| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2 gets Vengeance on PC and PS3 August 1 (Joystiq, 7/10/2013 10:30pm) |
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Black Ops 2 players on PC and PS3 will receive the latest DLC pack, Vengeance, on [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | HD DVD: Die Hard with a Vengeance (Format War Central, 1/14/2008 5:04pm) |
| Regardless of whether or not you think HD DVD is on the way out, it would appear that they are not willing to go quietly, instead they’re kicking their latest marketing initiatives into high gear starting today.
The new initiatives aim to educate customers about the benefits of HD DVD as well as further reduced [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSA: Black Ops 2 'Vengeance' DLC on PS3 and PC today (Joystiq, 8/02/2013 4:00am) |
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The Vengeance DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is now available on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | One New PS3 Doesn't Have a Hard Drive [PS3] (Kotaku, 9/19/2012 5:11am) |
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| (Unranked) | Xbox One specs include Blu-ray drive, 500 GB hard drive (Joystiq, 5/21/2013 6:10pm) |
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The Xbox One will include a Blu-ray drive as well as a 500 GB hard drive, Microsoft's Mark Whitten revealed at today's next-gen [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | CEA Urges Congress for DTV Hard Deadline (DesignTechnica, 5/26/2005 9:52pm) |
| The Consumer Electronics Association\\\'s CEO Gary Shapiro is urging congress to support a hard deadline end the broadcast DTV transition. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Photos: Hard-drive camcorders (CNET, 5/05/2007 1:07pm) |
| Offering stunning clarity, upcoming hard-drive camcorders from Sony and JVC will tempt many consumers with a taste for high-definition video. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Dead Man Down' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/11/2013 6:00pm) |
| Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace will be seeking vengeance on Blu-ray in June. In an early announcement to retailers, FilmDistrict is preparing 'Dead Man Down' for Blu-ray on June 18. Victor (Colin [...] (Read Full Article) |
| JVC develops high-def hard-disk camcorder (Digit Magazine, 1/08/2007 9:51am) |
| JVC will soon add to its Everio range of hard-disk drive camcorders with a model that can record high-definition (HD) video, it said Sunday at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Huge hard drive ideal for TV fans (Canada.com, 7/25/2005 12:54pm) |
| Perhaps you were thinking about recording your high-definition television programs and wondering how to do it without running out of space on your hard drive. Plus, you wanted it to feature the Windows XP Media Centre Edition operating system and have no annoying fan noise. Here is your answer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| BCI Sets July Debut for Blu-ray Drive-In Double Header (High-Def Digest, 5/23/2008 8:00pm) |
| Grindhouse specialist BCI has announced a pair of Thai genre hits for Blu-ray release this July, 'Vengeance' and 'The Tiger Blade.' Due in stores July 29, BCI will debut the martial arts actioner 'The... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New releases include Titanic 3D, Snow White, Spartacus: Vengeance, and The Vampire Diaries (HD-Report, 9/11/2012 5:42pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray Disc this week? Well, it started early yesterday with the release of the 15th Anniversary of Titanic. The film is now available in several editions including a Four-Disc Collectors Edition that packs Blu-ray 3D, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Plans to 'Walk Hard' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/15/2008 11:00pm) |
| In an early announce to retail, Sony says it will bring the comedy 'Walk Hard' to Blu-ray this March in a two-disc set chock full of bonus material. A spoof of musical biopics such as 'Walk the Line,'... ... (Read Full Article) |
| New LG High Definition Plasma TV Has Built-In Seagate Hard Drive (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/05/2005 11:59am) |
| As hard drives continue to enable rapid consumer adoption of richer entertainment recording and storage capabilities, Seagate Technology announced today that leading consumer electronics manufacturer LG Electronics has integrated Seagate hard drives into the world's first plasma integrated High-Definition televisions with a built-in high-definition digital video recorder . ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft announces Xbox 360 Pro with 60GB hard drive (HDTV UK, 7/14/2008 8:55am) |
| Microsoft has announced that it will be launching an Xbox 360 with larger hard drive -- the Xbox 360 Pro -- which will retail at the same price as the current 20GB model. That's $349 in the US, where it... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba unveils HD-DVD recorder with 1 TB hard drive space (TG Daily, 6/22/2006 8:02pm) |
| Toshiba announced teh RDD-A1 HD-DVD record with a one Terabyte worth of hard drive space. Up to 130 hours of high-definition video can be stored and up to 230 minutes of that content can be burned to a single HD DVD disc. Unfortunately, the recorder will only be sold in Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CEA's Shapiro Urges Congress to Support a Hard Deadline to End the Broadcast DTV Transition (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/26/2005 4:01pm) |
| A hard deadline to end analog television broadcasts will help \\\"foster the creation of new, high-skill jobs and it will promote America\\\'s technology leadership in an increasingly competitive world,\\\" said Consumer Electronics Association President and CEO Gary Shapiro in testimony delivered today before a congressional committee. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Toshiba USB 2.0 portable external hard drive (Digi Times, 4/18/2007 9:41am) |
| Toshiba recently introduced a 200GB 2.5-inch USB 2.0 portable external hard drive capable of storing up to 57,000 digital photos, 52,000 MP3 music files, 88 DVD videos or 23 high-definition videos. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Deal of the Week: 'The Die Hard 25th Anniversary Collection' Blu-ray $24.99 at Amazon (High-Def Digest, 5/26/2013 6:45pm) |
| Amazon's Blu-ray deal of the week once again features the first four adventures of action-hero extraordinaire John McClane on Blu-ray. The online retailer is selling 'The Die Hard 25th Anniversary [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Spotlight Bargain: 'Jack Reacher,' 'Django Unchained,' 'A Good Day to Die Hard,' & 'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters' Blu-rays $13 Each at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 6/13/2013 6:22pm) |
| It's June 13, and Amazon has some hot Blu-ray titles on sale for just $13 for a limited time! The online retailer is now selling 'Jack Reacher,' 'Django Unchained,' 'A Good Day to Die Hard,' and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This Week on Blu-ray: Downton Abbey, Hotel Transylvania, Another Die Hard Collection, and more! (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/29/2013 1:15am) |
| Get a jump on the popular PBS drama, get creeped out by a horror franchise's latest, and get a crash [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This Week on Blu-ray: Warm Bodies, a New Die Hard, Adventure Time, Breaking Bad, and more! (Big Picture Big Sound, 6/04/2013 11:41pm) |
| John McClane returns, zombies attack (and fall in love), and Walter White is cooking up his final season; get [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Deal of the Day: 'Die Hard: 25th Anniversary Collection' Blu-ray $25 at Amazon (High-Def Digest, 2/14/2013 7:18pm) |
| Today's Gold Box deal at Amazon is the first four John McClane adventures on Blu-ray! Amazon has reduced the price on the reissued 'Die Hard: 25th Anniversary Collection' Blu-ray for $25 (58% off [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 2.5-inch hard disk drive with perpendicular recording technology (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 6/26/2005 9:13pm) |
| Seagate unveiled its first 2.5-inch drive using perpendicular recording technology, and introduced nine other hard disk drive products for various markets, including storage, automotive and consumer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Record up to 12 HDTV programs at once with the Seagate Showcase (TV Squad, 5/19/2008 6:29pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, PVR Wire, Hardware
Sure, your TiVo HD can record 2 HDTV programs at the same time. But slap the upcoming Seagate Showcase external hard drive on your PVR or home theater PC and you can record up 12 at once. You know, if you've got 12 CableCARD or ATSC TV tuners.
The Seagate Showcase is basically a fancy new hard drive enclosure with a snazzy new Seagate Pipeline HD Series ha ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Panasonic Blu-ray recorders hit the shops (Pocket-lint, 6/26/2009 8:24am) |
| DMR-BS850, DMR-BS750, and DMR-XS350 arrive
Panasonic's DMR-BS850, DMR-BS750, and DMR-XS350 Blu-ray recorders, which the company teased earlier this year, have hit the shops.
As previously reported on Pocket-lint, the DMR-BS850, packs a 500GB hard disc drive, a Blu-ray disc writer and twin Freesat tuners. The DMR-BS750, has the same spec, but with a 250GB hard drive.
