 | JVC pocket camera shoots HD Video (Tech Digest, 10/13/2009 4:39pm) |
JVC has launched its first pocket flash memory camera, the new PICSIO GC-FM1. Combining true eight-megapixel stills and 1080p Full HD video it also offers image stabilisation for minimising camera shake, even when the 4X digital zoom is used, JVC claims. Videos are recorded in the widely-used MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format and stored as .MOV files for easy sharing without the need for time-consuming and potentially damaging conversion. Storage is on SD/SDHC memory cards. To suit individual shooting situations, PICSIO provides four video and still recording modes. About the size of a mobile phone the PICSIO is available in three colours - Black Ice, Blue Steel and Purple Passion and comes with a funky-looking geometric pattern and jewel-like appearance.
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| Hitachi Shrinks Blu-Ray Camcorder, Adds More Megapixels: New DZ-BD10H [Camcorder] (Gizmodo, 7/24/2008 8:25am) |
| Back in January, Hitachi released the BD9H Blu-ray camcorder, and it's taken just six months for the next generation to come along. The DZ-BD10H takes the same core design, but squeezes it into a... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony's World's Smallest HD Consumer Camcorder (PhysOrg, 5/18/2005 10:03am) |
| Sony announced the world\\\'s smallest and lightest high definition consumer camcorder with full HD resolution based on HDV 1080i.The ultra-compact HDR-HC1 Handycam camcorder fits comfortably in your hand, while delivering high-definition picture quality and lighting detail on both video and digital still images.This camcorder\\\'s introduction is in response to the growing demand for HDTV. With m ... (Read Full Article) |
 | New Panasonic HDC-SD5 and HDC-SX5 AVCHD Camcorder (I4U, 7/30/2007 3:21pm) |
| Panasonic announces the HDC-SD5 and HDC-SX5 high definition digital camcorder. The new Panasonic HDC-SD5 and HDC-SX5 use the AVCHD format to record full-HD video with 1920 x 1080px resolution. Currently the World's smallest 3CCD full-HD camcorder (... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi unveils the world's first Blu-ray camcorder (Addict 3D, 8/02/2007 2:31pm) |
| As the high definition camcorder market continues to grow, more manufacturers are turning to producing high definition hard disk, DVD and DV models. Now, with another potential boost for the Blu-ray format, Hitachi has unveiled the world's first Blu-ray Disc camcorder, the DZ-BD7H, which is... ... (Read Full Article) |
| New York Times reviews Sony HDR-HC1 camcorder (Engadget, 8/12/2005 9:07am) |
| You may not be ready to shell out $1,700 for Sony’s HDR-HC1 camcorder , but just in case you’re lusting over it, David Pogue of The New York Times can feed your need with his review. The bad news (at least if you’re easily tempted): the consumer-level HD camcorder lives up to its hype, according to Pogue: well designed, easy to hold, and able to capture real HD on MiniDV tapes. Of course, a ... (Read Full Article) |
| SONY unveils world's smallest and lightest HD consumer camcorder (Manila (Manila Bulletin, 5/23/2005 3:20am) |
| Sony announced the world\\\'s smallest and lightest high definition consumer camcorder with full HD resolution based on HDV 1080i. The HDR-HC1 Handycam® camcorder fits comfortably in your hand, while delivering high-definition picture quality and lighting detail on both video and digital still images. ... (Read Full Article) |
| JVC Delivers Pro HDV Camcorder (BIOS, 9/26/2005 8:49am) |
| JVC is now shipping the 1/3-inch 3-CCD GY-HD100E digital camcorder across Europe. Interchangeable lenses, ergonomic design, SD and progressive HDV images are the cmacorder's major selling points. ProHD products can be used in combination with existing equipment ... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Debuts One-Handed Camcorder (NewsFactor via Yahoo! (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News, 5/18/2005 5:36pm) |
| Sony (NYSE: SNE) announced plans Tuesday to release a new high-definition camcorder that the company says is small and light enough to hold and operate in one hand. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sound Advice: Camcorder not designed to make good stills (Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 5/14/2005 4:09am) |
| Q: I have a new digital camcorder that takes video on tape and still pictures on a memory card. The videos look great, but the still pictures are very fuzzy. Am I doing anything wrong? ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Reviewed.com: GoPro announces 4K HD adventure camcorder (USATODAY, 10/17/2012 10:33am) |
GoPro releases a new HD Hero3 camcorder that can shoot 4K video, with specs that blow the competition out of the water.
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| Sony plans shoulder-mount HDV camcorder (PC Advisor, 8/23/2007 11:01am) |
| HVR-HD1000U offers 10X optical zoon Sony is expanding its HDV high-definition tape product range with its first shoulder-mounted HDV camcorder. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New DZ-BD9H Blu-Ray HDD Camcorder From Hitachi Tries to Make Up For Past Mistakes [Camcorder] (Gizmodo, 1/22/2008 8:11am) |
| Hitachi is releasing a new Blu-ray camera after getting spanked for their first generation. The DZ-BD9H still records to Blu-ray or a 60GB hard drive, but tries to fix the poor image performance... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Canon XH G1 HD camcorder for HDTV test in outer space (HDTV origin, 11/12/2007 11:31pm) |
| Canon XH G1 HD camcorder for HDTV test in outer space A Canon XH G1 HD video camcorder traveled into space for use in testing involving the capture of digital high-definition television (HDTV ... a.m. EDT, and used in HDTV testing jointly carried out on the International Space Station ... (Read Full Article) |
| News Corp Shutters Regan Books (Digital Video Editing, 1/18/2007 8:43pm) |
| Canon HV10 High Definition Camcorder (Rated by 4 users) The stylish Canon HV10 gives you the ultimate in HD video and digital photo quality - in the world's smallest HDV camcorder*. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Camcorder a high-def bargain (Bradenton Herald, 11/18/2005 8:28am) |
| We have relatively affordable HDTV, high-definition DVRs and soon high-def DVD recorders. It's time for the HD camcorder. Sony responded this summer with the $2,000 HDR-HC1, and it's a beauty of a bargain. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Kodak Zi8 HD Pocket Camcorder: New Features (Product Reviews Net, 7/29/2009 9:40am) |
| A couple of days ago, Kodak had announced the launch of the Zi8 HD Pocket Camcorder, which is to compete with the Pure Digital Flip MinoHD. This is their third model from the budget line-up. The Zi8 is a vast improvement on the previous Zi6 and the Zx1, thanks to its larger 2.5-inch LCD, 1080P [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sanyo HD1 Camcorder's Video Quality Called "Disastrous" (Gizmodo, 3/01/2006 3:14pm) |
| The as-yet-unreleased Sanyo VPC-HD1 Xacti camcorder, a small-form-factor HDV shooter that records 720p MPEG-4 high-definition video onto an SD flash memory card, was negatively reviewed by Akihabara... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Kodak's Zi8 HD pocket camcorder hits the 1080p mark, adds Facebook uploading (Engadget, 7/29/2009 6:10am) |
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The Zi6 is still fairly fresh in our memory banks, but Kodak's already looking ahead with its newly unveiled Zi8 pocket camcorder. The Flip Ultra HD competitor boasts 1080p recording this time around, in addition to usual features like face tracking, image stabilization, a 2.5-inch LCD display, and SD card slot. YouTube uploading is back, and joining it Facebook support, too. It'll be out in September in blue, red, and black colors for just a hair under $180.Filed under: Digital Cameras, HDTV, Portable VideoKodak's Zi8 HD pocket camcorder hits the 1080p mark, adds Facebook uploading originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Superhero Tourists Will Love Sony's Awesome Combination Binoculars and 3D Camcorder (Gizmodo, 4/24/2013 4:00am) |
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| Hitachi's DZ-BD9H straight-to-Blu-ray 1080p camcorder (Tech Digest, 1/25/2008 8:00am) |
| What with the HD format war of ultimate tedium all but over, it's time to sigh heavily and start buying things that have got Blu-ray drives in them. You might as well. We'll all have to eventually.
Like this thing - the Hitachi DZ-BD9H high-definition camcorder. It takes mini 8cm Blu-ray discs (current UK RRP £14 each), which can store around an hour of footage...]]>
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| Maxell Introduces Recordable Blu-ray Discs for HD Camcorder Market (NBC26 Green Bay, 9/07/2007 5:43pm) |
| FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Maxell Corporation of America, the technology and marketing leader in advanced data storage media, announced that it will begin shipping a new 8cm Blu-ray BD-R write-once and BD-RE rewritable discs for the HD camcorder market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| First Look: 'Men in Black' Blu-ray Box Art (High-Def Digest, 5/09/2008 8:00pm) |
| 'Men in Black' is ready to invade Blu-ray this June, and we've got an early peek at the box art for the Will Smith blockbuster. As we've previously reported, 'Men in Black' will hit Blu-ray June 17 as... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony HVR-A1U HDV Camcorder Spot takes a first look at a pre-production model (Broadcast Newsroom, 8/25/2005 7:02pm) |
| Bringing its fourth HDV camera to market, Sony is about to start shipping the second in their professional offerings for the HDV shooter. The HVR-A1U is the latest addition to the HDV market, and is a dynamite camcorder both for DV shooters and HDV shooters. Good things come in small packages. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Nintendo 3DS XL Heading to Japan (I4U, 10/04/2012 4:03pm) |
Nintendo Japan has announced a black 3DS LL/XL is going to be launching in Japan. The black portable gaming console will launch in January 11 for ¥18,900. The black console will take a spot [...] (Read Full Article) |
| JVC to launch first full high-definition camcorder (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News, 2/07/2007 10:07am) |
| TOKYO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Japanese consumer electronics maker Victor Co. of Japan Ltd. (JVC) said on Wednesday it plans to launch the world's first home-use camcorder that can make recordings at full high-definition quality. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Unveils World's Smallest AVCHD High-Definition Camcorder (PhysOrg, 6/25/2007 9:04pm) |
| Sony is bolstering its lead in the high-definition camcorder arena with the introduction of AVCHD technology-based models. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2 'Revolution' DLC on PS3, PC Feb. 28 (Joystiq, 2/12/2013 8:00pm) |
The "Revolution" downloadable content pack for Call of Duty Black Ops 2, (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2 'Revolution' DLC hits PS3 and PC (Joystiq, 3/01/2013 8:00am) |
Xbox exclusivity on the latest Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 DLC has ended, meaning PC and PS3 players can now nab the "Revolution" pack. For $14.99, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony High Definition Camcorder (Incentive, 5/28/2006 12:48am) |
| MAY 24, 2005 - -- If you've got a high definition television, why not shoot home movies that take full advantage of its crystal-clear quality? In July, Sony will release a compact, consumer-oriented, high definition Handycam camcorder. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Black Sheep' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/13/2009 9:00pm) |
| In an early alert to retailers, the comedy 'Black Sheep' has received a mid-May Blu-ray release date. Starring Chris Farley and David Spade, 'Black Sheep' will make its first-ever appearance in high-def... ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-Definition JVC GR-HD1 HD Camcorder (Luxist, 6/24/2005 5:31pm) |
| See your babies drool in high-definition with the world’s first cosumer HD camcorder, the JVC GR-HD1 . Available for $3,500, this handheld camera lets you record, edit, play, and store home movies directly to the cameras built-in memory card for easy digital editing. Once you have a finished product, you can transfer the movie to a DVD or standard VHS tape. Although you can watch your videos ... (Read Full Article) |
| Cisco's Flip Video Launches Second-Gen HD Camcorder (TWICE, 10/14/2009 2:25pm) |
| San Francisco - Cisco-owned Flip Video launched a second-generation Flip MinoHD camcorder that... (Read Full Article) |
| Canon XH G1 HD Video Camcorder Supports HDTV Test in Outer Space (Business Wire, 11/12/2007 9:22pm) |
| TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A Canon XH G1 HD video camcorder traveled into space for use in testing involving the capture of digital high-definition television (HDTV) images on the latest space ... (Read Full Article) |
| Understanding the Main Challenges Facing the Television (TV) Sector: TV 2.0 Development Scenario (Broadcast Newsroom, 3/06/2007 10:23am) |
| SONY HVRA1U 1/3" Professional HDV Camcorder with 3Million Pixel CMOS Imager, DVCAM and Mini DV Recor... (Rated by 38 users) The Sony HVR-A1U is the entry level HDV camcorder that records high definition video as well as DVCAM and DV standard-definition video. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony shrinks camcorder (Pioneer Press) (Yahoo! News (Error), 2/26/2006 12:11am) |
| Sony Corp. introduced on Tuesday a high-definition camcorder that is small enough to rest comfortably in the palm of your hand. Sony billed its 18-ounce, 5.5 inch-long HDR-HC3 as the world's lightest and smallest. The device, 26 percent more compact than the previous model, is set to go on sale next month in Japan for $1,300 and in April in the United States for $1,700. Sony officials in Tokyo ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Unveils World's Smallest and Lightest HD Consumer Camcorder (PR Newswire via Yahoo! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/17/2005 4:01am) |
| Sony today announced the world\\\'s smallest and lightest high definition consumer camcorder with full HD resolution based on HDV 1080i. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2 gets Vengeance on PC and PS3 August 1 (Joystiq, 7/10/2013 10:30pm) |
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Black Ops 2 players on PC and PS3 will receive the latest DLC pack, Vengeance, on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSA: Black Ops 2 deploys Nuketown Zombies on PS3, PC today (Joystiq, 1/21/2013 9:15pm) |
The Nuketown Zombies bonus map for Black Ops 2 is open for business on the PS3 and PC today, available as a free download to all (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS XL goes black in time for Dream Team (Joystiq, 7/30/2013 2:00pm) |
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Nintendo's handheld has found its little black dress, which should slim down its XL size. The portable's latest color was officially announced as coming to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic introduces AG-AC90 AVCCAM HD handheld camcorder (Broadcast Engineering, 8/16/2012 7:24pm) |
| The AC90 debuts the PS premium professional AVCCAM HD recording mode.
