 | Baldinger's football passion is off the charts (Fox Sports, 5/29/2005 1:22am) |
| There are football fans, and then there are diehard football junkies. NFL on FOX analyst Brian Baldinger has got it bad for the game he once played, so bad he has set up his own simulated NFL front office in the basement of his New Jersey home. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ESPN coming to Xbox One, NFL.com fantasy football on Xbox 360 now (Joystiq, 9/03/2013 2:30pm) |
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ESPN on Xbox Live was Microsoft's first network partner on the Xbox 360 back in 2010 and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo Pocket Football Club unveiled for 3DS in Europe (Joystiq, 11/13/2013 4:34pm) |
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Nintendo Pocket Football Club sees the The Big N get into the (non-American) football management game, albeit in Europe where the football management game is a [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Most fans prefer football on HDTV over attending game (Lost Remote TV Blog, 11/14/2007 5:42pm) |
| This is an interesting survey: 45 percent of people said they rather watch college or pro football games on HDTV compared to 32 percent who said they’d rather see the game in person. Now, I’m a huge football fan, and I was just thinking the same thing the other night while watching the Seahawks ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Denon announces the DBP-2010 Blu-ray player (Tech Digest, 7/01/2009 10:14am) |
| Denon has announced the latest addition to their Blu-ray line-up: The DBP-2010. I want to call it a high-end Blu-ray player but it isn't really. Not compared to some of Denon's other Blu-ray machines. Mind you, this one costs £599 and not £3,300 like the VD-A1UD. That's not to say that the DBP-2010 isn't a good bit of kit because, a quick look at the spec, will show you that it is. It has Pr ... (Read Full Article) |
 | The food takes a distinct back seat to ambience at Slo Joe's Bigtime Backyard Barbecue (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 10/14/2005 7:25am) |
| We know, there's not supposed to be any good barbecue in Seattle. But we had high hopes for Slo Joe's, a casual South Lake Union restaurant. Those hopes were soon dashed, however. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Strong growth in Blu-ray market, worth $8bn by 2010 (HDTV UK, 6/27/2008 12:24pm) |
| In a report covering the whole range of games and video software, GfK predicts that the market for Blu-ray will be worth $8bn by 2010. Blu-ray sales will more than quadruple this year, to $1.5 billion worldwide, according to Gfk, then grow 184% in 2009 to $4.1 billion and another 94%, to hit $8 billion in 2010... ... (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) |
 | Get ready for full 'football' slate (Inside Bay Area, 6/06/2006 10:02am) |
| ARE YOU READY for some football?! ESPN and ABC combining to broadcast all 64 matches in the upcoming World Cup tournament live, each one available in high definition. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray notebooks expected to have a big year in 2010 (CrunchGear, 9/29/2009 12:32pm) |
| Right now it's somewhat of a chore getting a Blu-ray-equipped notebook. That might change in 2010 though according to a report at Digitime. The report suggests something most of us already know that once the price drops on the slim Blu-ray drive - which will happen in the second half of 2010 - we will start seeing the option become standard. (Read Full Article) |
 | Premiere Secures 2010 Soccer World Cup (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance, 6/29/2005 3:27pm) |
| Premiere has obtained comprehensive broadcasting rights to the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa. Premiere will be the only station in Germany and Austria to broadcast all 64 games of the 2010 FIFA World Cup live. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | SEC football coaches wary of ESPN's power (Tennessean, 11/06/2005 8:14am) |
| The "Does ESPN wield too much power in college football?'' debate fueled by Auburn Coach Tommy Tuberville continued on this week's SEC conference call. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | India's Prasar Bharati Plans For HDTV In 2010 (Technorati, 11/30/2007 4:04pm) |
| [IMG ] [IMG ] The digital broadcasting changeover continues worldwide, this time it's India's national broadcaster, Prasar Bharati planning to introduce HDTV by 2010, and go all-digital by 2015. The target event is the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, while other nations focus on readying themselves for the Olympics or World Cup. The report indicates the country's information & broadcasti ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Microsoft slow out of the Xbox (Centre Daily Times, 2/10/2006 2:17pm) |
| LOS ANGELES -- Gripping the controller of the Xbox 360, Jesus Sanchez watched two football teams clash on a high-definition flat-screen TV. The details in the "Madden NFL 06" video game looked so sharp that it was almost like seeing an actual football game. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | July NPD: NCAA Football and Minecraft lead software, 3DS still on top (Joystiq, 8/16/2013 12:30am) |
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The NPD Group has released its report on sales in the physical retail channel of the games industry during the month of [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung Signs Two-Year Deal With the National Football League as the 'Official HDTV' of the NFL (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/02/2005 2:43am) |
