| (Unranked) | 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Complete Season Seven' Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 7/31/2012 9:30pm) |
| The gang is back on Blu-ray when the seventh season of the comedy TV series arrives this October. In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox is working on 'It's Always Sunny in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 7 Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 10/12/2012 6:34pm) |
| The gang is back and they're weirder than ever -- in a good [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Complete Season Eight' Dated and Detailed for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 7/11/2013 8:00pm) |
| The complete eighth season of the shenanigan-filled series will be available on Blu-ray in September. In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox is working on 'It's Always Sunny in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Let's Look at the PS2 and PS3 Versions of Kingdom Hearts Side-by-Side (Kotaku, 3/19/2013 8:00am) |
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 | CTX Technology Unveils Dual-Screen LCD Monitor (BIOS, 6/01/2005 11:43am) |
| CTX Technology has today announced a new 17in. dual screen LCD monitor. With this strange looking dual-screen LCD monitor, you are able to view two displays side by side with just a click of a button. By connecting two 17in. LCD monitor panels side by side using a ... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony HD set puts on a really good show (Rocky Mountain News, 1/22/2007 8:25am) |
| Choosing a new high-definition television can be a dizzying experience. Of course, there's nothing like actually taking a set for a test drive, watching it in a home environment - and also side by side with another set - to make an informed decision. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Side Effects' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/19/2013 10:00pm) |
| The suspenseful thriller from Oscar-winner Steven Soderbergh will intrigue Blu-ray in May. In an early announcement to retailers, Universal is working on 'Side Effects' for Blu-ray on May 21. After [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Side Effects Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/21/2013 6:33pm) |
| The keen eye of director Steven Soderbergh and an all-star cast are good for what ails [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Telco David Takes on Goliaths (TV Week, 12/12/2005 5:22am) |
| The day before Thanksgiving, a small California telephone company conducted a trial of high-definition television services, running a feed of Discovery HD Theater on two 50-inch-plus Panasonic HDTV sets side by side. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | A 3D rendering of Apple's next iPhone? (CNET News, 8/20/2012 1:13am) |
| A video is released that shows a side-by-side 3D-rendered comparison of Apple's alleged iPhone 5 and Samsung's Galaxy [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PS4 and launch day PS3 compared side-by-side (Joystiq, 7/26/2013 8:00pm) |
At E3, we got our first glimpse of the PS4 hardware, but we never got to see it next to the original launch PS3. Finally, Access PlayStation answers our burning questions: Which system is taller? Which system is fatter? Which one sounds like [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Poll: Blu-ray on the Left or Right Side of the Case? (High-Def Digest, 2/13/2013 6:00pm) |
| We have a fun poll topic in the blog this week. When you buy a 2-disc Blu-ray set, does the primary feature film Blu-ray belong on the left side of the case or the right? Show us how OCD you can be [...] (Read Full Article) |
| MTV Networks launches high-definition channel (Inside Bay Area, 1/17/2006 1:45pm) |
| The view outside the studio where George Oliphant works is breathtaking: skiers and snowboarders streaking by, enjoying a sunny day on Vail Mountain in Colorado. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Rocky Mountain high def (Rocky Mountain News, 1/14/2006 8:04am) |
| The view outside the studio where George Oliphant works is breathtaking: skiers and snowboarders streaking by, enjoying a sunny day on Vail Mountain. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | National Semiconductor Introduces Dual-Channel Video Format Converter for HDTV Displays (HardwareZone, 5/25/2005 7:33am) |
| Highly Integrated Single-Chip Video Format Converter Utilizes 3-D Architecture Display to Render Two High-Quality Images Side-by-Side on a Widescreen up to 1080p Resolution ... (Read Full Article) |
| Does HP have the bright stuff? (Presentations Magazine, 1/21/2006 7:32am) |
| It's a sunny July day in the central Oregon town of Corvallis. This being the Pacific Northwest, I'd half expected rain. But the grass is dry and fading to brown outside one of the massive manufacturing buildings of the company also known as Hewlett-Packard. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Universal announces ‘Flipper’ Blu-ray/DVD Discs (HD-Report, 12/01/2009 8:44pm) |
| Universal Studios Home Entertainment officially announced a date for the first “flipper” discs, containing high-def Blu-ray content on one side and standard DVD content on the other side. What’s cool is the disc can be used in any Blu-ray or DVD player simply by flipping the disc.