If you're n ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Globalstor Demos Video Storage Server (Byte and Switch, 4/18/2005 2:40pm) |
| LAS VEGAS -- Expanding their offering for the broadcast and video professional industry, Globalstor Data will demonstrate the ExtremeStor-HD this week at NAB. A low-cost, high-performance fault-tolerant video storage server incorporating either 24, 250GB hot-swappable SATA hard drives for up to 6TB of local storage or 24, 400GB hot-swappable SATA hard drives for up to 9.6TB, ExtremeStor-HD is (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Globalstor Demos Low-Cost 9.6TB HD Video Storage Server ExtremeStor-HD Features BlackMagic HD Video Board and Adobe (Digital Video Editing, 4/17/2005 5:13pm) |
| NAB Booth #SU9363 Expanding their offering for the broadcast and video professional industry, Globalstor Data will demonstrate the ExtremeStor-HD this week at NAB. A low-cost, high-performance fault-tolerant video storage server incorporating either 24, 250GB hot-swappable SATA hard drives for up to 6TB of local storage or 24, 400GB hot-swappable SATA hard drives for up to 9.6TB, ExtremeStor-HD (Read Full Article) |
| Sky demos HDTV in UK (The Register, 11/21/2005 3:13pm) |
| But no hard news on launch date or pricing ... (Read Full Article) |
| Cards fall for compact HD recorder (News Interactive, 10/22/2007 2:00pm) |
| HIGH-definition footage is one of those things you probably don't miss until you've had it. Then it's hard to go back. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The line on HDTV (The Journal News, 4/14/2005 10:09am) |
| All you want is to buy a TV that lets you watch your favorite sports team or "CSI: Miami" or a DVD of "Ray" in high definition. How hard can that be? Plenty, actually. (Read Full Article) |
| What's New (Guardian Weekly, 8/03/2005 11:08pm) |
| At face value, it would appear that Creative's new 20GB hard disk jukebox, the £199 Zen Sleek, is unlikely to cause Apple or Sony execs too many sleepless nights. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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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| Easy-to-install tuner card turns your PC into HDTV (Detroit News, 3/10/2006 9:18am) |
| High-definition TV is one thing that's been hard to wrap my mind around. "It's TV. It's good enough as it is," I've told friends. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Otis on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/25/2008 7:25am) |
| This dark comedy tries hard to frighten and to amuse, but does very little of either -- does the Blu-ray release of this film originally shot in HD at least redeem it with a high quality transfer?
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| Entertainment center can go where you go (Chicago Tribune, 9/04/2005 10:50am) |
| Let's play electronic God for a minute. We'll take an everyday MP3 player, pump up the hard drive, install a larger viewing screen and add two speakers and a docking pod. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Daily Roundup: 3D Systems Sense review, Smartphone buyer's guide, hard times for the Wii U and more! (Engadget, 11/26/2013 1:38am) |
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| 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) |
| (Unranked) | Toshiba aims for gamers, content creators with 3D laptop (USATODAY, 1/07/2013 11:16am) |
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| LG unveils 42" HDTV with 160GB hard drive (MobileMag, 12/08/2005 12:23am) |
| The only thing better than a big TV, is a big HD compatible TV. The newest offering from LG is better than both of those things. The only thing I don’t like about it is the name. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Archos Takes DVD On Road; A Better Tube TV (Hartford Courant, 9/09/2005 7:23am) |
| Let's play electronic God for a minute. We'll take an everyday MP3 player, pump up the hard drive, install a larger viewing screen and add two speakers and a docking pod. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Highlights for December 4th, 2012 (High-Def Digest, 12/04/2012 5:15pm) |
| It's time to fire up the Bat Signal. One of the biggest movies of the year comes to Blu-ray this week, while a host of other hot titles compete for your hard-earned dollars. Josh gives us a rundown [...] (Read Full Article) |
| DISH Network ViP 622 (DesignTechnica, 5/23/2006 11:26pm) |
| DISH's ViP 622 HDTV DVR can record up to 25 hours of high definition content on its 250GB hard drive. This may be your last satellite receiver. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft Continues to Pimp HD DVD Player [Hd Dvd] (Kotaku, 2/20/2008 9:00am) |
| So, HD DVD is dead. But, Microsoft is having a hard time moving on, it seems. Soon after the Toshiba announcement, Xbox Japan said the death of HD DVD is something it "will examine from now." By... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Tokyo Edge: HD Camcorders, Tiny Music Players, and Nine-Ink Printers (PC World, 6/15/2005 8:04am) |
| Talk of changes in giant TV technology, flash hard-drive memory, and new external storage options surface this month in Asia. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The 10 Best HDTVs (eCoustics, 7/08/2013 9:15pm) |
| Given the rapid evolution of the HDTV over the past few years, it’s hard to believe that many of us rang in the new century watching bulky, standard-definition tube TVs. Since then, old-school CRTs have made way for slicker, multitalented [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Die Hard: 25th Anniversary Blu-ray Collection' Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 12/05/2012 5:00pm) |
| The boxed set containing the first four films featuring the ultimate action hero is getting a Blu-ray double dip this January. In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox is preparing [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Tokyo Edge: Hot Phones and Music Players (PC World, 4/20/2005 8:01am) |
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| Xbox360 at a glance (Canoe, 5/13/2005 8:27am) |
| THE GUTS: Custom-designed PowerPC-based CPU with three symmetrical 3.2 GHz cores, 512 MB of 700 MHz RAM, a 500 MHz next-generation ATI graphics processor, standard 12x DVD-ROM drive, detachable 20 GB hard drive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner: HD DVD Plans Unchanged (High-Def Digest, 2/20/2008 11:30pm) |
| You may have a hard time finding an HD DVD player to play them on, but Warner says it will continue to issue HD DVD discs through the end of May. Though the studio declined comment on Toshiba's announcement... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 2-For-1 Fox Blu-ray Titles at Amazon (High-Def Digest, 12/16/2007 11:01pm) |
| Yet another "buy one get one free" offer to report, this time featuring several newly-released Fox/MGM Blu-ray titles, including the first three Die Hard flicks. The new promo kicked off Sunday morning... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony launches sales of Blu-ray DVD recorder in Japan (Sharewatch, 12/08/2006 11:54am) |
| The new high definition machines went on sale here in time for the crucial year-end holiday shopping season with a price tag of about 300,000 yen for the 500 gigabyte hard disk drive version. ... (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) |
| Broadband expansion has slowed sharply (Baltimore Sun, 9/22/2005 11:12am) |
| Mike Himowitz If you read a newspaper, watch TV or surf the Web, it's hard to avoid that Verizon ad - the one that offers broadband Internet service for $14.95 a month. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Broadband expansion has slowed sharply (Baltimore Sun, 9/22/2005 7:42am) |
| Mike Himowitz If you read a newspaper, watch TV or surf the Web, it's hard to avoid that Verizon ad - the one that offers broadband Internet service for $14.95 a month. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Ultimate Matrix Collection on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 10/11/2008 4:13pm) |
| Finally, it's here! The high-tech (picture-in-picture! digital copy!) Blu-ray edition worthy of Neo and that funky hard-wired crib he likes to hang out in.