| Samsung Electronics America, a global innovator in High Definition TV, and the National Football League , the leade ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung and NFL Greats to Kick off 2006 Season with Inaugural Samsung/NFL Football Exhibition in South Florida (Business Wire, 9/06/2006 2:43pm) |
| RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2006-- Samsung, the Official HDTV of the NFL brings football fans an up-close and personal ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Press Release: NFL Kicks Off Instant Replay In HD (TVPredictions.com, 8/09/2007 4:36pm) |
| NEW YORK, and MELBOURNE, Fla., Aug. 9 -- The National Football League (NFL)is kicking off a new era in officiating as preseason football gets underway this week - marking the first time referees in any major sports league will use high-definition (HD) instant replay systems to review close calls. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | ABC's Monday Night Football Turns to Chyron for Enhanced Animation (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/07/2005 11:50am) |
| Chyron Corporation announced today that its Duet HyperX units will be pressed into action to generate superior 3-D graphics and enhanced animated effects for this season's ABC Monday Night Football. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung Plans 5 Times Increase in LED HDTV Sales in 2010 (DailyTech, 9/04/2009 8:08pm) |
| Samsung says it will outperform the LED HDTV market in 2010 (Read Full Article) |
 | AMD Advances 3D Entertainment: Demonstrates Blu-ray Stereoscopic 3D Playback at 2010 International CES (Business Wire, 12/07/2009 6:00am) |
| SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it will demonstrate the forthcoming Blu-ray stereoscopic 3D standard at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show, showcasing how consumers will soon get to enjoy high-fidelity 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Warner Sets '2010' Blu-ray Specs (High-Def Digest, 12/31/2008 7:00pm) |
| Warner has confirmed final specs for '2010: The Year We Make Contact,' which will land on Blu-ray this April as a feature-starved release. As previously reported, Warner set an April 7 high-def debut for... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Report: Blu-ray Adoption Ahead of DVD’s (Format War Central, 10/05/2009 9:05pm) |
| A recent report put out by Futuresource research claims Blu-ray adoption in the U.S. is slightly out-pacing that of DVD. The report used both 2002 and 2010 as they were the 5 year mark for both DVD and Blu-ray respectively, claiming DVD in 2002 reached 32.6% market penetration while Blu-ray should reach 34.1% in 2010. [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | McGraw and Kimmel join Monday Night Football (TV Squad, 8/10/2005 8:45pm) |
| Filed under: Talent , Sports He'll be singing a new version of "I Like It, I Love It" during halftime game highlights. No, not Jimmy Kimmel, I'm talking about singer Tim McGraw! Kimmel will be doing monologues during halftime. So now we'll have McGraw, Kimmel, and The Rolling Stones on the Monday Night Football broadcast. And I never thought I'd write a sentence like that. Rea ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Ultimate Electronics Gets Football Fans HDTV Ready in Time for Super Bowl (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/31/2006 7:29pm) |
| THORNTON, Colo.----Jan. 31, 2006--Ultimate Electronics, the nation's high-definition authority, wants to ensure football fans can enjoy each bone-crushing hit and game-winning dive of the Super Bowl in high-definition TV. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | PlayStation 3 bringing 3D to all games in 2010 (DVICE, 9/04/2009 2:29pm) |
| 3D is becoming more and more prevalent in movies, so why not in video games? Why not indeed. The PlayStation 3 is hopping on the 3D bandwagon next year, bringing a 3D mode to the console that'll work with all existing games sometime next year.
Of course, in order to enjoy this, you'll need a new TV that supports 3D. So it may be more than just the year it takes for Sony to get this firmware out to PS3s to make it commonplace. But it's an exciting look at where consoles will be going in the not-too-distant future, or at least whenever you buy your next TV.
Via Engadget (Read Full Article) |
 | Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremonies (The State, 8/03/2007 4:13am) |
| 6 p.m. Saturday, ESPN Six players will be enshrined during Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremonies 6 p.m. Saturday on ESPN (cable channel 26, high-definition channel 950). Entering the Hall during the event in Canton, Ohio, will be: Wide receiver Michael Irvin, Dallas Cowboys, 1980-89; Running back Thurman Thomas, Buffalo Bills, 1988-99; Miami Dolphins, 1990; ... (Read Full Article) |
 | SABC unveil high definition unit for 2010 (SABC News, 11/14/2006 2:48pm) |
| The SABC is gearing up for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. The national broadcaster today unveiled a high definition outside broadcast unit, which features the latest in broadcast technology. It is the first of its kind on the continent. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Wii HD in 2010, PS3 nabs No. 2, Xbox 360 third, says analyst (Punch Jump, 6/30/2009 8:35pm) |
| A report by Wedbush Morgan Securities predicts that Nintendo Co. will upgrade the Wii in 2010, Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 will move up to No. 2 in sales, and that Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 will fall to third place.