The first titles on the new format from Universal [...] (Read Full Article) |
| LED/LCD vs. Plasma HDTV: A Side by Side Comparison (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/14/2009 6:00am) |
| At CEDIA Expo in Atlanta last week, Panasonic used a private suite to highlight the differences between LED-lit LCD and plasma HDTV technologies. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This Week on Blu-ray: Side Effects, True Blood, Beautiful Creatures, and More! (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/21/2013 8:46pm) |
| Vampires, witches, betrayal and a double dose of Hayao Miyazaki; get a peek at this week's new and notable [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Syntax Olevia 232V 32inch LCD HDTV with ATSC/NTSC Combo Tuner and Side-Spea (HDTV News Blog, 11/11/2007 3:08pm) |
| Syntax Olevia 232V 32inch LCD HDTV with ATSC/NTSC Combo Tuner and Side-Speaker (Black) - Grade A Recertified w/ 90-Days Warranty, $515.00 Shipped! ... (Read Full Article) |
| See Darth Vader Before He Went to the Dark Side (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/13/2005 3:46pm) |
| Want to see Hayden Christensen in his breakout role? (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Gamer - 3D (High-Def Digest, 5/01/2013 4:00pm) |
| Some years from this exact moment... 'Star Wars!'...OK, not really. As much as it pains me to say, I'm not as much a gamer as I was in my youth. I grew up with a console at my side, from the Atari, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Question of the Week - Are There Any Unhealthy Side Effects to Watching 3D? (About.com, 12/23/2012 10:00am) |
| One of the reasons many shy way from watch 3D, either in a movie theater or at home on a TV or video projector, is the concern for possible unhealthy ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDMI for your PC (Gadgetell - The Tech News, Reviews, and Interesting Things Blog, 5/12/2006 10:55pm) |
| HDMI for your PC Posted May 12th, 2006, 2:17 pm by Adam Berger Section: Computers , Home A/V , Hardware , HDTV Tags: analog, firewire, front side bus... ... (Read Full Article) |
| SCEA Boss Understandably Chuffed Over Blu-Ray Triumph [Sony] (Kotaku, 2/20/2008 1:20pm) |
| While consumer-level stakeholders on the Blu-Ray side of the great format wars of 06-08 (ie the pawns) are happy enough, imagine how the Sony top brass are feeling right now. They're so excited they... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Half Price Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD Deals - Dozens of Titles (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/17/2008 9:34pm) |
| No matter which side you take in the next generation DVD format war, you can save big bucks now on a large selection of both Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD titles on Amazon. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Shane Kim Can't Quit HD DVD [Xbox 360] (Kotaku, 4/17/2008 8:00am) |
| The dust has settled. Long ago. HD DVD is way dead, way dead. But Micrsoft Game Studios boss Shane Kim hasn't given up! The man is an optimist. He can see the bright side of a train wreck. Bless him.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Divide your attention between all this Fractured Soul media (Joystiq, 9/12/2012 11:15pm) |
Fractured Soul, the 3DS eShop game about warping between two deadly side-scrolling environments, one on each screen, will challenge your concentration and your reflexes starting tomorrow, (Read Full Article) |
| Clint, Sergio & a Saucy Side of Spaghetti (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/28/2005 9:10pm) |
| Encore Westerns celebrates the Euro-Western explosion of the '60s and '70s with "Blood, Bullets & Spaghetti," double features beginning Monday, August 8th through Friday, August 12th at 8:00 p.m. . ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New 'Mario' game is all about the gold (USATODAY, 8/19/2012 12:00pm) |
It's raining gold coins in the newest 'Mario' game, a side-scrolling adventure for the Nintendo 3DS.
