 | NEC rolls EMMA3 series for HD DVD players, recorders (EETimes, 1/18/2007 12:09am) |
| NEC Electronics rolled out its latest EMMA series of system LSI chips for digital consumer applications. The EMMA3 series is optimized for systems such as HD DVD players and recorders that handle the processing of next generation DVD content, according to NEC. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray Player Sales Expected to Outpace DVD in 2008 (Format War Central, 5/23/2008 6:59pm) |
| Video Business is reporting that high-end consumer electronics retailers expect set-top Blu-ray players to begin outselling DVD players by August, as a wave of new models eases current supply problems.
Since the format war ended in February, demand for BD players by early adopters has been higher than that for standard DVD at Ultimate Electronics, Crutchfield [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) | Blu-ray Disc Players - 2012 Holiday Gift Special (About.com, 11/06/2012 8:00am) |
| One of the best gifts to get someone this year is a Blu-ray Disc player. Blu-ray players are popping up everywhere. With prices of an increasing number of Blu-ray disc ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2009: Pioneer unveils new Blu-ray and upconverting DVD players, new AV receivers (Tech Digest, 1/09/2009 3:23pm) |
| Pioneer has been showing off its latest range of Blu-ray players, upconverting DVD player, and AV receivers. First up is a new collection of advanced Blu-ray players, all capable of handling BD Live for advanced disc features. The BDP-120 and BDP-320 are aimed at consumers who want a simple high definition disc player right out of the box and come with 1GB of memory (either via a flash drive or in ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2009: Pioneer unveils new Blu-ray and upconverting DVD players, new AV receivers (HDTV UK, 3/12/2009 10:18am) |
| Pioneer has been showing off its latest range of Blu-ray players, upconverting DVD player, and AV receivers. First up is a new collection of advanced Blu-ray players, all capable of handling BD Live for advanced disc features. The BDP-120 and BDP-320 are aimed at consumers who want a simple high definition disc player right out of the box and come with 1GB of memory (either via a flash drive or in ... (Read Full Article) |
| Optical disc deal (Australian IT, 2/13/2006 1:22pm) |
| TOSHIBA, which is pushing its HD DVD format for high-definition discs, has signed an agreement with LG Electronics to share patents for optical disc drives, players and recorders. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 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) |
| Sony Unleashes New Blu-ray Players (Computerworld, 3/03/2009 5:00am) |
| Sony skipped the hoopla of last month's Consumer Electronics Show and saved its Blu-ray player refresh for its product-line show Tuesday in Las Vegas. In addition to launching some new connected HDTVs, the company revealed its new Blu-ray Disc players and home-theater systems. The most expensive stand-alone Blu-ray models this time will cost US$350--a far cry from the big-ticket player prices of ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| (Unranked) | How Much are Blu-ray Disc Players? - Question of the Week (About.com, 6/02/2013 10:00am) |
| It is time to replace that old DVD player, but there doesn't seem to be as many available anymore, but there sure are a lot of Blu-ray Disc players on ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Panasonic Adds Amazon Video On Demand Access To Blu-ray Disc Players (About.com, 8/10/2009 10:00am) |
| Blu-ray Disc players are quickly turning into all-purpose media players as more models are incorporating access to internet audio/video streaming capability. In the latest example of this trend, Panasonic has announced that if you own their DMP-BD60, BD-80, B15 Blu-ray Disc player or DMP-BD70V Blu-ray Disc/VCR combo, you can now access Amazon Video On Demand, provided you are connected to the internet via the player's ethernet port. If you haven't purchased a Blu-ray Disc player yet, this may be a feature to consider in your decision, if you are also a fan of audio/video content streaming. For more details, check out the Official Panasonic Announcement. Also, check out my review of the Panasonic DMP-BD60 Blu-ray Disc Player, which was written and posted before access to Amazon Video On Demand was made available. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Are Blu-ray Disc Players Compatible with Standard DVDs and CDs? - Question of the Week (About.com, 3/24/2013 10:00am) |
| Blu-ray disc players provide a great TV viewing experience from Blu-ray Discs, but I get the following question a lot: If I buy a Blu-ray Disc player, what do I ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Best Blu-ray Disc Players (About.com, 6/17/2013 10:00am) |
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Blu-ray disc players are popping up everywhere. With prices of an increasing number of Blu-ray disc players now coming as low as $99, it is a good time to purchase ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Players To Surpass DVD Players This Year... (About.com, 5/31/2008 10:00am) |
| ...At least that's the claim by several retailers who say that Blu-ray player demand has outstripped supply. Two possible factors contributing to this state of affairs is the early pull-out... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yamaha Announces Two New Blu-ray Disc Players for 2012/13 (About.com, 7/31/2012 1:00pm) |
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Yamaha continues its committment to Blu-ray with the introduction of its new BD-S473 and BD-S673 Blu-ray disc players that offer features that might just right for you.
To start off, both players are compatible with the Blu-ray 2D/3D, DVD, and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Fujitsu FMV home theater PCs to include Blu-ray (TG Daily, 4/11/2006 6:59pm) |
| Fujitsu will be the first manufacturer, it appears, to integrate Blu-ray Disc recorders and players into its PCs, but the real story here is the PCs that are receiving them. These are top-of-the-line media center PCs, that would perhaps have already been extremely successful in the Japanese market as long as two years ago, had Blu-ray recorders been available sooner. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics Selects Broadcom(R) Platform for World's First Disc Player Capable of Playing Both Blu-ray (TM, 1/08/2007 5:03pm) |
| Broadcom Corporation , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that its combined Blu- ray(TM) disc and HD DVD system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution has been selected by LG Electronics Inc. for next generation DVD players. By combining Blu-ray and HD DVD formats into one SoC platform, Broadcom is addressing the challenge of the current optical disc format ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| (Unranked) | Pioneer Reveals New Elite BDP-62FD Blu-ray Disc Player (About.com, 9/18/2012 8:00am) |
| The price of Blu-ray Disc players keeps on going down, with even high-end players coming ...Read [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp develops technology for cheaper Blu-ray recorders (TG Daily, 2/15/2007 7:01pm) |
| With Blu-ray Disc hardware notoriously more expensive than the competing HD DVD players, Sharp has developed a new technology to bring down the cost of BD recorders. The new model will drop in price from current units that topple the $1500 mark. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 9/15/2006 9:11pm) |
| Samsung Electronics on Thursday took steps to address image quality concerns with its high-definition Blu-ray disc player. The electronics giant plans to make production changes and offer owners of existing players free upgrade discs to silence complaints from product reviewers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Samsung TVs, Blu-ray Players Get FiOS App (Home Media Magazine, 8/07/2012 4:02pm) |
| Samsung Electronics America Aug. 7 said it will begin including direct access to Verizon Communication’s FiOS TV through an embedded app in new smart TVs and connected Blu-ray Disc players.
The app allows subscribers of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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) | 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) | What Are Blu-ray Disc Player Profiles? - Question of the Week (About.com, 4/21/2013 10:00am) |
| Part of the Blu-ray Disc Format and Player specifications, is a "Profile" structure that can make things confusing for consumers. These profiles involve the capabilities of Blu-ray Disc players, and ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES Showcases New Blu-ray Players Powered by Sigma Media Processors (Business Wire, 1/08/2007 2:00pm) |
| LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sigma Designs (Nasdaq: SIGM), a leader in digital media processing for consumer electronics, today announced the latest Blu-ray Disc players being demonstrated at ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Amazon on demand comes to Panasonic Blu-ray players (Pocket-lint, 8/04/2009 6:37pm) |
Yet another player that doesn't just let you play Blu-ray
Owners of any of the 2009 Panasonic Blu-ray players launched earlier in the year will now be able to get more than just Blu-ray on their TV following a deal between the TV maker and Amazon.
According to Panasonic Current owners of Panasonic's 2009 Blu-ray Disc players will automatically received a free software update on Tuesday in the US to be able to access Amazon's Video On Demand service.
The players, which were launched in April, will be able to access some 45,000 titles, a 1000 of which are in HD, to download directly to the player to watch from Amazon's on demand service.
Models to get the software update include the DMP-BD60, BD70V, BD80 and the company's portable Blu-ray Disc player, the B15.
In addition to Amazon Video On Demand, VIERA CAST will continue to provide access to YouTube, Picasa Web Albums, Bloomberg News and weather information says Panasonic.
It is not certain whether or not UK customers will be getting a similar update.
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| Toshiba may challenge Blu-ray with super-upconverting DVD technology (HDTV UK, 6/02/2008 7:30am) |
| Toshiba may well launch an upconverting DVD player which could rival the video quality of Blu-ray, according to reports in Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun. Such players could be available within six months, and at a cheaper price than current Blu-ray players - though presumably more expensive than "bargain basement" DVD players... ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Silicon Image HDMI(TM) 1.2 Transmitter for Set-Top Boxes and DVD Players Reinforces World's Broadest HDMI (SYS-CON Media, 12/06/2006 4:26pm) |
| Silicon Image, Inc. , a leader in semiconductors for the secure storage, distribution and presentation of high-definition content, today announced the latest addition to its broad line of advanced High-Definition Multimedia Interface(TM) (HDMI(TM)) transmitters for consumer electronics devices. The VastLane(TM) SiI9034, intended for use in set-top boxes, DVD recorders and DVD players, is an HDMI ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Shows Off New Line of Blu-ray Players and HDTVs (Home Media Magazine, 3/19/2009 1:38am) |
| UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Faster, better, more affordable, more user-friendly, and more energy efficient. It’s a wide set of goals for any consumer electronics company, but Panasonic believes it has accomplished them all with its 2009 line-up of Blu-ray Disc players and HDTVs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blockbuster OnDemand To Be Incorporated in New Samsung Blu-ray Disc Players (About.com, 7/18/2009 10:00am) |
| Taking advantage of built-in internet connectivity on most Blu-ray Disc players, online movie streaming services such as Netflix, You Tube, and Cinema Now are quickly becoming common features. Now, Samsung has announced that it has reached an agreement with Blockbuster to provide access to the Blockbuster OnDemand movie streaming on its compatible Blu-ray Disc Players.
Adding streaming service ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | What is a Network-Enabled Blu-ray Disc Player? - Question of the Week (About.com, 5/05/2013 10:00am) |
| There are other reasons to buy a Blu-ray disc player than for just playing Blu-ray discs, DVDs, or CDs. Most of today's Blu-ray disc players are also network enabled, which ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dealzmodo: Wal-Mart Spotted Offering Funai NB500 Blu-Ray Players For $298 [Dealzmodo] (Gizmodo, 5/12/2008 8:40pm) |
| Personally, I think that a "budget" Blu-ray player priced at $300 is not a true bargain, but given the prices of most of the majors out there it definitely falls into that category. The untested BD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Now you can buy a hi-def player: the five best Blu-ray players (Tech Digest, 2/18/2008 2:07pm) |
| It's
been building up to a crescendo, with Toshiba's announcement expected sometime
this week that they are indeed pulling their support of the HD DVD
format. At least the conclusion to this bloody battle will result in all of you
finally being able to splurge your retirement money on a hi-def player, or
upgrade your tired multi-format to one of these Blu-ray players. So, in no
particular ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics plans to release high-def players that play both HD formats (Digg.com, 3/15/2006 9:06pm) |
| A spokesperson for LG Electronics in North America confirmed to Reuters today that his company had sent a memo to its retailers, urging them to prepare for the release this fall of a high-definition video disc player capable of playing both HD DVD and Blu-ray formats. LG sells components in the US and Canada, including under the Zenith brand. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba sold 100,000 HD DVD Player (I4U, 4/18/2007 3:51pm) |
| HD DVD players are on the market since 1 year and the HD DVD Group is celebrating 100,000 stand-alone HD DVD players sold in the United States.
Toshiba's pricing strategy of their HD DVD player apparently paid off. The stand-alone Blu-ray player got... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic 2013 Blu-ray Disc Players Now Available (About.com, 4/09/2013 3:00pm) |
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If you are in the market for a new Blu-ray Disc Player, especially a player that does a lot more that just spin discs, something from Panasonic's new line-up for ... (Read Full Article) |
| Next DVD Format War Still Wide Open (Slashdot, 3/10/2006 2:32pm) |
| An anonymous reader writes "Despite the wishes of partisan players like Sony and Toshiba, many consumer electronics manufacturers are opting to support both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray discs in upcoming media players." From the article: "Consumer electronics maker LG Electronics and PC maker Fujitsu-Siemens both said on Thursday they would keep their options open after computer giant Hewlett-Packard sai ... (Read Full Article) |
| CEA: Blu-ray Player Shipments to Jump 112% in 2009, Despite Recession (Home Media Magazine, 7/20/2009 7:53pm) |
| Burgeoning shipments of Blu-ray Disc players in the second half of the year are expected to contribute to a 112% increase in unit sales by the end of 2009, according to a report from the Consumer Electronics Association. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Why Some Blu-ray Disc Players Have HDMI Inputs (About.com, 2/28/2013 6:00am) |
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All Blu-ray Disc players have at least one HDMI output that allows you to connect it to your TV or video projector and home theater receiver, but did you know ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray player sales down despite end of format war (CNET Blogs, 4/30/2008 5:43pm) |
| Looks like it wasn't the HD DVD/Blu-ray battle that was keeping potential customers away from high-definition video players after all.
The NPD Group released some of its retail sales tracking data Wednesday that showed sales of Blu-ray standalone players (not a PlayStation 3, combo player, or PC with ...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Radio Shack Dropping Sylvania Blu-ray Players (Home Media Magazine, 10/06/2009 9:56pm) |
| Radio Shack is discontinuing carrying Sylvania Blu-ray Disc players, with many of its 4,450 company stores discounting the manufacturer’s BD players to $108 from suggested retail prices of $229 and above. (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba HD DVD Player: $144 (TVPredictions, 1/12/2008 7:29pm) |
| Toshiba's HD-A3 HD-DVD player is now available for $144 at Amazon.com. The company's third-generation 1080i HD-DVD player will display HD DVDs and upconvert standard-def DVDs so they will offer an improved picture.The HD-A3 HD-DVD player can display high-def video in 1080i and 720p, is ranked #1 today in Amazon's best-selling DVD players category and ranked #20 in Amazon's overall best-selling ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | What Types of Connections Do Blu-ray Disc Players Have? - Question of the Week (About.com, 4/14/2013 10:00am) |
| You are interested in buying a Blu-ray Disc player, but before you buy one, you want to know if it will connect to your TV and/or home theater receiver. For ... (Read Full Article) |
| More on Chinse Blu-ray Disc Players (Format War Central, 1/21/2008 7:41am) |
| It seems that a second Chinese Blu-ray player is in the works. I can confirm that this Gowell Blu-ray player is not the one that was demonstrated at CES by invitation only.
The Gowell player also has a wide feature set including HDMI 1.3, Ethernet, BDR/RE support, SD/MS card slots, TrueHD and DTS HD decoding, etc. [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Electronics to release Duo HD player (AME Info, 4/30/2007 12:03pm) |
| Samsung Electronics Co., LTD., a leader in consumer electronics and digital media technologies, and the first company to introduce a Blu-ray disc player will introduce a dual format High-Definition (HD) optical disc player in time for the holidays. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic Expands on Award-Winning Devices with 2013 Blu-ray Disc™ Player Lineup, Focusing on High-Quality Picture, Sound, Design and Smart Networking (HDTV Magazine, 1/10/2013 11:39pm) |
| Panasonic, a major developer and contributor to the success of the Blu-ray format, today introduced an expanded Blu-ray Disc Player lineup with two new Full HD 3D models – the DMP-BDT330, DMP-BDT230, and two 2D Blu-ray Disc Players – the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic confirms pricing on new Blu-ray player lineup (HD-Report, 4/09/2013 4:58pm) |
| At the same time Panasonic officially announced pricing and availability of their first lineup of streaming media players, the company also released pricing on their 2013 lineup of Blu-ray players. Two of the BD players, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| BDA dismisses Harris report about HD DVD ownership (AfterDawn, 6/26/2009 1:11pm) |
| The Blu-ray Disc Association is publicly calling out Harris Interactive for reporting more people own standalone HD DVD players than Blu-ray players. They're backed up by Tom Adams of Adams Media Research, who points to sales figures which would make it impossible.
"Some people believe a DVD player on an HDTV is high-def," said Adams. He added, "we have models that show those numbers just c ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray falling short of forecasts: Sony (HDTV UK, 1/14/2009 9:35am) |
| Sony has suggested that US sales of Blu-ray players and discs has fallen short of previous forecasts. A target of five million Blu-ray players sold worldwide this year will not be met, according to the head of Sony's US electronics unit, Stan Glasgow. He said that consumers may adopt Blu-ray players if the cost of movies comes down. "They (movie studios) need to make money, and the packaged medi ... (Read Full Article) |
| Circuit City Lets HD DVD Buyers Swap for Blu-ray (I4U, 3/07/2008 10:00pm) |
| DailyTech is reporting that Circuit City is allowing people who bought HD DVD players from it to exchange them for Blu-ray players. According to reports shoppers can apply the complete purchase price of the HD DVD player to the purchase of a Blu-ray player... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Announces YouTube Service Availability for Select Blu-ray Players (Business Wire, 9/04/2009 1:00pm) |
| RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced the availability of YouTube™ on select Samsung Blu-ray players. Owners of the BD-P1600, BD-P3600 or BD-P4600 Blu-ray players will be able to enjoy user-generated content on YouTube by uploading the value-added service at no additional cost. The new service will be on display publicly at Samsung Booth #925 at CEDIA EXPO 2009, taking (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV UK's Guide to the Ultimate High Definition Home Cinema Experience - Part Three: High definition disc players (Tech Digest, 11/15/2007 8:00am) |
| In the third of this six part series on creating the ultimate high definition home cinema system, we look at high definition disc players
When it comes to watching high definition content, particularly movies, there's a paradox.
Theoretically, the easiest and cheapest method is to invest in a high definition disc player (HD DVD, Blu-ray, or HD VMD) and buy high definition discs.]]>
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| First HD DVD Players Don't Wow the Reviewers (Operation Gadget | Electronic gadgets and sports technology, 4/30/2006 7:07am) |
| April 30, 2006 First HD DVD Players Don't Wow the Reviewers Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD PLAYER Price: $499.99 My wife Kathleen spent yesterday afternoon at... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Low-priced Blu-ray Disc Players Reach Wal-mart Shelves (About.com, 5/15/2008 3:00pm) |
| Is price the main thing that is stopping you from buying a Blu-ray Disc player? If you are willing to forgo brand names, such as Panasonic, Samsung, and Sony, you... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This Year's Cheapest Black Friday Blu-ray Player is $38 from Walmart (High-Def Digest, 11/12/2012 8:00pm) |
| Best Buy, Kmart and others will be selling players for as little as $40. There were some solid deals on Blu-ray players last year but only one dropped under $50. 2012's lineup is looking much better [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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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| (Unranked) | Worldwide installed base of Blu-ray disc players to hit 100 million this year, says Strategy Analytics (Broadcast Engineering, 11/20/2012 4:33pm) |
| The market research firm forecasts 27 percent of consumers in North America will own at least one standalone Blu-ray Disc player.
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| Samsung Cancels Future Blu-ray/HD-DVD Combo Players (About.com, 3/06/2008 6:00pm) |
| Once touted as a possible solution for the Blu-Ray/HD-DVD format war, the combo player is now being deemed no-longer needed, as HD-DVD Players and Movie releases have been discontinued. As... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dual format high-definition players to be the norm, says ABI Research (TG Daily, 1/24/2007 4:02pm) |
| When LG Electronics launched its Super Multi Blue Player at the recent CES exhibition, it signaled an exit strategy from the "war of the high-definition disc formats," according to research firm ABI Research. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| HD DVD Promo Group: HD DVD Player Sales Top 750,000 (High-Def Digest, 11/27/2007 9:00pm) |
| A combined total of over 750,000 standalone set-top players and Xbox 360 HD DVD players have now been sold through to consumers. That's according to a just-issued press release from the HD DVD Promotions...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/191399886" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Players at the 2009 CEDIA EXPO (About.com, 9/22/2009 10:00am) |
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Blu-ray was heavily represented at the 2009 CEDIA EXPO, with a variety of new Blu-ray Disc players and Blu-ray-equipped Home Theater-in-a-Box Systems. For a peek at some the Blu-ray Disc player offerings at the 2009 CEDIA EXPO, check out my CEDIA Blu-ray Disc Player Photo Gallery and Report.
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| Blu-ray and HD-DVD Sales Growing Faster Than Standard DVD (About.com, 1/29/2008 5:00pm) |
| If you compare the number of Blu-ray and HD-DVD players, as well as disc titles sold since the formats became available to consumers, with the initial sales of DVD players... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Holiday Special - Blu-ray Disc Players (About.com, 11/25/2008 8:00am) |
| Looking for a great Holiday Gift this year? If you own an HDTV, then consider giving the latest in home theater technology, a Blu-ray Disc player. This new format delivers... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | OPPO Formally Announces BDP-103 and BDP-105 Blu-ray Disc Players (About.com, 9/19/2012 4:00am) |
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Building on the success of their well-regarded BDP-93 and (Read Full Article) |
| New Specs for Next-Generation Blu-ray Players (PC World, 4/06/2007 1:12am) |
| Blu-ray Disc Association clarifies what new specs, due later this year, mean for owners of current Blu-ray players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Players To Drop Below $500 Mid 2007 (DVD-Recordable, 1/22/2007 4:56pm) |
| In view of Toshiba's recent launch of an inexpensive HD DVD player with a retail price of US$599, Taiwan optical disc drive makers think an entry-level HD DVD player priced at up to US$500 (£253) may be available in the second half of 2007. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray player sales outpace HD DVD in Germany, not including PS3 (HDTV UK, 1/29/2008 8:00am) |
| A report from the Blu-ray Group Deutschland suggests that standalone Blu-ray players are outselling HD DVD players by two-to-one, according to surveys taken by GfK in the second week of January. This doesn't include sales of Sony's PlayStation 3, eithe
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| Blu-ray player sales up 300 percent on Black Friday (AfterDawn, 12/10/2008 5:16am) |
| According to figures from DisplaySearch, sales of standalone Blu-ray players (excluding the PS3) were up 300 percent year on year for the week of Thanksgiving including Black Friday.
The added demand was sparked by Sony and Samsung's decision to drop the price of their entry-level players to under $200 USD, says the firm.
Consumers purchased 147,000 players for the week and spent over $30 m ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft nixes HD DVD players for Xbox (Computerworld, 2/25/2008 2:00pm) |
| After Toshiba announced it would no longer make HD DVD players, Microsoft said it would also pull the players from its popular Xbox gaming systems. Microsoft has said it would consider supporting Blu-ray technology should consumers want it, did not say if it would make Blu-Ray players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Launches 2nd-Gen HD DVD Players (DVD-Recordable, 11/15/2006 5:31pm) |
| Toshiba today announced the launch of its second-generation HD DVD players in the Japanese market. The company will roll out two new players, the HD-XF2 and HD-XA2, from late December. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray, HD DVD combo player sales up at Amazon (Punch Jump, 4/03/2008 3:35pm) |
| Sales for Samsung Group’s Blu-ray and Blu-ray / HD DVD combo players increased Wed. on format growth and price cuts on high-definition players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Tours America to Promote the Launch of HD DVD Players (SYS-CON Media, 3/02/2006 11:58pm) |
| Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. ('Toshiba'), announced today details of an integrated marketing communications plan to launch its line-up of HD DVD players. The Toshiba HD DVD players, models HD-XA1 and HD-A1, will be the first HD DVD players to hit the U.S. market and will begin shipping to retailers in March of this year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba continues to shun Blu-ray format (HDTV UK, 10/07/2008 2:00pm) |
| It's been over six months since Toshiba pulled the plug on the HD DVD format, and last Thursday maintained its stance on shunning Blu-ray in favour of non-disc technologies. "We have no intention of adopting Blu-ray for our DVD players and recorders," said Corporate Senior VP Yoshihide Fujii at a "new products" press conference... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic to roll out Blu-ray player in September (Washington Post, 3/29/2006 11:51am) |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Panasonic said on Tuesday it will start selling a Blu-ray high-definition disc player in September for under $1,500 and sees up to 5 million of these new DVD players sold industry-wide in their first year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (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) |
| Blu-ray Disc Player Sales Strong in 2008 (About.com, 1/07/2009 6:00am) |
| The results are in, and despite the downturn in the economy, sales of Blu-ray Disc players were strong in 2008, resulting in the total number of both standalone Blu-ray Disc... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Offers $100 Rebate on New HD DVD Players (High-Def Digest, 5/16/2007 9:49pm) |
| The HD DVD Promotions Group today announced that Toshiba will be offering a month-long $100 rebate on new HD DVD players, bringing the entry-level list price for a stand-alone HD DVD player to a record-low... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 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) |
| January stats suggest more bad news for HD DVD (HDTV UK, 1/23/2008 8:00am) |
| According to research from NPD, sales of standalone HD DVD suffered a massive slump in the week following Warner Brothers' announcement in early January.
While in the first week of January, just over 14,500 HD DVD players were sold, in comparison to just over 15,000 Blu-ray players, by the second week of January, just 1,758 HD DVD players were sold, compared to 21,770 Blu-ray players.
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| Sony: $200 Blu-ray players next year (CNET Blogs, 3/05/2008 7:49pm) |
| Patience, HD video fans. Those of you hoping that the defeat of HD DVD would usher in a new era of lower-priced Blu-ray players will have to wait at least until the next calendar year.
In comments made to reporters at a New York press gathering Wednesday morning, Sony Electronics ...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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.
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| Panasonic gives Blu-ray boost, bundling players with new HDTVs in US (Technorati, 12/11/2007 1:38pm) |
| Panasonic gives Blu-ray boost, bundling players with new HDTVs in US Published in December 11th, 2007 Posted by Technorati Search for: HDTV in HDTV Reviews No Comments Panasonic gives Blu-ray boost, bundling players with new HDTVs in US Though details are scarce, it seems as if Panasonic will be targeting US consumers with plasma TV and low-end Blu-ray player bundles from next week, in a bid to i ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Cuts Prices on HD DVD Players (New York Times, 1/14/2008 5:51pm) |
| Toshiba announced an aggressive campaign to bolster its HD DVD movie disc format against Sony-backed Blu-ray technology, cutting prices on players to as low as $149.99. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CNN backs PS3 as best Blu-ray player (HDTV UK, 11/28/2008 11:00am) |
| Naturally, Sony has said that the PlayStation 3 is one of the best Blu-ray players going, and some others have echoed that. Now, CNN has weighed in with its recommendation that the PS3 is the best high definition disc player around. Good things about the console include the ability to upgrade to Profile 2.0, great upscaling of standard DVDs, 1080p output, and decent 7.1 Dolby TrueHD audio. Downsid ... (Read Full Article) |
| 7 New Blu-ray Players at CES 2009 (CE Pro, 1/12/2009 9:20pm) |
| The Blu-ray Disc Association's press conference at CES 2009 was a lot more subdued than last year. The association says lower prices and new innovations will help adoption of the format. We round up 7 Blu-ray players unveiled in Las Vegas. ... (Read Full Article) |
| First Blu-ray players for under $300 alert! (Tech Digest, 5/16/2008 2:54pm) |
| The cheapest Blu-ray players in the world have just clocked in at the American supermarket chain, Wal-mart, at under $300 - roughly £150. Available for $298, the Magnavox NB500MG9 and Sylvania NB500SL9 have some nice features surprisingly, including Blu-ray Final Profile 1.1, HDMI 1.3, and DVD 'upscaling' to 1080p. Still, they're not quite as cheap as those $99 Toshiba HD DVD players... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony Announces 4 New Blu-ray Players for 2013 (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/08/2013 7:50pm) |
| The BDP-S790 is the flagship player, with 4K video scaling, 3D support, built-in WiFi and access to a ton of web-based [...] (Read Full Article) |
| New Sony Blu-ray players: Better than PS3? (CNET Blogs, 2/26/2008 8:01am) |
| Is the BDP-S550 the first standalone Blu-ray player better than the PS3?(Credit: Sony)
Sony has announced two new Blu-ray players scheduled to be released in the second half of the year: the entry-level BDP-S350 and the step-up BDP-S550. We haven't been the biggest fans of Sony's recent ...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| ON TRIAL: UPSCALING DVD PLAYERS (Daily Telegraph, 8/23/2007 9:23am) |
| Although millions of Britons now own high-definition-ready televisions, high-def DVD players are still painfully expensive, and subscriptions to HD cable or satellite services are costly, too. But now, at long last, the price of "upscaling" DVD players is tumbling. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Comes to U.K. (HDBlog.net, 10/17/2006 11:36am) |
| Blu-ray has been in the North American market for months already, but now it’s finally making its way to the U.K. And this time around, it’s actually beating HD DVD to the punch.
Yesterday Samsung and Panasonic Blu-ray Disc (BD) players came onto the market in the U.K. (Toshiba’s HD DVD players will arrive in [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Best Blu-ray Players Coming in 2013 (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/13/2013 8:56pm) |
| Take a peek at some of the latest and greatest Blu-ray players out now and coming later this year from LG, OPPO, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Catalog Blu-ray 3D Releases Coming from Lionsgate and Samsung (High-Def Digest, 1/11/2013 7:00pm) |
| At the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the two companies have announced a partnership paving the way for more catalog movies to be converted to Blu-ray 3D. The 3D conversions will be completed [...] (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics launches high definition DVD (The Hindu, 5/08/2007 7:38pm) |
| BANGALORE: LG Electronics India launched its latest DVD, super multi blue player, a dual format high definition disc player. This DVD can play the next generation disc formats too. "We have developed the super multi blue player to end the ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | NPD: Black Friday Blu-ray Disc Player Sales Up 20% (Home Media Magazine, 12/04/2012 4:15pm) |
| Loss-leader pricing and related discounts contributed to a 20% increase in sales of Blu-ray Disc players during the Black Friday retail week ended Nov. 24 compared to previous-year period, according to new data from The NPD Group.
Led by [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung to launch second dual-format blue-laser disc player in 4Q07 (Digi Times, 7/11/2007 4:38am) |
| Samsung Electronics, at an IFA (Internationale Funhausstellung in German) conference held in Hamburg, Germany last week, announced it will launch the Duo HD (high-definition) BD-UP5000, the world's second dual-format disc player model supporting both HD DVD and BD (Blu-ray Disc) next to the LG Electronics BH100. The device will be initially introduced in the European market at a tentative price . ... (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) |
| Confirmed: Circuit City's HD DVD Players On Clearance (Format War Central, 1/28/2008 3:48am) |
| We had heard Circuit City was clearancing their stock of HD DVD players, so we went to check for ourselves. We did indeed find all of the third gen HD DVD players on clearance. With the HD-A3 for $100 and the HD-A30 for $149, which are killer prices that even beat Amazon’s. We do wonder [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| 90,000 HD DVD Players Sold Last Weekend [Format War] (Gizmodo, 11/07/2007 5:05pm) |
| Reducing the price of those HD DVD players to a rock-bottom $99 must be catching on, with 90,000 of its HD DVD sold last weekend. Most of them were those Toshiba HD-A2 players (pictured here) sold by... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba to launch HD DVD players in March, even without some features (Digg.com, 2/17/2006 10:24am) |
| Toshiba's US consumer products division announced this morning it will be releasing two HD DVD high-definition video disc players for the US market in March, but that these early editions may require significant upgrades over the next several months to adapt to emerging standards, the details of which even now remain fuzzy. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray Sales Developing Nicely (High-Def Digest, 1/21/2009 10:45pm) |
| The Blu-ray Disc player industry is seeing increased sales over the past two and a half years. Since the technology was unveiled, 10.7 million players (including Playstation 3s) have been shipped to retail... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Recent HD DVD sales grind to a virtual halt (Computerworld, 1/25/2008 2:00pm) |
| Consumers bought just 1,758 HD DVD players the week of January 12, down from 14,558 players the week before. In contrast, consumers bought 21,770 Blu-ray Disc machines, up from 15,257 the previous week. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 11 New Blu-ray Players at CEDIA Expo 2009 (CE Pro, 9/14/2009 3:02pm) |
| There's a slew of new Blu-ray players here at CEDIA Expo 2009, including Toshiba's BDX2000 and a handful that support digital streaming. We round up 11 Blu-ray players introduced in Atlanta. (Read Full Article) |
| NetBlender Connects Blu-ray Disc to iPhones (Format War Central, 4/10/2008 6:07pm) |
| NetBlender has announced a new Blu-ray Disc technology that allows iPhones and iPod Touch devices to interact with content on a Blu-ray disc. Called "BD Touch", the technology leverages the network connection built into Blu-ray players and the WiFi connection on the iPhone to create two-way communication between the devices. Video, audio, text, and player [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Consumer Electronics Industry Leader Philips Electronics Selects LSI Logic for Full-Featured DVD Recorders (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/21/2005 1:00pm) |
| A leader in innovative digital media processing technologies for the Digital Home, LSI Logic Corporation today announced that Philips Electronics , a leader in consumer electronics, is utilizing LSI Logic DoMiNo® DVD recorder system processors for its line of recorders, including the single-drive DVD+RW recorder and VCR/DVD+RW recorder combo. (Read Full Article) |
| Bits: A $299 Sony Blu-ray Player, but No Cheap Chinese Models (New York Times, 3/05/2008 11:08pm) |
| Sony expects prices to drop for its Blu-ray disc players from $399 to $299 by the end of the year and perhaps to $199 by the end of next year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic has four new Blu-ray players and a few new media streamers (Engadget, 1/07/2013 6:33pm) |
| Modern Blu-ray players also make full-featured media streamers so in addition to Panasonic's four [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Ships Its First BLU-RAY Disc Player (PDA Buyer's Guide, 12/01/2006 4:02pm) |
| Sony announced today that its first dedicated Blu-ray Disc player, the BDP-S1 model, has begun shipping to major consumer electronics retailers and specialty dealers nationwide.This next-generation device, which is capable of playing both high-definition Blu-ray Disc (BD) prerecorded titles ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | UltraViolet Offers Starter Pack with New Blu-ray Players and TVs (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/10/2013 6:34pm) |
| UltraViolet will offer free movies with select TV and Blu-ray player [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Wal-Mart offers free $100 for Blu-ray players (Punch Jump, 6/09/2008 3:12pm) |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. this week began offering a free $100 gift card to customers who purchase a new Blu-ray disc player. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | NPD: Nearly 13 Million Blu-ray Players Connected to the Internet (Home Media Magazine, 1/02/2013 2:57pm) |
| Blu-ray Disc players aren’t just for watching high-definition content, as 12.9 million devices are also connected to the Internet, according to new data from The NPD Group.
The tally is nearly 35% more than the 8.9 million connected [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Samsung Delays Blu-ray Players (Red Herring, 4/04/2006 9:36pm) |
| Delay gives the rival HD-DVD players a likely head start in the U.S. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic to bundle (discounted) Blu-ray players with plasmas -- 2 new players in January (Engadget, 12/10/2007 9:19am) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Although coy with any detail, Panasonic just put the industry on notice with its Blu-ray plans for the US. In a move to double its Stateside market share, Panny will begin bundling Blu-ray players with their plasma TVs next week. The move specifically targets Circuit City and Best Buy among other big-box retailers and "may" result in a discount. Th ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic adds Amazon VOD to Blu-ray players (HD-Report, 8/04/2009 5:44pm) |
| 2009 models of Panasonic Blu-ray Disc players with VIERA CAST now have access to Amazon’s video-on-demand (VOD) titles. The Amazon library consists of 1,000 high-definition (HD) titles including popular movies like “Knowing” and “Rush” and TV shows “House” and “Battlestar Galactica.”
Current owners of 2009 model Panasonic BD players (with VIERA CAST) automatically receive a free [...] (Read Full Article) |
| New Blu-ray player Ratings: Lower prices, more features (Consumer Reports, 10/09/2009 4:03pm) |
| In our largest test of Blu-ray players so far, we found that satisfying picture quality has become almost a given, while features and price vary considerably. You can pay as little as $160 for a recommended model or as much as $500, depending on the capabilities, bells and whistles you’re willing to pay for. Portability commands top dollar. The first portable Blu-ray player we’ve tested, the Panasonic DMP-B15, is priced at $700. Our latest Blu-ray player Ratings (available to subscribers) include 27 models that have a few features in common. All have BonusView, a picture-in-picture feature that lets you view additional content in a smaller window while a movie is playing, and all can upconvert standard DVDs to quasi-HD resolutions. Only a handful of the players, mostly priced at $300 and up, have BD-Live, a feature that allows the player to access directors’ commentaries, deleted scenes, games, and more from the movie studio’s servers. Other models are BD-Live-ready. These players, all priced at $200 and up, have the required Ethernet connection, but need additional memory (typically a 1GB USB flash drive, which costs $10 to $15) for the BD-Live feature to work. Another feature showing up on some of the higher-priced models is the ability to stream movies from online services such as Netflix and Amazon Video On Demand, or receive music streams from Internet radio stations such as Pandora. And more players now have USB ports or SD card slots, so you can play digital photos, music and even videos on your TV. One model, a Panasonic, has a built-in VHS player, a space-saving option for those who still watch tapes. Again, you’re not likely to find these features on the lowest-priced players. We expect prices to drop over the next several months, especially during November’s Black Friday shopping period. Rumors suggest we’ll see the first $100 model. So keep checking back here for updates. —James K. Willcox (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD camps brace for war (Montgomery Advertiser, 1/15/2006 10:15am) |
| Move over DVD. A more-buffed movie disc is on the way. Actually, two new high-definition disc formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, are looking to supplant DVD. As the new discs and players arrive this spring, consumers will be left to choose sides in this looming format war. ... (Read Full Article) |
| $199 Not the Magic Blu-ray Price After All [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 11/30/2008 12:00am) |
| The general consensus, among experts, analysts and other blowhards has long been that when Blu-ray players legitimately hit $199, the format would finally go mainstream. Well, $200 Blu-ray players... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD outselling Blu-ray (ITP.net, 7/16/2007 1:12pm) |
| HD DVD video players have outsold rival standard Blu-ray players by a three-to-one margin in Europe's main markets so far this year, according to a lobby group. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray players: Mighty pricey (CNET News, 3/13/2008 3:13pm) |
| In the few weeks since Toshiba pulled the plug on HD DVD, prices for standalone Blu-ray players quickly jumped to a high for the year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray players remain expensive in Europe (AfterDawn, 11/28/2008 8:42pm) |
| According to media research firm Screen Digest, Blu-ray players will remain expensive in Europe this holiday season despite American consumers being able to purchase them for as low as $129 USD.
"A shortage of cheaper Blu-ray players means that the sub-$300 machines that are already appearing on U.S. shelves are unlikely to materialize in Europe this Christmas," said Richard Cooper, Screen Di ... (Read Full Article) |
| CBHD (China Blue High Definition) Players Arrive in the UK (About.com, 10/19/2009 10:00am) |
| Although Blu-ray is the dominant high definition disc format currently available, the Chinese have taken major elements of the defeated HD-DVD format and have created their own homegrown high definition disc format, CBHD (China Blue High Definition). The original intent of CBHD was to compete with Blu-ray within the Chinese market, where it has reportedly been successful. Now, British retailer GBAX is offering CBHD players to UK consumers. Will CBHD also reach U.S. shores? For more details, check out the reports from EngadgetHD (includes video) and High Def Digest.
For additional background information on CBHD, check out my previous articles:
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| (Unranked) | Fry’s Selling 3D Blu-ray Player for $49.99 (Home Media Magazine, 11/16/2012 5:54pm) |
| Fry’s Electronics is now selling an unnamed 3D Blu-ray Disc player with Wi-Fi and embedded Netflix and YouTube apps for $49.99.
The regional consumer electronics chain included the price point in its Nov. 16 “Pre-Black [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon takes $125 off Blu-ray player and four discs (Punch Jump, 5/22/2009 3:39pm) |
| Retailer Amazon.com this week began offering $125 off the purchase of select Samsung Blu-ray players and four Blu-ray disc titles in the latest high-definition promotion.
In the new offer, customers who purchase the BD-P1600 or the BD-P3600 and four qualifying Blu-ray disc titles will receive $125 off their purchase instantly.
Qualifying Blu-ray titles include 300, Twister, I [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Adds YouTube, Blockbuster, MKV, Support To Blu-ray Players (Format War Central, 9/09/2009 10:20am) |
| Samsung has officially added YouTube, Blockbuster, and .MKV/.MP4 support to select Blu-ray players via a free firmware update. Owners of the BD-P1600, BD-P3600, and BD-P4600, are currently eligible for the upgrade, there is currently no word on any of these features coming to other Samsung Blu-ray players.
Those attending Cedia 2009 (September 10-13) will be able to demo [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Report: Toshiba halts HD DVD production, mulling future (Computerworld, 2/18/2008 2:00pm) |
| Toshiba has halted production of HD DVD players and recorders, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported Saturday evening ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) | 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) |
| Toshiba of Canada introduces the first HD DVD players this month (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance, 4/04/2006 2:44pm) |
| Toshiba of Canada today unveiled Canada's first High Definition DVD players that will be available in coming weeks. The new HD DVD players, models HD-A1 and HD-XA1, fully realize the HD DVD format's superior audio and visual capabilities supported by leading-edge video compression technologies and high resolution audio specifications. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Philips BDP7500s and 9500 Blu-ray players get colourful (Pocket-lint, 9/03/2009 10:47am) |
New players with all the usual bells and whistles
Philips has announced two new Blu-ray players at IFA in Berlin as it continues to push ahead with the format that has trebled in popularity in the last year.
The new BDP7500 will be housed in an "real" aluminum (we not sure what fake aluminum is) and offer full HD 1080p at 24 fps for cinema-like images.
The players will also get DivX Ultra for enhanced playback of DivX media files, DVD video upscaling to 1080p via HDMI for near-HD images, and Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA for HD 7.1 surround sound. BD-Live (Profile 2.0), and USB drive connectivity complete the package.
A rather niche technology also included is subtitle shift allowing you to change the location of the subtitles on screen.
The players themselves will come with touch sensitive controls and for the design conscious three different colours; blue, red and black.
No word on pricing, but expect the devices to hit the UK early next year.
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| Toshiba Announces Introduction of Second Generation HD DVD Players (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/14/2006 7:00pm) |
| Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. announced today at CEDIA its second generation HD DVD players for the U.S. market. Building upon the success of its first generation units and the market's increased demand for high definition content, Toshiba will introduce two new HD DVD players -- the HD-A2 entry-level model and the top of the line HD-XA2 model. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New HDMI transmitter supports Super Audio CD (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 12/07/2006 9:08pm) |
| Silicon Image Inc. unveiled its latest High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) transmitter chip for use in STBs, DVD recorders and DVD players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips Electronics Selects Lsi Logic For Full-Featured DVD Recorders (LinuxElectrons, 3/19/2005 4:58pm) |
| MILPITAS , Calif. LSI Logic (NYSE:LSI) will announce on Monday that Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG) is utilizing LSI Logic DoMiNo® DVD recorder system processors for its line of recorders, including the single-drive DVD+RW recorder and VCR/DVD+RW recorder combo. (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) |
| 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) |
| CES: Samsung's BD-P4600 Blu-ray Player Breaks Out of the Box with Unique Styling (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/08/2009 12:10pm) |
| In a welcome departure from the standard black box design, Samsung's new line of Blu-ray Disc players will combine unique styling with advanced networking capabilities.
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| Six Blu-ray Players Get DivX Certified (I4U, 3/12/2008 5:00pm) |
| DivX announced today that six more Blu-ray players have received DivX certification. The six newly certified Blu-ray players join the PS3, which was DivX certified in December 2007. DivX certification provides compression that allows the storage of 25 hour...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| CES: Panasonic Bows 4 New Blu-ray Players Including VHS Combo Deck, Portable Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/08/2009 12:00am) |
| Panasonic expands their Blu-ray line from two models to four with the DMP-BD60 (replaces BD35), DMP-BD80 (replaces BD55), DMP-BD70V (dual VHS/Blu-ray player) and their first portable BD player, the DMP-BD15.
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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.
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| 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) |
| PicksPal.com Players Predict Steelers Super Bowl Victory (PR Web, 2/02/2006 8:09am) |
| Players of the weekly sports picks contest favor Pittsburgh along with several entertaining props on Sunday. [PRWEB Feb 2, 2006] ... (Read Full Article) |
| $135,000 Blu-ray Disc Player Revealed (About.com, 9/10/2009 1:00pm) |
| Although the race has been on by most manufacturers to make Blu-ray Disc players more affordable, some manufacturers, such as Denon, Lexicon, and Marantz have actually been bucking this trend by introducing very high-priced units. Now comes word that high-end manufacturer Goldmund is taking Blu-ray Disc player pricing to the absolute extreme by offering 50 "lucky" consumers the chance to by a Blu-ray Disc player (EIDOS REFERENCE BLUE) priced at $135,000! For all the details, plus some great photos, check out the report from Ultimate AV as well as Goldmund's Official Product Page and User Manual for the EIDOS REFERENCE BLUE. (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Sees HD DVD Sales Jumping In 2007/08 (InformationWeek, 1/08/2007 2:27pm) |
| Toshiba Corp. said on Sunday sales of its HD DVD players and recorders were likely to jump about six times to three million units or more in the year starting April, driven by robust demand in the United States. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Gets Big Boost From Sony, Best Buy, and Apple (About.com, 9/28/2009 10:00am) |
| For those that are still Blu-ray doubters, the trend is against you. Blu-ray has not only been on a continuous growth pattern despite the current lackluster economy, but may experience substantially increased growth as a result of four new developments.
