 | Out With The Old, In With The New (The Commentator, 10/09/2005 9:35pm) |
| It's that time of the decade again. Since the dawn of the personal videogame console over two decades ago, invariably twice every decade gamers are graced with a new generation of videogame consoles. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Warner Announces Two New 'Best of Blu-ray' Disc Bundles (High-Def Digest, 9/11/2007 8:00pm) |
| 'Alexander,' 'Troy,' and 'Happy Feet' are among the top hits to be included in Warner Home Video's next wave of 'Best of Blu-ray' bundles, due November 6. As with Warner's initial three "Best of Blu-ray"... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic's 103-incher, up close and personal (Engadget, 1/09/2006 9:55pm) |
| Filed under: CES , HDTV What's about 7 and a half-feet long, 4-feet tall, has about 30 square feet of viewing space, a 3001:1 contrast ratio, pushes over 2 million pixels progressively, and requires Howie Mandel to demo it? That'd be Panasonic's behemoth 103-inch plasma at CES this year, which we got in close enough to get some sweet shots of. The color was rich, the blacks were natural ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Speed Racer' Revs to Blu-ray with Videogame, Digital Copy (High-Def Digest, 7/15/2008 10:00pm) |
| In a studio first, Warner will bundle the September Blu-ray release of 'Speed Racer' as a 3-disc set with an exclusive videogame and Digital Copy. Though taking a drubbing from critics and flopping spectacularly... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner announces HD DVD Dirty Harry to coincide with videogame (TG Daily, 5/11/2006 4:03pm) |
| Warner Home Video has announced that they will be releasing a "definitive" new collection of the Dirty Harry movies, produced and released in HD DVD format, to coincide with the release of the Dirty Harry videogame next year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | StarTech Wireless HD Extender Transmits Video up to 100 Feet (CE Pro, 1/29/2013 3:01pm) |
| StarTech's new Wireless HD Extender Kit wirelessly sends HD video and multichannel audio as far as 100 feet (30 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Make a Gears of War 3 Designer Happy and Find This Easter Egg [Gears Of War] (Kotaku, 9/03/2012 8:00pm) |
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| How-to: stream HDTV to your Xbox 360 (pPlayer.com, 12/09/2005 8:09pm) |
| So you've got an HDTV-compatible Windows Media Center and an Xbox 360 living in distant corners of the house, sad as lonely singles in adjacent boarding house rooms. But lo, the twain shall meet, and HD Beat 's Kevin Tofel is happy to demonstrate the happy high-def union for you. Check out the 72 MB Quicktime movie of wireless streaming goodness to your new toy. Read ... (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) |
| 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) |
| Tomorrow's TUBE (Jacksonville Daily News, 4/18/2005 4:45am) |
| A running back sprints down the sideline chased by all three linebackers and most of the secondary. He races only a few hostile feet from the opposing team's bench. (Read Full Article) |
| Clearing up the HDTV picture (CNET, 3/11/2005 12:05pm) |
| Consumers want their HDTVs, but they're not always as happy with their fancy sets as they expected to be. (Read Full Article) |
| Clearing up the HDTV picture (CNET, 3/11/2005 8:29pm) |
| Consumers want their HDTVs, but they're not always as happy with their fancy sets as they expected to be. (Read Full Article) |
 | Epson Ships New Home Cinema Projector (DesignTechnica, 12/08/2005 10:51pm) |
| The PowerLite Home 20, priced at just under $1,000, is 480p native resolution and projects an 80-inch widescreen image from 6.6 feet away. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV: Finally In The Picture For Christmas 2005? (InternetWeek, 9/14/2005 8:45pm) |
| The annual chorus of promises that high-definition television “has arrived†to sweep the viewing public off its feet was sung again at International Broadcast Conference. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Solidoodle 3 is an $800 3D printer that you can stand on, we go hands (and feet) on (video) (Engadget, 12/15/2012 8:35pm) |
| Companies will go to fascinating lengths to demonstrate their belief in a product, but there was still something refreshing in watching (Read Full Article) |
| DivX support finds its way into HP, LG HDTVs (Engadget, 4/23/2008 5:46pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentThere's no other way to say it, DivX is on a roll in 2008 (that small Stage6 stumble is already a fading memory). If support from Blu-ray players and videogame consoles wasn't enough, DivX Certification has snaked its long arm directly into HDTVs, with "over 80 models" from HP and LG slapping on a sticker indicating users can simply plug a USB dri ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 beats out Xbox 360 in US January sales, says NPD (AfterDawn, 2/15/2008 7:48pm) |
| According to the NPD Group, year-over-years sales for the US videogame market fell 6 percent to $1.18 billion USD for January 2008.
