC has announced its first Blu-ray player for the States, a low-profile unit that offers BD Live compatibility and the AVCHD HD camcorder format playback.
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| PS3 sales gain on Blu-ray, fall of HD DVD (Punch Jump, 2/18/2008 4:58pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 rose on Amazon this past weekend following a round of support for the Blu-ray disc high-definition format over Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Hitman' Blu-ray to Include First-Ever "Digital Copy" (High-Def Digest, 1/24/2008 9:00pm) |
| Fox has released final specs for the March Blu-ray debut of 'Hitman,' promising a fully stocked supplements package and a format-first "digital copy" of the film. As we first reported last week,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD titles sustain demand at Amazon (Punch Jump, 3/19/2008 4:01pm) |
| HD DVD titles sustained demand at Amazon.com on Tues. as the format is cleared from U.S. retail inventory. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon to end Blu-ray disc promo (Punch Jump, 4/18/2008 4:13pm) |
| Amazon.com on Fri. will end its ‘Buy 2 Get 1 Free‘ Blu-ray disc promotion as the format begins to further adoption in U.S. homes. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba to roll out new HD DVD players (AAP via Yahoo!7 News, 11/16/2006 1:37am) |
| Toshiba says it will roll out two new players for the High-Definition DVD format in late December for the Japanese market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV arrives in Europe (Addict 3D, 10/26/2005 8:04pm) |
| MUNICH/LONDON (Reuters) - ProSiebenSat.1 (PSMG_p.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) launched high-definition television in Germany on Wednesday, becoming Europe's first major broadcaster to transmit using the high-resolution format that is considered TV's future. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Europe Unveils Blu-ray Disc Content Online (PRWeb, 8/03/2007 7:22am) |
| A new website offers previews for Music, Movies and Games released in high definition Blu-ray Disc format. (PRWeb Aug 3, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/U3VtbS1JbnNlLUNyYXMtU3F1YS1UaGlyLVplcm8= ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hard-core high-definition: 1080p HDTVs (San Francisco Chronicle, 12/19/2005 3:59pm) |
| These rear-projection 1080p HDTVs promise to deliver all the detail in today's highest-res broadcast format, 1080i. You'll get a screen large enough to enjoy HD at half the price of a similar size plasma. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hardware Review: OPPO BDP-83 Blu-ray Player (High-Def Digest, 8/07/2009 9:55pm) |
| Despite arriving three years into the format's existence, the OPPO BDP-83 may just be the most anticipated Blu-ray player yet. Does the machine live up to its hype? High-Def Digest reviewer Joshua Zyber... (Read Full Article) |
| Confessions of a Format War Casualty: Why I Chose HD-DVD and Lost (eHomeUpgrade, 1/25/2008 8:00am) |
| I must confess, when I entered this war, I did so with the youthful energy reserved for a 16 year-old boy who has just gotten his first car. I had picked my side, grabbed my gun and went straight into battle. When it comes to war, you tend not to think in terms of the future. You tend to focus on the here and now, and that my friend, is why I chose HD-DVD. At the time, it seemed like a good choice ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product Of The Week (About.com, 10/10/2008 10:00am) |
| The BDP-S350 is a third generation entry-level Blu-ray format player from Sony. This unit plays Blu-ray discs at 720p, 1080i, or 1080p resolution via its HDMI output, and is also... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Miami Vice' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 6/18/2008 6:00pm) |
| Universal will increase its growing line-up of Blu-ray catalog titles when it brings Michael Mann's 'Miami Vice' to the format this August. Mann's big-screen update of his classic '80s television show... ... (Read Full Article) |
| $12.99 Fox Blu-ray Movies At Costco (Format War Central, 9/22/2008 9:53pm) |
| We stopped by Costco and were excited to see some Fox Blu-ray movies on sale for $12.99. These are the best prices on Fox catalog titles we have seen since the “Buy One Get One Free” deals during the hay day of the Format War.
The titles included are:
Predator, Cammando, Kiss of the Dragon, Entrapment, Men [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner to release 1st hybid high-def/standard DVD (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News, 4/25/2006 11:42pm) |
| LOS ANGELES, April 25 (Reuters) - Warner Home Video said on Tuesday that "Rumor Has It" would be its first title released on a hybrid DVD, featuring the high-definition format known as HD DVD on one side and a standard DVD on the other. ... (Read Full Article) |
| No winner yet - HD DVD & Blu-ray battle over DVDs (allthingsHiDef, 12/27/2007 7:14pm) |
| And you thought Christmas was a time for peace on Earth and good will toward men. Not when it comes to selling consumers on a technology for high-definition, next-generation DVDs. The two combatants in this home-video slugfest are Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD. The Indianapolis Star takes an inside look at the hi-def format war. Full Story ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Preps Next-Gen HD DVD Laptop Drive (BIOS, 9/27/2005 12:08pm) |
| Toshiba is first off the blocks with news that it is finalising development on the first laptop to include a next-generation HD DVD drive, despite a looming format war with a rival group led by Sony. The mighty Japanese electronics maker has also won the support of... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray beats HD DVD post Warner defection (Punch Jump, 1/17/2008 6:04pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc beat rival format HD DVD following the week of Warner Bros.’ defection from the HD DVD camp in the latest retail data from Nielsen VideoScan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Readies First Two Music Blu-Ray Titles (High-Def DVD Digest, 6/05/2006 10:26am) |
| Hoping to expand the variety of Blu-ray disc offerings, Sony BMG has announced it plans to release the first two music titles on the format, reports Home Media Retailing. 'Rod Stewart: Live at the Royal... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Architect' to Hit Theaters, DVD and Both High-Def Formats in First Day-and-Date Cross-Format Release (High-Def Digest, 11/16/2006 9:56am) |
| On December 5, Magnolia Pictures will make home entertainment history when it brings the indie drama 'The Architect' to theaters, standard-def DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD simultaneously. Though Magnolia has... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Mulls Change in High-Def Strategy (High-Def Digest, 10/30/2007 7:35pm) |
| A Warner Home Video exec says the studio is re-evaluating its dual-format support, and appeared to suggest that it was leaning towards Blu-ray. As first reported by Home Media Magazine, the studio's statements... ... (Read Full Article) |
| French Distributor BAC Films Joins the Blu-ray Trend (Format War Central, 2/04/2008 11:28pm) |
| It seems that there is a wave of European distributors starting to release Blu-ray titles.
We see that BAC Films in France is joining the Blu-ray team with the release of Caramel on the Blu-ray Disc format.
The disc will be released on March 13. There does not appear to be an HD DVD planned at this [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 12/08/2006 8:32pm) |
| Japanese electronics giant Sony unveils the prototype model of the next generation DVD recorder with Blu-ray format, September 2006. Less than a month after the troubled launch of its PlayStation 3, Sony has rolled out its new high definition DVD recorder in Japan as it struggles to restore its tarnished reputation. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Two years of battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray: a retrospective (Engadget, 2/20/2008 4:48pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
It's been a long, hard journey to get to this point, but at long last, the format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray is over. Sure, we've got a somewhat clearer view of how things will pan out going forward, but we figured it prudent to take a step back and really scope out how we got to this point. If you're interested in taking a walk through the past two yea ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD sales rebound but still trail Blu-ray (AfterDawn, 2/12/2008 5:27am) |
| Apparently nobody has told companies backing HD DVD that the format war is over. According to sales figures leaked to This Week In Consumer Electronics from The NPD Group, Blu-ray standalone players (not including PS3 consoles) are still outselling HD DVD units, but not nearly by the same commanding margin as a few short weeks ago.
HD DVD sales appeared to be dropping off the radar less than a ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-Def DVDs Aren't Impressing Retailers (ExtremeTech, 9/01/2006 2:16pm) |
| Hollywood is hoping high-definition DVDs will reignite a slowing market for movies at home, but they have drawn mixed reviews from retailers and analysts due to technical issues and a bitter format war. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Germany's ProSieben kicks off HDTV in Europe (Reuters.co.uk, 10/26/2005 4:19pm) |
| MUNICH/LONDON (Reuters) - ProSiebenSat.1 launched high-definition television in Germany on Wednesday, becoming Europe's first major broadcaster to transmit using the high-resolution format that is considered TV's future. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray movies outselling HD DVD by a wide margin; still nothing decided (Gadgetell, 12/01/2007 9:56pm) |
| [IMG Blu-ray v HD DVD] As the current next-generation format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD takes stock of sales figures from the all important Black Friday weekend, it appears that the Blu-ray camp has some encouraging news. Despite the aggressive pricing of HD DVD players (less than $200 in some locations) Blu-ray movie purchases have outpaced HD DVD movies nearly two to one. Tracking firm Nie ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba to boost HD-DVD (Reuters, 2/17/2006 9:06am) |
| LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Toshiba American Consumer Products on Thursday announced an ambitious marketing push in support of HD-DVD but conceded that some of the high-definition optical disc format's interactive features won't be available in the two first-generation players slated to hit stores next month without a "firmware upgrade." ... (Read Full Article) |
| AP: Paramount/DreamWorks Drops Blu-ray; Studio to Support HD DVD Exclusively (High-Def Digest, 8/20/2007 8:03pm) |
| According to a just-issued AP report, Paramount Pictures has announced it will exclusively support HD DVD, dropping its support of the Blu-ray format. It's a move few predicted, and it's a particular surprise... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Says No to Blu-Ray/DVD Hybrid Discs (High-Def DVD Digest, 6/02/2006 10:39pm) |
| Despite the first hybrid high-def/DVD discs from rival format HD DVD already on the market, Blu-ray backers say they have no plans to release such "transitional" discs in the foreseeable future,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal HD DVD sales gain at Amazon (Punch Jump, 3/06/2008 5:01pm) |
| Sales for Universal Home Video HD DVD sales gained this week at Amazon.com has owners seek the latest details for the discontinued high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba says HD DVD ''has not lost'' despite Warner Move (I4U, 1/07/2008 7:46am) |
| By Franklin Paul and Mayumi Negishi
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp insisted on Sunday that its HD DVD
high-definition video format is far from dead despite being dealt a major
setback by Warner Bros studio's decision to exclusively back So... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Next-Generation DVD Format War Looming (Connected Home Media, 10/26/2005 2:19pm) |
| After three votes and amended voting rules, the DVD Forum has finally passed a proposal for a next-generation DVD technology called HD-DVD. Flat-Screen Display for Your Home Theater Chech out Sony Electronics' new high-definition flat-panel LCD TVs, the 42" KDL-42XBR950 and 32" KDL-32XBR950. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Retailers hold back Blu-ray disc sales (Punch Jump, 3/31/2008 12:55pm) |
| Retailers this week held back on Blu-ray disc discounts as the format reigns the high-definition disc market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | What Are Blu-ray Disc Player Profiles? - Question of the Week (About.com, 4/21/2013 10:00am) |
| Part of the Blu-ray Disc Format and Player specifications, is a "Profile" structure that can make things confusing for consumers. These profiles involve the capabilities of Blu-ray Disc players, and ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Says BD-UP5000 BD HD DVD Hybrid Still on Track (I4U, 12/06/2007 3:04pm) |
| We have talked about the Samsung BD-UP5000 dual format HD DVD and Blu-ray player here on I4U before. Recently rumors and reports have been coming in that the player would not be available as originally expected in mid December.Samsung has told Dealerscope ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Seven Questions: Is HDV Good Enough? (Digital Video Editing, 6/25/2005 7:19am) |
| Seven Questions: Is HDV Good Enough? (6/25/05) Miranda s vice president of product development, Michel Proulx made a bet on the success of the new HDV format over a year ago, developing products whose success hinged on whether HDV would be good enough for broadcasters to use on the air. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD format war reprises Betamax versus VHS (Baltimore Sun, 10/06/2005 10:10pm) |
| Mike Himowitz In the early 1980s, two incompatible videotape formats called VHS and Betamax duked it out for the loyalty of the world's consumers. The losers wound up with Betamax equipment and tapes that eventually wound up as fodder for auctions on eBay. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD format war reprises Betamax versus VHS (Baltimore Sun, 10/06/2005 11:33am) |
| Mike Himowitz In the early 1980s, two incompatible videotape formats called VHS and Betamax duked it out for the loyalty of the world's consumers. The losers wound up with Betamax equipment and tapes that eventually wound up as fodder for auctions on eBay. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD format war reprises Betamax versus VHS (Baltimore Sun, 10/06/2005 7:33am) |
| Mike Himowitz In the early 1980s, two incompatible videotape formats called VHS and Betamax duked it out for the loyalty of the world's consumers. The losers wound up with Betamax equipment and tapes that eventually wound up as fodder for auctions on eBay. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LCD Monitor comes with 22 in. wide format. (ThomasNet, 1/26/2007 1:17pm) |
| Designed for applications such as desktop publishing and Web design, Model V7 R22W02 features 16.7 million colors, 16:9 screen size, and 1,680 x 1,050 resolution. Other specifications include 700:1 contrast ratio, 300-nit bright panel, multilingual OSD controls, and 40,000 hr of panel life. High-definition LCD display is Vista OS-compliant. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PRESS RELEASE: Blu-ray Disc Association Press Conference (gamesindustry.biz, 2/21/2006 9:52am) |
| Hosted by major BDA members, including Philips, Pioneer, Sony and a leading Hollywood studio, this session will focus on the latest European developments and upcoming plans regarding THE next generation, high definition, optical disc format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Disney Partners With LG Offering 3D Movie Rentals (Home Media Magazine, 10/05/2012 5:44pm) |
|
In a potential boost to 3DTV, Walt Disney Studios has joined LG offering new release, classic, Touchstone Pictures, Pixar and Marvel movies for rent in the high-definition format on the consumer electronics manufacturer’s [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Jonathan Takiff | Toshiba debuts a bit flawed HD DVD player (Philadelphia Daily News, 5/24/2006 7:33am) |
| THE GIZMO: Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD Player. Traditionally, the first product introducing an important format is full of promise and also a bit of a clunker. So it goes with the first HD-DVD player from Toshiba, and the first companion high-definition discs from Warner Bros. and Universal. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD movie discs may not work with your HDTV (ARNnet, 10/06/2005 10:01pm) |
| The likely format battle between HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc is bad enough for those eagerly awaiting the availability of favorite movies on high definition video discs, but soon there could be another reason to switch off to the new formats: many current HDTVs might be restricted to showing the movies in standard definition. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount: "Current plan is to support the HD DVD format." Currently. (Engadget, 1/08/2008 6:51pm) |
| Filed under: CES, HDTVParamount has officially issued its denial of the rumor -- originally printed in the Financial Times -- that it is very close to ending its exclusive support of HD DVD. The quick end to what had been reported as an 18-month agreement could be the result of a "get out" clause triggered by Warner Bros.' sudden departure from HD DVD releases. Whether this will follow last yea ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ballmer affirms that Microsoft is thinking Blu-ray (Engadget, 3/08/2008 1:30pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Apparently, Steve Ballmer didn't just take time to respond to the latest iPhone announcements and give that whole Monkey Boy Dance another go during the Mix '08 event. Oh no, he most certainly took the opportunity to address Microsoft's stance on where it was headed now that the format war has concluded. Granted, it's not like it ever had much choice here ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hard-core high-definition: 1080p HDTVs (San Francisco Chronicle, 12/19/2005 11:43am) |
| These rear-projection 1080p HDTVs promise to deliver all the detail in today's highest-res broadcast format, 1080i. You'll get a screen large enough to enjoy HD at half the price of a similar size plasma. In other words, these sets are in the sweet spot if... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | China's Urumqi TV builds HD mobile with Snell (Broadcast Engineering, 2/19/2013 3:25pm) |
| The new 10-channel, HD mobile truck is fit with a Snell production switcher, router, format converter and infrastructure gear provide flexible, future-proof solution for live newsgathering and mobile production.
(Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft's Xbox could consider Blu-ray Support (I4U, 1/09/2008 6:40am) |
| LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's Xbox video gaming unit still fully backs
Toshiba Corp's HD-DVD high-definition DVD format but could consider supporting
Sony Corp's rival Blu-ray technology should consumers want it, an executive said
on T... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dual format high-definition players to be the norm, says ABI Research (TG Daily, 1/24/2007 4:02pm) |
| When LG Electronics launched its Super Multi Blue Player at the recent CES exhibition, it signaled an exit strategy from the "war of the high-definition disc formats," according to research firm ABI Research. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD Players Obsolete? High Def. Discs Are Coming (KUTV.com) (KUTV.com, 2/09/2006 12:29am) |
| (KUTV) Your DVD player may not be all that old, but it will soon be obsolete thanks to new technology. Next month, a power struggle will take place over a new DVD format – one that plays high definition discs. There are two different formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony projects 50% Blu-ray market share in 2008 (Punch Jump, 4/08/2008 3:59pm) |
| Sony Corp. this week said that it expects sales of its high-definition Blu-ray disc format to capture 50 percent market share in 2008, according to the DigiTimes. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount, Universal to Be Free if Toshiba Drops HD DVD (CE Pro, 2/18/2008 8:00am) |
| Paramount and Universal, the only two studios still exclusively supporting HD DVD, will be “immediately released from their commitments†if Toshiba, as widely reported, drops the format this week. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Circuit City price cuts HD DVD player to $85 (Punch Jump, 2/19/2008 5:54pm) |
| Circuit City stores on Tues. price cut Toshiba Corp.’s stand-alone HD DVD player to a new low amid the end of the high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Twilight Zone: The Movie' Bound for HD DVD, Blu-ray This October (High-Def Digest, 7/26/2007 4:58pm) |
| After a ten-year absence, Warner Home Video is finally bringing 'Twilight Zone: The Movie' to disc in a cross format release to that will hit standard DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD this October. Despite being... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Commands 93 Percent of Weekly Hardware Sales Post-Warner Announcement (High-Def Digest, 1/23/2008 5:00pm) |
| Blu-ray hardware sales took a commanding lead over HD DVD in the first week following Warner's announcement that it would abandon its support of the HD DVD format. According to newly-released NPD data... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba 'Surprised' By Warner Blu-ray Announcement (High-Def Digest, 1/05/2008 2:25am) |
| Chief HD DVD format-backer Toshiba has issued a statement in response to Warner's announcement that it plans to drop HD DVD support, and back Blu-ray exclusively. The unusual statement, which lacks the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD vs. Blu-ray: A high-definition confusion (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 9/09/2007 9:15pm) |
| The HD DVD vs. Blu-ray format battle waged among Hollywood studios and CE giants seeking to control the high-definition DVD market boils down to three words: 'Confusion, confusion, confusion!' ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Nature's Journey' Blu-ray Release Delayed (High-Def Digest, 9/10/2007 11:46pm) |
| Originally scheduled for dual-format release this week, the Blu-ray edition of 'Nature's Journey' has been pushed back by a month. As we first reported back in July, the Blu-ray version of the made-for-high... ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVDPlay First Rental Kiosk Operator to Offer Blu-Ray Discs (Business Wire, 5/28/2008 4:01am) |
| CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DVDPlay Inc., a DVD rental kiosk operator and developer, today announced their plan to add the Blu-ray disc format to their standard DVD selection at the ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner promising Profile 1.1 Blu-ray titles soon (HDTV UK, 1/14/2008 8:00am) |
| Warner has announced that Blu-ray discs with Profile 1.1-compliant content will be available in the near future.
Warner Home Entertainment president, Kevin Tsujihara, said that the first twelve movies to be released were those previously released on the HD DVD format which utilised the HDi interactive functionality.
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| Toshiba 'to lose $1 billion' on HD DVD (the INQUIRER, 3/13/2008 2:37pm) |
| Egan Orion the Inquirer,
Thursday 13 March 2008. 05:39:00
What's a few bucks between friends?
THE NIKKEI is reporting today that Toshiba expects to lose about ¥100
billion as a result of having lost the HD DVD versus Blu-Ray DVD format war to
Sony. That translates to approximately US $1 billion.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dixons sees surge in Blu-ray interest, discontinues all HD DVD equipment (HDTV UK, 2/20/2008 2:23pm) |
| Dixons Online has claimed an immediate 150% increase in consumer
interest for the Blu-ray high definition disc format after yesterday's
announcement from Toshiba. In response, Dixons has withdrawn all models of
HD DVD players from its online store. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | DTS-HD Master Audio: Home Theater Term of the Week (About.com, 5/08/2013 1:00pm) |
| DTS-HD Master Audio is a high definition digital-based surround sound format that supports up to 8-channels of surround decoding with increased dynamic range, wider frequency response, and higher sampling rate ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy touts PS3, Blu-ray on circular front page (Punch Jump, 2/23/2008 5:13pm) |
| Best Buy stores this Sun. will feature Sony Corp.’s Playstation and the Blu-ray disc format on the front page of next week’s circular. ... (Read Full Article) |
| TC Electronic Introduces the DB-4 Broadcast Audio Processor Sets new standard for Realtime Loudness Control and Format (Digital Video Editing, 9/29/2005 3:41pm) |
| TC Electronic announces the immediate availability of the DB-4 Broadcast Audio Processor. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Home Video's Happy Hi-Def Holidays Begin December 5! (Business Wire, 11/16/2006 12:12am) |
| BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Anticipating a big holiday demand for high definition DVD product, Warner Home Video has announced the December 5th new format ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba announces new HD DVD Marketing Push (I4U, 1/14/2008 8:27am) |
| The HD disc format war is not over yet as Toshiba announces a new HD DVD marketing push based on what the company calls "-breaking unit sales in the fourth quarter of 2007".
Warner's move to Blu-ray and the resulting cancellation of HD DVD m... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Bollywood begins to adopt Blu-ray (HDTV UK, 3/17/2008 12:06pm) |
| Blu-ray pushes on globally,
with the news that Bollywood will release the movie "Heyy Babyy", directed by
Sajid Khan who is already a covert to the format. "DVDs which give you a very
superior picture when viewed on a proper home theatre set-up is only mastered
at 9 GB - that's because a DVD gives you that much disc space. Blu Ray gives
you 25 GB on a single layer but dual layer is 50 GB ... (Read Full Article) |
| Adult Film Producers Choose HD DVD (E-Commerce Times, 1/24/2007 5:19pm) |
| Supporters of the rival high-definition video disc formats had new ammunition at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. The Blu-ray camp reiterated the overwhelming support of electronics companies and Hollywood studios for the format, with seven out of the eight movie "majors" planning to release about 300 new titles in Blu-ray this year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Adult Content Confirmed to Appear on Blu-ray, HD DVD (Digg.com, 1/17/2007 2:25am) |
| Reports came in last week from Heise claiming that the adult entertainment has chosen HD DVD as the format of choice. The aforementioned report, however, conflicted with a DailyTech interview with Vivid Entertainment Group founder Steven Hirsh where the exec stated his company plans on backing both high-definition formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Survey: HD DVD is dead, but did anyone tell the online retailers? (Tech Digest, 4/01/2008 6:12pm) |
| With the HD
DVD Promotional Group dissolving, Toshiba abandoning ship, and precious few
studios releasing anything on the format any more, you'd have to be totally
uninformed and just a little bit stupid to buy an HD DVD player thinking that
it was the future. Enter two fairly benign entities -- online retailers and the
Great British consumer -- which when mixed can be deadly (or at least, g ... (Read Full Article) |
| Digital Leisure Grounds 'Space Ace' HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 3/14/2008 4:00pm) |
| Citing Toshiba's "cessation of support for the format," Digital Leisure has pulled the plug on its planned HD DVD port of the arcade classic 'Space Ace.' As previously reported, Digital Leisure... ... (Read Full Article) |
| THX chief says war victory came too late for Blu-ray (AfterDawn, 3/25/2008 10:21pm) |
| THX chief scientist Laurie Fincham has been quoted as saying that despite its victory over HD DVD, Blu-ray will not become the next standard in the home entertainment market.
"Personally, I think it's too late for Blu-ray. I think consumers will only become interested in replacing DVD when HD movies becomes available on flash memory. Do we really need another spinning format?" Fincham is quo ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Toshiba readies desktop HD DVD drive (IT World, 1/05/2007 2:59pm) |
| Toshiba Corp. will release a desktop PC version of its HD DVD writer next month in a move to boost support for the next-generation optical disc format. The release will follow the launch of a notebook version last year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer says to launch Blu-ray Recorders this Year (I4U, 7/08/2008 5:24am) |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese consumer electronics maker Pioneer Corp said on
Tuesday it plans to launch Blu-ray DVD recorders by the end of the year, taking
aim at a rapidly growing market after the end of a bitter format battle.
... ... (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) |
| Video converter renders dual images (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 5/26/2005 9:11pm) |
| National Semiconductor introduced what it claims is the first dual-channel video format converter for high-definition television that features two video conversion channels and a dual 3-D architecture. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD talks out about Netflix and Best Buy (AfterDawn, 2/13/2008 11:22pm) |
| After recent announcements that Best Buy had snuffed HD DVD and that Netflix would be dropping all stock of HD DVD, the HD DVD Promotional Group took time to make a statement about the future of the format and the recent decisions.
Clearly, the Group was upset over the recent losses (which seem to be mounting) and offered only this as a response.
"We have long held the belief that HD DVD is ... (Read Full Article) |
| New NEC Chipset Crosses HD DVD, Blu-ray Divide (TechNewsWorld.com, 10/12/2006 6:36pm) |
| NEC on Tuesday added an interesting twist to the high-definition format battle: a semiconductor that crosses the boundaries between the competing standards. NEC's new chipset will be compatible with both the Blu-ray disc, which is backed by Sony and Matsushita Electric, and the HD DVD disc developed by rival Toshiba, which has the support of Microsoft. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi's DZ-BD9H straight-to-Blu-ray 1080p camcorder (Tech Digest, 1/25/2008 8:00am) |
| What with the HD format war of ultimate tedium all but over, it's time to sigh heavily and start buying things that have got Blu-ray drives in them. You might as well. We'll all have to eventually.
