 | Halo gets 360 upgrades (GamesPaper, 11/10/2005 10:08pm) |
| Halo developer Bungie have confirmed that Halo and Halo 2 will be backwards compatible on the Xbox 360 console when it launches in a few weeks time, and that both games will also support HDTV offering higher resolution graphics. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Halo to be enhanced by Xbox 360 (Addict 3D, 10/25/2005 5:35pm) |
| BUNGIE, developer of Xbox hit Halo, has hinted that both Halo and Halo 2 will have an enhanced appearance on the Xbox 360. Bungie's weekly update writer says he is "Counting the days" until the release of Microsoft's next generation console. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Halo 4 Xbox 360 Limited Edition Console Bundle is $50 Off (I4U, 11/04/2012 8:12am) |
Halo 4 will be finally released on Tuesday November 6. For real Halo 4 fans the new limited edition Halo 4 Xbox 360 console is a must.The Xbox 360 Limited Edition Halo 4 Console features a 320GB [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Halo 3 bought by 52% of US Xbox 360 owners (Joystiq, 12/17/2007 7:28pm) |
| Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters, Business
Doing some simple math, GameDaily estimates that 52% of Xbox 360 owners in the US purchased a copy of Halo 3. With 4.1 million Halo 3 copies sold in the US through November and 7.9 million Xbox 360s purchased to date, it appears like a simple enough conclusion.NPD's analyst Anita Frazier says the power of Halo 3 is evident in the f ... (Read Full Article) |
 | I4U Review Round-up: Rock Band PS3, Razer, OPPO (I4U, 12/29/2007 12:00pm) |
| Despite the holidays we have been busy testing new gear and gadgets.
Shane formed a band and tested the new Rock Band Special Edition for Sony PS3. His verdict: "This may be one of the best group games or party games ever made. However, a single... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Halo series spinoff Spartan Assault to end Windows exclusivity for Xbox One and Xbox 360 (Engadget, 10/29/2013 9:16pm) |
| Once again proving the Halo adage "Spartans Never Die," the twin-stick top-down shooter Halo: Spartan Assault lives on with ports to Xbox One and Xbox 360. Both will arrive "this December," having first launched on Window 8 and Window Phone devices [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Metalocalypse: Season IV: Church of the Black Klok Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 10/30/2012 11:44pm) |
| Adult Swim's favorite death metal band is rocking another season, in its original, easier-to-digest [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Rock Band Special Edition PS3 Game Review (I4U, 12/28/2007 3:33pm) |
| Today we are looking at Rock Band Special Edition from EA. This game includes the software, guitar controller, drum controller and mic. Rock Band has versions available for PS3, Xbox 360, PS2 and Wii.Rock Band is at its best when you have one or two other ... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | WOSU to debut band documentary (The Advocate, 11/21/2006 12:22pm) |
| COLUMBUS -- WOSU-TV will debut a documentary on Ohio State University's marching band Dec. 11. "The Pride of the Buckeyes," is shot in high definition and tells the story of the band, including unique characteristics, preparations and equipment concerns. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn DVD/Blu-ray bundle coming to Europe (Joystiq, 3/11/2013 4:45pm) |
| A region two Blu-ray / DVD combo of the Halo 4 miniseries (Read Full Article) |
 | Finally, A PS3 Guitar That'll Work On Both Rock Band And Guitar Hero [Rock Band] (Kotaku, 1/09/2008 4:20am) |
| Bless you, Nyko. Rather than wait for Harmonix and Activision to sort out the whole Rock Band/Guitar Hero/PS3 guitar incompatability fiasco, they've gone ahead and released their own guitar, one that... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 10/01/2012 8:00pm) |
| The live-action, video game based web series will assault Blu-ray this December. In an early announcement to retailers, 343 Industries and Anderson Merchandisers will be releasing 'Halo 4: Forward [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Band of Outsiders' Comes to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/20/2013 9:00pm) |
| Jean-Luc Godard's 1964 gangster classic will arrive on Blu-ray in May. In an early announcement to retailers, the Criterion Collection is preparing 'Band of Outsiders'' for Blu-ray on May 7. Four [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS Jam with the Band game coming from Fire Emblem studio (Joystiq, 8/27/2013 7:30pm) |
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Fire Emblem series developer Intelligent Systems is helming a 3DS sequel in the long-dormant Jam with the Band series, Nintendo confirmed via [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | HBO Enlists 'Band of Brothers' for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/01/2008 6:00pm) |
| There's no street date yet, but HBO Home Video is reportedly planning to bring the Emmy-winning mini-series 'Band of Brothers' to Blu-ray sometime this year. While reporting on the upcoming standard DVD... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Microsoft to recruit for Halo 3 Tournament on Xbox 360 (Punch Jump, 12/10/2007 5:50pm) |
| Microsoft Corp. and the U.S. Army on Mon. announced a new Halo 3 Championship Tournament to allow U.S. players to compete in the nationwide battle on the Xbox Live online network for Xbox 360. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | SPACEMART Telesat To Purchase ViaSat Ka-Band Consumer Terminals For New Service (SpaceDaily, 5/13/2005 5:15am) |
| Telesat has signed a multi-year agreement to purchase DOCSIS-for-satellite Ka-band consumer terminals (CTs) from ViaSat. Telesat chose ViaSat in March 2004 as the supplier of gateways and terminals for Telesat broadband consumer Ka-band services in Canada on the Anik F2 satellite. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: The Pirates! Band of Misfits - 3D (High-Def Digest, 8/20/2012 7:45pm) |
| The rowdy, boisterous buccaneers of 'The Pirates! Band of Misfits' are the most civil and considerate bunch you'll ever meet. This cheerful crew of scalawags is an inexperienced ragtag group who [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSA: Halo 3 deployed on Xbox Live Games with Gold, available now (Joystiq, 10/16/2013 3:30pm) |
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 | Activision Roadblocks GHIII Guitar Support for PS3 Rock Band [Say It Ain't So] (Gizmodo, 12/13/2007 1:40am) |
| The magical patch from Harmonix that was going to give Rock Band on the PS3 some sweet compatibility with Guitar Hero III's guitar has been cockblocked by Activision. It was ready to go on Dec. 4,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Halo: Spartan Assault drops tomorrow on Xbox 360 (Joystiq, 1/30/2014 4:35pm) |
| 343 Industries and Vanguard Entertainment's twin-stick shooter spinoff Halo: Spartan Assault will launch as a downloadable game for the Xbox 360 tomorrow, following up on previous releases for the Xbox One, Windows 8, and Windows Phone.
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| (Unranked) | Havok’s AI Technology Powering Halo: Spartan Assault on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 (Business Wire, 8/04/2013 1:00pm) |
| SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Havok™, a leading provider of 3D interactive game development technology, announces today that Microsoft and 343 Industries have integrated Havok’s AI technology into Halo: Spartan Assault on Windows Phone 8 and [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Official PS3 Backwards Compatibility Site Launched (IGN Complete, 11/20/2006 11:11pm) |
| Sony's official list is online and searchable. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | First Look: 'Men in Black' Blu-ray Box Art (High-Def Digest, 5/09/2008 8:00pm) |
| 'Men in Black' is ready to invade Blu-ray this June, and we've got an early peek at the box art for the Will Smith blockbuster. As we've previously reported, 'Men in Black' will hit Blu-ray June 17 as... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 holiday bundles feature Kinect titles, Halo 4, Tomb Raider (Joystiq, 10/12/2013 4:00am) |
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Microsoft has announced three new bundles for the holiday season featuring its soon-to-be-replaced home console, the Xbox 360. Two [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Nintendo 3DS XL Heading to Japan (I4U, 10/04/2012 4:03pm) |
Nintendo Japan has announced a black 3DS LL/XL is going to be launching in Japan. The black portable gaming console will launch in January 11 for ¥18,900. The black console will take a spot [...] (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) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2 'Revolution' DLC on PS3, PC Feb. 28 (Joystiq, 2/12/2013 8:00pm) |
The "Revolution" downloadable content pack for Call of Duty Black Ops 2, (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2 'Revolution' DLC hits PS3 and PC (Joystiq, 3/01/2013 8:00am) |
Xbox exclusivity on the latest Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 DLC has ended, meaning PC and PS3 players can now nab the "Revolution" pack. For $14.99, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Super Joystiq Podcast 024: Halo 4, Assassin's Creed 3, Disney buys Lucasfilm (Joystiq, 11/02/2012 10:00pm) |
| Filed under: Podcasts This week's (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Black Sheep' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/13/2009 9:00pm) |
| In an early alert to retailers, the comedy 'Black Sheep' has received a mid-May Blu-ray release date. Starring Chris Farley and David Spade, 'Black Sheep' will make its first-ever appearance in high-def... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Microtune's New Mobile MicroTuner Multi-Band, Ultra Low-Power Tuner Enables TV on Handheld Devices (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/06/2005 5:00am) |
| Signaling the next cutting-edge advance in its silicon TV tuner technology, Microtune, Inc. today introduced a new family of high-performance, ultra low-power, multi-band tuners targeted for mobile handhelds, including cell phones, PDAs and other multimedia convergence devices. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | It's Official: HDTV Now an Impulse Buy - the $750 42-inch Plasma TV (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/22/2008 9:04pm) |
| Forget Black Friday and Cyber Monday, now you can get the VIZIO VP422 42-inch flat panel plasma HDTV for under $750 any time you want, just by walking into your local WalMart or clicking your mouse on WalMart.com. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | There's An Official Xbox 360 Car Being Sold In Mexico (Kotaku, 1/10/2013 7:00am) |
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 | VideoScan: Blu-ray Commands Thanksgiving Week Disc Sales (High-Def Digest, 11/29/2007 5:00pm) |
| Black Friday? More like Blu Friday. According to Nielsen VideoScan, US sales of Blu-ray discs swelled to a nearly 3:1 lead over HD DVD in the first official week of the holiday shopping season. According...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/192514503" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (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) |
| (Unranked) | PSA: Black Ops 2 deploys Nuketown Zombies on PS3, PC today (Joystiq, 1/21/2013 9:15pm) |
The Nuketown Zombies bonus map for Black Ops 2 is open for business on the PS3 and PC today, available as a free download to all (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Here's The First Official Trailer For The Final Fantasy X HD Remaster (Kotaku, 3/24/2013 2:00pm) |
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| (Unranked) | 3DS XL goes black in time for Dream Team (Joystiq, 7/30/2013 2:00pm) |
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Nintendo's handheld has found its little black dress, which should slim down its XL size. The portable's latest color was officially announced as coming to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSA: Black Ops 2 Uprising DLC out today on PS3, PC (Joystiq, 5/17/2013 2:30am) |
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2's multiplayer offerings grow stronger -- and undead-er -- [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Consumer Alert - Official Statement From Toshiba Regarding HD-DVD Status Expected This Week (About.com, 2/18/2008 10:24am) |
| Although reports from various sources have indicated that Toshiba has dropped HD-DVD, Toshiba has not issued an official public statement on the matter. However, according to today's (Monday, February 18th)... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Hirai says 360 lacks longevity, won't top PS3 (Joystiq, 1/20/2009 3:54pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3Sony and the PS3 have taken their lumps in the media recently, but leave it to Kaz Hirai to stand by the big black box even in the toughest times: Hirai recently told Official PlayStation Magazine that in order to describe the 360, he needed a single word that meant "lacks longevity."But even that semi-burn wasn't enough to appease the Hiraicane's appetite for de ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Official HD DVD obituary a matter of days, not weeks (Ars Technica, 2/17/2008 6:29pm) |
| Sources tell Ars that HD DVD's official demise will be announced in the coming days, and not in a few weeks as originally planned. While the HD DVD camp was already facing a grim future, recent developments have put Toshiba in a "kill it quick" mood. Can't say we blame them.Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Hack Attack: Official Blu-ray Site Redirects to HD DVD Site (UPDATED) (High-Def Digest, 12/22/2007 12:38am) |
| UPDATE: As of around 5:10pm ET Friday, things seemed to be back to normal at blu-raydisc.com. We've updated this story accordingly. In a nasty turn of events Friday afternoon, the official Blu-ray Disc... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 Black Friday deals (Joystiq, 11/16/2012 8:15pm) |
Microsoft has posted its Black Friday (November 23) deals like a confetti bomb. Ok, let's break this down: Walmart has the glossy white 4GB Xbox 360 with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Skyfall' Hitting Blu-ray February 12th - Full Details Confirmed (High-Def Digest, 1/25/2013 12:00am) |
| We finally have official confirmation. The highest-grossing Bond film of all time is heading to Blu-ray on February 12th! After a month or so of rumors, we finally have an official release date for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Men in Black III - 3D (High-Def Digest, 11/26/2012 5:05pm) |
| Before seeing 'Men in Black 3,' I had many concerns. First, Sony originally wasn't going to screen the movie for press until the Thursday night before it opened – which is never a good sign. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 sells 750,000 in the US over Black Friday (Joystiq, 11/27/2012 8:00pm) |
| Sales of the Xbox 360 during the Black Friday sales period (November 18 - 23) exceeded Microsoft's internal forecasts, coming in at 750,000 units. [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | NuVision Introduces 10 New Lucidium Series 1080p Deep Black LCD … - CEPro (HDTV Projector - HDTV DLP Projector FAQs, Info and NEWS, 8/12/2007 11:08pm) |
| NuVision Introduces 10 New Lucidium Series 1080p Deep Black LCD … CEPro, MA -Aug 10, 2007 An astonishing 65-inch Lucidium HDN Deep Black 1080p LCD HDTV utilizing Silicon Optix Realta HQV image processing, Deep Black 65-inch 1920×1080 DCS (Deep … More: continued here ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blockbuster Black Friday Deals include Blu-ray Player and PS3 Bundles (I4U, 11/20/2008 1:00pm) |
| Movie rental chain Blockbuster is not missing out on the Black Friday Deals frenzy and offers their own deals - and these are not rentals.
GottaDeal received a Black Friday sales list from Blockbuster that features a Samsung Blu-ray Player bundled with ...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Report: Black Ops 2 'Revolution' hits Xbox Jan. 29, PS3 & PC Feb. 28 (Joystiq, 1/08/2013 6:30pm) |
| 'Revolution' DLC for Call of Duty Black Ops 2 is reportedly coming to PS3 and PC a month after it arrives on Xbox 360. That's according to [...] (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) | If the Xbox launch game Halo was, according to Microsoft, "Combat Evolved" and the XBox 360 launch g (Kotaku, 6/04/2013 1:46pm) |
| If the Xbox launch game Halo was, according to Microsoft, "Combat Evolved" and the XBox 360 launch game Geometry Wars 2 was "Retro Evolved" and this Xbox-only (Read Full Article) |
 | Men In Black Blu-ray orders blast off (Punch Jump, 4/16/2008 4:06pm) |
| Amazon.com on Tues. began offering pre-orders for the upcoming Men In Black Blu-ray disc to customers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops II's First DLC will be a Timed Xbox 360 Exclusive (Kotaku, 12/30/2012 8:00pm) |
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| (Unranked) | $200 Gets You These Black Friday Bundles for the Vita and PS3 (Kotaku, 11/16/2012 5:00pm) |
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| (Unranked) | 'Beyond the Black Rainbow' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 9/05/2012 4:00pm) |
| The sci-fi thriller from director Panos Cosmatos arrives on Blu-ray next week. In an announcement to retailers, Magnolia says 'Beyond the Black Rainbow' is coming to Blu-ray on September 11. Set in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2 features optional texture pack installation on PS3 (Joystiq, 9/25/2012 7:00pm) |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will feature the option to install [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | MakerBot and Stratasys merger now official, promises 'full speed ahead' on 3D printing (Engadget, 8/16/2013 2:23am) |
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| (Unranked) | Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 'Uprising' DLC rallies on PS3, PC May 16 (Joystiq, 4/25/2013 6:17pm) |
| Black Ops 2's Uprising DLC [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Atlus summons Black Friday discounts on Vita, 3DS, PS3 games (Joystiq, 11/28/2013 4:15am) |
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Though not a retailer in the traditional sense, Atlus couldn't help but be caught up in the festive spirit of Black Friday and has slashed [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Report: GameStop Black Friday sale has 360, PS3, Vita bundles, more (Joystiq, 11/15/2012 10:30pm) |
| GameStop's Black Friday deals haven't officially hit its website or print ads, but an anonymous employee sent the sales over to (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo Burns Up Black Friday with a New 3DS Bundle (Kotaku, 11/19/2012 1:12pm) |
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 | Samsung's latest LED-packing HDTVs get official prices, availability (Engadget, 3/31/2009 4:02pm) |
| Finally, we can stop playing hide and seek with Samsung's 2009 lineup of edge lit LED HDTVs, now that its loosed official pricing and availability details for screens hitting shelves between now and June. They've already been busy popping up everywhere -- around the world, in stores near you, on Best Buy's website, and Samsung's made sure to mention how eco friendly the LED scheme is compared ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Jet Li's 'Black Mask' to Deliver Blu-ray Kicks (High-Def Digest, 6/12/2008 10:00pm) |
| Lionsgate has announced plans to bring the cult Hong Kong action-thriller 'Black Mask' to Blu-ray this September. Starring Jet Li as the survivor of a military experiment who must take on a superhero-like... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung gets official with LED-backlit 9 Series LCD HDTVs (Engadget, 7/23/2008 2:38pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Can't say we're surprised to see 'em, but Sammy has done its due diligence by pumping out the official verbiage for the 9 Series LCD HDTVs that were leaked late last week. These second-generation LED-backlit sets feature 1080p Ultra Clear panels, Auto Motion Plus 120Hz technology, 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratios, the familiar Touch of Color de ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microtransactions for 'Customization Items' Come to Black Ops 2 on Xbox 360 (Kotaku, 3/12/2013 1:00pm) |
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| (Unranked) | 'Black Rock' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/30/2013 8:00pm) |
| Katie Aselton's survival thriller will crash into Blu-ray this July. In an early announcement to retailers, Lionsgate says 'Black Rock' is coming to Blu-ray on July 30. Three young women - Sarah [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSA: Black Ops 2 Apocalypse DLC out on PS3, PC today (Joystiq, 9/26/2013 11:30pm) |
Apocalypse, the final downloadable content pack for Activision's Call of Duty: [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday LED TV Deals: Great Prices on Samsung and LG LED/LCD HDTVs - Get the Details Here (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/23/2012 9:26am) |
| Get a peek at what TigerDirect has to offer for Black Friday, including HDTVs in all sizes, as well [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Black Pearl' Blu-ray Disc Exchange Details Revealed (High-Def Digest, 12/19/2007 7:00pm) |
| Framing issues be gone! Disney has kicked off a disc replacement program for the Blu-ray edition of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.' As we've previously reported, trouble first... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Black Magic Rites' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 8/09/2012 8:00pm) |
| The 1973 gothic horror is hitting Blu-ray in a few weeks! In an early announcement to retailers, Kino has slated 'Black Magic Rites' for Blu-ray on August 21. Director Renato Polselli ('Delirium') [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | LG gets official with Netflix-enabled Broadband HDTVs (Engadget, 1/05/2009 12:01pm) |
| Yup, it's official. LG will be showcasing the world's first Netflix-enabled HDTVs at CES this week. The so-called Broadband HDTVs will arrive in plasma and LCD flavors, though exact screen sizes and model names have yet to be disclosed. They'll arrive with Netflix streaming software baked right in, meaning that no external set-top-box will be required to suck down Watch Instantly material. Best ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Within Temptation's 'Black Symphony' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 6/19/2008 4:00pm) |
| Indie rockers Within Temptation have announced plans to bring their concert film 'Black Symphony' to Blu-ray this Fall as a feature-laden special edition. Captured at Rotterdam's Ahoy Arena on February... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Last chance for ‘Men in Black 3′ Blu-ray Giveaway (HD-Report, 11/27/2012 7:54pm) |
| There are only two days left for the Men in Black 3Â Blu-ray Disc giveaway, which ends on Friday, Nov. 30. The Blu-ray Combo includes BD, DVD, and UltraViolet digital copy. Features include “Spot the Alien Game,” “The Making of Men [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Black Friday Prices Announced on VIZIO TV's (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/23/2005 2:30pm) |
| V, Inc., the multiple award-winning VIZIO digital display and set top maker, announced their "Black Friday" pricing for key high definition plasma and LCD televisions. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Black Friday Blitz: 'Bond 50' Blu-ray $129.99 at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 11/18/2012 7:53pm) |
| Early Black Friday birds can already save nearly sixty percent on the 007 collection at Amazon! The online retailer is now selling 'Bond 50' on Blu-ray for only $129.99 (57% off suggested retail [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2 Apocalypse DLC coming to PC and PS3 Sept. 26 (Joystiq, 9/05/2013 1:30am) |
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| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2's Nuketown Zombie DLC heading to PC and PS3 next week (Joystiq, 1/14/2013 3:30am) |
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| (Unranked) | Microsoft sells 750,000 Xbox 360s during Black Friday (USATODAY, 11/27/2012 3:50am) |
Microsoft says they sold more than 750,000 Xbox 360 video game consoles during the week of Black Friday.
