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(Unranked)	UltraViolet Offers Starter Pack with New Blu-ray Players and TVs (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/10/2013 6:34pm)
UltraViolet will offer free movies with select TV and Blu-ray player [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	HDD Deal of the Week: 'Gettysburg / Gods and Generals: Limited Collector's Edition' Blu-ray $33.99 at Amazon (High-Def Digest, 5/19/2013 6:14pm)
Save sixty percent on the limited edition Civil War double feature on Blu-ray this week at Amazon! Amazon is selling 'Gettysburg / Gods and Generals: Limited Collector's Edition' for $33.99 (60% off [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	iPad mini imagined in 3D (I4U, 8/16/2012 9:24am)
Besides the iPhone 5, the Apple iPad mini could be unveiled on September 12. The iPad mini is rumored to have a 7.85-inch display. The details are still very sparse. If Apple is pricing the iPad [...] (Read Full Article)
	Blueado Announces the Very First Mini HDTV Media Center (PR Web, 6/06/2006 7:22am)
Blueado redefines what a mini media center should by introducing the worlds first mini media center with TV tuners, a 400 GB Hard Drive, and 2 gigabytes of memory standard. The Blueado HDTV Mini Media Center is the ideal home theater Media Center for anyone looking to add a sense of style and sophistication to their home theater. (PRWEB Jun 6, 2006) Trackback URI: ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	AXIS COMMUNICATIONS: Axis introduces attractively priced outdoor, day/night fixed mini domes with HDTV performance (Business Wire, 5/05/2013 7:00am)
LUND, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Two new AXIS M30-VE Network Cameras address the market’s need for small, affordably priced fixed domes with HDTV performance, day/night functionality and easy installation in indoor and outdoor environments. The [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	iPad Mini to bury 9.7-inch iPad in 2013: DisplaySearch (CNET Blogs, 2/28/2013 6:37pm)
2013 may be the year of the iPad Mini and smaller tablets in general. [Read more] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Nintendo 2DS out Oct. 12 for $130, plays all 3DS, DS games (Joystiq, 8/28/2013 4:35pm)
The Nintendo 2DS is a new handheld in the DS family due out on October 12 for $130, in red and blue. As its [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Sony: PS3 update to address v4.45 issues due next week (AfterDawn, 6/22/2013 8:50am)
Sony's PlayStation Europe twitter feed is promising another update to the console to address an issue with a recent pulled update that disabled a number of PS3 consoles.Some unlucky PS3 owners who applied the recent 4.45 update found that their [...] (Read Full Article)
	(No Title) (, 9/15/2006 9:11pm)
Samsung Electronics on Thursday took steps to address image quality concerns with its high-definition Blu-ray disc player. The electronics giant plans to make production changes and offer owners of existing players free upgrade discs to silence complaints from product reviewers. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Geomagic Sponsors Keynote Address at 2013’s Congress on the Future of Engineering Software (COFES) (Business Wire, 11/17/2012 8:00pm)
MORRISVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Geomagic®, a global company providing 3D technology for digital reality, is delighted to announce its sponsorship of the keynote address at the upcoming Congress on the Future of Engineering [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Scientists Have 3D-Printed Mini Human Livers for the First Time Ever (Gizmodo, 4/23/2013 5:40pm)
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(Unranked)	This One-Piece 3D Printed Mini Crossbow Is Adorably Dangerous (Gizmodo, 3/12/2013 4:00pm)
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	Telecast's Rattler HD/SDI Mini Transceiver Debuts at IBC (Broadcast Newsroom, 9/09/2005 4:26pm)
The new Rattler mini HD/SDI fiber optic transmitter and receiver modules from Telecast Fiber Systems will be displayed for a European audience for the first time at IBC2005 in Amsterdam, the company announced today. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	This is What Wind Waker HD Plays Like On The Wii U (Kotaku, 6/11/2013 8:37pm)
Jason Schreier took a look at The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD today at Nintendo's press event. Here's what the game looks like and plays like on the Wii U. (Read Full Article)
	Telecast Announces Rattler HD/SDI Mini Transceiver (Broadcast Newsroom, 5/24/2005 8:47pm)
The new Rattler mini HD/SDI transceiver from Telecast Fiber Systems, displayed for the first time at NAB2005, has already won two prestigious awards for its ability to lower cost and complexity in fixed and remote broadcast applications, the company announced today. ... (Read Full Article)
	CEA's Gary Shapiro to Present Keynote Address at EHX Spring 2006 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/30/2006 3:37pm)
ARLINGTON, Va.----Jan. 30, 2006--The Consumer Electronics Association today announced Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CEA, will deliver the opening keynote address at the Electronic House Expo Spring 2006 . ... (Read Full Article)
	HBO to Release 'John Adams' on Blu-ray this June (High-Def Digest, 3/05/2009 11:00pm)
HBO has is bringing the Emmy-winning mini-series 'John Adams' to Blu-ray as a three-disc set this June. Starring Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney in one of the most acclaimed mini-series of all time, HBO... ... (Read Full Article)
	DVD Players Obsolete? High Def. Discs Are Coming (KUTV.com) (KUTV.com, 2/09/2006 12:29am)
(KUTV) Your DVD player may not be all that old, but it will soon be obsolete thanks to new technology. Next month, a power struggle will take place over a new DVD format – one that plays high definition discs. There are two different formats. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	'Wonderful 101' and 'Pikmin 3' Top List of Exclusive Wii U Releases For 2013 (High-Def Digest, 7/18/2013 8:30pm)
Today's Nintendo Direct Mini dotted with release information. During today's Nintendo Direct Mini and amid information relating to the new Nintendo 3DS Screenshare and Streepass options and titles, [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	'Wonderful 101' and 'Pikmen 3' Top List of Exclusive Wii U Releases For 2013 (High-Def Digest, 7/18/2013 8:30pm)
Today's Nintendo Direct Mini dotted with release information. During today's Nintendo Direct Mini and amid information relating to the new Nintendo 3DS Screenshare and Streepass options and titles, [...] (Read Full Article)
	HDTV Television - Blueado Announces the Very First Mini HDTV Media Center (Tel TV, 6/16/2006 4:01am)
Blueado Announces the Very First Mini HDTV Media Center … Blueado Announces the Very First Mini HDTV Media Center 2006-06-14 Home About Submit Press... ... (Read Full Article)
	Xtend Networks Panelists to Address Bandwidth, Commercial Services During NCTA Sessions (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/22/2005 1:30pm)
Xtend Networks, a Vyyo® company that provides advanced broadband solutions for the cable TV industry, will address two of the industry's most heavily discussed subjects -- future bandwidth availability and commercial services -- at the NCTA National Show next month in San Francisco. (Read Full Article)
	Xtend Networks Panelists to Address Bandwidth, Commercial Services During NCTA Sessions (RedNova, 3/22/2005 3:13pm)
ATLANTA, Ga., March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Xtend Networks(TM), a Vyyo(R) company that provides advanced broadband solutions for the cable TV industry, will address two of the industry's most heavily discussed subjects -- future bandwidth availability and commercial services -- at the NCTA National Show next month in San Francisco. (Read Full Article)
	Shuttle introduces XPC G5 6801M Mini-PC media centre with Blu-ray (and HD DVD) playback (Tech Digest, 4/11/2008 7:08am)
Shuttle has introduced the XPC G5 6801M Mini-PC, an AMD-powered media centre offered with LG's GGC-H20L drive for playback of Blu-ray and (if you have any) HD DVD discs via the built-in HDMI connection... ... (Read Full Article)
	Best Buy offers Blu-ray movie pack with HDTV (Punch Jump, 3/25/2008 3:50pm)
Best Buy Co. Inc. this week began offering in-store customers of Blu-ray movie pack with the purchase of a high-definition television. ... (Read Full Article)
	Digital TV Coalition Calls for House Subcommittee to Address Consumer Concerns in Digital TV Transition Plan (HispanicBusiness.com, 5/26/2005 4:01pm)
WASHINGTON, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Coalition for a Smart Digital TV Transition is calling on the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet to address consumer concerns that are currently missing from the \\\"Staff Draft\\\" of the DTV Transition Bill during its hearing on May 26 at 11:30 a.m. ... (Read Full Article)
	Digital TV Coalition Calls for House Subcommittee to Address Consumer Concerns in Digital TV Transition Plan (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/26/2005 3:29pm)
Today, the Coalition for a Smart Digital TV Transition is calling on the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet to address consumer concerns that are currently missing from the \\\"Staff Draft\\\" of the DTV Transition Bill during its hearing on May 26 at 11:30 a.m. ... (Read Full Article)
	NEWS: ViewSonic launches Blu-ray home theatre PC (Pocket-lint, 7/23/2009 4:39pm)
pc mini VOT550 looks awfully familiar The last of a slew of ViewSonic launches is the pc mini VOT550, although, again as with the previous two mini computers, this one comes in two different models with its more basic sibling going under the name of VOT530. The VOT550 comes with Windows Media Centre and is intended as a home entertainment or home theatre PC and as such, ViewSonic has equipped the top of the line model with a Blu-ray drive. We're not sure how big of a selling point this is, especially as this is a rebadged system from AOpen that we've seen sold under several other brand names in the past. In terms of features, the VOT550 has a mobile Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of memory, a 320GB hard drive, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, eSATA and a DVI port. A dongle is supplied that turns the DVI port into an HDMI port which allows for easy connectivity to your HD TV. The VOT530 shuns the Blu-ray drive in favour for a DVD super-multi drive and both models feature slot-in type drive, similar to those in a car CD player. Price wise the VOT530 is going to set you back £494, while the Blu-ray equipped VOT550 ups the price to £678, making both fairly poor value for money compared to the other mini PCs that ViewSonic has just launched. Tags: Hardware Desktop PCs Viewsonic Blu-ray       ViewSonic launches Blu-ray home theatre PC originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:39:36 +0100 (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Nintendo's free-to-play game lets you haggle for bargains (Joystiq, 2/13/2014 10:15pm)
Nintendo announced a 3DS mini-game collection by the name of Rusty's Real Deal Baseball during today's Nintendo Direct livestream. The game is free to download, and offers one demo game by default. The rest are cartridges that players purchase [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Create a 3D cardboard avatar mini-me for 12 bucks (CNET Blogs, 10/02/2012 10:15pm)
A 3D cardboard avatar will cost you less than a ticket to see the next 3D "Avatar" movie. [Read [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	'Tremors Attack Pack' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 7/02/2013 4:00pm)
All four films in the sci-fi franchise will be tunneling to Blu-ray in September. In an early announcement to retailers, Universal Studios says 'Tremors Attack Pack' will have a Blu-ray release on [...] (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)
	DISH Network Introduces PocketDISH Portable Media Companion (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/11/2005 12:02pm)
EchoStar Communications Corporation and its DISH Network satellite TV service announced today the rollout of its PocketDISH, a new line of portable media companions. Enhancing the most on-the-go lifestyles, the handheld PocketDISH downloads and plays thousands of MP3s, stores and displays photos and is one of the industry's first video players. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Preview HD Extra Pack free on DIRECTV (HD-Report, 2/18/2013 7:10pm)
DIRECTV’s HD Extra Pack will be free to preview for one week starting this Wednesday, Feb. 20 through Feb. 27. If you’re not up to speed on DIRECTV’s package add-ons, the HD Extra Pack includes [...] (Read Full Article)
	STMicroelectronics Introduces Very High Speed Video Amplifiers to Address HDTV, Professional Video and Medical Imaging (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/09/2006 3:23pm)
STMicroelectronics , a world leader in analog ICs, today announced the introduction of two new 300MHz amplifiers designed to drive very high-definition signals on 75-ohm video lines in high-end industrial and medical imaging systems, and in HDTV-enabled set-top boxes and DVD players. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX Looks Great and Plays Just Like the Originals (For Better or Worse) (Kotaku, 12/22/2012 9:00am)
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(Unranked)	Contest: Win a Studio Ghibli Blu-ray Prize Pack (High-Def Digest, 5/21/2013 4:00pm)
We have a very special giveaway this week that includes not one but two movies on Blu-ray – a Studio Ghibli prize pack of Hayao Miyazaki's anime classics 'My Neighbor Totoro' and 'Howl's Moving [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	‘Peter Pan’ Blu-ray gets February 5 release date (HD-Report, 11/26/2012 10:50pm)
Disney is giving the high def treatment to yet another one of its timeless treasures. Peter Pan will be released on February 5 in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack (Suggested List Price $39.99) and Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack (SRP $44.99). The [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Pokemon Tretta Lab makes mini arcades of Japanese 3DS consoles (Joystiq, 7/31/2013 3:30am)
Pokemon Tretta Lab turns the Japanese arcade machine, Pokemon Tretta, into a handheld game by slapping a wrap-around, plastic [...] (Read Full Article)
	Telecast Viper Aids Russian Victory Day Festival Broadcast (Broadcast Newsroom, 7/05/2005 11:32pm)
Telecast Fiber Systems' Viper family of fiber optic transceivers was used for transmitting video and audio of Russia's 60th anniversary celebration of the country's victory against Germany in the Great Patriotic War during World War II. Held in Moscow's Red Square, the event utilized multiple cameras from various outdoor locations around the venue. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	New Nintendo eShop releases: Mario and Donkey Kong, Xevious, Solomon's Key (Joystiq, 5/09/2013 2:30pm)
Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move highlights the new eShop releases this week. The 3DS puzzler has players guiding poor little mini Marios away from hazards [...] (Read Full Article)
	Wheelman fuels up with premium DLC on 360 today, PS3 May 7 (Joystiq, 5/04/2009 9:29pm)
Midway's Ubisoft's middle-of-the-road Vin Diesel action vehicle, Wheelman, gets its first (only?) round of DLC on Xbox 360 today in the form of six new "Street Showdown" missions. Two "packs" are available: a 400 ($5) collection of five "premium" races and a free pack of ... one race. (Ah yes, the budget-friendly "1-pack.")We know you're excited, PS3 owners, but you'll have to wait unt ... (Read Full Article)
	Corel Announces New HD Power Pack for Ulead(R) DVD MovieFactory(R) 6 Plus (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/23/2007 1:00pm)
OTTAWA----Corel Corporation , a leading developer of graphics, productivity, and digital media software, today announced that users of its Ulead® DVD MovieFactory® 6 Plus software can now install the new HD Power Pack to add AVCHD , BDMV and HD DVD Advanced Content authoring capabilities as well as M2TS import. ... (Read Full Article)
	Microsoft nixes HD DVD players for Xbox (Computerworld, 2/25/2008 2:00pm)
After Toshiba announced it would no longer make HD DVD players, Microsoft said it would also pull the players from its popular Xbox gaming systems. Microsoft has said it would consider supporting Blu-ray technology should consumers want it, did not say if it would make Blu-Ray players. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	DIRECTV offering free preview of HD EXTRA PACK (HD-Report, 5/15/2013 7:43pm)
Starting today, DIRECTV is offering a free preview of the HD EXTRA PACK. The add-on service package includes nine High Definition channels and usually costs an additional $4.99 per month. The channel lineup starts with [...] (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba Launches 2nd-Gen HD DVD Players (DVD-Recordable, 11/15/2006 5:31pm)
Toshiba today announced the launch of its second-generation HD DVD players in the Japanese market. The company will roll out two new players, the HD-XF2 and HD-XA2, from late December. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix plays NA on Sep. 10, EU Sep. 13 (Joystiq, 5/07/2013 2:00pm)
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix is lined up for North America on September 10, [...] (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba Tours America to Promote the Launch of HD DVD Players (SYS-CON Media, 3/02/2006 11:58pm)
Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. ('Toshiba'), announced today details of an integrated marketing communications plan to launch its line-up of HD DVD players. The Toshiba HD DVD players, models HD-XA1 and HD-A1, will be the first HD DVD players to hit the U.S. market and will begin shipping to retailers in March of this year. ... (Read Full Article)
	Disney Offers Up 'National Treasure' Blu-ray Two-Pack (High-Def Digest, 4/10/2008 10:00pm)
In a studio first, Disney says it will bundle the hits 'National Treasure' and 'National Treasure: Book of Secrets' as a Blu-ray two-pack this May. As we've previously reported, Disney is set to debut... ... (Read Full Article)
	January stats suggest more bad news for HD DVD (HDTV UK, 1/23/2008 8:00am)
According to research from NPD, sales of standalone HD DVD suffered a massive slump in the week following Warner Brothers' announcement in early January. While in the first week of January, just over 14,500 HD DVD players were sold, in comparison to just over 15,000 Blu-ray players, by the second week of January, just 1,758 HD DVD players were sold, compared to 21,770 Blu-ray players.   ]]> ... (Read Full Article)
	Verbatim launches "Mini" Blu-ray disks (Pocket-lint via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News, 8/03/2007 6:44am)
For use with Hitachi's Blu-ray camcorders ... (Read Full Article)
	First Blu-ray players for under $300 alert! (Tech Digest, 5/16/2008 2:54pm)
The cheapest Blu-ray players in the world have just clocked in at the American supermarket chain, Wal-mart, at under $300 - roughly £150. Available for $298, the Magnavox NB500MG9 and Sylvania NB500SL9 have some nice features surprisingly, including Blu-ray Final Profile 1.1, HDMI 1.3, and DVD 'upscaling' to 1080p. Still, they're not quite as cheap as those $99 Toshiba HD DVD players... ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Best Blu-ray Disc Players (About.com, 6/17/2013 10:00am)
Blu-ray disc players are popping up everywhere. With prices of an increasing number of Blu-ray disc players now coming as low as $99, it is a good time to purchase ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Yamaha Announces Two New Blu-ray Disc Players for 2012/13 (About.com, 7/31/2012 1:00pm)
Yamaha continues its committment to Blu-ray with the introduction of its new BD-S473 and BD-S673 Blu-ray disc players that offer features that might just right for you. To start off, both players are compatible with the Blu-ray 2D/3D, DVD, and [...] (Read Full Article)
	ON TRIAL: UPSCALING DVD PLAYERS (Daily Telegraph, 8/23/2007 9:23am)
Although millions of Britons now own high-definition-ready televisions, high-def DVD players are still painfully expensive, and subscriptions to HD cable or satellite services are costly, too. But now, at long last, the price of "upscaling" DVD players is tumbling. ... (Read Full Article)
	Ofcom Annual Lecture (ADSLguide, 7/20/2005 12:22pm)
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(Unranked)	A Level Pack to Prove that Duke Nukem 3D's Still Got It (Kotaku, 6/26/2013 9:00am)
The creators of Metropolitan Mayhem, an urban-themed level pack for Duke Nukem 3D, (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Black Ops 2 gets Vengeance on PC and PS3 August 1 (Joystiq, 7/10/2013 10:30pm)
Black Ops 2 players on PC and PS3 will receive the latest DLC pack, Vengeance, on [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Best Blu-ray Players Coming in 2013 (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/13/2013 8:56pm)
Take a peek at some of the latest and greatest Blu-ray players out now and coming later this year from LG, OPPO, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony and [...] (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba may challenge Blu-ray with super-upconverting DVD technology (HDTV UK, 6/02/2008 7:30am)
Toshiba may well launch an upconverting DVD player which could rival the video quality of Blu-ray, according to reports in Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun. Such players could be available within six months, and at a cheaper price than current Blu-ray players - though presumably more expensive than "bargain basement" DVD players... ... (Read Full Article)
	Radio Shack Dropping Sylvania Blu-ray Players (Home Media Magazine, 10/06/2009 9:56pm)
Radio Shack is discontinuing carrying Sylvania Blu-ray Disc players, with many of its 4,450 company stores discounting the manufacturer’s BD players to $108 from suggested retail prices of $229 and above. (Read Full Article)
	Confirmed: Circuit City's HD DVD Players On Clearance (Format War Central, 1/28/2008 3:48am)
We had heard Circuit City was clearancing their stock of HD DVD players, so we went to check for ourselves. We did indeed find all of the third gen HD DVD players on clearance. With the HD-A3 for $100 and the HD-A30 for $149, which are killer prices that even beat Amazon’s. We do wonder [...] ... (Read Full Article)
	90,000 HD DVD Players Sold Last Weekend [Format War] (Gizmodo, 11/07/2007 5:05pm)
Reducing the price of those HD DVD players to a rock-bottom $99 must be catching on, with 90,000 of its HD DVD sold last weekend. Most of them were those Toshiba HD-A2 players (pictured here) sold by... ... (Read Full Article)
	HD DVD Market Penetration Revealed (Format War Central, 2/19/2008 6:18pm)
In comments following the Toshiba press conference, there are some interesting sales numbers for HD DVD players. Toshiba stated sales of 600,000 players in the US and 300,000 Xbox 360 HD DVD drives. 100,000 units were sold in Europe. And about 10,000 players and 20,000 recorders in Japan. So about 1,030,000 units worldwide. Personally I found those [...] ... (Read Full Article)
	Reference Design enables high-definition set-top boxes. (ThomasNet, 6/06/2006 1:31pm)
Utilizing Windows CE 5.0 Networked Media Device Feature Pack, STB Reference Design accelerates development cycle of set-top boxes, HD-DVD players, and digital video recorders. It integrates STB7109 high-definition decoder, USB 2.0 host port, SATA port and Ethernet interface, which enables STB to be central part of home network. Digital copy-protected HDMI allows digital connection to any HD-ready ... (Read Full Article)
	11 New Blu-ray Players at CEDIA Expo 2009 (CE Pro, 9/14/2009 3:02pm)
There's a slew of new Blu-ray players here at CEDIA Expo 2009, including Toshiba's BDX2000 and a handful that support digital streaming. We round up 11 Blu-ray players introduced in Atlanta. (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Panasonic has four new Blu-ray players and a few new media streamers (Engadget, 1/07/2013 6:33pm)
Modern Blu-ray players also make full-featured media streamers so in addition to Panasonic's four [...] (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray Player Sales Expected to Outpace DVD in 2008 (Format War Central, 5/23/2008 6:59pm)
Video Business is reporting that high-end consumer electronics retailers expect set-top Blu-ray players to begin outselling DVD players by August, as a wave of new models eases current supply problems. Since the format war ended in February, demand for BD players by early adopters has been higher than that for standard DVD at Ultimate Electronics, Crutchfield [...] ... (Read Full Article)
	(No Title) (, 1/22/2007 7:43pm)
(Broadcasting & Cable) _ High-definition television programmer HDNet says it will provide live HDTV coverage of President Bush's State of the Union Address, beginning at 8 pm EST on Tuesday night. ... (Read Full Article)
	Video Networks rolls out MPEG-4 AVC video codec (ADSLguide, 8/30/2005 7:22am)
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	Samsung Delays Blu-ray Players (Red Herring, 4/04/2006 9:36pm)
Delay gives the rival HD-DVD players a likely head start in the U.S. ... (Read Full Article)
	Panasonic to bundle (discounted) Blu-ray players with plasmas -- 2 new players in January (Engadget, 12/10/2007 9:19am)
Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment Although coy with any detail, Panasonic just put the industry on notice with its Blu-ray plans for the US. In a move to double its Stateside market share, Panny will begin bundling Blu-ray players with their plasma TVs next week. The move specifically targets Circuit City and Best Buy among other big-box retailers and "may" result in a discount. Th ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Panasonic confirms pricing on new Blu-ray player lineup (HD-Report, 4/09/2013 4:58pm)
At the same time Panasonic officially announced pricing and availability of their first lineup of streaming media players, the company also released pricing on their 2013 lineup of Blu-ray players. Two of the BD players, [...] (Read Full Article)
	ATI to Introduce Avivo Technology (HardwareZone, 9/23/2005 9:03pm)
Anyone who edits digital photos, enjoys a home theater PC, or plays PC games needs ATIs Avivo ... (Read Full Article)
	$199 Not the Magic Blu-ray Price After All [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 11/30/2008 12:00am)
The general consensus, among experts, analysts and other blowhards has long been that when Blu-ray players legitimately hit $199, the format would finally go mainstream. Well, $200 Blu-ray players... ... (Read Full Article)
	HD DVD outselling Blu-ray (ITP.net, 7/16/2007 1:12pm)
HD DVD video players have outsold rival standard Blu-ray players by a three-to-one margin in Europe's main markets so far this year, according to a lobby group. ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray players: Mighty pricey (CNET News, 3/13/2008 3:13pm)
In the few weeks since Toshiba pulled the plug on HD DVD, prices for standalone Blu-ray players quickly jumped to a high for the year. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Modern Warfare 3 'Chaos Pack' out September 13 for PS3, PC (Joystiq, 9/06/2012 1:00am)
The third content collection for Modern Warfare 3 will launch for PS3 [...] (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray players remain expensive in Europe (AfterDawn, 11/28/2008 8:42pm)
According to media research firm Screen Digest, Blu-ray players will remain expensive in Europe this holiday season despite American consumers being able to purchase them for as low as $129 USD. "A shortage of cheaper Blu-ray players means that the sub-$300 machines that are already appearing on U.S. shelves are unlikely to materialize in Europe this Christmas," said Richard Cooper, Screen Di ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray falling short of forecasts: Sony (HDTV UK, 1/14/2009 9:35am)
Sony has suggested that US sales of Blu-ray players and discs has fallen short of previous forecasts. A target of five million Blu-ray players sold worldwide this year will not be met, according to the head of Sony's US electronics unit, Stan Glasgow. He said that consumers may adopt Blu-ray players if the cost of movies comes down. "They (movie studios) need to make money, and the packaged medi ... (Read Full Article)
	Samsung Adds YouTube, Blockbuster, MKV, Support To Blu-ray Players (Format War Central, 9/09/2009 10:20am)
Samsung has officially added YouTube, Blockbuster, and .MKV/.MP4 support to select Blu-ray players via a free firmware update. Owners of the BD-P1600, BD-P3600, and BD-P4600, are currently eligible for the upgrade, there is currently no word on any of these features coming to other Samsung Blu-ray players. Those attending Cedia 2009 (September 10-13) will be able to demo [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Yamaha Debuts BD-S673 and BD-S473 Blu-ray Players (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/31/2012 2:27am)
Both players offer a little web-based entertainment, with the BD-S673 adding in WiFi and 3D [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Borderlands, Assassin's Creed and Tons More Coming to Minecraft's Next Xbox 360 Skin Pack (Kotaku, 3/11/2013 6:42pm)
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	Toshiba of Canada introduces the first HD DVD players this month (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance, 4/04/2006 2:44pm)
Toshiba of Canada today unveiled Canada's first High Definition DVD players that will be available in coming weeks. The new HD DVD players, models HD-A1 and HD-XA1, fully realize the HD DVD format's superior audio and visual capabilities supported by leading-edge video compression technologies and high resolution audio specifications. ... (Read Full Article)
	C2-7200 Set To Ship From TV One (Broadcast Newsroom, 1/19/2006 9:35pm)
Built expressly to address the evolving needs of the broadcast market, TV One's new dual-channel C2-7200 multi-format processor supports virtually every Analog-to-HDTV conversion imaginable, all within a compact 1 RU enclosure. ... (Read Full Article)
	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. Tags: Home Cinema Blu-ray Philips IFA 2009 Philips BDP7500 Philips BDP9500                     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)
	Toshiba Announces Introduction of Second Generation HD DVD Players (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/14/2006 7:00pm)
Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. announced today at CEDIA its second generation HD DVD players for the U.S. market. Building upon the success of its first generation units and the market's increased demand for high definition content, Toshiba will introduce two new HD DVD players -- the HD-A2 entry-level model and the top of the line HD-XA2 model. ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray Disc Players To Surpass DVD Players This Year... (About.com, 5/31/2008 10:00am)
...At least that's the claim by several retailers who say that Blu-ray player demand has outstripped supply. Two possible factors contributing to this state of affairs is the early pull-out... ... (Read Full Article)
	Six Blu-ray Players Get DivX Certified (I4U, 3/12/2008 5:00pm)
DivX announced today that six more Blu-ray players have received DivX certification. The six newly certified Blu-ray players join the PS3, which was DivX certified in December 2007. DivX certification provides compression that allows the storage of 25 hour...]]> ... (Read Full Article)
	HP Plays Both Sides in DVD Standard Debate (TechNewsWorld.com, 12/19/2005 5:10pm)
"Microsoft and Intel are strongly behind the HD-DVD standard because it allows for things like content portability, which is something that the Blu-ray folks have not implemented yet," Jupiter Research analyst Michael Gartenberg said. ... (Read Full Article)
	The Brave New TV World (ThirdAge, 12/26/2005 7:13am)
Holiday decorating, megasales, plays and recitals, concerts, parties and charitable events -- it's easy to let the chaos of the holiday season snowball your spirit of peace and frugality. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	The Bible now available on Blu-ray & DVD (HD-Report, 4/02/2013 12:48pm)
History’s 10-hour mini-series The Bible: The Epic Miniseries is now available on Blu-ray Disc and DVD. The Blu-ray set from 20th Century Fox contains 4 discs in total with over 550 minutes of content. Along [...] (Read Full Article)
	PicksPal.com Players Predict Steelers Super Bowl Victory (PR Web, 2/02/2006 8:09am)
Players of the weekly sports picks contest favor Pittsburgh along with several entertaining props on Sunday. [PRWEB Feb 2, 2006] ... (Read Full Article)
	CES 2009: Pioneer unveils new Blu-ray and upconverting DVD players, new AV receivers (HDTV UK, 3/12/2009 10:18am)
Pioneer has been showing off its latest range of Blu-ray players, upconverting DVD player, and AV receivers. First up is a new collection of advanced Blu-ray players, all capable of handling BD Live for advanced disc features. The BDP-120 and BDP-320 are aimed at consumers who want a simple high definition disc player right out of the box and come with 1GB of memory (either via a flash drive or in ... (Read Full Article)
	CES 2009: Pioneer unveils new Blu-ray and upconverting DVD players, new AV receivers (Tech Digest, 1/09/2009 3:23pm)
Pioneer has been showing off its latest range of Blu-ray players, upconverting DVD player, and AV receivers. First up is a new collection of advanced Blu-ray players, all capable of handling BD Live for advanced disc features. The BDP-120 and BDP-320 are aimed at consumers who want a simple high definition disc player right out of the box and come with 1GB of memory (either via a flash drive or in ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Mind Pirate plays for games beyond the touch screen (CNET Blogs, 7/11/2013 1:12pm)
