 | BBC Brings 'Wild China' to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/18/2008 6:00pm) |
| BBC Video has announced that it will bring the six-part documentary 'Wild China' to Blu-ray in early July. As reported by our friends over at TV Shows on DVD, the joint production between BBC Natural History... ... (Read Full Article) |
| We're Back....HD-DVD Is Resurrected...In China (About.com, 4/01/2009 1:00pm) |
| Armed with Toshiba's HD-DVD technology and the unexpected backing of Warner Bros, HD-DVD materializes in China as CBHD (China Blue High-Definition Disc), formerly known as CHDVD (China High Definition DVD).... ... (Read Full Article) |
| First Look: 'Into the Wild' HD DVD Art (High-Def Digest, 12/21/2007 5:00pm) |
| The acclaimed Sean Penn-directed 'Into the Wild' isn't due to hit high-def until early February, but we have an early peek at the box art for the much-anticipated HD DVD release. As we've previously reported,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| First Blu-ray Test Center Opens in China (Format War Central, 7/09/2008 10:51am) |
| Engadget reports that the first Blu-ray disc testing facility has just opened up in China, a month after rumors spread that the BDA had granted 11 licenses to Chinese based companies.
CESI Technology has received the first license to open up a plant in China. What does this mean for you the consumer? It means your [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Excerpts from the Greater-China press: December 14 (Digi Times, 12/14/2005 10:35am) |
| Recent news from the Chinese-language newspapers. China market: China TV brands slashing flat panel TV prices Haier is now offering a 42-inch PDP model (P42A1) at 15,999 yuan, 1,000 yuan less than before. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Into the Wild' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 9/23/2008 10:00pm) |
| Announcing its latest "catch up" title for Blu-ray, Paramount has set a mid-December debut for the acclaimed drama 'Into the Wild.' Previously released on HD DVD earlier this year, the Oscar-nominated... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PS3 passes safety certification in China, valid to 2016 (Joystiq, 11/05/2012 12:30am) |
| The PlayStation 3 received regulatory approval in China via the China Compulsory Certificate, which outlines safety requirements for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'Wild Hogs' to Feast on Blu-ray this Summer (High-Def Digest, 5/14/2007 7:13am) |
| Disney Home Entertainment has announced that the comedy hit 'Wild Hogs' will debut on Blu-ray this August day-and-date with the standard def DVD release. Starring John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Into the Wild' Treks to HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 11/20/2007 11:20pm) |
| Paramount has announced that Sean Penn's Oscar hopeful 'Into the Wild' is bound for HD DVD this February, but don't expect much in the way of extras or high-res audio. Based on the true story of a college...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/187900220" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Excerpts from the Greater-China press: October 28 (Digi Times, 10/28/2005 10:22am) |
| Recent news from the Chinese-language newspapers. China market: SVA CRT TV prices fall to new low Prices for the company's 29-inch CRT HDTV dropped from 1,686 yuan to 1,396 yuan recently. The new price is the lowest among all available DTVs in China. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Wild Geese' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 10/29/2012 8:00pm) |
| The 1978 action/adventure is coming to Blu-ray in December! In an early announcement to retailers, Severin will be bringing the classic film 'The Wild Geese' to Blu-ray on December 11. Screen legends [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Wild Strawberries' Blu-ray Dated and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 3/20/2013 8:00pm) |
| The long-awaited Ingmar Bergman classic will finally hit Blu-ray in June! In an early announcement to retailers, the Criterion Collection will proudly present 'Wild Strawberries' on Blu-ray on June [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD for the people: China group announces another HD disc format (Ars Technica, 9/11/2007 7:34pm) |
| Researchers at Tsinghua University in Beijing have announced a new HD disc format, based off of HD DVD, called CH-DVD. A new industry association in China will begin working with the DVD Forum to launch the format in China next year. Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Girls Gone Wild' Ready to Party on Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 11/14/2007 5:00pm) |
| Get your wet T-shirts ready. The video vixens of 'Girls Gone Wild' are headed to Blu-ray and HD DVD this December in a first-ever next-gen compilation release. The brainchild of self-proclaimed "Late...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/184668767" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' Blu-ray Announced and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 10/08/2012 10:00pm) |
| The acclaimed fantasy drama has been slated for Blu-ray in December. In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox is preparing 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' for Blu-ray on December 4. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Memory-Tech said to make pre-recorded HD DVD discs in China, Taiwanese makers watching (Digi Times, 11/16/2006 4:57am) |
| Japan-based Memory-Tech will increase investment in China-based Shanghai United Optical Disc to produce pre-recorded HD DVD discs specifically for the China market, while Taiwanese pre-recorded discs makers will watch the situation and evaluate the feasibility of investing in China, according to industry sources. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Girls Gone Wild' Reveals 'Hottest Moments Ever' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/07/2008 6:00pm) |
| Mantra Films will deliver the latest installment in their video vixens high-def series 'Girls Gone Wild' with the compilation 'Hottest Moments Ever' which hits Blu-ray this June. Love 'em or hate 'em,... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | China Central Television Retools With Audodesk Solutions China's Largest National Television Network expands (Digital Video Editing, 6/24/2005 4:49pm) |
| Autodesk, Inc. today announced that China Central Television (CCTV), China's largest national television network, has expanded its post-production pipeline with media and entertainment solutions from Autodesk. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Girls Gone Wild: Baby Bash' Announced For Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 12/12/2007 5:00pm) |
| Love 'em or hate 'em, the video vixens of Girls Gone Wild are headed back to next-gen disc, with Mantra Films announcing 'Baby Bash: Live and Uncensored' for Blu-ray and HD DVD release in early 2008. The... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray production to get a boost in China (AfterDawn, 7/12/2008 5:27am) |
| News has come from the Blu-ray Disc Association Press Conference this morning that a BD factory is set to launch in China this December and that the production output will end any shortages that the Asian market has been seeing.