First: The large number of Blu-ray Disc players introduced at the recent CEDIA EXPO from both mainstream and niche-brand manufacturers.
Second: Sony has revealed that its new Playstation 3 Slim (which has a built-in Blu-ray Disc player) has sold more than 1 million units since it was released on September 1st.
Third: Apple is finally jumping on the Blu-ray bandwagon with an announcement that it will be including a Blu-ray Disc drive in its upcoming series of iMacs.
Fourth: Best Buy has announced that it will be marketing a new line of its Insignia-brand LCD TVs that will include built-in Blu-ray Disc players; just in time for the 2009 Christmas and Winter Holiday Season.
For more details on these developments, check out the reports from Channel Web, CNET, and High Def Digest. (Read Full Article) |
| LG Hybrid Disc Player Not Licensed for HD DVD Logo (BetaNews, 1/22/2007 5:13pm) |
| A spokesperson for LG Electronics confirmed to BetaNews this morning that its BH100 hybrid blue-laser disc player, which the company purported at CES two weeks ago would play both Blu-ray and HD DVD movies, cannot play back content from HD DVD's HDi interactive layer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba's Third Generation HD DVD Players Selected As A Top Pick (NBC26 Green Bay, 8/08/2007 7:13pm) |
| WAYNE, N.J. -- Amazon.com has selected Toshiba's new assortment of third generation HD DVD players as one of their top picks for the upcoming holiday season -- the new models were highlighted at the Amazon.com Electronics store Holiday Preview this week where Amazon showcased their picks for this season's hottest holiday products. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Off-brand Blu-ray players to sell for $150 this year (AfterDawn, 2/05/2009 4:53am) |
| According to a new DigiTimes report , the prices of white box (off-brand), entry-level Blu-ray players will drop to $150 USD during 2009, setting the stage for name brands such as Sony, Samsung and Panasonic to drop their prices, at least for entry-level players.
The report also adds that Lite-On IT, one of the world's largest optical drive makers, will enter into the Blu-ray standalone market ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal players fast-tracks end to format war, says ABI (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 1/24/2007 9:02pm) |
| Universal players for HD DVD and Blu-ray discs will provide an exit strategy from the 'war of the HD DVD formats,' according to ABI Research. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Oppo unveils two new Blu-ray players (CNET Blogs, 9/20/2012 5:00pm) |
| After two years, Oppo has announced two new Blu-ray players, the BDP-103 and BDP-105 which feature HDMI inputs as well as outputs and upscaling to 4K resolution.
(Read Full Article) |
| Dual Format Hi-Def Players Next Year (DVD-Recordable, 11/06/2006 8:01pm) |
| The first HD players capable of playing both both Blu-ray and HD-DVD disks are expected to appear by the end of 2007, possibly ending the format war in next-generation DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blockbuster to Stream to Blu-ray Players in ‘09 (Electronic House, 12/01/2008 10:54pm) |
| Blockbuster’s CEO recently said the capability to stream the rental service’s On Demand movies will be available on Blu-ray players in the first quarter of 2009. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Six new DivX Certified Blu-ray players (AfterDawn, 3/17/2008 8:35am) |
| Last week we reported that Panasonic announced two new DivX Certified Blu-ray players, DMP-BD30EG and DMP-BD30EE. Now DivX, Inc. announced in a press release that they have granted DivX Certificates to six new stand-alone Blu-ray players.
The newly certified six include Panasonic DMP-BD30EE, Philips BDP7200 and Denon's DVD-2500BTC1B, DVD-3800BDC1B, DVD-3800BDSP and DVD-2500BTSP. All of the pla ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon further discounts HD DVD players (Punch Jump, 1/18/2008 6:10pm) |
| Amazon.com on Fri. further discounted Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD players in the latest round of high-definition price cuts. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dedicated HD DVD players outsell Blu-ray counterparts (Ars Technica, 4/18/2007 3:01pm) |
| HD DVD celebrated its first birthday today, and the platform is doing better than Blu-ray when it comes to dedicated players sold. Factor in consoles and the picture is different. Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Netflix comes to LG, Samsung Blu-ray players (CEA SmartBrief, 12/01/2008 6:00am) |
| LG and Samsung have announced that they will begin offering upgrades to their respective Blu-ray players that will accommodat -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Samsung delays Blu-ray Disc player launch (Macworld.com via Yahoo! News, 4/04/2006 11:58am) |
| Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will delay the U.S. launch of its Blu-ray Disc player by one month, the company said Monday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba launches next-generation DVD player (Detroit News, 4/01/2006 9:13am) |
| TOKYO -- Toshiba began selling the first players using the next-generation HD DVD video format Friday, beating the rival Blu-ray disc format to market in a high-stakes competition to deliver theater-quality movies to living rooms. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Line of Marantz Blu-ray Players Launching In August (High-Def Digest, 7/17/2009 7:00pm) |
| BD 5004 and BD 7004 set to wow high end consumers Marantz is launching its new line of Blu-ray players, the BD 5004 and the BD 7004, this August. An established brand in high end electronics, the folks... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray player sales up on HD DVD fall (Punch Jump, 2/20/2008 4:59pm) |
| Sales for Blu-ray disc players increased this week as Sony Corp.’s high-definition format won a two-year battle to displace Toshiba Corp.’s rival HD DVD format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sound Advice: HD DVD worth trying at $299 (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, 9/09/2007 9:02pm) |
| Q Is there much difference in picture quality between, say, the Oppo 1080p up-converting DVD player and one of the two actual high-definition (Blu-ray and HD DVD) players? I have a 40-inch 1080p LCD television and am ready to replace my Toshiba DVD player with something better. But from what I know, it might be best for me to wait until the HD DVD/Blu-ray war is over and a clear leader is ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung drops their MSRP price on Blu Ray player BDP1000 (Digg.com, 1/03/2007 10:33pm) |
| Samsung is leading the way in HDTV with both televisions and Blu Ray players. They just announced a price drop of $100 on their Blu Ray player. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba announces HD DVD player price cuts (allthingsHiDef, 1/14/2008 8:05am) |
| A week after a major announcement from Warner Bros. studio to go exclusive with high definition disc format Blu-ray Disc, Toshiba announces today price cuts on its line of HD DVD players. The new suggested MSRPs start at $149 for the entry level HD-A3. The middle level HD-A30 (1080p native) MSRP is $199, and the top-of-the-line HD-A35 suggested retail price is $299. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung to launch thin Blu-ray Disc player at CES (Computerworld, 1/05/2009 5:00am) |
| It's not just televisions that are slimming down for this week's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Samsung, which has already said it plans to unveil a 7-millimeter thick TV at the show, will also be taking the wraps off a new Blu-ray Disc player that's 39mm thick. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips BDP7200 Blu-ray Player $199 at Costco (Format War Central, 11/12/2008 10:08pm) |
| Back in August we reported that the Philips BDP7200 had landed at Costco for $349.99. Now 3 months later, the price has fallen to the magic $199.99 mark! This is a much better player than the Insignia, Magnavox, ect. players that are at the same price point.
If this player is at $199.99 now, lets hope for a $149.99 Back Friday Deal.
Related posts:Philips BDP7200 Blu-ray Player Lands At Cos ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic's Next Blu-ray Players: DMP-BD50 with BD-Live and a Blu-ray HTIB (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/16/2008 10:52am) |
| Panasonic unveiled a pair of new Blu-ray Disc products at CES. The DMP-BD50 will be their first player to support BD-Live and to include on-board decoding of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD. The SC-BT100 is their first Home Theater in a Box system to include Blu-ray playback. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| REVIEW: Sharp Aquos BD-HP20H Blu-ray player (Pocket-lint, 7/10/2008 8:00am) |
| Does Sharp's Blu-ray player cut it?Most Blu-ray players are still expensive pieces of kit and so it's most welcome indeed to find that Sharp's BD-HP20H retails for under £400 and more importantly, it is available - with astute shopping around - for another hundred quid less.
Read Sharp Aquos BD-HP20H Blu-ray player on Pocket-lint]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| 2 new Best Buy Insignia Blu-ray players get Netflix streaming (Consumer Reports, 10/22/2009 6:59pm) |
| The ability to stream instant movies from a Blu-ray player, once relegated to higher-end models, is moving to the masses with two new Insignia-brand Netflix enabled Blu-ray players from Best Buy. The two models with Netflix access are the Insignia NS-WBRDVD player, sale priced at $200, and the $180 NS-BRDVD3. Both are currently available at stores and on BestBuy.com. The key differentiating feature is that the higher-priced model has built-in Wi-Fi, so you can wirelessly access a home network to connect to the Internet. In addition, the step-up model can decode both Dolby TrueHD [PDF] and DTS-HD Master Audio internally; the entry-level model only decodes Dolby TrueHD internally, though each can output both formats as bitstream if you have an A/V receiver that can decode them. —James K. Willcox (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp Unveils 7 New Blu-ray Recorders (DVD-Recordable, 9/27/2007 6:03pm) |
| Sharp will introduce into the Japanese market seven AQUOS Blu-ray Disc Recorders that reflect Sharp's persistent focus on true image quality and easy operability. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | I Got A Blu-ray Disc Player for Christmas, Now What? (About.com, 12/27/2012 6:00am) |
| What is best option for connecting your Blu-ray Disc Player to your home theater system and HDTV? What happens when you turn your Blu-ray Disc Player on for the first ... (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) |
| Toshiba Starts Selling High-Def DVD Player (Journal Gazette & Times Courier, 3/31/2006 4:24pm) |
| TOKYO - Toshiba began selling the first players using the next-generation HD DVD video format Friday, beating the rival Blu-ray disc format to market in a high-stakes competition to deliver theater-quality movies to living rooms. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wal-Mart Offers $100 Gift Card With Blu-ray Players (High-Def Digest, 6/09/2008 10:00pm) |
| The world's largest retailer is throwing its weight behind Blu-ray with a one week special offer to customers purchasing Blu-ray players. As reported by Reuters last week, the retail heavyweight is offering... ... (Read Full Article) |
| PC Blu-ray Players Not Taking Over (Format War Central, 8/31/2009 10:22pm) |
| While the success of Blu-ray players and movies is controversial depending on who you ask, the PC market for Blu-ray is not so gray. A recent study by iSuppli Corp has found by the year 2013 only 16.3% of PC’s will ship with Blu-ray drives, up 3.6% from 2009. If iSuppli is to be believed, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic Announces Pricing and Availability for 2013 Blu-ray Players (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/09/2013 9:39pm) |
| The company's 2013 line will include two new 3D-capable players and two 2D-capable [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba takes HD DVD on the Road (HDBlog.net, 2/21/2006 12:56pm) |
| According to this press release, Toshiba is preparing a marketing blitz for the HD DVD players it will start selling in March. The HD-XA1 and HD-A1 will be the first HD DVD players to hit the American market. Toshiba has already launched a web minisite for HD DVD and will soon [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Broadcom System-on-a-Chip in LG BH200 Blu-ray player (Technorati, 11/07/2007 2:15pm) |
| [ Broadcom System-on-a-Chip in LG BH200 Blu-ray player]Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), today announced that its highly integrated Blu-ray Disc®/HD DVD system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution has been selected by LG Electronics to power its dual-format Super Blu™ BH200 high definition disc player. By combining full support for both Blu-ray Disc and ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray player, HDTV sales to underperform, says Sony (AfterDawn, 11/21/2008 10:48pm) |
| Stan Glasgow, president and chief operating officer of Sony Electronics America has said that the company believes sales of standalone Blu-ray (excluding the PS3) players will fall just short of expectations and the company will not meet its worldwide sales goal, due mainly to the global economic downturn.
Glasgow also pointed out the obvious when he said that Blu-ray movies were expensive and ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 5/09/2006 12:40pm) |
| The Consumer Electronic Association expects some 600,000 HD-DVD and Blu-ray players and optical drives to be sold in the US alone this year. Following the successful launch of Toshiba's HD-DVD players , units are predicted to continue selling quickly to early adopters, despite the ongoing standards battle between the two rival technologies. ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-definition DVD invites format wars (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News, 1/10/2006 11:58am) |
| Move over DVD. A more-buffed movie disc is on the way. Actually, two new high definition disc formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, are looking to supplant DVD. As the new discs and players arrive this spring, consumers will be left to choose sides in this looming format war. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer says to launch Blu-ray Recorders this Year (I4U, 7/08/2008 5:24am) |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese consumer electronics maker Pioneer Corp said on
Tuesday it plans to launch Blu-ray DVD recorders by the end of the year, taking
aim at a rapidly growing market after the end of a bitter format battle.
... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Magnavox Blu-ray Player Only $98 After Wal-Mart Price Rollback (Format War Central, 7/09/2009 11:34am) |
| Wal-Mart has just lowered the price on the Magnavox NB530MGX Blu-ray player. The new price is $98, which is a rollback from the previous price of $168. This is the same model player that was sold on Fathers Day weekend for $128.
Normally we would steer people clear of the low end Blu-ray players, but at [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumers still not sold on Blu-ray (AfterDawn, 6/25/2009 3:07pm) |
| The results of a new survey by Harris Interactive show that despite winning the hi-def format war Blu-ray isn't showing any real signs it will become a mainstream success. In fact they indicate more people own standalone HD DVD players (11%) than Blu-ray players (7%).
When you factor in PS3 game consoles and the Xbox 360 add on HD DVD drive the numbers shift to favor Blu-ray, but it's not as ... (Read Full Article) |
| Denon introduces 'affordable' Blu-ray player (AfterDawn, 5/21/2008 10:04pm) |
| Denon has announced the availability of a new Blu-ray player in North America, dubbed the DVD-1800BD which for Denon products, is at an "affordable" price point.
The company, known for outstanding quality in their DVD and Bu-ray players added that despite the price, audio and visual quality will not be compromised.
Set with a retail price of $749 USD, the player is Profile 1.1 compliant bu ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yamaha Releases a Pair of New Blu-ray Players (High-Def Digest, 7/31/2012 5:00pm) |
| The higher end model offers both 3D compatibility and DACs for improved audio. The folks at Yamaha have a pair of new Blu-ray players available now, both of which give you Netflix and Pandora, both [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (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) |
| Playstation 3 could shape future of Blu-ray (Personal Computer World, 5/09/2006 12:20pm) |
| The Consumer Electronic Association expects some 600,000 HD-DVD and Blu-ray players and optical drives to be sold in the US alone this year. Following the successful launch of Toshiba's HD-DVD players , units are predicted to continue selling quickly to early adopters, despite the ongoing standards battle between the two rival technologies. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV - Blu-Ray HD Player Models Previewed (DVD Hardware and Movie and Television Reviews | The DVD Files, 12/14/2006 2:47pm) |
| HDTV - Blu-Ray HD Player Models Previewed Due to be released in summer 2006, Blu-ray high-definition DVD players from Panasonic, Samsung and Pioneer... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Report: Sony Says Blu-ray Standalone Players Out-Selling HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 9/06/2007 4:30pm) |
| Although it's the type of news we'd expect to see accompanied by a huge press release, Sony apparently revealed Wednesday that stand-alone Blu-ray players have begun out-selling their HD DVD counterparts.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Building The Ultimate Home Theater PC (Tom's Hardware Guide, 10/03/2005 11:11am) |
| Wishful Thinking? Requirements: The all-round HTPC should not look any different from a DVD player. Can you find the PC among the DVD players in this picture? ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba to roll out new HD DVD players (AAP via Yahoo!7 News, 11/16/2006 1:37am) |
| Toshiba says it will roll out two new players for the High-Definition DVD format in late December for the Japanese market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba slashing HD DVD prices, but will it work? (Tech Digest, 1/15/2008 8:00am) |
| The fightback has begun in the HD wars, with HD DVD backer Toshiba slashing prices on its players to try and compete with its Blu-ray rivals. In the US, its cheapest HD DVD player will now cost $149 - half its previous official price - while even its high-end player has seen a big cut to $299.]]>
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| (Unranked) | LG BP530 3D Smart Blu-ray Disc Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 7/26/2013 8:00am) |
| If you are looking for a Blu-ray Disc player that offers a lot for not much money, check out the LG BP530.
With a suggested price of $129.99, this player packs it in with 2D and 3D Blu-ray disc playback, as well as being able to play DVDs (with [...] (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) |
| 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) |
| One-third of US HD DVD player sales attributable to Xbox 360's add-on drive (HDTV UK, 12/19/2007 8:00am) |
| According to independent research firm NPD, one-third of the 750,000 HD DVD players sold in the US to date are the HD DVD add-on drive for the Xbox 360.
Given that the HD DVD camp has been quick to slam the Blu-ray camp's inclusion of Sony's PlayStation 3 in player figures, it will be interesting to see how they handle this news.
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| 65-nm HDTV decoder chip handles two video streams (Embedded Systems Programming Magazine, 1/12/2007 7:45pm) |
| Geneva—Intended for set-top boxes, digital video recorders (DVRs) and DVD players, STMicroelectronics is sampling a high-definition decoder chip that is capable of decoding two video streams simultaneously. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | OPPO Strikes Again: BDP-103 Blu-ray Disc Player Review and Photos (About.com, 12/24/2012 8:00am) |
|
OPPO brings its latest entry into the Blu-ray Disc player market, the BDP-103 Blu-ray Disc Player. Just as its predecessor, the well-regarded (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Netflix Comes to Panasonic, Sharp, Toshiba Displays and Blu-ray Players (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/09/2010 8:34pm) |
| Netflix Watch Instantly debuts on select displays and Blu-ray players from Panasonic, Toshiba, Sharp, Philips and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| PCs' key role in HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray war (ZDNet, 6/06/2006 1:44pm) |
| PC industry will supply most high-definition disc players, but so far the principal makers haven't taken sides. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba decides to delay release of HD DVD players (Los Angeles Daily News, 3/25/2006 8:09am) |
| TOKYO - Toshiba Corp. said Friday that it has postponed the release of high-definition DVD players in the United States until April, a month later than planned, so that it can synchronize the sales with title releases from Hollywood studios. ... (Read Full Article) |
| BDP-S350 and S550: Sony's First Full 2.0 Spec Blu-ray Players [Sony] (Gizmodo, 2/26/2008 8:01am) |
| PS3 aside, the Blu-ray players Sony sold up until now are worthy of only your garbage can. Now that HD DVD is dead like a doornail, the 800-lb. gorilla is getting serious. The $400 BDP-S350 will... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Denon's cheaper Blu-ray player is still expensive (CNET Blogs, 5/21/2008 4:57pm) |
| The biggest knock against Blu-ray from the beginning has been price, but that hasn't stopped manufacturers from releasing new, expensive Blu-ray players. Although Denon's new Blu-ray player, the DVD-1800BD, is the least-expensive model in the company's line, its $750 price tag means only serious home theater enthusiasts ...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray 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) |
| 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) |
| Sony says ok to Blu-Ray (MobileMag, 3/17/2006 4:19pm) |
| Sony for one isn't waiting to see who wins the next-gen DVD war. The electronics giant is going ahead with its plans to release Blu-ray Discs. The first players will hit the U.S. markets this summer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: First Details on LG's Blu-ray/HD DVD Dual-Format Player (High-Def Digest, 1/08/2007 1:04pm) |
| As announced late last week, LG Electronics officially debuted its Super Multi-Blue dual-format Blu-ray/HD DVD combo player, the.BH-100, at the Consumer Electronics Show. The much-anticipated new player,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| News PS3 Gives Blu-ray Big Boost Friday's launch puts 400,000 more players in U.S. homes. By Phillip Swann (TVPredictions.com, 11/20/2006 12:47pm) |
| Washington, D.C. (November 20, 2006) -- Blu-ray HDTV DVD players are now in nearly 500,000 U.S. homes. Thanks to Friday's launch of the Play Station 3, of course. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Continues To Support Its HD-DVD Players With Firmware Updates (About.com, 2/16/2008 11:00am) |
| Despite recent developments that have made things tough going for HD-DVD, Toshiba is still supporting its existing HD-DVD players as evidenced by new Firmware Updates now available for all of... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Report: HDTV Market to Exceed $25 Billion This Year (TechNewsWorld.com, 1/26/2006 4:34pm) |
| The global market for high-definition televisions (HDTV) and their ancillary products -- personal video recorders, DVD players, game consoles and set-top boxes -- will eclipse US$25 billion this year, according to a report released Wednesday by ABI Research, of Oyster Bay, N.Y. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Blu-ray player sales are falling (AfterDawn, 4/30/2008 10:29pm) |
| Despite Blu-ray's victory over rival format HD DVD, it seems Blu-ray player sales are falling or seeing little to no growth in various markets.
The latest figures, according to the NPD Group, show that Blu-ray standalone players sales (excluding the PlayStation 3 and Blu-ray PC drives) have mostly decreased since the beginning of 2008, or seen no growth. Sales dropped 40 percent in the US from ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG To Launch First Dual-Format HD Disc Player (CRN, 1/05/2007 3:18pm) |
| LG Electronics plans to launch the first DVD player that can play both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs, making it possible for consumers to buy high-definition movies without worrying about the recording format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD players sold out at Best Buy (Punch Jump, 2/25/2008 5:15pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. this week sold out of two HD DVD player SKUs following Toshiba Corp.’s announcement that it will exit the HD DVD business. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Lionsgate Brings Web Features to Blu-ray Disc (Format War Central, 12/13/2007 11:16pm) |
| High Def Digest is reporting that the January release of Saw IV from Lionsgate will have internet interactivity.
The ‘MoLog’ (short for Movie Blog) feature will allow users to blog about the movie from their BDLive Blu-ray player. This will be the second ‘web-enabled’ release from Lionsgate.
The question that remains is… will there be players? While [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yamaha Unveils Blu-ray Player Pair (TWICE, 7/30/2012 7:22pm) |
| Buena Park, Calif. -- Yamaha introduced Monday its BD-S673 and BD-S473 Blu-ray players, both [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Denon DVD-1800BD Blu-ray Player Offers Blu-ray Disc Transport (CE Pro, 5/23/2008 7:00am) |
| Denon Electronics has introduced the third member of its Blu-ray line -- the DVD-1800BD Blu-ray player. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumer Alert: Not All Blu-ray Players Play All Blu-ray Disc Features (About.com, 2/09/2008 10:00am) |
| Although Blu-ray definitely has the upper hand against HD-DVD, it is interesting to note that in one aspect of the format war, Blu-ray has a decided disadvantage. While HD-DVD has... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Prepping Third-Generation Blu-ray Player For Release (High-Def Digest, 7/11/2007 2:55pm) |
| Samsung Electronics has announced it is readying the world's first third-generation Blu-ray disc player, featuring a host of enhanced features. Dubbed the BD-P1400, preliminary specs just revealed by the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Panasonic Blu-ray recorders hit the shops (Pocket-lint, 6/26/2009 8:24am) |
| DMR-BS850, DMR-BS750, and DMR-XS350 arrive
Panasonic's DMR-BS850, DMR-BS750, and DMR-XS350 Blu-ray recorders, which the company teased earlier this year, have hit the shops.
As previously reported on Pocket-lint, the DMR-BS850, packs a 500GB hard disc drive, a Blu-ray disc writer and twin Freesat tuners. The DMR-BS750, has the same spec, but with a 250GB hard drive.
If you're n ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney Disappointed With Blu-ray Disc Movie Sales (About.com, 10/19/2009 12:26pm) |
| Although Blu-ray Disc player and Disc sales have been on a steady upward pace since the end of the Blu-ray/HD-DVD format war, growth has not been as robust as the previous DVD growth timeline.
Of course, the current state of the economy doesn't help as many have postponed consumer electronics-related purchases. However, the other wrinkle is that Blu-ray Disc releases of new films have actually done very well, but sales of classic and older films that were previously released on DVD aren't. That is to be expected; since all Blu-ray Disc players can also play DVDs, many consumers don't see the need to replace their existing DVD collections.
This is where Disney comes in. Apparently, recent Blu-ray editions of previously DVD released classic films that may already be in many consumer's collections aren't doing as well as expected. However, what Disney may be failing to also see is that their Blu-ray Disc releases carry much higher price tags than releases from some of the other studios, which further limits their purchase and replacement appeal. For more details and additional perspective, plus an interesting peek into the current state of the movie industry, check out the report from Business Week.
Related Story: A more optimistic view on Blu-ray Disc sales, including a positive opinion from a different Disney source - Blu-ray Disc Sales Way Up in 2009 (TV Predictions)Disney Disappointed With Blu-ray Disc Movie Sales originally appeared on About.com Home Theater on Monday, October 19th, 2009 at 12:26:39.Permalink | Comment | Email this (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Launches Industry's First Blu-ray Disc Player to The U.S. Market (Business Wire, 6/15/2006 1:00pm) |
| RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 2006--Samsung Electronics America, Inc.: Next Generation Disc Format Offers High Definition Picture Quality to ... (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) |
| Samsung adds new soundbar systems, Blu-ray players (Consumer Reports, 4/04/2009 10:00am) |
| Have you been craving a Blu-ray sound and video system, but can't spare the room for even a compact home theater in a box system? Samsung's new HT-BD8200 packs a Blu-ray player into a sound bar speaker system that includes a separate wireless subwoofer. The system, priced at $800, won't arrive until July. But if you can't wait, and already have a Blu-ray player, the company has a l ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2 still freezing on PS3 for some players despite patch (Joystiq, 11/19/2012 10:30pm) |
| Despite releasing a patch addressing the issue, Activision is still receiving (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer Announces Second-Gen Blu-ray Player (High-Def Digest, 5/10/2007 7:01am) |
| Pioneer Electronics has announced it will bring its next-generation of Elite Blu-ray disc player to stores later this month. Dubbed the Elite BDP-94HD, the deck follows Pioneer's successful BDP-HD1 first-gen... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Head-up displays: limiting immersion? (Joystiq, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: Gamecube, Mac, PC, PlayStation 2, PlaySta ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD players go high tech (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 12/02/2005 1:03am) |
| If you're one of the thousands people who has bought an HDTV set recently, you may have done yourself a gross disservice. Unless you upgraded your old DVD player recently, your movies aren't looking nearly as stunning as they could be. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Quarter of US homes to have Blu-ray players by 2011 (HDTV UK, 4/24/2008 12:19pm) |
| New analysis suggests that the popularity of Blu-ray could surge over the next three years, with the number of US households having a player rising from under one per cent (now) to around 25% by 2011. This includes the PS3... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer's 2008 Blu-ray Player Line Leaked [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 4/16/2008 5:40pm) |
| A source tells us that in May, Pioneer will announce two new Blu-ray players, including the Elite BDP-05FD you see above. Surprisingly, they won't be Profile 2.0, just 1.1 (so PIP but no Ethernet),... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy offers 9 HD DVD discs with player purchase (Punch Jump, 1/21/2008 10:00pm) |
| Best Buy this week began offering nine free HD DVD titles with the purchase of eligible HD DVD Players from Toshiba Corp to online customers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Smash Bros. screenshot visits 3DS single-player mode (Joystiq, 1/21/2014 1:00am) |
| Another week, another excuse for Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai to tease players with a screenshot from the franchise's upcoming 3DS/Wii U debut. This time we see an image of the handheld's single-player mode.
"To be clear, the new [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 1/08/2007 2:51pm) |
| STMicroelectronics , the world's leading supplier of ICs for TV Set-Top Boxes (STBs)*, today announced a new dual-video-stream high-definition (HD) decoder chip, the STi7200, intended for STBs, digital video recorders (DVRs) and DVD players. This very highly integrated System on Chip supports both HD DVD and Blu-ray formats, in addition to high-definition satellite and cable TV standards, and is ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Shows Off Blu-Ray Disc Products (Data Storage Today, 3/17/2006 9:29pm) |
| Sony Electronics has introduced an array of Blu-Ray Disc (BD) products, taking the wraps off of a high-definition DVD player, a BD-enabled desktop computer, and an internal BD drive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD / Blu-ray Special Feature: 2. Sony (HDTV UK, 1/06/2008 8:00am) |
| Who are they?
Japanese multinational manufacturing company jointly developed the Blu-ray Disc format with Pioneer. The first HD DVD players arrived in the US in June 2006.
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| Tech: The New Player in Hollywood (NewsFactor, 1/24/2006 3:13pm) |
| Consumer technology is crashing the party in Tinseltown, and many people in show business are treating portable media players, DVRs, and on-demand services as a most unwelcome guest. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Announcement Boosts Blu-ray Player Sales (Format War Central, 1/22/2008 6:07pm) |
| We read at The Digital Bits that the Warner announcement made a significant impact on the high definition player sales in January.
The ‘before and after’ numbers are quite staggering - in the first week of January, NPD reports Blu-ray players just edging out HD DVD with 51% of the market. In the second week, we [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Tokyo Edge: Hot Phones and Music Players (PC World, 4/20/2005 8:01am) |
| A wealth of talented handheld gadgets, including a cell phone with a hard drive and a music player with VoIP. (Read Full Article) |
| Special Delivery - Netflix Update Arrives for Samsung Blu-ray Players (High-Def Digest, 12/05/2008 5:00pm) |
| Samsung has released a firmware update that will allow Netflix customers to stream movies through their Blu-ray players. As previously reported, Samsung and Netflix settled on an arrangement similar to... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Marantz To Show High-End Blu-ray Disc Player at CES (About.com, 1/04/2008 7:00pm) |
| Marantz has announced that it will step up to the plate at CES with its own Blu-ray Disc player, the BD8002. With a proposed list price of $2,099.99, this player... ... (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) |
| LG adds networked content to its Blu-ray players (CEA SmartBrief, 12/31/2008 6:00am) |
| LG Electronics next year will begin offering networked content from YouTube, CinemaNow and Netflix with its new Blu-ray playe -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| First multi-region Blu-ray players appearing (Engadget, 12/31/2007 5:23am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentWe're not quite ready to believe these things function as advertised just yet, but it seems that multi-region Blu-ray players are beginning to pop up on a few overseas websites. We're seeing a region hacked Samsung BD-P1400 and Sony BDP-S300 / BDP-S500, each of which are reportedly modified to play nice with BD regions A / B as well as DVD regions 1 / 2. Asid ... (Read Full Article) |
| eBay overflowing with cut-price HD DVD discs and players (Tech Digest, 2/19/2008 11:26am) |
| Those
eBay sellers are craftier than I first thought. Whilst the announcement from
Toshiba that they were to cease production of HD DVD players only arrived this
morning, the public has expected it since early January, when Warner battered
the format into oblivion, by deciding on exclusive support of Blu-ray and
finishing its contract with HD DVD. A quick glance on eBay this morning has
turn ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon VOD Coming to All 2009 Panasonic Blu-ray Players [Panasonic] (Gizmodo, 8/04/2009 3:39pm) |
| If you own any 2009 model of Panasonic VIERA CAST Blu-ray players, keep a lookout for a free update coming today. It brings Amazon Video on Demand streaming that will make your Blu-ray collection... (Read Full Article) |
| BDA: 10 Million Blu-ray Players In 2008 (High-Def Digest, 1/08/2008 9:50pm) |
| The Blu-ray camp says that by this time next year, the format's installed base could be nearly three times its current size. That was the headline out of last night's Blu-ray Disc Association press conference... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Announces $1,000 Blu-ray Player (BetaNews, 3/16/2006 10:13pm) |
| Sony introduced its first Blu-ray products on Thursday, offering the cheapest solutions so far to employ the technology. However, the price point still remains at about $1,000 or more, twice the cost of entry-level HD DVD players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Denon DVD-A1UD high-end universal Blu-ray player (Tech Digest, 12/05/2008 5:32pm) |
| Okay, I'll have to admit I asked for this a bit. In my last post about Denon Blu-ray players I demanded to know what Denon would describe as 'high-end', after their 'entry-level' player cost £600. Well, this is it. It's the catchily-named DVD-A1UD, and it'll play back Blu-ray discs, Super Audio CD (SACD), DVD-Audio, DVD-Video and plain old CDs. The DVD-A1UD is the replacement for the Denon ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung to fix image quality problem on first Blu-ray player (The Star Online, 9/15/2006 3:16am) |
| NEW YORK (AP): Samsung Electronics Co. moved to address image quality concerns noted by some reviewers of the South Korean company's high-definition Blu-ray disc player, the first on the market, saying it would make production changes. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon Deal: Buy Blu-ray Player And 4 Blu-ray Movies Get $100 Off (Format War Central, 10/27/2008 9:54pm) |
| Amazon’s new Blu-ray sale, buy a Blu-ray player and 4 Warner Blu-ray movies and get $100 off. The players included in this sale are the 80GB Sony PS3, Samsung BD-P1500, and the Sylvania NB500SL9.
The deal included 22 Warner Blu-ray titles inlcuding: Batman Begins, Syriana, and 10,000 BC. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hauppauge Introduces Two New HD Video Recorders During CES 2013 (HDTV Magazine, 1/12/2013 4:02am) |
| Hauppauge Digital, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAUP), the world's leading developer and manufacturer of TV tuners and HD video recorders, has launched two new models in their line of high definition video recorders. One model is geared toward home media [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD-A1 player still too slow, big and noisy (Republican American, 9/15/2006 9:14am) |
| SAN FRANCISCO -- Consumers looking to upgrade their home theaters can now choose between two types of high-definition DVD players -- the confusing result of a long-running format war involving Hollywood studios and technology companies. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | OPPO Unveils New Improved Universal Blu-ray Players: BDP-103 and BDP-105 (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/19/2012 6:44pm) |
| After basking in the glow of the BDP-93 and BDP-95 for a few years, OPPO is upgrading its product [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba's HD-DVD players will do high-def only via HDMI (Engadget, 7/12/2005 1:32pm) |
| Toshiba unleashed their new HD-DVD specification during a recent Toshiba road show (and who wouldn’t tremble at the honor to be a roadie for that hoppin’ gig, we ask ya), and the takeaway message for us consumers is that the new HD-DVD players are only gonna output HDTV via the HDMI output, while the analog output will be downrezed to 480 lines. What’s the big idea? Copy protection. Because ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) | Panasonic Debuts a Pair of Streaming Media Players (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/09/2013 7:31pm) |
| The top-of-the-line DMP-MST60 includes VIERA Connect, Miracast mirroring, and 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Releases HD DVD Firmware Update (Format War Central, 6/20/2008 11:19am) |
| Toshiba UK has released Firmware 3.0 for HD-EP30, EP35, HD-E1, HD-XE1, and HD-EP10 HD DVD players.
“As part of our commitment to provide world-class service to our customers, Toshiba is supplying this firmware update for use by purchasers of the applicable models of Toshiba HD DVD Players.”
The North American website has not been updated with the latest [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony announces BDP-S350, BDP-S550: first new Blu-ray players since the fall of HD DVD (Engadget, 2/26/2008 8:02am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Those waiting for the next generation of Blu-ray players, here you go: Sony's got two new ones for you today, the BDP-S350 and BDP-S550. Both feature BD-Live (and thus Ethernet) and USB (for external) storage, while the S550 has PiP (BonusView) and 1GB of onboard storage. As for the rest of the specs, well, expect TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, dts-HD (and dts-H ... (Read Full Article) |
| German Retailer takes your old HD-DVD Player when you buy a Sony Blu-ray Player (I4U, 1/29/2008 2:00pm) |
| The HD DVD camp does not have it easy these days. Saturn, one of the largest consumer electronics chains in Germany now offers a 150 Euro rebate (~$221) when you bring your old HD DVD player and buy a new Sony Blu-ray player.
So for instance if you bu... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Releases Firmware 3.0 for First Gen HD DVD Players (Format War Central, 4/29/2008 10:31am) |
| In what very well may be the final update, Toshiba has released firmware version 3.0 for the HD-A1, HD-D1, and the HD-XA1 HD DVD players.
Toshiba says the firmware "Improves network connectivity for supporting the download of web-enabled network content associated with certain HD DVD discs, improves certain video and audio processing capabilities, and also addresses [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pioneer Elite Blu-ray 3D Player Designed for Endless Content Options (HDTV Magazine, 9/09/2012 5:22am) |
| INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CEDIA Show Booth #719 - Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. continues to enhance the home theater experience with the release of its new Elite® BDP-62FD Blu-ray Disc™ player. The BDP-62FD offers new features [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy and Netflix Announce Partnership to Instantly Stream Movies Over the Internet Via Latest Models of Insignia Blu-ray Disc Players (HDTV Magazine, 10/20/2009 1:46pm) |
Insignia, a Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) exclusive brand, and Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) , the world's largest online movie rental service, today announced the availability of two new Insignia Blu-ray Disc Players that enable Netflix members to instantly watch movies and TV episodes streamed from Netflix over the Internet to their televisions.
The new Insignia Advanced Series Blu-ray Player (NS-WBRDVD) and the Insignia Connected Blu-ray Player (NS-BRDVD3) are now on sale for...
(Read Full Article) |
| News Cheaper Blu-ray Players In 2007? Low-cost Funai says it will enter the market by year's end. By Phillip Swann (TVPredictions.com, 2/20/2007 1:03pm) |
| Washington, D.C. (February 20, 2007) -- There's hope today for HDTV owners who have been waiting for a less expensive Blu-ray high-def DVD player. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (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) |
| Toshiba Quits HD DVD Business (New York Times, 2/19/2008 2:58pm) |
| Handing a victory to Blu-ray disc technology in the format battle for next-generation video, Toshiba said it would no longer develop, make or market HD DVD players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Announces Profile 2.0 Blu-ray Disc Player (About.com, 5/06/2008 5:48pm) |
| Panasonic is introducing its new 3rd generation Blu-ray Disc Player, the DMP-BD50. What makes this player special is that it includes several new features, including the long awaited BD-Live Profile... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Matsushita sees European Blu-ray launch in autumn (Reuters via Yahoo! News, 3/09/2006 8:54pm) |
| Japanese consumer electronics group Matsushita (6752.T) said it would introduce Blu-ray DVD players in Europe in the autumn of 2006 and set targets for sales of flat TVs and digital still cameras. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Delivers -- Successful Launch of Second Generation HD DVD Players Completes the Seamless Transition to High ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/07/2007 7:30pm) |
| Proving its leadership in the seamless transition to high definition, Toshiba today announced it has successfully introduced its second generation HD DVD players - delivering stunning image quality, astounding audio capabilities and a new level of interactivity never seen before. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Sony announces Wi-Fi Blu-ray players (Pocket-lint, 9/02/2009 3:57pm) |
IFA 2009: BDP-S560 and BDP-S760 announced
At its IFA press conference, Sony has announced two new Blu-Ray players that come with Wi-Fi functionality. That'll mean that you won't have to fiddle with plugging an ethernet cable into the back of the units.
The BDP-S560 and BDP-S760 have wireless-n standard connectivity, and are also WPS-enabled for ease of connection. Firmware updates and BD-Live capabilities can then be accessed without having to deal with cables.
Both Blu-ray players are also DLNA certified, meaning that you'll be able to use Windows functionality to send pictures and video to the players from your laptop. They have upscaling for DVDs and have a 6-second quickstart feature that the company claims is "unrivalled by other products available today".
The BDP-S760 is the flagship model and in addition to the above functionality contains an "HD Reality Enhancer". That should smooth image tones and reduce noise to create more a realistic picture, if the company is to believed. The BDP-S760 also includes multi-channel headphone surround for generating a 7.1 experience on stereo earphones.
No pricing or availability was provided.
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| News From CEDIA 2009: JVC Announces First Blu-ray Disc Recorders For U.S., Sort Of... (About.com, 9/10/2009 11:00pm) |
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In an anncouncement that created some brief excitement at CEDIA, JVC introduced the first Blu-ray Disc recorders available in the U.S. market at a press conference early Thursday morning. However, the excitement was very short-lived when the actual details were revealed.
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| Panasonic to deliver cheaper, slimmer BD-Live enabled Blu-ray players (AfterDawn, 5/22/2008 8:24pm) |
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| News Study: HDTV Low On Holiday Gift List The Consumer Electronics Association releases its annual survey of holiday (TVPredictions.com, 10/17/2006 11:42am) |
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| NPD Says Intent-to-Buy Blu-ray Grows (Format War Central, 2/09/2008 12:20am) |
| We see that Video Business is reporting that consumers are expressing more desire to purchase Blu-ray Disc players following Warner Bros. Entertainment’s swing to back Blu-ray exclusively, according to the NPD Group.
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| Samsung Prolongs HD DVD Production (allthingsHiDef, 1/09/2008 6:41pm) |
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| With Oplus chip, Intel eyes digital TV, IP TV markets (Digi Times, 8/26/2005 10:55am) |
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| Samsung HDTV News - (HDTV - High Definition TV DVD News, 6/18/2006 3:26am) |
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| DVD Players Obsolete? High Def. Discs Are Coming (KUTV.com) (KUTV.com, 2/09/2006 12:29am) |
| (KUTV) Your DVD player may not be all that old, but it will soon be obsolete thanks to new technology. Next month, a power struggle will take place over a new DVD format – one that plays high definition discs. There are two different formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 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.
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| DisplaySearch Reports Small/Medium Display Revenue to Reach $21B in 2005 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/09/2005 2:25pm) |
| DisplaySearch, the worldwide leader in flat panel display market research and consulting, has released the Q2'05 Flash Small/Medium Shipment Report. This comprehensive report covers display shipments, revenues, and market share by manufacturer and technology, in mobile phones, PDAs, automotive monitors, games, DVDs, subdisplays, MP3 players, DVD players, multifunction printers and other ... (Read Full Article) |
| '300,' 'JFK' Lead Warner Blu-ray Fall Catalog Brigade (High-Def Digest, 6/24/2008 10:00pm) |
| Warner has given a sneak peek of its upcoming fall line-up of next-gen catalog releases, unveiling plans to bring 'JFK,' 'Casablanca' and a redux of '300' to Blu-ray this year. During a presentation at... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba's portable HD DVD player prototypes (Engadget, 1/09/2008 1:13am) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Portable Video
If the HD DVD format lives to see the day, then we'll be carrying around these swank portable players. They're just concepts, and that screen is as dead as HD DVD is to Warner (it's just a picture). But man do they get our man juices oozing something fierce. They're almost good enough to make us hope HD DVD wins the format war. Almost.Gallery: Toshib ... (Read Full Article) |
| TransTechnology Releases Cutting-Edge DivX Certified DVD Devices (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/02/2005 6:00am) |
| TransTechnology, Europe, a leading consumer electronics manufacturer, and DivX, Inc., the company that created the patent-pending DivX video compression technology, today announced the official DivX certification of the TransTechnology DVX-500E and the DVX-700 Series of DVD players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Digital dominates German consumer electronics show (MacCentral via Yahoo! News, 9/01/2005 1:49pm) |
| Visitors attending the IFA consumer electronics show, which begins Friday in Berlin, will have a tough time finding anything analog. Digital technology will dominate nearly every gadget on display, from the latest generation of LCD (liquid crystal display) and plasma screens to new high-definition TV sets, mobile TV phones and super multiformat HD-DVD recorders. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD Format War Breeds Consumer Frustration (E-Commerce Times, 8/13/2007 4:17pm) |
| People who own an HD DVD player can forget about watching "Spider-Man 3" in high definition when it goes on sale during the holiday season. The movie from Sony Pictures will only be available in the Blu-ray DVD format. Likewise, people with Blu-ray players won't be able to enjoy the action-thriller "The Bourne Ultimatum," which Universal Pictures will release only in HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Slashes HD DVD Player Prices; Shifts Marketing Focus (High-Def Digest, 1/14/2008 7:00pm) |
| Providing our best peek yet at HD DVD's post-Warner strategy, Toshiba today announced lower prices for its third-generation HD DVD players and plans for a shift in marketing focus for the format. Calling... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Analog Devices Introduces Advanced Video Filtering Devices for Consumer Video Applications (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/04/2005 2:15pm) |
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| Company promises HD without the high price (PC Advisor, 3/11/2006 4:30pm) |
| The buzz about high-definition movies on optical discs might be all about HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc, but two companies are demonstrating at the CeBit trade show this week a system that delivers HD movies on DVD-like discs for use in cheap players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| '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) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic reveals 3D-capable streaming media player (HD-Report, 1/08/2013 4:26pm) |
| Panasonic has revealed two new streaming players at CES 2013, one of which is capable of supporting 3D content. The DMP-MST60 integrates Panasonic’s IPTV platform, VIERA Connect, built-in WiFi, and web browser. The second streaming [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Disney Officially Announces Winter Wave of Blu-ray Catalog (High-Def Digest, 2/07/2007 1:29am) |
| Confirming street dates and specs for its winter Blu-ray line-up, Disney has unveiled details for four top catalog titles, including 'Chicken Little,' 'Finding Neverland,' 'King Arthur' and 'G.I. Jane.'... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fox to cut prices on Blu-ray catalog (AfterDawn, 3/13/2008 9:10pm) |
| Fox has announced that it will be the first major studio to have extensive price cuts on its HD movie catalog by discounting 22 of its best selling Blu-ray titles.