In the report, analyst Michael Pachter predicts that the Wii hardware will maintain its No. 1 position [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony will release FIFA 2010 World Cup on 3D Blu-ray (AfterDawn, 12/07/2009 2:01am) |
| Sony has announced it will be producing the 2010 FIFA World Cup in 3D for (Read Full Article) |
 | Football Makes 2nd Christmas For TV Sales (Local6.com Central Florida, 1/13/2006 1:55pm) |
| The holiday shopping season is over -- unless you want a new TV. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 2nd season for TVs (The News & Observer, 1/17/2006 8:34am) |
| Football fans increase January sales for high-end televisions. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | You've got the TV, remote, manual. But wait! There's more... (Boston Globe, 11/20/2005 10:19am) |
| So you shelled out $2,000 for a new high-definition television, and now you're all set to kick back and see that football game like you've never seen it before. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | All things IT at the games (CNETAsia, 1/11/2006 2:22am) |
| The upcoming football fiesta in Germany is believed to be the first fully IT-enabled World Cup, according to T-Systems. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | DTH will eat into C&S growth by 2010, says Dish TV CEO (Agencyfaqs!, 6/06/2005 12:11am) |
| agencyfaqs! ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Monday Night Football' Winner: Wal-Mart's Scott? (Forbes, 9/11/2006 10:11pm) |
| The discount giant is gambling on HDTV ad drive to drub Best Buy; Schwarzenegger may cash in, too. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Steam Summer Getaway sale: Football Manager 2013, DmC, System Shock 2 (Joystiq, 7/16/2013 7:30pm) |
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Another day, another round of deals in the Steam summer sale. Today's [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Do Browns look better on HDTV? (Akron Beacon Journal, 12/12/2006 8:39am) |
| Yes, we get questions on occasion, and one of the more popular ones since we've started occupying this space involves the lack of high-definition pro football broadcasts on one network while another manages to broadcast all of its games each Sunday in HD. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Hi-Def TV Turns On, Slowly (Forbes, 9/06/2005 5:44pm) |
| A new report says high prices and a lack of the latest set-top boxes will inhibit growth until 2010. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | WE'RE NOT HD READY (Daily Record, 6/06/2006 4:53am) |
| THOUSANDS of football fans who have shelled out hundreds of pounds to watch the World Cup on new High Definition TV systems will be disappointed. Sky have admitted they have had to reschedule 17,000 installations after failing to meet the equipment order. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | TV Notebook: Football fans can rejoice with DirecTV's new toy (Houston Chronicle, 9/05/2005 5:35am) |
| If you're winded by spending $239 for NFL Sunday Ticket on DirecTV and wondering how you can justify $99 for the SuperFan supplemental package, look at it this way: It's no more expensive than a couple of tanks of gasoline. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Touchback' Blu-ray Announced and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 8/06/2012 4:00pm) |
| The inspirational football drama will tackle Blu-ray in September. In an early announcement to retailers, Starz/Anchor Bay is working on 'Touchback' starring Brian Presley ('Borderland,' 'Home of the [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Sky unveils high-definition shows (BBC News, 11/22/2005 2:05pm) |
| Sky is set to show Premiership football, movies and US dramas in High Definition TV format from 2006. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | NFL package luring plenty of customers (Poughkeepsie Journal, 9/09/2005 7:19am) |
| Football is so important to his constituents that last October Michigan Congressman Bart Stupak issued a press release when he helped lift an NFL-blackout restriction against Green Bay games on DirecTV. The very unbureaucratic title? "Game On! Packers vs. Lions." ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Digital TV may be forced on America (Austin American-Statesman, 7/13/2005 10:56am) |
| Broadcasters ready for switch, but Congress not poised to set deadline. WASHINGTON — On Super Bowl Sunday in 2009, millions of football-loving Americans with old-fashioned analog televisions might lean over to adjust their sets' rabbit-ear antennas and see nothing but static. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 3D Blu-rays Hitting PCs in 2010 (High-Def Digest, 12/03/2009 10:00pm) |
| With the right monitor and a beefy enough computer, you'll be able to watch 3D Blu-ray movies on your PC thanks to Nvidia 3D Vision. Nvidia is a company more commonly associated with videogames than [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | THE DIGITAL KICK Philips banks on World Cup fever to spur sales of high-definition TV and other products (Bangkok Post, 9/13/2005 2:11am) |
| Sports fans could find themselves in football heaven next year as technology takes hold in the market that will allow them to watch World Cup matches anywhere and anytime. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | In 10 years, the game will look very different (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News, 1/30/2006 12:28pm) |
| Here's a Super Bowl prediction: Flat-panel LCD and plasma displays will have replaced picture-tube-based TVs as the dominant display in football lovers' homes by the time Super Bowl L comes around a decade from now. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sky about to open order lines for HD service (Digital Television Group, 4/07/2006 1:31pm) |
| BSkyB has announced full launch plans for its long-awaited high-definition television service, Sky HD. Sky will start taking orders next Wednesday and first installations in the UK and Ireland will take place in May in time for June's football World Cup which the BBC will air in HD. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Hooked on sports (Rocky Mountain News, 10/03/2005 6:26am) |
| Every Sunday during football season, the 28 televisions inside Governor's Park sports bar are tuned to at least eight different games simultaneously. Six of those games are usually provided by DirecTV's NFL Sunday Ticket. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Wild River (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 2/08/2013 11:46pm) |
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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) |
 | Aikman, White leading contenders for Hall in `06 (Covers.com, 8/11/2005 8:12pm) |
| The parade of quarterbacks into the Pro Football Hall of Fame could continue next year with Troy Aikman. The Cowboys star, who led Dallas to three Super Bowl titles in the 1990s, was a contemporary of Jim Kelly, John Elway, Dan Marino ... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Hula Bowl to be high-definition broadcast (Pacific Business News, 12/11/2006 7:26pm) |