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| Sony HDR-CX100/R AVCHD Camcorder In Silver - $435 Shipped (Gadget Review, 7/29/2009 4:10am) |
| Although Abe’s of Maine had the Sony HDR-CX100/R AVCHD Camcorder for the same price at the beginning of this month that deal has since expired. Beach Camera now carries it for the same price but in Silver. Features include full HD recordings, 8GB of flash memory, memory stick slot for expansion, 2.7-inch touchscreen and a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| REVIEWS: Flip Ultra HD camcorder (Pocket-lint, 7/14/2009 9:13am) |
| Flexible pocket HD friend?
Flip pretty much kick-started the pocket camcorder trend but seemed to quickly fall behind the competition in terms of their offering. We've seen the Mino HD previously and here we have the Ultra edition updated to HD.
In terms of design it is pretty much what we had before in the Ultra edition. It is still pocketable, measuring only 108 x 55.5 x 30mm and ... (Read Full Article) |
| Analog Devices' Image Compression Chip to Enable First JPEG2000 Professional High-Definition Camcorder (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/12/2005 3:51pm) |
| Analog Devices Inc. , a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications, today announced that its JPEG2000 compression chip - the ADV202 - is enabling cost-effective HD in the Grass Valley Infinity Digital Media Camcorder. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSA: Black Ops 2 Uprising DLC out today on PS3, PC (Joystiq, 5/17/2013 2:30am) |
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2's multiplayer offerings grow stronger -- and undead-er -- [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Gulf launches world's most compact AVCHD Handycam CX7K (AME Info, 7/31/2007 1:03pm) |
| Sony Gulf has announced the launch of the new Handycam HDR-CX7K, the world's most compact AVCHD camcorder and also the first Sony camcorder to harness the convenience and portability of a Memory Stick for storing and sharing videos in High Definition. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 2nd-Gen Flip MinoHD camcorder shipping (HD-Report, 10/14/2009 7:02pm) |
| The second generation Flip MinoHD camcorder from Pure Digital Technologies started shipping this week. The tiny HD video camera stores 120 minutes of 1280×720 resolution video on 8 GB of built-in memory, requiring no additional memory.
Video is recorded at 30 frames-per-second (progressive scan) at an average bitrate of 9.0Mbps. Video compression is H.264, audio compression [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba launching high definition camcorders: A and K Series Gigashot (HDTV UK, 2/21/2008 4:58pm) |
| Toshiba has announced that it's entering the
high definition camcorder market, with the introduction of two series of its
new Gigashot HD camcorders. The Gigashot A series is a compact camcorder
(78.1mm x 135.4mm x 79mm) that captures 1080i MPEG-4/H.264 video at either
1,920 x 1,080 or 1,440 x 1,080 resolution, and features a high quality Fujinon
10x optical / 80x digital zoom lens and singl ... (Read Full Article) |
| Creative Labs VF0580 Vado HD 720p Pocket Video Camcorder - $135 Shipped (Gadgetreview, 7/23/2009 4:07am) |
| B&H Photo has the Creative Labs VF0580 Vado HD 720p Pocket Video Camcorder for a must buy price. Features include 1280×720 resolution, 2-inch LCD, 2 hours of recording space and an HDMI output. It’s $139.99 - $5 instant savings + free shipping = $134.99 shipped! (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) | Blu-ray Review: Men in Black III - 3D (High-Def Digest, 11/26/2012 5:05pm) |
| Before seeing 'Men in Black 3,' I had many concerns. First, Sony originally wasn't going to screen the movie for press until the Thursday night before it opened – which is never a good sign. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 sells 750,000 in the US over Black Friday (Joystiq, 11/27/2012 8:00pm) |
| Sales of the Xbox 360 during the Black Friday sales period (November 18 - 23) exceeded Microsoft's internal forecasts, coming in at 750,000 units. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Canon HR10 (I4U, 5/07/2007 2:15pm) |
| Canon announces the World's smallest AVCHD DVD camcorder HR10. Sony also introduced the World's smallest AVCHD HD Camcorder just last week. So which one is smaller?
Canon says their World's smallest claim is as of February 2007. The Sony HDR-CX7 is reco... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Victor JVC to roll out new Everio full HD camcorder (CrunchGear, 7/30/2009 12:00pm) |
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Victor JVC Japan announced [JP] a new full HD camcorder from their Everio series today, the Everio GZ-HM400. The device features a 10.3MP CMOS sensor, 10x optical zoom, 32GB of built-in storage, a 2.8-inch flip-out LCD screen, a YouTube and iTunes upload function, a USB port and an HDMI interface. (Read Full Article) |
| NuVision Introduces 10 New Lucidium Series 1080p Deep Black LCD … - CEPro (HDTV Projector - HDTV DLP Projector FAQs, Info and NEWS, 8/12/2007 11:08pm) |
| NuVision Introduces 10 New Lucidium Series 1080p Deep Black LCD … CEPro, MA -Aug 10, 2007 An astonishing 65-inch Lucidium HDN Deep Black 1080p LCD HDTV utilizing Silicon Optix Realta HQV image processing, Deep Black 65-inch 1920×1080 DCS (Deep … More: continued here ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blockbuster Black Friday Deals include Blu-ray Player and PS3 Bundles (I4U, 11/20/2008 1:00pm) |
| Movie rental chain Blockbuster is not missing out on the Black Friday Deals frenzy and offers their own deals - and these are not rentals.
GottaDeal received a Black Friday sales list from Blockbuster that features a Samsung Blu-ray Player bundled with ...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Report: Black Ops 2 'Revolution' hits Xbox Jan. 29, PS3 & PC Feb. 28 (Joystiq, 1/08/2013 6:30pm) |
| 'Revolution' DLC for Call of Duty Black Ops 2 is reportedly coming to PS3 and PC a month after it arrives on Xbox 360. That's according to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSA: Black Ops 2 'Vengeance' DLC on PS3 and PC today (Joystiq, 8/02/2013 4:00am) |
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The Vengeance DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is now available on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi announces DZ-BD10HA tri-format Blu-ray camcorder (HDTV UK, 1/28/2009 11:26am) |
| Hitachi has announced its new DZ-BD10HA high definition camcorder, able to record directly to Blu-ray disc, internal 30GB hard drive, or SDHC. It features a seven megapixel CMOS image sensor offering full 1080p high definition recording, a dubbing feature which allows footage to be transferred directly from the hard drive or memory card to the Blu-ray disc, face detection, and image stabilisation. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Men In Black Blu-ray orders blast off (Punch Jump, 4/16/2008 4:06pm) |
| Amazon.com on Tues. began offering pre-orders for the upcoming Men In Black Blu-ray disc to customers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | $200 Gets You These Black Friday Bundles for the Vita and PS3 (Kotaku, 11/16/2012 5:00pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Black Ops II's First DLC will be a Timed Xbox 360 Exclusive (Kotaku, 12/30/2012 8:00pm) |
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| (Unranked) | 'Beyond the Black Rainbow' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 9/05/2012 4:00pm) |
| The sci-fi thriller from director Panos Cosmatos arrives on Blu-ray next week. In an announcement to retailers, Magnolia says 'Beyond the Black Rainbow' is coming to Blu-ray on September 11. Set in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2 features optional texture pack installation on PS3 (Joystiq, 9/25/2012 7:00pm) |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will feature the option to install [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Flip UltraHD U2120W Camcorder, 120 Minutes - $164 Shipped (Gadgetreview, 7/22/2009 10:33pm) |
| Newegg has a coupon low for the Flip UltraHD U2120W Camcorder, 120 Minutes. It can record up to 120 minutes of 720p video and includes a 2-inch LCD and USB plug buit-in. It’s $179 - $15 coupon (FLIP7115) + free shipping = $164 shipped!
Don’t forget Newegg’s $15 coupon: FLIP7115 (expires: soon) (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 'Uprising' DLC rallies on PS3, PC May 16 (Joystiq, 4/25/2013 6:17pm) |
| Black Ops 2's Uprising DLC [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Atlus summons Black Friday discounts on Vita, 3DS, PS3 games (Joystiq, 11/28/2013 4:15am) |
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Though not a retailer in the traditional sense, Atlus couldn't help but be caught up in the festive spirit of Black Friday and has slashed [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Report: GameStop Black Friday sale has 360, PS3, Vita bundles, more (Joystiq, 11/15/2012 10:30pm) |
| GameStop's Black Friday deals haven't officially hit its website or print ads, but an anonymous employee sent the sales over to (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung intros HMX-U10 compact full HD camcorder (HDTV UK, 7/14/2009 11:26am) |
Full high definition video recording in an ultra-compact body comes Samsung's latest camcorder, the HMX-U10. Measuring 56mm x 103mm x 15.5mm and weighing in at 95g including battery, features include a 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor, two-inch LCD screen, ergonomic angled grip...
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| (Unranked) | Nintendo Burns Up Black Friday with a New 3DS Bundle (Kotaku, 11/19/2012 1:12pm) |
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| Jet Li's 'Black Mask' to Deliver Blu-ray Kicks (High-Def Digest, 6/12/2008 10:00pm) |
| Lionsgate has announced plans to bring the cult Hong Kong action-thriller 'Black Mask' to Blu-ray this September. Starring Jet Li as the survivor of a military experiment who must take on a superhero-like... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microtransactions for 'Customization Items' Come to Black Ops 2 on Xbox 360 (Kotaku, 3/12/2013 1:00pm) |
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| (Unranked) | 'Black Rock' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/30/2013 8:00pm) |
| Katie Aselton's survival thriller will crash into Blu-ray this July. In an early announcement to retailers, Lionsgate says 'Black Rock' is coming to Blu-ray on July 30. Three young women - Sarah [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSA: Black Ops 2 Apocalypse DLC out on PS3, PC today (Joystiq, 9/26/2013 11:30pm) |
Apocalypse, the final downloadable content pack for Activision's Call of Duty: [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday LED TV Deals: Great Prices on Samsung and LG LED/LCD HDTVs - Get the Details Here (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/23/2012 9:26am) |
| Get a peek at what TigerDirect has to offer for Black Friday, including HDTVs in all sizes, as well [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Black Magic Rites' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 8/09/2012 8:00pm) |
| The 1973 gothic horror is hitting Blu-ray in a few weeks! In an early announcement to retailers, Kino has slated 'Black Magic Rites' for Blu-ray on August 21. Director Renato Polselli ('Delirium') [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'Black Pearl' Blu-ray Disc Exchange Details Revealed (High-Def Digest, 12/19/2007 7:00pm) |
| Framing issues be gone! Disney has kicked off a disc replacement program for the Blu-ray edition of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.' As we've previously reported, trouble first... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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.
Flip, via CrunchGear (Read Full Article) |
| New Sony 'pirate' camcorder (p2pnet.net, 5/18/2005 1:12pm) |
| Fits \\\'comfortably\\\' in your hand ... (Read Full Article) |
| Within Temptation's 'Black Symphony' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 6/19/2008 4:00pm) |
| Indie rockers Within Temptation have announced plans to bring their concert film 'Black Symphony' to Blu-ray this Fall as a feature-laden special edition. Captured at Rotterdam's Ahoy Arena on February... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic to launch world's first hand-held high definition solid-state memory camcorder during Cabsat Dubai 2006 (AME Info, 3/05/2006 11:31am) |
| Panasonic, the leading global manufacturer of broadcast products and consumer electronics, has announced that it would be launching the AG-HVX200, the world's first hand-held high definition solid-state memory camcorder during the 12th Middle East International Cable, Satellite, Broadcast and Communications Exhibition (CABSAT) 2006, that will be held from March 7-9 at the Dubai International ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Last chance for ‘Men in Black 3′ Blu-ray Giveaway (HD-Report, 11/27/2012 7:54pm) |
| There are only two days left for the Men in Black 3Â Blu-ray Disc giveaway, which ends on Friday, Nov. 30. The Blu-ray Combo includes BD, DVD, and UltraViolet digital copy. Features include “Spot the Alien Game,” “The Making of Men [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2 Apocalypse DLC coming to PC and PS3 Sept. 26 (Joystiq, 9/05/2013 1:30am) |
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Activision announced that the final round of downloadable Season Pass content for (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Black Friday Blitz: 'Bond 50' Blu-ray $129.99 at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 11/18/2012 7:53pm) |
| Early Black Friday birds can already save nearly sixty percent on the 007 collection at Amazon! The online retailer is now selling 'Bond 50' on Blu-ray for only $129.99 (57% off suggested retail [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Black Friday Prices Announced on VIZIO TV's (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/23/2005 2:30pm) |
| V, Inc., the multiple award-winning VIZIO digital display and set top maker, announced their "Black Friday" pricing for key high definition plasma and LCD televisions. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2's Nuketown Zombie DLC heading to PC and PS3 next week (Joystiq, 1/14/2013 3:30am) |
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| (Unranked) | Microsoft sells 750,000 Xbox 360s during Black Friday (USATODAY, 11/27/2012 3:50am) |
Microsoft says they sold more than 750,000 Xbox 360 video game consoles during the week of Black Friday.