The leading Blu-ray Disc player makers Sony, Panasonic and Pioneer, have each had slow sales, especially in China but this new factory should lead to strong growth over ... (Read Full Article) |
| CBHD Overtakes Blu-ray In China (About.com, 8/18/2009 10:00am) |
| While HD-DVD lost to Blu-ray Disc in the West for high definition dominance back in February 2008, it looks like the Chinese-modified version of HD-DVD, known as CBHD (China Blue High Definition) is outselling Blu-ray in China by a margin of 3 to 1. For more details and perspective on this interesting developement, check out the report from Ars Technica. (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount Delays 'Into the Wild,' 'Things We Lost in the Fire' HD DVDs (High-Def Digest, 1/10/2008 9:24pm) |
| Paramount has announced a street date delay for its HD DVD releases of 'Into the Wild' and 'Things We Lost in the Fire,' pushing both titles back to early March. As we've previously reported, the studio... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Delays 'Wild Things,' 'Blood & Chocolate" Blu-ray Releases (High-Def Digest, 5/09/2007 9:50am) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is rejiggering two titles in its summer Blu-ray release slate, announcing street date delays for 'Wild Things' and 'Blood & Chocolate.' The studio originally scheduled... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CBHD (China Blue High Definition) Players Arrive in the UK (About.com, 10/19/2009 10:00am) |
| Although Blu-ray is the dominant high definition disc format currently available, the Chinese have taken major elements of the defeated HD-DVD format and have created their own homegrown high definition disc format, CBHD (China Blue High Definition). The original intent of CBHD was to compete with Blu-ray within the Chinese market, where it has reportedly been successful. Now, British retailer GBAX is offering CBHD players to UK consumers. Will CBHD also reach U.S. shores? For more details, check out the reports from EngadgetHD (includes video) and High Def Digest.
For additional background information on CBHD, check out my previous articles:
We're Back....HD-DVD Is Resurrected...In China
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| Sony adds China as a Blu-ray producer (CEA SmartBrief, 1/21/2009 6:00am) |
| Sony has started manufacturing its Blu-ray discs in China. After Japan, the U.S. -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| International Rectifier to Present Future of Power Management at China's International IC-China Conference and (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/23/2005 11:00am) |
| International Rectifier, IR , a world leader in power management technology, today announced that Gene Sheridan, Vice President of its Computing and Communications Business Unit, will present at the 10th Annual International IC-China Conference and Exhibition on April 12 in Shanghai. (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Consumer Electronics Sales in China Have Skyrocketed Mainly Driven by Powerful Market Demand (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/13/2007 1:45pm) |
| DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of "HDTV in China: Devices Before Service" to their offering. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | StreamTV Networks Joins With Hisense on No-Glasses 3D TVs (About.com, 8/20/2012 5:00pm) |
| Although 3D movie and TV viewing is growing at a moderate pace in the U.S., it is exploding in China. As a result, Hisense, the largest TV maker in China ... (Read Full Article) |
| China's CBHD high definition disc format may struggle against Blu-ray (HDTV UK, 9/24/2008 12:51pm) |
| China's quest for its own high definition disc format took another step forward, as Shanghai United Optical Disc set up its first CBHD (China Blue High-definition Disc) manufacturing plant. There are at least two advantages of the format over Blu-ray. Firstly, the cost to refit a DVD production line for CBHD (previously CH DVD) is around $800,000, compared to some three million dollars for Blu-ra ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | China’s Hunan TV goes S3D with Quantel (Broadcast Engineering, 2/22/2013 12:11pm) |
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Broadcaster chooses Enterprise sQ for quality, speed and Stereo3D
Hunan TV, China’s premier entertainment television channel, has purchased a third (Read Full Article) |
| IR eyes mainland China's design community (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 5/31/2005 9:10pm) |
| International Rectifier aims to supply the growing requirements of China's design community. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Analysis - 4 Factors Hinder D'ment of China's Digital TV Sector (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Singapore News, 3/04/2005 8:46am) |
| BEIJING, March 4 Asia Pulse - A recent survey on consumers of digital TV programs indicates that four factors are restraining the popularization of digital TV in China: (Read Full Article) |
| Corning to establish LCD glass plant in China (EETimes, 2/01/2006 11:09pm) |
| Corning Inc. has approved funding to establish an liquid crystal display (LCD) glass substrate finishing facility in the People's Republic of China. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xinhua China Ltd. Acquires HDTV Editing Technology (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/30/2006 8:05pm) |
| Xinhua China Ltd. announced today it has acquired leading Chinese High Definition Television text-editing software company Bear Technology. ... (Read Full Article) |
| China Video Industry Association Agrees to Promote and Support HDMI(TM), Will Develop HDMI Technology With Silicon Image (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/21/2006 2:00am) |
| Silicon Image, Inc. , a leader in semiconductors for the secure storage, distribution and presentation of high-definition content, today announced a landmark agreement with the China Video Industry Association under which CVIA will promote and support the use of High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) by the consumer electronics industry in China. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Syntax-Brillian Corporation's President, James Li, to Present at SEMI's FPD China 2006 Conference (SYS-CON Media, 3/20/2006 5:47pm) |