| ESPN will air a college football game from Hawaii in high-definition for the first time, thanks to a makeshift high-definition control room made out of three office trailers. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Football fans shop for bigger, better sets (Contra Costa Times, 1/13/2006 2:39pm) |
| For TV shoppers and sellers, Super Bowl XL is Christmas II. While shopping for most consumer electronics peaks around Christmas time, the Super Bowl on Feb. 5 sends the holiday season into overtime for TVs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Must See HDTV (February 4th - 10th) (Engadget, 2/04/2013 11:44pm) |
| It's finally over -- pro football is done for the year. In its absence we have a number of big [...] (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) | Deja Review: Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (Joystiq, 5/17/2013 8:45pm) |
In our 2010 review of Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Wii, our own [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Piranha 3DD (High-Def Digest, 10/08/2012 8:25pm) |
| Truth be told, the 2010 'Piranha' remake is one of my guilty pleasures. It took a genius approach to the horror-comedy genre by not winking to the audience even once. It didn't leave a pause after [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The League: The Complete Season Three' Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 7/31/2012 8:00pm) |
| The third season of the fantasy football comedy series is planned for Blu-ray this October. In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox says 'The League: The Complete Season Three' is [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D is dead--long live 4K (Broadcast Engineering, 2/13/2013 3:28pm) |
| Similar to 2010, the 2013 consumer electronics industry has decided the next great thrill will come from everyone buying another hugely expensive 4K television. Never mind the small detail that the so-called 4K televisions aren’t really capable of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nike launches its first 3D-printed football cleat, Ryan Fitzpatrick will be pleased (Engadget, 2/25/2013 1:54pm) |
| While we're still giddy at the idea of printing our own (Read Full Article) |
 | T.O. in Monday Night Football spotlight (TSN, 10/23/2006 2:26pm) |
| Terrell Owens gets to perform on the Monday night stage for the first time this season when the Dallas Cowboys host the New York Giants in a battle of NFC East rivals. Watch it live on TSN and TSN High Definition at 8:30pm et/5:30pm pt. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Telewest offers entire World Cup in HD (Digital Television Group, 5/17/2006 9:47am) |
| Subscribers to ntl's Telewest service will be able to watch every FIFA World Cup football match in high definition (HD) following a deal with ITV. ITV and the BBC are sharing rights to England games; the BBC's games will already be available via the corporation's BBC HD channel, which ntl:Telewest is carrying. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Seahawks Spur Comcast HD, DVR Sales (MultiChannel News, 1/18/2006 9:57pm) |
| The National Football League’s Seattle Seahawks are spiking Comcast Corp.’s sales of HD set-tops and digital-video recorders. The MSO said Wednesday that overall demand for HD boxes and DVRs is up 35% in Washington state this month versus January 2005. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HDTV is the DEVIL (Technorati, 12/10/2007 2:58pm) |
| There is this sweet little invention called HDTV that makes your television screen so crisp, clear and amazingly life like you feel as if you are sitting right in the screen. It is a must have especially if you are even thinking of watching some type of sporting event, such as football. The problem, not all local channels are dishing out the signal for HD for their network. This is causing major ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Pay TV and Digital TV Penetration in Select Countries in the Asia-Pacific Region, 2005 & 2010 (as a % of TV households) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/04/2005 5:02pm) |
| Research and Markets has announced the addition of Asia-Pacific DTV and Pay-TV Trends to their offering ... (Read Full Article) |
 | CES 2010: The coolest-looking HDTVs announced at the show (Home Theater, 1/09/2010 10:26pm) |
| Picture quality and screen size are the most important features to worry about in an HDTV, but the slimness of flat panels mean you can also look for a little style that those old boxy tube sets (and mammoth rear-projection models) usually lacked. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | FIFA might drop 3D coverage for World Cup 2014 (AfterDawn, 6/24/2013 5:48am) |
| The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is considering dropping 3D broadcasts of World Cup 2014, to be hosted by Brazil next summer.Its unease about 3D broadcasts comes just days after ESPN revealed it will abandon 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | German firm launches HDTV move (CNN.com, 9/01/2005 12:50pm) |
| Premiere is hoping for a football-led HDTV boom. BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) -- German pay-TV broadcaster Premiere is to launch digital high-definition television (HDTV) channels in November as it tries to gain more revenues from its subscribers. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Americans Score With New HDTV Sets, but Fumble When It Comes to Getting Connected (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/22/2007 5:28pm) |
| While millions of Americans are gathering to watch a picture-perfect football bowl game between Chicago and Indianapolis on their new high-definition television sets, experts predict that many may fumble when it comes to hooking up the HD programming service that makes it work. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | TV Notebook: Texans prove no match for Housewives , Grey's (Houston Chronicle, 5/27/2005 5:42am) |
| Once again, ABC\\\'s wildly popular Desperate Housewives and Grey\\\'s Anatomy apparently have played a role in a football programming decision. KPRC (Ch. 2) will provide the local broadcast of the Texans\\\' two Sunday-night ESPN games on Oct. 16 at Seattle and Nov. 20 against the Chiefs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Avatar 3D Blu-ray Now Available to the General Public (About.com, 10/15/2012 10:00am) |
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Finally! After two years of being available only to consumers purchasing select Panasonic 3D TVs and Blu-ray Disc [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | HDTV set for major increase in numbers (Media Week Online, 9/06/2005 11:13am) |
| 11.30am: The number of high-definition television sets in UK homes is set to increase dramatically by 2010 as broadcasters and manufacturers go on the offensive with major marketing campaigns. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | DLP (R, 9/11/2006 4:30pm) |