Software sales for the month increased 11 percent however, to $610.6 million USD, but NPD's Anita Frazier attributed that increase mainly to higher prices, such as the expensive "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" bundles that both sold very well.
Hardware sales ... (Read Full Article) |
| Television to change drastically this decade (CTV.ca, 6/23/2005 8:34pm) |
| Westjet has become the first Canadian airline to offer 24 live channels in every seat, at 30,000 feet. HDTV and interactive TV are changing the television of today, but what's awaiting us in the future? TV available anywhere, providing us exactly what we want to watch. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Safe Haven' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/22/2013 6:00pm) |
| The latest romance from Nicholas Sparks will sweep Blu-ray off its feet in May. In an early announcement to retailers, 20th Century Fox will be releasing 'Safe Haven' on Blu-ray on May 7. When a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'An Officer and a Gentleman' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 2/22/2013 9:00pm) |
| Taylor Hackford's 1982 romance will sweep Blu-ray off its feet in May. In an early announcement to retailers, Warner brothers is working on 'An Officer and a Gentleman' for Blu-ray on May 17. Once in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nyrius ARIES Pro May be the Smallest Wireless HD System Yet (Electronic House, 10/15/2012 3:04pm) |
| The size of a flash drive, the ARIES Pro sends HD video and 5.1 audio 160 feet wirelessly.
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| World's Largest HDTV? (Gizmodo, 7/25/2006 1:19pm) |
| We've seen big HDTVs before, claiming to be world's largest, but now Mitsubishi has topped them all, building a high-definition video screen at a horseracing track in Tokyo that's 218 feet wide and... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 2,000-foot TV tower may pierce skyline (Sun-Sentinel, 10/25/2005 1:53pm) |
| Imagine this addition to Chicago's fabled skyline: a futuristic, tweezer-shaped broadcast tower looming 2,000 feet over the lakefront as one of the world's tallest structures. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | BenQ Introduces a 3D HD Short Throw Projector for $1,299 (High-Def Digest, 3/22/2013 8:00pm) |
| The W1080ST is DLP powered and Nvidia 3DTV PC compatible. The W1080ST comes packed with features at an accessible price. The projector boasts a 100 inch projection from as little as 6 feet distance [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'Speed Racer' Blu-ray to include digital copy and videogame (AfterDawn, 7/16/2008 1:33am) |
| Warner has announced that it will bundle its upcoming September release of Speed Racer on Blu-ray as a special 3-disc set that will include both a standard definition digital copy and an exclusive video game.