Like this thing - the Hitachi DZ-BD9H high-definition camcorder. It takes mini 8cm Blu-ray discs (current UK RRP £14 each), which can store around an hour of footage...]]>
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| First HD-DVD film appears on BitTorrent (The Register, 1/18/2007 5:17pm) |
| Serenity broken A high-definition format movie has made its way onto BitTorrent. A pirated copy of the hit science fiction movie Serenity has been ripped from a HD DVD disc and made available to users of the popular P2P file sharing protocol.… ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Slashes HD DVD Player Prices; Shifts Marketing Focus (High-Def Digest, 1/14/2008 7:00pm) |
| Providing our best peek yet at HD DVD's post-Warner strategy, Toshiba today announced lower prices for its third-generation HD DVD players and plans for a shift in marketing focus for the format. Calling... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney's 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Booty to Include Two Discs, BD-Java Features (High-Def Digest, 2/20/2007 10:32pm) |
| In a pair of Blu-ray firsts for Disney, the studio will unleash their premiere two-disc and BD-Java-enhanced titles when it brings the blockbuster 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films to the format this spring.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Perfect Storm' to Get Blu-ray Release this July (High-Def Digest, 4/11/2008 10:00pm) |
| Warner has announced its latest "catch-up" title for Blu-ray, bringing the high seas blockbuster 'The Perfect Storm' to the format this July. Originally released on HD DVD back in June 2006 (read... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon Joins HD DVD Reimbursement Club (Format War Central, 4/10/2008 9:33pm) |
| In a rather surprising — albeit unoriginal — move from Amazon, the internet sales giant began sending out emails yesterday, notifying their HD DVD hardware customers of their entitlement to a $50 e-certificate to ease their format woes.
As they put it, new technologies don’t always work out exactly as planned — something we know [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Group Touts Interactivity (allthingsHiDef, 1/08/2008 11:17pm) |
| Sony hosted a press event at its booth today during the Consumer Electronics Show touting new interactive features being incorporated into the Blu-ray Disc format. BD Live features will allow consumers to play games, hear live commentary and even create their own avatars to insert into a film, among other networking activities. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney Open to HD DVD (HDBlog.net, 3/15/2006 1:19pm) |
| The bad news has been piling up for Toshiba’s HD DVD format. The latest is that Warner Bros movies are late, so HD DVD players will launch with no software. So I’m sure Disney’s new stance towards HD DVD put a big smile of relief on the faces of Toshiba execs. It looks like Disney [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dolby TrueHD - Home Theater Term of the Week (About.com, 3/27/2013 2:00pm) |
| Dolby TrueHD is a high definition digital-based surround sound format that supports up to 8-channels of surround decoding and is bit-for-bit identical to a studio master recording. Dolby TrueHD is ... (Read Full Article) |
| MPEG LA Expands Call for Blu-ray Disc (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/05/2006 6:45pm) |
| DENVER----April 5, 2006--MPEG LA, LLC today expanded its call for patents essential to the implementation of the Blu-ray Disc Standard to include the System Description Blu-ray Disc Read-Only Format Part 3 Audio Visual Basic Specifications Version 1.0 . ... (Read Full Article) |
| European Distributor Senator to Cease HD DVD Distribution (Format War Central, 1/17/2008 7:57pm) |
| We read over at EngadgetHD that Senator Entertainment will follow Constantin Film and will cease releasing HD DVD titles later this year.
While this has no direct impact on the US market, it was often touted that distributors like Senator offered region free HD DVDs of titles that were not available on the format in the [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray disc demand up at Amazon (Punch Jump, 3/27/2008 3:53pm) |
| Demand for Blu-ray disc titles increased on Wed. at Amazon.com as owners purchase more titles for the new high-definition format standard. ... (Read Full Article) |
| In Wake of Warner Defection, Studios Roll Out HD DVD Product (allthingsHiDef, 1/17/2008 6:18pm) |
| Down but not out, the beleaguered HD DVD format suddenly has some product in the pipeline, after studio announcements that had been slotted for the Consumer Electronics Show were yanked at the last minute due to the pre-show defection of Warner Home Video to the Blu-ray Disc camp. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Stringer Stresses Support for Blu-ray (allthingsHiDef, 11/26/2007 9:29pm) |
| Sony Corp. CEO Sir Howard Stringer affirmed the company’s support for, and belief in, Blu-ray Disc , saying in an exclusive e-mail interview that the Sony-developed, next-generation disc format has both “the momentum and the scale†to ultimately triumph over rival HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fox Lets Fans Vote Catalog Blu-rays (Home Media Magazine, 1/15/2013 11:45pm) |
| As part of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s efforts to bring more of its catalog titles to Blu-ray Disc, the studio is letting fans decide which titles will be offered in the HD format.
Fox has partnered with the Home Theater [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic to launch SD-based high-def camcorder (Digit Magazine, 11/08/2006 10:13am) |
| Panasonic will begin selling two new high-definition camcorders in December, based on the recently-developed AVCHD format, it said Wednesday. One of the cameras, the HDC-SD1, records images onto an SD (Secure Digital) memory card so users don't have to worry about blank tapes or discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| So it begins: Toshiba's HD-A3 falls to $99 at Circuit City, comes with 7 free HD DVDs (Engadget, 2/20/2008 2:26pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
It's not like there has been any shortage of deals on HD DVD hardware over the past few months or anything, but now that Toshiba (and almost everyone else on the planet) has officially yanked support for the format, prices are beginning to plummet en masse. First on the docket is the HD-A3 at Circuit City, which now sits at just $99.99 and comes with seven fr ... (Read Full Article) |
| Weinstein Co. finally goes Blu-ray (AfterDawn, 6/25/2008 9:00pm) |
| Weinstein Co. has announced the launch of the "The Mist" on Blu-ray disc, meaning it will become the last major studio to make the jump over to the victorious HD format.
The Weinstein's first theatrical Blu-ray film will hit retailers on August 5th and will be the first HD movie release from the studio since the demise of HD DVD in February.
The disc will include "extensive extras" incl ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD / Blu-ray Special Feature: 6. Universal / Dreamworks / Paramount (HDTV UK, 1/07/2008 8:00am) |
| Who are they?
Universal is the only major Hollywood studio to have always supported the HD DVD format exclusively.
Paramount and Dreamworks came on board last year, after "defecting" from Blu-ray for an alleged large sum of money.
Together, as Hollywood's remaining HD DVD content providers, they have make up a ballpark 30% of all titles available.
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| Denon's DVD-3930 upscaler plays it all (Engadget, 6/20/2006 4:42pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Comprehensive format support is becoming more and more the norm, and we have no problem with that. Denon is joining the club with their new DVD-3930, which can upconvert DVDs to 1080p and output over HDMI (with some HDCP in the mix), along with supporting SACD, DivX, MP3 and WMA. The new 10bit upconverter chipset, along with the 192khz/24bit digital audio co ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba pushes HD DVD successes in Europe, announces price cuts (HDTV UK, 1/18/2008 8:00am) |
| Toshiba's new HD DVD marketing campaign has extended into Europe, with the format's creator singing its praises and showing off its achievements.
According to Tosh, based on independent research, HD DVD hardware had a 60% share of the European market at the end of last year, with the number of players doubling in the fourth quarter of 2007.
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| IMAX Classic 'Blue Planet' to Launch on HD DVD, Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/03/2007 9:57pm) |
| Bringing another IMAX classic to Blu-ray and HD DVD, Warner Home Entertainment has announced a July 10 next-gen release for 'Blue Planet.' The IMAX favorite was one of the earliest successes for the large-format... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dolby TrueHD Reviewed (HDBlog.net, 8/30/2006 1:11pm) |
| Dolby TrueHD is coming!
Personally I think that the format war between SACD and DVD-Audio will be won by Dolby TrueHD. There’s nothing stopping studios from putting out music albums on HD DVD or BD in TrueHD surround. (Actually, studios will probably wait for a winner, then release on that.) Since there [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Lasers, optics and photonics resources and news (OPTICS.ORG, 7/12/2005 3:23pm) |
| Sharp invents a super-resolution optical disc that can hold 100GB of data. Sharp has developed a blue-laser storage technology that is capable of holding twice as much data per layer (50GB versus 25GB) than the Blu-Ray disc format which is now entering the market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Report: HD DVD Standalone Player Sales Nearing 500,000 Milestone (High-Def Digest, 11/08/2007 9:16pm) |
| Format backers say the total number of standalone HD DVD players sold is poised to hit the 500,000 mark by late November. That's according to a report published late Thursday by Home Media Magazine, which...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/181760860" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Lionsgate Champions 'Ultimate Avengers' as Blu-ray Two-Pack (High-Def Digest, 2/20/2007 5:46am) |
| In the first double feature release to hit a next-gen format, Lionsgate will bring the direct-to-video 'Ultimate Avengers' and its sequel 'Ultimate Avengers 2' to Blu-ray on April 24. Dubbed the 'Ultimate... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray I Am Legend overall Movie Bestseller on Amazon (I4U, 3/16/2008 3:00pm) |
| Blu-ray is now the only HD format, but it is still very surprising to see a Blu-ray movie leading the overall movie bestseller list on Amazon.com.
Will Smith's I Am Legend will ship in two days on March 18th. The DVD version is only position 15 in the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 90,000 HD DVD Players Sold Last Weekend [Format War] (Gizmodo, 11/07/2007 5:05pm) |
| Reducing the price of those HD DVD players to a rock-bottom $99 must be catching on, with 90,000 of its HD DVD sold last weekend. Most of them were those Toshiba HD-A2 players (pictured here) sold by... ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD Wars to be decided by porn industry (Detroit Free Press, 1/26/2007 5:02pm) |
| The DVD format war between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD is far from settled but you may be surprised to know the deciding vote will probably come from the porn industry .Makers of XXX-rated videos - they prefer that we call their business the "adult entertainment" industry - are as divided as Hollywood movie studios on which of the two formats should be the standard. Both formats result in stunning, high ... (Read Full Article) |
| Economy and DVD Sales Slip drove Warner to Blu-ray (I4U, 1/08/2008 5:50am) |
| By Kenneth Li
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Fears of a deteriorating U.S. economy and falling DVD
industry sales helped drive Warner Bros's decision to back Sony's Blu-ray next
generation DVD format exclusively, a top executive told Reuters on Monday.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| New HD network player can read DVD .iso & .ifo (Digg.com, 2/24/2006 8:54am) |
| The 7-inch-tall cylinder-shaped network player has the unusual ability to store disk images of DVDs in .iso or .ifo format on its hard drive and then play them back as if the original DVD were still installed. It can also play back 1080i video (that?s HDTV, people) ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray titles top-sellers following price cut (Punch Jump, 1/16/2008 5:40pm) |
| A number of titles on Blu-ray disc format ranked as top-sellers following a price cut at Amazon.com that slashed prices to as low as $14.99 per disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The BDA Announces 3D Future for Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/09/2009 2:45am) |
| The Blu-ray Disc Association has just announced plans to add a 3D standard into the Blu-ray format. (Read Full Article) |
| TVisto Multimedia HDD Enclosure Review (I4U, 10/05/2005 9:40am) |
| Taiwan based MacPower & Tytech Technology Co., Ltd. (site) sent us their new TVisto HDTV Video drive enclosure for review. Quote: "One use is to store all your favorite DVDs on the TVisto hard-drive in ISO format. The DVD movies can be w... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Cheaper Blu-ray? Sony, Panasonic, and Philips say it's coming, honestly (Engadget, 2/25/2009 8:37pm) |
| Look, we don't really "get" people who aren't willing to buy the latest and greatest thing regardless of the price and / or current economic state, but evidently there's a rather large sector still clinging to their antiquated DVD format. Blu-ray proponents Panasonic, Philips, and Sony are looking to change all that by knocking down the tab a few notches. The trio has revealed plans to form a ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Onkyo launches first Blu-ray player (Pocket-lint, 11/23/2008 12:53pm) |
| Former HD DVD supporter goes BluIt was a fervent HD DVD supporter, then it dropped the format and then it promised us a Blu-ray DVD player.