| Syntax-Brillian Corporation (NASDAQ: BRLC), oneof the fastest-growing manufacturers of HDTVs in North America, willparticipate in the SEMI FPD China 2006 Conference, March 28-30, 2006 at theShanghai Mart in Shanghai, China. Syntax-Brillian's President and ChiefOperating Officer, James Li, will present a strategic overview of NorthAmerican channel behavior and strategy in LCD TV at 15:00, March ... (Read Full Article) |
| Syntax-Brillian, China South Industries Group Sign Agreement to Produce LCoS(TM) Light Engine In China (Business Wire, 4/03/2006 12:45pm) |
| TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2006--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment ... (Read Full Article) |
| China launches high-definition digital TV channel (People's Daily, 9/02/2005 9:10am) |
| Hangzhou viewers can enjoy high-definition television (HDTV) programs via a new movie channel launched by China Central Television (CCTV) beginning Thursday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony debuts Blu-ray in China (AfterDawn, 11/22/2008 9:03pm) |
| In an effort to stop the growing piracy of Blu-ray discs in the region, Sony Pictures has become the first Hollywood studio to distribute Blu-ray titles in China.
The studio will distribute 20 current and catalog titles in the format for 205 yuan ($30 USD) a price that it almost certainly way to high for the low-wage country.
A few of the movies available are "Hancock," "Kung Fu Hustle," ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-definition TV maker based in Tempe opens factory in China (The Arizona Republic, 10/17/2006 6:10am) |
| Syntax-Brillian Corp., a Tempe-based maker of LCD and high-definition televisions, has opened a new production facility in Nanjing, China, under a joint venture agreement with six other companies. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Coretronic to set up China subsidiary focusing on optical components (Digi Times, 5/24/2006 9:32am) |
| Coretronic announced on May 23 that it plans to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in Suzhou, China with an initial capital of US$13.26 million. The new company will mainly target high-definition (HD) LCD TVs, monitors, optical instruments and components for LCD backlight module production, according to the company. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Silicon Image and the China Video Industry Association Collaborate to Promote HD Connectivity Standards in China (Business Wire, 5/09/2013 9:00pm) |
| SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Silicon Image and CVIA promote the advancement of HD connectivity standards HDMI®, MHL®, WirelessHD®, and DiiVA™ to Chinese CE manufacturers for integration into smartphones, DTVs & other CE [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Dolby Digital Selected for China's First Television Channel Featuring 5.1 Surround Sound (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/21/2005 12:01pm) |
| Dolby Laboratories announced today that the Shanghai Media Entertainment Group selected Dolby Digital for the first channel in China's television broadcasting history to offer 5.1 programming. ... (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) |
| 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) |
| Chinese movie pirates selling fake Blu-rays of stolen films (HDTV UK, 1/16/2009 2:55pm) |
| Duped twice. That's what you'd be if you'd bought any of the fake Blu-ray discs emanating from China, a huge batch of which were seized by officers from the International Federation Against Copyright Theft - Greater China. Not only had the pirates ripped off Chinese and Japanese titles including Kung Fu Panda, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Wall·E and The Women, but they had tried to pass lower qu ... (Read Full Article) |
| Medical Coaches Building High-Definition Television Trailer for 2008 Olympics in China (ThomasNet, 10/23/2007 1:07pm) |
| Medical Coaches Building High-Definition Television Trailer For 2008 Olympics In China Medical Coaches, of Oneonta, New York, will be represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics. They are designing and building a sophisticated High-Definition Television (HD TV) trailer for the Guangdong Television company in the Guangdong province of China. They are the fourth largest TV station in the country and ... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Comtrend selects Espial(R) Escape(TM) to power new IPTV set-top box (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/20/2005 10:43pm) |
| China Broadband Triple Play & IPTV Conference, Beijing, China - Espial®, a leading provider of client IPTV applications and middleware, today announced that Comtrend Corporation, a global manufacturer of telecommunications solutions, has selected Espial Escape for its new IPTV Triple Play box. ... (Read Full Article) |
| China has 26 million paying online-gamers (Joystiq, 1/12/2006 6:50pm) |
| Filed under: Culture , Online According to a new annual report, China has over 26 million paying consumers for online video games. From the article: "There were 26.34 million online game players last year, most of whom paid 30 to 50 yuan (about 3.7 to 6.2 U.S. dollars) per month to subscribe to online services from games providers... The report also showed that the majority of online ... (Read Full Article) |
| Syntax-Brillian Corp. Announces Light Engine Joint Venture in China for Global HDTV Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/08/2006 2:00pm) |
| TEMPE, Ariz.----March 8, 2006--Syntax-Brillian Corp. , a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced that it has entered into an agreement in principle to form a joint venture in China for the manufacture of LCoS-based light engines. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Die Another Day on Blu-ray (Big Picture Big Sound, 10/21/2008 2:30am) |
| The old school of Bond might have "died" with this wild Pierce Brosnan/Halle Berry ride, but the Blu-ray is alive and kicking.