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| (Unranked) | Hisense Introduces Thin Bezel 3D TVs Starting at 42 Inches and $800 (High-Def Digest, 11/13/2012 9:25pm) |
| They also come with two sets of active 3D glasses and smart TV features. Hisense isn't a company we talk about a lot but their new offerings are hard to overlook, at least in terms of pricing. The [...] (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) |
| Specs (and a New Date) Announced for 'Dewey Cox' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/12/2008 7:00pm) |
| Sony has issued full specs for the Blu-ray debut of 'Walk Hard,' which will hit high-def two weeks later than originally expected as a massive two-disc set brimming with extras. As we first reported last... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'A Good Day to Die Hard' Extended Cut Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 3/27/2013 3:20am) |
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| 4.00pm Tuesday October 3, 2006 (The New Zealand Herald, 10/03/2006 3:07am) |
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| Hard to watch (Chicago Tribune, 9/22/2005 10:36am) |
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| HD projector: Thinking of buying? (HDTV Reviews Blog, 4/24/2006 1:59pm) |
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| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray, 3D & UltraViolet this week (HD-Report, 6/03/2013 2:16pm) |
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| (Unranked) | CubePro 3D printer does up to three colors, can create basketball-sized objects (Engadget, 1/06/2014 1:51pm) |
| It's hard to say whether "sub-$5,000" really qualifies as consumer-level pricing. We suspect that whatever the final cost of the new CubePro ends up being when it ships in Q2, it'll be priced at "prosumer" levels, at best. Still, the followup to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Opinion: All rights reserved (MacCentral Online, 4/12/2005 9:34pm) |
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| A Complete Guide to Playing Video Files On Your PS3, Xbox 360 or Wii [How-to] (Gizmodo, 11/21/2008 9:30pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Magic Mike Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 10/30/2012 7:43pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Theta Digital Releases a $4,000 3D Blu-ray Player (High-Def Digest, 2/13/2013 10:00pm) |
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| PVR gives ultimate control (Stuff, 1/15/2006 4:10pm) |
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| LG TV Contains Seagate Drive (ExtremeTech, 10/06/2005 3:35pm) |
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| HDTV revolution to create casualties (Florida Today, 6/06/2006 6:35am) |
| Cable operators face hard choices in the high-definition TV revolution, possibly cutting analog channels to make room for more HDTV offerings. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | By David Hatfield, Inside Tucson Business (Inside Tuscon Business, 6/08/2005 11:43pm) |
| Quiet on the set! The name on the outside of the building says Film Creations Ltd., but go beyond the dark gray façade at 2021 E. Broadway and you'd be hard-pressed to find anything obviously connected to film production. Instead it's the sleek new work of high-definition digital video. ... (Read Full Article) |
| By David Hatfield, Inside Tucson Business (Inside Tuscon Business, 6/06/2005 6:28pm) |
| Quiet on the set! The name on the outside of the building says Film Creations Ltd., but go beyond the dark gray façade at 2021 E. Broadway and you'd be hard-pressed to find anything obviously connected to film production. Instead it's the sleek new work of high-definition digital video. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft's Xbox 360 poised to be gaming gold mine (The Des Moines Register, 11/22/2005 10:07am) |
| When Microsoft's Xbox 360 goes on sale today, hard-core gamers and early adopters will all but ensure long lines and sellouts for the latest, greatest system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Digital TV deadline could be 2/17/09 (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News, 12/20/2005 12:38pm) |
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| Microsoft Silent on New Xbox HD DVD Rumors (High-Def Digest, 10/22/2007 8:16pm) |
| With reports proliferating that Microsoft and Toshiba have teamed up to develop an "Entertainment Xbox" with an internal HD DVD hard drive, Microsoft isn't commenting. Although the PC giant has squashed... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox hopes for 360 success (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News, 11/16/2005 11:49am) |
| When Microsoft's Xbox 360 goes on sale Tuesday, hard-core gamers and early adopters will all but ensure midnight sales, long lines and sellouts. But for the rest of us, the key question remains: Will 360's advances represent a whole new game or just a hop up to the next level? The answer is yet to come. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Zepp's multi-sport sensor arriving November 19th for $150 (Engadget, 11/13/2013 7:00pm) |
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| 80GB PS3 Moving Aside for PS3 Elite With 120 or 160GB Hard Drive, Dual Shock 3 [Rumor] (Gizmodo, 1/28/2008 2:58pm) |
| So, it looks like Sony is nixing the 80GB PS3. But not for single model simplicity. Shnope, Sony is introing a re-juiced, re-jiggered top SKU: Ars' fairly reliable source says that the new box will... ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Flyboy HD with 960 x 245 LCD (Engadget, 12/27/2005 2:42am) |
| Filed under: HDTV , Portable Audio , Portable Video If you're ready to take your HD with you, would like to actually view a few of the included pixels in transit, and never really cared much for vertical lines of resolution, the Flyboy HD is the PVP for you. It has a 960 x 234 LCD with an LED backlight, a 20GB hard drive, and can even support an MPEG-4 camcorder add-on. There don't ... (Read Full Article) |
| Cable's final frontier: People who want less (USA Today, 11/08/2005 3:57am) |
| Television companies face a bleak future if they can't persuade millions of customers to buy more or better programming, gear and services. The hard part: persuading people who find what they have good enough programming, to buy more. That may vex even the savviest marketer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Flyboy HD with 960 x 245 LCD (Engadget, 12/25/2005 3:55am) |
| Filed under: HDTV , Portable Audio , Portable Video If you're ready to take your HD with you, would like to actually view a few of the included pixels in transit, and never really cared much for vertical lines of resolution, the Flyboy HD is the PVP for you. It has a 960 x 234 LCD with an LED backlight, a 20GB hard drive, and can even support an MPEG-4 camcorder add-on. There don't ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft Whines About Xbox 360 Shortages [Supply And Demand] (Kotaku, 2/14/2008 3:20pm) |
| Having a hard time finding an Xbox 360 in stores lately? You aren't the only one. Overwhelming demand for the console over the holidays has left many post-holiday Xbox seekers in the cold. In a... ... (Read Full Article) |
| New PS3 Bundle Coming To Australia [Sony] (Kotaku, 2/04/2008 5:20pm) |
| While this has nothing to do with a larger hard drive, Sony will be offering a new bundle in Australia that includes a 40GB PS3, second Sixaxis controller and one of the following games: Heavenly... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hexic HD Review [Xbox 360] (GameSpot, 11/24/2005 1:46am) |
| Reminiscent of the influential puzzle gaming sensation Bejeweled, Hexic HD is a solid, attractive puzzle game that comes freely preloaded onto the Xbox 360's hard drive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Seagate CEO: Blu-ray won the battle but lost the war (CNET Blogs, 1/08/2008 7:20pm) |
| LAS VEGAS--The winner in the Blu-ray and HD DVD war is the hard drive, according to Bill Watkins, CEO of Seagate Technology. "People are saying Blu-ray won the war but who cares? The war is over physical distribution versus electrical distribution and Blu-ray and HD lost that," he said during ...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| OUTLOOK: Film reels give way to hard drives for digital projection (The Sharon Herald, 2/06/2007 12:02am) |
| The silver screens of Hermitage have gone digital. Movie-goers can watch Hollywood releases in sharp, high-definition after a rehaul of the screens in Carmike Cinemas’ Cinema 8. ... (Read Full Article) |
| John Woo's 'Hard Boiled' to Make HD Debut in First Blu-ray Game/Movie Hybrid (High-Def Digest, 5/17/2007 11:25pm) |
| Midway Games Inc. has announced it will release the first-ever game title for the PlayStation 3 that will also integrate a high-definition version of a full-length feature film. Expected for release sometime... ... (Read Full Article) |
| New DZ-BD9H Blu-Ray HDD Camcorder From Hitachi Tries to Make Up For Past Mistakes [Camcorder] (Gizmodo, 1/22/2008 8:11am) |
| Hitachi is releasing a new Blu-ray camera after getting spanked for their first generation. The DZ-BD9H still records to Blu-ray or a 60GB hard drive, but tries to fix the poor image performance... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray Disc & UltraViolet this week (HD-Report, 4/09/2013 4:56pm) |
| It’s hard to compare this week’s Blu-ray releases to last week, when Marvel’s Cinematic Universe: Phase One Collection, The Bible: The Epic Miniseries, and Django Unchained hit shelves. But there are several titles worth mentioning. [...] (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) |
| No clear winner for high-def DVD (The Wichita Eagle) (The Wichita Eagle, 2/08/2006 5:25pm) |