Despite its mediocre reviews and horrendous worldwide gross, 'Speed Racer' is expected to see large sales on Blu-ray thanks to its intense CGI and use of a wide palette of colors that sh ... (Read Full Article) |
| Luxury home winners (The Beacon (The Beacon News, 5/09/2005 8:24am) |
| Imagine yourself sitting poolside, overlooking a lake, enraptured by the melancholy sounds of small, lapping waves reaching the shore. A guest house adjoins the pool, which is shadowed by your custom designed estate, commanding space in excess of 5,000 square feet. ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Gefen Wireless Extender Delivers HD, 3D Up to 33 Feet (CE Pro, 7/17/2013 2:01pm) |
| Gefen's new Wireless Extender uses 60GHz technology to transmit HD and 3D signals up to 33 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| IFA 2005 Reality Check (I4U, 9/07/2005 5:42am) |
| So today is the last day of the IFA 2005. The presenting manufacturers are apparently happy with the amount of orders they got from retailers. For me the number of new product announcements were limited. But I feel this way after each consumer electronic... ... (Read Full Article) |
| SCEA Boss Understandably Chuffed Over Blu-Ray Triumph [Sony] (Kotaku, 2/20/2008 1:20pm) |
| While consumer-level stakeholders on the Blu-Ray side of the great format wars of 06-08 (ie the pawns) are happy enough, imagine how the Sony top brass are feeling right now. They're so excited they... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Wolf Cinema SDC-8, SDC-12 3D Projectors Support 2D/3D Content (CE Pro, 1/17/2013 6:00pm) |
| Wolf Cinema's Graywolf line includes the SDC-8 three-chip D-ILA projector and SDC-12 adds 4K projector. Both projectors are designed for screens up to 11-feet wide and is compatible with 2D and 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| On the Road Again (ExtremeTech, 4/25/2005 7:22pm) |
| Commentary : It's time for another trade show, and our Tech Director Loyd Case packs for the road. New gear and a new backpack make Loyd a happy boy. How do you like to travel? (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Crave Ep. 122: When the moon hits your 3D-printed pizza pie (CNET Blogs, 5/24/2013 11:49pm) |
| This week on Crave, NASA wants to 3D-print a pizza in space; a man plays the guitar during his own brain surgery; and we wish the Ethernet a happy birthday. (Read Full Article) |
| Add a game room, and value, to your home (Bankrate.com, 8/04/2005 11:34am) |
| Not so long ago, we were happy to while away hours playing Ping-Pong or shooting pool in an unfinished basement, spare bedroom or partially cleared garage. Of course, that was before HDTV, video games and Texas Hold 'Em took recreational control of our lives. ... (Read Full Article) |
| TV changes force choices (Florida Today, 3/14/2005 5:57am) |
| Complete FLORIDA TODAY coverage delivered to your door. Subscribe now. Herbert Allebaugh doesn't watch cable. There is no satellite dish outside of his Melbourne home. He said he is "very happy" with his 16 channels. He invested $100 more than 20 years ago to put up a spindly antenna and signal booster. (Read Full Article) |
| Jeffco rejects digital-TV tower (Denver Post, 9/28/2005 9:30am) |
| Rezoning for a proposed "super tower" that would broadcast digital TV signals from atop Lookout Mountain was rejected 2-1 Tuesday by the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners. That means plans to offer more viewers high- definition TV signals have been dealt a setback. "I can't feel my feet. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Talk This Waltz Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/05/2012 7:09pm) |
| Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen and the rest of this impressive cast delivers Sarah Polley's view of how a happy marriage can go [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Delayed development' cancels Pac-Man Museum on 3DS, Wii U (Joystiq, 2/01/2014 12:00am) |
| Yesterday, we brought you a happy story on the free copy of Ms. Pac-Man included with early purchases of Pac-Man Museum. Today, we bring you gloomy news: The compilation's 3DS and Wii U ports are no longer planned for release.