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| Major League: Wild Thing Edition on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/06/2009 9:09am) |
| It may be "just a bit outside" the Blu-ray box, but this classic baseball flick is still a home run 20 seasons later.
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| Quantum of Solace on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/31/2009 7:45pm) |
| Every Bond movie can't be the best. However, this wild ride is a great way to shake or stir up your Blu-ray collection.
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| TechnoConcepts Announces Second Agreement with China Electronics Corporation for Development of Telecommunications (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/15/2005 1:00pm) |
| TechnoConcepts, Inc. , developers of a patented technology that converts radio frequency signals directly into digital (RF/D) and vice versa through proprietary digital signal processing software which replaces conventional analog hardware front-end signal processing circuitry currently in use, today announced its has signed an agreement with China Electronics Corporation to collaborate on the ... (Read Full Article) |
| China NetCom, Chengdu Selects Alloptic to Deliver Fiber-To-The-Home to Urban Residents (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/14/2005 5:30am) |
| Alloptic Inc., a pioneer in the development and deployment of Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Networks , the ultimate communications network for today and tomorrow, announced that China NetCom , Chengdu is deploying the Alloptic access network solution to provide service to high-rise multi-dwelling units as well as providing backhaul services for CNC's WiFi & SCDMA wireless networks. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, Fire HD now on sale in China (AfterDawn, 6/07/2013 10:58pm) |
| After months of delays, Amazon has finally put the Kindle Paperwhite and Fire HD up [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Homegrown CBHD discs outsell Blu-ray by 3-1 margin in China (Ars Technica, 8/02/2009 8:00pm) |
A Japanese TV station broke a major piece of news on the progress of China Blue High Definition (a China-grown competitor to Blu-ray) in the China market last week, but the English-language technology press, through a translation mistake, misreported the news. It turns out that CBHD penetration in China appears to have hit a staggering 30 percent, in only a few months on the market.
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| China Academy of Broadcasting Science Standardizes on Tektronix Video Test Instruments for Digital TV Standards ... (SYS-CON Media, 5/16/2007 5:10pm) |
| Tektronix, Inc. , a leading worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, announced that the China Academy of Broadcasting Science (ABS) has chosen new Tektronix instruments for its Digital TV (DTV) and high definition (HDTV) standards development, compliance testing and certification. ABS is the broadcasting R&D institution of the Chinese government that defines and ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| China Digital Media Corporation Launches High Definition Television Broadcasting Service Trial (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/07/2005 12:00pm) |
| China Digital Media Corporation announced today that the company is cooperating with Nanhai Radio And Television Network Company to launch a high definition broadcast television trial program in Nanhai, Guangdong Province. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Syntax-Brillian Joins Asia Pacific Joint Venture to Manufacture Olevia LCD TVs in Nanjing, China (FinanzNachrichten, 3/27/2006 2:14pm) |
| Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Nasdaq: BRLC), one of the fastest-growing manufacturers of HDTVs in North America, today announced its participation in a strategic alliance with a consortium of Asian-based companies that will accelerate expansion of Olevia LCD TVs in China and the Pacific Rim. The joint venture, called Nanjing Huahai Display Technology Co., Ltd., will manufacture the full line of Olevia ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Life of Pi - 3D (High-Def Digest, 3/20/2013 7:30pm) |
| How do you make a movie out of a book that contains virtually no dialogue, focuses on a single isolated character, features wild animals, and takes place almost entirely in the middle of the ocean? [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Beasts of the Southern Wild (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 11/21/2012 2:31am) |
Street 12/4/12
Fox
Fantasy
Box Office $11.25 million
$29.99 DVD, $39.99 Blu-ray
Rated ‘PG-13’ for thematic material including child imperilment, some disturbing images, language and brief [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Wild River (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 2/08/2013 11:46pm) |
Fox
Drama
$14.98 DVD, $24.99 Blu-ray
Not rated.
Stars Montgomery Clift, Lee Remick, Jo Van Fleet.