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| (Unranked) | 'Orphan Black: Season One' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/04/2013 8:00pm) |
| The new BBC America sci-fi series will be cloning itself on Blu-ray in July. In an early announcement to retailers, BBC Home Entertainment is preparing 'Orphan Black: Season One' for Blu-ray on July [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Black Waters of Echo's Pond' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 6/25/2013 4:00pm) |
| Gabriel Bologna's 2009 horror film will get a Blu-ray release this September. In an early announcement to retailers, Starz/Anchor Bay is working on 'The Black Waters of Echo's Pond' for Blu-ray on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| New Line Says 'Be Kind Rewind' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/24/2008 6:00pm) |
| New Line Home Entertainment has set a June Blu-ray bow for the Jack Black-Mos Def fantasy-comedy 'Be Kind Rewind.' Directed by Michel Gondry ('Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'), the film stars Black... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 Outsells PS3 3-to-1 on Black Friday (CE Pro, 12/02/2008 11:15pm) |
| Xbox 360 sets record sales number with a 25 percent increase from Black Friday sales in 2007. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dreams on Demand: Black Tie, 3D Dice Game (Business Wire, 6/22/2013 9:00pm) |
| LISBON, Portugal--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Black Tie is a 3D dice game, with real physics and realistic graphics. It is made not only for people who enjoy playing at casinos, but also for those who like to spend some time playing casual games in their [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | NPD: Black Friday Blu-ray Disc Player Sales Up 20% (Home Media Magazine, 12/04/2012 4:15pm) |
| Loss-leader pricing and related discounts contributed to a 20% increase in sales of Blu-ray Disc players during the Black Friday retail week ended Nov. 24 compared to previous-year period, according to new data from The NPD Group.
Led by [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday HDTV deals at Amazon (HD-Report, 11/19/2012 5:40pm) |
| Amazon has revealed a bunch of Black Friday deals happening this week on HDTVs and Blu-ray Disc players. A few of those deals stand out from the rest, such as the Samsung 46″ ES6003 LED HDTVÂ for just $697 (List: $1,099). They also have the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2 still freezing on PS3 for some players despite patch (Joystiq, 11/19/2012 10:30pm) |
| Despite releasing a patch addressing the issue, Activision is still receiving (Read Full Article) |
| Picture the Revolution (Joystiq, 5/26/2005 3:10pm) |
| With all the info pouring out of E3, you’ll have to forgive us if there’s a little overlap. Voodoo Extreme have some pictures of the empty black box presented at E3 by Nintendo. Sorry, the Nintendo Revolution. Having seen the new Microsoft and Sony efforts, all I can say is THANK YOU Nintendo for producing a black box. And that isn’t sarcasm. Who would have thought that after producing th ... (Read Full Article) |
| Canon's top-end HD flash camcorder - the LEGRIA HF S11 (Tech Digest, 8/19/2009 3:31pm) |
Canon's LEGRIA HF S1O was one of the best received high definition, but still vaguely affordable, camcorders of recent times. Now it has put its...
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| (Unranked) | Best Buy Selling $39.99 Toshiba Blu-ray Player on Black Friday (Home Media Magazine, 11/15/2012 8:19am) |
| Best Buy Co. will offer a Toshiba Blu-ray Disc for $39.99 on Black Friday – a price point that nearly identical to Walmart, which said it would offer a LG Blu-ray player Thanksgiving evening for $38.99. Best Buy is opening store doors [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Target's Black Friday deals include 360, PS3, Wii, Vita and 3DS bundles, various discounted miscellany (Joystiq, 11/11/2012 3:30am) |
| Look, we're not your parents. We're not going to sit here, high upon our internet throne and tell you what you can and can't do. Even if [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Givaway: ‘Men in Black 3′ Blu-ray Combo w/UltraViolet (HD-Report, 11/09/2012 6:41pm) |
| This month we’re giving away a copy of Men in Black 3 on Blu-ray Disc. The Two Disc Combo includes a Blu-ray, DVD, and UltraViolet Digital Copy to download from the cloud. For a chance to win, simply “LIKE†our Facebook page using the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black 3DS XL advertised by Canadian retailer (Joystiq, 7/23/2013 3:30pm) |
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You've got choices when it comes to a 3DS XL, but perhaps you find red too loud and the Pikachu limited edition too .... Pikachu. What are you to do if [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo 3DS XL Coming Out in Black in Japan with Monster Hunter Bundle [3ds] (Kotaku, 10/03/2012 2:05am) |
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| (Unranked) | Report: GameStop's Black Friday Xbox 360 Bundle Seems Too Good to be True (Kotaku, 11/15/2012 6:36am) |
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| Circuit City to sell $8.99 Blu-ray discs Black Friday (Punch Jump, 11/24/2008 3:41pm) |
| Circuit City Stores Inc. on Black Friday will sell Blu-ray disc titles as low as $8.99 to spur high-definition sales. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Call of Duty: Black Ops II can be played in Full Screen Dual Player Mode on LG Cinema 3D TVs (I4U, 10/12/2012 2:33pm) |
Activision and LG revealed today that the highly-anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops II will support 3D experience across single player, multiplayer and Zombies game modes. Starting today, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Why you should buy a cheap Blu-ray player on Black Friday (CNET Blogs, 11/20/2012 9:49pm) |
| Pairing up a cheap, bare-bones Blu-ray player with a Roku LT is a smart buying tactic. [Read [...] (Read Full Article) |
| JVC confirms HD Everio GZ-HM400 camcorder for US market (Tech Digest, 9/14/2009 1:43pm) |
The new model packs 32 Gigabytes of internal memory - which can be supplemented by SD/DDHC cards, features a 1/2.33-inch 10.3-megapixel CMOS sensor with Bayer Array RGB Color Filter, is capable of delivering nine-megapixel still images and can output video of 1920 x 1080 Full HD.
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| (Unranked) | Nintendo brings not-so-stealthy black 3DS XL to North America on August 11th (Engadget, 7/30/2013 4:37pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Metalocalypse: Season IV: Church of the Black Klok Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 10/30/2012 11:44pm) |
| Adult Swim's favorite death metal band is rocking another season, in its original, easier-to-digest [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Top Ten Black Friday HDTV Deals Under $1,000 (Plasma and LED TV) (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/20/2012 10:00pm) |
| We do the grunt work and track down some of the best television deals you can expect this week, with a few that are already [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Starz InBlack Celebrates Black Music Month With a Set of Specially Selected Movies (PR Newswire via Yahoo! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/17/2005 4:28pm) |
| Starz Entertainment Group LLC announced that Starz InBlack will salute Black Music Month by showcasing nine feature films, documentaries, and concerts which will run throughout the month of June. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung unveils Black Friday 2008 HDTV Deals (I4U, 11/23/2008 11:00am) |
| Usually only retailers make news about great deals for consumer electronics for Black Friday. Samsung puts their own marketing muscle behind special deals with a selection of their HDTV line-up.
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| (Unranked) | Moneysaver: The Wonderful 101, Puppeteer, 3DS XL Black, PS3 Bundle (Kotaku, 8/12/2013 6:15pm) |
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| A Sharp-Shooting Camcorder (BusinessWeek, 9/01/2005 4:26am) |
| Sony's HC1 high-definition camera makes editing and viewing a challenge, but the crisp footage it generates is worth the trouble ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 3260 Elite launches on August 24 (Personal Computer World, 7/11/2007 10:47am) |
| Microsoft has confirmed that the next generation of the Xbox 360 console, the Elite, will arrive in the UK on August 24. The new console will be the first to arrive in black, with wireless black controllers, a massive 120GB hard disk drive and a HDMI port for outputting full high definition video to HDTVs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Reviewed.com @CES: Sony announces 3D cam for under $1k (USATODAY, 1/08/2013 3:31am) |
| At CES 2013 Sony debuted the TD30V 3D camcorder, priced under [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Assassin's Creed 4 PS3, 360 release date goes global, October 29 for all (Joystiq, 10/15/2013 3:00pm) |
Second star to the left and straight on 'til morning: Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag docks on PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles worldwide on October 29. The game was due in the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| New HD and SD camcorders added to our Ratings (Consumer Reports, 7/29/2009 4:00pm) |
| Sony's HDR-SR12 HD camcorder is just one of the many models you'll find in our latest Ratings of high-definition camcorders. (Click to enlarge.) [ Photo: Consumer Reports ] We've just added more than a dozen new camcorders to our Ratings, including nine high-definition and five standard-definition models. The new batches reveal a number of trends that, for the most part, will benefit consumers: Both HD and SD camcorders are cheaper to buy: About 18 months ago, the cheapest HD camcorder in our Ratings was $590. Now, there are three models available for less than $575. (The cheapest is the Sanyo VPC-CA9, for $375.) Manufacturers are producing more flash-based and hard-disk models and fewer MiniDV and DVD disc models than in the past. However, we still have at least four models of each of these older formats, and they're generally less expensive than the flash and hard-disk models. More optical zoom: SD models have optical zooms as high as 70x. HD models have also increased, with some models including 16x optical zoom lenses. Most models are smaller, lighter and easier to carry. Some can almost slip into a pocket. However, with this reduction in size comes some trade offs, such as the elimination of a viewfinder. This can be a problem when trying to shoot on a bright day, since the sun can wash out the image on your display, making it a challenge to compose your video. One common problem we've found in nearly all HD and SD camcorder models of the past was that they didn't perform well in low light. But our newest batch has some exceptions to this rule, at least among the high-def models. Look to our Ratings to see which HD camcorders excelled in low light. You can check out the latest HD and SD camcorders on our Ratings pages. Also, stay tuned for our upcoming coverage of high-def pocket camcorders, which are smaller still than any of the models in our main Ratings. —Terry Sullivan (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Special Vita, PS3 bundles drop to $200 for Black Friday (Joystiq, 11/16/2012 4:45pm) |
| If you're willing to put your life on the line and shop on November 23 or 24, you could get a wi-fi Vita for $50 off its normal MSRP, and a free [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft Posts 22% Fewer Xbox 360 Sales During Black Friday (Home Media Magazine, 11/28/2012 12:51am) |
| Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video game system may be the reigning hardware leader, but it sold 22% fewer units (750,000) during the Black Friday week (ended Nov. 23) than it did during the same period in 2011 with 960,000 units sold.
Last [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday HDTV Deals: TCL 55-inch 1080p LED: $649.99 shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/23/2012 6:14pm) |
| TigerDirect wants to make holiday shopping a snap, by slashing $450 off the price of this [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2 streams to Twitch in-game on Xbox today, PS3 and PC soon (Joystiq, 1/30/2013 3:30pm) |
Show off your most impressive blops with the new Twitch integration in (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday Blu-ray 3D Sale: Titanic, Prometheus, Transformers: $14.99, and More (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/23/2012 2:55am) |
| Need more 3D content? Amazon has a big Black Friday sale on Blu-ray 3D Discs with many selling for $14.99 or [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Target to price cut PS3, Xbox 360 titles Black Friday (Punch Jump, 11/13/2007 5:30pm) |
| Target stores will price cut key game titles for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 and Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 on Black Friday, the annual discount shopping day after Thanksgiving. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Best Buy Black Friday ad trims prices on PS3, recent games (Joystiq, 11/22/2013 1:00am) |
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| Vizio hacks prices on select HDTVs prior to Black Friday (Engadget, 11/27/2008 12:03am) |
| We've already seen that a number of retailers will be offering Vizio HDTVs on the cheap this Friday (or Black Friday, as the in-crowd calls it these days), but the company is stealing a bit of their thunder by announcing cuts from the top a few days early. Vizio's 19-inch VA19 LCD will be offered for just $199.99 at Costco through December 7th, while the 32-inch VP322 plasma (pictured) will go f ... (Read Full Article) |
| SANYO Xacti HD2 Camcorder Offers Next-Generation Video Performance (HardwareZone, 1/18/2007 4:51am) |
| Smallest and Lightest High-Definition Digital Video Camera Takes 7.1-Megapixel Still Images, Too ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic introduces AG-AF100A HD cinema camcorder (Broadcast Engineering, 1/14/2013 7:21pm) |
| The AF100A features 10-bit (enhanced 8-bit) 4:2:2 quality output for better gradation of tonal areas when recording onto external devices, such as a P2 HD recorder.
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| Blu-ray player sales up 300 percent on Black Friday (AfterDawn, 12/10/2008 5:16am) |
| According to figures from DisplaySearch, sales of standalone Blu-ray players (excluding the PS3) were up 300 percent year on year for the week of Thanksgiving including Black Friday.
The added demand was sparked by Sony and Samsung's decision to drop the price of their entry-level players to under $200 USD, says the firm.