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| IKEGAMI HDTV CAMERAS CAPTURE BOSTON’S MAGICAL TITLE RUN (BriefingRoom on BroadcastEngineering, 11/02/2007 2:32pm) |
| Every October, baseball fans throughout the world are captivated by the intensity of the Major ... , capturing the drama at Fenway Park with Ikegami HDK-79EC Native Multi-Format CMOS HDTV Camera Systems ... . We built the GTX-15 to be an absolutely state-of-the-art HDTV production truck. The key to achieving ... (Read Full Article) |
| Netflix defects to Blu-ray (the INQUIRER, 2/12/2008 8:00am) |
| Nick Farrell the Inquirer, Tuesday 12 February 2008. 08:09:00
More nails hammered into HD-DVD's coffin
ONLINE movie rental outfit Netflix has nailed its colours to Blu-ray's mast and decided to abandon the HD-DVD format. In a press release Netflix said the move follows four major movie studios in selecting the Sony technology over one pushed by Toshiba....]]>]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG announces BE06LU10 external Blu-ray rewriter and HD DVD-ROM drive (Tech Digest, 3/26/2008 12:47pm) |
| LG's mobile phone department may be going from
strength to strength, but with their recent announcement
that they won't be giving up on the HD DVD format, the situation on that
side of the company will be going through some tough times in the coming
months. The Korean giant is putting its money where its mouth is, with the
release of the BE06LU10, an external Blu-ray rewriter and HD DVD-ROM ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba launching BD 18 Blu-ray player by year's end (Engadget, 7/18/2009 8:50pm) |
| Need a little something to get you over the Saturday lull? Gnaw on this. Japan's own Yomiuri is reporting today that Toshiba is expected to finally admit defeat and enter the dark, devious world of Blu-ray later this year. For those keeping tabs, we've heard both confirmations and denials about the outfit finally caving and supporting the format it once battled so valiantly, but this seems to so ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD Pioneer Hansen to Open First Indie HD Blu-ray Disc Facilities - Disney, WB, Sony, Fox, Philips, Dell, Panasonic, (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 2/11/2006 12:00pm) |
| Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 11, 2006 -- DVD pioneer Erick Hansen, founder and Chairman of Blue Ray Technology, will open the perhaps the first independent Blu-Ray factories to make high definition discs for the next generation of the super quality format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 HD DVD drive cut, awareness remains low (AV zombie, 7/30/2007 8:35am) |
| Xbox 360 HD DVD drive cut, awareness remains low In the US, Microsoft is cutting the cost of the Xbox 360 HDTV disc to 180 dollars. Buyers will also get to pick five free HD DVD discs as part of a generic format promotion. The reduction, which begins on August 1, is expected to herald ... (Read Full Article) |
| Westinghouse Digital Leads Monitor Industry with New Widescreen Format (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/23/2005 10:00am) |
| Westinghouse Digital Electronics, a leading North American LCD TV and monitor provider, today announced the availability of its 17-inch wide LCD monitor, offering a product that moves monitors into convergence with consumer electronics. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba sez it wouldn't change a thing, still thinks HD DVD is better (Engadget, 2/19/2008 11:47pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
We've always heard that there's no need in regretting, and apparently, Toshiba is following said mantra after the collapse of its beloved high-definition movie format. In an interview with TechRadar, Toshiba's deputy general manager of HD DVD Olivier Van Wynendaele stated that it "wouldn't change anything that it did," and continued on to say that "cir ... (Read Full Article) |
| Current DVDs will make transition to digital TV (Duluth News Tribune, 1/14/2006 9:15am) |
| Q: Over the years I have battled to keep my home movie collection in a format viewable with current technology. I've transferred them from 8 mm film to VHS videotape. Later I transferred the VHS videotape onto DVD discs, viewable on my home DVD player. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Permanent Link to LG Lowers 'Super Blu Player' to $999 - TVPredictions.com (press release, 8/14/2007 11:01am) |
| LG Lowers 'Super Blu Player' to $999 - TVPredictions.com (press release) ... Washington, DC (August 13, 2007) — LG Electronics has reduced the price of its dual format HDTV DVD ... in HDTV | No Comments ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Announces 51GB Triple-Layer HD DVD-ROM Disc (PhysOrg, 1/09/2007 10:06pm) |
| Toshiba Corporation today underlined the versatility and high capacity of the HD DVD format with the announcement that the company has developed a triple-layer HD DVD-ROM (read only) disc with a capacity of 51 gigabytes. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wal-Mart discontinues Xbox 360 HD DVD online (Punch Jump, 2/15/2008 4:56pm) |
| Wal-Mart stores this week discontinued Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 HD DVD Player to online customers as the high-definition format struggles against Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung dramatically increases Blu-ray sales target, confident of format (HDTV UK, 4/28/2008 10:23am) |
| Samsung has announced that it has revised its Blu-ray hardware sales target, from 400bn Korean won (£ 0.2bn) this year to one trillion Korean won (£ 0.5bn) by 2010. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney Unveils Specs, Bundles Glasses with 3-D 'Hannah Montana' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/09/2008 6:00pm) |
| Disney has revealed final specs for 'Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour,' which will hit Blu-ray this August in a format-first 3-D viewing option -- with 3-D glasses included.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fujitsu to Launch PCs Compatible With Blu-Ray Disc, HD-DVD in June (RedNova, 4/11/2006 11:23pm) |
| Tokyo, April 11 (Jiji Press)--Fujitsu Ltd. said Tuesday it will launch a desktop personal computer with a recordable disk drive compatible with the next-generation Blu-ray Disc format in Japan in late June. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Notebook News: Dell Introduces Blu-Ray Into Its Multimedia Notebook (PDA Buyer's Guide, 12/12/2006 2:56pm) |
| Dell has introduced Blu-ray Disc technology into its product line, offering the next-generation optical disc format as an option on the extreme-performance XPS M1710 consumer notebook computer.This enhancement furthers Dell's strategy to offer customers PCs that can function as ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount quietly moves back to Blu-ray (HDTV UK, 2/21/2008 4:50pm) |
| The Hollywood studio exodus
from HD DVD is now complete, with Paramount the last studio to commit (or
should that be recommit) to Blu-ray. Rather quietly, the studio issued a
statement to The Hollywood Reporter: "We are pleased that the industry is
moving to a single high-definition format, as we believe it is in the best
interest of the consumer. As we look to releasing our titles on Blu-ra ... (Read Full Article) |
| South America up for grabs in global game of HDTV Risk (The Inquirer, 1/02/2007 11:18am) |
| TWO THOUSAND and six ended with Brazil selecting the Japanese ISDB HDTV format, and Argentina still weighing the options, as formidable lobby groups continue to do battle for territory and eyeballs in a global game of HDTV Risk. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray continues to grow in Europe says BDA (HDTV UK, 1/14/2009 9:35am) |
| The Blu-ray Disc Association continues to tell us that the Blu-ray Disc format is doing well in Europe, despite the current economic situation. Chairman of the BDA European Promotions Committee, Frank Simonis (pictured right), said that there had been "strong and solid growth" in every national territory. "What we have learned from this meeting is that market conditions vary country by country ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD sales plummet (the INQUIRER, 1/28/2008 8:00am) |
| Egan Orion the Inquirer, Monday 28 January 2008. 15:21:00
Warner's dump flecked, bloody
IN THE WEEK after the Warner film studio announced on January 4th that it would no longer release movies in HD DVD format, consumer retail sales of HD DVD discs plummeted, according to market analysis company NPD Group as reported by the New York Times....]]>]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Panasonic HDC-SD5 and HDC-SX5 AVCHD Camcorder (I4U, 7/30/2007 3:21pm) |
| Panasonic announces the HDC-SD5 and HDC-SX5 high definition digital camcorder. The new Panasonic HDC-SD5 and HDC-SX5 use the AVCHD format to record full-HD video with 1920 x 1080px resolution. Currently the World's smallest 3CCD full-HD camcorder (... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Digital Playground to Release First Blu-ray Title (High-Def Digest, 12/21/2007 12:00am) |
| Previously HD DVD-exclusive adult distributor Digital Playground will go dual-format with the Blu-ray release of 'Pirates' in early January. As we've previously reported, Digital Playground made headlines... ... (Read Full Article) |
| High definition disc war over by end of 2008, Gartner claims (HDTV UK, 1/28/2008 8:00am) |
| According to an analyst at the Gartner market research firm, the high definition disc war will be over by the end of the year, with Blu-ray becoming the high definition format to supersede DVD.
However, they said that Toshiba's strategy of cutting player prices is only prolonging the inevitable.
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| Blu-ray player sales are falling (AfterDawn, 4/30/2008 10:29pm) |
| Despite Blu-ray's victory over rival format HD DVD, it seems Blu-ray player sales are falling or seeing little to no growth in various markets.
The latest figures, according to the NPD Group, show that Blu-ray standalone players sales (excluding the PlayStation 3 and Blu-ray PC drives) have mostly decreased since the beginning of 2008, or seen no growth. Sales dropped 40 percent in the US from ... (Read Full Article) |
| New PS3 firmware update now available (Punch Jump, 6/24/2009 9:35pm) |
| Sony Corp.’s U.S. game division this week released a new firmware update for the Playstation 3.
Firmware update v2.80 is said to improve the playback quality of some PS3 format software.
Sony this month showcased a new motion controller and new product for the PS3 at the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
New titles include Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Super Bowl ads changed to high-definition format (Poughkeepsie Journal, 1/15/2006 8:07am) |
| Super Bowl viewers with high-definition TVs this year will see every bead of sweat on Bud Light bottles as clearly as those on the players. The game has aired in ultrasharp HD since 2000, but Super Bowl XL on ABC will be the first in which the number of HD ads crosses the 50-yard line. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Player Sales Expected to Outpace DVD in 2008 (Format War Central, 5/23/2008 6:59pm) |
| Video Business is reporting that high-end consumer electronics retailers expect set-top Blu-ray players to begin outselling DVD players by August, as a wave of new models eases current supply problems.
Since the format war ended in February, demand for BD players by early adopters has been higher than that for standard DVD at Ultimate Electronics, Crutchfield [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Weinstein to Release First Theatrical Blu-ray with 'The Mist' (High-Def Digest, 6/25/2008 10:00pm) |
| Becoming the last major studio to embrace Blu-ray, the Weinstein Co. has announced its first theatrical release on the format with the August bow of 'The Mist.' Though the studio issued a retailer alert... ... (Read Full Article) |
| ABI Research Foresees a Speedy End to High-Definition DVD Player Format Wars (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/23/2007 2:19pm) |
| NEW YORK----When LG Electronics launched its Super Multi Blue Player at the recent CES exhibition, it signaled an exit strategy from the "war of the high-definition DVD formats." By creating a player that will accommodate both HD-DVD and Blu-ray discs, the Korean manufacturer may have created a precedent that the rest of the industry will have to follow. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal unveils audio plans for Blu-ray (AfterDawn, 5/01/2008 5:32pm) |
| Coming up on their deadline to become a Blu-ray only production house, Universal has unveiled its plans for the audio it intends to use on the format. Ever since their defection from the HD-DVD camp, they've been working on a way to maximize the 50Gb worth of space available to them on BD-50 discs.
When working for the HD-DVD group, Universal had slapped together some audio configurations wit ... (Read Full Article) |
| Is Toshiba's Superbowl ad for HD DVD a final desperate act? (HDTV UK, 1/28/2008 8:00am) |
| Reports suggest that Toshiba will be taking out a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl on 3rd February. It will cost the company close to three million dollars, and is expected to highlight their freshly price cut HD DVD players.
Toshiba's Jodi Sally told Home Media Magazine that the commercial wasn't a make-or-break promotion for the disc format. "It has always been our strategy to reach HDTV o ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ireland sees tenfold increase in Blu-ray sales (HDTV UK, 5/01/2008 11:41am) |
| More scintillating Blu-ray sales figures, with news that Ireland is one of the fastest growing markets in Europe for the Blu-ray format. Sony announced that it aims to capture 20% of Ireland's Home Vision electronic sales this year, and proved its intentions by cutting the price of the BDP-S300 Blu-ray player from €499 to €399... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic offers up 32GB P2 memory card (Engadget, 9/17/2007 9:57pm) |
| Filed under: Digital Cameras, HDTV, Storage
It's been a short while since we've seen any news on the P2 HD front, but Panasonic is hoping to extract a few more hundies from those sold on the format by introducing a 32GB P2 card. The device, labeled AJ-P2C032RG, can be installed in sets of five into the AJ-HPX3000 and HPX2000 P2 HD camcorders for recording "up to 2.5 hours (over 3 hours in 24p) ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony delays PlayStation (Pioneer Press, 3/16/2006 9:04am) |
| Sony Corp. will delay the launch of its much-anticipated PlayStation 3 console until November, prolonging the agony not only for itself but also for many others in the video game industry. Ken Kutaragi, the head of Sony's video games division, said Sony is still trying to finalize the copyright-protection technology and other standards for the Blu-ray DVD disc, the high-definition video format ... (Read Full Article) |
| 8 reasons why the high definition disc format war IS NOT like the VHS/Betamax one [HD DVD / Blu-ray Special] (HDTV UK, 1/07/2008 8:00am) |
| 1. Toshiba and Sony both supported Betamax
It's the way of most long-established technology companies. They'll often collaborate with each other the one minute, then hack bits off each other the next. Sometimes it happens at the same time.
2. HD DVD capacity a non-issue
One reason Betamax lost out to VHS was the much shorter recording time afforded by the cassettes. It took Sony too long to f ... (Read Full Article) |
| eBay overflowing with cut-price HD DVD discs and players (Tech Digest, 2/19/2008 11:26am) |
| Those
eBay sellers are craftier than I first thought. Whilst the announcement from
Toshiba that they were to cease production of HD DVD players only arrived this
morning, the public has expected it since early January, when Warner battered
the format into oblivion, by deciding on exclusive support of Blu-ray and
finishing its contract with HD DVD. A quick glance on eBay this morning has
turn ... (Read Full Article) |
| Tabula Rasa Trailer now available in HD format (Warcry, 5/30/2006 6:12pm) |
| This just posted at the official TR site: The new high-definition TR trailer is now available for downloading. Experience all the excitement, all the explosive combat action, that TR offers. Get ready to be blown away! You can view the trailer below: Tabula Rasa HD Trailer or download here . This looks really good, and is worth the download. Also, the music reminds me a little of Rush, ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 firmware upgrade 2.3 will give DTS-HD Master Audio support, hurrah! (Tech Digest, 4/11/2008 11:40am) |
| It's official - the PS3 is now the best Blu-ray player you could throw your
money at, and one of the cheapest too, at £299.99. Sony has just
announced the PS3 now has DTS-HD Master Audio support, which is one of the
highest resolution audio formats for films, with Dolby TrueHD being the only
other contender. Support for that format, and DTS-HD High Resolution, will
become available in ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'American Gangster' HD DVD Tops VideoScan's Weekly High-Def Disc Sales Chart (High-Def Digest, 3/01/2008 12:00am) |
| Blu-ray may have officially won the high-def format war last week, but in a strange twist, the top selling high-def disc of the week was an HD DVD release. Yes, you read right. Universal's 'American Gangster'... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Universal releases lineup of Blu-ray “Steelbook” editions (HD-Report, 6/25/2013 4:58pm) |
| Universal has released a lineup of titles to the Blu-ray “Steelbook” format this week, including titles like Scarface (1983), The Big Lebowski, Serenity, and Shaun of the Dead. The Steelbook editions come with a Blu-ray [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi unveils the world's first Blu-ray camcorder (Addict 3D, 8/02/2007 2:31pm) |
| As the high definition camcorder market continues to grow, more manufacturers are turning to producing high definition hard disk, DVD and DV models. Now, with another potential boost for the Blu-ray format, Hitachi has unveiled the world's first Blu-ray Disc camcorder, the DZ-BD7H, which is... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony debuts Blu-ray in China (AfterDawn, 11/22/2008 9:03pm) |
| In an effort to stop the growing piracy of Blu-ray discs in the region, Sony Pictures has become the first Hollywood studio to distribute Blu-ray titles in China.