The price cut, which began yesterday, will see those 22 select films drop in MSRP by $10 USD each from $39.98 to $29.98 USD. However, the titles have been available for some time now on Amazon and other retailers for much less than ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony BDP-S590 Internet Blu-ray Disc Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 11/30/2012 6:00am) |
| If want to replace your old DVD player, the Sony BDP-S590 is great choice. This unit not only incorporates excellent Blu-ray disc, DVD, and audio CD playback, but also provides ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung has a new Blu-ray HTIB with the HT-BD3252 (Engadget, 7/21/2009 4:35pm) |
| Samsung's latest Blu-ray HTIB features just about anything an all-in-one customer could want; in fact we're not sure how you can even build a 5.1 system with rear wireless speakers and a Blu-ray player for $799. The HT-BD3252 of course supports the latest HD audio codecs like TrueHD and DTS-HD, and a mic for automatic calibration. Not wanting to leave anything out from its stand-alone players, S ... (Read Full Article) |
| Circuit City Black Friday Blu-ray Deals (Format War Central, 11/17/2008 3:33am) |
| Circuit City’s Black Friday list was revealed yesterday, media enthusiasts will be pleased! Here are a few items we feel are worth a mention:
Blu-ray Players
Samsung BDP-1500 BD-Live: $199 Regular: $250
Sony 40″ 1080p LCD HDTV & Sony Blu-Ray Player Bundle (Model # KDL40V4100 and BDPS350) - $1,199.98
Sony 46″ 1080p LCD HDTV & Sony Blu-ray Player Bundle (Model # KDL46 ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba to boost HD-DVD (Reuters, 2/17/2006 9:06am) |
| LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Toshiba American Consumer Products on Thursday announced an ambitious marketing push in support of HD-DVD but conceded that some of the high-definition optical disc format's interactive features won't be available in the two first-generation players slated to hit stores next month without a "firmware upgrade." ... (Read Full Article) |
| World's First Single-Sided Blu-ray/DVD Hybrid Disc Unveiled [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 12/20/2008 1:00am) |
| Infinity Storage Media has a hybrid disc with both Blu-ray and DVD data layers. This means that it'll play on your ancient budget DVD player but it'll also play in high-def in a Blu-ray player.
This... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Survey: Blu-ray player sales set to triple this year (HDTV UK, 10/10/2008 12:52pm) |
| According to the latest survey by DisplaySearch, sales of Blu-ray players (not including Sony's PS3) are set to hit 2.8 million by the end of the year, compared to 700,000 in 2007. Next year, that figure could double again, hitting 5.3 million... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Report: HD DVD Standalone Player Sales Nearing 500,000 Milestone (High-Def Digest, 11/08/2007 9:16pm) |
| Format backers say the total number of standalone HD DVD players sold is poised to hit the 500,000 mark by late November. That's according to a report published late Thursday by Home Media Magazine, which...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/181760860" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics' 2006 Television Lineup Will Feature SpatiaLight's LCoS Technology (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/22/2005 2:00pm) |
| SpatiaLight, Inc. , a leading manufacturer of state of the art liquid crystal on silicon microdisplays, announced today that LG Electronics has recently introduced its 2006 high definition television product lineup highlighted in the above 50" category by two stunning LCoS models using SpatiaLight's microdisplays. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG BH200 Blu-ray/HD-DVD Combo Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 1/18/2008 10:00am) |
| The LG BH200 is the second Blu-ray Disc/HD-DVD player from LG, and is a significant upgrade from the previous BH100 model. First, this player has full interactive functionality (HDi) for... ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEC provides half of HD hybrid puzzle (Geek.com, 10/12/2006 7:32pm) |
| As consumers scratch their heads trying to decide which disc format they should back in the high definition battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD, some companies are already developing electronics to get around the issue. The ultimate solution is a hybrid player that copes with both formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Onkyo’s $450 Profile 2.0 Blu-Ray Player (High-Def Digest, 7/30/2009 7:00pm) |
| The DV-BD507, shipping now, is the latest offering from Onkyo. Only the second Blu-ray player from the long standing consumer electronics company, the BD507 looks to be a pretty solid player, but a $449... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Announces Availability of Amazon Video on Demand on Its Full Line of 2009 VIERA CAST(TM)-Enabled Blu-ray Disc Players (HDTV Magazine, 8/04/2009 4:24pm) |
Panasonic announced today that Amazon Video On Demand is now available on its full line of 2009 VIERA CAST(TM)-enabled Blu-ray Disc players. Current owners of Panasonic's 2009 Blu-ray Disc players automatically received a free software update today and can begin enjoying the service immediately when they...
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| Blu-ray Accounts For 24% of DVD Player Sales In Denver (Format War Central, 3/19/2009 12:07pm) |
| ABC News has a new story called “Blue Skies for Blu-ray” which is pretty much an overview of Blu-ray’s recent news, with a little caveat at the end of the story about the Digital Downloads threat to Blu-ray’s future.
One interesting tidbit that was mentioned is that in Denver, Blu-ray (players) have a 24% market share [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic DMP-BD35K Blu-ray Disc Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 1/16/2009 10:00am) |
| Are you looking for a Blu-ray Disc player but think that the prices are still too high? If so, then check out the affordable, and flexible, Panasonic DMP-BD35K as a... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc player, movies coming on 23 May (PC Advisor, 2/28/2006 10:54am) |
| The Blu-ray Disc high-definition optical format will launch in the US on 23 May, when the first player and movies will become available, backers of the format said yesterday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NAD Unveils T 557 Blu-ray Player (High-Def Digest, 12/02/2009 7:00pm) |
| The new quick loading and fully featured T 557 Blu-ray player from NAD launches this January. It seems backwards, but the trend tends to be that higher end consumer electronics manufacturers are the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Daewoo shows 120Hz HDTVs, Blu-ray, PMPs at CES 2008 (I4U, 1/07/2008 2:31pm) |
| Daewoo announces to show HDTVs, Blu-ray, DID, DDS and PMP devices at the CES 2008.
The Daewoo HDTV line will include 120Hz full HD in 46, 42 and 37 inches.
Daewoo also enters the HD movie player market with their own Blu-ray players.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Warner Extends HD DVD Release Delay to Catalog Titles (High-Def Digest, 1/22/2008 9:00pm) |
| Taking the next step in its transition to Blu-ray exclusivity, Warner has extended its three-week delay on HD DVD releases to include catalog titles. This move comes only days after the studio announced... ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG's BD390 Blu-ray player: Now with Vudu, Rotten Tomatoes (Consumer Reports, 10/15/2009 3:41pm) |
| LG’s BD390 Blu-ray player, now equipped with Vudu’s streaming movie service and Rotten Tomatoes ratings.(Click to enlarge.) [PHOTO: Courtesy of Vudu] Vudu, the movie-streaming service whose high-def HDX video format we recently evaluated on an LG plasma TV, is now available on the company’s BD390 Blu-ray player, one of the top-rated players in our latest Blu-ray player Ratings (available to subscribers). But don’t be alarmed if you boot up the player and see shiny red vegetables, er, fruit, all over the screen—Vudu is now incorporating ratings from the Rotten Tomatoes website in its list of movies available for sale or rent.You can sort selections in your Vudu movie lists by the ratings score (which includes the site's beloved Tomatometer and fresh/rotten tomato icons), and see summary reviews from some of the top movie critics from around the country. And Vudu has redesigned its movie page to deliver the extra content more interactively. If you own, or are about to buy, a BD390 Blu-ray player, it should receive a free Vudu-enabling firmware update automatically the next time it connects to LG’s NetCast online service. The player can connect to the Internet either using a wired Ethernet connection, or wirelessly via the player’s built-in Wi-Fi connection). Vudu is also available on 42- and 47-inch LH50 LCD TVs and 50- and 60-inch PS80 plasma models. —James K. Willcox (Read Full Article) |
| Circuit City touts Blu-ray sale amid HD DVD clearance (Punch Jump, 1/28/2008 5:49pm) |
| Circuit City stores this week began offering a discount on Blu-ray disc titles amid a clearance on Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD stand-alone players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to boost marketing spending to push HDTV (Reuters, 3/25/2006 3:43am) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sony Corp.'s 6758.T U.S. unit plans to push marketing spending to record levels this year to fuel sales of high-definition electronics such as televisions, camcorders and DVD players, a senior executive told Reuters. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dixons sees surge in Blu-ray interest, discontinues all HD DVD equipment (HDTV UK, 2/20/2008 2:23pm) |
| Dixons Online has claimed an immediate 150% increase in consumer
interest for the Blu-ray high definition disc format after yesterday's
announcement from Toshiba. In response, Dixons has withdrawn all models of
HD DVD players from its online store. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2006: All about television (TV Squad, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, DVR, Video, Cable/Satellite, Web (Read Full Article) |
| Chinese Blu-ray Player in the Works (Format War Central, 1/08/2008 7:28pm) |
| While I can’t release any details, today I was ‘leaked’ a brochure for a Chinese manufactured Blu-ray Disc player. The player is currently being demonstrated to invited guests at the company’s suite at CES.
According to the tentative specifications, this player will be HDMI 1.3 and 1080p capable. While it features 5.1 analogue outputs, it appears [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sigma Media Processor is Adopted by Samsung's New Third Generation Blu-ray Player (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/18/2007 1:00pm) |
| MILPITAS, Calif.----Sigma Designs , a leader in digital media processing SoCs for consumer electronics, today announced that its highly integrated SMP8634 media processor was selected by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. to power its third generation Blu-ray player, the BD-P1400. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Starts Streaming Blockbuster & Amazon to HDTVs & Blu-ray Players (Big Picture Big Sound, 10/15/2009 11:30pm) |
| Starting today, additional on-demand services will be available on select Samsung HDTVs, Blu-ray players and home theater systems. (Read Full Article) |
| NYTimes: PS3 is $299, GT5 'best seller,' and Xbox uses Cell chip (Joystiq, 11/30/2007 6:45pm) |
| <p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/culture/" rel="tag">Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/ps3/" rel="tag">Sony PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/xbox360/" rel="tag">Microsoft Xbox 360</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/30/technol ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES HDTV & Home Theater Round-Up: Attendance Down But Still Plenty to See (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/14/2009 1:20am) |
| With the lackluster economy taking center stage, it's no surprise that CES attendance was down 20% or more this year, but there were still plenty of new HDTVs, Blu-ray Disc players and other home theater equipment to keep us gear-freaks entertained.
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| DSPs enable Dolby Digital in HD-DVD, Blu-ray (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 11/14/2006 9:08pm) |
| TI said its Aureus DSPs are the first to support Dolby Digital Compatible Output technology, which enables next-generation optical disc (HD-DVD and Blu-ray) players to deliver a 640Kbps Dolby Digital-encoded, surround-sound signal. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 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) |
| Should I Buy a Blu-ray Disc Player Now or Wait? (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/21/2008 12:47am) |
| A reader asks whether he should buy a Blu-ray Disc player now or wait for the next generation. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sharp BD-AMS20U Blu-ray Disc Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 1/18/2013 10:00am) |
| The Sharp BD-AMS20U is a budget-priced Blu-ray Disc player that features 2D/3D Blu-ray, DVD, and CD playback, as well as also providing, via included Ethernet connection or included USB WiFi ... (Read Full Article) |
| Circuit City offers Transformers with Blu-ray player (Punch Jump, 10/27/2008 3:41pm) |
| Circuit City Stores Inc. this week began offering a free copy of the Transformers Blu-ray disc with the purchase of a Blu-ray disc player from Sony Corp. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray Player FREE with Purchase of 8 Warner Movies (Big Picture Big Sound, 12/08/2008 5:37pm) |
| OK, we've finally entered the realm of ridiculousity. Now with a brand new Amazon offer, if you buy Samsung's BD-P1500 Blu-ray Disc player along with eight Warner Blu-ray titles, you get the player and discs for $137.28, effectively getting the player for free.
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| (Unranked) | Black Friday HDTV deals at Amazon (HD-Report, 11/19/2012 5:40pm) |
| Amazon has revealed a bunch of Black Friday deals happening this week on HDTVs and Blu-ray Disc players. A few of those deals stand out from the rest, such as the Samsung 46″ ES6003 LED HDTVÂ for just $697 (List: $1,099). They also have the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy previews its 32-inch LCD HDTV/Blu-ray player combo on its Web site (Home Theater, 9/24/2009 4:19am) |
| TVs with built-in DVD players have mostly been the domain of bargain brands, but given the far-improved quality of the Blu-ray format, these combo units could attract more mainstream attention. Sharp has already announced a pair of LCD TV/Blu-ray combos, and now Best Buy is undercutting Sharp’s pricing strategy with a similar unit under its [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Retailer to offer free Blu-ray disc player with TV purchase (Punch Jump, 1/24/2008 5:47pm) |
| Best Buy next week will offer a free Blu-ray disc player to customers who purchase a new HDTV in the latest high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray specification completed (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: HDTVIn our "it's about time" category, the Blu-Ray Disc Association finally completed the
the Blu-Ray spec. The press release wasn't all that informativ ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics' First LCoS HDTV Redefines Microdisplay Segment, Delivers 1080p Performance (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/10/2005 12:15pm) |
| The newest entry in the expanding giant-screen microdisplay high-definition television category is a stunning 71-inch liquid-crystal-on-silicon model from LG Electronics. Introduced at the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association EXPO 2005 for delivery to custom installers and high-end retailers this fall, LG Model 71SA1D delivers progressive scan display resolution of 1920 x 1080. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD-DVD vs. BluRay: A Practical “Real World†Comparison (VanillaHD - Just Plain High Definition |, 11/13/2007 12:02am) |
| HD-DVD vs. BluRay: A Practical “Real World†Comparison HDDVD or BluRay. Ever since the release of the next generation media players, there has been a heated debate going on between both parties. Those HD DVD hard core supporters, and the Blu Ray fan club. They argue about image quality, player availability, publishing houses that support thier ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics Adds VUDU HD Movie Service to Wireless 'NetCast' Network Blu-ray Disc Player (HDTV Magazine, 9/10/2009 5:04am) |
LG Electronics today announced the addition of the high-definition streaming movie service from VUDU, Inc. to the LG Wireless Network Blu-ray Player (model BD390). With VUDU, consumers can instantly buy or rent from an extensive library of movies and TV titles, including an industry-leading catalog of more than 2,200 high-definition (HD) movies. The BD390 with VUDU will be demonstrated here this week at the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) EXPO 2009 (Booth #2623).
The addition of VUDU service to the BD390 adds...
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| Best Buy sells $99 Blu-ray player (Punch Jump, 7/13/2009 3:39pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. this week discounted a house brand Blu-ray player to under $100 in a retail store offer.
This week, the retailer is selling the Insignia Blu-ray disc player with 1080p output at $99.99.
The product page disclaims that the item is not available for direct shipment, but is available in limited quantities in brick [...] ... (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) |
| Blu-ray Association Sets Fall Deadline For BD-Java Hardware Support (High-Def Digest, 3/27/2007 12:08am) |
| In an attempt to standardize BD-Java playback on Blu-ray hardware, the Blu-ray Disc Association today announced a deadline of October 31, 2007 for mandatory BD-J support in all new players released after... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sherwood BDP-5003 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product Review and Rating (About.com, 12/30/2008 11:00am) |
| The BDP-5003 is Sherwood's first venture into Blu-ray Disc player territory. Features of the BDP-5003 include playback of Blu-ray Discs at full 1080p/60 or 1080p/24 resolution and Standard DVD upscaling... ... (Read Full Article) |
| ABI Research Foresees a Speedy End to High-Definition DVD Player Format Wars (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/23/2007 2:19pm) |
| NEW YORK----When LG Electronics launched its Super Multi Blue Player at the recent CES exhibition, it signaled an exit strategy from the "war of the high-definition DVD formats." By creating a player that will accommodate both HD-DVD and Blu-ray discs, the Korean manufacturer may have created a precedent that the rest of the industry will have to follow. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic prices and ships its first media streamers, newest Blu-ray Disc players (Engadget, 4/09/2013 10:58pm) |
| Don't look now, but Panasonic has just gone public with pricing and availability [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Denon hits the market with versatile Blu-ray player (CEA SmartBrief, 12/04/2008 6:00am) |
| Denon Electronics has debuted a new Blu-ray player that Jeff Talmadge, the company's director of product development and syst -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft and Broadcom Deliver Combined Hardware and Software Platform for More Cost-Efficient HD DVD Players (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/08/2007 8:01am) |
| Today at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show , Microsoft Corp. and Broadcom Corp. announced a joint effort to support a hardware and software reference design for more cost-efficient HD DVD playback. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Flat Panel Mania, Everything MP3 and Simple Surround Sound to Drive Consumer Electronics Holiday Sales (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/20/2005 8:55am) |
| Easy-to-install surround sound systems, flat panel TVs, compact audio systems and MP3 players will likely be in great demand this holiday season, according to the Audio/Video experts at Cambridge SoundWorks. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Marantz Adds 4 Players to Blu-ray Lineup (Big Picture Big Sound, 8/03/2009 6:34pm) |
| All models support Profile 2.0 (BD-Live), with the UD9004 adding support for SACD and DVD-Audio. (Read Full Article) |
| Is Toshiba's Superbowl ad for HD DVD a final desperate act? (HDTV UK, 1/28/2008 8:00am) |
| Reports suggest that Toshiba will be taking out a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl on 3rd February. It will cost the company close to three million dollars, and is expected to highlight their freshly price cut HD DVD players.
Toshiba's Jodi Sally told Home Media Magazine that the commercial wasn't a make-or-break promotion for the disc format. "It has always been our strategy to reach HDTV o ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer Electronics Chooses Sonic Solutions to Power World's First Commercially Available Blu-ray Disc Drive (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/17/2006 10:30am) |
| NOVATO, Calif.----May 17, 2006--Sonic Solutions® , the leader in digital media software, broke new ground today shipping its Roxio® BD software with the first commercially available Blu-ray Disc drive from Pioneer Electronics. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips announces support for Microsoft Windows Media in its consumer electronics (Engadget, 5/11/2005 11:35am) |
| Philips and Microsoft have signed some nonexclusive agreements that will see Philips’ products utilizing Nexperia semiconductors supporting the Windows Media format. They’ll be including support for WMA and WMV, as well as Windows Media DRM 10, in a whole slew of devices like digital receivers, PVRs, portable audio players, set-top boxes and video phones. They also aim to get all of these ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Defiance final beta invites PC, PS3, Xbox 360 players March 22 (Joystiq, 3/14/2013 7:30pm) |
| Defiance launches on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 on April 2, but prior to that, developer [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Can I Play a Blu-ray Disc on a DVD Player? - Question of the Week (About.com, 4/28/2013 10:00am) |
| Blu-ray and DVD are both disc-based video formats, but can you play a Blu-ray Disc ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer BDP-120 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player - $211 Shipped (Gadgetreview, 7/22/2009 9:55pm) |
| J&R, via Amazon has the Pioneer BDP-120 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player for the Web’s lowest price. It’s $199.99 + $10.87 S&H = $20.86 shipped! Features include Profile 2.0 with BD-Live and all the latest codecs. (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Awareness on Rise: Survey (I4U, 4/03/2008 11:45am) |
| By Thomas K. Arnold
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A majority of U.S. households now know what a
Blu-ray Disc is, while the number of households with a high-definition disc
player has crossed the 10 million threshold, a new study shows.
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| Samsung Delivers its Fourth Generation Blu-ray Player (Business Wire, 4/23/2008 1:00pm) |
| RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics, a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, continues to expand its lineup of Blu-ray format A/V ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blockbuster and Samsung Sign Agreement to Deliver BLOCKBUSTER(R) OnDemand Services to Select Samsung HDTVs, Home Theater Systems and Blu-ray Players (HDTV Magazine, 7/14/2009 12:00pm) |
| Blockbuster and Samsung announced they are joining forces to enable consumers to access Blockbuster's vast and growing library of premium digital entertainment via select new Samsung HDTVs, home theater systems and Blu-ray players. The new services will be available in the fall of 2009 and are expected to provide millions of homes across America access to Blockbuster's digital library of movies. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG BH200 Hybrid Blu-ray and HD DVD Player ships (I4U, 12/10/2007 4:35pm) |
| LG Electronics announces that their new hybrid HD player BH200 is shipping.
The LG Super Blu Player features the BD Standard Profile, and is also ready for BD Profile 1.1 when Blu-ray discs with the new profile become available in 2008. The LG BH200 s... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's BDP-S350 Blu-Ray Disc Player With BD-Live Now Shipping (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/17/2008 2:46am) |
| Sony's first standalone Blu-ray Disc player to feature BD-Live, the BDP-S350 is now available at Sony Style, on Amazon.com and in select stores for $399.
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| (Unranked) | Final Fantasy 14 PS3 players will be able to play PS4 beta for free (Joystiq, 9/09/2013 8:04am) |
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| Warner dramatically lowers pricing on Blu-ray titles (AfterDawn, 7/13/2008 5:02am) |
| Warner Home Video has announced the launch of aggressive pricing cuts on its Blu-ray catalog beginning in the Q4 of this year.
Starting September, Warner will begin offering a "point-of-sale rebate program" meaning retailers will be able to order a number of catalog tiles for as low as $11 USD.
Even with expected retail mark-up, the new prices will sure to be a steep discount from their c ... (Read Full Article) |
| TDVision Systems intros 3D system using standard Blu-ray discs (HDTV UK, 5/22/2008 10:00am) |
| TDVision Systems will present a new system for watching 3D films using standard Blu-ray discs and compatible with standard Blu-ray players. This would allow a single disc to be pressed for both 3D and non-3D use... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Venturer to Unleash Budget HD DVD Player for the Holidays (High-Def Digest, 8/29/2007 1:23am) |
| Discount manufacturer Venturer Electronics today announced that it would release its first HD DVD player in time for this year's holiday shopping season. The Canadian-based company, which is known for... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 12/05/2006 2:52pm) |
| Blu-ray or HD-DVD? Only one likely will survive in the battle of high-definition DVD players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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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| Samsung Shows Off New HDTVs, Home Theater Systems and Blu-Ray Disc Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/26/2008 12:43am) |
| At a press event in New York City this week, Samsung showed off some of the latest entries in their HDTV, Blu-ray Disc and home theater product lines. Standout products include a 4th generation Blu-ray player for $399, a bluetooth-enabled HTIB and a 3D-ready plasma HDTV. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mega-hit 'Spider-Man 3' weaves its way onto DVD shelves this week (Macon Telegraph, 11/02/2007 8:45am) |
| The year's top-grossing hit, "Spider-man 3," swings onto DVD and high-definition Blu-ray disc on its own and in collections packaged with the two earlier installments of director Sam Raimi's comic-book franchise. The main players return for the conclusion of the love triangle and friends-turned-foes saga among Spidey (Tobey Maguire), Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst) and Harry (James Franco). The film ... (Read Full Article) |
| Channel starts dumping HD-DVD recorders (the INQUIRER, 2/20/2008 12:07pm) |
| INQUIRER staff the
Inquirer, Wednesday 20 February 2008. 09:45:00
Hey suckers, thanks for nothing
SHOPS ARE starting to heavily discount HD-DVD recorders in an attempt to
reduce their stock mountains. Don't expect Toshiba to refund you the difference
between the new prices and the old prices though - that would be a sacrifice
too great for the firm to make.... ... (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) |
| A one-stop shop for Blu-ray licensing (CNET News, 3/05/2008 7:15pm) |
| Getting licenses for DVD players is tough. It may be simpler to do the same in Blu-ray. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Free HD episodes on iTunes (TV Squad, 9/11/2008 5:04pm) |
| Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, HDTV, The Office, Psych, Eureka, Heroes, Reality-Free, In Plain SightIf you were wondering just what that extra dollar buys you when you upgrade to HD in the iTunes store, you can get a free look. Our pals over at TUAW made note of a number of shows that have free episodes available, in HD. The files are large, with the HD versions clocking in at right around 1.5GB, so it will take a bit to download. Something that isn't helped by the fact that iTunes downloads the SD version as well.
I've been taking a look at them and I grabbed screenshots from Heroes, Life, and Battlestar Galactica to give you an idea of the difference in the picture. It's fairly dramatic. Those captures, and the full list of free episodes, with the iTunes links, are after the jump.
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| Denon Releases a New Universal Blu-ray Disc Player (High-Def Digest, 9/21/2009 8:00pm) |
| Based on their flagship player, the Denon DBP-4010UDCI is a more affordable, but still impressive, Blu-ray player. Nearly half the price of the flagship DVD-A1UDCI, Denon’s DBP-4010UDCI is a very capable... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 8/28/2007 5:09pm) |
| Visitors to the IFA consumer electronics show, which opens Friday in Berlin, will have ringside seats to the war over high-definition disc formats raging between Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Selects Broadcom(R) Chipset for Next Generation BD-P1200 Blu-ray(TM) High Definition DVD Player (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/08/2007 1:00pm) |
| 2007 International CES -- Broadcom Corporation , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a global leader in consumer electronics, has selected its complete Blu-ray chipset solution for its next generation BD-P1200 high definition DVD player. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony will drop prices for its Blu-ray DVD player as it spars with HD DVD (Tacoma News Tribune, 11/02/2007 8:40am) |
| Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray DVD player will drop 20 percent or more in price this holiday season, the head of the company’s consumer electronics division said. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy drops Blu-ray player to $99 (Punch Jump, 10/26/2009 3:39pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc stores this month discounted a house brand Blu-ray player to under $100 in a new high-definition hardware sale.
This week, the Insignia Blu-ray Disc Player to $99.99 after $50 instant savings.
In addition, it discounted all regular priced Blu-ray discs by 30 percent this week.
Meanwhile, retailer Amazon.com this month began holding a new [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Commence rampant PSP part deux speculation! (Joystiq, 4/11/2006 4:30pm) |
| Filed under: Nintendo DS, Sony PSPWe've already had a fair share of PSP
re ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic 42-inch 1080p Plasma HDTV: $1399 with Free Blu-Ray Disc Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/15/2008 10:18pm) |
| Panasonic's excellent 1080p plasma, the TH-42PZ77U is currently on sale for $1399.99 with a free Panasonic Blu-ray Disc player - the highly rated DMP-BD30. NY residents pay tax but get reduced shipping charges. Offer expires 1/21/08. ... (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) | 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) |
| DivX Certified Panasonic Blu-ray player headed to Europe (AfterDawn, 3/07/2008 3:01pm) |
| DivX Inc. has announced the DivX Certification of an upcoming Panasonic-brand Blu-ray Disc player. The Blu-ray player joined an array other Panasonic products that sport the DivX Certified logo on packaging, and is scheduled to begin shipping in March. It will be the first DivX Certified Blu-ray player available in Europe and Russia.
"In order to give our users access to the extremely popular, ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray Disc Burner can publish 2.5 TB of data per session. (ThomasNet, 2/20/2006 3:04pm) |
| Bravo XR-Blu Disc Publisher provides users with automated burn and print device that supports up to 50 single-layer 25 GB capacity Blu-ray Discs per session; 50 GB, dual-layer discs are supported with upgrade. In addition to its built-in robotic arm, unit features full-color, direct-to-disc inkjet printing and Pioneer Electronics' BDR-101A Blu-ray Disc/DVD Recorder. Blu-ray enabled recording ... (Read Full Article) |
| DivX Signs License Agreement With Panasonic for Next-Generation DivX Plus(TM) HD Technology (HDTV Magazine, 9/10/2009 1:25pm) |
DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX) , a digital media company, today announced a license agreement for next-generation DivX Plus(TM) HD technology with Panasonic Corporation. Panasonic plans to incorporate DivX Plus HD technology into its UniPhier semiconductor chips, enabling consumer electronics (CE) devices such as digital TVs, Blu-ray disc players and in-car players to playback DivX Plus HD H.264 video in the MKV container at high-definition resolutions up to 1080p.
Known for great performance, visual quality and interoperability on any DivX Certified device, DivX technology gives consumers...
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| Kmart Goes HD DVD; Toshiba Says Recent Price Cuts Retail-Driven (High-Def Digest, 10/31/2007 9:00pm) |
| Hot on the heels of a highly-publicized series of price cuts for its HD-A2 player, Toshiba says Kmart has chosen to stock its 1080i HD DVD player as its only stand-alone high-def disc player this holiday... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pre-Order of Sony BDP-S1 Blu-ray Disc Player Starts Today! (I4U, 3/17/2006 9:03am) |
|
Sony announced at their Las Vegas '06 Open House event that their first Blu-ray Disc Player BDP-S1 is available for pre-order starting today March 17th. Besides Sony Style, Amazon.com and other stores are supposed to open pre-order today.
At the CES... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy price cuts Blu-ray player to $229 (Punch Jump, 9/28/2008 3:37pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores on Sun. price cut a company-branded Blu-ray disc player to $229 in the latest round of high-definition discounts. ... (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) |
| Samsung BD-P2500 Blu-ray Disc Player with Netflix (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/06/2009 9:31am) |
| Can Samsung redeem some earlier missteps in Blu-ray technology with a new BD player that (almost) does it all?
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| Pioneer Launches Blu-Ray Disc Drive for $299. (Addict 3D, 5/04/2007 7:16am) |
| As expected, Pioneer Electronics, a leading maker of consumer electronics, on Wednesday unveiled its Blu-ray disc read only memory (BD ROM) optical drive for personal computers, which will go on sale next month and will cost $299 in retail.The Pioneer BDC-2202 drive can playback, read, record and re-write DVDs (12x speed for DVD±R, 6x for DVD±RW, 4x for DVD±R DL) as well as playback, read and . ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sears sells out of $179 Blu-ray player (Punch Jump, 11/18/2008 3:37pm) |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold out of Sharp Inc.’s Blu-ray disc player following an early Black Friday sale to online customers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner delays HD DVD titles (ZDNet, 3/17/2006 4:30pm) |
| When the first HD DVD players arrive in stores this month, there won't be any movies to watch for at least another three weeks ... (Read Full Article) |
| Price Watch: Memorex Blu-ray, $146.98 shipped (CNET Blogs, 11/20/2008 2:09pm) |
| It's official: Blu-ray players are no longer grossly overpriced. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Matsuda, Knowles Talk Blu-ray (Home Media Magazine, 11/15/2012 12:24am) |
| Harry Knowles, a film critic and founder of Ain’t It Cool News, looks at 2012 and sees an important year for Blu-ray Disc.
“This has been an extraordinary year in terms of catalog Blu-ray titles,” Knowles said, speaking [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Funai to launch first sub-$300 Blu-ray player to North American market (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| Hot on the heels of Sony'sfirst sub-$200 internal Blu-ray Disc drive comes news from Funai of a sub-$300 standalone Blu-ray player.
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| Sharp's BD-HP50U Blu-ray Disc player with profile 1.1 support (Engadget, 1/06/2008 9:53pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV
Sharp already outed the BD-HP50U Blu-ray Disc player during the Sharp press event. Now the details. BD-ROM profile 1.1 support for all that crazy (and often useless) PIP you can stomach, HDMI 1.3 digital output at 24fps, x.c.Color, Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD 7.1 channel audio with Lip Sync tech to automatically adjust audio and video processing times. Yours in May for $700. Really S ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yamaha Announces BD-A1020 Blu-ray Disc Player (About.com, 9/08/2012 4:00am) |
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Yamaha has unveiled its latest generation flaship Blu-ray Disc player, the BD-A1020, at the 2012 CEDIA EXPO.
The BD-A1020 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony confirms imminent BD-Live upgrade for PS3 (CNET Blogs, 3/21/2008 12:04am) |
| The PS3 is about to become an even better Blu-ray player.(Credit: CNET)
The next firmware update to the PlayStation 3 will add full Profile 2.0 compatibility to the game console's Blu-ray player. Sony hinted that the update would be coming during January's Consumer Electronics Show, but ...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hi-def rivals in CES war of words (The Hollywood Reporter, 1/09/2007 1:13pm) |
| LAS VEGAS -- Supporters of the two rival next-generation disc formats are slugging it out this week at the Consumer Electronics Show, with HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc predicting victory in the quest for a unified high-definition standard. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New format players incompatible with early HDTVs (HDTV UK, 2/24/2006 4:57am) |
| Anyone who was among the first to make the leap to high definition might well find their pioneering... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray uptake said to surpass other breakthrough technologies (CEA SmartBrief, 1/13/2009 6:00am) |
| After being available for just 2 1/2 years, Blu-ray players have reached a nearly 8% household penetration level, a rate of u -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Home Theater PCs: (Tom's Hardware Guide, 6/14/2005 10:57am) |
| Consumer hi-fi equipment - like DVD and DivX players - are easy to handle, but reach their limits quickly. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The players at an impasse (Ars Technica, 10/14/2005 7:45pm) |
| Here's the back-story, insofar as I've been able to piece it together from the past week's reporting on the issue (see "Related Coverage" below). ... (Read Full Article) |
| DMP-BD60 (DMP-BD60K) Blu-Ray Disc Player from Panasonic: Product Profile (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/28/2009 8:35pm) |
| Panasonic adds VIERA Cast online content access to its top-selling entry-level Blu-ray player model.
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| Sony, NEC establish joint venture for optical business (Joystiq, 2/27/2006 10:30pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Association to push format at IFA 2008 (HDTV UK, 7/18/2008 10:34am) |
| Unrivalled by HD DVD this year, the Blu-ray Disc Association has announced that it is to hold a press conference at the IFA Consumer Electronics Fair in Berlin this August... ... (Read Full Article) |
| The End User: New chip may let DVD player use both disk types (International Herald Tribune, 11/15/2006 2:43pm) |
| A "universal" chip from a band of engineers in Andover will allow electronics firms to make a single DVD player to handle both types of disk - HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Denon Announces Flagship DVD-3800BDCI Blu-ray Player (High-Def Digest, 7/24/2007 11:22pm) |
| Denon Electronics today announced the introduction of its flagship Blu-ray player, the DVD-3800BDCI, for release this fall, and which will include some of the most advanced features yet seen in a next-gen... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 4/22/2006 10:28pm) |
| The high-definition DVD era began Tuesday with the official launch in the United States of HD-DVD movie players and discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New chip may let DVD player use both disk types (International Herald Tribune, 11/15/2006 5:46pm) |
| A "universal" chip from a band of engineers in Andover will allow electronics firms to make a single DVD player to handle both types of disk - HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. ... (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) |
| TV goes digital in 2009 (TV Squad, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: Industry, HDTVThey've been kicking it around for years, but ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony’s First Multidisc Blu-ray Player on the Market (Home Media Magazine, 9/01/2009 10:31pm) |
| The first of two Sony 400-disc Blu-ray Disc MegaChangers is out in the retail wild. (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Shrinks And Delays HD-DVD Launch (DVD-Recordable, 3/20/2006 12:01pm) |
| It's official: When the first HD-DVD players, from Toshiba, begin arriving in stores this month, there won't be any software for at least another three weeks. ... (Read Full Article) |
| April's coolest gadgets (IT World, 4/11/2006 4:04pm) |
| For many months there's been talk about next-generation DVD players for high-definition movies and there's been nothing but prototypes, and then suddenly two products have come along at once! ... (Read Full Article) |
| CMPnetAsia.com (CMPnetAsia, 6/14/2005 9:08am) |
| The satellite market in Asia is on a roll, with some industry players predicting double-digit growth in the coming years. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Digital Gadgets Highlight Consumer Show (PC World, 9/01/2005 11:27pm) |
| Vendors flock to Germany with HDTV, music players, TV phones, VOIP and more. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic DMP-BD50 Blu-ray Disc Player - User Submitted Home Theater Product Review (About.com, 7/24/2008 10:00am) |
| The latest user submitted product review is now posted. A special thank you to Dick Dinman for his review of the Panasonic DMP-BD50 Blu-ray Disc Player. To take... ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Samsung Blu-ray goes YouTube (Pocket-lint, 9/03/2009 10:16am) |
Clearly worried the Blu-ray still not enough
Samsung has announced that going forward all its Blu-ray products will come with YouTube support as it continues to try and convince people to embrace the HD format.
With the new service, available from 3rd September, consumers can also enjoy video clips from YouTube on their TV screen. The YouTube service features a variety of video clips, including the most popular or highly rated videos and allows for video search through a mobile phone-like on-screen key pad, says the company.
The news, announced at IFA in Berlin, Germany, comes as the company announcing a range of Blu-ray players including a Blu-ray Soundbar, the BD Crystal Surround AirTrack, for people looking to de-clutter their home theatre/cinema experience.
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Home Cinema Blu-ray Samsung IFA2009 YouTube
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| 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) |
| Best Buy price cuts BD-Live Blu-ray player (Punch Jump, 7/06/2009 3:39pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. this week price cut a BD-Live enabled Blu-ray player in the latest high-definition price cut.
This week, the Insignia NS-BDLIVE01 Blu-ray disc player held a sale price of $169.99, down from a $199.99 MSRP.
BD-Live is a Blu-ray feature that allows users to access content via an Internet connection to download up-to-date content.
Blu-ray [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Harmonic: In Tune with Cable's Expansion (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance, 4/06/2005 2:11pm) |
| The video-equipment provider stands to cash in as the industry's major players broaden their bandwidth (Read Full Article) |
| Circuit City cuts $100 off Blu-ray player (Punch Jump, 4/22/2008 3:52pm) |
| Circuit City stores this week began offering $100 off a new Blu-ray disc player in the latest high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Memorex intros MVBD-2510 Blu-ray player at under US$270 (HDTV UK, 10/10/2008 12:52pm) |
| Memorex, a brand name I associate more with consumer electronics consumables than hardware, has announced the US availability of its standalone MVBD-2510 Blu-ray player. The player features full 1080p playback at 24p and 60p, BonusView 1.1, audio decoding and playback of Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, Master Audio bitstream output, and 7.1 channel audio output.. ... (Read Full Article) |
| SONY BDP-S300 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 1/11/2008 11:00am) |
| The BDP-S300 is an entry-level Blu-ray format player from Sony, which can be found for $399, or less, at most retailers. This unit plays Blu-ray discs at full 720p, 1080i,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Memorex Blu-ray Player Gets Reviewed (Format War Central, 12/10/2008 1:00pm) |
| Our friend Don over at The Sound Advice Blog has put up his review of the Memorex MVBD2510 Blu-ray player. The player is a BD profile 1.1 bonus view player, and supports all HD Audio codecs via HDMI Bitstream output to external decoder. You can pick up the player for $169.99 from Target online, and some Target B&M stores.
The player’s build quality looks to be somewhere in between th ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Infinite Loop: Canucks to get Loonies back (Ars Technica, 8/15/2005 3:07pm) |
| You might remember last year the Canadian government placed a tax on all blank media and MP3 players sold inside the country. ... (Read Full Article) |
| ESPN to broadcast "Battle for No. 1" in HDTV (PGA Tour, 3/22/2005 2:34pm) |
| ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. –- The thrill of victory is often enhanced when the very best players compete at the highest level, pushing themselves, and their sport, to new heights. (Read Full Article) |
| Next-Gen DVD War Averted? (InformationWeek, 11/06/2006 1:20am) |
| The emergence of HD/BD universal players in 2007 is likely to make the irreconcilable HD DVD vs. Blu-ray next-generation high definition-capable DVD format battle a moot point. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony's First Collection Of 4K Ultra HD Content For The Home Now Available For Consumers (HDTV Magazine, 11/30/2012 3:24am) |
| Sony Electronics is unveiling the first step in delivering 4K Ultra HD video content in the home. The new 4K Ultra HD Video Player is a hard-disc server that connects easily to Sony's 84-inch 4K LED TV (XBR-84X900) allowing consumers to view 4K [...] (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) |
| Monday, May 23, 2005 (Daily (Daily Breeze, 5/23/2005 9:12am) |
| • There\\\'s the single-disc player, which is for people who mainly want to watch prerecorded movies. Most cost between $80 and $110. • The multidisc player can cost a little more (typically, $110 to $150) but lets you play movies and long stretches of music from different CDs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 Gets DTS-HD - Now the Perfect Blu-ray Player? (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/10/2008 10:30pm) |
| With its recent firmware upgrade to add BD-Live support, Sony's PS3 (PlayStation 3) became the most fully featured Blu-ray Disc player available, lacking only one thing: support for next generation surround sound from DTS. All that changes on April 15. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony unveils BD Player (HDBlog.net, 3/17/2006 1:32pm) |
| Yesterday Sony announced plans for its BDP-S1 BD (Blu-ray Disc) player. Sony’s BD player will be released in July for around $1000. It’ll support 1080p on its HDMI output and 1080i on its analog component output. It will upscale normal DVD’s to 1080p, should you wish that, on the HDMI connection [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Permanent Link to LG Lowers 'Super Blu Player' to $999 - TVPredictions.com (press release, 8/14/2007 11:01am) |
| LG Lowers 'Super Blu Player' to $999 - TVPredictions.com (press release) ... Washington, DC (August 13, 2007) — LG Electronics has reduced the price of its dual format HDTV DVD ... in HDTV | No Comments ... (Read Full Article) |
| Adult Film Producers Choose HD DVD (E-Commerce Times, 1/24/2007 5:19pm) |
| Supporters of the rival high-definition video disc formats had new ammunition at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. The Blu-ray camp reiterated the overwhelming support of electronics companies and Hollywood studios for the format, with seven out of the eight movie "majors" planning to release about 300 new titles in Blu-ray this year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony unveils first Blu-ray disc drive burner (CIOL, 8/25/2006 11:40am) |
| MUMBAI: Sony Electronics (S) Pte Ltd today unveiled its first internal Blu-ray Disc (BD) rewritable drive for the computer aftermarket. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product Of The Week (About.com, 10/10/2008 10:00am) |
| The BDP-S350 is a third generation entry-level Blu-ray format player from Sony. This unit plays Blu-ray discs at 720p, 1080i, or 1080p resolution via its HDMI output, and is also... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Enhances High Definition Experience With Introduction of First Blu-ray Disc Products (SYS-CON Media, 3/16/2006 11:28pm) |
| Sony Electronics today debuted its first Blu-ray Disc(TM) (BD) products in the U.S., along with details on suggested pricing and availability for some of the new offerings. ... (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) |
| Blu-Ray Cinema(TM) Debuts Blue Laser 1080p Digital Cinema Player at NAB With Sony and Asaca/Shibasoku (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/07/2005 10:29pm) |
| Blu-Ray Cinema(TM) has introduced the Blu-Ray Cinema Player, a 1080p digital cinema player that features state-of-the-art Professional Disc blue laser technology and connectivity options for the ultimate in reproduction quality with virtually any display. (Read Full Article) |
| CEA(R) Executives Honored with Top Industry Awards (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/08/2005 9:11pm) |
| ARLINGTON, Va.----Nov. 8, 2005--The Consumer Electronics Association , congratulates Jeff Joseph, CEA vice president of communications and strategic relationships, as the recent winner of the PR News PR Professional of the Year Award in the Nonprofit/Association category, and Susan Littleton, CEA vice president of marketing, as the recent recipient of the International Association for Exhibition ... (Read Full Article) |
| Digital TV Shoot-Out (Forbes, 9/22/2005 6:55pm) |
| Investors take note: Here's how consumers rank some of the best and brightest players in digital TV. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Intros Trio of 3rd-Gen HD DVD Players for Less Than $500 (Topic Recently Filed: Listing of Topic Articles - Electronic House, 8/08/2007 2:43pm) |
| Toshiba will launch the HD-A3, HD-A30 and HD-A35 for the latest in HD DVD audio and video at $299, $399 and $499 prices, respectively. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Samsung BD-E5900 3D Network Blu-ray Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 11/16/2012 8:00am) |
| The Samsung BD-E5900 a very affordable Blu-ray Disc Player that plays Blu-ray Discs, standard DVDs (with upscaling), most recordable DVD formats, music CDs, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Tokyo Edge: Who Controls Your Digital Music? (PC World, 7/25/2005 8:07am) |
| Also highlighted this month--music players, plasma TVs, and DVD camcorders. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Are Blu-ray Prices Cheap Enough? (CE Pro, 11/19/2008 11:11pm) |
| Expectations for Blu-ray are on the rise this holiday season. But have prices of players dropped enough to warrant adoption? ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Sony announces five 1,080p rear projection TVs (Engadget, 6/02/2006 12:12am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment (Read Full Article) |
| DVD format battle await consumer response (Independent Online, 4/22/2006 9:34am) |
| HD DVD, one of two next-generation formats angling to take over the DVD market, officially launched mid-April with a miniwave of titles and players hitting stores. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Says it Still Backs HD DVD (I4U, 2/19/2008 6:21pm) |
| With all the news today of Toshiba dropping the HD DVD format itÂ’s a bit hard to imagine someone still actually backing HD DVD. Yet that is exactly what LG is doing. LG told Pocket-lint that it would continue to back and develop HD DVD players.LG issues a... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Cuts Price on New Blu-Ray Player (The Columbian, 6/04/2007 7:05am) |
| NEW YORK (AP) -- With dominance of the market for high-definition movie discs still up in the air, Sony Corp. said Monday it is including a small surprise with the new Blu-ray disc player it is shipping this week: a price tag $100 lower than previously announced. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Walmart Selling $38 Blu-ray Player on Thanksgiving (Home Media Magazine, 11/08/2012 9:02am) |
| Walmart Nov. 8 said it would offer a $38 LG Blu-ray Disc player with Wi-Fi, in addition to movie discs priced from $1.96 during three in-store events beginning at 8 p.m. local time on Thanksgiving.