Pac-Man Museum was [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Falling prices, government mandates propel HDTV (EE Times, 9/14/2005 1:52pm) |
| AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — The annual chorus of promises that high-definition television “has arrived†to sweep the viewing public off its feet was sung again at International Broadcast Conference (IBC) here, but came supported this time by two convincing forces — falling prices and government meddling. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Gefen DVI and Audio Extender (I4U, 10/05/2005 5:36pm) |
| The Gefen DVI Audio Extender extends your DVI and digital/analog audio up to 150 feet away from your HDTV DVI or HDMI source using cost effective CAT-5 cables. This gadget consists of a sender and receiver unit. It supports VESA and HDTV resolutions... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp Announces Gen 10 LCD Plant (HDTV Almanac: Your source for independent HDTV information from an industry expert you can trust., 8/02/2007 2:00pm) |
| Got a spare $3.2 billion? Then you too can build a tenth generation — 10G — LCD production plant just like Sharp. Sharp is the first company to announce plans for a production line that will handle sheets of glass substrates this large. As already reported here, the glass will be more than 10 feet square. This size can make six 60″ HDTVs per ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Most Awesome Dinosaur Video Games (Kotaku, 5/06/2013 9:30pm) |
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A month ago we got the 3D re-release of Jurassic Park, and a few weeks later we got Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon featuring dinosaurs of all kinds shining under neon lights. This happy coincidence [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Backers Respond to Toshiba Announcement (High-Def Digest, 2/20/2008 12:29am) |
| Sony and the Blu-ray Disc Association praised Toshiba's move to cease production and development of HD DVD hardware. "We in the Blu-ray Disc Association are very happy that this long format war is officially... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray and UV this week: The Hobbit, Les Misérables, Zero Dark Thirty (HD-Report, 3/19/2013 7:43am) |
| This week’s Blu-ray releases will certainly make 3D TV owners happy with the availability of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey on 3D Blu-ray. The first film in Peter Jackson’s new trilogy comes in Blu-ray 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Philips Wireless HDTV Link (High-Def Digest, 10/23/2009 8:00pm) |
| The latest in wireless streaming, capable of sending 1080p signals up to 75 feet, the Philips Wireless HDTV Link has officially launched. Wireless HDMI is a much beloved idea, though the practical application... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips Wireless HDTV Link available in US (HDTV News, 10/23/2009 7:49pm) |
| HDTV owners in the US will be able to get rid of all their messy wires, now that Philips Electronics has released its Wireless HDTV Link in the country.
The link wirelessly connects an HDTV to devices such as satellite receivers, Blu-ray players and games consoles, and has a range of up to 75 feet.
The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Gefen debuts new HDMI booster cables (MacNN, 11/15/2006 6:42pm) |
| Gefen today debuted a new line of HDMI Super Booster Cables designed to deliver the clearest high-definition video resolutions with no additional sender and receiver hardware required. The cables -- which are available in lengths of 50, 75, 100, 125 and 150 feet -- are comprised of copper components and terminated on the receiving end with Gefen HD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Cablevision sez: People don't know jack about HDTV so let's treat them like complete idiots (CrunchGear, 11/26/2007 1:45pm) |
| [IMG doyouseeinhd.jpg] Rather than go to bed at a respectable hour, I was awake well into the night just a few hours ago, scrolling through my many channels of utter garbage. Then I landed on some “here’s what this guy has to say†testimonial about HDTV. Judging by this infomercial—one for Cablevision’s iO, which is odd since I’m a wonderfully happy Time Warner subscriber—consumers ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Rumor: Redbox offers PS4, Xbox One, and Wii U rentals in April (Joystiq, 3/24/2014 2:30pm) |
| For those happy few hanging out in front of a Walgreens who also want to play Super Mario 3D World, but just for a little while, good news: Rumors suggest Redbox will rent Wii U, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One games in April.
NeoGAF user Exile20 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fez hits PS3, PS4, Vita on March 25 (Joystiq, 3/03/2014 3:30pm) |
| Fez lands with huge, happy grin on PS3, PS4 and Vita on March 25 in the US, Polytron Producer Marie-Christine Bourdua announced via the PlayStation Blog today. Fez hits European Sony systems on March 26. The port comes from a collaboration with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Venturer Makes Low cost HD DVD Player More Appealing (I4U, 12/14/2007 5:28pm) |