Harnessing sensors, 3D tracking, wearable devices and games with a wow factor could transform augmented reality from cool technology to the mainstream within five years. (Read Full Article)
	New Blu-ray 2.0 spec makes PS3 the most future-proof player (Ars Technica, 1/18/2008 4:13pm)
With the Blu-ray 2.0 spec announced, Ars goes looking for the ideal Blu-ray player. Here's a hint: it also plays video games.Read More... ... (Read Full Article)
	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)
	Off-brand Blu-ray players to sell for $150 this year (AfterDawn, 2/05/2009 4:53am)
According to a new DigiTimes report , the prices of white box (off-brand), entry-level Blu-ray players will drop to $150 USD during 2009, setting the stage for name brands such as Sony, Samsung and Panasonic to drop their prices, at least for entry-level players. The report also adds that Lite-On IT, one of the world's largest optical drive makers, will enter into the Blu-ray standalone market ... (Read Full Article)
	Universal players fast-tracks end to format war, says ABI (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 1/24/2007 9:02pm)
Universal players for HD DVD and Blu-ray discs will provide an exit strategy from the 'war of the HD DVD formats,' according to ABI Research. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Oppo unveils two new Blu-ray players (CNET Blogs, 9/20/2012 5:00pm)
After two years, Oppo has announced two new Blu-ray players, the BDP-103 and BDP-105 which feature HDMI inputs as well as outputs and upscaling to 4K resolution. (Read Full Article)
	Microsoft's newest Xbox disappoints (The Daily Texan, 11/16/2005 6:51am)
It is time Microsoft remembered who actually plays the Xbox and plans consoles around them. ... (Read Full Article)
	Mini-Review: WinBook LC32 32" Wide-Screen LCD TV (Geek.com, 7/26/2005 5:43pm)
The price of LCD TVs continues to drop, and leading that charge is WinBook. WinBooknot only has the cheapest 27" LCD TV that I have found (only US$899), but has recently started shipping a 32" one, too. ... (Read Full Article)
	First HD DVD Players Don't Wow the Reviewers (Operation Gadget | Electronic gadgets and sports technology, 4/30/2006 7:07am)
April 30, 2006 First HD DVD Players Don't Wow the Reviewers Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD PLAYER Price: $499.99 My wife Kathleen spent yesterday afternoon at... ... (Read Full Article)
	Dual Format Hi-Def Players Next Year (DVD-Recordable, 11/06/2006 8:01pm)
The first HD players capable of playing both both Blu-ray and HD-DVD disks are expected to appear by the end of 2007, possibly ending the format war in next-generation DVD. ... (Read Full Article)
	Blockbuster to Stream to Blu-ray Players in ‘09 (Electronic House, 12/01/2008 10:54pm)
Blockbuster’s CEO recently said the capability to stream the rental service’s On Demand movies will be available on Blu-ray players in the first quarter of 2009. ... (Read Full Article)
	Review: Capturing Memories in HD (AP via Yahoo! Finance, 12/13/2006 8:24pm)
With high-definition televisions showing up everywhere from living rooms to sports bars, it's making more sense to capture life's moments -- our kids' first steps, school plays and Little League games -- with the same resolution and clarity. ... (Read Full Article)
	Six new DivX Certified Blu-ray players (AfterDawn, 3/17/2008 8:35am)
Last week we reported that Panasonic announced two new DivX Certified Blu-ray players, DMP-BD30EG and DMP-BD30EE. Now DivX, Inc. announced in a press release that they have granted DivX Certificates to six new stand-alone Blu-ray players. The newly certified six include Panasonic DMP-BD30EE, Philips BDP7200 and Denon's DVD-2500BTC1B, DVD-3800BDC1B, DVD-3800BDSP and DVD-2500BTSP. All of the pla ... (Read Full Article)
	Amazon further discounts HD DVD players (Punch Jump, 1/18/2008 6:10pm)
Amazon.com on Fri. further discounted Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD players in the latest round of high-definition price cuts. ... (Read Full Article)
	Dedicated HD DVD players outsell Blu-ray counterparts (Ars Technica, 4/18/2007 3:01pm)
HD DVD celebrated its first birthday today, and the platform is doing better than Blu-ray when it comes to dedicated players sold. Factor in consoles and the picture is different. Read More... ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray and HD-DVD Sales Growing Faster Than Standard DVD (About.com, 1/29/2008 5:00pm)
If you compare the number of Blu-ray and HD-DVD players, as well as disc titles sold since the formats became available to consumers, with the initial sales of DVD players... ... (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)
	New Specs for Next-Generation Blu-ray Players (PC World, 4/06/2007 1:12am)
Blu-ray Disc Association clarifies what new specs, due later this year, mean for owners of current Blu-ray players. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	How Much are Blu-ray Disc Players? - Question of the Week (About.com, 6/02/2013 10:00am)
It is time to replace that old DVD player, but there doesn't seem to be as many available anymore, but there sure are a lot of Blu-ray Disc players on ... (Read Full Article)
	Netflix comes to LG, Samsung Blu-ray players (CEA SmartBrief, 12/01/2008 6:00am)
LG and Samsung have announced that they will begin offering upgrades to their respective Blu-ray players that will accommodat -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)
	HomeChoice launches first channel to use MPEG-4 encoding (ADSLguide, 4/20/2005 11:50am)
Your email address will be kept private at all times. We will not send you any unsolicited mail. For more information, please read our privacy policy. HomeChoice has announced that the children's animation channel Toonami is to be added to its platform. (Read Full Article)
	Miranda IPO one of biggest in 5 years (CanadaIT.com, 12/01/2005 9:28pm)
Investors' appetite for Canadian technology plays may be coming back after a five-year fast, with Miranda Technologies Inc. preparing to launch a public offering next week significantly larger than first expected. ... (Read Full Article)
	Samsung Cancels Future Blu-ray/HD-DVD Combo Players (About.com, 3/06/2008 6:00pm)
Once touted as a possible solution for the Blu-Ray/HD-DVD format war, the combo player is now being deemed no-longer needed, as HD-DVD Players and Movie releases have been discontinued. As... ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Crave Ep. 122: When the moon hits your 3D-printed pizza pie (CNET Blogs, 5/24/2013 11:49pm)
This week on Crave, NASA wants to 3D-print a pizza in space; a man plays the guitar during his own brain surgery; and we wish the Ethernet a happy birthday. (Read Full Article)
	WISchip unveils SoC solution for A/V apps (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 3/21/2005 9:13pm)
To address the increasingly demanding multimedia data storage and transmission requirements of home entertainment and surveillance systems, WISchip announced the release of its Cypher 7108 SoC audio/video (A/V) encoding solution. (Read Full Article)
	HD DVD Promo Group: HD DVD Player Sales Top 750,000 (High-Def Digest, 11/27/2007 9:00pm)
A combined total of over 750,000 standalone set-top players and Xbox 360 HD DVD players have now been sold through to consumers. That's according to a just-issued press release from the HD DVD Promotions...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/191399886" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Bethesda "Hard at Work" on 'Skyrim' DLC for PS3 (High-Def Digest, 12/07/2012 8:30pm)
Latest DLC, 'Dragonborn' a priority over 'Hearthfire' and 'Dawnguard.' The PS3 version has, among other things, an issue where the more the player plays the game, the worse the game's performance [...] (Read Full Article)
	IGP chipset delivers 2D/3D graphics (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 12/22/2005 9:05pm)
VIA Technologies announced the VIA CN700 IGP chipset, which is designed for low-power digital media apps, including mini PCs, fanless embedded commercial systems and home entertainment centers. ... (Read Full Article)
	Panasonic gives Blu-ray boost, bundling players with new HDTVs in US (Technorati, 12/11/2007 1:38pm)
Panasonic gives Blu-ray boost, bundling players with new HDTVs in US Published in December 11th, 2007 Posted by Technorati Search for: HDTV in HDTV Reviews No Comments Panasonic gives Blu-ray boost, bundling players with new HDTVs in US Though details are scarce, it seems as if Panasonic will be targeting US consumers with plasma TV and low-end Blu-ray player bundles from next week, in a bid to i ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Blu-ray Disc Players - 2012 Holiday Gift Special (About.com, 11/06/2012 8:00am)
One of the best gifts to get someone this year is a Blu-ray Disc player. Blu-ray players are popping up everywhere. With prices of an increasing number of Blu-ray disc ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray player sales outpace HD DVD in Germany, not including PS3 (HDTV UK, 1/29/2008 8:00am)
A report from the Blu-ray Group Deutschland suggests that standalone Blu-ray players are outselling HD DVD players by two-to-one, according to surveys taken by GfK in the second week of January. This doesn't include sales of Sony's PlayStation 3, eithe   ]]> ... (Read Full Article)
	PC Blu-ray Players Not Taking Over (Format War Central, 8/31/2009 10:22pm)
While the success of Blu-ray players and movies is controversial depending on who you ask, the PC market for Blu-ray is not so gray. A recent study by iSuppli Corp has found by the year 2013 only 16.3% of PC’s will ship with Blu-ray drives, up 3.6% from 2009. If iSuppli is to be believed, [...] (Read Full Article)
	Wal-Mart Offers $100 Gift Card With Blu-ray Players (High-Def Digest, 6/09/2008 10:00pm)
The world's largest retailer is throwing its weight behind Blu-ray with a one week special offer to customers purchasing Blu-ray players. As reported by Reuters last week, the retail heavyweight is offering... ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Panasonic Announces Pricing and Availability for 2013 Blu-ray Players (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/09/2013 9:39pm)
The company's 2013 line will include two new 3D-capable players and two 2D-capable [...] (Read Full Article)
	Blockbuster OnDemand To Be Incorporated in New Samsung Blu-ray Disc Players (About.com, 7/18/2009 10:00am)
Taking advantage of built-in internet connectivity on most Blu-ray Disc players, online movie streaming services such as Netflix, You Tube, and Cinema Now are quickly becoming common features. Now, Samsung has announced that it has reached an agreement with Blockbuster to provide access to the Blockbuster OnDemand movie streaming on its compatible Blu-ray Disc Players. Adding streaming service ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba takes HD DVD on the Road (HDBlog.net, 2/21/2006 12:56pm)
According to this press release, Toshiba is preparing a marketing blitz for the HD DVD players it will start selling in March. The HD-XA1 and HD-A1 will be the first HD DVD players to hit the American market. Toshiba has already launched a web minisite for HD DVD and will soon [...] ... (Read Full Article)
	National Treasure on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/19/2008 5:30am)
Nicolas Cage stars in this near farcical historical mystery that plays on cliché conspiracies concerning Knights Templar, Free Masons and hidden treasure, with a competent transfer and audio mix to Blu-ray Disc from Disney. ... (Read Full Article)
	(No Title) (, 5/09/2006 12:40pm)
The Consumer Electronic Association expects some 600,000 HD-DVD and Blu-ray players and optical drives to be sold in the US alone this year. Following the successful launch of Toshiba's HD-DVD players , units are predicted to continue selling quickly to early adopters, despite the ongoing standards battle between the two rival technologies. ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba launches world's first HD DVD player (Reuters via Yahoo! News, 3/31/2006 1:34pm)
Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. on Friday started rolling out its high definition DVD players in Japan, becoming the first company to offer next-generation optical disc players worldwide. ... (Read Full Article)
	HBO Enlists 'Band of Brothers' for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/01/2008 6:00pm)
There's no street date yet, but HBO Home Video is reportedly planning to bring the Emmy-winning mini-series 'Band of Brothers' to Blu-ray sometime this year. While reporting on the upcoming standard DVD... ... (Read Full Article)
	Intel Mini-PC Pandora Makes Its Debut (SAP Info, 6/02/2005 8:21am)
Intel, which first showed its tiny concept entertainment PC three months ago, demonstrated a prototype code-named Pandora at the Computex Taipei 2005 show. ... (Read Full Article)
	Triple Play Innovator ZyXEL Communications Showcases Leading VoIP Products at SUPERCOMM 2005 (PR Web, 6/06/2005 3:50pm)
ZyXEL VoIP, ADSL and VDSL solutions ideally suited to address growing demand for value-added services for telco users. [PRWEB Jun 6, 2005] ... (Read Full Article)
	Ballmer affirms that Microsoft is thinking Blu-ray (Engadget, 3/08/2008 1:30pm)
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment Apparently, Steve Ballmer didn't just take time to respond to the latest iPhone announcements and give that whole Monkey Boy Dance another go during the Mix '08 event. Oh no, he most certainly took the opportunity to address Microsoft's stance on where it was headed now that the format war has concluded. Granted, it's not like it ever had much choice here ... (Read Full Article)
	Consumers still not sold on Blu-ray (AfterDawn, 6/25/2009 3:07pm)
The results of a new survey by Harris Interactive show that despite winning the hi-def format war Blu-ray isn't showing any real signs it will become a mainstream success. In fact they indicate more people own standalone HD DVD players (11%) than Blu-ray players (7%). When you factor in PS3 game consoles and the Xbox 360 add on HD DVD drive the numbers shift to favor Blu-ray, but it's not as ... (Read Full Article)
	Cool HD and Media Players (Washington Post, 3/22/2007 7:18pm)
TOKYO--It's been a year since the next-generation DVD battle kicked off with the launch in Japan of Toshiba's first HD DVD player. In the past 12 months we've seen players and recorders designed for each format go on sale, and customer reaction has made one thing clear: People aren't interested in... ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray, HD DVD combo player sales up at Amazon (Punch Jump, 4/03/2008 3:35pm)
Sales for Samsung Group’s Blu-ray and Blu-ray / HD DVD combo players increased Wed. on format growth and price cuts on high-definition players. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Yamaha Releases a Pair of New Blu-ray Players (High-Def Digest, 7/31/2012 5:00pm)
The higher end model offers both 3D compatibility and DACs for improved audio. The folks at Yamaha have a pair of new Blu-ray players available now, both of which give you Netflix and Pandora, both [...] (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba Cuts Prices on HD DVD Players (New York Times, 1/14/2008 5:51pm)
Toshiba announced an aggressive campaign to bolster its HD DVD movie disc format against Sony-backed Blu-ray technology, cutting prices on players to as low as $149.99. ... (Read Full Article)
	Games consoles in competition (San Diego Union-Tribune, 11/17/2006 9:42am)
Features : Plays high-definition Blu-ray discs, some original PlayStation and PS2 games, DVDs, CDs and Super Audio CDs. Owners get free online gaming and Web surfing access. The PS3 also links up with Sony's PlayStation Portable handheld. ... (Read Full Article)
	SONY BDP-S300 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 1/11/2008 11:00am)
The BDP-S300 is an entry-level Blu-ray format player from Sony, which can be found for $399, or less, at most retailers. This unit plays Blu-ray discs at full 720p, 1080i,... ... (Read Full Article)
	DisplaySearch HDTV Conference Attracts Top TV Brands and Industry Leaders to Address the Future of Television - Nine (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/22/2005 12:00pm)
DisplaySearch, the worldwide leader in flat panel display market research and consulting, is proud to announce that it has brought the world's largest TV brands together for its 3rd annual HDTV event. ... (Read Full Article)
	7 New Blu-ray Players at CES 2009 (CE Pro, 1/12/2009 9:20pm)
The Blu-ray Disc Association's press conference at CES 2009 was a lot more subdued than last year. The association says lower prices and new innovations will help adoption of the format. We round up 7 Blu-ray players unveiled in Las Vegas. ... (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)
	Choosing an HDV Camera (Digital Video Editing, 12/12/2006 3:06pm)
The HDV (high definition video) format is certainly a new technology, only 3 years old and already in the second generation of cameras (the Sony HVR-V1U and HDR-FX7, and the JVC GY-HD100 come to mind), but it was widely adopted much faster than even the perennial mini-dv format, which is still actively used. As such, accessories, non-linear support and more came fairly quickly. But there are ... ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Why Some Blu-ray Disc Players Have HDMI Inputs (About.com, 2/28/2013 6:00am)
All Blu-ray Disc players have at least one HDMI output that allows you to connect it to your TV or video projector and home theater receiver, but did you know ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba launches world's first HD DVD player (Reuters, 3/31/2006 1:43pm)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. on Friday started rolling out its high definition DVD players in Japan, becoming the first company to offer next-generation optical disc players worldwide. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Pioneer BDP-150 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 8/31/2012 10:00am)
If you are looking for a straight forward Blu-ray Disc player, check out the Pioneer BDP-150. The BDP-150 plays 2D/3D Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, CDs, and SACDs. In addition, [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Samsung TVs, Blu-ray Players Get FiOS App (Home Media Magazine, 8/07/2012 4:02pm)
Samsung Electronics America Aug. 7 said it will begin including direct access to Verizon Communication’s FiOS TV through an embedded app in new smart TVs and connected Blu-ray Disc players. The app allows subscribers of [...] (Read Full Article)
	HOT THREADS (Digital Video Editing, 2/02/2006 12:46am)
Telestream, the leaders in media encoding and delivery solutions, today revealed new workflow solutions which will debut at NAB2006. These solutions address the increasing need for file compatibility and file transfer in today’s network-centric broadcast, production, and new media environments. ... (Read Full Article)
	Playstation 3 could shape future of Blu-ray (Personal Computer World, 5/09/2006 12:20pm)
The Consumer Electronic Association expects some 600,000 HD-DVD and Blu-ray players and optical drives to be sold in the US alone this year. Following the successful launch of Toshiba's HD-DVD players , units are predicted to continue selling quickly to early adopters, despite the ongoing standards battle between the two rival technologies. ... (Read Full Article)
	Report: Sony Says Blu-ray Standalone Players Out-Selling HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 9/06/2007 4:30pm)
Although it's the type of news we'd expect to see accompanied by a huge press release, Sony apparently revealed Wednesday that stand-alone Blu-ray players have begun out-selling their HD DVD counterparts.... ... (Read Full Article)
	Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product Of The Week (About.com, 10/10/2008 10:00am)
The BDP-S350 is a third generation entry-level Blu-ray format player from Sony. This unit plays Blu-ray discs at 720p, 1080i, or 1080p resolution via its HDMI output, and is also... ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba to roll out new HD DVD players (AAP via Yahoo!7 News, 11/16/2006 1:37am)
Toshiba says it will roll out two new players for the High-Definition DVD format in late December for the Japanese market. ... (Read Full Article)
	Samsung to fix image quality problem on first Blu-ray player (The Star Online, 9/15/2006 3:16am)
NEW YORK (AP): Samsung Electronics Co. moved to address image quality concerns noted by some reviewers of the South Korean company's high-definition Blu-ray disc player, the first on the market, saying it would make production changes. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	MakerBot announces a new Replicator: a connected 3D printer for $2,899 (Engadget, 1/07/2014 12:26am)
You heard all about the new Replicator Mini, right? Well, MakerBot's got a new "prosumer" machine to go along with it. "We didn't call it the Replicator 3," CEO Bre Pettis explained about the device, which breaks with the naming conventions of its [...] (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba Offers $100 Rebate on New HD DVD Players (High-Def Digest, 5/16/2007 9:49pm)
The HD DVD Promotions Group today announced that Toshiba will be offering a month-long $100 rebate on new HD DVD players, bringing the entry-level list price for a stand-alone HD DVD player to a record-low... ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Samsung BD-E5900 3D Network Blu-ray Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 11/16/2012 8:00am)
The Samsung BD-E5900 a very affordable Blu-ray Disc Player that plays Blu-ray Discs, standard DVDs (with upscaling), most recordable DVD formats, music CDs, [...] (Read Full Article)
	PS3 Plays XviD, But With A Catch [Update] (Kotaku, 12/18/2007 8:00pm)
We knew the most recent PS3 2.1 firmware update would bring DivX, but Sony made no guarantees about the just as popular (if not more popular) XviD codec. However, since the update has disseminated to... ... (Read Full Article)
	CES: Netflix Comes to Panasonic, Sharp, Toshiba Displays and Blu-ray Players (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/09/2010 8:34pm)
Netflix Watch Instantly debuts on select displays and Blu-ray players from Panasonic, Toshiba, Sharp, Philips and [...] (Read Full Article)
	James Bond Blu-ray Collection Three-Pack Vol. 2 (Big Picture Big Sound, 10/21/2008 7:02am)
Get three classic 007 films together in this Blu-ray bundle that gives you the best of Sean Connery and a taste of Roger Moore. ]]> ... (Read Full Article)
	Eurogamer XBox News Xbox 2 rumours rampant ahead of Allard GDC keynote (EuroGamer, 3/09/2005 3:54pm)
Rumours are mounting that Microsoft executive J Allard will use his keynote address at the Game Developers Conference later today to unveil a number of key features of Xbox 2. (Read Full Article)
	Samsung Blu-ray Player: $422 (TVPredictions.com, 9/10/2007 2:21pm)
Amazon.com is now selling a Samsung Blu-ray player for $422 -- about $180 off the suggested list price. The player, model BD-P1200, plays Blu-ray High-Definition discs as well as upconverts your standard definition DVDs to near HD quality. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Palm Top Theater turns your iPhone into a mini-3D display (Engadget, 3/10/2013 1:00pm)
"Pepper's ghost" isn't the sort of phrase you hear very often at a show like (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Are Blu-ray Disc Players Compatible with Standard DVDs and CDs? - Question of the Week (About.com, 3/24/2013 10:00am)
Blu-ray disc players provide a great TV viewing experience from Blu-ray Discs, but I get the following question a lot: If I buy a Blu-ray Disc player, what do I ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray Comes to U.K. (HDBlog.net, 10/17/2006 11:36am)
Blu-ray has been in the North American market for months already, but now it’s finally making its way to the U.K. And this time around, it’s actually beating HD DVD to the punch. Yesterday Samsung and Panasonic Blu-ray Disc (BD) players came onto the market in the U.K. (Toshiba’s HD DVD players will arrive in [...] ... (Read Full Article)
	CES Showcases New Blu-ray Players Powered by Sigma Media Processors (Business Wire, 1/08/2007 2:00pm)
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sigma Designs (Nasdaq: SIGM), a leader in digital media processing for consumer electronics, today announced the latest Blu-ray Disc players being demonstrated at ... (Read Full Article)
	Sony: $200 Blu-ray players next year (CNET Blogs, 3/05/2008 7:49pm)
Patience, HD video fans. Those of you hoping that the defeat of HD DVD would usher in a new era of lower-priced Blu-ray players will have to wait at least until the next calendar year. In comments made to reporters at a New York press gathering Wednesday morning, Sony Electronics ...]]> ... (Read Full Article)
	Now you can buy a hi-def player: the five best Blu-ray players (Tech Digest, 2/18/2008 2:07pm)
It's been building up to a crescendo, with Toshiba's announcement expected sometime this week that they are indeed pulling their support of the HD DVD format. At least the conclusion to this bloody battle will result in all of you finally being able to splurge your retirement money on a hi-def player, or upgrade your tired multi-format to one of these Blu-ray players. So, in no particular ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba decides to delay release of HD DVD players (Los Angeles Daily News, 3/25/2006 8:09am)
TOKYO - Toshiba Corp. said Friday that it has postponed the release of high-definition DVD players in the United States until April, a month later than planned, so that it can synchronize the sales with title releases from Hollywood studios. ... (Read Full Article)
	BDP-S350 and S550: Sony's First Full 2.0 Spec Blu-ray Players [Sony] (Gizmodo, 2/26/2008 8:01am)
PS3 aside, the Blu-ray players Sony sold up until now are worthy of only your garbage can. Now that HD DVD is dead like a doornail, the 800-lb. gorilla is getting serious. The $400 BDP-S350 will... ... (Read Full Article)
	VIA announces CN700 chipset for VIA C7 processor (Digi Times, 12/09/2005 11:13am)
VIA Technologies recently announced the release of its CN700 integrated graphics chipset (IGC), for its C7 series processors for use in applications such as mini PCs, fanless embedded commercial systems, and home entertainment centers, with availability in the first quarter of next year. ... (Read Full Article)
	Sony Plays Waiting Game With PS3 to Capture US Hi-Res Market Before Xmas (RedNova, 9/26/2006 12:26am)
By Tony Glover, The Business, London Sep. 24--Sony is making European gamers wait three more months for the PlayStation 3 (PS3) games console so it can use the device to capture US market share in the new high-definition DVD sector. ... (Read Full Article)
	Samsung Announces YouTube Service Availability for Select Blu-ray Players (Business Wire, 9/04/2009 1:00pm)
RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced the availability of YouTube™ on select Samsung Blu-ray players. Owners of the BD-P1600, BD-P3600 or BD-P4600 Blu-ray players will be able to enjoy user-generated content on YouTube by uploading the value-added service at no additional cost. The new service will be on display publicly at Samsung Booth #925 at CEDIA EXPO 2009, taking (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	How To StreetPass Like a Champ On the Nintendo 3DS (Kotaku, 8/29/2013 5:30pm)
One of the best features of the Nintendo 3DS is its ability to StreetPass. You will find this feature in no other portable device that plays games. The Vita doesn't do it. The iPhone can't do [...] (Read Full Article)
	Turn your Mac Mini into an HD PVR using this. (Digg.com, 3/30/2006 9:09am)
Using state of the art technology, TVMini HD and your Mac let you watch and record free-to-air or free cable Digital TV in outstanding digital quality. Don't let TVMini HD's small size fool you--it supports full HDTV resolutions of up to 1080i! ... (Read Full Article)
	News PS3 Gives Blu-ray Big Boost Friday's launch puts 400,000 more players in U.S. homes. By Phillip Swann (TVPredictions.com, 11/20/2006 12:47pm)
Washington, D.C. (November 20, 2006) -- Blu-ray HDTV DVD players are now in nearly 500,000 U.S. homes. Thanks to Friday's launch of the Play Station 3, of course. ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba Continues To Support Its HD-DVD Players With Firmware Updates (About.com, 2/16/2008 11:00am)
Despite recent developments that have made things tough going for HD-DVD, Toshiba is still supporting its existing HD-DVD players as evidenced by new Firmware Updates now available for all of... ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD remake coming by Fall 2013, Wii U Zelda also in development (Joystiq, 1/23/2013 2:31pm)
This morning's Nintendo Direct confirmed two new Zelda games for Wii U, namely a HD remake of GameCube game Wind Waker with improvements to gameplay and graphics, and a brand new entry that will address series conventions like "completing the [...] (Read Full Article)
	NEWS: Amazon on demand comes to Panasonic Blu-ray players (Pocket-lint, 8/04/2009 6:37pm)
Yet another player that doesn't just let you play Blu-ray Owners of any of the 2009 Panasonic Blu-ray players launched earlier in the year will now be able to get more than just Blu-ray on their TV following a deal between the TV maker and Amazon. According to Panasonic Current owners of Panasonic's 2009 Blu-ray Disc players will automatically received a free software update on Tuesday in the US to be able to access Amazon's Video On Demand service. The players, which were launched in April, will be able to access some 45,000 titles, a 1000 of which are in HD, to download directly to the player to watch from Amazon's on demand service. Models to get the software update include the DMP-BD60, BD70V, BD80 and the company's portable Blu-ray Disc player, the B15. In addition to Amazon Video On Demand, VIERA CAST will continue to provide access to YouTube, Picasa Web Albums, Bloomberg News and weather information says Panasonic. It is not certain whether or not UK customers will be getting a similar update. Read Tags: Home Cinema Panasonic Blu-ray Amazon Amazon on demand comes to Panasonic Blu-ray players originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:37:01 +0100 (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Sony Announces 4 New Blu-ray Players for 2013 (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/08/2013 7:50pm)
The BDP-S790 is the flagship player, with 4K video scaling, 3D support, built-in WiFi and access to a ton of web-based [...] (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray player sales down despite end of format war (CNET Blogs, 4/30/2008 5:43pm)
Looks like it wasn't the HD DVD/Blu-ray battle that was keeping potential customers away from high-definition video players after all. The NPD Group released some of its retail sales tracking data Wednesday that showed sales of Blu-ray standalone players (not a PlayStation 3, combo player, or PC with ...]]> ... (Read Full Article)
	New Sony Blu-ray players: Better than PS3? (CNET Blogs, 2/26/2008 8:01am)
Is the BDP-S550 the first standalone Blu-ray player better than the PS3?(Credit: Sony) Sony has announced two new Blu-ray players scheduled to be released in the second half of the year: the entry-level BDP-S350 and the step-up BDP-S550. We haven't been the biggest fans of Sony's recent ...]]> ... (Read Full Article)
	Network HDTV Quality Tested: The State of the High-Def Union (Digg.com, 1/24/2007 6:46pm)
The State of the Union address last night was a snoozer, but we HDTV gearheads had fun jumping between the networks, checking out which net was able to deliver the best HDTV signal from lens to screen. We took an HD gander at NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox, and HDNet, to see who delivered the crispiest, most colorful and most gorgeous HDTV signal of all. ... (Read Full Article)
	AdSense touches base with Katrina victims (AdJab, 9/10/2005 4:21pm)
Filed under: Online Google has proactively reached out to AdSense participants who may be in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and the flooding caused by it. FlashInsider's Mike Schleifstein got an email from Google saying they noticed his address was in one of the areas most affected by the storm and offering to do what it could to help with his account. It acknowledges that while there ... (Read Full Article)
	Denon's DVD-3930 upscaler plays it all (Engadget, 6/20/2006 4:42pm)
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment Comprehensive format support is becoming more and more the norm, and we have no problem with that. Denon is joining the club with their new DVD-3930, which can upconvert DVDs to 1080p and output over HDMI (with some HDCP in the mix), along with supporting SACD, DivX, MP3 and WMA. The new 10bit upconverter chipset, along with the 192khz/24bit digital audio co ... (Read Full Article)
	Panasonic Shows Off New Line of Blu-ray Players and HDTVs (Home Media Magazine, 3/19/2009 1:38am)
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Faster, better, more affordable, more user-friendly, and more energy efficient. It’s a wide set of goals for any consumer electronics company, but Panasonic believes it has accomplished them all with its 2009 line-up of Blu-ray Disc players and HDTVs. ... (Read Full Article)
	Panasonic adds Amazon VOD to Blu-ray players (HD-Report, 8/04/2009 5:44pm)
2009 models of Panasonic Blu-ray Disc players with VIERA CAST now have access to Amazon’s video-on-demand (VOD) titles. The Amazon library consists of 1,000 high-definition (HD) titles including popular movies like “Knowing” and “Rush” and TV shows “House” and “Battlestar Galactica.” Current owners of 2009 model Panasonic BD players (with VIERA CAST) automatically receive a free [...] (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba to launch HD DVD players in March, even without some features (Digg.com, 2/17/2006 10:24am)
