| (Unranked) | God of War: Ascension white PS3 bundle unveiled for UK (Joystiq, 2/06/2013 1:30pm) |
| Sony announced a God of War: Ascension PS3 bundle for British would-be deities [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Failure to Launch' Ready for Blu-ray, HD DVD Re-Ignition (High-Def Digest, 3/07/2007 1:11am) |
| After a last-minute delay of its original street date, Paramount Home Entertainment has re-set 'Failure to Launch' for Blu-ray and HD DVD release on April 24. The title, which was first announced for a... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Garnet Red PS3 heads to North America in God of War: Ascension bundle (Joystiq, 1/31/2013 2:30pm) |
| The Garnet Red version of the new super slim PS3, recently announced for (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | God of War: Ascension demo included with Total Recall remake Blu-ray (Joystiq, 10/10/2012 3:35am) |
| Wow, there's a reason to consider buying the Blu-ray of the Total Recall remake! If you purchase the "Director's Cut" Blu-ray, or the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Here's Sony's indie lineup for PS3/PS4 in March, which includes games like Towerfall Ascension, Vess (Kotaku, 3/03/2014 3:40pm) |
| Here's Sony's indie lineup for PS3/PS4 in March, which includes games like Towerfall Ascension, [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | A few Sharp HDTVs banned from US import (AfterDawn, 6/25/2009 7:01am) |
| A few of Sharp's LCD HDTV line has been banned from import to the United States today, following the ruling against the company in a patent dispute with Samsung.
The two companies have been fighting for months over patents relating to the "apertures formed in the conductive layer comprising the electrode." The patents in question are used in widescreen LCD panels.
Not all of Sharp's LCDs ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Uncovers 'The Lives of Others' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 6/25/2007 8:37pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced it will bring the Oscar-winner 'The Lives of Others' to Blu-ray this August. The highly-acclaimed German import won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Ryu Ga Gotoku prologue heading to DVD, no import plans (Joystiq, 1/12/2006 5:15pm) |
| Filed under: PlayStation 2 , Action , Adventure Sega's Ryu Ga Gotoku ("Like a Dragon") was released a month ago in Japan and is being hailed as a gaming masterpiece. We've already seen Sega launch a line of shot glasses and lighters to promote the title, and now a live-action prologue is being released onto DVD in March, featuring 43 minutes of ultra-violent beatdowns and, we ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray DVD Recorder Sales rising fast in Japan (I4U, 5/28/2008 5:47am) |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Sales of high definition Blu-ray DVD recorders are zooming up
in Japan as consumers take to the new generation of home movie entertainment
after the end of a bitter format war.
... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony to bring official Blu-ray discs to China as pirates peddle crapware (HDTV UK, 1/14/2009 9:35am) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will distribute 30 current Blu-ray titles in China, making it the first Hollywood studio to do so, according to Variety magazine. Titles including Hancock, Kung Fu Hustle, the Spider-Man trilogy, Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind will be available for around 205 yuan (about £18). Initially, Sony will import discs, but it is ho ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony to bring official Blu-ray discs to China as pirates peddle crapware (HDTV UK, 11/19/2008 1:16pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will distribute 30 current Blu-ray titles in China, making it the first Hollywood studio to do so, according to Variety magazine. Titles including Hancock, Kung Fu Hustle, the Spider-Man trilogy, Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind will be available for around 205 yuan (about £18). Initially, Sony will import discs, but it is ho ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray New Releases for January 6th, 2009 (Format War Central, 1/06/2009 9:09am) |
| The following are the Blu-ray new releases for Tuesday, January 6th, 2009.
Babylon A.D.
20th Century Fox
Retail: $39.98
Amazon: $27.99
Bangkok Dangerous
Lionsgate
Retail: $39.99
Amazon: $25.99
Butterfly on a Wheel (Import)
101 Distribution
Retail: $49.49
Amazon: $37.49
Dexter: The Complete First Season
Showtime Entertainment
Retail: $54.98
Amazon: $37.95
Disaster Movie
Lionsgate
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| (Unranked) | Japan Gets New 3DS XL Colors (Kotaku, 3/12/2013 8:00am) |
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Nintendo is releasing two new colors in Japan. One is [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Two New 3DS Colors for Japan (Kotaku, 2/27/2013 9:30am) |
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On March 20, Japan is getting two new 3DS colors: Light [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Syntax-Brillian Launches Olevia(TM) HDTVs in Japan (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/09/2007 11:30am) |
| TEMPE, Ariz.----Syntax-Brillian Corporation , one of North America's fastest-growing digital entertainment companies, announced today the launch of its popular, award-winning Olevia brand of HDTVs in Japan, where it will debut in the public display and commercial markets. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: The Avengers - 3D (High-Def Digest, 9/26/2012 12:15am) |
| As Marvel describes it, 'The Avengers' marks the climactic conclusion of Phase One. And though we won't be able to own all six movies together in one package (unless we import it from Amazon UK) [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Invites You to the 3D World Premiere Screening of "Biohazard: Damnation" (Business Wire, 9/15/2012 11:01pm) |
| TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The full CGI motion picture "Biohazard: Damnation" (English title: "Resident Evil: Damnation") -- based on Capcom's megahit "Resident Evil" video game franchise -- will hit theaters across Japan starting October 27th (Sat). [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | UK's God of War: Ascension PS3 bundle to include game themed controller, Kratos' wrath (Engadget, 2/07/2013 2:38am) |
| If PS3 gamers across the pond were envious of the (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pink 3DS XL coming to Japan on September 27 (Joystiq, 8/30/2012 11:30am) |
| Japan news now, as Nintendo has announced an exclusive 3DS XL for the region. The pink and white beaut' above is releasing in Japan on September 27 in [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | MPI Says 'Tell No One' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 12/15/2008 9:00pm) |
| In an early announcement to retailers, MPI Home Video has announced plans to bring the French import 'Tell No One' to Blu-ray this March. The 2006 French thriller, which stars Francois Cluzet and (in an... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | PS3 Gets Satin Silver Makeover in Japan [PS3] (Gizmodo, 2/05/2008 9:10am) |
| Sony Japan just announced a brand new satin silver version of the PS3. The standard 40GB machine will hit shelves in Japan on March 6th, but don't expect the color refresh love to be extended to the... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HDTV - Free HDTV gives Japan the lead (Broad Help, 11/16/2007 1:56pm) |
| HDTV - Free HDTV gives Japan the lead By admin on November 16, 2007 Free HDTV gives Japan the lead PC Authority - Japan has more high definition TV viewers ... million Japanese homes will be watching HDTV broadcasts by the end of 2007, predicts US-based research ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Japan: roughly 60% Xbox 360s unsold (Joystiq, 12/13/2005 4:31pm) |
| As some expected, the Xbox 360 hasn’t been selling well in Japan. Next-Gen reports that only 62,000 units have been sold from a shipment of 150,000. That represents just a little over 40% of the available units. From the article: “Microsoft Japan had been expecting to bring in more units in the weeks ahead, but with shortages biting elsewhere in the world, this now looks unlikely.†... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Comic Studio' 3DS app seeking release outside Japan (Joystiq, 1/14/2014 5:30am) |
| Comic Studio, a 3DS app that lets users draw their own comics, is set to launch on the eShop in Japan this week. Developer Collavier has confirmed its intentions to launch the app outside of Japan, yet couldn't provide Siliconera with any kind of [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Sharp 65 inch LCD TV Coming To The US! (I4U, 8/02/2005 5:35am) |
| Sharp announced their huge 65 inch LCD TV LC-65GE1 in Japan in June. I got many emails from apparently wealthy I4U Readers asking if this 65 inch beauty will be available outside of Japan. I actually contacting the Sharp PR unit in Japan. Back then... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Silver PS3's Not *That* Expensive To Import [Playstation 3] (Kotaku, 3/05/2008 9:30am) |
| I just know there are people out there reading this who want a silver PS3. Need a silver PS3. You've got a silver TV, silver DVD player, silver PVR and you just can not sleep until you get rid of... ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Metallic Red 3DS, Eevee 3DS XL evolving in Japan (Joystiq, 5/15/2013 12:00pm) |
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In Japan-always-seems-to-have-the-coolest-3DS-skins news, the country's getting a new Metallic Red 3DS as well as - and we admit we're particularly [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS trumps lifetime Wii sales in Japan (Joystiq, 9/25/2013 10:30pm) |
The Wii may be Nintendo's highest selling console to date, but at least in Japan, it's been eclipsed by the Nintendo 3DS.
The most recent figures [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Nintendo 3DS XL Heading to Japan (I4U, 10/04/2012 4:03pm) |
Nintendo Japan has announced a black 3DS LL/XL is going to be launching in Japan. The black portable gaming console will launch in January 11 for ¥18,900. The black console will take a spot [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Zelda edition Nintendo 3DS XL spotted in GameStop ad with $220 price (Engadget, 10/18/2013 7:51pm) |
| Americans wanting that flashy Zelda edition 3DS XL may not have to import a European model. If GottaDeal.com's leaked copy of GameStop's Black Friday flyer proves to be accurate, Nintendo's gold-colored handheld should be available in the US for [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | PS3 Not Selling In Japan? Blame Japanese Publishers [Playstation 3] (Kotaku, 9/25/2008 1:20pm) |
| The PS3's doing well in Japan, but compared to the unstoppable Wii and the coming-along 360, Sony wish it was doing better. So much so that SCE Worldwide boss Shuhei Yoshida believes that many... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS crosses 10 million mark in Japan (Joystiq, 1/08/2013 7:00pm) |
| According to Enterbrain data, the 3DS has surpassed 10 million units sold in Japan, with 10,068,192 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | You Can Win This Super Rare Nintendo 3DS XL in Japan [Culdcept] (Kotaku, 8/29/2012 11:05am) |
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Nintendo [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Computer Entertainment America Announces New 40GB Playstation(R)3 (PS3(TM)) Configuration and Price Reduction Of ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/18/2007 12:00pm) |
| Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. today announced plans to introduce a new 40GB model of its PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3) computer entertainment system. Beginning November 2nd, to further enhance the HD entertainment experience, the new 40GB PS3 model will come bundled with the blockbuster movie Spider-Man 3 Blu-ray Disc from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, and will be available in North ... ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Mint white 3DS XL freshens Japan in April, Pikachu 3DS XL appears in US ad (Joystiq, 3/12/2013 5:20pm) |
| In more pretty-3DS-variant-not-headed-here news, Nintendo revealed a new mint and white skin for the 3DS XL in Japan, priced [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Sharp Intros New LCD TV Line With Built-in Blu-ray Disc Recorders - For Japan (About.com, 8/13/2009 10:00am) |
| Once again, the U.S. consumer is being shut out of access to Blu-ray Disc recording as Sharp has announced a new high-end LCD Television line-up for Japan, and possibly other select overseas markets, but not the U.S., that feature built-in Blu-ray Disc recorders. Read it and weep... Posted by Japan Corporate News. (Read Full Article) |
 | NTV and NTT Com Broadcasts Super Bowl in High-definition via IP Network to Japan (Japan Corporate News) (Japan Corporate News, 2/08/2006 8:46pm) |
| Tokyo, Feb 8, 2006 (JCN) - Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV) and NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) have succeeded in using an Internet-protocol (IP) transmission for a delayed high-definition (HD) broadcast in Japan of NFL Super Bowl XL, the championship game of American professional football, played in Detroit, Michigan on February 5. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 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) |
 | 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) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS XL gets more colorful in Japan, orange and turquoise are the new black (Engadget, 10/23/2013 8:10am) |
| Given how many 3DS XL liveries Nintendo has teased of late, collectors are liable to go broke trying to catch 'em all. Fresh out of Japan is yet another pair of the gaming giant's extra large -- or LL -- handhelds , except this time they're [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yumi's Odd Odyssey journeys to 3DS eShop on March 20 (Joystiq, 3/11/2014 10:45pm) |
| Agatsuma Entertainment's sealife-themed puzzle-platformer Yumi's Odd Odyssey (yes, it's an apt title) is hitting the Nintendo 3DS eShop in North America next week, publisher Natsume announced.
Released in Japan last year (as Sayonara Umihara...
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 | Week recap: PS3 Blu-ray; Xbox 360 flat; Wii discontent (Punch Jump, 12/23/2007 5:33pm) |
| The PS3 ranked No. 2 in console sales in the latest Japan retail charts. The hardware remained behind popular handheld sales in Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS XL Circle Pad Pro gets big in Japan Nov. 15 (Joystiq, 10/05/2012 1:45am) |
| Japanese gamers looking to expand the experience (and form factor) of the 3DS XL will only have to wait until November 15, when the revised hardware [...] (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) |
| (Unranked) | Japan nabs special Metal Gear Rising PS3 (Joystiq, 12/04/2012 6:00pm) |
| The two new Metal Gear Rising announcements are for Japan only, accessible at different levels of difficulty for fans outside. The easiest to acquire is the [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic to launch a Freesat-enabled Blu-ray recorder in UK (HDTV UK, 2/26/2009 10:52am) |
| Things are seriously starting to ramp up in the UK and hopefully it won't be long before the sort of hardware available in Japan comes over here. Take Panasonic's announcement that it's to launch a Freesat+ PVR with built-in Blu-ray recorder. That's a pretty meaty piece of kit, ensuring that most of your home entertainment needs are met in just one box. According to various reports coming out ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic to launch a Freesat-enabled Blu-ray recorder in UK (HDTV UK, 3/30/2009 12:02pm) |
| Things are seriously starting to ramp up in the UK and hopefully it won't be long before the sort of hardware available in Japan comes over here. Take Panasonic's announcement that it's to launch a Freesat+ PVR with built-in Blu-ray recorder. That's a pretty meaty piece of kit, ensuring that most of your home entertainment needs are met in just one box. According to various reports coming out ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Japan looks to next-gen 3D printers for a return to manufacturing success (Engadget, 4/02/2014 8:35am) |
| American 3D printer manufacturers have stolen a lead on the competition, but a Japan-based alliance is looking to fight back... it'll take a year or two, is all. The group includes universities, 27 companies including the likes of Panasonic, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Charizard Sets Japan Ablaze with a Special 3DS XL (Kotaku, 10/26/2012 6:35am) |
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This isn't a [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | PS3 sales double in Japan (AfterDawn, 12/06/2008 3:32am) |
| According to data from Media Create, the Sony PlayStation 3 doubled its previous week sales, selling a solid 35,000 units in Japan for the week ended November 30th.
Japan continues to be dominated by Nintendo consoles however, which saw the DSi sell 87,000 units and the Wii sell 50,000 units, a 30 percent increase from the previous week.
The Sony handheld PSP sold 55,000 units. The DSi's pr ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HD-DVD Losing its Arsenal in Japan [Format Wars] (Gizmodo, 1/21/2008 4:59am) |
| The HD-DVD troopers are surely fighting the losing battle, as new research from Japan details a surge in Blu-Ray recorder ownership. The study surveyed buying trends from 2,300 electronic stores... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | PS3 Internet Use Dropping in Japan (360 Tiny Increase) [Research] (Kotaku, 1/30/2008 8:00am) |
| Over in Japan, business site Nikkei.net has a consumer poll that shows where console's internet use stand. In a six month period, both the Wii and the PS3 show drops in users using online, while the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New 3DS colors & bundles in Japan, eShop gets digital re-releases (Joystiq, 10/03/2012 6:00pm) |
| Nintendo announced three new 3DS XL bundles for Japan, with two special case designs [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Xbox 360 sales fall further in Japan (Punch Jump, 3/27/2009 3:37pm) |
| Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 fell further in the latest hardware retail data from Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | With a PC's Power, That's Entertainment (New York Times, 4/21/2005 2:16am) |
| Personal computers increasingly fill home entertainment needs. And why not? They are already the repositories for digital photos, music and video collections. With an attached TV or radio tuner and digital video recorder and encoder, they can replace nearly every entertainment device in the house. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D Sonic the Hedgehog rolls onto 3DS eShop in Japan this week (Joystiq, 5/14/2013 7:00am) |
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A 3D-enhanced version of Sonic the Hedgehog spins its way onto Japan's 3DS eShop on May 15. As (Read Full Article) |
 | Starz Entertainment and Playboy Entertainment's Original Documentary 'Bullets Over Hollywood' Blasts Out of the Joint (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/16/2005 6:15pm) |
| Starz Entertainment Group and Playboy's Alta Loma Entertainment's original documentary "Bullets Over Hollywood" chronicling the blood-soaked landscape and never-ending appeal of the American gangster movie -- from its origins in the silent film era to modern times premieres on Encore, December 2nd at 8:00 p.m. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | PS3 HD Video on Demand Service Crashes Into Japan Next Year [The Slow Lane] (Gizmodo, 12/01/2007 12:15am) |
| The PS3's still got a long ways to go to catch up to the Xbox 360 in the online space, and their next step toward it with an HD VOD service seems kind of lackluster. It's launching next year in Japan... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Luigi 3DS XL coming to Japan, has so many Luigis (Joystiq, 4/18/2013 3:30pm) |
| Japan is getting a 3DS XL we aren't (yet): a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS Light Blue, Gloss Pink models announced for Japan (Joystiq, 2/27/2013 1:00pm) |
| Boys and girls in Japan can look forward to new Light Blue (above) and Gloss Pink (below the break) variants of the 3DS, which are sure to do no [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony PS3 outsells Wii in Japan again (I4U, 5/02/2009 12:00pm) |
| The light on the end of the tunnel is shining brighter for the Sony PS3 at least in Japan. The Sony PS3 console outsold again the Nintendo Wii for the 2nd month in a row.
As reported in March the PS3 outsold the Wii for the first time in 16 months.
I... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | No region codes for HD DVD? (Engadget, 10/07/2005 12:34pm) |
| The “DVD Forum Japan Conference 2005†is being held in Japan today, and because of the time difference, it’s already over. The primary topic of the meeting was, as expected, HD DVD. Plenty of information is emerging from the conference, such as the steps towards finalizing standards that we won’t bother you with (though they did announce “HD DVD-RR,†a sort of HD DVD version of DVD-RAM ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray Rental Gets Serious In Japan [Blu-Ray] (Kotaku, 3/18/2008 9:00am) |
| Starting march 19th (tomorrow!), Japanese rental chain TSUTAYA will begin offering Blu-ray discs for rent at ten shops in big cities across Japan. The service will include rental at TSUTAYA bricks... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | How One Store Explains the Xbox 360's Lack of Popularity in Japan (Kotaku, 1/23/2013 12:30pm) |
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| (Unranked) | PS3 250GB Slim illuminating Japan in Garnet Red, Azurite Blue (Joystiq, 1/21/2013 5:15pm) |
| The PS3 is primping it up in Japan with newly unveiled Garnet Red and Azurite Blue colors, The flashy glazes for the 250GB Slim come with [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony PS3 Firmware 2.0 (I4U News, 11/07/2007 5:35pm) |
| <p>Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) announced today the availability of the latest version of the PS3 firmware 2.00.
Usually Sony Japan announces a new firmware for the PS3 first, this time Sony Europe issued a late afternoon press-release about...</p><div class="feedflare">
<a href="http://feeds.i4u.com/~f/i4u/OVzm?a=dhIR4SB"><img src="http://feed ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dragon Quest 7 reborn on 3DS Feb. 7 in Japan [update] (Joystiq, 10/31/2012 7:00pm) |
| Square Enix has opened an official Japanese website for the (Read Full Article) |
 | Xbox 360 last in Japan game hardware sales (Punch Jump, 1/18/2008 5:53pm) |
| Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 ranked last in overall video game sales in Japan as the console fails to attract buyers in the region. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba to highlight network-enabled LCD HDTVs at CEATEC 2005 (Digi Times, 9/30/2005 6:18am) |
| Toshiba will exhibit a series of high-definition (HD) LCD TVs at CEATEC Japan 2005, October 4-8 in Chiba, Japan, in sizes ranging from 32 to 47 inches. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba to highlight network-enabled LCD HDTVs at CEATEC 2005 (Digi Times, 9/30/2005 11:51am) |
| Toshiba will exhibit a series of high-definition (HD) LCD TVs at CEATEC Japan 2005, October 4-8 in Chiba, Japan, in sizes ranging from 32 to 47 inches. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Watch Japan's Nintendo Direct for third-party 3DS games right here (Joystiq, 2/21/2013 10:30am) |
The PS4? That's sooo yesterday, friend. This is today, and today sees Nintendo pump out another one of its Direct broadcasts, this one intended for screens in Japan - of course, that doesn't mean we can't tune in. Following on from (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Take a peek at the Japan-only Pokemon Center 3DS XL (Joystiq, 8/17/2012 9:30pm) |
| It was going to happen sooner or later, but we didn't expect it to be so soon. Two days before the US launch of the (Read Full Article) |
 | What Does HD DVD Death Mean For Xbox 360 Player? [Japan] (Kotaku, 2/19/2008 1:00pm) |
| Think that Toshiba's killing off HD DVD means curtains for Microsoft's Xbox 360 HD DVD player? Probably! For those who cannot put one and one together, Xbox Japan is here for you. To be vague. And... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Japan Getting Sweet Pokémon X & Y 3DS Handheld (Kotaku, 7/04/2013 3:25am) |
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On October 12, Japan will be getting this very sharp custom Pokémon 3DS XL, bearing illustrations of the two new legendary creatures - Xerneas and Yveltal - making their debut in Pokémon X [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New 3DS Colour Option Is Very Metal (Kotaku, 5/15/2013 1:28am) |
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Nintendo Japan just unveiled a new colour of 3DS. It's not red. It's metallic red.
It'll be released in Japan on June 13.
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 | Xbox 360 outsells PS3 at Japan retail (Punch Jump, 11/09/2007 5:27pm) |
| Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 outsold Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 in the latest Japan retail data released on Fri. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Japan gets a pair of exclusive Pokemon X and Y 3DS XLs, world seethes with envy (Engadget, 7/05/2013 10:07am) |
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Nintendo has a history of releasing (Read Full Article) |
 | Eternal Sonata On PS3: More Than Just A Port [Eternal Sonata] (Kotaku, 6/26/2008 12:20pm) |
| Eternal Sonata's due on the PS3 (at least in Japan) in September 2008. It was released on the 360 (at least in Japan) in June 2007. Time enough for tri-Crescendo to make the wait a little more... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Monster Hunter 4G announced, MH4 Ultimate coming west in early 2015 (Joystiq, 1/26/2014 3:30pm) |
| Japan's favorite wildlife activity is getting a followup in Japan - following last year's Monster Hunter 4 for the 3DS, Monster Hunter 4G will plan more hunting excursions on the same device in the fall. Siliconera reports that the news was [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yakuza 1 & 2 Coming to Wii U in HD for Japan (Kotaku, 5/17/2013 2:11pm) |
| Sega and Nintendo just announced that PlayStation 2 crime saga Yakuza 1 and its sequel Yakuza 2 for Japan. The games are getting HD makeovers, and will take advantage of the Wii U GamePad via [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Disney Magical World ships 500,000 in Japan (Joystiq, 1/15/2014 3:00pm) |
| Disney Magical World shipments surpassed the 500,000 mark in Japan, proving that as far as the 3DS game is concerned, it's not such a small world after all. Alright, we admit we shoehorned that reference in, so try not to take the Mickey.
The news [...] (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) |
 | PlayStation 3 Outsells Everything Else In Japan Thanks To Yakuza Influence [The Japanese Hardware Chart] (Kotaku, 3/06/2009 1:40am) |
| The PlayStation 3 outsold the Wii and Xbox 360 in Japan this week. It also outsold the Nintendo DSi, PSP, DS Lite and PlayStation 2, not something we've seen happen too often.
The hardware boost,... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray Making Significant Advances in Japan (Format War Central, 1/21/2008 7:12pm) |
| Via PS3Fanboy we find this Yahoo article about the state of Blu-ray, HD DVD and DVD recorder sales in Japan.
The Japanese study shows that next generation recorder sales are up to 20% of total sales, with a remarkable 35% of the revenue.
Of these next generation recorders, 90% were Blu-ray and only 10% HD DVD. The [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo Japan: Wii and DS internet multiplayer services will shut down, Video for 3DS too (Engadget, 2/27/2014 4:45am) |
| Nintendo Japan is putting internet-connected services for some of its older consoles out to pasture, although it's not clear when or if these plans could impact the US. The Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection that served the original Wii and DS units [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Starz Entertainment Group, Variety Team to Bring Film News to Millions of Homes (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/16/2005 9:48pm) |
| Subscribers to Starz Entertainment Group LLC premium cable channels will get access to the latest news from the motion picture industry thanks to a deal announced today between SEG and Variety, the "Bible" of the entertainment business. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Japan Display joins the Quad HD phone screen party with two new LCDs (Engadget, 10/25/2013 6:39pm) |
| LG clearly doesn't have a monopoly on Quad HD smartphone screens -- Japan Display has unveiled two low-temperature polysilicon (LTPS) LCDs that offer the extra-sharp 2,560 x 1,440 resolution. The headlining 5.4-inch panel is ever so slightly denser [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Xbox 360 sales stay flat in Dec. Japan charts (Punch Jump, 12/21/2007 5:18pm) |
| Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 remain flat in the latest retail sales data from Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba's 52- and 46-inch REGZA H3300 120Hz LCD televisions (Engadget, 7/11/2007 12:34pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
What better way to start the day than with a pair of big-azz 120Hz LCD televisions with integrated HD recorders? Meet the new 52- and 46-inch REGZA H3300 sets for Japan. Each features a bevy of tuners and 300GB slot loading disk with a hunger for more via eSATA expansion. With support for 1080p (60p/24p) frame rates over 2x HDMI, Tosh's 120Hz panel ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray outselling DVD, in Japan (AfterDawn, 7/02/2008 7:45pm) |
| According to sales data from Amazon Japan, it appears that in the region, sales of Blu-ray discs are finally outselling their standard definition counterparts, at least for a couple of genres.
Nikkei has reported that for the first six months of 2008, Sony Pictures’ Resident Evil Trilogy Boxset on Blu-ray was the best selling movie product for the whole site, “significantly outperforming” th ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Metal Gear Rising Cancelled for Xbox 360 in Japan [Metal Gear] (Kotaku, 9/12/2012 8:50am) |
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| (Unranked) | Puzzle & Dragons Z is coming to the 3DS in Japan on December 12. (Kotaku, 8/27/2013 9:00am) |
| Puzzle & Dragons Z is coming to the 3DS in Japan on December 12. No word on a Western release. (Read Full Article) |
 | Xbox 360 sales poor at Japan holiday retail (Punch Jump, 12/29/2007 6:17pm) |
| Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 fared poorly against rival offerings during the holiday buying season in the latest Japan retail data. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sharp bringing new Blu-ray recorders to Japan (HD-Report, 10/31/2012 6:38am) |
| Well here’s a term you don’t hear much anymore: Blu-ray recorder.  Sharp is looking to change that, at least in Japan, with its newly announced trio of AQUOS Blu-Ray recorders. The BD-W1200 (1TB), BD-W520 (500GB) and BD-S520 (500GB) [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | And The 5 Best-Selling PS3 Games Of All Time (In Japan) Are... [PS3] (Kotaku, 12/09/2008 4:40am) |
| Famitsu have published a list showing the five best-selling PS3 games of all time in Japan. With exact sales figures and everything. And - no shock here - Metal Gear Solid 4 tops the list.
But what... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | (AFX UK Focus) 2006-09-21 03:40 GMT: Japan's Matsushita to launch the world's first blu-ray disc recorders (Interactive Investor, 9/21/2006 2:56am) |
| TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd, which makes Panasonic and National products, will start selling the world's first Blu-ray disc recorders in Japan on Nov 15, the company said. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remasters coming to Japan in December (Joystiq, 10/10/2013 7:00pm) |
Square Enix has finally pinned a release date on Final Fantasy X and X-2 HD Remaster - in Japan, that is. The Vita and PS3 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | St. Jude Medical Announces Launch of 3-D Vessel Reconstruction Technology in Japan (Business Wire, 3/14/2013 11:00am) |
| ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--St. Jude Medical announced launch of ILUMIEN OPTIS in Japan. High resolution, 3-D visual of the coronary vessels help physicians differentiate plaque build-up, ultimately assisting in stent [...] (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) |
 | Xbox 360 sales flat in Japan holiday retail (Punch Jump, 12/07/2007 5:09pm) |
| Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 hardware were flat in the latest Japan retail figures released this week. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Flipnote Studio 3D scribbles on Japan July 3 (Joystiq, 6/01/2013 11:30am) |
Flipnote Studio 3D has marked out July 3 for its arrival in Japan. There's no word yet on exact release timing for western eShops, though the free portable doodler was earmarked [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Theatrhythm: Curtain Call brings another gorgeous 3DS XL to Japan (Joystiq, 2/05/2014 1:00pm) |
| Oh, to live in Japan and have enough yen to buy all the 3DS XLs. Square Enix adds to the handheld's library of super-sized stunners with a black and gold number for Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy: Curtain Call, the follow-up to 2012's Final [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Ceatec 2005 highlights digital, high-def TV (IDG.se, 10/10/2005 1:43pm) |
| Japan's electronics industry came together for five days last week in Chiba, just east of Tokyo, for the annual Ceatec Japan 2005 trade show. This year almost 200,000 people visited the show to see the latest and greatest of what the industry has to offer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo 3DS XL Coming Out in Black in Japan with Monster Hunter Bundle [3ds] (Kotaku, 10/03/2012 2:05am) |
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 | Xbox 360 Japan sales slump despite Q2 profit (Punch Jump, 1/25/2008 5:39pm) |
| Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 continued to slump in Japan despite recording a profit in the game division this week. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Pioneer to launch Blu-ray recorders before year end (HDTV UK, 7/08/2008 9:34am) |
| Pioneer has announced that it plans to introduce Blu-ray recorders in Japan before the end of this year, and globally next year, as it seeks to capitalise on their increasing popularity in Japan. Details are scarce, with no mention yet of prices or quantities, but Pioneer is working in partnership with Sharp. (Via Reuters) ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo's stork to deliver 3DS models in blue and pink to Japan (Engadget, 2/27/2013 9:55pm) |
| If you're a gamer and love you some bright colors, (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | LIONSGATE AND SAMSUNG PARTNER TO EXPAND THE AVAILABILITY OF HIGH-QUALITY 3D CONTENT IN THE HOME ENTERTAINMENT MARKETPLACE (HDTV Magazine, 1/12/2013 2:48am) |
| Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a leading global entertainment company, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., are partnering to expand the availability of popular theatrical titles in 3D for the home entertainment market, the two companies announced today [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Verizon Signs Starz Entertainment for Premium Movie Services (Converge! Network Digest, 4/15/2005 2:26am) |
| Verizon signed a long-term affiliation agreement with Starz Entertainment Group enabling it to carry East and West Coast feeds of all 13 Starz Entertainment Group movie channels on Verizon FiOS TV when it launches later this year. (Read Full Article) |
 | Xbox 360 sales fall in latest Japan data (Punch Jump, 1/30/2009 3:37pm) |
| Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 fell below 8,000 units in the latest Japan retail data. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fantasy Life Mixes Animal Crossing with Final Fantasy (Kotaku, 4/19/2013 11:00am) |
| JRPGs are often a dime a dozen in Japan but late last December, Level 5 released Fantasy Life for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan (which experienced shortages in its first week on sale). And what is [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pokemon X, Y hurl dazzling limited edition 3DS XLs at Japan (Joystiq, 7/05/2013 12:30pm) |
A pair of stunning Pokemon X and Y 3DS XLs is coming to lucky, lucky Japan. If [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Xbox 360 HD DVD to Launch Nov. 22 in Japan (BetaNews, 9/20/2006 3:36pm) |
| Sensing a real possibility of dethroning Sony as the leading game console manufacturer worldwide, Microsoft has accelerated its marketing effort for Xbox 360. At the Tokyo Game Show this morning, the company announced it is increasing the target number of game titles available in Japan for the holiday season from 80 to 110, and will premiere the 360's HD DVD player accessory there on November 22 ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Japan Is Getting a Special Luigi 3DS XL (Kotaku, 4/17/2013 2:10pm) |
| To mark Luigi's anniversary, Nintendo is releasing a special Luigi emblazoned 3DS XL in Japan. The hardware comes bundled with a digital version of (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to Deliver First Blu-ray Titles to Retail in Five Days; Countdown to Eagerly Awaited New Era in Home Entertainment Begins (Business Wire, 6/15/2006 1:07pm) |
| CULVER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 2006--Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) will launch the first slate of Blu-ray Disc (BD) titles in just five days, ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to Deliver First Blu-Ray Titles to Retail in One Week; Countdown to Eagerly Awaited New Era in Home Entertainment Begins (Business Wire, 6/13/2006 1:07pm) |
| CULVER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2006--Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) will launch the first slate of Blu-ray Disc (BD) titles in just one week, ... (Read Full Article) |
 | TVN Entertainment Launches "HD VOD Club" (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/01/2007 5:07pm) |
| TVN Entertainment Corp., the leading television on-demand company, announced today that it has launched the "HD VOD Club," a new High Definition programming service that showcases on-demand content from major Hollywood studios, Starz Entertainment, and premier event suppliers. The service is launching with several VOD Affiliates including Blue Ridge Cable Television, Bend Broadband, and Charter ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Monster Hunter roars to life at Universal Studios Japan (Joystiq, 2/04/2014 3:30am) |
| Slaying giant beasts on your 3DS is all well and good, but if you want to meet the creatures of Capcom's Monster Hunter franchise face to face, you're going to need a plane ticket to Osaka.
There, at Universal Studios Japan, you'll find a new [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Japan launching 6x speed Blu-ray discs (HDTV UK, 7/17/2009 11:48am) |
| While Sony has already introduced an 8x Blu-ray disc writer, the media has yet to officially catch up. The likes of Imation and Panasonic have created 6x speed Blu-ray media, usable in recorders such as the LG GGW-H20LI, and now Sony is to launch two types of 50GB (dual layer) Blu-ray disc in Japan capable of 6x burning... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Movie industry insiders see a bright future for Blu-ray (AfterDawn, 6/17/2008 7:35am) |
| At the Home Entertainment Media Summit in Los Angeles there were a lot of bold predictions about the future of Blu-ray among entertainment industry insiders. All in all though there was apparently more heat than light.
Disney representatives in particular seem to have come wearing their rose colored glasses. Lori MacPherson, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment general manager North America p ... (Read Full Article) |
 | PS3 sales pass 2 million in Japan (Joystiq, 4/11/2008 10:20am) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360
The PS3 rode the Blu-ray past the 2 million sales mark in Japan recently according to Media Create. GI.biz reports the PS3's little milestone was severely overshadowed by the incredible sales the PSP is currently pulling off due to Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, which surpassed 1.5 million units sold in two weeks since l ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Ritek to launch HD DVD discs via co-marketing with Toshiba in Japan (Digi Times, 10/31/2007 4:36am) |
| Ritek, the second largest Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, on October 30 announced it will launch HD DVD-R (recordable, write once) and HD DVD-RW (rewritable) discs under its own brand Ridata, while Toshiba will launch its new HD DVD recorder in a joint sales promotion in the Japan market. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Infinite Loop: Japan iTunes Music Store sells 1 million songs in four days (Ars Technica, 8/15/2005 3:07pm) |
| When Apple launched their iTunes Music Store in Japan last week, many people were curious how well their tiered pricing scheme would fare. According to most people who seemed to know better than me, the iTunes prices were actually lower than those of other, more established, online music stores. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Limited edition Monster Hunter 4 3DS coming to Japan (Joystiq, 10/17/2013 1:30am) |
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Japan will receive this limited edition Monster Hunter 4-themed 3DS XL [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Japan's Ceatec opens on Tuesday (InfoWorld, 10/03/2005 11:39am) |
| ( InfoWorld ) - Japan's largest annual IT show, Ceatec, begins on Tuesday and is expected to provide a platform for the country's technology vendors to showcase their latest products and prototypes of devices yet to go on sale. The show runs from Tuesday until Saturday at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, just outside of Tokyo, and will this year feature around 700 companies, ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Phoenix Entertainment Group To Release Blu-ray Titles (Format War Central, 3/10/2008 5:26pm) |
| Phoenix Entertainment Group and their horror niche label Under the Bed Films are planning to release Blu-ray Disc titles.
On the Pheonix Entertainment Group website we see that they plan to release Paintball The Movie: Court Jesters on DVD and Blu-Ray on May 6, 2008.
Also of note, Under the Bed Films title Naked Beneath the Water [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Xbox 360 sales below Wii, PS3 in Japan (Punch Jump, 12/05/2008 3:37pm) |
| Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 ranked below Nintendo Co.’s Wii and Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 in the latest Japan tally. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic bundles 103-inch plasma, Blu-ray player in 3D home theater package (Engadget, 9/24/2008 12:34pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Didn't see anything that particularly suited your fancy at CEDIA? Then feast your eyes on CEATEC. As the Japan-based trade show hastily approaches, out pops a mind-boggling new home theater package from Panasonic. The system will include one of its marvelous 103-inch plasma HDTVs, a Blu-ray player and at least one set of fancy 3D goggles. Hailed as ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Watch the 3DS, Wii U Nintendo Direct for Japan live right here (Joystiq, 10/25/2012 11:45am) |
There are two Nintendo Direct broadcasts going out today, one for Nintendo of America but the first is beaming live from Japan. This first Direct is expected to focus on 3DS games and also cover previously announced Wii U games. There may [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony unveils top of the line HX95 HDTV for Europe at IFA 2012 (Engadget, 8/29/2012 5:35pm) |
| Sony's latest and greatest HDTV popped up in Japan earlier and now it has made its European debut as the HX95 series at IFA [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | KDDI R&D Labs Unveils Native H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Editing and Watermarking at NAB 2005 (BOOTH SL3622) (RedNova, 4/13/2005 5:07pm) |
| KAMIFUKUOKA, Japan, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- KDDI R&D Laboratories, a subsidiary of Japan's global telecommunications company KDDI Corporation, will introduce its powerful H.264/MPEG-4 AVC editing and watermarking software, which adds new capabilities to conventional H.264 codec-based products. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS XL's Circle Pad Pro Gets a Release Date in Japan. This Is It! [Nintendo] (Kotaku, 10/05/2012 5:50am) |
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| (Unranked) | Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies unravels in Japan on February 28 (Joystiq, 1/10/2013 1:00pm) |
Luke, a true gentleman should always be aware that Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies releases in Japan on February 28. The 3DS game is the final entry in the Layton prequel trilogy, and (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony PS3 Beats Nintendo Wii for the First Time in Japan [Bitchfight] (Gizmodo, 11/30/2007 9:00am) |
| According to game magazine publisher Enterbrain, the Sony PlayStation 3 has beaten the Nintendo Wii for the first time in Japan: Sony sold 183,217 PS3 while Nintendo sold 159,193 Wii consoles in the four-weeks period ending November 25. Not a lot, yes, and while this is hardly a a sign of things changing anytime soon—and much less in the US and Europe, where Wii and Xbox 360 rule uncontested ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Beverly Hills HD (DBSTalk.Com, 4/18/2007 1:40pm) |
| Hotel entertainment company LodgeNet has deployed its sigNETure HDTV guest entertainment platform throughout all 570 rooms of the Beverly Hilton in... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | South Korea, Japan lead Asia in mobile broadcasting services (Channel NewsAsia, 6/15/2005 12:29pm) |
| SINGAPORE : South Korea and Japan are leading the rest of Asia in mobile broadcasting. They will be the first to use a new technology called Digital Multi-media Broadcasting, or DMB. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | South Korea, Japan lead Asia in mobile broadcasting services (Channel NewsAsia, 6/15/2005 12:15pm) |
| SINGAPORE : South Korea and Japan are leading the rest of Asia in mobile broadcasting. They will be the first to use a new technology called Digital Multi-media Broadcasting, or DMB. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Dish Network Satellite TV Gives a Boost to Their Service (PR Web via Yahoo! (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 5/23/2005 12:00pm) |
| (PRWEB) May 23, 2005 -- Entertainment in the home is one of the up and coming methods for bringing families home and together more often. Dish Network Satellite TV provides the savings and entertainment packages that combine to give the family a central entertainment package that are both affordable and yet something the whole family will enjoy at the same time. Dish Network Satellite TV ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | SUSS MicroTec Japan Seminar in Tokyo addressed critical challenges for 3D Integration and Next Generation Lithography (Business Wire, 12/07/2012 11:00pm) |
| GARCHING, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SUSS MicroTec, a global supplier of equipment and process solutions for the semiconductor industry and related markets, hosted the SUSS MicroTec Japan Seminar 2012 on December 4, at the Hyatt Regency Tokyo. In two [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Olevia(TM) & AEG Announce Groundbreaking Sports and Entertainment Sponsorship Agreement (Business Wire, 1/31/2007 6:36pm) |
| LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AEG and Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Nasdaq: BRLC), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS™ HDTVs and digital entertainment ... (Read Full Article) |
 | NHK shows off some live 7680 x 4320 "Super Hi-Vision" TV in Japan (Engadget, 11/05/2005 8:45pm) |
| This is totally not replacing HDTV for a good million years or so, but NHK of Japan has demoed some “Super Hi-Vision†TV running at 7680 x 4320 — 16 times the resolution of that lame old 1080i your grandparents are talking about. The demo involved a live feed from a couple of custom built cameras based around 8 megapixel CCDs, with their 24Gbps signal being chopped into 16 HD signals and ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Studio Heads Target $1 Billion for Blu-ray (Format War Central, 6/17/2008 7:56pm) |
| A report over at Home Media Magazine indicates that studio bosses are aiming for $1 Billion revenue for Blu-ray Disc for 2008.
That is the magic number for Blu-ray Disc sales according to a majority of the home entertainment studio presidents at ‘transFORMATions’ - the seventh annual Home Entertainment Summit.
Seven studio home entertainment presidents - from [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Freescale Puts the ``Wow'' in Multimedia Entertainment (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/21/2005 3:00pm) |
| Gamers, sports enthusiasts, audiophiles and movie buffs enjoy more performance from their home and mobile entertainment systems thanks to Freescale Semiconductor . ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo debuts 3DS screenshot sharing tool in Japan (Joystiq, 4/21/2013 2:00am) |
| Nintendo has released a web tool for use in the 3DS' internet browser, which allows the user to share screenshots from compatible [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | (AFX UK Focus) 2007-10-19 00:50 GMT: Japan's NTT to offer high-definition digital TV via fiber optic lines - report (Interactive Investor, 10/18/2007 11:53pm) |
| TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japan's Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp will start offering high-definition digital television broadcasting service in March by enhancing its fiber-optic network, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | MGS4 sells 476K units first week in Japan; UK PS3 sales impact 'minimal' (Joystiq, 6/17/2008 11:00am) |
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Here is the Metal Gear Solid 4 tale of two regions. In Japan, Famitsu reports that MGS4 sold 476,334 copies in its first few days, becoming the best-selling PS3 game to date in the region. Snake also boosted sales of the PS3 itself, with Japanese sales hovering around the 10K mark; the console s ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Zombie Driver HD publisher bankruptcy causes PSN Japan, XBLA delisting (Joystiq, 1/22/2014 5:00am) |
| Add the Exor Studios-developed Zombie Driver HD to the growing list of delisted downloadable titles. According to the developer, the XBLA and PSN Japan versions of Zombie Driver will soon be taken down due to the bankruptcy of its publisher ...
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 | Blu-ray Recorders Outsell DVD Recorders in Japan (Format War Central, 12/10/2008 3:01pm) |
| Blu-ray Disc Recorders have exceeded 50% market share for DVD Recorders in terms of units sold in the first week of November 2008, according to the latest GfK Retail and Technology Japan numbers.
A year ago Blu-ray Disc Recorders held for a market share of only 10%.
It is also interesting to note that Blu-ray Disc Recorders are replacing DVD Recorders one and a half times faster than DVD Recorde ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Reuters: PlayStation 3 catching up to Wii in Japan; Us: not really (Joystiq, 7/03/2008 9:29am) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii
While elsewhere in the world, the Wii has little trouble outpacing its competition - with nearly 25 million units sold worldwide, nearly double the PS3's 13 million and a solid 25% lead on the Xbox 360's 20 million in sales - in Japan, it's a two console race (sorry, Xbox). In a piece headlined "Sony PS3 catching up to Wii in Japanese sales," Reu ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | How a PS3 Game Launched Japan's Newest Sex Symbol (Kotaku, 2/12/2013 11:00am) |
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 | HDTV Entertainment: Is Your Home Theater Ready? (Business Wire, 6/11/2008 7:36pm) |
| SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Digital TV and high-definition (HD) entertainment have finally arrived. New HDTV channels, HD programming, movies, and music videos are constantly being ... (Read Full Article) |
 | The Platform and Partners Power the Portfolio (XBOX365, 5/13/2005 2:22am) |
| Celebrating the dawn of a new era in entertainment, millions of game fanatics around the globe came together tonight for the televised unveiling of the Xbox 360 future-generation game and entertainment system from Microsoft. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo debuts 3DS image sharing tool in Japan, uploads your screengrabs to Twitter, Tumblr (Engadget, 4/20/2013 4:57am) |
| Still waiting for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Watch the 3DS Nintendo Direct for North America live right here [update: it's done] (Joystiq, 10/25/2012 2:50pm) |
With Japan's Nintendo Direct been and gone, it's now time for Nintendo of America to step up to the plate. We're expecting focus on [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Comcast and Starz Entertainment Group Announce Groundbreaking Movie Deal (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/28/2005 11:08am) |
| Comcast , the country's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services, and Starz Entertainment Group LLC , the largest provider of premium movie services in the United States, today announced that they will offer more than 1,500 movies a year from SEG's extensive library to Comcast's ON DEMAND video-on-demand service. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Xbox 360 Ushers in the Future of Games and Entertainment (AnandTech, 5/13/2005 1:58am) |
| OK, this is too big of a news item to toss in the \\\"Daily Press Releases\\\" section so here it is in full :-) Â NEW YORK - May 12, 2005 - Celebrating the dawn of a new era in entertainment, millions of game fanatics around the globe came together tonight for the televised unveiling of the ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Ace Attorney 5 files demo with 3DS eShop in Japan next month (Joystiq, 6/01/2013 3:30am) |
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 | Wii outsells PS3 by three-to-one in Japan during March (Tech Digest, 4/04/2008 1:53pm) |
| Latest sales figures for March show that Nintendo sold 265k Wiis in March,
compared to Sony's rather poor 81k PS3s. And the gap is widening - just last
week, Sony sold slightly over 11,000 PlayStation3s in Japan, while Nintendo
shifted nearly 49k Wiis. Poor old Sony just can't turn things around for PS3... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Metal Gear Rising gets re-revengeance on Japan with PS3 special edition (Joystiq, 10/21/2013 5:15pm) |
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 | Xbox 360 passes PS3 on Japan sales chart on strength of exclusive title (Ars Technica, 11/12/2007 5:46pm) |
| <p>A price drop and big-name release propel the Xbox 360 to higher sales than the PlayStation 3 for one week, but it remains to be seen whether the momentum can be maintained as Sony readies its own price drop.</p><p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071112-xbox-360s-surge-past-ps3-shows-that-exclusive-titles-selleven-in-japan.html">Read More...</a>< ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Monster Hunter 4 will be released on September 14 in Japan. (Kotaku, 5/31/2013 11:10am) |
| Monster Hunter 4 will be released on September 14 in Japan. There will also be limited edition MH4 themed 3DS XL bundles available at launch.
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| (Unranked) | Konami Explains Why Metal Gear Rising Isn't on The Xbox 360 in Japan (Kotaku, 5/20/2013 9:30am) |
| In the West, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was released on the Xbox 360. In Japan, it wasn't. Here's why.