Indeed, Walmart on Black Friday in 2003 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yamaha Unveils AVENTAGE BD-A1020 Universal Blu-ray Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/08/2012 12:12am) |
| Yamaha borrows a page from the OPPO playbook with the release of the AVENTAGE BD-A1020 Universal Blu-ray Disc player for only [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy offers $150 Blu-ray player with LED HDTVs (Punch Jump, 6/25/2009 3:49pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. this week began offering customers a Blu-ray player for $150 with the purchase of select LED HDTVs by Samsung Group.
In the offer, customers can purchase the $1799 Samsung 40″ Class UN40B6000 LED HDTV with the $299 Samsung 1080p Blu-ray disc player for $1849.97, or the $2099.99 Samsung 46″ Class UN46B6000 LED [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Devito, Parsons Talk Blu-ray Disc (Home Media Magazine, 9/21/2012 11:49pm) |
| On Sept. 21, actor and director Danny Devito and Andy Parsons, SVP of corporate communications for Pioneer Electronics and chair of the Blu-ray Disc Association's (BDA) promotion committee in the United States, participated in a virtual [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV poll: What brand do you own? (TV Squad, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Site AnnouncementsDo you own an HDTV? Head on over to our sister blog HDBeat an ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Shows Off Blu-Ray Disc Products (NewsFactor, 3/20/2006 3:53pm) |
| Sony has introduced an array of Blu-Ray Disc (BD) products, taking the wraps off of a high-definition DVD player, a BD-enabled desktop computer, and an internal BD drive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| What's new (Guardian Weekly, 4/20/2005 11:12pm) |
| Over the past few years, we have seen watches with built-in MP3 players, cameras and even mobile phones. Now, the Japanese manufacturer NHJ has taken timepieces to another dimension with the VTV-201, the first watch to feature an integrated analogue terrestrial TV tuner. (Read Full Article) |
| Target offers $100 gift card with Blu-ray player (Punch Jump, 1/28/2008 5:46pm) |
| Target stores on Sun. began offering in-store customers a free $100 gift card with the purchase of Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc player. ... (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) |
| (No Title) (, 1/08/2007 12:36pm) |
| LG might bring about peace in our time as the electronics company unveiled a new DVD player that can play both Blu-ray and HD DVD content. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 to drive Blu-ray; 29M players in 2008, says report (Punch Jump, 3/27/2008 3:50pm) |
| New data released this week predicts that Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 will drive Blu-ray growth until the end of next year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony displays prototype “Sapphire†second-gen Blu-ray players (Teaoodle, 1/08/2007 11:40am) |
| Filed under: CES, HDTV, Home Entertainment Unfortunately they were only given a passing mention during Sony's CES press conference earlier, but a... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung 32-Inch LCD HDTV: $611 (TVPredictions, 10/27/2008 2:52pm) |
| What's the top-selling HDTV at Amazon.com?Well, on October 27, the answer is...the Samsung LN32A450 32-inch LCD HDTV, available today for $611 -- 24 percent off the suggested list price. The flat-panel 720p set, has three HDMI inputs and a 6ms response time.The set is also ranked #80 today in Amazon's best-selling electronics category as well as being the top rated HDTV. It also has a customer ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy burns free $100 gift card w/ Blu-ray player (Punch Jump, 6/30/2008 3:49pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc.’s online division on Sun. began offering a free $100 gift card with the purchase of any Blu-ray disc player. ... (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) |
| Panasonic to unveil thinnest Blu-ray Disc drive at CES (Computerworld, 12/27/2007 2:00pm) |
| Panasonic has developed a Blu-ray Disc drive for laptop computers and plans to unveil it at January's Consumer Electronics Show, the company said today. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Retailer offers free Blu-ray disc with PS3 (Punch Jump, 3/02/2008 5:04pm) |
| Retailer Fry’s Electronics this week began offering a free Blu-ray disc title with the purchase of Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 in the latest high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi launches first in-car Blu-ray player (AfterDawn, 2/17/2009 2:17am) |
| Mitsubishi has announced that it has developed the world's first in-car Blu-ray player.
At 50 x 178 x 180mm, the company says the player is only 1/3 the volume of its home standalone BD player.
The player will support BD-ROM, BD-R and BD-RE and the company plans to commercialize it at some point in 2009.
Tech-On adds that "there are two main factors that contributed to the small size. F ... (Read Full Article) |
| Tokyo Edge: HD Camcorders, Tiny Music Players, and Nine-Ink Printers (PC World, 6/15/2005 8:04am) |
| Talk of changes in giant TV technology, flash hard-drive memory, and new external storage options surface this month in Asia. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD fights back with new features (AP) (Addict 3D, 6/29/2007 7:31pm) |
| AP - HD DVD has recently faced some head wind in its struggle to become the high-definition successor to the DVD, but its supporters are playing an ace from their sleeve with the arrival of the first discs that take advantage of its players' built-in Internet connections. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | You don't bring a 3D printer to a gun fight -- yet (CNET Blogs, 9/06/2012 11:00am) |
| Consumer-level 3D printing could change guns and gun control as we know it. But just how likely are we to see 3D-printed plastic firearms anytime soon? And what are the legal ramifications? CNET's Rich Brown talks to some of the players involved the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon to Give Away Free 100-Disc Blu-ray, HD DVD Library (High-Def Digest, 1/14/2008 11:37pm) |
| -->As part of a new month-long sweepstakes, sixty lucky winners will take home a free high-def disc player and a hundred free discs from Amazon.com. The new pair of promos (one for Blu-ray and one for... ... (Read Full Article) |
| ezGear Introduces Their First Blu-ray Player: The BluCobra EZ3000 (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/06/2009 9:10am) |
| The BluCobra EZ3000 Blu-ray Disc player from ezGear is set to come with a host of features at a relatively affordable price.
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| Feb. 27: Amazon's Best-Selling Blu-ray Player (TVPredictions, 2/27/2008 12:26pm) |
| What's the best-selling Blu-ray player at Amazon.com?As of Feb. 27, the answer is...Samsung's BD-P1400 Blu-ray player, available now for $357 -- almost $200 off the suggested list price. The high-def DVD player can playback Blu-ray discs and can upconvert standard-def DVDs so they will be near-HD quality. The set-top can also display Blu-ray discs in 1080p video.The player can be delivered in on ... (Read Full Article) |
| First Review: LG BH100 Hybrid Blu-Ray/HD-DVD Player (Format War Still On) (Digg.com, 1/24/2007 8:02pm) |
| This is the first high definition disc player that is compatible with both Blu-ray and HD-DVD discs. But don't waive the white flag in the format war quite yet. The quality isn't videophile grade, and the HD-DVD compatiblity is missing key elements. Read on for the full review, full gallery, screenshots, and how it stacks up to the Xbox DVD Drive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| JVC XV-BP1 Blu-ray Player is the first for JVC (I4U, 1/07/2009 4:15pm) |
| JVC announced their first Blu-ray player at the CES 2009. It is amazing that they could afford to not offer a Blu-ray player until now. The JVC XV-BP1 Blu-ray player offers also playback of the AVCHD format, the high definition format widely used for HD ca... ... (Read Full Article) |
| ANADIGICS Announces RF Front-End Reference Designs for Multi-Tuner Digital Terrestrial Televisions and DVR/PVR Set-Top (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/19/2005 2:00pm) |
| ANADIGICS, Inc. , a leading supplier of wireless and broadband solutions, today announced RF front-end reference designs for multi-tuner applications, such as televisions, set-top boxes, and digital video recorders / personal video recorders . ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Best Buy Selling $39.99 Toshiba Blu-ray Player on Black Friday (Home Media Magazine, 11/15/2012 8:19am) |
| Best Buy Co. will offer a Toshiba Blu-ray Disc for $39.99 on Black Friday – a price point that nearly identical to Walmart, which said it would offer a LG Blu-ray player Thanksgiving evening for $38.99. Best Buy is opening store doors [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Target holds clearance on Sony Blu-ray player (Punch Jump, 7/24/2008 4:38pm) |
| Target Corp. stores this month began holding a clearance on Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc player to clear inventory of the model. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray set-top sales to explode over next 4 years, says report (AfterDawn, 10/12/2008 6:39pm) |
| According to a new report by Parks Associates, worldwide Blu-ray set-top player sales will outpace most other consumer electronics items (including HDTVs) over the next four years as HD machines see more widespread adoption.
Kurt Scherf, principal analyst for Parks Associates, added that Blu-ray player sales will total 5 million globally this year (excluding the Sony PlayStation 3), up 625 perc ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD sales jump on price cut; behind Blu-ray (Punch Jump, 1/29/2008 10:27pm) |
| Sales for stand-alone HD DVD players jumped following a price cut from Toshiba Corp. to discount all retail models. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| XBox 360 - High Def vs Normal TV (BellaOnline, 11/25/2005 4:50pm) |
| One glorious feature of the XBox 360 is that it can put out a high definition TV signal. All of us players with HDTV systems will get to see amazing clarity. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Tepid interest seen for next-gen DVDs in 2006 (ZDNet, 5/04/2006 5:21am) |
| Survey of high-volume DVD users shows that about one in five may buy high-definition DVD players or discs in 2006. ... (Read Full Article) |
| All You Need to Know About HDMI Connector (HardwareZone, 2/14/2006 3:38am) |
| Everything you need to know about the new digital audio and video HDMI connector, which will be used by DVD players, videoprojectors, HDTV sets and LCD panels. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| HD Boycott (HDBlog.net, 2/24/2006 2:06pm) |
| Former Apple dude, Mike Evangelist, wants to boycott the new HD DVD and BD players because of AACS.
This is important. I really want you to understand what’s going on with the video industry’s push towards HD. They are engineering a complete removal of the concept of fair use. They are setting up systems that [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Will Never Replace DVDs in PCs Says Analyst (High-Def Digest, 8/28/2009 6:00pm) |
| Less than four percent of new computers have Blu-ray drives. As we all know, Blu-ray has become an increasingly popular format, sales of both Blu-ray discs and players are higher than ever, and the format... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray is smokin' hot; HD formats outpacing DVD (Ars Technica, 1/28/2008 1:45am) |
| Although HD DVD appears to be in dire straits, the format battle between it and Blu-ray appears to have had at least one positive ramification: pricing on players has fallen at a rapid rate, and sales are now eclipsing those seen in the early years of DVD.Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CNET plays the PS3 (component pricing game) (Joystiq, 2/24/2006 10:00pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360 (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD and Blu-ray Learn to Play Together (Consumer Electronics News | GracesoftValues, 2/15/2007 6:28pm) |
| HD DVD and Blu-ray Learn to Play Together Dual-format players and discs could open the door for mass... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips DVP5960/37 (HDTV Reviews Blog, 5/08/2006 4:23pm) |
| Philips DVP5960/37 May 8th, 2006 | HDTV News, HD DVD HDMI-equipped DVD players have suddenly become... ... (Read Full Article) |
| DivX (R) Now Showing on Blu-ray DVD Players (Business Wire, 3/12/2008 12:30pm) |
| SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX), a digital media company, today announced that it has granted DivX® Certification to six new Blu-ray DVD ... (Read Full Article) |
| 2G HD DVD players announced - HD-A2 & HD-XA2: $499 & $999 (HD Beat, 9/14/2006 11:24am) |
| Filed under: News, Manufacturers, Toshiba, Windows Media Center Toshiba's HD DVD press conference at CEDIA 2006 just ended and the first big news is... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Launches Firmware Upgrade V1.4 for DMP-BD10 Blu-ray Player (High-Def Digest, 1/18/2007 11:39am) |
| Panasonic has announced the latest firmware upgrade for its DMP-BD10 Blu-ray Disc Player, enhancing the picture quality via HDMI outputs and other error-correction stability features. Panasonic posted... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Target To Sell Blu-Ray DVD Players (KTHV Little Rock, 7/26/2007 3:37pm) |
| For a department store chain whose color scheme is red, Target is getting ready to put a lot of stock in blue. That's blue as in Blu-ray, one of two competing formats for high-definition DVD's. ... (Read Full Article) |
| EXCELLENT editorial regarding Hi-Def Gaming and the REAL next-gen players (Digg.com, 3/09/2006 8:01pm) |
| A great, insightful article that analyzes the move into high definition, why its significantly different from past advancements in gaming, why it will have a major impact on the next-generation wars. Interesting and well written. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NPD: Free Blu-ray Players Contributed to Weekly Hardware Lead (High-Def Digest, 1/25/2008 5:00pm) |
| That 93% lead for Blu-ray in hardware sales in the week following Warner's exclusivity announcement? NPD (the research group that tallied the numbers) says don't read too much into it. That's according... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Prediction: HD DVD Not Dead, Toshiba Will Produce Dual Format HD Players [Hd Dvd] (Gizmodo, 1/07/2008 2:54am) |
| We snagged a second with Wolfgang Schlichting, IDC's research director for removable storage, to ask what the picture looks like for HD DVD. His thoughts? HD DVD isn't dead yet. Toshiba will probably... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp BD-HP52U Blu-ray Player to Offer Netflix Streaming and BD-Live (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/14/2009 9:16pm) |
| Sharp Electronics, a company that has been slightly behind the curve with Blu-ray features, steps up to the plate with a fully web-enabled Blu-ray Player featuring BD-Live and Netflix instant streaming. (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Sharp BD-HP21H Blu-ray launches (Pocket-lint, 11/27/2008 12:05pm) |
| Profile 1.1 player on sale for £250 Sharp has announced that its new BD-HP21H Blu-ray disc player is now available in the UK.
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| Millions to buy Blu-ray this year, survey suggests (HDTV UK, 3/18/2008 1:05pm) |
| A recent survey -- conducted
during the period of speculation and then confirmation that Toshiba was pulling
the plug on HD DVD -- suggests that an increasing number of consumers are ready
to buy Blu-ray players... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 12 Free Discs With Toshiba's Third-Gen HD DVD Players at Amazon (High-Def Digest, 12/07/2007 11:46pm) |
| Amazon is matching Wal-Mart’s latest HD DVD "secret sale" value-add -- and beating it with a 25% price cut. The latest next-gen hardware deal from the web giant has actually been running for some time... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba, Memory-Tech develop new DVD-HD-DVD compatible discs (EARTHtimes.org, 9/12/2006 7:53am) |
| Japanese electronics giant Toshiba Corp. and optical disc maker Memory-Tech Corp. have jointly developed a single-sided three-layer ROM disc that supports high capacity storage and playback of content in both DVD and HD DVD formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Japanese retailer swaps out HD DVD for Blu-ray (HDTV UK, 2/22/2008 11:07am) |
| It's a shame
that this story only benefits Japanese consumers, but the retailer Edion has
said that, during March, consumers who bought a Toshiba HD DVD player can
return them in exchange for a Blu-ray Disc player from Sony, Panasonic, or
Sharp. If the new machine is more expensive, consumers will have to pay the
difference, but if it's cheaper, the store will refund the difference. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Circuit City price cuts Blu-ray, HD DVD combo player (Punch Jump, 2/14/2008 4:36pm) |
| Circuit City stores this week price cut a stand-alone high-definition player that plays both Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc and Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD format titles. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips CE: On a journey of transformation to deliver the true consumer experience (Manila Bulletin, 9/25/2005 2:44pm) |
| BERLIN Philips Consumer Electronics, a division of Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands, one of the world s biggest electronics companies and the largest consumer electronics firm in Europe, is continuing its quest in reinventing the world of consumer electronics (CE) through its Sense and Simplicity global campaign, that aims to bring technology at the heart of the consumer experience. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Which Movie Studio Has The Best Blu-ray Discs? (About.com, 7/21/2009 10:00am) |
| If you own a Blu-ray Disc player, you no doubt have found that Blu-ray Disc movies can be quite expensive, when compared to DVDs. A trip to your local retailer to shop for Blu-ray movies can be quite frustrating. Which hi-def movies do you really want to add to your movie collection? With that in mind, High-Def Digest has put together an excellent "report card" ranking each studio according to b ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | What Is Available to Play on a Blu-ray Disc Player? - Question of the Week (About.com, 3/31/2013 10:00am) |
| OK, so you want to get in on the Blu-ray action, but you want to know what type of content, and how much of it, is actually available if you ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo put limits on 3DS StreetPass sharing so it can add features later (Engadget, 12/31/2013 4:17am) |
| StreetPass data swaps are handy for 3DS owners who want to expand their games with other players' content, but they limit the number of new people you can accept at any one time. Ever wonder why that is? As it turns out, Nintendo has been [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Microdisplays show mighty hand at display conference (EE Times, 3/18/2005 4:37pm) |
| NEW YORK — Several players in the nascent microdisplay field reported progress in their respective technologies at the USDC/Needham Display Investors conference held here. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Edward Snowden cast as hero in smartphone game (CNET Blogs, 8/02/2013 10:19pm) |
| The NSA leaker wanted by U.S. authorities stars in the mobile game Snowden Run 3D. In the endless runner, players must collect "sensitive information" while avoiding the long arm of the law. (Read Full Article) |
| High definition disc war over by end of 2008, Gartner claims (HDTV UK, 1/28/2008 8:00am) |
| According to an analyst at the Gartner market research firm, the high definition disc war will be over by the end of the year, with Blu-ray becoming the high definition format to supersede DVD.
However, they said that Toshiba's strategy of cutting player prices is only prolonging the inevitable.
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| 1080i HDCP and you (HDBlog.net, 4/26/2006 4:05pm) |
| The first HD-DVD players output 1080i and HDCP is a boondoggle to the consumer ... (Read Full Article) |
| OPPO Makes DVD Look Its Very Best With New Universal Up-Converting DVD Player (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/06/2006 1:30pm) |
| OPPO Digital, an award-winning consumer electronics manufacturer, announced the DV-981HD, its new flagship universal up-converting DVD player. The DV-981HD excels in translating standard definition video stored on DVD discs to high definition format suitable for display on HDTV and home theater projectors. Featuring an HDMI output and DCDi® by Faroudja video processing technology, it delivers a ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray production to get a boost in China (AfterDawn, 7/12/2008 5:27am) |
| News has come from the Blu-ray Disc Association Press Conference this morning that a BD factory is set to launch in China this December and that the production output will end any shortages that the Asian market has been seeing.
The leading Blu-ray Disc player makers Sony, Panasonic and Pioneer, have each had slow sales, especially in China but this new factory should lead to strong growth over ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'DuckTales Remastered,' a HD Rework of the NES Classic, Ready to Download this Summer (High-Def Digest, 3/22/2013 8:30pm) |
| Hand-drawn characters in 3D environments top the list of changes. In 1989, Capcom released a classic realization of one Disney's hit programs, 'Duck Tales.' Playing as Scrooge McDuck, players found [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Bluetooth Adopts New Radio Technology (Washington Post, 3/29/2006 11:51am) |
| NEW YORK -- The Bluetooth wireless standard used in cell phones and other small devices will take a leap in transmission speed, broadening its scope to enable high-definition video and files for digital music players like the iPod. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray or HD DVD or both? (Digital WebCast, 7/16/2006 3:19am) |
| With the Blu-Ray/HD DVD wars beginning to heat up as players become available to consumers, those in the professional space who will be publishing to these formats have to determine which format will best suit their business needs. Will it it Blur Ray, HD DVD or both? DMN gets some of answers from Dave Sudden, chief technology officer at Rimage, a provider of optical media publishing solutions. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Hardware, Software Shipments to Retail On the Rise (High-Def DVD Digest, 6/02/2006 9:45pm) |
| After consumer demand for HD DVD hardware and software outstripped retailer supply in the format's first month of market availability, additional players and discs are finally beginning to move to stores... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumers, analysts, retailers give HD DVD the cold shoulder (Ars Technica, 1/29/2008 8:56am) |
| HD DVD may not be dead yet, but it looks to be a solid candidate for the endangered species list. Some early adopters believe the format war is over and are looking to unload their players while analysts call the format's demise inevitable.Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yamaha AVENTAGE BD-A1020 Universal Blu-ray Player Updates Award-Winning Predecessor with WiFi and Build Enhancements (HDTV Magazine, 9/09/2012 5:33am) |
| Yamaha Corporation of America, AV Division, today introduced the AVENTAGE BD-A1020 universal Blu-ray Disc player with superior 3D and HD video and audio playback, as well as built-in WiFi support for easy wireless connectivity. Designed to [...] (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) |
| PlayStation 3 bonus: It runs Blu-ray movies (KING 5 Seattle, 12/06/2006 3:34am) |
| Rarely do video game consoles make good stand-alone movie players. But Sony's new PlayStation 3 bucks the trend when it comes to high-definition Blu-ray movies, and even videophiles probably won't be disappointed with the image quality. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | What is a 3D-Enabled Blu-ray Disc Player? - Question of the Week (About.com, 5/12/2013 10:00am) |
| Love it or hate it, 3D is here to stay and many of the new TVs now available feature this capability. However, you really need more than just a 3D ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Adoption Won't Happen Until 2009, Research Finds (CE Pro, 4/23/2008 7:00am) |
| A new report from Bernstein Research predicts that mass Blu-ray adoption won’t start until the end of 2009, when players fall beneath $200. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray: BD Live Falls Short , Says Boston Globe (TVPredictions, 3/05/2009 9:53am) |
Hollywood studios have desperately tried to get consumers to use interactive features in Blu-ray players called BD-Live. However, one columnist at the Boston Globe is not impressed:
"It's been the same with me as I've tried out the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon offers $300 off Blu-ray, HDTV purchase (Punch Jump, 11/06/2008 3:41pm) |
| Retailer Amazon.com this week began offering $300 off the purchase of select Sony Corp. Blu-ray players and LCD HDTV sets in a new high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| REVIEW: Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray player (Pocket-lint, 7/11/2008 10:08am) |
| How does this Blu-ray player stack up?Samsung have been making noises in the Blu-ray market for some time now. But does their latest player offer enough to convince you to switch from your humble DVD? We get watching to find out.
Read Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray player on Pocket-lint]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba tackles convergence on multiple fronts (ARNnet, 2/16/2006 4:19am) |
| Toshiba hit the digital entertainment market this week with the promise of a new HD DVD standard, retail support and a slew of new convergent products including MP3 players, projectors and a high-definition entertainment Qosmio laptop. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NPD Confirms Huge Blu-ray Share Jump (Format War Central, 1/23/2008 7:26pm) |
| Twice is reporting confirmation from NPD directly relating to the leaked figures showing that Blu-ray made huge gains in market share for the second week of January.
The correct break down according to the Twice article is 90% for Blu-ray, 7% for HD DVD and the remainder for Blu-ray/HD DVD combo players.
It is also interesting to [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 1/07/2007 7:50pm) |
| LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. on Sunday introduced a single DVD player that supports both next-generation, high-definition DVD technologies, offering a solution to a brewing war over rival Blu-ray and HD-DVD formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 12/29/2006 12:31am) |
| Emil Larsen, Personal Computer World , Friday 29 December 2006 at 00:00:00 HD DVD, IPTV and games consoles dominated the close of the year This winter, Microsoft waded into the high definition war, releasing an HD-DVD for the Xbox 360. HD-DVD players were already far cheaper than Blu-ray drives – with Blu-ray manufacturers accusing... > Read the full article ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba's HD-XA2 HD DVD player delayed until January (Engadget, 12/28/2006 5:57pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentToshiba has launched its first second generation HD DVD player, the HD-A2, but the more fully featured HD-XA2 will not see daylight until 2007. We had expected to see the player this year, but a dealer's post on AVS Forum indicates the first shipment isn't expected to hit until January 3rd due to production delays. AV Watch confirms the player has been pushed ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Pictures to make first Blu-ray movies available today (TG Daily, 6/20/2006 2:19pm) |
| The first wave of Blu-ray Disc-based movies from Sony Pictures should already be available in retail outlets and Web sites today. Those few who were lucky enough to purchase Samsung's BD-P1000 Blu-ray Disc player in advance of its official launch this Sunday, will now have the opportunity to see whether their high-def pictures are as artifact-free as their medium-def. But some artifacts of the ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2 'Revolution' DLC hits PS3 and PC (Joystiq, 3/01/2013 8:00am) |
Xbox exclusivity on the latest Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 DLC has ended, meaning PC and PS3 players can now nab the "Revolution" pack. For $14.99, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Home Theater-In-a-Box Has Built-in Blu-ray (CE Pro, 7/24/2008 9:42pm) |
| Samsung is expanding its home theater-in-a-box (HTiB) systems that have Blu-ray players with the 5.1-channel HT-BD2E. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Quietly Introduces PlayStation 3 Youtube Uploading [PS3] (Gizmodo, 5/16/2008 10:20pm) |
| Mainichi Issho, a Japan-only PlayStation Network game that's been out since 2006, has quietly brought a pretty killer function to the PlayStation 3. Players can now record gameplay and upload clips... ... (Read Full Article) |
| China Blue HD Format Hits the U.K. (High-Def Digest, 10/15/2009 4:00pm) |
| While it’s certainly not looking like the start of a new format war, a European import retailer is now selling CBHD players in the United Kingdom. Putting politics aside, online retailer GBAX is now... (Read Full Article) |
| Most Consumers Now Aware of Blu-ray - But... (About.com, 4/07/2008 10:00am) |
| It seems that a new study has indicated that 60% of consumers in the U.S. are now aware of Blu-ray, and about 10 million Blu-ray and HD-DVD players have been... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Howard Stern Comments On Blu-ray (Format War Central, 1/17/2008 1:21pm) |
| During his Sirius Satellite Radio show, Howard Stern was asked by co-host Robin Quivers if he was getting into "HD or Blu-ray" (she meant HD DVD). Stern replied he has both, but then quickly said "I’m pretty sure one of my dvd players has Blu-ray" (view clip below for full conversation).
So if "The King [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Nero Software with Blu-ray Technology to Showcase at Philips Booth at IFA Show in Berlin (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/01/2005 12:04pm) |
| Nero, leaders in digital media technology, and Royal Philips Electronics, a world leader in optical storage and a founding member of the Blu-ray Disc Association, announced today that Philips will demonstrate the new Blu-ray optical disc format at IFA 2005, September 2 through 7 in Berlin, Germany. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Electronics Fair Ends on a High (Deutsche Welle, 9/08/2005 10:14am) |
| The 45th International Consumer Electronics Fair (IFA) in Berlin has drawn to a close with experts predicting that the well-attended event would provide a much-needed boost to Germany's struggling electronics industry. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips Electronics' Showcases New Blu-ray Disc(TM) for Celebrities, Filmmakers and VIPs at the Nation's Premiere Film (FinanzNachrichten, 1/26/2006 8:29pm) |
| At the nation's premiere film festival this week, film industry executives and dozens of celebrities received a glimpse at the future of storage and playback technology for high-definition (HD) video content through demonstrations of Blu-ray Disc media in Philips' Simplicity Lounge. ... (Read Full Article) |
| National Survey Shows Consumer Likelihood to Buy HDTVs and Next-Generation DVD Players in the Next Year, but Current (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/31/2005 6:51pm) |
| According to a recent national survey, 27 percent of adults indicate that they are likely to buy a HDTV set within the next year -- the highest percentage of purchase interest among the seven electronic devices tested. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | CES 2013 Preview: HDTVs and Home Theater (eCoustics, 1/05/2013 6:30pm) |
| CES is upon us again, and PCMag will be out in full force to cover the show from the convention floor. All the major technology players will be in Las Vegas unveiling their 2013 product lines, and HDTV and home theater manufacturers will be well [...] (Read Full Article) |
| JVC, Sharp launch LCD TV/Blu-ray combos (Consumer Reports, 1/17/2009 5:00pm) |
| In a battle for consumers who'd like one less black box to deal with, JVC and Sharp came out swinging at the recent CES with new LCD TVs that feature integrated Blu-ray players. JVC's entry is the LT-B300 (click on the image for a closer look), a 42-inch 1080p LCD TV/Blu-ray combo slated to arrive in June at an undisclosed price. Speaking of Blu-ray, the company also showed its first stand ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray movies outselling HD DVD by a wide margin; still nothing decided (Gadgetell, 12/01/2007 9:56pm) |
| [IMG Blu-ray v HD DVD] As the current next-generation format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD takes stock of sales figures from the all important Black Friday weekend, it appears that the Blu-ray camp has some encouraging news. Despite the aggressive pricing of HD DVD players (less than $200 in some locations) Blu-ray movie purchases have outpaced HD DVD movies nearly two to one. Tracking firm Nie ... (Read Full Article) |
| Go Wi-Fi, Stream Audio with Sony's New Blu-ray Lineup [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 3/03/2009 1:00am) |
| Sony's new lineup of Blu-ray related devices include stand-alone players that connect to BD Live via wi-fi, and home theater systems that are able to stream media back and forth with other Sony S-Air... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Top Spin 2 shots show a certain sheen on the 360 (Joystiq, 1/10/2006 11:45am) |
| Filed under: Xbox 360 , Online , Simulations , Sports 3 new screenshots have been released for the delayed Top Spin 2 for the Xbox 360, and they shine -- in ways both good and bad. Sure, it's great to see the HD incarnations of Maria Sharapova... and those other (less well-rendered?) tennis players... but there's always a potential downside in approaching and entering the ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer developing one terabyte Blu-ray disc (HDTV UK, 12/03/2008 2:12pm) |
| When it comes to ridiculously large optical disc storage capacities, Pioneer is trying to win the prize by announcing that it's working on a one terabyte (1TB) Blu-ray disc, which could be available in the next couple of years. It has already perfected a 400GB disc, and a half-terabyte disc is also expected to be released commercially soon. Interestingly, the 400GB disc is already compatible with ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer developing one terabyte Blu-ray disc (HDTV UK, 1/10/2009 1:43pm) |
| When it comes to ridiculously large optical disc storage capacities, Pioneer is trying to win the prize by announcing that it's working on a one terabyte (1TB) Blu-ray disc, which could be available in the next couple of years. It has already perfected a 400GB disc, and a half-terabyte disc is also expected to be released commercially soon. Interestingly, the 400GB disc is already compatible with ... (Read Full Article) |
| Retail channel makes push for LCD TVs, says DisplaySearch (Digi Times, 10/27/2005 11:08am) |
| The main TV products being advertised by leading players in the North America TV sales channels are LCD TVs, accounting for 36% of all advertisements for TVs, while flat panel TVs, including LCD and PDP (plasma display panel) TVs account for 52% of overall advertisements for TVs, according to DisplaySearch. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Tomodachi Collection will likely let Western players dance to techno, eat pizza (Joystiq, 3/28/2014 3:00pm) |
| The number of American and European Nintendo 3DS owners that desperately want to virtually sing karaoke and wander through a Mii's dream is likely limited, hence why Nintendo has been reluctant to localize its Tomodachi Collection life [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD-Mate Links HDTV Components to Cinema Display (The Mac Observer, 12/29/2005 1:23pm) |
| Gefen announced the HD-Mate on Wednesday. The HD-Mate is an interface box that connects HDTV capable devices, like DVD players, camcorders, and the Xbox 360, to Apple's Cinema Displays ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG BH100 Super Multi Blue Player (I4U, 1/07/2007 8:50pm) |
| LG reveiled the details on the pre-announced dual format HD player today at the CES 2007.
The HD DVD and Blu-ray player will be called LG BH100 Super Multi Blue Player.
"We've developed the Super Multi Blue Player to end the confusion ca... ... (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) |
| 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) |
| Is Onkyo's DV-HD805 HD DVD Player Just A Rebadged Toshiba? (Format War Central, 11/21/2007 12:17pm) |
| The dudes over at AreaDVD.de got their hands on the new Onkyo DV- HD805 HD DVD player. They really dig deep into the player including a tear down that confirms our report that the player is just a rebadged HD-XE1 (EU version of the HD-XA2). We wonder who would waste their money on the Onkyo [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips Electronics' Showcases New Blu-ray Disc(TM) for Celebrities, Filmmakers and VIPs at the Nation's Premiere Film (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/26/2006 8:16pm) |
| PARK CITY, Utah----Jan. 26, 2006--At the nation's premiere film festival this week, film industry executives and dozens of celebrities received a glimpse at the future of storage and playback technology for high-definition video content through demonstrations of Blu-ray Disc media in Philips' Simplicity Lounge. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Get a Samsung Blu-ray player with Wi-Fi, apps for $45 (CNET Blogs, 4/19/2013 12:53pm) |
| The disc-based movie's days may be numbered, but Blu-ray is still the best way to enjoy pristine audio and video. Plus: two bonus deals! (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony Pulls PS3 Update That Bricked Systems (eCoustics, 6/19/2013 5:50pm) |
| Sony’s latest PlayStation 3 firmware went live Tuesday, but the update that was meant to improve system stability instead left a number of users locked out. Players took to the official PS3 Support forum Tuesday to report the issue, saying [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Ofcom okays wireless HD for UK TVs (Tech Digest, 7/15/2009 10:08am) |
| Goodbye expensive HDMI cables, hello even more expensive TVs. Ofcom has agreed to free up some of the UK electromagentic spectrum to allow us to stream high definition content wirelessly in our homes. What this means for you and I is that we'll no longer have to have cables between our TVs and BD players/set top boxes. Instead there'll be really expense transmitters and receivers buried in our a ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| CES: Sharp Unveils Second-Gen Blu-ray Player (High-Def Digest, 1/07/2008 3:54am) |
| Emphasizing its commitment to the Blu-ray format , Sharp today announced its second-gen Blu-ray player, the BD-HP50U. According to the company, the new player will be Profile 1.1 compliant and it may even... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wal-Mart Sells Toshiba HD DVD Player for $98 (allthingsHiDef, 11/01/2007 10:00pm) |
| Wal-Mart, a pivotal Black Friday player, Nov.2 will jumpstart the tradition three weeks by offering Toshiba’s HD-A2 HD DVD player for $98.87. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PlayStation 3 (Sun-Sentinel, 11/20/2006 8:18am) |
| Hot stuff: Blu-ray Disc DVD player, Cell Broadband Engine processor, high-definition graphics and an online game network. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Latest To Announce Blu-ray Delay (ContactMusic, 4/05/2006 5:51pm) |
| As expected, Samsung has become the latest member of the Blu-ray camp to announce a delay in shipping high-definition Blu-ray players. The Korean c ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Squids Odyssey colliding with Wii U, 3DS in spring (Joystiq, 2/15/2014 6:30pm) |
| Squids Odyssey has slingshotted past its 2013 fall release date on the 3DS and Wii U eShop and is readjusting itself to target this spring. Odyssey is a turn-based, tactical RPG that lets players fight battles by flinging ocean life into their [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Wal-Mart Stocks Sub-$200 HD DVD Player (High-Def Digest, 10/26/2007 6:00pm) |
| It's official. After weeks of rumors, Wal-Mart has begun selling Toshiba's second-gen HD-A2 HD DVD player for $198, setting a new low-price record for a stand-alone next-gen player. Although reports of... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Mario Golf World Tour tees off on May 2 (Joystiq, 2/13/2014 10:23pm) |
| Mario Golf World Tour launches on May 2 in North America for 3DS and 2DS, Nintendo announced today.
The game features a Castle Club mode that allows players to hit the green with their own, customized characters. There are eight customizable [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Yet Another Delay For Sony Blu-ray Player (ContactMusic, 10/23/2006 5:50pm) |
| The debut of Sony's high-definition Blu-ray DVD player has been delayed once again. The player, which has been plagued with problems ranging from so ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney Open to HD DVD (HDBlog.net, 3/15/2006 1:19pm) |
| The bad news has been piling up for Toshiba’s HD DVD format. The latest is that Warner Bros movies are late, so HD DVD players will launch with no software. So I’m sure Disney’s new stance towards HD DVD put a big smile of relief on the faces of Toshiba execs. It looks like Disney [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| More Super Bowl Marketers Shoot High-Def Ads (Beverage World, 1/13/2006 4:29pm) |
| Super Bowl viewers with high-definition TVs this year will see every bead of sweat on Bud Light bottles as clearly as those on the players. The game has aired in ultrasharp HD since 2000, but Super Bowl XL on ABC will be the first in which the number of HD ads crosses the 50-yard line. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 Is Still The Blu-Ray Player To Buy [Sony] (Kotaku, 1/04/2008 7:40pm) |
| Our sister site Gizmodo just landed the first review of a Blu-ray 1.1 formatted disc—and you may remember that the PS3 just got the 1.1 spec in a recent firmware update. After enjoying new... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba pushes HD DVD successes in Europe, announces price cuts (HDTV UK, 1/18/2008 8:00am) |
| Toshiba's new HD DVD marketing campaign has extended into Europe, with the format's creator singing its praises and showing off its achievements.
According to Tosh, based on independent research, HD DVD hardware had a 60% share of the European market at the end of last year, with the number of players doubling in the fourth quarter of 2007.
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| Chinese firms get Blu-ray authorisation (the INQUIRER, 5/23/2008 11:04am) |
| Stewart Meagher the Inquirer, Friday 23 May 2008. 11:44:00 Cheaper drives to go ELEVEN CHINESE companies have been given the official blessing of the Blu-ray Disk Association (BDA) to begin the manufacture of BD disks, drives and players starting next year according to China Tech News. The manufacturers - including TCL, Malata and Desay - have in some cases moved to the BD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft to recruit for Halo 3 Tournament on Xbox 360 (Punch Jump, 12/10/2007 5:50pm) |
| Microsoft Corp. and the U.S. Army on Mon. announced a new Halo 3 Championship Tournament to allow U.S. players to compete in the nationwide battle on the Xbox Live online network for Xbox 360. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Japan market: LCD TVs a hot item on to-buy lists (Digi Times, 12/19/2005 11:37am) |
| Based on a survey conducted in Japan by BCN, 68% of the companies interviewed plan to reward their local workers this year with a winter bonus of 0.5-1 million yen (US$4,294-8,587), while among consumers surveyed, 20.4% plan to spend their bonus on a LCD TV. Interest in desktop PCs was at the same level as LCD TVs, while DVD players and notebook computers were also popular choices. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD primer - HDTV Magazine (HD Beat, 2/28/2006 3:51pm) |
| Filed under: News, Definitions You just know that "HD DVD" will be a "Jeopardy!" category someday, don't you? If you're prepping for the big show with... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | DTS-HD Surround Sound Comes to CinemaNow, Samsung Smart TVs (CE Pro, 5/22/2013 1:01pm) |
| CinemaNow is adding 4,000 movies and TV shows with DTS-HD surround sound that will be available on Samsung's Web-enabled Blu-ray players and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame Inducts Eleven Industry Luminaries (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/21/2005 4:29pm) |
| Eleven giants of the consumer electronics industry entered the prestigious Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame, joining 87 members inducted since 2000. They were honored at a special dinner and awards ceremony held earlier this week during the Consumer Electronics Association's annual Industry Forum in Las Vegas. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philip's Simple, easy to use technology (The Star Online, 9/19/2005 12:30am) |
| IF Royal Philips Electronics' latest digital consumer electronics and technology developments showcased at the recently concluded International Funkausstellung (IFA) in Berlin, Germany, are anything to go by, the Dutch electronics giant is well on its way to fulfilling the promise it made a year ago with the launch of its Sense and Simplicity campaign. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer readies a frankly unnecessary FOUR new Blu-ray players for Europe (Tech Digest, 6/26/2008 10:45am) |
| Someone high-up in Pioneer has decided Europe is ready to adopt Blu-ray. The company has today announced release dates for the BDP-LX91, BDP-LX08, BDP-LX71 and BDP-51FD for Europe. Yes, all four of them. Each model is slightly different in some way. Although they're all rocking the "anonymous black rectangle" design on the outside. They all do the "Full HD" standard 1080p24 and have "HDMI 1 ... (Read Full Article) |
| ITC to probe Sony Blu-ray patents (AfterDawn, 3/21/2008 10:41pm) |
| The U.S. International Trade Commission has announced that it will be investigating possible patent infringements related to Blu-ray players and peripherals, and that Sony was one of 30 companies that are included in the probe.
The probe began because of a complaint filed in February by Columbia University Professor Emeritus Gertrude Neumark Rothschild who claims that short-wavelength light-e ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumer Electronics Show Highlights (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News, 1/12/2006 9:16pm) |
| The Consumer Electronics Show, the biggest electronics event in the world, held in Las Vegas each year, has come and gone. Thousands of company reps, journalists, and even Bill Gates himself stormed Sin City to promote or check out the latest and greatest technology for 2006. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVDs, we hardly knew ya.... (Government Computer News, 3/20/2006 3:57pm) |
| So, will you archive your data with Blu-ray or with HD-DVD disks? Decision time grows nigh. Sony Electronics announced it will start shipping VAIO desktop computers with Blu-ray disc drives this summer. ... (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) |
| The Other AACS Shoe Drops (HDBlog.net, 2/28/2006 2:06pm) |
| The powers that be. Ever wonder about that phrase? Who are those powers? Unfortunately if you live in the world of HDTV, “the powers” end up being Hollywood studios, and their enforcer is AACS.
Remember that “interim” agreement a while ago that allowed manufacturers to go ahead and start making BD and HD DVD players? [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sega considering more free-to-play games for 3DS beyond Initial D (Joystiq, 12/29/2013 8:30pm) |
| Sega's first free-to-play title for the 3DS, Initial D: Perfect Drift Online, is scheduled for release in Japan this winter. Players will be able to purchase points to speed up the unlocking process, but the game's content can be earned for free [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Bluetooth to get faster (Pioneer Press, 4/03/2006 11:56am) |
| The Bluetooth wireless standard used in cell phones and other small devices will take a leap in transmission speed, broadening its scope to enable high-definition video and files for digital music players like the iPod. The industry group behind Bluetooth said Tuesday it would boost transfer speeds in the next few years by incorporating a new radio technology, known as ultra-wideband, or UWB. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Marantz BD8002 Blu-ray Player Due This Spring (High-Def Digest, 1/08/2008 5:00pm) |
| This isn't the first time we've seen this "ultimate-quality" Blu-ray player from Marantz, but the pricey deck has a new release date. First unveiled at CEDIA last summer, Marantz says its $2,099.99 player... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Philips Intros $349 Blu-ray Player (High-Def Digest, 1/07/2008 2:57am) |
| Philips has announced its latest Blu-ray player, the BDP7200, which it says will retail for the value price of $349. The first Profile 1.1 compliant player from Philips, the deck boasts full 1080p/24 and... ... (Read Full Article) |
| India's chip design revenues to rise 330 percent (ZDNet India, 2/27/2006 9:20am) |
| Declining margins for overseas product companies. India is fast emerging a popular place for designing cellphones, high-definition TVs, media players and other 'smart' devices for western and Far-Eastern companies, according to the latest survey by global market research firm Frost and Sullivan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumers only want 3D HDTVs, Blu-ray players if they don't cost extra (Home Theater, 10/04/2009 1:12pm) |
| Market research firm In-Stat has just conducted a survey that should prove sobering to the TV manufacturers and movie studios that are in a hurry to put 3D HDTVs into our homes. Not only are consumers lukewarm to the idea of 3D content, but they’re also unwilling to pay much more for new 3D equipment [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition updated with cross-platform multiplayer (Joystiq, 1/29/2014 7:30am) |
| The Steam version of 3D Realms' classic first-person shooter Duke Nukem 3D has been updated with competitive and cooperative multiplayer gameplay modes, letting up to eight players kick ass and/or chew bubblegum in online Dukematch battles.
The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy completely drops all HD DVD stock (AfterDawn, 3/28/2008 6:22pm) |
| It seems that Best Buy is completely dropping HD DVD, and is pulling all titles and players from its retail stores.
Instead of putting the remaining discs through a firesale, Best Buy managers have received a memorandum to remove all HD DVD products from store shelves. The memorandum reads, “Mosaic [field marketing company] will be in all stores before open on March 26 to pull and send back al ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips Announces the BDP7200 Final Standard Profile Blu-ray Player (Format War Central, 1/06/2008 10:55pm) |
| Philips has also announced a new Blu-ray player, the Final Standard Profile capable BDP7200. While audio capabilities are have not been revealed, the player will support 1080p 24 fps over HDMI.
The player is targeted for April release at a $349 price point.
Via EngadgetHD ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | UltraViolet to bundle free movies with Smart TVs and Blu-ray players (Engadget, 1/09/2013 4:26pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Binding of Isaac in a 3D, first-person Team Fortress 2 mod (Joystiq, 12/06/2012 7:00am) |
This is a busy season for video games. Not for the developers, necessarily, but for the players. All the big, end-of-the-year [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Electronics Fair Opens Doors in Berlin (Deutsche Welle, 9/02/2005 8:59am) |
| Over 100,000 visitors are expected to stream to Berlin’s International Consumer Electronics Fair which opens on Friday. The weeklong show aims to remain the world's most important platform for consumer electronics. ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Tropico 5 soaks up early summer rays on PC, Xbox 360 (Joystiq, 3/04/2014 8:30pm) |
| Tropico 5 launches on Xbox 360, PC, Mac and Linux early this summer, Kalypso Media announced today. A PS4 version is due to launch later this year.
