| (Unranked) | HDD Samurai Bargain: 'Seven Samurai' Blu-ray $24.49 & 'The Samurai Trilogy' $35.49 at Amazon (High-Def Digest, 10/04/2012 6:30pm) |
| Two samurai Blu-ray releases starring the legendary Toshiro Mifune are half off today-only at Amazon! The online retailer is now selling 'Seven Samurai' on Blu-ray for only $24.49 (51% off suggested [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Way of the Samurai 4 comes overseas to PS3 August 21 (Joystiq, 8/04/2012 5:00pm) |
| Way of the Samurai 4 will let you create a ronin and explore post-isolationist Japan starting August 21 in North America. The PSN-exclusive PS3 [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Warner Releases HD DVD Films (Sci Fi Wire, 3/17/2006 8:27am) |
| Warner Home Video announced that it will launch its first titles on HD DVD, starting April 18, including The Phantom of the Opera , followed in coming weeks with Batman Begins, Constantine and The Matrix , among others. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Rome: Stealing From Saturn (TV Squad, 9/20/2005 1:38am) |
| Filed under: Drama , HDTV , OpEd , HBO So this week with the arrival of Caesar in Rome, we finally get our first real taste of him as a character and we get to see Ciaran Hinds finally show us why he was chosen for this role. Many of you will probably recognize Ciaran from his roles in Phantom of the Opera or The Sum of all Fears . I've thought he was the perfect fit for Caesar since ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hyundai shoot slo-mo HD car ad with new Phantom HD camera (HDTV UK, 1/22/2007 1:09pm) |
| Hyundai shoot slo-mo HD car ad with new Phantom HD camera Hyundai have made the first ever high definition advert to use the Phantom HD high-speed... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Phantom' Blu-ray Dated and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 5/02/2013 6:00pm) |
| The cold war submarine thriller is arming itself for Blu-ray in June. In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox is preparing 'Phantom' for Blu-ray on June 25. At the height of the cold [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 12/19/2012 5:00pm) |
| The The Palme d'Or nominee at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival will honor Blu-ray this January. In an early announcement to retailers, New Video Group is working on 'Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai' for [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Afro Samurai' Headed to Blu-ray this August (High-Def Digest, 6/09/2008 4:00pm) |
| FUNimation has set a late-August Blu-ray debut for the first season of the animated series 'Afro Samurai.' Previously released on Blu-ray in Japan by Pony Canyon, FUNimation will give the Samuel L. Jackson-voiced... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Met HD opera simulcasts move into more cinemas (CBC, 8/09/2007 4:52pm) |
| New York's Metropolitan Opera is expanding its live high-definition simulcasts in cinemas after a successful launch of the experimental program last December. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Power Rangers Super Samurai: The Complete Season' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 9/18/2012 8:00pm) |
| Twenty episodes of the cult action series will power-up Blu-ray this December. In an early announcement to retailers, Lionsgate has slated 'Power Rangers Super Samurai: The Complete Season' for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Futurama: Volume 7' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 8/06/2012 8:00pm) |
| The next batch of episodes from Matt Groening's cult animated series is planned for Blu-ray in December. In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox will be releasing 'Futurama: Volume 7' [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Critics' choice (Detroit News, 1/26/2007 7:28am) |
| N ew York City's grand old Metropolitan Opera can take a bow. Opera fans in Metro Detroit and across America are cheering the you-are-there realism of the Met's new live, high-definition broadcasts of Saturday afternoon performances. Public response has been so enthusiastic that the Met has already begun re-broadcasting performances, and more theaters are signing on to screen the operas still to ... (Read Full Article) |
| Locations and Tickets Now Available for Metropolitan Opera's Simulcasts Into Movie Theaters (Playbill Arts, 11/21/2006 1:27am) |
| The Metropolitan Opera has announced the final list of cinemas that will carry high-definition simulcasts of six Saturday matinee performances this season. Tickets for the first three presentations are now on sale. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 8/03/2012 9:00pm) |