| Once you've grown accustomed to high-definition TV, it's hard to watch lower-quality programs, even on DVD. At least that's the hope of hardware and software manufacturers introducing two new, high-definition video-disc formats this year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Google Earth Hack Lets You Nuke Any City in Devastating 3D (Gizmodo, 7/22/2013 1:57pm) |
| A perverse fascination with nuclear fallout and blast radii isn't that weird. Don't you want to know how hard you and everything you know is going to disappear from the face of the Earth in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 to Slow for Anti-Aliased HDTV Games? (I4U, 5/14/2005 6:43am) |
| I am not an expert in hard-core hardware, but the people at the German Magazine CT are famous for knowing that kind of stuff inside out. Today they published a story that analyses the impressive hardware specifications of the Microsoft Xbox 360. They t... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft Xbox 360 versus Sony PS3 Discussions Heating Up (I4U, 5/24/2005 4:02pm) |
| Now that the dust has settled after the blinding marketing blitzes by Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo the cold hard reality of waiting until the new next generation game consoles are actually in our hands. Good thing there is lots to read and discuss about... ... (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) |
| Fujitsu Unleashes 160GB Laptop Drive (Addict 3D, 9/06/2005 3:50pm) |
| "Fujitsu has matched Seagate's recent feat of a 160GB hard drive for notebook computers, but has skipped the perpendicular recording technology and instead focused on the drive's Serial ATA interface. ... (Read Full Article) |
| House Passes DTV Bill (Broadcasting and Cable, 11/18/2005 4:17pm) |
| The full House passed the budget reconciliation bill 217 to 215 in the wee hours of Friday morning. House Commerce Committee Chairman Joe Barton (R-Tex.) cast the last vote, but don't look for a final bill on a DTV hard date or converter box subsidy anytime soon. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Feathers and joysticks (The (The State, 5/13/2005 7:05am) |
| “Got game? We do.†Cheryl Bates decided to use this slogan when she included her computer store’s XBox tournament in this year’s Poultry Festival. It may seem hard to wrap your mind around the concept — a video-game tournament in the middle of a Batesburg-Leesville festival. ... (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) |
| Asus to launch M70 laptop with Blu-ray and 1TB storage (HDTV UK, 7/01/2008 8:30am) |
| Asus will launch its latest multimedia laptop PC, the M70, in the UK. It features one terabyte of hard disc storage and a Blu-ray optical drive, plus four built-in Altec Lansing speakers and a subwoofer... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Monsters, Inc. - 3D: Ultimate Collector's Edition' Blu-ray 3D Rumored for February (High-Def Digest, 12/12/2012 5:00pm) |
| The Pixar hit is gearing up for a Blu-ray 3D release next year! As previously reported, Disney/Buena Vista is hard at work on 'Monsters, Inc. - 3D: Ultimate Collector's Edition' for 2013, and now the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Dish shows new DVR, HD channels, functionality (Engadget, 1/11/2006 2:55pm) |
| Filed under: CES , HDTV , Home Entertainment Dish Network has been busy cooking up some of that special sauce HD programming, and now that they've swallowed Voom they're offering some of the best HD content on the market. Thomas Hawk has the lowdown on their offerings and functionality, including their new ViP 622 DVR they were showing at CES that holds a 250GB hard drive for ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray and H DVD Past Prime? (HDBlog.net, 3/10/2006 1:22pm) |
| Martin Lynch at the Inquirer has an article about how HD DVD and Blu-ray are obsolete before they even hit the market. His main point:
Storage has moved on. High-density discs are no longer the revolution they once were. Hard disk-based storage has passed it by. Even Flash-based storage is growing rapidly in capacity terms. People [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Yesterday"s Technology Provides a Clear Solution to a Modern Problem (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 7/03/2005 12:00pm) |
| St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) July 3, 2005 -- Just a few short years ago, you would have been hard-pressed to find a rooftop television antenna on an afternoon drive through Middle America. But with the growing popularity of high-definition television (HDTV), antennas are making a comeback in homes across the country. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV programming - Three Things to Ask when Purchasing an HDTV Tuner (1 HDTV Blog, 7/09/2007 8:15pm) |
| Once you see a high definition TV (or HDTV) picture, it is hard to accept a regular picture without any judgment. HDTV pictures offer more lines per image, a wide screen effect, which will add up to a picture which looks like you could jump into it. There are many ways to get HDTV ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D systems buys a piece of Xerox to expand 3D printing empire (Engadget, 12/18/2013 4:26pm) |
| We're a mere weeks from 2014, and here's a sign of the times: a 3D printing company has just picked up a piece of Xerox, a name that's still a bit hard for many to divorce from images of office printers and industrial copiers. Of course, 3D Systems [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘The Wizard of Oz’ undergoing 3D conversion, Fall ’13 release date (HD-Report, 10/03/2012 11:23pm) |
| It’s one of cinema’s most treasured films, and despite it being old enough to qualify for medicare, The Wizard of Oz will soon be seen in three dimensions. Warner Bros. has announced they are hard at work on a restoration and conversion [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Gefen High Definition Personal Video Recorder (HD PVR) (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/03/2008 8:45pm) |
| Gefen has released a new hard-drive-based digital recorder that allows you to record high definition material over HDMI from virtually any source: cable box, satellite receiver, even Blu-ray Disc. Is it the next killer component?
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| PS3 3-in-1 wireless pad boasts keyboard, remote and controller functionality (Joystiq, 12/30/2008 11:45pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Peripherals
We really don't know much about this third-party Swiss army peripheral other than what we can glean from its name and a fuzzy product picture. It's a PlayStation 3 remote, keyboard and controller, although the latter is still up for debate since it's hard to tell how playable those thumbsticks are -- if that's even what they are. We also can't rea ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Freeformer industrial 3D printer creates complex items in batches, can combine soft and hard parts (Engadget, 10/17/2013 8:07am) |
| Regular 3D printers (from pens to desktop models) debut quite frequently these days, but a new machine named Freeformer was created with industrial-grade manufacturing in mind. The device was designed by German company ARBURG and employs a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 80GB PS3 Missing From Sony's Online Store [Playstation 3] (Kotaku, 2/21/2008 4:30am) |
| Don't think of this as hard evidence of the impending demise of the 80GB PS3. Just think of it as...a rather strong suggestion. Sony's online store, Sony Style, is more than happy to ship you a 40GB... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Here's Sharp's 85-inch 8K TV with glasses-free 3D (Engadget, 1/08/2014 9:38pm) |
| It's so big and bright that it wasn't hard to find inside Sharp's booth, even when surrounded by a sea of other televisions from the manufacturer. What you see above, folks, is an 85-inch, 8K glasses-free 3D TV from Sharp. This behemoth, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| BD-Live enabled Blu-ray Movies ship (I4U, 4/08/2008 5:59pm) |
| If you want to experience BD-Live on your 2.20 firmware updated Sony PS3, the frist BD-Live Blu-ray movies ship now.
The 6th Day ($19.95) and Walk Hard ($24.95) are the first Blu-ray titles that feature BD-Live and ship today from Amazon.com.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| MPAA Giving Up on Broadcast Flag... For Now? (Slashdot, 6/08/2005 8:32pm) |
| YetAnotherName writes "The MPAA, which has worked hard to get a broadcast flag into US digital television, is unlikely to push for it, according to the EFF. Previously, the US Court of Appeals ruled that the FCC didn't have the authority to mandate the flag, and the MPAA began to strike back. Naturally, the fight isn't over yet." ... (Read Full Article) |
| SONY VAIO Blu-ray Home Theater PC (Format War Central, 1/07/2008 9:46pm) |
| At the SONY booth they were showing off the VAIO VGX-TP25E/B
Blu-ray equipped HTPC.The unit has a Blu-ray ROM drive and will have
an MSRP of $2999 for the top end model. The HTPC is running an Intel
Core 2 Duo, and features a 500GB hard drive. The wireless keyboard and
remote are included.
Blu-ray ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Watch Cities Rise Decade by Decade in These Amazing 3D Animations (Gizmodo, 7/11/2013 2:21pm) |
| It's hard to imagine that the vast skylines of our major cities were once empty space and unused tracts of land. But the rapid urban growth over the last century is nothing short of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Buy One HD DVD and Receive a Second for Free on Amazon (I4U, 12/27/2007 5:19pm) |
| Amazon is pushing HD DVD again hard. Right now they offer again the 'buy one HD DVD and receive a second for free' promotion and 30% off new HD DVDs.