Tropico 5 places players in the role of El Presidente on the island of Tropico, beginning in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Adds Blu-ray MegaChangers, Single-Disc ES Player (TWICE, 7/23/2009 6:55pm) |
| New York - Sony used the new Yankee Stadium Thursday as the setting to unveil its latest Blu-ray... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony reveals new touch-enabled VAIO L series PC/HDTV (HD-Report, 10/08/2009 5:21pm) |
| Sony’s new VAIO L Series multi-media PC comes touch-enabled, allowing you to navigate your PC and control your HDTV or DVR. Optional features include a Blu-ray Disc player or player/recorder, NTSC/ATSC TV Tuner, and up to 1TB (7200rpm) hard disk drive.
The multi-media PC, which Sony is also marketing as a 24-inch HDTV, is built with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba HD-A1 and HD-XA1 Firmware Update Coming (I4U, 6/05/2006 5:44pm) |
| Toshiba is about to distribute the first firmware update for its HD DVD players.
The new firmware update is foremost speeding up the boot time of the HD-A1 and HD-XA1.
Several reviews mentioned the long start-up wait time of the Linux powered HD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Where Are the Luxury Blu-ray Players? (Electronic House, 7/30/2009 9:03pm) |
| Bucking the low-cost trend, Lexicon says it will offer the first THX-certified Blu-ray player, the luxury high-performance BD-30.
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| (Unranked) | Nintendo's free-to-play game lets you haggle for bargains (Joystiq, 2/13/2014 10:15pm) |
| Nintendo announced a 3DS mini-game collection by the name of Rusty's Real Deal Baseball during today's Nintendo Direct livestream. The game is free to download, and offers one demo game by default. The rest are cartridges that players purchase [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Super Bowl ads changed to high-definition format (Poughkeepsie Journal, 1/15/2006 8:07am) |
| Super Bowl viewers with high-definition TVs this year will see every bead of sweat on Bud Light bottles as clearly as those on the players. The game has aired in ultrasharp HD since 2000, but Super Bowl XL on ABC will be the first in which the number of HD ads crosses the 50-yard line. ... (Read Full Article) |
| More Super Bowl marketers shoot for high-definition ads (This Ithaca Journal, 1/14/2006 10:40am) |
| Super Bowl viewers with high-definition TVs this year will see every bead of sweat on Bud Light bottles as clearly as those on the players. The game has aired in ultrasharp HD since 2000, but Super Bowl XL on ABC will be the first in which the number of HD ads crosses the 50-yard line. ... (Read Full Article) |
| IFA - Blu-ray brings Hollywood to Berlin (ARNnet, 8/31/2006 10:46pm) |
| Key backers of the new Blu-ray Disc optical storage technology turned out in force at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin to announce a string of content and equipment offerings. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG BH200 Dual Blu-ray/HD DVD Player Reviewed (Verdict: Good Video Quality, But Slightly Too Late) [LG BH200] (Gizmodo, 1/30/2008 7:16pm) |
| LG's BH200 Super Blu player, which is an upgrade to their original HD DVD/Blu-ray player, sounded like a great idea on paper. However, with the state of HD DVD being what it is (dying), it's probably... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Is A Holiday Shopping Hit (About.com, 12/07/2008 6:00am) |
| If Black Friday sales are any indication, the Blu-ray Disc player is emerging as one of the top gift items this Christmas and Holiday Season. With prices as low as... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Beautiful Custom PS3 Consoles Exist To Make You Super Jealous (Kotaku, 6/16/2013 11:00pm) |
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Sony has a long-running tradition of customising PlayStation consoles, sometimes giving them to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Panasonic unveils SC-BT100 Blu-ray enabled wireless Home Theatre In a Box system (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| Panasonic has shown off its latest Home Theatre in a Box (HTIB) system, now integrating a Blu-ray player. The SC-BT100 looks to be a 5.1-channel system offering two wireless rear speakers. However, it can also be upgraded to a full 7.1-channel wireless surround system, with the optional purchase of two side speakers and a transceiver.
The Blu-ray Disc player features Final Profile for picture-in- ... (Read Full Article) |
| Corel Digital Media Software Now Bundled with Pioneer's New Blu-ray Disc Combo Drive (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/11/2007 12:59pm) |
| OTTAWA----Corel Corporation , a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced that Pioneer Electronics Inc. is bundling its next-generation Blu-ray Disc combo drive, the BDC-2202, with selected titles from Corel's digital media software lineup. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic DMP-BDT220 Blu-ray 3D Player Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/05/2013 3:30am) |
| Who needs a big budget? This insanely affordable 3D-capable player packs a nice little [...] (Read Full Article) |
| New Sony COO bullish on Blu-ray (Electronics Supply and Manufacturing, 5/10/2006 8:06pm) |
| NEW YORK — Although acknowledging the optical disk wars are not over, Sony Electronics Inc.’s new president and chief operating officer Stan Glasgow is hedging that the Blu-ray Disc format will emerge as the winner. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DivX support finds its way into HP, LG HDTVs (Engadget, 4/23/2008 5:46pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentThere's no other way to say it, DivX is on a roll in 2008 (that small Stage6 stumble is already a fading memory). If support from Blu-ray players and videogame consoles wasn't enough, DivX Certification has snaked its long arm directly into HDTVs, with "over 80 models" from HP and LG slapping on a sticker indicating users can simply plug a USB dri ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pokémaniac builds automatic shiny finder for 3DS, deserves all the rare candies (Joystiq, 11/06/2013 12:30am) |
One of the aspects of Nintendo's Pokemon series that keeps players hooked is the occasional [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Blu-ray Player: $422 (TVPredictions.com, 9/10/2007 2:21pm) |
| Amazon.com is now selling a Samsung Blu-ray player for $422 -- about $180 off the suggested list price. The player, model BD-P1200, plays Blu-ray High-Definition discs as well as upconverts your standard definition DVDs to near HD quality. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pioneer Announces a New Elite 3D Blu-ray Player (High-Def Digest, 9/17/2012 9:00pm) |
| The new 3D player packs Qdeo video processing and playback for DVD-Audio and SACDs. The BDP-62FD is the latest Blu-ray player to join Pioneer's Elite line, and it comes equipped with a few features [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Venturer's SHD7000 HD DVD player (Technorati, 11/29/2007 11:39pm) |
| [IMG ] a statement that got us worked up over a Remember when all our hopes were lost after Fuh Yuan retracted$299 HD DVD player at Wal-Mart? Ironically enough, an off-brand player is indeed finally available through the aforementioned retailer some seven months later, but frankly, we're underwhelmed. Sure, the 1080i SHD7000 -- which is being sold at $199.98, a full $50 lower than we'd heard pre ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba to release two Regza-series LCDs for Europe (Engadget, 4/03/2007 4:12am) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTVWhat with Sony announcing two new Bravia series LCDs for the European market to go with the new PlayStation 3s, Toshiba had to jump in with two new lines of their own -- for connecting to HD DVD players, naturally. The X-series will start off at 40- or 46-inch sizes, and have three HDMI and two SCART interfaces. Moving up to the higher-end Z-series will add 100Hz Active ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Netflix Streamlines PlayStation 3 Player (eCoustics, 5/15/2013 5:54pm) |
| Netflix this week updated the player on the PlayStation 3, bringing the experience on the console more in line with what members are used to on the Web. The player now lets users manage audio and subtitle channels directly from the PS3. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Optomec to Present Advances in 3D Printed Electronics at Printed Electronics USA Conference (Business Wire, 12/07/2012 4:00pm) |
| ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Optomec announced today that Mike O'Reilly, Optomec Aerosol Jet Product Manager, will give a presentation titled "Scaling 3D Printed Electronics for Manufacturing" in the 3D Printing Track at the IDTechEx [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer Showcases the World's First THX Certified Blu-ray Disc Player (HDTV Magazine, 9/11/2009 7:28am) |
Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. announces its Elite® BDP-09FD flagship model has become the world's first Blu-ray Disc® Player to achieve THX® certification and that its Elite® EX Series in-wall speakers have attained THX Select2™ certification. These products complement Pioneer's current top-of-the-line Elite A/V Receivers that are the world's first and only THX Ultra2™ Plus Certified receivers to feature Class D digital amplification. When used...
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| Amazon HD DVD Offer (allthingsHiDef, 11/08/2007 8:21am) |
| Amazon.com is offering a new deal to consumers of HD DVD players. Customers who buy an HD-A3, HD-A30 or HD-A35, in addition to one of three Toshiba LCD HDTVs, the REGZA 42HL167 42-inch 1080p, the REGZA 52HL167 52-inch 1080p, or the REGZA 47HL167 47-inch 1080p, will receive $200 off their total purchase. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Jonathan Takiff | Toshiba debuts a bit flawed HD DVD player (Philadelphia Daily News, 5/24/2006 7:33am) |
| THE GIZMO: Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD Player. Traditionally, the first product introducing an important format is full of promise and also a bit of a clunker. So it goes with the first HD-DVD player from Toshiba, and the first companion high-definition discs from Warner Bros. and Universal. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fry's sells new $399 PS3 Blu-ray bundle (Punch Jump, 3/19/2009 3:37pm) |
| Retailer Fry’s Electronics this week began offering a new Blu-ray disc bundle that includes Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba to Enter Blu-ray Market (Home Media Magazine, 7/20/2009 8:26pm) |
| Toshiba Corp. reportedly will unveil its first Blu-ray Disc player later this year, nearly 18 months after pulling the plug on rival high-definition format HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Conception 2 hits North America on April 15, spawns new trailer (Joystiq, 1/23/2014 4:30am) |
| Conception 2: Children of the Seven Stars will launch April 15 in North America. Atlus recently gave players a glimpse at the seven eligible heroines in the 3DS and Vita game, and offered a teaser trailer for baby-making RPG today. Conception 2 has [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Momentum Slow According to Research Firm (Format War Central, 4/29/2008 11:38pm) |
| Video Business is reporting that Blu-ray momentum is likely to remain slow for a year to 18 months according to ABI Research.
Consumers are likely to be waiting for future players with new interactivity technology such as Web-enabled BD Live and picture-in-picture functionality, the research firm said.
Also with a slowing U.S. economy, people will likely wait [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba controversially announces their new 1080p upscaling technology will rival Blu-ray (Tech Digest, 6/17/2008 5:03pm) |
| Early June a rumour emerged that Toshiba would be launching a new attack on Sony, via the magic of new 'upscaling' technology. Of course, this is nothing new, with Toshiba themselves working on similar products for "some considerable years, at least 3-5 years", with DVD players, TVs and now laptops containing the upscaling chips, plus with their 'Super-resolution' imagery where SD-content is ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Navigating the Castle of Illusion with a 3D Mickey Mouse (Joystiq, 6/18/2013 11:00am) |
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When players look back on the platformers of yore, it's easy to forget one important thing about them: They're tough. Modern platformers allow [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Kodak Theater HD player updated - now supports 1080p (Product Reviews Net, 7/31/2009 9:52am) |
| We have some good news for owners of the Kodak Theater HD player, as the company have just pushed out a fresh update for the system, bringing with it many new features for you to enjoy. The player is available to buy now for around $200 from online retailers such as Amazon.
As reported from [...] (Read Full Article) |
| How HD DVD Almost Won The Format War (Format War Central, 7/31/2008 10:40am) |
| There was a interesting article over at Forbes, the article talks about how Sony followed up the HD DVD Paramount announcement in August, believe it or not the announcement had done more damage to Sony then previously thought.
[When] Paramount announced last August that it was choosing the Toshiba technology over Blu-ray…Toshiba began selling HD-DVD players [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| NME to launch high definition red laser players at CeBIT (Addict 3D, 3/07/2006 4:02pm) |
| LONDON, Mar 02,2006 New Medium Enterprises and its strategic partner Beijing E-World Technology (E-World) will announce the commercial launch of their red laser High Definition (HD) standard at CeBIT, March 9-15th. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ultimate Electronics Chosen as One of the First Multi-State Specialty Retailers to Sell World's Largest LCD HDTV (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/24/2006 7:38pm) |
| THORNTON, Colo.----Jan. 24, 2006--Ultimate Electronics, the nation's high-definition TV authority, announces this important partnership with Sharp Electronics Corporation, making Ultimate Electronics one of the first multi-state specialty retailers of the world's largest available liquid crystal television available, Sharp's LC-65D90U AQUOS®. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | All of the downloadable costumes and characters for Injustice: Gods Among Us that PS3 and Xbox 360 p (Kotaku, 7/03/2013 12:45pm) |
| All of the downloadable costumes and characters for Injustice: Gods Among Us that PS3 and Xbox 360 players have been enjoying for the past couple of months are finally available on the Wii U, along with the Japanese Ame-Comi [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba’s BDX2000 Blu-ray Player Hits Best Buy (High-Def Digest, 10/28/2009 9:00pm) |
| At long last Toshiba has a Blu-ray player on store shelves, at $50 cheaper than announced. Toshiba’s BDX2000 isn’t an especially unique Blu-ray player, but the circumstances around its creation and... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony and Discovery team up for Blu-ray promotion (AfterDawn, 9/23/2008 9:54pm) |
| Sony and Discovery Communications have announced a new Blu-ray-based promotion in which all buyers of Sony standalone Blu-ray players will receive a free, exclusive Blu-ray title from Discovery.
The promotion will begin on October 5th and is for "a limited time only." Over 11,000 retailers are paricipating in the promotion including Sears, Circuit City and Sony Style, and when purchasing a S ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Toshiba Surprises with 50GB HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 1/08/2007 1:14pm) |
| In yet another unexpected announcement to come out of the Consumer Electronics Show, Toshiba has unveiled a new 50GB HD DVD disc format -- the world's first. The news first broke during yesterday's press... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Forget Blu-ray... Hi Def streaming is where it's at (the INQUIRER, 7/02/2008 8:54am) |
| Nick Farrell the Inquirer, Wednesday 2 July 2008. 09:42:00 Physical media a waste of wonga MAKER OF EXPLODING BATTERIES, Sony may have woken up to the fact it has wasted billions getting stand-alone Blu-ray players into the shops. According to thestandard.com, Sony might have wasted a fortune investing in hardware which uses physical media when it should have been splashing out on streaming techno ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Fix For Disney Infinity PlayStation 3 Problems Is In (Kotaku, 8/21/2013 3:34am) |
| After two days of PlayStation 3 players being unable to play Disney Infinity properly without the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PS3 Netflix Player gets updated (AfterDawn, 5/13/2013 6:57pm) |
| Netflix has updated its Netflix Player for the PS3 console, with a design more akin to the Web Player and those that run on tablet devices.The key feature in this update is the ability to easily manage your audio and subtitles selections. You can [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony introduces iPod dock for Bravia LCD range (Electronics NEWS - about-electronics.eu, 4/04/2007 10:04am) |
| Sony introduces iPod dock for Bravia LCD range Filed under: TV & HDTV, Portable Music Players | by: ryan | Hits: 89 EngadgetHD: These days, it... ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG BH200 HD DVD/BD Combo Player Reviewed By Sound&Vision (Format War Central, 12/21/2007 12:08pm) |
| The guys from Sound&Vision Mag have released their review of LG’s BH200 Super Blu combo player. The player supports the full HD DVD specifications, unlike its predecessor the BH100. The player’s hardware also supports Blu-ray Profile 1.1, but will need it enabled via a firmware update. It will be very interesting to compare the BH200 [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba's first Blu-ray player hits in November (Consumer Reports, 9/03/2009 6:39pm) |
| Toshiba's BDX2000 Blu-ray player. (Click to enlarge) [PHOTO: Courtesy of Toshiba] If you can't beat 'em, join them. That's finally Toshiba's message as the company readies to roll out its first Blu-ray player, the BDX2000, this fall. The player will arrive in November, at a price of $250. The BDX200 is a BD-Live-ready player (you have to add 1GB of flash memory for the BD-Live Internet feature to work), and it includes an SD card slot for playing digital music, photos and video--including high-def AVCHD files—on your TV. The player has a "smoked mirrored" front panel, with a drop-down door that conceals the primary controls. When used with a Toshiba Regza TV, the player and TV can both be controlled from a single remote. From the announcement, it's unclear whether the layer internally decodes the high-resolution lossless audio formats—Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD-Master Audio—internally, or sends it out via bitstream for decoding in a receiver. [Note: We just learned the player decodes these formats internally.] —James K. Willcox (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Two Tribes' retro platformer Edge rolls onto 3DS December 26 (Joystiq, 12/20/2013 1:00pm) |
| As promised, Two Tribes is bringing Edge, along with its "Extended" DLC, to the 3DS this month. Two Tribes' isometric retro platformer will be available for download through the 3DS eShop on December 26 for $1.99.
In Edge, players roll a cube [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Onkyo Debuts Blu-ray Disc Player with BD-Live Interactive and AVCHD Compatibility (HDTV Magazine, 7/28/2009 10:41pm) |
Onkyo Debuts Blu-ray Disc Player with BD-Live Interactive and AVCHD Compatibility Upper Saddle River, NJ (7/28/09) -- Onkyo has introduced a new, state-of-the-art, BD-Live interactive Blu-ray Disc Player, model DV-BD507. This full-featured player delivers outstanding high definition 1080p video playback...
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| The iMuse high-end home entertainment system (Engadget, 8/11/2005 5:27pm) |
| Nah, this isn’t the same iMUSE that used to power music in old school Lucasarts SCUMM-based adventure games—this iMuse media system takes dead aim at the custom media server market players like Kaleidescape and Chord with their much more box-centric (and apparently cost effective) solution. Each room gets an iMuse Sierra PC (which you may recognize is the same media PC that Gateway and ... (Read Full Article) |
| NME to Launch 1920/1080 Complete High Definition Solution on USD 150 Red Laser Players at CeBIT (Hall 1 - Stand L81) (ZDNet India, 3/02/2006 1:53pm) |
| New Medium Enterprises (NME)(OTCBB:NMEN) and its strategic partner Beijing E-World Technology (E-World) will announce the commercial launch of their red laser High Definition (HD) standard at CeBIT, March 9-15th. ... (Read Full Article) |
| General Electric partners with Tatung for "premium" GE-branded HDTVs (Engadget, 9/23/2008 5:19am) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Who says there are too many players in the HDTV realm? With current mainstays partnering up like it's going out of style, we've found two firms that see something no one else does. General Electric has just announced a joint venture with Taiwan-based Tatung in which the pair plans on making two million HDTVs annually when production gets going in 2 ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung does DVD upscaling for a hundie (Engadget, 3/27/2006 3:07pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV
It's not like DVD players
with HD upscaling are any ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray will be half of market sales by 2012, says Futuresource (AfterDawn, 6/28/2009 4:31am) |
| According to Futuresource Consulting, despite slower than expected growth, Blu-ray software sales will account for 50 percent of all home entertainment business by 2012.
Additionally, the company lowered its expectations for 2009, from 95 million discs sold to 75 million discs, specifically citing weak attachment rate with PlayStation 3s, which remain the most popular Blu-ray players. According ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's PS3 will "win" because of Blu-ray? (HDTV UK, 1/22/2008 8:00am) |
| According to the editor of Next Generation, Sony's PlayStation 3 "will be the ultimate winner of this generation" - and the main reason for that is because it has a Blu-ray Disc player tucked inside.
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| Venturer HD DVD Player Surfaces at Wal-Mart (High-Def Digest, 11/29/2007 7:00pm) |
| The long-anticipated budget HD DVD player from Venturer has finally arrived, and is being sold by Wal-Mart for $199. Back when it was first announced in late August, Venturer's SHD7000 player had been...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/192514502" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| DISH Network Introduces PocketDISH Portable Media Companion (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/11/2005 12:02pm) |
| EchoStar Communications Corporation and its DISH Network satellite TV service announced today the rollout of its PocketDISH, a new line of portable media companions. Enhancing the most on-the-go lifestyles, the handheld PocketDISH downloads and plays thousands of MP3s, stores and displays photos and is one of the industry's first video players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Super Smash Bros. trophies will differ between 3DS, Wii U versions (Joystiq, 1/07/2014 1:30am) |
| Super Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai announced via Miiverse that the upcoming Nintendo 3DS and Wii U versions of Super Smash Bros. will each feature unique unlockable trophies, giving players an incentive to play the game both at home [...] (Read Full Article) |
| YouTube moving to "real" high definition videos (HDTV UK, 1/30/2009 12:43pm) |
| One of the key areas where major players and startups alike will battle is over online high definition video, both free and paid for. As consumers have access to ever more powerful PCs and broadband connections, and may be starting to access higher quality video online from newer companies such as Hulu and Vudu, the more established sites are having to raise their game. Notwithstanding that each c ... (Read Full Article) |
| YouTube moving to "real" high definition videos (HDTV UK, 11/24/2008 10:51am) |
| One of the key areas where major players and startups alike will battle is over online high definition video, both free and paid for. As consumers have access to ever more powerful PCs and broadband connections, and may be starting to access higher quality video online from newer companies such as Hulu and Vudu, the more established sites are having to raise their game. Notwithstanding that each c ... (Read Full Article) |
| YouTube moving to "real" high definition videos (HDTV UK, 1/14/2009 9:35am) |
| One of the key areas where major players and startups alike will battle is over online high definition video, both free and paid for. As consumers have access to ever more powerful PCs and broadband connections, and may be starting to access higher quality video online from newer companies such as Hulu and Vudu, the more established sites are having to raise their game. Notwithstanding that each c ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo shuts down SpotPass features for Swapnote on 3DS (Joystiq, 11/01/2013 4:30am) |
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Nintendo has abruptly shut down the SpotPass functionality for Swapnote on 3DS, noting that players were "exchanging their [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD Briefing (TV Week, 7/26/2007 4:45pm) |
| Samsung on Wednesday revealed the price of its new dual-format HDTV DVD player will be $1,049, significantly higher than earlier reports of $600. The company says the player will be the first dual-format player to support HD DVD interactive features, but that may not be enough to entice consumers to pay such a high price. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD launch trailer welcomes Aveline back (Joystiq, 1/16/2014 8:00am) |
| In the launch trailer for Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD, players are invited to get reacquainted with Aveline, the game's powerful hero. Liberation HD is now available on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. ...
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| Panasonic DMP-BD605 Blu-ray Player Lands at Costco (Format War Central, 4/01/2009 11:43am) |
| Panasonic has released it’s DMP-BD605 Blu-ray as a Costco exclusive model. The player is priced at $279.99, and as far as we can tell is the same exact player as the Panny DMP-BD60 (but with a free HDMI cable included in the box). We have a feeling this is to reduce the amount of returns [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Call of Duty: Ghosts upgrade from PS3 to PS4 costs $10 (Joystiq, 8/21/2013 9:44am) |
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Players that own Call of Duty: Ghosts on PS3 will be able to purchase the PS4 version for $10, €10 or £10 for a limited time, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Onkyo launches first Blu-ray player (Pocket-lint, 11/23/2008 12:53pm) |
| Former HD DVD supporter goes BluIt was a fervent HD DVD supporter, then it dropped the format and then it promised us a Blu-ray DVD player.
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| (Unranked) | Free-to-play shooter Warface goes beta on Xbox 360 today (Joystiq, 2/05/2014 9:30pm) |
| Crytek's Warface: Xbox 360 Edition enters its public beta phase today. The free-to-play shooter is powered by the company's own Cryengine technology, the same engine used in games such as Crysis 3 and Ryse: Son of Rome. Players can register for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Ziff Davis Video Game Survey: Gamers Continue to Cut TV Viewing (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/09/2005 1:29pm) |
| According to Ziff Davis Media's annual "Digital Gaming in America" survey of more than 1,500 randomly selected U.S. households, nearly a quarter of all video game players watched less television than last year and expect to cut their viewing time even further this year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| IBM, MediaTek to develop wireless broadband technology (InfoWorld) (Addict 3D, 10/22/2007 1:45pm) |
| InfoWorld - IBM and Taiwanese chip designer MediaTek on Monday announced a three-year pact to develop wireless chip sets for a new technology to transmit large volumes of information, such as full-length high definition (HD) movies, between DVD players, HD-TVs, hand-held devices, or other gadgets around the home or office. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi unveils prototype in-dash Blu-ray player (Engadget, 2/16/2009 7:16pm) |
| Difficult though it may be to believe, Panasonic showcased a conceptual in-dash BD deck of its own back in October of 2007. Obviously, nothing has really come of that, so Mitsubishi's stepping in with a prototype of its own. It's stated that the player has only a third of the volume compared to a traditional "home Blu-ray player," with it somehow being able to slip into a standard single-DIN o ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Denies Preventing Adult Content On Blu-Ray! (Digg.com, 1/24/2007 2:40am) |
| Sony on Tuesday denied claims that it was preventing the porn industry from using the Blu-ray high-definition format developed by the consumer electronics giant. "We don't tell people how they can use the licenses they get from the Blu-ray Disc Association." ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | How the PS3-PS4 upgrade program works for retail, digital games (Joystiq, 9/20/2013 12:30am) |
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To play the digital PS4 version of an eligible, retail PS3 game, players must redeem a code on the PlayStation Store and then insert the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sigma Begins Sampling The Industry's First Media Processor With Dual High-Definition Decoding of H.264, VC-1 and MPEG-2 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/18/2005 10:30am) |
| Sigma Designs , a leader in digital media processing for consumer appliances, today announced that it has begun sampling its new SMP8634 media processor, designed for the latest Internet Protocol Television set-top boxes and high-definition DVD players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEC Electronics bids to double Blu-ray sales in two years (HDTV UK, 7/16/2008 10:40am) |
| NEC Electronics has stated that it expects to double sales of its Blu-ray products over the next two years, thanks in part to its development of a chip which puts signal processors and memory on a single sliver of silicon. "We've gained an edge over our rivals with this chip," said NEC Electronics' Associate Vice President Shigeo Niitsu. "We will do what it takes to keep pace with market pric ... (Read Full Article) |
| Why Toshiba's First Blu-ray Player Won't Be Their Last (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/19/2009 8:43pm) |
| While Toshiba's first entry into the Blu-ray player market may not be exceptional, it marks an important milestone for the format. Find out what Toshiba VP Jodi Sally has to say on the topic. (Read Full Article) |
| REVIEWS: LG BD370 Blu-ray player (Pocket-lint, 7/16/2009 2:23pm) |
| A networked player that brings a new dose of fun
Over the past year we've seen many devices that offer some form of internet connectivity, stepping beyond the still rather youthful BD-Live services, to a more comprehensive offering. The LG BD370 is such a connected player, with YouTube getting a firm slot on the Home page menu.
Leaving this new level of connectivity aside for one m ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Millenniata, Ritek Produce New 25GB Blu-ray (Home Media Magazine, 6/06/2013 8:08am) |
| Utah-based tech company Millenniata has completed its new 25GB M-Disc Blu-ray Disc, with Ritek Corp. beginning mass production in August.
The M-Disc Blu-ray has five times the storage capacity of the standard 4.7 GB M-Disc DVD and will be [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | BioShock Infinite on sale for $10 on PC and Mac, $20 on PS3 through Amazon (Joystiq, 1/27/2014 11:30pm) |
| The PC and Mac versions of BioShock Infinite are currently discounted to $10 on Amazon, $20 off the game's list price. The sale price applies to both digital and boxed versions of the game.
Additionally, players can pick up the PS3 version for $20 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Microsoft Technology Brings HD DVD to the Mainstream (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/08/2007 8:01am) |
| Today at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show , Microsoft Corp. showcased the growing momentum behind HD DVD through its contribution of core technologies. Microsoft helped deliver the highest-quality video with the VC-1 codec, advanced interactivity with HDi, and a streamlined and affordable platform for player manufacturers through the use of Microsoft® Windows® CE 6.0. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Denon Announces Less Expensive Flagship Blu-ray Disc Player (About.com, 9/26/2009 8:00am) |
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Although Denon introduced their flagship $4,500 DVD-A1UDCI Blu-ray Disc player just this past January at CES, they have just announced a new "flagship quality" Blu-ray Disc player for less than half the price (which is still $1,999).
Just as with the DVD-A1UDC1, the new DBP-4010UDCI meets Profile 2.0 specifications with the required Ethernet port as well as a slot for memory expansion and audio, video, still image file playback via SD card. This player is also playback compatible with Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, CDs, but DVD-Audio Discs and SACDs. Also, another welcome feature for audiophiles has a separate 2 channel/7.1 channel analog audio outputs and bass management control, and, for videophiles, the DBP-4010UDCI offers vertical stretch, so that films with 2:35 aspect ratio images can be properly displayed when using projectors with 2:35 aspect ratio lens attachments.
However, one important change from the previous DVD-A1UDCI is the switch from using the the Silicon Optix Realta Chip for DVD upscaling, to the use of the Anchor Bay VRS ABT-2010 Chip for that purpose.
Also, for custom installers, the DBP-4010UDCI is fully equipped with both RS-232 and Wired remote in/out connectors.
For complete details, check out the Official Denon Announcement, along with the DBP-4010UDCI Specification Sheet and User Manual. Photos (c) Denon USA - Click on photos for larger view. (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Announces Blu Ray Disc Drive Development Completion (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/19/2006 2:00pm) |
| SAN JOSE, Calif.----Jan. 19, 2006--TSST Korea announced today that it has completed the technical development of its Blu Ray Disc Drives. These revolutionary products for the Optical Disc Drive market offer a massive storage capacity up to 25GB at a single layer disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 7/02/2007 9:53pm) |
| LOS ANGELES , July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven of the major Hollywood studios and six top consumer electronics manufacturers today announced the launch of the Blu-ray Disc Promotion, a summer-long promotional program intended to encourage customers to experience the unparalleled high-definition experience that Blu-ray (TM) provides. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Royal Vegas Poker Brings High Definition to Bluff Poker Tour (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance, 9/12/2005 3:01pm) |
| Royal Vegas Poker , the online poker room that transforms amateur poker players into professionals, announces its participation in the Bluff Poker Tour , the world's first international virtual poker tour. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony sees flat TVs bankrolling slow Blu-ray growth (CNN Money, 5/10/2006 8:14pm) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sony Electronics is counting on profitable devices like flat screen TVs and Vaio computers to help bankroll the slow, pricey development of growth gadgets like the Blu-ray next-generation DVD player, its president said Wednesday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Oppo BDP-105: Not your average Blu-ray player (CNET Blogs, 1/26/2013 3:36pm) |
| Oppo's new player not only sounds great; for some buyers it eliminates the need for an AV receiver. [Read [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Delays HD-DVD Player Until Mid-April (I4U, 3/23/2006 8:42am) |
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Because the Warner delayed the release of their HD DVD discs now Toshiba announces to they delay the release of the HD-A1 player as well.
Video Business reports that Toshiba is pushing back the launch of their HD DVD Player to mid-April.
HD DVD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Nanotube Advance Improves Flexible Electronics (Discovery Channel, 3/23/2006 3:46pm) |
| An inexpensive way to embed carbon nanotubes in thin plastic opens new paths to high-definition, floppy electronics. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray has won, Electronics Companies get to work now (I4U, 2/19/2008 1:42pm) |
| It does for somehow not feel like an historic day, but it kind of is. The HD format war is over and HD DVD is history. Now the way is free for the high definition revolution the consumer electronics industry is talking about for years now.
Blu-ray dis... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray victory to spur Java development, says James Gosling (HDTV UK, 3/10/2008 11:14am) |
| James Gosling, widely accepted
as the "father of Java", has said that Blu-ray's victory should spur further
use of the Java programming language to bring greater interactivity to discs.
Raising the slightly embarrassing point that Profile 2.0 Blu-ray players are
still extremely scarce, Gosling told ZDNet Australia, "There's actually this
Profile 2.0 spec for Blu-ray, which almost all of ... (Read Full Article) |
| Early HDTV adopters screwed by Blue Ray & HD-DVD rules (Digg.com, 2/21/2006 9:58am) |
| If you're one of the first adopters who mortgaged the house to buy the earliest HDTV displays, don't expect to get full HD resolution when you take out a second mortgage for a high-def disc player when they come out later this year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CEDIA: Pioneer Unveils New Elite Blu-ray Player for October (High-Def Digest, 9/06/2007 6:00pm) |
| The parade of next-gen hardware announcements from CEDIA continues with news of a new Blu-ray player from Pioneer. Dubbed the Elite BDP-95FD, this third Blu-ray player from Pioneer picks up where the BDP-94HD... ... (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) |
| ATI Leads High-Definition Video Transition On PCs (PhysOrg, 5/26/2005 5:57pm) |
| ATI Technologies Inc. solidifies its PC video and display leadership with the first public demonstration of high-definition H.264 video playback with hardware acceleration on the PC platform. H.264 is the video compression standard that will be used in the next generation high-definition video players such as Blu-ray and HD-DVD. The ATI H.264 video demonstration with ATI\\\'s next generation Radeo ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: 'Ice Age,' 'I, Robot' Highlight Fox Q1 Blu-ray Wave (High-Def Digest, 1/04/2008 11:22pm) |
| In a pre-CES announcement, Fox has unveiled their complete line-up of Blu-ray catalog titles for Q1 2008, including new dates for the long-delayed high-def debuts of as 'Ice Age' and 'I, Robot.' Unveiled... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Heartbreak Kid' Headed to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 9/24/2008 8:00pm) |
| Adding another "catch up" title to their Blu-ray catalog, DreamWorks has announced a mid-December release for the Ben Stiller comedy 'The Heartbreak Kid.' Originally released on HD DVD in late... ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Sony Blu-ray player adds online streaming services (AfterDawn, 9/10/2009 8:48pm) |
Sony's latest Blu-ray player, the BDP-N460, will add for the first time, streaming video and audio, from Netflix, YouTube and Slacker.
The company does note however that regardless of what TV you have attached the wireless will work better with a Linksys WET610N Ethernet-to-Wi-Fi bridge.
The player has oboard decoding of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, is BD-Live compliant, and will output HDMI Deep Color. The player can read photos and MP3s off USB drives and will upscale DVDs and AVCHD videos.
The BDP-N460 will begin shipping in October, with a price tag of $250 USD, the same price as other BD players with similar specs, and $50 cheaper than the PS3.
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| (Unranked) | Why you should buy a cheap Blu-ray player on Black Friday (CNET Blogs, 11/20/2012 9:49pm) |
| Pairing up a cheap, bare-bones Blu-ray player with a Roku LT is a smart buying tactic. [Read [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Onkyo DV-HD805 HD DVD player introduction (HDTV origin, 8/11/2007 6:40am) |
| [ Onkyo DV-HD805 HD DVD player introduction]ONKYO USA has announced its first HD-DVD player, ... . ...continue reading Onkyo DV-HD805 HD DVD player introduction (333 words) © HDTV Origin ... (Read Full Article) |
| MGM to Bring 'Force 10 From Navarone' to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/02/2009 9:00pm) |
| MGM has announced its latest catalog title for Blu-ray, alerting retailers to a mid-May release for 'Force 10 From Navarone.' Starring Robert Shaw, Edward Fox, and Harrison Ford (in one of his earliest... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Confusion over high-definition TV (Addict 3D, 3/22/2005 7:12am) |
| Now that a critical mass of people have embraced digital TV, DVDs, and digital video recorders, the next revolution for TV is being prepared for our sets. (Read Full Article) |
| EDS 2005 Keynote to Examine Trends That Drive Consumer Electronics and Telecommunications (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/18/2005 1:34pm) |
| Trends and innovations that drive two of the most important end markets for electronic components - consumer electronics and telecommunications - will take center stage at the 2005 Electronics Distribution Show keynote presentation, Monday, May 2, at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. (Read Full Article) |
| Philips to finally bring Blu-ray to UK (AfterDawn, 3/21/2008 10:31pm) |
| Philips has finally confirmed that it will be releasing a Blu-ray player in the UK, however if you are expecting it soon, you will be disappointed. The company will be releasing the BDP7200 in October meaning consumers will have to wait over 7 months for the player.
Making the news even more disappointing is the fact that the player will only support Blu-ray Profile 1.1 despite that fact that i ... (Read Full Article) |
| An Elegant Player for High-Def Movies (PC World, 7/26/2006 8:24pm) |
| Samsung's Blu-ray DVD player proves to be well-crafted but pricey. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS StreetPass relay points upgraded, content distribution events planned (Joystiq, 10/01/2013 4:09pm) |
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Nintendo's 3DS StreetPass relay point functionality will soon be improved, allowing players to access data at Nintendo [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Research and Markets: 3D TVs - 2012 Global Strategic Business Report Featuring Key Profiles of Major Players (Business Wire, 9/16/2012 2:01am) |
| DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bmfc3h/3d_tvs_global_st) has announced the addition of the "3D TVs - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering. This report analyzes the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Early Adopter? For $499, a Player for 40 Movies (New York Times, 2/16/2006 1:21am) |
| Toshiba's HD-A1, available in March, will be the first high-definition DVD player on the market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| China has 26 million paying online-gamers (Joystiq, 1/12/2006 6:50pm) |
| Filed under: Culture , Online According to a new annual report, China has over 26 million paying consumers for online video games. From the article: "There were 26.34 million online game players last year, most of whom paid 30 to 50 yuan (about 3.7 to 6.2 U.S. dollars) per month to subscribe to online services from games providers... The report also showed that the majority of online ... (Read Full Article) |
| '3 Days of the Condor' to Take Aim on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/25/2009 11:00pm) |
| Paramount has announced its latest catalog release for Blu-ray, bringing the classic thriller '3 Days of the Condor' to the format in mid-May. Starring Robert Redford and directed by the late Sydney Pollack,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Ice Age,' 'I, Robot' Highlight Fox Q1 Blu-ray Wave (High-Def Digest, 1/04/2008 11:22pm) |
| Fox has unveiled their complete line-up of Blu-ray catalog titles for Q1 2008, including new dates for the long-delayed high-def debuts of as 'Ice Age' and 'I, Robot.' Unveiled today via press release... ... (Read Full Article) |
| NAD Offers M56 Blu-ray Player and New Home Theater Receivers (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/26/2009 8:56pm) |
| The company announces the M56, but puts a new spin on the T 785, T 775 and T 765 receivers and the M15HD preamp. (Read Full Article) |
| Universal Brings 'Thing,' 'Dead' Series to Blu-ray this Halloween (High-Def Digest, 7/17/2008 10:00pm) |
| Universal has announced plans to bring three of its top catalog horror hits to Blu-ray this September with all-new U-Control features, both as stand-alone releases and a three-title 'Halloween Starter... ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics Leverages Flexible LSI Logic DoMiNo(R) Processor for Super-Multi(TM) Format Combination VCR/DVD Recorder (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/25/2005 12:00pm) |
| LSI Logic Corporation , a leader in innovative digital media processing technologies for the Digital Home, today announced that its DoMiNo® 8602 DVD recorder system processor is enabling LG Electronics' newest line of combination VCR/DVD recorder products, including the LG Electronics LRY-517 and the Zenith ZRY-316. ... (Read Full Article) |
| STMicroelectronics Introduces Very High Speed Video Amplifiers to Address HDTV, Professional Video and Medical Imaging (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/09/2006 3:23pm) |
| STMicroelectronics , a world leader in analog ICs, today announced the introduction of two new 300MHz amplifiers designed to drive very high-definition signals on 75-ohm video lines in high-end industrial and medical imaging systems, and in HDTV-enabled set-top boxes and DVD players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer 400GB Blu-ray discs will play on PS3 (AfterDawn, 12/04/2008 3:21am) |
| The manufacturer Pioneer has confirmed that its upcoming 16-layer Blu-ray discs will play back on most current standalone Blu-ray players including the Sony PlayStation 3.
The discs boast an impressive 400GB capacity and are finally headed into production by 2010 after being introduced earlier this year by Pioneer.
Current Blu-ray discs consist of either single layer 25GB discs or 50GB dual- ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray Disc Group Says It's Not Blue Over Download Rise (Investors Business Daily, 1/10/2009 12:33am) |
| Blu-ray Disc vanquished HD DVD early last year to become the high-definition successor to standard definition DVD. But Blu-ray Disc faces another... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Call of Duty: Ghosts update improves Xbox 360 Broadcaster stability (Joystiq, 1/18/2014 2:00am) |
| Players who have suffered a game crash bug while broadcasting in Call of Duty: Ghosts on Xbox 360 should find the game is now more amenable after a new update.
Broadcaster mode is Infinity Ward's take on the CODCast mode found in Treyarch's Call [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Electronics develops LCD using ordinary glass plate (Electronics NEWS - about-electronics.eu, 11/01/2007 4:15am) |
| Samsung Electronics develops LCD using ordinary glass plate Filed under: TV & HDTV, Corporate | by: luk | Hits: 22 The Hankyoreh: South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft slashes price of Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on (PC Advisor, 7/26/2007 3:00pm) |
| HD disc format war heating up Microsoft is cutting the US price of its HD DVD player add-on for the Xbox 360 game console, and will give away five free HD DVD movies with each purchase. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Sets Blu-Ray Launch Date at May 23 (NewsFactor, 2/28/2006 5:52pm) |
| Sony is poised to deliver its next-generation DVD technology, formally announcing a launch date of May 23 for the first Blu-Ray Disc film titles and the first player from Samsung. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 50% off on Blu-ray Movies on Amazon (I4U, 12/29/2008 4:00pm) |
| Amazon has yet another Blu-ray sale going on. This time you can save 50% on selected Blu-ray movies until January 4th.
So if you got a brand new Blu-ray player from Santa this is a nice opportunity to build your Blu-ray disc library.
The selected Bl... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pioneer Elite BDP-62FD Blu-ray 3D Player Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/18/2013 8:14pm) |
| It's the fastest we've ever seen, but that perk doesn't quite make up for this player's other [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2 gets Vengeance on PC and PS3 August 1 (Joystiq, 7/10/2013 10:30pm) |
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Black Ops 2 players on PC and PS3 will receive the latest DLC pack, Vengeance, on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Vizio's VBR100 Blu-ray player is a $188 Wal-mart exclusive next month (Engadget, 6/25/2009 11:12am) |
| We still don't know what it looks like, but during its line show, Vizio let slip that the sub-$200 VBR100 Blu-ray player announced at CES is now scheduled to come to Wal-mart only in July. For $188 (just not that cheap anymore) Wal-mart shoppers can expect a BD-Live ready (with optional 1GB+ USB thumbdrive attached) player, though no details on codec or output support. Don't shop at Wal-mart for ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wal-Mart price cuts HD DVD Player to $74.98 (Punch Jump, 3/06/2008 4:59pm) |
| Wal-Mart stores this week price cut Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD Player to $74.98 in the latest promotion to clear inventory of the obsolete format.
Wal-Mart is offering the discounted HD-A3 HD DVD Player to in-store customers, though many locations are already sold out of the device.