The least seen of Elia Kazan’s great films had never, until its inclusion on a Fox-Kazan box set in 2010, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony’s First Multidisc Blu-ray Player on the Market (Home Media Magazine, 9/01/2009 10:31pm) |
| The first of two Sony 400-disc Blu-ray Disc MegaChangers is out in the retail wild. (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray reportedly trailing CBHD in China, the second theater of the format war begins (Engadget, 7/25/2009 11:03pm) |
Just because Toshiba has given up on HD DVD and moved on, doesn't mean the format war is totally over for red. According to a report by a Japanese TV station, its successor, China Blue HD is actually leading Blu-ray in marketshare in that country. Of course, based on the article found by our friends at FormatWarCentral, all we have to go on is a machine translated description of a video in a language we don't speak describing the apparent initial success of the government backed format in a socialist republic. If you need more evidence than that to declare the format war officially restarted, you're probably a communist, but before we drag you in front of the Un-American activities committee check out the video for a peek at the slick new CBHD cases that The Onion will surely be shipping its videos in very soon.
[Via FormatWarCentral]Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentBlu-ray reportedly trailing CBHD in China, the second theater of the format war begins originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Take a closer look at the new Xbox 360 (Joystiq, 6/11/2013 10:00am) |
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Microsoft announced a newer, boxier model of the Xbox 360 during its press briefing at E3. We saw it out in the wild during a Microsoft event and snapped [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 10/17/2012 4:40pm) |
| The DreamWorks crew is running wild again, with the third (and most entertaining) installment in the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This 3D-Printed Bungalow Is the Ultimate Birdhouse (Gizmodo, 7/23/2013 7:39am) |
| When you ask a bunch of 3D printing nerds to design a better birdhouse, you can expect some wild and wacky offering—but (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Watch today's Nintendo Direct on upcoming 3DS games right here (Joystiq, 11/13/2013 3:30pm) |
Blah blah PlayStation 4 blah Xbox One blah. Yes, there may be some new consoles nearing the wild, but for half an hour starting at 11AM ET (8AM PT) the focus will shift to arguably the hottest gaming system already around (well, I'd argue [...] (Read Full Article) |
| It's all in the programs (Weekend (Weekend Standard, 5/15/2005 4:13pm) |
| China\\\'s issuance of its first license for Internet television broadcasting could mark the opening of a potentially huge market, or so investors in the new technology think. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Get 'Fully Loaded' With Lindsay Lohan on Starz Kids & Family (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/06/2005 4:01pm) |
| Start your engines and get ready for a wild ride with Lindsay Lohan and Starz Kids & Family on Friday, June 24th. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount to Discontinue HD DVD after March 4th (Format War Central, 2/29/2008 1:34am) |
| Confirming the forum chatter, the Hollywood Reporter states that Paramount will cease HD DVD releases after the titles due March 4th.
The studio’s final two HD DVD releases will be "Things We Lost in the Fire" and "Into the Wild".
Paramount is expected to start rolling out Blu-ray Discs in the summer. Until then, titles will be [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Makes Announcements - New Blu-ray Market Share Record? (Format War Central, 1/17/2008 5:16am) |
| This article at Hollywood Reporter seems to have good news for both camps.
It starts with a list of new HD DVD title announcements including Into the Wild, Things We Lost in the Fire and Bee Movie from Paramount/DreamWorks, and later The Kite Runner and The Jack Ryan Collection.
Universal announced American Gangster.
The good news for Blu-ray [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG BH100 HD DVD / Blu-ray hybrid player in the wild and on sale (Engadget, 1/17/2007 7:51pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentWhoa, that was quick. The story of LG's BH100 has moved from myth to reality quicker than some companies can even craft a marketing campaign, and astoundingly enough, the hybrid HD DVD / Blu-ray player has not only been captured on camera, but it's available for sale. You read right, LG's $1,199 harmony machine is apparently already leaking into a few CompUS ... (Read Full Article) |
| Excerpts from the Greater-China press: October 26 (Digi Times, 10/26/2005 9:52am) |
| Recent news from the Chinese-language newspapers. Picvue Electronics undergoes management reshuffle Chairman Philips Chen and president Leo Chien have resigned from their respective positions. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Excerpts from the Greater-China press: May 16 (Digi (Digi Times, 5/16/2005 10:34am) |
| Recent news from the Chinese-language newspapers. The subsidiary of Wah Lee Industrial has scheduled equipment installation from July to August and expects capacity to increase by as much as 62% to 4.7 million sheets per month. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PlayStation 3 gets China approval, but no launch date yet (CNET Blogs, 11/07/2012 11:01am) |
| In spite of a decade-old ban on gaming consoles, Sony has received approval from Chinese regulators for the PlayStation 3. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Lakowa Utilizes ZW3D and Allows Success to Speak for Itself (Business Wire, 11/19/2012 2:00pm) |
| GUANGZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lakowa successfully uses ZW3D in its RIM-Part manufacturing, molding, CNC machining and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Great Magician' Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/11/2013 9:00pm) |
| The Chinese period drama will magically appear on Blu-ray next month. In an early announcement to retailers, Well Go USA says 'The Great Magician' will hit Blu-ray on March 19. In 1916, China is in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Flat panel TVs getting too big? (Electronics NEWS - about-electronics.eu, 8/30/2006 1:18am) |
| Flat panel TVs getting too big? Filed under: TV & HDTV | by: ryan | China Post: Ahead of... ... (Read Full Article) |
| China to Launch HDTV Channel in January (New York Newsday, 11/14/2005 5:39pm) |
| Chinese state television will launch the country's first digital high-definition TV channel on New Year's Day, the government announced Monday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Muggles Gone Wild: Potter HD DVDs Claim Top 4 Amazon Ranking Spots (Format War Central, 12/27/2007 12:01pm) |
| In an unprecedented way, Amazon’s latest “Buy One Get One Free” sale has propelled the first 4 Harry Potter HD DVDs into Amazon’s top 4 sales ranking spots. These rankings include all DVD/HD DVD/BD media sold buy the online retailer. We know this is partly due to this weeks DVD releases getting pushed up to [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D Groups Merge (Home Media Magazine, 8/16/2012 11:03pm) |
| The 3D@Home Consortium and the International 3D Society have merged to form the largest 3D group in the world, with members in 20 countries and chapters in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Japan, China and South Korea.