Consumers purchased 147,000 players for the week and spent over $30 m ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday Plasma TV Deals: Big Discounts on Panasonic HDTVs (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/23/2012 9:29am) |
| The Japanese HDTV giant kicks off the holiday shopping season with some massive discounts on their high performance plasma [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Office Depot Black Friday Ad Leaked - Olevia 42″ HDTV For $700 (HDTV News Blog, 11/14/2007 11:06pm) |
| The Office Depot Black Friday ad is out. Some decent products are a Toshiba 15.4" Widescreen Laptop for $499.99 and a Olevia 42" LCD HDTV for $699.99. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday Deals: LG 55-inch 55LM4600 1080p 3D LED with 4 Pairs of 3D Glasses: $949.99 (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/24/2012 5:42am) |
| TigerDirect has a coupon that will knock an extra $50 off the price of this 3D TV [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 8/03/2007 12:02pm) |
| Hitachi has released two versions of the world's first Blu-ray camcorder that records directly onto high-definition discs. The DZ-BD70A and DZ-BD7HA camcorders can store up to a maximum of one hour of FullHD (1920 x 1080) footage on each Blu-ray disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Deal of the Week: 'Men in Black Trilogy Giftset w/Worm Figurine' and 'Sci-Fi 3-Pack' Blu-ray Sets Over Fifty Percent Off at Amazon (High-Def Digest, 6/16/2013 5:30pm) |
| Will Smith makes Amazon's Blu-ray deal this week look real good! Amazon is selling 'Men in Black Trilogy Giftset w/Worm Figurine' for $38.99 (59% off the suggested retail price). This set includes: [...] (Read Full Article) |
| www.smh.com.au (Sydney Morning Herald, 11/04/2005 3:33pm) |
| Apple chief Steve Jobs declared 2005 as the year of high-definition video and dragged Sony onto the MacWorld stage in January to show off Sony's first HD camcorder called the HDR-FX1 as evidence. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Best Buy gives a Black Friday Deal Taste Today with a 39-inch 1080p HDTV Offer (I4U, 10/29/2012 1:50pm) |
Best Buy features today the 39-inch Coby 1080p LCD HDTV in the Daily Deals for $269.99. This Coby LCD has a 60Hz refresh rate and 3 HDMI inputs. Looking at the best 1080p TV Black Friday deals [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Camcorders Catch Up to High-Definition (New York Times, 3/09/2006 1:06am) |
| With more high-definition televisions sold by the day, Sony is releasing a more compact HD camcorder. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday Deals: Mitsubishi 73-inch WD-73C12 1080p DLP HDTV: $899.99 (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/24/2012 12:32am) |
| TigerDirect is slashing $700 off the price of this big HDTV, making 73 inches possible for under [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Best Buy’s Black Friday Deals Include A $200 250 Xbox 360 Bundle, Assassin’s Creed III for $35 and More. (Kotaku, 11/07/2012 3:49pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Black Friday Deals: VIZIO 58-inch XVT3D580CM 3D CinemaWide HDTV: $999.99 shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/23/2012 7:06pm) |
| TigerDirect is slashing 60 percent off this HDTV, which includes the ultrawide 21:9 aspect ratio, 3D, web streaming, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Review: Sony HDR-FX1E (PC Advisor, 4/08/2005 3:24pm) |
| When digital camcorders first went on sale around a decade ago, they cost thousands. Amazingly, the first high-definition camcorder to arrive in the UK comes in at a similar price. Factor in inflation and Sonyâ s HDR-FX1E seems cheap for such groundbreaking technology. (Read Full Article) |
| Taking Home Video to the Next Level (Connected Home Media, 8/03/2005 1:16pm) |
| I'm between family vacations as I write this, and because we recently purchased a new Sony widescreen camcorder to replace the old Canon model that died on us late last year, I've been experimenting with importing and editing video for the first time in a while. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic 3CCD HD camcorders come just in time for the holidays (MobileMag, 12/07/2006 7:53pm) |
| Recording family movies just got more definitive. Panasonic today announced a couple of new additions to their camcorder line, both of which will joyously record life's precious moments in high definition. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony HDR-HC1E (Personal Computer World, 11/04/2005 1:40pm) |
| This is no ordinary camcorder. With a 2.97megapixel Cmos sensor and plenty of processing power, the HDR-HC1E from Sony is able to deliver images of a quality that is astonishing for a product of this size and price. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday LED TV Deals: 65-inch Samsung UN65EH6000 HDTV: $1497.99 Shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/21/2012 1:13am) |
| Amazon is slashing 43 percent off the price of Samsung's big, 1080p [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Early Black Friday HDTV Deal: 55-inch LG 55LM4700 LED TV with Soundbar: $998 Shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/17/2012 12:54am) |
| Walmart is kicking off the shopping season early, with a nice little AV [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Amazon's 32-Inch HDTV Under $100 Right Now Is The Most-Underrated-Black-Friday Deal of the Day (Gizmodo, 11/24/2012 12:30am) |
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| Olevia 26-inch LCD HDTV 720p, Black - $399 + Shipping (DealBeeper.com - Best daily Deals Collection, 12/08/2006 11:05am) |
| Compusa.com has Olevia 26-inch LCD HDTV 720p, Black for $399.99 + $27.54 Shipping. No Rebate!... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo is (finally) releasing a black version of the 3DS XL on August 11, just in time for the rel (Kotaku, 7/30/2013 12:18pm) |
| Nintendo is (finally) releasing a black version of the 3DS XL on August 11, just in time for the release of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Early Black Friday HDTV Deal: 60-inch Panasonic TC-P60U50: $898 Shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/13/2012 11:54pm) |
| Amazon is selling this big 1080p HDTV for a small [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Gaming deals: $200 Batman, The Last of Us PS3 bundle, Xbox One games, Battlefield 4 for PS4 $50 (Joystiq, 11/23/2013 5:00pm) |
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Black Friday is making our wallets cower as it looms in the distance, but why wait [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Early Black Friday HDTV Deal: Samsung 55-inch UN55EH6000 1080p LED: $877.99 shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/20/2012 5:31pm) |
| Amazon is slashing 43 percent off the price of this big, beautiful HDTV -- and you don't have to wait until [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Early Black Friday Deal: VIZIO 32-inch E3D320VX Theater 3D LCD HDTV with Internet Apps: $299.99 (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/20/2012 6:30am) |
| One of Amazon's retailers is slashing 40 percent off the price of this small, stacked [...] (Read Full Article) |
| The Flyboy HD with 960 x 245 LCD (Engadget, 12/27/2005 2:42am) |
| Filed under: HDTV , Portable Audio , Portable Video If you're ready to take your HD with you, would like to actually view a few of the included pixels in transit, and never really cared much for vertical lines of resolution, the Flyboy HD is the PVP for you. It has a 960 x 234 LCD with an LED backlight, a 20GB hard drive, and can even support an MPEG-4 camcorder add-on. There don't ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Flyboy HD with 960 x 245 LCD (Engadget, 12/25/2005 3:55am) |
| Filed under: HDTV , Portable Audio , Portable Video If you're ready to take your HD with you, would like to actually view a few of the included pixels in transit, and never really cared much for vertical lines of resolution, the Flyboy HD is the PVP for you. It has a 960 x 234 LCD with an LED backlight, a 20GB hard drive, and can even support an MPEG-4 camcorder add-on. There don't ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: JVC launches XV-BP1 Blu-ray (Pocket-lint, 1/07/2009 6:22pm) |
| CES 2009: Profile 2.0 player for $300 JVC has announced its first Blu-ray player for the States, a low-profile unit that offers BD Live compatibility and the AVCHD HD camcorder format playback.
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| JVC develops high-def hard-disk camcorder (Digit Magazine, 1/08/2007 9:51am) |
| JVC will soon add to its Everio range of hard-disk drive camcorders with a model that can record high-definition (HD) video, it said Sunday at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Circuit City Black Friday Blu-ray Deals (Format War Central, 11/17/2008 3:33am) |
| Circuit City’s Black Friday list was revealed yesterday, media enthusiasts will be pleased! Here are a few items we feel are worth a mention:
Blu-ray Players
Samsung BDP-1500 BD-Live: $199 Regular: $250
Sony 40″ 1080p LCD HDTV & Sony Blu-Ray Player Bundle (Model # KDL40V4100 and BDPS350) - $1,199.98
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| JVC SHOWS PROHD CAMERA AND DECK (Post Magazine, 4/17/2005 6:48am) |
| LAS VEGAS - JVC, based in Wayne, NJ, is showing a professional yet affordable high definition camcorder at this year's NAB show. The "ProHD" GY-HD100U offers true 24p capture and recording capabilities along with the features and stability found in higher-priced, shoulder-style models. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Diamond Launches Next Gen Tactical Mission Controller with Double the Processing Speed and 4x Faster 3D Graphics (Business Wire, 1/31/2013 3:00pm) |
| PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Black Diamond Launches Next Gen Tactical Mission Controller with Double the Processing Speed and 4x Faster 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Viral Video ''All-Stars'' Unite with Canon U.S.A.'s HG10 High-Definition Camcorder to Create Higher Quality Web Video (Business Wire, 11/05/2007 2:00pm) |
| LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Web video fans have a new reason to celebrate - Canon U.S.A., Inc. today announced an exclusive alliance with Web video’s ... (Read Full Article) |
| Shopping.com Reports Black Friday and Cyber Monday Traffic Spikes as More and More Shoppers Go Online This Holiday (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/29/2005 4:17pm) |
| Shopping.com, a leading online comparison shopping service, reported a 30 percent increase in year over year traffic on Black Friday and a 37 percent increase in year over year traffic on Cyber Monday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| With more HD camcorders comes more detail and anxiety (Consumer Reports, 7/13/2009 10:00am) |
| This photo was taken in the late afternoon. Note how the warmer sunlight creates softer, less conspicuous shadows, particularly on the face. This lighting technique can improve your HD video as well. (Click to enlarge.) [ Photo: T. Sullivan ] Sony recently announced two new flash-memory camcorder models for consumers, the HDR-CX500V ($1,100) and HDR-CX520V ($1,300), which will be available in Sept ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic to launch SD-based high-def camcorder (Digit Magazine, 11/08/2006 10:13am) |
| Panasonic will begin selling two new high-definition camcorders in December, based on the recently-developed AVCHD format, it said Wednesday. One of the cameras, the HDC-SD1, records images onto an SD (Secure Digital) memory card so users don't have to worry about blank tapes or discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | These Xbox 360 Black Friday Deals Include A Fancy White Console, an Exclusive Skylanders Figure and More (Kotaku, 11/16/2012 5:20pm) |
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| Sony High-Definition Video Recording Ready for Mainstream Consumers (SYS-CON Media, 2/21/2006 12:39pm) |
| Changing the notion that high-definition video recording is for 'advanced videographers only' Sony today announced the HDR-HC3 HDV 1080i Handycam(R) camcorder. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony High-Definition Video Recording Ready for Mainstream Consumers (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 2/21/2006 2:00am) |
| Changing the notion that high-definition video recording is for "advanced videographers only" Sony today announced the HDR-HC3 HDV 1080i Handycam® camcorder. ... (Read Full Article) |
| JVC Intros ProHD Line of HDV Camcorders Exclusive interview includes first-ever photos of the GY-HD100 camcorder By (Digital Video Editing, 4/08/2005 11:28pm) |
| (4/8/05) JVC plans to introduce ProHD, a new line of HDV -based products at NAB 2005. The new line of products includes two pro-level camcorders , an HDV videotape machine and more. (Read Full Article) |
| Sony HC1E First Look Douglas Spotted Eagle reviews PAL version of Sony's consumer HDV camcorder By Douglas Spotted Eagle (Digital Video Editing, 7/19/2005 4:34pm) |
| The Sony HDR-HC1E is the first small-bodied camera in the HDV world, but it s size belies it s quality and capability. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony, Panasonic announce camcorder HD format (Macworld UK, 5/11/2006 9:16am) |
| High-definition video fans can ready themselves for another new format: AVCHD, developed by Sony and Panasonic. The new format is aimed at high-definition camcorders and makes it possible to store HD content on currently available 8-centimetre DVDs, the companies said. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Genesis: Flat TVs, Rising Profits (The Motley Fool, 10/24/2005 2:37pm) |
| In the beginning there was TV. It was black and white and pretty good. Then there was color, and it was much better. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Was Big on Black Friday (Electronic House, 12/15/2008 9:30pm) |
| Despite slow consumer electronics sales, Blu-ray enjoyed a nice bump in the shopping frenzy. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Action Thriller "Throttle" Shot on Panasonic AJ-SDX900 (July 25,2005) (Digital Video Editing, 7/26/2005 3:49am) |
| Throttle, a claustrophobic, paranoid action thriller debuting on home video (Universal Home Entertainment) on August 2, was shot last year with Panasonic s AJ-SDX900 24p/30p/60i camcorder . ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi Launches New Web Site For Its Blu-Ray DZ-BD10HA Just in Time for the Holiday Season (HDTV Magazine Bulletins, 11/17/2008 4:42pm) |
| Hitachi Home Electronics (America), Inc. will introduce a new sales channel for its award-winning Blu-ray camcorder, introduced last summer, using a direct sales Web site, www.hitachibd.com. Launched on November 17th, the microsite provides a convenient outlet for consumers to purchase the coveted camcorders. The user-friendly site also provides consumers direct online access to help them prepare ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Rookie Mistake (Hartford (Hartford Advocate, 5/18/2005 8:55am) |
| Oh, young Reginald, if you´re going to sell a rented HD television and then report it stolen, do so on the black market and not at a pawn shop with a computer record system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Is A Holiday Shopping Hit (About.com, 12/07/2008 6:00am) |
| If Black Friday sales are any indication, the Blu-ray Disc player is emerging as one of the top gift items this Christmas and Holiday Season. With prices as low as... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'To Be or Not to Be' Blu-ray Bound (High-Def Digest, 5/23/2013 4:00pm) |
| Ernst Lubitsch's 1942 wartime black comedy starring Carole Lombard and Jack Benny is planned for Blu-ray this summer. In an early announcement to retailers, Criterion will be bringing 'To Be or Not [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy, Circuit City post strong sales (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat, 1/06/2007 3:32pm) |
| MINNEAPOLIS - The holiday season could have been ugly for electronics retailers, with deep Black Friday discounts and high-definition TVs so common even Home Depot had them. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New TVs bigger, brighter better (Stuff, 9/05/2005 3:51am) |
| The world leader in the flat television market has introduced the biggest change to television technology since black and white was replaced by colour more than 40 years ago. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Samsung Instinct HD from Sprint Adds High Definition Camera and Camcorder, HDTV Capabilities and Opera Mobile Web Browser (HDTV Magazine, 9/24/2009 11:58pm) |
Sprint and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) today announced the upcoming availability of Samsung Instinct® HD, the latest follow-up to the award-winning Samsung Instinct, which made its debut last summer exclusively from Sprint.