The discounted price is the steepest among chain retailers. Best Buy [...] ... (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) |
| Fox Planning January Blu-ray release for 'Unfaithful' (High-Def Digest, 10/10/2008 8:00pm) |
| Fox has announced its latest catalog Blu-ray, setting a mid-January Blu-ray berth for the romantic thriller 'Unfaithful.' According to retail reports, the studio will debut the Oscar-nominated Diane Lane-Richard... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Nintendo eShop releases: Mario and Donkey Kong, Xevious, Solomon's Key (Joystiq, 5/09/2013 2:30pm) |
Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move highlights the new eShop releases this week. The 3DS puzzler has players guiding poor little mini Marios away from hazards [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Netflix adds 3D, for some ISPs (AfterDawn, 1/09/2013 7:07pm) |
| Netflix has added 3D movies to its streaming catalog, but only if your ISP uses Netflix's own Open Connect CDN.Additionally, the company (Read Full Article) |
| Most HDTV owners don't plan to buy Blu-ray (Punch Jump, 6/04/2008 4:40pm) |
| NPD Group Inc. this week released data that indicates HDTV owners do not plan to purchase a Blu-ray disc player in the next six months. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Belkin FlyWire Delivers HD Video and Audio Wirelessly to Any HDTV, Anywhere in Your Home (eHomeUpgrade, 7/17/2008 4:38pm) |
| The new Belkin FlyWire is the simple solution that gives you the freedom and flexibility to place your HDTV where you want—without cables. Featuring an intuitive and simple setup, FlyWire wirelessly connects devices such as Blu-ray® players, receivers, video-game consoles, and set-top boxes to HDTVs and projectors, transmitting high-definition 1080p True Cinema picture resolution with [...]Visi ... (Read Full Article) |
| Onkyo Announces DV-BD507 Blu-ray Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/30/2009 1:25am) |
| The new player offers 1080p upscaling and BD-Live functionality for a hefty $449. (Read Full Article) |
| NAD T587 Profile 2.0-compliant Blu-ray player coming to UK (HDTV UK, 12/03/2008 2:12pm) |
| Just when you were hoping for a less expensive Blu-ray player to hit the UK (and found out is probably wasn't going to happen), along comes the promise of a NAD Blu-ray player that'll set you back £850. Ouch, yes, but at least the T587 fully Profile 2.0 compliant, unlike some other expensive beasts that only do Profile 1.1. It will arrive some time this month, boasting 1080p/24fps, 7.1 24 bit L ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics Unveils Largest PDP TV Globally (AllAfrica.com, 11/17/2005 3:03pm) |
| Consistent with its desire to add value to consumers, global and regional digital leaders, LG Electronics has unveiled the largest PDP TV in the world, the LG 102 inches PDP TV. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Fletch' Lives on HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 12/18/2007 10:12pm) |
| Universal has announced a March arrival for their latest HD DVD catalog release, the classic Chevy Chase comedy 'Fletch.' One of Chase's most memorable big-screen adventures, 'Fletch' grossed nearly $100... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremonies (The State, 8/03/2007 4:13am) |
| 6 p.m. Saturday, ESPN Six players will be enshrined during Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremonies 6 p.m. Saturday on ESPN (cable channel 26, high-definition channel 950). Entering the Hall during the event in Canton, Ohio, will be: Wide receiver Michael Irvin, Dallas Cowboys, 1980-89; Running back Thurman Thomas, Buffalo Bills, 1988-99; Miami Dolphins, 1990; ... (Read Full Article) |
| CBS Taps Sony for HDTV News (Broadcasting and Cable, 1/18/2006 8:12pm) |
| CBS announced Thursday that it will be purchasing Sony’s new XDCAM HD optical-disk cameras and recorders for news acquisition at its 17 owned-and-operated stations. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Blu-ray, 3D, & UltraViolet releases this week (HD-Report, 9/25/2012 8:20am) |
| Marvel’s The Avengers hits shelves today on Blu-ray Disc and DVD. The film is available in both a Four-Disc Combo (with Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital Download), and a Two-Disc Combo (with Blu-ray and DVD). Warner Home Video has [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft to Sell HD DVD Add-On for Xbox (AP via Yahoo! Finance, 9/20/2006 3:25pm) |
| Microsoft Corp. is introducing an external high-definition DVD player for the Xbox 360 video game console to match the Blu-ray disc functions of Sony Corp.'s upcoming PlayStation 3. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Power Rangers Megaforce game morphs with 3DS this fall (Joystiq, 4/15/2013 3:30am) |
| Power Rangers Megaforce is taking on the 3DS this fall in North and Latin America, as a side-scrolling action game from Namco Bandai. Players [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD Player $389.99 + 3 Free HD-DVD Movies (I4U, 2/22/2007 1:00pm) |
| Toshiba and Amazon.com want to make it very easy for you to buy into HD-DVD. You can buy the new Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD Player for only $389.99 and Toshiba is giving you 3 free HD-DVD movies after Mail-in rebate if you purchase the HD DVD Player by Februar... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Research and Markets: Jewellery & Watches Market Report 2013 Report Features Players such as Argos and Rolex (Business Wire, 7/22/2013 9:00pm) |
| DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/63dtck/jewellery_and) has announced the addition of the "Jewellery & Watches Market Report 2013" report to their offering. A focus on top- and low-end markets [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Dolby and Chinese Blu-ray makers sign licensing deals (AfterDawn, 3/27/2009 4:53am) |
| Dolby has announced that it has signed new licensing deals with Chinese Blu-ray manufacturers, allowing the use of HD audio technologies such as Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus on players made by the companies.
The audio company noted that the new deals are “an important part of Dolby’s efforts to grow the market for high-definition audio and meet the needs of Chinese manufacturers.”
Do ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp announces AQUOS BD-HP20U Blu-ray player for US (Engadget, 9/06/2007 3:11pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentLooks like those whispers we heard about Sharp's forthcoming announcement of (yet another) Blu-ray player were true, as the firm has chosen CEDIA as the locale to introduce the US market to its slim-profile AQUOS BD player." The BD-HP20U will be the first product "outside of the Sharp LCD suite to carry the AQUOS name," and will feature HDMI 1.3, 1080p24 su ... (Read Full Article) |
| Let your PC record your favorite TV shows (USA Today, 10/17/2005 12:13pm) |
| Want more control over your TV? PVRs, or personal video recorders, offer great conveniences such as instant replays, commercial skipping and digital recording. But you don't need to buy a separate service such as TiVo. With the right add-ons, your home computer can do the job. ... (Read Full Article) |
| No matter what the gadget is, tech support just isn't there (Northwest Herald, 7/31/2006 10:20am) |
| There's a fatal flaw built into any new computer you buy — Macintosh or PC. The same flaw can be found in the new HDTVs at the store, the fanciest cell phones and even in the brand-new HDTV DVD recorders. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Ghost of Mars' to Haunt Blu-ray this March (High-Def Digest, 1/19/2009 11:00pm) |
| Sony Pictures has announced its latest catalog release for high-def, bringing John Carpenter's 'Ghosts of Mars' to Blu-ray in late March. The 2001 box office disappointment, starring Natasha Henstridge,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Hidalgo,' 'Unbreakable' and 'Coyote Ugly' Bound For Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 12/27/2007 5:30pm) |
| In an early alert to retailers, Disney has revealed plans to bring a trio of catalog titles to Blu-ray this April. Due on April 1st are three titles from the studio's Touchstone label -- the Viggo Mortensen-starrer... ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | 'Babe: Pig in the City,' 'Jesus Christ Superstar,' & 'In the Name of the Father' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/26/2013 7:00pm) |
| Three favorites from Universal's catalog will be getting the Blu-ray treatment in May. In an announcement to retailers, Universal says 'Babe: Pig in the City' will have a Blu-ray release on May 7. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner to offer cheaper Blu-ray movies later this year (CNET News, 7/14/2008 8:26pm) |
| Warner Home Video announced its plans to offer discounted Blu-ray movies in the fall, including some new and catalog titles. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Venture Capital: Firm redefines image of flat screen (7/15/2005) (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 7/15/2005 8:24am) |
| In the next four years, sales of flat panel televisions are expected to more than triple. GalleryPlayer Chief Executive Craig Husa wants to capitalize on that growth, supplying those new TVs with a revolving catalog of digital artwork. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Purported catalog pic shows 46-megapixel Canon 3D (CNET Blogs, 10/03/2012 12:15am) |
| A screenshot from retailer B&H Photo shows a new high-end, high-resolution SLR from Canon. But it's not clear yet just how real it is. (Read Full Article) |
| LG BH100 Wins CNET's Best in Show 2007 (I4U, 1/11/2007 4:15pm) |
| The LG BH100 HD DVD and Blu-ray multi format player wins the CNET Best in Show award at the CES 2007.
I totally agree with this choice. No other company was able to announce a player that can play Blu-ray and HD DVD discs. This player solves the nex... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Record HDD to your PSP and more (MobileMag, 4/10/2006 4:49pm) |
| Sony's new HDD/DVD recorders pack three powerful new functionalities. These babies can record three high-definition programs at the same, they can record directly to PSP (except for the RDZ-87), and they can stream video to other devices in your home as well. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| (Unranked) | Theta Digital Ships Compli Blu 3D Player (Electronic House, 2/15/2013 6:04pm) |
| The new universal player can handle 2D and 3D Blu-ray, DVD-A and more.
(Read Full Article) |
| Pericom Launches High-Speed DVI/HDMI Differential Video Switch Targeting Next Generation HDTV & PC Graphics (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/25/2005 7:57pm) |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation , a worldwide preferred supplier of high-speed integrated circuits and frequency control products, today announced release of its new High-Definition Multimedia Interface switch device to support the transmitting of digital television audiovisual signals from DVD players, set-top boxes, and additional audio-visual sources to television sets, projectors, and (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| First Single-Chip, Dual-Encode for HDD/DVD Recorders (HardwareZone, 7/05/2005 9:07pm) |
| DMN-8653 HDD/DVD recorder system processor enables fully-featured time-shifting of one live TV program while simultaneously recording a second TV program in the background ... (Read Full Article) |
| NeuNeo's $245 HVD2085 1080p DVD player (Engadget, 10/19/2005 2:15pm) |
| Yeah we know the $4k Denon 1080p-capable player is too beaucoup for most of our readers so here’s the NeuNeo HVD2085. Like the Denon, this high def DVD player pumps 1080p over HDMI. Sure, you have to update the firmware yer damn self but for a mere $245 you can afford the risk, eh? [Via HD Beat ] Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments © 2005 Weblogs, ... (Read Full Article) |
| PRODUCT REVIEW: All around the house with digitally recorded TV (Duluth News Tribune, 3/17/2005 8:02pm) |
| MINNEAPOLIS - Digital video recorders like TiVo long ago freed us from the tyranny of network schedules. The newest DVRs provide liberation from the need to coordinate our viewing with the rest of the household. (Read Full Article) |
| Kim Komando Let your PC record your favorite TV programs (Montgomery Advertiser, 10/16/2005 9:22am) |
| Want more control over your TV? PVRs, or personal video recorders, offer great conveniences such as instant replays, commercial skipping and digital recording. But you don't need to buy a separate service such as TiVo. With the right add-ons, your home computer can do the job. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Group Touts Interactivity (allthingsHiDef, 1/08/2008 11:17pm) |
| Sony hosted a press event at its booth today during the Consumer Electronics Show touting new interactive features being incorporated into the Blu-ray Disc format. BD Live features will allow consumers to play games, hear live commentary and even create their own avatars to insert into a film, among other networking activities. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumer-electronics retailers see signs of hope for holidays (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 10/16/2005 5:06am) |
| Who would be dreaming of a big holiday retail season in a year when the economy has been battered by everything from hurricanes to high gas prices? The answer: consumer-electronics executives. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony BDU-X10S Blu-ray Drive (I4U, 1/07/2008 6:00pm) |
| Sony Electronics announced an internal BD-ROM drive dubbed BDU-X10S at the CES 2008.
The new BDU-X10S BD-ROM drive comes with CyberLinkÂ’s PowerDVD BD Edition software for playback of commercial movie titles, recorded Blu-ray Disc home videos, DVD-RO... ... (Read Full Article) |
| In Wake of Warner Defection, Studios Roll Out HD DVD Product (allthingsHiDef, 1/17/2008 6:18pm) |
| Down but not out, the beleaguered HD DVD format suddenly has some product in the pipeline, after studio announcements that had been slotted for the Consumer Electronics Show were yanked at the last minute due to the pre-show defection of Warner Home Video to the Blu-ray Disc camp. ... (Read Full Article) |
| ATI adds first HD card to the All-in-Wonder lineup (TV Squad, 6/26/2008 5:31pm) |
Filed under: HDTV, PVR Wire, HardwareOnce upon a time, ATI's All-in-Wonder cards were the cream of the crop. The lineup combines a TV tuner with a graphics card. That means you don't need to buy two separate pieces of hardware to capture TV signals and to display those signals on a monitor. But while other hardware makers have been busy putting out HD tuner cards, ATI has been stuck in the dark ages of standard definition.
Now it looks like ATI is back in the game with the ATI All-in-Wonder HD. This PCI Express card has enough oomph to capture HD video and to play back HD video on your PC. It features DirectX 10.1 support, an MPEG2/VC-1/H2.64 decoder, and Vista and AMD Live! certification. It also packs a DVI port and HDMI jack.
On the TV tuner side of things, the AiW HD can handle SD, HD, and ClearQAM signals.The card should be available in July for $199.
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| (Unranked) | Easton Sports and 3d Lacrosse Team Up to Create the Next Generation of Elite Lacrosse Players (Business Wire, 1/31/2013 8:00pm) |
| VAN NUYS, Calif. & DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Easton Sports and 3d Lacrosse Team Up to Create
the Next Generation of Elite Lacrosse [...] (Read Full Article) |
| $12.99 Fox Blu-ray Movies At Costco (Format War Central, 9/22/2008 9:53pm) |
| We stopped by Costco and were excited to see some Fox Blu-ray movies on sale for $12.99. These are the best prices on Fox catalog titles we have seen since the “Buy One Get One Free” deals during the hay day of the Format War.
The titles included are:
Predator, Cammando, Kiss of the Dragon, Entrapment, Men [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Miami Vice' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 6/18/2008 6:00pm) |
| Universal will increase its growing line-up of Blu-ray catalog titles when it brings Michael Mann's 'Miami Vice' to the format this August. Mann's big-screen update of his classic '80s television show... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Review: DVRs Can Be Used All Around House (Greenwich Time, 3/17/2005 6:40pm) |
| MINNEAPOLIS -- Digital video recorders like TiVo long ago freed us from the tyranny of network schedules. The newest DVRs provide liberation from the need to coordinate our viewing with the rest of the household. (Read Full Article) |
| R.I.P. DVD sales? (U Entertainment, 1/18/2006 8:03am) |
| The industry was heartened when a new revenue stream was discovered in the DVD boxed set of seasons of TV series. But sales are already slumping, and DVD recorders, including one from TiVo, the service that made recording programs a no-brainer, are insinuating themselves into the marketplace. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Podcast #228 (HDTV Reviews Blog, 11/30/2007 2:25pm) |
| HDTV Podcast #228 Published in November 30th, 2007 Posted by Technorati Search for: HDTV in HDTV Reviews No Comments The HT Guys 2007 Home Theater in a Box Buying Guide. We list and briefly discuss eight systems ranging from just under $300 to about $1000. Most systems do not include a DVD player. Why when you can get a great upconverting DVD player from Oppo Digital or buy and HD DVD player for ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Toshiba 4K TVs Start at $5K, Plus Technicolor Certified Blu-ray Player (Electronic House, 7/02/2013 6:02pm) |
| Toshiba’s first 4K TVs will arrive in August along with a 4K upconverting Blu-ray player.
(Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hands On: Oppo BDP-105 Blu-ray Player (Electronic House, 1/24/2013 3:01pm) |
| Oppo’s flagship Blu-ray player stomps out artifacts like a conquering hero.
(Read Full Article) |
| What To Look For When Buying HDTV (HardwareZone, 4/13/2006 3:50am) |
| The question is not whether to purchase a HDTV, but what kind of HDTV to purchase? We have three consumer choices: Plasma, LCD, or DLP. Here's a brief look at the pros and cons of each and our recommended pick in each category. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer Drops Out of DVD Business, Focuses on Blu-Ray (High-Def DVD Digest, 6/08/2006 2:28am) |
| Faced with stiff competition and dwindling revenues, Pioneer Corp. has announced it will cease producing standard DVD recorders but will continue to focus on Blu-ray products, the company told international... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Your computer can record TV shows (Honolulu Advertiser, 10/18/2005 1:29pm) |
| Want more control over your TV? PVRs, or personal video recorders, offer great conveniences such as instant replays, commercial skipping and digital recording. But you don't need to buy a separate service such as TiVo. With the right add-ons, your home computer can do the job. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bravely Default: Flying Fairy Is Coming To The US In 2014 (Kotaku, 4/17/2013 2:32pm) |
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Square Enix's 3DS role-playing game Bravely Default: Flying Fairy is coming to North America next year. Nintendo will publish the game along with Square Enix.
Described by some players [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Analog Devices Introduces SigmaDSP(R) Digital Audio Processing Solutions for Advanced TV and Multimedia Players (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/05/2005 1:00pm) |
| NORWOOD, Mass.----Dec. 5, 2005--Analog Devices, Inc. , a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications, today announced it has expanded its SigmaDSP® digital audio processor family to include three new products tailored for the high performance needs of advanced television and audio systems, such as high-definition TVs and increasingly popular ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray disc sales jump in Q4 2008 (AfterDawn, 1/10/2009 3:02am) |
| The past year has been very eventful for Blu-ray. Many new Blu-ray products have been shown at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this year, where just a year ago Blu-ray jumped ahead of its former rival HD DVD. "It turned out to be a phenomenal year for Blu-ray," said Tom Adams of Adams Media Research. In the fourth quarter of 2008, which is only too important for te ... (Read Full Article) |
| Is Blu-ray Worth Buying for HDTV without HDMI? (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/27/2008 7:08am) |
| A reader asks whether it's worth buying a Blu-ray Disc player for an older widescreen rear projection analog HDTV that lacks HDMI or DVI inputs.
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| (Unranked) | 1979 Revolution shakes down to PC, Mac and Android (Joystiq, 11/20/2013 10:00pm) |
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1979 Revolution, Ink Stories' 3D adventure game that places players in the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Silver lining for advertisers as PVRs loom over the horizon (Media Week Online, 5/24/2005 7:45am) |
| Television viewers will begin skipping adverts in earnest as Personal Video Recorders grow in popularity. In February this year, Ofcom published a proposed timetable for digital switchover. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Guide to Cyber Monday Deals on HDTV, Tablets, and Electronics (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/26/2012 11:22am) |
| Here are our picks for the top electronics deals for Cyber Monday [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray Disc, July 13, 2013 (HD-Report, 7/31/2013 3:44am) |
| Here are our Blu-ray Disc picks for July 30, 2013. Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season Four hits shelves in a 3-Disc Blu-ray set that includes all 26 episodes from 1990-1991 on 6 discs. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray Disc this week, July 9 (HD-Report, 7/09/2013 5:45pm) |
| Here’s what’s new on Blu-ray Disc this week. From Stephenie Meyer (author of the Twilight Saga) and Universal Studios The Host is now available in a two-disc Blu-ray Combo that includes BD, DVD, Digital Copy [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Adds Another Hybrid Disc to HD DVD Lineup (High-Def DVD Digest, 6/06/2006 8:48pm) |
| Next Tuesday, June 13, Warner will release its third hybrid HD DVD/DVD disc, with the Bruce Willis thriller '16 Blocks.' Featuring a HD DVD version on one side of the disc and a standard DVD on the other,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Retailers Press For Unified HD DVD Format (Slashdot, 7/28/2005 10:02pm) |
| datemenatalie writes "While the war between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray continues over who will be the direct successor to DVD, the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) has issued a strong statement to Hollywood and the consumer electronics industry regarding the looming HD format war. The statement, which supports a single high-definition disc format, also offers advice on dimensions, packaging, ... (Read Full Article) |
| Six Classic Bond Titles To Hit Blu-ray this October (High-Def Digest, 6/18/2008 10:00pm) |
| MGM/Fox today officially announced the first next-gen release of a half-dozen James Bond catalog titles, which will hit Blu-ray this October in newly-remastered special editions. Spanning several Bond... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Retailers hold back Blu-ray disc sales (Punch Jump, 3/31/2008 12:55pm) |
| Retailers this week held back on Blu-ray disc discounts as the format reigns the high-definition disc market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Target offers Buy 1 Get 1 Free Blu-ray disc promo (Punch Jump, 3/17/2008 3:47pm) |
| Target Corp. on Sun. began offering customers a Buy 1 Get 1 Free Blu-ray disc promotion in the latest deal to spur adoption of high-definition disc sales. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Blu-ray Disc Association wants swift end to format war, make it easier for consumers (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| Hardly surprising that the Blu-ray Disc Association is now calling for a swift end to the high definition disc format war.
Apparently, "there has been a palpable feeling of relief amongst the crowds attending CES in Las Vegas. This relief is down to a feeling that the supposed format war between Blu-ray Disc and rival HD DVD is close to coming to a conclusion."
Hmm, did anyone ask Toshiba if t ... (Read Full Article) |
| $300 BluRay high def movie player from Samsung on Amazon (Technorati, 12/10/2007 2:55am) |
| If you are ready to take a side on the nasty war between HD-DVD and BluRay, and you are leaning towards BluRay, this may help tilt the scales: The Samsung BD-P1400 BluRay player for $298 and free shipping at Amazon. You also get five BluRay highdef movies after mail-in rebate. This player plays 720p, 1080i and 1080p. 1080p is through HDMI only. There are 38 customer reviews on this one at Amazon ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Chris Boylan's Top Five Blu-rays of 2012 (Big Picture Big Sound, 12/18/2012 8:37pm) |
| 2012 was a great year for Blu-ray, with some of our favorite catalog titles - and some strong new releases - made available for the first time in all their high [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung developing cure-all for next-gen format war? (Joystiq, 9/07/2005 9:35pm) |
| Samsung has announced plans to develop a DVD player that supports both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD formats. This unified disc drive could essentially put an end to the next-gen format war. That is, it would alleviate some of the manufacturing costs for developers and publishers, as well as, allow consumers more freedom of choice. And conceivably, bearing in mind that MS and Samsung are HDTV partners, we ... (Read Full Article) |
| Globetechnology: Is it time to upgrade? (The Globe and Mail, 6/30/2005 2:36pm) |
| Is it time to upgrade? A new study by the Consumer Electronics Association shows that American homes spent $1,250 (U.S.), on average, for electronics last year. ... (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) | Diablo 3 down for patch 1.0.5 maintenance today, tomorrow (Joystiq, 10/16/2012 9:30pm) |
| Diablo 3 patch 1.0.5 adds the Monster Power system, which allows players to adjust the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Digital dominates German consumer electronics show (IT World, 9/01/2005 2:13pm) |
| Visitors attending the IFA consumer electronics show, which begins Friday in Berlin, will have a tough time finding anything analog. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic's Wireless 3D Miracast Streaming Viera Connect Media Player Now Available (High-Def Digest, 4/10/2013 7:00pm) |
| Panasonic is also offering a more basic 2D Media Player. Among Panasonic's 2013 model are two new Media Player models. Both models offer Miracast Smartphone and tablet Android streaming capability, [...] (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) |
| HD DVD: Are YOU Accessing Online Content? (Format War Central, 12/05/2007 12:03pm) |
| Assuming you have all of the necessary components (HD DVD player, Web Enabled Disc, High Speed Internet, Spare Ethernet Cable) accessing online content for your HD DVD discs couldn’t be easier, and yet not every consumer is accessing these features.
The HD DVD promotional group has stated that on average 30% of the HD DVD [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft cuts price of Xbox HD-DVD player (The Globe and Mail, 7/26/2007 12:57pm) |
| Rival Sony cut the price of its PS3 game console, which comes with Blu-ray player, earlier this month ... (Read Full Article) |
| Onkyo to Release Blu-ray Player in 2008 (CE Pro, 7/01/2008 8:51pm) |
| The Blu-ray player is designed to work with company's HD A/V receivers. Onkyo, however, is keeping quiet on the details. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG: No combo Blu-ray and HD DVD player this year (HD Beat, 7/26/2006 11:03am) |
| Filed under: Industry, News, LG Those waiting for a dual-format player to solve the conflict between HD DVD and Blu-ray will be waiting at least a... ... (Read Full Article) |
| NeuNeo HVD2085 Review (DesignTechnica, 12/02/2005 2:06am) |
| Watch all of your existing movies in beautiful high-definition with the NeuNeo HVD 2085 DVD player. This could be your last DVD player. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Review: Xbox 360 HD DVD a bargain at $200 (CNN.com, 12/13/2006 9:51pm) |
| While the Sony PlayStation 3 may have an integrated Blu-ray player, Microsoft is doing its best to blunt that possible competitive advantage with a next-generation DVD player of its own for the Xbox 360. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Blu-ray 2.0 spec makes PS3 the most future-proof player (Ars Technica, 1/18/2008 4:13pm) |
| With the Blu-ray 2.0 spec announced, Ars goes looking for the ideal Blu-ray player. Here's a hint: it also plays video games.Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Iomega Unveils ScreenPlay Director HD Media Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/27/2009 7:54am) |
| Iomega raises the curtain on its hefty HD streaming media player that lets you bring content from your PC to your [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CeBIT 2006: Date set for first Blu-ray player (Tech Digest, 3/09/2006 8:22pm) |
| Samsung has set a launch date for its debut Blu-ray player, the BD-P1000, which is now due to hit store shelves in the US just before the end of May... ... (Read Full Article) |
| DISH Network Player-DVR 942 Review (DesignTechnica, 6/29/2005 8:13pm) |
| The DISH player 942 is not only an HDTV recorder, but it allows gives you multi-room capability without the need for a second receiver. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Price Watch: Sharp Blu-ray player, $179.99 (CNET Blogs, 11/17/2008 1:00pm) |
| Finally, a late-model Blu-ray player for a reasonable price, and no rebates required! ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hot Deal: Panasonic DMP-BDT320 WiFi 3D Blu-ray Player: $140 (Electronic House, 8/09/2012 4:04pm) |
| For a limited time, Adorama is knocking 22 percent of the cost of this 3D-capable player.
(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) |
| Amazon offering $50 credit to HD DVD adopters (Joystiq, 4/09/2008 10:00pm) |
| Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Peripherals
Amazon is joining the ranks of a few other retailers in offering a consolation prize to those who purchased an HD DVD player. Engadget HD has a letter from Amazon stating that customers who purchased an HD DVD player (including the Xbox 360 drive) prior to Feb. 23, 2008 are entitled to a $50 store credit. If you purchased an HD DVD player from Amazon b ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | CES: Records, 3D and … Curves? (Home Media Magazine, 1/10/2013 8:03am) |
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LAS VEGAS — Revenues for the consumer electronics industry are expected to hit $29.06 billion during 2013, up 3% year over year, according to a forecast by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), released during the annual [...] (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) | Resident Evil 6 multiplayer DLC now on PS3, Mercenaries map bundle in March (Joystiq, 2/20/2013 4:15am) |
| PlayStation 3 players can get their hands on Resident Evil 6's multiplayer [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| (Unranked) | RED's Redray 4K Cinema Player is up for Preorder (High-Def Digest, 12/04/2012 8:00pm) |
| The player handles 4K files, upscales the resolution of your other files and is even compatible with the HFR 3D that you'll see in 'The Hobbit.' UHDTVs are hitting the market and the folks that own [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba HD DVD Player now $128 at retailer (Punch Jump, 1/21/2008 7:10pm) |
| Toshiba Corp.’s entry level HD DVD player can be purchased for as low as $128 in the latest round of high-definition price cuts. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NeoDigits Launches HD Upscaling DVD Player (DesignTechnica, 3/31/2006 5:37pm) |
| NeoDigits has announced the Helios HVD2085, a DVD player which can upscale standard DVDs up to 1080p high-definition resolution. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Firmware Update Now Available For Toshiba HD-DVD Player Owners (About.com, 9/29/2008 8:00am) |
| Yes, the above headline is correct. Even though the HD-DVD format was officially discontinued earlier this year (2008), there are still HD-DVD player owners out there (including myself). As a... ... (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...
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| Sony Partners With NASCAR and Solidifies California Labor Day Race Entitlement (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/01/2005 12:00pm) |
| Bolstering its leadership role in high-definition television, Sony Electronics announced it has become the Official Consumer Electronics Partner of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing . ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | NASA satellite gets a 3D view of Sandy's eye (CNET Blogs, 10/29/2012 7:56pm) |
| With tropical-storm force winds about 1,000 miles across, Sandy is a monster. NASA's radar view of its eyewall shows "remarkable vigor" for its Category 1 status. (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Movie sales in Europe surpass one million units (HDTV origin, 11/27/2007 5:37pm) |
| [IMG Blu-ray Disc Movie sales in Europe surpass one million units]Total Blu-ray Disc movie sales across Europe have topped one million units, it was announced today by the Blu-ray Disc Association European Promotions Committee. Of the High Definition movie discs bought by consumers year-to-date in Europe, 73% were in the Blu-ray Disc format and 27% were HD DVD, according to sales data provided by ... (Read Full Article) |
| Lionsgate Sets 'Belly,' 'The Doors' Blu-ray Specs (High-Def Digest, 7/17/2008 4:00pm) |
| Lionsgate has unveiled final specs for its August wave of Blu-ray catalog releases, bringing 'The Doors' and 'Belly' to high-def with DTS-MA 7.1 audio and hours of bonus materials. As originally announced... ... (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) |
| CES 2008: Philips unveils BDP7200 Blu-ray player with BonusView compliance (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| Philips has shown off its latest Blu-ray player boasting additional interactive functionality. The BDP7200 incorporates BonusView (which seems to be Philips' name for BD-J functionality) and is supposed to "optimise the complete HD experience".
The full 1080p player includes standard DVD upscaling, multi-channel audio decoding, digital audio outs, HDMI, Deep Colour, 24p processing, and the ful ... (Read Full Article) |
| Report: Toshiba to sell Blu-ray player (CNET News, 7/20/2009 3:05pm) |
| After losing the hard-fought battle for HD DVD, Toshiba may finally join the competition by offering its first Blu-ray player, a Japanese newspaper reports. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Funai's Sub-$300 Blu-ray Player (High-Def Digest, 1/07/2008 7:00pm) |
| Funai has announced that it will unleash its first Blu-ray player for the North American market sometime this spring. The discount manufacturer (which is a leading supplier to Wal-Mart) distributes products... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dealzmodo: Xbox 360 HD DVD Player $129 [Deals] (Gizmodo, 12/04/2007 10:00pm) |
| Toys "R" Us has the XBox 360 HD DVD player on sale for $129, quite a good deal when ou see that the normal price is $170ish on Google Products. It still comes with King Kong, like it did when the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon burns $10 Blu-ray discs with PS3, player (Punch Jump, 7/09/2008 4:29pm) |
| Amazon.com on Wed. began offering a new Blu-ray promotion that offers eight Blu-ray titles for $10 each with the purchase of Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 or stand-alone Blu-ray player. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Blu-ray Player Finally Coming in 2009 (Electronic House, 7/21/2009 12:00am) |
| Toshiba will soon launch its first Blu-ray player, according to a Japanese newspaper. ... (Read Full Article) |
| In brief: Nakamura, Philips, fiber-optic market (Compound Semiconductor Magazine, 6/16/2006 4:03pm) |
| Shuji Nakamura scoops one million euros; Philips launches its Blu-ray Disc player, featuring a blue laser of the type that Nakamura helped to develop; and a new report suggests that the market for active optical telecom components is set for a sharp upturn. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony BDP-N460 Blu-ray Player to Include Netflix, YouTube Streaming (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/10/2009 3:58am) |
| At CEDIA Expo in Atlanta today, Sony unveiled its first Blu-ray player to offer streaming of internet content. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pioneer Puts BDP-62FD 3D Blu-ray Player Under Elite Brand (Electronic House, 9/19/2012 10:04pm) |
| The new player has Marvell Qdeo video processing technology and two HDMI outputs.
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| Onkyo Adds DV-BD507 Profile 2.0 Blu-ray Player (CE Pro, 7/30/2009 4:02pm) |
| Company's first BD-Live Blu-ray player features decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. (Read Full Article) |
| Review: Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD Player (Ultimate AV) (HDBlog.net, 5/01/2006 12:47pm) |
| Ultimate AV takes a look at the ultimate in video quality in the form of the Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD player.
Ultimate? Well, not if you have a 720p display and choose the 720p output option on the Toshiba player. Mr. Norton found the video quality to be as “soft as a [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| SkyStream Pushes VOD (Broadcasting and Cable, 11/08/2005 4:34pm) |
| SkyStream is looking to give video on demand a push, literally, with a new service that will distribute VOD content directly to a cable, satellite or telco video subscriber's digital video recorders. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD player sales have life after death (Punch Jump, 2/22/2008 4:55pm) |
| Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD player held lively sales at Amazon.com Wed. amid an announced exit from the HD DVD business earlier this week. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Kills Blu-ray/HD DVD Hybrid Player [Hd Dvd] (Gizmodo, 5/13/2008 8:19pm) |
| LG will stop swinging both ways with HD formats this fall, when it ceases production on its Blu-ray/HD DVD combo player. (Samsung's is already dead.) I'm just kind of amazed an already dead format... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Westinghouse Digital Partners with Team Rensi Motorsports and Becomes Official Electronics Supplier (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 2/24/2006 11:00am) |
| SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif.----Feb. 24, 2006--Westinghouse Digital Electronics, one of the top five LCD TV companies in North America, and Team Rensi Motorsports today announced a partnership in which Westinghouse Digital will become its official "Digital Electronics Supplier," providing the team with LCD HDTVs, LCD monitors and technical support in exchange for exclusive product placement, ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | April Fools: Sega's new surround sound is the greatest of all time (Joystiq, 4/01/2013 9:30pm) |
Sega is updating its classics with new "HD 3D surround sound," adding unbillyvable realism to its back catalog. Make sure the baalance on your speakers is set evenly, so the subtle ungulations of the surround sound come through. (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer Ships First Blu-ray Disc Drives (DVD-Recordable, 5/18/2006 9:54am) |
| Pioneer is now shipping the industry's first Blu-ray Disc (BD) computer drives. Press release: The new Pioneer BDR-101A will change the way digital and high-definition media are stored by increasing disc capacity and performance capability. ... (Read Full Article) |
| MPEG LA Expands Call for Blu-ray Disc (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/05/2006 6:45pm) |
| DENVER----April 5, 2006--MPEG LA, LLC today expanded its call for patents essential to the implementation of the Blu-ray Disc Standard to include the System Description Blu-ray Disc Read-Only Format Part 3 Audio Visual Basic Specifications Version 1.0 . ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 failure rates worse than most consumer electronics (Ars Technica, 2/15/2008 1:06am) |
| A new report by warranty-sellers SquareTrade puts the defect rate of the Xbox 360 at 16.4 percent. That's a bit above average for consumer electronics after three or four years (the 360 has been out a little more than two), but much higher than the Nintendo Wii or Sony PlayStation 3. Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hot Deal: Toshiba BDX2250 WiFi Blu-ray Player: $44.99 (Electronic House, 9/06/2012 5:04am) |
| CompUSA is slashing $55 off the cost of this WiFi-capable Blu-ray player.
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| Wal-Mart discontinues Xbox 360 HD DVD online (Punch Jump, 2/15/2008 4:56pm) |
| Wal-Mart stores this week discontinued Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 HD DVD Player to online customers as the high-definition format struggles against Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp's 20-inch AQUOS DX LCD HDTV has a built-in Blu-ray player, no 1080p panel (Engadget, 5/22/2009 12:39pm) |
| Cute Sharp, real cute. Brag about releasing the world's first 20-inch LCD HDTV with a built-in Blu-ray player, but don't even mention to consumers that they won't have the luxury of seeing their flicks in full resolution. For reasons unknown, the latest set in the AQUOS DX range does indeed pack a remarkably convenient integrated BD player, but the 1,366 x 768 resolution makes the whole thing s ... (Read Full Article) |
| Techies Reveal Their 'Wish List' in AvantGo Consumer Electronics Survey; Results Offer Tips for Holiday Shoppers (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/29/2005 9:11am) |
| Electronics of all shapes and sizes are topping the list of "hot" holiday gifts this holiday season. ... (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) |
| LG Electronics' CEO Plans to Win Global Display Market Share Battle (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/28/2005 2:00pm) |
| SpatiaLight, Inc. , a leading manufacturer of state of the art liquid crystal on silicon microdisplays, announced today that LG Electronics' CEO has recently made comments regarding LG's global display strategy for 2006. S.S. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Half Of U.S. Households Expected To Own DVRs (TechWeb, 7/21/2005 10:23pm) |
| Nearly half of U.S. households are expected to own digital video recorders in five years, as cable and satellite companies heavily market the devices to consumers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Gennum wins Emmy for HD TV technology (Hamilton Spectator, 11/06/2006 9:07pm) |
| BURLINGTON -- And the Emmy for best performance in the science category goes to Gennum Corporation. The local high tech company will receive one of the television industry's coveted awards for a development which made high-definition TV possible. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Association Provides Updates on 3D Technology (Business Wire, 9/02/2009 3:00am) |
| LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) today announced its plans for incorporating 3D into the widely successful Blu-ray Disc format. The rapid and enthusiastic consumer adoption of Blu-ray Disc, coupled with the format’s technical capabilities and capacity make it the ideal format for bringing a vibrant 3D experience to consumers. “The BDA intends to take full advantage of the format’s high bandwidth and capacity to achieve the very highest possible q (Read Full Article) |
| Global DiscWare, Inc. Launches Disc Studio(TM) (Business Wire, 8/14/2007 11:00am) |
| MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global DiscWare, Inc., a leading provider of CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc publishing solutions announced today the launch of Disc Studio™ ... (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) |
| Lexicon to Launch THX-Certified Blu-ray Player (CE Pro, 7/28/2009 1:02pm) |
| Aims to equip dealers with a step-up, high-performance Blu-ray player option. Companion firmware update provides add-on potential. (Read Full Article) |
| Starz Plans Trip to 'Coney Island' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 11/06/2007 5:00pm) |
| Digging deep into their back catalog, Starz will bring the cult classic 'Went To Coney Island On a Mission From God... Be Back By Five' to Blu-ray this January. Although it registered barely a blip at...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/180558824" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Electronics - Shop eBay (Satya Circle, 5/26/2005 7:21am) |
| Shop eBay for a vast selection of new and used gadgets and other electronics, from air purifiers to weather devices, it\\\'s all on eBay. Expedited quickturn prototypes up to 100-pcs in 24-72 hours. Easy online process for 2-6 layer standard PCBs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| WD TV HD Media Player Hacked and Put to Good Use (eHomeUpgrade, 8/04/2009 6:11pm) |
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I’ve been hearing the quiet rumblings of people hacking their WD TV HD Media Player and making it do all sorts of wild things done with an HTPC. So, I decided to do some investigating. It turns out you can now add a USB Ethernet adapter (compatibility list) for LAN connectivity to the device and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| The BDA Announces 3D Future for Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/09/2009 2:45am) |
| The Blu-ray Disc Association has just announced plans to add a 3D standard into the Blu-ray format. (Read Full Article) |
| Deal: Insignia NS-BRDVD3 Blu-ray Player - $99 (Electronic House, 10/29/2009 3:04pm) |
| Best Buy has its in-house Insignia brand Blu-ray player for $99, which also gives you its recently added Netflix streaming capability.
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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) |
| Half of U.S. households expected to own DVRs (EE Times, 7/22/2005 7:21pm) |
| Nearly half of U.S. households are expected to own digital video recorders in five years, as cable and satellite companies heavily market the devices to consumers, a research firm said Thursday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD returns and kicks Blu-ray to the gutter (Storage Bits, 8/03/2009 10:13pm) |
Just when Blu-ray thought it had clear sailing, a tempest has risen in the East: China Blue Hi-definition Disk (CBHD). Toshiba has licensed its HD DVD to them and it will be the unit world leader in HD optical technology in just 12 months.
Why? The Times Online reports that the CBHD players are outselling Blu-ray [...]
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| 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) |
| (Unranked) | Kickstarter Tech Project of the Week: 3Doodler (eCoustics, 3/15/2013 8:04pm) |
| Project Name: 3Doodler: The World’s First 3D Printing Pen Category: Hardware Goal: $30,000—met in mere hours Currently Funded: $2.25 million Deadline for Pledging: March 25, 2013 3D printing may sound like an expensive novelty of the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Ubisoft discounts 3DS, Wii U eShop games by up to 50 percent (Joystiq, 3/25/2014 9:00pm) |
| Ubisoft has launched a catalog-spanning sale on its Nintendo 3DS and Wii U eShop content, dropping the prices of featured games like ZombiU and Ghost Recon Shadow Wars by up to 50 percent.
Starting this week, eShop customers can pick up the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner to Rock Blu-ray, HD DVD with 'Purple Rain,' 'Out for Justice' (High-Def Digest, 6/01/2007 7:01am) |
| Warner Home Video has officially announced catalog faves 'Purple Rain' and 'Out for Justice' will both Blu-ray and HD DVD this July. Though a rather bizarre pairing of rock legend Prince and action-meister... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Compromise unlikely in HD optical disc battle (PC Advisor, 4/18/2005 10:39am) |
| Recent comments by Sony executives have raised hopes of a truce in the next-generation optical video disc battle between Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD. But closer questioning of companies on both sides points to no significant change in their positions and the continued likelihood that consumers will be forced to choose between two competing formats. (Read Full Article) |
| WD TV Live HD Media Player Available Now (eHomeUpgrade, 10/12/2009 7:18am) |
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Late Sunday evening (10/11) it was discovered that online retailers and select brick and mortar stores already had the much anticipated WD TV Live HD Media Player in stock and listed for around $119. Unfortunately for Western Digital’s marketing department, the news came out a bit earlier than they would have liked and have had [...] (Read Full Article) |
| China's CBHD high definition disc format may struggle against Blu-ray (HDTV UK, 9/24/2008 12:51pm) |
| China's quest for its own high definition disc format took another step forward, as Shanghai United Optical Disc set up its first CBHD (China Blue High-definition Disc) manufacturing plant. There are at least two advantages of the format over Blu-ray. Firstly, the cost to refit a DVD production line for CBHD (previously CH DVD) is around $800,000, compared to some three million dollars for Blu-ra ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox One can get Xbox 360 season passes for free, if own both games (Joystiq, 8/14/2013 8:40pm) |
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The Season Pass Guarantee allows players to receive Xbox 360 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Kickstarter Tech Project of the Week: Buccaneer 3D Printer (eCoustics, 6/07/2013 8:00pm) |
| Project Name: The Buccaneer – The 3D Printer that Everyone can use! Category: Hardware Goal: $100,000 – met in 10 minutes! Currently Funded: $709,266 Deadline for pledging: June 29, 2013 We’ve certainly had some fun fooling around [...] (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) | Walking Dead Episode Four PS3 save issue patched (Joystiq, 10/14/2012 9:30pm) |
| A "small number" of PS3 players encountered a save glitch when booting up The Walking Dead [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Introduces Two 73-inch HDTVs (Business Wire, 4/07/2006 12:01pm) |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2006--Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc., maker of award-winning high-definition home theater ... (Read Full Article) |
| NPD Report on Player Sales January Week 4 Shows Roughly 2:1 in Favour of Blu-ray Disc (Format War Central, 2/08/2008 11:00pm) |
| We read over at Twice Daily that ‘Blu-ray’s Lead Narrows’, though apparently they came to that conclusion by comparing to the report from two weeks ago.
While Twice are stating that Blu-ray held 65% in week 4, and HD DVD held 28% (with roughly 6% for combos), my recollection of week 3 had HD DVD at [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fairchild Semiconductor’s Integrated Video Filter is the First to Support 1080p High Definition (HD) (Business Wire, 9/17/2009 3:00pm) |
| SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fairchild Semiconductor’s (NYSE: FCS) groundbreaking video filter supports the emerging 1080p standard for High Definition LCD-TVs, Blue Ray DVD players and set-top boxes. The FMS6303 offers designers of these applications the widest flexibility in an integrated video filter available today by providing selectability from Standard Definition all the way up to 1080p HD. It supports three channels and is selectable to 8MHz, 16MHz, 32MHz, and 65MHZ, accommod (Read Full Article) |
| Camcorder a high-def bargain (Bradenton Herald, 11/18/2005 8:28am) |
| We have relatively affordable HDTV, high-definition DVRs and soon high-def DVD recorders. It's time for the HD camcorder. Sony responded this summer with the $2,000 HDR-HC1, and it's a beauty of a bargain. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NTT Electronics Adopts Altera's Go-to-Production Solutions for HD Video-Over-IP Set-Top Box (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/10/2006 12:00pm) |
| Altera Corporation today announced NTT Electronics' choice of Altera's HardCopy® structured ASIC and Nios® embedded processor for off-loading CPU functions in its newest bi-directional, high-definition video-over-Internet protocol set-top box. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LGE to launch PDP TV with built-in DVR at CeBIT (Digi Times, 3/07/2006 4:52am) |
| LG Electronics (LG) will launch a 42-inch PDP (plasma display panel) TV with built-in digital video recorder (DVR) at CeBIT 2006 in Hannover, Germany. The HD-ready TV incorporates an 80GB hard disc drive (HDD) and has the capability of storing up to 40 hours of digital standard-definition programming. Features include a brightness of 1500 cd/m2 and support for the high definition multimedia ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Samsung Bows New Dual-Format Blu-ray/HD DVD Player (High-Def Digest, 1/07/2008 2:24am) |
| Updating its recently-released BD-UP5000, Samsung says it will introduce the new BD-UP5500 Duo HD player in the second half of 2008. Like its predecessor, the BD-UP5500 will support both Blu-ray and HD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba HD-A35 HD-DVD Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/15/2008 11:14pm) |
| Toshiba's top of the line third generation HD-DVD player gives us stunning playback of 1080p high definition movies as well as support for the latest next generation surround sound formats. But is that enough? ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp Blu-ray player price cut to $349 (Punch Jump, 3/13/2008 3:44pm) |
| Sharp Corp.’s Blu-ray player this week was price cut to under $350 in the latest promotion to further adoption of the high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| This Panasonic Blu-ray Player Is Portable [Ces 2009] (Gizmodo, 1/07/2009 11:41pm) |
| Panasonic has introduced a portable Blu-ray player with BD Live and Viera Cast internet video streaming. We'll get you more details soon. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Target discounts stand-alone Blu-ray player (Punch Jump, 1/05/2009 3:39pm) |
| Target Corp. stores this week began offering a stand-alone Blu-ray player for under $190 in a new high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Astar Electronics Launches Line of Widescreen LCD HDTVs (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/07/2005 2:00pm) |
| BALDWIN PARK, Calif.----Dec. 7, 2005--Astar Electronics, a division of KXD Technology of Shenzhen, China, recently announced the release of its LTV 3201, a 32" widescreen, LCD HDTV -- the latest in a series of flat screen, high definition quality televisions. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon starts huge Blu-ray promotion (AfterDawn, 3/14/2009 10:44pm) |
| Amazon has put 379 Blu-ray movies up for sale this week in a new promotion, including new releases with some of the movies selling for as low as $9.99 USD.