The studio will distribute 20 current and catalog titles in the format for 205 yuan ($30 USD) a price that it almost certainly way to high for the low-wage country.
A few of the movies available are "Hancock," "Kung Fu Hustle," ... (Read Full Article) |
| Lasers, optics and photonics resources and news (OPTICS.ORG, 5/12/2005 11:23am) |
| Taiwan’s FVD disc technology attracts the interest of a US firm and prepares to go global. Taiwan’s new red-laser data storage format, Forward Versatile Disc (FVD), has received a boost with the news that a US firm plans to develop miniature optical drives that use the technology. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: LOVEFiLM: Blu-ray seeing good uptake in UK (Pocket-lint, 10/13/2008 11:17am) |
| Interview: Simon Morris, international marketing director, LOVEFiLMLOVEFiLM, the UK's largest online rental service, has told Pocket-lint that Blu-ray is proving to be a success despite some parties suggesting that downloads will supersede the format before it gets going.
...
Read LOVEFiLM: Blu-ray seeing good uptake in UK on Pocket-lint now]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba: DVD Forum Hasn't Yet Approved Final 51 GB HD DVD After All (BetaNews, 9/13/2007 9:10pm) |
| In a statement to BetaNews this afternoon, a Toshiba spokesperson said that only a preliminary version of Toshiba's 51 GB three-layer, single-sided HD DVD format had been approved by the DVD Forum, caretaker of HD DVD. As it turned out, and as Toshiba's spokespersons may have only just now realized, the DVD Forum signed off on a preliminary specification, which may have been confused for the ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sigma Adds All-Format Media Processing to Their EM8620 Series, With Support for H.264 and VC-1 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/18/2005 10:30am) |
| Sigma Designs , a leader in digital media processing for consumer appliances, today announced that the EM8622L and EM8624L media processors now add full H.264 and VC-1 decoding support to the popular EM8620L series. (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft has faith in digital distribution for Xbox 360 (AfterDawn, 4/08/2008 12:09am) |
| Following the fall of the HD DVD disc format, all eyes turned to Microsoft's Xbox 360 console, expecting a response to the news that could come in the form of a Blu-ray-equipped Xbox 360 unit or optional peripheral. It wasn't long until the rumors started circulating about deals and orders from Microsoft that indicated such a move, but again, Microsoft firmly denied any plans to physically suppo ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Shin Megami Tensei 4 trailer is easy to watch (Joystiq, 9/17/2012 3:00pm) |
Atlus has now released a Shin Megami Tensei 4 trailer in a more convenient format than "video included with another 3DS game," and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Blu-ray survey shows discs preferred over downloads (Pocket-lint, 12/01/2008 1:14pm) |
| Physical format still in demand in the face of digital growth Two-thirds of consumers think that Blu-ray offers a better experience than streaming or downloading films, a new survey has revealed.
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| Xbox 360 still open to Blu-ray add-on should HD-DVD fail (Joystiq, 1/09/2008 10:00am) |
| Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, CES
Following Warner's departure from the HD-DVD ship last week, Microsoft is once again fielding questions regarding the future of its Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive add-on. As is consistent with comments made previously by Scott Henson and Peter Moore, the HD-DVD supporter is still open to a Blu-ray drive should Toshiba's high-definition film format meet its demise. Sp ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Reaches 9 Million Sold, 3 Million in 2008 (Format War Central, 3/25/2008 9:39pm) |
| Scott Hettrick is reporting on his Hollywood in Hi-def Blog that Blu-ray has reached 9 Million units sold since inception according to HMR research.
Perhaps even more iinteresting is that 3 Million of those were sold in this year, putting the format on pace to easily hit at least 15 million units for 2008.
The average weekly [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| How HD DVD Almost Won The Format War (Format War Central, 7/31/2008 10:40am) |
| There was a interesting article over at Forbes, the article talks about how Sony followed up the HD DVD Paramount announcement in August, believe it or not the announcement had done more damage to Sony then previously thought.
[When] Paramount announced last August that it was choosing the Toshiba technology over Blu-ray…Toshiba began selling HD-DVD players [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| SSI Advanced Post Services Picks FOR-A s HANABI HVS-1000HS Chosen for multi-format capabilities and improved picture (Digital Video Editing, 8/08/2005 8:19pm) |
| SSI Advanced Post Services has purchased two HANABI HVS-1000HS HD/SD video switchers from FOR-A to upgrade the capabilities of its two HD telecine bays. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Some PlayStation buyers lose the Blu-ray game (The Economic Times, 12/08/2006 11:05pm) |
| LOS ANGELES: Gamers love Sony’s new PlayStation 3 for its graphic capabilities and firepower, but the advanced Blu-ray DVD drive is annoying some by raising the cost, slowing production and forcing them to buy into a format they’ve not yet aligned with.Sony’s move to put a Blu-ray drive into the PS3 video game console is part of the Japanese giant’s plan in a high-stakes next-generation DV ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD not dead yet: research group calls for caution interpreting weekly sales figures (HDTV UK, 1/29/2008 8:00am) |
| According to the NPD Group, who has provided weekly sales tracking figures for high definition discs in the US, the HD DVD format is far from dead.
They have correctly reminded those using the figures alone to signal Blu-ray's victory to be cautious at using a single week's results to plot a trend.
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| A World First at the IFA: Live 3D TV Without Glasses (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/01/2005 3:04pm) |
| Visitors at this year's IFA in Berlin will for the first time ever be able to experience live content streamed in a glasses-free, three-dimensional television format. Newsight GmbH has together with companies Grundig and 3D Image Processing succeeded in capturing live video and streaming it through an autostereoscopic 3D display system in real time whereas prior 3D content had been limited to ... (Read Full Article) |
| WhyBuyGames to add Blu-ray stock (AfterDawn, 4/07/2008 7:00pm) |
| WhyBuyGames.com,, the large European online rental company has announced that it will be adding Blu-ray movies to its current stock of video games.
The company secured external capital investment to fund the expansion, has said the decision was made due to the growth in Blu-ray player sales. The company also noted that sales "jumped sevenfold since the collapse of Toshiba's HD-DVD format."
... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba drops HD DVD; Blu-ray wins (Joystiq, 2/16/2008 1:15pm) |
| Filed under: Culture, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, BusinessThe rumors were true. Japanese news source NHK (english translation and Reuters validation) is reporting that Toshiba is planning to drop support of HD DVD, striking a final blow to the format and conceding victory to Blu-ray. The Sony-backed high-definition disc has been gaining strides for some time, most notably after Warner ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray this week: Django Unchained, Repo Man, A Monster In Paris (HD-Report, 4/16/2013 5:04pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray, Digital, and UltraViolet this week? At the top of the most popular titles is Quentin Tarantino’s Oscar-winning film Django Unchained. Previously released in digital format, Django Unchained is now available on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Electronics to release Duo HD player (AME Info, 4/30/2007 12:03pm) |
| Samsung Electronics Co., LTD., a leader in consumer electronics and digital media technologies, and the first company to introduce a Blu-ray disc player will introduce a dual format High-Definition (HD) optical disc player in time for the holidays. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wal-Mart price cuts HD DVD Player to $74.98 (Punch Jump, 3/06/2008 4:59pm) |
| Wal-Mart stores this week price cut Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD Player to $74.98 in the latest promotion to clear inventory of the obsolete format.
Wal-Mart is offering the discounted HD-A3 HD DVD Player to in-store customers, though many locations are already sold out of the device.
The discounted price is the steepest among chain retailers. Best Buy [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | AVCHD - Home Theater Term of the Week (About.com, 10/31/2012 10:00am) |
| AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition) is a high definition (HD) digital video camera recording format recording 1080i and 720p signals onto MiniDVD discs, MiniDV tape, Hard Drive, and digital ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray manufacturers cut back on the ads (HDTV UK, 4/01/2008 7:00am) |
| A recent study by DisplaySearch
suggests that, now the high definition disc format war is over, cash-strapped
Blu-ray manufacturers have cut back on advertising in the US. "The biggest,
most obvious [reason] is there is less competitive pressure to push [Blu-ray]
right now," said Paul Erickson, director of high definition and DVD at
DisplaySearch. "There is not as much pressure to turn in ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner announces HD DVD Dirty Harry to coincide with videogame (TG Daily, 5/11/2006 4:03pm) |
| Warner Home Video has announced that they will be releasing a "definitive" new collection of the Dirty Harry movies, produced and released in HD DVD format, to coincide with the release of the Dirty Harry videogame next year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic Expands on Award-Winning Devices with 2013 Blu-ray Disc™ Player Lineup, Focusing on High-Quality Picture, Sound, Design and Smart Networking (HDTV Magazine, 1/10/2013 11:39pm) |
| Panasonic, a major developer and contributor to the success of the Blu-ray format, today introduced an expanded Blu-ray Disc Player lineup with two new Full HD 3D models – the DMP-BDT330, DMP-BDT230, and two 2D Blu-ray Disc Players – the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony stock jumps on Blu-ray win, Tretton calls 2008 PS3's 'breakthrough' year (Joystiq, 2/20/2008 12:30pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Business
Now that the HD movie format war is officially for-sure over, Sony is ready to reap the benefits. Sony's US shares rose up to 5 percent yesterday (closing up 3.4% at $46.30) on the news that Toshiba was ready to put HD DVD on an ice float. Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton took the opportunity to say that with Blu-ray winning the forma ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba claims "no decision" on HD DVD strategy as desertions continue (Engadget, 2/18/2008 1:16pm) |
| Filed under: HDTVToshiba made a formal announcement today with regard to the state of HD DVD. Unfortunately, it wasn't the white-flag surrender we had hoped would bring a swift end to the format war. In a statement made by a Toshiba spokesman, the firm said, "Toshiba has not made any announcement or decision. We are currently assessing our business strategies, but nothing has been decided at the ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Planar Releases 3D BIM Models of LCD Displays and Video Walls through Autodesk Seek (Business Wire, 3/29/2013 1:00pm) |
| PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Planar Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLNR), a global leader in digital display technology, announced that 3D Building Information Modeling (BIM) models of select Planar large format LCD displays and video walls are [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner to launch "coffee book" style Blu-ray discs (Tech Digest, 3/10/2008 3:41pm) |
| Now that the high definition
disc format war is all but over, it seems studios can start rolling out their
own gimmicks and features. Warner has decided that it will release ten Blu-ray
coffee-book style titles this year, including "Bonnie and Clyde", "Dirty
Harry", "Woodstock", "Harry Potter", "Bladerunner", "Gone With the Wind" and
"North by Northwest"... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner dumps HD DVD and goes Blu-ray exclusive! Format war over? Blu-ray triumphant? (Tech Digest, 1/04/2008 8:00am) |
| Uh-oh. Set the internet to RED ALERT - the nasty HD DVD and Blu-ray war might just be about to end, thanks to Hollywood heavyweight Warner deciding to go Blu-ray exclusive in 2008.
In a press release over on its official portal, Warner Bros. has kicked all HD DVD owners to the kerb - and announced it's going Blu-ray exclusive from May of 2008.