Toshiba's US consumer products division announced this morning it will be releasing two HD DVD high-definition video disc players for the US market in March, but that these early editions may require significant upgrades over the next several months to adapt to emerging standards, the details of which even now remain fuzzy. ... (Read Full Article)
	Recent HD DVD sales grind to a virtual halt (Computerworld, 1/25/2008 2:00pm)
Consumers bought just 1,758 HD DVD players the week of January 12, down from 14,558 players the week before. In contrast, consumers bought 21,770 Blu-ray Disc machines, up from 15,257 the previous week. ... (Read Full Article)
	NEC rolls EMMA3 series for HD DVD players, recorders (EETimes, 1/18/2007 12:09am)
NEC Electronics rolled out its latest EMMA series of system LSI chips for digital consumer applications. The EMMA3 series is optimized for systems such as HD DVD players and recorders that handle the processing of next generation DVD content, according to NEC. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Disney Magical World trailer is shining, shimmering, splendid (Joystiq, 2/12/2014 4:00pm)
If you think Disney costumes would improve Animal Crossing: New Leaf, or any game for that matter, then Magical World may be for you. The upcoming 3DS game isn't just about playing dress-up, though; it also has mini-games like fishing, [...] (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)
	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...]]>   ]]>]]>]]> ... (Read Full Article)
	Circuit City Lets HD DVD Buyers Swap for Blu-ray (I4U, 3/07/2008 10:00pm)
DailyTech is reporting that Circuit City is allowing people who bought HD DVD players from it to exchange them for Blu-ray players. According to reports shoppers can apply the complete purchase price of the HD DVD player to the purchase of a Blu-ray player... ... (Read Full Article)
	Addonics offers peace with external HD DVD / Blu-ray drive (Engadget, 12/14/2007 8:05am)
Filed under: HDTV, Storage Combo drives made specifically with computers in mind aren't unheard of or anything, but they're still a long ways from being a dime a dozen, so we figured it was worth the time to check out Addonics' latest. This peace maker plays back HD DVD, Blu-ray, DVD and CD, but it will only burn to the latter two; also, it's available with eSATA or eSATA / USB 2.0 interfaces ... (Read Full Article)
	WinDVD 9 adds support for Blu-ray, AVCHD--and even HD DVD (CNET Blogs, 3/18/2008 5:30pm)
Corel's WinDVD 9 software handles Blu-ray, HD DVD, and standard DVD discs(Credit: Corel)The HD format war may be over, but don't tell Corel. The company's WinDVD 9 software plays both Blu-ray and the now-defunct HD DVD format--perfect for those few Windows PCs with HD ...]]> ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	MakerBot Digitizer 3D scanner: Real-world cut-and-paste (CNET Blogs, 3/08/2013 8:28pm)
The 3D printing company announces a prototype device at its SXSW keynote address. [Read more] (Read Full Article)
	Samsung sued for defective Blu-ray players (Engadget, 2/09/2008 3:57pm)
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment We'll be straight with you -- we aren't surprised one iota by this one. For those keeping tabs, Samsung's slate of Blu-ray players have been plagued with issues essentially from day one, and while it has released a flurry of firmware updates over the years in an attempt to mend a variety of incompatibility issues, even its recent BD-UP5000 hybrid player is ... (Read Full Article)
	Special Delivery - Netflix Update Arrives for Samsung Blu-ray Players (High-Def Digest, 12/05/2008 5:00pm)
Samsung has released a firmware update that will allow Netflix customers to stream movies through their Blu-ray players. As previously reported, Samsung and Netflix settled on an arrangement similar to... ... (Read Full Article)
	Bonolabs Adds Film-to-HDV Service (Broadcast Newsroom, 8/25/2005 7:02pm)
Bonolabs has added a film-to-HDV option to their tapeless high definition telecine services. This can be used to integrate clips that originated on film into HDV productions, and hi def telecine transfers can be received on a mini Firewire/USB drive with 1080i or 720p files encoded and ready-to-edit. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	NPD: Nearly 13 Million Blu-ray Players Connected to the Internet (Home Media Magazine, 1/02/2013 2:57pm)
Blu-ray Disc players aren’t just for watching high-definition content, as 12.9 million devices are also connected to the Internet, according to new data from The NPD Group. The tally is nearly 35% more than the 8.9 million connected [...] (Read Full Article)
	LifeSize(TM) Announces Firewall/NAT Traversal Solution; LifeSize Transit(TM) Provides Secure, Reliable High Definition Video Connections (Business Wire, 5/02/2006 12:00pm)
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2006--LifeSize, the high definition video communications company, today announced its firewall/NAT (Network Address Translation) traversal ... (Read Full Article)
	First region free Blu-ray players available (Engadget, 6/26/2008 3:51pm)
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment Look no further for the follow-up to last year's multi-region Blu-ray players, with Bluraymods.com advertising a completely region free Panasonic DMP-BD30, available in either pre-modified or DIY kit formats. That's all 6 DVD regions and three Blu-ray regions for those keeping count, and it claims to still work with any firmware updates. The good news for im ... (Read Full Article)
	First multi-region Blu-ray players appearing (Engadget, 12/31/2007 5:23am)
Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentWe're not quite ready to believe these things function as advertised just yet, but it seems that multi-region Blu-ray players are beginning to pop up on a few overseas websites. We're seeing a region hacked Samsung BD-P1400 and Sony BDP-S300 / BDP-S500, each of which are reportedly modified to play nice with BD regions A / B as well as DVD regions 1 / 2. Asid ... (Read Full Article)
	eBay overflowing with cut-price HD DVD discs and players (Tech Digest, 2/19/2008 11:26am)
Those eBay sellers are craftier than I first thought. Whilst the announcement from Toshiba that they were to cease production of HD DVD players only arrived this morning, the public has expected it since early January, when Warner battered the format into oblivion, by deciding on exclusive support of Blu-ray and finishing its contract with HD DVD. A quick glance on eBay this morning has turn ... (Read Full Article)
	Panasonic DMP-BD70V VHS/Blu-ray Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/24/2009 11:45pm)
Old meets new with Panasonic's combo deck that plays VHS tapes, CD, DVDs and Blu-ray Discs, along with online videos from YouTube. (Read Full Article)
	Smart City and iStreamPlanet are Webcasting Mark Cuban's Keynote Speech at 2005 NAB Convention (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/13/2005 10:38pm)
Smart City and iStreamPlanet have joined forces to webcast Mark Cuban's keynote address on the future of HDTV over the Internet, live from the National Association of Broadcasters convention on April 20 at 10:15 a.m. (Read Full Article)
	Amazon VOD Coming to All 2009 Panasonic Blu-ray Players [Panasonic] (Gizmodo, 8/04/2009 3:39pm)
If you own any 2009 model of Panasonic VIERA CAST Blu-ray players, keep a lookout for a free update coming today. It brings Amazon Video on Demand streaming that will make your Blu-ray collection... (Read Full Article)
	HP's Pavilion Slimline s3330f PC does Blu-ray and HD DVD (Engadget, 1/03/2008 5:23am)
Filed under: Desktops, HDTV, Media PCs A slim PC destined to handle both of the major high-definition movie formats? Say it ain't so! Turns out, HP is indeed doling out such a machine, and it's so eloquently dubbed the Pavilion Slimline s3330f PC. Here's a look at what this mighty mini-tower will be packin': 2.8GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 processor 2GB of DDR2 RAM 500GB 7,200 RPM SATA d ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	'Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 2' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 8/29/2012 6:00pm)
The next batch of animated mini-movies is on the way to Blu-ray in November. In an early announcement to retailers, Disney/Buena Vista is preparing 'Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 2' for [...] (Read Full Article)
	Enuclia to Address TV Video Processing Challenges at DisplaySearch's First TV Electronics Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/20/2006 12:00pm)
BEAVERTON, Ore.----June 20, 2006--Enuclia Semiconductor, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company developing new video processing technology to deliver superior HDTV image quality, will participate in the upcoming DisplaySearch TV Electronics Conference. ... (Read Full Article)
	(No Title) (, 7/04/2007 9:54am)
Sony KDL-40V2500 40" Bravia V-Series 1080p LCD HDTV Pack in the sports, movies and games with an amazing backlit 40" picture1, amplified and enhanced surround sound, and the convenience of sleep ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba sold 100,000 HD DVD Player (I4U, 4/18/2007 3:51pm)
HD DVD players are on the market since 1 year and the HD DVD Group is celebrating 100,000 stand-alone HD DVD players sold in the United States. Toshiba's pricing strategy of their HD DVD player apparently paid off. The stand-alone Blu-ray player got... ... (Read Full Article)
	CBHD (China Blue High Definition) Players Arrive in the UK (About.com, 10/19/2009 10:00am)
Although Blu-ray is the dominant high definition disc format currently available, the Chinese have taken major elements of the defeated HD-DVD format and have created their own homegrown high definition disc format, CBHD (China Blue High Definition). The original intent of CBHD was to compete with Blu-ray within the Chinese market, where it has reportedly been successful. Now, British retailer GBAX is offering CBHD players to UK consumers. Will CBHD also reach U.S. shores? For more details, check out the reports from EngadgetHD (includes video) and High Def Digest. For additional background information on CBHD, check out my previous articles: We're Back....HD-DVD Is Resurrected...In China CBHD Overtakes Blu-ray In China. CBHD (China Blue High Definition) Players Arrive in the UK originally appeared on About.com Home Theater on Monday, October 19th, 2009 at 10:00:54.Permalink | Comment | Email this (Read Full Article)
	Circuit City price cuts Blu-ray, HD DVD combo player (Punch Jump, 2/14/2008 4:36pm)
Circuit City stores this week price cut a stand-alone high-definition player that plays both Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc and Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD format titles. ... (Read Full Article)
	BDA dismisses Harris report about HD DVD ownership (AfterDawn, 6/26/2009 1:11pm)
The Blu-ray Disc Association is publicly calling out Harris Interactive for reporting more people own standalone HD DVD players than Blu-ray players. They're backed up by Tom Adams of Adams Media Research, who points to sales figures which would make it impossible. "Some people believe a DVD player on an HDTV is high-def," said Adams. He added, "we have models that show those numbers just c ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	OPPO Unveils New Improved Universal Blu-ray Players: BDP-103 and BDP-105 (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/19/2012 6:44pm)
After basking in the glow of the BDP-93 and BDP-95 for a few years, OPPO is upgrading its product [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Footnote Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 8/04/2012 1:00am)
Pack up your research books, everybody get Footnote on [...] (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba's HD-DVD players will do high-def only via HDMI (Engadget, 7/12/2005 1:32pm)
Toshiba unleashed their new HD-DVD specification during a recent Toshiba road show (and who wouldn’t tremble at the honor to be a roadie for that hoppin’ gig, we ask ya), and the takeaway message for us consumers is that the new HD-DVD players are only gonna output HDTV via the HDMI output, while the analog output will be downrezed to 480 lines. What’s the big idea? Copy protection. Because ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Report: Streamers Buying Connected Blu-ray Disc Players (Home Media Magazine, 8/07/2012 12:43am)
Interest in video entertainment via Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus may be rising, but accessing that content is happening through Internet-connected Blu-ray Disc players and video game consoles, according to a new report. While game [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Image Sensors 2013 to Address Latest Innovations Covering Time-of-Flight and 3D Imaging Applications (Business Wire, 2/23/2013 4:00am)
LEATHERHEAD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Image Sensors, conference, events, CMOS, sCMOS, Time-of-flight, London, Innovations, Yole, Speaker, workshop, MESA, TOF, imaging,EVP, ESPROS, ODOS, DSC, DVC, single, foton, imaging, smithers, apex, [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Wreck-It Ralph (3D Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 3/01/2013 12:19am)
Street 3/5/13 Disney Animated Box Office $186.68 million $29.99 DVD, $39.99 BD/DVD, $49.99 3D BD combo pack Rated ‘PG’ for some rude humor and mild action/violence. Voices of John C. Reilly, [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Panasonic Debuts a Pair of Streaming Media Players (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/09/2013 7:31pm)
The top-of-the-line DMP-MST60 includes VIERA Connect, Miracast mirroring, and 3D [...] (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba Releases HD DVD Firmware Update (Format War Central, 6/20/2008 11:19am)
Toshiba UK has released Firmware 3.0 for HD-EP30, EP35, HD-E1, HD-XE1, and HD-EP10 HD DVD players. “As part of our commitment to provide world-class service to our customers, Toshiba is supplying this firmware update for use by purchasers of the applicable models of Toshiba HD DVD Players.” The North American website has not been updated with the latest [...] ... (Read Full Article)
	Sony announces BDP-S350, BDP-S550: first new Blu-ray players since the fall of HD DVD (Engadget, 2/26/2008 8:02am)
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment Those waiting for the next generation of Blu-ray players, here you go: Sony's got two new ones for you today, the BDP-S350 and BDP-S550. Both feature BD-Live (and thus Ethernet) and USB (for external) storage, while the S550 has PiP (BonusView) and 1GB of onboard storage. As for the rest of the specs, well, expect TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, dts-HD (and dts-H ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba Releases Firmware 3.0 for First Gen HD DVD Players (Format War Central, 4/29/2008 10:31am)
In what very well may be the final update, Toshiba has released firmware version 3.0 for the HD-A1, HD-D1, and the HD-XA1 HD DVD players. Toshiba says the firmware "Improves network connectivity for supporting the download of web-enabled network content associated with certain HD DVD discs, improves certain video and audio processing capabilities, and also addresses [...] ... (Read Full Article)
	Sony Unleashes New Blu-ray Players (Computerworld, 3/03/2009 5:00am)
Sony skipped the hoopla of last month's Consumer Electronics Show and saved its Blu-ray player refresh for its product-line show Tuesday in Las Vegas. In addition to launching some new connected HDTVs, the company revealed its new Blu-ray Disc players and home-theater systems. The most expensive stand-alone Blu-ray models this time will cost US$350--a far cry from the big-ticket player prices of ... (Read Full Article)
	Kaleidescape claims new 1080p upscaling DVD players "rival Blu-ray" (Engadget, 6/18/2008 2:00pm)
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment And you thought Toshiba's super-resolution DVD player taking on Blu-ray was comical. Kaleidescape -- the company famous for selling grossly overpriced (albeit fanciful) DVD / BD archiving systems for wealthy home theater junkies -- has just announced two new standalone DVD players that "provide a viewing experience that rivals Blu-ray." The argument goes so ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	OMG HD Zombies shuffling toward Steam on February 13 (Joystiq, 2/09/2014 4:30pm)
OMG HD Zombies, an expansion of a PSP Mini, is slowly chomping its way up the platform chain - after shuffling to Vitas last year, the chain-reaction zombie killer is headed for Steam's PC users on February 13. HD Zombies is stingy with bullets, [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Mario Party Coming to 3DS This Winter (Kotaku, 4/17/2013 2:11pm)
The multiplayer competition of Nintendo’s virtual board game gets a new evolution with Mario Party. The 3DS game features multiple game boards and 11 new mini-games. Look for it this [...] (Read Full Article)
	NEC ValueStar lineup combines PC with HDTV (Engadget, 12/19/2005 2:40pm)
Starting in January 2006, NEC will begin selling a new line of all-in-one devices under the ValueStar moniker (we’re pretty sure they stole that name of a mini-van). Combining an HDTV with a Windows Media Center-powered PC, the Valuestar models will use their built-in hard-drives for recording functions, and claim to speed-boot into TV-only mode in just 2 seconds. Price for these models ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba Delivers -- Successful Launch of Second Generation HD DVD Players Completes the Seamless Transition to High ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/07/2007 7:30pm)
Proving its leadership in the seamless transition to high definition, Toshiba today announced it has successfully introduced its second generation HD DVD players - delivering stunning image quality, astounding audio capabilities and a new level of interactivity never seen before. ... (Read Full Article)
	Record HDD to your PSP and more (MobileMag, 4/10/2006 4:49pm)
Sony's new HDD/DVD recorders pack three powerful new functionalities. These babies can record three high-definition programs at the same, they can record directly to PSP (except for the RDZ-87), and they can stream video to other devices in your home as well. ... (Read Full Article)
	Amazon on Demand comes to ‘09 Panasonic Blu-ray players (CrunchGear, 8/04/2009 11:30pm)
You gotta love automatic updates the bring new features to Blu-ray players. Panasonic is pushing out new firmware for its '09 Blu-ray lineup that adds Amazon on Demand to the already impressive extras of YouTube, Picasa, Bloomberg, and weather info. Oh, and that little portable Blu-ray player (BD15) also gains this ability along with the DMP-BD60, BD70V, and BD80. So once these players are graced with the update sometime today, users will have access to 45,000 SD titles and 1,000 HD titles. What's there not to love? (Read Full Article)
	Next DVD Format War Still Wide Open (Slashdot, 3/10/2006 2:32pm)
An anonymous reader writes "Despite the wishes of partisan players like Sony and Toshiba, many consumer electronics manufacturers are opting to support both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray discs in upcoming media players." From the article: "Consumer electronics maker LG Electronics and PC maker Fujitsu-Siemens both said on Thursday they would keep their options open after computer giant Hewlett-Packard sai ... (Read Full Article)
	NEWS: Sony announces Wi-Fi Blu-ray players (Pocket-lint, 9/02/2009 3:57pm)
IFA 2009: BDP-S560 and BDP-S760 announced At its IFA press conference, Sony has announced two new Blu-Ray players that come with Wi-Fi functionality. That'll mean that you won't have to fiddle with plugging an ethernet cable into the back of the units. The BDP-S560 and BDP-S760 have wireless-n standard connectivity, and are also WPS-enabled for ease of connection. Firmware updates and BD-Live capabilities can then be accessed without having to deal with cables. Both Blu-ray players are also DLNA certified, meaning that you'll be able to use Windows functionality to send pictures and video to the players from your laptop. They have upscaling for DVDs and have a 6-second quickstart feature that the company claims is "unrivalled by other products available today". The BDP-S760 is the flagship model and in addition to the above functionality contains an "HD Reality Enhancer". That should smooth image tones and reduce noise to create more a realistic picture, if the company is to believed. The BDP-S760 also includes multi-channel headphone surround for generating a 7.1 experience on stereo earphones. No pricing or availability was provided. Related links: News - Blu-ray goes 3D Tags: Home Cinema Blu-ray Sony 3DTV IFA2009 Sony announces Wi-Fi Blu-ray players originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:57:59 +0100 (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)
	Mini-ITX SBC adopts Intel 915GM chipset. (ThomasNet, 11/09/2005 2:12pm)
Based on Mobile Intel® 915GM Express chipset and Intel® ICH6M, EMB-9680 accommodates up to 2 GB of DDR system memory and is validated with 533 MHz Intel Pentium® M and Celeron® M processors with 2 MB L2 cache. I/O connectivity is provided via two 10/100 Mbps Ethernet with optional Giga LAN, 8 USB 2.0, 5 serial ports, and 16-bit DIO pins. Along with 32-bit, 3D graphics engine, motherboard suppo ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	'Epic' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Dated and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 7/24/2013 11:00pm)
The 2013 animated fantasy will hit both Blu-ray formats in four weeks. In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox is preparing 'Epic' Blu-ray/DVD/Ultraviolet combo pack and 'Epic - 3D' [...] (Read Full Article)
	Here’s an idea, stop including standard A/V cables with Blu-ray players (CrunchGear, 10/27/2009 5:30pm)
Manufacturers, let me save you some money. It won’t be much, but something is better than nothing. But more importantly you would be helping out the consumers actually spending money on your products. So please, stop including standard A/V cables with Blu-ray players. We don’t need anymore of them, thankyouverymuch. Every household in America already [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	New on Blu-ray, 3D & UltraViolet this week (HD-Report, 6/03/2013 2:16pm)
This week in movies A Good Day to Die Hard starring Bruce Willis is available on Blu-ray Disc and includes a new extended cut along with the theatrical version. The two-disc Blu-ray combo pack from [...] (Read Full Article)
	'Mr. & Mrs. Smith,' 'Dodgeball' Lead Fox March Blu-ray Wave (High-Def Digest, 12/12/2006 11:35pm)
Expanding their ever-growing Blu-ray library, Fox Home Entertainment will unveil four new catalog titles on March 13. Leading the pack will be a BD-50 dual-layer release of the Bragelina action blockbuster... ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Toshiba Adds Tons of Streaming Options to 2013 Blu-ray Players (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/08/2013 12:59am)
The new Media Box line includes the BDX2400, the BDX3400, the BDX5400 and the [...] (Read Full Article)
	Future Shop offers trade-in credit for HD DVD players, will donate old decks to charity (Engadget, 3/07/2008 2:24pm)
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment Slowly but surely, we're seeing retailer after retailer conjure up its own trade-in / exchange program to deal with the finality of the format war. Canada's Future Shop, however, has certainly put an interesting twist on things. First off, it'll accept standalone HD DVD players purchased from anywhere until April 3rd. In exchange, you'll receive $100 off ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Report: Apple HDTV will include 'iRing' wearable motion controller, 'mini iTV' tablet (AfterDawn, 4/04/2013 1:50am)
According to Apple analyst Brian White of Topeka Capital, Apple's oft-rumored HDTV will come with a ring-shaped motion controller, allowing users to control their TV with the wave or point of a finger.In his client note, the analyst claims Apple [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Mediabistro Announces Organovo CEO Keith Murphy As Additional Inside 3D Printing Conference & Expo Keynoter on September 18 in San Jose, California (Business Wire, 8/30/2013 11:01am)
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mediabistro announced Keith Murphy, Chairman & CEO of Organovo, the global leader in 3D bioprinting, will deliver a keynote address at Inside 3D Printing Conference & Expo on Sept. 18 in San Jose, [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Dell and Siemens Healthcare Enable Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center to Meet Growing Demand for 3D Mammography (Business Wire, 11/29/2012 5:00pm)
ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pomona Valley (Calif.) Hospital Medical Center (PVHMC) has selected Dell and Siemens Healthcare to provide diagnostic image archiving and sharing services to address long-term data storage needs and reduce the [...] (Read Full Article)
	$300 BluRay high def movie player from Samsung on Amazon (Technorati, 12/10/2007 2:55am)
If you are ready to take a side on the nasty war between HD-DVD and BluRay, and you are leaning towards BluRay, this may help tilt the scales: The Samsung BD-P1400 BluRay player for $298 and free shipping at Amazon. You also get five BluRay highdef movies after mail-in rebate. This player plays 720p, 1080i and 1080p. 1080p is through HDMI only. There are 38 customer reviews on this one at Amazon ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Soccer RPG Inazuma Eleven launching on 3DS eShop today (Joystiq, 2/13/2014 10:34pm)
Inazuma Eleven will launch today on the 3DS eShop, Nintendo announced during its Nintendo Direct livestream. The eShop-exclusive has players directing players on a soccer field with tactical RPG elements. The game appeared and then disappeared [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	'The Great Gatsby' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Up For Pre-Order (High-Def Digest, 6/24/2013 10:30pm)
Baz Luhrmann's 2013 spectacle arrives on both formats this August. In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers is preparing 'The Great Gatsby' Blu-ray/DVD/Ultraviolet combo pack and 'The [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Seen@PAX Prime: Nintendo 2DS in 3D (Joystiq, 9/01/2013 8:00pm)
Nintendo had a few of its recently announced [...] (Read Full Article)
	DisplaySearch Hosts DVD Format Session at Upcoming HDTV Conference, Featuring Executives from Both Blu-ray Disc & HD ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/14/2007 12:00pm)
AUSTIN, Texas----DisplaySearch, the worldwide leader in display market research and consulting, will feature a panel session on high definition packaged media formats--bringing together executives from both the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD camps to address the successes and hurdles of each camp at its upcoming 2007 HDTV Conference on October 10-11, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. ... (Read Full Article)
	HD Netflix streaming coming to Samsung's BD-P2500 / BD-P2550 Blu-ray players (Engadget, 11/26/2008 7:56pm)
Around this time last month, we learned that Netflix streaming would be making its way onto Samsung's BD-P2500 / BD-P2550 Blu-ray players. Today, Sammy has dropped another related bombshell: HD Netflix streaming is just around the bend. Beginning the first week of December (which isn't vague at all), owners of the aforementioned decks will be able to suck down a simple firmware update to enable ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray Disc Association CES Press Event Rehashed (Format War Central, 1/14/2009 12:48pm)
Compared with last year, the Blu-ray Disc Association’s press event was pretty much a normal CES affair. Andy Parsons laid out Blu-ray’s 2008 performance, and talked about the format’s bright future. One thing that was missing from this years event, was the complete lack of speakers from any of the Hollywood studios.  Replacing the studio heads, 3 analysts sat on a mini panel discussi ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray Players to be Highest Volume Internet-enabled Electronic Devices by 2012 (I4U, 2/27/2008 3:35pm)
A new report from MultiMedia Intelligence says that Blu0ray players will be the highest volume consumer devices that are Internet-enabled by 2012. The end of the format war that resulted in Blu-ray being the new HD format standard is expected to drive this... ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	'Rise of the Guardians' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Announced (High-Def Digest, 1/22/2013 9:00pm)
The family adventure film will debut on video just in time for Easter! In an early announcement to retailers, DreamWorks is preparing 'Rise of the Guardians' Blu-ray/DVD combo pack and 'Rise of the [...] (Read Full Article)
	iStreamPlanet and Limelight Networks Team to Deliver Webcast of Mark Cuban's Keynote Speech at 2005 NAB Convention (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/18/2005 12:00pm)
Limelight Networks, a leading Internet content delivery network, and iStreamPlanet, a media digital rights management , webcasting and videoconferencing solutions provider, are teaming to webcast Mark Cuban's keynote address on the future of HDTV over the Internet, live from the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas on Wednesday, April 20. (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	New on Blu-ray this week: 42, Evil Dead, Solomon Kane (HD-Report, 7/16/2013 1:30pm)
What’s new on Blu-ray Disc this week? Let’s start with 42 starring Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, and Nicole Beharie. The Blu-ray Combo Pack from Warner Bros. comes with BD, DVD, and UltraViolet code to download [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Rise of the Guardians - Blu-ray Disc Review (About.com, 3/11/2013 10:00am)
The DreamWorks Animated films, Rise of the Guardians comes to Blu-ray in several packages, and for this review, I was provided the 2D Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. The film features a ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	'IMAX: To The Arctic - 3D' Announced for Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D (High-Def Digest, 1/30/2013 7:00pm)
The most successful IMAX film of all time debuts on both formats in a single combo pack release this March. In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers has slated 'IMAX: To The Arctic - [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Win Dexter Seasons 5 and 6 on Blu-ray (Big Picture Big Sound, 8/30/2012 12:49am)
Enter to win a Dexter Blu-ray prize pack including seasons 5 and 6 and a Dexter/Harrison bobble head [...] (Read Full Article)
	Panasonic to deliver cheaper, slimmer BD-Live enabled Blu-ray players (AfterDawn, 5/22/2008 8:24pm)
Panasonic has announced they have developed the world's first single-chip processor that can handle all of Blu-ray's latest Profile 2.0 standards. By using this latest chip, dubbed the UniPhier3, Panasonic promises smaller sizes, lower power consumption, and cheaper prices for BD players using the chip. According to the press release, the chip has full "support for the latest BD standards ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	3DS tool to transfer save data from cartridge to SD out in Japan in March (Joystiq, 1/26/2013 1:45am)
Nintendo is planning a March release for a downloadable tool allowing transfer of save data from a cartridge-based 3DS game to a downloaded version of the same game. The news comes from a special mini Nintendo Direct released only on the [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	The Dark Knight Rises on Blu-ray: Bonus Product Pick (About.com, 12/06/2012 9:00pm)
The Dark Knight Rises is now available on Blu-ray with a stunning video transfer and great surround track. The film is available in both Blu-ray/DVD combo pack and as part ... (Read Full Article)
	Silicon Optix to Present at the Bank of America 35th Annual Investment Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/16/2005 4:33pm)
Silicon Optix will be presenting at the Bank of America 35th Annual Investment Conference on September 21, 2005 at The Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco. Paul Russo, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Optix will address investors about the Company's overall operations, strategic initiatives that will position Silicon Optix as a leading provider of advanced digital video DSP ... (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)	Blu-ray Review: Peter Pan: Diamond Edition (3-Disc Combo Pack) (High-Def Digest, 1/29/2013 3:00pm)
The 1950s was a strong decade for Disney Animation. All of the Disney animated features released during that era are now considered top-tier classics. 'Peter Pan' came after such classics as [...] (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba's Third Generation HD DVD Players Selected As A Top Pick (NBC26 Green Bay, 8/08/2007 7:13pm)
WAYNE, N.J. -- Amazon.com has selected Toshiba's new assortment of third generation HD DVD players as one of their top picks for the upcoming holiday season -- the new models were highlighted at the Amazon.com Electronics store Holiday Preview this week where Amazon showcased their picks for this season's hottest holiday products. ... (Read Full Article)
	SAMSUNG Raises the Home Entertainment Technology Bar with Latest Blu-ray/DVD Players (eHomeUpgrade, 1/28/2008 8:00am)
Samsung Electronics, a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, has once again raised the bar for digital viewing technology with its 2008 line of DVD and Blu-ray players. Leading this year’s models are the BD-P1500 fourth-generation Blu-ray player and the DVD-F1080 Ultra Compact High-Definition 1080p Upconversion DVD Player. Featuring the latest in high-definition ... (Read Full Article)
	New Silicon Image HDMI(TM) 1.2 Transmitter for Set-Top Boxes and DVD Players Reinforces World's Broadest HDMI (SYS-CON Media, 12/06/2006 4:26pm)