The merger [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 gets new OEM Manufacturers? (I4U, 3/18/2008 6:58am) |
| China based Asustek subsidiaries Pegatron and Unihan are supposedly new OEM manufacturers for the Microsoft Xbox 360 reports Digitimes.
The deal would have a production volume of 500,000 Xbox 360 consoles per month.
... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | U.S. Filmmakers Eager to Feed China’s Appetite for 3-D (New York Times, 8/13/2012 1:27am) |
American technologies, including 3-D and large format films, are delivering content to Chinese moviegoers who are increasingly focused on authenticity and a high-quality experience that cannot be pirated.
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| Excerpts from the Greater-China press: May 30 (Digi Times, 5/30/2005 11:04am) |
| Recent news from the Chinese-language newspapers. Sources anticipate that utilization for driver IC packaging will rise to 90% in June on strong LCD driver IC shipments. The current utilization rate is 80%, up from 70% in April. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft optimistic as Xbox 360 has record Euro month; Sony claims overall lead (Joystiq, 12/04/2008 7:26pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business
Speaking at the Reuters Media Summit in New York this week, Shane Kim confessed that Microsoft's Magic 8-Ball is as broken as everyone else's magic crystals, bird baths, mirrors and good old wild guesses have been during these volatile times. The VP was optimistic about the games industry in general, though, suggesting that consumers ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 Blu-ray rumour WILL NOT DIE - Taiwanese company making Blu-ray drives for MS, apparently (Tech Digest, 4/02/2008 2:22pm) |
| Taiwanese news source Digi Times is 100%
sure Microsoft's in the final stages of readying a Blu-ray version of Xbox 360,
with local manufacturer Lite-On apparently ready to hit the big red button and
start its machines pumping out Blu-ray drives for Microsoft. Digi Times also
went off on a wild speculation rampage, saying that MS would clearly have to
sell any possible Blu-ray-packing Xbox 3 ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ZW3D 2013 SP Released with Amazing 3D CAD Modeling (Business Wire, 9/02/2013 11:01pm) |
| GUANGZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZWSOFT, a leading supplier of CAD/CAM solutions for the AEC and MCAD industries, today released ZW3D 2013 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | China Gate (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 4/19/2013 8:04pm) |
Olive
Drama
$24.95 DVD, $29.95 Blu-ray
Not rated.
Stars Gene Barry, Angie Dickinson, Nat King Cole, Lee Van Cleef.
Casting Angie Dickinson as a Eurasian saloon keeper named Lucky Legs — and then directing [...] (Read Full Article) |
| China Blue HD Format Hits the U.K. (High-Def Digest, 10/15/2009 4:00pm) |
| While it’s certainly not looking like the start of a new format war, a European import retailer is now selling CBHD players in the United Kingdom. Putting politics aside, online retailer GBAX is now... (Read Full Article) |
| DisplaySearch Reports PDP TVs Rose 87% in Q1'05, China Drove Growth While Panasonic Remained #1 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/25/2005 12:10pm) |
| DisplaySearch, the worldwide leader in flat panel display market research and consulting, reported that PDP TV shipments continued to enjoy strong growth in Q1\\\'05, rising 87% Y/Y to 904K TVs, which was down 17% Q/Q in seasonally weak Q1. ... (Read Full Article) |
| WD TV HD Media Player Hacked and Put to Good Use (eHomeUpgrade, 8/04/2009 6:11pm) |
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I’ve been hearing the quiet rumblings of people hacking their WD TV HD Media Player and making it do all sorts of wild things done with an HTPC. So, I decided to do some investigating. It turns out you can now add a USB Ethernet adapter (compatibility list) for LAN connectivity to the device and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ZWCAD Mechanical Helps Accelerate Mechanical Design (Business Wire, 8/23/2012 1:01pm) |
| GUANGZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZWSOFT, a leading supplier of 2D and 3D CAD/CAM solutions to the AEC and MCAD industries, today officially unveiled ZWCAD Mechanical, a ZWCAD+ based software for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Excerpts from the Greater-China press: April 5 (Digi Times, 4/05/2005 10:23am) |
| Recent news from the Chinese-language newspapers. The joint venture was established on March 31 at Tainan Science Park and will produce backlight modules for use in LCD TVs manufactured by Wistron. Kenmos will be responsible for module assembly for the joint venture. (Read Full Article) |
| Streaming HD broadband Olympics (telecomasia.net, 8/15/2005 9:00am) |
| The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing won't just be about sport. It'll be about broadband. That's the word from China NetCom president Zhang Chunjiang, who says that broadband will feature heavily in the 2008 Games, more so than previous events. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CBHD Leads Marketshare over Blu-ray in China (Format War Central, 7/24/2009 11:30pm) |
| CBHD seems to be doing much better against rival Blu-ray than its ill fated predecessor HD DVD. A recent report by a Japanese news station looking at CBHD format and its competition with Blu-ray confirms CBHD has a 3% market share lead on Blu-ray. The CBHD format launched in the first half of 2009, Blu-ray [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Samsung's 110-inch Ultra HDTV is the world's largest, and it goes on sale Monday (Engadget, 12/30/2013 2:11am) |