| The next wave of animated classics will be coming to Blu-ray this October! In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers is preparing 'Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2' for Blu-ray [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Betty Boop: The Essential Collection Volume 1' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 6/11/2013 10:00pm) |
| The iconic animated pinup will bat her eyelashes on Blu-ray in July. In an early announcement to retailers, Olive Films is preparing 'Betty Boop: The Essential Collection Volume 1' for Blu-ray on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 2' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 8/29/2012 6:00pm) |
| The next batch of animated mini-movies is on the way to Blu-ray in November. In an early announcement to retailers, Disney/Buena Vista is preparing 'Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 2' for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| The Metropolitan Opera: Live in High Definition Series 2007-08 Season Tickets on Sale Now (Business Wire, 11/12/2007 4:38pm) |
| NEW YORK & CENTENNIAL, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tickets are now on sale to the general public in the U.S. for the critically-acclaimed The Metropolitan Opera: Live in High Definition ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 2 Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/20/2012 4:26pm) |
| Disney-Pixar calls on some old and new characters to deliver another must-see collection of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| New York Metropolitan Opera season to be shown in high definition at cinemas across UK (HDTV UK, 9/29/2008 8:36am) |
| Returning for a second season, Cineworld cinemas across the UK will screen special high definition broadcasts from the world-famous New York Metropolitan Opera. Anyone wanting to see a free preview of the season should get their skates on, as screenings are taking place tonight at 37 Cineworld cinemas across the UK (more information) Alternatively. the season kicks off with Salome on 11th October. ... (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) |
 | Zoran Announces SupraHD 660 HDTV Processor Now Shipping in Volume Production to Flat Panel Makers (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/25/2005 1:15pm) |
| Zoran Corporation announced that its SupraHD 660 HDTV processor is now shipping in volume production to leading Flat Panel television manufactures targeting the ATSC market in the United States. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Warner, Paramount BD-50 Titles (HDBlog.net, 10/12/2006 11:27am) |
| The floodgates have opened and now there are a bunch of dual-layer BD-50 titles coming at us. This time, Warner and Paramount have announced some movies to go on the 50GB version of Blu-ray.
Warner Brothers is releasing The Searchers and Unforgiven on October 31st. Both will be BD-50 releases.
Paramount hasn’t given a street date [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hot Stocks: AVT IMH HDTV TMTA CURE RMTI QCOM LAZ FWLT -2- (Dow Jones via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance, 8/10/2005 4:31pm) |
| DJ Hot Stocks: WHR MYG SNDA IMCO VVTV APCS TRDO NSTC SRVY WHIRLPOOL CORP (WHR) Whirlpool boosted its bid to acquire Maytag, offering about $2.7 billion, or $21 a share, $1 per share higher than its prior offer. Price: $82.83 Net Change: -$0.19 % Change: .23% Loss Volume: 475,000 Shares MAYTAG CORP (MYG) Price: $19.15 Net Change: $0.51 % Change: 2.74% Gain Volume: 1.8M Shares ... (Read Full Article) |
 | What's big for fall: Women, wealth and the paranormal (Seattle Times, 5/30/2005 7:33am) |
| If networks could fabricate an ideal viewer, it would be roughly this: Female, in her 20s, with an equal taste for soap opera and sports... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Dark Shadows' Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 7/30/2012 11:50pm) |
| Tim Burton's reimagining of the classic vampire soap opera will sink its teeth into Blu-ray just in time for Halloween! In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers will be releasing 'Dark [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Shin Megami Tensei 4 trailer is definitely going to be a samurai (Joystiq, 5/16/2013 9:00am) |
We've seen plenty of Shin Megami Tensei 4 in Japanese, so here's a better, albeit brief look at how the upcoming 3DS RPG looks and sounds in English. North America passed the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSA: Metal Gear Solid 5 still on for Xbox 360, PS3 (Joystiq, 2/05/2014 2:15am) |