Silicon Image, Inc. , a leader in semiconductors for the secure storage, distribution and presentation of high-definition content, today announced the latest addition to its broad line of advanced High-Definition Multimedia Interface(TM) (HDMI(TM)) transmitters for consumer electronics devices. The VastLane(TM) SiI9034, intended for use in set-top boxes, DVD recorders and DVD players, is an HDMI ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	'Jack the Giant Slayer' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/19/2013 9:45pm)
Bryan Singer's epic fantasy will hit both Blu-ray formats in June. In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers is preparing 'Jack the Giant Slayer' Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack and [...] (Read Full Article)
	DisplaySearch Reports Small/Medium Display Revenue to Reach $21B in 2005 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/09/2005 2:25pm)
DisplaySearch, the worldwide leader in flat panel display market research and consulting, has released the Q2'05 Flash Small/Medium Shipment Report. This comprehensive report covers display shipments, revenues, and market share by manufacturer and technology, in mobile phones, PDAs, automotive monitors, games, DVDs, subdisplays, MP3 players, DVD players, multifunction printers and other ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Singing About ‘Perry’ Extras (Home Media Magazine, 9/18/2012 8:57pm)
The new 3D concert movie Katy Perry: Part of Me inspired the most exclusives among the Sept. 18 new releases.  Walmart offered a limited number of the non-3D Blu-ray/DVD combo pack with a bonus postcard autographed by Katy Perry that [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Pioneer Reveals New Elite BDP-62FD Blu-ray Disc Player (About.com, 9/18/2012 8:00am)
The price of Blu-ray Disc players keeps on going down, with even high-end players coming ...Read [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Denon Spills Details on New DBT-3313UDCI Universal Blu-ray/DVD/SACD/DVD-Audio Player at CEDIA 2012 (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/08/2012 8:16am)
The new unit plays virtually all 5-inch silver discs and streams Netflix, YouTube and [...] (Read Full Article)
	New Line of Marantz Blu-ray Players Launching In August (High-Def Digest, 7/17/2009 7:00pm)
BD 5004 and BD 7004 set to wow high end consumers Marantz is launching its new line of Blu-ray players, the BD 5004 and the BD 7004, this August. An established brand in high end electronics, the folks... ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	'The Amazing Spider-Man' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Officially Announced (High-Def Digest, 9/06/2012 6:00pm)
Your friendly neighborhood web-slinger swings onto home video this November! As previously reported, Sony is preparing 'The Amazing Spider-Man,' 'The Amazing Spider-Man' (Combo Pack), 'The Amazing [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	New on Blu-ray Disc July 2, 2013 (HD-Report, 7/02/2013 6:36pm)
This week Mel Brooks’ classic film The Producers with Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel has been released in a Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray Disc. The Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack  includes “The Making Of The Producers” documentary, [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	‘The Host’ Blu-ray, DVD & UltraViolet release dates announced (HD-Report, 5/08/2013 3:05pm)
Universal Studios has announced the release date for The Host on Blu-ray Disc & DVD will be July 9, 2013, predated by an early digital release on June 25. The Blu-ray Combo Pack will contain [...] (Read Full Article)
	Triple Play Innovator ZyXEL Communications Showcases Leading VoIP Products at SUPERCOMM 2005 (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 6/06/2005 4:13pm)
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 6, 2005 -- ZyXEL Communications, a leading provider of secure broadband networking and Internet connectivity and routing products, will demonstrate its comprehensive line of high-speed, secure products this week at the SUPERCOMM 2005 trade show. ZyXEL's award-winning suite of VoIP, ADSL and VDSL solutions deliver quality voice, video and data integration to address the ... (Read Full Article)
	Panasonic Adds Amazon Video On Demand Access To Blu-ray Disc Players (About.com, 8/10/2009 10:00am)
Blu-ray Disc players are quickly turning into all-purpose media players as more models are incorporating access to internet audio/video streaming capability. In the latest example of this trend, Panasonic has announced that if you own their DMP-BD60, BD-80, B15 Blu-ray Disc player or DMP-BD70V Blu-ray Disc/VCR combo, you can now access Amazon Video On Demand, provided you are connected to the internet via the player's ethernet port. If you haven't purchased a Blu-ray Disc player yet, this may be a feature to consider in your decision, if you are also a fan of audio/video content streaming. For more details, check out the Official Panasonic Announcement. Also, check out my review of the Panasonic DMP-BD60 Blu-ray Disc Player, which was written and posted before access to Amazon Video On Demand was made available. (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Fox Pitches ‘Sandlot’ Blu-ray March 26 (Home Media Magazine, 2/28/2013 12:17am)
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment commemorates the 20th anniversary of baseball comedy The Sandlot by re-releasing the film March 26 as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD combo pack. The film centers on newbie Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) and the [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	‘Monster in Paris’ Runs Amok on 3D BD (Home Media Magazine, 1/10/2013 12:04am)
Shout! Factory! and EuropaCorp April 16 unveil CGI-animated A Monster in Paris on 3D Blu-ray combo pack ($24.97) and DVD ($14.97). Set in Paris in 1910, A Monster in Paris chronicles Franc, a gentle soul with an undeniable talent for [...] (Read Full Article)
	Samsung to Deliver Keynote Talk at 2nd Annual San Francisco Display Technology & Supply Chain Investment Conference (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/19/2005 6:14pm)
The U.S. Display Consortium , a private/public partnership chartered with developing the electronic display industry supply chain, today announced that Joe Virginia, vice president of sales and marketing for Samsung Electronics' LCD Business, Americas Region, will deliver the keynote address at the upcoming San Francisco Display Technology & Supply Chain Investment Conference on September 22, ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Blu-ray & DVD pre-order pricing (HD-Report, 5/22/2013 1:52pm)
Paramount’s Star Trek Into Darkness is now available to pre-order in both a Blu-ray 3D and standard Blu-ray combo pack. Each edition also includes a DVD and Digital Copy of the film, so you can [...] (Read Full Article)
	$99 Xbox 360 Bundle Has Everything The Arcade Doesn't [Xbox 360] (Kotaku, 10/29/2008 7:30am)
Microsoft have announced an "Xbox 360 Live Pack", which contains a 60GB HDD, a wired headset, ethernet cable and 3 month Xbox Live Gold subscription. In other words, everything you need in the Arcade... ... (Read Full Article)
	The Earbud Clip (I4U, 10/29/2005 9:18am)
The Earbud Clip is one of those nifty thingies that organize your mp3 player earphone cables. The Earbud Clip by PKOH NYC is a simple solution to keep earbud-style headphones from tangling inside a bag or pocket. A pack of 4 Earbud Clips sell for... ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	'The Little Mermaid: Diamond Edition' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Pre-Orders Live and $5 Coupon (High-Def Digest, 4/19/2013 6:37pm)
Get your order in now for Disney's 1989 animated masterpiece and save $5 at Amazon! Amazon has already listed 'The Little Mermaid: Diamond Edition' (Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo Pack) and 'The [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Blu-ray Giveaway: ‘Django Unchained’ (HD-Report, 4/16/2013 6:16pm)
This month we’re giving away a copy of Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained on Blu-ray Disc. The 2-Disc Combo Pack from Weinstein Company/Anchor Bay includes a Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Copy and UltraViolet Copy of the film. There are [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Here’s what’s new on Blu-ray, Digital Copy, and UltraViolet this week (HD-Report, 1/22/2013 2:16pm)
The End of Watch from Universal Studios hits shelves today in a 2-Disc Combo Pack which includes Blu-ray, DVD, Digital, and UltraViolet activation code. Written and directed by David Ayer (Training Day), the film stars Jake [...] (Read Full Article)
	Universal Plotting 'Sarah Marshall,' Judd Apatow 3-Pack for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 6/17/2008 8:00pm)
Making an early announcement to retailers, Universal is planning to bring 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall,' 'Knocked Up' and '40-Year-Old Virgin' to Blu-ray this Fall. According to early word from distributors,... ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Jaws gets first hi-def release on Blu-ray (HD-Report, 8/10/2012 10:32pm)
If any film instilled a mass sense of fear over one animal it would be Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film Jaws. This coming Tuesday, Universal will release Jaws in high-definition for the first time on Blu-ray Disc. The multi-format combo pack will [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Warner, Walmart Partner for Early ‘Man of Steel’ Movie, Blu-ray Access (Home Media Magazine, 4/24/2013 2:32pm)
Warner Bros. and Walmart April 24 said they have partnered to sell tickets and pre-orders of the Blu-ray Disc Combo Pack or HD Digital download to a pre-screening of the much anticipated Superman reboot, Man of Steel from director Zach [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	'Murdoch Mysteries: Season 5' & 'Murdoch Mysteries: Seasons 1-4 Value Pack' Blu-rays Announced (High-Def Digest, 2/28/2013 7:00pm)
Next week will be the perfect time to catch up on the hit Canadian crime drama on Blu-ray. In an announcement to retailers, Acorn Media has revealed 'Murdoch Mysteries: Season 5' (along with a [...] (Read Full Article)
	LG slides out 55LH95 and 55LH93 wireless LCD HDTVs (Engadget, 6/25/2009 2:24pm)
Maybe it's just the disco-inspired wallpaper that has our motors all revved up, but whatever the case, we're pretty jazzed about LG's newest 55-inch duo. The 55LH95 and 55LH93 are the company's latest ultrathin LED-backlit sets, both of which slim down to 24.8 millimeters and pack a grand total of 3,360 LEDs -- a number that LG claims is around seven times that used in most edge-lit LED TVs. T ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	First ‘Hobbit’ Bows on Digital First (Home Media Magazine, 2/06/2013 1:18am)
Warner’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey arrives as a digital download March 12, a week before the Peter Jackson epic adventure lands on disc March 19. A 3D Blu-ray combo pack for the first film in the J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy is [...] (Read Full Article)
	CNET plays the PS3 (component pricing game) (Joystiq, 2/24/2006 10:00pm)
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360 (Read Full Article)
	Samsung Starts Streaming Blockbuster & Amazon to HDTVs & Blu-ray Players (Big Picture Big Sound, 10/15/2009 11:30pm)
Starting today, additional on-demand services will be available on select Samsung HDTVs, Blu-ray players and home theater systems. (Read Full Article)
	DISH Network America's Everything Pack and ViP622 High Definition DVR (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/25/2008 11:00am)
Our resident lover of free (broadcast) high definition television gives DISH Network a spin and he just may not be able to go back to life without the dish. ... (Read Full Article)
	Lionsgate Champions 'Ultimate Avengers' as Blu-ray Two-Pack (High-Def Digest, 2/20/2007 5:46am)
In the first double feature release to hit a next-gen format, Lionsgate will bring the direct-to-video 'Ultimate Avengers' and its sequel 'Ultimate Avengers 2' to Blu-ray on April 24. Dubbed the 'Ultimate... ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Activision bringing Cut the Rope: Triple Threat 3-game pack to 3DS (Joystiq, 1/22/2014 8:30pm)
Activision Publishing has announced plans to bring the Cut the Rope series to the Nintendo 3DS in "early 2014." Cut the Rope: Triple Treat combines three games in the ZeptoLabs franchise: the original mobile release and its expansions Cut the Rope: [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Party N: New Wii U Zelda and 'Wind Waker' HD Lead Pack of First Party Games Teased by Nintendo (High-Def Digest, 1/23/2013 8:30pm)
New 3D Mario game, 'Mario Kart' Wii U, and new 'Smash Bros.' all touched upon. After declaring that January and February would lack for any first party Nintendo games for the Wii U and asking fans [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Poker Night at the Inventory 2 launch trailer shuffles the pack (Joystiq, 4/24/2013 3:00pm)
A new Poker Night means a new group of familiar faces to read. GLaDOS is dealing in Sam, Ash, Claptrap, and Brock starting today on [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Oz The Great and Powerful - Read The 3D Blu-ray Edition Review (About.com, 7/02/2013 10:00am)
As a follow-up to my previous review of the Oz The Great and Powerful Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo Pack, I was able to [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	&#039;Prometheus&#039; Features Seven-Plus Hours of Bonuses (Home Media Magazine, 9/28/2012 10:19pm)
When 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment releases Prometheus on Oct. 9, consumers who choose the four-disc 3D Blu-ray collector’s edition or two-disc Blu-ray combo pack will get a full seven hours of bonus features. Those releases [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	PSA: Battlefield 3: Aftermath available today on PS3; Dec. 4 on Xbox 360, PC (Joystiq, 11/27/2012 5:00pm)
Battlefield 3's "Aftermath" DLC pack will be available later today for those with a PlayStation 3. The DLC includes [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Tim Burton’s ‘Dark Shadows’ coming to Blu-ray (HD-Report, 7/31/2012 5:21pm)
Dark Shadows, Tim Burton's big screen take on the classic 60's vampire soap opera, will arrive in a Blu-ray/DVD/Ulatrviolet combo pack on October 2 at a suggested list price of $35.99. This campy/creepy comedy stars Johhn Depp as Barnabas Collins, a [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	‘The Man with the Iron Fists’ unrated release date on Blu-ray & DVD (HD-Report, 12/14/2012 8:02pm)
The Man with the Iron Fists unrated extended edition will release to Blu-ray and DVD on February 12, 2013. The Blu-ray Combo Pack from Universal will also include a Digital Copy and UltraViolet access code. Although not set in stone, the extended [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	No midnight launch for Wii U at EB Games Canada (Joystiq, 11/17/2012 1:30am)
Before you pack up the 3DS, blankets and folding chair to go wait in line for Wii U in the Great White North, know that EB Games Canada has decided not [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Save $7 on Disney's 'Super Buddies' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 7/16/2013 5:51pm)
Disney and Scott are offering an exclusive printable coupon to save $7.00 on the super-powered Blu-ray! Disney/Buena Vista will be releasing 'Super Buddies' (Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo Pack) on [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Classic Doc ‘Nanook of the North’ Heading for Blu-ray (Home Media Magazine, 1/09/2013 11:41pm)
Flicker Alley will release the classic 1922 documentary Nanook of the North on Blu-ray Disc Feb. 26 as part of a two-pack with the 1934 film The Wedding of Palo. Robert Flaherty’s Nanook chronicles Inuit Eskimo life in the Canadian [...] (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)
	Fox Fires Up 'Alien vs. Predator' Blu-ray Double-Header (High-Def Digest, 3/14/2008 6:00pm)
In a studio first, Fox says it will bundle the hits 'Alien vs. Predator' and 'Alien vs. Predator: Requiem' as a Blu-ray two-pack this April. As we've previously reported, 'Alien vs. Predator: Requiem'... ... (Read Full Article)
	Component Video Cables are bundled in banana peel design. (ThomasNet, 5/04/2005 2:00pm)
Brilliance Hi-Res Component Video Cables feature 75-ohm impedance, color coding, and clearly visible print legends. Banana peel design incorporates individual coax cables affixed to center spline, eliminating need for outer jacket. Offered in 25 AWG size, Series 1281 and Series 1282 bundled cables are comprised of Mini RG-59 coaxes, while 20 AWG Series 1283 bundled cables are comprised of RG-59 ... (Read Full Article)
	BioShock surfaces on PS3 this October (Joystiq, 5/28/2008 11:30am)
Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters During the month of Halloween, you PlayStation 3 owners will finally have the opportunity to wield blunt instruments and bludgeon a pack of masked weirdos. Especially if they're between you and a PS3 copy of BioShock, which has been slated for release in October. Having wrenched free from its Xbox 360 and Windows excl ... (Read Full Article)
	HDTV UK's Guide to the Ultimate High Definition Home Cinema Experience - Part Three: High definition disc players (Tech Digest, 11/15/2007 8:00am)
In the third of this six part series on creating the ultimate high definition home cinema system, we look at high definition disc players When it comes to watching high definition content, particularly movies, there's a paradox. Theoretically, the easiest and cheapest method is to invest in a high definition disc player (HD DVD, Blu-ray, or HD VMD) and buy high definition discs.]]>   ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	New on Blu-ray, Digital & UltraViolet this week (HD-Report, 3/26/2013 5:40pm)
What’s new on Blu-ray, Digital, and UltraViolet this week? Let’s start with Lincoln starring Oscar-winner Daniel Day-Lewis. The film is available from Dreamworks in a Two-Disc or Four-Disc Combo Pack. The Two-Disc edition includes both [...] (Read Full Article)
	Publishers tell Sony it's time for a PS3 price cut (Ars Technica, 3/16/2009 4:12pm)
While overall game sales are doing very well in the face of recession, Sony seems to be lagging behind the pack when it comes to both software and hardware sales. The reasons for this are debatable—and could likely fill a book—but the simplest and toughest issue is the price. At $400, the PS3 is the most expensive system on the market by a large margin. Publishers are really starting t ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Defiance final beta invites PC, PS3, Xbox 360 players March 22 (Joystiq, 3/14/2013 7:30pm)
Defiance launches on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 on April 2, but prior to that, developer [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	New Blu-ray releases this week: Skyfall, James Bond singles, Weeds Season 8 (HD-Report, 2/11/2013 5:03pm)
If you’re a James Bond fan, this week brings lots of goodies on Blu-ray Disc starting with the release of Skyfall. Although there’s no extra material to supplement the title, the two-disc combo pack includes [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	‘Tron/Tron Legacy – 3D’ on sale at Amazon today (HD-Report, 9/30/2012 5:04pm)
Amazon’s Gold Box Deal of the Day today is a sweet treat for fans of lightcycles. If you can break away from the NFL for a few moments, you can score Disney’s Tron/Tron Legacy –  3D combo pack for $37.49 (53% off the regular [...] (Read Full Article)
	Blockbuster and Samsung Sign Agreement to Deliver BLOCKBUSTER(R) OnDemand Services to Select Samsung HDTVs, Home Theater Systems and Blu-ray Players (HDTV Magazine, 7/14/2009 12:00pm)
Blockbuster and Samsung announced they are joining forces to enable consumers to access Blockbuster's vast and growing library of premium digital entertainment via select new Samsung HDTVs, home theater systems and Blu-ray players. The new services will be available in the fall of 2009 and are expected to provide millions of homes across America access to Blockbuster's digital library of movies. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Final Fantasy 14 PS3 players will be able to play PS4 beta for free (Joystiq, 9/09/2013 8:04am)
Final (Read Full Article)
	Wal-Mart sells Blu-ray 2-packs for under $25 (Punch Jump, 7/08/2009 3:39pm)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has begun selling Blu-ray 2-packs at under $25 via its online division. Walmart.com is offering a wide range of Blu-ray 2-pack SKUs to online customers. Titles include Shooter / The Italian Job, Top Gun / Days of Thunder, Face Off / Next, and Mission Impossible / Mission Impossible 2. Meanwhile, retailer Amazon.com is offering [...] ... (Read Full Article)
	(No Title) (, 12/05/2006 2:52pm)
Blu-ray or HD-DVD? Only one likely will survive in the battle of high-definition DVD players. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	‘True Blood: The Complete Fifth Season’ Blu-ray & DVD release date (HD-Report, 3/08/2013 8:16am)
HBO Home Video will release True Blood: The Complete Fifth Season to Blu-ray Disc and DVD on Tuesday, May 21. The 7-disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (MSRP $79.99) contains all 12 episodes of the fifth season [...] (Read Full Article)
	A one-stop shop for Blu-ray licensing (CNET News, 3/05/2008 7:15pm)
Getting licenses for DVD players is tough. It may be simpler to do the same in Blu-ray. ... (Read Full Article)
	Perfect Dark for 360 Collector's Edition (1up.com, 9/06/2005 6:59pm)
Rare and Microsoft Studios announced the release of a limited edition collectible box set of Perfect Dark Zero for Xbox 360. In addition to two discs of game and bonus content, the pack includes "Hong Kong Sunrise," a special-edition comic booklet set in the "PDZ" universe which sets up the game's story, and one of nine mysterious Holographic Glyph Card collectibles, all placed inside a sleek ... (Read Full Article)
	Microsoft working on Blu-ray recording support in Vista (HDTV UK, 1/16/2009 2:55pm)
Microsoft is to provide an update to Windows Vista that will allow Blu-ray discs to be recorded. A first beta version of Service Pack 2 for Vista has been released to a small group of Technology Adoption Program customers for evaluation. Though the ability to write data to Blu-ray discs will exist, Microsoft did not say whether a revised Windows Media Player would play Blu-ray movie discs. There' ... (Read Full Article)
	Mvix Minx HD Home-Theater (eHomeUpgrade, 9/02/2009 6:01pm)
Interesting… MvixUSA has jumped into the mini HTPC space and is announcing the availability of Mvix Minx (MX-3250HD) HD Home-Theater. Unlike the current crop of Intel Atom + NVIDIA ION products grabbing the headlines, Mvix Minx leverages AMD’s Dual Core 3250e processor and ATI 3200HD graphics (full 1080p decoding & DirectX 10 ready) built on [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	This Week on Blu-ray: Life of Pi, Roger Rabbit, Rise of the Guardians, and more! (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/12/2013 7:22pm)
Ang Lee's grand adventure, an animated pack of superheroes, and Roger Rabbit; get a peek at this week's new and notable [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Preview 9 HD channels on DIRECTV free (HD-Report, 12/05/2012 4:50pm)
DIRECTV started their free preview of the HD Extra Pack today, which includes 9 premium HD channels such as Sony Movie Channel HD, MGM HD, and Universal HD (See all high-definition channels below). The free HD channel preview starts today, Dec. 5 [...] (Read Full Article)
	Price Watch: Memorex Blu-ray, $146.98 shipped (CNET Blogs, 11/20/2008 2:09pm)
It's official: Blu-ray players are no longer grossly overpriced. ... (Read Full Article)
	Warner delays HD DVD titles (ZDNet, 3/17/2006 4:30pm)
When the first HD DVD players arrive in stores this month, there won't be any movies to watch for at least another three weeks ... (Read Full Article)
	2 new Best Buy Insignia Blu-ray players get Netflix streaming (Consumer Reports, 10/22/2009 6:59pm)
The ability to stream instant movies from a Blu-ray player, once relegated to higher-end models, is moving to the masses with two new Insignia-brand Netflix enabled Blu-ray players from Best Buy. The two models with Netflix access are the Insignia NS-WBRDVD player, sale priced at $200, and the $180 NS-BRDVD3. Both are currently available at stores and on BestBuy.com. The key differentiating feature is that the higher-priced model has built-in Wi-Fi, so you can wirelessly access a home network to connect to the Internet. In addition, the step-up model can decode both Dolby TrueHD [PDF] and DTS-HD Master Audio internally; the entry-level model only decodes Dolby TrueHD internally, though each can output both formats as bitstream if you have an A/V receiver that can decode them. —James K. Willcox (Read Full Article)
	New format players incompatible with early HDTVs (HDTV UK, 2/24/2006 4:57am)
Anyone who was among the first to make the leap to high definition might well find their pioneering... ... (Read Full Article)
	The players at an impasse (Ars Technica, 10/14/2005 7:45pm)
Here's the back-story, insofar as I've been able to piece it together from the past week's reporting on the issue (see "Related Coverage" below). ... (Read Full Article)
	PCs' key role in HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray war (ZDNet, 6/06/2006 1:44pm)
PC industry will supply most high-definition disc players, but so far the principal makers haven't taken sides. ... (Read Full Article)
	Home Theater PCs: (Tom's Hardware Guide, 6/14/2005 10:57am)
Consumer hi-fi equipment - like DVD and DivX players - are easy to handle, but reach their limits quickly. ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray uptake said to surpass other breakthrough technologies (CEA SmartBrief, 1/13/2009 6:00am)
After being available for just 2 1/2 years, Blu-ray players have reached a nearly 8% household penetration level, a rate of u -More- ]]> ... (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)
	Sharp's 20-inch AQUOS DX LCD HDTV has a built-in Blu-ray player, no 1080p panel (Engadget, 5/22/2009 12:39pm)
Cute Sharp, real cute. Brag about releasing the world's first 20-inch LCD HDTV with a built-in Blu-ray player, but don't even mention to consumers that they won't have the luxury of seeing their flicks in full resolution. For reasons unknown, the latest set in the AQUOS DX range does indeed pack a remarkably convenient integrated BD player, but the 1,366 x 768 resolution makes the whole thing s ... (Read Full Article)
	(No Title) (, 4/22/2006 10:28pm)
The high-definition DVD era began Tuesday with the official launch in the United States of HD-DVD movie players and discs. ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray Disc Sales Rise 91% in First Half of 2009 (Electronic House, 7/17/2009 6:30pm)
Digital Entertainment Group says nearly 20 million Blu-ray players shipped in second quarter. ... (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)
	Digital Gadgets Highlight Consumer Show (PC World, 9/01/2005 11:27pm)
Vendors flock to Germany with HDTV, music players, TV phones, VOIP and more. ... (Read Full Article)
	April's coolest gadgets (IT World, 4/11/2006 4:04pm)
For many months there's been talk about next-generation DVD players for high-definition movies and there's been nothing but prototypes, and then suddenly two products have come along at once! ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray Disc Sales Rise 91% to $407M in First Half of 2009 (CE Pro, 7/17/2009 2:55am)
Digital Entertainment Group says nearly 20 million Blu-ray players shipped in second quarter. ... (Read Full Article)
	Warner Shrinks And Delays HD-DVD Launch (DVD-Recordable, 3/20/2006 12:01pm)
It's official: When the first HD-DVD players, from Toshiba, begin arriving in stores this month, there won't be any software for at least another three weeks. ... (Read Full Article)
	Building The Ultimate Home Theater PC (Tom's Hardware Guide, 10/03/2005 11:11am)
Wishful Thinking? Requirements: The all-round HTPC should not look any different from a DVD player. Can you find the PC among the DVD players in this picture? ... (Read Full Article)
	CMPnetAsia.com (CMPnetAsia, 6/14/2005 9:08am)
The satellite market in Asia is on a roll, with some industry players predicting double-digit growth in the coming years. ... (Read Full Article)
	NEWS: Samsung Blu-ray goes YouTube (Pocket-lint, 9/03/2009 10:16am)
Clearly worried the Blu-ray still not enough Samsung has announced that going forward all its Blu-ray products will come with YouTube support as it continues to try and convince people to embrace the HD format. With the new service, available from 3rd September, consumers can also enjoy video clips from YouTube on their TV screen. The YouTube service features a variety of video clips, including the most popular or highly rated videos and allows for video search through a mobile phone-like on-screen key pad, says the company. The news, announced at IFA in Berlin, Germany, comes as the company announcing a range of Blu-ray players including a Blu-ray Soundbar, the BD Crystal Surround AirTrack, for people looking to de-clutter their home theatre/cinema experience. Tags: Home Cinema Blu-ray Samsung IFA2009 YouTube Samsung Blu-ray goes YouTube originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:16:48 +0100 (Read Full Article)
	Harmonic: In Tune with Cable's Expansion (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance, 4/06/2005 2:11pm)
The video-equipment provider stands to cash in as the industry's major players broaden their bandwidth (Read Full Article)
	Consumer Alert: Not All Blu-ray Players Play All Blu-ray Disc Features (About.com, 2/09/2008 10:00am)
Although Blu-ray definitely has the upper hand against HD-DVD, it is interesting to note that in one aspect of the format war, Blu-ray has a decided disadvantage. While HD-DVD has... ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	‘Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters’ Digital, UV & Blu-ray release dates revealed, unrated version included (HD-Report, 3/28/2013 8:51pm)
Paramount has announced the home release date for Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, and revealed an unrated version of the film will be included in both the Blu-ray/DVD combo and the Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. [...] (Read Full Article)
	ESPN to broadcast "Battle for No. 1" in HDTV (PGA Tour, 3/22/2005 2:34pm)
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. –- The thrill of victory is often enhanced when the very best players compete at the highest level, pushing themselves, and their sport, to new heights. (Read Full Article)
	Next-Gen DVD War Averted? (InformationWeek, 11/06/2006 1:20am)
The emergence of HD/BD universal players in 2007 is likely to make the irreconcilable HD DVD vs. Blu-ray next-generation high definition-capable DVD format battle a moot point. ... (Read Full Article)
	Infinite Loop: Canucks to get Loonies back (Ars Technica, 8/15/2005 3:07pm)
You might remember last year the Canadian government placed a tax on all blank media and MP3 players sold inside the country. ... (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)
	HD DVD / Blu-ray Special Feature: 2. Sony (HDTV UK, 1/06/2008 8:00am)
Who are they? Japanese multinational manufacturing company jointly developed the Blu-ray Disc format with Pioneer. The first HD DVD players arrived in the US in June 2006.   ]]> ... (Read Full Article)
	Digital TV Shoot-Out (Forbes, 9/22/2005 6:55pm)
Investors take note: Here's how consumers rank some of the best and brightest players in digital TV. ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba Intros Trio of 3rd-Gen HD DVD Players for Less Than $500 (Topic Recently Filed: Listing of Topic Articles - Electronic House, 8/08/2007 2:43pm)
Toshiba will launch the HD-A3, HD-A30 and HD-A35 for the latest in HD DVD audio and video at $299, $399 and $499 prices, respectively. ... (Read Full Article)
	Netflix, Best Buy deal brings Watch Instantly streaming to even cheaper Blu-ray players (Engadget, 10/21/2009 2:26am)
Though they've been floating around retail channels for a few weeks, Best Buy and Netflix have finally made official a partnership bringing streaming to the latest Insignia Blu-ray players. The NS-BRDVD3 runs $179, while the NS-WBRDVD edition tosses in WiFi for $20 more, while they won't stream out of the box, a firmware update just made available should add all the . These two keep the (we'll be nice and call it plain) styling of earlier models, and likely live up to the family reputation of "basic Blu-ray playback at a bargain" reported on the second generation of players. Of course, the BD-P1600 offers more features and a nicer reputation at about the same price, but Reward Zone members may want to think twice, with AVS Forum posters mentioning the NS-BRDVD3 can be had for just $99.99 through the 24th. Decisions, decisions. Read - Best Buy and Netflix Announce Partnership to Instantly Stream Movies Over the Internet Via Latest Models of Insignia Blu-ray Disc Players Read - Save $50 On Select INSIGNIA(R) Connected Blu-ray Disc[TM] Players with Netflix [Via AVS Forum]Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentNetflix, Best Buy deal brings Watch Instantly streaming to even cheaper Blu-ray players originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article)
	Tokyo Edge: Who Controls Your Digital Music? (PC World, 7/25/2005 8:07am)
Also highlighted this month--music players, plasma TVs, and DVD camcorders. ... (Read Full Article)
	Are Blu-ray Prices Cheap Enough? (CE Pro, 11/19/2008 11:11pm)
Expectations for Blu-ray are on the rise this holiday season. But have prices of players dropped enough to warrant adoption? ... (Read Full Article)
