 | '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) |
| '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) |
| '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) |
| Sony builds new PS3 controller (the INQUIRER, 6/16/2008 8:52am) |
| Nick Farrell the Inquirer, Monday 16 June 2008. 09:27:00 Feels the movement and breaks EXPLODING BATTERY MAKER Sony has designed a new PS3 controller that is designed to break. The new controller, which is supposed to be the answer to the Wii, is designed to 'break apart' into two individual units that have remote-like motion-sensing functionality.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 2 Broke Girls Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/25/2012 6:42pm) |
| Move Over Two & a Half Men, these chicks mean business as season one arrives on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Girls Against Boys' Dated and Detailed for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/14/2013 9:00pm) |
| Another scorned woman revenge thriller comes to Blu-ray at the end of the month. In an early announcement to retailers, Starz/Anchor Bay says 'Girls Against Boys' will be available on Blu-ray on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | WRUP: Spring! (Joystiq, 5/04/2013 2:45am) |
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For many who don't live in always-on-warm locations, spring is finally here. Flowers, trees with leaves and warmer temperatures are upon us. We hope you take your phone, 3DS or Vita and [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Globetechnology: Price-comparison sites do the legwork (The Globe and Mail, 3/07/2005 7:12pm) |
| We need either a new television set or a new bed. Our bed is a child magnet. It attracts as many as six girls at a time to loll around and watch reruns of "Friends" while they talk on cellphones to even more girls who, presumably, need to know in real time how the plot is progressing. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Girls: The Complete First Season' Dated and Detailed for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 9/10/2012 10:00pm) |
| The first ten episodes of the HBO comedy series is planned for Blu-ray in December. In an early announcement to retailers, HBO is readying 'Girls: The Complete First Season' for a Blu-ray release on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Guns, Girls and Gambling Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/23/2013 6:45pm) |
| Sadly, a sequin-clad Gary Oldman isn't even worth sitting through this Tarantino [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'My Little Pony: Equestria Girls' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 7/16/2013 6:00pm) |
| A new chapter in the popular animated children's franchise is galloping toward Blu-ray in August. In an early announcement to retailers, Shout Factory is preparing 'My Little Pony: Equestria Girls' [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Lionsgate Brings 'Daddy's Little Girls' to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/02/2007 10:45pm) |
| Lionsgate Home Entertainment will bring Tyler Perry's latest comedy 'Daddy's Little Girls' to Blu-ray on June 12, the studio announced today. Though the film did not perform up to the usual blockbuster... ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | 'Girls: The Complete Second Season' Blu-ray Dated and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 5/14/2013 4:00pm) |
| The second season of the acclaimed HBO series is in the works Blu-ray this summer. In an early announcement to retailers, HBO will bring 'Girls: The Complete Second Season' to Blu-ray on August 13. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| '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) |
| '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) |
| (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) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 250GB Spring Value Bundle includes Darksiders 2, Batman: Arkham City (Joystiq, 3/01/2013 2:00am) |
| Microsoft has announced a new 250GB Spring Value Bundle for the Xbox 360, available in "select major retail stores" and shipping out today for $300. In addition to [...] (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) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS Light Blue, Gloss Pink models announced for Japan (Joystiq, 2/27/2013 1:00pm) |
| Boys and girls in Japan can look forward to new Light Blue (above) and Gloss Pink (below the break) variants of the 3DS, which are sure to do no [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Blu-ray studios claim 85% share of HD hardware market, predict two million player sales in 2008 (Tech Digest, 1/07/2008 8:00am) |
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| 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) |
 | Football in spring could work once more (Birmingham Post Herald, 4/19/2005 10:22pm) |
| When I first heard that ESPN2 was going to televise South Carolina's spring football game little more than a glorified scrimmage I thought it was silly. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Spring Breakers Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/10/2013 2:24am) |
| James Franco and a bevy of beauties don't make for a very relaxing vacation in Harmony Korine's [...] (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) |
| (Unranked) | 'Spring Breakers' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/26/2013 8:00pm) |
| The hit dramedy from writer/director Harmony Korine will have its debut on Blu-ray in July. In an early announcement to retailers, Lionsgate is readying 'Spring Breakers' for Blu-ray on July 9. The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Lego The Hobbit PS3 bundle goes on an adventure this spring (Joystiq, 2/26/2014 3:00am) |
| Sony is preparing a new PS3 bundle for the spring to capitalize on the hype surrounding the third and final The Hobbit film due in theaters this December. For $270, interested adventurers can snag a 500GB "super slim" PS3 - which comes with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray New Releases for 1-20-09 (Format War Central, 1/20/2009 7:06am) |
| The following are the Blu-ray new releases for Tuesday, January 20th, 2009.
13 Going on 30
Sony Pictures
Retail: $28.95
Amazon: $19.99
13 Going On 30 - Girls Night In Promotion
Sony Pictures
Retail: $28.95
Amazon: $21.99
50 First Dates - BD Girls Night In Sticker
Sony Pictures
Retail: $28.95
Amazon: $21.99
Amusement
New Line Home Video
Retail: $35.99
Amazon: $26.99
Antwone Fisher
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| Hackers Break HD DVD Copy Protection (Data Storage Today, 1/17/2007 8:08pm) |
| There's a new twist in the ongoing battle between the next-generation, high-definition DVD standards: Hackers have cracked the antipiracy software on several movies published in the HD DVD format. Perhaps ironically, hackers chose to break the copy-protection system in Universal's "Serenity," a 2005 science fiction film about a renegade crew of space outlaws. An informal, global alliance of ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Squids Odyssey colliding with Wii U, 3DS in spring (Joystiq, 2/15/2014 6:30pm) |
| Squids Odyssey has slingshotted past its 2013 fall release date on the 3DS and Wii U eShop and is readjusting itself to target this spring. Odyssey is a turn-based, tactical RPG that lets players fight battles by flinging ocean life into their [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Promotional Group Launches National Marketing and Retail Campaigns For Spring Promotion of HD DVD Format (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/16/2007 4:00pm) |
| The companies supporting HD DVD began spring marketing and retail campaigns in May, running in-cinema trailers to promote the HD DVD format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Motley Crue, Ozzfest Headed to Blu-ray This Spring (High-Def Digest, 3/21/2008 8:00pm) |
| Warner Music Group (WEA) is throwing a headbangers ball on high-def this Spring, with the debut of two new Blu-ray music titles featuring Motley Crue and the all-star line-up of Ozzfest. First up on April... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: PS3, Blu-ray in 45% U.S households by 2011 (Punch Jump, 1/09/2008 5:52pm) |
| Sony Corp. this week published a new advert at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show that claims a 45 percent adoption rate of Blu-ray in the U.S. by 2011. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Time-tinkering platformer Constant C to land on Xbox 360 next spring (Joystiq, 10/08/2013 6:30pm) |
5pb Games (aka Mages) is bringing puzzle platformer Constant C to Xbox 360 in Spring 2014, though there's no word on the recently [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CEA's Gary Shapiro to Present Keynote Address at EHX Spring 2006 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/30/2006 3:37pm) |
| ARLINGTON, Va.----Jan. 30, 2006--The Consumer Electronics Association today announced Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CEA, will deliver the opening keynote address at the Electronic House Expo Spring 2006 . ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hotline Miami brings cross-buy beats to PS3, Vita this spring (Joystiq, 2/19/2013 4:00pm) |
Taste the happy, Vita and PS3 owners, because the raw violence-o-rama that is Hotline Miami is coming to the PlayStation platforms this spring as a cross-buy game. That means a single [...] (Read Full Article) |
| AVN 2008: No more Porn on HD DVD? (I4U, 1/11/2008 9:01am) |
| What a difference a year makes. At the AVN 2007, we ran a story titled No Porn on Blu-ray?. Today, Prominent adult movie producer Digital Playground says that they plan to stop releasing porn on HD DVD probably by the end of 2008.
The statement was ma... ... (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) |
| CES 2008: Video: Xbox 360 with Mediaroom demo (Punch Jump, 1/08/2008 6:03pm) |
| Microsoft Corp. this week demonstrated an Xbox 360 with new Mediaroom IPTV software at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yoshi's New Island arriving in spring 2014 (Joystiq, 12/18/2013 2:14pm) |
| Nintendo announced that Yoshi's New Island will launch in spring 2014 for 3DS during today's Nintendo Direct livestream. What's more, the series' original creator Takashi Tezuka is working on the project. Yoshi's New Island was first announced in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Vizio VP605F 60'' 1080p and VP504F 1080p HDTVs with HQV (I4U, 1/06/2008 1:54pm) |
| VIZIO introduces 7 new Plasma TVs including full 1080p HD HDTVs with Silicon Optix HQV Processing at the CES 2008.
Vizio's offerings in 2008 will include the feature rich VP504F-50" Full High Definition, 1080p Plasma Display featuring Silicon Opt... ... (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) |
| Mean Girls on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/30/2009 6:21am) |
| The Blu-ray may not be all that "fetch," but this Lindsay Lohan comedy is a worthy entry for your teen angst collection.
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| (Unranked) | HDTVs under $500 (HD-Report, 12/29/2012 10:22pm) |
| Looking for a second HDTV that won't break your [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Epix app hits PS3 in Q1, PS Vita in the spring (Joystiq, 1/04/2013 7:30am) |
| Epix subscribers will be able to access the streaming service on PS3 sometime before the end [...] (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) |
| Sony projects 50% Blu-ray market share in 2008 (Punch Jump, 4/08/2008 3:59pm) |
| Sony Corp. this week said that it expects sales of its high-definition Blu-ray disc format to capture 50 percent market share in 2008, according to the DigiTimes. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| (Unranked) | A new Theatrhythm Final Fantasy game is hitting the 3DS in Japan next Spring. (Kotaku, 9/11/2013 10:20am) |
| A new Theatrhythm Final Fantasy game is hitting the 3DS in Japan next Spring. Gematsu reports that the sequel, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray disc sales jump in Q4 2008 (AfterDawn, 1/10/2009 3:02am) |
| The past year has been very eventful for Blu-ray. Many new Blu-ray products have been shown at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this year, where just a year ago Blu-ray jumped ahead of its former rival HD DVD. "It turned out to be a phenomenal year for Blu-ray," said Tom Adams of Adams Media Research. In the fourth quarter of 2008, which is only too important for te ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Player Sales Strong in 2008 (About.com, 1/07/2009 6:00am) |
| The results are in, and despite the downturn in the economy, sales of Blu-ray Disc players were strong in 2008, resulting in the total number of both standalone Blu-ray Disc... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty out spring 2014 on PS3, PS4, Vita (Joystiq, 11/15/2013 2:00am) |
Just Add Water announced that its [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc content market almost tripled in US in 2008 (Computerworld, 1/12/2009 5:00am) |
| Sales and rentals of Blu-ray Disc content almost tripled in 2008 despite an overall downturn in the U.S. home entertainment market, an industry association reported at last week's Consumer Electronics Show. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Daewoo shows 120Hz HDTVs, Blu-ray, PMPs at CES 2008 (I4U, 1/07/2008 2:31pm) |
| Daewoo announces to show HDTVs, Blu-ray, DID, DDS and PMP devices at the CES 2008.
The Daewoo HDTV line will include 120Hz full HD in 46, 42 and 37 inches.
Daewoo also enters the HD movie player market with their own Blu-ray players.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Xbox 360 with Mediaroom IPTV rocks trade show (Punch Jump, 1/07/2008 8:09pm) |
| Microsoft Corp. on Mon. debuted an Xbox 360 console with Mediaroom IPTV software at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sky HD orders break the 90,000 barrier (vnunet.com via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News, 7/31/2006 10:31am) |
| High-definition popularity surpasses expectations ... (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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| Return to Forever Returns: Live at Montreux 2008 on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/06/2009 8:44am) |
| These giants of Jazz Fusion got together again for the first time in 25-years for a brilliant live performance captured during a stop on their 2008 tour at the Montreux Jazz festival and presented here in a solid 1080i transfer on Blu-ray Disc.
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| VHS lives: JVC announces VHS/DVD/Blu-ray recorder for Japan (CrunchGear, 10/30/2009 8:21am) |
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It seems VHS will never die, and this is generally welcome, as a lot of good movies aren't still available on optical discs. In summer 2008, Panasonic released a VHS/Blu-ray combo, followed by Sharp's Aquos BD-HDV22 that was pretty much the same thing. And today, over one year later, JVC anounced the DR-BH250 [JP], which is a VHS recorder, Blu-Ray Recorder and 250GB HDD rolled into one. (Read Full Article) |
| LittleBigPlanet for the Sony PS3 delayed until Fall 2008? (I4U, 12/22/2007 7:00pm) |
| That the highly anticipated LittleBigPlanet game for the Sony PS3 is too late for Christmas is already bad. Now rumors even put the revolutionary jump and run game release to fall 2008.
Sony announced Little Big Planet in March at the GDC 2007. See th... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Plasma screen sales to peak in 2008? (Electronics NEWS - about-electronics.eu, 8/14/2007 9:04am) |
| Plasma screen sales to peak in 2008? Filed under: TV & HDTV | by: ryan | Hits: 19 EETimes: Plasma display makers, facing intense competition from liquid crystal displays (LCDs), will likely ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Delays Invasion HD DVD by Three Weeks (Format War Central, 1/11/2008 4:22am) |
| As mentioned in their statement regarding HD DVD and Blu-ray, Warner appear to have moved the release of the HD DVD of Invasion (February 19, 2008) to three weeks after the Blu-ray release (January 29, 2008). I thought it was interesting that Warner announced that they would do this and can only imagine it is [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| SHORT PIPELINE ALERT! Warner commits exclusively to Blu-ray for 2008 (HDTV UK, 1/04/2008 8:00am) |
| In a "shock" announcement, Warner Brothers Entertainment has officially announced that it will be releasing future high definition titles exclusively on Blu-ray from May 2008.
Yes, folks, you read that right. Despite recent protestations from Warner executives to the contrary, it seems that "consumer demand" has won. Obviously Warner's pipeline (where all the plans are kept) is very, very, s ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Reaches 9 Million Sold, 3 Million in 2008 (Format War Central, 3/25/2008 9:39pm) |
| Scott Hettrick is reporting on his Hollywood in Hi-def Blog that Blu-ray has reached 9 Million units sold since inception according to HMR research.
Perhaps even more iinteresting is that 3 Million of those were sold in this year, putting the format on pace to easily hit at least 15 million units for 2008.