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| (Unranked) | 'Orphan Black: Season One' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/04/2013 8:00pm) |
| The new BBC America sci-fi series will be cloning itself on Blu-ray in July. In an early announcement to retailers, BBC Home Entertainment is preparing 'Orphan Black: Season One' for Blu-ray on July [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Black Waters of Echo's Pond' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 6/25/2013 4:00pm) |
| Gabriel Bologna's 2009 horror film will get a Blu-ray release this September. In an early announcement to retailers, Starz/Anchor Bay is working on 'The Black Waters of Echo's Pond' for Blu-ray on [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | New Line Says 'Be Kind Rewind' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/24/2008 6:00pm) |
| New Line Home Entertainment has set a June Blu-ray bow for the Jack Black-Mos Def fantasy-comedy 'Be Kind Rewind.' Directed by Michel Gondry ('Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'), the film stars Black... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sharp AQUOS Named Official High-Definition Television of NBC Experience Store (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/21/2005 12:30pm) |
| NEW YORK----Nov. 21, 2005--Sharp Electronics, the U.S. subsidiary of Sharp Corporation, the global market leader in LCD TV*, announced today that they have entered into a five-year partnership with NBC Universal that will make the Sharp AQUOS the official high-definition television of the NBC Experience Store. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Here's a tidbit from the report (XBOX365, 5/21/2005 8:21pm) |
| CNN/Money are scaring the heck out of the video console world with their slightly outrageous predition that the price of next-gen gaming is set to hit $1,710. They are observing the hardware price to be $399 and each game to be $59.99 - $10 more than normal A+ titles such as Halo, NBA 2K6 and Doom. So how do they jump to $1,710? ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Xbox 360 Outsells PS3 3-to-1 on Black Friday (CE Pro, 12/02/2008 11:15pm) |
| Xbox 360 sets record sales number with a 25 percent increase from Black Friday sales in 2007. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dreams on Demand: Black Tie, 3D Dice Game (Business Wire, 6/22/2013 9:00pm) |
| LISBON, Portugal--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Black Tie is a 3D dice game, with real physics and realistic graphics. It is made not only for people who enjoy playing at casinos, but also for those who like to spend some time playing casual games in their [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | NPD: Black Friday Blu-ray Disc Player Sales Up 20% (Home Media Magazine, 12/04/2012 4:15pm) |
| Loss-leader pricing and related discounts contributed to a 20% increase in sales of Blu-ray Disc players during the Black Friday retail week ended Nov. 24 compared to previous-year period, according to new data from The NPD Group.
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 | Digiweb to offer wireless broadband in Ireland (Digital Media Europe, 11/15/2005 1:02pm) |
| Big Band has deployed its solutions to make data, VoIP and, eventually, IPTV services available throughout most of Ireland. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday HDTV deals at Amazon (HD-Report, 11/19/2012 5:40pm) |
| Amazon has revealed a bunch of Black Friday deals happening this week on HDTVs and Blu-ray Disc players. A few of those deals stand out from the rest, such as the Samsung 46″ ES6003 LED HDTVÂ for just $697 (List: $1,099). They also have the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2 still freezing on PS3 for some players despite patch (Joystiq, 11/19/2012 10:30pm) |
| Despite releasing a patch addressing the issue, Activision is still receiving (Read Full Article) |
 | Picture the Revolution (Joystiq, 5/26/2005 3:10pm) |
| With all the info pouring out of E3, you’ll have to forgive us if there’s a little overlap. Voodoo Extreme have some pictures of the empty black box presented at E3 by Nintendo. Sorry, the Nintendo Revolution. Having seen the new Microsoft and Sony efforts, all I can say is THANK YOU Nintendo for producing a black box. And that isn’t sarcasm. Who would have thought that after producing th ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Best Buy Selling $39.99 Toshiba Blu-ray Player on Black Friday (Home Media Magazine, 11/15/2012 8:19am) |
| Best Buy Co. will offer a Toshiba Blu-ray Disc for $39.99 on Black Friday – a price point that nearly identical to Walmart, which said it would offer a LG Blu-ray player Thanksgiving evening for $38.99. Best Buy is opening store doors [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Target's Black Friday deals include 360, PS3, Wii, Vita and 3DS bundles, various discounted miscellany (Joystiq, 11/11/2012 3:30am) |
| Look, we're not your parents. We're not going to sit here, high upon our internet throne and tell you what you can and can't do. Even if [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Givaway: ‘Men in Black 3′ Blu-ray Combo w/UltraViolet (HD-Report, 11/09/2012 6:41pm) |
| This month we’re giving away a copy of Men in Black 3 on Blu-ray Disc. The Two Disc Combo includes a Blu-ray, DVD, and UltraViolet Digital Copy to download from the cloud. For a chance to win, simply “LIKE†our Facebook page using the [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | U2: Rattle & Hum on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/25/2008 12:12am) |
| The now legendary Rock band is captured on tour in the United States at the pinnacle of their Joshua Tree success in the 1980s in this classic concert film on Blu-ray Disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black 3DS XL advertised by Canadian retailer (Joystiq, 7/23/2013 3:30pm) |
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You've got choices when it comes to a 3DS XL, but perhaps you find red too loud and the Pikachu limited edition too .... Pikachu. What are you to do if [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo 3DS XL Coming Out in Black in Japan with Monster Hunter Bundle [3ds] (Kotaku, 10/03/2012 2:05am) |
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| (Unranked) | Report: GameStop's Black Friday Xbox 360 Bundle Seems Too Good to be True (Kotaku, 11/15/2012 6:36am) |
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 | Circuit City to sell $8.99 Blu-ray discs Black Friday (Punch Jump, 11/24/2008 3:41pm) |
| Circuit City Stores Inc. on Black Friday will sell Blu-ray disc titles as low as $8.99 to spur high-definition sales. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Vail Mountain's Eagle's Nest to Be Official 2006 Studio Headquarters for 'MHD', MTV Networks Music Group's HDTV Music (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/15/2005 8:30pm) |
| With majestic vistas of snow-capped peaks and acres of evergreens in the Colorado Rockies, MTV Networks Music Group, a division of Viacom Inc., announced today that Vail Mountain would become the 2006 official studio headquarters of its new music HDTV channel, MHD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Call of Duty: Black Ops II can be played in Full Screen Dual Player Mode on LG Cinema 3D TVs (I4U, 10/12/2012 2:33pm) |
Activision and LG revealed today that the highly-anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops II will support 3D experience across single player, multiplayer and Zombies game modes. Starting today, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Why you should buy a cheap Blu-ray player on Black Friday (CNET Blogs, 11/20/2012 9:49pm) |
| Pairing up a cheap, bare-bones Blu-ray player with a Roku LT is a smart buying tactic. [Read [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Free Xbox 360 & Halo 3 with Samsung DLP TVs @ BB (PopDeal | The latest tech deals, 9/17/2007 1:46am) |
| Rating: 0 Posted By: byronmhome Views: 8 Replies: 0 Free Xbox 360 & ... 3 With Samsung DLP HDTV read more ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sharp Becomes Official HDTV of Major League Baseball (Hidefster: HDTV News, 3/26/2007 8:30pm) |
| Sharp Becomes Official HDTV of Major League Baseball March 26, 2007 Sharp signed a three-year deal with Major League Baseball (MLB) that makes its... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Westinghouse Digital Partners with Team Rensi Motorsports and Becomes Official Electronics Supplier (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 2/24/2006 11:00am) |
| SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif.----Feb. 24, 2006--Westinghouse Digital Electronics, one of the top five LCD TV companies in North America, and Team Rensi Motorsports today announced a partnership in which Westinghouse Digital will become its official "Digital Electronics Supplier," providing the team with LCD HDTVs, LCD monitors and technical support in exchange for exclusive product placement, ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo brings not-so-stealthy black 3DS XL to North America on August 11th (Engadget, 7/30/2013 4:37pm) |
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 | Shrine Auditorium Selects Syntax’s Award-Winning Olevia LCD TV as Official Display of World-Famous Entertainment Center (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 11/22/2005 12:00pm) |
| Los Angeles (PRWEB) November 22, 2005 -- 2005—Syntax Corporation, one of the fastest growing manufacturers of LCD TVs in North America, today announced that the Shrine Auditorium has installed over 25 of Syntax’s award-winning Olevia LCD TVs as the official flat panel display of the world famous arts and entertainment facility. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Top Ten Black Friday HDTV Deals Under $1,000 (Plasma and LED TV) (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/20/2012 10:00pm) |
| We do the grunt work and track down some of the best television deals you can expect this week, with a few that are already [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | NEC Develops Wireless HDTV Tranceiver (DesignTechnica, 4/06/2005 3:51pm) |
| NEC's compact 60-GHz-band wireless transceiver transmits uncompressed high-definition television (HDTV) Signals. (Read Full Article) |
 | Starz InBlack Celebrates Black Music Month With a Set of Specially Selected Movies (PR Newswire via Yahoo! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/17/2005 4:28pm) |
| Starz Entertainment Group LLC announced that Starz InBlack will salute Black Music Month by showcasing nine feature films, documentaries, and concerts which will run throughout the month of June. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Spotlight Bargain: 'The Pacific' Blu-ray $19.99 at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 12/06/2012 8:57pm) |
| Save a whopping eighty percent on the follow-up to 'Band of Brothers' on Blu-ray at Amazon! The online retailer is now selling the epic war series 'The Pacific' on Blu-ray for only $19.99 (80% off [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony Unveils a Brand New Model of the PS3 [Update: Now With Official Pics] [Sony] (Kotaku, 9/19/2012 4:12am) |
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 | Samsung unveils Black Friday 2008 HDTV Deals (I4U, 11/23/2008 11:00am) |
| Usually only retailers make news about great deals for consumer electronics for Black Friday. Samsung puts their own marketing muscle behind special deals with a selection of their HDTV line-up.
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| (Unranked) | Moneysaver: The Wonderful 101, Puppeteer, 3DS XL Black, PS3 Bundle (Kotaku, 8/12/2013 6:15pm) |
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 | 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) |
| (Unranked) | Bungie's Destiny to arrive on PS3 and PS4 (CNET Blogs, 2/21/2013 1:21am) |
| The makers of the Halo successor unveil the news at Sony's PlayStation 4 event. [Read more] (Read Full Article) |
 | Halford's 'Live Insurrection' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/20/2008 4:00pm) |
| Metal God Entertainment has announced that it is bringing the ex-Judas Priest frontman's 'Live Insurrection' to Blu-ray as an audio-only release this September. Recorded during stops on the band's acclaimed... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Assassin's Creed 4 PS3, 360 release date goes global, October 29 for all (Joystiq, 10/15/2013 3:00pm) |
Second star to the left and straight on 'til morning: Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag docks on PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles worldwide on October 29. The game was due in the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Special Vita, PS3 bundles drop to $200 for Black Friday (Joystiq, 11/16/2012 4:45pm) |
| If you're willing to put your life on the line and shop on November 23 or 24, you could get a wi-fi Vita for $50 off its normal MSRP, and a free [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'History of the Eagles' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/15/2013 4:00pm) |
| Diehard Eagles fans will have something on Blu-ray to rejoice about in April. Capitol Records has acquired the exclusive DVD/Blu-ray rights to 'History of the Eagles', the iconic band's acclaimed [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Digital Broadcasting .com News for broadcasting professionals (Digital Broadcasting.com, 6/27/2005 7:34pm) |
| Tokyo -- PanAmSat announced that it was joining forces with long-time partner JSAT Corporation to form a joint venture that will launch a new Ku-band satellite to satisfy the growing demand in the U.S. market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft Posts 22% Fewer Xbox 360 Sales During Black Friday (Home Media Magazine, 11/28/2012 12:51am) |
| Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video game system may be the reigning hardware leader, but it sold 22% fewer units (750,000) during the Black Friday week (ended Nov. 23) than it did during the same period in 2011 with 960,000 units sold.
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| (Unranked) | Black Friday HDTV Deals: TCL 55-inch 1080p LED: $649.99 shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/23/2012 6:14pm) |
| TigerDirect wants to make holiday shopping a snap, by slashing $450 off the price of this [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2 streams to Twitch in-game on Xbox today, PS3 and PC soon (Joystiq, 1/30/2013 3:30pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Black Friday Blu-ray 3D Sale: Titanic, Prometheus, Transformers: $14.99, and More (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/23/2012 2:55am) |
| Need more 3D content? Amazon has a big Black Friday sale on Blu-ray 3D Discs with many selling for $14.99 or [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Target to price cut PS3, Xbox 360 titles Black Friday (Punch Jump, 11/13/2007 5:30pm) |
| Target stores will price cut key game titles for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 and Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 on Black Friday, the annual discount shopping day after Thanksgiving. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New firmware for JVC GY-HM600 HD camera improves performance (Broadcast Engineering, 12/05/2012 3:50pm) |
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The new upgrade, free to all existing owners, improves the camera’s autofocus and signal-to-noise ratio, as well as its flash band compensation.
The GY-HM600 shoots up to Full HD video with a wide-angle 23x [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Best Buy Black Friday ad trims prices on PS3, recent games (Joystiq, 11/22/2013 1:00am) |
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 | NEC Develops 1 Gbps Wireless HDTV Transceiver in 60-GHz-band (Converge! Network Digest, 4/11/2005 5:11am) |
| Earlier this month, NEC announced a wireless transceiver for indoor, short range HDTV transmission, such as between a cable box a wall-mounted display. (Read Full Article) |
 | Vizio hacks prices on select HDTVs prior to Black Friday (Engadget, 11/27/2008 12:03am) |
| We've already seen that a number of retailers will be offering Vizio HDTVs on the cheap this Friday (or Black Friday, as the in-crowd calls it these days), but the company is stealing a bit of their thunder by announcing cuts from the top a few days early. Vizio's 19-inch VA19 LCD will be offered for just $199.99 at Costco through December 7th, while the 32-inch VP322 plasma (pictured) will go f ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Expendables 2 Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/25/2012 10:38pm) |
| Sylvester Stallone and his band of ruffians wander into a bad Chuck Norris joke. And a bad Terminator joke. And a bad Rambo joke. And a bad John McClane joke. You've [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray player sales up 300 percent on Black Friday (AfterDawn, 12/10/2008 5:16am) |
| According to figures from DisplaySearch, sales of standalone Blu-ray players (excluding the PS3) were up 300 percent year on year for the week of Thanksgiving including Black Friday.
The added demand was sparked by Sony and Samsung's decision to drop the price of their entry-level players to under $200 USD, says the firm.