| DALLAS , Sept. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) (TI) today announced that DLP HDTV is the high-definition (HD) television sponsor for all Monday Night Football games on ESPN, at the same time leveraging sponsorship assets that promote DLP HDTV on FOX's NFL coverage and the network's Tostitos Bowl Championship Series (BCS) broadcast in 2007. The BCS determines the participants in ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Must See HDTV (January 28th - February 3rd) (Engadget, 1/28/2013 10:48pm) |
| There's a football game this week, in case you hadn't heard -- but that's not all. Netflix is [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Must See HDTV (November 26th - December 2nd) (Engadget, 11/26/2012 10:38pm) |
| It's that time friends, the weekend when we say goodbye to the college football regular [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | So why am I watching it? (Gaffney Ledger, 8/20/2007 4:43pm) |
| I'm sitting here in front of my wall-mounted big-screen high-definition television watching the New York Giants Baltimore Ravens football game. It's a preseason (which, literally translated from the Latin, means "waste of time") game, so it doesn't count. It doesn't really matter who wins or loses. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Arsenal on message at new stadium (Financial Times, 4/13/2006 2:19am) |
| Arsenal Football Club will today unveil a suite of high- definition equipment allowing it to transform marketing messages to crowds in its new stadium and to film matches in high definition for use in future broadcasts, online distribution and DVD sales. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HD TV production adds new level of clarity to video projects (The Commercial Dispatch, 9/27/2007 8:09pm) |
| STARKVILLE - The same standout colors and crisp details of High Definition Television that allows viewers to count blades of grass on a football field, have made their way into at least one local video production studio, breathing new life into commercials and other video projects. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | AFL and INHD announce 2006 schedule (ArenaFan Online, 2/10/2006 5:39pm) |
| NEW YORK - INHD, cable’s most widely-distributed all high-definition network, and the Arena Football League announced today the 2006 AFL schedule, in which INHD will broadcast a minimum of 11 high-profile games. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | World Cup tech: HD, mobile, and web TV makes Cup hard to miss (Engadget, 6/09/2006 5:37pm) |
| Filed under: Cellphones, Features, Misc. Gadgets, Handhelds, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Portable Video
With the FIFA World Cup set for kickoff at 11:55AM EST today, most of us Americans are still sitting around scratching our heads trying to figure out how to pronounce Pelé, and whether we'd be offending anybody if we just called football "soccer" so things are less confusing. Turns out ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Corel® WinDVD® Pro 2010 Delivers the Ultimate Blu-ray and DVD Playback Experience on the PC (HDTV Magazine, 9/15/2009 4:38pm) |
Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL) (TSX:CRE) today announced the newest version of the world's most widely used DVD playback software-Corel® WinDVD® Pro 2010. This latest release delivers the industry's best movie-watching experience on the PC, introducing speed enhancements across the application, improved Blu-ray support with BD-Live™, new GPU-based upscaling that boosts standard-definition (SD) video to HD-like quality, all delivered through a new clean and easy-to-use interface.
Whether you're watching a Blu-ray Disc® or an AVCHD™ or SD home movie, WinDVD Pro 2010 provides...
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 | Kagan Forecasts 82% of Households Will Be HD-equipped by 2010 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/09/2005 7:20pm) |
| MONTEREY, Calif.----Nov. 9, 2005--A new study from Kagan Research, THE STATE OF HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION 2006, forecasts 377 mil. cumulative HD sets will be sold to consumers by 2015, resulting in 110 mil. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Deal of the Day: 'Alien Anthology' Blu-ray Set is $19.99 at Amazon (High-Def Digest, 7/09/2013 5:49pm) |
| One of the best Blu-ray releases of 2010 can be yours for $20 today-only at Amazon! The online retailer is now selling the must own boxed set 'Alien Anthology' for $19.99 (71% off suggested list [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Bedeviled' Blu-ray Dated and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 8/23/2012 6:00pm) |
| The 2010 Korean thriller has been slated for Blu-ray release in October. In an early announcement to retailers, Well Go USA is prepping 'Bedeviled' for a Blu-ray release on October 9. Ji Seong-won [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Comcast bows HDTV ads on MNF (AdJab, 9/19/2005 1:28pm) |
| Filed under: Television Sister-site (jeez, we have a lot of sisters) HD Beat 's Matt Burns brought to our attention the news that cable provider Comcast will debut a new TV campaign during tonight's Monday Night Football touting their high-definition cable service. According to the story there will be a ten-second spot before Hank Williams begins asking us if we're ready for some footbal ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Must see HDTV this weekend (HD-Report, 11/30/2012 11:39pm) |
| Just got that new HDTV on Black Friday? Here’s some must-watch HDTV this weekend. College Football Friday, Nov. 30 “PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP ’12: UCLA-STANFORD” – 8/7c (8:00-10:00pm ET/PT) on FOX NBA Friday, Nov. 30 Boston [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 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) |
| (Unranked) | Sonic: Lost World review: An unfortunate discovery (3DS) (Joystiq, 10/18/2013 9:05am) |
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Anticipating a Sonic game is like playing an inverted version of Russian Roulette. The encouraging trailer serves as the single vacant chamber, while the memories of Sonic's most disappointing outings haunt those that remain. 2010's (Read Full Article) |
 | More people prefer watching football on an HDTV than attend a game, poll says (Broadcast Engineering and Digital Television, 11/19/2007 10:54pm) |
| A survey commissioned by Motorola has revealed that more people prefer watching a game on an HDTV than actually attending. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Avatar 3D Blu-ray Finally Becomes Available to the General Public (About.com, 8/14/2012 11:40am) |
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Finally! After two years of being available only to consumers purchasing select Panasonic 3D TVs and Blu-ray Disc [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Eco-friendly 3D printer churns out buildings made of sand (DVICE, 8/03/2012 2:23pm) |