The offer is limited to two of each title per customer and 20 free titles per order. The list of HD D... ... (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) |
| Philips Rollable Display Parading at IFA 2005 (Pocket PC Thoughts, 9/07/2005 12:05pm) |
| "It seemed to me that Philips has something very interesting to show at their Philips booth. Located in hall 22, Philips offers the visitor a lot of new products from hard disk recorders to HDTV devices, Blue-Ray solutions to prototypes. Only one working device is currently present at the IFA show. Of course I needed to see this one with my own eyes so the search began. Somewhere in a corner one ... (Read Full Article) |
| World Cup tech: HD, mobile, and web TV makes Cup hard to miss (Engadget, 6/09/2006 5:37pm) |
| Filed under: Cellphones, Features, Misc. Gadgets, Handhelds, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Portable Video
With the FIFA World Cup set for kickoff at 11:55AM EST today, most of us Americans are still sitting around scratching our heads trying to figure out how to pronounce Pelé, and whether we'd be offending anybody if we just called football "soccer" so things are less confusing. Turns out ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bing Maps Preview now lets you explore more cities in 3D (Engadget, 2/25/2014 1:03am) |
| Microsoft's been hard at work on enhancing the Bing Maps experience within Windows 8.1, and it all started with the release of a preview application last year. With one of the focus areas being 3D exploring, Bing has announced that Maps Preview [...] (Read Full Article) |
| The Clicker: Five of the top "IT" TVs (and who they'd be in real life) (Engadget, 6/09/2006 4:21am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentStephen Speicher contributes The Clicker, an opinion column on entertainment and technology:Congratulations! You've taken the first step; you've decided to buy a new television. The problem, as you quickly discovered, is that the world of televisions is a crowded place. Determining which set is worthy of your hard-earned cash can be a daunti ... (Read Full Article) |
| Watchdogs Pitch DTV Obligations - 9/15/2005 5:29:00 PM - Broadcasting & Cable - CA6257534 (Broadcasting and Cable, 9/15/2005 9:58pm) |
| The House and Senate are currently trying to hammer out bills that will set a hard date for the return of analog spectrum--probably mid-2009. That bill is also expected to contain: 1) a subsidy for converter boxes to make sure analog sets don't become useless after that date, and, if broadcasters have anything to do about it, 2) a requirement that cable carrry its multicast signals as well as ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic announces new Japanese PVRs (TV Squad, 3/02/2007 8:30am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, PVR Wire
Panasonic is having a PVR party. Okay, I'm done with the alliteration now, I promise. The big P is launching five new high definition personal video recorders in Japan. The lowest-end models will sport 250GB hard drives, while the priciest of the bunch will have 1TB of storage. They've all got DVD burners, and two models also include retro-style VHS recorders. Can you ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEW DTV TUNER MANDATE SCHEDULE WILL RAISE TV PRICES (HDTV Magazine, 7/27/2005 9:51pm) |
| The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has never embraced without a reservation an equipment mandate from government. They have sought government mandates upon other industries, such as is the case with a hard cut off date for over-the-air analog channels. In a June 11th letter to Rep. Joe Barton the CEA's Gary Shapiro said, "Both the debate and the actual setting of a firm date will have ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Monsters, Inc. - 3D: Ultimate Collector's Edition' Dated and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 1/07/2013 11:00pm) |
| The Pixar hit will make its Blu-ray 3D debut in February! As previously reported, Disney/Buena Vista is hard at work on 'Monsters, Inc. - 3D: Ultimate Collector's Edition' for February 19. The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Holiday Gift Guide 2012: The Kindle Fire HD a Great Gift Idea (I4U, 10/22/2012 3:54pm) |
The Kindle Fire HD is available at Amazon for $199.00.
It is hard to believe that it is that time of year again. Time to start thinking about what you will get your loved ones for the Holiday's. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 title, Blu-ray disc film bundle under $40 at retailer (Punch Jump, 1/22/2008 12:50am) |
| Amazon.com on Mon. price cut the game title Stranglehold Collector’s Edition for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3, which includes a copy of Hard Boiled on Blu-ray disc, to $37.99 in the latest round of video game price cuts. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony FMP-X1 4K Ultra HD Media Player Launches July 15 (CE Pro, 7/18/2013 4:01pm) |
| Sony's long-waited FMP-X1 4K Ultra HD Media Player is now available for pre-order for $699. It will ship July 15 pre-loaded with 10 movies and a 2TB hard [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Cars: Mater-National PS3 Video Game Review (I4U, 11/26/2007 6:48pm) |
| <img src=" - shane" align="right" width="200"><p>Today we are looking at a game for the PS3 console that carries an “E” rating from the ESRB. Titles with an “E” rating are increasingly scarce on the store shelves these days making it hard for parents to find games their kids can play on the PS3.Cars:...</p><div class="feedflare">
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| (Unranked) | Internal game development at Oculus VR is already happening (and yes, it involves John Carmack) (Engadget, 1/07/2014 10:04pm) |
| It's hard to imagine John Carmack not developing games. Sure, he signed on to Oculus Rift as Chief Technology Officer, but he's also the man who co-created such gaming classics as Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein 3D. With Oculus Rift, Carmack and the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | DTR-HD500 Freeview HD recorder on the way from TVonics (HDTV UK, 9/10/2010 4:11pm) |
| TVonics are today launching their first Freeview HD recorder, the DTR-HD500. With a 500GB hard-drive, the recorder squeezes in plenty of top-spec features at a reasonably affordable £279.99. These include: Trailer bookings - record a programme during its trailer.... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ASUS partners up with Leap Motion, PCs with 3D motion control to debut in 2013 (Engadget, 1/03/2013 1:00pm) |
| Leap Motion's been working hard to get its (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) |
| (Unranked) | 320GB PS3 and a year of Plus for $250 today on Amazon (Joystiq, 12/18/2012 3:30pm) |
| Amazon's Deal of the Day offers you a PS3 with instant access to way too many games, and a hard drive to put said overabundance of games onto. The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | From Sony: Limited-Edition White PS3 Bundle Hits January 27th in North America With 1 Year of PS Plus (High-Def Digest, 1/18/2013 5:30pm) |
| Comes with a 500GB hard drive and a MSRP of $299.99. After producing a series of white PS3s for every territory other than North America, Sony finally relents with the latest PS3 bundle. The bundle [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Classic White’ Sony PlayStation 3 Bundle Coming Jan. 27 (eCoustics, 1/17/2013 11:06pm) |
| Home décor-savvy gamers rejoice: Sony today announced the addition of the Classic White PlayStation 3 bundle, available in the U.S. and Canada on Jan. 27. The $299.99 bundle includes the latest version of the PS3, complete with a 500GB hard [...] (Read Full Article) |
| NEC ValueStar lineup combines PC with HDTV (Engadget, 12/19/2005 2:40pm) |
| Starting in January 2006, NEC will begin selling a new line of all-in-one devices under the ValueStar moniker (we’re pretty sure they stole that name of a mini-van). Combining an HDTV with a Windows Media Center-powered PC, the Valuestar models will use their built-in hard-drives for recording functions, and claim to speed-boot into TV-only mode in just 2 seconds. Price for these models ... (Read Full Article) |
| New HD and SD camcorders added to our Ratings (Consumer Reports, 7/29/2009 4:00pm) |
| Sony's HDR-SR12 HD camcorder is just one of the many models you'll find in our latest Ratings of high-definition camcorders. (Click to enlarge.) [ Photo: Consumer Reports ] We've just added more than a dozen new camcorders to our Ratings, including nine high-definition and five standard-definition models. The new batches reveal a number of trends that, for the most part, will benefit consumers: Both HD and SD camcorders are cheaper to buy: About 18 months ago, the cheapest HD camcorder in our Ratings was $590. Now, there are three models available for less than $575. (The cheapest is the Sanyo VPC-CA9, for $375.) Manufacturers are producing more flash-based and hard-disk models and fewer MiniDV and DVD disc models than in the past. However, we still have at least four models of each of these older formats, and they're generally less expensive than the flash and hard-disk models. More optical zoom: SD models have optical zooms as high as 70x. HD models have also increased, with some models including 16x optical zoom lenses. Most models are smaller, lighter and easier to carry. Some can almost slip into a pocket. However, with this reduction in size comes some trade offs, such as the elimination of a viewfinder. This can be a problem when trying to shoot on a bright day, since the sun can wash out the image on your display, making it a challenge to compose your video. One common problem we've found in nearly all HD and SD camcorder models of the past was that they didn't perform well in low light. But our newest batch has some exceptions to this rule, at least among the high-def models. Look to our Ratings to see which HD camcorders excelled in low light. You can check out the latest HD and SD camcorders on our Ratings pages. Also, stay tuned for our upcoming coverage of high-def pocket camcorders, which are smaller still than any of the models in our main Ratings. —Terry Sullivan (Read Full Article) |