Consumers purchased 147,000 players for the week and spent over $30 m ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Bungie reaffirms faithfulness to Xbox 360 (Joystiq, 12/07/2007 4:55pm) |
| Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Business
While still asserting its independence by moving out of the house, Halo creator Bungie has again told the world that it's still happy with Microsoft and does its best to call at least once a day (*regularity of phone calls unconfirmed). In an chat with EuroGamer, writing lead Frank O'Connor said, "We have no plans to work on any other platforms beyond ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | XBox Finally Gets Blu-ray Drive with Microsoft's XBox One (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/23/2013 1:57am) |
| The console will also include access to Skype, a Steven Spielberg-produced Halo series, live TV, and [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Winegard Company, Holder Of 60 Patents Over The Years, Awaits Issuance Of Another US Patent For its Best Selling (PR Web, 3/07/2005 5:31pm) |
| The United States Patent Office has approved the Applied Technology for this outdoor High-Band VHF/UHF Digital/Analog/HDTV antenna system and issued a notice of allowance. [PRWEB Mar 7, 2005] (Read Full Article) |
 | *vwd/BUSINESS WIRE: Neuer mobiler Niedrigstrom-Multi-Band-Tuner MicroTuner von Microtune ermöglicht Fernsehen auf (vwd.de, 6/06/2005 6:32am) |
| DIE ÜBERSETZUNG INS DEUTSCHE ERFOLGT OHNE GEWÄHR. VERBINDLICH IST AUSSCHLIESSLICH DIE ORIGINALMELDUNG DES EMITTENTEN. (TRANSLATION INTO GERMAN LANGUAGE IS PROVIDED WITHOUT GUARANTEE. ONLY THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE OF THE ISSUER IS AUTHORITATIVE.) ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday Plasma TV Deals: Big Discounts on Panasonic HDTVs (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/23/2012 9:29am) |
| The Japanese HDTV giant kicks off the holiday shopping season with some massive discounts on their high performance plasma [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Office Depot Black Friday Ad Leaked - Olevia 42″ HDTV For $700 (HDTV News Blog, 11/14/2007 11:06pm) |
| The Office Depot Black Friday ad is out. Some decent products are a Toshiba 15.4" Widescreen Laptop for $499.99 and a Olevia 42" LCD HDTV for $699.99. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday Deals: LG 55-inch 55LM4600 1080p 3D LED with 4 Pairs of 3D Glasses: $949.99 (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/24/2012 5:42am) |
| TigerDirect has a coupon that will knock an extra $50 off the price of this 3D TV [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Deal of the Week: 'Men in Black Trilogy Giftset w/Worm Figurine' and 'Sci-Fi 3-Pack' Blu-ray Sets Over Fifty Percent Off at Amazon (High-Def Digest, 6/16/2013 5:30pm) |
| Will Smith makes Amazon's Blu-ray deal this week look real good! Amazon is selling 'Men in Black Trilogy Giftset w/Worm Figurine' for $38.99 (59% off the suggested retail price). This set includes: [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Korn: Live at Montreux' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/22/2008 4:00pm) |
| Eagle Rock has announced the latest addition to their growing line-up of Montreux high-def releases, with the July Blu-ray release of 'Korn: Live at Montreux.' Featuring the final performance by the band's... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Dispatch: Zimbabwe' Bound For Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 12/03/2007 9:00pm) |
| Indie rock band Dispatch is headed to HD DVD and Blu-ray disc this January with the release of their recent reunion concert, 'Dispatch: Zimbabwe - Live at Madison Square Garden.' One of only a handful...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/194486826" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Best Buy gives a Black Friday Deal Taste Today with a 39-inch 1080p HDTV Offer (I4U, 10/29/2012 1:50pm) |
Best Buy features today the 39-inch Coby 1080p LCD HDTV in the Daily Deals for $269.99. This Coby LCD has a 60Hz refresh rate and 3 HDMI inputs. Looking at the best 1080p TV Black Friday deals [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday Deals: Mitsubishi 73-inch WD-73C12 1080p DLP HDTV: $899.99 (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/24/2012 12:32am) |
| TigerDirect is slashing $700 off the price of this big HDTV, making 73 inches possible for under [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | The End User: New chip may let DVD player use both disk types (International Herald Tribune, 11/15/2006 2:43pm) |
| A "universal" chip from a band of engineers in Andover will allow electronics firms to make a single DVD player to handle both types of disk - HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Graham Parker and The Rumour: This Is Live' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 6/17/2013 8:00pm) |
| The band's 2012 concert from Judd Apatow's 'This Is 40' is coming to Blu-ray in August. In an early announcement to retailers, Shout Factory is working on 'Graham Parker and The Rumour: This Is Live' [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | New chip may let DVD player use both disk types (International Herald Tribune, 11/15/2006 5:46pm) |
| A "universal" chip from a band of engineers in Andover will allow electronics firms to make a single DVD player to handle both types of disk - HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Best Buy’s Black Friday Deals Include A $200 250 Xbox 360 Bundle, Assassin’s Creed III for $35 and More. (Kotaku, 11/07/2012 3:49pm) |
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 | MB Tech, Inc. Launches the Waveguide Patch Project (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance, 9/06/2005 3:48pm) |
| MB Tech Inc. has launched a project to develop a Waveguide Patch for Ka-Band Flat Antenna in cooperation with the Information Communication Department of Dong-Seoul College in South Korea. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Image Announces 'Moody Blues: Lovely to See You' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/15/2008 4:00pm) |
| Putting the Blu in Moody Blues, Image Entertainment has announced a July Blu-ray debut for the band's concert film 'Lovely to See You.' Featuring over 20 classic songs from the venerable rock act and shot... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday Deals: VIZIO 58-inch XVT3D580CM 3D CinemaWide HDTV: $999.99 shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/23/2012 7:06pm) |
| TigerDirect is slashing 60 percent off this HDTV, which includes the ultrawide 21:9 aspect ratio, 3D, web streaming, [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Price Watch: Memorex Blu-ray, $146.98 shipped (CNET Blogs, 11/20/2008 2:09pm) |
| It's official: Blu-ray players are no longer grossly overpriced. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday LED TV Deals: 65-inch Samsung UN65EH6000 HDTV: $1497.99 Shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/21/2012 1:13am) |
| Amazon is slashing 43 percent off the price of Samsung's big, 1080p [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Early Black Friday HDTV Deal: 55-inch LG 55LM4700 LED TV with Soundbar: $998 Shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/17/2012 12:54am) |
| Walmart is kicking off the shopping season early, with a nice little AV [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Amazon's 32-Inch HDTV Under $100 Right Now Is The Most-Underrated-Black-Friday Deal of the Day (Gizmodo, 11/24/2012 12:30am) |
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 | Olevia 26-inch LCD HDTV 720p, Black - $399 + Shipping (DealBeeper.com - Best daily Deals Collection, 12/08/2006 11:05am) |
| Compusa.com has Olevia 26-inch LCD HDTV 720p, Black for $399.99 + $27.54 Shipping. No Rebate!... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo is (finally) releasing a black version of the 3DS XL on August 11, just in time for the rel (Kotaku, 7/30/2013 12:18pm) |
| Nintendo is (finally) releasing a black version of the 3DS XL on August 11, just in time for the release of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Early Black Friday HDTV Deal: 60-inch Panasonic TC-P60U50: $898 Shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/13/2012 11:54pm) |
| Amazon is selling this big 1080p HDTV for a small [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Gaming deals: $200 Batman, The Last of Us PS3 bundle, Xbox One games, Battlefield 4 for PS4 $50 (Joystiq, 11/23/2013 5:00pm) |
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| (Unranked) | 'Let the Music Play: The Story of the Doobie Brothers' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 11/15/2012 5:00pm) |
| The documentary on the classic band will hit Blu-ray next week. In an early announcement to retailers, Eagle Rock Entertainment is prepping 'Let the Music Play: The Story of the Doobie Brothers' for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Rolling Stones: Crossfire Hurricane' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/19/2013 8:00pm) |
| The legendary English rock band will hit the stage on Blu-ray in May. In an early announcement to retailers, Eagle Rock Entertainment is preparing 'The Rolling Stones: Crossfire Hurricane' for [...] (Read Full Article) |
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| The high-definition DVD era began Tuesday with the official launch in the United States of HD-DVD movie players and discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Early Black Friday HDTV Deal: Samsung 55-inch UN55EH6000 1080p LED: $877.99 shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/20/2012 5:31pm) |
| Amazon is slashing 43 percent off the price of this big, beautiful HDTV -- and you don't have to wait until [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Early Black Friday Deal: VIZIO 32-inch E3D320VX Theater 3D LCD HDTV with Internet Apps: $299.99 (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/20/2012 6:30am) |
| One of Amazon's retailers is slashing 40 percent off the price of this small, stacked [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Warner Shrinks And Delays HD-DVD Launch (DVD-Recordable, 3/20/2006 12:01pm) |
| It's official: When the first HD-DVD players, from Toshiba, begin arriving in stores this month, there won't be any software for at least another three weeks. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Microsoft lifts Xbox 360 minimum 720p, anti-aliasing mandate for devs (Joystiq, 9/02/2009 11:45pm) |
In a column published today on Develop, Black Rock Studio (Pure, Split/Second) technical director David Jeffrries revealed that Microsoft has removed an item from its TCRs (Technical Certification Requirements) that stated all Xbox 360 games must run at a minimum of 1280x720 (720p) resolution if the system is in HD mode. According to Jeffries, this was done earlier this year so that developers could be "free to make the trade-off between resolution and image quality as we see fit."
TCRs are technical "rules" that all games developed for a given platform must adhere to in order to be certified for release. Of course, some games that have skirted this specific TCR have still been allowed on the system; the most notable being Microsoft's own Halo 3, which runs at 1152x640 (progressive).
Joystiq has confirmed with a trusted source familiar with Microsoft's TCRs that Jeffries' claim is legit. Not only that, but, as of March 2009, Xbox 360 developers are no longer required to utilize full-screen anti-aliasing in their games. The elimination of both requirements is especially noteworthy since the console maker had touted that all 360 games would run at a minimum of 720p with at least 2x FSAA since before the hardware launched.
As Jeffries points out in his column, 1280x720 isn't necessarily the "starting point" for HD on many displays and that it's not nearly as crucial as anti-aliasing. It's not clear if the back-tracking on Microsoft's part was due to pressure from the development community or not, but we can probably all agree that, as long as a game looks great, it doesn't really matter how its creators got there. Does it?Microsoft lifts Xbox 360 minimum 720p, anti-aliasing mandate for devs originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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 | PS3 beats out Xbox 360 in US January sales, says NPD (AfterDawn, 2/15/2008 7:48pm) |
| According to the NPD Group, year-over-years sales for the US videogame market fell 6 percent to $1.18 billion USD for January 2008.
Software sales for the month increased 11 percent however, to $610.6 million USD, but NPD's Anita Frazier attributed that increase mainly to higher prices, such as the expensive "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" bundles that both sold very well.
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 | Circuit City Black Friday Blu-ray Deals (Format War Central, 11/17/2008 3:33am) |
| Circuit City’s Black Friday list was revealed yesterday, media enthusiasts will be pleased! Here are a few items we feel are worth a mention:
Blu-ray Players
Samsung BDP-1500 BD-Live: $199 Regular: $250
Sony 40″ 1080p LCD HDTV & Sony Blu-Ray Player Bundle (Model # KDL40V4100 and BDPS350) - $1,199.98
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 | Radyne's Xicom Subsidiary Receives $2 Million Order (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/27/2005 12:15pm) |
| Radyne Corporation announced that its Xicom Technology subsidiary received a new order of over $2.0 million for Tri-band Satellite Amplifiers from a major U.S. Satellite Communications Integrator. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Diamond Launches Next Gen Tactical Mission Controller with Double the Processing Speed and 4x Faster 3D Graphics (Business Wire, 1/31/2013 3:00pm) |
| PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Black Diamond Launches Next Gen Tactical Mission Controller with Double the Processing Speed and 4x Faster 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | PanAmSat and JSAT to Expand Satellite Capacity in U.S. To Satisfy Growing High-Definition and IP Television Markets (RedNova, 6/27/2005 2:35pm) |
| TOKYO, June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PanAmSat announced today that it was joining forces with long-time partner JSAT Corporation to form a joint venture that will launch a new Ku-band satellite to satisfy the growing demand in the U.S. market. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | PanAmSat and JSAT to Expand Satellite Capacity in U.S. to Satisfy Growing High-Definition and IP Television Markets (SpaceRef, 6/27/2005 7:28pm) |
| TOKYO, JAPAN, June 27, 2005 -- PanAmSat (NYSE:PA) announced today that it was joining forces with long-time partner JSAT Corporation to form a joint venture that will launch a new Ku-band satellite to satisfy the growing demand in the U.S. market. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | IBM develops fast wireless chip for content sharing (InfoWorld) (InfoWorld, 2/06/2006 4:57pm) |
| ( InfoWorld ) - Scientists at IBM Corp. have developed a chipset that they claim is capable of allowing wireless devices to operate more than 10 times faster than today's advanced Wi-Fi networks. The chipset, using silicon germanium, is designed to operate in the 60GHz band, an unlicensed portion of the radio spectrum that can be used to transport data-intensive formats such as HDTV (high ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Shopping.com Reports Black Friday and Cyber Monday Traffic Spikes as More and More Shoppers Go Online This Holiday (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/29/2005 4:17pm) |
| Shopping.com, a leading online comparison shopping service, reported a 30 percent increase in year over year traffic on Black Friday and a 37 percent increase in year over year traffic on Cyber Monday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The game where you take Satoru Iwata on vacation arrives next spring, now on 3DS (Joystiq, 8/29/2012 1:00pm) |
| Nintendo's Mii-based game "Friend Collection" arrives in Japan next spring, according to Nintendo head Satoru Iwata. Iwata showed a brief video of the game featuring his own Mii - vacationing and learning how to Hula dance, playing in a rock band [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | These Xbox 360 Black Friday Deals Include A Fancy White Console, an Exclusive Skylanders Figure and More (Kotaku, 11/16/2012 5:20pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Manned Mars mission still on track (USATODAY, 9/12/2012 10:46pm) |
A top NASA official says the agency is ready for a trip to an asteroid and then to Mars.
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| (Unranked) | 'Augustine' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 8/02/2013 6:00pm) |
| The Official Selection at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival arrives on Blu-ray in September. In an early announcement to retailers, Music Box Films is planning to bring 'Augustine' to Blu-ray on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Pink 3DS XL announced for UK, coming next month (Joystiq, 4/22/2013 1:45pm) |
| A new, pink 3DS XL glams up the UK on May 31. As Official Nintendo Magazine reveals, it isn't the same as (Read Full Article) |
 | Breaking: Warner Goes Blu-ray Exclusive (High-Def Digest, 1/05/2008 12:01am) |
| It's official: Warner has announced it will drop its support of the HD DVD format, and will begin releasing its next-gen titles on Blu-ray exclusively. The complete press release from Warner follows below.... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Fox Sets September Launch for 'Firefly' Blu-ray (UPDATED) (High-Def Digest, 6/26/2008 10:00pm) |
| UPDATE:We've received word from Fox Home Entertainment that despite any online retail reports, the Blu-ray of 'Firefly' has not yet been scheduled. Although the title is planned for release, official confirmation... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | BioShock PS3 Japanese Ad Slightly Frightens US [Clips] (Kotaku, 12/30/2008 2:00pm) |
| Yes, BioShock, been there done that — even on the PS3. But the game is just hitting Japan this month. Here is the game's official ad. Not sure if it's just me, but it is actually kinda freaky. ... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Ready to hold a 'Grudge' on Blu-ray? (High-Def Digest, 6/01/2007 6:15pm) |
| In what appears to be an all-but-official confirmation of a Blu-ray release for one of the studio's biggest horror hits of 2006, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has included a sneak peek trailer for 'The... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Reuters, NHK: Toshiba to Pull Plug on HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 2/17/2008 2:16am) |
| There are more indications this weekend that primary HD DVD backer Toshiba is close to conceding defeat to rival high-def format Blu-ray. Though there was no official comment from Toshiba Saturday, an... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Next-Generation Xbox will be the HD-Era (GamesPaper, 3/10/2005 12:10am) |
| Microsoft's J Allard has unveiled the very first official details of the Next-Generation Xbox, at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco - and introduced the world of gaming to the HD-Era. (Read Full Article) |
 | Next-Generation Xbox will be the HD-Era (Addict 3D, 3/13/2005 10:10am) |
| Microsoft's J Allard has unveiled the very first official details of the Next-Generation Xbox - Xenon - at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, and introduced the world of gaming to the HD-Era. (Read Full Article) |
 | NEC Develops Compact Millimeter-Wave Transceiver for Uncompressed HDTV Signal Transmission (PhysOrg, 4/01/2005 5:43pm) |
| Technology enables wireless, cable-connection-free high-definition TV setsNEC Corporation today announced the successful development of a highly compact 60-GHz-band (*1) wireless transceiver that transmits uncompressed high-definition television (HDTV) signals (*2), realizing HDTV sets and displays without cable connections. (Read Full Article) |
 | Genesis: Flat TVs, Rising Profits (The Motley Fool, 10/24/2005 2:37pm) |
| In the beginning there was TV. It was black and white and pretty good. Then there was color, and it was much better. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | PS3 Keypad out in the UK at the end of the month (Tech Digest, 11/19/2008 3:44pm) |
| Well, it's been a long time in the coming but you can finally turn your PS3 into that wireless browsing machine, as Sony today announced the official deets on the PS3 Keypad. The page to scrawl on in your diary is 28th November and the amount to save ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | MakerBot honcho kicks off SXSW 2013 (CNET Blogs, 3/08/2013 9:39pm) |
| The frontman of MakerBot, the popular, sometimes-controversial 3D printing company, makes sure that the first official day of the mega-media, music, and technology show South by Southwest hits the ground running. (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray Was Big on Black Friday (Electronic House, 12/15/2008 9:30pm) |
| Despite slow consumer electronics sales, Blu-ray enjoyed a nice bump in the shopping frenzy. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' Dated for Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D! (High-Def Digest, 2/06/2013 3:00am) |
| It's official: Peter Jackson's epic return to Middle-Earth comes home on Blu-ray at the end of March! As previously reported, Warner Brothers was preparing to release 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Image Cancels Upcoming HD DVD Slate (High-Def Digest, 3/07/2008 7:00pm) |
| Image Entertainment has canceled its entire remaining HD DVD release slate, and says an official announcement ending support for the format is forthcoming. One of the leading suppliers of independent titles... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HD DVD Group Responds To Netflix/Best Buy (Format War Central, 2/12/2008 7:45pm) |
| Here is the official response from the HD DVD Promotions Group to the news that Netflix is dropping HD DVD. They also commented that Best Buy will continue to carry HD DVD products, even though they will recommend Blu-ray to their customers.