Samsung Instinct HD boasts an attractive and intuitive user interface as well as the high-speed connectivity of America's most dependable 3G network3 (EVDO Rev. A).With Samsung and Sprint's first high-definition 5-megapixel camera and camcorder and TV-out HD connection, it allows photo and video playback on an HD capable auxiliary device but it does not provide...
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| (Unranked) | The Day I Said Goodbye To My PS3 (Kotaku, 11/15/2012 12:00pm) |
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I purchased my glossy black partner on January 30th, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| High-definition TV: How to get it and the best gear to buy (Belfast Telegraph, 3/23/2006 3:51pm) |
| High-definition TV will be the biggest technological advance since the switch from black and white. Jimmy Lee Shreeve brings you the lowdown ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | She Devil (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 3/22/2013 10:28pm) |
Olive
Sci-Fi
$24.95 DVD, $29.95 Blu-ray
Not rated.
Stars Mari Blanchard, Jack Kelly, Albert Dekker.
You could probably make a movie wilder-and-woollier than this black-and-white "Regalscope" release by [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV sets become a major holiday barometer (CEA SmartBrief, 12/01/2008 6:00am) |
| With Black Friday now in the rearview mirror, manufacturers of HDTV sets, Blu-ray discs and other video-enhancing goodies are -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This Year's Cheapest Black Friday Blu-ray Player is $38 from Walmart (High-Def Digest, 11/12/2012 8:00pm) |
| Best Buy, Kmart and others will be selling players for as little as $40. There were some solid deals on Blu-ray players last year but only one dropped under $50. 2012's lineup is looking much better [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sears sells out of $179 Blu-ray player (Punch Jump, 11/18/2008 3:37pm) |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold out of Sharp Inc.’s Blu-ray disc player following an early Black Friday sale to online customers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Artist pictures a budget iPhone -- in color (CNET Blogs, 3/20/2013 10:08pm) |
| The iPhone may only come in black or white, but one digital artist dreamed up some fantastic 3D renderings of the iconic smartphone in blue and red. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Killer Joe' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 10/24/2012 11:00pm) |
| William Friedkin's 2011 black comedy heads to Blu-ray this December. In an early announcement to retailers, Lionsgate will be releasing 'Killer Joe' on Blu-ray on December 21. Hailed as one of the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung BD-P1400 Blu-ray Drops Below $300 [Dealzmodo] (Gizmodo, 12/09/2007 5:00pm) |
| At a minimum of two retailers, Samsung's BD-P1400 Blu-ray player has dropped below the $300 barrier...by pennies. But it's done so without rebates or crazy, Black Friday sales.
And while we're still... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS XL gets more colorful in Japan, orange and turquoise are the new black (Engadget, 10/23/2013 8:10am) |
| Given how many 3DS XL liveries Nintendo has teased of late, collectors are liable to go broke trying to catch 'em all. Fresh out of Japan is yet another pair of the gaming giant's extra large -- or LL -- handhelds , except this time they're [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 sells 750,000 units during Black Friday week (CNET Blogs, 11/27/2012 9:17pm) |
| The Microsoft gaming console has a blowout Thanksgiving week and logs a 50 percent increase in Xbox 360 Live subscriptions. (Read Full Article) |
| Video revolution turns to HDTV (Nashville City (Nashville City Paper, 5/23/2005 5:34am) |
| High definition television represents perhaps the greatest single change in picture quality and visual experience in our lifetime, arguably a far bigger jump than the shift from black and white to color. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Sex and Death 101' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/06/2008 4:00pm) |
| Starz Home Entertainment has announced an early-July Blu-ray bow for the dark indie romance 'Sex and Death 101.' Written and directed by 'Heathers' scribe Daniel Waters, the Simon Baker-Winona Ryder black... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony: Manufacturing costs for PS4 will be much cheaper than PS3 (AfterDawn, 5/11/2013 7:52pm) |
| During their most recent earnings conference call, Sony CFO Masaru Kato confirmed that unlike the PS3, the PS4 will not be a black hole of profits at launch.The PS3 had an [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal' Blu-ray Announced and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 5/29/2013 4:00pm) |
| The black comedy from writer/director Boris Rodriguez will chow down on Blu-ray this summer. In an early announcement to retailers, Doppelganger Releasing is bringing 'Eddie: The Sleepwalking [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Wal-Mart Sells Toshiba HD DVD Player for $98 (allthingsHiDef, 11/01/2007 10:00pm) |
| Wal-Mart, a pivotal Black Friday player, Nov.2 will jumpstart the tradition three weeks by offering Toshiba’s HD-A2 HD DVD player for $98.87. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | School of Rock Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 8/31/2012 7:17pm) |
| Jack Black and his kiddie cohorts rock this Best Buy Blu-ray [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'School of Rock' Blu-ray Best Buy Exclusive (High-Def Digest, 8/20/2012 8:00pm) |
| The 2003 Jack Black comedy will rock high-definition exclusively at Best Buy at the end of August. According to the retailer's website, Paramount will release 'School of Rock' on Blu-ray at Best Buy [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | MakerBot announces Replicator Mini 3D printer: one-touch printing for $1,375 (Engadget, 1/07/2014 12:18am) |
| When MakerBot CEO Bre Pettis hit the CES stage today, he was joined by three tall, somewhat ominous black boxes (along with, strangely, acoustic versions of Goo Goo Dolls and Stone Temple Pilots hits). After reminiscing about just how far the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Report: Gamestop circular shows Zelda 3DS coming stateside (Joystiq, 10/18/2013 5:00pm) |
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It's that time of year again, when caveman artifacts paper advertisements are once again relevant to our hyper-connected little corner of the world. Gamestop's Black Friday circular has (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New 4k Blu-ray Disc releases this week (HD-Report, 7/16/2013 1:54pm) |
| Sony has released four new titles to 4k Blu-ray Disc, offering four times the amount of video detail (8.3 megapixels) on Ultra HD TVs. The new titles include Godzilla (1998), Men in Black (1997), Moneyball (2011), [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Plots 'MIB' Blu-ray for June (High-Def Digest, 4/07/2008 8:00pm) |
| Making an early trade announcement, Sony says the 'Men in Black' will make their long-awaited Blu-ray debut this June with exclusive BD-Live content. The studio first teased fans earlier this year at CES,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Black Friday Blitz: 'Prometheus - 3D' Blu-ray $14.99 at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 11/19/2012 6:04pm) |
| The Blu-ray 3D of Ridley Scott's sci-fi blockbuster/'Alien' prequel is only $15 at Amazon! Amazon is offering 'Prometheus - 3D' for only $14.99 (70% off suggested list price)! A team of explorers [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Target to sell $299 26″ LCD HDTV (Punch Jump, 11/24/2008 3:37pm) |
| Target Corp. stores on Black Friday will sell a $299 26″ LCD HDTV to lure customers to early bird specials. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Tropic Thunder' Director's Cut Rumbles Onto Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 10/10/2008 10:00pm) |
| DreamWorks has some big Blu-ray news for you - Ben Stiller's hit comedy 'Tropic Thunder' is rolling into stores this November in a never-before-seen unrated director's cut version. Co-starring Jack Black,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Digitizer makes 3D scanning accessible, but not yet practical (Engadget, 10/31/2013 8:54pm) |
| When Bre Pettis unveiled MakerBot's Digitizer, you couldn't wipe the smile off his face. And, upon opening our own unit, it's easy to understand why. When you lift the plastic unit, swaddled in black foam, out of its cardboard box, you feel like [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft "Cautiously Optimistic" About Its 2009 [Xbox 360] (Kotaku, 12/04/2008 2:00am) |
| Given Microsoft's recent Black Friday sales boasting, we'd think that the Xbox 360 team's egos are severely bloated. Not so. Shane Kim says the company is, somewhat distressingly, "cautiously... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Samsung's BD-P4600 Blu-ray Player Breaks Out of the Box with Unique Styling (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/08/2009 12:10pm) |
| In a welcome departure from the standard black box design, Samsung's new line of Blu-ray Disc players will combine unique styling with advanced networking capabilities.
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| Viewers buy in to television 'revolution' (The Observer, 2/19/2006 12:47am) |
| High street shoppers are scrambling for television sets that will allow them to watch pictures in 'high definition' - billed as the biggest TV revolution since the switch from black and white to colour 40 years ago. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Question of the Week - Why are Black Bars Sometimes Still Visible on a 16x9 HDTV? (About.com, 4/13/2008 10:00am) |
| The impact of the coming Digital TV transition, and the impact of HDTV, is making TV buying decisions for consumers more complex. One common question that is often asked is:... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Lenovo Wireless DLP Projector (BIOS, 10/12/2005 12:55pm) |
| As a global leader in the PC market - thanks to its purchase of IBM's personal computing division earlier in the year - Lenovo is set to release its first wireless projector. The wholly-black ThinkVision C400 is aimed at business professionals and comes with int... ... (Read Full Article) |
| JVC, Sharp launch LCD TV/Blu-ray combos (Consumer Reports, 1/17/2009 5:00pm) |
| In a battle for consumers who'd like one less black box to deal with, JVC and Sharp came out swinging at the recent CES with new LCD TVs that feature integrated Blu-ray players. JVC's entry is the LT-B300 (click on the image for a closer look), a 42-inch 1080p LCD TV/Blu-ray combo slated to arrive in June at an undisclosed price. Speaking of Blu-ray, the company also showed its first stand ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray movies outselling HD DVD by a wide margin; still nothing decided (Gadgetell, 12/01/2007 9:56pm) |
| [IMG Blu-ray v HD DVD] As the current next-generation format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD takes stock of sales figures from the all important Black Friday weekend, it appears that the Blu-ray camp has some encouraging news. Despite the aggressive pricing of HD DVD players (less than $200 in some locations) Blu-ray movie purchases have outpaced HD DVD movies nearly two to one. Tracking firm Nie ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Alt-week 01.26.14: Hawking says there are no black holes, and a 3D printed liver could be on the way (Engadget, 1/27/2014 12:30am) |
| Alt-week takes a look at the best science and alternative tech stories from the last seven days.
Science. What good is it if the end result is Robosapien and a sweet 3D printed phone cases? Thankfully, there are great minds at work to put it to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV demand boosts PanAmSat into the black (Financial (Financial Times, 5/16/2005 3:24pm) |
| Strong demand for high definition television (HDTV) programming helped PanAmSat, the US communications satellite operator, report a first quarter profit, compared with a net loss a year earlier. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Walmart Selling $38 Blu-ray Player on Thanksgiving (Home Media Magazine, 11/08/2012 9:02am) |
| Walmart Nov. 8 said it would offer a $38 LG Blu-ray Disc player with Wi-Fi, in addition to movie discs priced from $1.96 during three in-store events beginning at 8 p.m. local time on Thanksgiving.
Indeed, Walmart on Black Friday in 2003 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Week recap: PS3 streak, Xbox 360 climb, Wii Black Friday (Punch Jump, 11/25/2007 5:51pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 outsold Nintendo Co.’s Wii for a second straight week in Japan retail sales. The PS3 ranked No. 3 in overall hardware sales. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Starz Set to Launch Five New HD Channels (High-Def Digest, 10/23/2009 4:00pm) |
| Due out mid 2010, the expansion ups Starz HD offerings to nine high definition channels. The lineup of new HD channels from the movie provider will include Stars Cinema HD, Starz in Black HD, IndiePlex... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony launches HD laptop with Blu-ray (Digit Magazine, 9/15/2006 10:55am) |
| Sony has announced its Autumn 2006 line of notebooks, which includes a mode with a 17-inch, high-definition screen and a Blu-ray drive. The Vaio AR20 series has a 17-inch screen with a resolution of 1,920-x-1,200 and an X-black coating for higher contrast output. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Monster offers multi-room audio with streamcast bluetooth module for clarity hd model one (CE Pro, 9/11/2012 8:03pm) |
| Now Available in Silver, Bronze and Automotive-Grade Red and Yellow Gloss Finishes with White and Black coming this fall; Easily Add Wireless Audio Streaming Throughout the Home with new StreamCast™ HD Transmitter and Receiver [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Pioneer's KURO Plasma HDTV Prototypes - Black is Back and Thin is In! (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/09/2008 1:19am) |
| At CES in Las Vegas this year, Pioneer showed off some impressive new plasma flat panel HDTV prototypes that are sure to keep their competition on their toes for the next few years. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fry’s Selling 3D Blu-ray Player for $49.99 (Home Media Magazine, 11/16/2012 5:54pm) |
| Fry’s Electronics is now selling an unnamed 3D Blu-ray Disc player with Wi-Fi and embedded Netflix and YouTube apps for $49.99.