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| (Unranked) | A Handheld 3D Scanner Could Let You Upload Your Whole World (Gizmodo, 7/31/2013 7:32pm) |
| 3D printing is more popular and accessible than ever, and printers are on course to get even cheaper soon. But printing is only one side of the equation; what about taking 3D pictures? There's [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Master and Commander Blu-ray orders fire away (Punch Jump, 5/03/2008 5:17pm) |
| Amazon.com this week began pre-orders for the title Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Blu-ray disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Australian Rental Chains Side with Blu-ray [Sales] (Gizmodo, 12/04/2007 1:48pm) |
| HD DVD takes another blow on the chin today as Australian movie rental chains Video Ezy and Blockbuster have both decided to offer Blu-ray exclusively. Actually owned by the same parent company,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Confessions of a Format War Casualty: Why I Chose HD-DVD and Lost (eHomeUpgrade, 1/25/2008 8:00am) |
| I must confess, when I entered this war, I did so with the youthful energy reserved for a 16 year-old boy who has just gotten his first car. I had picked my side, grabbed my gun and went straight into battle. When it comes to war, you tend not to think in terms of the future. You tend to focus on the here and now, and that my friend, is why I chose HD-DVD. At the time, it seemed like a good choice ... (Read Full Article) |
 | The ugly side of HDTV (TV Squad, 12/06/2005 1:52am) |
| Filed under: HDTV , Talent , OpEd TV Squad : My dad can't watch Keith Olbermann in HDTV because he can't help but wince at all the pancake make-up the man wears. I do not have HDTV so I can't weigh in here, but I've read that a bunch of other celebrities don't look all that great in Hi-Def, either. Read more . ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner to release 1st hybid high-def/standard DVD (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News, 4/25/2006 11:42pm) |
| LOS ANGELES, April 25 (Reuters) - Warner Home Video said on Tuesday that "Rumor Has It" would be its first title released on a hybrid DVD, featuring the high-definition format known as HD DVD on one side and a standard DVD on the other. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp's Aquos BD Series HDTVs Include Built-In Blu-ray Players [Ces 2009] (Gizmodo, 1/07/2009 8:06pm) |
| What's that CES magic word we hear? Convergence? Yes, indeed: Sharp's all-new BD series, as the name suggests, features a built-in side-loading Blu-ray player in all fives sets ranging from 32-52... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 2007 in Review No. 9: HD DVD versus Blu-rayzzzzz... (Tech Digest, 12/28/2007 8:00am) |
| Part of our series of festive posts looking back at the key happenings in 2007... One of the most dispiriting tech stories of 2007 has been the ongoing war of statistics between HD DVD and Blu-ray, in which each side has regularly proclaimed its dominance, using a bewildering variety of metrics. It's been a willy-waving contest from start to finish.]]>
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| Warner Adds Another Hybrid Disc to HD DVD Lineup (High-Def DVD Digest, 6/06/2006 8:48pm) |
| Next Tuesday, June 13, Warner will release its third hybrid HD DVD/DVD disc, with the Bruce Willis thriller '16 Blocks.' Featuring a HD DVD version on one side of the disc and a standard DVD on the other,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| White PS3 now approved for Stateside use (Engadget, 1/22/2008 11:12am) |
| Filed under: Gaming, HDTV
The FCC just approved the 40GB Ceramic White PS3 for US consumption. It's apparently the same model announced for Japan back in October. Perfect for the living room laboratory if ever released this side of the Pacific.[Via gi]
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| Studios face tough battle protecting hi-def DVDs (Reuters) (Addict 3D, 5/05/2007 4:16am) |
| Reuters - Hollywood studios may find it impossible to squash a Web-based movement to facilitate the illegal copying of high-definition DVDs, even though the law is on their side, because the information has already been distributed so widely. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Nintendo Turns Gaming On Its Side, Unveils Revolution (BIOS, 5/18/2005 8:28am) |
| Not to be outdone by its rivals Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo has announced that it too will be releasing its next-generation gaming system early next year. Deatails are scarce at the moment, but the Revolution sports a stylish design that\\\'s about the thickness of t... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | AeternoBlade to rewind history on 3DS eShop on February 18 (Joystiq, 2/08/2014 11:30pm) |
| AeternoBlade, a side-scrolling, combo-driven action adventure game from CoreCell Technology, will slice up foes on February 18 on the 3DS eShop. The date was revealed on AeternoBlade's Facebook page, with its $14.99 price tag confirmed in a...