The world-ending press release starts like this: ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Amazing World of High-Definition Television (Technorati, 11/27/2007 8:08pm) |
| [IMG ]I've seen the High-Definition displays in the stores and to be honest, I thought the HD television channels looked great, but not awesome--at least not awesome like the examples shown in high-definition DVD format. I was always worried that maybe spending extra money on an HD PVR to watch just a few shows in HD wouldn't be worth it. We already have a PVR that's been great for us. I didn ... (Read Full Article) |
| Kung fu and war classics arrive on high def format in April. (IGN Entertainment, 3/01/2007 6:38pm) |
| March 1, 2007 - On April 17, 2007, Warner Home Video will release two classic action films on Blu-ray Disc: Enter the Dragon and The Dirty Dozen . The bonus materials from the standard DVD versions of both films will be included on the high definition versions, which will be available for a MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price) of $28.99 each. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘The Fugitive: 20th Anniversary Edition’ announced for Blu-ray (HD-Report, 5/08/2013 6:52pm) |
| Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced The Fugitive 20th Anniversary Edition will release to Blu-ray Disc on September 3, 2013. The Fugitive was first released to Blu-ray Disc in the format’s early stages way back [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Next DVD Format War Still Wide Open (Slashdot, 3/10/2006 2:32pm) |
| An anonymous reader writes "Despite the wishes of partisan players like Sony and Toshiba, many consumer electronics manufacturers are opting to support both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray discs in upcoming media players." From the article: "Consumer electronics maker LG Electronics and PC maker Fujitsu-Siemens both said on Thursday they would keep their options open after computer giant Hewlett-Packard sai ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hackers Break HD DVD Copy Protection (Data Storage Today, 1/17/2007 8:08pm) |
| There's a new twist in the ongoing battle between the next-generation, high-definition DVD standards: Hackers have cracked the antipiracy software on several movies published in the HD DVD format. Perhaps ironically, hackers chose to break the copy-protection system in Universal's "Serenity," a 2005 science fiction film about a renegade crew of space outlaws. An informal, global alliance of ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blue Ray Technologies Chooses RFID as Anti-Theft Standard -- Controversy Over $50 Billion Piracy Racket Settled for (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 4/05/2006 12:00pm) |
| LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) April 5, 2006 -- High-definition disc manufacturer Blue Ray Technologies is announcing that the new anti-theft standard for its super quality HD DVD format will be an equally futuristic system, RFID. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Web search: From lo-fi to high-def (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, 7/26/2006 11:12pm) |
| DVDs are only nine years old, yet the home-entertainment industry recently introduced the next generation in the home-video format -- high-definition discs, which require a new player. If you want to catch up, here's a one-stop Web guide to major audio-video formats over the decades. (See the Web Search blog at www.startribune.com/websearch for even more.) VIDEO HIGH-DEF DISCS ... (Read Full Article) |
| First movies shot in 1080p heading for Blu-ray, HD DVD (TG Daily, 10/12/2006 6:06pm) |
| In time for the holiday shopping season, movies that were shot in high-definition format are heading for both next-generation DVD formats. The Da Vinci Code and Miami Vice will set the groundwork for a library of high-definition movies with a 1080p resolution (1920x1080 progressive). ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray may gain hold in China, as 11 companies are granted licences (HDTV UK, 6/02/2008 10:30am) |
| The Blu-ray Disc Association has granted eleven licences to Chinese companies to manufacture Blu-ray hardware for the Chinese market. These "Format and Logo Licence Agreements", as the name would suggest, allow companies to manufacture Blu-ray equipment to standard specifications, and to use the Blu-ray logo on these products... ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG BH100 Wins CNET's Best in Show 2007 (I4U, 1/11/2007 4:15pm) |
| The LG BH100 HD DVD and Blu-ray multi format player wins the CNET Best in Show award at the CES 2007.
I totally agree with this choice. No other company was able to announce a player that can play Blu-ray and HD DVD discs. This player solves the nex... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba of Canada introduces the first HD DVD players this month (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance, 4/04/2006 2:44pm) |
| Toshiba of Canada today unveiled Canada's first High Definition DVD players that will be available in coming weeks. The new HD DVD players, models HD-A1 and HD-XA1, fully realize the HD DVD format's superior audio and visual capabilities supported by leading-edge video compression technologies and high resolution audio specifications. ... (Read Full Article) |
| BigBand Networks Introduces Advanced Video Coding Solutions (PR Newswire via Yahoo! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/18/2005 1:35pm) |
| BigBand Networks, Inc., a leading provider of network platforms for video, voice and data services, today announced its offerings of AVC solutions for IPTV services. Content of any format can be converted to bandwidth-efficient AVC standards for network delivery to IP devices. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics Selects Broadcom(R) Platform for World's First Disc Player Capable of Playing Both Blu-ray (TM, 1/08/2007 5:03pm) |
| Broadcom Corporation , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that its combined Blu- ray(TM) disc and HD DVD system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution has been selected by LG Electronics Inc. for next generation DVD players. By combining Blu-ray and HD DVD formats into one SoC platform, Broadcom is addressing the challenge of the current optical disc format ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal announces ‘Flipper’ Blu-ray/DVD Discs (HD-Report, 12/01/2009 8:44pm) |
| Universal Studios Home Entertainment officially announced a date for the first “flipper” discs, containing high-def Blu-ray content on one side and standard DVD content on the other side. What’s cool is the disc can be used in any Blu-ray or DVD player simply by flipping the disc.
The first titles on the new format from Universal [...] (Read Full Article) |
| DVDFab: Now with HD DVD backup support, enjoy! (Engadget, 3/19/2007 4:05am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentAnother day, another all-in-one solution for copying AACS-protected HD DVDs hits the streets. Fengtao Software has thrown support for the next generation format into the latest beta version (3.0.9.0) of its DVDFab copying software. Following in the steps of Slysoft's AnyDVD HD, the maker of DVDFab HD Decrypter says Blu-ray backup support is "coming soon", an ... (Read Full Article) |
| Award-winning LazyTown First Kids Series to Be Released on HD VMD (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/31/2007 12:00pm) |
| New Medium Enterprises Inc can reveal that 53 episodes of the BAFTA-winning series LazyTown will be released on its HD VMD format. NME, provider of the first low cost true High Definition home entertainment solution will include LazyTown titles within its HD VMD Player Bundle Box, available in Scandinavian countries and Iceland, with 12 Episodes in each bundle. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | God of War HD free for PS Plus members in Europe (Joystiq, 2/27/2013 7:45pm) |
| The first God of War (in its HD format) is available [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Nero Software with Blu-ray Technology to Showcase at Philips Booth at IFA Show in Berlin (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/01/2005 12:04pm) |
| Nero, leaders in digital media technology, and Royal Philips Electronics, a world leader in optical storage and a founding member of the Blu-ray Disc Association, announced today that Philips will demonstrate the new Blu-ray optical disc format at IFA 2005, September 2 through 7 in Berlin, Germany. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Libraries' video offerings on the rise but little interest for Blu-ray (AfterDawn, 5/13/2008 3:15pm) |
| Over the past few years public libraries in the US have steadily increased the number of titles offered in that format. Some of the nation's larger libraries have in excess of ten thousand titles available. Also on the rise is the availability of downloadable titles, which comprise a much smaller, but growing area of interest among library patrons. Despite all this interest in digital video, it a ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray sales to top 100 million next year, says analyst firm (AfterDawn, 2/24/2009 7:17am) |
| According to the analyst firm Futuresource Consulting, Blu-ray disc sales will jump to over 100 million next year, worldwide, thanks to the expected reductions in Blu-ray player prices and the continued market growth of HDTVs.
"In the USA, Blu-ray has moved from early adopter phase through to early majority, with the format gaining real traction in the marketplace," added Mai Hoang, senior ma ... (Read Full Article) |
| Future Shop offers trade-in credit for HD DVD players, will donate old decks to charity (Engadget, 3/07/2008 2:24pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Slowly but surely, we're seeing retailer after retailer conjure up its own trade-in / exchange program to deal with the finality of the format war. Canada's Future Shop, however, has certainly put an interesting twist on things. First off, it'll accept standalone HD DVD players purchased from anywhere until April 3rd. In exchange, you'll receive $100 off ... (Read Full Article) |
| LA Times: PS3 video service 'to embrace open standards,' PSP supported (Joystiq, 4/21/2008 4:46pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3
Despite a hard-won victory for its Blu-ray optical format, Sony can't simply ignore online video distribution forever (though it's been doing a pretty impressive job thus far). While the company has been referring to plans for an online video service for awhile (remember this?), last week Peter Dille - Senior Vice President for PlayStation Network - more or less ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips announces support for Microsoft Windows Media in its consumer electronics (Engadget, 5/11/2005 11:35am) |
| Philips and Microsoft have signed some nonexclusive agreements that will see Philips’ products utilizing Nexperia semiconductors supporting the Windows Media format. They’ll be including support for WMA and WMV, as well as Windows Media DRM 10, in a whole slew of devices like digital receivers, PVRs, portable audio players, set-top boxes and video phones. They also aim to get all of these ... (Read Full Article) |
| ShibaSokus Converter Aids TNT Coverage of British Open (Broadcast Newsroom, 4/18/2005 7:28am) |
| ShibaSoku Co., Ltd., a leading developer of high quality broadcast and video equipment, announced today that Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. will utilize ShibaSoku s VC31 series of multi format converters for its HD coverage of the 2005 British Open Golf Tournament on TNT this July. The compact VC31MA featuring advanced Dynamic Vector and motion compensation technologies will be used to convert (Read Full Article) |
| Batman Begins Coming to Blu-ray (I4U, 3/17/2008 1:46pm) |
| Warner Home Video announced today that Batman Begins is coming to Blu-ray for the first time. Batman Begins was previously available on the now defunct HD DVD format and was a top seller for HD DVD titles.Warner Home Video will release three versions of Ba... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony and Microsoft in talks for Xbox 360 Blu-ray drive (AfterDawn, 3/07/2008 9:29pm) |
| According to the Financial Times, Sony is currently in talks with Microsoft about a having the company offer an internal Blu-ray drive model of the Xbox 360 console.
Microsoft had backed the rival HD DVD until the format's demise last month.
The word of the negotiations come from Stan Glasgow, the president of Sony America. Sony has not confirmed the negotiations as of yet however.
Addin ... (Read Full Article) |
| Kodak intros Zi6 pocket high definition video camera (Tech Digest, 7/10/2008 2:38pm) |
| Kodak has announced that its Zi6 pocket high definition video camera will be available from August, offering 720p recording at 60 frames per second, a 2x optical zoom, 128MB of internal memory with card expansion slot, capture in the H.264 format, three megapixel still photos, and a mono microphone. It has a 2.4-inch colour LCD screen for viewing and reviewing, is powered from two AA batteries, th ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba demos ‘Blu-ray Killer' (Format War Central, 6/17/2008 9:10pm) |
| Patch up your cuts and get ready for round two, at a press conference Toshiba will be unveiling it’s new upscaling technology which many have dubbed the ”Blu-ray Killer” and “The New Format War” in August of 2008. Toshiba stated the new technology will “fill in the gaps”, and “add resolution” to your already existing DVD collection [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics Leverages Flexible LSI Logic DoMiNo(R) Processor for Super-Multi(TM) Format Combination VCR/DVD Recorder (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/25/2005 12:00pm) |
| LSI Logic Corporation , a leader in innovative digital media processing technologies for the Digital Home, today announced that its DoMiNo® 8602 DVD recorder system processor is enabling LG Electronics' newest line of combination VCR/DVD recorder products, including the LG Electronics LRY-517 and the Zenith ZRY-316. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Howard Stern and iN DEMAND Networks Reach Agreement for Subscription Video-on-Demand Program (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/03/2005 1:30pm) |
| Howard Stern has entered into an agreement with iN DEMAND Networks, the world's leading aggregator and supplier of Video-On-Demand, Pay-Per-View and HDTV content, to provide a new TV home for the popular radio pioneer in a subscription-only format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Home Video Debuts Three New HD DVD Format Titles (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/09/2006 8:46pm) |
| BURBANK, Calif.----June 9, 2006--Warner Home Video has announced the June 20 HD DVD debuts of "Syriana" and "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang." "Syriana" will be released day-and-date with its Standard Definition version and will sell for $34.99. ... (Read Full Article) |
| SGL Announces Support For Grass Valley K2 Server System (Broadcast Newsroom, 9/09/2005 8:56pm) |
| Software Generation Ltd (SGL), a leading provider of video storage management software, is pleased to announce its full support for the new Grass Valley brand K2 multi-format media server /media client system from Thomson, via its FlashNet Archive Management Suite. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal to Offer Flipper Disc - a Hybrid Blu-ray/DVD (Big Picture Big Sound, 12/01/2009 9:56pm) |
| Universal is preparing to release a hybrid disc format which will include both a standard definition DVD and a high definition Blu-ray version [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray discs sold hit 9 million milestone (AfterDawn, 3/27/2008 8:18pm) |
| Citing strong sales of 'No Country for Old Men,', the Blu-ray camp has now topped 9 million discs sold since its launch.
BD sales for the first 11 weeks of 2008 is about 3 million units, adding to the 6 million that the format had sold since its inception in Q2 2006. The sales are clearly stronger than past years and analysts predict 16 million sold total for 2008.
For the week ended March ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 firmware 3.20 adds support for DTS-HD Master Audio (AfterDawn, 4/11/2008 3:12am) |
| The next update for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) console from Sony Corp., v3.20, expected to arrive next week, will add support for the DTS-HD Master Audio format, much to the delight of audiophiles. The upcoming firmware update is publicized more for improvements it has in store for the PlayStation Store platform.
The PlayStation Store will move away from being a web-access driven service on the co ... (Read Full Article) |
| 100GB 1920p-capable high definition discs on their way (HDTV UK, 1/16/2009 2:55pm) |
| It's enough to make you cry. If physical disc formats really do have some shelf life, then Royal Digital Media's new optical disc format may have some worth, but if it's at the expense of Blu-ray, it's going to play havoc with the consumer. Technical part first: Royal Digital Media has developed a 100GB-capacity disc which can handle four hours' worth of 1920p HD video -- "the next generatio ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Forum working on region codes and China-only format (Engadget, 5/26/2006 3:28pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Disney to boost Blu-ray sales by holding back DVD release (Pocket-lint, 3/04/2009 2:18pm) |
| If you want it when it launches, then you'll have to go BluIt seems Disney is attempting to boost its Blu-ray disc sales by introducing a new strategy that will see must-have, pester-power movies launched on the high def format before they see a DVD release.