| Samsung promised at CES in January that it would deliver a 110-inch UHDTV this year to dwarf its already-gargantuan 85-inch model and with just a couple of days left to spare here it is. Apparently rolling out in China, the Middle East and a few [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Excerpts from the Greater-China press: December 20 (Digi Times, 12/20/2005 10:35am) |
| Recent news from the Chinese-language newspapers. Hiwin lands LCD equipment orders from Taiwan panel makers Hiwin Mikrosystem has received orders from CMO and AUO for linear motors and positioning systems. Sales are expected to grow 50% to NT$300m next year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | China's Urumqi TV builds HD mobile with Snell (Broadcast Engineering, 2/19/2013 3:25pm) |
| The new 10-channel, HD mobile truck is fit with a Snell production switcher, router, format converter and infrastructure gear provide flexible, future-proof solution for live newsgathering and mobile production.
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| Chinese pirates crack Blu-ray DRM, sell pirated HD discs (Ars Technica, 11/17/2008 11:15pm) |
| A recent bust in China netted several hundred pirated HD discs ripped from Blu-ray masters. The discs were only 720p, not 1080p, but their mere existence shows that Blu-ray's amped-up DRM schemes, AACS and BD+, won't be enough to stop pirates.Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Astar Electronics Launches Line of Widescreen LCD HDTVs (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/07/2005 2:00pm) |
| BALDWIN PARK, Calif.----Dec. 7, 2005--Astar Electronics, a division of KXD Technology of Shenzhen, China, recently announced the release of its LTV 3201, a 32" widescreen, LCD HDTV -- the latest in a series of flat screen, high definition quality televisions. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Syntax-Brillian Corp. Announces Light Engine Joint Venture in China for Global HDTV Market (Business Wire, 3/08/2006 2:00pm) |
| TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2006--Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Nasdaq: BRLC), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, ... (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) |
| Sales of HDTV sets to jump (Shanghai Daily) Updated: 2006-06-20 14:34 (China Daily, 6/20/2006 6:44am) |
| Sales of high definition television sets in China are expected to jump to 3.2 million units this year from only 970,000 sets last year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Asia Netcom to provide IPv6 at 2005 World Expo (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 9/19/2005 9:06pm) |
| Asia Netcom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese incumbent telecommunications service provider, China Netcom, will play a vital part in an experiment to demonstrate the ability of the next-generation Internet to enable high-quality video communications worldwide. ... (Read Full Article) |
| SPACEMART CCTV Launches High-Definition Digital Channel (SpaceDaily, 9/06/2005 6:33am) |
| Hangzhou viewers can enjoy high-definition television (HDTV) programs via a new movie channel launched by China Central Television (CCTV) beginning Thursday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| China's Growing Subscriber Base Will Lead the Asia-Pacific Charge to Higher-End Set-Top Boxes, says ABI Research (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/06/2007 2:21pm) |
| SINGAPORE----Consumers in the Asia-Pacific region will increasingly opt for higher-end set-top boxes that support personal video recorder and high-definition features, according to a new study from ABI Research. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Chinese home entertainment industry begins Blu-ray support (HDTV UK, 5/01/2008 11:24am) |
| Now that HD DVD has died, it would seem that China's CH DVD format is also on the way out. This huge market could be extremely lucrative to any video format gaining strong support in its home entertainment industry, and there are signs that Blu-ray could be that format... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ZW3D CAD/CAM Global Cross-upgrade Special with 50% Off (Business Wire, 9/06/2012 1:01pm) |
| GUANGZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZWSOFT kicked off the much-anticipated global cross-over special which will enable users to cross-upgrade their existing CAD/CAM programs to ZW3D 2012 with 50% off from September 1st to October 31st [...] (Read Full Article) |
| FOCUS Enhancements Partners With Premier Distributor EDOM Technology, Preparing for UWB Launch and to Expand Video (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/04/2005 12:32pm) |
| FOCUS Enhancements, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCSE) has signed a new distribution agreement with EDOM Technology to market, sell, and support its complete line of video convergence and Ultra Wideband semiconductor products in Taiwan, China and Singapore. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Asia Netcom to Provide IPv6 Tokyo-Beijing Connection for Internet Collaboration Demonstration at the 2005 World Expo (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/16/2005 6:10am) |