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| (Unranked) | In A Perfect World, This Is The Only Game I'd Ever Play (Kotaku, 9/10/2013 6:30am) |
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It would be a mobile game. A 2D "port" of the Persona 4 experience. Side-scrolling, but with all the dialogue, characters and battles from the 3D version in place. And that sweet [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Nintendo eShop releases: A Link to the Past, Mario Bros, indie sale (Joystiq, 1/30/2014 10:30pm) |
| Nintendo brought forth three games to the 3DS and Wii U eShops today. This week's selections are highlighted by The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, which is now available on the Wii U Virtual Console for $7.99. The 3DS side of the eShop sees [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Vitesse Introduces Photodiodes For Ethernet and FTTx Markets (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/07/2005 4:01am) |
| Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. today announced a new line of photodiode products for the resurgent optical communications market. The first two products in the family, the VSC7750 and VSC7780, are designed for use in the optical receiver side of both the Small Form Factor and its pluggable counterpart . ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Dark Side of HDCP - Why is My PS3 Blinking? (Slashdot, 1/18/2007 7:48pm) |
| FloatsomNJetsom writes "High Definition Content Protection is supposed to make sure you're not playing pirated content, but sometimes your devices screw up the HDCP 'handshake' (over an HDMI cable) and nothing works. This happens with some regularity with the PS3, and Popular Mechanics investigated and found a quick and dirty workaround. From the article: 'We then checked with Leslie Chard, . ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG announces BE06LU10 external Blu-ray rewriter and HD DVD-ROM drive (Tech Digest, 3/26/2008 12:47pm) |
| LG's mobile phone department may be going from
strength to strength, but with their recent announcement
that they won't be giving up on the HD DVD format, the situation on that
side of the company will be going through some tough times in the coming
months. The Korean giant is putting its money where its mouth is, with the
release of the BE06LU10, an external Blu-ray rewriter and HD DVD-ROM ... (Read Full Article) |
| My Name is Earl...Earl Widescreen. (pPlayer.com, 12/14/2005 9:23pm) |
| At least that's what we think Earl's last name should be based on the high-definition pranks on the show. These funny little bits in "My Name is Earl" are tucked over on the side of the screen, so they require a widescreen HDTV to see. Don't have an HDTV yet? Luckily, HD Beat has you covered. Tune in and find out exactly what this man is doing in the zoom-in and why it's funny. If you ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-Performance IP-Addressable 50-Inch Plasma Monitor For Presentation Applications Launched (ElectronicsWeb, 3/23/2006 4:04pm) |
| The high-definition PME-50X10 is ideal for placement in high-traffic public environments with installer-friendly features that include power on default input, default volume, front panel lock, OSD display on/off, and optional side-mounted speakers... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Your PS3s and PS4s are about to get 37% more radical. (Kotaku, 3/24/2014 2:20pm) |
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Your PS3s and PS4s are about to get 37% more radical. OlliOlli—the hit side-scrolling skateboarding game that came out for PlayStation Vita (Read Full Article) |
| Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 6/15/2008 11:43pm) |
| Russell Crowe stars as Captain Jack Aubrey, a commander in her majesty's navy in the eigthteenth century, on a quest to capture or destroy a dangerous French privateer vessel. He may be out-classed and out-gunned, but his resolve and instinct are strong. Will it be enough? The film is now available on Blu-ray Disc with an excellent audio and video transfer but an appalling dearth of extras. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung intros high-end HDMI plasma TVs (Tom's Hardware Guide, 8/10/2005 9:27pm) |
| Samsung announced the 72 plasma HDTV series, three new high-end models that will be offered through the retail channel. The new product family is designed in a gloss-black casing typical for step-up models and side audio/video input jacks. Additionally, the devices are equipped with 10 speakers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This Week on Blu-ray: End of Watch, The Quiet Man, Searching for Sugar Man, and more! (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/21/2013 10:53pm) |
| A day in the life of the LAPD, an Oscar-nominated doc, and a lighter side of The Duke; get a peek at this week's [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Orbolt Store Brings Smart 3D Assets to Houdini Artists (Business Wire, 8/10/2012 4:01pm) |
| TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Side Effects Software and Orbolt Inc. proudly announce the beta launch of the Orbolt Smart 3D Asset Store which gives digital artists access to world-class 3D assets from a source they can [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Peter Gabriel: Secret World Live Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 8/02/2012 7:24pm) |
| This so-"So" release puts you stage-side for the singer's elaborate Italian stint in the early [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 515 Park Avenue (Luxist, 6/28/2005 10:41am) |
| What does $16.5 million buy in Manhattan? In this case it’s a full-floor apartment on Park Avenue on the Upper East Side that recently hit the market. The home is designed with special lighting meant to display art and has entertainment and security systems in place. The large living room can entertain fifty guests. There is a mahogany-paneled library, a dining room with coffered ceilings, ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Now There's An Attack On Titan 3D Action Game In Second Life (Kotaku, 6/24/2013 2:20pm) |
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Aside from some visual novel side stories, there is no official video game for the hot new anime series Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) yet, so Second Life builder Moeka Kohime decided [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | RealD Has Hobbit Themed 3D Glasses in the Works (High-Def Digest, 8/06/2012 5:00pm) |
| They're cheesy and uncomfortable looking, but they do say 'The Hobbit' on the side, so that's something. The folks at RealD have come up with new glasses themed around 'The Hobbit,' which is due out [...] (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) |
| Engadget HD reviews VUDU's high-definition side (Engadget, 2/12/2008 6:00pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Yeah, the critics have already had their shot at the VUDU, but now that the latest software update has towed in support for HD streaming, Engadget HD figured it prudent to dedicate a review specifically to the high-definition capabilities of the movie set-top-box. Eager to see if it's worthy of being connected to your HDTV? Come on over, the water's fine. Re ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Super Mario 3D World Out On The Wii U This December (Kotaku, 6/11/2013 2:10pm) |
| At today's E3 Direct, Nintendo showed us a glimpse of what Super Mario 3D World, the newest installment of the side-scrolling Mario series, will look like. The game will be out in December [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Lone Survivor migrating to PS3 and Vita (Joystiq, 11/14/2012 4:00am) |
| Lone Survivor, the side-scrolling survival-horror game from developer Superflat Games, is coming to the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, creator Jasper [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HBO Boxing After Dark: Kessler vs Andrade (HDTV 101 · HDTV Reviews and News, 3/21/2007 9:10pm) |
| HBO Boxing After Dark: Kessler vs Andrade Wednesday, March 21st in HDTV News | No comments Latest HDTV news: East Side Boxing - The HBO Sports team... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate HD is now on Steam (Joystiq, 3/27/2014 8:30pm) |
| Konami's Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate HD is now available on Steam, bringing a new take on the series' classic side-scrolling formula to PC platforms.
Originally released for the Nintendo 3DS last year, Mirror of Fate blends [...] (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: LG announces HR400 Blu-ray HDD recorder (Pocket-lint, 7/08/2009 11:26am) |
| Complete with Freeview+ and YouTube
LG has announced the launch of its first Blu-ray player with an integrated digital Freeview+ recorder.
The LG HR400 also features what LG dubs YouTube "video on demand" giving access to the video-sharing site's more than 2.5 billion videos via the internet connectivity.
A Profile 2.0 player, so BD-Live-enabled, the recorder side of things ge ... (Read Full Article) |
| ViewSonic introduces the 30-series and 90-series midsize HDTVs (Engadget, 1/07/2008 6:05pm) |
| Filed under: CES, Displays, HDTVIn addition to the new 42- and 47-inch models in the 85 series, ViewSonic is introducing two entirely new lines -- say hello to the 30- and 90-series HDTVs. The 30 series is the smaller end of the scale, with the 1366x768 15.6-inch N1630w, the 1440x900 19-inch N1930w, and the 22-inch, 1680x1050 N2230w. On the other side of things, the five new models of the 90 serie ... (Read Full Article) |
| $300 BluRay high def movie player from Samsung on Amazon (Technorati, 12/10/2007 2:55am) |
| If you are ready to take a side on the nasty war between HD-DVD and BluRay, and you are leaning towards BluRay, this may help tilt the scales: The Samsung BD-P1400 BluRay player for $298 and free shipping at Amazon. You also get five BluRay highdef movies after mail-in rebate. This player plays 720p, 1080i and 1080p. 1080p is through HDMI only. There are 38 customer reviews on this one at Amazon ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Power Rangers Megaforce game morphs with 3DS this fall (Joystiq, 4/15/2013 3:30am) |