"We have long held the belief that HD DVD is the best format for
consumers [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Welcome to gomerasol.com (Gomerasol.com, 1/20/2006 4:55pm) |
| New Sony BRAVIA LCD Television s Introducing the next step in the evolution of TV - Sony BRAVIA. New LCD flat screen HDTVs. Learn more at the official Sony site. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Wal-Mart Stocks Sub-$200 HD DVD Player (High-Def Digest, 10/26/2007 6:00pm) |
| It's official. After weeks of rumors, Wal-Mart has begun selling Toshiba's second-gen HD-A2 HD DVD player for $198, setting a new low-price record for a stand-alone next-gen player. Although reports of... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This Fallout Film Is So Fantastic, You Might Mistake It As Official (Kotaku, 7/12/2013 4:00pm) |
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 | Samsung Announces New Multi-Year Sponsorship as the Official HDTV of the NFL (Business Wire, 8/23/2007 2:00pm) |
| RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics America Inc., the market leader in HDTVs, is proud to announce the company will be continuing its successful sponsorship as the ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Flight’ release date for Blu-ray, DVD, and UltraViolet (HD-Report, 1/03/2013 10:33pm) |
| Paramount has announced the official release date for "Flight" on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Download and On Demand will February 5, [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Full 'X-Men: The Last Stand' Trailer to Run with 'V for Vendetta' (Comics2Film, 3/03/2006 2:01pm) |
| 20th Century Fox has given official confirmation that the new trailer for X-Men: The Last Stand will appear before V for Vendetta in theaters, and will go up in high-definition on Apple next Monday. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Warner Unleashes 'Twister' Blu-ray, HD DVD Specs (High-Def Digest, 1/10/2008 5:00pm) |
| In its first official title alert since aligning itself with Blu-ray, Warner has issued full specs for its previously-announced dual-format release of 'Twister.' Although the studio indicated in its Blu-ray... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Exec Says Xbox 360 "Lacks Longevity" [Kaz Hirai] (Kotaku, 1/20/2009 10:30am) |
| It's 2006 all over again! Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai smacktalks the Xbox 360, but not the Nintendo Wii.
Let's cut to the chase, here's Kaz talking to the Official PlayStation... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Oppo Kicks Off Early Adoption for Blu-ray Player (Electronic House, 2/25/2009 7:15pm) |
| Oppo Digital is picking 50 early adopters to test out its $499 BDP-83 Blu-ray player before the official release. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Disgaea 3 Hits U.S. PS3s In August [Playstation 3] (Kotaku, 2/28/2008 12:40am) |
| NIS America has made the domestic release of the PlayStation 3 entry in the awesome turn based strategy RPG series official, making summer rich with Prinny explosions. Disgaea 3 will confuse graphics... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Fox Plans Profile 1.1 'Sunshine' Blu-ray For Q1 2008 (High-Def Digest, 10/30/2007 11:00pm) |
| Fox Home Entertainment revealed Monday that it will issue its first Profile 1.1 title in early 2008, a feature-packed Blu-ray release of 'Sunshine.' Although the studio has yet to set an official street... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | More Ultra HD Announcements on Opening Day of CES (Home Media Magazine, 1/09/2013 1:51am) |
| While many companies made their big announcements on 4K yesterday, a few waited for the official opening day of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
Toshiba announced its L9300 series of Ultra HD TVs, which have several image [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | SkyHD installation: first impressions (..:: The Story of David Kaspar ::.., 5/23/2006 8:56am) |
| SkyHD installation: first impressions May 23, 2006 Finally May 22nd arrived and with it the first official installations of one of the first HDTV... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Partners With NASCAR and Solidifies California Labor Day Race Entitlement (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/01/2005 12:00pm) |
| Bolstering its leadership role in high-definition television, Sony Electronics announced it has become the Official Consumer Electronics Partner of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing . ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New 3DS Zelda falls after 'A Link to the Past' (Joystiq, 4/18/2013 1:30am) |
Nintendo is still mulling over an official North American title for this holiday's (Read Full Article) |
 | As the Xbox 360 nears, its predecessor offers some bargain benefits - at least for now (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 9/14/2005 9:36pm) |
| (KRT) - With the release of the Xbox 360 only a couple of months away (an official date has not been set, but Microsoft will not miss the Thanksgiving weekend retail storm), interest in the Xbox brand is at a fever pitch, especially because it will be the first of the next-generation game consoles to reach consumers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Watch the last Nintendo Direct of 2013 (probably) right here (Joystiq, 12/18/2013 1:40pm) |
| just when we thought we were out... Nintendo pulls us back in. 2013 isn't done just yet, because the House of Mario wants to end the Year of Luigi with one more Nintendo Direct.
The official line is that today's broadcast is on Wii U and 3DS [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Xbox 360 Games Only On DVD-9 Discs (DVD-Recordable, 5/11/2006 4:08pm) |
| Following Microsoft's official announcement to offer an HD DVD drive as a peripheral to the Xbox 360 by the end of the year, Microsoft's executives said that the Xbox 360 games will not ship on HD DVD media any time soon. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Rumor: PS3 hacked yet again, this time it might be for keeps (Joystiq, 10/24/2012 2:15am) |
| Yesterday a new, PSN-enabled custom firmware for hacked PlayStation 3 consoles launched, compatible with the official firmware (Read Full Article) |
 | Results for Television (Gomerasol.com, 1/27/2006 8:02pm) |
| New Sony BRAVIA LCD Television s Introducing the next step in the evolution of TV - Sony BRAVIA. New LCD flat screen HDTVs. Learn more at the official Sony site. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Engadget tries out the 3DS XL Circle Pad Pro (Joystiq, 9/21/2012 2:00pm) |
Nintendo released the first official image of the 3DS XL Circle Pad Pro only yesterday, and now we've seen it in person on the show floor at the Tokyo Game Show. In the grand Circle Pad Pro [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | MRV Debuts High-Definition Video Transceivers That Enable Any Fiber Optic Network to Transport HD Video (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/24/2006 5:57pm) |
| MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC. , a leading provider of products and services for out-of-band networking, WDM and optical transport, metro Ethernet, fiber optic components, 10GE and other service aware networking products, today announced a new family of digital video fiber optic transceivers that allow transport of uncompressed high-definition video over standard fiber optic networks. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | It's showtime for HDTV (The Burlington Free Press, 12/14/2005 9:52am) |
| High-definition television offers a sharp picture, but the picture of just where you can find HDTV broadcasting locally has been fuzzy for a while. It becomes slightly clearer today with the official entry of Vermont Public Television into the world of HDTV. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Rookie Mistake (Hartford (Hartford Advocate, 5/18/2005 8:55am) |
| Oh, young Reginald, if you´re going to sell a rented HD television and then report it stolen, do so on the black market and not at a pawn shop with a computer record system. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung Signs Two-Year Deal With the National Football League as the 'Official HDTV' of the NFL (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/02/2005 2:43am) |
| Samsung Electronics America, a global innovator in High Definition TV, and the National Football League , the leade ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dragon Quest 7 reborn on 3DS Feb. 7 in Japan [update] (Joystiq, 10/31/2012 7:00pm) |
| Square Enix has opened an official Japanese website for the (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung and NFL Greats to Kick off 2006 Season with Inaugural Samsung/NFL Football Exhibition in South Florida (Business Wire, 9/06/2006 2:43pm) |
| RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2006-- Samsung, the Official HDTV of the NFL brings football fans an up-close and personal ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony Pulls PS3 Update That Bricked Systems (eCoustics, 6/19/2013 5:50pm) |
| Sony’s latest PlayStation 3 firmware went live Tuesday, but the update that was meant to improve system stability instead left a number of users locked out. Players took to the official PS3 Support forum Tuesday to report the issue, saying [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Iron Man Blu-ray Top DVD Seller at Amazon (Format War Central, 9/30/2008 2:49am) |
| Iron Man on Blu-ray is doing very well just hours before its official release time.
At Amazon today, the 2 disc release of the movie on Blu-ray is the number one seller in the DVD classification, possibly due to the additional $2 discount, making it roughly 35% off the retail price at $25.95.
Perhaps one of the [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
 | The Simpsons coming in high definition (HDTV UK, 3/02/2009 10:09am) |
| Engadget reports that The Simpsons will finally be made in high definition. From 15th February (Stateside), FOX will debut the animated series. Presumably, as Sky has rights to broadcast the show in the UK, it will appear on Sky One HD in due course. No official word on that yet. (Via Engadget) ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba slashing HD DVD prices, but will it work? (Tech Digest, 1/15/2008 8:00am) |
| The fightback has begun in the HD wars, with HD DVD backer Toshiba slashing prices on its players to try and compete with its Blu-ray rivals. In the US, its cheapest HD DVD player will now cost $149 - half its previous official price - while even its high-end player has seen a big cut to $299.]]>
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 | Blu-ray Is A Holiday Shopping Hit (About.com, 12/07/2008 6:00am) |
| If Black Friday sales are any indication, the Blu-ray Disc player is emerging as one of the top gift items this Christmas and Holiday Season. With prices as low as... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'To Be or Not to Be' Blu-ray Bound (High-Def Digest, 5/23/2013 4:00pm) |
| Ernst Lubitsch's 1942 wartime black comedy starring Carole Lombard and Jack Benny is planned for Blu-ray this summer. In an early announcement to retailers, Criterion will be bringing 'To Be or Not [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | DirecTV's HR21 pro gets official (Engadget, 9/07/2007 5:15pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
DirecTV's new hardware rollout has been in the making for some time and now the latest addition to the lineup has been officially unveiled at CEDIA. The HR21-200 was leaked last week, and we've seen prototypes at other shows, but now the prosumer DVR will finally go into production around the end of October and offers some nice features for custom installers ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Xbox 360 price leak (Joystiq, 8/03/2005 5:12am) |
| Unconfirmed reports from a number of anonymous Wal-mart employees claim that the Xbox 360 will arrive in stores on November 4th and retail for $299.99. As expected, there has been no official response from Microsoft. The rumors also suggest that major releases (e.g. PGR3 & Perfect Dark Zero) will retail for $59.99—a 20% markup from current generation standards. We’ll keep you posted. [Thank ... (Read Full Article) |
 | SpatiaLight Subsidiary Receives Official Approved Vendor Status From LG Electronics and ISO-9002 Certifications (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/22/2005 12:45pm) |
| SpatiaLight, Inc. , a leading manufacturer of state of the art liquid crystal on silicon microdisplays, today announced that its wholly-owned Korean subsidiary, SpatiaLight Korea, Inc. , has received two certifications. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Best Buy, Circuit City post strong sales (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat, 1/06/2007 3:32pm) |
| MINNEAPOLIS - The holiday season could have been ugly for electronics retailers, with deep Black Friday discounts and high-definition TVs so common even Home Depot had them. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | OPPO Announces Availability of BDP-83 Universal Blu-ray Player (HDTV Magazine, 7/08/2009 1:33am) |
| I received the following email from OPPO today as a subscriber to their newsletter. Many of you may have received the same letter, but I wanted to make sure everyone was aware of the official "release".
We have not yet reviewed this unit, but we will. A quick search of our site for OPPO will show that they have a good track record of churning out excellent products. And there's no reason to ... (Read Full Article) |
 | INTERVIEW: Arianespace Expects Asian Launches To Pickup (Dow Jones via Yahoo! Asia News, 6/20/2005 8:05am) |
| SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Arianespace (ARS.YY) expects to launch three satellites in Asia this year and four next year, marking a pick up after a slump that has lasted several years, a senior official at the European satellite giant said in a recent interview. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Chinese firms get Blu-ray authorisation (the INQUIRER, 5/23/2008 11:04am) |
| Stewart Meagher the Inquirer, Friday 23 May 2008. 11:44:00 Cheaper drives to go ELEVEN CHINESE companies have been given the official blessing of the Blu-ray Disk Association (BDA) to begin the manufacture of BD disks, drives and players starting next year according to China Tech News. The manufacturers - including TCL, Malata and Desay - have in some cases moved to the BD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Star Wars 3D Continues with Episodes II and III (Business Wire, 8/30/2012 1:01pm) |
| SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox have announced the official release dates for the 3D theatrical launch of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. Attendees [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Producer: Fox Plotting to Bring 'X-Files' Movies to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 7/07/2008 4:00pm) |
| The truth is finally out: Fox is planning to bring the 'X-Files' movies to Blu-ray, the films' producer announced this week via his official blog. As first revealed on www.xfiles.com, producer Frank Spotnitz... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Oblivion Blu-ray & UltraViolet release date announced (HD-Report, 6/04/2013 4:24pm) |
| Coming off an $88M theatrical run ($180M international) Universal’s Oblivion has been given an official release date on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and UltraViolet. While the film will release early to digital download on July 23, [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | New TVs bigger, brighter better (Stuff, 9/05/2005 3:51am) |
| The world leader in the flat television market has introduced the biggest change to television technology since black and white was replaced by colour more than 40 years ago. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | TransTechnology Releases Cutting-Edge DivX Certified DVD Devices (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/02/2005 6:00am) |
| TransTechnology, Europe, a leading consumer electronics manufacturer, and DivX, Inc., the company that created the patent-pending DivX video compression technology, today announced the official DivX certification of the TransTechnology DVX-500E and the DVX-700 Series of DVD players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Massive Dynamics’ 3D Printer Named as Official 3D Printer of Felix The Cat (Business Wire, 4/19/2013 9:00pm) |
| CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Felix The Cat will embrace 3D printing by utilizing Massive Dynamics' PrintForge 3D Printers to create toys and figurines of this iconic feline, enhancing products for both consumers and [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | It's all weather, all the time for 2 Triad stations (News-Record, 3/18/2005 3:32pm) |
| GREENSBORO -- Two Triad television stations have launched channels that offer local weather information 24/7. NBC affiliate WXII (Channel 12) became the latest to leap into the market, with Thursday's official launch of its WXII 12 Weather Plus. (Read Full Article) |
 | PanAmSat to help bring FIFA World Cup to HDTV (Mass High Tech, 9/09/2005 3:32pm) |
| PanAmSat Corp. of Wilton, Conn., a global satellite network provider, is joining with T-Systems, an official broadcast partner with Host Broadcast Services (HBS), to expand its coverage of the 2006 FIFA World Cup soccer championship in Germany. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | PS3 Firmware 2.41 will be released shortly (I4U, 7/08/2008 6:47am) |
| The official Sony Playstation Blog reports that the PS3 firmware 2.41 for the PS3 will be available shortly.
The firmware 2.41 is the replacement for the flawed firmware 2.40 that Sony had to take down last week.
Sony says that for some users firm... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Rumor: Sony may update PS3 firmware for GTA IV problems (Joystiq, 5/13/2008 12:45pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Action
It looks like help may be on the way for those of you who are still experiencing some freezing problems with Grand Theft Auto IV on PS3. One user on the official PlayStation forums said he received an email from Take-Two stating the issue was "with the launch edition of the PS3 and this game" and that "the game was checked over and passed as 100% compati ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Best sites for: Sports (los-portales.com, 7/26/2005 1:26pm) |
| Get a free golf wedge.Custom built for you! At VIPsports, we are proud of our online wagering and Live Sports Betting Lines. Official Medicus Dual-Hinge Driver dealer. Dual hinged golf swing trainer endorsed by PGA star Mark O'Meara. Improve your distance and accuracy. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Xbox 360 Not Hi-Def Enough? (Slashdot, 11/12/2005 1:53am) |
| News for nerds writes "One of the features touted for Xbox 360 is its requirement for games to be 720p and 1080i HDTV resolutions, dubbed The HD Era by Microsoft. Today it's revealed and discussed in the official forum of Bizarre Creations, the Project Gotham Racing 3 developer, that in the final review build for PGR3 the in-game races are actually rendered in 1024x600 to get constant 30fps/2xAA ... (Read Full Article) |
 | So many television choices, let's break it all down (Missoulian, 11/25/2005 5:54am) |
| Remember the days when there were just two kinds of TV - color and black-and-white? Then there was antenna and cable. Then came projection TVs, and flat screens, and plasma screens, and LCDs, and DLPs and satellite. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Paramount Preps 'Drillbit Taylor' Blu-ray for July (High-Def Digest, 5/01/2008 10:00pm) |
| In an alert to retailers, Paramount has set an early-July Blu-ray bow for the comedy 'Drillbit Taylor.' Fresh off of their official return to Blu-ray, Paramount has issued a street date of July 1 for the... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic puts forth proposal for 3D standard on Blu-ray Disc (Engadget, 11/25/2008 3:57am) |
| For those of you plugging your ears whilst humming along in hopes of this whole 3D revolution fading away, we've got a rude awakening headed your way. Just days after hearing that the HDMI specification could be updated to better handle stereoscopic 3D content, along comes word that Panasonic has submitted a proposal to the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) for an official BD standard to store 3D im ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Day I Said Goodbye To My PS3 (Kotaku, 11/15/2012 12:00pm) |
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I purchased my glossy black partner on January 30th, [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | High-definition TV: How to get it and the best gear to buy (Belfast Telegraph, 3/23/2006 3:51pm) |
| High-definition TV will be the biggest technological advance since the switch from black and white. Jimmy Lee Shreeve brings you the lowdown ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | She Devil (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 3/22/2013 10:28pm) |
Olive
Sci-Fi
$24.95 DVD, $29.95 Blu-ray
Not rated.
Stars Mari Blanchard, Jack Kelly, Albert Dekker.
You could probably make a movie wilder-and-woollier than this black-and-white "Regalscope" release by [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Tabula Rasa Trailer now available in HD format (Warcry, 5/30/2006 6:12pm) |
| This just posted at the official TR site: The new high-definition TR trailer is now available for downloading. Experience all the excitement, all the explosive combat action, that TR offers. Get ready to be blown away! You can view the trailer below: Tabula Rasa HD Trailer or download here . This looks really good, and is worth the download. Also, the music reminds me a little of Rush, ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Criterion begins its Blu-ray support (AfterDawn, 5/12/2008 6:02am) |
| The Criterion Collection, the leading distributor of classic cinema, has announced that it will begin its Blu-ray support this year with at least 13 confirmed titles.
The announcement, through the company's official email newsletter, says that the first releases will hit retail shelves in the Q3 of this year.
The thirteen confirmed titles are 'The Third Man,' 'Bottle Rocket,' 'Chungki ... (Read Full Article) |
 | PS3 firmware upgrade 2.3 will give DTS-HD Master Audio support, hurrah! (Tech Digest, 4/11/2008 11:40am) |
| It's official - the PS3 is now the best Blu-ray player you could throw your
money at, and one of the cheapest too, at £299.99. Sony has just
announced the PS3 now has DTS-HD Master Audio support, which is one of the
highest resolution audio formats for films, with Dolby TrueHD being the only
other contender. Support for that format, and DTS-HD High Resolution, will
become available in ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Firefox update adds support for Unreal Engine (Joystiq, 6/25/2013 8:00pm) |
Today's release of Firefox 22.0 introduces official support for 3D gaming via Epic's Unreal Engine, among other significant additions.