| Dish to enable external HDD use with its DVRs, use Ethernet to 'phone home' (Engadget, 8/09/2007 3:06pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, StorageDish Network users (and the ones that are about to be), commence rejoicing. According to MultiChannel, the satellite television provider is readying its "USB External Storage" solution, which will dole out a software update that allows users of the ViP622 HD DVR to attach their own USB hard drive for storing content. Notably, this wonderful luxury wi ... (Read Full Article) |
| Agere releasing multimedia storage chip (Geek.com, 5/26/2005 3:13pm) |
| Finally a storage server I need at home... Agere recently set forth plans to launch a multimedia storage chip for consumer electronic devices. Any Geeks out there who have set up a HTPC (home theater PC) know that capturing a few hours of HDTV can really eat up hard drive space. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Are you all set for HDTV? Mysteries of set-top boxes (Technorati, 12/09/2007 11:58pm) |
| Are you all set for HDTV? Mysteries of set-top boxes Published in December 9th, 2007 Posted by Digg RSS News Search for HDTV in HDTV Reviews No Comments As I noted here a couple of weeks ago, current top-of-the-line offerings from cable and satellite providers are really computers, with an operating system (usually Linux), built-in programming, plus hard drives and memory and networking. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blade Runner: The Final Cut (Complete Collector's Edition) on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/30/2008 10:18am) |
| Warner wants you to buy "Blade Runner" again as it releases the film in a 25th Anniversary package on DVD, Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD. But once you see what's included: a new Final Cut version of the film in 1080p with Dolby TrueHD, 3.5-hour documentary, deleted scenes and more, you'll gladly fork over your hard-earned cash. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Rip DVDs to Blu-ray with DVD neXt COPY Ultimate (HDTV UK, 1/14/2009 9:35am) |
| Forget the ludicrous mix of capital and lowercase letters in the software title, and the dubious legal implications of using it, and consider the possibility of putting up to ten standard DVDs onto a single Blu-ray disc using DVD neXt COPY Ultimate. I reckon most people will find it far easier to rip their DVDs to a large hard disc rather than to Blu-ray -- and the software does that too -- but I ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Autodesk partners with Lego to create 3D interactive Mindstorm EV3 instructions (Engadget, 2/14/2013 8:29pm) |
| If you think it's hard putting the "Lego Discovery Fire Station" together, how [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Imation Readies HD DVD and Blu-ray Optical Media Formats (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/10/2005 2:51pm) |
| Imation Corp , a worldwide leader in removable data storage media, today announced it is finalizing the development of both HD DVD and Blu-ray optical recordable media, with plans to utilize its proprietary hard coat protective disc coating in the development of both formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | How To Upgrade PS3 Games To PS4 Games (Kotaku, 9/20/2013 4:00pm) |
| Want to turn your PS3 games into PS4 games? It's not hard. You just have to follow these steps.Read [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo is selling refurbished 3DS, DSi through its online store (Joystiq, 4/29/2013 5:30pm) |
| It's hard to get more credible than "authentic refurbished Nintendo products" from Nintendo's (Read Full Article) |
| TSN is Canada's Sports Leader in High Definition (TSN, 2/13/2006 9:31am) |
| The hard-hitting action of the NHL continues in early February before breaking for the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. The broadcast schedule for TSN HD features three games in High Definition on TSN HD. The broadcast schedule for NHL on TSN HD for February is as follows: ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Xbox 360 has a New Design; It's Available Today (Kotaku, 6/10/2013 4:46pm) |
| The Xbox 360 has a new "smaller sleeker and quieter than ever" console design, available beginning today, said Microsoft. Specific features, such as hard drive size, were not [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Amazon discount code for Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ tablet (HD-Report, 12/10/2012 5:27pm) |
| Today only, Amazon is offering a deal on the Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ tablet. Use the promotional code FIREHD89 upon checkout to get $50 off either hard drive configuration. The normally priced 16GB model sells for $299 and the 32GB sells for $369. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD-DVD vs. BluRay: A Practical “Real World†Comparison (VanillaHD - Just Plain High Definition |, 11/13/2007 12:02am) |
| HD-DVD vs. BluRay: A Practical “Real World†Comparison HDDVD or BluRay. Ever since the release of the next generation media players, there has been a heated debate going on between both parties. Those HD DVD hard core supporters, and the Blu Ray fan club. They argue about image quality, player availability, publishing houses that support thier ... (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) |
| News Feature Brian Williams In HD: Hard News; Soft Image NBC Nightly News ' high-def debut is a disappointment. By ... (TVPredictions.com, 3/27/2007 10:36am) |
| Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2007) -- NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams last night began broadcasting in High-Definition TV, the first evening news program to do so. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NXE creating HDMI headaches for UK Xbox 360 owners? (Engadget, 11/21/2008 11:33pm) |
| The path to Netflix-enhanced glory hasn't been entirely trouble free for everyone, this time it's posters on AVForum noticing a distinct lack of audio on Xbox 360s connected to their HDTV by HDMI. So far suggested solutions for the afflicted include plugging in the hard drive while the system is on, or waiting several minutes before switching the monitor to HDMI, and repeating them every time th ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 3260 Elite launches on August 24 (Personal Computer World, 7/11/2007 10:47am) |
| Microsoft has confirmed that the next generation of the Xbox 360 console, the Elite, will arrive in the UK on August 24. The new console will be the first to arrive in black, with wireless black controllers, a massive 120GB hard disk drive and a HDMI port for outputting full high definition video to HDTVs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony announces more Blu-ray recorders for Japan (AfterDawn, 4/12/2008 1:14am) |
| Sony Electronics has announced another two Blu-ray Disc recorders for the Japanese market. The electronics giant will offer two new models with 320GB and 500GB hard disk drives in the territory to add to its existing line-up of Blu-ray equipment. The BDZ-A70 and BDZ-T90 read and write both blank Blu-ray and blank DVD media. The BDZ-A70 comes with a 320GB HDD while the BDZ-T90 has a larger 500GB HD ... (Read Full Article) |
| SnapStream announces Beyond TV 4; upgrade to include HDTV, DivX, FM (Engadget, 7/28/2005 7:06pm) |
| If you’re looking for a PC-based DVR and want to go above and beyond MCE’s onboard functionality, SnapStream’s recently announced upgrade to Beyond TV may be the answer. Beyond TV 4 will include support for recording FM radio, DivX encoding, and HDTV. Of course, to get HD, you’ll need a compatible tuner card, but the SnapStream boys are working hard to test this with as many tuners as th ... (Read Full Article) |
| 1-Terabyte-Drive PCs Coming from Dell (PC World via Yahoo! News, 3/17/2007 12:00am) |
| Dell is the first computer system supplier to ship 1 terabyte (1,000 gigabytes) hard drives targeted at users needing to store large amounts of digital media. The higher capacity is particularly needed for storing video content, such as high-definition video. This will affect consumers first but then business, particularly media-related businesses and applications. It is a reversal of normal ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Vardia RD-A301 HD-DVD HDD Recorder (I4U, 10/31/2007 4:29pm) |
| Toshiba announces the Vardia RD-A301 HD-DVD recorder with 300GB Hard-drive. Toshiba highlights that the Vardia RD-A301 can record HD video to standard DVD discs. The new DVR, HD DVD Vardia RD-A301, integrates HD Transcoder, which achieves longer ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| LGE to launch PDP TV with built-in DVR at CeBIT (Digi Times, 3/07/2006 4:52am) |
| LG Electronics (LG) will launch a 42-inch PDP (plasma display panel) TV with built-in digital video recorder (DVR) at CeBIT 2006 in Hannover, Germany. The HD-ready TV incorporates an 80GB hard disc drive (HDD) and has the capability of storing up to 40 hours of digital standard-definition programming. Features include a brightness of 1500 cd/m2 and support for the high definition multimedia ... (Read Full Article) |
| PQI mPack 600, HDTV portable media player (Engadget, 10/21/2005 8:15pm) |
| Power Quotient International is a Taiwanese firm who will be releasing the “mPack P600†on November 12th in Japan. We’ve addressed the mPack 600 in the past — it’s a portable media player that features and integrated 20GB hard drive and 1.8-inch LCD. It can play MP3, WMA, AC3, M4A, WAV, and Ogg Vorbis audio files, and MPEG-1/2/4, DivX, XviD, and AVI video files. So why bring it up agai ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Sony's First Collection Of 4K Ultra HD Content For The Home Now Available For Consumers (HDTV Magazine, 11/30/2012 3:24am) |
| Sony Electronics is unveiling the first step in delivering 4K Ultra HD video content in the home. The new 4K Ultra HD Video Player is a hard-disc server that connects easily to Sony's 84-inch 4K LED TV (XBR-84X900) allowing consumers to view 4K [...] (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) |
| New Sharp Blu-ray Player BD-HDW30, BD-HDW25 and BD-HDW22 (I4U, 5/19/2008 7:46am) |
| Sharp announces three new Blu-ray Player with Hard-drives in Japan.