| In recent years Bruce Sterling, one of the fathers of cyberpunk, has shifted his interests toward imagined cities in which the buildings have walls made out of greenery and [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | IMS Pegs HDTV Surge (MultiChannel News, 12/20/2005 5:10pm) |
| IMS Research estimated that 20.6 million HDTV sets will be shipped worldwide in 2005 -- a market that is expected to triple by 2010. In its “The Future of HDTV†report, IMS predicted that the majority of sets shipped by 2007 will be able to decode HD programming without a set-top box. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 8:30PM ET (Engadget, 10/09/2013 12:09am) |
| It's Tuesday, the new regular day for the Engadget HD Podcast. We hope you'll appreciate us clearing up Monday for football and 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 [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Starz Set to Launch Five New HD Channels (High-Def Digest, 10/23/2009 4:00pm) |
| Due out mid 2010, the expansion ups Starz HD offerings to nine high definition channels. The lineup of new HD channels from the movie provider will include Stars Cinema HD, Starz in Black HD, IndiePlex... (Read Full Article) |
 | HDTV added for Jefferson County/Blue Devil subscribers (The Steubenville Herald-Star) (The Steubenville Herald-Star, 2/08/2006 4:37pm) |
| TORONTO - Area football fans who want to see Super Bowl XL in high-definition will be able to view it on Jefferson County Cable Co. in the Toronto and Empire/Stratton areas and on Blue Devil Cable on the Burgettstown, Pa., system. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic Ramps Up 3D Full HD Efforts (Dealerscope, 8/27/2009 4:00am) |
| Panasonic is making a big production of 3D Full HD (3D FHD) Home Theater technology, evangelizing the coming 2010 debut of a roster of Panasonic-branded 3D products for the home with a “rollout†of sorts that’s taking place well... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'NFL Super Bowl XLVII Champions' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 2/01/2013 7:00pm) |
| Are you ready for some more football on Blu-ray this March? In an early announcement to retailers, Vivendi has announced 'NFL Super Bowl XLVII Champions' for Blu-ray on March 5. With its [...] (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 dramatically increases Blu-ray sales target, confident of format (HDTV UK, 4/28/2008 10:23am) |
| Samsung has announced that it has revised its Blu-ray hardware sales target, from 400bn Korean won (£ 0.2bn) this year to one trillion Korean won (£ 0.5bn) by 2010. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | NASA, HDNet for high-definition TV partnership (Orlando Business Journal, 3/30/2006 6:31pm) |
| NASA and HDNet have joined together to provide high-definition TV coverage of space shuttle launches through 2010 at Kennedy Space Center. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Improving picture for high definition television (PhysOrg, 9/06/2005 7:55pm) |
| By the end of this year there will be 28.6 million high-definition television sets in homes worldwide, according to HDTV, a new research report published today by Informa Telecoms & Media. By 2010 that number will be more than three times larger - at 106.2 million homes. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | NTV and NTT Com Broadcasts Super Bowl in High-definition via IP Network to Japan (Japan Corporate News) (Japan Corporate News, 2/08/2006 8:46pm) |
| Tokyo, Feb 8, 2006 (JCN) - Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV) and NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) have succeeded in using an Internet-protocol (IP) transmission for a delayed high-definition (HD) broadcast in Japan of NFL Super Bowl XL, the championship game of American professional football, played in Detroit, Michigan on February 5. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | DVRs will drive DVD adoption despite consumer confusion - report (Tom's Hardware Guide, 7/25/2005 6:12pm) |
| New York (NY) - Cable and satellite TV providers that pair digital video recorders (DVRs) with their services will boost DVR penetration to 47 percent of US households by 2010, and significantly boost consumer adoption of DTV, states a Jupiter Research report. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | TV TODAY: Skiers go bump in the night on NBC's Olympics recap (Detroit Free Press, 2/15/2006 10:20am) |
| "Olympic Winter Games 2006" (8 p.m., WDIV-TV, Channel 4, NBC). Bump City. World Cup moguls champ Jeremy Bloom , the former Colorado football star and freestyle skiing ace, goes for the gold as part of an American freestyle crew that includes 2002 Salt Lake moguls silver medalist Travis Meyer . Love those freaky cool HDTV pictures, but a slightly disconcerting Torino sight is what appears to ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Ultimate Electronics to Award HDTV, AFC Championship Tickets to Denver Broncos' Ultimate Home Team Fans (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/20/2006 8:43pm) |
| THORNTON, Colo.----Jan. 20, 2006--Ultimate Electronics, the nation's high-definition TV authority and a Colorado-based company, is partnering with KOA-AM 850 to support the Denver Broncos' advancement to the American Football Conference Championship game with the Ultimate Home Team Fan contest. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Killing Bono' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 8/01/2012 10:00pm) |
| The 2010 comedy is in the works for Blu-ray in August. In an announcement to retailers, Arc Entertainment has set 'Killing Bono' for Blu-ray on August 7. 'Killing Bono' is a rock n’ roll comedy [...] (Read Full Article) |
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| Subscribe to News Feed Monday, July 23rd in HDTV News | No comments Latest HDTV news: PRWeb - Prices Fall on HDTV LCD, Plasma & DLP Televisions Just in Time for Football Season Pricing on HDTV plasma, LCD and DLP televisions continue to fall as more are being produced and sold ... (Read Full Article) |
 | JupiterResearch Forecasts Digital Video Recorders Will be in Nearly Half of All U.S. Households Within Five Years (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/21/2005 12:59pm) |
| JupiterResearch, a division of Jupitermedia Corporation , today released its annual digital television forecast entitled, "U.S. DTV Forecast, 2005-2010," which presents JupiterResearch's latest projections of the growth of digital television, including HDTV, in U.S. households. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony to start selling 3D HDTVs by end of 2010 (Home Theater, 9/03/2009 1:41am) |
| The momentum continues to grow around the concept of 3D television, whether it’s James Cameron pimping for Panasonic’s technology or talk about a 3D channel coming to the U.S.. The latest news is that Sony is planning to release Bravia LCD HDTVs with 3D capabilities by the end of the next year.