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| (Unranked) | Postcards from Japan's Most Eagerly Awaited 3DS Game (Kotaku, 10/25/2012 9:30am) |
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| (Unranked) | The new Guilty Gear is coming to PS3 and PS4 in Japan next year. (Kotaku, 9/09/2013 9:05am) |
| The new Guilty Gear is coming to PS3 and PS4 in Japan next year. Arc System Works, in a short and sweet one-minute trailer, announced that their next Guilty Gear game will be hitting Sony's [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The 3DS is getting a new Tales of the World RPG in Japan, reports Weekly Shonen Jump (via ANN). (Kotaku, 4/02/2014 11:30am) |
| The 3DS is getting a new Tales of the World RPG in Japan, reports Weekly Shonen Jump (via ANN). The game, [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Japan gets high-def Super Bowl coverage via IP link (InfoWorld) (InfoWorld, 2/08/2006 12:58pm) |
| ( InfoWorld ) - NTT Communications has used its IP (Internet Protocol) backbone for high-definition transmission of a live sporting event from the U.S. to Japan for the first time, it said Wednesday. Coverage of Sunday's Super Bowl game was sent to Nippon Television Network (NTV) in real time across the link, which spanned the distance between NTT's facilities in New York and Tokyo, said ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Pioneer and VividLogic Enter Into License Agreement for Development of OCAP(TM) Software for OCHD 2.0 Devices (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/27/2006 7:12pm) |
| FREMONT, Calif.----March 27, 2006--VividLogic Inc., a leading provider of Home Entertainment Software Infrastructure for High Definition Televisions and High Definition Set Top Boxes based in Fremont, CA, today announced that it has entered into a development and license agreement with Pioneer Corporation based in Tokyo, Japan, to license, enhance and distribute OCAP 1.0 software and related ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS eShop cards become Mario AR Cards in Japan (Joystiq, 4/01/2013 8:00pm) |
| Nintendo's new eShop prepaid cards aren't just used to purchase content on 3DS, they also are content on 3DS. Nintendo is releasing a series of [...] (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) |
| (Unranked) | Altered Beast 3D coming to eShop in Japan (Joystiq, 5/23/2013 1:00am) |
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Altered Beast is about to wise fwom its gwave on 3DS. Sega has (Read Full Article) |
 | AOL, XM Form Joint Entertainment Venture (Herald & Review, 7/13/2005 2:15am) |
| NEW YORK - Live and on-demand concerts and comedy shows will be the foundation of a new joint venture announced Tuesday for delivering entertainment via the Internet, satellite, wireless and other platforms. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | AOL, XM Form Joint Entertainment Venture (Journal Gazette & Times Courier, 7/12/2005 9:09pm) |
| NEW YORK - Live and on-demand concerts and comedy shows will be the foundation of a new joint venture announced Tuesday for delivering entertainment via the Internet, satellite, wireless and other platforms. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic Japan outs three Blu-ray set-top boxes with digital TV tuners (CrunchGear, 9/09/2009 3:20pm) |
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Panasonic Japan announced a total of three new Blu-ray-based set-top boxes today [JP], the first devices in the industry featuring a digital CATV tuner. All of the models (TZ-BDW900M/pictured, TZ-BDW900F and TZ-BDW900P) have a 500GB HDD on board, too. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Report: Dragon Quest 7 remake on 3DS coming to Japan in February (Joystiq, 10/31/2012 2:30am) |
| Square Enix is porting PSOne RPG Dragon Quest 7 (known as Dragon Warrior 7 here in the states) to the 3DS, it would seem. According to [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Shhhh! Image Entertainment has a Blu-ray 'Secret' (High-Def Digest, 4/28/2008 4:00pm) |
| Image Entertainment has announced an August Blu-ray debut for the supernatural drama 'The Secret.' Starring David Duchovny and Lili Taylor as a married couple who find themselves embroiled in spectral... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | PS3 hits new milestone in Japan (AfterDawn, 4/11/2008 10:54pm) |
| The PlayStation 3 has surpassed another milestone in Japan, passing the 2 million units sold mark after a strong sales week.
Sony's popular handheld, the PSP, had a very strong week as well in the territory and sold 121,000 units for the week ended April 6th. The Nintendo DS sold under half of the PSP, with 55,000 units for the week. The usually strong Wii sold a little less than usual at 44, ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Pioneer to Strengthen Its PureVision High-Definition Plasma Lineup in Japan (Japan Corporate News, 9/14/2006 9:42am) |
| Tokyo, Japan, Sept 14, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Pioneer Corporation announced today that the company will introduce two "PureVision" high-definition plasma TVs equipped with its proprietary technology "New P.U.R.E.(*1) Black Panel" to strengthen its PureVision plasma lineup. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | byd:sign Introduces First DivX Certified HDTV to Hit Japan (eHomeUpgrade, 6/30/2008 4:45pm) |
| DivX, Inc., a digital media company, today announced the DivX Certificationâ„¢ of byd:sign Corporation’s new LCD HDTV (model: DC-1902DWB [black], DC-1902DWW [white]).
To be released this month, byd:sign’s LCD HDTV (liquid crystal display high-definition television) is the first LCD HDTV with DivX Certification for the Japan market. With guaranteed DivX video playback, users will enjoy ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Here's a new clip of Rain, the PS3 adventure game from Sony's Japan studio. (Kotaku, 3/26/2013 2:50am) |
| Here's a new clip of Rain, the PS3 adventure game from Sony's Japan studio.
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 | 2K Games Announces E3 Lineup (Business Wire via Yahoo! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/16/2005 12:15pm) |
| 2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. , today announced their lineup for the 2005 E3 Expo in Los Angeles on May 18 - 20, 2005. 2K Games will feature a wide variety of games for the PC, PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft in booth ... (Read Full Article) |
 | News Debbie Does Blu-ray & HD-DVD Vivid Entertainment announces its first adult title on high-def DVD. By Phillip Swann (TVPredictions.com, 1/12/2007 7:48pm) |
| Washington, D.C. (January 12, 2007) -- Vivid Entertainment will release its first adult film on Blu-ray and HD-DVD in late March or early April, TVPredictions.com has learned. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | AOL, XM form joint venture for entertainment (San Jose Mercury News, 7/12/2005 7:26pm) |
| Live and on-demand concerts and comedy shows will serve as the foundation of a new America Online Inc.-backed joint venture announced Tuesday for delivering entertainment via the Internet, satellite, wireless and other platforms. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PS3 sales fall in Japan post PSN restore (Punch Jump, 5/21/2011 3:25pm) |
| Media Create Co. this week said the Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 ranked third in hardware sales in the latest Japan post restore of the Playstation Network division. The PS3 sold 13,789 units between May 9 and May 15 to rank No. 3 in overall hardware sales. By comparison, it sold 20,883 units the week prior. [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Japan Gets *Another* Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 Bundle [Metal Gear Solid 4] (Kotaku, 5/02/2008 7:10am) |
| Yup. Another one. Well, another three, to be precise. Sony Japan have just announced that they'll be releasing a new PS3 bundle - The "Metal Gear Solid 4 Welcome Box" - to tie-in with the release of... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 sales decline in latest Japan figures (Punch Jump, 5/21/2011 3:45pm) |
| Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 hardware held as the No. 7 hardware in the latest Japan retail figures. Media Create Co. on Fri. reported that the Xbox 360 sold 2,763 units between May 9 and May 15 to rank No. 7 in overall sales. By comparison, the hardware sold 3,419 units the week prior. [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Limited edition Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 heads to Japan's Outer Haven (Engadget, 3/21/2008 11:20am) |
| Filed under: Gaming, HDTV
On June 12th, 2008 there'll be no place to hide from the release of the gunmetal MGS4 PS3. Well no place except every single country other than japan where the ¥51,800 (about $520) limited edition console will exclusively launch. That wad of Yen nabs the limited edition 40GB console with a Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots software bundle and like-colored DualShock ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Drakengard 3 delayed to December 19 in Japan (Joystiq, 8/25/2013 1:00am) |
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Square Enix will keep Drakengard 3's [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | A new Theatrhythm Final Fantasy game is hitting the 3DS in Japan next Spring. (Kotaku, 9/11/2013 10:20am) |
| A new Theatrhythm Final Fantasy game is hitting the 3DS in Japan next Spring. Gematsu reports that the sequel, [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 20 Lawmakers Want to Kill Your Television (Slashdot, 10/11/2005 3:10pm) |
| Macki writes "As previously mentioned, the Broadcast Flag is back before congress. There are 20 law makers currently supporting the bill. The insane thing about it is the fact that no one supports the bill except a handful of entertainment companies. Probably not even the employees of the entertainment companies. It's bad enough they want to break our televisions, but the way that they are ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Hell on Wheels: The Complete Second Season' Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 6/04/2013 8:00pm) |
| The next 10 episodes of the hit AMC western series will ride onto Blu-ray this July. In an early announcement to retailers, Entertainment One Entertainment says 'Hell on Wheels: The Complete Second [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony unveils latest HX950 flagship HDTV in Japan with 'Intelligent Peak LED' backlighting (Engadget, 8/29/2012 6:19am) |
| While Sony's current lineup [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Adult Content Confirmed to Appear on Blu-ray, HD DVD (Digg.com, 1/17/2007 2:25am) |
| Reports came in last week from Heise claiming that the adult entertainment has chosen HD DVD as the format of choice. The aforementioned report, however, conflicted with a DailyTech interview with Vivid Entertainment Group founder Steven Hirsh where the exec stated his company plans on backing both high-definition formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | SiGen Announces NanoTec License to Shin-Etsu Chemical of Tokyo Japan (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/03/2005 2:01pm) |
| Silicon Genesis Corporation announced today that it has entered into a broad intellectual property license agreement with Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. of Tokyo Japan . Under this agreement, Shin-Etsu will have rights to SiGen's NanoTec suite of technologies and includes the purchase of SiGen proprietary equipment. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hot Shots Golf Vita coming to PS3 in Japan (Joystiq, 8/23/2012 6:00pm) |
| Arcade golfer Hot Shots Golf: World International will be [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Optical Entertainment Network And ViewNow Deploy IP VOD (Digital WebCast, 10/25/2005 5:25pm) |
| Optical Entertainment Network (OEN) announced today that it has signed a long-term digital IP carriage agreement with ViewNow. The Los Angeles, CA based company will be providing OEN with all of its video on demand (VOD) programming. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS XL exhausts color spectrum, turns to turquoise and orange in Japan (Joystiq, 10/23/2013 3:00pm) |
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If it hasn't achieved it already, the 3DS XL is making a serious bid to become the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo and Sega just announced Miku Hatsune: Project Mirai 2 for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan. (Kotaku, 5/17/2013 2:17pm) |
| Nintendo and Sega just announced Miku Hatsune: Project Mirai 2 for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan. It will have new songs and more features than the previous game.
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| (Unranked) | Super Mario Bros. 3 bounds onto Japan's 3DS Virtual Console Jan. 1 (Joystiq, 12/30/2012 2:00am) |
Super Mario Bros. 3 will be available for ¥500 on Japan's 3DS Virtual Console next Tuesday, January 1, Nintendo [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | (No Title) (, 7/16/2007 2:54pm) |
| SEATTLE, BUSINESS WIRE -- GalleryPlayer, best known for having one of the largest libraries of rights-protected high definition image programming in the world, has inked an exclusive distribution deal with leading independent home entertainment distributor Image Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq:DISK), to release four new titles exclusively on Blu-ray disc this fall. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | NXTV, Inc. Launches New HDTV Entertainment Technology at HITEC 2005 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/20/2005 3:42pm) |
| NXTV Inc., the leading provider of digital IP-based entertainment and data services to the luxury hotel market, today announced that it will launch its new High Definition set-top-box at HITEC 2005, being held in Los Angeles. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | In Japan, Sony is ceasing aftercare service for the launch PlayStation 3 consoles: the 60GB CECH-A00 (Kotaku, 3/03/2014 12:30pm) |
| In Japan, Sony is ceasing aftercare service for the launch PlayStation 3 consoles: the 60GB CECH-A00 model, the 40GB CECH-B00 [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Syntax-Brillian Partners with Premier Image Technology Corp. to Manufacture Digital Entertainment Products and (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/06/2006 11:30am) |
| TEMPE, Ariz.----Syntax-Brillian Corporation , a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS HDTVs, digital entertainment products and near-to-eye products, has entered into a comprehensive supply agreement with Premier Image Technology Corp. under which the Taiwan-based company will manufacture a range of digital entertainment products and components to support Syntax-Brillian's global ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | XPAND 3D Launches Home Entertainment Division (Home Media Magazine, 7/31/2012 12:14am) |
| Cinema 3D company XPAND has its eyes set on the living room now, with the launch of a new home entertainment division.
“Since our beginning, XPAND has been committed to providing the best and most technologically advanced 3D products [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Animal Crossing 3DS hits Japan November 8 (Joystiq, 8/29/2012 12:45pm) |
| Animal Crossing: Tobidase DÅbutsu no Mori (translated as 'Jump Out') is coming to 3DSes in [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | High Definition: Changing your outlook (Independent, 11/08/2006 1:53pm) |
| The summer of 2006 saw the introduction of an exciting new technology, high definition (HD), which is set to revolutionise home entertainment. HD services from Sky and other broadcasters have enabled viewers to enjoy a dramatic improvement in home entertainment, with incredible picture quality and powerful sound. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | SiGen Announces NanoTec License to Shin-Etsu Chemical of Tokyo Japan (ZDNet India, 10/04/2005 7:57am) |
| Silicon Genesis Corporation (SiGen) announced on monday that it has entered into a broad intellectual property license agreement with Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. of Tokyo Japan (Shin-Etsu). Under this agreement, Shin-Etsu will have rights to SiGen's NanoTec(TM) suite of technologies and includes the purchase of SiGen proprietary equipment. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Analog Devices' Networked Entertainment Reference Design Supports All Leading High-Definition Video Transport Sources (Business Wire, 1/07/2008 1:30pm) |
| NORWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The rapid growth of high-definition (HD) home entertainment systems has made the connections between an increasing number of sources and displays more ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Carmike Cinemas to Acquire 16 State-of-the-Art Theatres with 251 Screens from Rave Reviews Cinemas, LLC (Business Wire, 10/04/2012 1:01pm) |
| COLUMBUS, Ga. & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading entertainment, digital cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitor, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase 16 entertainment complexes [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Puzzle & Dragons coming to 3DS in Japan (Joystiq, 4/13/2013 4:00am) |
| Mobile puzzle hit Puzzle & Dragons, in which players build [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pikachu 3DS XL coming to Europe this year (Joystiq, 10/04/2012 7:14pm) |
| Europe is joining Japan in the "cool yellow Pikachu 3DS [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | NCTA ‘21’ Awards Highlight NC’s Role in Digital Entertainment (Local Tech Wire, 11/18/2005 11:37am) |
| RALEIGH – North Carolina’s role in the rapidly emerging world of digital entertainment was demonstrated quite clearly on Thursday night when the North Carolina Technology Association unveiled its annual 21 Awards winners. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Regal Entertainment Group Invites a New Generation to the Danger Zone with ‘Top Gun’ in IMAX 3D (Business Wire, 1/26/2013 10:00pm) |
| KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), a leading motion picture exhibitor owning and operating the largest theatre circuit in the United States, today announced that children under 12 can enjoy ‘Top Gun’ in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 Entertainment for All Plan offers 250GB Xbox 360 for $99 (I4U, 10/23/2012 9:31am) |
The Microsoft Xbox 360 Entertainment for All Plan is genius. Microsoft adopt the smartphone model to video game consoles and it makes sense because Microsoft already established the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Zelda: Oracle of Seasons And Ages Are Coming To 3DS Virtual Console Outside Of Japan... Eventually (Kotaku, 2/21/2013 6:22pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Zelda: Oracle of Ages, Oracle of Seasons to hit 3DS eShop in Japan (Joystiq, 2/21/2013 12:00pm) |
| So it was foretold: The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons will come to the 3DS eShop in Japan. The Capcom-developed [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | High-Tech 'Bedroom Entertainment Cabinet' Developed in Arizona (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/21/2005 6:03pm) |
| Nexus 21, a Scottsdale start-up company, wants to put a television set at the foot of everyone's bed. Not just any television -- a 32- to 45-inch LCD high-definition flat panel TV that rises almost silently from inside a handcrafted hardwood bedroom entertainment cabinet. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Arc System Works draws Swords & Darkness on 3DS eShop in Japan (Joystiq, 9/22/2013 3:00am) |
Fighting game-savvy developer Arc System [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Sumitomo Electric Networks Selects Ikanos' 100 Mbps Symmetrical VDSL Chipset for Fiber Fast Broadband Delivery (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/19/2005 1:00pm) |
| Ikanos Communications, Inc. , a leading developer of Fiber Fast broadband solutions, today announced that Sumitomo Electric Networks , one of Japan's leading communications equipment manufacturers, has selected Ikanos' Fx100100-4 and Fx100100S-4 chipsets, enabling carriers to provide interactive broadband services with symmetric speeds of up to 100 Mbps to customers in Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HP to Help Starz Entertainment Group Bring Movies to Millions of Subscribers on Cable and Satellite (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/06/2005 12:48pm) |
| PALO ALTO, Calif.----Dec. 6, 2005--HP today announced that Starz Entertainment Group has deployed an advanced HP storage solution that will streamline the delivery of uncut movies to millions of customers. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Verizon Signs Long-Term Deal With Starz Entertainment Group for Premium Movie Services (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/14/2005 8:22pm) |
| Verizon today announced a long-term affiliation agreement with Starz Entertainment Group LLC for the SEG premium movie channels and services. Under the agreement, Verizon will be able to carry East and West Coast feeds of all 13 Starz Entertainment Group movie channels on Verizon FiOS TV when it launches later this year. (Read Full Article) |
 | Image Entertainment drops HD DVD (AfterDawn, 3/07/2008 8:40pm) |
| Image Entertainment has announced that it has canceled its upcoming HD DVD releases and added that it was dropping HD DVD completely to focus on Blu-ray.
Image is one of the biggest suppliers of independent titles and had supported both HD formats. Over the past two years the company released a large variety of music, special interest and theatrical releases on both formats.
Of the more not ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Report: Nintendo aims for 5 million 3DS sales in Japan this year (Joystiq, 8/28/2013 12:30am) |
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Capcom held an event in Tokyo today for Monster Hunter 4 , during which [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Chinese home entertainment industry begins Blu-ray support (HDTV UK, 5/01/2008 11:24am) |
| Now that HD DVD has died, it would seem that China's CH DVD format is also on the way out. This huge market could be extremely lucrative to any video format gaining strong support in its home entertainment industry, and there are signs that Blu-ray could be that format... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray, Digital Keep 2012 First-Half Consumer Spending Positive (Home Media Magazine, 7/29/2012 7:10pm) |
| Strong double-digit growth of Blu-ray Disc sales coupled with digital distribution helped increase home entertainment consumer spending nearly 1.4% during the first six months of 2012, according to new data from DEG: The Digital Entertainment [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Starz Signs IPTV Deals (Broadcasting and Cable, 1/12/2006 5:38pm) |
| Starz Entertainment Group has signed a number of carriage-agreement deals with IPTV provider Optical Entertainment Network (OEN), which plans to provide IP video, high-speed data and voice services to 1.6 million households in the Houston market through a fiber-to-the-home service call FISION. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Monster Hunter 4 out in Japan March 2013, includes online multiplayer (Joystiq, 9/21/2012 2:00am) |
North America will get Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on 3DS and Wii U in March 2013. Meanwhile, Capcom announced a March 2013 window for the 3DS Monster Hunter 4 in Japan. Unlike the 3DS version of 3 Ultimate, Monster Hunter 4 includes online [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Dell rolls out home entertainment suite (Reuters.co.uk, 1/09/2007 5:44pm) |
| LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Dell Inc. , the world's second-largest personal computer maker, on Tuesday unveiled a digital home entertainment suite that sends high-definition video to wide-screen Dell TV monitors, as the corporate-focused company expands in consumer electronics. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dragon's Crown gets Vita, PS3 cross-play in Japan (Joystiq, 10/09/2013 4:30pm) |
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Japanese Vita and PS3 players can now buddy up in Dragon's Crown, after Vanillaware added [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 3DS comes to Japan this winter (Joystiq, 9/13/2012 9:30pm) |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon is coming back with a new 3DS game. Pikachu and [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | LodgeNet Leads Hospitality Industry with Most HDTV Rooms (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/12/2007 5:26pm) |
| LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation , the world leader in interactive TV and broadband solutions to hotels, today announced its SIGNETURE HDTV guest entertainment solution is contracted for over 80,000 hotel rooms and was deployed to more than 17,000 hotel rooms as of December 31, 2006. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray Disc wins "Best Green Packaging" award (HDTV UK, 4/08/2008 10:29am) |
| The Digital Entertainment Group
(DEG) has awarded Blu-ray Disc the "Best Green Packaging" award at this year's
Green Entertainment Awards, held last week in Los Angeles... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pokemon devs launching 3DS eShop game in Japan next week (Joystiq, 8/29/2012 1:30pm) |
| Pokémon developer Game Freak is launching a new game, Rhythm Hunter: Harmo Knight, on [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Xbox 360: Popular Science's top innovation for home entertainment this year (Joystiq, 11/08/2005 6:23pm) |
| In the the December issue of Popular Science , which will go on newsstands November 15, the Xbox 360 is reported to have taken top honors (that is, the Grand Award) for the Best of What’s New in Home Entertainment, one of twelve different categories considered. “The first of the next-generation gaming consoles, the new Xbox 360 is not just about games — the 360 is poised to take over ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Paramount Home Entertainment Announces HD DVD Slate for First Quarter of 2008 (Business Wire, 1/17/2008 2:00pm) |
| HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) today announced its upcoming slate of releases on HD DVD for the first quarter of 2008. A compelling array of ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Animal Crossing: New Leaf at 2.3M sold in Japan, bringing in new female 3DS owners (Joystiq, 1/08/2013 10:00pm) |
| Japanese sales of Animal Crossing: New Leaf are at around 2.3 million, with [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Starz Entertainment Group Announces Promotions in Finance Group, Addition in Human Resources (PR Newswire via Yahoo! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/02/2005 7:00pm) |
| Starz Entertainment Group LLC announced today the promotion of Brian Huggins to director of strategic planning and Joe Zamora to director of strategic planning. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | On Command Launches HDTV Entertainment Content to Select Hilton Garden Inn(R) Hotels (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/17/2005 1:00pm) |
| On Command Video Corporation, a leading provider of in-room interactive entertainment for the hotel industry and its guests, announced today the successful launch of high definition television programming to select Hilton Garden Inn® hotels. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Paramount Home Entertainment Presents the Critically-Acclaimed Smash Hit and Winner of Two Academy Awards(R): ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/06/2007 1:55pm) |
| HOLLYWOOD----"A triumph of old school on-screen glamour" and winner of two Academy Awards® and three Golden Globe® awards, including Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy, DREAMGIRLS takes to the stage on DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD May 1, 2007 from Paramount Home Entertainment. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Xbox One, Xbox 360 entertainment apps debut this week (Joystiq, 3/25/2014 11:00pm) |
| Microsoft has rolled out a slate of new entertainment apps on Xbox Live, giving Xbox 360 and Xbox One owners access to a broader variety of sports, competitive gaming, and film offerings.
Starting this week, Xbox Live Gold members can keep up [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Starz Entertainment Group Expands Its Programming Team (PR Newswire via Yahoo! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/17/2005 4:46pm) |
| Starz Entertainment Group LLC announced today that Michael Ruggiero has joined the SEG programming team as vice president, programming and scheduling where he oversees strategic program and promotion scheduling for the seven Encore channels. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Summertime Entertainment Releases Legends of Oz Virtual World (Business Wire, 4/05/2013 5:00pm) |
| LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Summertime Entertainment Releases Legends of Oz Virtual World. Online game acts as a virtual prequel to the upcoming “Legends of Oz†3D animated feature [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | S1Digital’s Digital Entertainment Platform Stores and Distributes HD Content (CE Pro, 8/27/2009 4:02pm) |
| More than a Media Server: S1Digital’s New Digital Entertainment Platform Stores and Distributes All Kinds of Digital Media including HD Movies and Cable Television (Read Full Article) |
 | VUDU Meets Blu-ray on LG's BD390 Blu-ray Disc Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/09/2009 11:00pm) |
| The streaming service is spreading instant entertainment to another device, via the NetCast Entertainment Access service. (Read Full Article) |
 | UK getting PS3 game, Blu-ray movie vending machines (Joystiq, 11/04/2008 12:30am) |
| Filed under: CultureSony Entertainment and Universal are partnering in the UK to roll out the "PoP Instant Entertainment 24/7," which, in addition to sounding like something out of the movie Total Recall, is a vending machine for PS3 games, Blu-ray Disc movies, and digital music/movie distribution. Unveiled at Stuff Magazine's Stuff Live Expo, the machine features a touch-screen interface and s ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Starz Entertainment Group and THINKFilm Team on Slasher Film Documentary (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/09/2005 6:18pm) |
| Starz Entertainment Group and Independent film distributor THINKFilm announce the start of principal photography on a new film entitled "GOING TO PIECES: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SLASHER FILM." ... (Read Full Article) |
 | New Line Home Entertainment Features DTS(R) on the Upcoming Blu-Ray Release of The Golden Compass (Business Wire, 4/29/2008 11:00am) |
| AGOURA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The upcoming Blu-ray release of New Line Home Entertainment’s adventure spectacular, The Golden Compass, will feature ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Chase Carey: 'Prometheus' Digital HD Release Spurs Home Entertainment (Home Media Magazine, 11/07/2012 12:49am) |
| Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment’s Digital HD platform launch in September proved successful with the early retail release of sci-fi thriller Prometheus, News Corp. president Chase Carey said during a first-quarter fiscal call with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Regal Entertainment Group Announces Exclusive Comic Book Giveaway, Free with Purchase of Marvel’s “Iron Man 3” RealD 3D Ticket (Business Wire, 5/26/2013 9:00pm) |
| KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), a leading motion picture exhibitor owning and operating the largest theatre circuit in the United States, today announces that for a limited time, every guest who purchases a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Carmike to Bring New Critically Acclaimed “BIGD” Experience to Snellville, GA Area Movie-Goers with Development of the Carmike 13 Entertainment Complex (Business Wire, 3/03/2013 12:00pm) |
| COLUMBUS, Ga--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading DIGITAL cinema and 3D motion picture exhibitor, today announced that construction will begin shortly on a new Carmike Cinemas entertainment complex in Snellville, GA. The [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 100,000 MGS4 PS3 Bundles for Japan (IGN, 5/07/2008 1:36pm) |
| Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)That's a lot. Maybe. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Announces "Mastered in 4K" Blu-ray Titles Timed with Sony 4K TVs (HDTV Magazine, 1/11/2013 6:08am) |
| To compliment the electronics industry's launch of 4K Ultra HD Televisions, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) is proud to leverage its growing 4K asset library to present "Mastered in 4K" Blu-ray™ titles. While maintaining the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Super Mario 3D World scratches up Japan, Europe in late November (Joystiq, 10/01/2013 3:12pm) |
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Super Mario 3D World will bring kitty-cat versions of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Carmike Cinemas Announces the Grand Opening of the Carmike 12 in Decatur, Alabama Including the Critically Acclaimed Signature “BIGD” Ultimate Entertainment Experience (Business Wire, 3/01/2013 12:00pm) |
| COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading DIGITAL cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitor, announced today that it will unveil its newest entertainment complex in the Decatur Mall located at 1801 Beltline Road [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Carmike Cinemas Construction Progress on Schedule for Manitowoc, WI Area Carmike Cinema 10 Entertainment Complex (Business Wire, 8/31/2013 2:00pm) |
| COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading digital cinema and 3D motion picture exhibitor, today announced that construction is progressing on time for its new entertainment complex in Manitowoc, WI. The Carmike [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Silent Hill: Downpour PS3 forecasts a November 8 launch in Japan (Joystiq, 9/08/2012 3:30pm) |
| The future may not be so bright for Silent Hill: Downpour developer (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Carmike Cinemas Announces Grand Opening of the Bradley Square 12 in Cleveland, Tennessee Including the Critically Acclaimed Signature “BIGD” Ultimate Entertainment Experience (Business Wire, 12/09/2012 12:00pm) |
| COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading DIGITAL cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitor, is announcing the December 13th unveiling of its newest entertainment complex in the Bradley Square Mall located at 200 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony Online Entertainment is bringing both PlanetSide 2 and the already-on-PS3 DC Universe Online to (Kotaku, 6/05/2013 9:45pm) |
| Sony Online Entertainment is bringing both PlanetSide 2 and the already-on-PS3 DC Universe Online to the [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Kyodo economic news summary -6- (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News, 9/01/2005 11:08am) |
| _ ---------- Japan invokes retaliatory tariffs on U.S. steel imports ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Disney: Economy May Slow Blu-ray Adoption (Format War Central, 11/13/2008 3:48pm) |
| Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, Disney’s GM of domestic home entertainment claims Blu-ray’s biggest hurdle is indeed the economy.
The economy is the biggest challenge, because there are just so many pieces to the Blu-ray puzzle that consumers face,” said Lori MacPherson, GM of domestic home-entertainment at Disney. “You need the high-definition television set, you need ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Carmike Cinemas Announces the Grand Opening of the Apple Blossom 12 in Winchester, Virginia, including the Critically Acclaimed Signature “BIGD” Ultimate Entertainment Experience (Business Wire, 6/21/2013 2:00pm) |
| COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading DIGITAL cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitor, announced today that it will unveil its brand new entertainment complex in the Apple Blossom Mall located at 1850 Apple [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 100K Pokemon X/Y 3DS bundles sell out in hours on Amazon Japan (Joystiq, 8/14/2013 4:30am) |
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Within hours of making Pokémon X and Pokémon Y bundles available [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment Announces First Wave of Blu-ray(TM) Releases for 2007 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/14/2006 5:00pm) |
| Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment President Bob Chapek today announced BVWHE's first wave of Blu-ray Disc® releases for 2007. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Pictures celebrates NXE eve by...blocking Xbox 360 Netflix movie streaming (Engadget, 11/19/2008 3:14am) |
| Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Just hours before the Xbox 360's newest dashboard update hits tomorrow morning (10:00 a.m. GMT), our friends at Joystiq noticed the list of movies available for Netflix Watch Instantly streaming has suddenly dropped. The culprit? Sony Pictures Home Entertainment subsidiary Columbia Pictures, flicking previously available titles like Superbad, Bad Boys ... (Read Full Article) |
 | NVIDIA Technology Selected By HP for HD Digital Entertainment Centers (RedNova, 4/25/2005 8:08pm) |
| WINHEC, SEATTLE, April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NVIDIA Corporation , a worldwide leader in graphics and digital media processors, today announced that NVIDIA PureVideo technology and the NVIDIA GeForce(TM) 6600 graphics processing unit (GPU) are integrated into the newly available HP z555 and z557 Digital Entertainment Centers, which are based on Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition (Read Full Article) |
 | DISH Network and Lifetime Entertainment Services Reach Multi-Year Agreement (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 2/01/2006 3:50pm) |
| ENGLEWOOD, Colo. & NEW YORK----Feb. 1, 2006--EchoStar Communications Corporation and its DISH Network and Lifetime Entertainment Services today announced that they have reached a multi-year agreement that provides for the distribution of Lifetime Television and Lifetime Movie Network. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Gary Pfeiffer Joins Starz Entertainment Group as Vice President of Information Technology (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/08/2005 4:10pm) |
| Starz Entertainment Group LLC announced today that Gary Pfeiffer has joined the company as vice president, information technology and will report to Bill Myers, EVP, CFO. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Tweeter Presents Holiday Gadget Gift Giving 'Made Easy'! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/16/2005 2:30pm) |
| CANTON, Mass.----Nov. 16, 2005--As the often-stressful countdown to the holiday shopping season officially gets underway, Tweeter, the nation's premier specialty retailer of entertaining consumer electronics solutions, is pleased to present "Holiday Gadget Gift Giving 'Made Easy.'" Whether shoppers are searching for musical entertainment for a teenage relative or home entertainment that will ... (Read Full Article) |
 | WealthTV to Enrich OneLink's Channel Lineup (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/05/2006 10:32pm) |
| WealthTV, the premier luxury lifestyle and entertainment network in digital and high definition, today announced that it has signed a long-term agreement with Puerto Rico's largest cable provider, OneLink Communications, to bring WealthTV's luxury lifestyle and entertainment programming to OneLink's customers in digital basic, high definition, and VOD formats by year's end. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Asian, US Entertainment Firms Select Maven Networks to Power IP Video-On-Demand (IP VOD) Services (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/12/2005 12:45pm) |
| Maven Networks, Inc., a software provider that enables brand marketers and media companies to deliver the most compelling broadband video experiences, today announced that it has signed a multi-year licensing agreement with South Korea-based CJ Media (www.cjmedia.net or www.cjmedia.co.kr ), a media & entertainment business unit of Korea's leading CJ Group, to create multiple broadband video (Read Full Article) |
 | For the Coolest Gizmos, Head East (BusinessWeek, 10/06/2005 9:11am) |
| From a bunny-shaped, voice-activated remote control to eco-phones, Japan's CEATEC showed the quirky and hip coming to you soon ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Study: Blu-ray Dominates HD DVD in Japan (allthingsHiDef, 1/23/2008 3:36am) |
| While U.S. consumer electronics retailers remain on the fence about whether to declare a winner in the format war, Japanese consumers appear to have voted Blu-ray champion, according to a new report. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment Unveils Unparalleled Blu-ray Disc(TM) Release Slate for North America, Europe ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/08/2007 2:00pm) |
| Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment today announced the company's most extensive Blu-ray Disc slate yet, with action-packed and family titles due for release throughout 2007 in North America, Europe and Asia. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Shrine Auditorium Selects Syntax’s Award-Winning Olevia LCD TV as Official Display of World-Famous Entertainment Center (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 11/22/2005 12:00pm) |
| Los Angeles (PRWEB) November 22, 2005 -- 2005—Syntax Corporation, one of the fastest growing manufacturers of LCD TVs in North America, today announced that the Shrine Auditorium has installed over 25 of Syntax’s award-winning Olevia LCD TVs as the official flat panel display of the world famous arts and entertainment facility. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Japan tops HDTV viewership (HDTV News Blog, 11/20/2007 5:03pm) |
| According to research firm, SNL Kagan, the number of HTDT viewers globally has continued to increase, with more affordable HDTVs coming onto the market. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Debut of versatile Blu-ray DVD deck (International Herald Tribune, 9/21/2006 2:47pm) |
| Panasonic will sell the first Blu-ray DVD player-recorder in Japan in November, months after Toshiba released a comparable product in the feud for the next standard of DVDs. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Tangerine Global Inks Agreement with The Peninsula Hotels to Provide HDTV Entertainment for the Luxury Group (Hospitality Net, 6/21/2006 6:11pm) |
| Marina del Rey, CA | Tangerine Global, the leader in high-definition television (HDTV) programming for the five-star hospitality marketplace, has been selected by luxury group The Peninsula Hotels to provide the media company’s premier HDTV entertainment services to its hotels. The contract makes Tangerine Global’s service available as early as this summer to Peninsula’s deluxe properties ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony joins DVD war (News 24 South Africa, 12/08/2006 3:23pm) |
| Sony has rolled out its new high definition DVD recorder in Japan as it struggles to restore its tarnished reputation. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance Showcases Connected Home Entertainment Experience at CONNECTIONS(TM) (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/02/2006 1:00pm) |
| The High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance will demonstrate the next-generation connected home entertainment experience in Pulse~LINK Booth #413 at CONNECTIONS: The Digital Home Conference and Showcase, May 2-4, at the Santa Clara Convention Center. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | WealthTV Signs Affiliation Agreement With Eagle Broadband for Distribution via IPTVComplete (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/24/2005 8:36pm) |
| WealthTV, the premier lifestyle and entertainment network in high definition, today announced that it has signed an affiliation agreement with Eagle Broadband to bring the network's lifestyle and entertainment channel to IPTV viewers across America via IPTVComplete, the multi-channel, turnkey video solution for service providers offered jointly by Eagle Broadband and France Telecom subsidiary ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Carmike to Bring New “BIGD” Enhanced Experience with 80 Foot Screen to Colorado Springs Area Movie-Goers with Next Fall’s Opening of a New Carmike Cinema 13 Entertainment Complex at Chapel Hills Mall (Business Wire, 10/20/2012 10:00am) |
| COLUMBUS, Ga. & COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading DIGITAL cinema and 3D motion picture exhibitor, today announced the projected fall 2013 opening of a new Carmike Cinemas entertainment complex [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Starz Entertainment Group and Columbia Pictures Join Forces To Give Viewers an Early Inside Look at Revolution Studios' (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/14/2005 3:24pm) |
| Starz Entertainment Group LLC , Revolution Studios and Columbia Pictures today announced that they will join forces to provide viewers of Starz Cinema a first look at exclusive footage from Revolution Studios' "Rent", the much-anticipated movie adaptation of the smash Broadway musical. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Warner Bros. Entertainment to Release Its High-Definition DVD Titles Exclusively in the Blu-ray Disc Format Beginning Later This Year (Business Wire, 1/04/2008 8:45pm) |
| BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In response to consumer demand, Warner Bros. Entertainment will release its high-definition DVD titles exclusively in the Blu-ray disc format beginning ... (Read Full Article) |
 | The Carmel Group's ''10th Annual Satellite Entertainment/DBS Forum: The 5 Burning Questions'' to be Featured at (Business Wire via Yahoo! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/17/2005 12:18pm) |
| Hannover Fairs USA, Inc., today announced that The Carmel Group\\\'s 10th Annual Satellite Entertainment/DBS: The 5 Burning Questions conference will take place during the 2005 International Satellite & Communications Conference and Expo Wednesday, June 1, at the Long Beach Hyatt Regency Hotel in Long Beach, California. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo Japan announces white 32GB Wii U, Wiimote quick charger and special Luigi edition 3DS XL (Engadget, 5/30/2013 4:50am) |
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 | iPod(R) and XM(TM) Satellite Radio Capability Make Pioneer Elite A/V Receivers the Hub for Home Entertainment (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/09/2005 12:50pm) |
| New music options from iPod and XM Satellite Radio are only two of the features that make the new Pioneer Elite A/V receivers the hub of a great home entertainment center. The VSX-74TXVi and VSX-72TXV introduced today by Pioneer Electronics Inc. serve as the "brains" behind a great home theater; bringing in data from all types of sources and processing the data to enhance the audio and video ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Microsoft Continues to Pimp HD DVD Player [Hd Dvd] (Kotaku, 2/20/2008 9:00am) |
| So, HD DVD is dead. But, Microsoft is having a hard time moving on, it seems. Soon after the Toshiba announcement, Xbox Japan said the death of HD DVD is something it "will examine from now." By... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | First HD DVD Player Goes on Sale (BetaNews, 3/31/2006 4:28pm) |
| Toshiba kicked off the next-generation of DVD technology on Friday with the launch of its first HD DVD player in Japan. The HD-XA1 is priced at 110,000 yen, or $940 USD -- slightly higher than it will cost in the United States. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Tempe TVs to Debut in Japan (KTAR 92.3 Phoenix, 3/12/2007 3:40pm) |
| A local maker of high-definition televisions is expanding in the Far East. Syntax-Brillian is the name of the Tempe company…which manufactures Olevia LCD TVs. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 3-D HDTV,Other Tech Demos Mark CEATEC 2009 (TWICE, 10/08/2009 1:00pm) |
| Chiba City, Japan - Sharp, Sony, Toshiba and Mitsubishi all showed versions of 3-D HDTV at the... (Read Full Article) |
 | Studios assign movies to Blu-ray DVD format (Tulsa World, 8/30/2006 11:56am) |
| TOKYO -- Some 75 movie titles, including "The Da Vinci Code" and "Chicken Little," will go on sale in Japan later this year using the next-generation Blu-ray DVD format. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Buffalo Announces USB 3.0 12x Blu-ray Burner (High-Def Digest, 12/02/2009 10:00pm) |
| Buffalo’s new Blu-ray burner – hitting Japan this month, with international releases later – boasts impressive transfer speeds. The downside? You can’t really use it yet. Blu-ray burners seem [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | HDTV service in 10m homes worldwide (Digital Media Europe, 3/29/2005 11:03am) |
| HDTV services are currently widely available in only five countries: Australia, Canada, Japan, the United States, and South Korea, but rarely available in Europe. (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony launches sales of Blu-ray DVD recorder in Japan (Sharewatch, 12/08/2006 11:54am) |
| The new high definition machines went on sale here in time for the crucial year-end holiday shopping season with a price tag of about 300,000 yen for the 500 gigabyte hard disk drive version. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | PS3 Countdown: Sony Exec on Those Pesky Blue Laser Diodes (High-Def Digest, 11/09/2006 4:02pm) |
| With just over over a week to go before the Blu-ray enabled PlayStation 3 finally hits stores in the U.S. and Japan, the VP in charge of the game console is talking about the rocky road to launch, and... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Optical Entertainment Network Selects Amino to Deliver Standard and High Definition Set-Top Boxes for FISION(TM) FTTH (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/05/2005 6:00am) |
| Optical Entertainment Network announced that Amino will supply standard and high definition Set-Top Boxes for FISION's fiber-to-the-Home Video service. Cambridge, United Kingdom based Amino, the leading provider of consumer premises equipment for broadband and IPTV based services, will deliver the first generation STB's for FISION, that will receive over 300 video channels including over 50 ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Week recap: PS3 outsells, Xbox 360 falls, Wii $99 (Punch Jump, 11/18/2007 4:42pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 outsold Nintendo Co.’s Wii in the latest Japan retail tally. The PS3 ranked No. 3 in overall hardware sales for the period. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This one-of-a-kind 3DS has your name on it, proves you're a Pokemon Master (Engadget, 3/24/2014 3:20am) |
| You wanted to be the very best? (Like no-one ever was?) Here's the proof that you made it. Japan's annual Pokemon tournament kicked off this week, with the grand prize (aside from proving that it was worth all those hours of walking around in [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | U.S. dominates pay-HDTV market, SNL Kagan says (Broadcast Engineering and Digital Television, 11/14/2007 7:46am) |
| When free HDTV programming is included, Japan has the largest HDTV base with 9.2 million households, says a new report from the research organization. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Mitsubishi Latest Blu-Ray Records HD Content on DVD [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 3/18/2008 9:49am) |
| The lastest Mitsubishi Blu-ray recorders released in Japan are the first to offer recording of high definition video in plain DVD discs using the AVC codec, good for saving HD TV episodes, and your... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 4.00pm Tuesday October 3, 2006 (The New Zealand Herald, 10/03/2006 3:07am) |
| CHIBA - Sony Corp. said today it will launch its Blu-ray high-definition optical disc recorder in Japan in December, with an expected price tag of around 300,000 yen ($3,900) for a model with a 500-gigabyte hard disk drive. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sharp expands AQUOS HDTV line (CEA SmartBrief, 3/24/2009 5:00am) |
| Sharp Japan has three new Aquos HDTVs on tap that are all said to be energy-efficient while also featuring 1920x1080 resoluti -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Interceptor Entertainment's HD re-imagining of the classic 1994 shooter Rise of the Triad is now ava (Kotaku, 7/31/2013 11:30am) |
| Interceptor Entertainment's HD re-imagining of the classic 1994 shooter Rise of the Triad is (Read Full Article) |
 | BioShock PS3 Japanese Ad Slightly Frightens US [Clips] (Kotaku, 12/30/2008 2:00pm) |
| Yes, BioShock, been there done that — even on the PS3. But the game is just hitting Japan this month. Here is the game's official ad. Not sure if it's just me, but it is actually kinda freaky. ... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony joins DVD war as Blu-ray machine hits stores (Middle East Times, 12/08/2006 1:43pm) |
| TOKYO -- Less than a month after the troubled launch of its PlayStation 3, Sony rolled out its new high definition DVD recorder in Japan Friday as it struggles to restore its tarnished reputation. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 4 firms file for BS digital HDTV licenses (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News, 9/14/2005 12:12pm) |
| _ Japan's communications ministry said Wednesday it has received applications from four companies for approval to launch digital high-definition television broadcasting services via satellite. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | News: HD-DVD player debuts for UK press (MacCentral Online, 4/12/2006 3:38pm) |
| Hot on the heels of its launch in Japan, Toshiba has given the U.K. press a look at the world’s first HD-DVD player, the HD-XA1. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | (No Title) (, 9/14/2007 12:42am) |
| Sony has increased its bet on Blu-ray Disc and plans to ditch DVD and use the high-definition video disc format in all future digital video recorders in Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Epson Shows Off Large Projection TVs (Gizmodo via Yahoo! News, 11/30/2005 2:56pm) |
| Bucking the trend, Seiko Epson has decided to throw some cash into the TV arena, showing off 2 HDTV projection TVs in Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | There's Another New Pokémon 3DS XL, You Know (Kotaku, 7/04/2013 11:00am) |
| Nintendo isn't releasing one new jumbo-sized Pokémon XY 3DS handhelds for Japan, but two new 3D XL units.
Previously, Kotaku (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony adds China as a Blu-ray producer (CEA SmartBrief, 1/21/2009 6:00am) |
| Sony has started manufacturing its Blu-ray discs in China. After Japan, the U.S. -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony TVs embrace internet (CIOL, 1/12/2007 1:18pm) |
| LAS VEGAS: Japan's Sony Corp. said on Sunday it would enable most of its new televisions, including high-definition flat screens, to play video from the Internet. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Week recap: PS3 80GB; Xbox 360 HD DVD; Wii Fit (Punch Jump, 4/13/2008 3:47pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 were steady in the latest Japan retail charts. The PS3 ranked No. 4 in overall hardware sales for the week. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | What? (Kotaku, 9/02/2013 1:00pm) |
| What? Bravely Default is evolving! On December 5, Japan is getting an updated and expanded re-release of the interestingly-named 3DS JRPG, [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Xbox 360 Getting Lots of Shelf Space [Only In Japan] (Kotaku, 12/29/2008 10:00am) |
| Before we start, things to keep in mind: This is at one store in Osaka's electronics district, Den-Den Town. At this same store, something like ten people showed up for the Xbox 360 launch.
Japanese... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Hitachi earnings slide despite higher sales (EETimes, 2/03/2006 5:24pm) |
| Japan-based Hitachi recorded net income of 5.4 billion ($47 million) on revenue of 2.2 trillion ($19.1 billion) in its third fiscal quarter ended December. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Week recap: PS3 Trojan; Xbox 360 Blu-ray; Wii Ware (Punch Jump, 2/24/2008 6:00pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 fell for the third consecutive week in the latest Japan retail data. The PS3 ranked No. 4 in overall hardware sales. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Week recap: PS3 Blu-ray; Xbox 360 sales; Wii outsold (Punch Jump, 3/23/2008 3:25pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 fell after a one-week rebound in the latest Japan retail data. The PS3 ranked as the No. 4 in overall hardware charts. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Nintendo unveils TV, Web features for DS (CNN.com, 2/16/2006 3:50pm) |
| TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) -- Japanese fans of Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s dual-screen DS portable game machine may soon be able to surf the Web and watch high-definition television programs on their devices in addition to playing games. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Japanese broadcaster unveils tomorrow's TVs (Computerworld Singapore, 5/30/2005 3:50am) |
| Japan's public broadcaster showed off some bleeding-edge display technologies on Thursday that could one day lead to flexible TVs that roll up and slip in the pocket, and to smaller high resolution plasma displays than are available today. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D Groups Merge (Home Media Magazine, 8/16/2012 11:03pm) |
| The 3D@Home Consortium and the International 3D Society have merged to form the largest 3D group in the world, with members in 20 countries and chapters in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Japan, China and South Korea.