The regional consumer electronics chain included the price point in its Nov. 16 “Pre-Black [...] (Read Full Article) |
| LaCie intros 8x d2 Blu-ray burner, LaCinema Black MAX media streamer (Engadget, 2/09/2009 8:51pm) |
| It was May of last year when LaCie last updated its external d2 Blu-ray burner, so it's about time we saw that 4x burn rate double to an entirely more palatable 8x. Available now for consumers in the US, the latest d2 Blu-ray Drive ($449.99) can toast both single- and dual-layer BD-Rs at 8x, and it can connect to one's machine via FireWire or USB 2.0. In related news, the outfit has also introdu ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Black Friday Blitz: 'Brave' Blu-ray $8.99 at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 11/22/2012 11:20pm) |
| Own Pixar's latest adventure on Blu-ray for only $9 in Amazon's lightning deal! Amazon is offering 'Brave' for only $8.99! Set in the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland, Disney Pixar's Brave [...] (Read Full Article) |
| It's Official: HDTV Now an Impulse Buy - the $750 42-inch Plasma TV (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/22/2008 9:04pm) |
| Forget Black Friday and Cyber Monday, now you can get the VIZIO VP422 42-inch flat panel plasma HDTV for under $750 any time you want, just by walking into your local WalMart or clicking your mouse on WalMart.com. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney Plotting 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Box Set for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 8/02/2007 6:00pm) |
| No date yet, but Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed on Wednesday that the studio is indeed planning a 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Blu-ray box set. Ever since 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Zelda edition Nintendo 3DS XL spotted in GameStop ad with $220 price (Engadget, 10/18/2013 7:51pm) |
| Americans wanting that flashy Zelda edition 3DS XL may not have to import a European model. If GottaDeal.com's leaked copy of GameStop's Black Friday flyer proves to be accurate, Nintendo's gold-colored handheld should be available in the US for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| VideoScan: Blu-ray Commands Thanksgiving Week Disc Sales (High-Def Digest, 11/29/2007 5:00pm) |
| Black Friday? More like Blu Friday. According to Nielsen VideoScan, US sales of Blu-ray discs swelled to a nearly 3:1 lead over HD DVD in the first official week of the holiday shopping season. According...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/192514503" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Coen Brothers Collection’ on Blu-ray just $19.99 (HD-Report, 11/11/2012 5:24pm) |
| Here’s a Blu-ray Deal that compares with any Black Friday sales going on this week, and you don’t have to fight crowds to get it. Amazon is selling the Coen Brothers Collection on Blu-ray for just $19.99 (that’s $49 bucks off the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| ABC not Welcome to the Neighborhood (TV Squad, 7/07/2005 11:49pm) |
| Filed under: ABC , Industry , Reality The new ABC reality series Welcome to the Neighborhood , originally scheduled to debut on July 10, has been pulled due to protests from local residents of a town near Austin, Texas. Seven families, including a gay couple with an adopted son, people of Asian, black and Hispanic descent and pagans, had to convince conservative residents that they were ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer readies a frankly unnecessary FOUR new Blu-ray players for Europe (Tech Digest, 6/26/2008 10:45am) |
| Someone high-up in Pioneer has decided Europe is ready to adopt Blu-ray. The company has today announced release dates for the BDP-LX91, BDP-LX08, BDP-LX71 and BDP-51FD for Europe. Yes, all four of them. Each model is slightly different in some way. Although they're all rocking the "anonymous black rectangle" design on the outside. They all do the "Full HD" standard 1080p24 and have "HDMI 1 ... (Read Full Article) |
| Those 8-foot TVs are mighty tempting on Super Bowl Sunday (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/02/2006 5:26am) |
| Black & Gold mania has hit even this West Coast native. My entire focus is honing in on Super Bowl dining although I can't decide whether to stay home and invite friends over to watch on our small, non-HDTV screen or to join a mob of "Stiller" faithfuls at one of Pittsburgh's colorful sports bars. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft sold 750,000 Xbox 360 units over weekend (AfterDawn, 11/28/2012 1:44am) |
Large discounts on bundles led to a huge day for the company.
Microsoft has announced today that they sold 750,000 Xbox 360 units in the U.S. on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer's P.U.R.E PDP-506HD, PDP-436HD, and PDP-436SX HDTVs (Engadget, 7/21/2005 7:25pm) |
| It pretty much goes without saying that Pioneer’s new P.U.R.E. Black/P.U.R.E. Vision plasma HDTV s aren’t going to be headed to these shores (at least not right now, anyway), but feel free to peep their 4000:1 contrast-ratio models, the PDP-506HD, PDP-436HD, and PDP-436SX. [Via Akihabara News ] Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments © 2005 Weblogs, Inc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Must see HDTV this weekend (HD-Report, 11/30/2012 11:39pm) |
| Just got that new HDTV on Black Friday? Here’s some must-watch HDTV this weekend. College Football Friday, Nov. 30 “PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP ’12: UCLA-STANFORD” – 8/7c (8:00-10:00pm ET/PT) on FOX NBA Friday, Nov. 30 Boston [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Black Friday Blitz: 'The Prisoner: The Complete Series' Blu-ray $22.99 at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 11/21/2012 7:20pm) |
| Amazon's lightning deal offers the 5-disc Blu-ray set of the classic series for nearly eighty percent off! Amazon is offering 'The Prisoner: The Complete Series' for only $22.99! Since its CBS debut [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Theatrhythm: Curtain Call brings another gorgeous 3DS XL to Japan (Joystiq, 2/05/2014 1:00pm) |
| Oh, to live in Japan and have enough yen to buy all the 3DS XLs. Square Enix adds to the handheld's library of super-sized stunners with a black and gold number for Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy: Curtain Call, the follow-up to 2012's Final [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Blu-ray extra clips (HD-Report, 11/06/2012 3:35am) |
| If you’re into film noir, director Billy Wilder, or classic black & white films in general, you might want to pick up Sunset Boulevard on Blu-ray Disc this Tuesday. Placed at #12 on the American Film Institute’s Greatest American [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Film critic steals John Singleton's wallet (Cinematical, 8/10/2005 11:35pm) |
| Filed under: New Releases As if filmmakers needed another reason to hate critics. Apparently, a writer for the Philadelphia Daily News (I'm going to leave him nameless, because I'm sure he's going through enough) accidentally stole John Singleton's wallet. He was interviewing the director and, thinking the generic black leather billfold was his, took it off a conference table and packed it ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount to re-issue old Blu-ray titles (AfterDawn, 5/01/2008 8:57pm) |
| After officially announcing its return to Blu-ray yesterday, Paramount has decided to re-issue 8 of its previously-discontinued Blu-ray tiles from before the studio went HD DVD exclusive in August 2007.
Beginning May 20th, the studio will bring back 'Aeon Flux,' 'Babel,' 'Black Snake Moan,' 'Dreamgirls,' 'Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow,' 'Sleepy Hollow,' 'The Untouchables' ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung intros high-end HDMI plasma TVs (Tom's Hardware Guide, 8/10/2005 9:27pm) |
| Samsung announced the 72 plasma HDTV series, three new high-end models that will be offered through the retail channel. The new product family is designed in a gloss-black casing typical for step-up models and side audio/video input jacks. Additionally, the devices are equipped with 10 speakers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Plasma experiment shows how astrophysical jets are formed (PhysOrg, 6/29/2005 2:07pm) |
| Applied physicists at the California Institute of Technology have devised a plasma experiment that shows how huge long, thin jets of material shoot out from exotic astrophysical objects such as young stars, black holes, and galactic nuclei. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray and Xbox 360? It's possible, says Moore (Joystiq, 1/10/2006 10:05pm) |
| Filed under: PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 With the announcement of an external HD-DVD drive for the Xbox 360, Microsoft looked to clearly choose sides in the format war. However, all is not black-and-white in the business, according to Peter Moore. In an interview with Japanese website ITmedia , Moore noted that, if the format war concluded with Blu-Ray as the clear winner, Microsoft ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Verizon Launches Motorola Droid Razr M, Razr HD in Blue (eCoustics, 5/29/2013 12:10am) |
| If you’re interested in either the Motorola Droid Razr M, or the higher-end Razr HD but not exactly digging the current black and white color options, then we have some potentially good news. Verizon just launched the Razr M and Razr HD [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Black Friday Blitz: 'Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection' Blu-ray $149.99 at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 11/19/2012 9:08pm) |
| The Blu-ray boxed set of 15 classic films from the Master of Suspense is half off at Amazon! Amazon is offering 'Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection' for $149.99 (50% off suggested list [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Gefen Updates HDTV Input Switcher (The Mac Observer, 11/30/2005 1:53pm) |
| Gefen announced the immediate availability of its updated 4x1 HDMI Switcher on Tuesday. The switcher lets you connect up to four HD sources to a single HDTV display. The switcher can also accept DVI sources with an adapter, is controllable with an IR remote, and more. The case has been weighted so that it doesn't tip when cables are connected, and now is available in black in addition to ... (Read Full Article) |
| Polaroid 42 1080p LCD HDTV (Hot Breaking News | BreakingNewsBandits, 11/21/2007 5:44am) |
| Polaroid 42 1080p LCD HDTV going for as low as $799. With the upcoming Black Friday, there are going to be a bunch of amazing deals. That brings us to the Polaroid 42″ LCD HDTV. There is news and possibly rumors that Walmart and other stores will have a great deal on this Polaroid HDTV set. The TV comes equipped with 2 HDMI inputs, 1080p Full HD resolution, and ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer PDP-5070HD Review (I4U, 11/15/2006 4:00pm) |
| This review from our partners Digital Trends features the Pioneer PDP-5070HD 50 inch Plasma HDTV.