| Put your exclamation marks down! Despite previous-gen platform listings being absent from a recent Game Informer cover story, Konami has confirmed that Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain is still coming to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Broadcom Announces High Definition AVC/VC-1 Consumer Solutions (HardwareZone, 8/16/2005 11:52am) |
| In Volume Production with Leading Set-Top Providers, Broadcom's Proven AVC Technology is Now Available in Unparalleled Single-Chip Configurations ... (Read Full Article) |
| Growing Storage Requirements as HDTV Recording Arrives (Converge! Network Digest, 7/21/2005 1:54am) |
| The arrival of Triple Play, fully-converged residential services implies a quantum leap in the volume of digital media entering our homes. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Met To Expand Simulcasts Globally (Arts Journal, 8/09/2007 12:20pm) |
| "The Metropolitan Opera plans to expand still further its live high-definition simulcasts into movie theaters around the world for the 2007-8 season, potentially tripling the audience for these broadcasts to an estimated one million viewers... ... (Read Full Article) |
| TALKBACK (Kansas City (Kansas City Star, 5/01/2005 7:23am) |
| And? I have been a Theater League subscriber for eight years. According to Mark Edelman, president of Theater League, the performing arts center will provide a first-class venue for the symphony, ballet and opera. I, too, strongly support this. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Futurama: Volume 7' Blu-ray Detailed (High-Def Digest, 10/10/2012 9:10pm) |
| The next batch of episodes from Matt Groening's cult animated series planned for Blu-ray in December have now been fully detailed. As previously reported, 20th Century Fox will be releasing [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Tepid interest seen for next-gen DVDs in 2006 (ZDNet, 5/04/2006 5:21am) |
| Survey of high-volume DVD users shows that about one in five may buy high-definition DVD players or discs in 2006. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Cool Stuff: 'The Devil's Carnival: Ringmaster Edition' Limited Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 9/19/2012 8:00pm) |
| The 2012 horror musical from Darren Lynn Bousman ('Repo! The Genetic Opera') is getting a limited edition Blu-ray release this October. TheDevilsCarnival.com is now taking pre-orders for 'The Devil's [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Highlights: Week of April 14th, 2013 (High-Def Digest, 4/15/2013 5:00pm) |
| In terms of volume, this may seem like another slow week in April for new Blu-ray releases. Fortunately, a major new hit movie and some more cult flicks are here to spice things up. Read about these [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Lionsgate Sets 'Repo' Blu-ray Specs, Adds Exclusives (High-Def Digest, 12/05/2008 11:00pm) |
| Lionsgate has confirmed final specs for 'Repo! The Genetic Opera,' which will rock Blu-ray this January with hours of exclusive next-gen content. As previously reported, Lionsgate will debut 'Saw' helmer... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Tom and Jerry: The Golden Collection - Volume 2' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/07/2013 5:00pm) |
| Another batch of animated shorts featuring the crazy cat and macho mouse will hit Blu-ray in June. In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers is preparing 'Tom and Jerry: The Golden [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo Reached Out to Bring a Beautiful Samurai Pop-Up Game to Wii U (Kotaku, 9/12/2013 7:00pm) |
| Once upon a time, it felt like Nintendo was giving independent game developers a bit of a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'Across the Universe' Announced For Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 11/27/2007 11:05pm) |
| The Beatles will make their high-def disc debut this February when Julie Taymor's phantasmagoric rock opera 'Across the Universe' hits Blu-ray. An ambitious pastiche of over a dozen Beatles songs and Taymor's...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/191458632" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 gets new OEM Manufacturers? (I4U, 3/18/2008 6:58am) |
| China based Asustek subsidiaries Pegatron and Unihan are supposedly new OEM manufacturers for the Microsoft Xbox 360 reports Digitimes.
The deal would have a production volume of 500,000 Xbox 360 consoles per month.