The merger [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | HDTV Fans Might Mull HP TV Sets (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance, 9/08/2005 11:00pm) |
| Hewlett-Packard is getting serious about digital entertainment. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | The NHL's new look (Northwest Herald, 8/28/2005 8:18am) |
| The swaying bridge between the NHL and television entertainment rarely has fostered firm footing. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Tweeter Home Entertainment Group Reports Sales for Its Fourth Fiscal Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2005 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/06/2005 11:30am) |
| Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Inc. today announced sales results for its fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2005. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HD-Video Core Supported By Image Enhancement IPs Launched (Digital Broadcasting.com, 12/01/2005 12:49pm) |
| Tokyo, Japan - Imagination Technologies, a leader in system-on-chip intellectual property (SoC IP), announces the immediate availability of the PowerVR MSVDX HD-video core. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Commentary: What was new at FPD International 2005? (Digi Times, 11/08/2005 11:38am) |
| Although the numbers of visitors, participating companies and booths at the recently-finished FPD International 2005 in Yokohama, Japan, were at record highs, most participants indicated that there were barely any eye-catching products at the show. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Commentary: What was new at FPD International 2005? (Digi Times, 11/08/2005 9:22am) |
| Although the numbers of visitors, participating companies and booths at the recently-finished FPD International 2005 in Yokohama, Japan, were at record highs, most participants indicated that there were barely any eye-catching products at the show. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | News Japan Porn Biz Backs Blu-ray Sony is offering technical support there. By Swanni (TVPredictions.com, 7/30/2007 3:51pm) |
| Washington, D.C. (July 30, 2007) -- The Japanese adult film industry is releasing a slew of new titles on Blu-ray High-Definition disc, a sharp contrast to what's happening in the United States. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Week recap: PS3 rebound; Xbox 360 Blu-ray; Wii sales (Punch Jump, 3/16/2008 3:56pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 rebounded in Japan after a five-week fall. The PS3 ranked as the No. 4 best-selling hardware for the week. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Iron Man 3 to Debut as a 4DX Film in Japan (eCoustics, 4/18/2013 5:19pm) |
| 3D movies made a comeback in recent years, driven primarily by the $3 billion success of James Cameron’s Avatar. Now, a new dimension in film presentation may be about to take audiences into brand-new territory by targeting our other senses [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Konami Offering Special PS3 For Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (High-Def Digest, 12/04/2012 5:30pm) |
| The bundle is currently only for the Japan market. According to the post on Kotuku the PS3 contains "a download code for a customized PS3 wallpaper, a download code for a limited edition Cyborg Ninja [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The 3DS So Rare Nintendo Only Made One Of Them (Kotaku, 3/24/2014 1:00am) |
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Every year, a Pokemon tournament is held in Japan to decide the nation's best schoolboy player. It's a competition worth entering, because the prize is one for the ages. (Read Full Article) |
 | Xbox 360 Games Don't Sell In Japan [Dead Horse, Beaten] (Kotaku, 12/27/2007 6:40pm) |
| New numbers have come from Famitsu, who has broken down Japanese sales figures on the top 50 Xbox 360 games since launch. None of the results are good. While Blue Dragon, an RPG by famous Final... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Week recap: PS3 MGS4; Xbox 360 HD DVD; Wii outsells (Punch Jump, 3/02/2008 5:02pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 fell for the fourth consecutive week in Japan. The PS3 ranked No. 4 in overall hardware sales for the week. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Week recap: PS3 outsold; Xbox 360 No. 4; Wii Fit (Punch Jump, 4/20/2008 4:41pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 fell below 9,000 units in the latest Japan sales figures. The PS3 ranked No. 4 in overall hardware sales for the week. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | ENTERTAINMENT: What you need for HDTV (The Charlotte Observer, 11/02/2005 1:02am) |
| Television programming available in high definition has seemingly become a more common occurrence. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | ENTERTAINMENT: What you need for HDTV (The Charlotte Observer, 11/01/2005 11:02am) |
| Television programming available in high definition has seemingly become a more common occurrence. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | First HDTV, Now nPVR -- KoolConnect Again Raises the Bar for In-Room Entertainment (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/08/2005 1:30pm) |
| Think you've seen it all? Well brace yourself -- because as the song goes: "you ain't seen nothin' yet." ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sharp's New 32" UHD Monitor is a Touchscreen (High-Def Digest, 7/03/2013 8:30pm) |
| The IGZO LCD designed for pen input and multi-touch. Yesterday, Sharp unveiled a new UHD display for sale in Japan. The Sharp PN-K322B is described as a "professional-use monitor" that combines a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yakuza 1 and 2 HD to paint the Wii U red in Japan (Joystiq, 5/20/2013 3:30pm) |
The first Yakuza entry for a non-Sony console is Yakuza 1 and 2 HD. Nintendo announced the Wii U port in last week's Nintendo Direct. Going by this vid, the gangster classics are compatible with off-TV play. The HD combo roughs up Wii U in [...] (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) |
 | Real Yakuza 3 Cafes in Tokyo For You To Drink At [Playstation 3] (Kotaku, 2/21/2008 12:00pm) |
| The Ryu Ga Gotoku KENZAN! publicity machine continues! The game, dubbed Yakuza 3 for the West, is a PLAYSTATION 3 exclusive and will be released in Japan in early March. How can SEGA get the Japanese... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The 404 1,106: Where the legend continues (podcast) (CNET Blogs, 8/09/2012 6:41pm) |
| We've heard stories about 3D printers being used for both good and evil, but we're not sure how to categorize a company in Japan offering pregnant women a 3D-printed model of their unborn fetuses. Gross. Other stories on today's podcast include a [...] (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) |
| (Unranked) | PS3 4.40 firmware goes live, improves system stability (Joystiq, 3/21/2013 12:00pm) |
A PS3 firmware update rolled out this morning, very much out of the blue. It's maybe not surprising, then, the update is apparently minor, at least based on PS Japan's synopsis. (Read Full Article) |
 | D-LINK LAUNCHES Wireless HD Media Player (HardwareZone, 10/13/2006 5:48am) |
| High Definition Digital Home Entertainment ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PS3's Puppeteer takes the stage for a new trailer (Joystiq, 9/19/2012 11:30pm) |
We were briefly introduced to Japan Studio's PS3 platformer, Puppeteer, at Gamescom. Sony has released a longer trailer, introducing the storyline and the very, very puppety presentation. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Report: Ace Attorney GBA trilogy awaits retrial on 3DS (Joystiq, 1/22/2014 10:00am) |
| The first three Ace Attorney games are reportedly coming to 3DS, with a court date in Japan set for April 17. According to Siliconera and Shinobi (via Gematsu), this week's issue of Famitsu says the Game Boy Advance trilogy - that's Phoenix Wright: [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Number of HDTV sets worldwide to reach 28.6m by end-2005 report (Digital Media Europe, 9/22/2005 2:03pm) |
| At the end of the year, the US will have 16.5m HDTV homes, giving it a 58 per cent global share, followed by Japan with a 27 per cent share. ... (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) |
 | Fujitsu PC Enables HDTV Recording (DesignTechnica, 4/20/2005 8:00pm) |
| Fujitsu PC in Japan has developed a massive 32-inch LCD television that integrates a full personal computer capable of recording HDTV broadcasts. (Read Full Article) |
 | At CEATEC: Full shift to HDTV in evidence (EE Times, 10/04/2005 8:37pm) |
| TOKYO — The abundance of high-definition TVs at the CEATEC Japan show clearly indicate that the industry is serious about transitioning to high-definition digital TV broadcasting. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung introduces "Bordeaux" LCD TVs in Japan (KrunkerHD, 7/31/2007 6:30am) |
| [ LN40R81B_1] Akihabara News reported on three new LCD HDTV sets from Samsung over the weekend ... LN40R81B_2 samsung lcd Check it out Technorati Tags: Samsung, Bordeaux, LCD TV ... (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) | Bad news! (Kotaku, 5/10/2013 9:40am) |
| Bad news! If you were looking forward to the June release of Devil Survivor 2's 3DS port, which is known as Devil Survivor 2: Break Record, you going to wait until this fall in Japan. The game has been delayed, reports (Read Full Article) |
 | NEWS: PS3 sales catching up with Wii (Pocket-lint, 7/05/2008 2:00pm) |
| Sony console sailing off shelvesNintendo's Wii is still the top selling console in Japan, but the latest stats would suggest that it's losing its lead.
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Read PS3 sales catching up with Wii on Pocket-lint now]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba s HD-DVD delayed launch may trigger disk format wars next year (EARTHtimes.org, 9/05/2005 1:13pm) |
| Toshiba seeking to optimize may delay the US launch of its HD-DVD to next year, while possibly staying on course with its plans for its home market, Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba Launches New HD DVR (DVD-Recordable, 11/02/2007 2:32pm) |
| In Japan, Toshiba have shipped a new digital video recorder (DVR) with HD DVD drive that integrates key new features that bring greater freedom of recording to the HD DVD, including recording of HD video to standard DVD discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | JVC to slash prices on rear-projection HDTVs (The Japan Times, 8/06/2005 12:09am) |
| Victor Co. of Japan plans to cut prices for rear-projection, high-definition televisions with flat screens as large as 70 inches, a JVC spokesman said Friday. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Review: NEC MultiSync LCD2335WXM (Desktop Pipeline, 8/02/2005 1:54pm) |
| NEC's 23-inch LCD 2335WXM has enough entertainment features to blow you out of the water, but it's not quite as useful as an office display. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Does the World Need this 3DS Product? Probably Not. (Kotaku, 11/09/2012 10:00am) |
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Japan's (Read Full Article) |
 | Aquos DX2 Blu-ray TVs Improve Image Quality, Record Times in Japan [] (Gizmodo, 8/07/2009 7:30am) |
| Sharp claims the new 7x mode in its 2nd-gen DX Series LCD TVs further extends built-in Blu-ray recording times, and that it has boosted the image quality for its 40-inch+ models.
The larger 40V-,... (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) |
 | Toshiba's results up, Sanyo's down (EETimes, 1/31/2006 7:52pm) |
| Japan’s Sanyo Electric Co. and Toshiba Corp. are going in different directions, based on their financial results. ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Dammit, Mario, Can't You Let Luigi Have His Moment Of Glory? (Kotaku, 4/19/2013 4:30am) |
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Japan is getting a very pretty Luigi 3DS XL handheld later this year. It's got little green Luigis all over it, and a special logo for his 30th anniversary, riffing on the (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Persona Q, Pokemon Trozei 3DS XLs revealed for Japan (Joystiq, 3/16/2014 7:30pm) |
| It's kind of fun to anticipate special edition 3DS XL designs, except for when they don't end up reaching Western audiences. Two new XL handhelds were shown off this week, wearing the influences of the upcoming Pokemon Battle Trozei and Persona [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Ricoh Device May Easefight Over DVD Formats (RedNova, 7/15/2006 12:12am) |
| By HIROKO TABUCHI Associated Press writer TOKYO -- Japan's Ricoh Co. said Thursday it will be ready to supply an optical component that reads both HD DVD and Blu-ray discs next year -- a move that could diffuse the battle between rivals Toshiba and Sony over next-generation DVD formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | (No Title) (, 12/08/2006 8:32pm) |
| Japanese electronics giant Sony unveils the prototype model of the next generation DVD recorder with Blu-ray format, September 2006. Less than a month after the troubled launch of its PlayStation 3, Sony has rolled out its new high definition DVD recorder in Japan as it struggles to restore its tarnished reputation. ... (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) |
 | Xbox 360 Ushers in the Future of Games and Entertainment (HardwareZone, 5/13/2005 5:58am) |
| Highly anticipated video game console is unveiled on an MTV special ... (Read Full Article) |
 | AUO to display HDTV technologies and panels at FPD International (Digi Times, 10/14/2005 11:08am) |
| AU Optronics (AUO) announced its latest breakthrough technologies for LCD TV applications and will exhibit them at the FPD International 2005 (October 19-21) in Yokohama, Japan. Some of the technologies including those that help improve response time, color and motion picture quality. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | ATI Releases Xilleon 260 (Addict 3D, 9/01/2006 11:13pm) |
| ATI has announced its new Xilleon 260 HDTV system-on-chip set top box solution. The new Xilleon 260 is designed for set top boxes and television sets with compatibility with every high definition and digital television standard around the world including Europe, Japan, Korea and North America. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Badass Steel Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 Is US Bound (!) [PS3] (Gizmodo, 4/10/2008 11:18pm) |
| Originally thought to be another one of those obscene Japan-only gamer perks, the limited edition Metal Gear Solid 4 gun-metal grey PS3 is going to be infiltrating the US after all. But it might... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | White PS3 now approved for Stateside use (Engadget, 1/22/2008 11:12am) |
| Filed under: Gaming, HDTV
The FCC just approved the 40GB Ceramic White PS3 for US consumption. It's apparently the same model announced for Japan back in October. Perfect for the living room laboratory if ever released this side of the Pacific.[Via gi]
Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Level-5 registers US trademark for 3DS game 'Yo-kai Watch' (Joystiq, 1/26/2014 8:30pm) |
| Youkai Watch, Level-5's tale of a magical watch that lets its user see spiritual beings, released in Japan last July for the 3DS. Localizing software isn't exactly free though, so we've resigned to just imagining what it's ... wait, Level-5 [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Apple: A Pocket Full of Movies? (BusinessWeek, 9/15/2005 4:37am) |
| A video iPod would be more about storage than portability, but the device could have a significant impact on the entertainment business ... (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) |
 | Gaming Big-Guns Unveil New Consoles at E3 (Fox (Fox News, 5/21/2005 8:58pm) |
| More than 400 exhibitors, 60,000 retailers and game developers -- as well as a few big-name celebrities -- attended the Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | There's a New Nintendo 3DS XL Color. This Is It. [Nintendo] (Kotaku, 9/25/2012 5:20am) |
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Japan is getting a [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Silver PS3 For US? SCEA Have "No Plans" [Playstation 3] (Kotaku, 2/06/2008 6:30am) |
| It's how it always goes down. Japan gets something nobody else gets - in this case a silver PS3 - everyone else wants to know when they get it. So they ask their local guys, and the local guys say... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Week recap: PS3 streak, Xbox 360 climb, Wii Black Friday (Punch Jump, 11/25/2007 5:51pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 outsold Nintendo Co.’s Wii for a second straight week in Japan retail sales. The PS3 ranked No. 3 in overall hardware sales. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | First High Definition Moon Map Released, Uranium Sites Located [Space] (Gizmodo, 4/13/2008 7:00pm) |
| Selene, Japan's lunar spacecraft and HD peeping Tom, keeps sending stunningly-detailed information from our crystal clear Moon to trashed Mother Earth. These first-ever high definition global... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | December launch for Toshiba's spec-free 3D TVs (HDTV UK, 10/04/2010 1:54pm) |
| Toshiba are hoping to leap-frog the TV manufacturing competition by becoming the first major company to mass-produce glasses-free 3D TVs. Revealed at this week's CEATEC show in Japan, the company have two different sets in the pipeline, one 12 inches... (Read Full Article) |
 | FPD International highlights diversity in large-size TV panel segments (Digi Times, 10/19/2005 10:38am) |
| With display makers showing various large-size LCD TV panels at FPD International 2005 in Yokohama, Japan (October 19-21), it is clear that no unique size will become a standard for the over-40-inch segment. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | What's Hot (Sun-Sentinel, 11/06/2005 8:01am) |
| Gateway's 21-inch wide-screen flat-panel monitor -- euphoniously called the FPD2185W -- is a home entertainment jack-of-all-trades. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Hot wired: Supersized LCD screens (The New Zealand Herald, 11/12/2005 4:00pm) |
| Judging by the publicity, there isn't much in the way of radically new home entertainment technology on show at this weekend's Big Boys Toys expo. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Freedom: 4' Headed to HD DVD This February (High-Def Digest, 1/23/2008 7:00pm) |
| Bandai Visual has announced that it will bring the fourth installment in the anime series 'Freedom' to HD DVD this February. Originally presented as a six-part series in its native Japan, Bandai is following... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Japan's Female Mecha Pilot President Is Getting a New Game (Kotaku, 4/18/2013 12:00pm) |
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Guild 01 for the 3DS was released last year as an anthology of games by 4 notable game creators. One of those games in particular is getting its own spin-off.
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 | Fans queue in cold for PS3 (The Herald, 11/11/2006 2:16am) |
| Sony's new PlayStation 3 console, the first to feature high definition Blu-Ray disc technology, was launched in Japan yesterday. Video game fans braved the cold to queue for the new console. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung delays Blu-ray Disc player (Addict 3D, 4/04/2006 5:59am) |
| In breaking news out of Japan today (April 3, 2006), Samsung is rescheduling its initial U.S. Blu-Ray player launch from May 23 to June 25 in order to complete compatibility testing with several Blu-Ray test discs that will become available in late April from product manufacturers and content providers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Three more Level-5 collaborations coming to eShop (Joystiq, 4/17/2013 4:32pm) |
A second collection of Level-5 games (released in Japan as Guild02) is coming to 3DS eShop as separate downloads. Like the previous collection, each is a collaboration with a known game designer. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fantasy Zone next up in Sega's 3D Classics series for 3DS (Joystiq, 3/13/2014 7:00am) |
| The next Sega 3D Classic from port studio M2 is 3D Fantasy Zone: Opa-Opa Bros, due out in Japan on March 19. After beating the game, a new mode lets you play as the brother, Upa-Upa, and allows you to buy power-ups during the game.
[Image: [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Afro Samurai' Headed to Blu-ray this August (High-Def Digest, 6/09/2008 4:00pm) |
| FUNimation has set a late-August Blu-ray debut for the first season of the animated series 'Afro Samurai.' Previously released on Blu-ray in Japan by Pony Canyon, FUNimation will give the Samuel L. Jackson-voiced... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Way of the Samurai 4 comes overseas to PS3 August 21 (Joystiq, 8/04/2012 5:00pm) |
| Way of the Samurai 4 will let you create a ronin and explore post-isolationist Japan starting August 21 in North America. The PSN-exclusive PS3 [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 'X-Men,' 'X2' Headed to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/16/2009 5:00pm) |
| Attention, mutants: Fox Home Entertainment has announced a mid-April Blu-ray arrival for the blockbusters 'X-Men' and 'X2: X-Men United.' In late 2006, Fox helped kicked off their Blu-ray support with... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Disney Teams Up With Sensio on 3D VOD Deal (About.com, 3/04/2013 6:45pm) |
| Although there are some vocal naysayers, 3D home entertainment is alive and well, as more 3D TVs are sold and more 3D content via Blu-ray Disc, cable/satellite, and streamed from ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sharp to roll out Aquos HD DVRs (Engadget, 9/29/2005 2:23pm) |
| If the missing piece of your HD setup is a good HD-capable DVR, it looks like Sharp’s got you covered. The company is rolling out four new Aquos HD DVRs, two of which, the DV-ARW15 and DV-ARW12, have dual HD tuners, which allow them to record two HD programs simultaneously. Two other models, the DV-AR12 and DV-AR11, have single tuners. These are Japan-only for now, but we can dream. [Via ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Disney Magical World 3DS XL coming to Walmart, Nintendo World Store (Joystiq, 3/31/2014 2:30pm) |
| If you like Disney but you prefer your 3DS systems big and less "peach-pink" - such a thing is possible - then you'll be pleased to hear the Disney Magical World 3DS XL that Japan got last year is also headed for North America. New promo [...] (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) |
 | Entertainment center can go where you go (Chicago Tribune, 9/04/2005 10:50am) |
| Let's play electronic God for a minute. We'll take an everyday MP3 player, pump up the hard drive, install a larger viewing screen and add two speakers and a docking pod. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Now You See Me' Blu-ray Dated and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 7/19/2013 6:00pm) |
| The heist flick starring Jesse Eisenberg will vanish before your very eyes on Blu-ray in September. In an early announcement to retailers, Summit Entertainment is preparing 'Now You See Me' for [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | TGS: Microsoft's Tokyo Game Show Booth Round-Up (Gamasutra, 9/17/2005 5:53am) |
| This first in a series of live Gamasutra reports focusing on the major companies' exhibits at the Tokyo Game Show looks at Microsoft's presence at TGS, which is, unsurprisingly enough, wholly focused around the Xbox 360, due to launch in Japan in early December. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Unveils HD PC/TV (TWICE, 10/08/2009 2:12pm) |
| New York - Sony today introduced a Vaio entertainment hub HD PC/TV and two new notebooks,... (Read Full Article) |
 | Surprise! Japanese Get First Toshiba HD DVD Player (I4U, 3/31/2006 2:37pm) |
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The Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD player is in stores in Japan and it comes even with HD DVD movies.
Initial shipments of the Toshiba HD-AX1, until April 27, will bundle two complimentary HD DVD movie discs, "Resident Evil" and a Japanese film, &q... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Like High-Def? Here Comes the Next Level - New York Times (New York Times, 9/26/2005 5:06am) |
| Like High-Def? SAN DIEGO, Sept. 25 - Scientists and engineers in the United States and Japan plan to test the world's highest-resolution videoconferencing system on Monday evening over a 9,000-mile optical network linking the University of California, San Diego, with Keio University in Tokyo. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Confirms PlayStation 3 Production Delays (E-Commerce Times, 9/06/2006 4:40pm) |
| Sony on Wednesday said the European launch of its next-generation PlayStation 3 video game console will be delayed until March 2007. The machine will go on sale in the U.S. and Japan in November as planned. A problem in mass producing a key component in the machine's Blu-ray disc player is causing the delay. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Freedom: 6' Comes to HD DVD This June (High-Def Digest, 3/19/2008 4:00pm) |
| Bandai Visual says it will bring the penultimate installment in the popular 'Freedom' series to HD DVD this June. Originally presented as a seven-part series in Japan, entitled The Freedom Project, Bandai... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony's PS3 to Cost $100 More Than Microsoft Xbox 360 (Update2) (Bloomberg.com, 5/09/2006 10:14am) |
| May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Sony Corp., the world's biggest maker of video-game consoles, will sell the PlayStation 3 from Nov. 11 in Japan, betting features such as a high-definition DVD player make the machine worth $100 more than Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony PS3 outsells Wii in Japan in March for the first time in 16 months (I4U, 4/06/2009 5:38pm) |
| Japanese gamers made the Sony PS3 the best selling console in the month of March beating the Nintendo Wii the first time in 16 months.
Sales of the PS3 got pushed by two new games: Sega Sammy Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 and Capcom's Resident Evil 5.
Apparently S... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney trailer heralds Japanese launch (Joystiq, 11/29/2012 9:15pm) |
3DS crossover Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney is out today in Japan, but a Western release is yet to be announced. While every Layton game has made its way here, [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Latest Articles (AskMen, 5/11/2007 3:56pm) |
| Sony's 52" Bravia HDTV is here to usher you out of the dark ages and into the world of high-def entertainment. More Whether you're an amateur or a seasoned videographer, you'll appreciate the technology behind Canon's HV20. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | May 23 targeted as Blu-ray Day (EE Times, 3/01/2006 2:11am) |
| CULVER CITY, Calif., -- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) is targeting May 23 to deliver the first wave of Blu-ray Disc (BD) titles at retail, it was announced today. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Hitachi's DV-DH-1000D 1TB HDD/DVD recorder (Engadget, 4/04/2006 6:39am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment Yeah we know, those wimpy 800GB video recorders are for chumps. The cool kids are all hangin' with Hitachi’s new... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Tearing the 3DS XL's Guts Open [3Dsxl] (Kotaku, 7/31/2012 9:00am) |
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Japan's Nikkei tore a Nintendo 3DS XL apart [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | PS3 to get trophies (the INQUIRER, 6/02/2008 10:32am) |
| Dean Pullen the Inquirer, Monday 2 June 2008. 10:49:00 Console round-up XBLA restrictions eased SONY'S PSP is still topping sales figures in Japan. According to Gamesindustry.biz the PSP shifted 64,449 units over the past week ending May 25th, with the Wii at second place with 49,047 units sold. The Nintendo DS sold 37,404 units, and the PS3 only managed a meagre 9,071 units.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Google rolls out 3D maps for Tokyo and other Japanese urban hubs (Engadget, 1/16/2014 6:16am) |
| As ubiquitous as 3D city maps might be these days, they typically don't cover Tokyo -- quite possibly due to the massive size of Japan's megalopolis. Google, however, has just taken on that daunting task. Fire up Google Maps or Google Earth and [...] (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) |
 | 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) |
 | Fortis.TV - candy-colored HDTVs for Japan (Engadget, 10/13/2005 10:45pm) |
| Is the Fortis.TV from display-maker Eizo Nanao the ugliest HDTV ever made? While our peeps at HD Beat may think so, we’re not too sure — though given the relatively short history of the HD industry, it may just qualify. Regardless, we have to admit that the sets, which come in sizes from 19 inches to 26 inches, don’t exactly make the best use of space. By mounting the candy-colored ... (Read Full Article) |
 | CableCard Being Dealt In -- Slowly (Washington Post, 4/02/2005 11:53pm) |
| It's a simple vision, really: No cable box on the entertainment center, no cable-box remote control on the coffee table. (Read Full Article) |
 | HP z555 Digital Entertainment Center (PC Magazine, 9/08/2005 4:51pm) |
| HP's excellent Media Center enters the wonderful world of HDTV, though it might still be for early adopters only. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Pirates Hitting DVD and Blu-ray Dec. 4 (Coming Soon, 7/26/2007 3:37pm) |
| Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will release Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on December 4. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba launching BD 18 Blu-ray player by year's end (Engadget, 7/18/2009 8:50pm) |
| Need a little something to get you over the Saturday lull? Gnaw on this. Japan's own Yomiuri is reporting today that Toshiba is expected to finally admit defeat and enter the dark, devious world of Blu-ray later this year. For those keeping tabs, we've heard both confirmations and denials about the outfit finally caving and supporting the format it once battled so valiantly, but this seems to so ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic announces new Japanese PVRs (TV Squad, 3/02/2007 8:30am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, PVR Wire
Panasonic is having a PVR party. Okay, I'm done with the alliteration now, I promise. The big P is launching five new high definition personal video recorders in Japan. The lowest-end models will sport 250GB hard drives, while the priciest of the bunch will have 1TB of storage. They've all got DVD burners, and two models also include retro-style VHS recorders. Can you ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Luigi edition Nintendo 3DS LL gives Mario's brother his due, but only in Japan (Engadget, 4/18/2013 8:11am) |
| There must be some kind of unstated rule that Nintendo can never give the [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 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) | Monster Hunter 4 Is Looking Good As The 3DS Continues Its Amazing Year (Kotaku, 8/09/2013 12:00am) |
| The absurd string of major games on the once-sleepy 3DS continues next month, at least in Japan, where they're getting the mammoth Monster Hunter 4 on September 14. (Read Full Article) |
 | Ceatec 2005 sees record attendance (IDG.se, 10/10/2005 1:43pm) |
| Ceatec Japan 2005, the country's largest electronics trade show, registered record attendance this year, organizers said Saturday after the show ended its five-day run. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pokémon X, Y announced for 3DS, worldwide release this October (Joystiq, 1/08/2013 11:30am) |
Nintendo announced two major Pokémon games for the 3DS this morning. Pokémon X and Pokémon Y are coming to the handheld this October, and going against tradition Nintendo is releasing them in the Americas, Europe, Japan, [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Fujitsu posts profit on strong consumer sales (EETimes, 1/31/2006 6:07pm) |
| Japan-based Fujitsu Ltd. reported consolidated net sales of 1,121.4 billion yen ¥ ($9.5 billion) for the third quarter of fiscal 2005, up 7.5 percent over the third quarter of fiscal 2004. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo Is Rolling Out a New AR App for Japan (Kotaku, 4/01/2013 9:30am) |
| Later this month, Nintendo will start selling pre-paid cards for downloadable 3DS games that come with AR cards for Issho ni Photo: Super Mario ("Photos Together with Super [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Project Diva F Looks Good On The Vita, Even Better on the PS3 (Kotaku, 5/28/2013 11:40am) |
| Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f, released last August, is one of the Vita’s best-selling games despite never being released outside of Japan. Then back in March the PS3 version of the game, [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Metalink Announces Industry's First Single-Chip Real-MIMO, 802.11n (HardwareZone, 5/24/2005 7:38am) |
| MtW8150 is First in 802.11n Product Family Laying the Groundwork for New Wireless Multimedia Networking for Home Entertainment Applications ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba intros first notebook with rewritable HD DVD drive (HDTV UK, 1/04/2008 8:00am) |
| Toshiba this week announced that it is to launch its first notebook PC with built-in rewritable HD DVD drive.
The Qosmio Series 2 will initially launch in Japan, where arguably they can put it to much more use that us lowly high-definition-catcher-uppers in the West.
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| (Unranked) | New Layton for 3DS revealed, will be Layton's last adventure (Joystiq, 8/29/2012 12:30pm) |
| Level-5 announced a new Nintendo 3DS Professor Layton game this morning for Japan on Nintendo's Direct video feed. CEO Akihiro Hino introduced [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba intros first notebook with rewritable HD DVD drive (Tech Digest, 12/21/2007 8:00am) |
| Toshiba this week announced that it is to launch its first notebook PC with built-in rewritable HD DVD drive.
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 | JVC to launch first full high-definition camcorder (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News, 2/07/2007 10:07am) |
| TOKYO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Japanese consumer electronics maker Victor Co. of Japan Ltd. (JVC) said on Wednesday it plans to launch the world's first home-use camcorder that can make recordings at full high-definition quality. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Fujitsu to Launch PCs Compatible With Blu-Ray Disc, HD-DVD in June (RedNova, 4/11/2006 11:23pm) |
| Tokyo, April 11 (Jiji Press)--Fujitsu Ltd. said Tuesday it will launch a desktop personal computer with a recordable disk drive compatible with the next-generation Blu-ray Disc format in Japan in late June. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba Releases First HD DVD-RW Laptop in Japan for Christmas [Qosmio G40] (Gizmodo, 12/17/2007 9:45am) |
| Toshiba has upgraded its 17-inch Qosmio G40 laptop and its smaller brother, the 15-inch F40. The two laptops, the G40/97E and the smaller F40/88EBL now sport HD DVD-RW drives as opposed to HD DVD-R,... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Moon in HDTV (Technorati, 11/07/2007 4:29pm) |
| Moon in HDTV Gadgets, Site Feeds, pinktentacle.com No Comments » The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and public broadcaster NHK have succeeded in capturing the world’s first high-definition video of the moon taken from lunar orbit. The 8x time-lapse video was shot using an HDTV camera ... (Read Full Article) |
 | What's New (Guardian Weekly, 4/13/2005 11:14pm) |
| Sony has confirmed it is to bring its premium Qualia range to the UK. The high-end series of devices, which includes a tiny digital camera and a gold/silver-plated MiniDisc personal, initially went on sale in Japan in late 2003. The first products to be released in the UK include the Qualia 004, a high definition home cinema projector scheduled for next month, and the Qualia 005, a (Read Full Article) |
 | 'One Seg' digital TV broadcasting begins for mobile phone users (Kyodo News, 4/01/2006 8:55am) |
| ''One Seg,'' a new type of digital terrestrial broadcasting that began in Japan on April 1 is displayed on a mobile phone held by a man in Tokyo. People can watch TV programs in high-definition on their portable terminals like mobile phones and car navigation equipment. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray disc sales, rentals skyrocket (CEA SmartBrief, 7/17/2009 5:00am) |
| Sales of Blu-ray discs jumped 91%, to $407 million, in the first half of 2009 even as consumers' home-entertainment spending -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Xbox Live Updated! (Digg.com, 11/18/2006 1:57am) |
| Xbox 360 to add more than 85 enhancements with the fall system update and raise the bar for high-definition interactive gameplay and entertainment. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray’s Fuzzy Future (New York Times, 1/05/2009 5:22am) |
| The demise of the HD DVD video disc format appeared to hand the future of home entertainment to Blu-ray, but struggles continue. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Harvest Moon en root to 3DS (Joystiq, 10/09/2013 2:36pm) |
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A new Harvest Moon game is well into production, with Japan expecting to reap the 3DS game in February 2014. Unveiled in this week's Famitsu magazine (via (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | First Look at the Special One Piece 3DS XL Handhelds (Kotaku, 8/07/2013 2:33pm) |
| To mark the release of 3DS title One Piece: Unlimited World, Nintendo is rolling out two One Piece branded 3DS XL units for Japan. One is "Luffy Red", and the other is "Chopper [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | UK Satellite provider unveils its HDTV channel line-up for 2006 (Addict 3D, 8/29/2005 4:23am) |
| While some cable and satellite TV services already offer HD channels in the US, Japan, Canada, Australia and South Korea, so far there are no HDTV services of any sort in the UK, despite cable and satellite TV services going digital many years back. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba unveils HD-DVD recorder with 1 TB hard drive space (TG Daily, 6/22/2006 8:02pm) |
| Toshiba announced teh RDD-A1 HD-DVD record with a one Terabyte worth of hard drive space. Up to 130 hours of high-definition video can be stored and up to 230 minutes of that content can be burned to a single HD DVD disc. Unfortunately, the recorder will only be sold in Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Game Freak's HarmoKnight coming to 3DS in North America (Joystiq, 12/05/2012 6:00pm) |
Rhythm Hunter HarmoKnight, a 3DS eShop game by Pokemon developer Game Freak, was released back in September in Japan. There's been no word on an international release for the rhythm action game, however, until today's Nintendo Direct. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bravely Default Will Still Be Called Bravely Default In North America (Kotaku, 4/18/2013 12:00am) |
| For quite some time now, the world has been laughing at the name Bravely Default: Flying Fairy, even as we begged Square Enix to bring it out of Japan.
Today's good news: the 3DS [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Kodak ends OLED joint venture with Sanyo (EETimes, 1/31/2006 8:23pm) |
| Eastman Kodak Co. has relinquished control of its SK Display joint venture with Japan-based Sanyo Electric Co., choosing to broaden its participation in Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) displays by working with various partners. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Red Dog' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 8/27/2012 8:00pm) |
| The feel-good drama based on a true story comes to Blu-ray this November. In an early announcement to retailers, Arc Entertainment is working on 'Red Dog' for Blu-ray on November 6. In the tradition [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Other Son' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/02/2013 7:00pm) |
| The 2012 French drama from director Lorraine Levy is headed for Blu-ray in March. In an early announcement to retailers, Entertainment One is working on 'The Other Son' for Blu-ray on March 19. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Disney/Pixar's Brave Arrives On Blu-ray (About.com, 11/14/2012 1:15am) |
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One of the top Summer Blockbusters, Brave is now available on Blu-ray and DVD, just in time for the holiday season. The film is great family entertainment that transports you ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | 'Cat. 8' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 7/24/2013 6:00pm) |
| The race to stop the end of the world begins on Blu-ray in August. In an early announcement to retailers, Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment is preparing 'Cat. 8' for Blu-ray on August 13. When government [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Next-Gen DVD's Porn Struggle (BusinessWeek, 1/22/2007 7:47pm) |
| Legend has it adult entertainment killed Sony's Betamax. Will porn producers' choice of HD-DVD spell trouble for the company's Blu-ray format? ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hey, There's No Triangle Button on the 3DS! (Kotaku, 6/27/2013 11:30am) |
| Digimon World Re:Digitize Decode was just released on the 3DS in Japan. Originally, it appeared on the PSP as Digimon World Re:Digitize. If this is anything to go by, it might not be the best [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | JVC Reaffirms ATI's Digital TV Technology Leadership (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/19/2005 10:00am) |
| ATI Technologies Inc. announced today that Victor Company of Japan, Limited , one of the world's leading producers of high-definition televisions , reaffirmed ATI's position as the digital TV technology leader by choosing the Xilleon 226 plus ATI's CARD and demodulation technology for its new high-end Plasma Display Panel and rear-projection HDTVs. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray DVR coming from Mitsubishi (AfterDawn, 12/06/2008 3:15am) |
| Mitsubishi has released a new Blu-ray DVR, dubbed the DVR-BF2000 that comes with a 500GB HDD and the simple ability to burn Blu-ray discs.
User can also record two program simultaneously, one to disc and one to the HDD. Users can also record one program while watching another, thanks to the dual digital tuners set to support Japan's BS/110CS digital and analog broadcast systems.
AVC record ... (Read Full Article) |
 | KDDI R&D Labs Unveils Native H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Editing and Watermarking at NAB 2005 (BOOTH SL3622) (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/13/2005 3:00pm) |
| KDDI R&D Laboratories, a subsidiary of Japan's global telecommunications company KDDI Corporation, will introduce its powerful H.264/MPEG-4 AVC editing and watermarking software, which adds new capabilities to conventional H.264 codec-based products. (Read Full Article) |
 | Eagle Broadband Receives & Delivers First High Definition Set-Top Box Orders to Cox Communications' Business Services (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/17/2005 5:57pm) |
| Leading Provider of In-Room Entertainment Technology and Services ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Sadako - 3D' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/10/2013 6:00pm) |
| The latest installment in the Japanese 'Ring' franchise will be devouring souls on Blu-ray 3D in June. In an early announcement to retailers, Well Go USA Entertainment is working on 'Sadako - 3D' [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'New World' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/08/2013 4:00pm) |
| The Korean suspense film is going undercover on Blu-ray in July. In an early announcement to retailers, Well Go USA Entertainment is preparing 'New World' for Blu-ray. The tentative release date is [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | PS3 finds its rumble with DualShock 3 (AfterDawn, 4/04/2008 11:54pm) |
| Owners of the Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) console can enjoy rumble technology now with the DualShock 3 controller announced at the Tokyo Game Show last year and released in Japan on November 11th. Scheduled for release in the United States on April 15th, the DualShock 3 is arriving at some stores already who have permission to sell the item immediately after receiving it.
The DualShock 3 costs $54 ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | An Ace Attorney 5 special edition you can't have, and a trailer you can (Joystiq, 4/19/2013 9:30pm) |
Ace Attorney 5 will be released July 25 in Japan, with a special edition containing a Phoenix Wright figurine (to scale with the Edgeworth figurine released alongside the sorely missed Ace Attorney Investigations 2), a 3DS case patterned [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Denon DVD-3800BD Blu-ray Player (I4U, 1/21/2008 8:00am) |
| Denon will release the Denon DVD-3800BD Blu-ray Player in March in Japan.
The Denon DVd-3800BD is for sure one of the most expensive ways to watch blu-ray movies with a price-tag beyond $3,000.
The Denon 3800BD-DVD features Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD M... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Tristana' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/02/2013 9:00pm) |
| Luis Bunuel's acclaimed 1970 Spanish film starring Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, and Franco Nero will be restored on Blu-ray this March. In an early announcement to retailers, Entertainment One [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Product Review: LG plasma set delivers performance - for a price (Rocky Mountain News, 8/01/2005 6:14am) |
| Long a worldwide leader in entertainment technology, LG Electronics has started to impress U.S. consumers with a huge variety of cutting-edge products. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bravely Default's Surprising Japanese Idol Influences (Kotaku, 4/11/2013 8:00am) |
| For several weeks after its release, every game store I went to was sold out of Square Enix's 3DS game, Bravely Default: Flying Fairy. The game has proved to be a hit in Japan, thanks in part, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire Now Available for Pre-Order at Amazon.co.jp, Shipping December 19 (Business Wire, 10/27/2012 5:01am) |
| TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ:AMZN)—Today, Amazon.co.jp is excited to announce that the all-new Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD are coming to Japan, giving Japanese customers access to Amazon’s vast selection of over 22 million books, manga, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Razer Unveils Atrox Arcade Stick for Xbox 360 (eCoustics, 5/17/2013 9:48pm) |
| Razer today unveiled the Atrox Arcade Stick, an Xbox 360 controller intended for modders and tournament gamers. The Atrox will retail for $199.99 and will be released in Japan this month before expanding worldwide in June. Pre-orders begin May 21 on [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | JVC Selects ATI Digital TV Technology (Broadcast Newsroom, 7/20/2005 6:02pm) |
| ATI Technologies Inc. announced that Victor Company of Japan, Limited ( JVC ), one of the world's leading producers of high-definition televisions (HDTVs), reaffirmed ATI 's position as the digital TV (DTV) technology leader by choosing the Xilleon(TM) 226 plus ATI 's CARD (Customer Application Ready Design) and demodulation technology for its new high-end Plasma Display Panel and rear-projecti ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Vehicle 19' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 7/09/2013 6:00pm) |
| Paul Walker will race against police corruption in this thriller steering toward Blu-ray in July. In an early announcement to retailers, Ketchup Entertainment is preparing 'Vehicle 19' for Blu-ray on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Barrymore' Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/19/2013 8:00pm) |
| The critically-acclaimed drama starring Christopher Plummer will be released on Blu-ray in May. In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment is preparing 'Barrymore' for Blu-ray on May [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Snitch' Blu-ray Up for Pre-Order! (High-Def Digest, 3/25/2013 6:00pm) |
| The action/crime flick starring Dwayne Johnson is in the works for Blu-ray. In an early announcement to retailers, Summit Entertainment appears to be preparing 'Snitch' for Blu-ray. Though an [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'All Superheroes Must Die' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/08/2013 11:00pm) |
| The superhero flick from writer/director Jason Trost ('The FP') hits Blu-ray at the end of the month! In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment has slated 'All Superheroes Must Die' [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Ambassador' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 9/27/2012 8:00pm) |
| The acclaimed documentary from Mads Brügger is getting the high-definition treatment this October. In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment is prepping 'The Ambassador' for Blu-ray [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Paramount Brings 'Next' to Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 7/10/2007 9:05pm) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment has announced it will bow the sci-fi thriller 'Next' on Blu-ray and HD DVD this September. Starring Nicolas Cage and Jessica Biel, and inspired by a celebrated Philip K. Dick... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Graceland' Blu-ray Detailed (High-Def Digest, 7/24/2013 8:00pm) |
| A determined father will try to rescue his kidnapped daughter in this crime thriller coming to Blu-ray in July. As previously reported, Image Entertainment is preparing 'Graceland' for Blu-ray on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Upside Down - 3D' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 6/06/2013 4:00pm) |
| The sci-fi romance starring Kirsten Dunst and Jim Sturgess will defy gravity on Blu-ray 3D in June. In an early announcement to retailers, Millennium Entertainment is preparing 'Upside Down - 3D' for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Power of Few' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/15/2013 8:00pm) |
| An unlikely assortment of characters will find their lives intertwined in this thriller coming to Blu-ray in July. In an early announcement to retailers, Vivendi Entertainment is preparing 'The Power [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | PS3 firmware 1.90 hits Japan, Europe tomorrow, NA "coming soon" (Joystiq, 7/23/2007 11:27am) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3
Firmware 1.90 is infecting Japanese PS3s as you read this. Symptoms of 1.90 - helpfully deciphered at NeoGAF - include:
XMB backgrounds
Move games in XMB up and down
Eject games, CD's and movies from XMB by pressing triangle, and selecting "Eject Disk"
Force 24Hz output for Blu-ray over HDMI
Change the frequency of music to either 44.1, 88. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba's LCD TVs with Ethernet (Engadget, 9/28/2005 10:50pm) |
| Toshiba has just announced a new lineup of LCD TVs that incorporate Ethernet ports for Video on Demand services. These Japan-only sets will come in 32, 37, 42, and 47-inch flavors, with the three biggest screens sporting 1920 x 1080 resolutions and dual-digital-tuner picture-in-picture. The big draw here, though, is the 4500 on demand movies and 50 video channels that will be available to NTT ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Autumn UK launch for Toshiba HD player (Personal Computer World, 4/07/2006 3:06pm) |
| Toshiba is to launch its HD-DVD player in Europe some time in autumn following an April 18 launch in the US, the company said as it showed the player off to UK journalists this week. The player launched in Japan yesterday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Tomodachi Collection is One Odd Little Game (Kotaku, 5/17/2013 8:30am) |
| I spent this past week playing what is currently the best-selling game in the world: the Japan only 3DS game Tomodachi Collection: New Life.
After (Read Full Article) |
 | Disney Unveils First BD-50 Titles (High-Def Digest, 10/23/2006 8:55pm) |
| Continuing the rapid adoption of the BD-50, Buena Vista Home Entertainment has announced the release of its first four Blu-ray dual-layer 50GB discs in time for the holiday season. As reported late last... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Fast forward to obsolescence (Chicago Tribune, 12/13/2006 1:39pm) |
| The death knell of the VHS format sounded recently. The entertainment industry newspaper Variety wrote its obituary. The DVD killed VHS, abetted by TiVo and aggressive, new high-definition competitors. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sharp floods Japan with 13 LCDs with built-in Blu-ray recorders (CrunchGear, 8/07/2009 12:20pm) |
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I am seeing more and more TV/Blu-ray combos in Japanese electronics stores, and today Sharp announced [JP] a total of 13 new LCD TVs boasting a built-in Blu-ray recorder. The AQUOS DX2 series consists of screens measuring 26/32/40/46 and 52 inches. (Read Full Article) |
 | (AFX UK Focus) 2006-02-14 00:29 GMT: Japan cos eye more flat-panel high definition TV sales in US, Europe - report (Interactive Investor, 2/14/2006 12:56am) |
| TOKYO (AFX) - Major consumer electronics companies here are stepping up efforts to tap the expanding market for flat-panel, high-definition television (HDTV) sets in the US and Europe, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported without citing sources. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | New Sharp Aquos 20'' LCD HDTV LC-20AX6 (I4U, 4/03/2006 6:58am) |
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Sharp announces the LC-20AX6 20" LCD HDTV in Japan.
The Sharp Aquos LC-20AX6 features a 1,366x768 pixel resolution, 1,200:1 contrast ratio and 500cd/m2 brightness.