The average weekly [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment Announces HD DVD Slate for First Quarter of 2008 (Business Wire, 1/17/2008 2:00pm) |
| HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) today announced its upcoming slate of releases on HD DVD for the first quarter of 2008. A compelling array of ... (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) |
| Sextology Penthouse to Develop HDTV Channel (TVPredictions.com, 9/12/2005 8:19pm) |
| The adult media company hires a former Playboy TV executive to run the show. Washington D.C. (September 12, 2005) -- Will the Penthouse girls be prettier? ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo Spring Line-Up Brings Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon to 3DS on March 24 (Kotaku, 1/17/2013 1:50pm) |
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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) |
| 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) |
| Samsung Enters 2008 as HDTV Market Share Leader Two Years Running (Business Wire, 1/06/2008 10:00pm) |
| LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics enters 2008 as the global and US market leader in HDTV. Moreover, strong sales across its HDTV line catapulted it to the number one position ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: More Samsung HDTVs heading to UK (Tech Digest, 1/07/2008 8:00am) |
| The last thing we really need is another foot long list of HDTV specs so I'll keep this brief. Most of Samsung's latest HDTV range is heading to the UK. The main theme this year is 1080p - 2008 is being geared up to be the year of Full HD and Samsung is aiming to get reduce the price difference between 1080p and 720p sets down to just a £100 leap. ]]>
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| 'Sleeping Beauty,' 'Finding Nemo' Headline Disney's 2008 Blu-ray Plans (High-Def Digest, 1/05/2008 11:34pm) |
| Disney has issued a sneak peek at their Blu-ray plans for 2008, including the first confirmation of the highly-anticipated high-def debuts of 'Sleeping Beauty,' 'Finding Nemo' and 'National Treasure.'... ... (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) |
| Warner to Bring 'Amadeus,' 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' to Blu-ray, HD DVD in 2008 (High-Def Digest, 5/03/2007 10:26pm) |
| Already plotting out its 2008 next-gen release schedule, Warner Home Entertainment today revealed plans to bring the Oscar-winning classics 'Amadeus' and 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' to Blu-ray and... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Microsoft and BT partner to bring high-def services to Xbox 360 [updated] (HDTV UK, 1/07/2008 8:00am) |
| Microsoft and British Telecom have announced a partnership which will allow UK Xbox 360 owners to download gaming and entertainment content to their consoles via the BT Vision service.
Anyone who is a broadband customer with BT will be able to enjoy a selection of high definition content delivered directly to the Xbox 360.
The service will be available from mid-2008. It's not surprising that th ... (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) |
| (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) |
| Warner Talks More About Reasons for Choosing Blu-ray Disc (Format War Central, 1/09/2008 6:23am) |
| Rueters is reporting that Warner Bros
Entertainment Group President Kevin Tsujihara has spoken out more regarding Warner’s shock news that they would only support Blu-ray in the second half of 2008.
A 2007 decline in DVD sales, which account for half of
Hollywood’s profits, and anticipated further declines in 2008
sped Warner’s decision making process.
Tsujihara said the [ ... (Read Full Article) |
| Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009 Chooses FleetBroadband: HDTV and Rich Multimedia Now a Reality for Global Yacht Race (Business Wire, 3/10/2008 4:30pm) |
| LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Organizers of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009 have chosen FleetBroadband to provide essential voice and data connectivity and send high-definition television (HDTV) ... (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) |
| Blu-ray discs sold hit 9 million milestone (AfterDawn, 3/27/2008 8:18pm) |
| Citing strong sales of 'No Country for Old Men,', the Blu-ray camp has now topped 9 million discs sold since its launch.
BD sales for the first 11 weeks of 2008 is about 3 million units, adding to the 6 million that the format had sold since its inception in Q2 2006. The sales are clearly stronger than past years and analysts predict 16 million sold total for 2008.
For the week ended March ... (Read Full Article) |
| BBC and ITV showing Euro 2008 games in high definition on freesat (HDTV UK, 6/04/2008 11:14pm) |
| Quite a scoop for freesat as both the BBC and ITV will be showing matches from Euro 2008 in high definition on the platform. Of course, it's possible to see all the games the BBC has rights to in high def on Virgin Media and Sky, but ITV has announced that its first HD programmes will be matches on the opening few days of the tournament, including Portugal versus Turkey on Saturday... ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Bond 50: 22-Film James Bond 007 Blu-ray Collection Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 10/10/2012 7:29pm) |
| All 22 Bond films in one handsome boxed set. All the cars. All the gadgets. All the Bond girls. What more do you need? (No, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi shows 1.5 inch ultra thin Plasma HDTV at CES 2008 (I4U, 1/05/2008 6:55am) |
| Hitachi will debut an ultra-thin Plasma HDTV along side with their already introduced ultra-thin LCD HDTVs at the CES 2008.
Hitachi is among the first vendors to demonstrate an Ultra Thin plasma display. For various technical reasons, the challenges i... ... (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) |
| Sony NEC Optiarc: Blue-ray Disc drive prices to drop 50% by 2008 (Digi Times, 11/17/2006 5:24am) |
| By 2008, prices for Blu-ray Disc (BD) drives will drop 50% from current levels amid aggressive development by various related brands and makers, according to Shuji Minami, general manager, product business group of Sony NEC Optiarc. Minami also said the maker is not ruling out seeking new partners in Taiwan or placing more orders with existing Taiwan-based partners. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Bets (San Jose Mercury News, 4/03/2006 12:17pm) |
| 8 p.m. Prison Break Ch. 2, Ch. 35 -- Flashbacks show how Lincoln, Sucre, T-Bag, C-Note and Dr. Sara ended up in prison and what drove Michael to plan his brother's escape. (N) (CC) (TV-14-DLSV) (HDTV) ... (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) |
| Warner Bros. queue up three new HD DVD titles - HD Beat (HDBlog.net, 5/24/2006 12:44pm) |
| Firewall, Constantine, and The Perfect Storm are all coming to HD DVD on June 6th. The latter two will retail for the not so paltry sum of $28.99 each. But Firewall will break the bank at $39.99, because it’s a hybrid HD DVD / DVD disc.
Is it just me, or is [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Teen Drama 'The Clique' Coming to Blu-ray this November (High-Def Digest, 9/29/2008 6:00pm) |
| Warner has announced it is bringing the indie teen drama 'The Clique' to Blu-ray in mid-November. Garnering only a limited release in theaters, this 'Mean Girls'-style tween satire of haves and have-nots... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'A Man Escaped' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 12/26/2012 5:00pm) |
| The 1956 French prison break thriller comes to Blu-ray at the end of March. In an early announcement to retailers, Criterion will release 'A Man Escaped' on Blu-ray on March 26. With the simplest of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| SonyStyle.com plugs in more personalization changes (InternetRetailer.com, 9/07/2005 5:57pm) |
| To break through the data overload that often hits shoppers when they click on an online consumer electronics site, SonyStyle.com is being upgraded and expanded with several new self-guided sales and product information tools. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | BBC ditches 3D after Doctor Who special (CNET Blogs, 7/05/2013 11:41am) |
| UK broadcaster the BBC is taking a three-year break from making 3D shows, with the 50th anniversary special of Doctor Who set to be the last 3D event for the foreseeable future. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Search Amazon Pre-Orders for Blu-ray Deals (HD-Report, 8/03/2012 1:57pm) |
| We’ve seen what happened to the price of Star Trek: The Next Generation Season One after the pre-order period ended. It changed from a $59 super deal to $78 after release date. So, if you’re looking for a break on Blu-ray Discs sometimes [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | VIEW / Blame the economy, the product, the theaters -- we're just not going to movies the way we used to (San Francisco Chronicle, 7/13/2005 10:38am) |
| The movie box office situation is getting serious. For 19 of the past 20 weeks, box office numbers have been down compared with last year's. There's a possible break this week with the success of "Fantastic Four," leading to the inevitable speculation that... ... (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) |
| Entertainment Weekly's EW.com | (Entertainment Weekly, 7/11/2005 4:40pm) |
| Let's think of this week's videogame tournament and foreign-commercial shoot as a small break from the fast pace of Hollywood — a TV version of Lost in Translation , if you will. No cameos by big stars playing themselves (sadly, not every episode can feature a foul-mouthed, stoned Bob Saget). ... (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) |
| Next generation of HDTVs (News 14 Carolina, 6/05/2006 10:01pm) |
| (NEW YORK) - Sorry, but it's just the way technology works. High-definition televisions are on the cutting edge, right? Well, I hate to break it to you but developers are already working on the next big thing to replace it. The Japanese at it again, this time with Ultra High-Definition TV. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo 3DS XL Going All Pink (and White) [Nintendo] (Kotaku, 8/29/2012 11:50am) |
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To mark the newest Girls Mode [...] (Read Full Article) |
| NPD Confirms Huge Blu-ray Share Jump (Format War Central, 1/23/2008 7:26pm) |
| Twice is reporting confirmation from NPD directly relating to the leaked figures showing that Blu-ray made huge gains in market share for the second week of January.
The correct break down according to the Twice article is 90% for Blu-ray, 7% for HD DVD and the remainder for Blu-ray/HD DVD combo players.
It is also interesting to [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bad news! (Kotaku, 5/10/2013 9:40am) |
| Bad news! If you were looking forward to the June release of Devil Survivor 2's 3DS port, which is known as Devil Survivor 2: Break Record, you going to wait until this fall in Japan. The game has been delayed, reports (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Stiq Figures, January 6 - 12: Nintendo wishlist edition (Joystiq, 1/20/2014 4:30am) |
| Welcome to Stiq Figures, where the sales data is after the break and the posts don't matter.
I think we've all seen the news by now - despite the 3DS being the best selling gaming device of 2013 and some genuinely great new games, Nintendo [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Broadcasting & Cable - Barton Targets DTV Bill for Spring (Broadcasting and Cable, 3/15/2005 5:13pm) |
| The complicated telecommunications bill may take a long time to resolve and DTV can't wait, he said. "This DTV issue needs certainty." (Read Full Article) |
| Computing: Create a PC digital media hub (Houston Chronicle, 8/02/2005 6:03am) |
| WHEN it was first released, the Media Center Edition of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system was not available to mere mortals unless they were willing to spring for new PCs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PlayStation 3 promises more power than its competitors (USA (USA Today, 5/17/2005 8:27am) |
| The successor to the top-selling PlayStation 2 video game system will arrive next spring, Sony announced Monday. Although rival ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Spring Breakers (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 7/02/2013 10:13pm) |
Street 7/9/13
Lionsgate
Drama
Box Office $14.12 million
$21.98 DVD, $27.99 Blu-ray
Rated ‘R’ for strong sexual content, language, nudity, drug use and violence throughout.
Stars Vanessa [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pitch Perfect Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 12/24/2012 8:35pm) |
| Part "Glee", part "Bring It On" and part "Mean Girls", this musical comedy hits all of the right [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray New Releases for Tuesday December 9th, 2008 (Format War Central, 12/09/2008 1:01pm) |
| The following are the Blu-ray new releases for Tuesday, December 9th, 2008.
 The Dark Knight
Warner Home Video
Retail: $35.99
Amazon:Â $23.99
The Dark Knight: Limited Edition with Batpod
Warner Home Video
Retail: $64.98
Amazon: $46.99
A Battle of Wits
101 Distribution
Retail: $64.49
Amazon: $48.49
Am: Sonar
Qualiton
Retail: $19.98
Amazon: $17.99
American Pie
101 Distribution
Re ... (Read Full Article) |
| Buyers in the mood to splurge this year (Kansas City Star, 11/23/2006 8:14am) |
| After several penny-pinching holiday seasons, consumers seem to want to celebrate this year and spring for a Sony PlayStation 3, leggings, TMX Elmo, high-definition TVs and more. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 20 Lawmakers Want to Kill Your Television (Slashdot, 10/11/2005 3:10pm) |
| Macki writes "As previously mentioned, the Broadcast Flag is back before congress. There are 20 law makers currently supporting the bill. The insane thing about it is the fact that no one supports the bill except a handful of entertainment companies. Probably not even the employees of the entertainment companies. It's bad enough they want to break our televisions, but the way that they are ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sky News to go high definition in Spring 2010 (HDTV UK, 9/26/2009 7:58am) |
| Sky has announced that its award-winning news service, Sky News, will begin broadcasting in high definition early next year. Sky News HD is scheduled for a Spring 2010 launch, following studio and production facility upgrades in the UK and overseas. It will be the UK's first dedicated news channel to broadcast in HD. The commitment to launch Sky News HD follows the channel's successful first ever HD broadcast and HD online streaming of Barack Obama's Inauguration in January 2009 - and, from launch, Sky News will bring spectacular HD pictures to viewers from around the globe as experienced HD cameramen work alongside the channels' world class UK and foreign correspondents... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Shocker: Samsung introducing new HDTV at CES, albeit with 'unprecedented new shape' (Engadget, 12/31/2012 6:53pm) |
| How do you break the silence on one of the slowest news days of the year? Well, if you're Samsung, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Bling Ring' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 7/19/2013 4:00pm) |
| The latest film from Sofia Coppola will break into Blu-ray this September. In an early announcement to retailers, Lionsgate is readying 'The Bling Ring' for Blu-ray on September 17. The film is about [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Direct-to-Video 'Sublime' Bound for Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 2/22/2008 11:00pm) |
| Warner Premiere and Raw Feed will debut their first next-gen title this Spring, with the release of 'Sublime' on Blu-ray and HD DVD. A dark, twisted tale of terror starring Tom Cavanaugh as an unwitting... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hackers break HD-DVD copy protection (Infomatics, 1/17/2007 1:16pm) |
| The first pirated HD-DVD movies have surfaced on file-sharing websites, according to new reports. BitTorrent is an open source peer-to-peer file sharing system that allows users to share large files by transferring them in small pieces to and from multiple machines. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Must See HDTV (December 25th - 30th) (Engadget, 12/25/2012 10:52pm) |
| Even though most of us are enjoying a holiday break and our favorite TV shows are too, there's still a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'Heroes: Season One' Coming to HD DVD This August (High-Def Digest, 5/15/2007 9:31pm) |
| Get ready to "Save the cheerleader, save the world" in high-def late this summer, when Universal Studios Home Entertainment unleashes 'Heroes: Season One' on HD DVD. The break-out superhero series... ... (Read Full Article) |
| New DVDs already sparking copy-protection confusion (Digg.com, 2/16/2006 9:40am) |
| "When the first high-definition DVDs finally hit shelves this spring, a mad scramble may ensue--not for the discs themselves, but to figure out what computers and devices are actually able to play them in their full glory." ... (Read Full Article) |
| Scaling IPTV: Progress at SBC (Light Reading, 11/18/2005 7:20am) |
| Light Reading reported last spring that Microsoft's IPTV middleware required one server for every 10 subscribers in order for the system's instantaneous channel-changing to work properly. ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Must See HDTV (December 17th - 23rd) (Engadget, 12/17/2012 11:11pm) |
| Nearly every show still on is preparing for a winter or season break, but there's still plenty of [...] (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) |
| NEWS: Toshiba puts HD DVD to bed at Spring press event (Pocket-lint, 2/21/2008 11:48am) |
| "Excellent service" promised for 700,000 Toshiba HD DVD owners worldwide ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Create a digital media hub out of your Windows PC (Houston Chronicle, 8/04/2005 8:39am) |
| When it was first released, the Media Center Edition of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system was not available to mere mortals unless they were willing to spring for new PCs. ... (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) |
| CES: Funai's Sub-$300 Blu-ray Player (High-Def Digest, 1/07/2008 7:00pm) |
| Funai has announced that it will unleash its first Blu-ray player for the North American market sometime this spring. The discount manufacturer (which is a leading supplier to Wal-Mart) distributes products... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Must See HDTV (December 10th - 16th) (Engadget, 12/10/2012 10:32pm) |
| It's that time of year, when our favorite TV shows go one winter break. There's a sudden flood of fall [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Free HD episodes on iTunes (TV Squad, 9/11/2008 5:04pm) |
| Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, HDTV, The Office, Psych, Eureka, Heroes, Reality-Free, In Plain SightIf you were wondering just what that extra dollar buys you when you upgrade to HD in the iTunes store, you can get a free look. Our pals over at TUAW made note of a number of shows that have free episodes available, in HD. The files are large, with the HD versions clocking in at right around 1.5GB, so it will take a bit to download. Something that isn't helped by the fact that iTunes downloads the SD version as well.