The Share BD-HDW30 Blu-ray player features a 1TB HDD, the BD-HDW25 has 500GB and the BD-HDW22 features a 250GB HDD.
All three new Sharp Blu-ray players and HD DVRs feature 2 digita... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mvisto DivX/ISO pocket media player reviewed (Engadget, 4/20/2005 4:35am) |
| I4U News has a review of the Mvisto DivX/ISO pocket media player, a screen-less device from MacPower & Tytech Technology. The device seems to be as straightforward as you could ask for — it’s basically just a 2.5-inch hard drive enclosure with the added benefit of Embedded Linux (v2.4 ucLinux) so you can manage the media on the Mvisto on your TV (it also comes with a remote). And it looks like (Read Full Article) |
| Western Digital adds networking capability to WD TV Live HD Media Player (Home Theater, 10/13/2009 11:24pm) |
| It was nearly a year ago when storage giant Western Digital rolled out its WD TV HD Media Player, which consisted of mostly a tiny box with a USB port and HDMI and composite-video output and a remote control. The idea was to attach your external hard drive to the device, then send your media [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 500gb High Definition Media Server for under $500 (Digg.com, 9/23/2006 2:07pm) |
| The recently announced Playengine IAMM NTD36HD media server retails for about $320. Just add a 500gb hard drive for about $180, and you've got a massive 1/2 terabyte high definition media server for under $500. The server has a wide variety of video and audio outputs and supports playback at resolutions up to 1920 x 1080, and 5.1 audio ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips` partnerships boost HDTV in Europe (PhysOrg, 10/20/2005 7:26pm) |
| Working hard to deliver the true promise of HDTV to consumers, Philips in the last two weeks announced two more strategic partnerships to boost HDTV take-up in Europe. The announcements come hot on the heels of the news that Philips will also be partnering with Premiere, Germany's leading pay-TV operator, to handle the introduction of HDTV broadcasts in Germany. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony launches VAIO TT Blu-ray notebook and new customisation service in UK (Tech Digest, 10/21/2008 11:43am) |
| Sony has announced that its VAIO TT Blu-ray notebook, which it claims is the lightest portable PC containing a high-def optical drive, is now available in the UK. It sports a modest 11.1-inch widescreen LED-backlit display offering 1,366 x 768 resolution, Intel Core 2 Duo SU9300 processor, Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD, 4GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, plus WWAN technology offering ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 Ultimate Sale continues with FIFA 14, Skyrim, Dead Island: Riptide (Joystiq, 2/20/2014 12:00pm) |
| It's day 3 of the Xbox 360 Ultimate Game Sale, and that means seven more discounts vying to divorce hard-earned cash from bank accounts. The big name games include FIFA 14, Skyrim, and Dead Island: Riptide, but the biggest discount of the day goes [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony reveals new touch-enabled VAIO L series PC/HDTV (HD-Report, 10/08/2009 5:21pm) |
| Sony’s new VAIO L Series multi-media PC comes touch-enabled, allowing you to navigate your PC and control your HDTV or DVR. Optional features include a Blu-ray Disc player or player/recorder, NTSC/ATSC TV Tuner, and up to 1TB (7200rpm) hard disk drive.
The multi-media PC, which Sony is also marketing as a 24-inch HDTV, is built with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Canon to launch HF11 and HF21 high definition camcorders in Japan (HDTV UK, 7/24/2008 9:00am) |
| Canon has announced that it will launch two new high definition camcorders to the Japanese market in late August, both priced the same but one featuring 32GB of flash memory and the other a 120GB hard drive. The lighter HF11 features the large 32GB memory store, giving up to 12 hours of HD footage when shooting in AVCHD, and nearly three hours in full 1080p quality. An additional SD card can doubl ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blueado Announces the Very First Mini HDTV Media Center (PR Web, 6/06/2006 7:22am) |
| Blueado redefines what a mini media center should by introducing the worlds first mini media center with TV tuners, a 400 GB Hard Drive, and 2 gigabytes of memory standard. The Blueado HDTV Mini Media Center is the ideal home theater Media Center for anyone looking to add a sense of style and sophistication to their home theater. (PRWEB Jun 6, 2006) Trackback URI: ... (Read Full Article) |
| KODAK Theatre HD Player Gets YouTube in HD, a Video Portal, and RSS News Feed Support (eHomeUpgrade, 8/04/2009 4:23am) |
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Back at CES earlier this year the KODAK Threatre HD Player was getting some rave reviews for its easy setup and ability to smoothly playback high quality media content from a PC, external USB hard drive, or flash card on an HDTV — plus, the nifty RF gyroscopic remote sealed the deal for many enthusiasts. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Tearaway isn't the only game Media Molecule is working on (Joystiq, 8/16/2012 9:00pm) |
| While Media Molecule is hard at work on Tearaway, the new 3D adventure game for PS Vita [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Retro-Inspired GameDock Turns Your iDevice Into A Game Console, Hits $50K Funding Goal (CrunchGear, 7/30/2012 3:47pm) |
| There's no question about it -- as fun as mobile gaming can be, sometimes furiously pecking at a touchscreen just doesn't cut it. For those of you who long for the halcyon days of gripping hard, uncomfortable controllers while a conceptually-simple game runs on your television, the GameDock may be just what the doctor ordered. (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player launches (Pocket-lint, 9/17/2009 1:06pm) |
Along with FreeAgent DockStar network adapter
Seagate has announced the launch of the new FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, described as the "next generation home theatre solution designed to instantly and easily connect your digital media library to your home entertainment system".
The player has a docking system that offers a quick and easy way to connect Seagate external hard drives to televisions or home entertainment centres.
With what's said to be an easy to navigate interface and supplied remote control, movies, videos, music and images can then be viewed on a large-screen TV with support for 1080p HD video, DTS 2.0 + Digital Out, and Dolby Digital technology.
There's also two additional USB ports for connecting other USB storage devices and an Ethernet port for network connectivity.
The Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player is available now for $149.99 (?90 as a direct translation), with a wireless adapter due to be available in October as a separate accessory through Seagate.com for $69.99 (?42).
In addition, Seagate has also announced the FreeAgent DockStar network adapter, that will connect a FreeAgent Go portable hard drive to a network, giving access to its content from anywhere in or outside of the home (with the Pogoplug service), as well as allowing for file sharing.
"In a matter of minutes a drive can become accessible through any Internet connected computer, as well as through an innovative iPhone application", says Seagate.
The FreeAgent DockStar network adapter is available now for $99.99 (?60). The Pogoplug service for remote access and sharing, is free for a year, then $29.99 per year afterwards.
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Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player launches originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:06:03 +0100 (Read Full Article) |
| LG N2B1D NAS With 2TB And Blu-ray Drive Unveiled (I4U, 10/06/2009 9:30am) |
| LG unveils what the company calls the world's first NAS with a Blu-ray drive.
The LG N2B1D features 2TB of hard-drive disk space and a Blu-ray drive to backup data on Blu-ray discs.
The new LG NAS is geared towards consumers for home use and promises...
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| Mitsubishi unveils REAL line of Blu-ray burning, super upconverting LCDs (Engadget, 8/20/2009 3:52pm) |
Providing some competition for Sharp's DX series, Mitsubishi has taken the wraps off of its REAL Series LCD HDTVs, including a set with built-in hard drives and Blu-ray recorders, plus a few more that lack the recording, but throw in super resolution upconversion that claims to make even the worst SD look better than ever. Even if that's just hype, we hope it fares better than the company's ill-fated 120Hz processing. The 37- (1080p) and 32-inch (720p) BHR300 models feature their disc drives in the stand, rather than back-mounted approach of the AQUOS, plus 320GB HDDs, SDHC slot, plus i.LINK and USB connectors that let owners edit video from a camcorder on the TV before saving to disc or hard drive. The MZW300 models are all 1080p, in 40-, 42- and 52-inch sizes, with Diamond Engine Pro IV HD super resolution tech, the latest and most power efficient Diamond panel with 20,000:1 contrast ratio, built in 5.1 Dolby Digital decoder, virtual surround speakers and a talking program guide feature. These hit shelves in Japan in late October ranging in price from ¥350,000 ($3,705) for the LCD-52MZW300 to ¥200,000 ($2,117) for the LCD-32BHR300.Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentMitsubishi unveils REAL line of Blu-ray burning, super upconverting LCDs originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| News From CEDIA 2009: JVC Announces First Blu-ray Disc Recorders For U.S., Sort Of... (About.com, 9/10/2009 11:00pm) |
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In an anncouncement that created some brief excitement at CEDIA, JVC introduced the first Blu-ray Disc recorders available in the U.S. market at a press conference early Thursday morning. However, the excitement was very short-lived when the actual details were revealed.