Sharp highlights the low annual power consumption of 86kWh. The LC-20AX6 has ... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony shrinks camcorder (Pioneer Press) (Yahoo! News (Error), 2/26/2006 12:11am) |
| Sony Corp. introduced on Tuesday a high-definition camcorder that is small enough to rest comfortably in the palm of your hand. Sony billed its 18-ounce, 5.5 inch-long HDR-HC3 as the world's lightest and smallest. The device, 26 percent more compact than the previous model, is set to go on sale next month in Japan for $1,300 and in April in the United States for $1,700. Sony officials in Tokyo ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Babylon A.D.' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 11/06/2008 7:00pm) |
| Fox Home Entertainment is bringing the Vin Diesel action film 'Babylon A.D.' to Blu-ray this January with hours of bonus materials and exclusive content. A box office underperformer that was mauled by... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Graceland' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/05/2013 8:00pm) |
| A desperate father will try to rescue his kidnapped daughter in this crime thriller coming to Blu-ray in July. In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment is preparing 'Graceland' for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Sharknado' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 7/12/2013 9:15pm) |
| The awesome, deadly power of sharks and tornados will finally collide on Blu-ray in September. In an early announcement to retailers, Asylum Home Entertainment is preparing 'Sharknado' for Blu-ray on [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | New Batch of Music Titles Headed to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/18/2008 4:00pm) |
| Playing "catch up" with a number of its top HD DVD music releases, Image Entertainment has announced it is bringing a quintet of concert classics to Blu-ray beginning this Summer. There are no... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | FHP to release full HD PDP TVs (Digi Times, 8/30/2006 9:52am) |
| Japan-based Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma Display (FHP) will release four new PDP (plasma display panel) TVs that feature full HD (high-definition) resolution, according the Japanese-language Nikkei BP. The maker will begin producing 50-inch and 60-inch full HD PDP TVs in November 2006 and March of 2007, respectively, the paper said. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony unveils new Blu-ray recorders (Addict 3D, 9/14/2007 5:28am) |
| Sony Corporation has announced plans to launch four new models of its Blu-ray high-definition optical disc recorders in Japan. The new models, capable of storing up to 16 hours of high-definition programs on a dual-layer 50GB Blu-ray disc, will go on sale on November 8. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo announces 'mint white' 3DS XL, Tomodachi Collection bundle for Japan (Engadget, 3/12/2013 3:41am) |
| Just in case your desire to catch them all extends to Nintendo 3DS variants, the company [...] (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) |
| (Unranked) | Level-5 and Grasshopper's 'Liberation Maiden' becomes an adventure game (Joystiq, 4/18/2013 4:45pm) |
| Grasshopper Manufacture and Japanese game publisher 5pb are adapting Liberation Maiden, the 3DS/iOS game in which the teenage president of Japan shoots down enemy structures from her flying [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Report: Final Fantasy X-2 HD could include 'Last Mission' (Joystiq, 5/13/2013 11:00am) |
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Final Fantasy X-2 HD could feature content never previously released outside of Japan, although Square Enix is reportedly "undecided" about [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Hoteliers Score ESPN HD (Broadcasting and Cable, 10/19/2005 8:34pm) |
| ESPN has reached an agreement with LodgeNet Entertainment to deliver ESPN and ESPN2 HD to hotel rooms outfitted with HD plasma and LCD screens. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | High-def DVD battle heats up (The Hollywood Reporter, 10/31/2007 11:07am) |
| Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment worldwide president and Blu-ray Disc proponent Bob Chapek on Tuesday blasted the rival HD DVD camp for prolonging the format war when it is clear that Blu-ray is the odds-on favorite. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Flipnote Studio 3D delayed in Europe due to 'unexpectedly high' use in Japan (Joystiq, 7/30/2013 5:30pm) |
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European 3DS owners hoping to flip some 3D notes this week will have to wait a bit longer. Flipnote Studio 3D was coming to the continent this week, but Nintendo [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Etrian Odyssey 4 set to reach North America by early 2013 (Joystiq, 10/04/2012 5:20pm) |
Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan is journeying to North America early next year, Atlus today announced. It's no [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | War of the gaming consoles heats up as Sony unveils PS3 (EARTHtimes.org, 5/18/2005 4:43am) |
| Sony stole Microsoft\\\'s thunder by unveiling the all-new and supposedly all-powerful Playstation 3 at the pre-Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, California, on Monday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Lightning Bug' Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 10/31/2012 8:00pm) |
| An extended cut of the 2004 thriller from writer/director Robert Hall is bound for Blu-ray this January. In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment is preparing 'Lightning Bug' for [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | ITU Lifts Lid on Faster Internet Broadcasting (RedNova, 6/01/2005 11:38am) |
| THE International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has raised the starting gate on a race between the telecoms operators to provide home entertainment, such as internet TV, via telephone lines. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'CSI' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/09/2009 11:00pm) |
| The TV mega-hit 'CSI' is coming to high-def, with Paramount Home Entertainment announcing a May Blu-ray debut for the show's first season. Making the network world safe for the police procedural, the highly-influential... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Disney Taps Into Blu-ray’s Interactive Technology (New York Times, 7/14/2008 1:14am) |
| The Walt Disney Company, along with the broader entertainment industry, is counting on “Sleeping Beauty” to help awaken interest in Blu-ray DVDs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Peggy Sue Got Married' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 7/15/2013 6:00pm) |
| Francis Ford Coppola's 1986 romantic comedy will walk down the Blu-ray aisle at the end of the month! In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment will be releasing 'Peggy Sue Got [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | The Recruit on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 6/09/2008 7:57am) |
| An average spy thriller with strong performances from Colin Farrell and Al Pacino offers a decent level of entertainment value, but the reference quality audio and video in this Blu-ray Disc release put it over the top. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Wrestler' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/04/2009 11:00pm) |
| Fox Home Entertainment has announced a late-April Blu-ray release for 'The Wrestler.' Featuring the career resurrection of Mickey Rourke (who snagged a Best Actor nom and numerous critics awards for his... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | NHK proposes new 3D broadcast format: transmits dual images at higher resolution (video) (Engadget, 1/07/2013 3:52pm) |
| A technical arm of Japan's national broadcaster, [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony announces more Blu-ray recorders for Japan (AfterDawn, 4/12/2008 1:14am) |
| Sony Electronics has announced another two Blu-ray Disc recorders for the Japanese market. The electronics giant will offer two new models with 320GB and 500GB hard disk drives in the territory to add to its existing line-up of Blu-ray equipment. The BDZ-A70 and BDZ-T90 read and write both blank Blu-ray and blank DVD media. The BDZ-A70 comes with a 320GB HDD while the BDZ-T90 has a larger 500GB HD ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic Introduces World's First 65-inch 1080p Plasma TV (PhysOrg, 8/28/2005 11:35am) |
| Panasonic, the leading brand for which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known, announced it will launch the world's first 65-inch 1080p (progressive) high-definition (HD) plasma TV TH-65PX500 on November 1 and three new entry-level PX50 series HD plasma TVs with 50-, 42- and 37-inch displays on September 10 in Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | PanAmSat and JSAT to Expand Satellite Capacity in U.S. to Satisfy Growing High-Definition and IP Television Markets (SpaceRef, 6/27/2005 7:28pm) |
| TOKYO, JAPAN, June 27, 2005 -- PanAmSat (NYSE:PA) announced today that it was joining forces with long-time partner JSAT Corporation to form a joint venture that will launch a new Ku-band satellite to satisfy the growing demand in the U.S. market. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | NOW ups ante with 14 extra channels (Weekend Standard, 7/26/2005 5:30pm) |
| PCCW, the largest telecom operator in Hong Kong, will add at least 14 new movie and entertainment channels to its pay-television service NOW TV as it beefs up its offerings in a bid to take market share from leader Cable TV. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | The future of gaming is (almost) here (San Francisco Chronicle, 6/06/2005 1:52pm) |
| High-definition games, near photo-realistic graphics, multimedia playback with all the gaming announcements from Electronic Entertainment Expo 2005, your current console probably seems inadequate right now. You may not be able to buy a next-generation... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Microsoft execs rekindle HD-DVD hype (gamesindustry.biz, 4/24/2006 4:32pm) |
| As the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo looms ever closer, executives at Microsoft have once again begun to confidently predict a victory for HD-DVD, dismissing Sony's Blu-ray format as another Betamax. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Fox Sets September Launch for 'Firefly' Blu-ray (UPDATED) (High-Def Digest, 6/26/2008 10:00pm) |
| UPDATE:We've received word from Fox Home Entertainment that despite any online retail reports, the Blu-ray of 'Firefly' has not yet been scheduled. Although the title is planned for release, official confirmation... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony: PAL PS3 to Beat 360 By Summer [SmackTalk] (Kotaku, 1/24/2008 5:40pm) |
| While the PS3 may have been late out of the gate, David Reeves, President/CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, claims that the console is quickly gaining momentum in the European market. And... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HDNet doubles HD-DVDs content offering (Gadgetell - The Tech News, Reviews, and Interesting Things Blog, 5/02/2006 8:44am) |
| The meager library of HD DVDs nearly doubled in size with Magnolia Home Entertainment’s (owned by Marc Cuban and Todd Wagner’s 2929 Entertainment)... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Spartacus: War of the Damned' Blu-ray Announced and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 6/04/2013 6:00pm) |
| The final season of the blood-drenched series will enter the Blu-ray arena this September. In an early announcement to retailers, Starz/Anchor Bay Entertainment will unleash 'Spartacus: War of the [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | MGM Announces March Blu-ray Slate Specs; 'Lambs,' 'Hannibal' Due in April (High-Def Digest, 1/17/2007 11:16pm) |
| Maintaining their support of absolutely zero supplemental features on their Blu-ray titles, MGM Home Entertainment will bring 'Hoosiers,' 'Dances with Wolves' and 'The Thomas Crown Affair' to the format... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | BPON or GPON? Keeping your Focus on a Moving Target (Converge! Network Digest, 8/10/2005 2:10am) |
| Cox and Verizon are the latest companies to join Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA), an industry group formed to provide the solution for home networking digital entertainment. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | News: Paramount to offer movies on HD-DVD and Blu-ray (MacCentral Online, 10/03/2005 11:38am) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment has decided to offer HDTV content on both HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc, it said Sunday. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | NVIDIA Technology Powers First HD DVD-ROM Notebook (HardwareZone, 5/15/2006 4:55am) |
| New Toshiba Notebook with HD-DVD-ROM and NVIDIA Graphics Showcased at World's Largest Entertainment Expo ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Super-Slim PS3 Is Coming in Blue and in Red (Kotaku, 1/21/2013 6:30am) |
|
Later this month in Japan, [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Entertainment News (WKYT 27 - Kentucky, 11/02/2005 3:48pm) |
| WKYT-DT and WYMT-DT are on-the-air with high definition programming! It's TV like you've never seen before! WKYT, WYMT and Pieratt's bring you this HDTV FAQ ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Entertainment News (WKYT 27 - Kentucky, 10/21/2005 12:01pm) |
| WKYT-DT and WYMT-DT are on-the-air with high definition programming! It's TV like you've never seen before! WKYT, WYMT and Pieratt's bring you this HDTV FAQ ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Asks 'Are We Done Yet?' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/30/2007 10:31pm) |
| Ice Cube and family are back on the road in the family comedy 'Are We Done Yet?', which Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will bring to Blu-ray this August. A sequel to the hit 'Are We There Yet?,' the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Other Son' Blu-ray Detailed (High-Def Digest, 3/01/2013 5:00pm) |
| The 2012 French drama from director Lorraine Levy headed for Blu-ray in March has now been detailed. As previously reported, Entertainment One is working on 'The Other Son' for Blu-ray on March 19. [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Knocked Up' Confirmed For HD DVD this September (High-Def Digest, 8/10/2007 9:28pm) |
| Universal Studios Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will bring one of this year's biggest comedies 'Knocked Up' to HD DVD this fall in a feature-packed, unrated special edition. The sleeper... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Ready to hold a 'Grudge' on Blu-ray? (High-Def Digest, 6/01/2007 6:15pm) |
| In what appears to be an all-but-official confirmation of a Blu-ray release for one of the studio's biggest horror hits of 2006, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has included a sneak peek trailer for 'The... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Magic Journey to Africa' Dated & Detailed for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/20/2013 5:00pm) |
| The family-fun adventure from director Jordi Llompart ('Mystery of the Nile') will be explored on Blu-ray in April. In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment has slated 'Magic [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Do Not Fall finds secure footing on PS3 this week (Joystiq, 7/22/2013 5:30pm) |
Do Not Fall, a vanishing-floor platformer created by Taiwanese development studio XPEC Entertainment, will launch on PSN tomorrow. North America can download the PS3 game for $10, the (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) |
 | Home (video) for the holidays (San Francisco Chronicle, 10/31/2005 4:20pm) |
| You don't need to take out a third mortgage to afford some great home-theater gifts this year. We've rounded up four fine products for your home entertainment center, each of which costs less than a standard iPod. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | LG.Philips LCD to debut HDTV LCD panels and e-book display at FPD International (Digi Times, 10/18/2005 10:40am) |
| LG.Philips LCD will showcase several widescreen HDTV LCD panels and a 10.1-inch electronic book reader (e-book) display at FPD International 2005 (October 19-21) in Yokohama, Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Goes to 'Hell' (High-Def Digest, 8/08/2012 6:00pm) |
| The post-apocalyptic thriller from producer Roland Emmerich will try to survive on Blu-ray in August. In an early announcement to retailers, Arc Entertainment will send Blu-ray to 'Hell' on August [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Assassin's Blade' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 3/21/2013 6:00pm) |
| The action/romance about star-crossed lovers is coming to Blu-ray in May. In an early announcement to retailers, Well Go USA Entertainment is preparing The Assassin's Blade' for Blu-ray on May 7. The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Rescue - 3D' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 9/20/2012 8:00pm) |
| Another IMAX documentary hits the Blu-ray 3D format this November. In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment is working on 'Rescue - 3D' for Blu-ray 3D (2D included) on November 6. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Back to 1942' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 3/28/2013 8:00pm) |
| Director Xiaogang Feng's historical drama is coming to Blu-ray in May. In an early announcement to retailers, Well Go USA Entertainment is working on 'Back to 1942' for Blu-ray on May 14. During the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Eve of Destruction' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 6/10/2013 8:00pm) |
| The next chapter in the Doomsday series heads to Blu-ray in July. In an early announcement to retailers, Sonar Entertainment will be releasing 'Eve of Destruction' on Blu-ray on July 16. Searching [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Tall Man' Blu-ray Detailed (High-Def Digest, 9/11/2012 8:00pm) |
| The next thriller from Pascal Laugier ('Martyrs') arriving on Blu-ray later this month has now been fully detailed. As previously reported, Image Entertainment is working on 'The Tall Man' for [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | New tech norms to widen HDTV reach (The Economic Times, 12/18/2005 11:21am) |
| NEW YORK: Several media and electronics companies on Wednesday said they are developing technology guidelines that could make it easier for people to enjoy high-definition television programming throughout their home entertainment systems. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Consumers Continue to Demand High Quality Video and Entertainment Creating Opportunities for Blu-ray and HD DVD Formats (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/01/2006 5:14pm) |
| www.TechSectorStocks.com, an investor and industry news portal for the technology sector, takes a look at the ongoing format battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD and its impact on market participants. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Fujitsu to Release H.264 Format Video-Processing LSI Chip Supporting High-Definition and Low Power Consumption; (Japan Corporate News, 11/30/2006 8:33pm) |
| Tokyo, Japan, Nov 30, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited today announced the development of a new large-scale integrated circuit (LSI) chip capable of real-time compression and decompression of high-definition TV-level video, in H.264(1) format. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Genesis Microchip Demonstrates Purview HD Digital TV Controllers (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News, 10/04/2005 1:32am) |
| (Full text of statement. Contact details below.) SAN JOSE, Calif. & CHIBA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2005--Genesis(R) Microchip Inc. (Nasdaq:GNSS), a world leader in the development of image processing technologies for flat-panel monitors, TVs and other consumer display products, today demonstrated the first DTV controller of its new PurVIEW HD(TM) series, the gm10500, to a broad base of ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Buffalo LinkTheater PC-P3LWG/DVD HD Media Player (I4U, 5/03/2005 8:07am) |
| The Buffalo LinkTheater PC-P3LWG/DVD Wi-Fi enabled DVD and Media Player is apparently one of the bestselling media streaming devices in Japan. It is also available in the USA. The PC-P3LWG/DVD seems to have it all: Integrated Wi-fi (802.11g), HDTV r... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic to Launch the World's First Blu-ray Disc Recorders Capable of Playing Back BD-Video Discs (Japan Corporate News, 9/20/2006 4:57am) |
| Osaka, Japan, Sept 20, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic, the leading brand for which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known, unveiled the world's first Blu-ray Disc (BD) recorders that can play back BD-Video discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Devil's Own' Coming to Blu-ray this May (High-Def Digest, 2/28/2008 5:00pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced it will bring the Harrison Ford-Brad Pitt thriller 'The Devil's Own' to Blu-ray this May. Directed by the late Alan J. Pakula, 'The Devil's Own' earned over... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Thousands Sign "Save HD DVD" Petition (High-Def Digest, 1/21/2008 9:00pm) |
| --> Over six thousand HD DVD supporters have signed an online petition urging Warner Home Entertainment to reconsider its decision to abandon the HD DVD format. First posted on January 5th, the petition... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Dell Launches High-End PCs (NewsFactor, 9/30/2005 2:27pm) |
| Dell has introduced a new line of high-performance hardware designed for tech aficionados and gamers prepared to pay more for a PC that can serve as a home-entertainment hub. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Iron Sky' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 9/14/2012 4:00pm) |
| The world will be invaded by Space Nazis on Blu-ray this October. In an early announcement to retailers, Entertainment One will be releasing 'Iron Sky' on Blu-ray on October 2. In 1945 a secret Nazi [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Day of the Falcon' Blu-ray Announced and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 3/07/2013 11:00pm) |
| The thrilling action-adventure soars to Blu-ray in March. In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment is preparing 'Day of the Falcon' for Blu-ray on March 26. The film about [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Shrek the Third' Comes to HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 9/18/2007 8:41pm) |
| DreamWorks Home Entertainment is bringing home the biggest animated hit of the year exclusively to HD DVD with a November debut of 'Shrek the Third.' Grossing over $300 million at the domestic box office,... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | The Transforming Digital Living Room (MSNBC, 5/01/2005 4:54pm) |
| We\\\'re in the midst of the biggest transformation of living room entertainment since the radio console replaced the family sing-along. By Michael Rogers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Miami Connection' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 9/07/2012 6:00pm) |
| The 1987 B-movie from Y.K. Kim and Park Woo-sang explodes on Blu-ray this December! In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment says they are working on 'Miami Connection' for a [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Warner Bros. Goes Blu-ray Only, Format War Lingers On [Hd Era] (Kotaku, 1/04/2008 10:40pm) |
| In another "win" for "consumers" Warner Bros. Entertainment announced today that it would be going exclusively Blu-ray for hi-definition movie releases as of May 2008. This point in the W column for... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Sweeney' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 3/29/2013 8:00pm) |
| The British action drama will be hitting Blu-ray in April. In an early announcement to retailers, Entertainment One is bringing 'The Sweeney' to Blu-ray on April 2. Tearing up the streets of London, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Wrong' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/12/2013 4:00pm) |
| Quentin Dupieux's absurd comedy is hitting Blu-ray in June. In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment is preparing 'Wrong' for Blu-ray on June 11. From electronic [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | PlayStation 3 (Rocky Mountain News, 11/17/2006 8:31am) |
| The PlayStation 3 is a one-stop shop for entertainment. From listening to music to viewing images; from watching high-definition Blu-ray movies to playing video games, this console is a technophile's nirvana - albeit a slightly flawed one. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray, Meet 'The Queen' (High-Def Digest, 3/02/2007 8:40am) |
| Boasting an Oscar-winning performance by Dame Helen Mirren, 'The Queen' will see a speedy post-awards Blu-ray release when Buena Vista Home Entertainment debuts the film day-and-date on April 24. Though... ... (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) |
 | Sharp Showcases High-Definition Display Dominance at CES with World's Largest LCD TV and Groundbreaking New Technologies (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/08/2007 1:00pm) |
| LAS VEGAS----Sharp is once again raising the bar for LCD technology at 2007 CES with one-of-a-kind innovations and increased performance. The world's largest LCD TV, the 108-inch, is headlining the company's wide breadth of TV offerings, which also includes the newest lines of large-screen AQUOS HDTVs to come from the company's 8th generation factory in Kameyama, Japan, featuring enhanced ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yakuza 5 and Fist of the North Star inspire ... interesting PS3 special editions (Joystiq, 10/02/2012 2:45pm) |
| The first special-edition releases of the new toploading PS3 have been revealed for Japan, and they're ... uh ... different, and made in [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | PQI mPack 600, HDTV portable media player (Engadget, 10/21/2005 8:15pm) |
| Power Quotient International is a Taiwanese firm who will be releasing the “mPack P600†on November 12th in Japan. We’ve addressed the mPack 600 in the past — it’s a portable media player that features and integrated 20GB hard drive and 1.8-inch LCD. It can play MP3, WMA, AC3, M4A, WAV, and Ogg Vorbis audio files, and MPEG-1/2/4, DivX, XviD, and AVI video files. So why bring it up agai ... (Read Full Article) |
 | SeaChange Powers World's First H.264 High-Definition IP Television Service; Japan's OnDemand TV Extends IPTV Platform (RedNova, 6/07/2006 9:14pm) |
| SeaChange International (Nasdaq: SEAC) customer OnDemand TV, Inc. is launching the world's first IPTV on-demand service to offer high-definition programming encoded in the H.264 video compression standard. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Puppeteer pulls back the curtain on PS3 (Joystiq, 8/14/2012 7:05pm) |
| Gavin Moore from Sony Online Entertianment took the stage during Sony's Gamescom 2012 press conference to reveal Puppeteer, a new game from Sony's Japan [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Monster Hunter 4 Direct sets off on Sunday (Joystiq, 9/06/2013 2:30pm) |
This weekend's Monster Hunter 4-themed Nintendo Direct could spill some intriguing news. As our friends at Engadget Japan [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The game where you take Satoru Iwata on vacation arrives next spring, now on 3DS (Joystiq, 8/29/2012 1:00pm) |
| Nintendo's Mii-based game "Friend Collection" arrives in Japan next spring, according to Nintendo head Satoru Iwata. Iwata showed a brief video of the game featuring his own Mii - vacationing and learning how to Hula dance, playing in a rock band [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | First Look: 'Batman: The Movie' Blu-ray Box Art (High-Def Digest, 4/02/2008 8:00pm) |
| The original Batman's high-def debut isn't until July, but we've got an early peek at the Blu-ray box art for the 1966 camp classic. As previously reported, Fox Home Entertainment has set a July 1 street... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | FOX putting digital ahead of Blu-ray & DVD (HD-Report, 5/12/2013 10:45pm) |
| Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will start selling more digital copies of films up to four weeks ahead of Blu-ray and DVD formats. This Tuesday, May 14, FOX will offer A Good Day to Die [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Chronos' Blu-ray Available Today (High-Def Digest, 9/04/2012 6:00pm) |
| A reissue of the 1985 IMAX film is now available on Blu-ray. Image Entertainment's 'Chronos' hits stores on Blu-ray today, September 4. You can read our review for the 2007 edition from Koch [...] (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) |
| (Unranked) | Nielsen: Blu-ray Disc No. 2 Format Among Consumers (Home Media Magazine, 5/01/2013 9:40pm) |
| More consumers opted for Blu-ray Disc after transactional video-on-demand as the primary means of acquiring home entertainment movies and TV shows in 2012, according to a new (Read Full Article) |
 | Disney and Panasonic Join Forces for Blu-ray Campaign (Home Media Magazine, 9/11/2009 12:13am) |
| Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and hardware manufacturer Panasonic are aiming to educate families about Blu-ray this fourth quarter. (Read Full Article) |
 | PlayStation 3 may not be region-coded (Geek.com, 11/09/2005 4:12pm) |
| The managing director of Sony Computer Entertainment Australia , Michael Ephraim, has hinted that the company may be considering ditching region-coding for the PlayStation 3. The reason? ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Breakthrough MOD Platform Ignites Interest In Home Entertainment Industry (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News, 4/20/2005 1:43am) |
| 5 years, and that all businesses will move to the next generation Internet in that time," said Gao Hongbing, Deputy Director, the Institute Society Development, Chinese Academy of Social Science. "And I think that IDV is likely to be one of the leaders in that movement." (Read Full Article) |
 | Sondheim Comes to Blu-ray with 'Company' (High-Def Digest, 3/17/2008 8:00pm) |
| Image Entertainment has announced a late-May Blu-ray arrival for the Tony-winning Broadway musical 'Company.' Sweeping all of the major awards at the 2007 Tonys (including Best Revival), 'Company' takes... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Sex and Death 101' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/06/2008 4:00pm) |
| Starz Home Entertainment has announced an early-July Blu-ray bow for the dark indie romance 'Sex and Death 101.' Written and directed by 'Heathers' scribe Daniel Waters, the Simon Baker-Winona Ryder black... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Best Buy Given Head Start In Blu-ray Sales (High-Def Digest, 9/01/2009 6:00pm) |
| Like Blu-ray? Get used to liking Best Buy In a deal with Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Best Buy has secured an exclusive window of sales for Blu-ray releases of both “Shaun of the Dead†and... (Read Full Article) |
 | Paramount Brings 'Coming to America,' 'Trading Places' to Blu-ray and HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 3/07/2007 1:12pm) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment will kick off its Blu-ray and HD DVD summer slate with a double dose of Eddie Murphy, announcing two of the comedian's biggest hits for release this June. Both $100 million-plus... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray and Sony enhance their profile on DVD (I4U, 3/24/2008 7:27am) |
| By Thomas K. Arnold
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is targeting
April 8 as the date it will release its first batch of Blu-ray Disc titles that
can be connected to the Internet for more bonus materials and ... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Indie Horror 'Re-Cycle' Bound for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/28/2008 4:00pm) |
| The cult horror hit 'Re-Cycle' is headed to high-def, with Image Entertainment setting a late-September bow for the Blu-ray release. From the creators of 'The Eye,' the tale of a best-selling novelist... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Universal Goes Into the 'Breach' with HD DVD/DVD Combo (High-Def Digest, 4/03/2007 8:32pm) |
| Brining another new release exclusively to the HD DVD format, Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced a June 5 arrival for the political thriller 'Breach.' A fictionalized account of the the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Dick Van Dyke Show: The Complete Series' Blu-ray Delayed (High-Def Digest, 9/19/2012 6:00pm) |
| All 157 episodes of the classic 1966 series are now being boxed up for Blu-ray in mid-November instead of at the end of October. As previously reported, Image Entertainment had slated 'The Dick Van [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Dracula: Prince of Darkness' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 6/11/2013 6:00pm) |
| The Hammer Films classic starring Christopher Lee will come out of Blu-ray's coffin in September. In an early announcement to retailers, Millennium Entertainment is working on 'Dracula: Prince of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Step Up: Revolution - 3D' Dated and Detailed for Blu-ray 3D (High-Def Digest, 8/31/2012 4:00pm) |
| The fourth film in the popular franchise dances to Blu-ray 3D this winter. In an early announcement to retailers, Summit Entertainment/Lionsgate is preparing 'Step Up: Revolution - 3D' for Blu-ray 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Bollywood Blooms on Blu-ray with 'Om Shanti Om' (High-Def Digest, 1/11/2008 5:00pm) |
| Making their high-def debut, Eros Entertainment says they will bring the Bollywood sensation 'Om Shanti Om' to Blu-ray later this month. The film, which broke box office records in its native India and... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Sinister' Dated and Detailed for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 12/06/2012 7:00pm) |
| The eerie thriller starring Ethan Hawke is planned for Blu-ray in February. In an early announcement to retailers, Summit Entertainment and Lionsgate will release 'Sinister' on Blu-ray on February [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Experience Montreux 3D' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 6/17/2013 11:00pm) |
| The 3D concert flick will bring the celebrated Jazz festival to Blu-ray in June. In an early announcement to retailers, Eagle Rock Entertainment is preparing 'Experience Montreux 3D' for Blu-ray 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Goats' Blu-ray Announced and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 8/16/2012 8:00pm) |
| The witty comedy based on a novel by Mark Jude Poirier arrives on Blu-ray in September. In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment has slated 'Goats' for Blu-ray on September 11. [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Sanyo Ships Digital Television (DTV) Sets with Zentek Software (HardwareZone, 7/12/2005 9:07am) |
| Zentek Technology Japan announced today that Sanyo Manufacturing Corporation (Sanyo) is shipping production digital television (DTV) sets with Zentek MediaStack software in the U.S. market. ... (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) |
 | Hitachi Prius series includes DH75N desktop with HDMI out (Engadget, 9/02/2005 6:03am) |
| Hitachi has rolled out a series of desktop and laptops under the Prius brand. Most include at least some media features (though all come bundled with XP Home), but the top-of-the-line model, the Prius Desk DH75N, looks like the clear winner, with a digital tuner and HDMI output to pump HD video straight to a compatible TV. These are Japan-only models for now, and from the specs, it looks like the ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Xilinx Spartan-3E FPGAs Enable JVC'S Latest Professional Broadcast HDV Camera-Recorder (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/14/2006 12:30pm) |
| Xilinx, Inc. , the world leader in programmable logic solutions, today announced that Victor Company of Japan, Limited has adopted Xilinx low-cost Spartan-3E field programmable gate arrays for their latest handheld high definition video GY-HD 250 series camera-recorder. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Entertainment Weekly's EW.com | (Entertainment Weekly, 7/11/2005 4:40pm) |
| Let's think of this week's videogame tournament and foreign-commercial shoot as a small break from the fast pace of Hollywood — a TV version of Lost in Translation , if you will. No cameos by big stars playing themselves (sadly, not every episode can feature a foul-mouthed, stoned Bob Saget). ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Shooter' Takes Aim on Blu-ray, HD DVD This July (High-Def Digest, 5/21/2007 9:06am) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment will bring the Mark Wahlberg action flick 'Shooter' to Blu-ray and HD DVD this July, the studio has announced. The controversial thriller, directed by 'Training Day' and 'King... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Halford's 'Live Insurrection' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/20/2008 4:00pm) |
| Metal God Entertainment has announced that it is bringing the ex-Judas Priest frontman's 'Live Insurrection' to Blu-ray as an audio-only release this September. Recorded during stops on the band's acclaimed... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray Regains Lead in High-Def Titles (allthingsHiDef, 11/12/2007 6:46pm) |
| When Paramount Home Entertainment and DreamWorks Animation SKG Blu-ray Disc titles were taken out of the picture in August, Blu-ray lost 29 titles in its repertoire. That doesn’t include three titles that had been announced, but not released. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Fox Announces 'Deception' Blu-ray Specs (High-Def Digest, 7/15/2008 8:00pm) |
| Fox Home Entertainment has issued specs for the September Blu-ray release of 'Deception,' which comes to high-def with multiple bonus features. Fox originally announced the Hugh Jackman-Michelle Williams... ... (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) |
 | ViewSonic 32-Inch LCD TV is the Feature Presentation for Entertainment (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/08/2005 9:00am) |
| ViewSonic Corp., a worldwide visual display leader, today made it easier for consumers to switch to high definition television and flat panel technology with the introduction of the N3250w. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Comcast and CBS Announce Deal to Offer Hit Shows Through Video On Demand (RedNova, 11/07/2005 10:32pm) |
| PHILADELPHIA and NEW YORK, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comcast and CBS today announced that they will make four of the broadcaster's leading prime-time entertainment series available for viewers to watch at their convenience. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Now Available at Retail, New RCA High-Definition DVD Player Offers Expanded Entertainment Options for HDTV Owners (Business Wire, 6/02/2006 2:00pm) |
| INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 2006-- New RCA HD DVD Player Completes Movie Experience in the Home With Outstanding Resolution, Vivid ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sharp Claims First Blu-ray Disc Recorder (E-Commerce Times, 2/16/2007 11:04pm) |
| Sharp has introduced a new Blu-ray recorder that is the first player capable of recording high-definition content directly from television. The new BD-HP1, a standalone device set to go on sale in Japan next month, allows the transfer of content from the company's Aquos digital tuner or Aquos HD Recorder to the Blu-ray Disc without losing the high-definition quality. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | New Denon Blu-ray player is DivX Certified (AfterDawn, 4/03/2008 4:51am) |
| DivX, Inc. announced that the latest Blu-ray Disc player from Denon, the high-end audio/video brand owned by D&M Holdings Inc., has been given DivX Certification. This puts the product in a growing list of DivX Certified products. The DVD-3800BDCI will go on sale in the Japan and U.S. markets at the end of this month. This is the second Denon Blu-ray player to receive DivX Certification.
"DENO ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Brings TNT's 'The Company' to Blu-ray this Fall (High-Def Digest, 7/30/2007 9:49pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced it is bringing the TNT original miniseries 'The Company' to Blu-ray on October 23. Beginning next Sunday on the TNT cable network as a heavily-promoted three-week... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Syntax-Brillian Completes Acquisition of Vivitar (Business Wire, 11/21/2006 11:30am) |
| TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS™ HDTVs and digital entertainment ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Image Cancels Upcoming HD DVD Slate (High-Def Digest, 3/07/2008 7:00pm) |
| Image Entertainment has canceled its entire remaining HD DVD release slate, and says an official announcement ending support for the format is forthcoming. One of the leading suppliers of independent titles... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'To Kill a King' Headed to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 12/12/2007 7:00pm) |
| Reaching all the way back to the 17th century for their latest high-def release, Starz Home Entertainment will debut the British drama 'To Kill a King' on Blu-ray this February. An epic retelling of the... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Rescue Dawn' Headed to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 9/27/2007 9:57pm) |
| In an early announcement to retail, MGM Home Entertainment says it will bring the acclaimed war drama 'Rescue Dawn' to Blu-ray this November. Starring Christian Bale and Steve Zahn, the intense combat... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Goes to the 'Underworld' on Blu-ray this September (High-Def Digest, 7/18/2007 4:30pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced it will bring the Kate Beckinsale vampire opus 'Underworld' to Blu-ray in time for Halloween. The hit action-horror thriller will sink its fangs into Blu-ray... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Disney Eyes 'The Lookout' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/30/2007 10:06pm) |
| Disney Home Entertainment today announced it will bring the critically-acclaimed caper drama 'The Lookout' to Blu-ray this August. The directorial debut of screenwriter Scott Frank ('The Interpreter,'... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HD DVD Buying Guide 2007 (DVD Talk, 2/19/2007 6:47pm) |
| The response to our Holiday HD DVD Buying Guide was so positive, we've decided to do an updated guide to the next generation of home entertainment - HD DVDâ„¢. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | LodgeNet Makes Room For ESPN HD (Broadcasting and Cable, 10/19/2005 9:34pm) |
| ESPN has reached an agreement with LodgeNet Entertainment to deliver ESPN and ESPN2 HD to hotel rooms outfitted with HD plasma and LCD screens. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba develops HD DVD writer drive (InfoWorld, 10/02/2006 2:12pm) |
| ( InfoWorld ) - On Tuesday Toshiba will unveil the first slim-type HD DVD writer drive suitable for use in laptop computers. The SD-L902A drive is the standard 12.7-millimeters high, which means it can fit in the drive bay of most laptop computers. It can read and write HD DVD, DVD, and CD discs, Toshiba said Monday. It will be shown at the Ceatec show, Japan's biggest electronics show, ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray's Working 'Overtime' in January (High-Def Digest, 10/22/2012 4:00pm) |
| The alien zombie comedy will invade Blu-ray in January. In an early announcement to retailers, VCI Entertainment has slated 'Overtime' for Blu-ray on January 1. Former WWE superstar Al Snow stars in [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Doubt' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/23/2009 9:00pm) |
| Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is bringing some 'Doubt' to Blu-ray, setting an early-April date for the multiple Oscar nominee. Scoring acting nods for Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Viola... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | (No Title) (, 8/11/2006 6:22am) |
| LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Call it the "Mission: Impossible III" triple play. In an industry first, Paramount Home Entertainment is expected to announce Friday (August 11) that it will release the $133.4 million (70.5 million pound) summer movie hit on DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc all on the same day, October 30. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | LG.Philips LCD Demonstrates Cutting-Edge Suite of TFT-LCDs at FPD International 2005 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/17/2005 11:00pm) |
| LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd. , one of the world's leading innovators of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display technology, announced today that it will showcase its cutting-edge suite of TFT-LCDs for HDTVs, deskop monitors, digital information displays and other applications at booth #390 during FPD International 2005 in Yokohama, Japan. ... (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) |
 | Sony Catches a 'Big Fish' on Blu-ray; Bumps 'Glory' (High-Def Digest, 1/17/2007 12:47pm) |
| Continuing to ride the wave of its CES announcement buzz, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will add the fanciful Tim Burton hit 'Big Fish' to its March Blu-ray line-up. The critically-acclaimed drama will... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Before the Devil Knows You're Dead' Heads to HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 12/14/2007 5:00pm) |
| Image Entertainment is planning an April HD DVD arrival for the acclaimed Sidney Lumet crime thriller 'Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.' Starring Ethan Hawke and Philip Seymour Hoffman as brothers who... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Surf's Up' Bound for Blu-ray This October (High-Def Digest, 7/30/2007 2:55pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced it will bring the CGI penguin-tactular 'Surf's Up' to Blu-ray on October 9. Featuring scores of cute animated penguins, a soundtrack filled with bouncy songs... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Avatar’ 3D finally available to the masses October 16 (HD-Report, 8/14/2012 4:53pm) |
| Hey, remember Avatar? That little film from James Cameron that came out in 2009 promising the best use of 3D ever? Well in two months, it'll finally be available to non-new Panasonic TV owners. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment today [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 'The Siege' to Take Blu-ray this June (High-Def Digest, 3/13/2009 8:00pm) |
| Fox Home Entertainment has announced its latest catalog title for Blu-ray, setting an early-June date for the heist drama 'The Siege.' Starring Denzel Washington, Bruce Willis, and Annette Bening, the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Latest Blu-ray Feature From Fox Should Be ‘Industry Standard’ (Home Media Magazine, 12/07/2012 1:59am) |
| LOS ANGELES — For the 3D Blu-ray Disc of Ice Age: Continental Drift (Dec. 11), 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is debuting a feature that artist Peter de Sève said should be on every Blu-ray.
“I think it’s an [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Wild Hogs' to Feast on Blu-ray this Summer (High-Def Digest, 5/14/2007 7:13am) |
| Disney Home Entertainment has announced that the comedy hit 'Wild Hogs' will debut on Blu-ray this August day-and-date with the standard def DVD release. Starring John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | First custom PS3 theme created (tech news blog - technology blog , gadgets, gaming , hdtv, gps, intech news,wii, ps3, xbox, 11/08/2007 3:58pm) |
| Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home Entertainment Ok, you’ve downloaded your PS3 2.00 update right? Good, so why not create a custom theme? Go ahead, call in sick, and give Brent’s guide a whirl ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Starz to Unleash 'Halloween,' 'Evil Dead 2,' 'Dawn of the Dead' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 7/17/2007 2:55pm) |
| Nearly a month after formally announcing its support of the Blu-ray format, Starz Home Entertainment says it will release four horror film classics as its first Blu-ray titles. As we originally reported... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Fox Sets 'Pathfinder' for November Blu-ray Release (High-Def Digest, 8/27/2007 7:00pm) |
| Fox Home Entertainment has announced that it will bring the action-adventure epic 'Pathfinder' to Blu-ray this November in a new unrated version not seen in theaters. Although 'Pathfinder' earned a meager... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Microsoft Silent on New Xbox HD DVD Rumors (High-Def Digest, 10/22/2007 8:16pm) |
| With reports proliferating that Microsoft and Toshiba have teamed up to develop an "Entertainment Xbox" with an internal HD DVD hard drive, Microsoft isn't commenting. Although the PC giant has squashed... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba planning HD-DVD notebook for April (InfoWorld, 3/07/2006 5:34pm) |
| ( InfoWorld ) - Toshiba is planning to launch its first laptop computer with an HD-DVD drive in Europe in April, the company said Tuesday. The Qosmio G30 laptop will also be available in Japan and North America at about the same time, said Oscar Koenders, general manager of marketing at Toshiba Europe's PC division. It will cost around the same as Toshiba's current Qosmio G20 notebook, ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 and Windows MMORPG Monster Hunter Frontier G is coming to the PS3 and the Wii U this fall i (Kotaku, 8/01/2013 11:40am) |
| Xbox 360 and Windows MMORPG Monster Hunter Frontier G is coming to the PS3 and the Wii U this fall in Japan. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 4K Should Be the ‘New Normal’ (Home Media Magazine, 7/12/2013 4:52am) |
| There’s an old saying: Once bitten, twice shy.
I hope that doesn’t apply to the home entertainment business.
Yes, we got burned pretty badly on 3D for the home, which sputtered and ultimately failed — not so much [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Vito 42C6N HD LCD TV (Hi-Tech Hype, 7/22/2007 11:43pm) |
| Vito 42 LCD/HDTV Contrast Ratio 1,200/1 HDMI The new Vito 42C6N HD LCD offers superb high-definition entertainment, stylish design, and outstanding value. This handsome 42-inch television ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Suddenly (1954)' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 9/26/2012 6:00pm) |
| The 1954 film noir classic starring Frank Sinatra will take Blu-ray hostage this December. In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment is working on 'Suddenly (1954)' for Blu-ray on [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-Ray Standard: An Overview (Addict 3D, 8/09/2005 3:00pm) |
| With the entertainment industry showing an amazing amount of keenness in adopting HDTV, traditional storage media (DVDs and CDs) just can’t keep up with the requirements in terms of capacity; a 2-hour HDTV video can easily fill up a whopping 25GB of space. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HP Unveils Must-have Gifts for the Holidays (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/31/2007 11:45am) |
| PALO ALTO, Calif.----In time for holiday shopping, HP today introduced a range of consumer products - from personal, stylish devices that help protect and preserve digital memories, to the ultimate in high-definition digital entertainment PCs and TVs. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Spider-Man 3' Blu-ray to Receive Unique Cross-Platform Promo Campaign (High-Def Digest, 9/18/2007 8:17pm) |
| In what Sony is billing as the home entertainment industry’s most integrated hardware-software campaign to date, the Blu-ray release of 'Spider-Man 3' will see unprecedented promotion this holiday season.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Paul McCartney: Live Kisses' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 9/26/2012 8:00pm) |
| The February 2012 concert directed by Jonas Ã…kerlund will plant some kisses on Blu-ray's bottom this November! In an early announcement to retailers, Eagle Rock Entertainment is prepping 'Paul [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Flat screen HDTV - Syntax-Brillian Announces Agreement to Acquire Vivitar (1 HDVT Blog, 11/23/2006 11:46pm) |
| TEMPE, Ariz.—-Syntax-Brillian Corporation , a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced that... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Ted’ gets Dec. 11 release date for Blu-ray, VOD (HD-Report, 10/11/2012 12:36am) |
| If a foul-mouthed teddy bear who sounds an awful lot like Peter Griffin doesn’t say holiday spirit to you, then I don’t know what does. Universal Studios Home Entertainment is delivering Ted, last summer’s comedy hit, to Blu-ray, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This trailer for Ace Attorney 5 shows off some of the 3D investigation in Phoenix Wright's new outin (Kotaku, 4/29/2013 2:40pm) |
| This trailer for Ace Attorney 5 shows off some of the 3D investigation in Phoenix Wright's new outing. Capcom's next big lawyer game is out July 25 in Japan, and sometime in the future for [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | CyberLink's DTCP-IP Solution Enables Playback of Japanese HDTV Content on Sony Notebooks (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/04/2006 9:24pm) |
| TAIPEI, Taiwan----April 4, 2006--CyberLink Corp. , a world leader in digital home solutions, released details of it cooperation with Sony Corporation featuring a software solution that enables the playback of high-definition TV content on selected Sony VAIO notebooks in Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Continues Blu-ray Industry Leadership with Aggressive Release Strategy (Business Wire, 1/08/2007 2:19pm) |
| BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. & LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Continuing its industry leadership role and unwavering commitment to the Blu-ray disc format, the only ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Nightfall' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 3/29/2013 4:00pm) |
| The moody Hong Kong thriller is coming to Blu-ray in May. In an early announcement to retailers, Well Go USA Entertainment is preparing 'Nightfall' for Blu-ray on May 21. A Hong Kong celebrity is [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | UMVD Jumps into Blu-ray with 'Postal' (High-Def Digest, 5/19/2008 6:00pm) |
| Newbie UMVD Visual Entertainment has alerted retailers that their debut high-def release 'Postal' will arrive on Blu-ray this August. Directed by much-derided shlockmeister Uwe Boll, 'Postal' stars Zack... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Eagle Rock SD Blu-ray Series Dated and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 7/30/2013 10:00pm) |
| Standard definition upconverts of the Rolling Stones, the Bee Gees, the Scorpions, and Pink Floyd will rock out on Blu-ray this summer. In an early announcement to retailers, Eagle Rock Entertainment [...] (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) |
| (Unranked) | 'Assassin's Bullet' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 8/06/2012 6:00pm) |
| Isaac Florentine's latest action thriller is on target for Blu-ray in August. In an early announcement to retailers, Arc Entertainment has set 'Assassin's Bullet' for Blu-ray on August 14. When an [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Dracula: Prince of Darkness' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 7/08/2013 8:00pm) |
| The Hammer horror comes out of the coffin and onto Blu-ray this September. In an early announcement to retailers, Millennium Entertainment will release 'Dracula: Prince of Darkness' on Blu-ray on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Dino King - 3D' Blu-ray Dated (High-Def Digest, 4/11/2013 8:00pm) |
| Dinosaurs will rule the earth again on Blu-ray 3D in June. In an early announcement to retailers, Well Go USA Entertainment is preparing 'Dino King - 3D' for Blu-ray 3D (2D included) on June 18. Meet [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Six Questions: Tim Alessi, Director of New Product Development for LG Electronics (Home Media Magazine, 10/12/2012 6:20pm) |
| From Internet-connected devices to being the No. 1 advocate for passive-glasses 3DTV, LG Electronics has staked its claim as a leader in more than one home entertainment arena. The company recently partnered with the Walt Disney Studios to offer [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Drag-on Dragoon 3 or, as we know it, Drakengard 3, hits the PS3 in Japan on October 31. (Kotaku, 6/27/2013 8:30am) |
| Drag-on Dragoon 3 or, as we know it, Drakengard 3, hits the PS3 in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Doctor Who: Series Seven, Part Two' Blu-ray Supplements Detailed (High-Def Digest, 4/01/2013 10:00pm) |
| Special features have been revealed for the hit BBC sci-fi adventure materializing on Blu-ray in May. As previously reported, BBC Home Entertainment is preparing 'Doctor Who: Series Seven, Part Two [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Paramount Brings 'An Officer and a Gentleman" to Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 4/30/2007 4:00pm) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment has announced it will bring the '80s blockbuster 'An Officer and a Gentleman" to Blu-ray and HD DVD on July 24. One of the most popular love stories of the decade, 'An... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Forced to Fight' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 9/11/2012 6:00pm) |
| Demian Lichtenstein's heist comedy will rob Blu-ray this December. In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment is preparing to release 'Forced to Fight' on Blu-ray on December 18. Once [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Venus and Vegas' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 9/12/2012 6:00pm) |
| Demian Lichtenstein's heist comedy will rob Blu-ray this December. In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment will bring 'Venus and Vegas' to Blu-ray on December 4. Dumped by his [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Oklahoma!' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 10/29/2012 6:00pm) |
| The 1999 production starring Hugh Jackman will debut on Blu-ray in December. In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment has slated 'Oklahoma!' for Blu-ray on December 4. In 1999 a [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 87% of PS3 Owners Watch Blu-ray on Console, Study Finds (CE Pro, 7/07/2008 8:28pm) |
| Eighty-seven percent of PS3 owners watch Blu-ray movies on their console, says a report from the Entertainment Merchants Association. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Exec Says Xbox 360 "Lacks Longevity" [Kaz Hirai] (Kotaku, 1/20/2009 10:30am) |
| It's 2006 all over again! Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai smacktalks the Xbox 360, but not the Nintendo Wii.
Let's cut to the chase, here's Kaz talking to the Official PlayStation... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Doctor Who: Series Seven, Part Two' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 3/22/2013 8:45pm) |
| More wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey adventures are coming to Blu-ray in May. In an early announcement to retailers, BBC Home Entertainment is preparing 'Doctor Who: Series Seven, Part Two ' for Blu-ray [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Dragon Pearl' Wal-Mart Exclusive Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 6/05/2013 8:00pm) |
| The family adventure-fantasy will be available on Blu-ray at Wal-Mart in June. In an early announcement to retailers, Ketchup Entertainment will be releasing 'The Dragon Pearl' on Blu-ray on August [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | HD DVD Group Responds to Netflix, Best Buy News (High-Def Digest, 2/12/2008 5:00pm) |
| The HD DVD Promotions Group has issued a statement following a pair of news stories Monday that saw two leading brands in the home entertainment industry endorsing Blu-ray. The statement (which was first... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Devil's in the Details' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 2/05/2013 7:00pm) |
| The action-packed crime thriller debuts on Blu-ray this March. In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment is preparing 'The Devil's in the Details' for Blu-ray on March 12. Directed [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Disney to Close Out 2007 with 'Underdog' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 9/17/2007 2:55pm) |
| In what Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment says will be its last-announced 2007 Blu-ray release, the studio has confirmed that the family adventure 'Underdog' will hit high-def this December. Though... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | China’s Hunan TV goes S3D with Quantel (Broadcast Engineering, 2/22/2013 12:11pm) |
|
Broadcaster chooses Enterprise sQ for quality, speed and Stereo3D
Hunan TV, China’s premier entertainment television channel, has purchased a third (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Grand Hotel (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 1/25/2013 8:03pm) |
Warner
Drama
$19.98 Blu-ray
Not rated.
Stars Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Lionel Barrymore, Wallace Beery.
Like 1989’s Driving Miss Daisy, which Warner Entertainment has concurrently [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Lucasfilm selects HP technology to create digital entertainment assets (Computerworld Singapore, 9/30/2005 7:43am) |
| HP and Lucasfilm, the leader in visual effects and sound engineering for feature films, have recently announced a global, three-year, multi-million dollar technology and marketing agreement. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Tweeter Shares Surge on Sales Projection (AP via Yahoo! Finance, 1/10/2006 3:31pm) |
| Tweeter Home Entertainment Group Inc.'s cost-cutting efforts and strengthening sales should boost financial results this year, an analyst said Monday, pushing the company's stock price up sharply. ... (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) |
 | Paramount Postpones 'Zodiac' Blu-ray, HD DVD to Prep Additional Bonus Features (High-Def Digest, 7/26/2007 7:00pm) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment has announced it is postponing the September Blu-ray and HD DVD release of 'Zodiac' to prepare a more feature-packed special edition. The David Fincher serial killer drama... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Marantz BD8002: chunky feature-laden Blu-ray player coming to Japan (Tech Digest, 5/16/2008 1:40pm) |
| High-end manufacturer Marantz has announced it's bringing the BD8002 Blu-ray player to the Japanese market next month. It features a Silicon Optix 10-bit chipset, compatibility with Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio, 7.1 analogue audio output, full 1080p video output including 24fps mode for accurate playback of movies, and of course HDMI output... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HP to release wireless HDTV (Geek.com, 9/12/2005 12:58pm) |
| Hewlett Packard (HP) aims to be at the center of the digital entertainment home network next year when it releases a 37-inch LCD HDTV with DVR and a built-in wireless digital media receiver. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Media shares decline with broader market (Market Watch, 1/10/2006 3:42pm) |
| CHICAGO (MarketWatch) - Media and entertainment stocks were generally lower Tuesday morning, as the broader market slumped after five straight winning sessions. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Warner: Profile 1.1 Blu-ray Titles Coming Soon (High-Def Digest, 1/09/2008 7:00pm) |
| With the studio having thrown its weight behind Blu-ray, Warner Home Entertainment President Kevin Tsujihara says plans are underway to introduce its first Profile 1.1 compliant titles to the market. Although... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Watch Lumines Supernova Be All LittleBigPlanet-y [Playstation 3] (Kotaku, 12/06/2008 1:00am) |
| Word broke last night that the PlayStation 3 version of Lumines was getting some cross-promotional help from Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet. Today Q Entertainment released video of the... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Goldmund's Eidos 20 BD: The World's Most Overpriced Blu-Ray Player at $16,900 [Home Entertainment] (Gizmodo, 2/26/2008 2:10am) |
| Goldmund has just announced the Eidos 20 BD, a device that they claim is the first Blu-ray player from a high-end AV manufacturer. So, naturally, that makes alright to slap a $16,000 price tag on it.... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Disney's Sleeping Beauty Blu-ray Wakes Up BD Live (Big Picture Big Sound, 6/26/2008 9:00pm) |
| Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment swung through New York City this week to show off October’s release of Sleeping Beauty on Blu-ray. Hours later, we’re still in awe. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony Pictures releases 4k Blu-ray titles (HD-Report, 5/14/2013 10:03pm) |
| As a follow up to our earlier article about new Blu-ray Disc releases this week, let’s look a bit closer at what makes this Tuesday a bit special from other weeks. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Santana and McLaughlin: Invitation to Illumination' Blu-ray Dated (High-Def Digest, 7/30/2013 8:00pm) |
| The two celebrated guitarists will reunite in concert on Blu-ray in August. In an early announcement to retailers, Eagle Rock Entertainment is preparing 'Santana and McLaughlin: Invitation to [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Confirmed: New Line to Launch Blu-ray, HD DVD Support with 'Hairspray' (High-Def Digest, 7/18/2007 6:00pm) |
| The last major studio holdout in the high-def sweepstakes, New Line Home Entertainment has confirmed earlier reports that it will release 'Hairspray' as their very first Blu-ray and HD DVD disc. The news... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Paramount Adds High-Res Audio to Blu-ray, HD DVD Menu (High-Def Digest, 7/23/2007 7:30pm) |
| After eschewing high-resolution audio on its Blu-ray and HD DVD titles for over a year now, Paramount Home Entertainment has announced they will finally support the Dolby TrueHD and PCM formats on several... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk (IMAX) on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/03/2009 3:53pm) |
| Breathtaking IMAX documentary explores the environmental damage that has come to the Colorado River. Now in a stunning 8K transfer from Image Entertainment on Blu-ray Disc.