Despite its cutting-edge reputation, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Disney Awaits First 3D BD ‘Tinker Bell’ (Home Media Magazine, 10/05/2012 7:01pm) |
| GLENDALE, Calif. — Peggy Holmes — director and screenwriter for Disney’s first “Tinker Bell” film since the 2010 Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue — had two things prevalent in mind while working: 3D and [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Media Week - Will the UK market switch on to the cutting edge of HDTV? (Media Week (Media Week Online, 5/03/2005 6:00am) |
| Will the UK market switch on to the cutting edge of HDTV? BSkyB is planning to launch high definition television with the aim of boosting its subscriber base to 10 million by 2010. Lucia Cockcroft looks at how ready the marketplace really is. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | God of War HD free for PS Plus members in Europe (Joystiq, 2/27/2013 7:45pm) |
| The first God of War (in its HD format) is available [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | JupiterResearch Forecasts HDTV Sales in the U.S. Will Grow Dramatically Over the Next Five Years, Constituting 70% of (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/06/2005 1:25pm) |
| JupiterResearch, a division of Jupitermedia Corporation , today announced the publication of its HDTV forecast for the U.S. entitled "U.S. HDTV Forecast 2005 to 2010: Managing Consumer Perceptions to Gain Market Share," which presents JupiterResearch's latest projections of the growth of HDTV and specific display technologies in the American market. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Restaurant giving away high-definition TV during Super Bowl party (The Springfield News-Leader, 1/25/2007 3:23pm) |
| A customer will win a free television during Hooters of Springfield's Super Bowl celebration Feb. 4, the restaurant chain announced. The 2010 E. Independence Ave. location will give away one 30-inch Samsung High Definition TV. "The only thing we recommend is to have room in your vehicle to fit the TV. It would be a shame to have to pick between your buddy and the prize," Hooters Regional Manage ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Disney to continue Blu-ray/DVD combo packs (HD-Report, 8/12/2009 8:56pm) |
| Disney says it will continue to produce Blu-ray Disc/DVD combo packs through 2010. The decision is based on research that says 77% of consumers plan to purchase a BD player in the near future.
Upcoming titles from Disney to be released as a combo package include “Hannah Montana The Movie,” “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Imagenio to introduce HDTV via VDSL in 2006 (Telecom.paper, 12/12/2005 8:48am) |
| (TP) Telefonica will introduce VDSL technology to broadcast high definition television (HDTV) via its subscription platform Imagenio. The new service will have a connectivity speed of 52 Mbps and the operator will transmit movies and video on demand in high definition. The company estimates that, by 2010, more than 60 percent of households will dispose of a broadband connection of up to 50 Mbps. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Pioneer 400GB Blu-ray discs will play on PS3 (AfterDawn, 12/04/2008 3:21am) |
| The manufacturer Pioneer has confirmed that its upcoming 16-layer Blu-ray discs will play back on most current standalone Blu-ray players including the Sony PlayStation 3.
The discs boast an impressive 400GB capacity and are finally headed into production by 2010 after being introduced earlier this year by Pioneer.
Current Blu-ray discs consist of either single layer 25GB discs or 50GB dual- ... (Read Full Article) |
 | James Cameron to promote Panasonic 3-D HDTVs around release of "Avatar." Now are you interested? (Home Theater, 8/25/2009 3:29am) |
| Sci-fi fans already know that director James Cameron’s long-awaited follow-up to Titanic is Avatar, the biggest release so far that makes use of the latest 3-D film technologies. No doubt calculating future home-video revenues, Cameron is now teaming up with Panasonic to promote the company’s 3-D HDTVs, which are slated for 2010 release.