| Power Rangers Megaforce is taking on the 3DS this fall in North and Latin America, as a side-scrolling action game from Namco Bandai. Players [...] (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) |
| Maxent Ships Feature-Rich 42-Inch WXGA Plasma Television Delivering to Consumers Versatility, Performance, Value Pricing (PrimeZone via Yahoo! (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance, 5/16/2005 12:00pm) |
| Maxent, a leading provider of value-priced flat-panel display solutions for consumers, today announced the availability of the high-performance 42-inch WXGA Plasma Television through Best Buy retail stores nationwide. Available now at a MSRP of $2,499, the widescreen HDTV-capable plasma television features side-mounted speakers and advanced video processing. ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Renegade Kid takes 3DS to 'Cult County' (Joystiq, 3/23/2013 1:30am) |
| Renegade Kid is most recently known for the side-scroller Mutant Mudds, but initially came to prominence with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dragon's Crown arrives on Vita and PS3 August 6 (Joystiq, 4/23/2013 9:30pm) |
| Vanillaware's pseudo-retro side-scrolling hack and/or slash game Dragon's Crown [...] (Read Full Article) |
| PRICES FOR FLAT PANEL TELEVISIONS DROP SHARPLY IN 2Q2005 (HDTV Magazine, 8/02/2005 4:00am) |
PRICES FOR FLAT PANEL TELEVISIONS DROP SHARPLY IN 2Q2005
PMA Sell-Through Research Finds Flat Panel TV Prices Plummet as DLP and 3LCD RPTVs Strike Out for Market Share
Menlo Park, California – July 31, 2005. Pacific Media Associates (PMA), a supplier of demand-side market information on large-screen displays, reports that the street price for 40"-45" ... (Read Full Article) |
| Maxent Expands Line of High-Performance Affordable Flat Panel Displays with Launch of Feature-Rich 50-Inch WXGA Plasma (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance, 10/31/2005 1:10pm) |
| Maxent, a leading provider of value-priced flat-panel display solutions for consumers, today announced the availability of the high-performance 50-inch WXGA Plasma Television through Best Buy retail stores nationwide. Available now at a MSRP of $2,999, the widescreen HDTV-capable plasma television features detachable side-mounted speakers, dual high-definition video inputs and advanced video ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Metal Gear Rising PS3 nabs exclusive VR mission DLC (Joystiq, 2/05/2013 4:00pm) |
| As reported last month, (Read Full Article) |
| Tip of the Week: Be on the lookout for new HD channels (Consumer Reports, 7/23/2009 1:17pm) |
| [ Photo courtesy of Sanja Gjenero ] If you’re like me, you’re thrilled when a new high-def channel is added to your lineup. TV providers have been beefing up their HD offerings regularly over the last year or two, and many now offer dozens of stations. I get about 60 channels in HD, and if I subscribed to the premium channels, I’d get many more. My cable provider, Cablevision, recently added HD versions of USA and FX, so I can watch shows like Psych, Burn Notice, and Damages in all their high-def splendor. Sometimes I’ve stumbled across these new offerings by accident, while idly surfing with the channel up/down button on the remote. Though the discovery gladdens my heart, I can’t help but wonder how long I’ve been missing out, unknowingly settling for their standard-def counterparts. Cablevision does announce new HD offerings, but it’s usually in small type down the side of my monthly service bill, or in an occasional pamphlet listing the full channel line-up. But when I’m rushing to pay my bills, I don’t always read the fine print or flyers. Now, I make a point of doing so. I also check the onscreen program guide to see if any new channels have materialized in the high-def tier. And there's always the Web: Like most companies, Cablevision provides a full lineup of channels for my area on its Web site. If you’re not regularly searching out new HD options, I recommend you start doing so. You might be happily surprised by what you find. – Eileen McCooey (Read Full Article) |
| Netflix CEO Hastings speaks about YouTube, iPhone, Xbox 360 (AfterDawn, 9/23/2009 4:09am) |
During an interview with Reuters, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings spoke out about the future of the physical DVD, as well as Netflix's plans for the iPhone, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and possible competition from YouTube
The interview in its entirety:
Reuters: What will Netflix subscribers gain from the improvements in the recommendation system?
Hastings: ItÂ’s doubling the quality of our movie recommendation and that helps our subscribers get more enjoyment from movies. Because more often they love the movie they watch. More often the movies recommended will will turn out to be movies that you love. If you watch a couple of movies and donÂ’t like many, you start to watch (sports and other programming). If every movie is incredible, you start to watch more.
Reuters: Netflix video streams on MicrosoftÂ’s Xbox Live system. What about the PS3 and Wii?