Quote from the review:
"Pioneer's 7th generation plasma, the PDP-5070HD makes strides over last years offering, the 5060HD with improved black ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Memorex MVBD-2510 Blu-ray player hits $139.99 (but not for long) (Engadget, 11/17/2008 6:24am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Okay, so maybe Memorex's Profile 1.1 MVBD-2510 was only $269 from the get-go, but busting through the unofficial $150 price barrier is a pretty big deal for Blu-ray. Granted, we're totally expecting a few more to join the fold come Black Friday, but who's not all about buying from the comfort of one's home versus braving frigid temperatures only to catch e ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft sold over 750K Xbox 360s last week, more than double Wii U sales (Engadget, 11/27/2012 9:37pm) |
| Microsoft's aging Xbox 360 console still has some pep in its proverbial step, moving more [...] (Read Full Article) |
| OLEVIA 265TFHD HDTV (Cybertheater.com, 10/16/2007 2:41pm) |
| [ olevia-247tfhd-hdtv.jpg] OLEVIA has recently announcedits all new striking black metallic 265TFHD HDTV with high-quality LCD panel to the world. Each of its features is updated to industrial designs. OLEVIA 265TFHD HDTV which will be sold worldwide through Costco and Olevia is also ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | LOTR: Motion Picture Trilogy Extended on Blu-ray just $43 today (HD-Report, 11/15/2012 5:31pm) |
| Amazon isn’t waiting until next week to start throwing around Black Friday deals. Today only, you can get The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Extended Edition on Blu-ray Disc for just $43.49. That’s 64% off the list price [...] (Read Full Article) |
| LCD panel makers expect TV panel market to almost double next year (AnandTech, 12/01/2005 3:35pm) |
| DigiTimes reports that the LCD TV market is expected to nearly double next year.  Lower prices and larger panel sizes are pushing these puppies into the mainstream. I can attest to that as I was able to pickup a 27" 16:9 HDTV LCD for $400 after rebate during Black Friday: AU Optronics (AUO) expects the market to nearly double to... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Black Friday Blitz: 'Hell on Wheels: The Complete First Season' Blu-ray $13.49 at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 11/21/2012 3:20am) |
| The lightning deal serves up the first season of the hit AMC series on Blu-ray for a terrific price at Amazon! Amazon is offering 'Hell on Wheels: The Complete First Season' for only $13.49! The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 sales reach 1 million in UK (Joystiq, 2/13/2008 2:25pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Business
GamesIndustry.Biz reports that the PlayStation 3 has now sold over one million units in the UK, a milestone reportedly reached several weeks before the PlayStation 2 did back in its embarrassingly low-polygon day. Sony's black behemoth was launched in the region on March 23 2007 -- roughly 47 weeks ago -- and thus reached the million mark in (slightly) l ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hirai says 360 lacks longevity, won't top PS3 (Joystiq, 1/20/2009 3:54pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3Sony and the PS3 have taken their lumps in the media recently, but leave it to Kaz Hirai to stand by the big black box even in the toughest times: Hirai recently told Official PlayStation Magazine that in order to describe the 360, he needed a single word that meant "lacks longevity."But even that semi-burn wasn't enough to appease the Hiraicane's appetite for de ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSN Tuesday: Pre-orders galore, Rayman Legends, Diablo 3 on PS3 (Joystiq, 9/04/2013 2:00am) |
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The PlayStation Network is piling the prospective sales high today, offering pre-orders of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, Batman: Arkham [...] (Read Full Article) |
| How much do stores jack up ambient lighting to sell you HDTVs? (Home Theater, 8/09/2009 2:02pm) |
| Along with selling unknowing consumers $80 HDMI cables that they could buy online for a few bucks, HDTV retailers other longtime scam is to boost the brightness in their stores (including on the sets themselves) to entice buyers. Why? In part because bright screens can mask poor black-level performance on cheaper sets. But then [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Alicia Keys bringing story to UPN (TV Squad, 1/12/2006 5:07pm) |
| Filed under: Drama , Talent , UPN UPN has decided to stick with the "celebrity coming of age" approach for a new drama based on the childhood of recording artist Alicia Keys. Heck, it worked for Chris Rock.The series will be based on Keys', who had a white mother and a black father and was raised by her mother in Hell's Kitchen after her parents divorced when she was two. She started ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xenon, 1080P, Single Chip, DLP Projector Features Perkinelmer's Cermax Xenon Lighting Technology (PhotonicsOnline, 6/09/2006 1:08pm) |
| By leveraging Cermax Xenon and 1080p resolution, Delta Electronics' new DLP projector delivers high definition, remarkable colors and superior image quality, offering customers 1,000 screen lumens and a 12,000:1 contrast ratio through built-in Dynamic Black technology... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Club Nintendo adds a rainbow of 3DS XL charging cradles (Joystiq, 10/26/2013 3:00am) |
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Those bored of staid black will find the selection of charging cradles for the 3DS XL handheld greatly expanded come Halloween, though none of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS holiday bundle includes red 3DS, pre-loaded Mario 3D Land (Joystiq, 11/19/2012 3:00pm) |
| Nintendo isn't making too big a deal out of Black Friday. Its special holiday 3DS bundle, out Nov. 23, is almost exactly identical to the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | LED HDTV Deal: Panasonic 55-inch TC-L55E50 Net $788 After $100 Credit (Big Picture Big Sound, 12/03/2012 8:40am) |
| Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be over, but Amazon is offering a killer deal on this 55-inch LED/LCD HDTV from [...] (Read Full Article) |
| NuVision ships Deep Black 1080p LCDs (Engadget, 5/03/2007 6:56pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTVArizona manufacturer NuVision has begun shipping a pair of 1080p LCDs -- the 42-inch 42LCM1 and 47-inch 47LCM1 -- intended for custom installers and specialty retailers. The sets include those extra features and electronics that cater to high-end audiences, including NiDO image optimization and color processing, Crestron-certified RS-232 control with IR pass through for ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Difference is Black and White with New Pioneer Elite PureVision Plasma Televisions (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/10/2005 6:00pm) |
| Pioneer Electronics Inc. today introduced two new Pioneer Elite PureVision high-definition plasma televisions that take three-dimensional high-definition imaging to a new level with best-in-class picture clarity and color accuracy. ... (Read Full Article) |
| ViewSonic intros 47-inch N4785p / 42-inch N4285p LCD HDTVs (Engadget, 1/07/2008 5:38pm) |
| Filed under: CES, Displays, HDTV
Not really lookin' for a projector? Fret not, as ViewSonic is also dishing out a new pair of "affordable" 1080p LCD TVs. Announced today at CES, the immediately available 47-inch N4785p / 42-inch N4285p both come with 1080p resolutions, a glossy piano black finish, Advanced ClearPicture and an integrated NTSC / ATSC / Clear-QAM tuner technology to boot. As for ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray Player available (HDTV origin, 11/21/2007 6:28am) |
| [IMG Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray Player available]Panasonic announced that its next generation Blu-ray Disc player, the DMP-BD30, is now shipping and is available prior to Black Friday in channel partner stores in many regions of the country. The BD30 is the first Blu-ray player to incorporate Final Standard Profile 1.1 — a supplementary interactive function added to the Blu-ray Disc standard whi ... (Read Full Article) |
| HANNspree's 28-inch 1080p HT09 LCD HDTV comes to America for $500 (Engadget, 11/24/2008 4:40pm) |
| Just in time for brands like Vizio, Panasonic, Sony and Sanyo to undercut it on Black Friday, HANNspree has swooped in and delivered its bedroom-sized 1080p LCD HDTV to the great lands of North America. The set, which was made available a few months prior in the UK, claims to be the planet's first 28-inch "1080p" HDTV, with a native 1,920 x 1,200 resolution, two HDMI ports, a VGA socket, integr ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony launches third-generation internal 8x Blu-ray writer (AfterDawn, 9/23/2008 9:27pm) |
| Sony has announced the launch of its BWU-300S internal desktop Blu-ray drive which will begin Sony's third generation of internal Blu-ray drives.
The company says the drive will burn single and dual layer BD-R or BD-RE at fast 8x speeds, allowing users to fill up each layer (25GB) in 15 minutes. As an added bonus, the drive will ship with a free BD copy of Men In Black.
DVDs can be burnt at ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDTV Deals: Sharp 60-inch LC-60LE600U 1080p LED: $999.99 Shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/22/2012 9:07am) |
| Best Buy is hosting a pre-Black Friday sale and slashing $400 off the price of this super-big, super-cool [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Exceptional HD picture quality Samsung Slim LED 1080 DLP HDTV (Technorati, 12/09/2007 8:36am) |
| Enjoy more picture and less frame with Samsung’s HL-T6187S DLP HDTV. The piano black bezel is just 0.6″ wide; the set’s slim depth lets it fit where others won’t. The energy-efficient 61″ screen features a powerful, long-lasting LED light engine that turns on almost instantly. Full HD 1080p resolution and Samsung Cinema Smooth technology deliver a wide range of brilliant colors, with bri ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDTV Deals: Samsung 55-inch UN55ES8000 1080p 3D LED: $2397.99 shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/23/2012 10:05pm) |
| Just in time for Black Friday, TigerDirect is slashing 30 percent off Samsung's feature-packed 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Television - AT&T U-verse TV to Include Starz Content (Tel TV, 8/11/2006 1:42pm) |
| AT&T U-verse TV to Include Starz Content … and Encore channels, including: Starz, Starz on Demand, Starz HDTV, Starz Edge, Starz in Black, Starz... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Vizio Drops HDTV Prices for Holiday Shopping (I4U, 11/28/2008 12:25pm) |
| VIZIO has announced price reductions on some of its most popular models in time for holiday shopping. Price reductions are being offered on 19-inch, 32-inch, 37-inch, and 42-inch HDTVs. The prices are part of VIZIO's Black Friday push.
The 19-inch VA19 ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Special Edition Panasonic TH-58PZ600K 58 inch Full HD Plasma HDTV (I4U, 10/28/2006 2:20pm) |
| Panasonic announced the Viera TH58PZ600K 58 inch full HD (1,920x1,080px) Plasma. The Panasonic Viera TH-58PZ600K is a limited edition that comes in piano black finish with fitting stand. This nice 1080p Panansonic Plasma HDTV features 4,000:1 con... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer to Strengthen Its PureVision High-Definition Plasma Lineup in Japan (Japan Corporate News, 9/14/2006 9:42am) |
| Tokyo, Japan, Sept 14, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Pioneer Corporation announced today that the company will introduce two "PureVision" high-definition plasma TVs equipped with its proprietary technology "New P.U.R.E.(*1) Black Panel" to strengthen its PureVision plasma lineup. ... (Read Full Article) |
| byd:sign Introduces First DivX Certified HDTV to Hit Japan (eHomeUpgrade, 6/30/2008 4:45pm) |
| DivX, Inc., a digital media company, today announced the DivX Certificationâ„¢ of byd:sign Corporation’s new LCD HDTV (model: DC-1902DWB [black], DC-1902DWW [white]).
To be released this month, byd:sign’s LCD HDTV (liquid crystal display high-definition television) is the first LCD HDTV with DivX Certification for the Japan market. With guaranteed DivX video playback, users will enjoy ... (Read Full Article) |
| Exceptional HD picture quality Samsung Slim LED 1080 HDTV (Technorati, 12/09/2007 8:41am) |
| Exceptional HD picture quality Samsung Slim LED 1080 HDTV Published in December 9th, 2007 Posted by Digg RSS News Search for HDTV in HDTV Reviews No Comments If you want woow effect then this is the one for you. If you like to watch sports, the motion is smooth and clear. Movies, the colors are true & bright, and the black level is excellent. The screen size is HUGE! Even regular 4:3 programs loo ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDTV Guide: Panasonic 2013 Plasma TV Details including Pricing/Availability (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/15/2013 12:15am) |
| Panasonic has plenty of new plasmas with better black levels and colors, My Home Screen personalization, and even select [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Cyber Monday LED TV Deal: 55-inch Panasonic TC-L55DT5 3D Smart TV: $999.99 (Save $1500) (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/26/2012 12:21pm) |
| In a sea of low price no-name disposable Black Friday TV deals comes an actual deal on a great-looking LED/LCD [...] (Read Full Article) |
| New Pioneer PureVision Plasma Televisions Make HDTV Look Picture Perfect (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/10/2005 6:17pm) |
| Two new PureVision plasma televisions introduced today by Pioneer Electronics Inc. take a leap forward in picture quality with enhanced black level detail and brilliant image quality to deliver amazingly sharp, bright, accurate picture quality that lets sports fans, gamers and movie buffs experience the best of what HDTV programming is meant to deliver. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Nintendo eShop releases: Sega 3D Classics, Mario games sale, SMT4 for $30 (Joystiq, 11/29/2013 2:00pm) |
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An assortment of Mario games at 30 percent off isn't a bad way to do Black Friday, but the eShop really gets into the mood with (Read Full Article) |
| Syntax Olevia 232V 32inch LCD HDTV with ATSC/NTSC Combo Tuner and Side-Spea (HDTV News Blog, 11/11/2007 3:08pm) |
| Syntax Olevia 232V 32inch LCD HDTV with ATSC/NTSC Combo Tuner and Side-Speaker (Black) - Grade A Recertified w/ 90-Days Warranty, $515.00 Shipped! ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp 42 inch 1080p HDTV on Sale until Black Friday on Dell (I4U, 11/20/2008 11:00am) |
| Dell put again the nice Sharp 42-inch LC42SB45U 1080p HDTV on Sale for $799 again. Early November you needed a coupon to get the LC42SB45U on Dell for $799, now Dell sells this Sharp full HD HDTV for $799 until 27th of November (Thanksgiving Day). I am not...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV - Premium Products Reign This Holiday Season (Broad Help, 11/16/2007 7:04pm) |
| HDTV - Premium Products Reign This Holiday Season By admin on November 16, 2007 Premium Products Reign This Holiday Season Forbes - When forecasting 2007 Black Friday sales, Sang Tang, HDTV research analyst with Current Analysis West, an NPD Group company, stated that “plasma will be very aggressive at 50-inches and will maintain a foothold on the high Topics: HDTV | No Comments » ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer launches PDP-5000EX in June (HDBlog.net, 4/04/2006 1:26pm) |
| Pioneer launches PDP-5000EX for June “It’s been a while since we heard about Pioneer’s ‘world’s smallest’ 50-inch 1080p plasma. […] Pioneer’s launching their PDP-5000EX 1080p Pure Vision Black 1080p set in June with component, composite, HDMI, and HDCP DVI inputs.” [Engadget]
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| Verizon Expands Free HDTV Offer for FiOS (MultiChannel News) (Technorati, 11/20/2007 8:32pm) |
| Verizon Expands Free HDTV Offer for FiOS (MultiChannel News) by Lcd hdtv Verizon is expanding its offer of a free Sharp Aquos 19-inch LCD HDTV to new FiOS triple-play subscribers in at least five more states, after kicking off the signup incentive program last month in the New York metro area. HDTV: More 'Black Friday' Deals From Best Buy The retailer will offer discounts on several high-def ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Brings Back Open Access to Its Exclusive VIERA HDTV Concierge Service for Holiday Shopping Season and Leading Up to the Digital Transition (HDTV Magazine Bulletins, 11/26/2008 3:08am) |
| Panasonic, a market and technology leader in flat panel HDTV's, announced today that it will again offer consumers access to its Panasonic VIERA Concierge(TM) toll-free information service prior to "Black Friday" and through this holiday season. The Panasonic VIERA Concierge program, normally open exclusively to Panasonic VIERA Plasma and LCD HDTV owners, will be accessible to any consumer who ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Flip UltraHD launched in the UK (HDTV UK, 8/09/2010 1:45pm) |
| Flip Video has announced its second generation Flip UltraHD is now available to buy in the UK. Like the Flip MinoHD, the UltraHD records in 720p video but there's two hours worth of storage (8GB). It has a bigger 2-inch LCD screen with 960 x 240 resolution and more advanced video compression engine. With point and shoot simplicity, there's really not much more to say about the UltraHD, except that it comes in black or white casing and is available for around £159.99. That's no bad thing, though. If you want something simple, elegant and high-def, with a little more oomph than the MinoHD, check out the UltraHD... (Read Full Article) |
| Don't let retailer's lights distract you from buying the right HDTV (Engadget, 8/10/2009 10:01pm) |
In case you hadn't already learned your lesson and started checking behind the displays while HDTV shopping, the HD Guru points out another element of the in-store experience that throws off buyers (and likely contributes to the LCD vs. plasma choices we find so infuriating): lighting. In case you don't recall from your last trek to a big box superstore, the lighting is quite often stuck on blinding making it nearly impossible to discern any difference in picture quality between televisions, specifically in terms of contrast and black levels (the pictures above are of the same value priced display, at left, under normal home lighting, at right, how it looks under some store lighting setups.) Tested with an illuminance meter, all the stores (except Best Buy's Magnolia showrooms) averaged well above home ambient lighting levels, with Wal-Mart and Costco measuring the highest at 411.66 and 742.77 lux. Still, there's tips on how to get a good idea of a TV's black levels even under those circumstances, plus some choice words left over for the incredible (and useless) dynamic contrast ratio numbers every manufacturer trots out these days, so go ahead and get educated.Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentDon't let retailer's lights distract you from buying the right HDTV originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| JVC $200 XV-BP11 Blu-ray Player In Time For Black Friday (I4U, 10/28/2009 4:30pm) |
| JVC today released their first budget Blu-ray player, the XV-BP11. This player is a back-to-basics type of machine. It only recognizes Blu-ray Profile 1.1 and measures only 1.5” thick at its fattest point. The XV-BP11 has the standard, front-mounted USB d...