Mozilla outlines the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony's new PlayStation 3 is slim, light, and on sale soon (Consumer Reports, 9/19/2012 7:30pm) |
| Sony has announced some upcoming updates to its console-gaming line, including a slimmer PlayStation 3, PlayStation Plus for the Vita hand-held console, and games for PlayStation Mobile. Most significant, the-long rumored even-slimmer PlayStation 3 is now official: The company says... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Artist pictures a budget iPhone -- in color (CNET Blogs, 3/20/2013 10:08pm) |
| The iPhone may only come in black or white, but one digital artist dreamed up some fantastic 3D renderings of the iconic smartphone in blue and red. (Read Full Article) |
 | Sears sells out of $179 Blu-ray player (Punch Jump, 11/18/2008 3:37pm) |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold out of Sharp Inc.’s Blu-ray disc player following an early Black Friday sale to online customers. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HDTV sets become a major holiday barometer (CEA SmartBrief, 12/01/2008 6:00am) |
| With Black Friday now in the rearview mirror, manufacturers of HDTV sets, Blu-ray discs and other video-enhancing goodies are -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This Year's Cheapest Black Friday Blu-ray Player is $38 from Walmart (High-Def Digest, 11/12/2012 8:00pm) |
| Best Buy, Kmart and others will be selling players for as little as $40. There were some solid deals on Blu-ray players last year but only one dropped under $50. 2012's lineup is looking much better [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | In case you missed it: peace broke out in the format war, HD DVD is dead (Engadget, 2/19/2008 6:02pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Just in case you missed the big news earlier this morning, after more than two years on the market, HD DVD finally rolled over. Here's everything you need to know:
Official: HD DVD dead and buried, format war is over
Toshiba: "no plans" to adopt Blu-ray
HD DVD casualty report: over 1m players, recorders, and drives lost to the format war
Pa ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Killer Joe' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 10/24/2012 11:00pm) |
| William Friedkin's 2011 black comedy heads to Blu-ray this December. In an early announcement to retailers, Lionsgate will be releasing 'Killer Joe' on Blu-ray on December 21. Hailed as one of the [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung BD-P1400 Blu-ray Drops Below $300 [Dealzmodo] (Gizmodo, 12/09/2007 5:00pm) |
| At a minimum of two retailers, Samsung's BD-P1400 Blu-ray player has dropped below the $300 barrier...by pennies. But it's done so without rebates or crazy, Black Friday sales.
And while we're still... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS XL gets more colorful in Japan, orange and turquoise are the new black (Engadget, 10/23/2013 8:10am) |
| Given how many 3DS XL liveries Nintendo has teased of late, collectors are liable to go broke trying to catch 'em all. Fresh out of Japan is yet another pair of the gaming giant's extra large -- or LL -- handhelds , except this time they're [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba Releases Official Comment On Reports On Paramount (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News, 10/03/2005 10:02am) |
| (Full text of a statement. Contact details below) TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2005--Our understanding is that Paramount Home Entertainment also continues to support HD DVD, a position established in comments from Paramount officials in press reports. We see Paramount's continued commitment to releasing HD DVD titles as proof that the studio still recognizes HD DVD's advantages: accelerated ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Gateway's FPD2185W 21-inch widescreen LCD (Engadget, 10/04/2005 9:12pm) |
| The official announcement isn’t until Thursday, but a few stores have quietly started selling the FPD2185W, Gateway’s brand new 21-inch, 1680 x 1050 widescreen LCD monitor. They’re pricing this one at $599 — which means they’re more or less going after the 2005fpw , Dell’s much-loved 20-inch LCD. And even though the FPD2185W doesn’t quite have the edge in price (if you dig around yo ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 sells 750,000 units during Black Friday week (CNET Blogs, 11/27/2012 9:17pm) |
| The Microsoft gaming console has a blowout Thanksgiving week and logs a 50 percent increase in Xbox 360 Live subscriptions. (Read Full Article) |
 | Video revolution turns to HDTV (Nashville City (Nashville City Paper, 5/23/2005 5:34am) |
| High definition television represents perhaps the greatest single change in picture quality and visual experience in our lifetime, arguably a far bigger jump than the shift from black and white to color. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba Releases Official Comment on Reports on Paramount (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/03/2005 7:18am) |
| Our understanding is that Paramount Home Entertainment also continues to support HD DVD, a position established in comments from Paramount officials in press reports. We see Paramount's continued commitment to releasing HD DVD titles as proof that the studio still recognizes HD DVD's advantages: accelerated time to market, greater proven capacity, lower expected price, and enhanced consumer ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Runco's 103-inch XP-103DHD plasma gets price, ship date (Engadget, 9/27/2007 5:31pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTVNary a month after Hitachi unveiled a 103-inch plasma of its own to take on Panasonic's beast, Runco is getting even more official about its own iteration that first surfaced at CEDIA. The CinemaWall XP-103DHD features a native 1,920 x 1,080 resolution, a 5,000:1 contrast ratio, provides ISF calibration modes and includes an HDCP-compliant DVI port. Additionally, its ne ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Sex and Death 101' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/06/2008 4:00pm) |
| Starz Home Entertainment has announced an early-July Blu-ray bow for the dark indie romance 'Sex and Death 101.' Written and directed by 'Heathers' scribe Daniel Waters, the Simon Baker-Winona Ryder black... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Now There's An Attack On Titan 3D Action Game In Second Life (Kotaku, 6/24/2013 2:20pm) |
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Aside from some visual novel side stories, there is no official video game for the hot new anime series Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) yet, so Second Life builder Moeka Kohime decided [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Pictures to make first Blu-ray movies available today (TG Daily, 6/20/2006 2:19pm) |
| The first wave of Blu-ray Disc-based movies from Sony Pictures should already be available in retail outlets and Web sites today. Those few who were lucky enough to purchase Samsung's BD-P1000 Blu-ray Disc player in advance of its official launch this Sunday, will now have the opportunity to see whether their high-def pictures are as artifact-free as their medium-def. But some artifacts of the ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HD DVD Websites Note the End of the Format (Format War Central, 3/28/2008 6:51pm) |
| The HD DVD Promotion Group was dissolved today according to the official website. The following message is now shown there:
HD DVD Managing MembersMarch 28, 2008
The HD DVD Promotion Group was dissolved as of March 28, 2008, and the website was closed accordingly.
Please access to DVD Forum for HD DVD formats, andDVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 8:45PM ET (Engadget, 2/19/2014 1:27am) |
| It's Tuesday which means it's time for the Engadget HD Podcast. We hope you'll join us live when the Engadget HD podcast starts recording at 8:45PM. The big cable merger news finally got all official and we'll brake down why it will, or won't, [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony PS3 Grand Theft Auto IV Bundle unveiled (I4U, 4/23/2008 11:50am) |
| Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today confirmed the release of an official Grand Theft Auto IV bundle exclusively for the Sony PS3 console.
The GTA IV PS3 bundle will be available on April 29th.
It will consist of a PLAYSTATION 3 40GB mod... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Belkin kills the FlyWire -- does wireless HD / HDMI even have a chance? (Engadget, 7/16/2009 9:44pm) |
| We sort of saw the writing on the wall, but now Belkin has went and made it official: the FlyWire is dead. Originally showcased at CES 2008 and at practically every AV-related trade show since, the wireless HD-enabling FlyWire was seen as the poster child for wireless HD / HDMI by many, and the death of this product certainly doesn't bode well for the technology as a whole. It's true that AMIMON ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Just in time for Mega Man 5's release on the 3DS Virtual Console, Capcom's offering the game's sound (Kotaku, 5/19/2013 3:00pm) |
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 | Warner dumps HD DVD and goes Blu-ray exclusive! Format war over? Blu-ray triumphant? (Tech Digest, 1/04/2008 8:00am) |
| Uh-oh. Set the internet to RED ALERT - the nasty HD DVD and Blu-ray war might just be about to end, thanks to Hollywood heavyweight Warner deciding to go Blu-ray exclusive in 2008.
In a press release over on its official portal, Warner Bros. has kicked all HD DVD owners to the kerb - and announced it's going Blu-ray exclusive from May of 2008.
The world-ending press release starts like this: ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony: Manufacturing costs for PS4 will be much cheaper than PS3 (AfterDawn, 5/11/2013 7:52pm) |
| During their most recent earnings conference call, Sony CFO Masaru Kato confirmed that unlike the PS3, the PS4 will not be a black hole of profits at launch.The PS3 had an [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal' Blu-ray Announced and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 5/29/2013 4:00pm) |
| The black comedy from writer/director Boris Rodriguez will chow down on Blu-ray this summer. In an early announcement to retailers, Doppelganger Releasing is bringing 'Eddie: The Sleepwalking [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Digital TV switchover date: December 31, 2008 (Engadget, 5/27/2005 3:26pm) |
| So last we heard, some high-tech honchos had gotten together to press Congress on the issue of the official digital TV switchover date . That legislation is now drafted, and sets a December 31, 2008 date by which broadcasters who’re still hogging those analog airwaves have got to give it up. One of the issues still unresolved is what to do about the nagging problem of the 20+ million American ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic Z1 wireless HDTV appearing in US retailers (Engadget, 6/27/2009 6:20am) |
| Hey, look at that -- it's Panasonic's super-hot one-inch thick Z1 wireless HDTV, just cold sitting out for sale in a San Jose Magnolia store. No official availability announcement yet, but we're guessing it's coming soon, right on time for the Z1's planned summer debut. Everyone got their $6,000 ready?Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentPanasonic Z1 wireless HDTV appearing in US re ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Wal-Mart Sells Toshiba HD DVD Player for $98 (allthingsHiDef, 11/01/2007 10:00pm) |
| Wal-Mart, a pivotal Black Friday player, Nov.2 will jumpstart the tradition three weeks by offering Toshiba’s HD-A2 HD DVD player for $98.87. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | School of Rock Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 8/31/2012 7:17pm) |
| Jack Black and his kiddie cohorts rock this Best Buy Blu-ray [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'School of Rock' Blu-ray Best Buy Exclusive (High-Def Digest, 8/20/2012 8:00pm) |
| The 2003 Jack Black comedy will rock high-definition exclusively at Best Buy at the end of August. According to the retailer's website, Paramount will release 'School of Rock' on Blu-ray at Best Buy [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Distro's CES 2013 Daily Issue 73.1 is hot off the digital press (Engadget, 1/08/2013 6:56pm) |
| Today may be the official first day of the rest of our lives CES, but [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | MakerBot announces Replicator Mini 3D printer: one-touch printing for $1,375 (Engadget, 1/07/2014 12:18am) |
| When MakerBot CEO Bre Pettis hit the CES stage today, he was joined by three tall, somewhat ominous black boxes (along with, strangely, acoustic versions of Goo Goo Dolls and Stone Temple Pilots hits). After reminiscing about just how far the [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony adding in-game XMB access and Trophies to PS3 "soon" thanks to 2.40 firmware update (Tech Digest, 6/18/2008 2:40pm) |
| Finally, a year and a half after PlayStation3 launched in some bits of the world, Sony is adding the in-game messaging features its fans have been gagging and pleading for every single day since PS3 first flopped into big, unwanted piles on shop shelves. Confirmation was given on the Official PlayStation Blog, where Sony Network top-cheese Eric Lempel said "We're happy to officially report that ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Buzz Editor's Column: Cinemark official shares Buzz critics' pain, but offers no perfect solution (Chico Enterprise-Record, 2/02/2006 8:11am) |
| Buzz movie critics Allen Lunde and Michelle MacEachern had enough two weeks ago. Their warm review of Queen Latifah's "Last Holiday" took a back seat to their description of the shenanigans they had to endure just to get through a Saturday screening of the movie at Chico's Cinemark movie-plex. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Report: Gamestop circular shows Zelda 3DS coming stateside (Joystiq, 10/18/2013 5:00pm) |
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It's that time of year again, when caveman artifacts paper advertisements are once again relevant to our hyper-connected little corner of the world. Gamestop's Black Friday circular has (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Plots 'MIB' Blu-ray for June (High-Def Digest, 4/07/2008 8:00pm) |
| Making an early trade announcement, Sony says the 'Men in Black' will make their long-awaited Blu-ray debut this June with exclusive BD-Live content. The studio first teased fans earlier this year at CES,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New 4k Blu-ray Disc releases this week (HD-Report, 7/16/2013 1:54pm) |
| Sony has released four new titles to 4k Blu-ray Disc, offering four times the amount of video detail (8.3 megapixels) on Ultra HD TVs. The new titles include Godzilla (1998), Men in Black (1997), Moneyball (2011), [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Black Friday Blitz: 'Prometheus - 3D' Blu-ray $14.99 at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 11/19/2012 6:04pm) |
| The Blu-ray 3D of Ridley Scott's sci-fi blockbuster/'Alien' prequel is only $15 at Amazon! Amazon is offering 'Prometheus - 3D' for only $14.99 (70% off suggested list price)! A team of explorers [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Lincoln’ Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Copy release dates announced (HD-Report, 3/05/2013 7:43pm) |
| DreamWorks studios has announced the official release dates for Lincoln on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and digital formats. In the US, the film will be available in all three formats on March 26, 2013. Internationally, Lincoln [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Grand Theft Auto IV - coming to PS3 and Xbox 360 on April 29 (Tech Digest, 1/24/2008 8:00am) |
| Finally, the game the world has been waiting for has an official release date - GTA IV will arrive on April 29, and it's such an important game it's getting a simultaneous worldwide release.
Coming to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, it was thought for a few worrying months that GTA IV might end up getting re-delayed back to the autumn, after it missed its Autumn 2007 original launch and was sent b ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony to bring official Blu-ray discs to China as pirates peddle crapware (HDTV UK, 1/14/2009 9:35am) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will distribute 30 current Blu-ray titles in China, making it the first Hollywood studio to do so, according to Variety magazine. Titles including Hancock, Kung Fu Hustle, the Spider-Man trilogy, Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind will be available for around 205 yuan (about £18). Initially, Sony will import discs, but it is ho ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony to bring official Blu-ray discs to China as pirates peddle crapware (HDTV UK, 11/19/2008 1:16pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will distribute 30 current Blu-ray titles in China, making it the first Hollywood studio to do so, according to Variety magazine. Titles including Hancock, Kung Fu Hustle, the Spider-Man trilogy, Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind will be available for around 205 yuan (about £18). Initially, Sony will import discs, but it is ho ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic 2009 VIERA HDTVs official pricing revealed (Engadget, 3/12/2009 12:11am) |
| Just in case the HDGuru didn't carry enough credibility for you, Panasonic has finally issued a press release with prices and shipping months for most of its 2009 VIERA brand lineup. We've taken a peek, and everything appears to line up with the leaked figures, including that slim wireless HD equipped Z1 and its $5,999 pricetag, while only copping to a summer ship date. The rest of the lineup pr ... (Read Full Article) |
 | CES: 'Sleeping Beauty,' 'Finding Nemo' Headline Disney's 2008 Blu-ray Plans (High-Def Digest, 1/05/2008 11:34pm) |
| Disney is previewing its Blu-ray plans for 2008 in a pre-CES annoucement, including official confirmation of the highly-anticipated high-def debuts of 'Sleeping Beauty,' 'Finding Nemo' and 'National Treasure.'... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Target to sell $299 26″ LCD HDTV (Punch Jump, 11/24/2008 3:37pm) |
| Target Corp. stores on Black Friday will sell a $299 26″ LCD HDTV to lure customers to early bird specials. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung reveals 50- / 58- / 63-inch 7 Series plasma HDTVs (Engadget, 7/23/2008 2:50pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Not a huge fan of the LCD HDTV? Is plasma more your style? Fantastic, because Samsung just took the (official) lid off of the already spotted 7 Series plasma lineup. Featuring the outfit's Touch of Color design, a 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, daytime / nighttime calibration options and a DNIe Pro video processor, this trio makes no bones abou ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Tropic Thunder' Director's Cut Rumbles Onto Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 10/10/2008 10:00pm) |
| DreamWorks has some big Blu-ray news for you - Ben Stiller's hit comedy 'Tropic Thunder' is rolling into stores this November in a never-before-seen unrated director's cut version. Co-starring Jack Black,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Digitizer makes 3D scanning accessible, but not yet practical (Engadget, 10/31/2013 8:54pm) |
| When Bre Pettis unveiled MakerBot's Digitizer, you couldn't wipe the smile off his face. And, upon opening our own unit, it's easy to understand why. When you lift the plastic unit, swaddled in black foam, out of its cardboard box, you feel like [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS platformer Fractured Soul has been ported to PC, and it's out today. (Kotaku, 2/25/2014 8:16pm) |
| 3DS platformer Fractured Soul has been ported to PC, and it's out today. You can get it on GOG, Desura, or the official website (Read Full Article) |
 | Microsoft "Cautiously Optimistic" About Its 2009 [Xbox 360] (Kotaku, 12/04/2008 2:00am) |
| Given Microsoft's recent Black Friday sales boasting, we'd think that the Xbox 360 team's egos are severely bloated. Not so. Shane Kim says the company is, somewhat distressingly, "cautiously... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | CES: Samsung's BD-P4600 Blu-ray Player Breaks Out of the Box with Unique Styling (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/08/2009 12:10pm) |
| In a welcome departure from the standard black box design, Samsung's new line of Blu-ray Disc players will combine unique styling with advanced networking capabilities.
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 | Philips intros 42PFL9903D Aurea II LCD HDTV (Engadget, 11/06/2008 2:35pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Late in August, we got wind of an elusive Aurea II HDTV that was in development from Philips. Now, we're looking at the official result of that labor. The 42-inch Philips Aurea II (or 42PFL9903D, if you'd prefer) packs a 1080p panel, the latest version of the Perfect Pixel HD engine, a dynamic contrast ratio of 30,000:1 and a wicked fast two-millis ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Viewers buy in to television 'revolution' (The Observer, 2/19/2006 12:47am) |
| High street shoppers are scrambling for television sets that will allow them to watch pictures in 'high definition' - billed as the biggest TV revolution since the switch from black and white to colour 40 years ago. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Question of the Week - Why are Black Bars Sometimes Still Visible on a 16x9 HDTV? (About.com, 4/13/2008 10:00am) |
| The impact of the coming Digital TV transition, and the impact of HDTV, is making TV buying decisions for consumers more complex. One common question that is often asked is:... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Lenovo Wireless DLP Projector (BIOS, 10/12/2005 12:55pm) |
| As a global leader in the PC market - thanks to its purchase of IBM's personal computing division earlier in the year - Lenovo is set to release its first wireless projector. The wholly-black ThinkVision C400 is aimed at business professionals and comes with int... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray movies outselling HD DVD by a wide margin; still nothing decided (Gadgetell, 12/01/2007 9:56pm) |
| [IMG Blu-ray v HD DVD] As the current next-generation format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD takes stock of sales figures from the all important Black Friday weekend, it appears that the Blu-ray camp has some encouraging news. Despite the aggressive pricing of HD DVD players (less than $200 in some locations) Blu-ray movie purchases have outpaced HD DVD movies nearly two to one. Tracking firm Nie ... (Read Full Article) |
 | JVC, Sharp launch LCD TV/Blu-ray combos (Consumer Reports, 1/17/2009 5:00pm) |
| In a battle for consumers who'd like one less black box to deal with, JVC and Sharp came out swinging at the recent CES with new LCD TVs that feature integrated Blu-ray players. JVC's entry is the LT-B300 (click on the image for a closer look), a 42-inch 1080p LCD TV/Blu-ray combo slated to arrive in June at an undisclosed price. Speaking of Blu-ray, the company also showed its first stand ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Jack Ryan Collection,' 'Kite Runner' Lead Paramount's Q1 HD DVD Plans (High-Def Digest, 1/18/2008 5:00pm) |
| Paramount has issued a new press release outlining its Q1 HD DVD release plans, including official confirmation of the high-def return of 'The Jack Ryan Collection' and a debut for 'The Kite Runner.' Originally... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony confirms updates to PS3 including new video service (AfterDawn, 4/16/2008 10:51pm) |
| Confirmed by the official Sony blog, the company will be bringing several prominent new updates to the PlayStation 3 console including a new video service and in-game XMB.