| Home theater fans in the UK will have something to be happy about this holiday season with Venturer making its low cost SHD1000 HD DVD player even more attractive. The player is already packaged with a free HDMI cable and the HD DVD films Troy and Hulk.The... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Home Video's Happy Hi-Def Holidays Begin December 5! (Business Wire, 11/16/2006 12:12am) |
| BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Anticipating a big holiday demand for high definition DVD product, Warner Home Video has announced the December 5th new format ... (Read Full Article) |
| It's time to take a look at HDTV (US News & World Report, 12/18/2005 12:12am) |
| Jim Zirkel had heard the hype about high-definition television. So when the old TV in his Antioch, Calif., living room began emitting a high-pitched whine, he took the plunge and bought one of the fancy, next-generation sets. A few weeks later, he's happy to say it has lived up to the hype. "The image really pops," he says. "It almost adds an extra dimension--it's got a 3-D look to it." ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | A 3D-Printed SLR Makes Us Wish For 3D-Printed Film, Too (Gizmodo, 7/08/2013 1:18pm) |
| Despite the fact that many camera manufacturers have stopped producing non-digital SLRs, fans of film-based photography should be happy to hear that they'll be able to 3D print a replacement [...] (Read Full Article) |
| ABC affiliates not happy with iPod deal (The Unofficial Apple Weblog, 10/18/2005 10:03pm) |
| Filed under: iTMS , Video First it was the unions , and now Hollywood Reporter writes that ABC affiliates are less than thrilled with the idea of downloadable ABC shows on the iTunes Music Store. The affiliates are afraid that people won't watch the shows on their channel, in turn meaning they won't see the commercials, and there go the affliates' profits (the money from the downloads ... (Read Full Article) |
| 80GB PS3 Missing From Sony's Online Store [Playstation 3] (Kotaku, 2/21/2008 4:30am) |
| Don't think of this as hard evidence of the impending demise of the 80GB PS3. Just think of it as...a rather strong suggestion. Sony's online store, Sony Style, is more than happy to ship you a 40GB... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Bungie reaffirms faithfulness to Xbox 360 (Joystiq, 12/07/2007 4:55pm) |
| Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Business
While still asserting its independence by moving out of the house, Halo creator Bungie has again told the world that it's still happy with Microsoft and does its best to call at least once a day (*regularity of phone calls unconfirmed). In an chat with EuroGamer, writing lead Frank O'Connor said, "We have no plans to work on any other platforms beyond ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | BenQ Ships W1080ST 1080p 3D Short-Throw Projector for $1299 (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/22/2013 6:52am) |
| The new home theater option allows users to enjoy 100-inch images within six feet of the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Must See HDTV (August 12th - 18th) (Engadget, 8/12/2013 10:50pm) |
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So, happy to have Breaking Bad [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray revenue on the rise but what does it really mean? (AfterDawn, 7/21/2008 5:58pm) |
| Half way through 2008 the home video market has made studio executives happy. Although spending hasn't grown from last year's levels it also haven't fallen, which many in the industry considered a strong possibility.
Blu-ray in particular has seen a spending increase of around 300% from the first half of last year. It has amounted to more than $200 million in revenue so far this year.
“I ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips hopes for 3D HD in 2008 (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: HDTVWe'd be happy for more 2D high-def, but 3D is on the radar
for Philips according to top brass, Rudy Provoost. While Philips overhauls their product line they've de ... (Read Full Article) |
| Final Cut Express HD for Mac OS X Learn Final Cut Express through quick study guides By David James Rockingham III (Digital Video Editing, 8/01/2005 8:19pm) |
| When Apple released Final Cut Express HD, there were plenty of happy users to hear about the new advances in the program. With the release of any new application, users of previous versions and especially new users now have to get themselves up to speed with the new program. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSN Tuesday: Puppeteer on PS3, Killzone: Mercenary on Vita (Joystiq, 9/11/2013 1:00am) |
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Happy Tuesday! This week Sony drops in Puppeteer, NHL 14 and Street Fighter X Tekken on PS3, and Dragon Book Fantasy 2, Sanctum 2, Hunter's [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Get a clear picture on HDTV terminology (Centre Daily Times, 3/21/2006 5:01pm) |
| Q: I have a Toshiba HDTV with a 1080p display. Does it convert the 480p signal from my progressive-scan DVD player to 1080p? Do I gain anything from an up-converting a DVD player (such as the Oppo 971) if my Toshiba is already outputting a 1080p display? In any event, I'm very happy with the picture. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony adding in-game XMB access and Trophies to PS3 "soon" thanks to 2.40 firmware update (Tech Digest, 6/18/2008 2:40pm) |