	LG Says it Still Backs HD DVD (I4U, 2/19/2008 6:21pm)
With all the news today of Toshiba dropping the HD DVD format itÂ’s a bit hard to imagine someone still actually backing HD DVD. Yet that is exactly what LG is doing. LG told Pocket-lint that it would continue to back and develop HD DVD players.LG issues a... ... (Read Full Article)
	DVD format battle await consumer response (Independent Online, 4/22/2006 9:34am)
HD DVD, one of two next-generation formats angling to take over the DVD market, officially launched mid-April with a miniwave of titles and players hitting stores. ... (Read Full Article)
	HD DVD players sold out at Best Buy (Punch Jump, 2/25/2008 5:15pm)
Best Buy Co. Inc. this week sold out of two HD DVD player SKUs following Toshiba Corp.’s announcement that it will exit the HD DVD business. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Yamaha Unveils Blu-ray Player Pair (TWICE, 7/30/2012 7:22pm)
Buena Park, Calif. -- Yamaha introduced Monday its BD-S673 and BD-S473 Blu-ray players, both [...] (Read Full Article)
	Sony says ok to Blu-Ray (MobileMag, 3/17/2006 4:19pm)
Sony for one isn't waiting to see who wins the next-gen DVD war. The electronics giant is going ahead with its plans to release Blu-ray Discs. The first players will hit the U.S. markets this summer. ... (Read Full Article)
	BDA: 10 Million Blu-ray Players In 2008 (High-Def Digest, 1/08/2008 9:50pm)
The Blu-ray camp says that by this time next year, the format's installed base could be nearly three times its current size. That was the headline out of last night's Blu-ray Disc Association press conference... ... (Read Full Article)
	What's new (Guardian Weekly, 4/20/2005 11:12pm)
Over the past few years, we have seen watches with built-in MP3 players, cameras and even mobile phones. Now, the Japanese manufacturer NHJ has taken timepieces to another dimension with the VTV-201, the first watch to feature an integrated analogue terrestrial TV tuner. (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	What Types of Connections Do Blu-ray Disc Players Have? - Question of the Week (About.com, 4/14/2013 10:00am)
You are interested in buying a Blu-ray Disc player, but before you buy one, you want to know if it will connect to your TV and/or home theater receiver. For ... (Read Full Article)
	PS3 to drive Blu-ray; 29M players in 2008, says report (Punch Jump, 3/27/2008 3:50pm)
New data released this week predicts that Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 will drive Blu-ray growth until the end of next year. ... (Read Full Article)
	Sony displays prototype “Sapphire” second-gen Blu-ray players (Teaoodle, 1/08/2007 11:40am)
Filed under: CES, HDTV, Home Entertainment Unfortunately they were only given a passing mention during Sony's CES press conference earlier, but a... ... (Read Full Article)
	Quarter of US homes to have Blu-ray players by 2011 (HDTV UK, 4/24/2008 12:19pm)
New analysis suggests that the popularity of Blu-ray could surge over the next three years, with the number of US households having a player rising from under one per cent (now) to around 25% by 2011. This includes the PS3... ... (Read Full Article)
	Best Buy offers 9 HD DVD discs with player purchase (Punch Jump, 1/21/2008 10:00pm)
Best Buy this week began offering nine free HD DVD titles with the purchase of eligible HD DVD Players from Toshiba Corp to online customers. ... (Read Full Article)
	Pioneer's 2008 Blu-ray Player Line Leaked [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 4/16/2008 5:40pm)
A source tells us that in May, Pioneer will announce two new Blu-ray players, including the Elite BDP-05FD you see above. Surprisingly, they won't be Profile 2.0, just 1.1 (so PIP but no Ethernet),... ... (Read Full Article)
	DVD players go high tech (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 12/02/2005 1:03am)
If you're one of the thousands people who has bought an HDTV set recently, you may have done yourself a gross disservice. Unless you upgraded your old DVD player recently, your movies aren't looking nearly as stunning as they could be. ... (Read Full Article)
	Tech: The New Player in Hollywood (NewsFactor, 1/24/2006 3:13pm)
Consumer technology is crashing the party in Tinseltown, and many people in show business are treating portable media players, DVRs, and on-demand services as a most unwelcome guest. ... (Read Full Article)
	Tokyo Edge: HD Camcorders, Tiny Music Players, and Nine-Ink Printers (PC World, 6/15/2005 8:04am)
Talk of changes in giant TV technology, flash hard-drive memory, and new external storage options surface this month in Asia. ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba Quits HD DVD Business (New York Times, 2/19/2008 2:58pm)
Handing a victory to Blu-ray disc technology in the format battle for next-generation video, Toshiba said it would no longer develop, make or market HD DVD players. ... (Read Full Article)
	Tokyo Edge: Hot Phones and Music Players (PC World, 4/20/2005 8:01am)
A wealth of talented handheld gadgets, including a cell phone with a hard drive and a music player with VoIP. (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	You don't bring a 3D printer to a gun fight -- yet (CNET Blogs, 9/06/2012 11:00am)
Consumer-level 3D printing could change guns and gun control as we know it. But just how likely are we to see 3D-printed plastic firearms anytime soon? And what are the legal ramifications? CNET's Rich Brown talks to some of the players involved the [...] (Read Full Article)
	HD DVD fights back with new features (AP) (Addict 3D, 6/29/2007 7:31pm)
AP - HD DVD has recently faced some head wind in its struggle to become the high-definition successor to the DVD, but its supporters are playing an ace from their sleeve with the arrival of the first discs that take advantage of its players' built-in Internet connections. ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray Disc Players at the 2009 CEDIA EXPO (About.com, 9/22/2009 10:00am)
Blu-ray was heavily represented at the 2009 CEDIA EXPO, with a variety of new Blu-ray Disc players and Blu-ray-equipped Home Theater-in-a-Box Systems. For a peek at some the Blu-ray Disc player offerings at the 2009 CEDIA EXPO, check out my CEDIA Blu-ray Disc Player Photo Gallery and Report. Also, for an overview of the entire 2009 CEDIA EXPO, check out my Best of CEDIA 2009 Photo Gallery and Report. Photo of Sony BDP-CX7000ES 400 Disc MegaChanger (c) Robert Silva - Licensed to About.com (Read Full Article)
	Dealzmodo: Wal-Mart Spotted Offering Funai NB500 Blu-Ray Players For $298 [Dealzmodo] (Gizmodo, 5/12/2008 8:40pm)
Personally, I think that a "budget" Blu-ray player priced at $300 is not a true bargain, but given the prices of most of the majors out there it definitely falls into that category. The untested BD... ... (Read Full Article)
	Sony Announces $1,000 Blu-ray Player (BetaNews, 3/16/2006 10:13pm)
Sony introduced its first Blu-ray products on Thursday, offering the cheapest solutions so far to employ the technology. However, the price point still remains at about $1,000 or more, twice the cost of entry-level HD DVD players. ... (Read Full Article)
	Low-priced Blu-ray Disc Players Reach Wal-mart Shelves (About.com, 5/15/2008 3:00pm)
Is price the main thing that is stopping you from buying a Blu-ray Disc player? If you are willing to forgo brand names, such as Panasonic, Samsung, and Sony, you... ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-Ray Sales Developing Nicely (High-Def Digest, 1/21/2009 10:45pm)
The Blu-ray Disc player industry is seeing increased sales over the past two and a half years. Since the technology was unveiled, 10.7 million players (including Playstation 3s) have been shipped to retail... ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Worldwide installed base of Blu-ray disc players to hit 100 million this year, says Strategy Analytics (Broadcast Engineering, 11/20/2012 4:33pm)
The market research firm forecasts 27 percent of consumers in North America will own at least one standalone Blu-ray Disc player. (Read Full Article)
	CinemaNow comes to Funai HDTVs and Blu-ray players (AfterDawn, 10/15/2009 3:48pm)
Funai and Sonic Solutions have announced a deal which will bring online video to more consumer electronics devices. A client for Sonic's CinemaNow service will be built into an as of yet unspecified selection of HDTVs and Blu-ray players built by Funai. Funai manufactured brands include Phillips, Sylvania, Magnavox, and Emerson. Like many online video services CinemaNow video on demand can already be used on a number of devices ranging from PCs and portable media players to blu-ray players What makes them somewhat unique is their use of Sonic Solution's Qflix, which allows them to sell you DVDs which can burn at home, complete with standard CSS encryption, and don't depend on the continued operation of DRM servers. Unfortunately they do require you to buy a Qflix DVD burner and media. Hideaki Funakoshi, General Manager of DVD Division, AV Management HQ of Funai, said "We view the inclusion of Roxio CinemaNow technology powering convenient access to high-quality entertainment as an important driver for consumer adoption of our next-generation devices."Permalink | Comments (Read Full Article)
	HD-A1 player still too slow, big and noisy (Republican American, 9/15/2006 9:14am)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Consumers looking to upgrade their home theaters can now choose between two types of high-definition DVD players -- the confusing result of a long-running format war involving Hollywood studios and technology companies. ... (Read Full Article)
	HD DVD sales jump on price cut; behind Blu-ray (Punch Jump, 1/29/2008 10:27pm)
Sales for stand-alone HD DVD players jumped following a price cut from Toshiba Corp. to discount all retail models. ... (Read Full Article)
	Tepid interest seen for next-gen DVDs in 2006 (ZDNet, 5/04/2006 5:21am)
Survey of high-volume DVD users shows that about one in five may buy high-definition DVD players or discs in 2006. ... (Read Full Article)
	Bits: A $299 Sony Blu-ray Player, but No Cheap Chinese Models (New York Times, 3/05/2008 11:08pm)
Sony expects prices to drop for its Blu-ray disc players from $399 to $299 by the end of the year and perhaps to $199 by the end of next year. ... (Read Full Article)
	XBox 360 - High Def vs Normal TV (BellaOnline, 11/25/2005 4:50pm)
One glorious feature of the XBox 360 is that it can put out a high definition TV signal. All of us players with HDTV systems will get to see amazing clarity. ... (Read Full Article)
	LG adds networked content to its Blu-ray players (CEA SmartBrief, 12/31/2008 6:00am)
LG Electronics next year will begin offering networked content from YouTube, CinemaNow and Netflix with its new Blu-ray playe -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article)
	All You Need to Know About HDMI Connector (HardwareZone, 2/14/2006 3:38am)
Everything you need to know about the new digital audio and video HDMI connector, which will be used by DVD players, videoprojectors, HDTV sets and LCD panels. ... (Read Full Article)
	HD DVD beats Blu-ray to market (MSNBC, 3/31/2006 1:43pm)
Toshiba began selling the first players using the next-generation HD DVD video format Friday, beating the rival Blu-ray disc format to market. ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray Will Never Replace DVDs in PCs Says Analyst (High-Def Digest, 8/28/2009 6:00pm)
Less than four percent of new computers have Blu-ray drives. As we all know, Blu-ray has become an increasingly popular format, sales of both Blu-ray discs and players are higher than ever, and the format... (Read Full Article)
	HD Boycott (HDBlog.net, 2/24/2006 2:06pm)
Former Apple dude, Mike Evangelist, wants to boycott the new HD DVD and BD players because of AACS. This is important. I really want you to understand what’s going on with the video industry’s push towards HD. They are engineering a complete removal of the concept of fair use. They are setting up systems that [...] ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray is smokin' hot; HD formats outpacing DVD (Ars Technica, 1/28/2008 1:45am)
Although HD DVD appears to be in dire straits, the format battle between it and Blu-ray appears to have had at least one positive ramification: pricing on players has fallen at a rapid rate, and sales are now eclipsing those seen in the early years of DVD.Read More... ... (Read Full Article)
	Philips DVP5960/37 (HDTV Reviews Blog, 5/08/2006 4:23pm)
Philips DVP5960/37 May 8th, 2006 | HDTV News, HD DVD HDMI-equipped DVD players have suddenly become... ... (Read Full Article)
	HD DVD and Blu-ray Learn to Play Together (Consumer Electronics News | GracesoftValues, 2/15/2007 6:28pm)
HD DVD and Blu-ray Learn to Play Together Dual-format players and discs could open the door for mass... ... (Read Full Article)
	Wal-Mart offers free $100 for Blu-ray players (Punch Jump, 6/09/2008 3:12pm)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. this week began offering a free $100 gift card to customers who purchase a new Blu-ray disc player. ... (Read Full Article)
	2G HD DVD players announced - HD-A2 & HD-XA2: $499 & $999 (HD Beat, 9/14/2006 11:24am)
Filed under: News, Manufacturers, Toshiba, Windows Media Center Toshiba's HD DVD press conference at CEDIA 2006 just ended and the first big news is... ... (Read Full Article)
	DivX (R) Now Showing on Blu-ray DVD Players (Business Wire, 3/12/2008 12:30pm)
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX), a digital media company, today announced that it has granted DivX® Certification to six new Blu-ray DVD ... (Read Full Article)
	Consumer Alert: Warner To Lower Blu-ray Disc Prices (About.com, 7/16/2008 6:00am)
In order for Blu-ray to take on the current DVD juggernaut, prices for both players and discs have to come down in order to attract the masses. As a result,... ... (Read Full Article)
	Japan offers blu-ray Disc (Baku Sun - Azerbaijan, 9/01/2006 12:58pm)
TOKYO — More than a dozen Hollywood studios announced movie offerings in Japan Tuesday for players of next-generation Blu-ray Disc video. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Free Max Payne 3 DLC, Disorganized Crime, hits Aug. 28 (Joystiq, 8/22/2012 12:00pm)
Max Payne 3's next round of free DLC, the Disorganized Crime map pack, is shooting in on [...] (Read Full Article)
	Target To Sell Blu-Ray DVD Players (KTHV Little Rock, 7/26/2007 3:37pm)
For a department store chain whose color scheme is red, Target is getting ready to put a lot of stock in blue. That's blue as in Blu-ray, one of two competing formats for high-definition DVD's. ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray's popularity continues to grow in Japan (HDTV UK, 7/22/2008 5:02pm)
We've already reported on the rising popularity of Blu-ray discs and hardware in Japan, and the trend is continuing, according to the latest sales figures of Blu-ray recorders and players... ... (Read Full Article)
	Report: Toshiba halts HD DVD production, mulling future (Computerworld, 2/18/2008 2:00pm)
Toshiba has halted production of HD DVD players and recorders, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported Saturday evening ... (Read Full Article)
	NetBlender connects iPhone to Blu-ray, PS3 (Punch Jump, 4/10/2008 8:45pm)
NetBlender Inc. on Thurs. announced new technology that will connect Apple Inc.’s iPhone and iPod Touch devices to Blu-ray disc content and players. ... (Read Full Article)
	News Cheaper Blu-ray Players In 2007? Low-cost Funai says it will enter the market by year's end. By Phillip Swann (TVPredictions.com, 2/20/2007 1:03pm)
Washington, D.C. (February 20, 2007) -- There's hope today for HDTV owners who have been waiting for a less expensive Blu-ray high-def DVD player. ... (Read Full Article)
	EXCELLENT editorial regarding Hi-Def Gaming and the REAL next-gen players (Digg.com, 3/09/2006 8:01pm)
A great, insightful article that analyzes the move into high definition, why its significantly different from past advancements in gaming, why it will have a major impact on the next-generation wars. Interesting and well written. ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray Disc rapidly gaining popularity in Japan (Computerworld, 7/22/2008 1:00pm)
Shipments of Blu-ray Disc-based video recorders and players are increasing fast in Japan and hit 122,000 in June, according to data released today. ... (Read Full Article)
	Prediction: HD DVD Not Dead, Toshiba Will Produce Dual Format HD Players [Hd Dvd] (Gizmodo, 1/07/2008 2:54am)
We snagged a second with Wolfgang Schlichting, IDC's research director for removable storage, to ask what the picture looks like for HD DVD. His thoughts? HD DVD isn't dead yet. Toshiba will probably... ... (Read Full Article)
	NPD: Free Blu-ray Players Contributed to Weekly Hardware Lead (High-Def Digest, 1/25/2008 5:00pm)
That 93% lead for Blu-ray in hardware sales in the week following Warner's exclusivity announcement? NPD (the research group that tallied the numbers) says don't read too much into it. That's according... ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	OPPO Formally Announces BDP-103 and BDP-105 Blu-ray Disc Players (About.com, 9/19/2012 4:00am)
Building on the success of their well-regarded BDP-93 and (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Are There Blu-ray Disc Recorders? - Question of the Week (About.com, 5/19/2013 10:00am)
Blu-ray is now a major part of the home entertainment experience with Blu-ray disc players occupying a major spot on the equipment rack. However, even though playing Blu-ray discs provides ... (Read Full Article)
	Holiday Special - Blu-ray Disc Players (About.com, 11/25/2008 8:00am)
Looking for a great Holiday Gift this year? If you own an HDTV, then consider giving the latest in home theater technology, a Blu-ray Disc player. This new format delivers... ... (Read Full Article)
	12 Free Discs With Toshiba's Third-Gen HD DVD Players at Amazon (High-Def Digest, 12/07/2007 11:46pm)
Amazon is matching Wal-Mart’s latest HD DVD "secret sale" value-add -- and beating it with a 25% price cut. The latest next-gen hardware deal from the web giant has actually been running for some time... ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	The 5 Best Blu-ray Players (eCoustics, 7/02/2013 8:01am)
If you want the best movie content and picture quality on your HDTV, you need a Blu-ray player. Not only do they play Blu-ray discs, which offer movies in full 1080p video, but they can support 3D video, stream content from the Web, and serve as a [...] (Read Full Article)
	Optical disc deal (Australian IT, 2/13/2006 1:22pm)
TOSHIBA, which is pushing its HD DVD format for high-definition discs, has signed an agreement with LG Electronics to share patents for optical disc drives, players and recorders. ... (Read Full Article)
	Millions to buy Blu-ray this year, survey suggests (HDTV UK, 3/18/2008 1:05pm)
A recent survey -- conducted during the period of speculation and then confirmation that Toshiba was pulling the plug on HD DVD -- suggests that an increasing number of consumers are ready to buy Blu-ray players... ... (Read Full Article)
	Amazon slashes HD DVD player prices (Punch Jump, 2/19/2008 8:58pm)
Amazon.com on Tues. slashed prices on Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD players following an announcement that the company will cease production on the high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article)
	New HDMI transmitter supports Super Audio CD (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 12/07/2006 9:08pm)
Silicon Image Inc. unveiled its latest High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) transmitter chip for use in STBs, DVD recorders and DVD players. ... (Read Full Article)
	HD DVD camps brace for war (Montgomery Advertiser, 1/15/2006 10:15am)
Move over DVD. A more-buffed movie disc is on the way. Actually, two new high-definition disc formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, are looking to supplant DVD. As the new discs and players arrive this spring, consumers will be left to choose sides in this looming format war. ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray Player Sales Up 600 Per Cent, According to UK Online Retailer [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 2/21/2008 12:26pm)
Stuart Rowe, COO of play.com is claiming that sales of Blu-ray players have increased seven-fold since Toshiba announced it was cutting and running from its HD-DVD format. The UK-based web retailer... ... (Read Full Article)
	Samsung rolls out Amazon, Blockbuster video store access across HDTVs, HTIBs and Blu-ray players everywhere (Engadget, 10/14/2009 9:42pm)
Just as promised, the (still SD only) Blockbuster OnDemand service is now available on a slew of Samsung hardware via firmware update, while the Internet@TV lineup (LCD and Plasma HDTVs Series 650 and above and LED HDTVs Series 7000) has a brand new toy with the Amazon VOD Yahoo! widget (which does support HD.) Both services offer a slew of rental and/or purchase options for the digital delivery fanatic, though we still hunger for the audio and quality of VUDU plus the all you can eat goodness of Netflix Watch Instantly, of the millions of TVs out there, there's surely someone willing to sift through those menus for the ease of viewing Ghosts of Girlfriends Past without resorting to cable VOD -- or getting up from the couch. The "convenience" goes both ways, since they'll also be able to pick up compatible Samsung blu-ray players at Blockbuster stores, right next to the TiVo section -- check for exact model #s supported in the PR after the break.Continue reading Samsung rolls out Amazon, Blockbuster video store access across HDTVs, HTIBs and Blu-ray players everywhereFiled under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentSamsung rolls out Amazon, Blockbuster video store access across HDTVs, HTIBs and Blu-ray players everywhere originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	PSA: Dishonored 'Dunwall City Trials' blinks to PC, 360 and PS3 today (Joystiq, 12/11/2012 1:45pm)
Dishonored's first DLC pack, "Dunwall City Trials," is available right now on (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Nintendo put limits on 3DS StreetPass sharing so it can add features later (Engadget, 12/31/2013 4:17am)
StreetPass data swaps are handy for 3DS owners who want to expand their games with other players' content, but they limit the number of new people you can accept at any one time. Ever wonder why that is? As it turns out, Nintendo has been [...] (Read Full Article)
	Microdisplays show mighty hand at display conference (EE Times, 3/18/2005 4:37pm)
NEW YORK — Several players in the nascent microdisplay field reported progress in their respective technologies at the USDC/Needham Display Investors conference held here. (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Yamaha Ships Aventage BD-A1020 Universal Blu-ray Player (High-Def Digest, 9/11/2012 7:00pm)
You'll find DVD Audio and SACD support as well as the bells and whistles you're used to from connected Blu-ray players. Yamaha found what they call "cult success" with the BD-A1010 universal Blu-ray [...] (Read Full Article)
	Matsushita sees European Blu-ray launch in autumn (Reuters via Yahoo! News, 3/09/2006 8:54pm)
Japanese consumer electronics group Matsushita (6752.T) said it would introduce Blu-ray DVD players in Europe in the autumn of 2006 and set targets for sales of flat TVs and digital still cameras. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Edward Snowden cast as hero in smartphone game (CNET Blogs, 8/02/2013 10:19pm)
The NSA leaker wanted by U.S. authorities stars in the mobile game Snowden Run 3D. In the endless runner, players must collect "sensitive information" while avoiding the long arm of the law. (Read Full Article)
	CEA: Blu-ray Player Shipments to Jump 112% in 2009, Despite Recession (Home Media Magazine, 7/20/2009 7:53pm)
Burgeoning shipments of Blu-ray Disc players in the second half of the year are expected to contribute to a 112% increase in unit sales by the end of 2009, according to a report from the Consumer Electronics Association. ... (Read Full Article)
	Average Blu-ray Player Price Falls 6% More, PriceSCAN Says (CE Pro, 9/24/2008 7:21pm)
Latest price index shows average price of Blu-ray players has dropped for the third straight week and 12% overall in September. ... (Read Full Article)
	Denon’s Budget Concious Blu-ray Player (High-Def Digest, 9/25/2009 8:00pm)
With the announcement of the DBP-1610, Denon has reached their lowest price point yet. The most economical of Denon’s Blu-ray players, the new addition will retail for $499. While certainly scaled down... (Read Full Article)
	CEDIA: New Disc Bundles to Accompany Toshiba's Third-Gen HD DVD Launch (High-Def Digest, 9/06/2007 2:55pm)
With their soon-to-be released third-gen HD DVD players already announced and on display, a series of new bundle deals took center stage at Toshiba's Wednesday Night CEDIA press conference. Would-be early... ... (Read Full Article)
	HD DVD Players To Drop Below $500 Mid 2007 (DVD-Recordable, 1/22/2007 4:56pm)
In view of Toshiba's recent launch of an inexpensive HD DVD player with a retail price of US$599, Taiwan optical disc drive makers think an entry-level HD DVD player priced at up to US$500 (£253) may be available in the second half of 2007. ... (Read Full Article)
	1080i HDCP and you (HDBlog.net, 4/26/2006 4:05pm)
The first HD-DVD players output 1080i and HDCP is a boondoggle to the consumer ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	'DuckTales Remastered,' a HD Rework of the NES Classic, Ready to Download this Summer (High-Def Digest, 3/22/2013 8:30pm)
Hand-drawn characters in 3D environments top the list of changes. In 1989, Capcom released a classic realization of one Disney's hit programs, 'Duck Tales.' Playing as Scrooge McDuck, players found [...] (Read Full Article)
	Blu-Ray or HD DVD or both? (Digital WebCast, 7/16/2006 3:19am)
With the Blu-Ray/HD DVD wars beginning to heat up as players become available to consumers, those in the professional space who will be publishing to these formats have to determine which format will best suit their business needs. Will it it Blur Ray, HD DVD or both? DMN gets some of answers from Dave Sudden, chief technology officer at Rimage, a provider of optical media publishing solutions. ... (Read Full Article)
	Bluetooth Adopts New Radio Technology (Washington Post, 3/29/2006 11:51am)
NEW YORK -- The Bluetooth wireless standard used in cell phones and other small devices will take a leap in transmission speed, broadening its scope to enable high-definition video and files for digital music players like the iPod. ... (Read Full Article)
	NPD Says Intent-to-Buy Blu-ray Grows (Format War Central, 2/09/2008 12:20am)
We see that Video Business is reporting that consumers are expressing more desire to purchase Blu-ray Disc players following Warner Bros. Entertainment’s swing to back Blu-ray exclusively, according to the NPD Group. While there is weak overall demand for both BD and HD DVD set-tops, NPD’s surveys do show diverging intent for BD and HD DVD, [...] ... (Read Full Article)
	HD DVD hits Japan's stores (Daily Bulletin, 4/01/2006 8:08am)
TOKYO - Toshiba began selling the first players using the next-generation HD DVD video format Friday, beating the rival Blu-ray disc format to market in a high-stakes competition to deliver theater-quality movies to living rooms. ... (Read Full Article)
	Xbox 360's HD DVD drive has over a third of the US HD DVD player market (Tech Digest, 12/18/2007 8:00am)
Uh-oh! Time for another update on the relative successes and/or failures of the new HD movie formats - this time as seen through the eyes of impartial American stat-compiler NPD. According to NPD, 750,000 HD DVD players have been sold in America - and the cheap old Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on has been responsible for 269,000...]]>   ]]>]]>]]> ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba Sees HD DVD Sales Jumping In 2007/08 (InformationWeek, 1/08/2007 2:27pm)
Toshiba Corp. said on Sunday sales of its HD DVD players and recorders were likely to jump about six times to three million units or more in the year starting April, driven by robust demand in the United States. ... (Read Full Article)
	HD DVD Hardware, Software Shipments to Retail On the Rise (High-Def DVD Digest, 6/02/2006 9:45pm)
After consumer demand for HD DVD hardware and software outstripped retailer supply in the format's first month of market availability, additional players and discs are finally beginning to move to stores... ... (Read Full Article)
	Consumers, analysts, retailers give HD DVD the cold shoulder (Ars Technica, 1/29/2008 8:56am)
HD DVD may not be dead yet, but it looks to be a solid candidate for the endangered species list. Some early adopters believe the format war is over and are looking to unload their players while analysts call the format's demise inevitable.Read More... ... (Read Full Article)
	Sound Advice: HD DVD worth trying at $299 (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, 9/09/2007 9:02pm)
Q Is there much difference in picture quality between, say, the Oppo 1080p up-converting DVD player and one of the two actual high-definition (Blu-ray and HD DVD) players? I have a 40-inch 1080p LCD television and am ready to replace my Toshiba DVD player with something better. But from what I know, it might be best for me to wait until the HD DVD/Blu-ray war is over and a clear leader is ... ... (Read Full Article)
	PlayStation 3 bonus: It runs Blu-ray movies (KING 5 Seattle, 12/06/2006 3:34am)
Rarely do video game consoles make good stand-alone movie players. But Sony's new PlayStation 3 bucks the trend when it comes to high-definition Blu-ray movies, and even videophiles probably won't be disappointed with the image quality. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Sony BDP-S5100 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 6/21/2013 10:00am)
The BDP-S5100 is a great example of how Blu-ray Disc players have morphed into a total content access entertainment device. Although the core of the BDP-S5100 is its ability to play Blu-ray discs (both 2D and 3D - including 2D-to-3D [...] (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray Adoption Won't Happen Until 2009, Research Finds (CE Pro, 4/23/2008 7:00am)
A new report from Bernstein Research predicts that mass Blu-ray adoption won’t start until the end of 2009, when players fall beneath $200. ... (Read Full Article)
	US has most Blu-ray awareness (AfterDawn, 4/03/2008 7:21pm)
According to Reuters, the media research firm Interpret has revealed that just about 60 percent of American consumers are now aware of Blu-ray as a disc format and that the number of households with Blu-ray players is approaching the 10 million mark. The report, a survey of consumers aged 18-54, is unfortunately outdated already however, as it was conducted in mid-January, Right after Warner's ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba jumps into Blu-ray pool (HDTV News, 7/21/2009 8:21pm)
Toshiba is taking a step back on its full fledged support of HD-DVD technology, with the announcement by Yomiuri Shimbun that the electronics company plans to introduce a line of Blu-ray players into the marketplace by the end of the year. While Toshiba has withdrawn from the HD-DVD market, the move to Blu-ray may not be [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Blu-ray: BD Live Falls Short , Says Boston Globe (TVPredictions, 3/05/2009 9:53am)
Hollywood studios have desperately tried to get consumers to use interactive features in Blu-ray players called BD-Live. However, one columnist at the Boston Globe is not impressed: "It's been the same with me as I've tried out the [...] (Read Full Article)
	Samsung drops their MSRP price on Blu Ray player BDP1000 (Digg.com, 1/03/2007 10:33pm)
Samsung is leading the way in HDTV with both televisions and Blu Ray players. They just announced a price drop of $100 on their Blu Ray player. ... (Read Full Article)
	Amazon offers $300 off Blu-ray, HDTV purchase (Punch Jump, 11/06/2008 3:41pm)
Retailer Amazon.com this week began offering $300 off the purchase of select Sony Corp. Blu-ray players and LCD HDTV sets in a new high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	4K TV Hits Retail (Home Media Magazine, 10/15/2012 7:54pm)
The 2012 holiday season should see the usual bevy of discounted home entertainment hardware — everything from HDTVs to 3D Blu-ray Disc players. It will also see a relatively new home entertainment hardware offering: 4K TVs. And [...] (Read Full Article)
	More on Chinse Blu-ray Disc Players (Format War Central, 1/21/2008 7:41am)
It seems that a second Chinese Blu-ray player is in the works. I can confirm that this Gowell Blu-ray player is not the one that was demonstrated at CES by invitation only.  The Gowell player also has a wide feature set including HDMI 1.3, Ethernet, BDR/RE support, SD/MS card slots, TrueHD and DTS HD decoding, etc. [...] ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba tackles convergence on multiple fronts (ARNnet, 2/16/2006 4:19am)
Toshiba hit the digital entertainment market this week with the promise of a new HD DVD standard, retail support and a slew of new convergent products including MP3 players, projectors and a high-definition entertainment Qosmio laptop. ... (Read Full Article)
	NPD Confirms Huge Blu-ray Share Jump (Format War Central, 1/23/2008 7:26pm)
Twice is reporting confirmation from NPD directly relating to the leaked figures showing that Blu-ray made huge gains in market share for the second week of January. The correct break down according to the Twice article is 90% for Blu-ray, 7% for HD DVD and the remainder for Blu-ray/HD DVD combo players. It is also interesting to [...] ... (Read Full Article)
	Fujitsu FMV home theater PCs to include Blu-ray (TG Daily, 4/11/2006 6:59pm)
Fujitsu will be the first manufacturer, it appears, to integrate Blu-ray Disc recorders and players into its PCs, but the real story here is the PCs that are receiving them. These are top-of-the-line media center PCs, that would perhaps have already been extremely successful in the Japanese market as long as two years ago, had Blu-ray recorders been available sooner. ... (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. ]]> ... (Read Full Article)