Peter Dille, the senior VP for marketing with the PlayStation Network, confirmed that "some form of a new video service is definitely in the works", different from "others you've seen or used." The PSN currently only al ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HDTV demand boosts PanAmSat into the black (Financial (Financial Times, 5/16/2005 3:24pm) |
| Strong demand for high definition television (HDTV) programming helped PanAmSat, the US communications satellite operator, report a first quarter profit, compared with a net loss a year earlier. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Alt-week 01.26.14: Hawking says there are no black holes, and a 3D printed liver could be on the way (Engadget, 1/27/2014 12:30am) |
| Alt-week takes a look at the best science and alternative tech stories from the last seven days.
Science. What good is it if the end result is Robosapien and a sweet 3D printed phone cases? Thankfully, there are great minds at work to put it to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Walmart Selling $38 Blu-ray Player on Thanksgiving (Home Media Magazine, 11/08/2012 9:02am) |
| Walmart Nov. 8 said it would offer a $38 LG Blu-ray Disc player with Wi-Fi, in addition to movie discs priced from $1.96 during three in-store events beginning at 8 p.m. local time on Thanksgiving.
Indeed, Walmart on Black Friday in 2003 [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Week recap: PS3 streak, Xbox 360 climb, Wii Black Friday (Punch Jump, 11/25/2007 5:51pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 outsold Nintendo Co.’s Wii for a second straight week in Japan retail sales. The PS3 ranked No. 3 in overall hardware sales. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fire Emblem: Awakening launches Feb. 4 in North America (Joystiq, 12/05/2012 5:28pm) |
Fire Emblem: Awakening for 3DS has an official North American release date, just announced during Nintendo Direct: February 4, 2013. (Read Full Article) |
 | AVP Announces Multi-Brand Sponsorship Agreement With Sony (SYS-CON Media, 5/22/2006 3:14pm) |
| AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of AVP, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: AVPI) , a lifestyle sports entertainment company focused on professional beach volleyball, announced today a new, multi-faceted sponsorship with Sony for the 2006 AVP season. The agreement will make Sony BRAVIA(TM) Televisions the 'Official High Definition Television' and Sony Cybershot(R) and a(TM) ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Starz Set to Launch Five New HD Channels (High-Def Digest, 10/23/2009 4:00pm) |
| Due out mid 2010, the expansion ups Starz HD offerings to nine high definition channels. The lineup of new HD channels from the movie provider will include Stars Cinema HD, Starz in Black HD, IndiePlex... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony launches HD laptop with Blu-ray (Digit Magazine, 9/15/2006 10:55am) |
| Sony has announced its Autumn 2006 line of notebooks, which includes a mode with a 17-inch, high-definition screen and a Blu-ray drive. The Vaio AR20 series has a 17-inch screen with a resolution of 1,920-x-1,200 and an X-black coating for higher contrast output. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Monster offers multi-room audio with streamcast bluetooth module for clarity hd model one (CE Pro, 9/11/2012 8:03pm) |
| Now Available in Silver, Bronze and Automotive-Grade Red and Yellow Gloss Finishes with White and Black coming this fall; Easily Add Wireless Audio Streaming Throughout the Home with new StreamCast™ HD Transmitter and Receiver [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Key Digital-R- Becomes a Crestron Certified Integrated Partner (Business Wire via Yahoo! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/02/2005 2:01pm) |
| Key Digital Systems (Key Digital), a leading total systems solution provider of custom installation and home theater digital video products, and Crestron Electronics, Inc., the leader in the systems integration market for almost thirty years, are pleased to announce Key Digital as an official Crestron Certified Integrated Partner. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Pioneer's KURO Plasma HDTV Prototypes - Black is Back and Thin is In! (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/09/2008 1:19am) |
| At CES in Las Vegas this year, Pioneer showed off some impressive new plasma flat panel HDTV prototypes that are sure to keep their competition on their toes for the next few years. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | CES 2008: Xbox 360 on back burner at trade show (Punch Jump, 1/07/2008 8:01pm) |
| Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 was largely placed on the black burner as the company focused on other products at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Strong Week for Blu-ray - VideoScan First Alert Week Ending Feb 10 (Format War Central, 2/15/2008 5:38pm) |
| In the latest Home Media Magazine we read that Blu-ray had a good week, outselling HD DVD by a 4:1 ratio for the week ending February 10.
The official market share ratio from VideoScan First Alert data was 81:19 for the week.
The Year to Date ratio is now 77:23 and the market share since inception remains [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fry’s Selling 3D Blu-ray Player for $49.99 (Home Media Magazine, 11/16/2012 5:54pm) |
| Fry’s Electronics is now selling an unnamed 3D Blu-ray Disc player with Wi-Fi and embedded Netflix and YouTube apps for $49.99.
The regional consumer electronics chain included the price point in its Nov. 16 “Pre-Black [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | LaCie intros 8x d2 Blu-ray burner, LaCinema Black MAX media streamer (Engadget, 2/09/2009 8:51pm) |
| It was May of last year when LaCie last updated its external d2 Blu-ray burner, so it's about time we saw that 4x burn rate double to an entirely more palatable 8x. Available now for consumers in the US, the latest d2 Blu-ray Drive ($449.99) can toast both single- and dual-layer BD-Rs at 8x, and it can connect to one's machine via FireWire or USB 2.0. In related news, the outfit has also introdu ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Black Friday Blitz: 'Brave' Blu-ray $8.99 at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 11/22/2012 11:20pm) |
| Own Pixar's latest adventure on Blu-ray for only $9 in Amazon's lightning deal! Amazon is offering 'Brave' for only $8.99! Set in the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland, Disney Pixar's Brave [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic Japan outs three Blu-ray set-top boxes with digital TV tuners (CrunchGear, 9/09/2009 3:20pm) |
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Panasonic Japan announced a total of three new Blu-ray-based set-top boxes today [JP], the first devices in the industry featuring a digital CATV tuner. All of the models (TZ-BDW900M/pictured, TZ-BDW900F and TZ-BDW900P) have a 500GB HDD on board, too. (Read Full Article) |
 | Disney Plotting 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Box Set for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 8/02/2007 6:00pm) |
| No date yet, but Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed on Wednesday that the studio is indeed planning a 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Blu-ray box set. Ever since 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Zelda edition Nintendo 3DS XL spotted in GameStop ad with $220 price (Engadget, 10/18/2013 7:51pm) |
| Americans wanting that flashy Zelda edition 3DS XL may not have to import a European model. If GottaDeal.com's leaked copy of GameStop's Black Friday flyer proves to be accurate, Nintendo's gold-colored handheld should be available in the US for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Coen Brothers Collection’ on Blu-ray just $19.99 (HD-Report, 11/11/2012 5:24pm) |
| Here’s a Blu-ray Deal that compares with any Black Friday sales going on this week, and you don’t have to fight crowds to get it. Amazon is selling the Coen Brothers Collection on Blu-ray for just $19.99 (that’s $49 bucks off the [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | ABC not Welcome to the Neighborhood (TV Squad, 7/07/2005 11:49pm) |
| Filed under: ABC , Industry , Reality The new ABC reality series Welcome to the Neighborhood , originally scheduled to debut on July 10, has been pulled due to protests from local residents of a town near Austin, Texas. Seven families, including a gay couple with an adopted son, people of Asian, black and Hispanic descent and pagans, had to convince conservative residents that they were ... (Read Full Article) |
 | PS3 firmware update adds full screen flash viewing (AfterDawn, 12/04/2008 2:57am) |
| Eric Lempel, Sony's Director of PlayStation Network Operations, has posted on the official PlayStation 3 blog that the upcoming PS3 firmware update, version 2.53 will bring improvements to the Flash Player via the internet browser.
From the blog:
"Hi everyone, in the next PS3 firmware update (v2.53), coming soon, weÂ’re improving the way the Flash Player works with the internet browser. I ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Pioneer readies a frankly unnecessary FOUR new Blu-ray players for Europe (Tech Digest, 6/26/2008 10:45am) |
| Someone high-up in Pioneer has decided Europe is ready to adopt Blu-ray. The company has today announced release dates for the BDP-LX91, BDP-LX08, BDP-LX71 and BDP-51FD for Europe. Yes, all four of them. Each model is slightly different in some way. Although they're all rocking the "anonymous black rectangle" design on the outside. They all do the "Full HD" standard 1080p24 and have "HDMI 1 ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Those 8-foot TVs are mighty tempting on Super Bowl Sunday (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/02/2006 5:26am) |
| Black & Gold mania has hit even this West Coast native. My entire focus is honing in on Super Bowl dining although I can't decide whether to stay home and invite friends over to watch on our small, non-HDTV screen or to join a mob of "Stiller" faithfuls at one of Pittsburgh's colorful sports bars. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft sold 750,000 Xbox 360 units over weekend (AfterDawn, 11/28/2012 1:44am) |
Large discounts on bundles led to a huge day for the company.
Microsoft has announced today that they sold 750,000 Xbox 360 units in the U.S. on [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Pioneer's P.U.R.E PDP-506HD, PDP-436HD, and PDP-436SX HDTVs (Engadget, 7/21/2005 7:25pm) |
| It pretty much goes without saying that Pioneer’s new P.U.R.E. Black/P.U.R.E. Vision plasma HDTV s aren’t going to be headed to these shores (at least not right now, anyway), but feel free to peep their 4000:1 contrast-ratio models, the PDP-506HD, PDP-436HD, and PDP-436SX. [Via Akihabara News ] Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments © 2005 Weblogs, Inc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Must see HDTV this weekend (HD-Report, 11/30/2012 11:39pm) |
| Just got that new HDTV on Black Friday? Here’s some must-watch HDTV this weekend. College Football Friday, Nov. 30 “PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP ’12: UCLA-STANFORD” – 8/7c (8:00-10:00pm ET/PT) on FOX NBA Friday, Nov. 30 Boston [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Black Friday Blitz: 'The Prisoner: The Complete Series' Blu-ray $22.99 at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 11/21/2012 7:20pm) |
| Amazon's lightning deal offers the 5-disc Blu-ray set of the classic series for nearly eighty percent off! Amazon is offering 'The Prisoner: The Complete Series' for only $22.99! Since its CBS debut [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Theatrhythm: Curtain Call brings another gorgeous 3DS XL to Japan (Joystiq, 2/05/2014 1:00pm) |
| Oh, to live in Japan and have enough yen to buy all the 3DS XLs. Square Enix adds to the handheld's library of super-sized stunners with a black and gold number for Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy: Curtain Call, the follow-up to 2012's Final [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Blu-ray extra clips (HD-Report, 11/06/2012 3:35am) |
| If you’re into film noir, director Billy Wilder, or classic black & white films in general, you might want to pick up Sunset Boulevard on Blu-ray Disc this Tuesday. Placed at #12 on the American Film Institute’s Greatest American [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Zune HD specs fill in the blanks on video format support, battery life and more (Engadget, 8/13/2009 8:28pm) |
Now that everything Zune HD is official and available for pre-order, Microsoft has seen fit to loose official specs, putting to rest -- at least until we can do a full hands on -- questions about what to expect from the OLED touchscreen packing device. From dimensions (52.7 mm x 102.1 mm x 8.9 mm, 2.6 oz) to battery life (24 hours for music with wireless off, up to 4 hours of video) and charge time (3 hours, 2 hours to 90%.) While the offical site (incorrectly) currently lists max video res at barely-better-than-DVD 720 x 480, we contacted Microsoft and received the official specs on video support, and if for some reason you needed to hear it again: the Tegra chip is a beast. Ready for HDTV playback when it's plugged into the AV dock, the Zune software supports up to 1280 x 720, 30 frames per second at a max 14 Mbps bitrate for WMV HD and h.264 sources. Confirmed still a bummer? No wireless video streaming from the Zune Video Marketplace, though the specs do indicate that purchases and rentals will work across all three screens, PC, Zune and Xbox 360. Check the corrected specs after the break, now all that's left is getting some alone time with one.Continue reading Zune HD specs fill in the blanks on video format support, battery life and moreFiled under: Handhelds, HDTV, Home EntertainmentZune HD specs fill in the blanks on video format support, battery life and more originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
 | Film critic steals John Singleton's wallet (Cinematical, 8/10/2005 11:35pm) |
| Filed under: New Releases As if filmmakers needed another reason to hate critics. Apparently, a writer for the Philadelphia Daily News (I'm going to leave him nameless, because I'm sure he's going through enough) accidentally stole John Singleton's wallet. He was interviewing the director and, thinking the generic black leather billfold was his, took it off a conference table and packed it ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Paramount to re-issue old Blu-ray titles (AfterDawn, 5/01/2008 8:57pm) |
| After officially announcing its return to Blu-ray yesterday, Paramount has decided to re-issue 8 of its previously-discontinued Blu-ray tiles from before the studio went HD DVD exclusive in August 2007.
Beginning May 20th, the studio will bring back 'Aeon Flux,' 'Babel,' 'Black Snake Moan,' 'Dreamgirls,' 'Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow,' 'Sleepy Hollow,' 'The Untouchables' ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung intros high-end HDMI plasma TVs (Tom's Hardware Guide, 8/10/2005 9:27pm) |
| Samsung announced the 72 plasma HDTV series, three new high-end models that will be offered through the retail channel. The new product family is designed in a gloss-black casing typical for step-up models and side audio/video input jacks. Additionally, the devices are equipped with 10 speakers. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Plasma experiment shows how astrophysical jets are formed (PhysOrg, 6/29/2005 2:07pm) |
| Applied physicists at the California Institute of Technology have devised a plasma experiment that shows how huge long, thin jets of material shoot out from exotic astrophysical objects such as young stars, black holes, and galactic nuclei. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-Ray and Xbox 360? It's possible, says Moore (Joystiq, 1/10/2006 10:05pm) |
| Filed under: PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 With the announcement of an external HD-DVD drive for the Xbox 360, Microsoft looked to clearly choose sides in the format war. However, all is not black-and-white in the business, according to Peter Moore. In an interview with Japanese website ITmedia , Moore noted that, if the format war concluded with Blu-Ray as the clear winner, Microsoft ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Verizon Launches Motorola Droid Razr M, Razr HD in Blue (eCoustics, 5/29/2013 12:10am) |
| If you’re interested in either the Motorola Droid Razr M, or the higher-end Razr HD but not exactly digging the current black and white color options, then we have some potentially good news. Verizon just launched the Razr M and Razr HD [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Black Friday Blitz: 'Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection' Blu-ray $149.99 at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 11/19/2012 9:08pm) |
| The Blu-ray boxed set of 15 classic films from the Master of Suspense is half off at Amazon! Amazon is offering 'Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection' for $149.99 (50% off suggested list [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Gefen Updates HDTV Input Switcher (The Mac Observer, 11/30/2005 1:53pm) |
| Gefen announced the immediate availability of its updated 4x1 HDMI Switcher on Tuesday. The switcher lets you connect up to four HD sources to a single HDTV display. The switcher can also accept DVI sources with an adapter, is controllable with an IR remote, and more. The case has been weighted so that it doesn't tip when cables are connected, and now is available in black in addition to ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Polaroid 42 1080p LCD HDTV (Hot Breaking News | BreakingNewsBandits, 11/21/2007 5:44am) |
| Polaroid 42 1080p LCD HDTV going for as low as $799. With the upcoming Black Friday, there are going to be a bunch of amazing deals. That brings us to the Polaroid 42″ LCD HDTV. There is news and possibly rumors that Walmart and other stores will have a great deal on this Polaroid HDTV set. The TV comes equipped with 2 HDMI inputs, 1080p Full HD resolution, and ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Pioneer PDP-5070HD Review (I4U, 11/15/2006 4:00pm) |
| This review from our partners Digital Trends features the Pioneer PDP-5070HD 50 inch Plasma HDTV.