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| State of the art: Blu-ray on the Mac (Computerworld, 9/23/2009 3:54pm) |
| It may have beaten out HD-DVD in the bloody battle to be the high definition optical drive standard, but in the roughly year and a half since the format wars ended, Blu-ray DVD has yet to gain any real traction in the desktop computer realm. Indeed, Apple has done its best to downplay the relevance of any kind of optical drive in this new world of streaming media--the MacBook Air ships without an internal optical drive, its DVD Studio Pro application has been almost totally ignored in the last two Final Cut Studio releases, and the company provides no way of playing movies released on Blu-ray on Macs running OS X. (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) |
| LG BH100 Super Multi Blue Player (I4U, 1/07/2007 8:50pm) |
| LG reveiled the details on the pre-announced dual format HD player today at the CES 2007.
The HD DVD and Blu-ray player will be called LG BH100 Super Multi Blue Player.
"We've developed the Super Multi Blue Player to end the confusion ca... ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics launches high definition DVD (The Hindu, 5/08/2007 7:38pm) |
| BANGALORE: LG Electronics India launched its latest DVD, super multi blue player, a dual format high definition disc player. This DVD can play the next generation disc formats too. "We have developed the super multi blue player to end the ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Week in Microsoft: Zune HD final details confirmed (Ars Technica, 8/15/2009 3:00pm) |
Let's look back at the week that was in Microsoft news:
Zune HD 16GB is $220, 32GB is $290, coming on September 15: Microsoft has finally confirmed that the Zune HD 16GB will cost $220 and that the 32GB version will cost $290. The device is set for release on September 15, 2009.
Zune HD specs reveal battery life estimates, format support: Microsoft has finally released the technical specifications for the Zune HD. We've got details on dimensions, included accessories, battery life, and format support.
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| Toshiba announces HD DVD player price cuts (allthingsHiDef, 1/14/2008 8:05am) |
| A week after a major announcement from Warner Bros. studio to go exclusive with high definition disc format Blu-ray Disc, Toshiba announces today price cuts on its line of HD DVD players. The new suggested MSRPs start at $149 for the entry level HD-A3. The middle level HD-A30 (1080p native) MSRP is $199, and the top-of-the-line HD-A35 suggested retail price is $299. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PlayStation 3 firmware update will bring DTS-HD Master Audio upgrade (AfterDawn, 4/11/2008 5:15am) |
| Sony has announced that after months of speculation the latest PlayStation 3 Firmware upgrade will add DTS-HD Master Audio output for Blu-ray titles.
The latest update, version 2.30, will add the format which is "capable of delivering audio that is bit-for-bit identical to the studio master at super high variable bit rates, DTS-HD Master Audio has been included in several stand-alone Blu-ray p ... (Read Full Article) |
| Broadcom System-on-a-Chip in LG BH200 Blu-ray player (Technorati, 11/07/2007 2:15pm) |
| [ Broadcom System-on-a-Chip in LG BH200 Blu-ray player]Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), today announced that its highly integrated Blu-ray Disc®/HD DVD system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution has been selected by LG Electronics to power its dual-format Super Blu™ BH200 high definition disc player. By combining full support for both Blu-ray Disc and ... (Read Full Article) |
| Terayon Demonstrates Latest Video and Data Applications at IBC 2005 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/08/2005 12:00pm) |
| Terayon Communications Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of digital video networking applications and home access solutions, is demonstrating the industry's first advertising insertion and splicing of programming in the MPEG-4/AVC format, along with other advanced capabilities of its digital video and home access solutions, here at its stand at the International Broadcasting Conference 2005, ... (Read Full Article) |
| OPPO Makes DVD Look Its Very Best With New Universal Up-Converting DVD Player (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/06/2006 1:30pm) |
| OPPO Digital, an award-winning consumer electronics manufacturer, announced the DV-981HD, its new flagship universal up-converting DVD player. The DV-981HD excels in translating standard definition video stored on DVD discs to high definition format suitable for display on HDTV and home theater projectors. Featuring an HDMI output and DCDi® by Faroudja video processing technology, it delivers a ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-Quality Hollywood Movie Trailers and Music Videos Now Available in Nero Digital(TM) Format on Nerodigital.com (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/16/2005 1:43pm) |
| Nero, leaders in digital media technology, announces the availability of high-quality movie trailers, music videos and other entertaining content to showcase its MPEG-4 compliant Nero Digital codecs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| AVCHD format will enable 8cm DVD-equipped HD camcorders (Engadget, 5/11/2006 11:50am) |
| Filed under: Digital Cameras, HDTV, Storage (Read Full Article) |
| Maxent Expands Product Family with Shipment of Large Format, Value-Packed HDTV LCD (Primezone via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance, 4/27/2005 6:45pm) |
| CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., April 27, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Maxent, a leading provider of value-priced, flat-panel display solutions for consumers, today expanded its line of feature-rich flat panel digital televisions with the availability of the 32-inch WXGA LCD Display (MX-32X3). Delivering value and performance to the price-sensitive consumer market, this full-featured widescreen HDTV-capable (Read Full Article) |
| Hong Kong pirates selling bootleg Blu-rays on DVDs (AfterDawn, 11/19/2008 12:00am) |
| According to a new Wall Street Journal article, Hong Kong based movie pirates have begun selling bootleg Blu-ray films on standard DVDs, using the AVCHD format to fit a 720p film onto a cheap DVD-5.
Although AVCHD only offers 720p and not the full HD 1080p, most consumers cannot tell the difference, and just see it as an upgrade from standard DVD anyways.
The MPAA warns that because blank DV ... (Read Full Article) |
| DisplaySearch Hosts DVD Format Session at Upcoming HDTV Conference, Featuring Executives from Both Blu-ray Disc & HD ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/14/2007 12:00pm) |
| AUSTIN, Texas----DisplaySearch, the worldwide leader in display market research and consulting, will feature a panel session on high definition packaged media formats--bringing together executives from both the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD camps to address the successes and hurdles of each camp at its upcoming 2007 HDTV Conference on October 10-11, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Grass Valley Expands Newly Announced Ignite HD Acquisition and Production Platform (Broadcast Newsroom, 3/03/2006 12:35am) |
| As broadcasters increase their requirements for high-quality images and more affordable approaches to multi-format acquisition and production workflows, Grass Valley a business within Thomson issued a series of announcements around its new Grass Valley Ignite HD solution, the world’s first integrated high-definition (HD) acquisition and production platform. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Why Toshiba's First Blu-ray Player Won't Be Their Last (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/19/2009 8:43pm) |
| While Toshiba's first entry into the Blu-ray player market may not be exceptional, it marks an important milestone for the format. Find out what Toshiba VP Jodi Sally has to say on the topic. (Read Full Article) |
| Question of the Week - What is Blu-ray? (About.com, 9/06/2009 10:00am) |
| Although DVD is the most successful home entertainment product in history, ever since it was introduced in 1997, it lacks true high definition playback and recording capability. Two competing camps came up with a solution: Blu-ray and HD-DVD. However, only the Blu-ray format now remains. To find out the answers to questions about Blu-ray check out my latest "Question of the Week Series" on Blu-ray Basics. This week's question: What is Blu-ray? Also, be sure to check out my complete Blu-ray FAQs. (Read Full Article) |
| Memory-Tech, Toshiba Announce Latest Advance in Single-sided, Three- layer TWIN Format Disc for DVD and HD DVD (PhysOrg, 9/11/2006 9:18pm) |
| Memory-Tech Corporation and Toshiba Corporation today announced the latest advance in DVD disc technology: a jointly developed, single-sided, three-layer ROM disc supporting high capacity storage and playback of both DVD and HD DVD formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| JVC Announces Popularly-Priced Blu-ray Player (HDTV Magazine, 10/28/2009 2:20pm) |
JVC today announced the availability of a new entry-level Blu-ray player. The new JVC XV-BP11 is a truly versatile high definition player, offering playback of high definition Blu-ray discs, plus playback of the AVCHD format, the high definition format widely used for HD camcorders, including the JVC HD Everio line.
JVC XV-BP11 Features...
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| Hitachi announces DZ-BD10HA tri-format Blu-ray camcorder (HDTV UK, 1/28/2009 11:26am) |
| Hitachi has announced its new DZ-BD10HA high definition camcorder, able to record directly to Blu-ray disc, internal 30GB hard drive, or SDHC. It features a seven megapixel CMOS image sensor offering full 1080p high definition recording, a dubbing feature which allows footage to be transferred directly from the hard drive or memory card to the Blu-ray disc, face detection, and image stabilisation. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp Introduces 65V-Inch Digital HDTV the World's Largest LCD Model (PhysOrg, 6/03/2005 9:21am) |
| Sharp Corporation announces the introduction into the Japanese market of the LC-65GE1 AQUOS 65V-Inch Digital High-Definition LCD TV, the world`s largest LCD model.The LC-65GE1 features a full-spec high-definition LCD panel with resolution of 1,920 H x 1,080 V pixels that can precisely display digital content in Hi-Vision (high definition) format (1080i) exactly as broadcast, enabling users to ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 4K resolution to now be called 'Ultra High Definition' (AfterDawn, 10/22/2012 1:36am) |
| The large resolution display format "4K" will now be known as "Ultra High Definition" for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Question of the Week - How Does DVD Upscaling Compare to Blu-ray? (About.com, 9/13/2009 1:00pm) |
| Although DVD is the most successful home entertainment product in history, ever since it was introduced in 1997, it lacks true high definition playback and recording capability. Two competing camps came up with a solution: Blu-ray and HD-DVD. However, only the Blu-ray format now remains. To find out the answers to questions about Blu-ray check out my latest "Question of the Week Series" on Blu-ray Basics. This week's question: How Does DVD Upscaling Compare to Blu-ray? Also, be sure to check out my complete Blu-ray FAQs. (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Adds Amazon Video On Demand Access To Blu-ray Disc Players (About.com, 8/10/2009 10:00am) |
| Blu-ray Disc players are quickly turning into all-purpose media players as more models are incorporating access to internet audio/video streaming capability. In the latest example of this trend, Panasonic has announced that if you own their DMP-BD60, BD-80, B15 Blu-ray Disc player or DMP-BD70V Blu-ray Disc/VCR combo, you can now access Amazon Video On Demand, provided you are connected to the internet via the player's ethernet port. If you haven't purchased a Blu-ray Disc player yet, this may be a feature to consider in your decision, if you are also a fan of audio/video content streaming. For more details, check out the Official Panasonic Announcement. Also, check out my review of the Panasonic DMP-BD60 Blu-ray Disc Player, which was written and posted before access to Amazon Video On Demand was made available. (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Movie sales in Europe surpass one million units (HDTV origin, 11/27/2007 5:37pm) |
| [IMG Blu-ray Disc Movie sales in Europe surpass one million units]Total Blu-ray Disc movie sales across Europe have topped one million units, it was announced today by the Blu-ray Disc Association European Promotions Committee. Of the High Definition movie discs bought by consumers year-to-date in Europe, 73% were in the Blu-ray Disc format and 27% were HD DVD, according to sales data provided by ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount To Put Blu-ray First (About.com, 8/03/2009 10:00am) |
| Once an aggressive promoter of the new-defunct HD-DVD format, Paramount Home Video is now turning to Blu-ray as the future of its profit center. Beginning with the upcoming home video release of the film Dance Flick Paramount is trying a new approach where the Blu-ray sales and DVD rental versions will be released several weeks before the standard DVD version is planned to hit store shelves. It is hoped that this strategy will further push Blu-ray Disc player and movie sales, and further solidify its continued growth. Disney is also attempting to take a similar approach. To find out more on how this will affect consumers, check out the report from Video Business.
Related Story: Watchmen Blu-ray Release Captures Over 1/3 of Total Title Sales (Reuters). (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba BDX2000 Blu-ray Player Unveiled at IFA 2009 (I4U, 9/05/2009 7:52am) |
| Toshiba unveiled their first Blu-ray player at the IFA 2009. After the company's defeat in the HD format war, it took a while until the company decided to join the winning Blu-ray camp.
The Toshiba BDX2000 supports BD-Live (Profile 2.0) needed to play B...