I've been taking a look at them and I grabbed screenshots from Heroes, Life, and Battlestar Galactica to give you an idea of the difference in the picture. It's fairly dramatic. Those captures, and the full list of free episodes, with the iTunes links, are after the jump.
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| Warner Says 'P.S. I Love You' on Blu-ray, HD DVD this Spring (High-Def Digest, 3/06/2008 9:00pm) |
| Warner has announced it will bring the Hilary Swank romantic comedy 'P.S. I Love You' to Blu-ray and HD DVD this May. Grossing over $50 million at the domestic box office, the Richard LaGravenese-directed... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Stalingrad' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 10/30/2012 8:00pm) |
| Joseph Vilsmaier's 1993 war drama will march to Blu-ray in January. In an early announcement to retailers, Hen's Tooth will release 'Stalingrad' on Blu-ray on January 8. In the spring of 1942, German [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD camps brace for war (Montgomery Advertiser, 1/15/2006 10:15am) |
| Move over DVD. A more-buffed movie disc is on the way. Actually, two new high-definition disc formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, are looking to supplant DVD. As the new discs and players arrive this spring, consumers will be left to choose sides in this looming format war. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Double Humble, PSN Cash, Yoshi 3DS XL, Murdered: Soul Suspect [Deals] (Kotaku, 3/13/2014 5:15pm) |
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Bonus credit offers are some our favorites. Spend $60 on PSN by March 18 and get $10 back. Put that together with the Spring Fever 2014 Sale which is better with your (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Must See HDTV (January 21st - 27th) (Engadget, 1/22/2013 12:10am) |
| We'll take a break from football -- true addicts can give the Pro Bowl and Senior Bowl a look -- for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Does Blu-ray have a future in a streaming world? (NAB SmartBrief, 1/05/2009 6:00am) |
| While the Blu-ray format scored some impressive successes in 2008, including one-day sales of 600,000 units of "The Dark Kni -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Is Toshiba's Superbowl ad for HD DVD a final desperate act? (HDTV UK, 1/28/2008 8:00am) |
| Reports suggest that Toshiba will be taking out a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl on 3rd February. It will cost the company close to three million dollars, and is expected to highlight their freshly price cut HD DVD players.
Toshiba's Jodi Sally told Home Media Magazine that the commercial wasn't a make-or-break promotion for the disc format. "It has always been our strategy to reach HDTV o ... (Read Full Article) |
| ATI adds first HD card to the All-in-Wonder lineup (TV Squad, 6/26/2008 5:31pm) |
Filed under: HDTV, PVR Wire, HardwareOnce upon a time, ATI's All-in-Wonder cards were the cream of the crop. The lineup combines a TV tuner with a graphics card. That means you don't need to buy two separate pieces of hardware to capture TV signals and to display those signals on a monitor. But while other hardware makers have been busy putting out HD tuner cards, ATI has been stuck in the dark ages of standard definition.
Now it looks like ATI is back in the game with the ATI All-in-Wonder HD. This PCI Express card has enough oomph to capture HD video and to play back HD video on your PC. It features DirectX 10.1 support, an MPEG2/VC-1/H2.64 decoder, and Vista and AMD Live! certification. It also packs a DVI port and HDMI jack.
On the TV tuner side of things, the AiW HD can handle SD, HD, and ClearQAM signals.The card should be available in July for $199.
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| Sony brings BRAVIA Engine 3, AppliCast on-screen widgets to HDTV lineup (Engadget, 2/17/2009 1:02am) |
| Far be it for us to judge the decisions of a huge corporation and its ad campaign, but Sony announcing a new line of BRAVIA HDTVs while the vast majority of the consumer electronics industry is intently focused on cellphones in Barcelona seems a bit peculiar. For those who need a break from MWC 2009 shenanigans, we've got 19 new hi-def havens here, spanning 6 different models: WE5, W5500, E5500, ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mozart's 'Die Zauberflote' Headed to Blu-ray this Spring (High-Def Digest, 3/28/2008 4:00pm) |
| Opus Arte has announced a late-April debut for its latest Blu-ray music release, 'Mozart: Die Zauberflote.' Shot with high-definition cameras and originally broadcast on the BBC, this 2003 production of... ... (Read Full Article) |
| AccuWeather to launch weather channels (TV Squad, 9/10/2005 8:21pm) |
| Filed under: ABC , Industry , Programming It's time for The Weather Channel to break out the brass knuckles, cause a new boy in town wants to take over. AccuWeather will be launching channels in several major markets through the ABC network. From what I can tell, AccuWeather will be offering pretty much the same thing as The Weather Channel, the channel it plans to compete with. It'll be ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney Sets 'Pirates,' 'Cars' Blu-ray Dates (High-Def Digest, 1/25/2007 12:16am) |
| In what are sure to be three of the biggest-selling titles yet on either next-gen format, Disney has set Spring street dates for the Blu-ray releases of the blockbuster 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Tom & Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers' Blu-ray Dated (High-Def Digest, 11/30/2012 5:00pm) |
| Join the cat and mouse on another wacky adventure on Blu-ray this spring! In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers has set 'Tom & Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers' for Blu-ray on March 12. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony HD 500 at California Speedway (BellaOnline, 8/30/2005 3:27am) |
| The History: This is the second year for a fall race at California Speedway. The first race run here was in the spring of 1997 with Jeff Gordon as the winner. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CEDIA 2007 roundup (Engadget, 9/08/2007 5:30pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
CEDIA 2007 was bigger, louder and more pixelated than ever, and as always, we were live from the Mile High city to bring you (just about) everything the show had to offer. In case you blinked along the way, here's a rundown of our coverage, and don't forget to check out the rest after the break:
CEDIA 2007: the pre-game show
Hands-ons
Hands-on wi ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PS3, PS2 Evolution videos bring us to this week's PlayStation 2013 event (Joystiq, 2/18/2013 2:00pm) |
Sony rounded off its Evolution retrospective series with videos focusing on the PS2 (above) and PS3 (below the break), in addition to the first [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Marantz BD8002 Blu-ray Player Due This Spring (High-Def Digest, 1/08/2008 5:00pm) |
| This isn't the first time we've seen this "ultimate-quality" Blu-ray player from Marantz, but the pricey deck has a new release date. First unveiled at CEDIA last summer, Marantz says its $2,099.99 player... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Tron/Tron Legacy – 3D’ on sale at Amazon today (HD-Report, 9/30/2012 5:04pm) |
| Amazon’s Gold Box Deal of the Day today is a sweet treat for fans of lightcycles. If you can break away from the NFL for a few moments, you can score Disney’s Tron/Tron Legacy – Â 3D combo pack for $37.49 (53% off the regular [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 8:30PM ET (Engadget, 10/22/2013 11:54pm) |
| It's Tuesday and time for the Engadget HD Podcast. We hope you'll join us live when the Engadget HD podcast starts recording at 8:30PM. If you'll be joining us, go ahead and get ready by reviewing the list of topics after the break -- then you'll be [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 8:30PM ET (Engadget, 11/06/2013 1:20am) |
| It's Tuesday and time for the Engadget HD Podcast. We hope you'll join us live when the Engadget HD podcast starts recording at 8:30PM. If you'll be joining us, go ahead and get ready by reviewing the list of topics after the break -- then you'll be [...] (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) |
| Micronas Introduces World's Highest Integrated Audio/Video Solution for LCD-TVs (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/04/2005 11:08am) |
| Optimized for LCD-TV applications, Micronas , a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, today announced a break-through in full-featured LCD-TV solutions; a single-chip TV solution with dedicated features such as 3D comb filter, component input for HDTV signals, and LVDS outputs. (Read Full Article) |
| CES showfloor HDTV spyshot roundup (Engadget, 1/08/2009 6:52am) |
| We've been busy shutterbugs while wandering around the CES showfloor, and here's a rundown of some new TVs that drifted in front of our lens. Take a stroll with us past the break and see what we picked up.
Continue reading CES showfloor HDTV spyshot roundupFiled under: CES, HDTVCES showfloor HDTV spyshot roundup originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:52:00 EST. Please see our ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney Reveals Early 'Enchanted' Blu-ray Plans (High-Def Digest, 12/18/2007 12:00am) |
| Issuing a rare "pre-announcement," Disney says it's planning to bring the sleeper smash 'Enchanted' to Blu-ray sometime this Spring. Although the studio stopped short of issuing an exact street date for... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney Bumps 'Rounders,' 'Monsters, Inc.' Blu-rays (High-Def Digest, 3/17/2009 4:00pm) |
| Disney has confirmed two street date changes, bumping the planned Spring Blu-ray releases of 'Monsters, Inc.' and 'Rounders.' Just removed from the studio's upcoming schedule are the 10th anniversary re-issue... ... (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) | Rune Factory 4 isn't coming to Europe after all (Joystiq, 1/21/2014 2:00am) |
| The European production line for Rune Factory 4 churned to a stop this morning, after publisher MarvelousAQL canceled the game for the continent. The first 3DS entry in the Harvest Moon spin-off series was due in Europe this spring, having already [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Unveils 'Devil's Own' Blu-ray Specs, Box Art (High-Def Digest, 3/19/2008 6:00pm) |
| Sony has revealed specs and box art for the spring Blu-ray bow of 'The Devil's Own,' but fans may be disappointed by a complete lack of bonus features. As originally reported, Sony is bringing the 1997... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Joss Whedon the Fanboy: Sunday NY Times in 60 Seconds (Cinematical, 9/25/2005 4:35pm) |
| Filed under: Sunday NYT in 60 Seconds "I am - and always will be - the biggest fanboy. I write from a fanboy place." On the eve of the Serenity premiere, creator Joss Whedon explains how he got Universal to help him turn a cancelled TV series into a $45 million sci-fi epic. Another Canadian tax break miracle : Arjun Sablok's Neal n' Nikki is the first singing/dancing Bollywood ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Must See HDTV (May 6th - 12th) (Engadget, 5/06/2013 11:19pm) |
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It's spring / season finale time, and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Minecraft hits 7 million sales on Xbox 360 (AfterDawn, 6/30/2013 7:50am) |
| Versions of the mega-popular Minecraft have reached over 7 million sales for the Xbox 360 console, according to the developer.Mojang announced on Twitter that the Xbox 360 version of the game had reached 7 million sales, but did not break down the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Wal-Mart offering $100 gift card with PS3 purchase (Joystiq, 5/30/2008 8:00pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Business
We've received documentation from one of our reliable sources that the $100 gift card Walmart.com is currently offering with the purchase of a PS3 isn't the whole story. According to images shown us (one of which we've placed after the break) from the "Wal-Mart Wire," between June 1-7 Wal-Mart stores will give a $100 gift card to customers who purcha ... (Read Full Article) |
| Activision Bets Against PS3 In US [Console Wars] (Kotaku, 2/08/2008 6:50pm) |
| Remember earlier this week when EA pretty much bet on the PS3 whomping the Xbox 360's ass in 2008 (and not in the cool, we're still friends, kinky way)? Well apparently not every publisher is betting... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Demand for TV may help to avert Sony layoffs (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3/31/2006 5:08am) |
| Most of roughly 600 Sony Corp. workers in Westmoreland County who were expecting to lose jobs this spring may be keeping them instead, thanks to increasing demand for high-dollar, high-definition digital televisions made in East Huntingdon. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PlayStation 3 promises more power than its competitors (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News, 5/17/2005 10:27am) |
| The successor to the top-selling PlayStation 2 video game system will arrive next spring, Sony announced Monday. Although rival Microsoft will have a head start with its Xbox 360, due this fall, Sony boasts that the PS3 will have twice its power. ... (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) |
| Who has the most HDTV? (Technorati, 11/07/2007 4:32pm) |
| Verizon joins the race to claim which operator has the most HDTV saying it will have 150 channels by end 2008. Directv and Comcast have been out all Fall claiming they have more HD than any one else ... (Read Full Article) |
| BDA: 10 Million Blu-ray Players In 2008 (High-Def Digest, 1/08/2008 9:50pm) |
| The Blu-ray camp says that by this time next year, the format's installed base could be nearly three times its current size. That was the headline out of last night's Blu-ray Disc Association press conference... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | MakerBot's mammoth Replicator Z18 3D printer goes up for pre-order (Engadget, 3/12/2014 3:31pm) |
| If you want some truly heavy-duty 3D printing, you'll be glad to hear that MakerBot's Replicator Z18 is now available for pre-order. Pay $6,499 and you'll get to craft objects up to a lofty 18 inches tall once the printer ships this spring. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Universal Reveals Early 'Charlie Wilson's War' HD DVD Plans (High-Def Digest, 2/05/2008 9:00pm) |
| Making a rare "pre-announce," Universal says it is planning an early Spring HD DVD bow for the Tom Hanks-Julia Roberts hit 'Charlie Wilson's War.' Although the studio stopped short of issuing... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pink Nintendo 3DS XL misses Easter, arrives in the UK later this Spring (Engadget, 4/22/2013 5:46pm) |
| If the adorable patterns on the Animal [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Mammoth HD goes RED (Broadcast Newsroom, 3/07/2007 5:08pm) |
| Mammoth HD is gearing up to build the ultimate digital high definition library with the Spring '07 launch of the MHD/RED 4K Gallery/Library. With the pending delivery of the new RedOne Digital Cinema Camera from RED, MHD's talentbase, led by Emmy winning Steve Gibby, will be supplying new stock footage at 4K resolutions. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 to drive Blu-ray; 29M players in 2008, says report (Punch Jump, 3/27/2008 3:50pm) |
| New data released this week predicts that Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 will drive Blu-ray growth until the end of next year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic HD Equipment To Cover Beijing 2008 Olympics (DVD-Recordable, 4/25/2006 10:46am) |
| The Games of the XXIX Olympiad mark the first time in the history of Olympic television broadcasting that the entire production will be done in high definition. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney's 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Booty to Include Two Discs, BD-Java Features (High-Def Digest, 2/20/2007 10:32pm) |
| In a pair of Blu-ray firsts for Disney, the studio will unleash their premiere two-disc and BD-Java-enhanced titles when it brings the blockbuster 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films to the format this spring.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Early Details For 'National Treasure: Book of Secrets' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/29/2008 7:00pm) |
| Disney says it's planning to bring the blockbuster 'National Treasure: Book of Secrets' to Blu-ray this Spring in a fully-loaded special edition. Although the studio stopped short of issuing an exact street... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer's 2008 Blu-ray Player Line Leaked [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 4/16/2008 5:40pm) |
| A source tells us that in May, Pioneer will announce two new Blu-ray players, including the Elite BDP-05FD you see above. Surprisingly, they won't be Profile 2.0, just 1.1 (so PIP but no Ethernet),... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fox Prepping New 'AvP' Blu-ray with BD-Live, PIP (High-Def Digest, 3/10/2008 11:00pm) |
| There's no street date yet, but Fox says it is readying a Blu-ray re-issue of 'Alien vs. Predator' for the second half of 2008 that will include all-new PIP and BD-Live bonus features. When asked to comment... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Call of Duty: Ghosts multiplayer demo hits Xbox One, Xbox 360 this weekend (Joystiq, 3/03/2014 11:30pm) |
| In a first for the series, Activision will host a free multiplayer weekend for Call of Duty: Ghosts on the Xbox One and Xbox 360 starting March 7.