| Finally, a year and a half after PlayStation3 launched in some bits of the world, Sony is adding the in-game messaging features its fans have been gagging and pleading for every single day since PS3 first flopped into big, unwanted piles on shop shelves. Confirmation was given on the Official PlayStation Blog, where Sony Network top-cheese Eric Lempel said "We're happy to officially report that ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hotline Miami brings cross-buy beats to PS3, Vita this spring (Joystiq, 2/19/2013 4:00pm) |
Taste the happy, Vita and PS3 owners, because the raw violence-o-rama that is Hotline Miami is coming to the PlayStation platforms this spring as a cross-buy game. That means a single [...] (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) |
| Indiana Jones 4 - New Details (Cinematical, 8/03/2005 12:43pm) |
| Filed under: Action & Adventure , DIY/Filmmaking , George Lucas , Steven Spielberg MovieHole has a couple of new scraps of information on the latest installment of the Indiana Jones franchise. The three principals, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Harrison Ford, are all happy with the latest script and are just waiting for Lucas to tweak it slightly before its submitted for greenlight. ... (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) |
| Sony's latest VAIO notebook is world's lightest with Blu-ray (HDTV UK, 9/24/2008 1:07pm) |
| Sony has unveiled its VAIO TT notebook, claiming that it's the world's lightest notebook PC to contain a Blu-ray drive. Constructed with a carbon-fibre chassis, it weighs just 2.87lbs and is under an inch thick. That doesn't mean it skimps on features, though, with the Blu-ray drive happy to play back full 1080p high definition content on the 11.1-inch 16:9 widescreen LCD with XBRITE-DuraView t ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Ratings: Blu-ray players now on CRO (Consumer Reports, 8/05/2009 3:30pm) |
| We’ve just posted our latest high-def Blu-ray Ratings (available to subscribers), and we’re happy to report that almost all the models tested can provide excellent HD and DVD picture quality. In fact, all the models in our Ratings offered excellent high-definition performance, though we did see some differences in how well players handled upconverted film-based programs from standard DVDs. In addition to models from familiar brands, such as LG, Panasonic, Samsung, and Sony (whose products we’ve previously reviewed), our latest Ratings include the first Blu-ray players from JVC, Sherwood, and Oppo (pictured), a smaller company whose upconverting DVD players earned strong word-of-mouth among the A/V enthusiast community. Check our Ratings to see how well these newcomers did compared to second- and third-generation models from other brands. With satisfying HD picture quality now almost a given, it’s primarily features that differentiate one player from another. For example, while almost all the new models in our Ratings are BD-Live (or BD-Live-ready) players—meaning they can connect to the Internet to access extra content, such as outtakes, additional directors', or actors' commentaries, or even video games, from a movie studio’s servers—some older models lack this feature. All the players in our test have BonusView, a picture-in-picture feature that lets you view additional content in a smaller window while the movie is playing. We’re also seeing more Internet-connected players that can now directly access instantly streaming movies from services such as Netflix or Amazon Video on Demand, or music from streaming Internet radio services such as Pandora. Some models offer wireless access to a home network so you don’t need to have a wired Ethernet jack near the player. Although we have seen Blu-ray prices fall since our last test, the addition of these new features has tempered the types of price drops we initially envisioned. As a result, you can still expect to pay $350 to $500 for a top-rated, BD-Live model from a major brand. A less expensive option is to choose a “BD-Live-ready†model; prices typically start at about $250. These players come with an Ethernet connection, but require you to purchase additional memory (typically a 1GB USB flash drive, which costs $10 to $15) to activate the BD-Live feature. But if you can live without BD-Live, you can save money by choosing one of the BonusView-only players, which typically sell for $200 or less. But we do anticipate prices dropping this fall, even on full-featured models from major brands, as manufacturing efficiencies come into play and brands compete for market share. We’ll be tracking Blu-ray prices over the next several months, especially during November’s Black Friday shopping period, when rumors suggest we’ll see the first $100 model. So keep checking back here for updates. Also, we recently changed our Blu-ray testing protocol, adding scores for Blu-ray disc load times and remote control operations. With so many players offering excellent picture quality, we’ll continue to adapt our Ratings to include new features or attributes that will help buyers differentiate among the choices.—James... (Read Full Article) |