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| (Unranked) | 'Peggy Sue Got Married' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/04/2013 10:00pm) |
| Francis Ford Coppola's romantic fantasy flick is coming to Blu-ray in July. In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment is preparing 'Peggy Sue Got Married' for Blu-ray on July 30. [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Fox Confirms 3-Disc "Bad Boy" Blu-ray for 'Marley & Me' (High-Def Digest, 2/19/2009 5:00pm) |
| Fox Home Entertainment has released final specs and box art for 'Marley & Me,' which will come to Blu-ray in late-March in a 3-disc "Bad Boy" edition. Starring Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson,... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Fox Plans Profile 1.1 'Sunshine' Blu-ray For Q1 2008 (High-Def Digest, 10/30/2007 11:00pm) |
| Fox Home Entertainment revealed Monday that it will issue its first Profile 1.1 title in early 2008, a feature-packed Blu-ray release of 'Sunshine.' Although the studio has yet to set an official street... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | PDZ Limited Collector's Edition (The Adrenaline Vault, 9/08/2005 1:20pm) |
| Microsoft Game Studios and Rare, Ltd announced today the Perfect Dark Zero Limited Collector's Edition for the upcoming release of the Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba HD-E1 HD-DVD Player (1080i) (HardwareZone, 5/04/2007 7:41am) |
| While there is no clear winner in the home high-definition optical storage feud yet, Toshiba has reaffirmed its direction with the release of the HD-E1, an affordable HD-DVD player for your next home entertainment revamp. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'WWII From Space' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/15/2013 4:00pm) |
| The History Channel special is storming Blu-ray in May. In an early announcement to retailers, Lionsgate Home Entertainment is preparing 'WWII From Space' for Blu-ray on May 7. 'WWII From Space' [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Porn stars and CES (TV Squad, 1/11/2006 8:37pm) |
| Filed under: Industry Unlike some of our partners in crime , I didn't make it to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year, though had I know that the Adult Entertainment Expo was also taking place in Las Vegas that week, I might have given more consideration to going. Gareth Mitchell of the BBC has a funny anecdote about how he became trapped in a bar at CES by a cavalcade of ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Shattering Windows the High-Def Way (MultiChannel News, 11/07/2005 5:02pm) |
| Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner, partners in 2929 Entertainment LP, are rattling the traditional movie distribution windows. And their strategy of harnessing HDTV technology to a “day and date†release is leaving theater exhibitors shaken, and TV executives stirred. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Pioneer 50'' 1080p Plasma Display Delivers Cinematic Picture Performance of High Definition Film Titles (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/16/2007 9:29pm) |
| ORLANDO, Fla.----At the NSCA Expo this week, Pioneer Electronics Inc. is showcasing its first 50" Pioneer branded 1080p plasma display for the U.S. market. Previously only available in Japan and Europe, the Pioneer PDP-5000EX provides fine detail and accurate color for the entire range of high definition signals including 720p, 1080i and 1080p. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | CES: Sony Highlights Blu-ray BD-Live Interactivity (High-Def Digest, 1/07/2008 11:22pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment today kicked off its CES assault by highlighting a slew of planned BD-Live interactive features coming to Blu-ray in 2008. During a Blu-ray interactivity demo currently... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Online Interactivity to Spearhead Universal's 2007 HD DVD Assault (High-Def Digest, 3/19/2007 9:50am) |
| Universal Studios Home Entertainment is betting that interactivity will boost HD DVD in the next-gen battle against Blu-ray, with the studio planning to release three major titles in 2007 with web-connected... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Has a 'Vacancy' on Blu-ray This Summer (High-Def Digest, 6/04/2007 10:05am) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has a 'Vacancy' for terror ready to open this summer, when it brings the hit thriller to Blu-ray on August 14. Starring Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale, the '70s-esque... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Pursuit of Happyness' To Make Blu-ray Debut in March (High-Def Digest, 2/06/2007 11:46am) |
| The $150 million-grossing Will Smith smash 'The Pursuit of Happyness' will come to Blu-ray day-and-date on March 27, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. One of the biggest hits of the holiday... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Fatal Attraction' to Slice Up Blu-ray this June (High-Def Digest, 3/09/2009 10:10pm) |
| It's the Blu-ray that will not be ignored: Paramount Home Entertainment has announced an early-June high-def release of 'Fatal Attraction.' The pop culture sensation that made Glenn Close, butcher knives,... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'RoboCop' Blu-ray Gets New Transfer, But No Extras (High-Def Digest, 9/14/2007 2:55pm) |
| Specs are in for MGM Home Entertainment's long-delayed Blu-ray release of 'RoboCop,' and it looks to be a case of good news/bad news for fans of the cult favorite. As long-time readers of this site will... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Lionsgate to Conjure Up 'Dr. Strange' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/16/2007 10:21pm) |
| Lionsgate Home Entertainment will bring another classic Marvel superhero to high-def, with the Blu-ray release of the direct-to-video animated film 'Dr. Strange' this August. Arriving in stores August... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony to Play 'Catch and Release' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/21/2007 7:00pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced a May 8 Blu-ray arrival for the romantic comedy 'Catch and Release,' day-and-date with the standard-def DVD version. Starring Jennifer Garner and Timothy... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Lionsgate, Samsung Partner to Distribute 3D Blu-ray Movies (Home Media Magazine, 1/09/2013 6:15pm) |
| Lionsgate Jan. 9 said it is partnering with Samsung Electronics to expand the availability of theatrical titles in 3D for the home entertainment market.
Specifically, Lionsgate will re-release action films Game, Crank and Bangkok [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Smarter, cheaper technology predicted for 2006 (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News, 12/19/2005 7:53pm) |
| Phil Baker says 2006 should be an exciting year in technology with new services and hardware coming in the hot areas of computing, entertainment and communications. We'll be able to buy technology with amazing functionality at prices unimaginably low a few years ago. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba to Collaborate With Sarnoff On Protecting ICs from CDM Electrostatic Discharge (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/13/2005 2:00pm) |
| TOKYO & GISTEL, Belgium----Dec. 13, 2005--Toshiba Corporation of Tokyo, Japan and Sarnoff Europe of Gistel, Belgium today announced that Toshiba will further extend its cooperation with Sarnoff to use new technology based on Sarnoff TakeCharge to protect its ICs from charged device model electrostatic discharge , which can destroy devices during testing, packaging, or assembly into systems. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | LodgeNet Showing 'How to Wow' at HITEC 2005 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/21/2005 11:30am) |
| LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation , the world's largest provider of interactive television and broadband solutions to the lodging industry, is showing hoteliers how they can "WOW" their guests with TV and Internet services designed to help create a superior in-room experience. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | TNT in HD Coming to Comcast Customers (PR Newswire via Yahoo! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/13/2005 4:06pm) |
| Comcast, the country\\\'s leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services, today announced that it is enhancing its robust high-definition television service with the addition of Turner Network Television . ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Drop kids in day care, relish the big picture (Denver Post, 3/29/2006 9:03am) |
| As the options for at-home entertainment expand to include first-run movies in high-definition home theaters, operators of traditional movie theaters are adding amenities aimed at coaxing consumers out of their living rooms. ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | 'Red Hook Summer' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 12/18/2012 5:00pm) |
| The latest Spike Lee Joint arrives on Blu-ray this month. Image Entertainment is set to release 'Red Hook Summer' on Blu-ray on December 21. 'Red Hook Summer' tells the story of Flik Royale, a sullen [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Universal Says 'Talk to Me' on HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 8/27/2007 5:30pm) |
| Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced an October HD DVD arrival for the acclaimed sleeper 'Talk to Me.' Based on the story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene,... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Lionsgate Brings 'Daddy's Little Girls' to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/02/2007 10:45pm) |
| Lionsgate Home Entertainment will bring Tyler Perry's latest comedy 'Daddy's Little Girls' to Blu-ray on June 12, the studio announced today. Though the film did not perform up to the usual blockbuster... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Hinting at Blu-ray Recording Directly Inside TVs [Home Entertainment] (Gizmodo, 4/07/2008 7:15pm) |
| Sony's President and Electronics CEO, Ryoji Chubachi, hinted at new areas that their Blu-ray technology could expand into, including burners that sit inside LCD HDTVs with "recording" functionality.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Mobile High-Definition: 1 More Cable to Sell with Every Job (CE Pro, 12/11/2012 5:00pm) |
| Mobile High-Definition (MHL) cables should be an easy attachment sale for every installation to allow smart phone and tablet source connectivity into a full-featured home entertainment [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Warm Bodies' Blu-ray Dated and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 3/27/2013 6:00pm) |
| The zombie romance flick is slowly dragging its undead feet to Blu-ray in June. In an early announcement to retailers, Summit Entertainment is bringing 'Warm Bodies' to Blu-ray on June 4. A funny new [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Trio of IMAX Titles Bound for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 7/18/2008 6:00pm) |
| Image Entertainment has announced that a trio of new titles, including 'Dolphins,' , Coral Reef Adventure,' and 'The Living Sea' will anchor its rescheduled October wave of Blu-ray IMAX releases. Originally... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Universal Bumps 'Breach' HD DVD By a Week (High-Def Digest, 6/01/2007 3:35pm) |
| Universal Studios Home Entertainment has confirmed a one-week street date bump for the HD DVD/DVD combo of 'Breach,' which had originally been pegged for release this coming Tuesday. The studio had scheduled... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Re-Configured 'Masters of Horror' Gets Staggered Blu-ray Release (High-Def Digest, 7/17/2007 5:30pm) |
| Starz Home Entertainment has unveiled a unique release strategy for what was originally expected to be its first Blu-ray title, the acclaimed Showtime anthology series 'Masters of Horror.' Although early... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Warner: No Payoff for Move to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/05/2008 3:56am) |
| Warner Home Entertainment President Kevin Tsujihara says the studio took no pay-offs to exclusively back Blu-ray. In a post-announcement conference call, Tsujihara flatly denied rumors that studio had... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Assault the Cheating Boyfriend! Caught You Red-Handed' hits Japan's 3DS eShop next week (Joystiq, 1/22/2013 12:15am) |
| Japanese 3DS game Assault the Cheating Boyfriend! Caught You Red-Handed has one of the most straight-forward yet adorable names we've [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Hands-on with Imagion AG's dynamicHD HD DVD & Blu-ray technology (Engadget, 1/12/2008 3:11pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Tucked away in the HD DVD booth, Imagion AG -- creators of the first HD DVD with internet connectivity, the first European HD DVD and the first Blu-ray Profile 1.1 release -- was showing off its end to end tools for creating next gen interactive features. Despite being a Blu-ray exclusive movie in the U.S., Imagion is working on the Terminator 2: Ultimate HD ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Professor Layton x Ace Attorney announced for west, due in 2014 (Joystiq, 8/07/2013 3:37pm) |
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Nintendo announced Professor Layton x Ace Attorney will make its way to the west in 2014. Today's Nintendo Direct confirmed the 3DS game, released in Japan last year, hits [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | The New Home Network ; Piping the Latest in Multimedia Entertainment to Every Room (RedNova, 4/11/2005 11:06pm) |
| In the technology maven's new American dream home, every room is wired for high-speed Internet access, every TV is an HDTV, and video can be paused in one room and resumed in another. Of course, your house probably is not nearly so advanced. (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Volver' Spices Up Sony's April Blu-ray Line-Up (High-Def Digest, 2/21/2007 10:33pm) |
| Continuing to broaden it's rapidly-expanding Blu-ray library, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will bring Pedro Almodovar's acclaimed drama 'Volver' to next-gen day-and-date with DVD on April 3. The film,... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Paramount Bumps 'Zodiac' Blu-ray, HD DVD Release Date (High-Def Digest, 5/31/2007 9:22pm) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment has confirmed a street date shift for its Blu-ray and HD DVD debuts of 'Zodiac,' bumping the film from its previously scheduled July 24 bow to early fall. The studio originally... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Architect' to Hit Theaters, DVD and Both High-Def Formats in First Day-and-Date Cross-Format Release (High-Def Digest, 11/16/2006 9:56am) |
| On December 5, Magnolia Pictures will make home entertainment history when it brings the indie drama 'The Architect' to theaters, standard-def DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD simultaneously. Though Magnolia has... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Fearless Planet' Headed to Blu-ray this June (High-Def Digest, 3/11/2008 8:00pm) |
| Image Entertainment has announced a June Blu-ray release for the acclaimed Discovery Channel series 'Fearless Planet.' Captured entirely in high-definition by a team of the world's leading outdoor adventurers,... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | High definition focus in Berlin (BBC News, 8/31/2006 7:36am) |
| High definition entertainment is expected to be the focus of the IFA consumer electronics show. ... (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) |
 | AMD Advances 3D Entertainment: Demonstrates Blu-ray Stereoscopic 3D Playback at 2010 International CES (Business Wire, 12/07/2009 6:00am) |
| SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it will demonstrate the forthcoming Blu-ray stereoscopic 3D standard at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show, showcasing how consumers will soon get to enjoy high-fidelity 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Two years of battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray: a retrospective (Engadget, 2/20/2008 4:48pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
It's been a long, hard journey to get to this point, but at long last, the format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray is over. Sure, we've got a somewhat clearer view of how things will pan out going forward, but we figured it prudent to take a step back and really scope out how we got to this point. If you're interested in taking a walk through the past two yea ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Tech: The New Player in Hollywood (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News, 1/24/2006 9:25pm) |
| For decades, the everyday concerns of Hollywood executives dwelled on such topics as which starlet resonated the most with the public or which studio chief was about to get the ax. But a new player -- consumer technology -- is crashing the party in Tinseltown, and many people in the entertainment industry are treating it as a most unwelcome guest. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Mitsubishi Announces Super-Charged Blu-ray Disc Recorders....For Japan (About.com, 8/22/2009 10:00am) |
| Here we go again! Another announcement by a large Asian consumer electronics manufacturer that it is introducing a new line of Blu-ray Disc recorders, but, unfortunately, they will probably never see the light-of-day in the U.S.
What makes Mitsubishi's announcement even more frustrating is that these units are a home theater fan's dream: One unit combines Blu-ray Disc recording with a 1 Terabyte Hard Drive, a second unit offers a 500GB hard drive, while the third houses not only a Blu-ray Disc recorder and a 320 GB hard drive, but also includes a VHS deck. Of course, all these units can record in all the standard DVD recording format as well, and it also appears that they all have USB and SD Card slots for accessing additional digital content. For details, check out the brief report from Akihabara News as well as the Official Announcement and Product Specifications from Mitsubishi (in Japanese with some technical terms in English).
To add more insult to injury, Mitsubishi has also announced a line of LCD TVs with built-in Blu-ray Disc/Hard Drive combos (See report from Tech-On!.
Blu-ray Disc recorders have been available in Japan for about two years, and not as much as a word about U.S. availability. What happened to the U.S. as the primary market for the latest in consumer electronics technology - especially when it comes to video recording? For some perspective, read my article: The Case of the Disappearing DVD Recorder.
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 | Toshiba Cell Regza 55X1: The HDTV of the future? (Home Theater, 10/07/2009 1:04am) |
| Let’s set aside 3D TVs for a moment—they seem to be coming whether we want them or not—and look at another futuristic set concept that’s (of course) coming to Japan by year’s end. Toshiba’s “Cell” project, which powers an LCD HDTV with the Cell processor—best known as the brains behind the PlayStation 3—finally appears closer [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Freescale Shows UWB TV (Unstrung.com, 6/22/2005 11:00am) |
| ORLANDO, Fla. -- Haier Corporation and Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL, FSL.B) achieved a critical milestone for wireless home entertainment systems and showcased the first Ultra-Wideband (UWB)-enabled LCD, high definition television (HDTV) and digital media server at the Freescale Technology Forum. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung sez combo HD DVD/Blu-ray player is a no go? (Engadget, 1/10/2006 3:25pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV , Home Entertainment Last we heard, things degraded from gung-ho to so-so for Samsung on the prospect of going in on a dual-mode device that'd bridge the gap between HD DVD and Blu-ray for the consumer. But it looks like guarded has now turned to closed-until-further-notice according to a SVP of Marketing at Samsung North America, Peter Weedfald. We had no idea there ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fox Bowing 9 Classic Movies First Time on Blu-ray Following Fan Vote (Home Media Magazine, 3/06/2013 4:41pm) |
| Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment March 6 said is releasing on Blu-ray Disc for the first time nine classic movies digitally restored from the 1930s through the 1960s selected by an online poll of film aficionados.
The [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Hands-on with Samsung's BD-UP5500 HD DVD / Blu-ray combo player (Engadget, 1/09/2008 3:22am) |
| Filed under: CES, Features, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Got your eye on a new HD DVD / Blu-ray combo player? If you weren't aware, Samsung introduced an all new model here at CES, and Engadget HD has all the shots you crave. Hit it up right here. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Disney's New Algorithm Turns Any Photo Into a 3D Wonderland (Gizmodo, 7/22/2013 11:16pm) |
| Disney Research, a partnership between the mouse-eared entertainment juggernaut and universities around the globe, is on a virtual reality roll. Its latest development, (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Doors: Live at the Bowl '68' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 8/21/2012 6:00pm) |
| The historic Doors' concert gets remastered for Blu-ray this October. In an early announcement to retailers, Eagle Rock Entertainment is prepping 'The Doors: Live at the Bowl '68' for a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Warner Bros Will Distribute Over 600 Paramount titles DVDs and Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 10/08/2012 5:00pm) |
| No titles are named, but Warner says there are plenty on the way that are completely new to Blu-ray. A new deal has come down the pipeline – Warner Bros Home Entertainment will be distributing more [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | PBS Series 'Over America' to Hit Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/24/2008 5:00pm) |
| Topics Entertainment is set to jump into high-def next month with the Blu-ray debut of the acclaimed public television series 'Over America.' Shot entirely in high-definition, the Emmy award-winning series... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Porchlight Brings Kid Vid to Blu-ray with 'Animalia' (High-Def Digest, 5/09/2008 6:00pm) |
| Indie Porchlight Home Entertainment has announced their debut high-def release, bringing the acclaimed PBS kid vid series 'Animalia' to Blu-ray this September. Produced in high-definition, 'Animalia' is... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Microsoft continues anti-Blu-ray message (HDTV UK, 9/24/2008 12:51pm) |
| In Microsoft's latest attack on Blu-ray, its SVP of Interactive Entertainment, Don Mattrick, has reiterated the company's commitment to high definition streaming and downloads rather than physical discs. "I think that what people want is digital high-def content, I think that's what our box provides, and we've announced several movie partners - and one in particular, Netflix, for the streamin ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Reveals Specs, Box Art for 'We Own the Night' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 12/28/2007 8:30pm) |
| Sony has issued full specs and box art for the high-def release of 'We Own the Night,' which will hit Blu-ray this February with a bounty of bonus features. As previously reported, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony: PS4 costs are 'much, much smaller' than PS3 (Joystiq, 8/09/2013 10:30pm) |
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Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Andrew House said the company "will not generate anything like the losses we did for the PlayStation 3" in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 3DS makes portals out of globes (Joystiq, 9/17/2012 1:00pm) |
The new Pokémon Mystery Dungeon coming to 3DS is stepping up the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Popcornflix Bows on Xbox 360 (Home Media Magazine, 4/01/2013 11:18pm) |
| Popcornflix April 2 launched it its own branded app for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The app gives Xbox Live Gold subscribers access to hundreds of feature-length films at no extra charge.
Popcornflix is [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | HD interface chips connect CE systems wirelessly (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 9/27/2007 9:15pm) |
| Amimon offers a pair of Wireless High-Definition Interface chipsets that enable consumer electronic display and device manufacturers to develop home entertainment products that connect wirelessly. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Motorola Shows Carriers More Ways to Deliver IPTV at TELECOM 2005 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/25/2005 7:11pm) |
| Motorola, Inc. is demonstrating its continued leadership in next-generation fiber access solutions at TELECOM '05 with several new technologies that are expected to accelerate the deployment of IPTV-based entertainment services. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | NTT Develops World's First Video Stream Server Capable of Handling up to Ten Uncompressed HDTV Video Streams; IP-based, (Japan Corporate News, 5/24/2005 2:59pm) |
| Tokyo, Japan, May 24, 2005 - (JCN Newswire) - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT: 9433; NYSE: NTT) today announced a PC cluster-based, video stream product, named the i-Visto eXmedia server, which can simultaneously handle up to ten 1.5-Gbps of uncompressed high definition television (HDTV) video streams in real-time using an IP network. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | BBC Worldwide revamps channel portfolio (Digital Television Group, 9/11/2006 1:11pm) |
| The BBC's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, is revamping its international channel portfolio and planning to launch a global high-definition TV channel. Under the reorganisation BBC Prime and BBC Food will be replaced by BBC Entertainment and BBC Lifestyle. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | MediaREADY Announces MC-PRO (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/09/2007 1:50pm) |
| MediaREADY, Inc. , a leading provider of interactive, media- convergent home entertainment devices, today announced the first public showing of the new MediaREADY MC-PRO line of high-definition home media centers. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Lionsgate Brings Unrated 'Van Wilder' to Blu-ray This Summer (High-Def Digest, 5/31/2007 12:03am) |
| Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced it will bring the collegiate comedy 'Van Wilder' to Blu-ray this July in a spicy new Unrated version. Featuring additional footage too hot for theaters, Lionsgate... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Has "No Plans" For A PS3 Price Cut [No Plans Watch] (Kotaku, 11/25/2008 4:30am) |
| "No Plans Watch" returns today after a disappointingly long absence, just in time to bring you these comments from Sony Computer Entertainment America. See, online mag D-Pad posted a slew of PS3... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story' Wal-Mart Exclusive Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/19/2013 4:00pm) |
| The true story of the hockey legend will arrive on Blu-ray exclusively at Wal-Mart stores next month. In an early announcement to retailers, Arc Entertainment will be releasing 'Mr. Hockey: The [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic Starts Launching Digital Consumer Electronics Products Using Its Advanced System LSIs for Integrated Platform (Japan Corporate News, 10/15/2005 6:53am) |
| Tokyo, Japan, Oct 13, 2005 - (JCN Newswire)- Panasonic, the leading brand for which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is well known, announced today that the company launched an SD card movie camera, using Panasonic's advanced system LSIs for integrated platform for next-generation digit- al consumer electronics products. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Switched On: Cisco and the set-top (Engadget, 12/07/2005 11:10pm) |
| Every Wednesday Ross Rubin contributes Switched On , an opinion column about consumer technology, multimedia, and digital entertainment: A former colleague once described the terse taxonomy often used to describe the zany landscape of telecommunication infrastructure providers. Companies with a history in traditional voice switching gear, like Lucent, were the “Bellheads.†Those with a ... (Read Full Article) |
 | TANDBERG TELEVISION ACQUIRES GOLDPOCKET INTERACTIVE CO (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance, 10/18/2005 4:30am) |
| Consumer Goods a 'Technology Switzerland' for the digital entertainment world. The acquisition of GPI is a further step towards our goal of providing a fully integrated solution that combines the strengths of all our technologies from the head-end through to the consumer interface, with the openness to allow the use of standards based equipment and applications from other vendors. This ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | FUJITSU TEN Develops "Automotive Compact 77GHz 3D Electronic Scan Millimeter Wave Radar" Distance, Azimuth and Elevation range Detection (Business Wire, 10/21/2012 1:01am) |
| KOBE, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--"Automotive Compact 77GHz 3D Electronic Scan Millimeter Wave Radar" - While making further improvements, FUJITSU TEN will aim at delivering this product to automobile manufacturers from [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | So, what are you HD DVD early adopters going to do? (Engadget, 2/16/2008 5:40pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
It didn't take too terribly long after Warner chose Blu-ray as its new best friend for every single wagon wheel to fall of the HD DVD carriage, and now that the funeral has been set, we're quite curious as to what the HD DVD early adopters plan on doing. Head over to Engadget HD and let your voice be heard -- even if it's but a whimper.[Image courtesy of Lo ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Send Home Entertainment Over DSL Thomson announced the Cobra platform, a video-delivery platform that uses advanced (Connected Home Media, 6/29/2005 2:18pm) |
| One of the most incredible new PCs I saw at COMDEX this week was HP's new limited-edition Compaq X Gaming System, an aluminum-clad monster that competes directly with Dell's equally impressive Dimension XPS system. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Zensonic Launches Z500 in the U.S. (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/09/2006 11:00am) |
| ADELAIDE, Australia----May 9, 2006--World-leading home entertainment innovator Zensonic Corporation is set to launch its breakthrough Zensonic Z500 high definition network DVD player in the U.S. in July 2006. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | MTV Launches MHD with 7ate9 Entertainment (Digital Video Editing, 1/13/2006 10:01pm) |
| 7ate9, a leader in innovative marketing and television production, will deliver four eye-popping broadcast spots for MHD, the high definition music television network launching January 16th from MTV Networks Music Group, a division of Viacom. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Live Large With a Wide-Screen Wall Entertainment PC System for All of Your Media (New York Times, 3/31/2005 2:37am) |
| Windows Media Center PC's have taken a stab at combining digital movies, music, television and computing on the desktop, but now an all-in-one multimedia system aims to bring it all to your living room wall. (Read Full Article) |
 | Scientific-Atlanta at CES: Company to Showcase Promising Home Entertainment Technologies for the Digital Lifestyle (FinanzNachrichten, 12/21/2005 8:46pm) |
| ATLANTA, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- From digital video recording (DVR) to IPTV to high-definition TV (HDTV) and Voice over IP (VoIP), consumers are presented with more and more choices in an ever-evolving digital world. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony's claim for living room supremacy: PS3 video downloads (Ars Technica, 6/26/2008 3:11pm) |
| Sony has confirmed that its long-awaited video service will be launching this summer, with its genesis on the PlayStation 3. With Sony's massive library and the ability to play Blu-ray discs, the PS3's hold on your entertainment center just got a bit stronger.Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony all-in-one HD PC-TV with Blu-ray introduction (HDTV origin, 8/27/2007 4:32pm) |
| [ Sony all-in-one HD PC-TV with Blu-ray introduction]Sony today announced powerful PC performance in combination with a stylish HDTV LCD in a new VAIO high-definition PC/TV model. Featuring a floating glass design, the VAIO® LT HD PC/TV serves as a computer entertainment center, where you can watch and record analog, ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic Developing 4 GB SDHC Memory Card; Based on New SD Memory Card Specification (Japan Corporate News, 3/09/2006 3:29pm) |
| Tokyo, Japan, Mar 9, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic, the leading brand for which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is best known, today announced that it is developing a 4 GB SDHC (SD High-Capacity) Memory Card based on the new SD Specifications Version 2.00. The new specifications were established to meet the growing demand for HD (High Definition) video and high-resolution image ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Victor JVC to roll out new Everio full HD camcorder (CrunchGear, 7/30/2009 12:00pm) |
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Victor JVC Japan announced [JP] a new full HD camcorder from their Everio series today, the Everio GZ-HM400. The device features a 10.3MP CMOS sensor, 10x optical zoom, 32GB of built-in storage, a 2.8-inch flip-out LCD screen, a YouTube and iTunes upload function, a USB port and an HDMI interface. (Read Full Article) |
 | Xbox 360 Stands Out In Dull Third Quarter For Microsoft [Xbox 360 Sales] (Kotaku, 4/24/2008 9:40pm) |
| Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices division saw revenue up 68 percent in its third fiscal quarter, thanks to "robust" demand for Xbox 360 consoles, the company announced today. The console sold 19... ... (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) |
 | 'Greatest Game Ever Played' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/11/2009 4:00pm) |
| Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced a mid-June Blu-ray release for the golfing drama 'The Greatest Game Every Played.' Starring Shia LaBeouf and directed by Bill Paxton, 'The Greatest... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Memory-Tech said to make pre-recorded HD DVD discs in China, Taiwanese makers watching (Digi Times, 11/16/2006 4:57am) |
| Japan-based Memory-Tech will increase investment in China-based Shanghai United Optical Disc to produce pre-recorded HD DVD discs specifically for the China market, while Taiwanese pre-recorded discs makers will watch the situation and evaluate the feasibility of investing in China, according to industry sources. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Pioneer to launch their first 1080p plasma television sets in October (KrunkerHD, 8/03/2007 8:51am) |
| Pioneer Japan announced on Thursday that it would be launching its first full high definition plasma television sets this coming October. The company is playing catch-up with other rivals including Matsushita Electric Industrial which already released full HD plasma displays. Pioneer will be releasing new 50 inch and 60 inch 1080p displays ... (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) |
 | LodgeNet, HBO Sign Industry-First Agreement for HBO HD (Hotel (Hotel Online, 5/18/2005 5:32pm) |
| LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation , one of the world\\\'s largest providers of interactive television and broadband solutions to hotels, today announced it has entered into the first-ever agreement with Home Box Office, Inc. for the distribution of HBO HD programming specifically to the lodging industry. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Mastered in 4K' Blu-ray Discs Boast the Highest Quality Source for both UHD and HDTVs (High-Def Digest, 4/08/2013 7:00pm) |
| Sony Home Entertainment ready to offer the oft-demanded better-sourced Blu-rays. Amid Sony's recent array of 4K Ultra HD blitz is a newly marketed Blu-ray standard. From Sony: "Sony Pictures Home [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Vyvx Continues to Lead HDTV Charge for Sports Broadcasters (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/19/2005 2:45pm) |
| Vyvx, a subsidiary of WilTel Communications, LLC, and the market leader in providing fiber-optic, teleport and satellite transmission solutions to the media and entertainment industry, announced today that it has extended its award-winning HD VenueNet footprint to an additional 13 venues. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Hitachi's 1.5 UltraThin LCD HDTVs now available in US (Engadget, 5/01/2008 11:54pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
You heard it right -- Hitachi's UltraThin 1.5 family that caused such a stir at CES is finally available for US consumers. Available in 32-, 37-, 42- and 47-inch sizes, the lot has been broken down into two distinct clans: the Director's Series (X) and Ultra Vision (V) models. Each member of the former comes with a 2-year warranty and a sticker ra ... (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) |
 | Warner Brings 'Scanner Darkly,' 'Dog Day Afternoon' to Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 2/22/2007 1:35am) |
| Set to debut April 10, Warner Home Entertainment has announced the thriller 'A Scanner Darkly' and the classic 'Dog Day Afternoon' for simultaneous Blu-ray and HD DVD release. Both titles will hit high-def... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Paramount to Bring First Six 'Star Trek' Films to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/17/2009 5:00pm) |
| Boldly going where the studio has never gone before, Paramount Home Entertainment has announced two Blu-ray box sets that will bring the original 'Star Trek' motion pictures to high-def for the first time.... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony to Bring 'A Few Good Men' to Blu-ray This September (High-Def Digest, 7/10/2007 2:55pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that it will bring the blockbuster drama 'A Few Good Men' to Blu-ray on September 18. Nominated for four Academy Awards (including Best Picture) and featuring... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'FCA! 35 Tour: An Evening With Peter Frampton' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 10/15/2012 4:00pm) |
| The 2011 concert Blu-ray will hit stores this November. In an early announcement to retailers, Eagle Rock Entertainment is prepping 'FCA! 35 Tour: An Evening With Peter Frampton' for a [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Canon to launch HF11 and HF21 high definition camcorders in Japan (HDTV UK, 7/24/2008 9:00am) |
| Canon has announced that it will launch two new high definition camcorders to the Japanese market in late August, both priced the same but one featuring 32GB of flash memory and the other a 120GB hard drive. The lighter HF11 features the large 32GB memory store, giving up to 12 hours of HD footage when shooting in AVCHD, and nearly three hours in full 1080p quality. An additional SD card can doubl ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Carmike Cinemas Reports First Quarter Revenue of $130.1 Million (Business Wire, 5/09/2013 7:00pm) |
| COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carmike Cinemas, a leading entertainment, digital cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitor, reports 2013 first quarter [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Crouching Tiger,' 'Winged Migration' Flock to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 11/07/2006 7:05am) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has two rather different films on tap for Blu-ray for early 2007, when it will release the blockbuster 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' and the documentary 'Winged Migration.'... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Orphan Black: Season One' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/04/2013 8:00pm) |
| The new BBC America sci-fi series will be cloning itself on Blu-ray in July. In an early announcement to retailers, BBC Home Entertainment is preparing 'Orphan Black: Season One' for Blu-ray on July [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Brings 'Glory,' 'Panama' to Blu-ray This February (High-Def Digest, 11/29/2006 11:27am) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will bring two new catalog faves to Blu-ray in the new year, with the thriller 'The Tailor of Panama' and Oscar-winner 'Glory.' Both titles will hit stores February 6,... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Diary of Anne Frank' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/20/2009 6:00pm) |
| Fox Home Entertainment has announced its latest classic for Blu-ray release, setting a mid-June date for 'The Diary of Anne Frank.' Considered harrowing at the time of its original release in 1959, the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Virtual studio, robotic camera to give Egyptian broadcaster new look (Broadcast Engineering, 4/19/2013 3:39pm) |
| Al-Nahar TV will deploy Hybrid 3-D virtual studio systems and robotic camera heads to transform two studios used for daily news, sports and entertainment.
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 | Disney Confirms 'Lost: Season 3' Blu-ray Release (High-Def Digest, 8/02/2007 2:55pm) |
| After months of speculation, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has confirmed a December 11 release date for 'Lost: The Complete Third Season - The Unexplored Experience' on Blu-ray. Rumblings of a... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Releases New Firmware Upgrade for the PlayStation 3 (High-Def Digest, 7/24/2007 9:52pm) |
| Sony Computer Entertainment of America has today announced a new firmware update for the PlayStation 3, highlighted by an upgrade to the console's Blu-ray 1080p playback capabilities over HDMI. Dubbed... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Baltimore Ravens: Road to XLVII' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 5/01/2013 6:00pm) |
| The super bowl champs will be rushing toward the end zone on Blu-ray in June. In an early announcement to retailers, Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment is preparing 'Baltimore Ravens: Road to XLVII' for [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Warner promising Profile 1.1 Blu-ray titles soon (HDTV UK, 1/14/2008 8:00am) |
| Warner has announced that Blu-ray discs with Profile 1.1-compliant content will be available in the near future.
Warner Home Entertainment president, Kevin Tsujihara, said that the first twelve movies to be released were those previously released on the HD DVD format which utilised the HDi interactive functionality.
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| (Unranked) | Fox Hopes ‘I, Robot’ 3D Blu-ray Release Starts a Trend (Home Media Magazine, 10/13/2012 4:52am) |
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CENTURY CITY, Calif. — It seems everyone at 20th Century Fox is excited about a Blu-ray Disc re-release of an eight-year-old film. The entire home entertainment unit, the studio’s PR team, even the person running the [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Motorola Shows Carriers More Ways to Deliver IPTV at TELECOM 2005 (CommsDesign, 10/27/2005 1:35am) |
| LAS VEGAS, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola, Inc. is demonstrating its continued leadership in next-generation fiber access solutions at TELECOM '05 with several new technologies that are expected to accelerate the deployment of IPTV-based entertainment services. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | MGM to Bring 'Mr. Brooks' to Blu-ray this October (High-Def Digest, 8/23/2007 2:55pm) |
| MGM Home Entertainment has announced it will bring the thriller 'Mr. Brooks' to Blu-ray disc this October, day-and-date with the standard-def DVD version. The first of four day-and-date MGM titles alluded... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Image Announces 'Moody Blues: Lovely to See You' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/15/2008 4:00pm) |
| Putting the Blu in Moody Blues, Image Entertainment has announced a July Blu-ray debut for the band's concert film 'Lovely to See You.' Featuring over 20 classic songs from the venerable rock act and shot... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | New Line Says 'Be Kind Rewind' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/24/2008 6:00pm) |
| New Line Home Entertainment has set a June Blu-ray bow for the Jack Black-Mos Def fantasy-comedy 'Be Kind Rewind.' Directed by Michel Gondry ('Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'), the film stars Black... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Dish shows new DVR, HD channels, functionality (Engadget, 1/11/2006 2:55pm) |
| Filed under: CES , HDTV , Home Entertainment Dish Network has been busy cooking up some of that special sauce HD programming, and now that they've swallowed Voom they're offering some of the best HD content on the market. Thomas Hawk has the lowdown on their offerings and functionality, including their new ViP 622 DVR they were showing at CES that holds a 250GB hard drive for ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Let Chaintech Entertain You (Desktop Pipeline, 9/23/2005 7:03pm) |
| There was a time when all PCs were quite similar to one another. Some were faster or had better graphics, but primarily, they were all geared toward common tasks. To satisfy all types of customer needs, today’s system builder must offer entry-level systems, high-end business systems and entertainment systems. Chaintech’s Apogee AE78GT is the ticket to building systems that are ideal for ... (Read Full Article) |
 | LG not ditching HD DVD just yet, hopes to accommodate early adopters (Engadget, 2/19/2008 10:32pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Shortly after Samsung stated its intentions to focus on Blu-ray in the future, along comes LG looking out for those guinea pigs who've already started building up a respectable HD DVD library. Reportedly, the firm stated that it felt it "necessary to provide a player which supports both formats and therefore creates simplicity and convenience for the existin ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba remains stubborn, looks to DVD upscaling while brushing Blu-ray off (Engadget, 6/17/2008 8:27pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
For the attentive in attendance, you likely noticed that none of Toshiba's newly announced laptops (yes, even the absurdly powerful Qosmio rigs) have built-in Blu-ray drives. Like, there's not even an option. When questioned about the obvious oversight (ahem), Tosh's Europe CEO Alan Thompson noted that "Blu-ray was just one of the many ways that you can ge ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Weather Channel's 'Epic Conditions' Storms to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/01/2008 4:00pm) |
| Newcomer Madacy Entertainment has announced a May Blu-ray arrival for the extreme sports series 'Epic Conditions.' Marking the high-def debut from Madacy, 'Epic Conditions' will arrive on May 13, as one... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | THX chief says war victory came too late for Blu-ray (AfterDawn, 3/25/2008 10:21pm) |
| THX chief scientist Laurie Fincham has been quoted as saying that despite its victory over HD DVD, Blu-ray will not become the next standard in the home entertainment market.
"Personally, I think it's too late for Blu-ray. I think consumers will only become interested in replacing DVD when HD movies becomes available on flash memory. Do we really need another spinning format?" Fincham is quo ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Heroes: Season One' Coming to HD DVD This August (High-Def Digest, 5/15/2007 9:31pm) |
| Get ready to "Save the cheerleader, save the world" in high-def late this summer, when Universal Studios Home Entertainment unleashes 'Heroes: Season One' on HD DVD. The break-out superhero series... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Alanis Morissette: Live At Montreux 2012' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 3/05/2013 9:00pm) |
| The Canadian singer's 2012 performance from the jazz festival is coming to Blu-ray in April. In an early announcement to retailers, Eagle Rock Entertainment is prepping 'Alanis Morissette: Live At [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | AMS Neve Delivers Digital Consoles to Zhejiang TV (Broadcast Newsroom, 11/30/2005 9:24pm) |
| Zhejiang TV are about to take delivery of a two mix position Libra Live console. The console will be used for live to air, live to tape and post production in a purpose built 800 m2 studio, providing a range of live entertainment programmes. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Apple TV early review roundup (Engadget, 3/22/2007 8:36pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
It's still a bit early yet for all the reviews to hit the internets, but peeps fortunate enough to have snagged an Apple TV early -- namely the WSJ, PC Mag, and The NY Times -- have already passed judgment. What do they think? Well, no one was without their niggles regarding the unit: Walt seemed bummed about the lack of photo streaming, Pogue chides Apple fo ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | RealD Hires New Home Entertainment EVP (Home Media Magazine, 2/15/2013 7:57pm) |
| 3D technology company RealD has appointed Minard Hamilton as its EVP of mobile and consumer products, charging the gaming industry veteran with advancing RealD’s consumer electronics business.
From 2007 to 2012, Hamilton served as [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | New Sharp AQUOS LC-TV Enhances In-Room Hotel Entertainment with Pay-Per-View Interface and High-Style Design (Business Wire, 6/20/2006 1:00pm) |
| MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2006--Sharp, a worldwide leader in flat-panel Liquid Crystal Televisions (LC-TV), is expanding its line of high-definition (HD) AQUOS(R) ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Syntax-Brillian to Announce Fiscal 2007 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results on September 11, 2007 (Business Wire, 8/23/2007 10:30am) |
| TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS™ HDTVs and digital entertainment ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Sling Blade' to Hit Blu-ray this June (High-Def Digest, 3/09/2009 8:00pm) |
| Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced a mid-June Blu-ray release for 'Sling Blade.' A breakout role for writer-director Billy Bob Thorton, the highly-acclaimed 'Sling Blade' will receive... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies' Japanese launch trailer (Joystiq, 2/26/2013 9:00am) |
| Professor Layton and the Azran Legacies for 3DS will be available later this week on February 28 in Japan. For those with the ability [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | D&D: Chronicles of Mystara gets enhanced PS3 retail release in Japan (Joystiq, 6/18/2013 10:30pm) |
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While Capcom's arcade brawler compilation Dungeons [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | OMRON Develops World's First Commercial Ultra-Wideband (UWB) MIMO Antenna for High-Definition Video Transmission; (Japan Corporate News, 9/25/2006 5:12am) |
| Tokyo, Japan, Sept 25, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - OMRON Corporation (TSE: 6645, US: OMRNY), a global leader in electronic components, sensing and control technologies, announced that it will release the world's first commercial polymer antenna for Ultra-Wideband (UWB communications *1) targeted toward high-definition (HD) and other telecast quality video transmission applications. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | DirecTV's HR21 pro gets official (Engadget, 9/07/2007 5:15pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
DirecTV's new hardware rollout has been in the making for some time and now the latest addition to the lineup has been officially unveiled at CEDIA. The HR21-200 was leaked last week, and we've seen prototypes at other shows, but now the prosumer DVR will finally go into production around the end of October and offers some nice features for custom installers ... (Read Full Article) |
 | European Distributor Senator to Cease HD DVD Distribution (Format War Central, 1/17/2008 7:57pm) |
| We read over at EngadgetHD that Senator Entertainment will follow Constantin Film and will cease releasing HD DVD titles later this year.
While this has no direct impact on the US market, it was often touted that distributors like Senator offered region free HD DVDs of titles that were not available on the format in the [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fox Lets Fans Vote Catalog Blu-rays (Home Media Magazine, 1/15/2013 11:45pm) |
| As part of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s efforts to bring more of its catalog titles to Blu-ray Disc, the studio is letting fans decide which titles will be offered in the HD format.
Fox has partnered with the Home Theater [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fox: ‘Bond 50’ Best-Selling Blu-ray Box Set in 2012 (Home Media Magazine, 12/13/2012 2:59pm) |
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Dec. 13 said Bond 50 is the top-selling Blu-ray Disc box set of 2012, with projected worldwide sales totaling $50 million to date.
The 23-disc collection features all [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | So it begins: Toshiba's HD-A3 falls to $99 at Circuit City, comes with 7 free HD DVDs (Engadget, 2/20/2008 2:26pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
It's not like there has been any shortage of deals on HD DVD hardware over the past few months or anything, but now that Toshiba (and almost everyone else on the planet) has officially yanked support for the format, prices are beginning to plummet en masse. First on the docket is the HD-A3 at Circuit City, which now sits at just $99.99 and comes with seven fr ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Comcast Launches TNT in High Definition to Washington Customers (SYS-CON Media, 1/21/2006 5:36am) |
| Comcast, the country's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services, today announced that it is enhancing its robust high-definition (HDTV) service with the addition of Turner Network Television (TNT) beginning Monday, January 23. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Syntax-Brillian Corp. Announces Light Engine Joint Venture in China for Global HDTV Market (Business Wire, 3/08/2006 2:00pm) |
| TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2006--Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Nasdaq: BRLC), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Funny Girl’ Gets 45th Anniversary Blu-ray Release (Home Media Magazine, 3/29/2013 11:37pm) |
| Funny Girl, the film that gave Barbra Streisand her first starring role, arrives remastered in 4K on Blu-ray Disc April 30 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Streisand earned the Best Actress Oscar in 1968 for her portrayal of Fanny [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Continues Blu-ray Industry Leadership with Second Wave of Film Titles Launching in Europe and Australia (Business Wire, 1/25/2007 3:51am) |
| LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Continuing its industry leadership role and unwavering commitment to the Blu-ray disc format, the only high-definition packaged media format supported by the ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Denon Blu-ray Player DVD-3800BDCI gets DivX Certified (I4U, 4/01/2008 12:52pm) |
| The upcoming high-end Blu-ray player Denon DVD-3800BDCI got DivX certified.
The DivX Certified DENON Blu-ray Disc Player DVD-3800BDCI will go on sale in the Japan and U.S. markets at the end of this month. This Denon Blu-ray player ships already via A... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | WeeWaa: Rock On! Jams Onto App Store (Business Wire, 5/26/2013 8:01am) |
| MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Family-friendly mobile game WeeWaa: Rock On! takes the stage today, releasing on the App Store. Published by UI Entertainment and developed by Zoink! Games. WeeWaa Rock On! is a colorful, 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | DVDs Came Late to the High-Def TV Party (Washington Post, 4/23/2005 7:36pm) |
| You can now watch high-definition television on sets as cheap as $500, with plenty of programming from a variety of channels. But HDTV is missing from one crucial corner of the home-entertainment business -- the DVD. Companies are still developing and promoting two different, incompatible high-definition versions of the DVD, neither of which will have any consumer relevance (read: tolerable (Read Full Article) |
 | Splended to Bring Soderberg's Traffic to Blu-ray in Germany, EMS Brings Monster (Format War Central, 4/02/2008 6:36pm) |
| We see that Splendid Entertainment will be releasing Traffic on Blu-ray in Germany on May 30th 2008. Steven Soderbergh won an Oscar for Best Director and Benicio Del Toro won Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in this film.
This release is interesting on a number of levels. Firstly Traffic is a Universal [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
 | The Wave TV conjoins microwave and TV (Engadget, 8/30/2005 12:53pm) |
| You know, the topic of convergence devices is a hot one, and it doesn’t get too much hotter than this. Marcel Wanders’ line of home entertainment products for Holland Electro includes this beaut — the Wave TV includes a TFT television screen right in the door, so you’ll never get bored again when it’s your night to cook. It also includes an inegrated DVD player, although we can’t reall ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft’s New 'Xbox One' Includes Blu-ray Drive (Home Media Magazine, 5/21/2013 5:57pm) |
| Microsoft unveiled its next-generation gaming console May 21, the Xbox One, an “all-in-one home entertainment system” that includes a Blu-ray Disc drive, live TV capability, built-in motion and voice controls and HDMI input and [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | High-Tech Hot for Holidays (E-Commerce Times, 10/16/2005 12:02pm) |
| Retailers are stocking up now with the products you'll be seeing for the holidays. They're betting consumers will spend big bucks on big-screen TVs, iPods and game systems. Executives hope high gas prices, rather than denting spending, will take a toll elsewhere while consumers buy gadgets and home entertainment systems. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | NxTV Rolls Out High-Definition Set-Top Box (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/06/2007 3:00pm) |
| LOS ANGELES----NxTV, Inc., the leading provider of digital in-room entertainment, voice and data solutions for luxury hotels worldwide, announced that it is now delivering high-definition digital video-on-demand services to its hotel customers. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Control4 Brings High-Definition Distributed Streaming Video to Whole-Home Automation Market (Business Wire, 9/06/2007 1:40pm) |
| DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Control4, the leader in affordable IP-based control and entertainment systems, today announced that it will distribute the Sony High-Definition (HD) Video ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung, Digeo in deal for next-generation cable box (Detroit News, 4/05/2005 6:32am) |
| SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Samsung Electronics Co. will use Digeo Inc.'s next-generation Moxi Media Center technology in cable TV boxes that the companies say would rival the features of personal computers designed for living room entertainment centers. (Read Full Article) |
 | E3: Power Macs run Xbox 360 demos (MacCentral via Yahoo! (MacCentral via Yahoo! News, 5/20/2005 4:21pm) |
| It\\\'s no secret that Microsoft Corp. has seeded key developers of software for its new Xbox 360 video game console specially configured Power Mac G5 systems, and it\\\'s no wonder. The Xbox 360 uses a PowerPC CPU just like the Power Mac G5 does. If there was any doubt, all one had to do was look on the show floor of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles this week. ... (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) |
 | HP Delivers Brilliant Image Quality with New Line of TVs and Digital Entertainment Centers (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/28/2005 11:45am) |
| HP today unveiled a line of 10 newly branded HP Pavilion TVs, including four high-definition microdisplay rear-projection televisions, three high-definition plasmas and three high-definition LCDs. (Read Full Article) |
 | IMAX Classic 'Blue Planet' to Launch on HD DVD, Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/03/2007 9:57pm) |
| Bringing another IMAX classic to Blu-ray and HD DVD, Warner Home Entertainment has announced a July 10 next-gen release for 'Blue Planet.' The IMAX favorite was one of the earliest successes for the large-format... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Vyvx Expands HD VenueNet Service, Carrying Fox Sports Net HDTV Feeds for MLB Events (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/18/2005 3:25pm) |
| Vyvx, the market leader in providing fiber-optic and satellite transmission solutions to the media and entertainment industry, announced today that it has expanded its HD VenueNet Service to include 27 Major League Baseball venues. (Read Full Article) |
 | A sharper picture for PC movies (San Jose Mercury News, 5/15/2006 10:21am) |
| Want to get the most from watching a movie on your laptop or desktop computer? CyberLink has released a new version of its DVD-player software, called PowerDVD 7, that supports high-definition videos viewed on a laptop or desktop PC. Airline travelers taking their electronic entertainment on the road can get a better quality picture on their laptops. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Chase Carey Denies Digital HD Meant to Expedite Demise of DVD (Home Media Magazine, 9/20/2012 6:05pm) |
| Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment’s launch this week of Digital HD — which offers consumers early access to select titles, including new releases, for $15, is not intended to expedite the demise of package media, News Corp. [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Disney Previews 'Cars' Blu-ray Interactive Features (High-Def Digest, 8/13/2007 6:00pm) |
| Disney has posted a new trailer for its upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Cars' providing a first glimpse at the disc's much-hyped interactive features. As previously reported, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Pimp your Sony PS3 with the Darklite Lightbar and Blu-ray Remote (I4U, 12/10/2007 3:10pm) |
| Messiah Entertainment offers the darklite integrated lightbar for the Sony PS3. The lightbar gives your Sony PS3 a blue light effects similar to what car enthusiasts mount under their pimped cars.