Quote from the review:
"Pioneer's 7th generation plasma, the PDP-5070HD makes strides over last years offering, the 5060HD with improved black ... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Memorex MVBD-2510 Blu-ray player hits $139.99 (but not for long) (Engadget, 11/17/2008 6:24am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Okay, so maybe Memorex's Profile 1.1 MVBD-2510 was only $269 from the get-go, but busting through the unofficial $150 price barrier is a pretty big deal for Blu-ray. Granted, we're totally expecting a few more to join the fold come Black Friday, but who's not all about buying from the comfort of one's home versus braving frigid temperatures only to catch e ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft sold over 750K Xbox 360s last week, more than double Wii U sales (Engadget, 11/27/2012 9:37pm) |
| Microsoft's aging Xbox 360 console still has some pep in its proverbial step, moving more [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | OLEVIA 265TFHD HDTV (Cybertheater.com, 10/16/2007 2:41pm) |
| [ olevia-247tfhd-hdtv.jpg] OLEVIA has recently announcedits all new striking black metallic 265TFHD HDTV with high-quality LCD panel to the world. Each of its features is updated to industrial designs. OLEVIA 265TFHD HDTV which will be sold worldwide through Costco and Olevia is also ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | LOTR: Motion Picture Trilogy Extended on Blu-ray just $43 today (HD-Report, 11/15/2012 5:31pm) |
| Amazon isn’t waiting until next week to start throwing around Black Friday deals. Today only, you can get The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Extended Edition on Blu-ray Disc for just $43.49. That’s 64% off the list price [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | LCD panel makers expect TV panel market to almost double next year (AnandTech, 12/01/2005 3:35pm) |
| DigiTimes reports that the LCD TV market is expected to nearly double next year.  Lower prices and larger panel sizes are pushing these puppies into the mainstream. I can attest to that as I was able to pickup a 27" 16:9 HDTV LCD for $400 after rebate during Black Friday: AU Optronics (AUO) expects the market to nearly double to... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Black Friday Blitz: 'Hell on Wheels: The Complete First Season' Blu-ray $13.49 at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 11/21/2012 3:20am) |
| The lightning deal serves up the first season of the hit AMC series on Blu-ray for a terrific price at Amazon! Amazon is offering 'Hell on Wheels: The Complete First Season' for only $13.49! The [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | PS3 sales reach 1 million in UK (Joystiq, 2/13/2008 2:25pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Business
GamesIndustry.Biz reports that the PlayStation 3 has now sold over one million units in the UK, a milestone reportedly reached several weeks before the PlayStation 2 did back in its embarrassingly low-polygon day. Sony's black behemoth was launched in the region on March 23 2007 -- roughly 47 weeks ago -- and thus reached the million mark in (slightly) l ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSN Tuesday: Pre-orders galore, Rayman Legends, Diablo 3 on PS3 (Joystiq, 9/04/2013 2:00am) |
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The PlayStation Network is piling the prospective sales high today, offering pre-orders of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, Batman: Arkham [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | How much do stores jack up ambient lighting to sell you HDTVs? (Home Theater, 8/09/2009 2:02pm) |
| Along with selling unknowing consumers $80 HDMI cables that they could buy online for a few bucks, HDTV retailers other longtime scam is to boost the brightness in their stores (including on the sets themselves) to entice buyers. Why? In part because bright screens can mask poor black-level performance on cheaper sets. But then [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Alicia Keys bringing story to UPN (TV Squad, 1/12/2006 5:07pm) |
| Filed under: Drama , Talent , UPN UPN has decided to stick with the "celebrity coming of age" approach for a new drama based on the childhood of recording artist Alicia Keys. Heck, it worked for Chris Rock.The series will be based on Keys', who had a white mother and a black father and was raised by her mother in Hell's Kitchen after her parents divorced when she was two. She started ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Xenon, 1080P, Single Chip, DLP Projector Features Perkinelmer's Cermax Xenon Lighting Technology (PhotonicsOnline, 6/09/2006 1:08pm) |
| By leveraging Cermax Xenon and 1080p resolution, Delta Electronics' new DLP projector delivers high definition, remarkable colors and superior image quality, offering customers 1,000 screen lumens and a 12,000:1 contrast ratio through built-in Dynamic Black technology... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Club Nintendo adds a rainbow of 3DS XL charging cradles (Joystiq, 10/26/2013 3:00am) |
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Those bored of staid black will find the selection of charging cradles for the 3DS XL handheld greatly expanded come Halloween, though none of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | LED HDTV Deal: Panasonic 55-inch TC-L55E50 Net $788 After $100 Credit (Big Picture Big Sound, 12/03/2012 8:40am) |
| Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be over, but Amazon is offering a killer deal on this 55-inch LED/LCD HDTV from [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS holiday bundle includes red 3DS, pre-loaded Mario 3D Land (Joystiq, 11/19/2012 3:00pm) |
| Nintendo isn't making too big a deal out of Black Friday. Its special holiday 3DS bundle, out Nov. 23, is almost exactly identical to the [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | NuVision ships Deep Black 1080p LCDs (Engadget, 5/03/2007 6:56pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTVArizona manufacturer NuVision has begun shipping a pair of 1080p LCDs -- the 42-inch 42LCM1 and 47-inch 47LCM1 -- intended for custom installers and specialty retailers. The sets include those extra features and electronics that cater to high-end audiences, including NiDO image optimization and color processing, Crestron-certified RS-232 control with IR pass through for ... (Read Full Article) |
 | The Difference is Black and White with New Pioneer Elite PureVision Plasma Televisions (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/10/2005 6:00pm) |
| Pioneer Electronics Inc. today introduced two new Pioneer Elite PureVision high-definition plasma televisions that take three-dimensional high-definition imaging to a new level with best-in-class picture clarity and color accuracy. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | ViewSonic intros 47-inch N4785p / 42-inch N4285p LCD HDTVs (Engadget, 1/07/2008 5:38pm) |
| Filed under: CES, Displays, HDTV
Not really lookin' for a projector? Fret not, as ViewSonic is also dishing out a new pair of "affordable" 1080p LCD TVs. Announced today at CES, the immediately available 47-inch N4785p / 42-inch N4285p both come with 1080p resolutions, a glossy piano black finish, Advanced ClearPicture and an integrated NTSC / ATSC / Clear-QAM tuner technology to boot. As for ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray Player available (HDTV origin, 11/21/2007 6:28am) |
| [IMG Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray Player available]Panasonic announced that its next generation Blu-ray Disc player, the DMP-BD30, is now shipping and is available prior to Black Friday in channel partner stores in many regions of the country. The BD30 is the first Blu-ray player to incorporate Final Standard Profile 1.1 — a supplementary interactive function added to the Blu-ray Disc standard whi ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HANNspree's 28-inch 1080p HT09 LCD HDTV comes to America for $500 (Engadget, 11/24/2008 4:40pm) |
| Just in time for brands like Vizio, Panasonic, Sony and Sanyo to undercut it on Black Friday, HANNspree has swooped in and delivered its bedroom-sized 1080p LCD HDTV to the great lands of North America. The set, which was made available a few months prior in the UK, claims to be the planet's first 28-inch "1080p" HDTV, with a native 1,920 x 1,200 resolution, two HDMI ports, a VGA socket, integr ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony launches third-generation internal 8x Blu-ray writer (AfterDawn, 9/23/2008 9:27pm) |
| Sony has announced the launch of its BWU-300S internal desktop Blu-ray drive which will begin Sony's third generation of internal Blu-ray drives.
The company says the drive will burn single and dual layer BD-R or BD-RE at fast 8x speeds, allowing users to fill up each layer (25GB) in 15 minutes. As an added bonus, the drive will ship with a free BD copy of Men In Black.
DVDs can be burnt at ... (Read Full Article) |
 | PS3 Slim all but official with leaks, rumors, and scans galore (Ars Technica, 8/05/2009 2:33pm) |
The talk of a slimmed down version of the PlayStation has been around for a long time, with our favorite inside source laying down the timeline for the system as well as what would happen before the hardware's launch. It looks as if more and more of the prophecy is coming true, with a new mountain of evidence pointing towards the upcoming release of new PS3 hardware.
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| (Unranked) | HDTV Deals: Sharp 60-inch LC-60LE600U 1080p LED: $999.99 Shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/22/2012 9:07am) |
| Best Buy is hosting a pre-Black Friday sale and slashing $400 off the price of this super-big, super-cool [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Exceptional HD picture quality Samsung Slim LED 1080 DLP HDTV (Technorati, 12/09/2007 8:36am) |
| Enjoy more picture and less frame with Samsung’s HL-T6187S DLP HDTV. The piano black bezel is just 0.6″ wide; the set’s slim depth lets it fit where others won’t. The energy-efficient 61″ screen features a powerful, long-lasting LED light engine that turns on almost instantly. Full HD 1080p resolution and Samsung Cinema Smooth technology deliver a wide range of brilliant colors, with bri ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Super Joystiq Podcast Special: Gamescom 2013 Day 3 (Joystiq, 8/21/2013 11:00pm) |
| Filed under: Podcasts
It's the first official day of (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDTV Deals: Samsung 55-inch UN55ES8000 1080p 3D LED: $2397.99 shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/23/2012 10:05pm) |
| Just in time for Black Friday, TigerDirect is slashing 30 percent off Samsung's feature-packed 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | HDTV Television - AT&T U-verse TV to Include Starz Content (Tel TV, 8/11/2006 1:42pm) |
| AT&T U-verse TV to Include Starz Content … and Encore channels, including: Starz, Starz on Demand, Starz HDTV, Starz Edge, Starz in Black, Starz... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Vizio Drops HDTV Prices for Holiday Shopping (I4U, 11/28/2008 12:25pm) |
| VIZIO has announced price reductions on some of its most popular models in time for holiday shopping. Price reductions are being offered on 19-inch, 32-inch, 37-inch, and 42-inch HDTVs. The prices are part of VIZIO's Black Friday push.
The 19-inch VA19 ... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Special Edition Panasonic TH-58PZ600K 58 inch Full HD Plasma HDTV (I4U, 10/28/2006 2:20pm) |
| Panasonic announced the Viera TH58PZ600K 58 inch full HD (1,920x1,080px) Plasma. The Panasonic Viera TH-58PZ600K is a limited edition that comes in piano black finish with fitting stand. This nice 1080p Panansonic Plasma HDTV features 4,000:1 con... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Pioneer to Strengthen Its PureVision High-Definition Plasma Lineup in Japan (Japan Corporate News, 9/14/2006 9:42am) |
| Tokyo, Japan, Sept 14, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Pioneer Corporation announced today that the company will introduce two "PureVision" high-definition plasma TVs equipped with its proprietary technology "New P.U.R.E.(*1) Black Panel" to strengthen its PureVision plasma lineup. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | byd:sign Introduces First DivX Certified HDTV to Hit Japan (eHomeUpgrade, 6/30/2008 4:45pm) |
| DivX, Inc., a digital media company, today announced the DivX Certificationâ„¢ of byd:sign Corporation’s new LCD HDTV (model: DC-1902DWB [black], DC-1902DWW [white]).
To be released this month, byd:sign’s LCD HDTV (liquid crystal display high-definition television) is the first LCD HDTV with DivX Certification for the Japan market. With guaranteed DivX video playback, users will enjoy ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Exceptional HD picture quality Samsung Slim LED 1080 HDTV (Technorati, 12/09/2007 8:41am) |
| Exceptional HD picture quality Samsung Slim LED 1080 HDTV Published in December 9th, 2007 Posted by Digg RSS News Search for HDTV in HDTV Reviews No Comments If you want woow effect then this is the one for you. If you like to watch sports, the motion is smooth and clear. Movies, the colors are true & bright, and the black level is excellent. The screen size is HUGE! Even regular 4:3 programs loo ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDTV Guide: Panasonic 2013 Plasma TV Details including Pricing/Availability (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/15/2013 12:15am) |
| Panasonic has plenty of new plasmas with better black levels and colors, My Home Screen personalization, and even select [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Cyber Monday LED TV Deal: 55-inch Panasonic TC-L55DT5 3D Smart TV: $999.99 (Save $1500) (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/26/2012 12:21pm) |
| In a sea of low price no-name disposable Black Friday TV deals comes an actual deal on a great-looking LED/LCD [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | New Pioneer PureVision Plasma Televisions Make HDTV Look Picture Perfect (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/10/2005 6:17pm) |
| Two new PureVision plasma televisions introduced today by Pioneer Electronics Inc. take a leap forward in picture quality with enhanced black level detail and brilliant image quality to deliver amazingly sharp, bright, accurate picture quality that lets sports fans, gamers and movie buffs experience the best of what HDTV programming is meant to deliver. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Nintendo eShop releases: Sega 3D Classics, Mario games sale, SMT4 for $30 (Joystiq, 11/29/2013 2:00pm) |
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An assortment of Mario games at 30 percent off isn't a bad way to do Black Friday, but the eShop really gets into the mood with (Read Full Article) |
 | Syntax Olevia 232V 32inch LCD HDTV with ATSC/NTSC Combo Tuner and Side-Spea (HDTV News Blog, 11/11/2007 3:08pm) |
| Syntax Olevia 232V 32inch LCD HDTV with ATSC/NTSC Combo Tuner and Side-Speaker (Black) - Grade A Recertified w/ 90-Days Warranty, $515.00 Shipped! ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sharp 42 inch 1080p HDTV on Sale until Black Friday on Dell (I4U, 11/20/2008 11:00am) |
| Dell put again the nice Sharp 42-inch LC42SB45U 1080p HDTV on Sale for $799 again. Early November you needed a coupon to get the LC42SB45U on Dell for $799, now Dell sells this Sharp full HD HDTV for $799 until 27th of November (Thanksgiving Day). I am not...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HDTV - Premium Products Reign This Holiday Season (Broad Help, 11/16/2007 7:04pm) |
| HDTV - Premium Products Reign This Holiday Season By admin on November 16, 2007 Premium Products Reign This Holiday Season Forbes - When forecasting 2007 Black Friday sales, Sang Tang, HDTV research analyst with Current Analysis West, an NPD Group company, stated that “plasma will be very aggressive at 50-inches and will maintain a foothold on the high Topics: HDTV | No Comments » ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Pioneer launches PDP-5000EX in June (HDBlog.net, 4/04/2006 1:26pm) |
| Pioneer launches PDP-5000EX for June “It’s been a while since we heard about Pioneer’s ‘world’s smallest’ 50-inch 1080p plasma. […] Pioneer’s launching their PDP-5000EX 1080p Pure Vision Black 1080p set in June with component, composite, HDMI, and HDCP DVI inputs.” [Engadget]
Tags: HDTV, plasma, 1080p ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Verizon Expands Free HDTV Offer for FiOS (MultiChannel News) (Technorati, 11/20/2007 8:32pm) |
| Verizon Expands Free HDTV Offer for FiOS (MultiChannel News) by Lcd hdtv Verizon is expanding its offer of a free Sharp Aquos 19-inch LCD HDTV to new FiOS triple-play subscribers in at least five more states, after kicking off the signup incentive program last month in the New York metro area. HDTV: More 'Black Friday' Deals From Best Buy The retailer will offer discounts on several high-def ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic Brings Back Open Access to Its Exclusive VIERA HDTV Concierge Service for Holiday Shopping Season and Leading Up to the Digital Transition (HDTV Magazine Bulletins, 11/26/2008 3:08am) |
| Panasonic, a market and technology leader in flat panel HDTV's, announced today that it will again offer consumers access to its Panasonic VIERA Concierge(TM) toll-free information service prior to "Black Friday" and through this holiday season. The Panasonic VIERA Concierge program, normally open exclusively to Panasonic VIERA Plasma and LCD HDTV owners, will be accessible to any consumer who ... (Read Full Article) |
 | $135,000 Blu-ray Disc Player Revealed (About.com, 9/10/2009 1:00pm) |
| Although the race has been on by most manufacturers to make Blu-ray Disc players more affordable, some manufacturers, such as Denon, Lexicon, and Marantz have actually been bucking this trend by introducing very high-priced units. Now comes word that high-end manufacturer Goldmund is taking Blu-ray Disc player pricing to the absolute extreme by offering 50 "lucky" consumers the chance to by a Blu-ray Disc player (EIDOS REFERENCE BLUE) priced at $135,000! For all the details, plus some great photos, check out the report from Ultimate AV as well as Goldmund's Official Product Page and User Manual for the EIDOS REFERENCE BLUE. (Read Full Article) |
 | Sharp combines its latest LCD improvements in LX series HDTVs (Engadget, 9/30/2009 9:12pm) |
Coming straight out of a brand new 10G production facility in Sakai, Sharp's line of LX HDTVs (in 60-, 52-, 46- and 40-inch sizes) are all sporting the latest in LCD technology with UV²A panels and LED backlighting. Unfortunately, like Sony, these new screens abandon the higher quality RGB LED technology of the pricey XS1 series for cheaper white LEDs. Still, with a price of around $5,000 for a 52-inch compared to the $12,000 sticker shock of the XS1, it's easy to see why the switch was made. Other improvements include a light sensor for auto-calibration, a six speaker (5 speakers on the 40-inch) integrated 2.1 channel sound system with "Duo Bass" subwoofer and the usual assortment of VOD and AQUOS network support in store for Japanese buyers this November. While already available on a few U.S. models expect the new tech to spread across Sharp's U.S. lineup shortly, not to mention Sony and anyone other parties interested in a piece of the company's suddenly expanded manufacturing muscle.
[Via AV Watch & Akihabara News]Filed under: HDTVSharp combines its latest LCD improvements in LX series HDTVs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Flip UltraHD launched in the UK (HDTV UK, 8/09/2010 1:45pm) |
| Flip Video has announced its second generation Flip UltraHD is now available to buy in the UK. Like the Flip MinoHD, the UltraHD records in 720p video but there's two hours worth of storage (8GB). It has a bigger 2-inch LCD screen with 960 x 240 resolution and more advanced video compression engine. With point and shoot simplicity, there's really not much more to say about the UltraHD, except that it comes in black or white casing and is available for around £159.99. That's no bad thing, though. If you want something simple, elegant and high-def, with a little more oomph than the MinoHD, check out the UltraHD... (Read Full Article) |
 | Don't let retailer's lights distract you from buying the right HDTV (Engadget, 8/10/2009 10:01pm) |
In case you hadn't already learned your lesson and started checking behind the displays while HDTV shopping, the HD Guru points out another element of the in-store experience that throws off buyers (and likely contributes to the LCD vs. plasma choices we find so infuriating): lighting. In case you don't recall from your last trek to a big box superstore, the lighting is quite often stuck on blinding making it nearly impossible to discern any difference in picture quality between televisions, specifically in terms of contrast and black levels (the pictures above are of the same value priced display, at left, under normal home lighting, at right, how it looks under some store lighting setups.) Tested with an illuminance meter, all the stores (except Best Buy's Magnolia showrooms) averaged well above home ambient lighting levels, with Wal-Mart and Costco measuring the highest at 411.66 and 742.77 lux. Still, there's tips on how to get a good idea of a TV's black levels even under those circumstances, plus some choice words left over for the incredible (and useless) dynamic contrast ratio numbers every manufacturer trots out these days, so go ahead and get educated.Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentDon't let retailer's lights distract you from buying the right HDTV originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic Adds Amazon Video On Demand Access To Blu-ray Disc Players (About.com, 8/10/2009 10:00am) |
| Blu-ray Disc players are quickly turning into all-purpose media players as more models are incorporating access to internet audio/video streaming capability. In the latest example of this trend, Panasonic has announced that if you own their DMP-BD60, BD-80, B15 Blu-ray Disc player or DMP-BD70V Blu-ray Disc/VCR combo, you can now access Amazon Video On Demand, provided you are connected to the internet via the player's ethernet port. If you haven't purchased a Blu-ray Disc player yet, this may be a feature to consider in your decision, if you are also a fan of audio/video content streaming. For more details, check out the Official Panasonic Announcement. Also, check out my review of the Panasonic DMP-BD60 Blu-ray Disc Player, which was written and posted before access to Amazon Video On Demand was made available. (Read Full Article) |
 | JVC $200 XV-BP11 Blu-ray Player In Time For Black Friday (I4U, 10/28/2009 4:30pm) |
| JVC today released their first budget Blu-ray player, the XV-BP11. This player is a back-to-basics type of machine. It only recognizes Blu-ray Profile 1.1 and measures only 1.5” thick at its fattest point. The XV-BP11 has the standard, front-mounted USB d...