| Asia Netcom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chinese incumbent telecommunications service provider, China Netcom , will play a vital part in an experiment to demonstrate the ability of the next-generation Internet to enable high-quality video communications worldwide. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray may gain hold in China, as 11 companies are granted licences (HDTV UK, 6/02/2008 10:30am) |
| The Blu-ray Disc Association has granted eleven licences to Chinese companies to manufacture Blu-ray hardware for the Chinese market. These "Format and Logo Licence Agreements", as the name would suggest, allow companies to manufacture Blu-ray equipment to standard specifications, and to use the Blu-ray logo on these products... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Chinese pirates offering cheap AVCHD Blu-ray rips on disguised DVD-Rs (Engadget, 11/17/2008 11:26am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Just last week we heard that Warner Bros. was ending its home video / DVD business in South Korea due to rampant piracy, and now we've got a report from China suggesting that sophisticated pirates are duping buyers with faux Blu-ray Discs that are actually DVDs. As the story goes, movie pirates in select parts of Asia are ripping bona fide BDs and then burnin ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer unveils Blu-ray Disc Combo drive in Beijing (Digi Times, 4/18/2007 9:39am) |
| Pioneer on April 17 debuted its BDC-S02 Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo drive model in Beijing, for immediate launch in China and later in other markets around the world at a recommended retail price of US$299, according to Pioneer's Taiwan subsidiary Pioneer High Fidelity Taiwan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DisplaySearch Indicates Q2'05 Plasma TV Shipments Overtook Projection TV Shipments Worldwide for the First Time (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/17/2005 2:53pm) |
| Plasma TV shipments reached a record high of 1.13M units in Q2'05, up 24% Q/Q and 89% Y/Y according to DisplaySearch's Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report. Plasma TVs gained share in all regions and overtook rear projection TVs for the first time in China and ROW on a unit basis. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Trident's SVP EX With DCRe(TM) Powers New Digital CRT TVs From Changhong (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/03/2005 11:00am) |
| Trident Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trident Microsystems, Inc. , a worldwide leader in developing advanced digital TV technology for the consumer digital video marketplace, today announced that Changhong, one of China's leading television Original Equipment Manufacturers , is using Trident's SVP EX with DCRe to power its new digital CRT TVs for the Chinese marketplace. ... (Read Full Article) |
| S3 Graphics Unveils Chrome S20 Series PCI Express Graphics Processors (LinuxElectrons, 11/10/2005 5:49am) |
| Beijing , China – S3 Graphics has launched its 4th generation DirectX® 9.0 graphics processor units (GPUs), the Chrome 20 series, with the introduction of the Chrome S20 range of desktop graphics accelerators that combines the richer integration of Fujitsu Limited's 90nm process technology with S3 Graphics' advanced Power Wise architecture for the most power efficient graphics in the industry ... (Read Full Article) |
| Color TV sales rise in 2004 (Asia Times, 3/24/2005 11:50am) |
| BEIJING - Color TV sales in 2004 rose 11% year on year to 72.68 million, accounting for 55% of the world's total, with a sales/production ratio hitting 99.2%. Meanwhile, China exported 27.7248 million color TVs in 2004, 21.8% more than in 2003. High-end products accounted for more than 12% of exports, with a value exceeding 25% of the total. (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Forum working on region codes and China-only format (Engadget, 5/26/2006 3:28pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD returns and kicks Blu-ray to the gutter (Storage Bits, 8/03/2009 10:13pm) |
Just when Blu-ray thought it had clear sailing, a tempest has risen in the East: China Blue Hi-definition Disk (CBHD). Toshiba has licensed its HD DVD to them and it will be the unit world leader in HD optical technology in just 12 months.
Why? The Times Online reports that the CBHD players are outselling Blu-ray [...]
(Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft: 'We have no plans for Blu-Ray on Xbox 360' (Engadget, 10/23/2009 6:49am) |
| A recent Gizmodo sit down with Steve Ballmer led with a headline exclaiming a Blu-ray add-on for Xbox was coming. See, when Ballmer was asked about making the Xbox a home theater companion of choice and where Blu-ray might fit in, the Windows 7 wild man said, "Well I don't know if we need to put Blu-ray in there -- you'll be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories." He then added that on-demand is the future of movies, not physical media. Now our bud Major Nelson, Director of Programming for Xbox Live, has stepped up to lay the conflation to rest. The Major says that Ballmer was referring to Blu-ray accessories for the PC and reiterated Microsoft's focus of bringing instant-on 1080p streaming movies to the Xbox 360. So... that should end speculation of Blu-ray on Xbox right? Not if history serves, nope.Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home EntertainmentMicrosoft: 'We have no plans for Blu-Ray on Xbox 360' originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
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