The PS3 lightbar (see photo below) is designed to look... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | DVD Wars to be decided by porn industry (Detroit Free Press, 1/26/2007 5:02pm) |
| The DVD format war between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD is far from settled but you may be surprised to know the deciding vote will probably come from the porn industry .Makers of XXX-rated videos - they prefer that we call their business the "adult entertainment" industry - are as divided as Hollywood movie studios on which of the two formats should be the standard. Both formats result in stunning, high ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Mistubishi and LG HDTVs Do VUDU Outside the Box (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/04/2009 7:40pm) |
| LG has added more on-demand entertainment to current HDTV models, while Mitsubishi says VUDU is coming soon to the Diamond line. (Read Full Article) |
 | How To Conduct Plasma HDTV Reviews (PlasmaTelevisionHome.com, 7/15/2007 10:00pm) |
| A form of technology that has been introduced to enhance the entertainment world of the home viewer is a plasma HDTV. A plasma HDTV looks like a regular television with the exception ... . The plasma HDTV utilizes phosphors that are stimulated by a plasma discharge. This reaction takes place ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Hell on Wheels: The Complete Second Season' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/30/2013 6:00pm) |
| The second season of the hit AMC western series will ride onto Blu-ray in July. In an early announcement to retailers, Entertainment One will be releasing 'Hell on Wheels: The Complete Second Season' [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Image Unveils Specs for 'Air I Breathe' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/17/2008 4:00pm) |
| Image Entertainment has revealed full specs for 'The Air I Breathe,' which is due to hit Blu-ray this May as a full-featured special edition. As we previously reported, Image first announced the all-star... ... (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) |
 | Bollywood Smash 'Heyy Babyy' Hits Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/05/2008 5:00pm) |
| In a late-breaking announcement, Eros Entertainment says the Bollywood hit 'Heyy Babyy' is due on Blu-ray this week. Dubbed the Bollywood version of 'Three Men and a Baby,' 'Heyy Babyy' marks the debut... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | GTA V makes $1 billion in three days, may be fastest selling entertainment product in history (Engadget, 9/21/2013 12:16am) |
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Calling Grand Theft [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony's Koller: 'Almost all' PS Vita owners have a PS3 as well (Joystiq, 9/25/2012 2:00am) |
| Our pals over at Engadget recently interviewed John Koller, Sony Computer Entertainment America VP of marketing, handhelds and home consoles. [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | MGM Realigns Home Video Division with Fox; Sony to Continue to Release Studio's Blu-Ray Product (High-Def DVD Digest, 5/31/2006 10:35pm) |
| In a surprise move, MGM today announced that it is shifting its domestic home entertainment distribution business from Sony to Fox, though Sony will continue to service the studio's upcoming Blu-ray disc... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | World Cup tech: HD, mobile, and web TV makes Cup hard to miss (Engadget, 6/09/2006 5:37pm) |
| Filed under: Cellphones, Features, Misc. Gadgets, Handhelds, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Portable Video
With the FIFA World Cup set for kickoff at 11:55AM EST today, most of us Americans are still sitting around scratching our heads trying to figure out how to pronounce Pelé, and whether we'd be offending anybody if we just called football "soccer" so things are less confusing. Turns out ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Syntax showing new Olevia LCDs at CES (Engadget, 12/29/2005 10:10am) |
| Filed under: Displays , HDTV , Home Entertainment Syntax-Brillian is giving CES some LCD TV love with their Olevia and Olevia Signature lines that range from 20 to 47-inchers. They all seem to be rather well equipped, especially the 1080p 42 and 47-inch "Signature" models, what with their two ATSC/NTSC tuners, two HDMI and three component ins, two S-Video, two composite, and one ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Syntax showing new Olevia LCDs at CES (Engadget, 12/29/2005 5:41pm) |
| Filed under: Displays , HDTV , Home Entertainment Syntax-Brillian is giving CES some LCD TV love with their Olevia and Olevia Signature lines that range from 20 to 47-inchers. They all seem to be rather well equipped, especially the 1080p 42 and 47-inch "Signature" models, what with their two ATSC/NTSC tuners, two HDMI and three component ins, two S-Video, two composite, and one ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Syntax showing new Olevia LCDs at CES (Engadget, 12/29/2005 6:56pm) |
| Filed under: Displays , HDTV , Home Entertainment Syntax-Brillian is giving CES some LCD TV love with their Olevia and Olevia Signature lines that range from 20 to 47-inchers. They all seem to be rather well equipped, especially the 1080p 42 and 47-inch "Signature" models, what with their two ATSC/NTSC tuners, two HDMI and three component ins, two S-Video, two composite, and one ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Microsoft's Shane Kim: 'Still enjoyment to be had' from 360 HD DVD drive (Joystiq, 4/17/2008 7:00pm) |
| Filed under: Culture, Retro, Microsoft Xbox 360
Owners of the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on shouldn't go trading them in for $50 just yet. According to Microsoft Game Studios Corporate Vice President "there is still enjoyment to be had" from that defunct piece of entertainment technology.As part of a Q&A with GameDaily, Kim talked up the features of the outdated add-on, including a library of ove ... (Read Full Article) |
 | The Clicker: Design your own DRM scheme and win! (Engadget, 7/28/2005 9:50pm) |
| Every Thursday Stephen Speicher contributes The Clicker , a weekly column on entertainment and technology: NOTE FROM AUTHOR : This week’s column contains no real information. It is simply (more so than usual) some ramblings on DRM. If you don’t like rambling, don’t read this and certainly don’t comment to that effect. After all, you were warned. On the other hand, we’re offering ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D Entertainment Summit, Film Technology Summit and MultiScreen Summit Open Sept. 19-20 at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Hollywood (Business Wire, 9/17/2012 2:01pm) |
| LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Unicomm, a leading event management company, and The Bob Dowling Group, in Association with Variety, today announced top speakers and content for its massive confab, three shows in one location, September 19-20 at the [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | The Clicker: Five of the top "IT" TVs (and who they'd be in real life) (Engadget, 6/09/2006 4:21am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentStephen Speicher contributes The Clicker, an opinion column on entertainment and technology:Congratulations! You've taken the first step; you've decided to buy a new television. The problem, as you quickly discovered, is that the world of televisions is a crowded place. Determining which set is worthy of your hard-earned cash can be a daunti ... (Read Full Article) |
 | The Iroquois New York Installs Signeture TV-HD from LodgeNet to Deliver Full Range Of HDTV Content, Including Current (PR Web, 4/05/2006 7:08am) |
| 4-Star landmark property converts all guest rooms and suites to flat panel HDTV, “WOWâ€ing guests and enhancing in-room entertainment revenue. [PRWEB Apr 5, 2006] Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/WmV0YS1Qcm9mLUhvcnItTG92ZS1IYWxmLVplcm8= ... (Read Full Article) |
 | DVDs To Remain Popular, HD DVD And Blu-Ray To Both Win (LinuxElectrons, 3/22/2005 2:55pm) |
| SCOTTSDALE , Ariz. New digital delivery services are not likely to supplant the DVD business, but rather bring digital entertainment to people by adding either convenience or accessibility that complements what the "Packaged Goods" can provide, reports In-Stat. More consumers want instant access to video on their TV sets, portable devices and cell phone handsets, but DVDs will continue to be a (Read Full Article) |
 | Syntax-Brillian, China South Industries Group Sign Agreement to Produce LCoS(TM) Light Engine In China (Business Wire, 4/03/2006 12:45pm) |
| TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2006--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Universal to Release Horror Classics on Blu-ray (Home Media Magazine, 9/04/2012 10:52pm) |
| For the first time Universal Studios Home Entertainment Oct. 2 will release eight classic horror films together on Blu-ray as Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection in celebration of Universal’s 100th anniversary.
The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Let the Music Play: The Story of the Doobie Brothers' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 11/15/2012 5:00pm) |
| The documentary on the classic band will hit Blu-ray next week. In an early announcement to retailers, Eagle Rock Entertainment is prepping 'Let the Music Play: The Story of the Doobie Brothers' for [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray Disc content market almost tripled in US in 2008 (Computerworld, 1/12/2009 5:00am) |
| Sales and rentals of Blu-ray Disc content almost tripled in 2008 despite an overall downturn in the U.S. home entertainment market, an industry association reported at last week's Consumer Electronics Show. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Experience American Gangster Like Never Before On HD DVD Combo Disc (Business Wire, 1/17/2008 8:29pm) |
| UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Studios Home Entertainment delivers one of the most acclaimed movies of 2007 with the American Gangster HD DVD Combo Disc, ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Epix Films, Concerts Headed to PlayStation 3, Vita (eCoustics, 1/03/2013 11:30pm) |
| If all the video-streaming options on your PlayStation console or handheld have been looking a little stale lately, then we have good news. The premium entertainment network Epix will be available on the PlayStation 3 console and PlayStation Vita [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba sez it wouldn't change a thing, still thinks HD DVD is better (Engadget, 2/19/2008 11:47pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
We've always heard that there's no need in regretting, and apparently, Toshiba is following said mantra after the collapse of its beloved high-definition movie format. In an interview with TechRadar, Toshiba's deputy general manager of HD DVD Olivier Van Wynendaele stated that it "wouldn't change anything that it did," and continued on to say that "cir ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | How to Connect a 3D Blu-ray Disc Player to a non-3D Compatible Home Theater Receiver (About.com, 7/13/2013 10:00am) |
| 3D has made inroads into the home theater and home entertainment environment, but in addition to a 3D TV and 3D Blu-ray Disc player, what do you need to do ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Dick Van Dyke Show: The Complete First Season' Dated and Detailed for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/15/2013 9:00pm) |
| The first season of the classic comedy series will arrive on Blu-ray in April. In an early announcement to retailers, Image Entertainment is working on 'The Dick Van Dyke Show: The Complete First [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Rolling Stones: Crossfire Hurricane' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/19/2013 8:00pm) |
| The legendary English rock band will hit the stage on Blu-ray in May. In an early announcement to retailers, Eagle Rock Entertainment is preparing 'The Rolling Stones: Crossfire Hurricane' for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Prometheus' 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) | Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Magna Gate and the Infinite Labyrinth catches Japan Nov. 23 (Joystiq, 10/04/2012 11:45pm) |
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Magna Gate and the Infinite Labyrinth, Nintendo's first 3DS entry into its roguelike [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Telefonica, 3rd Largest Telecom in the World, Chooses CORINEX 200 Mbps AV Powerline to Deploy IP TV in Homes; The First (RedNova, 8/08/2005 1:01pm) |
| Telefonica, one of the largest telecoms in the world, has chosen Corinex's 200Mbps AV Powerline Ethernet adapters for use in its "Imagenio" IP TV home entertainment and communications package. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Things We Lost in the Fire' to Alight Blu-ray this March (High-Def Digest, 1/19/2009 9:00pm) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment has announced its latest "catch up" title for Blu-ray, confirming a late-March release for 'Things We Lost in the Fire.' Originally released on HD DVD, the critically-maligned... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Envision Peripherals Inc. Unveils Ultimate Home Entertainment Holiday Gifts (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/16/2005 5:00pm) |
| FREMONT, Calif.----Nov. 16, 2005--Envision Peripherals Inc. , home to the AOC and Envision brand of display devices, has the solution for consumers hoping a flat-screen TV will be under the tree this holiday despite what some are calling a "cost-conscious Christmas." ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony VAIO XL1 Digital Entertainment System (BIOS, 10/21/2005 11:09am) |
| Sony's VAIO XL1 Digital Living System is a new digital content management product developed in close partnership with Microsoft, allowing movie and music buffs can get back to enjoying their discs instead of playing hide-and-seek with them. Consisting of a 200-d... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony chief defends $599 PlayStation 3 as "more than a toy" (TG Daily, 5/30/2006 4:33pm) |
| It's not that Sony's choice of price for its forthcoming PlayStation 3 console wouldn't meet with some criticism; the question was, how much? Last week, in a major Japanese game magazine, the Computer Entertainment division's CEO, Ken Kutaragi, defended what many are now seeing as a $599 price point, for a system that delivers the full high-definition experience gamers now expect. ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Carmike Cinemas Management Presentation at BMO Digital Media Conference to Be Webcast Live on November 8 at 2:30 PM ET (Business Wire, 11/09/2012 2:02pm) |
| COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading entertainment, digital cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitor, today announced that its Chief Financial Officer Richard B. Hare is scheduled to make an investor [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | SiBEAM’s Second Generation Chipsets Accelerate WirelessHD Market Adoption (Business Wire, 10/06/2009 12:00am) |
| TOKYO & SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SiBEAM, the leading innovator of 60GHz wireless solutions and developer of high-speed wireless communication platforms, today unveiled its second generation 60GHz chipsets based on the WirelessHD® specification at CEATEC Japan. Following the success and widespread adoption of its award-winning first generation high performance WirelessHD chipsets, this latest achievement keeps the company in the industry lead as the only option for high quality lo (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) |
| (Unranked) | Carmike Cinemas Acquires Two Theatres with an Aggregate of 16 Screens from Phoenix Big Cinemas in Accretive Transaction (Business Wire, 12/17/2012 2:00pm) |
| COLUMBUS, Ga. & KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading entertainment, digital cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitor, today announced the completed acquisition of two movie theatres with a total of 16 [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Batman Begins Blu-ray No. 1 movie title at Amazon (Punch Jump, 7/11/2008 4:06pm) |
| Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.’s Batman Begins Blu-ray disc is the No. 1-selling movie title at Amazon.com in the latest sales rankings. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Filme der NASA in HDTV! (Apfelnase, 10/16/2007 2:51pm) |
| Filme der NASA in HDTV! 16. Oktober 2007 NASA Logo Gerade beim Aufräumen der Festplatte ( ... es! Tags: Filme, HDTV, Movies, NASA Kategorie Blognews, Entertainment | ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D Realms acquired by Rise of the Triad developer (Joystiq, 3/02/2014 8:20pm) |
| Interceptor Entertainment, developer of the 2013 Rise of the Triad reboot, has acquired Apogee Software, who in turn owns the 3D Realms brand and formerly owned the Duke Nukem IP. The news was first reported by Danish newspaper Borsen, and [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Zensonic Z500 HD Network DVD Player (BIOS, 5/09/2006 12:20pm) |
| ADELAIDE, Australia - World-leading home entertainment innovator Zensonic Corporation is set to launch its breakthrough Zensonic Z500 high definition network DVD player in the U.S. in July 2006. After sustained demand through its website, Zensonic has signed a d... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | New PS3 firmware update now available (Punch Jump, 6/24/2009 9:35pm) |
| Sony Corp.’s U.S. game division this week released a new firmware update for the Playstation 3.
Firmware update v2.80 is said to improve the playback quality of some PS3 format software.
Sony this month showcased a new motion controller and new product for the PS3 at the Electronic Entertainment Expo.
New titles include Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
 | First look at DirecTV on Demand (Engadget, 8/27/2007 4:08pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
It's been a long time comin', but it looks like DirecTV's bonafide video-on-demand service is nearly ready for primetime. Judging by a descriptive thread over at DBSTalk, the service -- dubbed DirecTV on Demand -- has been rolled out in beta form to at least some users, so here's a quick look at what you can expect. First off, DoD will reportedly "be avai ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung's BD-P1400 Blu-ray player dips to $270 (Technorati, 12/11/2007 7:55pm) |
| Samsung’s BD-P1400 Blu-ray player dips to $270 December 11th, 2007 by Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment Whoa, Nelly! Just three days after we saw Samsung’s BD-P1400 crack the $300 barrier, the unit is now down below $270 at Amazon. More specifically, it can be had right now for $269.98, which certainly brings it a lot closer to the price range currently dominated by HD DVD. The only q ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic first to announce HDTVs featuring tru2way (Engadget, 1/07/2008 6:17pm) |
| Filed under: CES, HDTV, Home Entertainment
While we're all a little new to tru2way, Panasonic isn't wasting anytime integrating the newly renamed CableCARD 2.0 standard into its TVs. We hope this will revitalize CableCARD, which had been dropped from just about every manufacture's lineup. The big difference this time around is that now your CableCARD enabled HDTV can take advantage of VOD and ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Mill Creek Blu-ray Double Features Announced (High-Def Digest, 5/09/2013 8:00pm) |
| Six double features are bringing horror, action, sci-fi, and suspense to Blu-ray in May. In an early announcement to retailers, Mill Creek Entertainment is preparing a slew of Blu-ray double features [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Live from the Blu-ray interactivity demo (Engadget, 1/07/2008 7:20pm) |
| Filed under: Features, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Here we are back at the Sony booth for more coverage, but this time its Blu-ray latest interactive features on display. Known by a few names, BD Live hopes to match HD DVD HDi feature for feature. At this point we're still waiting to get in, but it shouldn't be long now.11:28am - We're finally in, but waiting for the show to start, seems to be a l ... (Read Full Article) |
 | High-definition TV sales make Tweeter results zoom; Canton electronics chain has trouble keeping sets in stock (Patriot Ledger, 4/07/2006 3:51pm) |
| CANTON - Red-hot consumer demand for high-definition TVs helped boost sales at Tweeter Home Entertainment Group by 3 percent in the first quarter. ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Carmike Cinemas Provides Updated Non-GAAP Financial Information (Business Wire, 8/05/2012 3:01am) |
| COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading entertainment, digital cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitor, today provided an update to its non-GAAP financial information for the three and six month periods ended [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | LG Packs VUDU into HDTVs (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/31/2009 1:28am) |
| Next month, the manufacturer will add instant-access high-definition VUDU programming to its NetCast Entertainment Access service. (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Gulf Ushers in a Revolution in High Definition Entertainment With VAIO AR-Series (RedNova, 12/12/2006 11:17pm) |
| Building on it's commitment of introducing the latest and the best High Definition consumer products to the Middle East, Sony Gulf today unveiled the first Blu-ray Disc-enabled notebook computer, the VAIO VGN-AR28GP. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Next Wave of Disney Animated Blu-rays Coming Out June 11 (Home Media Magazine, 3/28/2013 11:48pm) |
| Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will bring three more of its animated hits to Blu-ray Disc June 11.
The release of 2000’s The Emperor’s New Groove, 2001’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire and 2002’s Lilo & [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Adds 'Gridiron Gang,' 'Resident Evil' to January Lineup; 'Crouching Tiger' Delayed (High-Def Digest, 11/13/2006 10:51pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment today announced it will bring 'Gridiron Gang' to Blu-ray day-and-date with the standard DVD release, and will unleash its latest BD-50 title, 'Resident Evil: Apocalypse,'... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Havok’s Leading Middleware Technology to Power KONAMI’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 (Business Wire, 7/21/2013 1:00pm) |
| SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Havokâ„¢, a leading provider of 3D interactive game development technology, today announced that it is working with Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. to provide advanced physics, animation and cloth simulation [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Lawsuit Halts ‘Avengers Phase One’ Blu-ray Box Set Release (Home Media Magazine, 9/05/2012 3:07pm) |
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The much-anticipated Sept. 25 retail release of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment’s The Avengers has reportedly hit a snag involving a lawsuit filed over a special Blu-ray Disc collector’s box set.
Release of [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 'God of War' sequel offers gorgeous, intense action (USA Today, 3/01/2007 9:54pm) |
| Lay your eyes on video game graphics that rival those of the Sony PlayStation 3 without shelling out up to $600 for the new machine by picking up God of War II for the 7-year-old PlayStation 2. The game makers at Sony Computer Entertainment America's Santa Monica, Calif., studios have created a seemingly high-definition experience out of the aging PS2 console. And yes, the game is as fun as it is ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Unveils 'Da Vinci Code' Blu-ray Specs, Exclusives (High-Def Digest, 2/25/2009 11:30pm) |
| Sony Pictures has revealed final specs for 'The Da Vinci Code,' which comes to Blu-ray this April as a two-disc set with exclusive content. As previously reported, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment finally... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Disney Unwraps 'Santa Clause 3' on Blu-ray This Christmas (High-Def Digest, 3/22/2007 8:32pm) |
| Buena Vista Home Entertainment is dropping off an early Christmas present for Blu-ray fans, announcing a November 20 street date for the holiday hit 'Santa Clause 3: Escape Clause.'. Though a street date... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Interactive Television Networks, Inc. Names Three New Board Members, Expanding Arsenal of Entertainment Experience (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/01/2005 5:49pm) |
| Radium Ventures, Inc. , a leader in Internet Protocol Television , today announced that Interactive Television Networks, Inc. has named three independent Directors to the Board of Directors. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | "HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2: EXTENDED EDITION": The Most Watched Cable Telecast of All Time Comes to DVD and Blu-ray(TM) ... (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/27/2007 12:00pm) |
| "High School Musical 2," the most highly anticipated sequel of the year, comes to DVD and Blu-ray(TM) High-Def in an extended edition on December 11, 2007 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | TiVo Series3 and HD FINALLY get TiVoToGo, MRV, eSATA drive, other new features (Engadget, 10/23/2007 1:30pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
TiVo let on that November was going to be the month that both TiVoToGo and Multi-Room Viewing became a reality, and now with only a week to go it's finally here. But that's not all TiVo's taken the occasion to announce: in addition to being able to stream shows between your TiVos (MRV) and copy programming from a TiVo to your PC (TiVoToGo), TiVo has also an ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Carmike Cinemas Management to Present at Upcoming UBS and Wedbush Investor Conferences (Business Wire, 12/01/2012 6:00pm) |
| COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading entertainment, digital cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitor, today announced that Chief Executive Officer David Passman and Chief Financial Officer Richard Hare are [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Studio executives talk up Blu-ray, future challenges (HDTV UK, 6/19/2008 7:31am) |
| Senior executives at a number of major film studios have been sharing their views on Blu-ray and the future of film distribution, at the recent Home Entertainment Summit. Presidents from Disney, Fox, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony Universal, and Warner spoke about the increasing dominance of Blu-ray, and the challenges facing them in the years ahead... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Cheap HDTV - Home Theater Intensifies with HDTV (1 HDTV Blog, 11/15/2007 6:46am) |
| Home theater is entertainment at home with a bit of excitement thrown in ... . HDTV programming is gaining strength all of the time, in the form of broadcast, cable and satellite service. Home theater can intensify tremendously with HDTV. For example the audio that is part ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Image Sets June Date for Next Wave of Blu-ray Music Titles (High-Def Digest, 4/01/2008 10:00pm) |
| Image Entertainment has earmarked a mid-June release date for its two latest Blu-ray music titles, 'Heart: Alive in Seattle' and 'Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire: Live at the Greek Theatre.' Due June... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | DirecTV DVR gets second software upgrade in a month (Engadget, 12/26/2005 5:33pm) |
| Filed under: Home Entertainment Apparently TiVo has spoiled us all with its polished, intuitive interface and recording software that actually records when you tell it to, because DirecTV has been receiving numerous complaints about bugs and poor feature implementation in its DirecTV DVR TiVo-replacement. Besides some reports about sporadic recording accuracy, users also seem to be unhappy ... (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) |
 | SavitMicro's Dueple: HD media player with DVD (Engadget, 6/07/2006 4:02pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Storage
We've seen Korean manufacturer SavitMicro a few times before, once with a hub for multi-cam recording and another time with a media-playing drive enclosure, and now they've popped up once again at Computex with yet another device that promises to simplify your digital life. Like their drive enclosure, the new "Dueple," as it's known, also accepts ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Big Things in Small Spaces Clear Channel builds an HD mobile production pocket rocket By Charlie White (Digital Video Editing, 6/20/2005 7:19am) |
| (6/20/05) Clear Channel, one of the largest media companies in the United States, owns 40 television stations, over 1200 radio stations and also includes television entertainment and sports production divisions. ... (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) |
 | PS3 expected to live 10 years in the market? (Engadget, 7/25/2005 10:31pm) |
| Besides the original Game Boy platform, no system has ever lasted 10 years in the market. Pretty much straight up like that. But that apparently didn’t stop Sony Computer Entertainment Prez Kenny Kutaragi from stating at PlayStation Meeting 2005 that they’re “looking at a life cycle of 10 years with the PlayStation 3 †due to the transition to HDTV. Uh, ok, that’s a little oblique—s ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba Releases Official Comment On Reports On Paramount (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News, 10/03/2005 10:02am) |
| (Full text of a statement. Contact details below) TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2005--Our understanding is that Paramount Home Entertainment also continues to support HD DVD, a position established in comments from Paramount officials in press reports. We see Paramount's continued commitment to releasing HD DVD titles as proof that the studio still recognizes HD DVD's advantages: accelerated ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Dish to enable external HDD use with its DVRs, use Ethernet to 'phone home' (Engadget, 8/09/2007 3:06pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, StorageDish Network users (and the ones that are about to be), commence rejoicing. According to MultiChannel, the satellite television provider is readying its "USB External Storage" solution, which will dole out a software update that allows users of the ViP622 HD DVR to attach their own USB hard drive for storing content. Notably, this wonderful luxury wi ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony yells "me too," introduces BWU-300S 8x Blu-ray burner (Engadget, 9/23/2008 8:19pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, StorageWhat is this, the week of the 8x BD writer or something? Just days after Buffalo announced two such units for the American market (and Delkin failed epically with an alternative half as quick yet more expensive), in runs Sony with an 8x Blu-ray writer of its own. The October-bound BWU-300S can cook an entire single-layer (25GB) BD-R in around 15 minute ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Nick Neg flashback: Why HDTV will never catch on (Engadget, 2/08/2008 9:46pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
As a celebration of the magazine turning 15 years old this month, Fimoculous uncovered this little gem from back in Wired's heyday, the very first issue: "High-definition television is clearly irrelevant." That's Nicholas Negroponte, of OLPC fame, making some bold predictions from his inaugural column in the back page of Wired. Sure, his thoughts on user c ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Memorex MVBD-2510 Blu-ray player hits $139.99 (but not for long) (Engadget, 11/17/2008 6:24am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Okay, so maybe Memorex's Profile 1.1 MVBD-2510 was only $269 from the get-go, but busting through the unofficial $150 price barrier is a pretty big deal for Blu-ray. Granted, we're totally expecting a few more to join the fold come Black Friday, but who's not all about buying from the comfort of one's home versus braving frigid temperatures only to catch e ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Carmike Cinemas Management to Present at Three Upcoming September Investor Conferences in Chicago and New York (Business Wire, 9/01/2013 3:00pm) |
| COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading entertainment, digital cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitor, today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer David Passman and Chief Financial Officer [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Killing Bono' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 8/01/2012 10:00pm) |
| The 2010 comedy is in the works for Blu-ray in August. In an announcement to retailers, Arc Entertainment has set 'Killing Bono' for Blu-ray on August 7. 'Killing Bono' is a rock n’ roll comedy [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | DTC Research Reports: Commanding Control of Entertainment Content Is Critical Next Step for Owning the Digital Living (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/20/2005 2:00pm) |
| How soon companies can protect digital content is the next big hurdle to overcome in the multi-billion-dollar race to control the living room - even more than licensing the content, according to the newest market report from Digital Tech Consulting . ... (Read Full Article) |
 | WinFast DTV Dongle from Leadtek (Engadget, 12/29/2005 8:15am) |
| Filed under: HDTV , Home Entertainment , Peripherals PC owners looking for a portable digital TV tuner now have a new option in the upcoming WinFast DTV Dongle (yes, they actually call it a "dongle") by Leadtek. Basically an antenna that plugs into your USB port, the DTV Dongle features picture-in-picture along with the usual suite of PVR functions, and comes with a credit-card remote. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | SHORT PIPELINE ALERT! Warner commits exclusively to Blu-ray for 2008 (HDTV UK, 1/04/2008 8:00am) |
| In a "shock" announcement, Warner Brothers Entertainment has officially announced that it will be releasing future high definition titles exclusively on Blu-ray from May 2008.
Yes, folks, you read that right. Despite recent protestations from Warner executives to the contrary, it seems that "consumer demand" has won. Obviously Warner's pipeline (where all the plans are kept) is very, very, s ... (Read Full Article) |
 | WinFast DTV Dongle from Leadtek (Engadget, 12/29/2005 12:10am) |
| Filed under: HDTV , Home Entertainment , Peripherals PC owners looking for a portable digital TV tuner now have a new option in the upcoming WinFast DTV Dongle (yes, they actually call it a "dongle") by Leadtek. Basically an antennal that plugs into your USB port, the DTV Dongle features picture-in-picture along with the usual suite of PVR functions, and comes with a credit-card remote. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | ED Digital to display HD LCDs with built-in Windows Media Connect at CES (Engadget, 12/31/2005 12:10am) |
| Filed under: Displays , HDTV , Home Entertainment , Media PCs ED Digital are some new kids on the LCD TV block, but they're bring the goods. They have been working with Microsoft on integrating Windows Media Connect into their forthcoming Digitrex HD LCD TVs and will be showing their wares at CES. Making a network hookup into the next video connector via your PC seems like a natural ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sharp's 108-inch LB-1085 LCD HDTV comes Stateside in September (Engadget, 6/18/2008 5:04pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Sharp's biggest announcement at InfoComm isn't the plethora of new projectors and LCD monitors. No, dear friends, it's the proclamation that its 108-inch LB-1085 1080p display will soon be available right here in the US of A. Sharp's smart enough to not let out a US price just yet, but our handy Japanese currency conversion calculation puts it so ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Monster Hunter Frontier G exploring Wii U, PS3 this year in Japan (Joystiq, 7/31/2013 5:30pm) |
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Capcom will bring Monster Hunter Frontier G to PS3 [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | OEN Launches High-Def Production Arm (Broadcasting and Cable, 3/03/2006 2:27pm) |
| Optical Entertainment Network, an Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) provider that has launched video and broadband services in the Houston area, has created a high-definition production company, OEN Studios, that will create HDTV content for the syndication market and will also produce programming to support new high-def networks that will be carried on OEN’s fiber-to-the-home television service, whic ... (Read Full Article) |
 | CEDIA 2007 roundup (Engadget, 9/08/2007 5:30pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
CEDIA 2007 was bigger, louder and more pixelated than ever, and as always, we were live from the Mile High city to bring you (just about) everything the show had to offer. In case you blinked along the way, here's a rundown of our coverage, and don't forget to check out the rest after the break:
CEDIA 2007: the pre-game show
Hands-ons
Hands-on wi ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Universal Adds 'Mummy Returns,' 'Sting' to 2007 HD DVD Line-Up (High-Def Digest, 11/14/2006 11:35pm) |
| Universal Studios Home Entertainment has added two more A-plus catalog titles to its early 2007 HD DVD line-up, including the mega-hit 'The Mummy Returns' and the Oscar favorite 'The Sting.' Due in stores... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'American Idols Live!' Extends Tour for Katrina Victims (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/06/2005 7:51pm) |
| 19 Entertainment President Simon Fuller and AEG announced that the American Idols Live! tour will play an additional night in Syracuse, NY on Sunday, September 11 to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | News Hewlett-Packard: HDTV is Boring (TVPredictions.com, 12/05/2006 9:17pm) |
| A HP vice president says video games are the real high-def entertainment. Washington, D.C. (December 5, 2006) -- Hewlett-Packard Vice President Philip McKinney says watching High-Definition TV is a real snoozefest. ... (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) |
 | Samsung's BD-UP5000 HD DVD / Blu-ray combo player gets previewed (Engadget, 9/16/2007 7:03am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
The folks over at HDGuru managed to spend a few quality minutes with Samsung's forthcoming hybrid player, and initial impressions look to be pretty positive. Granted, their BD-UP5000 was a pre-production sample, but they were mighty impressed with the BD-Java / HDi support, HDMI 1.3 functionality, and the Reon scaler chip within. During limited time with the ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba Releases Official Comment on Reports on Paramount (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/03/2005 7:18am) |
| Our understanding is that Paramount Home Entertainment also continues to support HD DVD, a position established in comments from Paramount officials in press reports. We see Paramount's continued commitment to releasing HD DVD titles as proof that the studio still recognizes HD DVD's advantages: accelerated time to market, greater proven capacity, lower expected price, and enhanced consumer ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 515 Park Avenue (Luxist, 6/28/2005 10:41am) |
| What does $16.5 million buy in Manhattan? In this case it’s a full-floor apartment on Park Avenue on the Upper East Side that recently hit the market. The home is designed with special lighting meant to display art and has entertainment and security systems in place. The large living room can entertain fifty guests. There is a mahogany-paneled library, a dining room with coffered ceilings, ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic Takes 3D HDTV On Tour (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/08/2009 8:33am) |
| A multi-vehicle tour is hitting the road to show off the next wave of home entertainment: HDTV in the third dimension. (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Delays 'Wild Things,' 'Blood & Chocolate" Blu-ray Releases (High-Def Digest, 5/09/2007 9:50am) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is rejiggering two titles in its summer Blu-ray release slate, announcing street date delays for 'Wild Things' and 'Blood & Chocolate.' The studio originally scheduled... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Dawn of the Dead,' 'Notting Hill' Lead Universal Late August HD DVD Wave (High-Def Digest, 5/31/2007 10:01pm) |
| Universal Studios Home Entertainment has added two more catalog titles to its ever-expanding next-gen library, bringing 'Notting Hill' and the 2004 remake of 'Dawn of the Dead' to HD DVD late this summer.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Autodesk Provides First Ever 3D Building Instructions for LEGO MINDSTORMS (Business Wire, 2/16/2013 10:00pm) |
| COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LEGO World — Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, has partnered with The LEGO Group to provide 3D interactive building instructions for LEGO MINDSTORMS [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | AT&T Introduces U-verse in Cleveland Area (ThomasNet, 8/03/2007 1:03pm) |
| High Definition Programming and Other Compelling Features Make AT&T U-verse TV Cooler Than Cable Through June 30, New Customers May Receive Two Months of Free TV With 60-Day Money-Back Guarantee CLEVELAND, June 25 / / - A new world of communications and entertainment is now available to residents in the Cleveland area. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced the launch of AT&T U-verse(SM), which ... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Warner Confirms John Wayne Classics 'Rio Bravo,' 'The Cowboys' for Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 4/10/2007 11:59pm) |
| Warner Home Entertainment will bring the John Wayne classics 'Rio Bravo' and 'The Cowboys' to Blu-ray and HD DVD on May 22, the studio officially announced today. The confirmation comes only days after... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | NEWS: HD DVD sales "still very strong" in States (Pocket-lint, 9/30/2008 12:09pm) |
| "Cheap entertainment always does well in a recession"HD DVD sales are currently strong in the States, reports the Financial Times.
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Read HD DVD sales "still very strong" in States on Pocket-lint now]]> ... (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) |
 | NVIDIA PureVideo Recognized For Its High-Definition Playback (Broadcast Newsroom, 7/25/2005 8:32pm) |
| NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq:NVDA), a worldwide leader in graphics and digital media processors, today announced that video industry expert Joe Kane will highlight NVIDIA (R) PureVideo(TM) technology in his seminars at the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) Home Entertainment 2005 convention in Las Vegas this week. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Nokia Theatre Times Square Set for September New York City Debut (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/03/2005 2:49pm) |
| Nokia Theatre Times Square will bring entertainment's hottest performers to New York's most famous destination when the new 2100-capacity concert venue, developed and operated by AEG LIVE, officially opens this September. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | GalleryPlayer Inks Exclusive Distribution Deal with Image Entertainment to Bring the World's Finest High Definition Art and Photography to Blu-ray Discs (Business Wire, 7/16/2007 1:00pm) |
| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GalleryPlayer, best known for having one of the largest libraries of rights-protected high definition image programming in the world, has inked an exclusive ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Pictures testing D-BOX Motion Code on 'The 6th Day" Blu-ray (HDTV UK, 3/05/2008 12:40pm) |
| D-BOX Technologies, developers of the D-BOX Motion Code system, has announced
that it has struck a deal with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to trial their
system on the forthcoming Blu-ray title "The 6th Day". This will mean that
anyone having compatible D-BOX motion generation equipment will be able to
enjoy motion perfectly synchronised to the film. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Autodesk Continues Strategic Investment in Product Lifecycle Management with Acquisition of Inforbix (Business Wire, 8/31/2012 12:01pm) |
| SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Autodesk, Inc., (NASDAQ: ADSK) a world leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, continued its strategic investment in product lifecycle management (PLM) and has announced it has acquired certain [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Titanfall For The Xbox 360 Pushed Back Two Weeks (Kotaku, 3/19/2014 12:49pm) |
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Originally scheduled for release next week, the Xbox 360 version of Respawn Entertainment's mech shooter has been pushed back to April 8 (April 11 in Europe) to give port developer Bluepoint [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | The DR Group Introduces DR-Color Color Correction System DR-Color brings professional level power to color correction (Digital Video Editing, 6/08/2005 8:19pm) |
| The DR Group, the entertainment industry's total solution provider for Final Cut Pro products, services and consulting, announced today the introduction of its DR-Color color correction system. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony PS3 Grand Theft Auto IV Bundle unveiled (I4U, 4/23/2008 11:50am) |
| Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) today confirmed the release of an official Grand Theft Auto IV bundle exclusively for the Sony PS3 console.
The GTA IV PS3 bundle will be available on April 29th.
It will consist of a PLAYSTATION 3 40GB mod... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony to Deliver Digital Copy Direct from Blu-ray Disc (Home Media Magazine, 9/29/2009 12:57am) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Sept. 28 said going forward it would incorporate directly on a Blu-ray Disc the digital copy of a new-release movie playable on the PlayStation Portable (PSP). The digital file can be transferred from the disc to a PSP using the Blu-ray drive in a PlayStation 3. (Read Full Article) |
 | Starz InBlack Celebrates Black Music Month With a Set of Specially Selected Movies (PR Newswire via Yahoo! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/17/2005 4:28pm) |
| Starz Entertainment Group LLC announced that Starz InBlack will salute Black Music Month by showcasing nine feature films, documentaries, and concerts which will run throughout the month of June. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 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) |
 | Sony stock jumps on Blu-ray win, Tretton calls 2008 PS3's 'breakthrough' year (Joystiq, 2/20/2008 12:30pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Business
Now that the HD movie format war is officially for-sure over, Sony is ready to reap the benefits. Sony's US shares rose up to 5 percent yesterday (closing up 3.4% at $46.30) on the news that Toshiba was ready to put HD DVD on an ice float. Sony Computer Entertainment America CEO Jack Tretton took the opportunity to say that with Blu-ray winning the forma ... (Read Full Article) |
 | DIRECTV Approves LG Electronics Transcoder for Delivery Of Satellite HDTV Content to Hotel Rooms (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/22/2005 2:00pm) |
| Delivery of premium high-definition television satellite programming to hotel rooms is now a reality thanks to "transcoder" technology developed for the lodging industry by LG Electronics and being deployed first by LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation . ... (Read Full Article) |
 | BVWHE Announces First 2007 Blu-ray Disc Titles (Coming Soon, 11/14/2006 7:15pm) |
| Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment (BVWHE) President Bob Chapek today announced BVWHE's first wave of Blu-ray Disc® releases for 2007. These 50GB, dual-layer titles include Casanova , Chicago , The Guardian and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , and will be in stores on January 23, 2007. Most Blu-ray titles from BVWHE will be available for $34.99 SRP. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | GameStop no longer taking HD DVD trades, possibly not taking 360 HD DVD drive either (Engadget, 2/20/2008 2:02am) |
| Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Doesn't look like there's going to be any glory in death for HD DVD -- we've just received confirmation that GameStop is no longer accepting HD DVD movies as trade-ins, and several GameStops have apparently already stopped taking the Xbox 360 HD DVD drive as well. We're also hearing that the 360 HD DVD drive will no longer be accepted at any GameSt ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba launches high-definition Qosmio (Scoop.co.nz, 3/01/2006 2:16am) |
| Auckland, 1 March 2006: The New Zealand office of Toshiba (Australia) Pty. Limited Information Systems Division (ISD) today launched the new version of its Qosmio four-in-one entertainment unit today, upgrading the combined television, stereo audio player, DVD and notebook PC with an integrated high-definition (HD) digital TV tuner. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Universal and Sony go "POP" for Christmas: Hassle-free Blu-ray from a vending machine (HDTV UK, 1/16/2009 2:55pm) |
| Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have joined forces as UCA to create "POP", a service for shoppers which could make it a lot easier, and cheaper, to buy software and movies, including Blu-ray. POP is a "vending machine for the 21st Century" and allows the purchase of merchandise through a touchscreen interface. Users just select what they want and then swipe the ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2′ opening Blu-ray & DVD sales (HD-Report, 3/05/2013 5:23pm) |
| Summit Entertainment’s The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 sold an estimated 3.85 million combined Blu-ray and DVD units over weekend, following the film’s home media release on March 2. According to Lionsgate, Blu-ray Disc [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Switch and Data Supports DIRECTV's Local Digital and High-Definition Expansion (SYS-CON Media, 1/31/2006 2:46pm) |
| DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's leading digital television service provider, is continuously expanding the entertainment channels and services it provides to its more than 15 million customers. This expansion includes local and high definition (HDTV) programming in more than 141 markets in the U.S. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony to demo 82-inch LCD at CES (Engadget, 12/25/2005 3:57am) |
| Filed under: Displays , HDTV , Home Entertainment Sony's coming a little late to the game with their entrant into the exclusive 82-inch LCD club, following Samsung's debut of their similarly-sized beast (pictured above) at CeBIT last March. Fittingly, the Sony model uses proprietary Samsung tech in order to achieve wider viewing angles, and features a 1200:1 contrast ratio and a ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Epix HD to launch on FiOS TV in October (HD-Report, 7/29/2009 5:51am) |
| Epix HD has signed an agreement with Verizon to run its channel on Verizon’s FiOS TV network, a distribution deal that could reach as many as 2.5 million households. The 15-month-old joint venture owned by Viacom (Paramount Pictures), Lions Gate Entertainment and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios will start service exclusively with Verizon on Oct. 1.
The channel will [...] (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) |
 | PCCW picks Tandberg solution for HDTV over DSL (Telecom.paper, 11/24/2005 8:44am) |
| (TP) Hong Kong carrier PCCW's now Broadband TV has chosen compression solutions from Norway's Tandberg Television for a world-first roll-out of high definition TV (HD) over DSL, Tandberg said. The deal expands on the companies' existing relationship. Now Broadband TV is deploying the Tandberg EN5990 MPEG-4 AVC encoder to deliver an HD service with sport, entertainment and news content in half t ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Mitsubishi's $6,999 65-inch LaserVue HDTV now hitting retailers (Engadget, 10/28/2008 5:46pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Just in time for your holiday wish list, Mitsubishi has announced that its stunning 65-inch LaserVue HDTV is now on sale at select specialty retailers nationwide. From what we've personally seen and from what we've gathered from those lucky enough to critique it in detail, this here set is a real winner. Of course, coming up with the $6,999 in orde ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Silicon Graphics Solves Hollywood's Toughest Media Management Challenges (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/26/2006 1:02pm) |
| As demand grows for higher resolution digital content from high-definition to 2K and 4K, and for more versions of that content for film, television, Internet and mobile delivery, entertainment production facilities have been turning to Silicon Graphics to help solve their big data content management challenges. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Marriott hotels to get LCD HDTVs with digital connectivity panel (Engadget, 2/26/2007 10:37pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Portable Audio, Portable VideoWe know how it is, out on the road with choices to make in regard to which hotel you stay in the for night, but booking a room in a joint that lacks high-speed internet of the free variety just isn't going to happen. These days, however, the gadget-packed traveler demands even more connectivity options, and apparently Marriott g ... (Read Full Article) |
 | VHS lives: JVC announces VHS/DVD/Blu-ray recorder for Japan (CrunchGear, 10/30/2009 8:21am) |
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It seems VHS will never die, and this is generally welcome, as a lot of good movies aren't still available on optical discs. In summer 2008, Panasonic released a VHS/Blu-ray combo, followed by Sharp's Aquos BD-HDV22 that was pretty much the same thing. And today, over one year later, JVC anounced the DR-BH250 [JP], which is a VHS recorder, Blu-Ray Recorder and 250GB HDD rolled into one. (Read Full Article) |
 | Video Without Boundaries' MediaREADY 6000 (Engadget, 12/24/2005 11:58am) |
| Filed under: HDTV , Home Entertainment , Media PCs Okay, here's a fun contest (with the only prize being the admiration of your peers and the Engadget editors, street value=nothing) where you try to list every single-function device that could be replaced by Video Without Boundaries' upcoming Swiss Army box of a media device, the MediaREADY 6000. From the manufacturer: "The electronic ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Terry Fator: Live at the Mirage' on Blu-ray this September (High-Def Digest, 3/30/2009 6:00pm) |
| Image Entertainment has announced 'Terry Fator: Live at the Mirage' for a Blu-ray release this September. Terry Fator, the ventriloquist million-dollar winner from the second season of ‘America’s Got... ... (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) |
 | Engadget HD reviews VUDU's high-definition side (Engadget, 2/12/2008 6:00pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Yeah, the critics have already had their shot at the VUDU, but now that the latest software update has towed in support for HD streaming, Engadget HD figured it prudent to dedicate a review specifically to the high-definition capabilities of the movie set-top-box. Eager to see if it's worthy of being connected to your HDTV? Come on over, the water's fine. Re ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony PS3 Hardwear Console Armor (I4U, 4/19/2008 2:50pm) |
| Messiah Entertainment brings to the market the Sony Playstation 3 Hardwear Console Armor.
If you carry around your Sony PS3 you risk scratches on the shiny top. The Hardwear console Armor is protecting your PS3 from that danger. It is actually made wi... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | S1Digital Enables the Digital Home Theater Experience (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/01/2005 1:16pm) |
| S1Digital LLC , a provider of premium digital home entertainment solutions, announced the launch of two high-end Media Centers - the Media Center Platinum HDTV Edition and Media Center Gold Edition. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Dolby Digital Selected for China's First Television Channel Featuring 5.1 Surround Sound (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/21/2005 12:01pm) |
| Dolby Laboratories announced today that the Shanghai Media Entertainment Group selected Dolby Digital for the first channel in China's television broadcasting history to offer 5.1 programming. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘The Fugitive: 20th Anniversary Edition’ announced for Blu-ray (HD-Report, 5/08/2013 6:52pm) |
| Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced The Fugitive 20th Anniversary Edition will release to Blu-ray Disc on September 3, 2013. The Fugitive was first released to Blu-ray Disc in the format’s early stages way back [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Halo: Spartan Assault drops tomorrow on Xbox 360 (Joystiq, 1/30/2014 4:35pm) |
| 343 Industries and Vanguard Entertainment's twin-stick shooter spinoff Halo: Spartan Assault will launch as a downloadable game for the Xbox 360 tomorrow, following up on previous releases for the Xbox One, Windows 8, and Windows Phone.
Played [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Research and Markets: The Total Digital Living Room Market Is Expected To Cross $200 Billion by 2018 with A Single Digit Growth Rate Says Recent Study (Business Wire, 6/17/2013 5:00pm) |
| DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f5z3q4/global_inroom) has announced the addition of the "Global In-Room Entertainment Market, By Products (Smart/3D/LED/LCD/OLED Tvs, Set-Top Box, Home Theater [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Carmike Cinemas Appoints Industry Veteran Thomas H. Wilkinson as Director of Real Estate and Development (Business Wire, 11/16/2012 9:00pm) |
| COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading entertainment, digital cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitor, today announced the appointment of Thomas (Tom) H. Wilkinson, 44, as the Company’s new Director of Real [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Universal to Release on Blu-ray Disc (Format War Central, 2/19/2008 5:52pm) |
| In some not unexpected news, Home Media Magazine is reporting that Universal Studios will now start releasing titles on Blu-ray Disc.