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| The Universal Powerline Association to Endorse the Opera Specification and Announce Launch of Digital Home Industry (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/17/2005 9:23pm) |
| The UPA has reached agreement on the process for the preparation of the specification for its Digital Home Standard and invites all interested parties to participate in the process. (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Review: Masters of Horror: Season One - Vol. Three (High-Def Digest, 11/15/2007 5:13pm) |
| Welcome back to the high-def drive-in, 'Master of Horror' fans. Nearly a month after the Blu-ray release of the first two volumes in a planned four-volume set, Starz/Anchor Bay is back with another collection...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/185315273" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Arggh... 'Pirates of Penzance' Sailing to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/22/2009 4:00pm) |
| The Gilbert & Sullivan musical will be walking the high-definition plank this July. Releasing July 28, Kultur Video will be bringing 'Pirates of Penzance - Gilbert & Sullivan / Australian Opera' to Blu-ray.... ... (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) |
| DirecTV offers Voom customers a lifeline (Engadget, 4/25/2005 4:40pm) |
| If you’ve been following the soap opera that’s been going on with Voom , you know its customers are about to lose their HD service at the end of the month. Not about to let that decline in civilization transpire (or a good marketing opportunity go to waste), DirecTV is offering Voom customers a $200 mail-in rebate on their current Voom HD equipment if they go in on a DirectTV HD system before (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Sound Options; Pros, Cons Of Wireless Speakers (Sun-Sentinel, 4/28/2005 6:39pm) |
| Q: I just purchased a 65-inch Mitsubishi HDTV. Is there any way I can connect my Bose Lifestyle 25 sound system to the TV so I can either control all volume or mute all sound from the TV and stereo? I could do this with my old Hitachi TV, but haven't figured out how to do this with the Mitsubishi. (Read Full Article) |
| Seiko Epson HTPS LCD panels to see volume production (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 4/13/2005 9:12pm) |
| Seiko Epson Corp. announced that it will mass produce 1080p high-temperature polysilicon (HTPS) LCD projector panels (D5 series) this month. (Read Full Article) |
| SpatiaLight Mass Production Ramp Up Continues as Delivery of LG Televisions to Retailers in Australia Set to Begin (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/15/2005 4:13pm) |
| SpatiaLight, Inc. , a leading manufacturer of state of the art liquid crystal on silicon microdisplays, announced today that the much anticipated mass production volume rollout of its LCoS Sets to LG, its largest customer, is under way. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Met's Simulcast Of "Magic Flute" Box-Office Smash (NY1 News, 1/06/2007 5:16pm) |
| The Metropolitan Opera's simulcast series continued Saturday. Its first high-definition movie-theater simulcast is already a box-office smash. The Met says more than 30,000 people in 60 theaters worldwide watched the live simulcast of Mozart's "The Magic Flute" last weekend. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Fernando Di Leo: The Italian Crime Collection Volume 2' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 6/05/2013 6:00pm) |
| Three more films from the influential Italian director are coming to Blu-ray in June. In an early announcement to retailers, Raro Video is preparing 'Fernando Di Leo: The Italian Crime Collection [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | SNK Playmore is hiring up for, as the Osaka-based studio's help wanted page reads, "the strongest 3D (Kotaku, 5/20/2013 12:30pm) |
| SNK Playmore is hiring up for, as the Osaka-based studio's help wanted page reads, "the strongest 3D King of Fighters and Samurai Shodown". Guess [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi launches first in-car Blu-ray player (AfterDawn, 2/17/2009 2:17am) |
| Mitsubishi has announced that it has developed the world's first in-car Blu-ray player.
At 50 x 178 x 180mm, the company says the player is only 1/3 the volume of its home standalone BD player.
The player will support BD-ROM, BD-R and BD-RE and the company plans to commercialize it at some point in 2009.