The new JVC Blu-ray disc recorders cannot, I repeat, cannot record high definition television programming, either from over-the-air (there is no built-in tuner or RF input), cable, or satellite; there are no HDMI or Component video inputs for recording hi-def video, only standard definition composite and S-Video.
However, each recorder comes equipped with a either a 250GB or 500GB hard drive and can record either standard or hi-def content from SD Cards and digital camcorders via USB or Firewire interface. The target market for these recorders is not the mainstream consumer, but video editors and related professionals.
The SR-HD1250 is priced at $1,995 and the SR-HD1500 is priced at $2,550. Both units will be sold through JVC's professional division. For more details, check out the Official Announcement from JVC. Photos (c) Robert Silva - Licensed to About.com - Click on photos for larger view. (Read Full Article) |
| Seagate's New FreeAgent Theater+(TM) HD Media Player Enhances the Enjoyment of Digital Home Movies and Photos (HDTV Magazine, 9/15/2009 4:12pm) |
Seagate (NASDAQ: STX) , the worldwide leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions, today unveiled its new FreeAgent Theater+(TM) [Plus] HD media player, the next generation home theater solution designed to instantly and easily connect your digital media library to your home entertainment system.
The FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player leverages...
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| NEWS: ViewSonic launches Blu-ray home theatre PC (Pocket-lint, 7/23/2009 4:39pm) |
pc mini VOT550 looks awfully familiar
The last of a slew of ViewSonic launches is the pc mini VOT550, although, again as with the previous two mini computers, this one comes in two different models with its more basic sibling going under the name of VOT530.
The VOT550 comes with Windows Media Centre and is intended as a home entertainment or home theatre PC and as such, ViewSonic has equipped the top of the line model with a Blu-ray drive. We're not sure how big of a selling point this is, especially as this is a rebadged system from AOpen that we've seen sold under several other brand names in the past.
In terms of features, the VOT550 has a mobile Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of memory, a 320GB hard drive, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, eSATA and a DVI port. A dongle is supplied that turns the DVI port into an HDMI port which allows for easy connectivity to your HD TV.
The VOT530 shuns the Blu-ray drive in favour for a DVD super-multi drive and both models feature slot-in type drive, similar to those in a car CD player. Price wise the VOT530 is going to set you back £494, while the Blu-ray equipped VOT550 ups the price to £678, making both fairly poor value for money compared to the other mini PCs that ViewSonic has just launched.
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ViewSonic launches Blu-ray home theatre PC originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:39:36 +0100 (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's Blu-ray MegaChanger hits the streets next month with new ES standalone (Engadget, 7/23/2009 8:00pm) |
When we first got our hands-on the 400 disc MegaChanger pictured above we'd hoped it would be out a little earlier; but never the less the wait is almost over as Sony officially announced plans to release the BDP-CX7000ES in August, for the hard to swallow price of $1,900 -- about $400 less than rumored. The good news is that it does just about everything we can think of, like handle any Blu-ray Disc, DVD or CD with ease, and of course works with the latest codecs delivered via bitstream or LPCM. Now if you just have to have a Blu-ray changer, but wish it was half the price, you can wait a few more months for the BDP-CX960 for $800. You will however have to be willing to forgo things like RS-232 and IR-in, as well as the ES badge. Also shipping in August with the ES MegaChanger is the BDP-S1000ES. This standalone Blu-ray player is at the top of line and for $700 you get just about every feature and spec Blu-ray has to offer, as well as built-in WiFi and a DLNA client. The full details of all three are in the release after the jump.
Continue reading Sony's Blu-ray MegaChanger hits the streets next month with new ES standaloneFiled under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentSony's Blu-ray MegaChanger hits the streets next month with new ES standalone originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| Create disc with all Windows Updates - Save YouTube HD videos (AfterDawn, 9/13/2009 10:27pm) |
We've been working on updating some of our stone-age guides (yes, we get the complaints ;-) ) and adding a few new ones as well, for anyone who is interested. Decided just to mention a couple here that were written as a result of recommendation. The first one uses a freeware utility to download Windows Updates for any Windows OS after 2000 (not 7 just yet), make an ISO and burn to disc.
The disc (or alternatively USB) will provide an automated install then on a Windows machine. It's a very useful program if computer repairs are part of your business. It also can download all updates for Microsoft Office 2000, XP, 2003 or 2007 and automate the installation.
Read: Create DVD with all Windows & Office Updates
The second is just an update to a simple guide for saving YouTube videos to your hard drive. I had been asked about saving YouTube HD videos and remembered a simple JavaScript bookmark I had set just to do that, so I added it as a second page to the guide. I looked for the original source but found it has been scattered pretty far across the Internet, so I couldn't find it anymore (so kudos, whoever you are).
Read: How to save YouTube videos (incl. HD) to HDD
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| Sony announces new PS3 Slim, coming first week of Sept. (Update: now with pics!) (Joystiq, 8/18/2009 7:20pm) |
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We know, we're as shocked as you are! Sony has used the GamesCom stage in Cologne to announce the oh-so-tiny PS3 Slim. The good news is that the system sports both a slimmer form factor (33 percent smaller, 36 percent lighter and 34 percent less power use) a 120GB hard drive and the tidy price tag of $299. It boasts all the same features as the current PS3, which means still no backwards compatibility with your PS2 games.
If you've been holding off on buying a chunkier PS3 until the inevitable release of its slimmer little brother, your wait will finally end in September.
Gallery: PlayStation 3 SlimSony announces new PS3 Slim, coming first week of Sept. (Update: now with pics!) originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| WD intros WD TV Live HD Media Player (AfterDawn, 10/13/2009 6:04pm) |
Western Digital has officially launched its WD TV Live HD Media Player today, offering full HD playback from external drives via your HDTV.
Full specs are very interesting:
Full-HD video playback and navigation - up to 1080p -
This is the real thing; Full-HD 1080p playback. Sit back and enjoy the spectacular picture quality of brilliant high definition video and the crystal-clear sound of digital audio. Use the included remote control to make your entertainment choices using our crisp, animated navigation menus.
Play a wide variety of file formats -
WD TV Live supports a wide variety of the most popular file formats. No need to spend time transcoding.
Play videos, music and photos from the Internet on your big screen TV -
Explore and watch YouTube videos and Flickr pictures on the big screen. Rock out to thousands of radio stations via Live365 and discover new music with Pandora radio.
Access files anywhere on your home network -
Play movies, music, and photos from any PC or drive on your home network. The Ethernet port connects this player to your home network through a wired connection or via popular, supported WiFi adapters (sold separately).
Turn your USB drive into an HD media player -
Play content from most popular USB drives, and digital cameras, camcorders, and portable media players that can be recognized as mass storage devices. Optimized for My Passport portable hard drives.
Collect without limits -
There's no limit to the size of your media collection; just add more USB drives for more space.
Play media seamlessly from multiple USB drives -
Two USB ports on the player let you connect multiple USB storage devices and access them simultaneously. Our media library feature collects the content on all the drives into one list sorted by media type.
Transfer files easily -
Copy, move or delete files stored on a USB drive, a network drive, your camcorder, or a camera to the attached USB drive using the on-screen menus.
Show photos and movies directly from your digital camera or video camera -
Works with digital cameras, digital video cameras, in fact, any digital imaging device that supports Picture Transfer Protocol.
File Copy
Copy files between USB drives
HDMI 1.3, composite video and component video output -
The HDMI port lets you connect to the highest quality HDTV or home theater. Additional composite (RCA), and component outputs ensure compatibility with virtually all television sets.
SPDIF digital output -
The optical audio output sends digital signals to your AV receiver for the best surroundsound experience.
Access media files on your home network -
WD TV Live supports a direct Ethernet connection or a USB attached wireless connection to your home network. Click here to view compatible wireless-ready USB adaptors.
Ultra-compact design -
Fits easily into your entertainment center.
The player retails for $120 USD.
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