The downloadable demo offers up the Strikezone, Warhawk, and Prison Break maps across a selection [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray 2008: The Studio Report Card (High-Def Digest, 10/09/2008 12:25am) |
| High-Def Digest's own Kenneth S. Brown has just written an article for Sound & Vision Magazine, in which he holds the studios accountable for their performance in the Blu-ray arena. Regular readers are... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Clearing the Picture (RedNova, 12/05/2005 10:21pm) |
| The two houses of the U.S. Congress remain divided by just four months on a firm "drop dead" date for analog TV. But it's fairly certain that by April 7, 2009 (if not Dec. 31, 2008), your old-line TV set will no longer be able to tune in over-the-air TV channels. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NPD says Blu-ray going mainstream next year (AfterDawn, 9/26/2009 6:33pm) |
According to a new NPD analysis, Blu-ray will finally break into the mainstream in 2010, especially as prices continue to drop.
The company researched consumers using Blu-ray set-top boxes (not including the PS3) in February 2008 and in August of this year, and the figures clearly showed that BD is out of the "early adopter" phase and into the "dreamers" phase which is the group that wants the new technology but are "deterred by price."
Regardless, NPD says falling prices, strong holiday sales, and a slowing uptrending economy will finally push Blu-ray from "niche" technology to "mainstream."
In the 2008 study, over 64 percent of users were early adopters, which only account for 20 percent of the entire market. By August however, the number had been reduced to 38 percent, and replaced by "dreamers" and "sensibles," a group full of middle aged families who like the technology but waited some time before investing. Those two groups account for over 40 percent of the entire market.
“In the last year, we have made great strides toward becoming mainstream, but we’re not quite there yet,” ntoes NPD analyst Russ Crupnick, via VB. “But going into the holiday season, we are seeing a combination of fairly reasonable price points on hardware and a lot of content. By February, after the holidays, it’s going to quickly look more and more mainstream. We are on that path.”
There are however still a decent amount of "late adopters" who do not care for the technology or are neutral. Neutral consumers are at 17 percent while "anti-tech" (users that frankly hate Blu-ray) are at 7 percent.Permalink | Comments
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| 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) |
| Warner Unwraps 'Appleseed Ex Machina' Blu-ray, HD DVD Specs (High-Def Digest, 2/21/2008 7:00pm) |
| Warner has announced final specs for 'Appleseed: Ex Machina,' which will hit Blu-ray and HD DVD this Spring as a fully-loaded special edition. As we've previously reported, the John Woo-produced 'Appleseed:... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Sets 'Youth Without Youth' Blu-ray Specs, Box Art (High-Def Digest, 3/21/2008 4:00pm) |
| Sony has revealed specs and box art for Francis Ford Coppola's 'Youth Without Youth,' which will hit Blu-ray this Spring with multiple bonus features. As previously reported, Sony will release the Tim... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Prices Up 10% (Home Media Magazine, 3/04/2009 11:13pm) |
| The average selling price of an HDTV went up in February, for the first time since May 2008, according to data from Retrevo CE Index, which tracks more than 4,000 consumer electronics products across 40 categories. ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-definition DVD invites format wars (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News, 1/10/2006 11:58am) |
| Move over DVD. A more-buffed movie disc is on the way. Actually, two new high definition disc formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, are looking to supplant DVD. As the new discs and players arrive this spring, consumers will be left to choose sides in this looming format war. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fastmac's Mac-Specific Blu-ray External Drive Is Slim and $99 [Macworld 2008] (Gizmodo, 1/07/2009 12:17am) |
| The boys at Crunchgear spotted an intriguing portable Mac-intended "Blu-ray SuperDrive" from Fastmac—and while it's not swathed in unibody aluminum, it looks like a pretty good get for $99. Updated:... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi intros slew of HDTVs, says LaserVue is coming in Q3 (Engadget, 4/07/2008 3:09pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTVMitsubishi and the onset of Spring can only mean one thing: an onslaught of HDTVs. Just as it did last year, the aforementioned outfit is busting out a plethora of high-definition sets to whet your appetite. As for the new line of April-bound DLPs ($1,799 to $4,699), you can expect the entire lot -- which ranges from 60- to 73-inches in size -- to sport 1080p panels, thi ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's new notebooks go beyond hotspots with WWAN (PhysOrg, 5/12/2005 1:22pm) |
| Sony\\\'s new wireless notebooks break the boundaries of wired connections and hotspots. The ultra-portable VAIO T-Series is the first widely available notebook PC with integrated high-speed wireless wide area network (WWAN) technology, giving you the ability to access high-speed wireless data services in such places as your living room, a park or on the road. ... (Read Full Article) |
| More Vivid History Special, More Touching TV Novel (donga.com, 4/27/2005 2:57pm) |
| In its new programming schedule for the spring season starting May 2, KBS has decided to focus on playing a role as a public broadcaster, expanding HDTV programs, and promoting the company s image instead of sticking to program ratings, according to Jang Yoon-taek, head director of programming, in a press meeting held in the KBS headquarters in Yeouido on April 27. Basically, we tried not to be (Read Full Article) |
| DTV by 2008? (Wired News, 10/28/2005 10:22am) |
| The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted yesterday to bump up the digital TV deadline by a year. Plus: Vodaphone U.K. is now selling mobile phones from vending machines. From the Wired News blog Gear Factor. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This Is Not the Lego: The Hobbit Trailer You Were Expecting (Kotaku, 3/06/2014 3:40pm) |
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Go ahead and guess how this trailer for the PS4/PS3/WiiU/XboxOne/Xbox360/PC/Vita/3DS Spring 2014 game is going to play out. You'll probably guess wrong. Well-played Lego marketing people. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo eShop blows out some sales before May 9 (Joystiq, 5/03/2013 2:15am) |
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The Nintendo eShop is doing some spring cleaning, throwing a handful of games up for sale today through May 9: 3D Classics: Kirby's Adventure, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | MLB 13: The Show winds up to hit on March 5 for PS3 and Vita (Joystiq, 11/27/2012 1:30am) |
| MLB 13: The Show is wisely staying out of public places until we get some beautiful spring weather, now scheduled to launch on March 5, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Rogue Finds James Cameron's Sanctum (Coming Soon, 10/13/2006 6:51am) |
| Rogue Pictures has made a deal with James Cameron to co-write and produce James Cameron's Sanctum , a live-action drama to be shot next spring in high-definition 3-D. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Must See HDTV (April 22nd - 28th) (Engadget, 4/23/2013 2:50am) |
| Welcome to your spring sporting [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HBO Taps Thomson for HD Expansion (Broadcasting and Cable, 8/01/2007 9:20pm) |
| As it aims to offer all 26 of its networks in high-definition by mid-2008, the premium cable channel is buying more than $5 million in new HD playout and production equiption from Thomson Grass Valley ... (Read Full Article) |
| Onkyo to Release Blu-ray Player in 2008 (CE Pro, 7/01/2008 8:51pm) |
| The Blu-ray player is designed to work with company's HD A/V receivers. Onkyo, however, is keeping quiet on the details. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Xbox 360 may defect to Blu-ray disc (Punch Jump, 1/10/2008 5:46pm) |
| Microsoft Corp. this week said that it may provide a Blu-ray disc playback option for the Xbox 360 should consumer demand warrant it. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Blu-ray press conference liveblog (Tech Digest, 1/07/2008 8:00am) |
| It's safe to say this one could be somewhat triumphant. With rival format HD DVD having seen its CES press conference cancelled, the Blu-ray people could spend the next hour crowing.]]>
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| Poor early-2008 sales alarming for remainder of HD DVD camp (Ars Technica, 1/21/2008 8:43pm) |
| More bad news for the those still backing HD DVD: Nielsen reports that HD DVD failed to crack the top 10 list of HD titles as the format suffered one of its worst weeks of sales ever.Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Studios Preview CES Blu-ray, HD DVD Title Announcements (High-Def Digest, 1/03/2008 7:00pm) |
| CES is still a few days away, but several studios are providing a sneak peek at some major 2008 Blu-ray and HD DVD titles expected to be officially unveiled at the annual confab. Among the studios previewing... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Saidaioujou, Cave's latest shmup, to hit Japanese Xbox 360s next year (Joystiq, 8/25/2012 1:00am) |
Cave's newest arcade shoot-em-up, DoDonPachi Saidaioujou, is coming to Japanese Xbox 360s next spring, the company announced (Read Full Article) |
| NASCAR 2008: First Shots! (IGN Complete, 3/23/2007 9:59pm) |
| NASCAR 08 (PS3)Beautiful high-definition in-game screenhots from EA's upcoming game. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Discovery Channel Brings 'Iditarod' to Blu-ray this Spring (High-Def Digest, 2/19/2009 9:30pm) |
| The "toughest race on Earth" is coming to Blu-ray, with the Discovery Channel announcing an early-April race for the documentary 'Iditarod.' Sort of the Alaskan dogsled racing version of "Amazing... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Study: After holidays and Super Bowl, HDTV prices climbed (CEA SmartBrief, 3/09/2009 5:00am) |
| The average price of an HDTV had been falling since May 2008, but not so in February, when price tags jumped 10%, according t -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Firmware Update Now Available For Toshiba HD-DVD Player Owners (About.com, 9/29/2008 8:00am) |
| Yes, the above headline is correct. Even though the HD-DVD format was officially discontinued earlier this year (2008), there are still HD-DVD player owners out there (including myself). As a... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Video: Hands-on with Panasonic's Viera CAST network HDTVs (Engadget, 1/07/2008 8:25pm) |
| Filed under: CES, HDTVPanasonic's new Viera CAST HDTVs are just an Ethernet cable away from displaying YouTube and all your Picasa photos, and Mahalo Daily's Veronica Belmont got a chance to play with one on the CES show floor -- check out the video after the break!Continue reading Video: Hands-on with Panasonic's Viera CAST network HDTVs Permalink | Email this | Comments]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Gardening Mama 2: Forest Friends blossoms on 3DS in April (Joystiq, 3/04/2014 11:30pm) |
| Cooking Mama is back for another round of garden-tending action in Gardening Mama 2: Forest Friends, a newly-announced series entry coming to the Nintendo 3DS this spring from publisher Majesco.
Following up on 2009's Gardening Mama for the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Bros. Goes Blu-ray Only, Format War Lingers On [Hd Era] (Kotaku, 1/04/2008 10:40pm) |
| In another "win" for "consumers" Warner Bros. Entertainment announced today that it would be going exclusively Blu-ray for hi-definition movie releases as of May 2008. This point in the W column for... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Funai to launch first sub-$300 Blu-ray player to North American market (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| Hot on the heels of Sony'sfirst sub-$200 internal Blu-ray Disc drive comes news from Funai of a sub-$300 standalone Blu-ray player.
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| (Unranked) | Contest: Win 'Patton' (Remastered) on Blu-ray! (High-Def Digest, 11/06/2012 2:15am) |
| Back in 2008, the Oscar-winning epic 'Patton' was released to Blu-ray with a problematic video transfer that left many fans upset. This week, 20th Century Fox finally rectifies that mistake with a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Previews 2008/2009 Blu-ray Slate (High-Def Digest, 2/06/2008 11:00pm) |
| Warner Bros. has unveiled plans to celebrate its 85th birthday in grand style, promising Blu-ray release of such beloved titles as 'Gone with the Wind,' 'The Wizard of Oz' and films from the Batman and... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Digital TV switch in April 2009? (Ars Technica, 10/15/2005 3:15pm) |
| A new bill working the rounds on Capitol Hill would see the mandatory and complete switch to digital TV coming on April 7, 2009. At that time, all broadcasters would be required to turn off their old analog towers, or if you listen too closely to CNet , you'll even have to stop your own TV from broadcasting (" All television sets in American households must air digital-only broadcasts by spring ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Association to push format at IFA 2008 (HDTV UK, 7/18/2008 10:34am) |
| Unrivalled by HD DVD this year, the Blu-ray Disc Association has announced that it is to hold a press conference at the IFA Consumer Electronics Fair in Berlin this August... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: 'Ice Age,' 'I, Robot' Highlight Fox Q1 Blu-ray Wave (High-Def Digest, 1/04/2008 11:22pm) |
| In a pre-CES announcement, Fox has unveiled their complete line-up of Blu-ray catalog titles for Q1 2008, including new dates for the long-delayed high-def debuts of as 'Ice Age' and 'I, Robot.' Unveiled... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray booming in the US, as movie disc sales triple in first quarter (HDTV UK, 5/01/2008 11:18am) |
| Research from Home Media Magazine suggests that US sales of Blu-ray movies have jumped 351% in the first three months of 2008, fuelled by increased awareness of the format, and Toshiba's decision to pull HD DVD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Steps Up For Nascar HD - 7/20/2005 10:07:00 AM - Broadcasting & Cable - CA626964 (Broadcasting and Cable, 7/20/2005 3:46pm) |
| According to Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal, the deal runs through 2006, with 2007 and 2008 being option years. The deal is estimated to be in the low-to-mid seven figures for each year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Watch Donkey Kong Scare The Crap Out Of Children (Kotaku, 5/23/2013 11:00pm) |
| To celebrate the release of Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, Nintendo spent a lovely spring afternoon scaring the crap out of children.