	(No Title) (, 12/29/2006 12:31am)
Emil Larsen, Personal Computer World , Friday 29 December 2006 at 00:00:00 HD DVD, IPTV and games consoles dominated the close of the year This winter, Microsoft waded into the high definition war, releasing an HD-DVD for the Xbox 360. HD-DVD players were already far cheaper than Blu-ray drives – with Blu-ray manufacturers accusing... > Read the full article ... (Read Full Article)
	Sony shows off new Blu-ray disc recorders (The Japan Times, 9/13/2007 11:57pm)
Sony Corp. has announced it will start selling four new Blu-ray disc recorders to augment its lineup of DVD players in Japan, stepping up the battle in next-generation video formats. Read more ... ... (Read Full Article)
	'The Descent' Playback Problems on Sony Blu-ray Players? (High-Def Digest, 1/02/2007 12:05pm)
Though earning praise from online users for its cutting-edge interactive features, Lionsgate's 'The Descent' has also encountered reported compatibility problems with Sony's new BDP first-gen Blu-ray player.... ... (Read Full Article)
	Samsung Home Theater-In-a-Box Has Built-in Blu-ray (CE Pro, 7/24/2008 9:42pm)
Samsung is expanding its home theater-in-a-box (HTiB) systems that have Blu-ray players with the 5.1-channel HT-BD2E. ... (Read Full Article)
	Sony Quietly Introduces PlayStation 3 Youtube Uploading [PS3] (Gizmodo, 5/16/2008 10:20pm)
Mainichi Issho, a Japan-only PlayStation Network game that's been out since 2006, has quietly brought a pretty killer function to the PlayStation 3. Players can now record gameplay and upload clips... ... (Read Full Article)
	China Blue HD Format Hits the U.K. (High-Def Digest, 10/15/2009 4:00pm)
While it’s certainly not looking like the start of a new format war, a European import retailer is now selling CBHD players in the United Kingdom. Putting politics aside, online retailer GBAX is now... (Read Full Article)
	Most Consumers Now Aware of Blu-ray - But... (About.com, 4/07/2008 10:00am)
It seems that a new study has indicated that 60% of consumers in the U.S. are now aware of Blu-ray, and about 10 million Blu-ray and HD-DVD players have been... ... (Read Full Article)
	Pioneer Drops Below $300 with BD-Live Blu-ray Player; Crazy Vid Tweaks on Step-Up Models [Ces 2009] (Gizmodo, 1/07/2009 8:24pm)
Pioneer has three BD-Live Blu-ray players out in April, the BDP-120 hits under $300, but the step-up BDP-320 and Elite BDP-23FD actually sense the TV you're watching and tweak video output for max... ... (Read Full Article)
	Panasonic to roll out Blu-ray player in September (Washington Post, 3/29/2006 11:51am)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Panasonic said on Tuesday it will start selling a Blu-ray high-definition disc player in September for under $1,500 and sees up to 5 million of these new DVD players sold industry-wide in their first year. ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray Gets Big Boost From Sony, Best Buy, and Apple (About.com, 9/28/2009 10:00am)
For those that are still Blu-ray doubters, the trend is against you. Blu-ray has not only been on a continuous growth pattern despite the current lackluster economy, but may experience substantially increased growth as a result of four new developments. First: The large number of Blu-ray Disc players introduced at the recent CEDIA EXPO from both mainstream and niche-brand manufacturers. Second: Sony has revealed that its new Playstation 3 Slim (which has a built-in Blu-ray Disc player) has sold more than 1 million units since it was released on September 1st. Third: Apple is finally jumping on the Blu-ray bandwagon with an announcement that it will be including a Blu-ray Disc drive in its upcoming series of iMacs. Fourth: Best Buy has announced that it will be marketing a new line of its Insignia-brand LCD TVs that will include built-in Blu-ray Disc players; just in time for the 2009 Christmas and Winter Holiday Season. For more details on these developments, check out the reports from Channel Web, CNET, and High Def Digest. (Read Full Article)
	Tested: Toshiba's HD DVD Firmware Version 2.7 (High-Def Digest, 11/20/2007 9:00pm)
Is Toshiba’s latest firmware update for its second-gen HD DVD players ready for prime time? We asked Joshua Zyber to take it for a test drive on his HD-XA2 player. Released early last week, the documentation...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/187838152" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article)
	RTcom USA Announces Industry's First Fully HDCP-Compliant DVI Matrix Router (PRWeb, 11/04/2007 7:08am)
New device allows delivery of up to six video signals - from computers, DVD andBlu-ray players, TiVo systems and other consumer electronics - to up to six displays. (PRWeb Nov 4, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/WmV0YS1DcmFzLVNxdWEtWmV0YS1UaGlyLVplcm8= ... (Read Full Article)
	Howard Stern Comments On Blu-ray (Format War Central, 1/17/2008 1:21pm)
During his Sirius Satellite Radio show, Howard Stern was asked by co-host Robin Quivers if he was getting into "HD or Blu-ray" (she meant HD DVD). Stern replied he has both, but then quickly said "I’m pretty sure one of my dvd players has Blu-ray" (view clip below for full conversation). So if "The King [...] ... (Read Full Article)
	Company promises HD without the high price (PC Advisor, 3/11/2006 4:30pm)
The buzz about high-definition movies on optical discs might be all about HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc, but two companies are demonstrating at the CeBit trade show this week a system that delivers HD movies on DVD-like discs for use in cheap players. ... (Read Full Article)
	Sharp's Aquos BD Series HDTVs Include Built-In Blu-ray Players [Ces 2009] (Gizmodo, 1/07/2009 8:06pm)
What's that CES magic word we hear? Convergence? Yes, indeed: Sharp's all-new BD series, as the name suggests, features a built-in side-loading Blu-ray player in all fives sets ranging from 32-52... ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Panasonic 2013 Blu-ray Disc Players Now Available (About.com, 4/09/2013 3:00pm)
If you are in the market for a new Blu-ray Disc Player, especially a player that does a lot more that just spin discs, something from Panasonic's new line-up for ... (Read Full Article)
	'The Punisher' among Lionsgate's first Blu-ray releases (Comics2Film, 2/28/2006 1:45pm)
Lionsgate, the leading independent filmed entertainment company, today announced plans to release 10 titles on the next-generation high-definition Blu-ray Disc (BD) to coincide with the arrival of the first commercially offered BD players in stores. Marvel's oft-maligned 'The Punisher' will be among them... ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba continues to shun Blu-ray format (HDTV UK, 10/07/2008 2:00pm)
It's been over six months since Toshiba pulled the plug on the HD DVD format, and last Thursday maintained its stance on shunning Blu-ray in favour of non-disc technologies. "We have no intention of adopting Blu-ray for our DVD players and recorders," said Corporate Senior VP Yoshihide Fujii at a "new products" press conference... ... (Read Full Article)
	HD DVD sales rebound but still trail Blu-ray (AfterDawn, 2/12/2008 5:27am)
Apparently nobody has told companies backing HD DVD that the format war is over. According to sales figures leaked to This Week In Consumer Electronics from The NPD Group, Blu-ray standalone players (not including PS3 consoles) are still outselling HD DVD units, but not nearly by the same commanding margin as a few short weeks ago. HD DVD sales appeared to be dropping off the radar less than a ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	CES 2013 Preview: HDTVs and Home Theater (eCoustics, 1/05/2013 6:30pm)
CES is upon us again, and PCMag will be out in full force to cover the show from the convention floor. All the major technology players will be in Las Vegas unveiling their 2013 product lines, and HDTV and home theater manufacturers will be well [...] (Read Full Article)
	National Survey Shows Consumer Likelihood to Buy HDTVs and Next-Generation DVD Players in the Next Year, but Current (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/31/2005 6:51pm)
According to a recent national survey, 27 percent of adults indicate that they are likely to buy a HDTV set within the next year -- the highest percentage of purchase interest among the seven electronic devices tested. (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)
	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)
	Toshiba Cuts HD-DVD Player Prices Up to 50% - Smart Move or Delaying the Inevitable? (eHomeUpgrade, 1/16/2008 8:00am)
Much has been made of the HD-DVD versus Blu-Ray war in the past few weeks, with Blu-Ray being all but declared the winner - due mostly to the decision by Warner to go exclusively into the Blu-Ray camp. But, as in any war of this sort, Blu-Ray can't quite declare victory yet as CNET is reporting serious price drops on Toshiba's HD-DVD players that may prolong this war even more. The baseline play ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba to boost HD-DVD (Reuters, 2/17/2006 9:06am)
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Toshiba American Consumer Products on Thursday announced an ambitious marketing push in support of HD-DVD but conceded that some of the high-definition optical disc format's interactive features won't be available in the two first-generation players slated to hit stores next month without a "firmware upgrade." ... (Read Full Article)
	Go Wi-Fi, Stream Audio with Sony's New Blu-ray Lineup [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 3/03/2009 1:00am)
Sony's new lineup of Blu-ray related devices include stand-alone players that connect to BD Live via wi-fi, and home theater systems that are able to stream media back and forth with other Sony S-Air... ... (Read Full Article)
	Top Spin 2 shots show a certain sheen on the 360 (Joystiq, 1/10/2006 11:45am)
Filed under: Xbox 360 , Online , Simulations , Sports 3 new screenshots have been released for the delayed Top Spin 2 for the Xbox 360, and they shine -- in ways both good and bad. Sure, it's great to see the HD incarnations of Maria Sharapova... and those other (less well-rendered?) tennis players... but there's always a potential downside in approaching and entering the ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	What Are Blu-ray Disc Player Profiles? - Question of the Week (About.com, 4/21/2013 10:00am)
Part of the Blu-ray Disc Format and Player specifications, is a "Profile" structure that can make things confusing for consumers. These profiles involve the capabilities of Blu-ray Disc players, and ... (Read Full Article)
	Sharp develops technology for cheaper Blu-ray recorders (TG Daily, 2/15/2007 7:01pm)
With Blu-ray Disc hardware notoriously more expensive than the competing HD DVD players, Sharp has developed a new technology to bring down the cost of BD recorders. The new model will drop in price from current units that topple the $1500 mark. ... (Read Full Article)
	Retail channel makes push for LCD TVs, says DisplaySearch (Digi Times, 10/27/2005 11:08am)
The main TV products being advertised by leading players in the North America TV sales channels are LCD TVs, accounting for 36% of all advertisements for TVs, while flat panel TVs, including LCD and PDP (plasma display panel) TVs account for 52% of overall advertisements for TVs, according to DisplaySearch. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Tomodachi Collection will likely let Western players dance to techno, eat pizza (Joystiq, 3/28/2014 3:00pm)
The number of American and European Nintendo 3DS owners that desperately want to virtually sing karaoke and wander through a Mii's dream is likely limited, hence why Nintendo has been reluctant to localize its Tomodachi Collection life [...] (Read Full Article)
	HD-Mate Links HDTV Components to Cinema Display (The Mac Observer, 12/29/2005 1:23pm)
Gefen announced the HD-Mate on Wednesday. The HD-Mate is an interface box that connects HDTV capable devices, like DVD players, camcorders, and the Xbox 360, to Apple's Cinema Displays ... (Read Full Article)
	CNN backs PS3 as best Blu-ray player (HDTV UK, 11/28/2008 11:00am)
Naturally, Sony has said that the PlayStation 3 is one of the best Blu-ray players going, and some others have echoed that. Now, CNN has weighed in with its recommendation that the PS3 is the best high definition disc player around. Good things about the console include the ability to upgrade to Profile 2.0, great upscaling of standard DVDs, 1080p output, and decent 7.1 Dolby TrueHD audio. Downsid ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	The Panasonic DMP-BDT500 3D Blu-ray Player Leads Model Line With a 192kHz/32bit Audio DAC (High-Def Digest, 4/12/2013 7:30pm)
Panasonic now offering six different Blu-ray models including a 3D 4K scaling option. Panasonic is now offering its previously announced 2013 Blu-ray players. The four new models and two carryovers [...] (Read Full Article)
	Sony HT-7200HD, HT-SS2300, HT-CT100 and HT-DDWG700 Home-Theaters-in-a-Box Are Built for Blu-ray [Home Entertainment] (Gizmodo, 2/26/2008 8:00am)
If Sony exists for anything, it's synergy, so its latest quickie home theaters are made to match its Blu-ray players—you'll notice only one of this fourfer has an upscaling DVD... ... (Read Full Article)
	Panasonic Announces Availability of Amazon Video on Demand on Its Full Line of 2009 VIERA CAST(TM)-Enabled Blu-ray Disc Players (HDTV Magazine, 8/04/2009 4:24pm)
Panasonic announced today that Amazon Video On Demand is now available on its full line of 2009 VIERA CAST(TM)-enabled Blu-ray Disc players. Current owners of Panasonic's 2009 Blu-ray Disc players automatically received a free software update today and can begin enjoying the service immediately when they... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba launches next-generation DVD player (Detroit News, 4/01/2006 9:13am)
TOKYO -- Toshiba began selling the first players using the next-generation HD DVD video format Friday, beating the rival Blu-ray disc format to market in a high-stakes competition to deliver theater-quality movies to living rooms. ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-Ray sales tank for good reasons (the INQUIRER, 5/05/2008 7:00am)
Charlie Demerjian the Inquirer, Monday 5 May 2008. 09:16:00 DRM, Price and BD-J BLU-RAY PLAYER SALES are sucking wind as well they should. According to Cnet, sales of the DRM infected format players are dropping like rocks. The not so bright people out there had expected sales to skyrocket once the format war was done, but it didn't.... ... (Read Full Article)
	A Clash of Titans (E-Commerce Times, 10/21/2005 12:02pm)
Hollywood has a nightmare, and it isn't a movie. This bad dream is about how a duel between two high-tech giants could force consumers to make a costly bet on the wrong technology, or slow the adoption of high-definition DVD players due out next year. Such a delay would be bad news for consumer electronics retailers such as Best Buy, which count on new products to spur sales growth. ... (Read Full Article)
	A Clash of Titans (LinuxInsider.com, 10/21/2005 3:11pm)
Hollywood has a nightmare, and it isn't a movie. This bad dream is about how a duel between two high-tech giants could force consumers to make a costly bet on the wrong technology, or slow the adoption of high-definition DVD players due out next year. Such a delay would be bad news for consumer electronics retailers such as Best Buy, which count on new products to spur sales growth. ... (Read Full Article)
	Dual format high-definition players to be the norm, says ABI Research (TG Daily, 1/24/2007 4:02pm)
When LG Electronics launched its Super Multi Blue Player at the recent CES exhibition, it signaled an exit strategy from the "war of the high-definition disc formats," according to research firm ABI Research. ... (Read Full Article)
	News Study: HDTV Low On Holiday Gift List The Consumer Electronics Association releases its annual survey of holiday (TVPredictions.com, 10/17/2006 11:42am)
Washington, D.C. (October 17, 2006) -- High-Definition TV sales are expected to rise this holiday season, but HDTV still trails MP3 players and other gadgets on shoppers' wish lists. ... (Read Full Article)
	Circuit City touts Blu-ray sale amid HD DVD clearance (Punch Jump, 1/28/2008 5:49pm)
Circuit City stores this week began offering a discount on Blu-ray disc titles amid a clearance on Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD stand-alone players. ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray player sales up on HD DVD fall (Punch Jump, 2/20/2008 4:59pm)
Sales for Blu-ray disc players increased this week as Sony Corp.’s high-definition format won a two-year battle to displace Toshiba Corp.’s rival HD DVD format. ... (Read Full Article)
	Dixons sees surge in Blu-ray interest, discontinues all HD DVD equipment (HDTV UK, 2/20/2008 2:23pm)
Dixons Online has claimed an immediate 150% increase in consumer interest for the Blu-ray high definition disc format after yesterday's announcement from Toshiba. In response, Dixons has withdrawn all models of HD DVD players from its online store. ... (Read Full Article)
	Ofcom okays wireless HD for UK TVs (Tech Digest, 7/15/2009 10:08am)
Goodbye expensive HDMI cables, hello even more expensive TVs. Ofcom has agreed to free up some of the UK electromagentic spectrum to allow us to stream high definition content wirelessly in our homes. What this means for you and I is that we'll no longer have to have cables between our TVs and BD players/set top boxes. Instead there'll be really expense transmitters and receivers buried in our a ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Sony Pulls PS3 Update That Bricked Systems (eCoustics, 6/19/2013 5:50pm)
Sony’s latest PlayStation 3 firmware went live Tuesday, but the update that was meant to improve system stability instead left a number of users locked out. Players took to the official PS3 Support forum Tuesday to report the issue, saying [...] (Read Full Article)
	HDTV - Blu-Ray HD Player Models Previewed (DVD Hardware and Movie and Television Reviews | The DVD Files, 12/14/2006 2:47pm)
HDTV - Blu-Ray HD Player Models Previewed Due to be released in summer 2006, Blu-ray high-definition DVD players from Panasonic, Samsung and Pioneer... ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba slashing HD DVD prices, but will it work? (Tech Digest, 1/15/2008 8:00am)
The fightback has begun in the HD wars, with HD DVD backer Toshiba slashing prices on its players to try and compete with its Blu-ray rivals. In the US, its cheapest HD DVD player will now cost $149 - half its previous official price - while even its high-end player has seen a big cut to $299.]]>   ]]>]]>]]> ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba's portable HD DVD player prototypes (Engadget, 1/09/2008 1:13am)
Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Portable Video If the HD DVD format lives to see the day, then we'll be carrying around these swank portable players. They're just concepts, and that screen is as dead as HD DVD is to Warner (it's just a picture). But man do they get our man juices oozing something fierce. They're almost good enough to make us hope HD DVD wins the format war. Almost.Gallery: Toshib ... (Read Full Article)
	CES HDTV & Home Theater Round-Up: Attendance Down But Still Plenty to See (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/14/2009 1:20am)
With the lackluster economy taking center stage, it's no surprise that CES attendance was down 20% or more this year, but there were still plenty of new HDTVs, Blu-ray Disc players and other home theater equipment to keep us gear-freaks entertained. ]]> ... (Read Full Article)
	Samsung Latest To Announce Blu-ray Delay (ContactMusic, 4/05/2006 5:51pm)
As expected, Samsung has become the latest member of the Blu-ray camp to announce a delay in shipping high-definition Blu-ray players. The Korean c ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Squids Odyssey colliding with Wii U, 3DS in spring (Joystiq, 2/15/2014 6:30pm)
Squids Odyssey has slingshotted past its 2013 fall release date on the 3DS and Wii U eShop and is readjusting itself to target this spring. Odyssey is a turn-based, tactical RPG that lets players fight battles by flinging ocean life into their [...] (Read Full Article)
	DVD Format War Breeds Consumer Frustration (E-Commerce Times, 8/13/2007 4:17pm)
People who own an HD DVD player can forget about watching "Spider-Man 3" in high definition when it goes on sale during the holiday season. The movie from Sony Pictures will only be available in the Blu-ray DVD format. Likewise, people with Blu-ray players won't be able to enjoy the action-thriller "The Bourne Ultimatum," which Universal Pictures will release only in HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article)
	One-third of US HD DVD player sales attributable to Xbox 360's add-on drive (HDTV UK, 12/19/2007 8:00am)
According to independent research firm NPD, one-third of the 750,000 HD DVD players sold in the US to date are the HD DVD add-on drive for the Xbox 360. Given that the HD DVD camp has been quick to slam the Blu-ray camp's inclusion of Sony's PlayStation 3 in player figures, it will be interesting to see how they handle this news.   ]]> ... (Read Full Article)
	Panasonic's Next Blu-ray Players: DMP-BD50 with BD-Live and a Blu-ray HTIB (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/16/2008 10:52am)
Panasonic unveiled a pair of new Blu-ray Disc products at CES. The DMP-BD50 will be their first player to support BD-Live and to include on-board decoding of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD. The SC-BT100 is their first Home Theater in a Box system to include Blu-ray playback. ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba Slashes HD DVD Player Prices; Shifts Marketing Focus (High-Def Digest, 1/14/2008 7:00pm)
Providing our best peek yet at HD DVD's post-Warner strategy, Toshiba today announced lower prices for its third-generation HD DVD players and plans for a shift in marketing focus for the format. Calling... ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Mario Golf World Tour tees off on May 2 (Joystiq, 2/13/2014 10:23pm)
Mario Golf World Tour launches on May 2 in North America for 3DS and 2DS, Nintendo announced today. The game features a Castle Club mode that allows players to hit the green with their own, customized characters. There are eight customizable [...] (Read Full Article)
	With Oplus chip, Intel eyes digital TV, IP TV markets (Digi Times, 8/26/2005 10:55am)
Speaking at the Fall Intel Developer Forum (IDF), Don MacDonald, vice president and general manager of Intel’s Digital Home Group, said Intel is developing platforms to power consumer electronics devices such as plasma TVs and personal media players. ... (Read Full Article)
	Disney Open to HD DVD (HDBlog.net, 3/15/2006 1:19pm)
The bad news has been piling up for Toshiba’s HD DVD format. The latest is that Warner Bros movies are late, so HD DVD players will launch with no software. So I’m sure Disney’s new stance towards HD DVD put a big smile of relief on the faces of Toshiba execs. It looks like Disney [...] ... (Read Full Article)
	DSPs enable Dolby Digital in HD-DVD, Blu-ray (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 11/14/2006 9:08pm)
TI said its Aureus DSPs are the first to support Dolby Digital Compatible Output technology, which enables next-generation optical disc (HD-DVD and Blu-ray) players to deliver a 640Kbps Dolby Digital-encoded, surround-sound signal. ... (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)
	More Super Bowl Marketers Shoot High-Def Ads (Beverage World, 1/13/2006 4:29pm)
Super Bowl viewers with high-definition TVs this year will see every bead of sweat on Bud Light bottles as clearly as those on the players. The game has aired in ultrasharp HD since 2000, but Super Bowl XL on ABC will be the first in which the number of HD ads crosses the 50-yard line. ... (Read Full Article)
	Panasonic Blu-ray/VHS player headed to America (AfterDawn, 3/14/2009 11:13pm)
After showing off the player in Japan last August and then again at the CES event this January, Panasonic's Blu-ray/VHS player, the first and probably only in the industry, is headed stateside in April, with a price tag of $399.95 USD. The company is also launching two other BD-Live Blu-ray players the same day, each of which include Panasonic’s own Viera Cast technology which allows any Web-e ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Panasonic reveals 3D-capable streaming media player (HD-Report, 1/08/2013 4:26pm)
Panasonic has revealed two new streaming players at CES 2013, one of which is capable of supporting 3D content. The DMP-MST60 integrates Panasonic’s IPTV platform, VIERA Connect, built-in WiFi, and web browser. The second streaming [...] (Read Full Article)
	Samsung has a new Blu-ray HTIB with the HT-BD3252 (Engadget, 7/21/2009 4:35pm)
Samsung's latest Blu-ray HTIB features just about anything an all-in-one customer could want; in fact we're not sure how you can even build a 5.1 system with rear wireless speakers and a Blu-ray player for $799. The HT-BD3252 of course supports the latest HD audio codecs like TrueHD and DTS-HD, and a mic for automatic calibration. Not wanting to leave anything out from its stand-alone players, S ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba pushes HD DVD successes in Europe, announces price cuts (HDTV UK, 1/18/2008 8:00am)
Toshiba's new HD DVD marketing campaign has extended into Europe, with the format's creator singing its praises and showing off its achievements. According to Tosh, based on independent research, HD DVD hardware had a 60% share of the European market at the end of last year, with the number of players doubling in the fourth quarter of 2007.   ]]> ... (Read Full Article)
	Chinese firms get Blu-ray authorisation (the INQUIRER, 5/23/2008 11:04am)
Stewart Meagher the Inquirer, Friday 23 May 2008. 11:44:00 Cheaper drives to go ELEVEN CHINESE companies have been given the official blessing of the Blu-ray Disk Association (BDA) to begin the manufacture of BD disks, drives and players starting next year according to China Tech News. The manufacturers - including TCL, Malata and Desay - have in some cases moved to the BD... ... (Read Full Article)
	Survey: Blu-ray player sales set to triple this year (HDTV UK, 10/10/2008 12:52pm)
According to the latest survey by DisplaySearch, sales of Blu-ray players (not including Sony's PS3) are set to hit 2.8 million by the end of the year, compared to 700,000 in 2007. Next year, that figure could double again, hitting 5.3 million... ... (Read Full Article)
	Microsoft to recruit for Halo 3 Tournament on Xbox 360 (Punch Jump, 12/10/2007 5:50pm)
Microsoft Corp. and the U.S. Army on Mon. announced a new Halo 3 Championship Tournament to allow U.S. players to compete in the nationwide battle on the Xbox Live online network for Xbox 360. ... (Read Full Article)
	Japan market: LCD TVs a hot item on to-buy lists (Digi Times, 12/19/2005 11:37am)
Based on a survey conducted in Japan by BCN, 68% of the companies interviewed plan to reward their local workers this year with a winter bonus of 0.5-1 million yen (US$4,294-8,587), while among consumers surveyed, 20.4% plan to spend their bonus on a LCD TV. Interest in desktop PCs was at the same level as LCD TVs, while DVD players and notebook computers were also popular choices. ... (Read Full Article)
	Report: HD DVD Standalone Player Sales Nearing 500,000 Milestone (High-Def Digest, 11/08/2007 9:16pm)
Format backers say the total number of standalone HD DVD players sold is poised to hit the 500,000 mark by late November. That's according to a report published late Thursday by Home Media Magazine, which...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/181760860" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article)
	CES: Panasonic Bows 4 New Blu-ray Players Including VHS Combo Deck, Portable Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/08/2009 12:00am)
Panasonic expands their Blu-ray line from two models to four with the DMP-BD60 (replaces BD35), DMP-BD80 (replaces BD55), DMP-BD70V (dual VHS/Blu-ray player) and their first portable BD player, the DMP-BD15. ]]> ... (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 HDTV for just $697 (List: $1,099). They also have the [...] (Read Full Article)
	TransTechnology Releases Cutting-Edge DivX Certified DVD Devices (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/02/2005 6:00am)
TransTechnology, Europe, a leading consumer electronics manufacturer, and DivX, Inc., the company that created the patent-pending DivX video compression technology, today announced the official DivX certification of the TransTechnology DVX-500E and the DVX-700 Series of DVD players. ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba Starts Selling High-Def DVD Player (Journal Gazette & Times Courier, 3/31/2006 4:24pm)
TOKYO - Toshiba began selling the first players using the next-generation HD DVD video format Friday, beating the rival Blu-ray disc format to market in a high-stakes competition to deliver theater-quality movies to living rooms. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	DTS-HD Surround Sound Comes to CinemaNow, Samsung Smart TVs (CE Pro, 5/22/2013 1:01pm)
CinemaNow is adding 4,000 movies and TV shows with DTS-HD surround sound that will be available on Samsung's Web-enabled Blu-ray players and [...] (Read Full Article)
	ITC to probe Sony Blu-ray patents (AfterDawn, 3/21/2008 10:41pm)
The U.S. International Trade Commission has announced that it will be investigating possible patent infringements related to Blu-ray players and peripherals, and that Sony was one of 30 companies that are included in the probe. The probe began because of a complaint filed in February by Columbia University Professor Emeritus Gertrude Neumark Rothschild who claims that short-wavelength light-e ... (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)
	65-nm HDTV decoder chip handles two video streams (Embedded Systems Programming Magazine, 1/12/2007 7:45pm)
Geneva—Intended for set-top boxes, digital video recorders (DVRs) and DVD players, STMicroelectronics is sampling a high-definition decoder chip that is capable of decoding two video streams simultaneously. ... (Read Full Article)
	High-definition DVD invites format wars (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News, 1/10/2006 11:58am)
Move over DVD. A more-buffed movie disc is on the way. Actually, two new high definition disc formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, are looking to supplant DVD. As the new discs and players arrive this spring, consumers will be left to choose sides in this looming format war. ... (Read Full Article)
	Onkyo pulling the plug on future HD DVD development (Engadget, 2/20/2008 3:10am)
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment The writing was already on the wall, but it looks as if Onkyo actually won't be pursuing the long lost HD DVD format any longer. According to a Japanese report at Yomiuri Online, the firm will be discontinuing production of HD DVD players following Toshiba's own decision to abandon the format, but it will continue to provide service for customers that alrea ... (Read Full Article)
	Dell Inspiron Zino HD destined for home theaters (DVICE, 8/13/2009 8:14pm)
Check out this Dell Inspiron Zino HD, a tiny PC destined for your home theater. Shipping this Fall, there's scarce information about this hotshot, but the company says there are desktop parts inside, unlike the favorably reviewed Studio Hybrid that's so small it uses laptop parts to save space. Why is Dell talking about "desktop parts" when the Intel Atom processor and NVIDIA Ion graphics processor have proven to us to be such a highly capable duo in the home theater? Perhaps you'll be able to opt for either desktop chips or the smaller Atom/Ion processors that are usually deployed in netbooks. Dell is being coy about pricing and the exact release date of this home theater powerhouse. For real information you can see, take a look at the gallery below to see the ports in the back of the Zino HD, revealing HDMI, eSATA, and plenty of USB ports, all welcome sights for those of us who crave a PC in the home theater. (Read Full Article)
	Denon's cheaper Blu-ray player is still expensive (CNET Blogs, 5/21/2008 4:57pm)
The biggest knock against Blu-ray from the beginning has been price, but that hasn't stopped manufacturers from releasing new, expensive Blu-ray players. Although Denon's new Blu-ray player, the DVD-1800BD, is the least-expensive model in the company's line, its $750 price tag means only serious home theater enthusiasts ...]]> ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray Disc Player Sales Strong in 2008 (About.com, 1/07/2009 6:00am)
The results are in, and despite the downturn in the economy, sales of Blu-ray Disc players were strong in 2008, resulting in the total number of both standalone Blu-ray Disc... ... (Read Full Article)
	The Other AACS Shoe Drops (HDBlog.net, 2/28/2006 2:06pm)
The powers that be. Ever wonder about that phrase? Who are those powers? Unfortunately if you live in the world of HDTV, “the powers” end up being Hollywood studios, and their enforcer is AACS. Remember that “interim” agreement a while ago that allowed manufacturers to go ahead and start making BD and HD DVD players? [...] ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Sega considering more free-to-play games for 3DS beyond Initial D (Joystiq, 12/29/2013 8:30pm)
Sega's first free-to-play title for the 3DS, Initial D: Perfect Drift Online, is scheduled for release in Japan this winter. Players will be able to purchase points to speed up the unlocking process, but the game's content can be earned for free [...] (Read Full Article)
	Bluetooth to get faster (Pioneer Press, 4/03/2006 11:56am)