After the announcement from Toshiba that they will discontinue HD DVD production, Craig Kornblau, president of Universal Studios Home Entertainment, made the following statements:
"While Universal values the close partnership we have shared with Toshiba, it [. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Syntax-Brillian Launches Home Theater-Focused Olevia(TM) HDTV in Taiwan (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/02/2007 11:30am) |
| TAIPEI, Taiwan----Syntax-Brillian Corporation , one of North America's fastest growing digital entertainment companies, announced today the launch of its popular, award-winning Olevia brand of LCD HDTVs in Taiwan at a VIP event in Taipei, Taiwan. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Paramount bringing Godfather classics and more catalogue titles to Blu-ray this autumn (HDTV UK, 9/29/2008 8:05am) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment UK has announced that it is to roll out more catalogue titles on Blu-ray from this month onwards. Both The Godfather and The Godfather, Part II will be released on 27th October, fully restored in the four-disc "The Godfather, The Coppola Restoration" Collection. The disc will include a range of additional features... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Web search: From lo-fi to high-def (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, 7/26/2006 11:12pm) |
| DVDs are only nine years old, yet the home-entertainment industry recently introduced the next generation in the home-video format -- high-definition discs, which require a new player. If you want to catch up, here's a one-stop Web guide to major audio-video formats over the decades. (See the Web Search blog at www.startribune.com/websearch for even more.) VIDEO HIGH-DEF DISCS ... (Read Full Article) |
 | TVN & WealthTV to Provide HD Programming Free On Demand (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/06/2006 8:14pm) |
| Wealth TV and TVN Entertainment today announced they will be partnering to offer free On Demand content to affiliates in high definition. In offering this premium, compelling product to affiliates at no cost, Wealth TV, which produces all its content in HD, is leveraging the On Demand platform to build its brand with affiliates and consumers. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | NEWS: Sony sets 150m sales target for PS3 (Pocket-lint, 7/21/2008 11:33am) |
| Wants to beat the PS2 recordSony Computer Entertainment's CEO Kaz Hirai has said that he wants the PlayStation 3 to exceed the sales of the ever-popular PlayStation 2 console.
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 | XAVi announces DS2 200Mbps Powerline HD lineup (Engadget, 6/07/2006 1:21pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, NetworkingXAVi of Taiwan just announced their new product lineup exploiting the DS2 200Mbps Powerline HD chipsets shows as a reference design to the right. Just like Netgear's hardware, XAVi promises the ability to stream high-definition video to any room of the house via your existing electrical wiring -- something promised by first generation HomePlug devi ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung gets official with LED-backlit 9 Series LCD HDTVs (Engadget, 7/23/2008 2:38pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Can't say we're surprised to see 'em, but Sammy has done its due diligence by pumping out the official verbiage for the 9 Series LCD HDTVs that were leaked late last week. These second-generation LED-backlit sets feature 1080p Ultra Clear panels, Auto Motion Plus 120Hz technology, 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratios, the familiar Touch of Color de ... (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) |
 | 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) |
 | Pixar Shorts to Make Blu-ray Debut this November (High-Def Digest, 7/30/2007 4:30pm) |
| Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced it will bring its first-ever collection of Pixar short films to Blu-ray this holiday season. On November 6, Disney will debut 'The Pixar Short Films... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Qello brings concerts, music films to PS3, soon to PS4 and Vita (Joystiq, 11/27/2013 2:00am) |
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Joining the streaming entertainment options on the PlayStation 3 is Qello, a relatively new service that is best described as "Netflix, [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | LG kills Blu-ray model, considers combo player (Engadget, 3/03/2006 4:47pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Buffalo MediaStation Blu-ray / HD DVD enters U.S. Q1 2008 (Engadget, 1/07/2008 4:54pm) |
| Filed under: CES, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Buffalo's external Blu-ray burning / HD DVD reading combo drive -- sequel to the BHC-6316U2 -- is coming to the U.S., now branded the Buffalo MediaStation Blu-ray HD DVD (BRHC-6316U2). Based on Hitachi's 6x burning / 4x reading GGW-H20N, its hitting American USB ports in the first quarter of this year with an MSRP of $649. Unlike the previous version's ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Buy HDTV - Infusion of Plasma- Screening the Televisions HDTV (1 HDTV Blog, 11/22/2007 11:46am) |
| As HDTV style becomes more and more prevalent so does the emergence of flat-panel (or flat screen) televisions. The biggest development in the technology of television since the inception of color TV is considered to be these convenient, lightweight televisions that display sharp, clear images. Plasma televisions are one of the newest and most creative innovations in home entertainment today. In f ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Mitsubishi shows off 155-inch OLED HDTV (AfterDawn, 10/10/2009 5:32pm) |
Mitsubishi has unveiled a 155-inch OLED TV this week at the CEATEC 2009 event in Japan, showcasing one of the largest displays ever for OLED.
Mainichi Japan says the "OLED display consists of 720 10-centimeter-square OLED blocks that can be rearranged to change the dimensions of the display using Mitsubishi's Aurora Vision LED screens at baseball stadiums."
The screen is also about three times brighter than any current LCD TV. Lifespan is about 200,000 hours.
Being that the OLED blocks are so small means Mitsubishi can create a TV of any size, ranging from the now standard 15-inch TVs to infinity.
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| (Unranked) | 'Schindler’s List' Debuts on Blu-ray (Home Media Magazine, 1/15/2013 12:46am) |
| Universal Studios Home Entertainment is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the critically acclaimed Schindler’s List by bowing the film on Blu-ray for the first time March 5.
The Schindler’s List: 20th Anniversary Limited [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | D-Link Displays Advanced Consumer Premise Equipment Solutions for Service Providers at SuperComm (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/07/2005 1:22pm) |
| D-Link, the global leader in the design, development and manufacturing of connectivity and communications technologies, is exhibiting a range of next-generation customer premise equipment to the service provider and telecommunications professionals to deliver a greater service environment their subscriber base of consumers for access, content, and entertainment. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Phil Harrison, Sony's global head of game development, quits - PS3 disaster to blame? (Tech Digest, 2/25/2008 3:21pm) |
| Actually, we can't blame Phil here for the disastrous PS3
hardware launch. That would be unfair. As President of Sony Computer
Entertainment Worldwide Studios, Phil was actually responsible for the
disastrous lack of first-party Sony games. So blaming him for still having to
play Resistance: Fall of Man is perfectly OK. It's also his fault that Home is so
massively delayed, and it's no dou ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Retro City Rampage blows by 3DS in February, Steam sale today (Joystiq, 1/25/2014 12:30am) |
| Retro City Rampage will begin its old-school, urban crime spree on 3DS in February, developer VBlank Entertainment tweeted today. "No specific date yet," VBlank said, but it did share the price and file size: $10 and 16MB.
To hype up the February [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 70% of Starz On Demand Users No Longer Visit Video Stores, New Study Finds (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/12/2005 5:00pm) |
| In a powerful sign of how on-demand television is changing consumers' buying habits, a recent study released by Starz Entertainment Group LLC shows that the vast majority of Starz On Demand customers no longer visit their local retailers to rent or buy DVDs. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Margaret Cho's latest gets simultaneous release (Cinematical, 8/10/2005 9:33pm) |
| Filed under: Distribution , Comedy , Home Entertainment , Gay & Lesbian , Independent Margaret Cho's latest concert film, Assassin , has been picked up here! Networks, who plan to debut the film on 8 screens concurrent with its cable TV premiere. I think this might be a pretty great example of the rare kind of film that makes simultaneous release seem like not such a bad idea. A Margaret ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony boosts Sony PS3 Game Development Environment (I4U, 11/21/2007 12:00am) |
| <p>Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) announced that it would enhance the game development support environment for PS3 by integrating programming tools developed by SN Systems Limited, as part of the PS3 Software Development Kit.
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 | Nethercomm Corporation Positioned to Build Strategic Alliances with the Key Providers of Broadband Services in Changing (PR (PR Web, 5/19/2005 7:10am) |
| Nethercomm Corporation, the leading innovator of subterranean broadband communications is delivering the next generation of broadband services to end users by developing key strategic relationships in the broadband and natural gas distribution industries. When it comes down to it, the future of entertainment and information delivery will be defined as the first technology that can adequately ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony's Vaio X, now with DTCP (Engadget, 6/12/2006 2:21pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Sony just gave a little bump to their Vaio X living room PCs. The VGX-XL71S features an ISDB-T digital tuner, a pair of terrestrial analog tuners, up to 1.5TB of disk, a 2.8GHz Pentium D 920, nVIDIA GeForce 6200 graphics, a dual-layer DVD recorder, up to 2GB memory, and whole host of audio and video outs including HDMI. Notable here, is Sony's expanding produ ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Chinese pirates offering cheap AVCHD Blu-ray rips on disguised DVD-Rs (Engadget, 11/17/2008 11:26am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Just last week we heard that Warner Bros. was ending its home video / DVD business in South Korea due to rampant piracy, and now we've got a report from China suggesting that sophisticated pirates are duping buyers with faux Blu-ray Discs that are actually DVDs. As the story goes, movie pirates in select parts of Asia are ripping bona fide BDs and then burnin ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Unicast vs. Multicast The Challenge for Cablecos (Converge! Network Digest, 10/05/2005 1:54am) |
| Optical Entertainment Network (OEN), a private investor-backed company based in Texas, announced plans to deploy FTTH to 1,600,000 households in Houston, the 10th largest television market in the U.S. The company, which has partnered with leading European and North American vendors plans to launch its United States service offering in December 2005 and begin European operations in Q2 of 2006. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Universal announces ‘Flipper’ Blu-ray/DVD Discs (HD-Report, 12/01/2009 8:44pm) |
| Universal Studios Home Entertainment officially announced a date for the first “flipper” discs, containing high-def Blu-ray content on one side and standard DVD content on the other side. What’s cool is the disc can be used in any Blu-ray or DVD player simply by flipping the disc.
The first titles on the new format from Universal [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Duke Nukem: Mass Destruction teases top-down action (Joystiq, 2/04/2014 8:00pm) |
| Duke Nukem: Mass Destruction is a top-down, action RPG for PC and PS4 from Interceptor Entertainment and 3D Realms, according to a teaser site at alloutofgum.com (warning: auto-playing, manly music) and a Facebook page. The Facebook page briefly [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Storage Visions Sessions Focus on Professional Media and Entertainment (Broadcast Engineering, 11/05/2012 6:28pm) |
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January conference to look at impact of 4K and 3D on media storage
The 2013 Storage Visions Conference will feature sessions focusing on the storage needs and new technologies offered to media and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Carmike Cinemas President/CEO David Passman Named 2013 Regional Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Business Wire, 6/20/2013 2:00pm) |
| COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading entertainment, digital cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitor, today announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, David Passman, has received the 2013 [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Award-winning LazyTown First Kids Series to Be Released on HD VMD (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/31/2007 12:00pm) |
| New Medium Enterprises Inc can reveal that 53 episodes of the BAFTA-winning series LazyTown will be released on its HD VMD format. NME, provider of the first low cost true High Definition home entertainment solution will include LazyTown titles within its HD VMD Player Bundle Box, available in Scandinavian countries and Iceland, with 12 Episodes in each bundle. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Warner to Bring 'Amadeus,' 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' to Blu-ray, HD DVD in 2008 (High-Def Digest, 5/03/2007 10:26pm) |
| Already plotting out its 2008 next-gen release schedule, Warner Home Entertainment today revealed plans to bring the Oscar-winning classics 'Amadeus' and 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' to Blu-ray and... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Action Thriller "Throttle" Shot on Panasonic AJ-SDX900 (July 25,2005) (Digital Video Editing, 7/26/2005 3:49am) |
| Throttle, a claustrophobic, paranoid action thriller debuting on home video (Universal Home Entertainment) on August 2, was shot last year with Panasonic s AJ-SDX900 24p/30p/60i camcorder . ... (Read Full Article) |
 | JVC-Victor's DLA-HD10KS 1080p LCoS projector (Engadget, 6/19/2006 1:30pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
JVC-Victor just announced their DLA-HD10KS LCoS based 1080p projector intent on kicking those DLP projectors to the curb. Utilizing their D-ILA implementation of LCoS like we've seen in their highly-praised big panels, this baby pumps a theater-like 27-decibels and features an okay 2,500:1 contrast ratio, 2048 x 1536 resolution, and one measly DVI-D ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Video Without Boundaries, Inc. Launches Several Initiatives to Further Profit From Recent Explosion in Digital TV, (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/09/2005 3:56pm) |
| Video Without Boundaries, Inc. , a leading provider of interactive, media- convergent home entertainment devices, today announced it has created three highly focused initiatives for portable media devices, OpenCable-compliant high definition media centers and Consumer Electronics Software, Applications, and Content. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | CES 2008: Microsoft and BT partner to bring high-def services to Xbox 360 [updated] (HDTV UK, 1/07/2008 8:00am) |
| Microsoft and British Telecom have announced a partnership which will allow UK Xbox 360 owners to download gaming and entertainment content to their consoles via the BT Vision service.
Anyone who is a broadband customer with BT will be able to enjoy a selection of high definition content delivered directly to the Xbox 360.
The service will be available from mid-2008. It's not surprising that th ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 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) |
 | The Ritz-Carlton Signs With LodgeNet for HDTV Solution (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/21/2005 1:49pm) |
| LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation , the world's largest provider of interactive television and broadband solutions to hotels, announced today it has entered into an agreement with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marriott International, Inc. , under which LodgeNet is extending its exclusive Master Agreement to serve all properties of The Ritz-Carlton within ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Buy Star Trek: TOS HD DVD and a Toshiba HD DVD player, get an uber-rare Phaser remote (Engadget, 9/06/2007 3:55pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, PeripheralsIf you somehow managed to hold off on picking up a Toshiba HD DVD player along with eight free titles, and you eat, sleep, and breathe Star Trek, we've got a feeling your resistance is futile. In an admittedly interesting promotional move, Toshiba has teamed with CBS to offer those who purchase Star Trek: The Original Series HD DVD box set and any ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung reveals 50- / 58- / 63-inch 7 Series plasma HDTVs (Engadget, 7/23/2008 2:50pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Not a huge fan of the LCD HDTV? Is plasma more your style? Fantastic, because Samsung just took the (official) lid off of the already spotted 7 Series plasma lineup. Featuring the outfit's Touch of Color design, a 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, daytime / nighttime calibration options and a DNIe Pro video processor, this trio makes no bones abou ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Blu-ray Disc Player - BDP-S1 (Hi-Tech Hype, 2/05/2007 5:31pm) |
| Sony Blu-ray Disc Player - BDP-S1Â Â Designed for those passionate about their home entertainment experience, the Sony BDP-S1 Blu-ray Disc Player... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Carmike Cinemas Signs Build-to-Suit Agreement with Anthony Properties to Open New State-of-the-Art 13-Plex Theatre in Montgomery, Alabama (Business Wire, 1/26/2013 4:00pm) |
| COLUMBUS, Ga. & MONTGOMERY, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading entertainment, digital cinema and 3-D motion picture exhibitor, today announced the signing of a build-to-suit agreement and long-term lease with [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | LodgeNet, ESPN Turning a Daily Double for Sports Starved Travelers (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/21/2005 8:27pm) |
| LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation , the world's largest provider of interactive television and broadband solutions to hotels, and ESPN, the Worldwide Leader in Sports, today announced an agreement that will deliver major college sports action from two of ESPN's most popular subscription packages to guests at LodgeNet-served hotels nationwide. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Philips intros 42PFL9903D Aurea II LCD HDTV (Engadget, 11/06/2008 2:35pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Late in August, we got wind of an elusive Aurea II HDTV that was in development from Philips. Now, we're looking at the official result of that labor. The 42-inch Philips Aurea II (or 42PFL9903D, if you'd prefer) packs a 1080p panel, the latest version of the Perfect Pixel HD engine, a dynamic contrast ratio of 30,000:1 and a wicked fast two-millis ... (Read Full Article) |
 | New ViewSonic Multi-Function Display Enhances Both HD Television and PC Viewing (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/14/2005 9:00am) |
| With the introduction of a 20-inch LCD TV, ViewSonic Corp., a worldwide visual display products leader, further expands its full-line of high-definition television -ready displays. The NextVision N2050w wide-screen display is optimized for television, video entertainment and PC applications, making it an ideal solution for the office desktop, dorm room or kitchen counter. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | JVC brings 46-inch GD-463D10 3D LCD HDTV to America: shipping now for $9,200 (Engadget, 9/10/2009 5:40pm) |
Jumpin' Jehosaphat! We know exchange rates have been sort of crazy of late, but we can say with a good deal of certainty that the in-home 3D revolution isn't going anywhere with MSRPs like this. After introducing the 46-inch GD-463D10 3D LCD HDTV in various overseas markets, JVC is announcing here at CEDIA that its flagship 3D panel is now available on US soil for a solid chunk of change. The 1080p display touts a 2,000:1 contrast ratio, three HDMI sockets, 178-degree viewing angles, a depth of 1.5-inches and two incredibly awesome sets of 3D goggles. If you're not concerned that actual 3D content is all but nonexistent for home users, you can snag this now for $9,153 (and not a penny more). Gallery: JVC's 1080p GD-463D10 3D LCD HDTV to AmericaFiled under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentJVC brings 46-inch GD-463D10 3D LCD HDTV to America: shipping now for $9,200 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
 | CES 2008: Sony Pictures president happy with Warner's Blu-ray decision, gives marketing lesson, extols format (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| The Worldwide President of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, David Bishop, has said how pleased he is that Warner Brothers has decided to move exclusively to the Blu-ray Disc format.
He claimed that 'In the US, at least 30 per cent of consumers were confused by the format war and are sitting on the fence." Only 30%?
Now, though, the war is over and retailers and consumers can both have confide ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Limited edition Gunmetal PlayStation 3 coming to the US (AfterDawn, 4/11/2008 10:42pm) |
| Sony Computer Entertainment America has revealed that a new PlayStation 3 SKU will be hitting retail shelves to accompany the release of Konami's Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
The new bundle will have a "gunmetal grey" colorway console, a copy of the game, and "very, very Limited edition" packaging, according to Sony.
Besides the latest bundle, Sony will also be resurrecting ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Super Mario Bros. 2 tops Japanese sales charts again (Joystiq, 8/22/2012 9:40pm) |
| New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the 3DS has sold almost 1 million copies in Japan [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Dish Network eying deal with Microsoft for HTPC TV cards (Engadget, 2/06/2007 3:13pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media PCsWe figured they'd come around, and sure enough, it looks like Dish Network is now the one in talks with Microsoft to bring satellite programming to the media PC. After DirecTV began this same journey, finally inked a deal with Gates and Co., and actually started playing nice with Viiv-enabled PCs, Dish Network couldn't just stand around hoping that ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Kopin's 'Vision 2005' event to highlight coming explosion of mobile video market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/14/2005 1:13pm) |
| Kopin Corp. , the largest U.S. manufacturer of microdisplays, today announced it will host "Vision 2005," an event to highlight revolutionary communication, gaming, entertainment, military, security and photography experiences being made possible by high-resolution mobile video. (Read Full Article) |
 | Half of High-Definition TV Buyers Aren't Actually Watching HDTV (News 10 Sacramento, 12/19/2005 11:11pm) |
| An estimated 16 million high definition TV sets will be in American homes by the end of the year. But a new survey by home entertainment technology provider Scientific-Atlanta shows half of the people buying HDTV sets aren't taking the necessary steps to actually watch high definition programming. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | OMG That's a HUGE HDTV! (Technorati, 12/07/2007 9:08pm) |
| Your pal down the street keeps bragging about his 50-something-inch TV. HDMI blah blah, 1080p yada yada. He thinks he’s so cool. Imagine the look on his face when you show up with the Olevia 65-inch 1080p LCD HDTV. The Olevia 256T FHD HDTV is the perfect companion when you’re watching a certain entertainment news program and you want to see Britney and the gang in stunning 65-inch clarity. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Studios won't downgrade HD video ... for now (Engadget, 5/22/2006 10:46am) |
| Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home Entertainment (Read Full Article) |
 | Remember the G-Series from Sharp? Check out the T-Series! (Electronics NEWS - about-electronics.eu, 7/23/2007 4:11am) |
| Remember the G-Series from Sharp? Check out the T-Series! Filed under: TV & HDTV, Corporate, Home Cinema, Home Entertainment Systems | by: luk | Hits: 21 Akihabaranews: Sharp looks ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD Player Wins Sound & Vision Product of the Year Award (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/26/2007 3:52pm) |
| Sound & Vision, the world's largest entertainment magazine, has selected Toshiba's HD-XA1 HD DVD player to receive its prestigious Product of the Year Award, recognizing it as the most outstanding consumer electronics product of 2006. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | MHL Consortium to Showcase Industry-Leading Mobile HD Connectivity Technology at 2013 Mobile World Congress (Business Wire, 2/26/2013 2:00pm) |
| --(BUSINESS WIRE)--The MHL Consortium is showcasing its industry-leading mobile HD connectivity technology at the 2013 MWC. Attendees will see booth demonstrations in gaming, home entertainment and video [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Syntax-Brillian Adds Distribution and Retail Partners Across the Globe (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/07/2006 12:00pm) |
| TEMPE, Ariz.----Aug. 7, 2006--Syntax-Brillian Corp. , a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced new agreements with distribution and retail partners that are expected to further enhance the fast-growing Olevia brand worldwide in terms of visibility, consumer access and consumer preference. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Dish shows new DVR, HD channels, functionality (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: CES, HDTV, Home Entertainment (Read Full Article) |
 | Wireless Video Transmitter meets HDTV requirements. (ThomasNet, 4/26/2006 1:27pm) |
| Transmitting uncompressed HDTV signals wirelessly at full-duplex throughput of 1.485 Gbps, high-bandwidth FlightStrata(TM) HD is suited for remote cameras covering news, sports events, and live entertainment. It uses multiple beams of light for sending real-time HDTV video streams at distances up to 750 m, and incorporates auto tracking, optical beam shaping, and automatic power control. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Vyvx Delivering MLB All-Star Game Broadcast Backhaul, Expanding Virtual Teleport(R) Service (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/12/2005 9:02pm) |
| Vyvx, the market leader in providing fiber-optic, teleport and satellite transmission solutions to the media and entertainment industry, announced today it is delivering the live broadcast backhaul of the 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game to multiple broadcasters. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Warner Talks More About Reasons for Choosing Blu-ray Disc (Format War Central, 1/09/2008 6:23am) |
| Rueters is reporting that Warner Bros
Entertainment Group President Kevin Tsujihara has spoken out more regarding Warner’s shock news that they would only support Blu-ray in the second half of 2008.
A 2007 decline in DVD sales, which account for half of
Hollywood’s profits, and anticipated further declines in 2008
sped Warner’s decision making process.
Tsujihara said the [ ... (Read Full Article) |
 | LG brings their 71-inch plasma to the US (Engadget, 4/06/2006 5:30pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment (Read Full Article) |
 | LodgeNet, Panasonic Partner to Deliver High-Definition Programming to Hotel Guest Rooms (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/20/2006 2:31pm) |
| LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation , the world leader in interactive TV and broadband solutions to hotels, and Panasonic Broadcast & Television Systems Company today announced their intention to integrate Panasonic plasma displays with LodgeNet's HDTV platform for high-definition , free-to-guest and video-on-demand services. ... (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) |
 | How-To: Build a practical HTPC (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: Features, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media PCs (Read Full Article) |
 | Hitachi's DV-DH-1000D 1TB HDD/DVD recorder (Engadget, 4/04/2006 9:22am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba plans HD DVD firmware upgrade, takes show on the road (Engadget, 2/17/2006 3:26am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Storage (Read Full Article) |
 | Syntax Groups Corp. Reports First Quarter Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/14/2005 9:02pm) |
| CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif.----Nov. 14, 2005--Syntax Groups Corp., one of the fastest-growing manufacturers of TFT-LCD TVs in North America and who has signed a definitive merger agreement to merge with publicly traded Brillian Corp. , today announced the financial results of its home and personal entertainment business for its first fiscal quarter ended Sept. 30, 2005. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | CNET, ScreenPlay, and CNE Provide CompUSA with Custom In-Store Video Featuring Expert Tech Buying Advice for Shoppers (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/21/2005 12:01pm) |
| CNET , the trusted, unbiased resource dedicated to helping consumers buy and use personal technology and a property of CNET Networks, Inc. , along with ScreenPlay, the leading designer and producer of customized audiovisual solutions for more than 25,000 business locations across North America, and Crow's Nest Entertainment , an audio/video systems provider, today announced a partnership to ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | D3Publisher Delivers Family Fun for the Holidays in Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game Inspired by the Film from DreamWorks Animation (Business Wire, 11/23/2012 1:00pm) |
| LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--D3Publisher (D3P), a publisher and developer of interactive entertainment software, today announced that Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game, inspired by DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: DWA) 3D animated [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Syntax-Brillian to Assemble Olevia LCD and LCoS(TM) TVs in the United States (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/08/2006 12:00pm) |
| TEMPE, Ariz.----Aug. 8, 2006--Syntax-Brillian Corp. , a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Solar Link Technologies Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Taiwan-based Pro Chen Group , to assemble its full line of Olevia LCD and LCoS TVs at a production facility in Ontario, Calif. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSA: Dragon's Crown cross-play update now on PS3, PS Vita (Joystiq, 10/16/2013 2:00am) |
The cross-play update for Dragon's Crown is live. If you purchased Dragon's Crown on [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Interactive Television Networks, Inc. Announces the Silver Screen Network: First Classic Movie Network for Internet (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/27/2005 1:30pm) |
| Radium Ventures, Inc. , a leader in Internet Protocol Television , today announced that Interactive Television Networks, Inc. has signed a licensing agreement with Academy Entertainment for the rights to over 1400 classic cinema titles featuring such stars as John Wayne, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and countless others. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | LG first to bring Hulu to HDTVs (HD-Report, 7/29/2009 11:58pm) |
| LG Electronics has announced VUDU integration on their LH50 1080p LCD series and PS80 Plasma 1080p series televisions. The labeled “NetCast Entertainment Access” will begin next month, allowing viewers to buy or rent from VUDU’s library of over 2,000 high-definition movies.
“Together, LG’s Broadband HDTVs and the VUDU service will set the industry standard for easy [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bard's Tale and Choplifter HD on sale for inXile's 10th anniversary (Joystiq, 10/16/2012 6:30pm) |
| To celebrate its tenth anniversary, InXile Entertainment has dropped prices on its games Bard's Tale and Choplifter HD by 75% on (Read Full Article) |
 | LodgeNet Media Management System Helping Hampton Inn & Suites Drive Summer Marketing Campaign Into Hampton Guest Rooms (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/21/2005 11:34am) |
| LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation , the world's largest provider of interactive television and broadband solutions to hotels, is using its LodgeNet Media Management System to help Hampton Inn® and Hampton Inn & Suites® generate national in-room exposure for the Hampton Playland Sweepstakes, running now through August 12. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Microsoft, HP add Media Center Extender functionality to MediaSmart LCD HDTVs (Engadget, 9/27/2007 12:09pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Networking
Just in case Linksys and D-Link's introductions weren't enough to satisfy, Microsoft is now announcing yet another partner in its refreshed Extenders for Windows Media Center effort. Beginning in "early 2008," owners of HP's current 42- and 47-inch MediaSmart LCD HDTVs will be able to utilize all of the features of the Media Center Extender pl ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic unveils DMP-BD30 "next-gen" Blu-ray player (Engadget, 10/31/2007 2:38am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Panasonic's new DMP-BD30 Blu-ray player serves up those HD discs extra fancy, being the first player to meet the requirements for BD-Video Final Standard Profile 1.1. That means a secondary video decoder for picture in picture (such as director's commentary), and an extra audio decoder for working in sound from that second source or from interactive feature ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Gearbox suing 3D Realms, Interceptor for 'unauthorized' Duke Nukem use (Joystiq, 2/23/2014 6:03am) |
| Gearbox Software filed a lawsuit against 3D Realms (3DR) and Interceptor Entertainment, accusing the studios of unauthorized use of the Duke Nukem property and alleging violation of trademarks held by Gearbox. The lawsuit points to 3D Realms' [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | HD DVD Forum working on region codes and China-only format (Engadget, 5/26/2006 3:28pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment (Read Full Article) |
 | ESRB lists Street Fighter Alpha for PlayStation 3, PSP (Joystiq, 1/07/2008 9:00pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PSP, Fighting
Not one to keep secrets, the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) has revealed that Street Fighter Alpha is coming to the PlayStation 3 and PSP care of SCEA. Given the platforms, first-party publisher, and relative age of the game, we're going to guess this will be coming as a downloadable title via the PlayStation Network, probably prio ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Reversica's Gyre 6300 let's you hide that flat panel TV (Engadget, 4/15/2005 5:08pm) |
| It’s not totally unreasonable to want to show off that sweet new flat-panel TV you just dropped three or four or five grand on, but if you’re really pressed for space or otherwise looking for way to hide that 42-inch plasma, a company called Reversica is selling a new 18-inch deep home entertainment center called the Gyre 6300 that lets you rotate your TV around to reveal a bookcase. Normally (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Pictures to release The House Bunny on Blu-ray in February (HDTV UK, 2/13/2009 11:54am) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that The House Bunny will be released on Blu-ray and standard DVD on 9^th February. It stars Anna Faris (from Scary Movie and Lost in Translation) and Emma Stone (Superbad), Colin Hanks (Orange County), Katherine McPhee (American Idol), Rumer Willis (Now and Then), Christopher McDonald (Happy Gilmore) and Beverly D'Angelo (National Lampoon series). ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Vyvx Launches Enhanced Platform for Electronic Delivery of Long Form, HDTV Content (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/02/2005 2:35pm) |
| Vyvx, the market leader in providing fiber-optic and satellite transmission solutions to the media and entertainment industry, announced today that it has launched a more robust platform that supports electronic delivery of long-form and completes the foundation for high-definition television content delivery. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | X2 and DAVETV Form Partnership to Develop IPTV and Interactive Television (ITV) Products (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/17/2005 5:34pm) |
| X2 Corporation, a global manufacturer of digital lifestyle products, today announces a strategic partnership with DAVETV, a global IPTV digital entertainment distribution network. The companies will work together to collaborate in building and developing new IPTV and ITV platforms for consumers and the OEM marketplace. The new alliance expects to propel both companies to the head of the ITV ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Westinghouse Digital Wireless HDMI HDTV to debut at CES (Engadget, 1/03/2008 5:34pm) |
| Filed under: CES, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Wireless
We didn't have to wait for CES to begin to find out the UWB camp's response to WirelessHD 1.0, Westinghouse and Pulse-Link plan to demo the first "fully-integrated" wireless HDTV Saturday. The Westinghouse Digital Wireless HDMI HDTV should hit the B2B digital signage marketplace in the second quarter, and could see release to consumers by th ... (Read Full Article) |
 | AVP Announces Multi-Brand Sponsorship Agreement With Sony (SYS-CON Media, 5/22/2006 3:14pm) |
| AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of AVP, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: AVPI) , a lifestyle sports entertainment company focused on professional beach volleyball, announced today a new, multi-faceted sponsorship with Sony for the 2006 AVP season. The agreement will make Sony BRAVIA(TM) Televisions the 'Official High Definition Television' and Sony Cybershot(R) and a(TM) ... (Read Full Article) |
 | LodgeNet, Paramount Pictures Sign Landmark Agreement (Hospitality Net, 10/11/2005 7:19am) |
| SIOUX FALLS SD and HOLLYWOOD CA, LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: LNET), the world’s largest provider of interactive television and broadband solutions to hotels, and Paramount Pictures today announced a landmark agreement granting LodgeNet the right to distribute high-definition versions of Paramount’s major motion pictures on its SIGNETURE HDTVSM systems. With this agreement, hote ... (Read Full Article) |
 | iHollywood Announces Speaker Lineup for Fourth Annual Digital Media Summit, June 7-8, 2005 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/01/2005 10:30am) |
| iHollywood Forum, Inc. today announced speaker lineup for its fourth-annual Digital Media Summit , the definitive conference about the transformation of films, music, television, video, games and other forms of entertainment in the digital age. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Francis Ford Coppola Unveils Specs for Debut Blu-ray Release 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (High-Def Digest, 8/09/2007 7:00pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has revealed final specs for the October Blu-ray release of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula,' which is headlined by the partipation of legendary director Francis Ford Coppola. Coppola... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung sez combo HD DVD/Blu-ray player is a no go? (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment (Read Full Article) |
 | GAT's Thunderbridge Media Extender can upconvert, can you? (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: CES, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media PCs (Read Full Article) |
 | Hancock streaming home to BRAVIA HDTVs ahead of Blu-ray release for $9.99 (Engadget, 10/14/2008 3:24pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Tired of watching Amazon Video on Demand, Dailymotion and YouTube videos on your BRAVIA Internet Video Link? Coming through on its promise to send Hancock to Sony HDTV owners first, Sony Pictures is offering the flick (in 720p or 480p, depending on bandwidth) for $9.99 starting October 28 through November 10, and even throwing in a free Blu-ray copy after it' ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony to Release Internet Ready Television (WebProNews, 1/08/2007 2:30pm) |
| Sony has unveiled a new TV feature called "Bravia Internet Video Link" that will allow most of its new televisions to access free Internet video content. Online content, including high-definition feeds, will be available from providers such as AOL, Yahoo, Grouper, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony BMG Music. Sony's new televisions will feature the ability to receive streaming broadband vide ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Planar dives head first into high-end home theater market by acquiring Runco (Engadget, 5/23/2007 10:14pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Joining the growing array of recent acquisitions is Planar and Runco International, as just today Planar has written a check for $36.7 million to take on the assets of privately-held Runco International, Inc. Planar, while not a household name in the home theater biz, managed to hold its own amongst competitors in the HT market, and while the majority of its p ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony announces five 1,080p rear projection TVs (Engadget, 6/02/2006 12:12am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment (Read Full Article) |
 | This Week in Wall Street Reporter: Syntax-Brillian CEO Details Aggressive Plans to Grow into a Tier-1 Digital ... (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/22/2007 3:37pm) |
| NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2007 -- Wall Street Reporter delivers an exclusive interview with James Ching Hua Li, President and CEO of Syntax-Brillian , in which he reveals expectations for continued growth and plans for the young HDTV manufacturer and distributor to become a Tier-1 consumer digital entertainment company. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | iHollywood Announces Speaker Lineup for Fourth-Annual Digital Media Summit, June 7-8, 2005 (Business Wire via Yahoo! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/17/2005 2:09am) |
| iHollywood Forum, Inc. today announced speaker lineup for its fourth-annual Digital Media Summit , the definitive conference about the transformation of films, music, television, video, games and other forms of entertainment in the digital age. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PlayStation cloud service launches in 2014, will stream PS3 games (Joystiq, 6/11/2013 4:06am) |
|
Sony's new cloud service will launch in 2014, Sony Computer Entertainment president Andrew House announced during the company's (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Organizes Your Entertainment Collection With New 400-Disc Blu-ray Disc/DVD MegaChanger (HDTV Magazine, 7/24/2009 12:44am) |
Looking to help consumers simplify and manage their living room entertainment experience, Sony today announced the new BDP-CX960 and the "Elevated Standard" (ES) BDP-CX7000ES 400-disc Blu-ray Disc(TM) MegaChangers.
The company also announced the BDP-S1000ES single disc ES player expanding Sony's Blu-ray Disc line to 13 models offering a broad set of performance and features.
The Blu-ray Disc MegaChanger models store and play...
(Read Full Article) |
 | Entire Vongo(SM) Movie Library Available for Digital Download by Akamai (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/10/2006 12:00pm) |
| CAMBRIDGE, Mass.----Jan. 10, 2006--Akamai Technologies, Inc. , the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today announced that Starz Entertainment Group is relying on the Akamai Media Delivery service as the underlying video delivery platform for their innovative movie download subscription service, Vongo, unveiled last week. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Microsoft and ESPN are Teammates for Xbox Live (I4U News, 11/05/2007 1:16pm) |
| <p>
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games and TV shows to Xbox Live, the online entertainment network for
Microsoft's Xbox 360.
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| (Unranked) | Disney Goes Digital First With 'Wreck-It Ralph' (Home Media Magazine, 1/05/2013 12:03am) |
| For the first time Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is debuting a new-release title on digital before disc, releasing Wreck-It Ralph on high-def digital and digital 3D Feb. 12, before the March 5 disc release.
Wreck-It Ralph, which [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba Introduces Blu-ray Disc Player (HDTV Magazine, 9/04/2009 8:58pm) |
Toshiba America Consumer Products L.L.C. ("Toshiba"), a market leader in home entertainment products, underscores its commitment to high-definition entertainment with the introduction of its first Blu-ray Disc player. The BDX2000 provides Full HD 1080p digital output that when coupled with a REGZA LCD TV, enables consumers to enjoy the superior quality of high-definition audio & video content.
Supporting BD-Live(TM) (Profile 2.0), the BDX2000 allows users to ...
(Read Full Article) |
 | Close Encounters 30th Anniversary DVD on Nov. 13 (Coming Soon, 7/26/2007 3:52pm) |
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind , Steven Spielberg's critically acclaimed classic, will be released on Blu-ray Disc and standard DVD in multi-disc sets as "Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition" on November 13th by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of this motion picture, which Gene Shalit called "one of the most spectacular . ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Onkyo unveils HDC-7 Viiv media PC (Engadget, 4/14/2006 1:11pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media PCs (Read Full Article) |
 | Syntax-Brillian Corp. Announces Light Engine Joint Venture in China for Global HDTV Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/08/2006 2:00pm) |
| TEMPE, Ariz.----March 8, 2006--Syntax-Brillian Corp. , a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced that it has entered into an agreement in principle to form a joint venture in China for the manufacture of LCoS-based light engines. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | JVC unveils LH905 1080p LCD HDTVs, includes Genessa Premium engine (Engadget, 1/28/2008 12:53pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
It wasn't quite a year ago that we saw JVC gush all over its own LH805 series of LCD HDTVs, but now, those are simply livin' in the past. Introduced today, the LH905 series steps things up a notch with the included Genessa Premium 36-bit video engine. Additionally, the 37-inch LT-37LH905, 42-inch LT-42LH905 and 47-inch LT-47LH905 will all feature ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Advanced Technologies and Intense Competition Fuel Growth in North American Residential Video Services Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/10/2005 11:35am) |
| Superior home entertainment and communications services are luring consumers to the North American residential video markets. Enhancements, including personal video recorders, video-on-demand , high-definition television , and pay television services, help providers improve revenue streams and increase adoption rates. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Charter running HDTV giveaway for subscribers (HD-Report, 7/29/2009 7:05pm) |
| Charter is running a sweepstakes for its subscribers to give away a home entertainment system, an HDTV and game DVDs. The promotion is a collaboration between cable TV provider Charter Communications and game content provider GSN/Imagination.
The prizes consist of:
Grand Prize: One 52-inch Sony BRAVIA LCD HD Television; one Blu-Ray Disc home theater system and $2,100 [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Tangerine Global Selected to Provide HDTV Programming for Mandarin Oriental Hotels Worldwide (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/22/2005 2:37pm) |
| Tangerine Global, LLC, a new provider of customized television entertainment for the hospitality industry, has entered into an agreement with the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, owner and operator of some of the world's most prestigious hotels and resorts, to roll out the innovative array of High Definition Television programming services now available through Tangerine Global, it was announced ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung updates PVA LCD line with 32 and 40-inch "Bordeaux" models (Engadget, 4/05/2006 11:00am) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Carmike Cinemas to Host 2013 Second Quarter Results Conference Call and Webcast Tuesday, July 30 at 5:00 p.m. ET (Business Wire, 7/15/2013 4:00am) |
| COLUMBUS, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carmike Cinemas, Inc. (NASDAQ: CKEC), a leading entertainment, digital cinema and 3-D motion picture presenter, today announced that management will host its 2013 second quarter results conference call and webcast on [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | New Sony Blu-ray Player Integrates Streaming Internet Video for Ultimate Home Entertainment Experience (HDTV Magazine, 9/10/2009 5:14am) |
Offering the best of full HD 1080p and streaming Internet video, Sony today introduced the BDP-N460 networked Blu-ray Disc(TM) player.
Beside playing Blu-ray Discs and DVDs, the device instantly streams one of the largest collections of premium and free on-demand entertainment from the BRAVIA(TM) Internet Video platform including thousands of movies, TV programs, and music from...
(Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D Visionary Award Presented to James Cameron and Vincent Pace, ASC, Co-Chairmen and Co-Founders of CAMERON | PACE Group (Business Wire, 9/10/2012 2:01pm) |
| LOS ANGELES & MILFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Variety and 3D Entertainment SummitTM creators Unicomm and the Bob Dowling Group will be honoring James Cameron and Vincent Pace, ASC, with the 3D Visionary Award, to be presented during this year’s [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | TViX M-3100U HDD recorder with HD out (Engadget, 5/11/2006 9:30am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media PCs (Read Full Article) |
 | Optical Entertainment Network (OEN) Selects Alloptic for the Largest North America IP Video Deployment (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/05/2005 4:01am) |
| Alloptic, Inc., a pioneer in the development and deployment of Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Networks , the ultimate communications network for today and tomorrow, announced that OEN has selected Alloptic's Network Access solution for North America's largest IP video roll-out. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: Full Blu-ray disc details (HDTV UK, 9/26/2008 9:08am) |
| A few weeks ago I wrote about Paramount Home Entertainment bringing Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull to Blu-ray. Now, here are the full details of the two-disc set, coming on 10th November for £24.99 and featuring Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. Disc 1 The Return of a Lagend: The Evolution of the new film and a tribute to the legendary hero and his creators pre-production. Th ... (Read Full Article) |
 | LodgeNet, Paramount Pictures Sign Landmark Agreement For High-Definition Movies On-Demand (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/11/2005 1:30pm) |
| LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation , the world's largest provider of interactive television and broadband solutions to hotels, and Paramount Pictures today announced a landmark agreement granting LodgeNet the right to distribute high-definition versions of Paramount's major motion pictures on its sigNETure HDTV systems. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Wireless HD Media Player DSM-510 (YouTube.com, 2/17/2007 12:57am) |
| The D-Link High-Definition Media Player (DSM-510) is an Intel Viiv Verified device that streams music, photos, and high-definition (HD) videos to your home entertainment system from your PC using Ethernet or 802.11g wireless. The D-Link MediaLounge DSM-510 supports a multitude of video and audio formats, including support for Windows?Media Video 9, MPEG-4 video, MP3, WMV audio, and many ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSN web store enables queue downloads upon PS3 startup (Joystiq, 4/26/2013 3:30am) |
| The web-based Sony Entertainment Network store has enabled [...] (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) |
 | WilTel Creates Managed Ethernet Network for TV Guide Channel (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/05/2005 9:15pm) |
| TULSA, Okla.----Dec. 5, 2005--WilTel Communications, a wide-area networking specialist, announced today that it created a fully managed media network solution for TV Guide Channel. WilTel collaborated with its Vyvx subsidiary, the market leader in providing fiber-optic, teleport and satellite transmission solutions to the media and entertainment industry, to custom design a network for TV Guide ... (Read Full Article) |
 | VUDU 1080p Movie Streaming Goes Live on LG Broadband HDTVs (HDTV Magazine, 9/01/2009 5:03pm) |
The VUDU HD entertainment service is now available on LG Electronics broadband HDTVs, the companies announced today. The VUDU service is available on LG's LH50 1080p LCD series and PS80 1080p plasma series with "NetCast Entertainment Access."**
Starting today, all...
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 | BLOCKBUSTER Online(R) Survey Gets Clear Picture of Movie Lovers' Interest in High-Definition DVDs (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/13/2006 9:30am) |
| Action is the genre movie lovers most want to see when the movie industry's first high-definition DVDs debut next week, according to a recent survey by BLOCKBUSTER Online® that examined subscriber interest in high-definition technology and entertainment. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | LG Electronics Breaks Barriers in Home Entertainment With Seamless Panel LCD HDTVs, LED by Stunning New LED Models (HDTV Magazine, 9/10/2009 4:08am) |
Breaking barriers in home entertainment, LG Electronics today introduced a "Full HD" LED LCD HDTV - that looks almost as thin as the single sheet of glass it resembles.
Introduced for the U.S. market here this week at the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) EXPO 2009 (Booth #2623), the new 47- and 42-inch class* SL90 series HDTVs feature LED lighting and other display technologies developed by LG Electronics.
Unlike conventional LCD TVs, where the panel is recessed slightly within a thick plastic frame, LG's new series of LCD HDTVs use...
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 | CES 2008: Twentieth Century Fox calls for focus on Blu-ray features, announces six new titles (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| A senior exec at Twentieth Century Fox has called for a greater emphasis and focus on developing new interactive features for the Blu-ray Disc format.
'Moving forward, we must not lose our focus
on developing features in the Blu-ray Disc format,' said Danny Kaye, Executive VP, Global Research & Technology Strategy at Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. 'Fox has been aggressive in develo ... (Read Full Article) |
 | SnapStream Media Announces Launch of Beyond TV 4 DVR Software Featuring Support for Recording HDTV, DivX, Browse by (PR Web, 11/10/2005 10:32am) |
| SnapStream Media, Inc., a leader in digital home entertainment products, announced today the launch of Beyond TV 4, a completely new version of its award-winning DVR software that supports DivX, FM Radio, recording of over-the-air (OTA) digital and HDTV content, and a new browse by category feature, as well as numerous stability and performance improvements. [PRWEB Nov 10, 2005] ... (Read Full Article) |
 | What Works in IPTV Today - Daily IPTV- About: Technology (Technology Blog, 10/31/2007 5:45am) |
| What Works in IPTV Today - Daily IPTV- About: Technology October 31st 2007 · Read More · No ... , apple, tv, movies, entertainment, hdtv Bookmark to: Add 'What Works in IPTV Today - Daily IPTV ... (Read Full Article) |
 | LodgeNet, Lions Gate to Heat Up Cold Nights With First-Run, High-Definition Movies in Hotel Guest Rooms (FinanzNachrichten, 12/06/2005 6:46pm) |
| SIOUX FALLS, S.D., and SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation , ( Nachrichten ) the world's largest provider of interactive television and broadband solutions to hotels, and Lions Gate Films today announced an agreement that authorizes LodgeNet to distribute high-definition versions of first-run Lions Gate titles over LodgeNet's sigNETure HDTV ... (Read Full Article) |
 | New HD Wii coming in 2011? (DVICE, 9/21/2009 5:45pm) |
| Square Enix is the biggest game developer in Japan, so when president Yoichi Wada speaks, people listen. And when he says that Nintendo is prepping a next-gen, high definition Wii with a brand-new motion controller for 2011, we believe him.
The current Wii is by far the most underpowered of the current crop of gaming consoles, so it makes sense that they'd be working on an update far earlier than Sony and Microsoft. Heck, it doesn't do HD! In this day and age, that seems crazy. So will 2011 be the year of the Wii 2? We'll just have to wait and see.