The video (above) is quite fun. The game is good, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'Ice Age,' 'I, Robot' Highlight Fox Q1 Blu-ray Wave (High-Def Digest, 1/04/2008 11:22pm) |
| Fox has unveiled their complete line-up of Blu-ray catalog titles for Q1 2008, including new dates for the long-delayed high-def debuts of as 'Ice Age' and 'I, Robot.' Unveiled today via press release... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Minimalist fighter Divekick dives, kicks PS3, PC, Vita this spring (Joystiq, 1/22/2013 8:00pm) |
| Iron Galaxy Studios, the company behind the refreshes of Street Fighter 3: Third Strike and Darkstalkers, is working its magic on a new [...] (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."
Via HDGuru (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Fox Touts BD-Live, Previews 'Alien vs. Predator: Requiem' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/08/2008 2:22am) |
| With an eye toward merging the Blu-ray format's BD-Live capabilities with social networking, Fox touted the message "The Future is Blu, the Future is BD-Live" today at CES 2008. Taking part in... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'The Rock' Ready to Roll on Blu-ray This January (High-Def Digest, 10/18/2007 4:00pm) |
| Following weeks of rumors, Disney has confirmed a January 2008 Blu-ray arrival for the long-delayed Michael Bay action spectacular 'The Rock.' As we've previously reported, 'The Rock' was originally announced... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Samsung Bows New Dual-Format Blu-ray/HD DVD Player (High-Def Digest, 1/07/2008 2:24am) |
| Updating its recently-released BD-UP5000, Samsung says it will introduce the new BD-UP5500 Duo HD player in the second half of 2008. Like its predecessor, the BD-UP5500 will support both Blu-ray and HD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: 87% of owners watch Blu-ray movies on PS3 (Punch Jump, 1/08/2008 5:57pm) |
| Sony Corp. this week said that 87 percent of Playstation 3 owners watch Blu-ray disc format movies on their PS3. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Sony Highlights Blu-ray BD-Live Interactivity (High-Def Digest, 1/07/2008 11:22pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment today kicked off its CES assault by highlighting a slew of planned BD-Live interactive features coming to Blu-ray in 2008. During a Blu-ray interactivity demo currently... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Strategy Analytics: As Format War Ends, 29 Million Blu-ray Homes Expected This Year (Business Wire, 3/26/2008 2:38pm) |
| LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Blu-ray Disc victory in its recent format war with HD-DVD will propel this technology into 29.4 million homes worldwide by the end of 2008, according to the ... (Read Full Article) |
| NTT Electronics' HDTV Encoder to Be Employed by Major American Production Company for Satellite News Coverage of Spring ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 2/20/2007 2:00pm) |
| TOKYO----NTT Electronics Corporation , an industry leader in image compression technology, is pleased to announce the delivery of its MPEG-2 HDTV Encoder/Decoder to the major American television production company, International Media Services, Inc. . ... (Read Full Article) |
| Gartner: Blu-ray to Win Format War (High-Def Digest, 1/29/2008 11:00pm) |
| Calling Warner's decision to back Blu-ray exclusively "fatal" for the HD DVD format, leading tech research firm Gartner, Inc. is predicting an end to the format war by late 2008. The comments from Gartner... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD-DVD confirmed dead (the INQUIRER, 2/18/2008 11:26am) |
| Nick Booth the Inquirer,
Monday 18 February 2008. 10:19:00
Hip hip, Blu-ray!
FOLLOWING REPORTS that it is set to dump HD DVD, Toshiba has pretty much
confirmed its tactical retreat from the HD-DVD battleground. The Blu-ray camp,
led by Sony, may finally get this market their own way. Company sources at
Toshiba said it is mulling three main options.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Premiere sees 500,000 HDTV subscribers by 2008 (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News, 8/31/2005 2:40pm) |
| BERLIN, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Germany's only pay-TV broadcaster, Premiere , is launching three digital high definition television (HDTV) channels in November and aims to win 500,000 subscribers for the new service in three years. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Tell Us The Best PS3 Game Of 2006. And 2007. And 2008... (Kotaku, 2/25/2014 10:30pm) |
| Persona 5 just got announced for 2015. That means that there
will be at least one game that's a strong contender for getting people to turn
on their PS3s next year. If new games keep coming [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Announces 'The Class' for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/22/2009 9:40pm) |
| The 2008 Cannes Film Festival winner will hit Blu-ray this summer. Releasing August 11, Sony will be bring the French film 'The Class' ('Entres les murs') to Blu-ray. There's no word on tech specs or extras... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 to lead Video Game Console Market in 2011 (I4U, 3/01/2008 6:00pm) |
| Research company iSuppli says that 2008 will be a turning year for the Sony PS3 and I cannot agree more. All is set for a major sales success for the latest Playstation.
iSuppli also forecasts that the Sony PS3 will still need another 3 years to beat ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi Introduces High-Speed Movie Distribution Server System for Mobile TV Handsets (Japan Corporate News, 9/21/2006 8:27am) |
| Tokyo, Sept 21, 2006 (JCN) - Hitachi Ltd. today announced that it will release Videonet.tv, a high-definition movie server system for on-demand distribution, in Spring 2007. The server will distribute movies as requested by mobile TV handset users. ... (Read Full Article) |
| OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD HDTV IN MAY: ALIEN PLANET, SCIENCE OF STAR WARS (TVPredictions.com, 4/27/2005 6:43pm) |
| Discovery HD Theater Presents Alien Planet, First Simulcast and Science of Star Wars, a look at Star Wars-like gear in today's world. Silver Spring, MD -- From television s infancy, producers have used their imaginations and special effects to conjure up all types of out-of-this-world experiences. (Read Full Article) |
| Global flat panel TV sales to touch 77 Million units by 2008 (AME Info, 2/18/2006 5:31am) |
| Companies will showcase the latest products relating to High-Definition TV at the 12th Middle East International Cable, Satellite, Broadcast and Communication Exhibition (CABSAT2006), according to organiser Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Plans Ten Blu-ray "Book" Releases for 2008 (High-Def Digest, 3/11/2008 11:00pm) |
| Adding a collectible spin to high-def packaging, Warner has revealed plans to release ten Blu-ray titles in "book"-like editions in the coming year. Home Media Magazine is reporting that with... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HBO Goes Moto for Hi-Def Compression (Digital Video Editing, 8/09/2007 6:40pm) |
| (Broadcasting & Cable) _ Premium-cable programmer HBO said it will use advanced compression technology from Motorola to support the transition of all 26 of its HBO and Cinemax networks to high-definition transmission http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6451493.html -- a process scheduled to be completed by mid-2008. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | LED TV Deals: Panasonic 55-inch TC-L55E50 120 Hz 1080p Smart HDTV: $898.98 Shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/22/2013 8:33pm) |
| Amazon is doing a bit of pre-spring cleaning, clearing out this 2012 model for almost half off the list [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Discovery HD Theater Showcases the Best HDTV Programming from Across Discovery Networks in First-Ever 'WORLD OF HD WEEK' (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 12/13/2006 8:09pm) |
| Silver Spring, MD (PRWeb) December 13, 2006 -- Discovery HD Theater announces "World of HD Week," a special programming event offering high-definition premieres of new series and specials from across Discovery Networks in advance of their standard definition air dates. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Renegade Kid's lost Crash Bandicoot DS prototype revealed (Joystiq, 1/11/2013 9:15pm) |
Prolific DS/3DS developer Renegade Kid made a demo for a Crash Bandicoot DS game years ago. The test for Crash Landed was done in 2008 or 2009 for publisher Activision, according to (Read Full Article) |
| Another nail hangs over HD-DVD's coffin (the INQUIRER, 1/08/2008 8:00am) |
| Dean Pullen the Inquirer, Tuesday 8 January 2008. 09:24:00
Paramount poised to jump ship
A REPORT in the Financial Times declares that Paramount has a clause in its HD-DVD exclusivity contract allowing the company to bail from HD-DVD if Warner defected to Blu-ray, and that Paramount is 'poised' to do so....]]>]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| The End is Here…? Warner to Become Blu-ray Exclusive (Format War Central, 1/04/2008 9:07pm) |
| The news is out. EngadgetHD is reporting, Video Business is reporting, and Deadline Hollywood Daily is reporting… Warner will be Blu-ray exclusive after May 2008. The move is said to be in response to consumer demand, though rumor has it as a very expensive investment from the BDA.
All I can say is what I [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sloan 2 Will Map The Universe, The Milky Way And Dark Energy (PhysOrg, 7/12/2005 8:29am) |
| Dr. Richard Kron, director of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, announced a new undertaking that will complete the largest survey of the universe. This survey will add new partners and undertake new research missions, and will run through summer 2008. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray sales tank for good reasons (the INQUIRER, 5/05/2008 7:00am) |
| Charlie Demerjian the Inquirer, Monday 5 May 2008. 09:16:00 DRM, Price and BD-J BLU-RAY PLAYER SALES are sucking wind as well they should. According to Cnet, sales of the DRM infected format players are dropping like rocks. The not so bright people out there had expected sales to skyrocket once the format war was done, but it didn't.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Europe gets PlayTV for PS3 instead of Movie Downloads (I4U, 7/20/2008 3:00pm) |
| Sony launched at the E3 2008 a video download store on the Playstation network that is only available in the United States. Sony will start rolling out PlayTV in Europe starting September 10th. With PlayTV you can record TV programming yourself on the PS3 ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sempre Fabul: Final Fantasy IV Now Available on iOS (High-Def Digest, 12/21/2012 5:30pm) |
| The 3D Nintendo DS version from 2008 the basis for the latest re-release. The Super Nintendo classic, originally released as 'Final Fantasy II' in the West has been released for iOS devices at a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba 'to lose $1 billion' on HD DVD (the INQUIRER, 3/13/2008 2:37pm) |
| Egan Orion the Inquirer,
Thursday 13 March 2008. 05:39:00
What's a few bucks between friends?
THE NIKKEI is reporting today that Toshiba expects to lose about ¥100
billion as a result of having lost the HD DVD versus Blu-Ray DVD format war to
Sony. That translates to approximately US $1 billion.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's HDTV Strategy: Out with RPTV, In with OLED and LCD (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/09/2008 12:49pm) |
| At CES in Las Vegas this week, Sony announced their HDTV plans for 2008. They will discontinue their rear projection line and concentrate their efforts on enhancing their existing LCD flat panel technology while bringing to market the first stand-alone OLED televisions. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Crimson Tide' to Surface on Blu-ray this February (High-Def Digest, 11/13/2007 9:23pm) |
| After a delay of nine months, Disney has confirmed a February 2008 Blu-ray arrival for the Denzel Washington/Gene Hackman submarine thriller, 'Crimson Tide.' First announced for Blu-ray release at CES...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/184242806" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD-DVD movies gain value (the INQUIRER, 3/12/2008 11:23am) |
| Andrew Thomas the Inquirer,
Wednesday 12 March 2008. 10:32:00
Can you beelieve it?
PUNTERS are making a beeline to eBay where HD-DVD movies are being auctioned
at over inflated prices because they are 'collectors items'. The fairly dire
Bee Movie was recently auctioned for $400 and while it is possible to argue
that the disks are going to be collector's items, particularly when... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Blu-rayand HD DVD Titles For Europe to Mid 2008 (Format War Central, 1/22/2008 7:14pm) |
| We read (as best we can) on areadvd.de some of the planned Warner releases in Europe between now and June.
For both formats we see Golden Compass, I am Legend, and the Dirty Harry series. This could be of interest to US HD DVD buyers since Golden Compass will probably not be released on HD DVD [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner to Back Blu-Ray Disc Exclusively Over HD-DVD (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/05/2008 12:23am) |
| In what may be a crushing blow for Toshiba's HD-DVD format, Warner has announced that it will exclusively support Blu-ray Disc over the rival format as soon as May, 2008. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Eternal Sonata On PS3: More Than Just A Port [Eternal Sonata] (Kotaku, 6/26/2008 12:20pm) |
| Eternal Sonata's due on the PS3 (at least in Japan) in September 2008. It was released on the 360 (at least in Japan) in June 2007. Time enough for tri-Crescendo to make the wait a little more... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony BDU-X10S Blu-ray Drive (I4U, 1/07/2008 6:00pm) |
| Sony Electronics announced an internal BD-ROM drive dubbed BDU-X10S at the CES 2008.