Tech-On adds that "there are two main factors that contributed to the small size. F ... (Read Full Article) |
| 1080p DLP(TM) TV Technology in Volume Production and Shipment; Quantity 1080p Shipment Is Milestone for Large-Screen (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/11/2005 10:00am) |
| Texas Instruments today announced that its 1920 x 1080 high-definition resolution DLP TV technology has been fully qualified and is in production shipment to customers. (Read Full Article) |
| BenQ previews Blu-ray DVD burner (Digi Times, 6/06/2005 7:34am) |
| BenQ demonstrated its BW1000 prototype blue-laser DVD burner at the recently concluded Computex 2005 and the company plans to start volume producing the product in the first or second quarter of 2006, depending on how quickly the market for blue-laser products develops. ... (Read Full Article) |
| BenQ previews Blu-ray DVD burner (Digi Times, 6/06/2005 11:04am) |
| BenQ demonstrated its BW1000 prototype blue-laser DVD burner at the recently concluded Computex 2005 and the company plans to start volume producing the product in the first or second quarter of 2006, depending on how quickly the market for blue-laser products develops. ... (Read Full Article) |
| BenQ previews Blu-ray DVD burner (Digi Times, 6/06/2005 11:19am) |
| BenQ demonstrated its BW1000 prototype blue-laser DVD burner at the recently concluded Computex 2005 and the company plans to start volume producing the product in the first or second quarter of 2006, depending on how quickly the market for blue-laser products develops. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi unveils prototype in-dash Blu-ray player (Engadget, 2/16/2009 7:16pm) |
| Difficult though it may be to believe, Panasonic showcased a conceptual in-dash BD deck of its own back in October of 2007. Obviously, nothing has really come of that, so Mitsubishi's stepping in with a prototype of its own. It's stated that the player has only a third of the volume compared to a traditional "home Blu-ray player," with it somehow being able to slip into a standard single-DIN o ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hot Stocks: SRVY ECST CHL MLR ARS WHR MYG -3- (Dow Jones via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance, 8/10/2005 5:31pm) |
| DJ Hot Stocks: INT PLB KDE AGI CYD NVL BRW LGF CIT WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORP (INT) Second-quarter earnings and revenue rose significantly. Price: $25.82 Net Change: $2.53 % Change: 10.86% Gain Volume: 333,600 Shares ... ... ... AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA CO (PLB) The company expects an accounting investigation, charges, bank-credit agreement violations and poor sales to contribute to a loss ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-Performance IP-Addressable 50-Inch Plasma Monitor For Presentation Applications Launched (ElectronicsWeb, 3/23/2006 4:04pm) |
| The high-definition PME-50X10 is ideal for placement in high-traffic public environments with installer-friendly features that include power on default input, default volume, front panel lock, OSD display on/off, and optional side-mounted speakers... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Radyne Awarded $1.2 Million Digital TV Encoder Supply Agreement (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/11/2005 12:10pm) |
| Radyne Corporation announced that it received a $1.2 million Volume Purchase Agreement with a leading provider of broadcast terrestrial systems, for the supply of its standard definition video broadcast equipment. ... (Read Full Article) |
| VOOM'S RAVE HD WILL 'ROCK YOU' WITH QUEEN & PAUL RODGERS (Elite TV, 2/14/2006 9:24pm) |
| To kick off the 30th anniversary celebrations of legendary rock band Queen's history-making single 'Bohemian Rhapsody,' its definitive 70's album, 'A Night At The Opera,' and the band's upcoming North American tour (which begins March 3rd) RAVE HD, the first and only music channel dedicated to delivering a larger than life concert experience in crystal clear high-definition, will premiere Q ... (Read Full Article) |
| LGE develops 50-inch full HD PDP (Digi Times, 10/05/2006 9:46am) |
| LG Electronics (LGE) said on October 3 it has successfully developed a 50-inch full high-definition (HD) PDP (plasma display panel) and will show the unit at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX) at the Korea Electronics Show (KES), with volume production to start in the second half of 2007, according to the Korean-language Digital Times. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba REGZA 42HL167 42" 1080p LCD HDTV (Technorati, 11/29/2007 6:13pm) |