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 | NEWS: Sony updates PS3 firmware, adds BBC iPlayer (Pocket-lint, 8/18/2009 6:31pm) |
New features inbound 1st September
Sony has confirmed that the PS3 and PS3 Slim will be getting a software update in the coming weeks bringing with it a host of new features including BBC iPlayer support.
Although the BBC's on demand service has been available in a workaround on the console, Sony has convinced the corporation to make things official.
It will be just one of a number of country specific content deals as the company continues to promote the console as more than just a games machine.
The BBC iPlayer will be available on the 1 September with RTVE, ANTENA 3 and La Sexta in Spain, ZDFmediathek in Germany, NOS in the Netherlands NOS, and the Australian Broadcast Corporation (ABC) in Australia.
Alongside TV web access, PlayStation's entertainment offering was strengthened with the announcement of the PlayStation
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 | 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) |
 | HDGuru finds the new 'King of HDTVs' (DVICE, 7/27/2009 5:14pm) |
| Football season is coming up, and we don't want to be caught short with a second-rate HDTV. Trusted HDGuru Gary Merson says the Panasonic TC-P54V10, a 54-inch plasma 1080p set, is "the new king of HDTVs." In his eyes-on review, he lauds the THX-anointed plasma panel's excellent image brightness, low energy consumption, deep black levels, judder-free film reproduction, and impressive "pop."
Judging from his impeccable credibility in the past, if the HDGuru says this $2300 HDTV as the world's best, it probably is. He even says this is comparable or better in nearly every criteria than the revered (and unfortunately, discontinued) Pioneer Kuro plasma HDTVs. We want. Our advice? Wait until next month for the release of Panasonic's 65-inch version of this new "King of HDTVs."
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 | It's Official, Toshiba to Enter Blu-ray Market (HDTV Magazine, 8/10/2009 3:26pm) |
To meet the increasing consumer demand for high definition content, Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. will be entering the Blu-ray market. We will share additional product information and details...
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 | Mitsubishi Announces Super-Charged Blu-ray Disc Recorders....For Japan (About.com, 8/22/2009 10:00am) |
| Here we go again! Another announcement by a large Asian consumer electronics manufacturer that it is introducing a new line of Blu-ray Disc recorders, but, unfortunately, they will probably never see the light-of-day in the U.S.
What makes Mitsubishi's announcement even more frustrating is that these units are a home theater fan's dream: One unit combines Blu-ray Disc recording with a 1 Terabyte Hard Drive, a second unit offers a 500GB hard drive, while the third houses not only a Blu-ray Disc recorder and a 320 GB hard drive, but also includes a VHS deck. Of course, all these units can record in all the standard DVD recording format as well, and it also appears that they all have USB and SD Card slots for accessing additional digital content. For details, check out the brief report from Akihabara News as well as the Official Announcement and Product Specifications from Mitsubishi (in Japanese with some technical terms in English).
To add more insult to injury, Mitsubishi has also announced a line of LCD TVs with built-in Blu-ray Disc/Hard Drive combos (See report from Tech-On!.
Blu-ray Disc recorders have been available in Japan for about two years, and not as much as a word about U.S. availability. What happened to the U.S. as the primary market for the latest in consumer electronics technology - especially when it comes to video recording? For some perspective, read my article: The Case of the Disappearing DVD Recorder.
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 | Denon Announces Less Expensive Flagship Blu-ray Disc Player (About.com, 9/26/2009 8:00am) |
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Although Denon introduced their flagship $4,500 DVD-A1UDCI Blu-ray Disc player just this past January at CES, they have just announced a new "flagship quality" Blu-ray Disc player for less than half the price (which is still $1,999).
Just as with the DVD-A1UDC1, the new DBP-4010UDCI meets Profile 2.0 specifications with the required Ethernet port as well as a slot for memory expansion and audio, video, still image file playback via SD card. This player is also playback compatible with Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, CDs, but DVD-Audio Discs and SACDs. Also, another welcome feature for audiophiles has a separate 2 channel/7.1 channel analog audio outputs and bass management control, and, for videophiles, the DBP-4010UDCI offers vertical stretch, so that films with 2:35 aspect ratio images can be properly displayed when using projectors with 2:35 aspect ratio lens attachments.
However, one important change from the previous DVD-A1UDCI is the switch from using the the Silicon Optix Realta Chip for DVD upscaling, to the use of the Anchor Bay VRS ABT-2010 Chip for that purpose.
Also, for custom installers, the DBP-4010UDCI is fully equipped with both RS-232 and Wired remote in/out connectors.
For complete details, check out the Official Denon Announcement, along with the DBP-4010UDCI Specification Sheet and User Manual. Photos (c) Denon USA - Click on photos for larger view. (Read Full Article) |
 | LG LH-series wireless HDTVs now available Stateside (Engadget, 9/10/2009 6:12pm) |
Seems like slim wireless HDTVs are the CEDIA special, and LG's joining in the fun by announcing official US availability of the wireless LH-series, first launched at CES. No surprises here apart from price, they're exactly as they were when they popped into the FCC: the high-end $4,799 55-inch 55LHX has a local-dimming LED backlight, an 80,000:1 contrast ratio with 240Hz motion ruining enhancement and is less than an inch thick, while the LH85 line offers both $2,399 47-inch and $3,199 55-inch models. Check out our demo from CES for some hands-on with the ASW1000 Media Box, which is where the wireless HD action goes down.Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentLG LH-series wireless HDTVs now available Stateside originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
 | JVC pocket camera shoots HD Video (Tech Digest, 10/13/2009 4:39pm) |
JVC has launched its first pocket flash memory camera, the new PICSIO GC-FM1. Combining true eight-megapixel stills and 1080p Full HD video it also offers image stabilisation for minimising camera shake, even when the 4X digital zoom is used, JVC claims. Videos are recorded in the widely-used MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format and stored as .MOV files for easy sharing without the need for time-consuming and potentially damaging conversion. Storage is on SD/SDHC memory cards. To suit individual shooting situations, PICSIO provides four video and still recording modes. About the size of a mobile phone the PICSIO is available in three colours - Black Ice, Blue Steel and Purple Passion and comes with a funky-looking geometric pattern and jewel-like appearance.
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 | NEWS: Panasonic shows off Full HD 3D by plasma (Pocket-lint, 9/03/2009 12:14pm) |
IFA 2009: Panasonic claims close collaboration with Hollywood standard
Panasonic has announced its version of how Full HD 3DTV viewing should be done as demoed on the company's 103-inch mega-plasma in the press conference at IFA 2009 today.
Unlike Sony's 3D Bravia LCD solution, Panasonic believes that a far better quality experience can be achieved through PDP plasma technology which is touted to offer a less blurry image and a far crisper feel. The system will be 3D through Blu-ray and the set will transmit a true, 1080p image on two channels - one to each eye - thus ensuring a Full HD 3D result when it's put together in the viewer's brain.
Although, neither the film industry nor the broadcasters have as yet to decide on the standard of 3D which the tech companies are to support, Panasonic has claimed that it has been working closely with Hollywood to lead the way in consumer 3D and even got Avatar's producer, Jon Landau, up on stage to prove.
No official 3D products were announced but the company is showing clear intent.
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Panasonic shows off Full HD 3D by plasma originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:14:26 +0100 (Read Full Article) |
 | New Blu-ray player Ratings: Lower prices, more features (Consumer Reports, 10/09/2009 4:03pm) |
| In our largest test of Blu-ray players so far, we found that satisfying picture quality has become almost a given, while features and price vary considerably. You can pay as little as $160 for a recommended model or as much as $500, depending on the capabilities, bells and whistles you’re willing to pay for. Portability commands top dollar. The first portable Blu-ray player we’ve tested, the Panasonic DMP-B15, is priced at $700. Our latest Blu-ray player Ratings (available to subscribers) include 27 models that have a few features in common. All have BonusView, a picture-in-picture feature that lets you view additional content in a smaller window while a movie is playing, and all can upconvert standard DVDs to quasi-HD resolutions. Only a handful of the players, mostly priced at $300 and up, have BD-Live, a feature that allows the player to access directors’ commentaries, deleted scenes, games, and more from the movie studio’s servers. Other models are BD-Live-ready. These players, all priced at $200 and up, have the required Ethernet connection, but need additional memory (typically a 1GB USB flash drive, which costs $10 to $15) for the BD-Live feature to work. Another feature showing up on some of the higher-priced models is the ability to stream movies from online services such as Netflix and Amazon Video On Demand, or receive music streams from Internet radio stations such as Pandora. And more players now have USB ports or SD card slots, so you can play digital photos, music and even videos on your TV. One model, a Panasonic, has a built-in VHS player, a space-saving option for those who still watch tapes. Again, you’re not likely to find these features on the lowest-priced players. We expect prices to drop over the next several months, especially during November’s Black Friday shopping period. Rumors suggest we’ll see the first $100 model. So keep checking back here for updates. —James K. Willcox (Read Full Article) |
 | Zune HD Available for Pre-Order Today (HDTV Magazine, 8/13/2009 11:50am) |
Zune HD, the next generation of Microsoft Corp.'s portable digital media player, is available now for pre-order and is set to hit store shelves on Sept. 15. The player, available in 16GB and 32GB capacities, is the first touch-screen Zune and includes powerful playback technology to give you a different way to experience media on the go. Combined with unparalleled PC software and online services such as Zune Pass, Zune provides a rich and meaningful connection to music, videos, podcasts and more.
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 | Netflix, Best Buy deal brings Watch Instantly streaming to even cheaper Blu-ray players (Engadget, 10/21/2009 2:26am) |
Though they've been floating around retail channels for a few weeks, Best Buy and Netflix have finally made official a partnership bringing streaming to the latest Insignia Blu-ray players. The NS-BRDVD3 runs $179, while the NS-WBRDVD edition tosses in WiFi for $20 more, while they won't stream out of the box, a firmware update just made available should add all the . These two keep the (we'll be nice and call it plain) styling of earlier models, and likely live up to the family reputation of "basic Blu-ray playback at a bargain" reported on the second generation of players. Of course, the BD-P1600 offers more features and a nicer reputation at about the same price, but Reward Zone members may want to think twice, with AVS Forum posters mentioning the NS-BRDVD3 can be had for just $99.99 through the 24th. Decisions, decisions. Read - Best Buy and Netflix Announce Partnership to Instantly Stream Movies Over the Internet Via Latest Models of Insignia Blu-ray Disc Players Read - Save $50 On Select INSIGNIA(R) Connected Blu-ray Disc[TM] Players with Netflix [Via AVS Forum]Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentNetflix, Best Buy deal brings Watch Instantly streaming to even cheaper Blu-ray players originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
 | Kodak's Zi8 HD pocket camcorder hits the 1080p mark, adds Facebook uploading (Engadget, 7/29/2009 6:10am) |
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The Zi6 is still fairly fresh in our memory banks, but Kodak's already looking ahead with its newly unveiled Zi8 pocket camcorder. The Flip Ultra HD competitor boasts 1080p recording this time around, in addition to usual features like face tracking, image stabilization, a 2.5-inch LCD display, and SD card slot. YouTube uploading is back, and joining it Facebook support, too. It'll be out in September in blue, red, and black colors for just a hair under $180.Filed under: Digital Cameras, HDTV, Portable VideoKodak's Zi8 HD pocket camcorder hits the 1080p mark, adds Facebook uploading originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
 | LG has first THX-Certified LCD HDTV (AfterDawn, 7/29/2009 5:21am) |
LG has announced that their LH90 model has become the first THX Display certified LCD HDTV.
According to HighDefDigest "the 240hz capable LH90 features LED backlighting with local dimming for precise picture control and a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio ensuring a ridiculously good picture."
Says Peter Reiner, LG VP of marketing: “LG's advanced LED Backlight technology precisely controls the brightness of specific areas of the screen, providing crisper, clearer pictures while using less energy than traditional LCD models.”
The HDTV also has THX Movie Mode, which allows owners auto-adjustments for black levels, colors and signal.
With its impressive specs, the TV is pricey. $1900 USD will get you a 42-inch model and $3200 will get you a 55-inch version.Permalink | Comments
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 | NEWS: Toshiba Qosmio X500 Blu-ray laptop announced (Pocket-lint, 9/23/2009 3:12pm) |
18.4-inch multimedia monster
Toshiba has announced the launch of the Qosmio X500 boasting a "sleek, glossy black chassis, backlit keyboard and LED-feathertouch controls".
Powered by Intel's latest Quad Core processors and the latest nVIDIA GeForce graphics, the Qosmio X500 claims to deliver "a realistic gameplay experience with intense visuals, vibrant environments and dynamic character effects".
With an 18.4-inch TruBrite Full HD LCD screen with 16:9 aspect ratio at a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, Harman Kardon stereo speakers, a rewritable Blu-ray drive, the X500 appears, on paper at least, to be an entertainment powerhouse.
It also gets Toshiba's Resolution+ upscaling technology, that sees standard definition DVDs and video files upconverted to "near high definition" quality.
Other features include an "HD" webcam, a multi-touch touch pad, fingerprint reader, face recognition, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, eight touch-sensitive multimedia buttons, up to 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD, three USB ports all of which offer "Sleep-and-Charge" tech, REGZA-Link HDMI-CEC and a 5-in-1 card reader.
The Qosmio X500 will be available in the UK from late October - no pricing revealed, but it's gonna be steep.
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Toshiba Qosmio X500 Blu-ray laptop announced originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:12:57 +0100 (Read Full Article) |
 | NPD predicts PS3 sales to increase by 40-60% post price drop (Joystiq, 8/21/2009 9:30pm) |
The NPD Group, famed tabulator of video game hardware and software sales, says it sees the new $299 price point of PlayStation 3 contributing to a significant sales boost for the system. "We would expect to see in the range of a 40% to 60% unit sales increase when September sales are reported," NPD analyst Anita Frazier told InformationWeek. We'll see how accurate of an estimate that was when the September NPD data hits mid-October.
Frazier added, "The $299 price point is important to getting to a point where the next segment of price-conscious consumers can jump into the market and it most certainly will re-energize sales of the platform." So, basically, a cheaper PS3 will sell better because people are more likely to take the plunge at a cheaper price. We know that analysts get paid to offer their opinions, but this just ... gave us an idea!
"It's our opinion that a $99 price point for PS3 would increase sales by 90 to 100 percent." -- Joystiq
Small, unmarked bills only, please.
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 | NEWS: Philips BDP7500s and 9500 Blu-ray players get colourful (Pocket-lint, 9/03/2009 10:47am) |
New players with all the usual bells and whistles
Philips has announced two new Blu-ray players at IFA in Berlin as it continues to push ahead with the format that has trebled in popularity in the last year.
The new BDP7500 will be housed in an "real" aluminum (we not sure what fake aluminum is) and offer full HD 1080p at 24 fps for cinema-like images.
The players will also get DivX Ultra for enhanced playback of DivX media files, DVD video upscaling to 1080p via HDMI for near-HD images, and Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA for HD 7.1 surround sound. BD-Live (Profile 2.0), and USB drive connectivity complete the package.
A rather niche technology also included is subtitle shift allowing you to change the location of the subtitles on screen.
The players themselves will come with touch sensitive controls and for the design conscious three different colours; blue, red and black.
No word on pricing, but expect the devices to hit the UK early next year.
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Philips BDP7500s and 9500 Blu-ray players get colourful originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:47:20 +0100 (Read Full Article) |
 | New Ratings: Blu-ray players now on CRO (Consumer Reports, 8/05/2009 3:30pm) |
| We’ve just posted our latest high-def Blu-ray Ratings (available to subscribers), and we’re happy to report that almost all the models tested can provide excellent HD and DVD picture quality. In fact, all the models in our Ratings offered excellent high-definition performance, though we did see some differences in how well players handled upconverted film-based programs from standard DVDs. In addition to models from familiar brands, such as LG, Panasonic, Samsung, and Sony (whose products we’ve previously reviewed), our latest Ratings include the first Blu-ray players from JVC, Sherwood, and Oppo (pictured), a smaller company whose upconverting DVD players earned strong word-of-mouth among the A/V enthusiast community. Check our Ratings to see how well these newcomers did compared to second- and third-generation models from other brands. With satisfying HD picture quality now almost a given, it’s primarily features that differentiate one player from another. For example, while almost all the new models in our Ratings are BD-Live (or BD-Live-ready) players—meaning they can connect to the Internet to access extra content, such as outtakes, additional directors', or actors' commentaries, or even video games, from a movie studio’s servers—some older models lack this feature. All the players in our test have BonusView, a picture-in-picture feature that lets you view additional content in a smaller window while the movie is playing. We’re also seeing more Internet-connected players that can now directly access instantly streaming movies from services such as Netflix or Amazon Video on Demand, or music from streaming Internet radio services such as Pandora. Some models offer wireless access to a home network so you don’t need to have a wired Ethernet jack near the player. Although we have seen Blu-ray prices fall since our last test, the addition of these new features has tempered the types of price drops we initially envisioned. As a result, you can still expect to pay $350 to $500 for a top-rated, BD-Live model from a major brand. A less expensive option is to choose a “BD-Live-ready†model; prices typically start at about $250. These players come with an Ethernet connection, but require you to purchase additional memory (typically a 1GB USB flash drive, which costs $10 to $15) to activate the BD-Live feature. But if you can live without BD-Live, you can save money by choosing one of the BonusView-only players, which typically sell for $200 or less. But we do anticipate prices dropping this fall, even on full-featured models from major brands, as manufacturing efficiencies come into play and brands compete for market share. We’ll be tracking Blu-ray prices over the next several months, especially during November’s Black Friday shopping period, when rumors suggest we’ll see the first $100 model. So keep checking back here for updates. Also, we recently changed our Blu-ray testing protocol, adding scores for Blu-ray disc load times and remote control operations. With so many players offering excellent picture quality, we’ll continue to adapt our Ratings to include new features or attributes that will help buyers differentiate among the choices.—James... (Read Full Article) |