Many new releases, such as Iron Man, Tropic Thunder, Indiana Jones 4 and Eagle Eye are 58 percent off and are selling for $16.99 while some other blockbuster catalog titles such as Cars and Transformers are under $20.
The minimum savings ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Samsung HT-E6730W Vacuum Tube Equipped Home Theater System Reviewed (About.com, 10/27/2012 10:00am) |
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The Samsung HT-E6730W is a home theater system that certainly wants to be noticed. Combining a 3D/Network Blu-ray Disc player with 7.1 channel audio system system that also includes front ... (Read Full Article) |
| News Study: Verizon's FiOS TV Tops With Customers DIRECTV and EchoStar ranked second and third in customer satisfaction ... (TVPredictions.com, 9/11/2007 3:36pm) |
| Washington, D.C. (September 11, 2007) -- Verizon's FiOS TV service, which offers nearly 30 High-Definition channels, has the best customer service in the TV provider category. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Oppo Kicks Off Early Adoption for Blu-ray Player (Electronic House, 2/25/2009 7:15pm) |
| Oppo Digital is picking 50 early adopters to test out its $499 BDP-83 Blu-ray player before the official release. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD responds to Target's Blu-ray deal. (Addict 3D, 7/30/2007 3:31pm) |
| As reported earlier, Target has decided to carry a Sony Blu-ray player for its only high-definition player this holiday season. This has prompted comments from Ken Graffeo, co-president of the North American HD DVD Promotional Group, who has pointed out that this is just a merchandise... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Westinghouse LCD Displays Now Available at Conn's Inc. (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/13/2005 10:00am) |
| Westinghouse Digital Electronics, a leading North American LCD TV and monitor provider, today announced the availability of its LCD displays at Conn's Inc., a specialty retailer of home appliances and consumer electronics operating over 50 stores in the southwestern United States. ... (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) |
| 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) | Panasonic SC-BTT195 Blu-ray Home Theater System - Review, Photos, Video Performance Tests (About.com, 11/27/2012 4:00am) |
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The Panasonic SC-BTT195 Home Theater System is an all-in-one option that may be just the right complement for your LCD or Plasma TV.
This system includes a 3D-enabled Blu-ray Disc player and 5.1 Channel audio system with thin profile front [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Taiwan market: LGE introduces 50-inch PDP TV with 10,000:1 contrast ratio (Digi Times, 9/20/2005 6:03am) |
| LG Electronics recently released its latest 50-inch PDP (plasma display panel) TV (LGE 50PX4R) to the Taiwan market, according to LG Electronics Taiwan Taipei (LGETT). ... (Read Full Article) |
| Connecting Blu-ray and DISH DVR to Receiver with HDMI, Do I Need Optical Digital Too? (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/06/2008 9:13am) |
| A reader with an HDMI-switching home theater receiver, Blu-ray Disc player and DISH Network HD receiver wonders whether he'll still need to use an optical digital cable for audio if he connects these devices to his system using HDMI.
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| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray, Digital & UltraViolet this week (HD-Report, 3/26/2013 5:40pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray, Digital, and UltraViolet this week? Let’s start with Lincoln starring Oscar-winner Daniel Day-Lewis. The film is available from Dreamworks in a Two-Disc or Four-Disc Combo Pack. The Two-Disc edition includes both [...] (Read Full Article) |
| News Mitsubishi Reveals 3D Blu-ray Player The company demonstrates 3-D images for reporters at golf tournament. By ... (TVPredictions.com, 8/23/2007 9:21am) |
| Washington, D.C. (August 23, 2007) -- Mitsubishi may launch a Blu-ray player early next year that can convert 2D movies into 3D images. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: JVC launches XV-BP1 Blu-ray (Pocket-lint, 1/07/2009 6:22pm) |
| CES 2009: Profile 2.0 player for $300 JVC has announced its first Blu-ray player for the States, a low-profile unit that offers BD Live compatibility and the AVCHD HD camcorder format playback.
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| Top consumer electronics show opens in Germany (Expatica, 9/02/2005 3:26pm) |
| BERLIN - Tomorrow's high-definition television (HDTV) sets are set to become the main computer running the household of the future, Japanese-based Panasonic said Friday at the start of the world's biggest consumer electronics show, IFA, in Berlin. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV star of IFA consumer electronics show (Expatica, 8/30/2005 2:57pm) |
| BERLIN - High-definition television (HDTV) will be the star of this year's IFA consumer electronics fair, with industry experts predicting Tuesday that introduction of the technology in Europe could create as big a sales boom as colour TV did in the late 1960s. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony debuts Blu-ray in China (AfterDawn, 11/22/2008 9:03pm) |
| In an effort to stop the growing piracy of Blu-ray discs in the region, Sony Pictures has become the first Hollywood studio to distribute Blu-ray titles in China.
The studio will distribute 20 current and catalog titles in the format for 205 yuan ($30 USD) a price that it almost certainly way to high for the low-wage country.
A few of the movies available are "Hancock," "Kung Fu Hustle," ... (Read Full Article) |
| Seahawks Spur Comcast HD, DVR Sales (MultiChannel News, 1/18/2006 9:57pm) |
| The National Football League’s Seattle Seahawks are spiking Comcast Corp.’s sales of HD set-tops and digital-video recorders. The MSO said Wednesday that overall demand for HD boxes and DVRs is up 35% in Washington state this month versus January 2005. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony takes high road (Guardian (Guardian Weekly, 5/04/2005 11:37pm) |
| Hammered by Apple in the personal audio market, losing ground to Samsung in large flat screen TVs and struggling to persuade consumers to invest in its new digital recorders, Sony did something at a press conference in Bordeaux, France two weeks ago, that would have been considered inconceivable a few years back. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hardware Review: OPPO BDP-83 Blu-ray Player (High-Def Digest, 8/07/2009 9:55pm) |
| Despite arriving three years into the format's existence, the OPPO BDP-83 may just be the most anticipated Blu-ray player yet. Does the machine live up to its hype? High-Def Digest reviewer Joshua Zyber... (Read Full Article) |
| NBC to stop trying to annoy DVR owners (Engadget, 8/04/2005 7:07pm) |
| Looks like NBC is finally going to be putting an end to one of their more odious practices: scheduling shows by a minute or two off in order to purposefully create the kind of scheduling conflicts that prevents TiVos and other digital video recorders from properly recording shows. Not as massive of a problem as it used to be now that there are more and more dual-tuner DVRs on the market, but even ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Introduces Stylish New LED HDTV That Delivers Excellent Picture Quality, Connectivity and Interactive Features (Business Wire, 7/30/2009 2:00pm) |
| RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today unveiled the flagship model of its expanded LED HDTV lineup with the (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2006 Breaks Records (Mobile Electronics, 1/12/2006 6:34pm) |
| Thursday, January 12, 2006 -- Arlington, Va. - With more than 150,000 attendees from 110 countries witnessing the introduction of thousands of new products and technologies from more than 2,500 exhibitors, the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) lived up to its billing as the world's largest technology tradeshow, says the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The 2006 ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Optomec and Stratasys to Present Capability Assessment of 3D Printing Integrated with Printed Electronics (Business Wire, 11/23/2012 3:00pm) |
| ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Optomec announced today that it will showcase Aerosol Jet systems for 3D printed electronics at the Defense Manufacturing Conference (DMC) being held at the Marriott Orlando World Center in Orlando, FL from [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Wayne's World on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/23/2009 4:48am) |
| The Mike Myers classic makes its not-so-schwing-worthy debut on Blu-ray disc.
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| Vizio Delays VBR100 Blu-ray Player Until Summer (CE Pro, 5/04/2009 9:24pm) |
| After making its debut at CES, Vizio's $200 VBR100 Blu-ray player won't hit the market until at least this August. ... (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) |
| 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) |
| Blu-ray Disc Assn. Embraces 3-D HDTV (TWICE, 9/02/2009 2:19pm) |
| Los Angeles - The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) issued a statement Tuesday formally declaring... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Denon DBP-1610 Blu-ray player announced (Pocket-lint, 9/23/2009 2:43pm) |
"Price-conscious"
Denon has announced the launch of a "price-conscious" Blu-ray player, the new DBP-160.
The DBP-1610 boasts 1080/24p video output and supports Deep Color as well as x.v.Color and offers 1080p scaling for normal content.
With an Ethernet port for internet access for BD-Live and firmware updates, there's full support of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio.
Offering Divx playback as well as AVCHD playback from DVDs and SD cards, as you'd expect, the new machine plays nice with Denon's A/V product line.
Denon's idea of price-conscious may not be the same as most, however, the DBP-160 will go on sale next month for a penny under ?400.
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| '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) |
| Westinghouse Digital Leads Monitor Industry with New Widescreen Format (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/23/2005 10:00am) |
| Westinghouse Digital Electronics, a leading North American LCD TV and monitor provider, today announced the availability of its 17-inch wide LCD monitor, offering a product that moves monitors into convergence with consumer electronics. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Metal Gear Rising's PS3-exclusive DLC coming March 12 (Joystiq, 3/07/2013 12:30am) |
| Starting March 12, PS3 Metal Gear Rising players will be able to graft 30 new [...] (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics, Control4(R) to Co-Develop HDTV Automation Solution for Lodging Industry (Business Wire, 6/17/2008 2:35pm) |
| AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Control4® Corporation and LG Electronics today announced plans to co-develop an integrated automation system for HDTV sets that ... (Read Full Article) |
| SpatiaLight Receives LCoS Imager Set Qualification From LG Electronics (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/03/2005 3:16pm) |
| SpatiaLight, Inc. , a leading manufacturer of state of the art liquid crystal on silicon microdisplays, today announced that it has received a letter of qualification from LG Electronics for its 1080p LCoS imager sets. ... (Read Full Article) |
| News Blu-ray Boom? PS3 Shortages Coming to End The video game console has a high-def Blu-ray player inside. By Phillip ... (TVPredictions.com, 2/28/2007 8:48pm) |
| Washington, D.C. (February 28, 2007) -- Sony this week said it will offer a $599 Blu-ray player this summer and now there's more good news for those looking for inexpensive high-def units ... (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) |
| Sony uses Blu-ray technology to make efficient anti-glare LCD panels (HDTV UK, 3/18/2008 12:54pm) |
| Sony is planning to use its Blu-ray Disc production technology to manufacture
highly efficient anti-glare LCD panels for use in consumer electronics
products. "Moth Eye" produces a display film covered in many minute bumps, and
is supposed to cut surface reflection to 0.1% or less for visible light -- at
1/30th the level of conventional LCD films. This has the effect of boosting a
monitor' ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon price cuts HD DVD Player to $132.98 (Punch Jump, 1/14/2008 6:36pm) |
| Amazon.com on Mon. price cut Toshiba Corp.’s entry-level HD DVD Player to $132.98 in the latest round of high-definition price wars. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Save $125 When You Purchase a Samsung Blu-ray Player and 4 Blu-rays (High-Def Digest, 5/21/2009 10:30pm) |
| Amazon has a great deal for newcomers wishing to take the plunge into high-definition. From now through May 30, purchase a Samsung BD-P1600 or Samsung BD-P3600 Blu-ray player along with four Blu-ray movies... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Target sells $22 Dark Knight, Wanted Blu-ray disc (Punch Jump, 12/31/2008 3:39pm) |
| Target Corp. stores this week discounted The Dark Knight Blu-ray disc and Wanted Blu-ray disc in a new high-deifniton sale. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Disc Association Ponders 4K Blu-rays (High-Def Digest, 1/30/2013 8:00pm) |
| Though packing 4K content onto a Blu-ray disc should be possible, there's a lot to think about before going forward. At this point, the 4K revolution seems inevitable. The industry is pushing for it [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Juno on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/17/2008 7:09pm) |
| The funny, smart, heartfelt Oscar-winning comedy drama comes to Blu-ray Disc and it's just as enjoyable at home as it was in theaters. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc: The State of the Industry (Electronic House, 1/09/2009 6:04am) |
| The Blu-ray Disc Association fed the media strong sales numbers at their CES press conference proving Blu-ray is here to stay. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Introduces the First 1080p DLP(R) HDTVs with 6-Primary Color System (Business Wire, 4/07/2006 12:03pm) |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2006--Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. introduced seven 1080p high-definition televisions with ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Says BD-UP5000 BD HD DVD Hybrid Still on Track (I4U, 12/06/2007 3:04pm) |
| We have talked about the Samsung BD-UP5000 dual format HD DVD and Blu-ray player here on I4U before. Recently rumors and reports have been coming in that the player would not be available as originally expected in mid December.Samsung has told Dealerscope ... ... (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) |
| CES 2008: Blu-ray press conference upbeat, sales numbers a bit low? (HDTV UK, 1/08/2008 8:00am) |
| One side of the disc debate definitely not cancelling their press conference is the Blu-ray Disc Association.
Stuart liveblogged the event so if you want the nitty-gritty, head over there.
Here's the main points:
In 2007, Blu-ray sold 64% of total HD discs, compared to 36% HD DVD (Home Media Research figures).
Globally, Blu-ray took 66% disc sales, and 65% of hardware (including PS3).
1/2 mil ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer BDP-320 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product Review (About.com, 9/15/2009 10:00am) |
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The Pioneer BDP-320 is a Blu-ray Disc player that combines practical features with good performance. Blu-ray discs are played at full 1080p via its HDMI output. This player is also compatible with standard DVDs and most recordable DVD formats, and standard music CDs. Standard DVDs are upscaled up to 1080p via the HDMI output. Onboard decoding or undecoded bitstream output of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD is provided via HDMI. The BDP-320 aheres to Blu-ray Profile 2.0 (BD-Live) specifications, and also BDP320 incoporates Precision Quartz Lock System (PQLS) for jitterless audio transmission between the BDP320 and compatible Pioneer home theater receivers for better audio CD playback performance using the HDMI connection. To find out if the Pioneer BDP-320 is right for you, check out my Short and Full Reviews, as well as a supplmentary Photo Profile and Video Performance Tests. Photos (c) Robert Silva - Licensed to About.com (click on photos for larger view) (Read Full Article) |
| Wal-Mart holds clearance on HD DVD player (Punch Jump, 2/16/2008 4:50pm) |
| Wal-Mart this week held a clearance on an HD DVD player available to online customers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sherwood Ships BDP-5003 Profile 1.1 Blu-ray Player (CE Pro, 11/26/2008 12:05am) |
| Sherwood America is shipping its first Blu-ray player — the BDP-5003. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 10 Reasons the PlayStation 3 Should Be Your Blu-ray Player (CE Pro, 5/06/2008 7:00am) |
| Sony’s PlayStation 3 should be the Blu-ray player you install in your customers’ home theaters. Here are 10 reasons why. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Primera Announces Blu-ray Disc Duplicator and Printer (Broadcast Newsroom, 10/12/2006 4:37pm) |
| Bravo SE Blu Disc Publisher sets new price/performance benchmark for publishing Blu-ray Discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Taiwan market: LG to launch GBW-H10N Blu-ray Super Multi DVD burner next month (Digi Times, 8/30/2006 9:51am) |
| LG will launch its GBW-H10N, a Blu-ray Disc (BD) Super Multi DVD burner model, in the Taiwan market early in September at a recommended retail price of NT$29,900 (US$915), according to LG's Taiwan subsidiary LG Electronics Taiwan Taipei (LGETT). ... (Read Full Article) |
| Denon Unveils DBP-4010UDCI Universal Blu-ray Player & AVR-4810 A/V Receiver (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/18/2009 11:40pm) |
| The manufacturer adds a total of four new home theater products, including the ASD-51W and ASD-51N network-enabled iPod docks. (Read Full Article) |
| Consumer Electronics Association Votes Two Indiana Executives Into CE Hall of Fame (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/30/2005 5:33pm) |
| Joseph Donahue, an executive of RCA, Indianapolis, and George Fezell, an executive of Magnavox, Ft. Wayne, head this year's list of eleven industry luminaries elected to the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Kodak's Zi8 HD pocket camcorder hits the 1080p mark, adds Facebook uploading (Engadget, 7/29/2009 6:10am) |
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The Zi6 is still fairly fresh in our memory banks, but Kodak's already looking ahead with its newly unveiled Zi8 pocket camcorder. The Flip Ultra HD competitor boasts 1080p recording this time around, in addition to usual features like face tracking, image stabilization, a 2.5-inch LCD display, and SD card slot. YouTube uploading is back, and joining it Facebook support, too. It'll be out in September in blue, red, and black colors for just a hair under $180.Filed under: Digital Cameras, HDTV, Portable VideoKodak's Zi8 HD pocket camcorder hits the 1080p mark, adds Facebook uploading originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| Satellite services look to HDTV for a boost (Houston Chronicle, 11/24/2006 6:32am) |
| Cable and satellite television providers will fight for upscale subscribers on a new battlefront this holiday season: the local electronics shop. Pricey flat-screen high-definition televisions are expected to be one of the hottest items in the United States this season, when an estimated $21 billion will be spent on consumer electronics products alone. ... (Read Full Article) |
| IO-DATA HVR-HD160F 160GB HD DVR (Engadget, 10/13/2005 2:31pm) |
| It’s alright if that headline reads like gibberish to you; we’re here to help translate. IO-DATA has been showing off their lineup of digital video recorders which connect to your TV via an iLink (aka IEEE 1394 / FireWire) port and are capable of capturing Japan’s HD programming. These two models, the HVR-HD160F and HVR-HD250F, sport 160GB and 250GB drives, respectively, or enough ... (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) |
| Nero Toolkit Now Supports Blu-ray (Business Wire via Yahoo! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/13/2005 12:21pm) |
| Nero, leaders in digital media technology, announced today that Nero Toolkit, the industry standard for testing optical recorders, now supports Blu-ray testing and data recording. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Batman: Gotham Knight on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/14/2008 7:15am) |
| The perfect companion for a dark night, this animated anthology with an Eastern flavor is a stylish treat on Blu-ray Disc.
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| Blu-ray sales to top 100 million next year, says analyst firm (AfterDawn, 2/24/2009 7:17am) |
| According to the analyst firm Futuresource Consulting, Blu-ray disc sales will jump to over 100 million next year, worldwide, thanks to the expected reductions in Blu-ray player prices and the continued market growth of HDTVs.
"In the USA, Blu-ray has moved from early adopter phase through to early majority, with the format gaining real traction in the marketplace," added Mai Hoang, senior ma ... (Read Full Article) |
| SAMSUNG Electronics DLP HDTVs Endorse ATI As The Digital TV Technology Leader (AnandTech, 4/04/2005 8:11pm) |
| MARKHAM, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 2005-- ATI Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:ATYT) (TSX:ATY) announced today that SAMSUNG Electronics Co. Ltd. has chosen XilleonTM 226 and TheaterTM 313 for its new line-up of DLP (Digital Light Processing) high-definition digital televisions. These new DLP HDTVs... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Plans 'Shawshank Redemption' Blu-ray for November (High-Def Digest, 2/25/2008 11:00pm) |
| In a very early announcement, Warner has set a November Blu-ray debut for 'The Shawshank Redemption.' One of the most eagerly awaited Blu-ray titles in Warner's catalog, 'The Shawshank Redemption' was... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Sets New Low with $400 HD DVD Player Pricing (High-Def Digest, 3/22/2007 11:06am) |
| Continuing their aggressive push to lower HD DVD player pricing, Toshiba has announced they will reduce the cost of both of their first-generation decks beginning April 1st. Beginning next month, the new... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic intros "next generation" DMP-BD30 Blu-ray player (HDTV UK, 11/08/2007 8:00am) |
| Panasonic has announced its DMP-BD30 Blu-ray player, offering full 1080p playback and FInal Standard Profile functionality.
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| HDTV DVD Dual-Format Player: $749 (TVPredictions.com, 10/22/2007 3:06pm) |
| Amazon.com is now selling a LG HDTV DVD Dual Format Player for $749 -- more than $300 off the suggested list price. The set-top, model BH100, will play both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs at 1080p resolution. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung's 4th-Gen BD-P1500 Blu-ray Player is Announced [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 1/06/2008 10:00pm) |
| Samsung just announced it's new fourth-gen Blu-ray player, the BD-P1500. It'll feature HDMI 1.3, built-in Ethernet for BD profile 1.1 discs and firmware downloads, and 7.1 PCM, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Circuit City price cuts HD DVD player to $85 (Punch Jump, 2/19/2008 5:54pm) |
| Circuit City stores on Tues. price cut Toshiba Corp.’s stand-alone HD DVD player to a new low amid the end of the high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips Rollable Display Parading at IFA 2005 (Pocket PC Thoughts, 9/07/2005 12:05pm) |
| "It seemed to me that Philips has something very interesting to show at their Philips booth. Located in hall 22, Philips offers the visitor a lot of new products from hard disk recorders to HDTV devices, Blue-Ray solutions to prototypes. Only one working device is currently present at the IFA show. Of course I needed to see this one with my own eyes so the search began. Somewhere in a corner one ... (Read Full Article) |
| Product of the Week: Toshiba High Definition DVD Player (Incentive, 3/16/2006 9:05pm) |
| MARCH 15, 2006 - -- The Toshiba HD DVD player offers high definition playback, with the attendant picture and sound quality. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Time Warner Cable offers ‘The Hobbit’ 3D On Demand (HD-Report, 3/22/2013 5:11pm) |
| Time Warner Cable is offering a new collection of On Demand titles that fall under the “Epic Fantasy” category, and among them is The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – the first film in Peter Jackson’s [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Report: Toshiba Blu-ray Player Coming in 2009 (CE Pro, 7/21/2009 12:41am) |
| Toshiba will launch its first Blu-ray player later in 2009, according to a Japanese newspaper. But is Toshiba too late to the Blu-ray game? ... (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) | New Blu-ray releases: Pitch Perfect, Total Recall, Wimpy Kid (HD-Report, 12/18/2012 2:28pm) |
| Sony’s Total Recall (2012) has been released to Blu-ray Disc today as an Extended Director’s Cut which includes both theatrical and extended cuts of the film. You can purchase Total Recall as either a Two-Disc or Three-Disc Blu-ray [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba's Next High-End HD DVD Player Set to Hit Shelves (High-Def Digest, 12/28/2006 8:57pm) |
| Good news for HD DVD fans with deeper pockets: Toshiba's eagerly anticipated second generation high-end HD DVD player is expected to ship early next week. This news comes from our pal Robert Zohn at Value... ... (Read Full Article) |
| $98.87 HD-DVD Player In Wal-Mart Today (CyberSurge, 11/02/2007 12:00pm) |
| Today Wal-Mart is having some pretty awesome in store specials, including a Sanyo 50″ Plasma HDTV for $998, an Acer Laptop for $348, and a Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD Player for $98.87.So not only could you pick up a nice brand new 50″ HDTV for $998 but for an extra ... (Read Full Article) |
| Run Lola Run on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/13/2008 12:18am) |
| The internationally acclaimed and experimental runaway cult classic with the pulsating soundtrack from director Tom Tykwer gets the high definition treatment on Blu-ray Disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Myka ION HD Player – Features Hulu, Boxee, XBMC (eHomeUpgrade, 11/06/2009 9:20pm) |
| Wow, I think we might have a winner here. The folks at Myka have created a hybrid HD media player / HTPC that’s based on Ubuntu. The Myka ION provides a custom media dashboard that one boots straight into on top of a fully configured and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba HD DVD Player in top five sales at Amazon (Punch Jump, 1/15/2008 6:25pm) |
| Toshiba Corp.’s entry level HD DVD Player ranked in the top five sales at Amazon.com on Tues. following a manufacturer and retailer price cut. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Vudu Makes LG BD390 the Ultimate Video Streaming Blu-ray Player [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 9/09/2009 7:00pm) |
| If you want a Blu-ray player that's not a PS3, buy LG's BD390. The first with built-in Wi-Fi, now it's got Vudu 1080p streaming (like LG's TVs) in addition to Netflix, CinemaNow and other features... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft: Your Xbox 360 HD DVD Player Is Still Awesome [Hd Dvd] (Gizmodo, 4/17/2008 6:50pm) |
| Game Daily had a chat with Microsoft Game Studios VP Shane Kim about the Xbox 360, and one of the topics that came up was the defunct (but cheap!) HD DVD player, which you might still be tempted to... ... (Read Full Article) |
| "300" Sells More on Blu-ray Disc Than HD DVD (AnandTech, 8/13/2007 3:10pm) |
| Many more Spartans marching on Blu-ray Disc... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CEA Chronicles the Future of the Consumer Electronics Industry in Five Technologies to Watch (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/18/2005 7:47pm) |
| The Consumer Electronic Association today released the 2006 edition of Five Technologies to Watch, an annual publication that examines five prominent technology trends set to influence the consumer electronics industry in the year ahead. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hannspree Launches New Category of Design-driven Televisions, Opens First U.S. Store in Beverly Hills (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/15/2005 3:00pm) |
| The opening today of Hannspree California Inc.'s Beverly Hills retail gallery marks America's first opportunity to experience a revolutionary array of design-driven, lifestyle-inspired television sets. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Player Price Drop Hits Costco (Format War Central, 9/29/2008 9:28pm) |
| We had heard about a Blu-ray player price cut hitting this past weekend, so we decided to go find out for ourselves. We stopped by Costco and were plasantly surprised to see they had the Sony BDP-BX1 for $279.99 (was $379.99). Costco also had the Samsung BD-P1500 at the new Price of $249.99 (was $349.99).
As [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| AUGUST 2005 Whole-Home Networking Makes Advances on Two Fronts (Cable Datacom News, 8/02/2005 9:39pm) |
| Whole-home networking seems to have been put on the back burner in cable circles these days, given the industry's focus on rolling out voice over IP (VoIP), video-on-demand (VOD), high-definition TV (HDTV), digital video recorders (DVRs) and other new digital services. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 HD DVD Player sales jump on price cut (Punch Jump, 12/05/2007 4:51pm) |
| Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 HD DVD Player jumped following a temporary price cut at Amazon.com on Tues. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Discounted Blu-ray player yields top sales at Amazon (Punch Jump, 9/24/2008 4:38pm) |
| A discounted Blu-ray player by Sony Corp. yielded top sales on Wed. following a steep price cut from retailer Amazon.com. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney to continue Blu-ray/DVD combo packs (HD-Report, 8/12/2009 8:56pm) |
| Disney says it will continue to produce Blu-ray Disc/DVD combo packs through 2010. The decision is based on research that says 77% of consumers plan to purchase a BD player in the near future.
Upcoming titles from Disney to be released as a combo package include “Hannah Montana The Movie,” “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Addonics Unveils Unique Portable Blu-ray and DVD/RRW Drives With Built-in eSATA and USB Interface (Business Wire, 8/26/2009 12:01pm) |
| SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Addonics Technologies (www.addonics.com) today announced the Pocket Blu-ray/DVDRW and the Pocket DVD-RRW drive. They are believed to be the first portable optical drives with built-in eSATA and USB interface. The Pocket Blu-ray/DVDRW is a portable Blu-ray player, DVD player and burner that comes with the extremely fast eSATA and the ubiquitous USB 2.0 interface. With the Blu-ray player, you can turn a notebook or desktop computer into a high definition cinema a (Read Full Article) |
| Denon announces the DBP-2010 Blu-ray player (Tech Digest, 7/01/2009 10:14am) |
| Denon has announced the latest addition to their Blu-ray line-up: The DBP-2010. I want to call it a high-end Blu-ray player but it isn't really. Not compared to some of Denon's other Blu-ray machines. Mind you, this one costs £599 and not £3,300 like the VD-A1UD. That's not to say that the DBP-2010 isn't a good bit of kit because, a quick look at the spec, will show you that it is. It has Pr ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray Disc June 25, 2013 (HD-Report, 6/24/2013 7:16pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray Disc this week? Upside Down starring Kirsten Dunst and Jim Sturgess is about a love affair obstructed by, of all things, gravity. The film is available in 3D & 2D Blu-ray, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Next on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 6/13/2008 6:20am) |
| Yet another Philip K. Dick big-screen adaptation is a miss with this Nicolas Cage Sci-Fi vehicle appearing on Blu-ray Disc with above average picture quality and engulfing uncompressed PCM sound. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Comic-Con: Microsoft Reduces Xbox 360 HD DVD Player Price; Adds Five Free HD DVDs (High-Def Digest, 7/26/2007 7:26pm) |
| Kicking off the week's news from Comic-Con, Microsoft this morning announced a series of new incentives designed to woo more Xbox 360 owners to buy its HD DVD add-on player. Beginning August 1, the software... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon, Wal-Mart jump on the HD DVD rebate bandwagon. (Ars Technica, 4/10/2008 3:57pm) |
| Amazon and Wal-Mart are the two latest companies to offer rebates for those who are now regretting HD DVD player purchases, while Best Buy's gift card offer is still on the table. If you've hung on to an HD DVD player in the hopes of getting something for it, check details inside. Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics Introduces First-Ever THX Display Certified LED LCD HDTV (HDTV Magazine, 7/22/2009 2:47pm) |
| LG Electronics Introduces First-Ever THX Display Certified LED LCD HDTV Available Through U.S. Retailers, New LCD HDTV Series Features Mega Contrast LED for Enhanced Picture Quality ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Redefining the LED LCD HDTV landscape, the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| LGE develops 50-inch full HD PDP (Digi Times, 10/05/2006 9:46am) |
| LG Electronics (LGE) said on October 3 it has successfully developed a 50-inch full high-definition (HD) PDP (plasma display panel) and will show the unit at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX) at the Korea Electronics Show (KES), with volume production to start in the second half of 2007, according to the Korean-language Digital Times. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Taiwan Firms To Participate In Berlin Consumer Electronics Show (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News, 8/12/2005 10:21am) |
| A total of 150 companies from Taiwan will participate in the 2005 International Consumer Electronics Exhibition scheduled to be held at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds in the German capital Sept. 2-7. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal Electronics Reports Second Quarter 2005 Financial Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/02/2005 8:05pm) |
| Leading wireless control technology developer Universal Electronics Inc. today announced financial results for the second quarter and the six-month period ended June 30, 2005. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony's UHD 4K media player is now available to order for a whopping $700. (Gizmodo, 7/03/2013 8:59pm) |
| Sony's UHD 4K media player is now available [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray HD DVD combo player sales up on discount (Punch Jump, 3/19/2008 4:00pm) |
| Sales for Samsung Inc.’s Blu-ray HD DVD combo player increased at Amazon.com following a discount to half its original MSRP. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Cello Electronics intros HDTV that records to SD cards (Engadget, 6/24/2009 1:59pm) |
| We'll go ahead and hurt the feelings of those in Asia, North America and the Cook Islands: this here set is bound for the European market only (for now, anyway), but hey, at least we know the technology is here. Over in the UK, one Cello Electronics has issued the first HDTV that records OTA (Freeview) content directly to an SD card, giving users an easy option for shuffling recorded content to p ... (Read Full Article) |
| U2: Rattle & Hum on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/25/2008 12:12am) |
| The now legendary Rock band is captured on tour in the United States at the pinnacle of their Joshua Tree success in the 1980s in this classic concert film on Blu-ray Disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba to release Blu-ray player (AfterDawn, 7/19/2009 9:47pm) |
| AfterDawn readers will undoubtedly remember the Blu-ray versus HD DVD format war that ended last November with the demise of the HD DVD format.
Toshiba, the main backer of the format, supposedly lost $1 billion USD as a result of the "war."
Today, the Japanese company announced they will be releasing their first Blu-ray player, the BD-18, by the end of the year. There were no other detail ... (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) |
| Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America introduces two 73-inch HDTVs (Digi Times, 9/12/2006 9:54am) |
| Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, will present at CEDIA EXPO 2006,two 73-inch microdisplay HDTVs that deliver a resolution of 1980x1080. ... (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) |
| (No Title) (, 6/22/2006 6:47pm) |
| Slowly but surely, your option for a high-definition home theater experience will grow. Following Samsung, which just launched a Blu-ray player and other firms such as Sony, Panasonic will introduce a premium Blu-ray player that can be tied into a HD home theater consisting of a matching receiver and speaker system. Before you go shopping, check your savings account. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVRs will drive DVD adoption despite consumer confusion - report (Tom's Hardware Guide, 7/25/2005 6:12pm) |
| New York (NY) - Cable and satellite TV providers that pair digital video recorders (DVRs) with their services will boost DVR penetration to 47 percent of US households by 2010, and significantly boost consumer adoption of DTV, states a Jupiter Research report. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Introduces New High Performing, Fully Featured LCD HDTVs (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/07/2006 12:05pm) |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.----April 7, 2006--Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. introduced a new line of LCD HDTVs that features three-chip LCD technology in 52- and 62-inch screen sizes at its Dealer Line Show. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fujitsu Chooses Sonic to Power Burning Capabilities in World's First Blu-ray Disc Equipped Desktop Personal Computer; Sonic's Roxio Software Included in Fujitsu's DESKPOWER TX95S/D With Blu-ray Disc Drive (Business Wire, 6/16/2006 10:30am) |
| NOVATO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2006--Sonic Solutions(R) (NASDAQ:SNIC), the leader in digital media software, announced today that its Roxio(R) Blu-ray Disc (BD) ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2009: New JVC LT-42B300 LCD TV has a built-in Blu-ray Player (I4U, 1/07/2009 8:00pm) |
| Like Sharp, JVC unveiled a new LCD HDTV with integrated Blu-ray player at the CES 2009.
The JVC LT-42B300 is a 42 inch full HD LCD TV with integrated ATSC-QAM tuner.
Other features of the JVC LT-42B300 include Digital noise reduction, JVCÂ’s new pict... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba to release HD-DVD player (CNET News.com - Digital Life, 2/28/2006 9:09pm) |
| A month from now, you can get an HD-DVD player. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New HD network player can read DVD .iso & .ifo (Digg.com, 2/24/2006 8:54am) |
| The 7-inch-tall cylinder-shaped network player has the unusual ability to store disk images of DVDs in .iso or .ifo format on its hard drive and then play them back as if the original DVD were still installed. It can also play back 1080i video (that?s HDTV, people) ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hybrid HD DVD/Blu-Ray Disc Patented (ExtremeTech, 9/20/2006 2:16pm) |
| A patent application has been filed for a disc that would play two competing high-definition DVD formats which, if successful, could help appease a battle that has divided Hollywood and confounded consumers. ... (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) |
| The Shining on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/04/2008 7:19pm) |
| Stanley Kubrick's sole excursion into the Horror genre appears here on this Blu-ray Disc release of the late filmmaker's now classic screen adaptation of Stephen King's best selling novel.
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| (Unranked) | Archimedia unveils software reference player for viewing, testing files on HDTV (Broadcast Engineering, 7/01/2013 3:18pm) |
| The Archimedia Reference Player allows users to view, test and measure master files on a standard HDMI HDTV.
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| LG Electronics Launches Production of HDTV Set-Top Boxes for DIRECTV (CommsDesign, 10/20/2005 7:06pm) |
| ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- DIRECTV, Inc., the USA's leading digital television service provider, has selected LG Electronics as the first supplier of digital high-definition television (HDTV) set-top boxes based on powerful new video compression technology, the companies announced today. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft Releases Xbox 360 HD DVD Emulator to Help Speed Content Production (eHomeUpgrade, 12/18/2007 8:00am) |
| Microsoft Corp. today announced the release of the Xbox 360 HD DVD Emulator, enabling film studios and disc authoring companies to model the behavior of HD DVD disc content, including encoded video and HDi interactivity, in a virtual environment before committing to burning a single HD DVD disc. This comprehensive tool is among the first commercially available, software-based solutions of its kind ... (Read Full Article) |
| First HD Bollywood movie released on Versatile Multilayer Disc (Addict (Addict 3D, 5/03/2005 8:53am) |
| New Medium Enterprises Inc. (OTCBB: NMEN): -- US Presentation to be led by the first 3 hour Bollywood feature film, Shabd, in Brilliant True High Definition, (HD), along with film features and sporting events on New Medium Enterprises\\\' proprietary cost-effective VMD player, bringing razor sharp HD IMAGE QUALITY to mass market consumers, priced in the range of current Standard Definition discs a ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Selects VividLogic Software to Develop OCAP(TM) Based HDTV (Business Wire, 11/06/2006 5:00pm) |
| FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VividLogic Inc. today announced that Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc., a leader in HDTV technology, has selected VividLogic ... (Read Full Article) |
| Plasma leading big screen HDTV sales (High Definition Television, 8/27/2007 2:24pm) |
| Plasma leading big screen HDTV sales Plasma’s manufacturers still sells more HDTVs than LCD and other technology in the 50in and above screen size category, according to Quixel Research’s ‘Plasma ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Seiki Unveils Ultra-Cheap Ultra HD Set (Home Media Magazine, 4/16/2013 11:05pm) |
| The entry-level prices for Ultra HD TV sets are dropping rapidly.
When LG Electronics and Sony Electronics debuted the first retail sets at the close of 2012, the prices were $20,000 and $25,000 respectively. Just in April Sony debuted two [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Samsung Sells Record 1.15 Million HDTVs in October (Home Media Magazine, 11/05/2012 10:54pm) |
| Samsung Electronics has topped its all-time record for monthly HDTV sales in the United States, selling 1.15 million units during October.
The previous milestone for the consumer electronics company was 1 million in October 2011. Samsung [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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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| (Unranked) | Sony Details a 4K Ultra HD Delivery System and Media Player (High-Def Digest, 4/08/2013 5:00pm) |
| Summer will see the 4K Media Player bring the UHD content home. Just as Sony announced pricing and pre-orders for new more affordable 4K Ultra HD models, the issue of 4K content once again has reared [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CES - Warner's Blu-ray Disc move has industry buzzing (Computerworld, 1/05/2008 2:00pm) |
| The decision by Warner Bros. to drop HD DVD in favor of Blu-ray Disc for high-definition movies has set the ele... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal to Offer Flipper Disc - a Hybrid Blu-ray/DVD (Big Picture Big Sound, 12/01/2009 9:56pm) |
| Universal is preparing to release a hybrid disc format which will include both a standard definition DVD and a high definition Blu-ray version [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy offers $19.99 Blu-ray disc titles (Punch Jump, 3/24/2008 3:45pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores this week began offering a new wave of Blu-ray disc titles to customers at a $10 price cut. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Da Vinci Code Extended Cut on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/02/2009 5:35am) |
| The quest to uncover the secret behind the Holy Grail gets extended and there's a whole lot more to discover in this two disc set on Blu-ray.
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| 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 ...
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| KODAK Theatre HD Player Gets YouTube in HD, a Video Portal, and RSS News Feed Support (eHomeUpgrade, 8/04/2009 4:23am) |
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Back at CES earlier this year the KODAK Threatre HD Player was getting some rave reviews for its easy setup and ability to smoothly playback high quality media content from a PC, external USB hard drive, or flash card on an HDTV — plus, the nifty RF gyroscopic remote sealed the deal for many enthusiasts. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Netflix updates Player on PS3 with faster scanning and streamlined audio management (Engadget, 5/13/2013 4:31pm) |
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Look, we're well aware [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon offers 47% off hot Blu-ray disc sale (Punch Jump, 3/25/2008 3:48pm) |
| Amazon.com this month began offering up to 47% off hot Blu-ray disc titles in the latest promotion for the high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Xbox 360 may defect to Blu-ray disc (Punch Jump, 1/10/2008 5:46pm) |
| Microsoft Corp. this week said that it may provide a Blu-ray disc playback option for the Xbox 360 should consumer demand warrant it. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NTT Electronics Reveal the New H5100 Series HDTV Encoder/Decoder - the World's First 16-Channel Audio Input (Business Wire, 11/14/2006 10:00am) |
| TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NTT Electronics Corporation (NEL; Tomoyuki Toshima, CEO) is pleased to announce the release of the new H5100 series all-in-one HDTV encoder/decoder, the world ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy to offer $14.99 Blu-ray disc sale (Punch Jump, 4/19/2008 3:47pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores on Sun. will offer Blu-ray disc titles as low as $14.99 in the latest high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: WD TV Live HD media player launches (Pocket-lint, 10/13/2009 1:25pm) |
Networked drive offers 1080p support
Western Digital has announced the launch of the WD TV Live HD media player, a revamp of a previous product this time round with networking capabilities as well as support for Full HD 1080p resolution.
WD says the new drive makes it easy to play HD videos stored on USB and network drives, from PCs and Macs, as well as stream content from websites on big screen HDTVs.
Boasting a "more responsive" interface than the previous WD TV HD media player, the Ethernet- and Wi-Fi-enabled new player comes complete with remote control, boasts internet radio, two USB ports, one HDMI port and SPDIF digital output.
The WD TV Live Media Player is available now on the high street, online, and at www.shopwd.co.uk for ?119.99.
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| CEA's Shapiro Available for Comment on Analog TV Broadcast Cut-off Date (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/31/2006 8:40pm) |
| ------Consumer Electronics Association : WHAT: Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), will be available for comment regarding the anticipated congressional passage of a bill establishing February 17, 2009 as the cut-off date for analog television broadcasting. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Consumer Electronics Association and International 3D Society to Showcase 3D Content (Business Wire, 6/16/2013 9:00am) |
| LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Consumer Electronics Association and International 3D Society to Showcase 3D Content; 3DTV's in the Spotlight During Retail “Demo Days†in June; 3D Blockbusters, Blu-Rays, 3D Apps [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Wal-Mart nixes HD DVD display for Blu-ray (Punch Jump, 4/02/2008 12:35pm) |
| Wal-Mart stores this month began taking down displays for Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD player and replacing them with new displays for Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray player. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray player sales up despite premium (Punch Jump, 2/28/2008 4:46pm) |
| Sales for Panasonic Corp.’s stand-alone Blu-ray player increased this week despite a large premium over cheaper products and Toshiba Corp.’s defunct HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nordic Games explains who the f they are, plans for THQ assets (Joystiq, 6/14/2013 2:45pm) |
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Nordic Games spent $4.9 million to acquire THQ's back catalog in April, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 100GB 1920p-capable high definition discs on their way (HDTV UK, 1/16/2009 2:55pm) |
| It's enough to make you cry. If physical disc formats really do have some shelf life, then Royal Digital Media's new optical disc format may have some worth, but if it's at the expense of Blu-ray, it's going to play havoc with the consumer. Technical part first: Royal Digital Media has developed a 100GB-capacity disc which can handle four hours' worth of 1920p HD video -- "the next generatio ... (Read Full Article) |
| Enuclia to Address TV Video Processing Challenges at DisplaySearch's First TV Electronics Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/20/2006 12:00pm) |
| BEAVERTON, Ore.----June 20, 2006--Enuclia Semiconductor, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company developing new video processing technology to deliver superior HDTV image quality, will participate in the upcoming DisplaySearch TV Electronics Conference. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Onkyo Announces Sad Looking DV-BD507 Blu-ray Player, Does Profile 2.0 And Costs $449 (Gadget Review, 7/30/2009 2:05am) |
| Onkyo has always held a place in my heart, but pardon me when I say that their latest Blu-ray player, the DV-BD507 is God awful ugly. So ugly in fact that it bears resemblance to the early days of DVD. If that isn’t bad enough chew on the price tag of $449 and you’ll surely [...] (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) |
| Triple-format disc could end HD confusion (Computer Active, 9/20/2006 4:27pm) |
| A disc format that could hold movies in the rival HD DVD and Blu-ray high-definition formats, as well as DVD, has been proposed by two leading engineers at Warner. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Tekken Tag Tournament 2 DLC characters found on Xbox 360 disc (Joystiq, 9/11/2012 2:00am) |
| Some dataminers have apparently discovered extra hidden characters on the Xbox 360 game disc for (Read Full Article) |
| Westinghouse Digital Appoints Rey Roque Vice President of Marketing (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/30/2005 10:00am) |
| Westinghouse Digital Electronics, a leading North American LCD TV and monitor provider, today announced that former Samsung Electronics executive Rey Roque has been named vice president of marketing. ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Sony's BDP-S5100 Blu-ray player promises boosted WiFi range, cares about your wellbeing (Engadget, 1/08/2013 1:00am) |
| It's 2013, and as such, it's time for Sony to preview its updated flagship Blu-ray player and catch some sun in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| LG BH100 HD DVD / Blu-ray hybrid player in the wild and on sale (Engadget, 1/17/2007 7:51pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentWhoa, that was quick. The story of LG's BH100 has moved from myth to reality quicker than some companies can even craft a marketing campaign, and astoundingly enough, the hybrid HD DVD / Blu-ray player has not only been captured on camera, but it's available for sale. You read right, LG's $1,199 harmony machine is apparently already leaking into a few CompUS ... (Read Full Article) |
| Rumours abound about Samsung launching BD-P2500 Blu-ray player in September (Tech Digest, 6/09/2008 4:25pm) |
| A rumour has turned up on a French message board, speculating the launch of Samsung's BD-P2500 Blu-ray player, with September being the pointed-at month. It will reportedly be BD-Live capable, with an HQV video processor that will enable DVD upscaling, and has support for both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. Little else is known about the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony FMP-X1 4K Ultra HD Media Player Launches July 15 (CE Pro, 7/18/2013 4:01pm) |
| Sony's long-waited FMP-X1 4K Ultra HD Media Player is now available for pre-order for $699. It will ship July 15 pre-loaded with 10 movies and a 2TB hard [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Half Price Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD Deals - Dozens of Titles (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/17/2008 9:34pm) |
| No matter which side you take in the next generation DVD format war, you can save big bucks now on a large selection of both Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD titles on Amazon. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray, 3D & UltraViolet this week (HD-Report, 6/03/2013 2:16pm) |
| This week in movies A Good Day to Die Hard starring Bruce Willis is available on Blu-ray Disc and includes a new extended cut along with the theatrical version. The two-disc Blu-ray combo pack from [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Kmart Chooses HD DVD Over Blu-ray Disc (AnandTech, 11/01/2007 5:18am) |
| Kmart picks HD DVD over Blu-ray Disc, citing price as the main reason ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray disc sales up on $20 or less pricing (Punch Jump, 3/16/2008 3:57pm) |
| Blu-ray disc sales increased over the weekend as titles were sold at Amazon.com for $20 or less. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wall-E Blu-ray price cut to $14.99 (Punch Jump, 4/06/2009 7:54pm) |
| Retailer Amazon.com on Mon. price cut Disney’s Wall-E Blu-ray disc to under $15 in a new high-definition sale.