Hastings: Eventually we want to be on all the game consoles, all the Blu-ray players, all the Internet TVs. So we are working in parallel with all of those efforts. Currently our Xbox deal is exclusive and we havenÂ’t characterized it more than that.
Reuters: Any plans to work in partnership with Apple and the iPhone?
Hastings: itÂ’s something thatÂ’s likely to come over time. But nothing in the short term. (With) movie watching, we are not focused on mobile yet, but (instead) on the TV, on Blu-ray and on the video game consoles. We will get to mobile eventually, including the iPhone.
Reuters: What of YoutubeÂ’s potential movie service?
Hastings: I think there will be a lot of competition in this market: Hulu, Apple, Amazon, Youtube, Blockbuster. Internet video is a huge opportunity. And there will be a lot of people engaged, and that is going to be great for the consumer. All of us are going to innovate and compete with each other and provide more and more value to the consumer.
Reuters: How far along are we on the transition to all digital video watching?
Hastings: There will be people doing DVD-by-mail in 15 or 20 years, so I think DVD will last a long time. Our best guess is that DVD will peak for us in 5 or so years. But it is continuing to grow. And the streaming is exploding. So we are getting nice growth in the DVD side and huge growth on the streaming side.
Reuters: What do you make of BlockbusterÂ’s store closing plan?
Hastings: Blockbuster and Redbox really compete on doing the inexpensive new releases, and we are much more the streaming and the catalog. Their closings donÂ’t really benefit us. It will benefit Redbox more than it does us.
Reuters: Have you been approached about an acquisition or partnership?
Hastings: We donÂ’t comment and any acquisition prospects.Permalink | Comments
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| 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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| Does the Samsung Instinct HD really shoot HD video? (Consumer Reports, 10/08/2009 7:02pm) |
| The Samsung Instinct HD. [PHOTO courtesy of Samsung] The Samsung Instinct HD, available from Sprint for $250 with a two-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate, is the first cell phone we've seen that claims to make high-definition video recordings. It also boasts a 5-megapixel still camera with flash. That camera is a step up from the flashless, 2-megapixel camera found on previous Instincts, also from Sprint, including the S30 version now in our Ratings, available to subscribers. We’re evaluating the Instinct HD now, and will post full test results on it to our Ratings later this month. Meantime, our initial results on its imaging are promising, albeit with a few quibbles. The new Instinct’s camera is easy to access, thanks to a dedicated camera button, conveniently located on the lower right side of the phone. Pushing the button activates the camera’s still mode. Tapping a camera icon on the upper left of the largish (1.78 x 2.66 in.) display switches the camera to video mode. Tapping again summons controls for auto-focus, exposure, and other camera functions. The Instinct HD claims it can record video resolution of 1280 x 720p, which is a true HD format—although, as we often point out, HD format alone does not assure images of pristine, high-definition quality. To assess quality, we shot a series of videos on the Instinct and hooked it up to a 50-inch Panasonic plasma television using the optional ($30) HDMI cable. Our findings: Color was good in the MPEG4 videos, though they lacked fine detail and texture. They blurred even more when we panned the camera to the left or right. In short, they couldn’t rival the image quality you’d enjoy from full-sized HD camcorders in our Ratings, available to subscribers. But such camcorders are much bigger and pricier than the Instinct HD, and do nothing except shoot video and stills. The high-def video quality of the Instinct was comparable to what you’d get from a standard-definition pocket camcorder, such as the Flip. And that's still way ahead of the video we've seen any other camera phone. A few details and quibbles: The HDMI cable has a proprietary connector that works only with the Samsung HD, so you may have trouble finding a replacement if it's lost while you're on vacation. You can't use the cable for showing stills on your TV. If your TV has an SD memory-card slot, you can play photos and videos off of the phone's 4GB microSD memory card (the phone comes with an SD memory card adaptor). Unfortunately, accessing the card is a pain. You have to open the phone's back cover and remove the battery, which shuts off the phone. And the still-image performance of the Instinct? Pictures were sharp and well-defined, with good color overall on the TV screen, though shots taken in low light still looked dark—even with the flash. Camera controls were fairly responsive for a phone, with an acceptable next-shot delay. Our photo engineers are currently giving the Instinct HD's... (Read Full Article) |