The new BDU-X10S BD-ROM drive comes with CyberLinkÂ’s PowerDVD BD Edition software for playback of commercial movie titles, recorded Blu-ray Disc home videos, DVD-RO... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | James Bond HD channel launching in the UK (HD-Report, 8/07/2012 4:52pm) |
| Sky will launch a dedicated James Bond HD channel for the entire month of October, the UK’s Pocket-Lint reports. The channel will broadcast all 22 of the past Bond films from Dr No (1962) to Quantum of Solace (2008), as well as the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Beijing Olympics to witness first-ever HDTV broadcast (Deccan Herald, 11/07/2006 6:24am) |
| For the first time in the history of the Olympic movement, the 2008 Beijing Olympics will witness the use of state-of-the-art High Definition Television broadcast, which will allow viewers to experience top quality pictures of the world's premier sporting event. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Report: 53% of U.S. Homes Own an HDTV (Home Media Magazine, 8/10/2009 10:05pm) |
| Aggressive marketing and special offers by consumer electronics manufacturers and retailers has contributed to 53% of U.S. households owning a high-definition television. That’s an 18% boost from 2008 when 35% of households reported owning an HDTV (23% in 2007), according to a new report. (Read Full Article) |
| Channel starts dumping HD-DVD recorders (the INQUIRER, 2/20/2008 12:07pm) |
| INQUIRER staff the
Inquirer, Wednesday 20 February 2008. 09:45:00
Hey suckers, thanks for nothing
SHOPS ARE starting to heavily discount HD-DVD recorders in an attempt to
reduce their stock mountains. Don't expect Toshiba to refund you the difference
between the new prices and the old prices though - that would be a sacrifice
too great for the firm to make.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 to have over 1,000 titles by Summer 2008, says MS rep (Joystiq, 3/15/2008 4:30pm) |
| Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360If there's one thing we appreciate about a home console, it's prolificacy -- and for quite some time now, the PS2 has claimed top honors in that respect. Sony's last-gen system currently holds the console record for having the most games (with more than 1600 titles), which we never expected to be toppled in this day and age, where console generations seem to pass ... (Read Full Article) |
| Splended to Bring Soderberg's Traffic to Blu-ray in Germany, EMS Brings Monster (Format War Central, 4/02/2008 6:36pm) |
| We see that Splendid Entertainment will be releasing Traffic on Blu-ray in Germany on May 30th 2008. Steven Soderbergh won an Oscar for Best Director and Benicio Del Toro won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in this film.
This release is interesting on a number of levels. Firstly Traffic is a Universal [...] ... (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) | Here's Sony's indie lineup for PS3/PS4 in March, which includes games like Towerfall Ascension, Vess (Kotaku, 3/03/2014 3:40pm) |
| Here's Sony's indie lineup for PS3/PS4 in March, which includes games like Towerfall Ascension, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Autodesk 123D Creatures lets you create monsters on your iPad (Engadget, 2/14/2013 1:28pm) |
| Love Spore's robust creature creator tool? Got an iPad? Autodesk has something for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD-DVD's death prompts more console hot air (the INQUIRER, 2/21/2008 10:00am) |
| Dean Pullen the Inquirer,
Thursday 21 February 2008. 09:30:00
Console round-up Top Wii titles dated
NOW THAT HD-DVD has officially died, Microsoft, Sony and analysts have all
chipped in on what it means for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. PS3/PSP Thanks
to a reader who has pointed out, after Monday's round-up, that Sony's PS3
PlayTV is already listed, with price, hereon HMV.com.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 promises: in-game XMB, video store, and PSN cards in '08 (Joystiq, 4/17/2008 10:00am) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3
Peter Dille - Senior Vice President for PlayStation Network ... oh, and marketing - wants you to relax. He knows a lot of us (all of us?) are frustrated at how slowly things seem to be moving on the Sony front, so he's got a message of Hope: 2008 is your year, PS3 owners. Not only are there a couple of big games coming your way, but some of those long overdue feat ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Lone Survivor finds friends on PS3 and Vita this summer (Joystiq, 3/13/2013 10:15pm) |
Lone Survivor is making a break for PS3 and Vita this [...] (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 to get trophies (the INQUIRER, 6/02/2008 10:32am) |
| Dean Pullen the Inquirer, Monday 2 June 2008. 10:49:00 Console round-up XBLA restrictions eased SONY'S PSP is still topping sales figures in Japan. According to Gamesindustry.biz the PSP shifted 64,449 units over the past week ending May 25th, with the Wii at second place with 49,047 units sold. The Nintendo DS sold 37,404 units, and the PS3 only managed a meagre 9,071 units.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Loewe could integrate Blu-ray drives into future HDTVs (HDTV UK, 11/28/2008 11:32am) |
| ElectricPig has scored an exclusive interview with Loewe's CEO, Frieder Löhrer, who suggests that the upmarket TV manufacturer may well add integrated Blu-ray drives to their LCD TVs in the future. "Its a technique that we forsee not for the year 2008, but I would assume for early 2010," he said. He also spoke about the possibility of building OLED-based TVs, saying that the company was watchi ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Debuts the First 3D Ready Flat-Panel HDTV with Its 2008 Entry-Level Plasma HDTV Line-up (Business Wire, 1/06/2008 10:00pm) |
| LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics, the leader in HDTV design and technological innovation, will unveil its groundbreaking new line-up of plasma HDTVs ... (Read Full Article) |
| Netflix defects to Blu-ray (the INQUIRER, 2/12/2008 8:00am) |
| Nick Farrell the Inquirer, Tuesday 12 February 2008. 08:09:00
More nails hammered into HD-DVD's coffin
ONLINE movie rental outfit Netflix has nailed its colours to Blu-ray's mast and decided to abandon the HD-DVD format. In a press release Netflix said the move follows four major movie studios in selecting the Sony technology over one pushed by Toshiba....]]>]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray outselling DVD, in Japan (AfterDawn, 7/02/2008 7:45pm) |
| According to sales data from Amazon Japan, it appears that in the region, sales of Blu-ray discs are finally outselling their standard definition counterparts, at least for a couple of genres.
Nikkei has reported that for the first six months of 2008, Sony Pictures’ Resident Evil Trilogy Boxset on Blu-ray was the best selling movie product for the whole site, “significantly outperforming” th ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 uses five times more energy than a fridge (the INQUIRER, 6/04/2008 8:19am) |
| Nick Farrell the Inquirer, Wednesday 4 June 2008. 08:53:00 That's just not cool AUSSIE CONSUMER GROUP Choice, claims that consoles such as Sony's Playstation 3 chew up five times more energy than a fridge. Apparently a fridge will go through $50 worth of electricity a year while a PS3 will cost $250 a year even if it is not used.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray shipments finally increase in Japan (the INQUIRER, 7/22/2008 9:39am) |
| Emma Hughes the Inquirer, Tuesday 22 July 2008. 10:25:00 Sony sigh of relief SHIPMENTS of Blu-ray players and recorders in Japan have increased to a six-figure level with 122,000 in June alone. This is a dramatic increase compared to May when it was only 82,000 units. It is expected that these figures will continue to rise in coming months, as Japanese workers receive... ... (Read Full Article) |
| SonyNEC Optiarc projects sub-$100 Blu-ray optical drives by year's end (Engadget, 6/06/2008 7:50am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, StorageIf you'll recall, SonyNEC Optiarc was the same company that suggested BD prices would be halved by 2008 from what they were in late 2006, and while stickers are still relatively high on standalone decks, the prediction actually wasn't too far off. A new report from Tom's Hardware notes that the aforementioned outfit is expecting Blu-ray combo drives "to reach the $100 ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD sales plummet (the INQUIRER, 1/28/2008 8:00am) |
| Egan Orion the Inquirer, Monday 28 January 2008. 15:21:00
Warner's dump flecked, bloody
IN THE WEEK after the Warner film studio announced on January 4th that it would no longer release movies in HD DVD format, consumer retail sales of HD DVD discs plummeted, according to market analysis company NPD Group as reported by the New York Times....]]>]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| SES AMERICOM Set to Deliver Historic Space Shuttle Launch Broadcasts to Audiences Across North America (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/19/2005 3:21pm) |
| Fresh from delivering wire-to-wire broadcasts of March Madness to millions of college hoops fans, SES AMERICOM, an SES GLOBAL company , today announced its occasional use satellite services are now poised to deliver network and affiliate television coverage of the historic space shuttle launch later this spring to viewers across North America. (Read Full Article) |
| High definition disc war over by end of 2008, Gartner claims (HDTV UK, 1/28/2008 8:00am) |
| According to an analyst at the Gartner market research firm, the high definition disc war will be over by the end of the year, with Blu-ray becoming the high definition format to supersede DVD.
However, they said that Toshiba's strategy of cutting player prices is only prolonging the inevitable.
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| Blu-ray player sales are falling (AfterDawn, 4/30/2008 10:29pm) |
| Despite Blu-ray's victory over rival format HD DVD, it seems Blu-ray player sales are falling or seeing little to no growth in various markets.
The latest figures, according to the NPD Group, show that Blu-ray standalone players sales (excluding the PlayStation 3 and Blu-ray PC drives) have mostly decreased since the beginning of 2008, or seen no growth. Sales dropped 40 percent in the US from ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi eyes No. 1 share of global market for HDTV ready plasma TVs (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News, 12/20/2005 12:10pm) |
| _ Hitachi Ltd. on Tuesday unveiled a business strategy for flat-screen television sets, with an eye to capturing the biggest share of the global market for high-definition plasma TVs in fiscal 2008. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray revenue on the rise but what does it really mean? (AfterDawn, 7/21/2008 5:58pm) |
| Half way through 2008 the home video market has made studio executives happy. Although spending hasn't grown from last year's levels it also haven't fallen, which many in the industry considered a strong possibility.
Blu-ray in particular has seen a spending increase of around 300% from the first half of last year. It has amounted to more than $200 million in revenue so far this year.
“I ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Player Sales Expected to Outpace DVD in 2008 (Format War Central, 5/23/2008 6:59pm) |
| Video Business is reporting that high-end consumer electronics retailers expect set-top Blu-ray players to begin outselling DVD players by August, as a wave of new models eases current supply problems.
Since the format war ended in February, demand for BD players by early adopters has been higher than that for standard DVD at Ultimate Electronics, Crutchfield [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Sony intros BDU-X10S: sub-$200 Blu-ray ROM PC drive (HDTV UK, 1/07/2008 8:00am) |
| Sony has introduced its first sub-$200 internal BD-ROM drive, aimed at those upgrading an existing desktop PC into one which can play high definition Blu-ray Discs, while still retaining DVD and CD read functionality.
Presumably, most users will want to add the BDU-X10S in a second drive bay, as this is purely a read-only device, so standard DVD and CD burning functions would be lost if replacing ... (Read Full Article) |
| DivX support finds its way into HP, LG HDTVs (Engadget, 4/23/2008 5:46pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentThere's no other way to say it, DivX is on a roll in 2008 (that small Stage6 stumble is already a fading memory). If support from Blu-ray players and videogame consoles wasn't enough, DivX Certification has snaked its long arm directly into HDTVs, with "over 80 models" from HP and LG slapping on a sticker indicating users can simply plug a USB dri ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Sharp rolls out latest AQUOS HDTV ranges (Tech Digest, 1/06/2008 8:00am) |
| As is traditional with every major electronics manufacturer at this time of year, Sharp has announced a glut of HDTVs. And like every year, they're steadily getting bigger and bigger, with LCD now looking like it might be turning the tide in its favour at against rival Plasma technology at even larger sizes.
Sharp's flagship model that's coming out in the next couple of weeks in the US, is th ... (Read Full Article) |
| Notebook makers rethinking Blu-ray (the INQUIRER, 9/23/2008 3:34pm) |
| Paul Taylor the Inquirer, Tuesday 23 September 2008. 16:09:00 Remove icing from the cake BLU-RAY DRIVES, introduced by many notebook manufacturers as a high-end feature in top-of-the-range notebooks, are being selectively sidelined as manufacturers rethink strategies and adjust sales targets to the worrisome economic climate. According to a report on Dodgytimes, Asus has cancelled the feature on a ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 to get US price drop (the INQUIRER, 6/30/2008 7:58am) |
| Dean Pullen the Inquirer, Monday 30 June 2008. 08:43:00 Console round-up Playstation trophy screens leaked USUALLY THE SUMMER presents us with a quiet period of console and gaming-related news, but this season seems to be more busy than most. Xbox 360 It seems that earlier rumours of an Xbox 360 price drop at E3 are ringing true.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips hopes for 3D HD in 2008 (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: HDTVWe'd be happy for more 2D high-def, but 3D is on the radar
for Philips according to top brass, Rudy Provoost. While Philips overhauls their product line they've de ... (Read Full Article) |
| Charter to Add Eight New High Definition Channels in Metro St. Louis (Business Wire, 4/16/2008 1:46pm) |
| ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) announced today it plans to add eight new channels in high definition (HD) on May 15, 2008 in St. Louis. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Vizio moves to second place in HDTV sales (AfterDawn, 2/22/2009 9:26pm) |
| Vizio has announced that they have surpassed Sony as the second-biggest seller of HDTVs in the United States, as of the 4Q 2008.
According to figures from iSuppli, Vizio accounted for over 14 percent of LCD and Plasma shipments, up 3.11 percent from the Q3. Sony fell 0.42 percent to 13.5 and Samsung remained the leader at 20.2 percent despite a small drop of 0.62 percent from the Q3.
Panason ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Blu-Ray writer burns 4x media at 6x speeds (the INQUIRER, 5/15/2008 11:29am) |
| Rob Kerr the Inquirer, Thursday 15 May 2008. 12:09:00 First INQpressions LG GGW H20L Product: LG GGW H20L Website: Lge.com/GGWH20L System Requirements: Intel Pentium D 3.2GHz or Higher, Windows Vista (x86, x64), Windows XP with SP2, RAM 1GB, HDD 30GB or more, 60GB for Blu-ray Disc Authoring, Serial ATA Price: $399.99, £152.94 - research price, Ebuyer UK A FEW MONTHS back Toshiba officially p ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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.
Hardware sales ... (Read Full Article) |
| Only Sony signed up to offer PS3 movies, so far (the INQUIRER, 6/27/2008 10:08am) |
| INQUIRER Newsdesk the Inquirer, Friday 27 June 2008. 10:46:00 Critical moss SONY MAY HAVE plans to feed movies to its PS3 console, but so far the only studio signed up to participlate in the Vole-busting scheme is Sony itself. A hack from Hollywood in-house mag Variety has been sniffing about and claims on his bog that the the numerous film-making outfits... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Microsoft will switch to Blu-ray if consumer chooses the format (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| Do you remember how Microsoft doesn't like Blu-ray?
"We firmly stand behind the HD DVD format as the best choice for consumers. Current reports indicating that Microsoft has a back-up plan, which includes Blu-ray support are incorrect. We're fully committed to HD DVD and have absolutely no plans to support other optical formats."
Admittedly, that was back in May 2007 and a lot has changed si ... (Read Full Article) |
| SES AMERICOM Set to Deliver Historic Space Shuttle Launch Broadcasts to Audiences Across North America (SpaceRef, 4/20/2005 4:20am) |
| Fresh from delivering wire-to-wire broadcasts of March Madness to millions of college hoops fans, SES AMERICOM, an SES GLOBAL company (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges: SESG), today announced its occasional use satellite services are now poised to deliver network and affiliate television coverage of the historic space shuttle launch later this spring to viewers across North America. (Read Full Article) |
| Disney's Direct-to-Video 'Tinkerbell' Bound For Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 11/09/2007 5:00pm) |
| In an unusually early announcement, Disney has confirmed an October 2008 Blu-ray debut for its direct-to-video sequel, 'Tinkerbell.' According to the studio, the long-delayed sequel to the Disney classic...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/182190518" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Syntax-Brillian Showcases 120Hz and 1080p LCD HDTVs (I4U, 1/03/2008 1:58pm) |
| Syntax-Brillian will be exhibiting new Olevia LCD HDTVs featuring 120Hz Motion Estimation/Motion Compensation (ME/MC) technology with full-HD 1080p resolution, new industrial designs and firmware upgradeability via USB.