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| Toshiba makes timid Blu-ray showing at IFA, still believes in other forms of HD distribution (Engadget, 9/04/2009 7:07pm) |
Aside from the new JournE touch, the other main thrust at IFA's booth is Blu-ray -- at least, one would think. In reality, when we finally found the lone BDX2000, the LCD it was plugged into was off, while numerous DVD players and upscaling tech demos littered the surrounding booth area. Once we got a rep to turn it on for us, the Blu-ray player seemed to work just fine, as should be expected. The new Blu-ray equipped P500, however, wasn't so successful: our colleagues at Engadget Spanish watched an attempted Blu-ray showing on the laptop go awry, and by the time we'd dropped by the booth, any Blu-ray models of the P500 had been pulled from the show floor due to crashiness. In talking with a Toshiba rep, it's clear that the company hasn't abandoned its ideas of internet distribution and other alternatives to the once rival format of Blu-ray. The company is looking into a solution that uses a Blu-ray disc and BD Live to stream internet media to the player, and has packed in decent codec support for playing back media off of the BDX2000's SD card reader. We're sure Toshiba will figure out its P500 woes before the laptop ships to consumers, but there's no lack of interestingness in these first displays of Toshiba's "commitment" to the Blu-ray format. Gallery: Toshiba's BDX2000 'in action' at IFAFiled under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentToshiba makes timid Blu-ray showing at IFA, still believes in other forms of HD distribution originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| LG's BD390 Blu-ray player: Now with Vudu, Rotten Tomatoes (Consumer Reports, 10/15/2009 3:41pm) |
| LG’s BD390 Blu-ray player, now equipped with Vudu’s streaming movie service and Rotten Tomatoes ratings.(Click to enlarge.) [PHOTO: Courtesy of Vudu] Vudu, the movie-streaming service whose high-def HDX video format we recently evaluated on an LG plasma TV, is now available on the company’s BD390 Blu-ray player, one of the top-rated players in our latest Blu-ray player Ratings (available to subscribers). But don’t be alarmed if you boot up the player and see shiny red vegetables, er, fruit, all over the screen—Vudu is now incorporating ratings from the Rotten Tomatoes website in its list of movies available for sale or rent.You can sort selections in your Vudu movie lists by the ratings score (which includes the site's beloved Tomatometer and fresh/rotten tomato icons), and see summary reviews from some of the top movie critics from around the country. And Vudu has redesigned its movie page to deliver the extra content more interactively. If you own, or are about to buy, a BD390 Blu-ray player, it should receive a free Vudu-enabling firmware update automatically the next time it connects to LG’s NetCast online service. The player can connect to the Internet either using a wired Ethernet connection, or wirelessly via the player’s built-in Wi-Fi connection). Vudu is also available on 42- and 47-inch LH50 LCD TVs and 50- and 60-inch PS80 plasma models. —James K. Willcox (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy bringing value priced all-in-one 32-inch LCD & Blu-ray HDTV to stores "soon" (Engadget, 9/23/2009 11:09pm) |
It's not that surprising to learn Best Buy will be among those delivering a 1080p LCD with Blu-ray disc player packed in under its Insignia store brand, as we've been expecting rebadged units from overseas to hit the value market for some time. Marked "coming soon" at $599, it's easily a few hundred less than a comparable model from Sharp, but buyers will have to live without some of the newer line items like 120Hz motion processing and a contrast ratio higher than 20,000:1. Though we don't expect a lot in terms of load times, audio support or other features (no specs on the Blu-ray player noted) we're sure a bedroom or dorm room somewhere will find a spot for the NS-LBD32X. Your move, Wal-mart.
[Thanks, Zach]Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentBest Buy bringing value priced all-in-one 32-inch LCD & Blu-ray HDTV to stores "soon" originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Samsung Blu-ray goes YouTube (Pocket-lint, 9/03/2009 10:16am) |
Clearly worried the Blu-ray still not enough
Samsung has announced that going forward all its Blu-ray products will come with YouTube support as it continues to try and convince people to embrace the HD format.
With the new service, available from 3rd September, consumers can also enjoy video clips from YouTube on their TV screen. The YouTube service features a variety of video clips, including the most popular or highly rated videos and allows for video search through a mobile phone-like on-screen key pad, says the company.
The news, announced at IFA in Berlin, Germany, comes as the company announcing a range of Blu-ray players including a Blu-ray Soundbar, the BD Crystal Surround AirTrack, for people looking to de-clutter their home theatre/cinema experience.
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| JVC pocket camera shoots HD Video (Tech Digest, 10/13/2009 4:39pm) |
JVC has launched its first pocket flash memory camera, the new PICSIO GC-FM1. Combining true eight-megapixel stills and 1080p Full HD video it also offers image stabilisation for minimising camera shake, even when the 4X digital zoom is used, JVC claims. Videos are recorded in the widely-used MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format and stored as .MOV files for easy sharing without the need for time-consuming and potentially damaging conversion. Storage is on SD/SDHC memory cards. To suit individual shooting situations, PICSIO provides four video and still recording modes. About the size of a mobile phone the PICSIO is available in three colours - Black Ice, Blue Steel and Purple Passion and comes with a funky-looking geometric pattern and jewel-like appearance.
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| Mitsubishi Announces Super-Charged Blu-ray Disc Recorders....For Japan (About.com, 8/22/2009 10:00am) |
| Here we go again! Another announcement by a large Asian consumer electronics manufacturer that it is introducing a new line of Blu-ray Disc recorders, but, unfortunately, they will probably never see the light-of-day in the U.S.
What makes Mitsubishi's announcement even more frustrating is that these units are a home theater fan's dream: One unit combines Blu-ray Disc recording with a 1 Terabyte Hard Drive, a second unit offers a 500GB hard drive, while the third houses not only a Blu-ray Disc recorder and a 320 GB hard drive, but also includes a VHS deck. Of course, all these units can record in all the standard DVD recording format as well, and it also appears that they all have USB and SD Card slots for accessing additional digital content. For details, check out the brief report from Akihabara News as well as the Official Announcement and Product Specifications from Mitsubishi (in Japanese with some technical terms in English).
To add more insult to injury, Mitsubishi has also announced a line of LCD TVs with built-in Blu-ray Disc/Hard Drive combos (See report from Tech-On!.
Blu-ray Disc recorders have been available in Japan for about two years, and not as much as a word about U.S. availability. What happened to the U.S. as the primary market for the latest in consumer electronics technology - especially when it comes to video recording? For some perspective, read my article: The Case of the Disappearing DVD Recorder.
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| Disney Disappointed With Blu-ray Disc Movie Sales (About.com, 10/19/2009 12:26pm) |
| Although Blu-ray Disc player and Disc sales have been on a steady upward pace since the end of the Blu-ray/HD-DVD format war, growth has not been as robust as the previous DVD growth timeline.
Of course, the current state of the economy doesn't help as many have postponed consumer electronics-related purchases. However, the other wrinkle is that Blu-ray Disc releases of new films have actually done very well, but sales of classic and older films that were previously released on DVD aren't. That is to be expected; since all Blu-ray Disc players can also play DVDs, many consumers don't see the need to replace their existing DVD collections.
This is where Disney comes in. Apparently, recent Blu-ray editions of previously DVD released classic films that may already be in many consumer's collections aren't doing as well as expected. However, what Disney may be failing to also see is that their Blu-ray Disc releases carry much higher price tags than releases from some of the other studios, which further limits their purchase and replacement appeal. For more details and additional perspective, plus an interesting peek into the current state of the movie industry, check out the report from Business Week.
Related Story: A more optimistic view on Blu-ray Disc sales, including a positive opinion from a different Disney source - Blu-ray Disc Sales Way Up in 2009 (TV Predictions)Disney Disappointed With Blu-ray Disc Movie Sales originally appeared on About.com Home Theater on Monday, October 19th, 2009 at 12:26:39.Permalink | Comment | Email this (Read Full Article) |
| In the CR Test Labs: New LCD, plasma HDTVs (Consumer Reports, 8/04/2009 2:55pm) |
| The latest batch of televisions in the CR TV lab includes the new 46-inch Sony Bravia LCD. While many of us are gearing up for summer vacations, CR’s TV engineers are still hard at work testing more LCD and plasma TVs. Among this latest group are models with full-array LED backlights, and several 240Hz sets that take aim at reducing motion blur. We’re also looking at some new Toshiba models that will be the first to include Dolby Volume, a volume-leveling technology that attempts to minimize differences in loudness when you switch channels or when commercials come on. Here are the models currently being tested in our TV labs: LCD TVs Hitachi L26D103: This 26-inch 720p (1366x768) set is a TV/DVD combo with an integrated standard DVD player, headphone jack, and a built-in sleep timer. Hitachi L32A403: This 32-inch 720p (1366x768) set from Hitachi has four HDMI inputs, and comes with a swivel stand. JVC LT-46J300: This 46-inch 1080p LCD from JVC has the company’s TeleDock integrated iPod dock. LG 55LH90: This 55-inch 1080p LCD TV from LG is a high-featured model that has full-array LED backlights with local dimming, and the company’s TruMotion 240Hz technology, which combines a 120Hz refresh rate with a scanning backlight. It’s also a THX-certified set. Oddly for a higher-priced set, it doesn’t include access to LG’s NetCast Internet service. Magnavox 42MF439B/F7: Earlier this year Philips handed over the manufacturing and marketing of its Philips- and Magnavox-brand TVs in the U.S. to Funai, which also controls the Sylvania brand. This Magnavox, among the first TVs we've seen as part of the deal, is a lower-priced 42-inch 1080p LCD model that can play back digital photos and music stored on a USB flash drive. Philips 32PFL3504D: This 32-inch 720p (1366x768) set, available at mass merchants, warehouse clubs, regional dealers, and online retailers, is fairly low-priced for a major brand and includes a set-up assistant that uses an onscreen wizard to personalize settings. RCA L46FHD37R: A lower-cost 46-inch 1080p LCD, sold at Best Buy, Costco, Sam’s Clubs, and other retailers, that include a light sensor that automatically adjusts contrast to room light conditions. Samsung LN52B750: This 52-inch 1080p LCD from Samsung has new Touch of Color cosmetics (charcoal gray) and the company's Auto Motion Plus 240Hz technology that actually quadruples the TV’s frame rate. It also includes the company’s [email protected] Internet service, which uses Yahoo widgets to access online content, which will soon include instant movies from Blockbuster. Also comes with some preloaded content, such as recipes and games. It can wirelessly connect to a home network via an optional USB wireless dongle. Sharp Aquos LC-52E77UN: This 52-inch 1080p LCD from Sharp features a new design, 120Hz technology and has five HDMI inputs, the most we’ve seen. Sharp Aquos LC-C4067UN: This value-priced Aquos is a 40-inch 1080p LCD sold via the warehouse clubs. Sony Bravia KDL-46Z5100: This pricey 46-inch Sony LCD has Sony’s Motionflow 240Hz technology, which actually quadruples the TVs frame rate, plus the Bravia’s widget-based... (Read Full Article) |
| Does the Samsung Instinct HD really shoot HD video? (Consumer Reports, 10/08/2009 7:02pm) |
| The Samsung Instinct HD. [PHOTO courtesy of Samsung] The Samsung Instinct HD, available from Sprint for $250 with a two-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate, is the first cell phone we've seen that claims to make high-definition video recordings. It also boasts a 5-megapixel still camera with flash. That camera is a step up from the flashless, 2-megapixel camera found on previous Instincts, also from Sprint, including the S30 version now in our Ratings, available to subscribers. We’re evaluating the Instinct HD now, and will post full test results on it to our Ratings later this month. Meantime, our initial results on its imaging are promising, albeit with a few quibbles. The new Instinct’s camera is easy to access, thanks to a dedicated camera button, conveniently located on the lower right side of the phone. Pushing the button activates the camera’s still mode. Tapping a camera icon on the upper left of the largish (1.78 x 2.66 in.) display switches the camera to video mode. Tapping again summons controls for auto-focus, exposure, and other camera functions. The Instinct HD claims it can record video resolution of 1280 x 720p, which is a true HD format—although, as we often point out, HD format alone does not assure images of pristine, high-definition quality. To assess quality, we shot a series of videos on the Instinct and hooked it up to a 50-inch Panasonic plasma television using the optional ($30) HDMI cable. Our findings: Color was good in the MPEG4 videos, though they lacked fine detail and texture. They blurred even more when we panned the camera to the left or right. In short, they couldn’t rival the image quality you’d enjoy from full-sized HD camcorders in our Ratings, available to subscribers. But such camcorders are much bigger and pricier than the Instinct HD, and do nothing except shoot video and stills. The high-def video quality of the Instinct was comparable to what you’d get from a standard-definition pocket camcorder, such as the Flip. And that's still way ahead of the video we've seen any other camera phone. A few details and quibbles: The HDMI cable has a proprietary connector that works only with the Samsung HD, so you may have trouble finding a replacement if it's lost while you're on vacation. You can't use the cable for showing stills on your TV. If your TV has an SD memory-card slot, you can play photos and videos off of the phone's 4GB microSD memory card (the phone comes with an SD memory card adaptor). Unfortunately, accessing the card is a pain. You have to open the phone's back cover and remove the battery, which shuts off the phone. And the still-image performance of the Instinct? Pictures were sharp and well-defined, with good color overall on the TV screen, though shots taken in low light still looked dark—even with the flash. Camera controls were fairly responsive for a phone, with an acceptable next-shot delay. Our photo engineers are currently giving the Instinct HD's... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Philips BDP7500s and 9500 Blu-ray players get colourful (Pocket-lint, 9/03/2009 10:47am) |
New players with all the usual bells and whistles
Philips has announced two new Blu-ray players at IFA in Berlin as it continues to push ahead with the format that has trebled in popularity in the last year.
The new BDP7500 will be housed in an "real" aluminum (we not sure what fake aluminum is) and offer full HD 1080p at 24 fps for cinema-like images.
The players will also get DivX Ultra for enhanced playback of DivX media files, DVD video upscaling to 1080p via HDMI for near-HD images, and Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA for HD 7.1 surround sound. BD-Live (Profile 2.0), and USB drive connectivity complete the package.
A rather niche technology also included is subtitle shift allowing you to change the location of the subtitles on screen.
The players themselves will come with touch sensitive controls and for the design conscious three different colours; blue, red and black.
No word on pricing, but expect the devices to hit the UK early next year.
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Philips BDP7500s and 9500 Blu-ray players get colourful originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:47:20 +0100 (Read Full Article) |