Joystiq via Gizmodo (Read Full Article) |
 | Hitachi Expands Front Projection Portfolio With Two New Models (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/08/2005 12:00pm) |
| The Home Electronics Division of Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. , www.hitachi.us/tv, today introduced two new models that broaden Hitachi's compact home theater projector offerings, including the feature-rich UltraVision HDPJ52 720p High Definition 16:9 LCD Front Projector for home theater enthusiasts and the EDPJ32 Enhanced Definition LCD Entertainment Projector for savvy ... (Read Full Article) |
 | VIDEO: Horizon Semi rolls out single chip native 1080/60p HD decoder for STBs (Embedded Systems Programming Magazine, 10/31/2007 12:45am) |
| Horizon Semiconductors , a leading provider of highly integrated silicon solutions that enable secure video and audio compression & transmission for the consumer electronics and home entertainment markets, has announced the immediate availability of industry's first single chip multi-standard native 1080/60p high definition decoders for triple-play/quad-play Cable, Satellite and IPTV Set-Top ... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Question of the Week - What is Blu-ray? (About.com, 9/06/2009 10:00am) |
| Although DVD is the most successful home entertainment product in history, ever since it was introduced in 1997, it lacks true high definition playback and recording capability. Two competing camps came up with a solution: Blu-ray and HD-DVD. However, only the Blu-ray format now remains. To find out the answers to questions about Blu-ray check out my latest "Question of the Week Series" on Blu-ray Basics. This week's question: What is Blu-ray? Also, be sure to check out my complete Blu-ray FAQs. (Read Full Article) |
 | Thomson Addresses Growing Demand for High-Definition Solutions in Series of New Grass Valley Products (SYS-CON Media) (SYS-CON Media, 2/08/2006 3:48pm) |
| Paris/Nevada City, Calif., Feb. 8, 2006 - As high-definition (HD) production takes center stage at this year's Superbowl, Olympics, FIFA World Cup, and other high-profile sports, entertainment, and news events, Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) announced today the launch of several new Grass Valley products to expand its already-strong HD leadership. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Selects LodgeNet for Next Generation Interactive Television Services (FinanzNachrichten, 12/08/2005 8:46pm) |
| WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. and SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Starwood Hotels&Resorts ( Nachrichten ) Worldwide, Inc. one of the world's leading hotel and leisure companies, and LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation , ( Nachrichten ) the world's largest provider of interactive television and broadband solutions to hotels, today announced an agreement under which LodgeNet is Starwood's ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | "We have acted in good faith and are working towards a resolution," says the CEO and game director o (Kotaku, 2/24/2014 8:43pm) |
| "We have acted in good faith and are working towards a resolution," says the CEO and game director of Interceptor Entertainment, which was due to publish a Duke Nukem game by 3D Realms before Gearbox Software (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung Electronics and Discovery Communications Join Forces to Promote High-Definition Television (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/01/2005 4:36pm) |
| Samsung Electronics, a leader in digital televisions, and Discovery Communications, the leading global real-world media and entertainment company, today announced the first-ever worldwide partnership between a hardware manufacturer and a global content company to accelerate the adoption of high-definition television technology and content. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | China Central Television Retools With Audodesk Solutions China's Largest National Television Network expands (Digital Video Editing, 6/24/2005 4:49pm) |
| Autodesk, Inc. today announced that China Central Television (CCTV), China's largest national television network, has expanded its post-production pipeline with media and entertainment solutions from Autodesk. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Meedio Launches New DVR Software to Let Consumers Watch, Pause, Schedule, and Record TV -- With No Subscription Fees (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 7/28/2005 12:00pm) |
| Houston, Texas (PRWEB) July 28, 2005 -- Meedio LLC, a leader in home entertainment and control software, today announced the availability of the latest product in their line of digital home software. Meedio TV is a digital video recorder (DVR) application that runs on Microsoft® Windows® XP computers and uses a TV tuner to enable users to watch, pause, rewind, and record live television ... (Read Full Article) |
 | ED Digital's Digitrex JFN-4650W LCD wireless Media Extender (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: CES, Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media PCs < ... (Read Full Article) |
 | LG Electronics First to Bring VUDU HD Movie Service to Broadband HDTVs (HDTV Magazine, 7/29/2009 3:11pm) |
LG Electronics will be the first to introduce broadband HDTVs with the instant-access high-definition (HD) movie service from VUDU Inc., a leading provider of digital on-demand entertainment services, the companies announced today. VUDU on-demand movies will be available on LG's LH50 1080p LCD series and PS80 Plasma 1080p series with "NetCast Entertainment Access," beginning next month.
The VUDU service allows consumers to instantly buy or rent from an extensive library of movies and TV titles, including...
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 | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Selects Lodgenet For Next Generation Interactive Television Services (Hospitality Net, 12/13/2005 7:53am) |
| WHITE PLAINS NY and SIOUX FALLS SD, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) one of the world’s leading hotel and leisure companies, and LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: LNET), the world’s largest provider of interactive television and broadband solutions to hotels, today announced an agreement under which LodgeNet is Starwood’s sole preferred provider for interactive ... (Read Full Article) |
 | X2 Introduces Next Generation HDTV Media Center PC Featuring New X2Link and X2Go Technology (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/30/2005 4:59pm) |
| X2 Corporation, a global manufacturer and direct marketer of digital lifestyle products, today announces the MEGA 865 Pro Media Center PC with its new X2Link Digital Home Architecture and X2Go Extended TV Technology. The MEGA 865 Pro completes the digital home entertainment experience by integrating hi-definition HDTV digital TV and video, sound, and data together in a single, lightweight and (Read Full Article) |
 | DViCO launches PCIe-based FusionHDTV7 dual HDTV tuner card (Engadget, 5/03/2008 10:44am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Heads-up, OTA lovers. DViCO has just announced the formal launch of its FusionHDTV7 PCI-Express card, which claims to be the "world's first dual HD (digital or QAM) tuner PCIe card." The device is designed to pick up digital (ATSC) / analog (NTSC) terrestrial signals, and the twin silicon tuners also provide picture-in-picture support as well as the ability ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Video Networks and Harmonic Complete Migration to World's First MPEG-4 AVC Broadcast TV Service (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/26/2005 8:00am) |
| Harmonic Inc. , a leader in digital video compression and IP delivery systems, today announced that Video Networks Limited , provider of the HomeChoice entertainment and communications service, has completed the migration of its broadcast line-up to MPEG-4 AVC , becoming the world's first revenue-generating broadcast television service delivered exclusively using an advanced compression ... (Read Full Article) |
 | WealthTV's Viewers' Choice Award Winners Announced at the Chicago Auto Show (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 2/07/2007 5:18pm) |
| CHICAGO AUTO SHOW -- WealthTV, the premier luxury lifestyle and entertainment network in digital and high-definition, today announced the winners of its prestigious crystal Viewers' Choice Award in six categories at the beginning of the Chicago Auto Show. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD Offers Big Screen High-Definition Performance for Under $750 (HDTV Magazine, 9/17/2009 1:30pm) |
Bringing affordable, big-screen home entertainment to households across the country, Epson today announced the new Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD. Available for $749.99, the Home Cinema 705HD joins Epson's award-winning line of 3LCD(TM) home theater projectors, providing families and first-time home theater enthusiasts with a versatile, high-quality 720p high-definition solution for a range of options -- from movies and gaming, to broadcast TV and sports, to videos and music with an Apple iPod.
The Home Cinema 705HD is designed to make home entertainment simple and enjoyable, and comes with...
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 | Panasonic's CES booth tour (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: CES, Features, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Laptops (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba's CES booth tour (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: CES, Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Laptops (Read Full Article) |
 | Paramount Sapphire Blu-ray titles burn up retail (Punch Jump, 6/24/2009 3:49pm) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment Inc.’s new Sapphire Series Blu-ray titles burned up retail charts this week upon availability at retailer Amazon.com.
This week, the Forrest Gump Blu-ray SKU held a 4,395 percent increase to rank at No. 22 in Amazon’s Movies & TV division.
Braveheart held a 1,800 percent sales increase to rank at No. 5.
And Gladiator held [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
 | EchoStar to Offer Univision Local Programming in Puerto Rico (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/08/2005 1:00pm) |
| EchoStar Communications Corporation and Univision Communications Inc. today announced that EchoStar's DISH Network, a leading provider of satellite television entertainment services, will offer Univision's local programming on Channel 11 by satellite television to Puerto Rico. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Eagle Broadband Receives $1.6 Million MediaPro IP Set-Top Box and Middleware Order from AllAccess Technologies (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/28/2005 12:58pm) |
| Eagle Broadband, Inc. , a leading provider of broadband, Internet protocol and communications technology and services, announced today that the company has received a $1.6 million order for Eagle's MediaPro IP set-top boxes and Minerva middleware from AllAccess Technologies to power their multi-state rollout of advanced video and entertainment services using Eagle's IPTVComplete video solution. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | TV with Ultra-Wideband Enabled HDTV and Media Server to Reach Consumers in 2005 (The Auto Channel, 6/22/2005 4:04am) |
| ORLANDO, Fla.--June 21, 2005--Haier Corporation and Freescale Semiconductor achieved a critical milestone for wireless home entertainment systems and showcased the first Ultra-Wideband (UWB)-enabled LCD, high definition television (HDTV) and digital media server at the Freescale Technology Forum. Leveraging UWB, Freescale Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michel Mayer and Haier Executive Vice ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Question of the Week - How Does DVD Upscaling Compare to Blu-ray? (About.com, 9/13/2009 1:00pm) |
| Although DVD is the most successful home entertainment product in history, ever since it was introduced in 1997, it lacks true high definition playback and recording capability. Two competing camps came up with a solution: Blu-ray and HD-DVD. However, only the Blu-ray format now remains. To find out the answers to questions about Blu-ray check out my latest "Question of the Week Series" on Blu-ray Basics. This week's question: How Does DVD Upscaling Compare to Blu-ray? Also, be sure to check out my complete Blu-ray FAQs. (Read Full Article) |
 | LodgeNet, LG Electronics to Deliver Industry's Most Complete HDTV Solution For Hotel Guest Rooms (PR Newswire via Yahoo! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/05/2005 1:30pm) |
| LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation , one of the world\\\'s largest providers of interactive television and broadband solutions to the lodging industry, and LG Electronics USA, the lodging industry leader in flat panel displays, today announced achievements culminating in the lodging industry\\\'s most complete and cost-effective high-definition television solution for hotel guest rooms. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | NComputing Selects Intellon's HomePlug(R) 1.0 With Turbo Chipset to Provide Instant Networking for UTMA (Ultra Thin (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/27/2005 12:00pm) |
| HomePlug Powerline Technology Conference -- Intellon Corporation, the leading provider of HomePlug-compatible ICs for home networking, networked entertainment and connected powerline applications, today announced that NComputing Co., Ltd, has selected Intellon's INT5500 HomePlug 1.0 with Turbo chipset to provide powerline communications for NComputing's innovative multi user networked computer ... (Read Full Article) |
 | SunBriteTV 5510HD Outdoor LCD Braves the Atlanta Elements (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/15/2009 6:46pm) |
| Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays this big all-weather outdoor LCD television from the enjoyable delivery of its high-definition entertainment. (Read Full Article) |
 | Mitsubishi unveils REAL line of Blu-ray burning, super upconverting LCDs (Engadget, 8/20/2009 3:52pm) |
Providing some competition for Sharp's DX series, Mitsubishi has taken the wraps off of its REAL Series LCD HDTVs, including a set with built-in hard drives and Blu-ray recorders, plus a few more that lack the recording, but throw in super resolution upconversion that claims to make even the worst SD look better than ever. Even if that's just hype, we hope it fares better than the company's ill-fated 120Hz processing. The 37- (1080p) and 32-inch (720p) BHR300 models feature their disc drives in the stand, rather than back-mounted approach of the AQUOS, plus 320GB HDDs, SDHC slot, plus i.LINK and USB connectors that let owners edit video from a camcorder on the TV before saving to disc or hard drive. The MZW300 models are all 1080p, in 40-, 42- and 52-inch sizes, with Diamond Engine Pro IV HD super resolution tech, the latest and most power efficient Diamond panel with 20,000:1 contrast ratio, built in 5.1 Dolby Digital decoder, virtual surround speakers and a talking program guide feature. These hit shelves in Japan in late October ranging in price from ¥350,000 ($3,705) for the LCD-52MZW300 to ¥200,000 ($2,117) for the LCD-32BHR300.Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentMitsubishi unveils REAL line of Blu-ray burning, super upconverting LCDs originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
 | New LG High Definition Plasma TV Has Built-In Seagate Hard Drive (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/05/2005 11:59am) |
| As hard drives continue to enable rapid consumer adoption of richer entertainment recording and storage capabilities, Seagate Technology announced today that leading consumer electronics manufacturer LG Electronics has integrated Seagate hard drives into the world's first plasma integrated High-Definition televisions with a built-in high-definition digital video recorder . ... (Read Full Article) |
 | LG Broadband HDTVs First to Get VUDU On-Demand Movie Service (eHomeUpgrade, 7/30/2009 6:18am) |
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Well, well, well…. Those who counted VUDU out may be surprised by today’s announcement. VUDU has teamed up with LG to bring their 1080p HD and HDX, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound movies to LG’s “NetCast Entertainment Access” enabled LH50 and PS80 HDTVs starting this August. VUDU states that LG HDTV owners will be able [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Unveils Premium Full High Definition 70-Inch BRAVIA LCD TV at GITEX 2007 (Zawya, 9/11/2007 6:42am) |
| Dubai, 11 September 2007 ? Sony Gulf is unveiling the premium 70-inch Full High Definition (Full HD) BRAVIA LCD TV at GITEX 2007. The BRAVIA KDL-70X3500, with superior technologies like the x.v.Colour technology and Sony's Triluminos LED backlight technology pushes the limits of display technology for an ultimate home entertainment experience. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance Showcases Improved Consumer HD Experience at CEDIA EXPO (Broadcast Newsroom, 9/12/2006 7:00am) |
| The High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance (HANA) will demonstrate the next-generation of connected home entertainment in Booth #2205 at CEDIA EXPO, September 13-17, at the Denver Colorado Convention Center. Attendees will see how HANA's design guidelines for secure HD audio-video networks will facilitate commercial deployment of connected products and services and enhance the consumer HD ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Digital Television, Part II: Global status (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: Cellphones, Features, Handhelds, HDTV, Home Entertainment, (Read Full Article) |
 | Digital Television, Part I: Making Sense of it all (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: Cellphones, Features, Handhelds, HDTV, Home Entertainment, (Read Full Article) |
 | SkyStream's Video Headend Systems Selected by Eagle Broadband and GlobeCast to Power Their IPTVComplete Turnkey Video (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/31/2005 6:52pm) |
| SkyStream, the leader in IP video delivery solutions, announced today that Eagle Broadband and GlobeCast have selected the company's Mediaplex-20 and iPlex headend systems to power their IPTVComplete turnkey video solution that enables telephone companies, municipalities, real estate developers and other broadband providers to deliver high-quality video and entertainment services to subscribers. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Warner Bros. Technical Operations Inc. and Texas Instruments Join High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/09/2006 1:00pm) |
| Warner Bros. Technical Operations Inc. and Texas Instruments have joined the High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance , a cross-industry collaboration addressing the end-to-end needs of connected, high-definition, home entertainment products and services, it was announced today by Dr. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSA: Retro City Rampage takes on PC, PS3 and Vita today (Joystiq, 10/09/2012 10:00pm) |
| Retro City Rampage, Vblank Entertainment's insanely in-depth 8-bit parody of classic [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic in-dash HD nav system & 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) |
 | All Access Technologies Selects IPTVComplete from Eagle Broadband and GlobeCast to Deliver Advanced Video Services in (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/06/2005 1:30pm) |
| Eagle Broadband, Inc. , a leading provider of broadband, Internet protocol and communications technology and services, and GlobeCast, a subsidiary of France Telecom and the world's leading satellite services provider, announced today that All Access Technologies has selected the companies' IPTVComplete video solution to deliver advanced video and entertainment services to residential subscribers ... (Read Full Article) |
 | LG debuts WIDEBOOK 16:9 HD media laptops; LED backlit, Intel Core 2 Duo (The Toybox, 9/17/2009 3:10pm) |
LG on Thursday unveiled its new WIDEBOOK notebook lineup of five models that feature 16:9 HD LED-backlit displays and Intel Core 2 Duo processors for home entertainment.
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 | 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) |
 | Warner Bros. Technical Operations Inc. and Texas Instruments Join High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance (SYS-CON Media, 3/09/2006 5:14pm) |
| Warner Bros. Technical Operations Inc. and Texas Instruments (TI) have joined the High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance (HANA), a cross-industry collaboration addressing the end-to-end needs of connected, high-definition, home entertainment products and services, it was announced today by Dr. Heemin Kwon, HANA president and Samsung executive vice president. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba introduces first Cell-powered HDTV (AfterDawn, 10/05/2009 10:24pm) |
Toshiba has unveiled their first HDTV to use the extremely powerful PS3 Cell processor today during the CEATEC event in Japan, and the TV packs a serious punch.
Besides the processor, the 55-inch REGZA 55X1 includes LED-backlighting, 240Hz refresh rate, and dynamic contrast ratio of 5,000,000:1. The Cell processor also allows for improved image quality, stronger colors, enhanced brightness balance and a "luminance of 1250cd/m²."
The TV also has a 7-speaker sound bar, and has DLNA support as well as a built in HD web browser created by Opera.
More notably, the HDTV has a 3TB HDD allowing users to record up to 26 hours of 1080p content from 8 channels, at the same time. As pictured below, the Regza can also display 8 channels at the same time, with no delay when switching between stations.
Toshiba also dropped word that they plan to use the Cell processor in an upcoming TV that will upconvert 1080p films to 3840 x 2160.
The TV will leave a dent in your wallet however, and is retailing for 1 million yen in Japan (about $11,000 USD) and Toshiba says it anticipates 1000 sales before release in North America next year.
Pictures, specs via Gizmodo:
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 | Sony Adding PSP-only Digital Copies To Blu-ray Discs [PSP] (Kotaku, 9/30/2009 9:40pm) |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will be introducing digital copies of movies on upcoming Blu-ray releases that are exclusively offered for use on the PSP. That should make the process of adding...
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 | Panasonic Full HD 3D And More From CEATEC 2009 [Video] (I4U, 10/06/2009 9:00pm) |
| The CEATEC 2009 has opened today in Japan. We cannot be there, but Panasonic was nice enough to offer up some video footage from their booth at the CEATEC 2009 featuring the Panasonic Full HD 3D technology and more.
Panasonic exhibits the 50-inch Full...
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 | Technology - [itvt] Interview: Philips' Rob de Vogel on 3D VOD - InteractiveTV Today [itvt] (Technology Blog, 11/01/2007 1:15am) |
| Technology - [itvt] Interview: Philips' Rob de Vogel on 3D VOD - InteractiveTV Today [itvt] ... , entertainment, hdtv Bookmark to: Add 'Technology - itvt Interview: Philips' Rob de Vogel on 3D VOD ... (Read Full Article) |
 | NEWS: Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player launches (Pocket-lint, 9/17/2009 1:06pm) |
Along with FreeAgent DockStar network adapter
Seagate has announced the launch of the new FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, described as the "next generation home theatre solution designed to instantly and easily connect your digital media library to your home entertainment system".
The player has a docking system that offers a quick and easy way to connect Seagate external hard drives to televisions or home entertainment centres.
With what's said to be an easy to navigate interface and supplied remote control, movies, videos, music and images can then be viewed on a large-screen TV with support for 1080p HD video, DTS 2.0 + Digital Out, and Dolby Digital technology.
There's also two additional USB ports for connecting other USB storage devices and an Ethernet port for network connectivity.
The Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player is available now for $149.99 (?90 as a direct translation), with a wireless adapter due to be available in October as a separate accessory through Seagate.com for $69.99 (?42).
In addition, Seagate has also announced the FreeAgent DockStar network adapter, that will connect a FreeAgent Go portable hard drive to a network, giving access to its content from anywhere in or outside of the home (with the Pogoplug service), as well as allowing for file sharing.
"In a matter of minutes a drive can become accessible through any Internet connected computer, as well as through an innovative iPhone application", says Seagate.
The FreeAgent DockStar network adapter is available now for $99.99 (?60). The Pogoplug service for remote access and sharing, is free for a year, then $29.99 per year afterwards.
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 | LG Brings VUDU HD Service to Broadband HDTVs (I4U, 7/30/2009 2:00pm) |
| LG announced today that it is the first TV maker to bring on-demand movies from VUDU to broadband connected HDTVs. The movies form VUDU will be available on the LG LH50 1080p LCD TV and the PS80 Plasma 1080p series with NetCast Entertainment Access startin...
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 | Rumor: Apple entering the HDTV market in 2011 (AfterDawn, 8/22/2009 3:02am) |
According to a new Piper Jaffray note this week, analyst Gene Munster says he expects Apple to eventually get into the HDTV market providing a full home entertainment system alongside the Apple TV media device.
Additionally, Munster says that a new, updated Apple TV is coming before Christmas, including DVR and a monthly sub to iTunes TV shows.
"We believe Apple is exploring a subscription-based offering for its TV content in iTunes," says Munster, via The Street. "Apple could leverage its deep library of content with many network and cable channel content owners to provide unlimited access to a sub-library of its TV shows for a standard monthly fee."
Adds Apple COO Tim Cook of the Apple TV:
"It is clear that the movie rental business has really helped Apple TV and there are more and more customers that want to try it," he says, noting that sales were up 300 percent year-on-year. "We're going to continue to invest in it, because we fundamentally believe there is something there for us in the future."
As for the HDTV, Munster expects a 2011 debut, and the completion of a full Apple home entertainment center.
"The device would push Apple further into the digital living room with interactive TV, music, movie, and gaming features," he added. "Such a device would command a premium among a competitive field of budget TVs."Permalink | Comments
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 | SiBEAM's Second Generation Chipsets Accelerate WirelessHD Market Adoption (HDTV Magazine, 10/06/2009 1:11am) |
SiBEAM, the leading innovator of 60GHz wireless solutions and developer of high-speed wireless communication platforms, today unveiled its second generation 60GHz chipsets based on the WirelessHD® specification at CEATEC Japan. Following the success and widespread adoption of its award-winning first generation high performance WirelessHD chipsets, this latest achievement keeps the company in the industry lead as the only option for high quality lossless 1080p Full HD video in the world. Major technical breakthroughs in the new chipsets also serve to boost and simplify CE manufacturer accessibility and WirelessHD product development.
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 | SiBeam readies 2nd gen Wireless HD chip (EETimes, 10/06/2009 9:39am) |
SiBeam, a pioneer in 60GHz chips for wireless video networking, is demonstrating its second generation chipsets based on the WirelessHD specification at this week's CEATEC Japan exhibition.
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 | NEWS: Sony updates PS3 firmware, adds BBC iPlayer (Pocket-lint, 8/18/2009 6:31pm) |
New features inbound 1st September
Sony has confirmed that the PS3 and PS3 Slim will be getting a software update in the coming weeks bringing with it a host of new features including BBC iPlayer support.
Although the BBC's on demand service has been available in a workaround on the console, Sony has convinced the corporation to make things official.
It will be just one of a number of country specific content deals as the company continues to promote the console as more than just a games machine.
The BBC iPlayer will be available on the 1 September with RTVE, ANTENA 3 and La Sexta in Spain, ZDFmediathek in Germany, NOS in the Netherlands NOS, and the Australian Broadcast Corporation (ABC) in Australia.
Alongside TV web access, PlayStation's entertainment offering was strengthened with the announcement of the PlayStation
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 | NEWS: LG adds VUDU to BD390 networked Blu-ray player (Pocket-lint, 9/10/2009 11:54am) |
Through free firmware update
LG has announced that the high-def streaming movie service from VUDU will be available through its BD390 wireless, networked Blu-ray player.
With the VUDU service, currently available on some LG HDTVs, consumers can instantly buy or rent from a library of movies and TV titles.
The VUDU service will be available later this month through a free automatic upgrade, and joins Netflix, Roxio CinemaNow and YouTube content already available.
The BD390 with NetCast Entertainment Access is available now in the US for around $399.
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 | 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) |
 | New Sony AV Receivers Drive Multi-Room High-Definition Throughout the Home (HDTV Magazine, 9/10/2009 5:16am) |
Sony today introduced two new "Elevated Standard" (ES) audio/video receivers, including its first to offer control over an IP network, the STR-DA5500ES.
Both the STR-DA5500ES and new STR-DA3500ES are designed as easy-to-use solutions for expanding high-definition entertainment to multiple rooms of the home.
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 | DIRECTV Has Launched Altitude in HD 24/7 (HDTV Magazine, 10/07/2009 3:42am) |
Following its recent announcement that all Colorado Avalanche and Denver Nuggets games this year will be available in high-definition (HD), Altitude Sports & Entertainment has launched Altitude programming in full-time HD on DIRECTV, and is now available in 5.1-channel surround sound. DIRECTV is currently the only satellite TV provider to offer Altitude in HD on a 24/7 basis.
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 | LG Electronics Broadens Home Entertainment Options With Two New Wireless HDTV Series (HDTV Magazine, 9/11/2009 7:15am) |
Offering diverse integration options for custom installers, LG Electronics is highlighting its first-ever series of wireless LCD HDTVs, including an LED model, this week at the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) EXPO 2009 (Booth #2623).
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 | VUDU's Streaming Movie Service Transforms HDTVs into Movie-On-Demand Video Stores (HDTV Magazine, 7/29/2009 3:12pm) |
VUDU Inc., a leading provider of on-demand Internet entertainment services today announced its second-generation service platform specifically optimized for Internet capable smart TVs.
The new VUDU service delivers a compelling environment for consumers to discover and watch high definition 1080p movies on-demand. The company is also announcing that industry leader LG Electronics will ship new HDTVs that include...
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 | Argentina chooses Japanese ISDB-T standard for High-Definition TV (AfterDawn, 8/31/2009 4:28am) |
Argentina has passed over European and American standards for High-definition television broadcasts, and followed Brazil in opting to adopt the ISDB-T standard for HDTV in the country.
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner made the announcement of its decision to follow Brazil's lead in the region in a highly-competitive market for HDTV broadcasts at a South American summit.
Kirchner ratified a memorandum between the governments of both Argentina and of Japan to introduce the Japanese ISDB-T standard in the country to co-operate together in the sector. Kirchner also signed a cooperation accord on HDTV with Brazil.Permalink | Comments
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 | NEWS: Blu-ray not coming to Xbox 360... yet (Pocket-lint, 10/23/2009 8:30am) |
Ballmer got it wrong
Kids, Steve Ballmer is lying to you. Yesterday we brought you the news, straight out of the man's mouth, that the Xbox 360 would be getting Blu-ray accessories. Today, Microsoft's PR team has swung into action to try and say they don't exist without explicitly saying "Ballmer was talking out of his arse".
Instead, a Microsoft spokesperson said: "Steve was referring to Blu-ray accessories for the PC.?As we have said in the past, we have no plans to introduce a Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360. In fact, the future of home entertainment starts this fall when Xbox 360 becomes the first and only console to offer instant-on 1080p streaming HD movies".
Given that Ballmer was responding to a question about the Xbox and said "You'll be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories", we doubt that accessories for the PC had anything to do with what he was saying. More likely Microsoft is trying to firefight some of the damage that Ballmer caused with the casual statement.
We wouldn't be surprised at all if Blu-ray accessories arrived for the console, particularly if Blu-ray movies begin to sell in reasonable numbers at some point. Microsoft just isn't ready to announce that yet.
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 | Sony Delivers New Touch-Screen HD PC/TV (HDTV Magazine, 10/08/2009 1:36pm) |
Sony today unveiled its new touch-enabled, multi-media machine -- the VAIO® L Touch HD PC/TV.
With the VAIO L Series' multi-touch screen, easy access to your PC, HDTV, DVR -- your entire entertainment hub -- is readily at your fingertips.
Equipped with a 24-inch (diagonal) WUXGA (1920x1080) widescreen panel, the unit displays high-definition content in Full HD resolution.
Select models feature a Blu-ray Disc(TM) optical drive so you can enjoy high-definition movies. A rewritable BD drive...
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 | Seagate's New FreeAgent Theater+(TM) HD Media Player Enhances the Enjoyment of Digital Home Movies and Photos (HDTV Magazine, 9/15/2009 4:12pm) |
Seagate (NASDAQ: STX) , the worldwide leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions, today unveiled its new FreeAgent Theater+(TM) [Plus] HD media player, the next generation home theater solution designed to instantly and easily connect your digital media library to your home entertainment system.
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 | Engadget HD takes an in-depth look at Media Center in Windows 7 RTM (Engadget, 7/27/2009 5:42pm) |
If you've ever thought about forcing your Xbox 360 to do double duty and in addition to all the games you require it to host for you, set it up to replace your TiVo or cable company DVR, then now might just be the time. The reason is simple, in Windows 7, Microsoft has really made some nice improvements to Windows Media Center. What improvements you might ask? Glad you did, because over at Engadget HD the team went over the changes with a fine-tooth comb. This includes a comprehensive list of improvements and shortfalls in regards to using Windows 7 Media Center as a full time HD DVR as well as a few videos to really help you appreciate what's new and what the experience is like on an Xbox 360.
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media PCsEngadget HD takes an in-depth look at Media Center in Windows 7 RTM originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
 | Microsoft: 'We have no plans for Blu-Ray on Xbox 360' (Engadget, 10/23/2009 6:49am) |
| A recent Gizmodo sit down with Steve Ballmer led with a headline exclaiming a Blu-ray add-on for Xbox was coming. See, when Ballmer was asked about making the Xbox a home theater companion of choice and where Blu-ray might fit in, the Windows 7 wild man said, "Well I don't know if we need to put Blu-ray in there -- you'll be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories." He then added that on-demand is the future of movies, not physical media. Now our bud Major Nelson, Director of Programming for Xbox Live, has stepped up to lay the conflation to rest. The Major says that Ballmer was referring to Blu-ray accessories for the PC and reiterated Microsoft's focus of bringing instant-on 1080p streaming movies to the Xbox 360. So... that should end speculation of Blu-ray on Xbox right? Not if history serves, nope.Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home EntertainmentMicrosoft: 'We have no plans for Blu-Ray on Xbox 360' originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
 | NEWS: LG adds VUDU to broadband HDTVs (Pocket-lint, 7/30/2009 11:06am) |
Streaming movie service
LG has announced that it's adding movie streaming capability to its HDTV range in a deal with VUDU - a company that provides on-demand video over the web.
A library of over 2,000 high-definition movies will be available, as will some TV shows. The company says that there's no monthly fees and no additional hardware, and that you'll get full 1080p resolution and 5.1 surround sound.
To get the package, you'll need a LG's NetCast Entertainment Access, and a TV with an ethernet port. The compatible TVs range from 42-inch to 60-inch and also have content from Netflix, Yahoo Widgets, and YouTube. Existing LG Broadband TV owners should get the VUDU service next month, the company says.
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 | Engadget HD reviews what's new in Windows Media Center after CEDIA (Engadget, 9/25/2009 6:01pm) |
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Yet another CEDIA has come and gone, and while some of our greatest hopes for Media Center came true (CableCard is no longer OEM only, Switched Digital Video support for the tuning adapter is coming) several more did not (Zune HD integration and any new CableCard announcements from ATI.) Peep the recap post on Engadget HD for the full rundown on what did and didn't happen in Media Center news from Atlanta, and what Microsoft's next plans for Windows Media Center could (& should) be.
Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentEngadget HD reviews what's new in Windows Media Center after CEDIA originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony TRIMASTER quad-HD LCD multiplies the resolution, and the price, of any home HDTV (Engadget, 10/06/2009 6:03pm) |
Can't wait until December for Toshiba's CELL REGZA LCD? Sony is bringing its own 56-inch 3,840x2160 quad-HD display to market November 1 in Japan. Priced at 6,825,000 ($76,583) including taxes this is clearly for pros only, hence the TRIMASTER name referring to the three elements combined within -- exact color, accurate picture and reliability -- thanks to a RGB LED backlit panel built with incredible picture reproduction and exact calibration (with included software via a connected PC) in mind. While it's cheaper than JVC's $175k 4K projector, unless you're mastering the next Pixar flick, viewing high res satellite imagery or can't live without four HD feeds on one screen even the most well heeled amongst may be better served scouring bargain bins for a used Westinghouse D56QX1 for now.
[Via AV Watch]Filed under: Displays, HDTVSony TRIMASTER quad-HD LCD multiplies the resolution, and the price, of any home HDTV originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
 | LG LH-series wireless HDTVs now available Stateside (Engadget, 9/10/2009 6:12pm) |
Seems like slim wireless HDTVs are the CEDIA special, and LG's joining in the fun by announcing official US availability of the wireless LH-series, first launched at CES. No surprises here apart from price, they're exactly as they were when they popped into the FCC: the high-end $4,799 55-inch 55LHX has a local-dimming LED backlight, an 80,000:1 contrast ratio with 240Hz motion ruining enhancement and is less than an inch thick, while the LH85 line offers both $2,399 47-inch and $3,199 55-inch models. Check out our demo from CES for some hands-on with the ASW1000 Media Box, which is where the wireless HD action goes down.Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentLG LH-series wireless HDTVs now available Stateside originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
 | LG's THX-certified LH90 LCD HDTVs now shipping in US (Engadget, 7/22/2009 9:19pm) |
We've been following LG's 240Hz LH90 series of LED-backlit HDTVs since they were launched alongside oodles of internet-connected rivals at CES, and now -- at long last -- the 1080p trio is shipping to US soil. The sets, which are the first-ever to boast THX certification, also feature an ambient light sensor, 2,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 240Hz dejudder technology and a super glossy bezel. If you're jonesing to get one in your abode, you can cruise over to your nearest electronics dealer and part ways with $3,199.95 (55-inch), $2,399.95 (47-inch), or $1,899.95 (42-inch).Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentLG's THX-certified LH90 LCD HDTVs now shipping in US originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | 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.
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 | VUDU's 1080p movie streaming goes live on LG Netcast HDTVs (Engadget, 9/02/2009 10:22am) |
You knew good and well it was coming, and come it has. Starting today, those fortunate enough to own an LG Broadband HDTV in the LH50 LCD series and PS80 plasma range can tap into VUDU's growing library of on-demand 1080p films. If you're still skeptical, we'll invite you to surf over to your set's Netcast interface; from there, you can either update your software to gain VUDU access or begin viewing right away (depending on when you purchased your tele). Oh, and if you're thinking of just lallygagging around while the rest of the world takes advantage, you should know that your first HD or HDX movie rental is gratis for a limited time, so there's some pretty obvious motivation to hop on it. Anyone given it a go? Impressed / unimpressed?Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentVUDU's 1080p movie streaming goes live on LG Netcast HDTVs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (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) |
 | 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.
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 | NEWS: Toshiba Qosmio X500 Blu-ray laptop announced (Pocket-lint, 9/23/2009 3:12pm) |
18.4-inch multimedia monster
Toshiba has announced the launch of the Qosmio X500 boasting a "sleek, glossy black chassis, backlit keyboard and LED-feathertouch controls".
Powered by Intel's latest Quad Core processors and the latest nVIDIA GeForce graphics, the Qosmio X500 claims to deliver "a realistic gameplay experience with intense visuals, vibrant environments and dynamic character effects".
With an 18.4-inch TruBrite Full HD LCD screen with 16:9 aspect ratio at a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, Harman Kardon stereo speakers, a rewritable Blu-ray drive, the X500 appears, on paper at least, to be an entertainment powerhouse.
It also gets Toshiba's Resolution+ upscaling technology, that sees standard definition DVDs and video files upconverted to "near high definition" quality.
Other features include an "HD" webcam, a multi-touch touch pad, fingerprint reader, face recognition, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, eight touch-sensitive multimedia buttons, up to 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD, three USB ports all of which offer "Sleep-and-Charge" tech, REGZA-Link HDMI-CEC and a 5-in-1 card reader.
The Qosmio X500 will be available in the UK from late October - no pricing revealed, but it's gonna be steep.
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 | VUDU comes to LG broadband HDTVs (AfterDawn, 9/02/2009 2:23pm) |
Owners of LG HDTVs with NetCast Entertainment Access now have access to another source of online video. LG announced an automatic update which adds the Vudu video rental (and purchase) service to LCD models .42LH50, 47LH50 and 55LH50 and plasma models 50PS80 and 60PS80.
If you have one of these TVs (and it is connected to the internet) you should see a VUDU option in the Netcast Interface. LG broadband HDTVs were announced at this year's CES and began selling in June with support for Netflix's Watch Instantly streaming video service already available.
Unlike Netflix, which packages streaming video with online DVD rentals, VUDU uses a pay as you go model. They also give you access to more new movies on the same day they are released on DVD and give you the option to purchase them.Permalink | Comments
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 | Blu-ray reportedly trailing CBHD in China, the second theater of the format war begins (Engadget, 7/25/2009 11:03pm) |
Just because Toshiba has given up on HD DVD and moved on, doesn't mean the format war is totally over for red. According to a report by a Japanese TV station, its successor, China Blue HD is actually leading Blu-ray in marketshare in that country. Of course, based on the article found by our friends at FormatWarCentral, all we have to go on is a machine translated description of a video in a language we don't speak describing the apparent initial success of the government backed format in a socialist republic. If you need more evidence than that to declare the format war officially restarted, you're probably a communist, but before we drag you in front of the Un-American activities committee check out the video for a peek at the slick new CBHD cases that The Onion will surely be shipping its videos in very soon.
[Via FormatWarCentral]Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentBlu-ray reportedly trailing CBHD in China, the second theater of the format war begins originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
 | Best Buy bringing value priced all-in-one 32-inch LCD & Blu-ray HDTV to stores "soon" (Engadget, 9/23/2009 11:09pm) |
It's not that surprising to learn Best Buy will be among those delivering a 1080p LCD with Blu-ray disc player packed in under its Insignia store brand, as we've been expecting rebadged units from overseas to hit the value market for some time. Marked "coming soon" at $599, it's easily a few hundred less than a comparable model from Sharp, but buyers will have to live without some of the newer line items like 120Hz motion processing and a contrast ratio higher than 20,000:1. Though we don't expect a lot in terms of load times, audio support or other features (no specs on the Blu-ray player noted) we're sure a bedroom or dorm room somewhere will find a spot for the NS-LBD32X. Your move, Wal-mart. [Thanks, Zach]Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentBest Buy bringing value priced all-in-one 32-inch LCD & Blu-ray HDTV to stores "soon" originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony adds PSP copy to Blu-ray discs (AfterDawn, 10/03/2009 9:33pm) |
Sony America has announced that beginning with the upcoming Blu-rays "Godzilla" and "The Ugly Truth," a new feature will allow PSP owners to directly transfer digital copies right from their PS3 instead of from their computers from a separate DVD disc.
“Blu-ray is already known as the best way to watch movies at home, and now SPHE & SCEA are also making it the most convenient way to watch movies on the go,” Sony VP of new business development Rich Marty added, via VB.
Added director of hardware marketing John Koller: The new feature will allow “users to easily take the best in movie and entertainment content on-the-go—all of which is only possible on the PSP and PS3 platforms.”Permalink | Comments
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 | Sony's Blu-ray MegaChanger hits the streets next month with new ES standalone (Engadget, 7/23/2009 8:00pm) |
When we first got our hands-on the 400 disc MegaChanger pictured above we'd hoped it would be out a little earlier; but never the less the wait is almost over as Sony officially announced plans to release the BDP-CX7000ES in August, for the hard to swallow price of $1,900 -- about $400 less than rumored. The good news is that it does just about everything we can think of, like handle any Blu-ray Disc, DVD or CD with ease, and of course works with the latest codecs delivered via bitstream or LPCM. Now if you just have to have a Blu-ray changer, but wish it was half the price, you can wait a few more months for the BDP-CX960 for $800. You will however have to be willing to forgo things like RS-232 and IR-in, as well as the ES badge. Also shipping in August with the ES MegaChanger is the BDP-S1000ES. This standalone Blu-ray player is at the top of line and for $700 you get just about every feature and spec Blu-ray has to offer, as well as built-in WiFi and a DLNA client. The full details of all three are in the release after the jump.
Continue reading Sony's Blu-ray MegaChanger hits the streets next month with new ES standaloneFiled under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentSony's Blu-ray MegaChanger hits the streets next month with new ES standalone originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
 | Guinness Book of Records lists largest HD screen (AfterDawn, 10/01/2009 5:28am) |
The Guinness Book of Records files some of the most interesting and utterly useless records for our entertainment, constantly looking for more weird entries to fill the books each year. A new entry into the Guinness book of records is the awesome High-definition (HD) video screen(s) present above the Dallas Cowboys' football stadium in the United states.
Manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric, the giant four-sided screen has a surface area of about 1058 sq m (11,400 sq ft). "This is probably the most exciting project we've ever been involved with," said Mark Foster of Mitsubishi Electric.
Mitsubishi said the video board is the equivalent size of 3,268 52-inch television sets, packs more than 10 million light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and with all four panels account for, weighs around 600 tonnes.
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 | 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
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 | Don't let retailer's lights distract you from buying the right HDTV (Engadget, 8/10/2009 10:01pm) |
In case you hadn't already learned your lesson and started checking behind the displays while HDTV shopping, the HD Guru points out another element of the in-store experience that throws off buyers (and likely contributes to the LCD vs. plasma choices we find so infuriating): lighting. In case you don't recall from your last trek to a big box superstore, the lighting is quite often stuck on blinding making it nearly impossible to discern any difference in picture quality between televisions, specifically in terms of contrast and black levels (the pictures above are of the same value priced display, at left, under normal home lighting, at right, how it looks under some store lighting setups.) Tested with an illuminance meter, all the stores (except Best Buy's Magnolia showrooms) averaged well above home ambient lighting levels, with Wal-Mart and Costco measuring the highest at 411.66 and 742.77 lux. Still, there's tips on how to get a good idea of a TV's black levels even under those circumstances, plus some choice words left over for the incredible (and useless) dynamic contrast ratio numbers every manufacturer trots out these days, so go ahead and get educated.Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentDon't let retailer's lights distract you from buying the right HDTV originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
 | 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) |
 | Samsung rolls out Amazon, Blockbuster video store access across HDTVs, HTIBs and Blu-ray players everywhere (Engadget, 10/14/2009 9:42pm) |
Just as promised, the (still SD only) Blockbuster OnDemand service is now available on a slew of Samsung hardware via firmware update, while the Internet@TV lineup (LCD and Plasma HDTVs Series 650 and above and LED HDTVs Series 7000) has a brand new toy with the Amazon VOD Yahoo! widget (which does support HD.) Both services offer a slew of rental and/or purchase options for the digital delivery fanatic, though we still hunger for the audio and quality of VUDU plus the all you can eat goodness of Netflix Watch Instantly, of the millions of TVs out there, there's surely someone willing to sift through those menus for the ease of viewing Ghosts of Girlfriends Past without resorting to cable VOD -- or getting up from the couch. The "convenience" goes both ways, since they'll also be able to pick up compatible Samsung blu-ray players at Blockbuster stores, right next to the TiVo section -- check for exact model #s supported in the PR after the break.Continue reading Samsung rolls out Amazon, Blockbuster video store access across HDTVs, HTIBs and Blu-ray players everywhereFiled under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentSamsung rolls out Amazon, Blockbuster video store access across HDTVs, HTIBs and Blu-ray players everywhere originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
 | Zune HD specs fill in the blanks on video format support, battery life and more (Engadget, 8/13/2009 8:28pm) |
Now that everything Zune HD is official and available for pre-order, Microsoft has seen fit to loose official specs, putting to rest -- at least until we can do a full hands on -- questions about what to expect from the OLED touchscreen packing device. From dimensions (52.7 mm x 102.1 mm x 8.9 mm, 2.6 oz) to battery life (24 hours for music with wireless off, up to 4 hours of video) and charge time (3 hours, 2 hours to 90%.) While the offical site (incorrectly) currently lists max video res at barely-better-than-DVD 720 x 480, we contacted Microsoft and received the official specs on video support, and if for some reason you needed to hear it again: the Tegra chip is a beast. Ready for HDTV playback when it's plugged into the AV dock, the Zune software supports up to 1280 x 720, 30 frames per second at a max 14 Mbps bitrate for WMV HD and h.264 sources. Confirmed still a bummer? No wireless video streaming from the Zune Video Marketplace, though the specs do indicate that purchases and rentals will work across all three screens, PC, Zune and Xbox 360. Check the corrected specs after the break, now all that's left is getting some alone time with one.Continue reading Zune HD specs fill in the blanks on video format support, battery life and moreFiled under: Handhelds, HDTV, Home EntertainmentZune HD specs fill in the blanks on video format support, battery life and more originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
 | 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) |
 | Microsoft denies Blu-ray on Xbox 360 (AfterDawn, 10/25/2009 9:18pm) |
Earlier this week we reported that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made comments that implied that the company would be bringing Blu-ray accessories to the Xbox 360.
At the time, the notoriously tongue-tied Ballmer had said: "Well I don't know if we need to put Blu-ray in there -- you'll be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories."
The company has since released a statement denying the rumor and adding that Ballmer was speaking instead of PC accessories.
"During an interview yesterday, Steve Ballmer was asked about Blu-Ray and the Xbox 360. I wanted to clear something up. Steve was referring to Blu-Ray accessories for the PC. As we have said in the past, we have no plans to introduce a Blu-Ray drive for the Xbox 360. In fact, the future of home entertainment starts very soon when Xbox 360 becomes the first and only console to offer instant-on 1080p streaming HD movies. With a library of thousands of TV shows and movies to choose from, Xbox 360 owners can instantly watch the movies they want, when they want, in the highest form of high definition," says the post on MajorNelson.
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 | HDI concocts 100-inch laser-based 3D HDTV, calls rivaling technology child's play (Engadget, 9/17/2009 1:48pm) |
Look, we've seen an awful lot of HDTVs in our day -- one lap around the average CEDIA show floor makes your local Best Buy look awfully small -- and to this day we've yet to put our peepers on a more stunning set than Mitsubishi's LaserVue HDTV. Sure, it's fat, ugly and expensive, but the image is otherworldly. Before Mitsu can even take the logical next step, a California startup has arisen to introduce what it calls the world's first laser-based 3D HDTV. We're talking 1080p 3D like you've never seen before, with CTO Edmund Sandberg noting that this production is smoother than RealD, Dolby, film and pretty much every other 3D solution. The secret here is in the speed; this set is so fast that the image "no longer needs to flash from one eye to the other," and no flashing should equate to no headaches. Too bad there's no planned release date, but we're still cautiously optimistic for a sneak peek (in addition to the video past the break) at CES 2010.
[Via OLED-Display]Continue reading HDI concocts 100-inch laser-based 3D HDTV, calls rivaling technology child's playFiled under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentHDI concocts 100-inch laser-based 3D HDTV, calls rivaling technology child's play originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
 | LG unveils new slim design LCD HDTVs due this fall (Engadget, 7/31/2009 1:14am) |
Sure it's summertime in New York and not January in Las Vegas, but that didn't stop LG from rolling out a couple new lines of LCD HDTVs today. The new SL80 and SL90 models don't bring new high water marks on the spec sheets, but feature LG's take on the "borderless" design trend that's the rage these days, built from a single edge to edge piece of glass with a slim bezel and Invisible Speaker design. The top of the line SL90 is due later this year for an unspecified price range in 42- and 47-inch sizes with LED backlighting contributing to its 3,000,000:1 claimed contrast ratio and 1.15 inch depth, plus 120Hz TruMotion processing. The SL80 line has 240Hz processing, but older CCFL backlighting means a 300,000:1 measured contrast ratio and 1.8-inch thick design, but the 42-, 47-, and 55-inch models will be available this August for $1,599, $1,899 and $2,799, respectively. Want a closer look at LG's new global flat panel design platform? The gallery is right here. Gallery: LG's SL80 and SL90 hands-on
Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentLG unveils new slim design LCD HDTVs due this fall originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | 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) |
 | Movie studios again demand HDTV disabling powers from FCC (Ars Technica, 9/02/2009 11:22am) |
Hollywood's bid to force a yet-to-be-agreed-upon number of households to buy new home theater gear is back in business. The Motion Picture Association of America has once again asked the Federal Communications Commission for the right to selectively control output streams to the TV entertainment systems of consumers. "The pro-consumer purpose" (!) request "is to enable movie studios to offer millions of Americans in-home access to high-value, high definition video content," three MPAA biggies explained during a meeting they held with seven FCC Media Bureau staffers last Thursday.
Consumer groups, electronics makers, pro-consumer bloggers, and consumers, it should be noted, think this idea is a very stinky dog. So did former FCC Chair Kevin Martin. But that does not seem to dissuade the MPAA, whose principals just can't seem to let the issue go. What's interesting about the group's latest filing, however, is that it effectively concedes that the output changes it wants could, in fact, hobble some home video systems.
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 | Disney to release 12 more 'Diamond' Blu-ray titles (AfterDawn, 9/13/2009 9:42pm) |
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced they will be expanding their Blu-ray 'Diamond Collection', adding 12 new titles including The Lion King, Bambi, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, The Jungle Book, 101 Dalmatians and Pinocchio.
The 'Diamond' collection is considered the studio's high-end BD line, just like the 'Platinum' collection was for standard DVD.
The releases will be staggered, two per calender year, with Fantasia and Beauty and the Beast set for 2010. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs will be the first Diamond available, hitting shelves on October 6th. Just like the Platinum collection before it, each Diamond title will include a plethora of new bonus features and will only be available in limited quantities for a limited period.
One of the bonus features for Snow WHite, as explained by VideoBusiness is "‘Magic Mirror,’ which the studio touts as its first use of artificial intelligence in a film. The Blu-ray-exclusive technology recognizes viewing patterns and suggests where viewers should go next in the film for an overall personal experience."
“Walt Disney’s gift of telling captivating and engaging stories was matched only by his passion for presenting them in the most spectacular way,” adds Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios. “We are proud to continue his pursuit of excellence with ‘The Diamond Collection,’ which brings the films that are the foundation of our company to audiences of all ages across the globe.”
Bob Chapek, president of Disney’s DVD division, also noted: “We believe that the collection offers consumers the opportunity to enjoy these timeless classics like never before and underlines Disney’s commitment to continue to bring the best quality product and immersive experiences into the home.”Permalink | Comments
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