"The new features and enha... ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG BH200 Hybrid Blu-ray and HD DVD Player ships (I4U, 12/10/2007 4:35pm) |
| LG Electronics announces that their new hybrid HD player BH200 is shipping.
The LG Super Blu Player features the BD Standard Profile, and is also ready for BD Profile 1.1 when Blu-ray discs with the new profile become available in 2008. The LG BH200 s... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Forget Blu-ray... Hi Def streaming is where it's at (the INQUIRER, 7/02/2008 8:54am) |
| Nick Farrell the Inquirer, Wednesday 2 July 2008. 09:42:00 Physical media a waste of wonga MAKER OF EXPLODING BATTERIES, Sony may have woken up to the fact it has wasted billions getting stand-alone Blu-ray players into the shops. According to thestandard.com, Sony might have wasted a fortune investing in hardware which uses physical media when it should have been splashing out on streaming techno ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Blu-ray press conference upbeat, sales numbers a bit low? (HDTV UK, 1/08/2008 8:00am) |
| One side of the disc debate definitely not cancelling their press conference is the Blu-ray Disc Association.
Stuart liveblogged the event so if you want the nitty-gritty, head over there.
Here's the main points:
In 2007, Blu-ray sold 64% of total HD discs, compared to 36% HD DVD (Home Media Research figures).
Globally, Blu-ray took 66% disc sales, and 65% of hardware (including PS3).
1/2 mil ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony stock jumps on Blu-ray win, Tretton calls 2008 PS3's 'breakthrough' year (Joystiq, 2/20/2008 12:30pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Business
Now that the HD movie format war is officially for-sure over, Sony is ready to reap the benefits. Sony's US shares rose up to 5 percent yesterday (closing up 3.4% at $46.30) on the news that Toshiba was ready to put HD DVD on an ice float. Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton took the opportunity to say that with Blu-ray winning the forma ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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.
Samsung highlights 5 HDTVs that will be available at retaile...]]> ... (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) |
| Panasonic @ CES: New VIERA Plasma HDTVs from 42 to 150 inches (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/15/2008 4:50pm) |
| At CES in Las Vegas last week, Panasonic wowed the crowd with the world's largest flat panel HDTV, a plasma model 150 inches corner to corner with four times the resolution of Full HD 1080p (4096x2160 pixels). Also on display were eleven new VIERA plasma models coming in 2008. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic shows tru2way HDTV and DVRs (I4U, 5/17/2008 12:00pm) |
| Panasonic will show tru2way enabled PCH2180 HD-DVR Set-Top, VIERA Plasma HDTV sets, TZ-LC100 Portable Digital Video Recorder and more at the Cable Show 2008.
tru2way (formerly OpenCable) is the next-generation interactive digital cable television stan... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Low End Plasmas: Series 4, 5 are 3D Ready HDTVs [Ces 2008] (Gizmodo, 1/06/2008 10:01pm) |
| The Skinny: Samsung has just announced their low end, Series 4 and 5 HDTVs. The entry level plasmas will both be flat panel, 3D ready HDTVs, which Samsung are toting as the world's first. Both will... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo Set to Reveal New 'Super Smash Bros.' June 11 (High-Def Digest, 6/06/2013 5:30pm) |
| First footage of new Wii U and 3DS installment coming next week. The fourth installment of the 'Smash Bros.' series, and first since 2008's 'Super Smash Bros. Brawl' for the Nintendo Wii is on its [...] (Read Full Article) |
| French plan high-definition for digital terrestrial television (Interactive TV, 5/21/2007 1:42am) |
| The French are planning to provide high-definition channels on digital terrestrial television from as early as 2008. They have concluded that it will... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Buffalo MediaStation Blu-ray / HD DVD enters U.S. Q1 2008 (Engadget, 1/07/2008 4:54pm) |
| Filed under: CES, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Buffalo's external Blu-ray burning / HD DVD reading combo drive -- sequel to the BHC-6316U2 -- is coming to the U.S., now branded the Buffalo MediaStation Blu-ray HD DVD (BRHC-6316U2). Based on Hitachi's 6x burning / 4x reading GGW-H20N, its hitting American USB ports in the first quarter of this year with an MSRP of $649. Unlike the previous version's ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Expands Leadership in Solid-State High Definition Production with Six New Additions To P2 HD Line-up (Business Wire, 4/13/2008 11:00pm) |
| LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At NAB 2008, Panasonic Broadcast reinforced its leadership in solid-state high definition video production with another doubling of card memory capacity, and new ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Association CES Press Event Rehashed (Format War Central, 1/14/2009 12:48pm) |
| Compared with last year, the Blu-ray Disc Association’s press event was pretty much a normal CES affair. Andy Parsons laid out Blu-ray’s 2008 performance, and talked about the format’s bright future.
One thing that was missing from this years event, was the complete lack of speakers from any of the Hollywood studios. Replacing the studio heads, 3 analysts sat on a mini panel discussi ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: PS3 in-game XMB promised this year (Joystiq, 1/09/2008 6:30pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, CES
What good's a trade show without vague promises? Paul Purdy, repping Sony at CES, has done his part, "confirming" that an in-game XMB update for PlayStation 3 is due in the new year, reports TGR. When pressed for details, Purdy backpedaled and reaffirmed that Sony's CES presence was focused on hardware - hardware that, for the moment, lacks consistent mult ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Sony Pictures president happy with Warner's Blu-ray decision, gives marketing lesson, extols format (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| The Worldwide President of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, David Bishop, has said how pleased he is that Warner Brothers has decided to move exclusively to the Blu-ray Disc format.
He claimed that 'In the US, at least 30 per cent of consumers were confused by the format war and are sitting on the fence." Only 30%?
Now, though, the war is over and retailers and consumers can both have confide ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Recorders Outsell DVD Recorders in Japan (Format War Central, 12/10/2008 3:01pm) |
| Blu-ray Disc Recorders have exceeded 50% market share for DVD Recorders in terms of units sold in the first week of November 2008, according to the latest GfK Retail and Technology Japan numbers.
A year ago Blu-ray Disc Recorders held for a market share of only 10%.
It is also interesting to note that Blu-ray Disc Recorders are replacing DVD Recorders one and a half times faster than DVD Recorde ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD Sets to Comprise Majority Of Total Set Unit Sales for First Time in 2006, Says Kagan Research (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 2/13/2006 8:11pm) |
| MONTEREY, Calif.----Feb. 13, 2006--A new study from Kagan Research, THE STATE OF HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION 2006, forecasts nearly 20 mil. HD sets will be sold to US consumers in 2006, and estimates 104 mil. cumulative HD sets will be sold to consumers by 2008, resulting in 78 mil. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Blu-ray Disc Association wants swift end to format war, make it easier for consumers (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| Hardly surprising that the Blu-ray Disc Association is now calling for a swift end to the high definition disc format war.
Apparently, "there has been a palpable feeling of relief amongst the crowds attending CES in Las Vegas. This relief is down to a feeling that the supposed format war between Blu-ray Disc and rival HD DVD is close to coming to a conclusion."
Hmm, did anyone ask Toshiba if t ... (Read Full Article) |
| Phoenix Entertainment Group To Release Blu-ray Titles (Format War Central, 3/10/2008 5:26pm) |
| Phoenix Entertainment Group and their horror niche label Under the Bed Films are planning to release Blu-ray Disc titles.
On the Pheonix Entertainment Group website we see that they plan to release Paintball The Movie: Court Jesters on DVD and Blu-Ray on May 6, 2008.
Also of note, Under the Bed Films title Naked Beneath the Water [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba demos ‘Blu-ray Killer' (Format War Central, 6/17/2008 9:10pm) |
| Patch up your cuts and get ready for round two, at a press conference Toshiba will be unveiling it’s new upscaling technology which many have dubbed the ”Blu-ray Killer” and “The New Format War” in August of 2008. Toshiba stated the new technology will “fill in the gaps”, and “add resolution” to your already existing DVD collection [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Toshiba Regza ZF LCD HDTV features PS3 Cell Chip (I4U, 7/14/2008 10:00am) |
| At the IFA 2008 Toshiba will introduce the first LCD HDTV containing the power of the CELL CPU known from the Sony PS3.
The Cell chip in the Toshiba Regza ZF-series is used for Resolution+. Toshiba's Resolution+ creates upscaled images from SD source... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney announces 2008 Blu-ray line-up, with greater interactive features promised (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| Walt Disney Studios will release titles which fully utilise the advanced interactive and online functions now offered by Blu-ray, according to their President, Bob Chapek.
'This year you will see Disney releasing more and more titles that fully utilise this tremendous technology. This will be the year when we start to fully exploit the promise that Blu-ray offers. Timeless classics such as Sleep ... (Read Full Article) |
| CW Network: 78 Percent Primetime In HD (Broadcast Flag | Keeping track of the FCC, MPAA and the broadcast industry's desire for DRM., 7/26/2007 1:04pm) |
| CW Network: 78 Percent Primetime In HD: "Washington, D.C. (July 25, 2007) -- The CW Network says 78 percent of its primetime lineup will be in High-Definition by January 2008. The network's new season will begin this fall, but its HD lineup will be complete when Friday Night Smackdown, the wrestling program, goes high-def in January. read more. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon offering $50 credit to HD DVD adopters (Joystiq, 4/09/2008 10:00pm) |
| Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Peripherals
Amazon is joining the ranks of a few other retailers in offering a consolation prize to those who purchased an HD DVD player. Engadget HD has a letter from Amazon stating that customers who purchased an HD DVD player (including the Xbox 360 drive) prior to Feb. 23, 2008 are entitled to a $50 store credit. If you purchased an HD DVD player from Amazon b ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft, HP add Media Center Extender functionality to MediaSmart LCD HDTVs (Engadget, 9/27/2007 12:09pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Networking
Just in case Linksys and D-Link's introductions weren't enough to satisfy, Microsoft is now announcing yet another partner in its refreshed Extenders for Windows Media Center effort. Beginning in "early 2008," owners of HP's current 42- and 47-inch MediaSmart LCD HDTVs will be able to utilize all of the features of the Media Center Extender pl ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Philips unveils BDP7200 Blu-ray player with BonusView compliance (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| Philips has shown off its latest Blu-ray player boasting additional interactive functionality. The BDP7200 incorporates BonusView (which seems to be Philips' name for BD-J functionality) and is supposed to "optimise the complete HD experience".
The full 1080p player includes standard DVD upscaling, multi-channel audio decoding, digital audio outs, HDMI, Deep Colour, 24p processing, and the ful ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wall-E Blu-ray price cut to $14.99 (Punch Jump, 4/06/2009 7:54pm) |
| Retailer Amazon.com on Mon. price cut Disney’s Wall-E Blu-ray disc to under $15 in a new high-definition sale.
On Mon., the Wall-E Blu-ray disc held a sale price of $14.99, 58 percent off the MSRP.
The title was released in Nov. 2008.
Amazon this month began holding a new 50 percent off Blu-ray disc sale in a new [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hauppauge Demonstrates New Affordable High Definition Video Recorder for PCs (eHomeUpgrade, 1/11/2008 8:00am) |
| Hauppauge Digital, Inc., the world's leading developer and manufacturer of analog and digital TV receiver products for personal computers, demonstrated at CES 2008 for the first time their ‘HD PVR’, a USB personal video recorder which can record high definition TV video into H.264 in real time. More...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Studio Heads Target $1 Billion for Blu-ray (Format War Central, 6/17/2008 7:56pm) |
| A report over at Home Media Magazine indicates that studio bosses are aiming for $1 Billion revenue for Blu-ray Disc for 2008.
That is the magic number for Blu-ray Disc sales according to a majority of the home entertainment studio presidents at ‘transFORMATions’ - the seventh annual Home Entertainment Summit.
Seven studio home entertainment presidents - from [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Xbox 360 sees record Christmas sales in Europe (Pocket-lint, 1/05/2009 4:35pm) |
| Eight million consoles sold to dateEuropean sales data has shown that Xbox 360 had its strongest Christmas to date in 2008, with sales in Europe almost double those of Christmas 2007.
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| SAMSUNG Raises the Home Entertainment Technology Bar with Latest Blu-ray/DVD Players (eHomeUpgrade, 1/28/2008 8:00am) |
| Samsung Electronics, a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, has once again raised the bar for digital viewing technology with its 2008 line of DVD and Blu-ray players. Leading this year’s models are the BD-P1500 fourth-generation Blu-ray player and the DVD-F1080 Ultra Compact High-Definition 1080p Upconversion DVD Player. Featuring the latest in high-definition ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 named best 'media center' by European org. (Joystiq, 9/11/2007 3:23pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3The good news for Sony: The PlayStation 3 has won another prestigious award for hardware design. The bad news: It has little to nothing to do with it's capabilities as a video game system.The European Imaging and Sound Association's convergence panel has named the PS3 the best European media center for 2007/2008. The award description cites the systems audio/video/ ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Twentieth Century Fox calls for focus on Blu-ray features, announces six new titles (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| A senior exec at Twentieth Century Fox has called for a greater emphasis and focus on developing new interactive features for the Blu-ray Disc format.
'Moving forward, we must not lose our focus
on developing features in the Blu-ray Disc format,' said Danny Kaye, Executive VP, Global Research & Technology Strategy at Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. 'Fox has been aggressive in develo ... (Read Full Article) |
| Limited edition Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 heads to Japan's Outer Haven (Engadget, 3/21/2008 11:20am) |
| Filed under: Gaming, HDTV
On June 12th, 2008 there'll be no place to hide from the release of the gunmetal MGS4 PS3. Well no place except every single country other than japan where the ¥51,800 (about $520) limited edition console will exclusively launch. That wad of Yen nabs the limited edition 40GB console with a Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots software bundle and like-colored DualShock ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 sales to fall short of target, says analyst (Punch Jump, 1/23/2008 8:29pm) |
| A financial analyst told Bloomberg.com this week that sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation may fall short of a target of 11 million units by fiscal Mar. 2008.