The Bluetooth wireless standard used in cell phones and other small devices will take a leap in transmission speed, broadening its scope to enable high-definition video and files for digital music players like the iPod. The industry group behind Bluetooth said Tuesday it would boost transfer speeds in the next few years by incorporating a new radio technology, known as ultra-wideband, or UWB. ... (Read Full Article)
	Consumers only want 3D HDTVs, Blu-ray players if they don't cost extra (Home Theater, 10/04/2009 1:12pm)
Market research firm In-Stat has just conducted a survey that should prove sobering to the TV manufacturers and movie studios that are in a hurry to put 3D HDTVs into our homes. Not only are consumers lukewarm to the idea of 3D content, but they’re also unwilling to pay much more for new 3D equipment [...] (Read Full Article)
	India's chip design revenues to rise 330 percent (ZDNet India, 2/27/2006 9:20am)
Declining margins for overseas product companies. India is fast emerging a popular place for designing cellphones, high-definition TVs, media players and other 'smart' devices for western and Far-Eastern companies, according to the latest survey by global market research firm Frost and Sullivan. ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray Accounts For 24% of DVD Player Sales In Denver (Format War Central, 3/19/2009 12:07pm)
ABC News has a new story called “Blue Skies for Blu-ray” which is pretty much an overview of Blu-ray’s recent news, with a little caveat at the end of the story about the Digital Downloads threat to Blu-ray’s future. One interesting tidbit that was mentioned is that in Denver, Blu-ray (players) have a 24% market share [...] ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition updated with cross-platform multiplayer (Joystiq, 1/29/2014 7:30am)
The Steam version of 3D Realms' classic first-person shooter Duke Nukem 3D has been updated with competitive and cooperative multiplayer gameplay modes, letting up to eight players kick ass and/or chew bubblegum in online Dukematch battles. The [...] (Read Full Article)
	Best Buy completely drops all HD DVD stock (AfterDawn, 3/28/2008 6:22pm)
It seems that Best Buy is completely dropping HD DVD, and is pulling all titles and players from its retail stores. Instead of putting the remaining discs through a firesale, Best Buy managers have received a memorandum to remove all HD DVD products from store shelves. The memorandum reads, “Mosaic [field marketing company] will be in all stores before open on March 26 to pull and send back al ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Binding of Isaac in a 3D, first-person Team Fortress 2 mod (Joystiq, 12/06/2012 7:00am)
This is a busy season for video games. Not for the developers, necessarily, but for the players. All the big, end-of-the-year [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	UltraViolet to bundle free movies with Smart TVs and Blu-ray players (Engadget, 1/09/2013 4:26pm)
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	North American HD DVD Sales hit 1 million: Toshiba (I4U, 1/07/2008 7:48am)
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp said on Sunday sales of HD DVD players in North America, including other brands' HD DVD drive sales, totalled 1 million units last year, driven by demand for Internet-delivered content. ... ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	What is a Network-Enabled Blu-ray Disc Player? - Question of the Week (About.com, 5/05/2013 10:00am)
There are other reasons to buy a Blu-ray disc player than for just playing Blu-ray discs, DVDs, or CDs. Most of today's Blu-ray disc players are also network enabled, which ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray Association Sets Fall Deadline For BD-Java Hardware Support (High-Def Digest, 3/27/2007 12:08am)
In an attempt to standardize BD-Java playback on Blu-ray hardware, the Blu-ray Disc Association today announced a deadline of October 31, 2007 for mandatory BD-J support in all new players released after... ... (Read Full Article)
	Daewoo shows 120Hz HDTVs, Blu-ray, PMPs at CES 2008 (I4U, 1/07/2008 2:31pm)
Daewoo announces to show HDTVs, Blu-ray, DID, DDS and PMP devices at the CES 2008. The Daewoo HDTV line will include 120Hz full HD in 46, 42 and 37 inches. Daewoo also enters the HD movie player market with their own Blu-ray players.... ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Panasonic prices and ships its first media streamers, newest Blu-ray Disc players (Engadget, 4/09/2013 10:58pm)
Don't look now, but Panasonic has just gone public with pricing and availability [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Tropico 5 soaks up early summer rays on PC, Xbox 360 (Joystiq, 3/04/2014 8:30pm)
Tropico 5 launches on Xbox 360, PC, Mac and Linux early this summer, Kalypso Media announced today. A PS4 version is due to launch later this year. Tropico 5 places players in the role of El Presidente on the island of Tropico, beginning in [...] (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray shipments finally increase in Japan (the INQUIRER, 7/22/2008 9:39am)
Emma Hughes the Inquirer, Tuesday 22 July 2008. 10:25:00 Sony sigh of relief SHIPMENTS of Blu-ray players and recorders in Japan have increased to a six-figure level with 122,000 in June alone. This is a dramatic increase compared to May when it was only 82,000 units. It is expected that these figures will continue to rise in coming months, as Japanese workers receive... ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba HD-A1 and HD-XA1 Firmware Update Coming (I4U, 6/05/2006 5:44pm)
Toshiba is about to distribute the first firmware update for its HD DVD players. The new firmware update is foremost speeding up the boot time of the HD-A1 and HD-XA1. Several reviews mentioned the long start-up wait time of the Linux powered HD... ... (Read Full Article)
	Lionsgate Embraces Blu-ray With First 10 Titles Scheduled for Two-Part Rollout Beginning May 23 (SYS-CON Media, 2/28/2006 10:42am)
Lionsgate Toronto, the leading independent filmed entertainment company, today announced plans to release 10 titles on the next-generation high-definition Blu-ray Disc (BD) to coincide with the arrival of the first commercially offered BD players in stores. The first wave, available at retail on May 23, will include CRASH and LORD OF WAR, priced at a $39.99 SRP, and THE PUNISHER, SAW and ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray player sales are falling (AfterDawn, 4/30/2008 10:29pm)
Despite Blu-ray's victory over rival format HD DVD, it seems Blu-ray player sales are falling or seeing little to no growth in various markets. The latest figures, according to the NPD Group, show that Blu-ray standalone players sales (excluding the PlayStation 3 and Blu-ray PC drives) have mostly decreased since the beginning of 2008, or seen no growth. Sales dropped 40 percent in the US from ... (Read Full Article)
	More Super Bowl marketers shoot for high-definition ads (This Ithaca Journal, 1/14/2006 10:40am)
Super Bowl viewers with high-definition TVs this year will see every bead of sweat on Bud Light bottles as clearly as those on the players. The game has aired in ultrasharp HD since 2000, but Super Bowl XL on ABC will be the first in which the number of HD ads crosses the 50-yard line. ... (Read Full Article)
	Super Bowl ads changed to high-definition format (Poughkeepsie Journal, 1/15/2006 8:07am)
Super Bowl viewers with high-definition TVs this year will see every bead of sweat on Bud Light bottles as clearly as those on the players. The game has aired in ultrasharp HD since 2000, but Super Bowl XL on ABC will be the first in which the number of HD ads crosses the 50-yard line. ... (Read Full Article)
	Is Toshiba's Superbowl ad for HD DVD a final desperate act? (HDTV UK, 1/28/2008 8:00am)
Reports suggest that Toshiba will be taking out a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl on 3rd February. It will cost the company close to three million dollars, and is expected to highlight their freshly price cut HD DVD players. Toshiba's Jodi Sally told Home Media Magazine that the commercial wasn't a make-or-break promotion for the disc format. "It has always been our strategy to reach HDTV o ... (Read Full Article)
	Report: HDTV Market to Exceed $25 Billion This Year (TechNewsWorld.com, 1/26/2006 4:34pm)
The global market for high-definition televisions (HDTV) and their ancillary products -- personal video recorders, DVD players, game consoles and set-top boxes -- will eclipse US$25 billion this year, according to a report released Wednesday by ABI Research, of Oyster Bay, N.Y. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Beautiful Custom PS3 Consoles Exist To Make You Super Jealous (Kotaku, 6/16/2013 11:00pm)
Sony has a long-running tradition of customising PlayStation consoles, sometimes giving them to [...] (Read Full Article)
	DivX support finds its way into HP, LG HDTVs (Engadget, 4/23/2008 5:46pm)
Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentThere's no other way to say it, DivX is on a roll in 2008 (that small Stage6 stumble is already a fading memory). If support from Blu-ray players and videogame consoles wasn't enough, DivX Certification has snaked its long arm directly into HDTVs, with "over 80 models" from HP and LG slapping on a sticker indicating users can simply plug a USB dri ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Pokémaniac builds automatic shiny finder for 3DS, deserves all the rare candies (Joystiq, 11/06/2013 12:30am)
One of the aspects of Nintendo's Pokemon series that keeps players hooked is the occasional [...] (Read Full Article)
	Philips Wireless HDTV Link available in US (HDTV News, 10/23/2009 7:49pm)
HDTV owners in the US will be able to get rid of all their messy wires, now that Philips Electronics has released its Wireless HDTV Link in the country. The link wirelessly connects an HDTV to devices such as satellite receivers, Blu-ray players and games consoles, and has a range of up to 75 feet. The [...] (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba to release two Regza-series LCDs for Europe (Engadget, 4/03/2007 4:12am)
Filed under: Displays, HDTVWhat with Sony announcing two new Bravia series LCDs for the European market to go with the new PlayStation 3s, Toshiba had to jump in with two new lines of their own -- for connecting to HD DVD players, naturally. The X-series will start off at 40- or 46-inch sizes, and have three HDMI and two SCART interfaces. Moving up to the higher-end Z-series will add 100Hz Active ... (Read Full Article)
	In case you missed it: peace broke out in the format war, HD DVD is dead (Engadget, 2/19/2008 6:02pm)
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment Just in case you missed the big news earlier this morning, after more than two years on the market, HD DVD finally rolled over. Here's everything you need to know: Official: HD DVD dead and buried, format war is over Toshiba: "no plans" to adopt Blu-ray HD DVD casualty report: over 1m players, recorders, and drives lost to the format war Pa ... (Read Full Article)
	Sony to boost marketing spending to push HDTV (Reuters, 3/25/2006 3:43am)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sony Corp.'s 6758.T U.S. unit plans to push marketing spending to record levels this year to fuel sales of high-definition electronics such as televisions, camcorders and DVD players, a senior executive told Reuters. ... (Read Full Article)
	Amazon HD DVD Offer (allthingsHiDef, 11/08/2007 8:21am)
Amazon.com is offering a new deal to consumers of HD DVD players. Customers who buy an HD-A3, HD-A30 or HD-A35, in addition to one of three Toshiba LCD HDTVs, the REGZA 42HL167 42-inch 1080p, the REGZA 52HL167 52-inch 1080p, or the REGZA 47HL167 47-inch 1080p, will receive $200 off their total purchase. ... (Read Full Article)
	LG Electronics plans to release high-def players that play both HD formats (Digg.com, 3/15/2006 9:06pm)
A spokesperson for LG Electronics in North America confirmed to Reuters today that his company had sent a memo to its retailers, urging them to prepare for the release this fall of a high-definition video disc player capable of playing both HD DVD and Blu-ray formats. LG sells components in the US and Canada, including under the Zenith brand. ... (Read Full Article)
	Samsung adds new soundbar systems, Blu-ray players (Consumer Reports, 4/04/2009 10:00am)
Have you been craving a Blu-ray sound and video system, but can't spare the room for even a compact home theater in a box system? Samsung's new HT-BD8200 packs a Blu-ray player into a sound bar speaker system that includes a separate wireless subwoofer. The system, priced at $800, won't arrive until July. But if you can't wait, and already have a Blu-ray player, the company has a l ... (Read Full Article)
	Best Buy previews its 32-inch LCD HDTV/Blu-ray player combo on its Web site (Home Theater, 9/24/2009 4:19am)
TVs with built-in DVD players have mostly been the domain of bargain brands, but given the far-improved quality of the Blu-ray format, these combo units could attract more mainstream attention. Sharp has already announced a pair of LCD TV/Blu-ray combos, and now Best Buy is undercutting Sharp’s pricing strategy with a similar unit under its [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Conception 2 hits North America on April 15, spawns new trailer (Joystiq, 1/23/2014 4:30am)
Conception 2: Children of the Seven Stars will launch April 15 in North America. Atlus recently gave players a glimpse at the seven eligible heroines in the 3DS and Vita game, and offered a teaser trailer for baby-making RPG today. Conception 2 has [...] (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray Momentum Slow According to Research Firm (Format War Central, 4/29/2008 11:38pm)
Video Business is reporting that Blu-ray momentum is likely to remain slow for a year to 18 months according to ABI Research. Consumers are likely to be waiting for future players with new interactivity technology such as Web-enabled BD Live and picture-in-picture functionality, the research firm said. Also with a slowing U.S. economy, people will likely wait [...] ... (Read Full Article)
	TDVision Systems intros 3D system using standard Blu-ray discs (HDTV UK, 5/22/2008 10:00am)
TDVision Systems will present a new system for watching 3D films using standard Blu-ray discs and compatible with standard Blu-ray players. This would allow a single disc to be pressed for both 3D and non-3D use... ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba controversially announces their new 1080p upscaling technology will rival Blu-ray (Tech Digest, 6/17/2008 5:03pm)
Early June a rumour emerged that Toshiba would be launching a new attack on Sony, via the magic of new 'upscaling' technology. Of course, this is nothing new, with Toshiba themselves working on similar products for "some considerable years, at least 3-5 years", with DVD players, TVs and now laptops containing the upscaling chips, plus with their 'Super-resolution' imagery where SD-content is ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Navigating the Castle of Illusion with a 3D Mickey Mouse (Joystiq, 6/18/2013 11:00am)
When players look back on the platformers of yore, it's easy to forget one important thing about them: They're tough. Modern platformers allow [...] (Read Full Article)
	How HD DVD Almost Won The Format War (Format War Central, 7/31/2008 10:40am)
There was a interesting article over at Forbes, the article talks about how Sony followed up the HD DVD Paramount announcement in August, believe it or not the announcement had done more damage to Sony then previously thought. [When] Paramount announced last August that it was choosing the Toshiba technology over Blu-ray…Toshiba began selling HD-DVD players [...] ... (Read Full Article)
	NME to launch high definition red laser players at CeBIT (Addict 3D, 3/07/2006 4:02pm)
LONDON, Mar 02,2006 New Medium Enterprises and its strategic partner Beijing E-World Technology (E-World) will announce the commercial launch of their red laser High Definition (HD) standard at CeBIT, March 9-15th. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Smash Bros. screenshot visits 3DS single-player mode (Joystiq, 1/21/2014 1:00am)
Another week, another excuse for Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai to tease players with a screenshot from the franchise's upcoming 3DS/Wii U debut. This time we see an image of the handheld's single-player mode. "To be clear, the new [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	All of the downloadable costumes and characters for Injustice: Gods Among Us that PS3 and Xbox 360 p (Kotaku, 7/03/2013 12:45pm)
All of the downloadable costumes and characters for Injustice: Gods Among Us that PS3 and Xbox 360 players have been enjoying for the past couple of months are finally available on the Wii U, along with the Japanese Ame-Comi [...] (Read Full Article)
	HD-DVD vs. BluRay: A Practical “Real World” Comparison (VanillaHD - Just Plain High Definition |, 11/13/2007 12:02am)
HD-DVD vs. BluRay: A Practical “Real World” Comparison HDDVD or BluRay. Ever since the release of the next generation media players, there has been a heated debate going on between both parties. Those HD DVD hard core supporters, and the Blu Ray fan club. They argue about image quality, player availability, publishing houses that support thier ... (Read Full Article)
	Sony and Discovery team up for Blu-ray promotion (AfterDawn, 9/23/2008 9:54pm)
Sony and Discovery Communications have announced a new Blu-ray-based promotion in which all buyers of Sony standalone Blu-ray players will receive a free, exclusive Blu-ray title from Discovery. The promotion will begin on October 5th and is for "a limited time only." Over 11,000 retailers are paricipating in the promotion including Sears, Circuit City and Sony Style, and when purchasing a S ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba starts selling next-generation DVD player in Japan, beating rivals in format war (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 3/31/2006 1:35pm)
TOKYO (AP) - Toshiba began selling the first players using the next-generation HD DVD video format Friday, beating the rival Blu-ray disc format to market in a high-stakes competition to deliver theater-quality movies to living rooms. ... (Read Full Article)
	Forget Blu-ray... Hi Def streaming is where it's at (the INQUIRER, 7/02/2008 8:54am)
Nick Farrell the Inquirer, Wednesday 2 July 2008. 09:42:00 Physical media a waste of wonga MAKER OF EXPLODING BATTERIES, Sony may have woken up to the fact it has wasted billions getting stand-alone Blu-ray players into the shops. According to thestandard.com, Sony might have wasted a fortune investing in hardware which uses physical media when it should have been splashing out on streaming techno ... (Read Full Article)
	Study Shows Almost 90 Percent of Sales People Recommend Blu-ray Disc Over HD DVD (Format War Central, 2/16/2008 1:54am)
According to Twice, a new J.D. Power and Associates mystery shopper study has found that retail salespeople across the country are strongly recommending Blu-ray Disc players over HD DVD to their customers. The study report states that less than 1-in-10 retail salespeople recommended HD DVD to survey takers posing as shoppers for the syndicated, independent field study. [...] ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	The Fix For Disney Infinity PlayStation 3 Problems Is In (Kotaku, 8/21/2013 3:34am)
After two days of PlayStation 3 players being unable to play Disney Infinity properly without the [...] (Read Full Article)
	Warner Announcement Boosts Blu-ray Player Sales (Format War Central, 1/22/2008 6:07pm)
We read at The Digital Bits that the Warner announcement made a significant impact on the high definition player sales in January. The ‘before and after’ numbers are quite staggering - in the first week of January, NPD reports Blu-ray players just edging out HD DVD with 51% of the market. In the second week, we [...] ... (Read Full Article)
	REVIEW: Sharp Aquos BD-HP20H Blu-ray player (Pocket-lint, 7/10/2008 8:00am)
Does Sharp's Blu-ray player cut it?Most Blu-ray players are still expensive pieces of kit and so it's most welcome indeed to find that Sharp's BD-HP20H retails for under £400 and more importantly, it is available - with astute shopping around - for another hundred quid less. Read Sharp Aquos BD-HP20H Blu-ray player on Pocket-lint]]> ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Panasonic Expands on Award-Winning Devices with 2013 Blu-ray Disc&trade; Player Lineup, Focusing on High-Quality Picture, Sound, Design and Smart Networking (HDTV Magazine, 1/10/2013 11:39pm)
Panasonic, a major developer and contributor to the success of the Blu-ray format, today introduced an expanded Blu-ray Disc Player lineup with two new Full HD 3D models – the DMP-BDT330, DMP-BDT230, and two 2D Blu-ray Disc Players – the [...] (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray player, HDTV sales to underperform, says Sony (AfterDawn, 11/21/2008 10:48pm)
Stan Glasgow, president and chief operating officer of Sony Electronics America has said that the company believes sales of standalone Blu-ray (excluding the PS3) players will fall just short of expectations and the company will not meet its worldwide sales goal, due mainly to the global economic downturn. Glasgow also pointed out the obvious when he said that Blu-ray movies were expensive and ... (Read Full Article)
	Mega-hit 'Spider-Man 3' weaves its way onto DVD shelves this week (Macon Telegraph, 11/02/2007 8:45am)
The year's top-grossing hit, "Spider-man 3," swings onto DVD and high-definition Blu-ray disc on its own and in collections packaged with the two earlier installments of director Sam Raimi's comic-book franchise. The main players return for the conclusion of the love triangle and friends-turned-foes saga among Spidey (Tobey Maguire), Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst) and Harry (James Franco). The film ... (Read Full Article)
	Sony introduces iPod dock for Bravia LCD range (Electronics NEWS - about-electronics.eu, 4/04/2007 10:04am)
Sony introduces iPod dock for Bravia LCD range Filed under: TV & HDTV, Portable Music Players | by: ryan | Hits: 89 EngadgetHD: These days, it... ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Two Tribes' retro platformer Edge rolls onto 3DS December 26 (Joystiq, 12/20/2013 1:00pm)
As promised, Two Tribes is bringing Edge, along with its "Extended" DLC, to the 3DS this month. Two Tribes' isometric retro platformer will be available for download through the 3DS eShop on December 26 for $1.99. In Edge, players roll a cube [...] (Read Full Article)
	The iMuse high-end home entertainment system (Engadget, 8/11/2005 5:27pm)
Nah, this isn’t the same iMUSE that used to power music in old school Lucasarts SCUMM-based adventure games—this iMuse media system takes dead aim at the custom media server market players like Kaleidescape and Chord with their much more box-centric (and apparently cost effective) solution. Each room gets an iMuse Sierra PC (which you may recognize is the same media PC that Gateway and ... (Read Full Article)
	NME to Launch 1920/1080 Complete High Definition Solution on USD 150 Red Laser Players at CeBIT (Hall 1 - Stand L81) (ZDNet India, 3/02/2006 1:53pm)
New Medium Enterprises (NME)(OTCBB:NMEN) and its strategic partner Beijing E-World Technology (E-World) will announce the commercial launch of their red laser High Definition (HD) standard at CeBIT, March 9-15th. ... (Read Full Article)
	General Electric partners with Tatung for "premium" GE-branded HDTVs (Engadget, 9/23/2008 5:19am)
Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment Who says there are too many players in the HDTV realm? With current mainstays partnering up like it's going out of style, we've found two firms that see something no one else does. General Electric has just announced a joint venture with Taiwan-based Tatung in which the pair plans on making two million HDTVs annually when production gets going in 2 ... (Read Full Article)
	(No Title) (, 1/08/2007 2:51pm)
STMicroelectronics , the world's leading supplier of ICs for TV Set-Top Boxes (STBs)*, today announced a new dual-video-stream high-definition (HD) decoder chip, the STi7200, intended for STBs, digital video recorders (DVRs) and DVD players. This very highly integrated System on Chip supports both HD DVD and Blu-ray formats, in addition to high-definition satellite and cable TV standards, and is ... (Read Full Article)
	Marantz Adds 4 Players to Blu-ray Lineup (Big Picture Big Sound, 8/03/2009 6:34pm)
All models support Profile 2.0 (BD-Live), with the UD9004 adding support for SACD and DVD-Audio. (Read Full Article)
	Samsung does DVD upscaling for a hundie (Engadget, 3/27/2006 3:07pm)
Filed under: HDTV It's not like DVD players with HD upscaling are any ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray will be half of market sales by 2012, says Futuresource (AfterDawn, 6/28/2009 4:31am)
According to Futuresource Consulting, despite slower than expected growth, Blu-ray software sales will account for 50 percent of all home entertainment business by 2012. Additionally, the company lowered its expectations for 2009, from 95 million discs sold to 75 million discs, specifically citing weak attachment rate with PlayStation 3s, which remain the most popular Blu-ray players. According ... (Read Full Article)
	Amazon takes $125 off Blu-ray player and four discs (Punch Jump, 5/22/2009 3:39pm)
Retailer Amazon.com this week began offering $125 off the purchase of select Samsung Blu-ray players and four Blu-ray disc titles in the latest high-definition promotion. In the new offer, customers who purchase the BD-P1600 or the BD-P3600 and four qualifying Blu-ray disc titles will receive $125 off their purchase instantly. Qualifying Blu-ray titles include 300, Twister, I [...] ... (Read Full Article)
	LG Electronics Selects Broadcom(R) Platform for World's First Disc Player Capable of Playing Both Blu-ray (TM, 1/08/2007 5:03pm)
Broadcom Corporation , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that its combined Blu- ray(TM) disc and HD DVD system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution has been selected by LG Electronics Inc. for next generation DVD players. By combining Blu-ray and HD DVD formats into one SoC platform, Broadcom is addressing the challenge of the current optical disc format ... (Read Full Article)
	Magnavox Blu-ray Player Only $98 After Wal-Mart Price Rollback (Format War Central, 7/09/2009 11:34am)
Wal-Mart has just lowered the price on the Magnavox NB530MGX Blu-ray player. The new price is $98, which is a rollback from the previous price of $168. This is the same model player that was sold on Fathers Day weekend for $128. Normally we would steer people clear of the low end Blu-ray players, but at [...] ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Super Smash Bros. trophies will differ between 3DS, Wii U versions (Joystiq, 1/07/2014 1:30am)
Super Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai announced via Miiverse that the upcoming Nintendo 3DS and Wii U versions of Super Smash Bros. will each feature unique unlockable trophies, giving players an incentive to play the game both at home [...] (Read Full Article)
	Denon DVD-A1UD high-end universal Blu-ray player (Tech Digest, 12/05/2008 5:32pm)
Okay, I'll have to admit I asked for this a bit. In my last post about Denon Blu-ray players I demanded to know what Denon would describe as 'high-end', after their 'entry-level' player cost £600. Well, this is it. It's the catchily-named DVD-A1UD, and it'll play back Blu-ray discs, Super Audio CD (SACD), DVD-Audio, DVD-Video and plain old CDs. The DVD-A1UD is the replacement for the Denon ... (Read Full Article)
	YouTube moving to "real" high definition videos (HDTV UK, 11/24/2008 10:51am)
One of the key areas where major players and startups alike will battle is over online high definition video, both free and paid for. As consumers have access to ever more powerful PCs and broadband connections, and may be starting to access higher quality video online from newer companies such as Hulu and Vudu, the more established sites are having to raise their game. Notwithstanding that each c ... (Read Full Article)
	YouTube moving to "real" high definition videos (HDTV UK, 1/14/2009 9:35am)
One of the key areas where major players and startups alike will battle is over online high definition video, both free and paid for. As consumers have access to ever more powerful PCs and broadband connections, and may be starting to access higher quality video online from newer companies such as Hulu and Vudu, the more established sites are having to raise their game. Notwithstanding that each c ... (Read Full Article)
	YouTube moving to "real" high definition videos (HDTV UK, 1/30/2009 12:43pm)
One of the key areas where major players and startups alike will battle is over online high definition video, both free and paid for. As consumers have access to ever more powerful PCs and broadband connections, and may be starting to access higher quality video online from newer companies such as Hulu and Vudu, the more established sites are having to raise their game. Notwithstanding that each c ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Nintendo shuts down SpotPass features for Swapnote on 3DS (Joystiq, 11/01/2013 4:30am)
Nintendo has abruptly shut down the SpotPass functionality for Swapnote on 3DS, noting that players were "exchanging their [...] (Read Full Article)
	Denon introduces 'affordable' Blu-ray player (AfterDawn, 5/21/2008 10:04pm)
Denon has announced the availability of a new Blu-ray player in North America, dubbed the DVD-1800BD which for Denon products, is at an "affordable" price point. The company, known for outstanding quality in their DVD and Bu-ray players added that despite the price, audio and visual quality will not be compromised. Set with a retail price of $749 USD, the player is Profile 1.1 compliant bu ... (Read Full Article)
	Lionsgate Brings Web Features to Blu-ray Disc (Format War Central, 12/13/2007 11:16pm)
High Def Digest is reporting that the January release of Saw IV from Lionsgate will have internet interactivity.  The ‘MoLog’ (short for Movie Blog) feature will allow users to blog about the movie from their BDLive Blu-ray player. This will be the second ‘web-enabled’ release from Lionsgate. The question that remains is… will there be players? While [...] ... (Read Full Article)
	Amazon Deal: Buy Blu-ray Player And 4 Blu-ray Movies Get $100 Off (Format War Central, 10/27/2008 9:54pm)
Amazon’s new Blu-ray sale, buy a Blu-ray player and 4 Warner Blu-ray movies and get $100 off. The players included in this sale are the 80GB Sony PS3, Samsung BD-P1500, and the Sylvania NB500SL9. The deal included 22 Warner Blu-ray titles inlcuding: Batman Begins, Syriana, and 10,000 BC. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD launch trailer welcomes Aveline back (Joystiq, 1/16/2014 8:00am)
In the launch trailer for Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD, players are invited to get reacquainted with Aveline, the game's powerful hero. Liberation HD is now available on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Call of Duty: Ghosts upgrade from PS3 to PS4 costs $10 (Joystiq, 8/21/2013 9:44am)
Players that own Call of Duty: Ghosts on PS3 will be able to purchase the PS4 version for $10, €10 or £10 for a limited time, [...] (Read Full Article)
	Ziff Davis Video Game Survey: Gamers Continue to Cut TV Viewing (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/09/2005 1:29pm)
According to Ziff Davis Media's annual "Digital Gaming in America" survey of more than 1,500 randomly selected U.S. households, nearly a quarter of all video game players watched less television than last year and expect to cut their viewing time even further this year. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Free-to-play shooter Warface goes beta on Xbox 360 today (Joystiq, 2/05/2014 9:30pm)
Crytek's Warface: Xbox 360 Edition enters its public beta phase today. The free-to-play shooter is powered by the company's own Cryengine technology, the same engine used in games such as Crysis 3 and Ryse: Son of Rome. Players can register for [...] (Read Full Article)
	IBM, MediaTek to develop wireless broadband technology (InfoWorld) (Addict 3D, 10/22/2007 1:45pm)
InfoWorld - IBM and Taiwanese chip designer MediaTek on Monday announced a three-year pact to develop wireless chip sets for a new technology to transmit large volumes of information, such as full-length high definition (HD) movies, between DVD players, HD-TVs, hand-held devices, or other gadgets around the home or office. ... (Read Full Article)
	Flat Panel Mania, Everything MP3 and Simple Surround Sound to Drive Consumer Electronics Holiday Sales (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/20/2005 8:55am)
Easy-to-install surround sound systems, flat panel TVs, compact audio systems and MP3 players will likely be in great demand this holiday season, according to the Audio/Video experts at Cambridge SoundWorks. ... (Read Full Article)
	Microsoft and Broadcom Deliver Combined Hardware and Software Platform for More Cost-Efficient HD DVD Players (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/08/2007 8:01am)
Today at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show , Microsoft Corp. and Broadcom Corp. announced a joint effort to support a hardware and software reference design for more cost-efficient HD DVD playback. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	How the PS3-PS4 upgrade program works for retail, digital games (Joystiq, 9/20/2013 12:30am)
To play the digital PS4 version of an eligible, retail PS3 game, players must redeem a code on the PlayStation Store and then insert the [...] (Read Full Article)
	Sigma Begins Sampling The Industry's First Media Processor With Dual High-Definition Decoding of H.264, VC-1 and MPEG-2 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/18/2005 10:30am)