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| 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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| NEWS: "Premium" version of Flip MinoHD announced (Pocket-lint, 10/14/2009 10:36am) |
$30 for added extras
In the States, Pure Digital has launched a new "premium" version of its Flip MinoHD pocket camcorder that sees a few feature additions for an extra $30.
Priced at $229 and boasting 8GB of storage for 2 hours of 720p video, a larger 2-inch screen and an HDMI port, the premium model gets either an aluminium shell or a personalised design from Flip's website. ?
There's also a new version of the FlipShare software with an "automatic Magic Movie mode" that auto-trims and edits clips before uploads.
There's no news on a UK launch for the new higher-end model just yet, but the second generation of Pure Digital's Flip Ultra line only went on sale here in June.
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| WD intros WD TV Live HD Media Player (AfterDawn, 10/13/2009 6:04pm) |
Western Digital has officially launched its WD TV Live HD Media Player today, offering full HD playback from external drives via your HDTV.
Full specs are very interesting:
Full-HD video playback and navigation - up to 1080p -
This is the real thing; Full-HD 1080p playback. Sit back and enjoy the spectacular picture quality of brilliant high definition video and the crystal-clear sound of digital audio. Use the included remote control to make your entertainment choices using our crisp, animated navigation menus.
Play a wide variety of file formats -
WD TV Live supports a wide variety of the most popular file formats. No need to spend time transcoding.
Play videos, music and photos from the Internet on your big screen TV -
Explore and watch YouTube videos and Flickr pictures on the big screen. Rock out to thousands of radio stations via Live365 and discover new music with Pandora radio.
Access files anywhere on your home network -
Play movies, music, and photos from any PC or drive on your home network. The Ethernet port connects this player to your home network through a wired connection or via popular, supported WiFi adapters (sold separately).
Turn your USB drive into an HD media player -
Play content from most popular USB drives, and digital cameras, camcorders, and portable media players that can be recognized as mass storage devices. Optimized for My Passport portable hard drives.
Collect without limits -
There's no limit to the size of your media collection; just add more USB drives for more space.
Play media seamlessly from multiple USB drives -
Two USB ports on the player let you connect multiple USB storage devices and access them simultaneously. Our media library feature collects the content on all the drives into one list sorted by media type.
Transfer files easily -
Copy, move or delete files stored on a USB drive, a network drive, your camcorder, or a camera to the attached USB drive using the on-screen menus.
Show photos and movies directly from your digital camera or video camera -
Works with digital cameras, digital video cameras, in fact, any digital imaging device that supports Picture Transfer Protocol.
File Copy
Copy files between USB drives
HDMI 1.3, composite video and component video output -
The HDMI port lets you connect to the highest quality HDTV or home theater. Additional composite (RCA), and component outputs ensure compatibility with virtually all television sets.
SPDIF digital output -
The optical audio output sends digital signals to your AV receiver for the best surroundsound experience.
Access media files on your home network -
WD TV Live supports a direct Ethernet connection or a USB attached wireless connection to your home network. Click here to view compatible wireless-ready USB adaptors.
Ultra-compact design -
Fits easily into your entertainment center.
The player retails for $120 USD.
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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) |
| New Blu-ray player Ratings: Lower prices, more features (Consumer Reports, 10/09/2009 4:03pm) |
| In our largest test of Blu-ray players so far, we found that satisfying picture quality has become almost a given, while features and price vary considerably. You can pay as little as $160 for a recommended model or as much as $500, depending on the capabilities, bells and whistles you’re willing to pay for. Portability commands top dollar. The first portable Blu-ray player we’ve tested, the Panasonic DMP-B15, is priced at $700. Our latest Blu-ray player Ratings (available to subscribers) include 27 models that have a few features in common. All have BonusView, a picture-in-picture feature that lets you view additional content in a smaller window while a movie is playing, and all can upconvert standard DVDs to quasi-HD resolutions. Only a handful of the players, mostly priced at $300 and up, have BD-Live, a feature that allows the player to access directors’ commentaries, deleted scenes, games, and more from the movie studio’s servers. Other models are BD-Live-ready. These players, all priced at $200 and up, have the required Ethernet connection, but need additional memory (typically a 1GB USB flash drive, which costs $10 to $15) for the BD-Live feature to work. Another feature showing up on some of the higher-priced models is the ability to stream movies from online services such as Netflix and Amazon Video On Demand, or receive music streams from Internet radio stations such as Pandora. And more players now have USB ports or SD card slots, so you can play digital photos, music and even videos on your TV. One model, a Panasonic, has a built-in VHS player, a space-saving option for those who still watch tapes. Again, you’re not likely to find these features on the lowest-priced players. We expect prices to drop over the next several months, especially during November’s Black Friday shopping period. Rumors suggest we’ll see the first $100 model. So keep checking back here for updates. —James K. Willcox (Read Full Article) |
| Zune HD Available for Pre-Order Today (HDTV Magazine, 8/13/2009 11:50am) |
Zune HD, the next generation of Microsoft Corp.'s portable digital media player, is available now for pre-order and is set to hit store shelves on Sept. 15. The player, available in 16GB and 32GB capacities, is the first touch-screen Zune and includes powerful playback technology to give you a different way to experience media on the go. Combined with unparalleled PC software and online services such as Zune Pass, Zune provides a rich and meaningful connection to music, videos, podcasts and more.
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| 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) |
| LG has first THX-Certified LCD HDTV (AfterDawn, 7/29/2009 5:21am) |
LG has announced that their LH90 model has become the first THX Display certified LCD HDTV.
According to HighDefDigest "the 240hz capable LH90 features LED backlighting with local dimming for precise picture control and a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio ensuring a ridiculously good picture."
Says Peter Reiner, LG VP of marketing: “LG's advanced LED Backlight technology precisely controls the brightness of specific areas of the screen, providing crisper, clearer pictures while using less energy than traditional LCD models.”
The HDTV also has THX Movie Mode, which allows owners auto-adjustments for black levels, colors and signal.
With its impressive specs, the TV is pricey. $1900 USD will get you a 42-inch model and $3200 will get you a 55-inch version.Permalink | Comments
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| NEWS: Toshiba Qosmio X500 Blu-ray laptop announced (Pocket-lint, 9/23/2009 3:12pm) |
18.4-inch multimedia monster
Toshiba has announced the launch of the Qosmio X500 boasting a "sleek, glossy black chassis, backlit keyboard and LED-feathertouch controls".
Powered by Intel's latest Quad Core processors and the latest nVIDIA GeForce graphics, the Qosmio X500 claims to deliver "a realistic gameplay experience with intense visuals, vibrant environments and dynamic character effects".
With an 18.4-inch TruBrite Full HD LCD screen with 16:9 aspect ratio at a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, Harman Kardon stereo speakers, a rewritable Blu-ray drive, the X500 appears, on paper at least, to be an entertainment powerhouse.
It also gets Toshiba's Resolution+ upscaling technology, that sees standard definition DVDs and video files upconverted to "near high definition" quality.
Other features include an "HD" webcam, a multi-touch touch pad, fingerprint reader, face recognition, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, eight touch-sensitive multimedia buttons, up to 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD, three USB ports all of which offer "Sleep-and-Charge" tech, REGZA-Link HDMI-CEC and a 5-in-1 card reader.
The Qosmio X500 will be available in the UK from late October - no pricing revealed, but it's gonna be steep.
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| NEWS: Philips BDP7500s and 9500 Blu-ray players get colourful (Pocket-lint, 9/03/2009 10:47am) |
New players with all the usual bells and whistles
Philips has announced two new Blu-ray players at IFA in Berlin as it continues to push ahead with the format that has trebled in popularity in the last year.
The new BDP7500 will be housed in an "real" aluminum (we not sure what fake aluminum is) and offer full HD 1080p at 24 fps for cinema-like images.
The players will also get DivX Ultra for enhanced playback of DivX media files, DVD video upscaling to 1080p via HDMI for near-HD images, and Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA for HD 7.1 surround sound. BD-Live (Profile 2.0), and USB drive connectivity complete the package.
A rather niche technology also included is subtitle shift allowing you to change the location of the subtitles on screen.
The players themselves will come with touch sensitive controls and for the design conscious three different colours; blue, red and black.
No word on pricing, but expect the devices to hit the UK early next year.
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Philips BDP7500s and 9500 Blu-ray players get colourful originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:47:20 +0100 (Read Full Article) |
| New Ratings: Blu-ray players now on CRO (Consumer Reports, 8/05/2009 3:30pm) |
| We’ve just posted our latest high-def Blu-ray Ratings (available to subscribers), and we’re happy to report that almost all the models tested can provide excellent HD and DVD picture quality. In fact, all the models in our Ratings offered excellent high-definition performance, though we did see some differences in how well players handled upconverted film-based programs from standard DVDs. In addition to models from familiar brands, such as LG, Panasonic, Samsung, and Sony (whose products we’ve previously reviewed), our latest Ratings include the first Blu-ray players from JVC, Sherwood, and Oppo (pictured), a smaller company whose upconverting DVD players earned strong word-of-mouth among the A/V enthusiast community. Check our Ratings to see how well these newcomers did compared to second- and third-generation models from other brands. With satisfying HD picture quality now almost a given, it’s primarily features that differentiate one player from another. For example, while almost all the new models in our Ratings are BD-Live (or BD-Live-ready) players—meaning they can connect to the Internet to access extra content, such as outtakes, additional directors', or actors' commentaries, or even video games, from a movie studio’s servers—some older models lack this feature. All the players in our test have BonusView, a picture-in-picture feature that lets you view additional content in a smaller window while the movie is playing. We’re also seeing more Internet-connected players that can now directly access instantly streaming movies from services such as Netflix or Amazon Video on Demand, or music from streaming Internet radio services such as Pandora. Some models offer wireless access to a home network so you don’t need to have a wired Ethernet jack near the player. Although we have seen Blu-ray prices fall since our last test, the addition of these new features has tempered the types of price drops we initially envisioned. As a result, you can still expect to pay $350 to $500 for a top-rated, BD-Live model from a major brand. A less expensive option is to choose a “BD-Live-ready†model; prices typically start at about $250. These players come with an Ethernet connection, but require you to purchase additional memory (typically a 1GB USB flash drive, which costs $10 to $15) to activate the BD-Live feature. But if you can live without BD-Live, you can save money by choosing one of the BonusView-only players, which typically sell for $200 or less. But we do anticipate prices dropping this fall, even on full-featured models from major brands, as manufacturing efficiencies come into play and brands compete for market share. We’ll be tracking Blu-ray prices over the next several months, especially during November’s Black Friday shopping period, when rumors suggest we’ll see the first $100 model. So keep checking back here for updates. Also, we recently changed our Blu-ray testing protocol, adding scores for Blu-ray disc load times and remote control operations. With so many players offering excellent picture quality, we’ll continue to adapt our Ratings to include new features or attributes that will help buyers differentiate among the choices.—James... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft lifts Xbox 360 minimum 720p, anti-aliasing mandate for devs (Joystiq, 9/02/2009 11:45pm) |
In a column published today on Develop, Black Rock Studio (Pure, Split/Second) technical director David Jeffrries revealed that Microsoft has removed an item from its TCRs (Technical Certification Requirements) that stated all Xbox 360 games must run at a minimum of 1280x720 (720p) resolution if the system is in HD mode. According to Jeffries, this was done earlier this year so that developers could be "free to make the trade-off between resolution and image quality as we see fit."
TCRs are technical "rules" that all games developed for a given platform must adhere to in order to be certified for release. Of course, some games that have skirted this specific TCR have still been allowed on the system; the most notable being Microsoft's own Halo 3, which runs at 1152x640 (progressive).
Joystiq has confirmed with a trusted source familiar with Microsoft's TCRs that Jeffries' claim is legit. Not only that, but, as of March 2009, Xbox 360 developers are no longer required to utilize full-screen anti-aliasing in their games. The elimination of both requirements is especially noteworthy since the console maker had touted that all 360 games would run at a minimum of 720p with at least 2x FSAA since before the hardware launched.
As Jeffries points out in his column, 1280x720 isn't necessarily the "starting point" for HD on many displays and that it's not nearly as crucial as anti-aliasing. It's not clear if the back-tracking on Microsoft's part was due to pressure from the development community or not, but we can probably all agree that, as long as a game looks great, it doesn't really matter how its creators got there. Does it?Microsoft lifts Xbox 360 minimum 720p, anti-aliasing mandate for devs originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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