“It’s an industry consensus that PS3 sales will fall short of the target,” said Mitsuhiro Osawa, a Tokyo-based analyst at Mizuho Investors Securities Co.
Sony in Dec. said it was [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung adds MediaLive to HDTVs (AfterDawn, 7/23/2008 10:32pm) |
| Samsung announced today the launch of its MediaLive add-on which eliminates the need for a set-top media hub while giving users direct access to movies from Vongo and MovieLink and other content.
To use MediaLive you must have a Samsung HDTV from 2008 or later with CEC automation support. Besides the direct movies from MovieLink and Vongo, users get access to content from Fox Sports and Showti ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Paper-Based 3D Printer Now Adds a Splash of Color (Gizmodo, 11/27/2012 5:00pm) |
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| Telenor Contracts With Orbital to Build THOR II-R Commercial Communications Satellite (RedNova, 9/20/2005 5:29pm) |
| Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB): -- Contract Provides Replacement Satellite for THOR II, Which Will Be Retired From Service in 2008 -- -- Telenor Contract Is Orbital's Third Firm Order for Smaller-Sized GEO Communications Satellites in 2005 and First European Sale -- Telenor ASA (OBX:Tel //Nasdaq:TELN) and Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) announced today that they have signed a ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Panasonic unveils SC-BT100 Blu-ray enabled wireless Home Theatre In a Box system (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| Panasonic has shown off its latest Home Theatre in a Box (HTIB) system, now integrating a Blu-ray player. The SC-BT100 looks to be a 5.1-channel system offering two wireless rear speakers. However, it can also be upgraded to a full 7.1-channel wireless surround system, with the optional purchase of two side speakers and a transceiver.
The Blu-ray Disc player features Final Profile for picture-in- ... (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) |
| Sony's big plans for OLED HDTVs may slip to next year (Engadget, 8/17/2009 11:04pm) |
Hope you weren't too attached to the idea of "medium to large" sized OLED HDTVs coming from Sony this year, according to the Wall Street Journal's sources, the company's slipping share of TV sales mean profitability takes precedence over sweet, super slim new displays. Surprised by its inability to sell truckloads of $2,500 11-inch versions CEO Howard Stringer decided to put the project on the back burner, apparently more focused on things like competing in Wal-Mart and implementing cheaper LED technology for its LCDs. With LG also on a timetable that puts us a year or more away from seeing one of these on store shelves in decent sizes, things are up to Samsung to bring it home -- we're waiting.Filed under: HDTVSony's big plans for OLED HDTVs may slip to next year originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| HDTVs Now in Over 50% of American Homes (I4U, 8/05/2009 1:00pm) |
| A new report from Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing shows that there has been strong growth in HDTV ownership. According got the report in 2009 over 53% of US homes now report owning an HDTV. That number is up 18% since 2008.
The ...
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| 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) |
| Mitsubishi unveils REAL line of Blu-ray burning, super upconverting LCDs (Engadget, 8/20/2009 3:52pm) |
Providing some competition for Sharp's DX series, Mitsubishi has taken the wraps off of its REAL Series LCD HDTVs, including a set with built-in hard drives and Blu-ray recorders, plus a few more that lack the recording, but throw in super resolution upconversion that claims to make even the worst SD look better than ever. Even if that's just hype, we hope it fares better than the company's ill-fated 120Hz processing. The 37- (1080p) and 32-inch (720p) BHR300 models feature their disc drives in the stand, rather than back-mounted approach of the AQUOS, plus 320GB HDDs, SDHC slot, plus i.LINK and USB connectors that let owners edit video from a camcorder on the TV before saving to disc or hard drive. The MZW300 models are all 1080p, in 40-, 42- and 52-inch sizes, with Diamond Engine Pro IV HD super resolution tech, the latest and most power efficient Diamond panel with 20,000:1 contrast ratio, built in 5.1 Dolby Digital decoder, virtual surround speakers and a talking program guide feature. These hit shelves in Japan in late October ranging in price from ¥350,000 ($3,705) for the LCD-52MZW300 to ¥200,000 ($2,117) for the LCD-32BHR300.Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentMitsubishi unveils REAL line of Blu-ray burning, super upconverting LCDs originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| Flip MinoHD improved with 8GB, bigger viewscreen (DVICE, 10/14/2009 6:37pm) |
| Now that Apple's put a camcorder on board its iPod Nano, what do you think Flip video is going to do? The company's released its next generation Flip MinoHD pocket camcorder, that's what. The $230 shooter expands its capacity to 8GB versus its 4GB predecessor, giving you two hours of sweet 720p video. Making it easier to use is a bigger 2-inch LCD (up from 1.5 inches), and in addition to that signature USB plug that flips out, there's also an HDMI connection.
We're fond of this Flip MinoHD's updated rounded-off look and brushed-aluminum front, and if you don't like its silver color, you can specify your own custom case on the Flip website. Now all the Flip designers need to do is add image stabilization to this 720p camcorder, and it might actually be worth its $230 price.
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| LG teases us with 15-inch OLED HDTV (DVICE, 8/31/2009 4:59pm) |
Watching the development of super-thin OLED video displays is a lot like watching a baby grow up. The early pictures show a little, cute, and sometimes clever toddler, showing great promise. Soon the kid starts getting more sophisticated, like this 15-inch OLED HDTV from LG that goes on sale in Korea this November, and the rest of the world next year.
Of course, we're assuming you'll pay a pretty penny for this attractive, ultra-sharp bauble, probably in the neighborhood of Sony's $2500 11-inch XEL-1 OLED display that rolled out a couple of years ago. So LG is next. And then there were two.
Bigger OLED screens can't be that far off, but wait, now we find out LG's 30-inch OLED display has been delayed until 2012, and Sony is putting off its next OLED screen, too. What's the holdup? Entirely new manufacturing techniques must be developed. One day soon, though, these fantastic displays will be cheap.
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| Dell Inspiron Zino HD destined for home theaters (DVICE, 8/13/2009 8:14pm) |
Check out this Dell Inspiron Zino HD, a tiny PC destined for your home theater. Shipping this Fall, there's scarce information about this hotshot, but the company says there are desktop parts inside, unlike the favorably reviewed Studio Hybrid that's so small it uses laptop parts to save space.
Why is Dell talking about "desktop parts" when the Intel Atom processor and NVIDIA Ion graphics processor have proven to us to be such a highly capable duo in the home theater? Perhaps you'll be able to opt for either desktop chips or the smaller Atom/Ion processors that are usually deployed in netbooks.
Dell is being coy about pricing and the exact release date of this home theater powerhouse. For real information you can see, take a look at the gallery below to see the ports in the back of the Zino HD, revealing HDMI, eSATA, and plenty of USB ports, all welcome sights for those of us who crave a PC in the home theater.
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| Samsung rolls out Amazon, Blockbuster video store access across HDTVs, HTIBs and Blu-ray players everywhere (Engadget, 10/14/2009 9:42pm) |
Just as promised, the (still SD only) Blockbuster OnDemand service is now available on a slew of Samsung hardware via firmware update, while the Internet@TV lineup (LCD and Plasma HDTVs Series 650 and above and LED HDTVs Series 7000) has a brand new toy with the Amazon VOD Yahoo! widget (which does support HD.) Both services offer a slew of rental and/or purchase options for the digital delivery fanatic, though we still hunger for the audio and quality of VUDU plus the all you can eat goodness of Netflix Watch Instantly, of the millions of TVs out there, there's surely someone willing to sift through those menus for the ease of viewing Ghosts of Girlfriends Past without resorting to cable VOD -- or getting up from the couch. The "convenience" goes both ways, since they'll also be able to pick up compatible Samsung blu-ray players at Blockbuster stores, right next to the TiVo section -- check for exact model #s supported in the PR after the break.Continue reading Samsung rolls out Amazon, Blockbuster video store access across HDTVs, HTIBs and Blu-ray players everywhereFiled under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentSamsung rolls out Amazon, Blockbuster video store access across HDTVs, HTIBs and Blu-ray players everywhere originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (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) |
| HDI concocts 100-inch laser-based 3D HDTV, calls rivaling technology child's play (Engadget, 9/17/2009 1:48pm) |
Look, we've seen an awful lot of HDTVs in our day -- one lap around the average CEDIA show floor makes your local Best Buy look awfully small -- and to this day we've yet to put our peepers on a more stunning set than Mitsubishi's LaserVue HDTV. Sure, it's fat, ugly and expensive, but the image is otherworldly. Before Mitsu can even take the logical next step, a California startup has arisen to introduce what it calls the world's first laser-based 3D HDTV. We're talking 1080p 3D like you've never seen before, with CTO Edmund Sandberg noting that this production is smoother than RealD, Dolby, film and pretty much every other 3D solution. The secret here is in the speed; this set is so fast that the image "no longer needs to flash from one eye to the other," and no flashing should equate to no headaches. Too bad there's no planned release date, but we're still cautiously optimistic for a sneak peek (in addition to the video past the break) at CES 2010.
[Via OLED-Display]Continue reading HDI concocts 100-inch laser-based 3D HDTV, calls rivaling technology child's playFiled under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentHDI concocts 100-inch laser-based 3D HDTV, calls rivaling technology child's play originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (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) |
| Best Buy bringing value priced all-in-one 32-inch LCD & Blu-ray HDTV to stores "soon" (Engadget, 9/23/2009 11:09pm) |
It's not that surprising to learn Best Buy will be among those delivering a 1080p LCD with Blu-ray disc player packed in under its Insignia store brand, as we've been expecting rebadged units from overseas to hit the value market for some time. Marked "coming soon" at $599, it's easily a few hundred less than a comparable model from Sharp, but buyers will have to live without some of the newer line items like 120Hz motion processing and a contrast ratio higher than 20,000:1. Though we don't expect a lot in terms of load times, audio support or other features (no specs on the Blu-ray player noted) we're sure a bedroom or dorm room somewhere will find a spot for the NS-LBD32X. Your move, Wal-mart.
[Thanks, Zach]Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentBest Buy bringing value priced all-in-one 32-inch LCD & Blu-ray HDTV to stores "soon" originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's Blu-ray MegaChanger hits the streets next month with new ES standalone (Engadget, 7/23/2009 8:00pm) |
When we first got our hands-on the 400 disc MegaChanger pictured above we'd hoped it would be out a little earlier; but never the less the wait is almost over as Sony officially announced plans to release the BDP-CX7000ES in August, for the hard to swallow price of $1,900 -- about $400 less than rumored. The good news is that it does just about everything we can think of, like handle any Blu-ray Disc, DVD or CD with ease, and of course works with the latest codecs delivered via bitstream or LPCM. Now if you just have to have a Blu-ray changer, but wish it was half the price, you can wait a few more months for the BDP-CX960 for $800. You will however have to be willing to forgo things like RS-232 and IR-in, as well as the ES badge. Also shipping in August with the ES MegaChanger is the BDP-S1000ES. This standalone Blu-ray player is at the top of line and for $700 you get just about every feature and spec Blu-ray has to offer, as well as built-in WiFi and a DLNA client. The full details of all three are in the release after the jump.
Continue reading Sony's Blu-ray MegaChanger hits the streets next month with new ES standaloneFiled under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentSony's Blu-ray MegaChanger hits the streets next month with new ES standalone originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| Eyes-on Panasonic's Full HD 3D plasma and Blu-ray combo (Engadget, 9/03/2009 11:17am) |
We just got a real eyeful of 3D, courtesy of Panasonic's upcoming 1080p plasma and Blu-ray 3D setup. The system uses synced shutters, and was easily some of the best "consumer" 3D we've seen -- almost on par with a theater experience, other than the fact that the screen was a whole lot smaller, at 103-inches. Unfortunately, while Panasonic is heavily touting 3D at IFA this year, just as Sony did at its own presser, there isn't much hard news to show for it. The plasma and Blu-ray combo was actually announced a full year ago, and the only word we have on release at the moment is "next year." Obviously, readily available 3D content plays a big part in this, and we get the impression that Avatar is syncing up nicely to be available on some sort of 3D home video format by the time it's ready for a disc release -- we've certainly seen enough teaser clips and trailers of it by now, anyway. To be honest, the 3D setup was seamless enough in our demo room that sometimes it hardly felt 3D. Avatar was especially "shallow" on the 3D scale (no pictures were allowed of the presentation, not that they would help), and we've yet to see anything mindblowing on that end. If anything, Panasonic's presentation was more an opportunity to be "blown away" by the company's awesome PowerPoint skills, if anything, so feel free to follow along in the gallery below.
Gallery: Eyes-on Panasonic's Full HD 3D plasma and Blu-ray comboFiled under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentEyes-on Panasonic's Full HD 3D plasma and Blu-ray combo originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| Sony TRIMASTER quad-HD LCD multiplies the resolution, and the price, of any home HDTV (Engadget, 10/06/2009 6:03pm) |
Can't wait until December for Toshiba's CELL REGZA LCD? Sony is bringing its own 56-inch 3,840x2160 quad-HD display to market November 1 in Japan. Priced at 6,825,000 ($76,583) including taxes this is clearly for pros only, hence the TRIMASTER name referring to the three elements combined within -- exact color, accurate picture and reliability -- thanks to a RGB LED backlit panel built with incredible picture reproduction and exact calibration (with included software via a connected PC) in mind. While it's cheaper than JVC's $175k 4K projector, unless you're mastering the next Pixar flick, viewing high res satellite imagery or can't live without four HD feeds on one screen even the most well heeled amongst may be better served scouring bargain bins for a used Westinghouse D56QX1 for now.
[Via AV Watch]Filed under: Displays, HDTVSony TRIMASTER quad-HD LCD multiplies the resolution, and the price, of any home HDTV originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| Movie studios again demand HDTV disabling powers from FCC (Ars Technica, 9/02/2009 11:22am) |
Hollywood's bid to force a yet-to-be-agreed-upon number of households to buy new home theater gear is back in business. The Motion Picture Association of America has once again asked the Federal Communications Commission for the right to selectively control output streams to the TV entertainment systems of consumers. "The pro-consumer purpose" (!) request "is to enable movie studios to offer millions of Americans in-home access to high-value, high definition video content," three MPAA biggies explained during a meeting they held with seven FCC Media Bureau staffers last Thursday.
Consumer groups, electronics makers, pro-consumer bloggers, and consumers, it should be noted, think this idea is a very stinky dog. So did former FCC Chair Kevin Martin. But that does not seem to dissuade the MPAA, whose principals just can't seem to let the issue go. What's interesting about the group's latest filing, however, is that it effectively concedes that the output changes it wants could, in fact, hobble some home video systems.
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