Sigma Designs , a leader in digital media processing for consumer appliances, today announced that it has begun sampling its new SMP8634 media processor, designed for the latest Internet Protocol Television set-top boxes and high-definition DVD players. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	BioShock Infinite on sale for $10 on PC and Mac, $20 on PS3 through Amazon (Joystiq, 1/27/2014 11:30pm)
The PC and Mac versions of BioShock Infinite are currently discounted to $10 on Amazon, $20 off the game's list price. The sale price applies to both digital and boxed versions of the game. Additionally, players can pick up the PS3 version for $20 [...] (Read Full Article)
	Sony multidisk Blu-ray player hits the shops (the INQUIRER, 9/02/2009 9:21am)
Nick Farrell THE INQUIRER Plays 400 disks (Read Full Article)
	Philips announces support for Microsoft Windows Media in its consumer electronics (Engadget, 5/11/2005 11:35am)
Philips and Microsoft have signed some nonexclusive agreements that will see Philips’ products utilizing Nexperia semiconductors supporting the Windows Media format. They’ll be including support for WMA and WMV, as well as Windows Media DRM 10, in a whole slew of devices like digital receivers, PVRs, portable audio players, set-top boxes and video phones. They also aim to get all of these ... (Read Full Article)
	New Sharp Blu-ray Player BD-HDW30, BD-HDW25 and BD-HDW22 (I4U, 5/19/2008 7:46am)
Sharp announces three new Blu-ray Player with Hard-drives in Japan. The Share BD-HDW30 Blu-ray player features a 1TB HDD, the BD-HDW25 has 500GB and the BD-HDW22 features a 250GB HDD. All three new Sharp Blu-ray players and HD DVRs feature 2 digita... ... (Read Full Article)
	Royal Vegas Poker Brings High Definition to Bluff Poker Tour (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance, 9/12/2005 3:01pm)
Royal Vegas Poker , the online poker room that transforms amateur poker players into professionals, announces its participation in the Bluff Poker Tour , the world's first international virtual poker tour. ... (Read Full Article)
	Blu-ray victory to spur Java development, says James Gosling (HDTV UK, 3/10/2008 11:14am)
James Gosling, widely accepted as the "father of Java", has said that Blu-ray's victory should spur further use of the Java programming language to bring greater interactivity to discs. Raising the slightly embarrassing point that Profile 2.0 Blu-ray players are still extremely scarce, Gosling told ZDNet Australia, "There's actually this Profile 2.0 spec for Blu-ray, which almost all of ... (Read Full Article)
	NetBlender Connects Blu-ray Disc to iPhones (Format War Central, 4/10/2008 6:07pm)
NetBlender has announced a new Blu-ray Disc technology that allows iPhones and iPod Touch devices to interact with content on a Blu-ray disc. Called "BD Touch", the technology leverages the network connection built into Blu-ray players and the WiFi connection on the iPhone to create two-way communication between the devices. Video, audio, text, and player [...] ... (Read Full Article)
	ATI Leads High-Definition Video Transition On PCs (PhysOrg, 5/26/2005 5:57pm)
ATI Technologies Inc. solidifies its PC video and display leadership with the first public demonstration of high-definition H.264 video playback with hardware acceleration on the PC platform. H.264 is the video compression standard that will be used in the next generation high-definition video players such as Blu-ray and HD-DVD. The ATI H.264 video demonstration with ATI\\\'s next generation Radeo ... (Read Full Article)
	NEWS: Denon DBP-1610 Blu-ray player announced (Pocket-lint, 9/23/2009 2:43pm)
"Price-conscious" Denon has announced the launch of a "price-conscious" Blu-ray player, the new DBP-160. The DBP-1610 boasts 1080/24p video output and supports Deep Color as well as x.v.Color and offers 1080p scaling for normal content. With an Ethernet port for internet access for BD-Live and firmware updates, there's full support of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. Offering Divx playback as well as AVCHD playback from DVDs and SD cards, as you'd expect, the new machine plays nice with Denon's A/V product line. Denon's idea of price-conscious may not be the same as most, however, the DBP-160 will go on sale next month for a penny under ?400. Tags: Home Cinema Denon Blu-ray BD-Live Dolby   Denon DBP-1610 Blu-ray player announced originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:43:11 +0100 (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	3DS StreetPass relay points upgraded, content distribution events planned (Joystiq, 10/01/2013 4:09pm)
Nintendo's 3DS StreetPass relay point functionality will soon be improved, allowing players to access data at Nintendo [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Research and Markets: 3D TVs - 2012 Global Strategic Business Report Featuring Key Profiles of Major Players (Business Wire, 9/16/2012 2:01am)
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bmfc3h/3d_tvs_global_st) has announced the addition of the "3D TVs - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering. This report analyzes the [...] (Read Full Article)
	Philips BDP7200 Blu-ray Player $199 at Costco (Format War Central, 11/12/2008 10:08pm)
Back in August we reported that the Philips BDP7200 had landed at Costco for $349.99. Now 3 months later, the price has fallen to the magic $199.99 mark! This is a much better player than the Insignia, Magnavox, ect. players that are at the same price point. If this player is at $199.99 now, lets hope for a $149.99 Back Friday Deal. Related posts:Philips BDP7200 Blu-ray Player Lands At Cos ... (Read Full Article)
	China has 26 million paying online-gamers (Joystiq, 1/12/2006 6:50pm)
Filed under: Culture , Online According to a new annual report, China has over 26 million paying consumers for online video games. From the article: "There were 26.34 million online game players last year, most of whom paid 30 to 50 yuan (about 3.7 to 6.2 U.S. dollars) per month to subscribe to online services from games providers... The report also showed that the majority of online ... (Read Full Article)
	Pioneer 400GB Blu-ray discs will play on PS3 (AfterDawn, 12/04/2008 3:21am)
The manufacturer Pioneer has confirmed that its upcoming 16-layer Blu-ray discs will play back on most current standalone Blu-ray players including the Sony PlayStation 3. The discs boast an impressive 400GB capacity and are finally headed into production by 2010 after being introduced earlier this year by Pioneer. Current Blu-ray discs consist of either single layer 25GB discs or 50GB dual- ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Call of Duty: Ghosts update improves Xbox 360 Broadcaster stability (Joystiq, 1/18/2014 2:00am)
Players who have suffered a game crash bug while broadcasting in Call of Duty: Ghosts on Xbox 360 should find the game is now more amenable after a new update. Broadcaster mode is Infinity Ward's take on the CODCast mode found in Treyarch's Call [...] (Read Full Article)
	New Belkin FlyWire Delivers HD Video and Audio Wirelessly to Any HDTV, Anywhere in Your Home (eHomeUpgrade, 7/17/2008 4:38pm)
The new Belkin FlyWire is the simple solution that gives you the freedom and flexibility to place your HDTV where you want—without cables. Featuring an intuitive and simple setup, FlyWire wirelessly connects devices such as Blu-ray® players, receivers, video-game consoles, and set-top boxes to HDTVs and projectors, transmitting high-definition 1080p True Cinema picture resolution with [...]Visi ... (Read Full Article)
	Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremonies (The State, 8/03/2007 4:13am)
6 p.m. Saturday, ESPN Six players will be enshrined during Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremonies 6 p.m. Saturday on ESPN (cable channel 26, high-definition channel 950). Entering the Hall during the event in Canton, Ohio, will be: Wide receiver Michael Irvin, Dallas Cowboys, 1980-89; Running back Thurman Thomas, Buffalo Bills, 1988-99; Miami Dolphins, 1990; ... (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba announces HD DVD player price cuts (allthingsHiDef, 1/14/2008 8:05am)
A week after a major announcement from Warner Bros. studio to go exclusive with high definition disc format Blu-ray Disc, Toshiba announces today price cuts on its line of HD DVD players. The new suggested MSRPs start at $149 for the entry level HD-A3. The middle level HD-A30 (1080p native) MSRP is $199, and the top-of-the-line HD-A35 suggested retail price is $299. ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Power Rangers Megaforce game morphs with 3DS this fall (Joystiq, 4/15/2013 3:30am)
Power Rangers Megaforce is taking on the 3DS this fall in North and Latin America, as a side-scrolling action game from Namco Bandai. Players [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Research and Markets: Jewellery & Watches Market Report 2013 Report Features Players such as Argos and Rolex (Business Wire, 7/22/2013 9:00pm)
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/63dtck/jewellery_and) has announced the addition of the "Jewellery & Watches Market Report 2013" report to their offering. A focus on top- and low-end markets [...] (Read Full Article)
	Dolby and Chinese Blu-ray makers sign licensing deals (AfterDawn, 3/27/2009 4:53am)
Dolby has announced that it has signed new licensing deals with Chinese Blu-ray manufacturers, allowing the use of HD audio technologies such as Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus on players made by the companies. The audio company noted that the new deals are “an important part of Dolby’s efforts to grow the market for high-definition audio and meet the needs of Chinese manufacturers.” Do ... (Read Full Article)
	Best Buy and Netflix Announce Partnership to Instantly Stream Movies Over the Internet Via Latest Models of Insignia Blu-ray Disc Players (HDTV Magazine, 10/20/2009 1:46pm)
Insignia, a Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) exclusive brand, and Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) , the world's largest online movie rental service, today announced the availability of two new Insignia Blu-ray Disc Players that enable Netflix members to instantly watch movies and TV episodes streamed from Netflix over the Internet to their televisions. The new Insignia Advanced Series Blu-ray Player (NS-WBRDVD) and the Insignia Connected Blu-ray Player (NS-BRDVD3) are now on sale for... (Read Full Article)
	Pericom Launches High-Speed DVI/HDMI Differential Video Switch Targeting Next Generation HDTV & PC Graphics (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/25/2005 7:57pm)
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation , a worldwide preferred supplier of high-speed integrated circuits and frequency control products, today announced release of its new High-Definition Multimedia Interface switch device to support the transmitting of digital television audiovisual signals from DVD players, set-top boxes, and additional audio-visual sources to television sets, projectors, and (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba HD DVD Player: $144 (TVPredictions, 1/12/2008 7:29pm)
Toshiba's HD-A3 HD-DVD player is now available for $144 at Amazon.com. The company's third-generation 1080i HD-DVD player will display HD DVDs and upconvert standard-def DVDs so they will offer an improved picture.The HD-A3 HD-DVD player can display high-def video in 1080i and 720p, is ranked #1 today in Amazon's best-selling DVD players category and ranked #20 in Amazon's overall best-selling ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Easton Sports and 3d Lacrosse Team Up to Create the Next Generation of Elite Lacrosse Players (Business Wire, 1/31/2013 8:00pm)
VAN NUYS, Calif. & DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Easton Sports and 3d Lacrosse Team Up to Create the Next Generation of Elite Lacrosse [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Bravely Default: Flying Fairy Is Coming To The US In 2014 (Kotaku, 4/17/2013 2:32pm)
Square Enix's 3DS role-playing game Bravely Default: Flying Fairy is coming to North America next year. Nintendo will publish the game along with Square Enix. Described by some players [...] (Read Full Article)
	Analog Devices Introduces SigmaDSP(R) Digital Audio Processing Solutions for Advanced TV and Multimedia Players (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/05/2005 1:00pm)
NORWOOD, Mass.----Dec. 5, 2005--Analog Devices, Inc. , a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications, today announced it has expanded its SigmaDSP® digital audio processor family to include three new products tailored for the high performance needs of advanced television and audio systems, such as high-definition TVs and increasingly popular ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	1979 Revolution shakes down to PC, Mac and Android (Joystiq, 11/20/2013 10:00pm)
1979 Revolution, Ink Stories' 3D adventure game that places players in the [...] (Read Full Article)
	DivX Signs License Agreement With Panasonic for Next-Generation DivX Plus(TM) HD Technology (HDTV Magazine, 9/10/2009 1:25pm)
DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX) , a digital media company, today announced a license agreement for next-generation DivX Plus(TM) HD technology with Panasonic Corporation. Panasonic plans to incorporate DivX Plus HD technology into its UniPhier semiconductor chips, enabling consumer electronics (CE) devices such as digital TVs, Blu-ray disc players and in-car players to playback DivX Plus HD H.264 video in the MKV container at high-definition resolutions up to 1080p. Known for great performance, visual quality and interoperability on any DivX Certified device, DivX technology gives consumers... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Diablo 3 down for patch 1.0.5 maintenance today, tomorrow (Joystiq, 10/16/2012 9:30pm)
Diablo 3 patch 1.0.5 adds the Monster Power system, which allows players to adjust the [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Resident Evil 6 multiplayer DLC now on PS3, Mercenaries map bundle in March (Joystiq, 2/20/2013 4:15am)
PlayStation 3 players can get their hands on Resident Evil 6's multiplayer [...] (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 Sony 46″ 1080p LCD HDTV & Sony Blu-ray Player Bundle (Model # KDL46 ... (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Puzzle &amp; Dragons coming to 3DS in Japan (Joystiq, 4/13/2013 4:00am)
Mobile puzzle hit Puzzle & Dragons, in which players build [...] (Read Full Article)
	Analog Devices Introduces Advanced Video Filtering Devices for Consumer Video Applications (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/04/2005 2:15pm)
Analog Devices Inc. , a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications and the market leader in high-speed amplifiers, today introduced a family of video filters designed to ease the analog video signal conditioning challenges in advanced consumer video applications, such as HDTV, personal video players and DVD recorders. (Read Full Article)
	HD DVD returns and kicks Blu-ray to the gutter (Storage Bits, 8/03/2009 10:13pm)
Just when Blu-ray thought it had clear sailing, a tempest has risen in the East: China Blue Hi-definition Disk (CBHD). Toshiba has licensed its HD DVD to them and it will be the unit world leader in HD optical technology in just 12 months. Why? The Times Online reports that the CBHD players are outselling Blu-ray [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Xbox One can get Xbox 360 season passes for free, if own both games (Joystiq, 8/14/2013 8:40pm)
The Season Pass Guarantee allows players to receive Xbox 360 [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Dragon's Crown gets Vita, PS3 cross-play in Japan (Joystiq, 10/09/2013 4:30pm)
Japanese Vita and PS3 players can now buddy up in Dragon's Crown, after Vanillaware added [...] (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Walking Dead Episode Four PS3 save issue patched (Joystiq, 10/14/2012 9:30pm)
A "small number" of PS3 players encountered a save glitch when booting up The Walking Dead [...] (Read Full Article)
	Fairchild Semiconductor’s Integrated Video Filter is the First to Support 1080p High Definition (HD) (Business Wire, 9/17/2009 3:00pm)
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fairchild Semiconductor’s (NYSE: FCS) groundbreaking video filter supports the emerging 1080p standard for High Definition LCD-TVs, Blue Ray DVD players and set-top boxes. The FMS6303 offers designers of these applications the widest flexibility in an integrated video filter available today by providing selectability from Standard Definition all the way up to 1080p HD. It supports three channels and is selectable to 8MHz, 16MHz, 32MHz, and 65MHZ, accommod (Read Full Article)
(Unranked)	Metal Gear Rising's PS3-exclusive DLC coming March 12 (Joystiq, 3/07/2013 12:30am)
Starting March 12, PS3 Metal Gear Rising players will be able to graft 30 new [...] (Read Full Article)
	Eyes-on Panasonic's Full HD 3D plasma and Blu-ray combo (Engadget, 9/03/2009 11:17am)
We just got a real eyeful of 3D, courtesy of Panasonic's upcoming 1080p plasma and Blu-ray 3D setup. The system uses synced shutters, and was easily some of the best "consumer" 3D we've seen -- almost on par with a theater experience, other than the fact that the screen was a whole lot smaller, at 103-inches. Unfortunately, while Panasonic is heavily touting 3D at IFA this year, just as Sony did at its own presser, there isn't much hard news to show for it. The plasma and Blu-ray combo was actually announced a full year ago, and the only word we have on release at the moment is "next year." Obviously, readily available 3D content plays a big part in this, and we get the impression that Avatar is syncing up nicely to be available on some sort of 3D home video format by the time it's ready for a disc release -- we've certainly seen enough teaser clips and trailers of it by now, anyway. To be honest, the 3D setup was seamless enough in our demo room that sometimes it hardly felt 3D. Avatar was especially "shallow" on the 3D scale (no pictures were allowed of the presentation, not that they would help), and we've yet to see anything mindblowing on that end. If anything, Panasonic's presentation was more an opportunity to be "blown away" by the company's awesome PowerPoint skills, if anything, so feel free to follow along in the gallery below. Gallery: Eyes-on Panasonic's Full HD 3D plasma and Blu-ray comboFiled under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentEyes-on Panasonic's Full HD 3D plasma and Blu-ray combo originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article)
	Where Are the Luxury Blu-ray Players? (Electronic House, 7/30/2009 9:03pm)
Bucking the low-cost trend, Lexicon says it will offer the first THX-certified Blu-ray player, the luxury high-performance BD-30.  (Read Full Article)
	$135,000 Blu-ray Disc Player Revealed (About.com, 9/10/2009 1:00pm)
Although the race has been on by most manufacturers to make Blu-ray Disc players more affordable, some manufacturers, such as Denon, Lexicon, and Marantz have actually been bucking this trend by introducing very high-priced units. Now comes word that high-end manufacturer Goldmund is taking Blu-ray Disc player pricing to the absolute extreme by offering 50 "lucky" consumers the chance to by a Blu-ray Disc player (EIDOS REFERENCE BLUE) priced at $135,000! For all the details, plus some great photos, check out the report from Ultimate AV as well as Goldmund's Official Product Page and User Manual for the EIDOS REFERENCE BLUE. (Read Full Article)
	LG's BD390 Blu-ray player: Now with Vudu, Rotten Tomatoes (Consumer Reports, 10/15/2009 3:41pm)
LG’s BD390 Blu-ray player, now equipped with Vudu’s streaming movie service and Rotten Tomatoes ratings.(Click to enlarge.) [PHOTO: Courtesy of Vudu] Vudu, the movie-streaming service whose high-def HDX video format we recently evaluated on an LG plasma TV, is now available on the company’s BD390 Blu-ray player, one of the top-rated players in our latest Blu-ray player Ratings (available to subscribers). But don’t be alarmed if you boot up the player and see shiny red vegetables, er, fruit, all over the screen—Vudu is now incorporating ratings from the Rotten Tomatoes website in its list of movies available for sale or rent.You can sort selections in your Vudu movie lists by the ratings score (which includes the site's beloved Tomatometer and fresh/rotten tomato icons), and see summary reviews from some of the top movie critics from around the country. And Vudu has redesigned its movie page to deliver the extra content more interactively. If you own, or are about to buy, a BD390 Blu-ray player, it should receive a free Vudu-enabling firmware update automatically the next time it connects to LG’s NetCast online service. The player can connect to the Internet either using a wired Ethernet connection, or wirelessly via the player’s built-in Wi-Fi connection). Vudu is also available on 42- and 47-inch LH50 LCD TVs and 50- and 60-inch PS80 plasma models. —James K. Willcox (Read Full Article)
	NEWS: Nikon introduces the D300s with HD video (Pocket-lint, 7/30/2009 4:00am)
Update to their popular model Adding to the already popular D300 DSLR is the D300s, which brings HD movie capture to the party in a previous-anticipated move by Nikon. With an effective 12.3-megapixels, the D300s offers 7fps continuous shooting (8 with battery pack) driven by the EXPEED image processor, and a 51-point focusing system. The new video mode benefits from autofocus whilst shooting, but doesn't stretch to Full HD, instead offering a maximum resolution of 1280 x 720 at 24fps. Lower resolution options are also available. Boosting the video option, you'll be able to attach an external mic thanks to a 3.5mm audio input. Video capture is sadly limited to 5 minutes in 720p, but can be extended to 20 minutes at lower resolutions. Dual memory card slots have been added, giving you Compact Flash and Secure Digital, with flexible set-up options allowing you to shoot JPEGs to one and RAW to the other, or stills on one and video on the other. Live View mode can be activated on the 3-inch 920k-dot display, whilst viewing your movies will be a breeze to view thanks to the on-board HDMI slot. Available from 28 August, the Nikon D300s will set you back £1499.99, body only. Related links: Link - Nikon Tags: Cameras DSLR cameras Nikon 12 megapixels Digital cameras           Nikon introduces the D300s with HD video originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0100 (Read Full Article)
	Sony network Blu-ray player spied at CES (Engadget, 9/13/2009 1:11am)
Why wait 'til October to get a peek at Sony's BRAVIA Internet features come to Blu-ray on the BDP-N460? Check them out right now in the following gallery, we got a good look at the future on the CEDIA show floor, though whether Sony delivering all new hardware or everyone else's strategy of upgrading existing players for Netflix, Amazon and other forms of streaming is the path to follow remains to be seen. The BDP-N460 should hit for about $250 starting next month. Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentSony network Blu-ray player spied at CES originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article)
	Marvell Redefines Video Quality - Introducing Qdeo HD Video Evaluation Blu-ray Disk (HDTV Magazine, 8/12/2009 4:11am)
Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) , a leader in storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, today introduced a new high definition (HD) test disk that enables objective evaluation of the quality of video processing in HD audio-video products like Blu-ray players, AV receivers and HDTVs. The HD test disk has been designed to provide... (Read Full Article)
	Disney Disappointed With Blu-ray Disc Movie Sales (About.com, 10/19/2009 12:26pm)
Although Blu-ray Disc player and Disc sales have been on a steady upward pace since the end of the Blu-ray/HD-DVD format war, growth has not been as robust as the previous DVD growth timeline. Of course, the current state of the economy doesn't help as many have postponed consumer electronics-related purchases. However, the other wrinkle is that Blu-ray Disc releases of new films have actually done very well, but sales of classic and older films that were previously released on DVD aren't. That is to be expected; since all Blu-ray Disc players can also play DVDs, many consumers don't see the need to replace their existing DVD collections. This is where Disney comes in. Apparently, recent Blu-ray editions of previously DVD released classic films that may already be in many consumer's collections aren't doing as well as expected. However, what Disney may be failing to also see is that their Blu-ray Disc releases carry much higher price tags than releases from some of the other studios, which further limits their purchase and replacement appeal. For more details and additional perspective, plus an interesting peek into the current state of the movie industry, check out the report from Business Week. Related Story: A more optimistic view on Blu-ray Disc sales, including a positive opinion from a different Disney source - Blu-ray Disc Sales Way Up in 2009 (TV Predictions)Disney Disappointed With Blu-ray Disc Movie Sales originally appeared on About.com Home Theater on Monday, October 19th, 2009 at 12:26:39.Permalink | Comment | Email this (Read Full Article)
	Sony's new BDP-N460 Blu-ray player adds access to internet content (Engadget, 9/09/2009 10:00pm)
What you're looking at here is the latest addition to the Sony Blu-ray family. The BDP-N460 seemingly fits right in between the BDP-S360 and the BDP-S560 with an MSRP of $249. What sets it apart from its little brother is the fact that it can use its included network jack for more than just BD-Live and it features a USB port on the front, in addition to the one on the back for optional BD-Live storage. There's no built in WiFi or MKV support like other brands though, but it is shipping with access to YouTube and to Bravia Internet Video, and in addition Sony promises Netflix Watch Instantly later this fall. No word on whether this means the end for the BDP-S360, but considering the price and improved features of the 460, that's where we'd put our money.Continue reading Sony's new BDP-N460 Blu-ray player adds access to internet contentFiled under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Blu-ray, SonySony's new BDP-N460 Blu-ray player adds access to internet content originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article)
	New Sony Blu-ray player adds online streaming services (AfterDawn, 9/10/2009 8:48pm)
Sony's latest Blu-ray player, the BDP-N460, will add for the first time, streaming video and audio, from Netflix, YouTube and Slacker. The company does note however that regardless of what TV you have attached the wireless will work better with a Linksys WET610N Ethernet-to-Wi-Fi bridge. The player has oboard decoding of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, is BD-Live compliant, and will output HDMI Deep Color. The player can read photos and MP3s off USB drives and will upscale DVDs and AVCHD videos. The BDP-N460 will begin shipping in October, with a price tag of $250 USD, the same price as other BD players with similar specs, and $50 cheaper than the PS3. Permalink | Comments (Read Full Article)
	Sonic brings HD streaming to CinemaNow (AfterDawn, 8/03/2009 12:42am)
Sonic Solutions has announced that they will finally be bringing HD streaming to its Roxio CinemaNow online video service, using a new technology dubbed Sonic CineVision Adaptive HD which the company promises will make films look Blu-ray-esque in 1080p full HD. Sonic's competitors, such as iTunes, Amazon, VUDU, and Sony have all had HD streaming or downloads for some time now. CineVision Adaptive HD will also be available "as part of the company’s CineVision Master Encoding system" says TWICE, "enabling others to maximize the quality of streaming video content." The CineVision Master Encoding system is used in current Blu-ray production, so the company says the streaming quality will be second to none. Adds CinemaNow executive VP of strategy Mark Ely: “Consumers not only want instant access to new Hollywood hit movies on their connected TVs and Blu-ray players, they want it in HD.”Permalink | Comments (Read Full Article)
	Panasonic in-dash HD nav system &amp; Blu-ray player ready to ship, are you ready for the price? (Engadget, 8/20/2009 2:01pm)
Don't think you can sell the kids short anymore, keeping the Blu-ray copy at home and taking DVD rips on the road, now that Panasonic is ready to deliver its in-dash Blu-ray player and 7-inch HD screen packing nav unit in September. We got a good peek at these back in April and the specs haven't changed, with the Profile 1.1 Bonus View compatible CY-BB1000D taking care of Blu-ray duties and featuring the same UniPhier guts as the company's line of living room Blu-ray players. The CN-HX3000D is a WXGA 1280x720p 7-inch LED backlit widescreen display ready to play back media via standard HDMI, iPod connector, SD card or its digital TV tuner, powered by Windows Automotive with navigation duties assisted by Google Maps and Yahoo! Japan. The CY-BB1000D is ¥99,750 ($1,057) and the CN-HX3000D is ¥365,400 ($3,872), and both arrive September 10 in Japan. We'll let you decide if around 5 grand is a good price for the in car HD experience (might want to look at custom mounting a DMP-B15, $800 and you can take it with you.) Read - CYBB1000D Read - CN-HX3000DFiled under: GPS, HDTV, TransportationPanasonic in-dash HD nav system & Blu-ray player ready to ship, are you ready for the price? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article)
	Toshiba makes timid Blu-ray showing at IFA, still believes in other forms of HD distribution (Engadget, 9/04/2009 7:07pm)
Aside from the new JournE touch, the other main thrust at IFA's booth is Blu-ray -- at least, one would think. In reality, when we finally found the lone BDX2000, the LCD it was plugged into was off, while numerous DVD players and upscaling tech demos littered the surrounding booth area. Once we got a rep to turn it on for us, the Blu-ray player seemed to work just fine, as should be expected. The new Blu-ray equipped P500, however, wasn't so successful: our colleagues at Engadget Spanish watched an attempted Blu-ray showing on the laptop go awry, and by the time we'd dropped by the booth, any Blu-ray models of the P500 had been pulled from the show floor due to crashiness. In talking with a Toshiba rep, it's clear that the company hasn't abandoned its ideas of internet distribution and other alternatives to the once rival format of Blu-ray. The company is looking into a solution that uses a Blu-ray disc and BD Live to stream internet media to the player, and has packed in decent codec support for playing back media off of the BDX2000's SD card reader. We're sure Toshiba will figure out its P500 woes before the laptop ships to consumers, but there's no lack of interestingness in these first displays of Toshiba's "commitment" to the Blu-ray format. Gallery: Toshiba's BDX2000 'in action' at IFAFiled under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentToshiba makes timid Blu-ray showing at IFA, still believes in other forms of HD distribution originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article)
	Netflix CEO Hastings speaks about YouTube, iPhone, Xbox 360 (AfterDawn, 9/23/2009 4:09am)
During an interview with Reuters, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings spoke out about the future of the physical DVD, as well as Netflix's plans for the iPhone, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and possible competition from YouTube The interview in its entirety: Reuters: What will Netflix subscribers gain from the improvements in the recommendation system? Hastings: ItÂ’s doubling the quality of our movie recommendation and that helps our subscribers get more enjoyment from movies. Because more often they love the movie they watch. More often the movies recommended will will turn out to be movies that you love. If you watch a couple of movies and donÂ’t like many, you start to watch (sports and other programming). If every movie is incredible, you start to watch more. Reuters: Netflix video streams on MicrosoftÂ’s Xbox Live system. What about the PS3 and Wii? Hastings: Eventually we want to be on all the game consoles, all the Blu-ray players, all the Internet TVs. So we are working in parallel with all of those efforts. Currently our Xbox deal is exclusive and we havenÂ’t characterized it more than that. Reuters: Any plans to work in partnership with Apple and the iPhone? Hastings: itÂ’s something thatÂ’s likely to come over time. But nothing in the short term. (With) movie watching, we are not focused on mobile yet, but (instead) on the TV, on Blu-ray and on the video game consoles. We will get to mobile eventually, including the iPhone. Reuters: What of YoutubeÂ’s potential movie service? Hastings: I think there will be a lot of competition in this market: Hulu, Apple, Amazon, Youtube, Blockbuster. Internet video is a huge opportunity. And there will be a lot of people engaged, and that is going to be great for the consumer. All of us are going to innovate and compete with each other and provide more and more value to the consumer. Reuters: How far along are we on the transition to all digital video watching? Hastings: There will be people doing DVD-by-mail in 15 or 20 years, so I think DVD will last a long time. Our best guess is that DVD will peak for us in 5 or so years. But it is continuing to grow. And the streaming is exploding. So we are getting nice growth in the DVD side and huge growth on the streaming side. Reuters: What do you make of BlockbusterÂ’s store closing plan? Hastings: Blockbuster and Redbox really compete on doing the inexpensive new releases, and we are much more the streaming and the catalog. Their closings donÂ’t really benefit us. It will benefit Redbox more than it does us. Reuters: Have you been approached about an acquisition or partnership? Hastings: We donÂ’t comment and any acquisition prospects.Permalink | Comments (Read Full Article)
	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. Permalink | Comments (Read Full Article)