| Lcd reviews Toshiba REGZA 42HL167 42" 1080p LCD HDTV [IMG ] I've had this set for over a month now and could not be more pleased. Video is sharp and color correct right out of the box. Audio is clear and a blessing for those who don't hear as well as they did in their 30s. Love the audio setting that keeps commercials from incresing in volume over the show you're watching. We have digital ... (Read Full Article) |
| Steve Coogan's stand up tour to be filmed in high definition (HDTV UK, 1/30/2009 12:43pm) |
| Steve Coogan will begin his first stand up tour for a decade at the Blackpool Opera House tomorrow, and it will all be captured in high definition for a subsequent DVD (and Blu-ray?) release. The "Steve Coogan as Alan Partridge and Other Less Successful Characters" tour will revive the likes of Alan Partridge, Paul Calf, Tommy Saxondale, Duncan Thicket and Tony Ferrino. NEP Visions, the largest ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microtune Ships 20-Millionth Single-Chip Silicon TV Tuner (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/01/2005 12:00pm) |
| Microtune, Inc. today announced that last week it shipped its twenty-millionth MicroTuner single-chip silicon TV tuner, doubling its unit-volume shipments in less than ten months. This milestone reconfirms Microtune's position as the world's leading single-chip silicon TV tuner supplier, having shipped today more of these TV tuner semiconductors than all of its competitors combined. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba introduces first Cell-powered HDTV (AfterDawn, 10/05/2009 10:24pm) |
Toshiba has unveiled their first HDTV to use the extremely powerful PS3 Cell processor today during the CEATEC event in Japan, and the TV packs a serious punch.
Besides the processor, the 55-inch REGZA 55X1 includes LED-backlighting, 240Hz refresh rate, and dynamic contrast ratio of 5,000,000:1. The Cell processor also allows for improved image quality, stronger colors, enhanced brightness balance and a "luminance of 1250cd/m²."
The TV also has a 7-speaker sound bar, and has DLNA support as well as a built in HD web browser created by Opera.
More notably, the HDTV has a 3TB HDD allowing users to record up to 26 hours of 1080p content from 8 channels, at the same time. As pictured below, the Regza can also display 8 channels at the same time, with no delay when switching between stations.
Toshiba also dropped word that they plan to use the Cell processor in an upcoming TV that will upconvert 1080p films to 3840 x 2160.
The TV will leave a dent in your wallet however, and is retailing for 1 million yen in Japan (about $11,000 USD) and Toshiba says it anticipates 1000 sales before release in North America next year.
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| 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) |
| Samsung Instinct HD from Sprint Adds High Definition Camera and Camcorder, HDTV Capabilities and Opera Mobile Web Browser (HDTV Magazine, 9/24/2009 11:58pm) |
Sprint and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) today announced the upcoming availability of Samsung Instinct® HD, the latest follow-up to the award-winning Samsung Instinct, which made its debut last summer exclusively from Sprint.
Samsung Instinct HD boasts an attractive and intuitive user interface as well as the high-speed connectivity of America's most dependable 3G network3 (EVDO Rev. A).With Samsung and Sprint's first high-definition 5-megapixel camera and camcorder and TV-out HD connection, it allows photo and video playback on an HD capable auxiliary device but it does not provide...
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| Sharp unveils more eco-friendly LC-32DH57E LCD HDTV (HDTV UK, 9/26/2009 7:58am) |
Sharp has announced the availability of its latest 32-inch LCD high definition TV. The LC-32DH57E features a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, 6ms response time, 24p film mode support and automatic volume control, but it also has built-in eco-features. For example, there's Optical Picture Control that adjusts the display's brightness based on the room's ambient light levels, low 90W power usage and 0.6W in standby mode...
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