The coolest aspect [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | HDGuru finds the new 'King of HDTVs' (DVICE, 7/27/2009 5:14pm) |
| Football season is coming up, and we don't want to be caught short with a second-rate HDTV. Trusted HDGuru Gary Merson says the Panasonic TC-P54V10, a 54-inch plasma 1080p set, is "the new king of HDTVs." In his eyes-on review, he lauds the THX-anointed plasma panel's excellent image brightness, low energy consumption, deep black levels, judder-free film reproduction, and impressive "pop."
Judging from his impeccable credibility in the past, if the HDGuru says this $2300 HDTV as the world's best, it probably is. He even says this is comparable or better in nearly every criteria than the revered (and unfortunately, discontinued) Pioneer Kuro plasma HDTVs. We want. Our advice? Wait until next month for the release of Panasonic's 65-inch version of this new "King of HDTVs."
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 | Sony: No plan to launch 3-D support for all PS3 games (Joystiq, 9/05/2009 1:00am) |
Hold on before you run out to buy a new TV! You may have seen the report on Engadget stating that, according to a Sony rep, all PS3 games will run in 3-D with a software update next year. We contacted Sony ourselves to learn more about what sounded like a major megaton to let slip at a trade show. Sony told us that the company is "conducting a technological investigation" of whether it's even possible to do that. As for specifics: "there is no plan for the market launch of this at this time."
If you're dying to look at a 3-D game right now, Engadget also captured a video of Wipeout HD being played in 3-D, which you can see above. For some reason, the 3-D effect doesn't come through when viewed in an embedded video recording -- even with the glasses in front of the lens. Sony really needs to work on that.Sony: No plan to launch 3-D support for all PS3 games originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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 | Denon Announces Less Expensive Flagship Blu-ray Disc Player (About.com, 9/26/2009 8:00am) |
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Although Denon introduced their flagship $4,500 DVD-A1UDCI Blu-ray Disc player just this past January at CES, they have just announced a new "flagship quality" Blu-ray Disc player for less than half the price (which is still $1,999).
Just as with the DVD-A1UDC1, the new DBP-4010UDCI meets Profile 2.0 specifications with the required Ethernet port as well as a slot for memory expansion and audio, video, still image file playback via SD card. This player is also playback compatible with Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, CDs, but DVD-Audio Discs and SACDs. Also, another welcome feature for audiophiles has a separate 2 channel/7.1 channel analog audio outputs and bass management control, and, for videophiles, the DBP-4010UDCI offers vertical stretch, so that films with 2:35 aspect ratio images can be properly displayed when using projectors with 2:35 aspect ratio lens attachments.
However, one important change from the previous DVD-A1UDCI is the switch from using the the Silicon Optix Realta Chip for DVD upscaling, to the use of the Anchor Bay VRS ABT-2010 Chip for that purpose.
Also, for custom installers, the DBP-4010UDCI is fully equipped with both RS-232 and Wired remote in/out connectors.
For complete details, check out the Official Denon Announcement, along with the DBP-4010UDCI Specification Sheet and User Manual. Photos (c) Denon USA - Click on photos for larger view. (Read Full Article) |
 | Guinness Book of Records lists largest HD screen (AfterDawn, 10/01/2009 5:28am) |
The Guinness Book of Records files some of the most interesting and utterly useless records for our entertainment, constantly looking for more weird entries to fill the books each year. A new entry into the Guinness book of records is the awesome High-definition (HD) video screen(s) present above the Dallas Cowboys' football stadium in the United states.
Manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric, the giant four-sided screen has a surface area of about 1058 sq m (11,400 sq ft). "This is probably the most exciting project we've ever been involved with," said Mark Foster of Mitsubishi Electric.
Mitsubishi said the video board is the equivalent size of 3,268 52-inch television sets, packs more than 10 million light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and with all four panels account for, weighs around 600 tonnes.
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 | 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) |
 | 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) |
 | 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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 | Disney to release 12 more 'Diamond' Blu-ray titles (AfterDawn, 9/13/2009 9:42pm) |
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced they will be expanding their Blu-ray 'Diamond Collection', adding 12 new titles including The Lion King, Bambi, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, The Jungle Book, 101 Dalmatians and Pinocchio.
The 'Diamond' collection is considered the studio's high-end BD line, just like the 'Platinum' collection was for standard DVD.
The releases will be staggered, two per calender year, with Fantasia and Beauty and the Beast set for 2010. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs will be the first Diamond available, hitting shelves on October 6th. Just like the Platinum collection before it, each Diamond title will include a plethora of new bonus features and will only be available in limited quantities for a limited period.
One of the bonus features for Snow WHite, as explained by VideoBusiness is "‘Magic Mirror,’ which the studio touts as its first use of artificial intelligence in a film. The Blu-ray-exclusive technology recognizes viewing patterns and suggests where viewers should go next in the film for an overall personal experience."
“Walt Disney’s gift of telling captivating and engaging stories was matched only by his passion for presenting them in the most spectacular way,” adds Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios. “We are proud to continue his pursuit of excellence with ‘The Diamond Collection,’ which brings the films that are the foundation of our company to audiences of all ages across the globe.”
Bob Chapek, president of Disney’s DVD division, also noted: “We believe that the collection offers consumers the opportunity to enjoy these timeless classics like never before and underlines Disney’s commitment to continue to bring the best quality product and immersive experiences into the home.”Permalink | Comments
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