On Mon., the Wall-E Blu-ray disc held a sale price of $14.99, 58 percent off the MSRP.
The title was released in Nov. 2008.
Amazon this month began holding a new 50 percent off Blu-ray disc sale in a new [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Goblet of Fire' Blu-ray Disc Replacement Details (High-Def Digest, 12/20/2007 9:00pm) |
| A week after reports first surfaced of misplaced discs in the Blu-ray edition of its Harry Potter giftset, Warner has kicked off a disc exchange program for affected consumers. Though the studio has yet... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Call of Duty: Black Ops II can be played in Full Screen Dual Player Mode on LG Cinema 3D TVs (I4U, 10/12/2012 2:33pm) |
Activision and LG revealed today that the highly-anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops II will support 3D experience across single player, multiplayer and Zombies game modes. Starting today, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Giveaway: ‘Taken 2′ (HD-Report, 1/18/2013 11:08pm) |
| This month we’re giving away a copy of Taken 2 on Blu-ray Disc with DVD, Digital and UltraViolet Copy. The 2-disc Blu-ray edition includes both the theatrical and new unrated cut of the film, formatted [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Gangs of New York on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/19/2008 8:15am) |
| Martin Scorsese's sprawling period film about Civil War era New York City finally comes to Blu-ray Disc, but does this highly anticipated release fix the flaws of its DVD predecessor?
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| (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) |
| Tenvera Answers Killer Application Consumer Electronics Dilemma Voiced by Verizon, Cisco and others at CES (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 2/07/2007 1:03pm) |
| FRANKLIN, Tenn.----Some of the biggest names in consumer electronics and telecommunications on the planet , including Cisco, Verizon and AT&T, are all wrestling with the same problem: How to get enough fiber in homes to handle the explosion of broadband appetite fueled by killer application - downloading and distributing video at home in high definition. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Silicon Optix HQV Video Processing Adopted for Toshiba's New HD DVD Player (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/02/2007 7:56pm) |
| SAN JOSE, Calif.----Silicon Optix, the leader in programmable video processors, announced today that its Reon-VX HQV video processor will be featured in Toshiba's new top-of-the-line HD DVD player, the HD-XA2. ... (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) |
| JupiterResearch Forecasts Digital Video Recorders Will be in Nearly Half of All U.S. Households Within Five Years (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/21/2005 12:59pm) |
| JupiterResearch, a division of Jupitermedia Corporation , today released its annual digital television forecast entitled, "U.S. DTV Forecast, 2005-2010," which presents JupiterResearch's latest projections of the growth of digital television, including HDTV, in U.S. households. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NTT Electronics' HDTV Encoder to Be Employed by Major American Production Company for Satellite News Coverage of Spring ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 2/20/2007 2:00pm) |
| TOKYO----NTT Electronics Corporation , an industry leader in image compression technology, is pleased to announce the delivery of its MPEG-2 HDTV Encoder/Decoder to the major American television production company, International Media Services, Inc. . ... (Read Full Article) |
| There Will Be Blood on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/20/2008 9:15am) |
| This is Daniel Day-Lewis at his Academy Award-winning best as a ruthless oil tycoon driven by greed in this film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights; Magnolia) now available in high definition on Blu-ray Disc.
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| Primera Announces Its Full Support for Blu-ray Disc(TM) (Business Wire, 2/27/2008 1:17pm) |
| PLYMOUTH, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Primera Technology, Inc., the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of automated CD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc duplication ... (Read Full Article) |
| CEA's Shapiro Challenges Service Professionals to Seize Opportunities Presented in Digital Age (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/28/2005 3:00pm) |
| As technologies continue to evolve from analog to digital, service professionals must stay on top of the trends and issues impacting the consumer electronics industry in order to market their services effectively to consumers, advised Consumer Electronics Association President and CEO Gary Shapiro during a keynote presentation delivered yesterday evening. ... (Read Full Article) |
| SpatiaLight's Proprietary LCoS Imagers Demonstrated at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/08/2007 1:00pm) |
| SpatiaLight, Inc. , a leading developer and manufacturer of ultra high-resolution Liquid Crystal on Silicon microdisplays for the high definition television market, announced today that it will be displaying several of its products in the Company's suite at the MGM Grand Hotel for the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show beginning January 8th in Las Vegas, NV. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Asus has a USB-powered Blu-Ray player on the way (DVICE, 9/18/2009 7:21am) |
| This hot little number is an external Blu-Ray player for computers that Asus hopes to have on shelves later this month. What surprised us the most is the fact that the one and only connector you'll see along the sides of the unit is one for a USB attachment — no HDMI, no AC jack to plug this thing into the wall. It does everything via USB.
Hopefully Asus will give it a cooler name than "SBC-04D1S-U" by the time it launches. According to the company it can write DVD-Rs and CD-Rs in addition to reading Blu-Ray. It also has a "Turbo Engine for enhanced USB Connectivity" — which is vaguely responsible for cranking HD goodness to your screen — and comes with a vertical stand and Cyberlink software.
Pricing information isn't available just yet, but we'll let you know when we do.
Still sounds pretty sweet — and it looks good, too. Hook it up to this (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer develops 16-layer, 400GB Blu-ray disc (Joystiq, 7/07/2008 9:30pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3
Dual-layer Blu-ray discs are so 2006. The new hotness is Pioneer's just-developed, 16-layer Blu-ray disc (pictured above) with a whopping 400GB of writable storage space. For reference, that disc could hold roughly eight copies of Metal Gear Solid 4, 187 copies of Final Fantasy VII, or 1.25 million copies of the original Super Mario Bros.The new discs require a sp ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2007 Vendors Spotlight Wireless HDTV Televisions Powered by Sigma Designs (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/08/2007 2:01pm) |
| LAS VEGAS----Sigma Designs , a leader in digital media processing for consumer electronics, today announced that several high definition televisions being demonstrated at this week's Consumer Electronics Show are powered by Sigma media processors. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Electronics and Microsoft Announce Revolutionary HDTV Alliance on Next-Generation Xbox Video Game Console (RedNova, 4/28/2005 2:03pm) |
| NEW YORK, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung Electronics, a global HDTV leader, and Microsoft Corp., a leading force in the software and video game industries, today announced an alliance to elevate gaming to the next level through high-definition technology. (Read Full Article) |
| Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray Player Goes BD-Live With Firmware Update (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/30/2008 5:50am) |
| Sony's affordable yet high quality Blu-ray player just got even better with a firmware update that turns on its BD-Live functionality.
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| (Unranked) | Super Joystiq Podcast 077: Broken Sword 5, Battlefield 4, current gaming landscape (Joystiq, 12/13/2013 8:00pm) |
| Filed under: Podcasts
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| 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) |
| Forrester Research: The Five-Year Forecast For Consumer Technology Growth (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/10/2007 12:00pm) |
| CAMBRIDGE, Mass.----Devices that make up the digital home, such as digital video recorders, high-definition televisions , and home networks will be the consumer technologies that grow the fastest over the next five years, according to the 10th annual guide to consumers' technology adoption and attitudes by Forrester Research, Inc. . ... (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) |
| LG launches first foray into dual-format HD arena (The Register, 4/18/2007 2:57pm) |
| UK release of Blu-ray/HD DVD high-definition player Yesterday in London LG announced the UK launch of its dual-format, high-definition player. As we reported in January , the Blu-ray / HD DVD device, known as the BH100, was first shown at CES in January.… ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ultimate Electronics Gets Football Fans HDTV Ready in Time for Super Bowl (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/31/2006 7:29pm) |
| THORNTON, Colo.----Jan. 31, 2006--Ultimate Electronics, the nation's high-definition authority, wants to ensure football fans can enjoy each bone-crushing hit and game-winning dive of the Super Bowl in high-definition TV. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Predator on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/21/2008 10:37pm) |
| The 80s classic SciFi shoot-em-up comes to Blu-ray Disc, and while its audio and video quality are better than the DVD releases that came before it, a complete lack of extras or special features make me wonder whether a special edition version isn't in store for the future. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Blu-ray Disc releases, June 18 (HD-Report, 6/18/2013 1:36pm) |
| Here’s what’s new on Blu-ray Disc and Blu-ray 3D this week. Warner Bros.’ Jack the Giant Slayer is now available in both Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D editions. Each edition comes with a DVD copy and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sherwood Unveils Streaming A/V Receiver & Blu-ray Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/11/2009 8:56am) |
| The company has added four new home theater receivers and a Blu-ray player to its high-end A/V lineup. (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer's BDP-LX71 Blu-ray player coming to Europe this summer (HDTV UK, 4/16/2008 5:11pm) |
| Pioneer's Blu-ray
push will continue this summer with the launch of their BDP-LX71 Blu-ray
player. It will replace the BDP-LX70 launched
last year, yet according to reports will still only handle the Profile 1.1 and
not Profile 2.0 specification (this is subject to change, of course, either
before launch or via firmware upgrade)... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Audio - Bitstream or PCM? (About.com, 11/03/2012 10:00am) |
| In addition to great video quality, one of the additional benefits of the Blu-ray Disc format is the access to high-resolution audio. Audio provided on a Blu-ray Disc can take ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Introduces Feature-Loaded, Fully Integrated 1080p DLP MicroDisplay HDTVs (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/08/2005 1:01pm) |
| Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Inc. introduced five fully integrated HDTVs today at its national dealer line show. All five televisions include Plush imaging to deliver an unmatched perfect picture every time and ClearThought technology to make it easy to watch TV. (Read Full Article) |
| LSI Logic Integrates Digital Set-Top Functions Into DVD Recorder Processors for European Free-to-Air Market (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/05/2005 12:00pm) |
| Introducing their first single-chip DVD recorder system processors to support digital TV reception for DVD and Hard Disk Drive /DVD combo recorders, LSI Logic Corporation , a leader in innovative digital media processing technologies for the Digital Home, today announced its third-generation DoMiNo® 8623 and 8673 products. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Gandhi 25th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/17/2009 6:57pm) |
| This Oscar winning Best Picture from 25 years ago gets a fresh makeover on Blu-ray, while the two disc set's bonus features help you understand Gandhi, the man, as much as Gandhi the film.
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| (No Title) (, 7/31/2007 2:23am) |
| Updated: 31 Jul 2007 The HD DVD high-definition movie format may have the lead in the U.S. porn industry, but Japanese adult film makers have turned decisively to Blu-ray Disc, breathing new life into its bid to replace DVDs as the disc of choice for home movies. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Buffalo PC-P3LWG/DVD HD streamer/DVD player reviewed (Engadget, 5/03/2005 12:35pm) |
| If you’re looking for a box that will play just about any media file that you throw at it and stream high-definition media from your PC to the TV, you could do worse than the Buffalo PC-P3LWG/DVD . At least that’s the conclusion of Tom’s Networking’s review of the DVD player/media streamer. Of course, it’s far from perfect; it can’t upscale DVDs to HD, there’s no HDMI output and its ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 7/23/2007 5:53pm) |
| NEW YORK, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic , a leader in High Definition flat panel displays, today announced that its 103-inch 1080p Plasma HDTV - the world's largest High Definition Plasma TV on the market today - has been installed in New York's newly renovated City Hall. In addition to the 103- inch Plasma , Panasonic also installed its BD-10A Blu-ray Disc Player for playback of 1080p High ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung delays Blu-ray player (vnunet.com, 4/05/2006 10:46am) |
| William Eazel, vnunet.com , Wednesday 5 April 2006 at 00:00:00 Korean giant 'rescheduling introduction' to 25 June Korean vendor Samsung said yesterday that it is rescheduling the introduction of its Blu-ray player in the US from 23 May to 25 June in order to complete compatibility testing... > Read the full article ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Google TV: Vizio Co-Star & Sony Internet Player compared (HD-Report, 9/06/2012 1:57pm) |
| Have you tried Google TV yet? This week guest writer Justin Ruiz compares two new set top boxes: the Sony Internet Player and the Vizio Co-Star. With support for full 1080p HD video, 3D content, and built-in WiFi, both STBs also run on Android 3.2, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony's new Blu-ray player and HTIB hands-on (Engadget, 1/08/2013 3:34am) |
| A Ultra HD stole the stage at the Sony CES 2013 press event, but sharing the stage and vying [...] (Read Full Article) |
| New wave of Blu-ray disc titles priced at $9.95 (Punch Jump, 3/05/2008 5:01pm) |
| While Blu-ray disc titles carry a premium price tag, lesser known titles on the format will be sold for under $10. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Monty Python's Life of Brian: The Immaculate Edition on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/09/2008 2:47am) |
| The hilarious and controversial religious comedy from the classic and infamous British comedy troop appears in a definitive high definition Blu-ray disc release. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New 4k Blu-ray Disc releases this week (HD-Report, 7/16/2013 1:54pm) |
| Sony has released four new titles to 4k Blu-ray Disc, offering four times the amount of video detail (8.3 megapixels) on Ultra HD TVs. The new titles include Godzilla (1998), Men in Black (1997), Moneyball (2011), [...] (Read Full Article) |
| A Bridge Too Far on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 6/16/2008 9:09pm) |
| The classic World War II film comes to Blu-ray Disc. It features an all-star cast, and some impressive film-making, but its 3-hour run time feels a bit long, and its audio and video transfers are not quite up to reference quality. And hey, Fox/MGM, how about some extras? ... (Read Full Article) |
| CNET.com Announces ''Best of CES'' Award Winners at 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/09/2006 9:01pm) |
| SAN FRANCISCO----Jan. 9, 2006--CNET , the trusted, unbiased resource dedicated to helping consumers live the digital lifestyle, and a property of CNET Networks, Inc. , today announced the winners of its "Best of CES" Awards at the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Electronics Joins HomePlug Powerline Alliance Board of Directors (Business Wire via Yahoo! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/04/2005 12:34pm) |
| HomePlug Powerline Alliance, Inc., a global industry consortium that creates international specifications for high-speed powerline networking products and services, today announced that Sony Electronics has joined the Board of Directors of the alliance. ... (Read Full Article) |
| WSJ: 'Hope Fades for PS3 as a Comeback Player' (Joystiq, 12/29/2008 9:26pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Business
If a console's feelings can be hurt, you might want to look in the corner for a rocking, sobbing PS3. Not even a month after being dubbed a "sinking ship" by Silicon Alley Insider, the Wall Street Journal has published an ouch-inducing article titled "Hope Fades for PS3 as a Comeback Player."In the wake of NPD numbers for November showing the con ... (Read Full Article) |
| NTT Electronics Releases Single-Chip Codec and Encoder LSIs Supporting Real Full-Spec HDTV for the Consumer Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/31/2006 9:00am) |
| TOKYO----NTT Electronics Corporation , an industry leader in image compression technology, has developed two new single-chip video compression LSIs supporting full HDTV to meet rising needs for high-definition TV. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDMI Adopted by 700+ Manufacturers as Many New HDMI-Enabled Consumer Electronics and PC Products Hit Market (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/18/2007 4:09pm) |
| HDMI Licensing, LLC, the agent responsible for licensing the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) specification, today announced that more than 700 consumer electronics and personal computer manufacturers have adopted the HDMI specification, up from 417 just 12 months ago. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Agere to launch multimedia storage chips for home nets (CommsDesign, 5/25/2005 12:26pm) |
| PARIS — Anticipating the eventual need for a home \\\"gigabit pipe\\\" to distribute high-definition video content over home networks, Agere Systems has developed a family of storage chips designed for use in digital media servers, multiuser personal video recorders and network attached storage devices. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Agere to launch multimedia storage chips for home nets (EE Times, 5/24/2005 8:51pm) |
| PARIS — Anticipating the eventual need for a home \\\"gigabit pipe\\\" to distribute high-definition video content over home networks, Agere Systems has developed a family of storage chips designed for use in digital media servers, multiuser personal video recorders and network attached storage devices. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ultimate Electronics to Award HDTV, AFC Championship Tickets to Denver Broncos' Ultimate Home Team Fans (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/20/2006 8:43pm) |
| THORNTON, Colo.----Jan. 20, 2006--Ultimate Electronics, the nation's high-definition TV authority and a Colorado-based company, is partnering with KOA-AM 850 to support the Denver Broncos' advancement to the American Football Conference Championship game with the Ultimate Home Team Fan contest. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner patents Blu-ray/HD DVD hybrid disc (TG Daily, 9/20/2006 3:19pm) |
| The battle for high-definition disc dominance has made few ripples in the non-videophile population. Still, most of the big movie studios have pledged support for either Blu-ray or HD DVD, and a few, like Warner Bros, have begun to release movies on both formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Digit Online - Features - Disc dilemma (Digit Magazine, 8/17/2005 12:30pm) |
| CD: FREE! Perfect polygons in 3DS, Maya, Carrara... As both the Blu-ray and HD-DVD camps travelling full steam ahead to get their disc format to market, optimism for a single successor to the DVD format is diminishing. ... (Read Full Article) |
| National Treasure on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/19/2008 5:30am) |
| Nicolas Cage stars in this near farcical historical mystery that plays on cliché conspiracies concerning Knights Templar, Free Masons and hidden treasure, with a competent transfer and audio mix to Blu-ray Disc from Disney. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Free Bourne Trilogy with Xbox 360 HD DVD Player (I4U, 12/18/2007 11:05am) |
| Amazon.com has a great deal for Xbox 360 owners today. You get a free The Bourne Trilogy HD DVD collection with the purchase of a Xbox 370 HD DVD player.
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| Pace to Supply HD PVR to MultiChoice Africa (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/08/2007 8:37am) |
| AMSTERDAM, Netherlands----Pace Micro Technology plc , the leading independent developer of digital TV technologies for the global payTV industry has today announced an agreement with MultiChoice Africa, the leading payTV operator in Africa, to supply its market leading high definition personal video recorders . ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America is First to Deliver 1080p DLP High Definition TVs to Retailers (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/27/2005 2:32pm) |
| Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc., the company that introduced big screen and plasma televisions to North America, makes history again by being the first to introduce high definition 1080p televisions featuring DLP technology from Texas Instruments. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Iron Man Ultimate Edition: Full Blu-ray disc details and video segments (HDTV UK, 9/26/2008 9:08am) |
| A few weeks ago I wrote about Iron Man coming to Blu-ray. Now, here are the full details of the Ultimate Edition two-disc set, coming on 27th October for £29.99 and featuring Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. Disc 1: HALL OF ARMOUR THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN (HD) ORIGINS FRIENDS & FOES THE DEFINITIVE IRON MAN DEMON IN A BOTTLE EXTREMIS AND BEYOND ULTIMATE IRON MAN DELETED/EXTENDED SCENES (HD) BD LI ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba's first three 1080p DLP rear projection TVs (Engadget, 5/20/2005 2:25am) |
| Toshiba also announed their first three 1080p DLP rear projection TVs today, the 56-inch 56HM195, the 62-inch 62HM195, and the 72-inch (you guessed it) 72HM195. All three are CableCARD ready, and have a built-in memory card reader for looking at digital photos, dual HDMI ports, and a FireWire port if you want to attach one of Toshiba’s optional 160GB Symbio HD Recorders. Both the 56HM195 and the ... (Read Full Article) |
| CEA|CNET ''Tech First Panel'' Reveals Habits of Technology Early Adopters and Insight on Future of Consumer Electronics (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/03/2005 7:39pm) |
| The digital home of the technology early adopter is a place where the Internet connection is almost as important as the water connection, concluded the Consumer Electronics Association and CNET based on a new Digital Home consumer research study. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dissected: SONY BDP-S350 Blu-ray Player (Format War Central, 7/17/2008 2:38pm) |
| In round two of our new Blu-ray “Dissected” series, we take a look at the just released SONY BDP-S350 Blu-ray player. The BDP-S350 has an MSRP of $399, and should be hitting retailers shelves any day now (Amazon has it in stock now).
The BDP-S350 uses the same ” Sigma SMP8634 RevC” chipset as the Samsung [...]]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD beats Blu-ray on European movie sales (HDTV News Blog, 11/13/2007 7:49am) |
| HD DVD beats Blu-ray on European movie sales Filed under: DVD, Blu-Ray, HD-DVD | by: luk | Hits: 44 HDTV News: According to new figures released by the European HD DVD Promotional Group, HD DVD player owners in Europe have bought an average of 3.8 movies each, compared to Blu-ray player owners ... (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) |
| Digital Television: The Emergence of Advanced TV Services (IT-Analysis, 11/30/2005 6:18am) |
| The name of the digital television game is advanced services. Cable companies and satellite TV providers are fighting for customers with offerings like video-on-demand (VOD), personal video recorders (PVRs) and high-definition TV (HDTV). eMarketer's Digital Television report presents in-depth analysis of estimates from a number of different research firms for digital TV set-top boxes (STB), ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon burns 45% off Blu-ray disc bundles (Punch Jump, 10/08/2008 4:24pm) |
| Amazon.com this week began offering 45 percent off three-disc Blu-ray bundles in the latest promotion for the high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon offers 3-for-2 Blu-ray disc sale (Punch Jump, 7/18/2008 4:41pm) |
| Amazon.com this week began offering a new Buy 2 Get 1 Free Blu-ray disc sale in the latest promotion for the high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Target offers $19.99 Blu-ray disc sale (Punch Jump, 4/20/2008 5:08pm) |
| Target Corp. stores on Sun. began offering a $19.99 Blu-ray disc sale in the latest high-definition retail promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ratatouille on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/01/2008 11:52pm) |
| Director Brad Bird and animation studio Pixar are on a roll, with a second Oscar for best animated film in 'Ratatouille.' Now the Blu-ray Disc is out and it's as impressive as the film itself. ... (Read Full Article) |
| VMD High Definition Disc Format Debuts (DesignTechnica, 5/03/2005 12:35am) |
| New Medium Enterprises has shown off its first High-Definition movie on Its Red Laser 20GB and 40GB Versatile MultiLayer Disc -VMD-. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wal-Mart burns $15 Blu-ray disc titles (Punch Jump, 6/09/2008 8:03pm) |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. this week began offering select Blu-ray disc titles for $15 and under in the latest bid to spur high-definition sales. ... (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) |
| Hitman on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/18/2008 11:38am) |
| If the phrase, "based on the popular video game" doesn't scare you away, then you might just enjoy this little action movie featuring Timothy Olyphant as the titular assassin. The Blu-ray disc features some unique extras including a portable digital version of the film to watch where and when you want. ... (Read Full Article) |
| I, Robot on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/13/2008 3:59pm) |
| The fast-paced, Sci-Fi action vehicle for Will Smith loosely based on the Isaac Asimov short stories makes its debut on high definition Blu-ray Disc in a reference quality release that home theater enthusiasts are bound to adore for years to come. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung BD-P1600 Netflix streaming Blu-ray player pops up at retail (Engadget, 3/02/2009 7:35pm) |
| Samsung's new value priced Blu-ray player managed to fly under our radar at CES in favor of its better equipped brethren but that hasn't stopped Dave Zatz and others from stumbling into them at retail lately, like this one sitting on a Best Buy shelf. By making BD-Live required 1GB storage and WiFi dongle aftermarket accessories, you can grab a slim, Netflix streaming, fast Blu-ray loading box f ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Alien Anthology 6-Disc Blu-ray just $19.99 (HD-Report, 7/09/2013 4:07pm) |
| How we pass this one up? Amazon has got the “Alien Anthology” on Blu-ray for just $19.99 today. The six-disc boxed set contains both theatrical and special edition versions of all four Aliens films from [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Fox Details Two-Disc 'Patton' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/11/2008 6:00pm) |
| Fox has announced specs and box art for the Blu-ray release of 'Patton,' which will hit high-def this May as the studio's first two-disc special edition. As we've previously reported, Fox announced a May... ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Legend of Zorro - Blu-ray Disc Review (About.com, 12/31/2007 10:00am) |
| The Legend of Zorro is now available on Blu-ray Disc, and although it didn't quite live up to expectations at the box office, this film makes a great addition to... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Spider-Man 3 Blu-ray disc price cut to $12.95 (Punch Jump, 6/26/2008 9:06pm) |
| Amazon.com on Thurs. price cut Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man 3 Blu-ray disc to $12.95 in the latest high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hurricane on the Bayou (IMAX) on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/19/2009 1:47am) |
| The devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the depletion of the wetlands, and the musical culture of New Orleans are all explored in this fascinating IMAX documentary on Blu-ray Disc from MacGillivray Freeman.
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| Report: Blu-ray Disc Sales Impacting DVD (High-Def Digest, 3/28/2008 10:00pm) |
| Thanks to the demise of HD DVD and increased Blu-ray retail momentum, next-gen disc sales are starting to carve out a bigger slice of the home video pie, a new report suggests. According to an analysis... ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 Blu-ray disc drive upgradeable, others not (Punch Jump, 1/16/2008 6:49pm) |
| BBC News on Wed. reported that while Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 Blu-ray disc drive is upgradeable for future enhancements, most others are not. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's Blu-ray player with built-in Wi-Fi, no interesting Internet services available this week (Home Theater, 9/07/2009 11:52pm) |
| If you’re looking for a cheaper alternative to buying an Internet-ready HDTV, and don’t need all of the widgets the sets will be rolling out, a networked Blu-ray player could be a viable option. Most importantly, these units are offering the same Netflix and Amazon On Demand video-streaming services as on the TVs, so you [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Inside Man on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/26/2009 7:34pm) |
| Spike Lee's heist film on Blu-ray Disc is on par with the HD-DVD version; and Universal Home Video clearly thought they could pull a fast one by basically repacking that release in this format. If you still have the HD DVD version you've got the inside track.
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| John Carpenter's Halloween on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/06/2008 9:05pm) |
| John Carpenter's genre defining horror film arrives on Blu-ray Disc with a controversial yet excellent video transfer, full of details never before seen on any previous edition.
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| 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) |
| 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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| 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) |
| HDTV projection tv - You do not need permission to link to any of the pages on this site. (1 HDTV Blog, 11/29/2007 3:00pm) |
| You do not need permission to link to any of the pages on this site. PRWeb - Syntax Groups Completes Move to New Corporate Headquarters to Support Rapid Expansion Syntax Groups Corporation, manufacturer of the high-value, low-priced Olevia brand of widescreen HDTV-ready LCD TVs, today announced that it has relocated its Cablevision Teams With N.Y.-Area Electronics Chain Consumer Electronics Net ... (Read Full Article) |
| TechnoConcepts Announces Second Agreement with China Electronics Corporation for Development of Telecommunications (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/15/2005 1:00pm) |
| TechnoConcepts, Inc. , developers of a patented technology that converts radio frequency signals directly into digital (RF/D) and vice versa through proprietary digital signal processing software which replaces conventional analog hardware front-end signal processing circuitry currently in use, today announced its has signed an agreement with China Electronics Corporation to collaborate on the ... (Read Full Article) |
| PlayStation 3 Confirmed To Use HDMI 1.3 (Gamasutra, 6/23/2006 4:57pm) |
| The seven HDMI Founder companies (Hitachi, Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Panasonic), Royal Philips Electronics, Silicon Image, Inc., Sony Corp., Thomson, Inc. and Toshiba Corp.) confirmed a major update to the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) specification, the standard digital interface for high definition consumer electronics. In addition, the PlayStation 3 ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'MEDIA-TECH 3rd Generation Forum' - HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc Presentations at MEDIA-TECH Expo in Las Vegas (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/14/2005 5:04pm) |
| The race of the two competing third generation optical disc formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, will enter its next round at the upcoming MEDIA-TECH Expo in Las Vegas, May 10 - 12. In the "MEDIA-TECH 3rd Generation Forum," both camps will present their technologies at this, the leading annual tradeshow for the media manufacturing industry. (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) |
| TDK Creates 320GB, 10 Layer Blu-ray Disc (High-Def Digest, 10/06/2009 11:00pm) |
| In an ongoing effort to improve the technology, TDK has created a Blu-ray disc that’s capable of holding an unprecedented three hundred and twenty gigabytes of data. A step up over their previous record... (Read Full Article) |
| Memory-Tech, Toshiba Announce Latest Advance in Single-sided, Three- layer TWIN Format Disc for DVD and HD DVD (PhysOrg, 9/11/2006 9:18pm) |
| Memory-Tech Corporation and Toshiba Corporation today announced the latest advance in DVD disc technology: a jointly developed, single-sided, three-layer ROM disc supporting high capacity storage and playback of both DVD and HD DVD formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Introduces Four New LCD MicroDisplay High-Definition Projection Televisions (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/08/2005 1:05pm) |
| Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Inc. introduced four Digital Cable Ready microdisplay high-definition televisions that feature three-chip LCD technology and all-new compact, high-style designs at its national dealer line show. (Read Full Article) |
| Rambo Blu-ray disc blasts to top 10 (Punch Jump, 4/29/2008 3:55pm) |
| Advanced sales for the Rambo Blu-ray disc blasted to top 10 sales at Amazon.com this week following availability to customers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon to end Blu-ray disc promo (Punch Jump, 4/18/2008 4:13pm) |
| Amazon.com on Fri. will end its ‘Buy 2 Get 1 Free‘ Blu-ray disc promotion as the format begins to further adoption in U.S. homes. ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | New releases include Titanic 3D, Snow White, Spartacus: Vengeance, and The Vampire Diaries (HD-Report, 9/11/2012 5:42pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray Disc this week? Well, it started early yesterday with the release of the 15th Anniversary of Titanic. The film is now available in several editions including a Four-Disc Collectors Edition that packs Blu-ray 3D, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Europe Unveils Blu-ray Disc Content Online (PRWeb, 8/03/2007 7:22am) |
| A new website offers previews for Music, Movies and Games released in high definition Blu-ray Disc format. (PRWeb Aug 3, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/U3VtbS1JbnNlLUNyYXMtU3F1YS1UaGlyLVplcm8= ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Black Pearl' Blu-ray Disc Exchange Details Revealed (High-Def Digest, 12/19/2007 7:00pm) |
| Framing issues be gone! Disney has kicked off a disc replacement program for the Blu-ray edition of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.' As we've previously reported, trouble first... ... (Read Full Article) |
| PC Magazine Names Syntax-Brillian's 6501m 720p Gen II LCoS(TM) HDTV Product of the Year (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/13/2005 1:45pm) |
| TEMPE, Ariz.----Dec. 13, 2005--In its annual ranking of the year's best technology products, PC Magazine has named Syntax-Brillian Corporation's Gen II liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCoS) 720p HDTV, Product of the Year in the rear-projection HDTV category. ... (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) |
| Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Rolls Out Its Top-of-the-Line 1080p DLP MicroDisplay HDTVs with Integrated (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/08/2005 1:02pm) |
| Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Inc. introduced integrated digital video recording capabilities in its new Diamond line of microdisplay HDTVs at its national dealer line show today. (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).
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| Blockbuster Black Friday Deals include Blu-ray Player and PS3 Bundles (I4U, 11/20/2008 1:00pm) |
| Movie rental chain Blockbuster is not missing out on the Black Friday Deals frenzy and offers their own deals - and these are not rentals.
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| NEWS: LG announces HR400 Blu-ray HDD recorder (Pocket-lint, 7/08/2009 11:26am) |
| Complete with Freeview+ and YouTube
LG has announced the launch of its first Blu-ray player with an integrated digital Freeview+ recorder.
The LG HR400 also features what LG dubs YouTube "video on demand" giving access to the video-sharing site's more than 2.5 billion videos via the internet connectivity.
A Profile 2.0 player, so BD-Live-enabled, the recorder side of things ge ... (Read Full Article) |
| French Distributor BAC Films Joins the Blu-ray Trend (Format War Central, 2/04/2008 11:28pm) |
| It seems that there is a wave of European distributors starting to release Blu-ray titles.
We see that BAC Films in France is joining the Blu-ray team with the release of Caramel on the Blu-ray Disc format.
The disc will be released on March 13. There does not appear to be an HD DVD planned at this [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon fires new 53% off Blu-ray disc sale (Punch Jump, 3/12/2008 3:48pm) |
| Amazon.com this week fired a new Blu-ray disc sale that discounted titles up to 53 percent. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Blu-ray releases: Dredd 3D, Frankenweenie 3D, Game of Thrones, Driving Miss Daisy (HD-Report, 1/08/2013 6:15pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray Disc, 3D, UltraViolet, and Digital Copy this week? The film adaptation of comic book series Dredd hits shelves on both standard and 3D Blu-ray Disc. The 3D Blu-ray Combo edition includes [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Mvisto DivX/ISO pocket media player reviewed (Engadget, 4/20/2005 4:35am) |
| I4U News has a review of the Mvisto DivX/ISO pocket media player, a screen-less device from MacPower & Tytech Technology. The device seems to be as straightforward as you could ask for — it’s basically just a 2.5-inch hard drive enclosure with the added benefit of Embedded Linux (v2.4 ucLinux) so you can manage the media on the Mvisto on your TV (it also comes with a remote). And it looks like (Read Full Article) |
| Western Digital adds networking capability to WD TV Live HD Media Player (Home Theater, 10/13/2009 11:24pm) |
| It was nearly a year ago when storage giant Western Digital rolled out its WD TV HD Media Player, which consisted of mostly a tiny box with a USB port and HDMI and composite-video output and a remote control. The idea was to attach your external hard drive to the device, then send your media [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Conexant's HDTV Video Decoders Win 'Best Silicon Innovation' in Annual Cable and Satellite Award Competition (FinanzNachrichten, 9/10/2007 10:50pm) |
| Conexant Systems, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. (NASDAQ:CNXT), a worldwide leader in semiconductor solutions for broadband communications and the digital home, today announced that its CX2427X dual-channel video decoder for high-definition, personal video recording-enabled set-top boxes (STBs) was selected as the winner in the “ Best Silicon Innovation “ category in the Cable and Satellite Internationa ... (Read Full Article) |
| Program offers compatibility test for high-definition consumer electronics (Embedded Systems Programming Magazine, 1/11/2006 6:54pm) |
| Sunnyvale, Calif.—Media IC maker Silicon Image, Inc ., providing secure distribution, presentation, and storage of high-definition content, announces the launch of Simplay Labs and the Simplay HD Testing Program . The program provides compatibility testing for HD (high definition) consumer electronics devices. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Disc Association wins permanent injunction against Pivos (HD-Report, 7/10/2013 3:54pm) |
| Today, The Blu-ray Disc Association (“BDA”) announced a win against Pivos Technology Group, the manufacturer of the AIOS HD Media Center which enabled unauthorized playback of Blu-ray .iso files. The company also used the Blu-ray [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD-DVD beats Blu-ray on Amazon Customers Vote (I4U, 11/26/2007 3:51pm) |
| <p>The Toshiba HD-A35 HD-DVD Player won the vote for today's round of Amazon Customers Vote against the Samsung BD-P1400 Blu-ray player with 41%.
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| Amazon.com: hdtv antenna: Electronics (circulartv.com, 11/11/2007 12:37am) |
| Amazon.com: hdtv antenna: Electronics Terk HDTVa Indoor Amplified High-Definition Antenna for Off-Air HDTV Reception RadioShack - HDTV Outdoor/Indoor Antenna This low-profile outdoor HDTV ... . With its anti-UV coating and waterproof design HDTV Antenna’s HDTV Antenna’s Channel Master 4228 ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Finally Popping 400-Disc Blu-ray MegaChanger (So Don't Toss Your DVDs Yet) [Sony] (Gizmodo, 7/23/2009 7:00pm) |
| As predicted, Sony is announcing BDP-CX960, a 400-disc Blu-ray MegaChanger for the relatively sane price of $800. Trouble is, nobody has 400 Blu-ray discs yet.
OK, I'm sure somebody (Howard... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy Offers Three-Disc HD DVD "Starter Packs" (High-Def Digest, 12/10/2007 5:00pm) |
| Paramount Studios and Best Buy have partnered to offer a series of discounted three-disc HD DVD "Starter Packs" at Best Buy locations nationwide. The companies are offering four packs in all, each bundling... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc(TM) Gets in Front of Target Market with Launch of High-Definition TV Advertising (Business Wire, 11/20/2006 3:35pm) |
| AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A core group of Blu-ray Disc supporters including Twentieth Century Fox, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Sony and Warner Bros., working with Austin-based ... (Read Full Article) |
| 3:10 to Yuma on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/01/2008 7:07am) |
| Director James Mangold's vision of famous author Elmore Leonard's short story "Three-Ten to Yuma" comes to Blu-ray Disc in all its classic western action-packed glory with wonderful sound and picture and all fans of the genre should find much to appreciate in this high definition release. ... (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) |
| More electronics salespeople recommend Samsung, not Sony LCD HDTVs (Home Theater, 9/15/2009 12:22am) |
| If you’re wondering why Sony is losing share in the HDTV market—that is, aside from its high prices—here’s one possibility. According to a new study by J.D. Power and Associates, salespeople at electronics retailers are increasingly recommending Samsung sets, while they’re less likely to recommend Sonys. In fact, Samsung LCDs were recommended 58 percent of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba BDX2000 Blu-ray Player Coming in November (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/07/2009 6:13am) |
| The champion of the now-defunct HD DVD format has announced the BDX2000, its first post-format war high definition product. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray Disc July 2, 2013 (HD-Report, 7/02/2013 6:36pm) |
| This week Mel Brooks’ classic film The Producers with Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel has been released in a Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray Disc. The Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack  includes “The Making Of The Producers” documentary, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Neil Young Planning Multi-Disc Archive Series for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/07/2008 10:00pm) |
| There's no date yet, but Neil Young has unveiled plans to bring his Archives project to Blu-ray beginning this year with a ten disc compilation of his early and rare recordings. The rock legend and Hall... ... (Read Full Article) |
| First Single-Chip, Dual-Encode for HDD/DVD Recorders Enabled by LSI Logic DoMiNo(R) 8653 Processor (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/04/2005 12:00pm) |
| LSI Logic Corporation , a leader in innovative digital media processing technologies for the Digital Home, today announced that its third-generation DoMiNo® 8653 is the first single-chip DVD recorder system processor to integrate dual encoding for the dual-tuner, HDD/DVD recorder platform. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Simplay Labs Previews New Testing Services and Expands Global Presence by Opening the First Lab in Europe (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/08/2007 12:15pm) |
| Simplay Labs, LLC, the leading provider of testing technologies, tools and services for the high-definition consumer electronics industry, at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show today announced the opening of its first European test center in London, providing manufacturers a state-of-the-art compatibility testing facility to ensure they are delivering industry-compatible ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Daewoo Electronics and Metalink Collaborate to Provide Wireless High-Definition Video Streaming (SYS-CON Media, 8/07/2006 4:21pm) |
| Metalink Ltd. , a provider of high-performance wireless and wireline broadband communication silicon solutions, today announced that it is collaborating with Daewoo Electronics to incorporate Metalink's WLANPlus chipset into Daewoo's next-generation set-top box (STB). The new set-top box, which delivers wireless multiple high-definition video streams based on Metalink's 802.11n-draft compliant ... (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) |
| Marantz Adds BD7003 Profile 1.1 Blu-ray Player for $799 (CE Pro, 9/25/2008 4:55am) |
| Marantz has unveiled its new BD7003 Profile 1.1 Blu-ray Player ... (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) |
| Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Introduces Two LCD Flat Panel HDTVs (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/08/2005 1:03pm) |
| Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Inc. introduced two new Digital Cable Ready, high-definition LCD flat panel televisions at its national dealer line show today. The line-up is highlighted by a new 37-inch HDTV with true high-definition 1920 x 1080p panel resolution. (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft mum on Blu-ray Disc support (Computerworld, 2/19/2008 2:00pm) |
| Microsoft shrugged off HD DVD's demise on Tuesday, declining to say if or when it would support Blu-ray Disc for the Xbox. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony Begins Taking Pre-Orders for 4K Ultra HD Media Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/02/2013 4:36pm) |
| The FMP-X1 will include 10 Ultra HD movies and access to a 4K streaming service launching this [...] (Read Full Article) |
| PRESS RELEASE: Blu-ray Disc Association Press Conference (gamesindustry.biz, 2/21/2006 9:52am) |
| Hosted by major BDA members, including Philips, Pioneer, Sony and a leading Hollywood studio, this session will focus on the latest European developments and upcoming plans regarding THE next generation, high definition, optical disc format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Host (Gwoemul - "Monster") on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/06/2008 11:26pm) |
| South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's thrilling answer to the Japanese monster movies arrives on Blu-ray disc in a spectacular high definition video transfer and reference quality sound mix guaranteed to give your system a good workout.
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| ViSTA Networking Solutions and JDS Digital Security Systems Launch NVR Technology Partnership (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/02/2005 11:01am) |
| ViSTA Networking Solutions and JDS Digital Security Systems announced today a technology partnership for the development and advancement of leading edge Network Video Recorders targeted for IP video surveillance applications. ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Ingles Markets Slashes Blu-ray Disc Rentals to $1.29 a Day (Home Media Magazine, 7/10/2013 8:27pm) |
| Ingles Markets July 9 cut the daily rental rate for Blu-ray Disc new releases 63% to $1.29 — the same price charged for DVD titles.
Ashville, N.C.-based Ingles, which operates 204 supermarkets in six states in the Southeast, is one [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Starts Launching Digital Consumer Electronics Products Using Its Advanced System LSIs for Integrated Platform (Press Release Network, 10/19/2005 5:50am) |
| 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 digital consumer electronics products. [Wired by: PressReleaseNetwork.com] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer?s BDP-HD1 BD player works with Windows Media Connect (HDBlog.net, 2/21/2006 2:20am) |
| Pioneer’s BDP-HD1 Blu-Ray player works with Windows Media Connect [HD Beat]
Tags: HDTV, BD ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Bond 50’ DVD/Blu-ray Disc Tops ‘Home Media’ Awards (Business Wire, 5/03/2013 11:00am) |
| SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--'Home Media Magazine' announces the top DVD and Blu-ray Disc award winners for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray Disc, DVD & UltraViolet (HD-Report, 10/16/2012 5:52pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray Disc and UltraViolet this week? James Cameron’s Avatar is finally available on 3D Blu-ray to masses (previously only available exclusively to Panasonic customers who purchased select 3D TV bundles). The Avatar 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| John Legend Live at The House of Blues on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/29/2008 7:22pm) |
| Grammy winning R&B artist John Legend put on an excellent performance in concert for what was Sony-BMG's first Blu-ray concert disc release and the picture and sound quality don't disappoint either. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/19/2008 7:07am) |
| As the second film in the Narnia series hits theaters, the Blu-ray Disc version of the first film hits the streets and it's a visual and auditory feast, packed with tasty extras. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Genesis Microchip Announces Key TV Design Win for Its FLI5921 ''Oak'' Display Controller With Samsung (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/13/2005 2:00pm) |
| SAN JOSE, Calif.----Dec. 13, 2005--Genesis® Microchip Inc. , a world leader in the development of image processing technologies for flat-panel monitors, TVs and other consumer display products, today announced that Samsung Electronics, a global leading consumer electronics manufacturer, has designed Genesis Microchip's highly integrated FLI5921 display controller into its new 23-inch, 27-inch, ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Giveaway: ‘Django Unchained’ (HD-Report, 4/16/2013 6:16pm) |
| This month we’re giving away a copy of Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained on Blu-ray Disc. The 2-Disc Combo Pack from Weinstein Company/Anchor Bay includes a Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Copy and UltraViolet Copy of the film. There are [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Technicolor Opens Blu-ray Testing Center in California (CE Pro, 10/07/2008 8:40pm) |
| Technicolor, a division of Thomson, has opened the first Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA)-approved Blu-ray Disc Testing Center in the United States. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Buy Blu-ray disc, Get ‘Day The Earth Stood Still' Ticket (Punch Jump, 12/05/2008 3:41pm) |
| Retailer Amazon.com is offering a free ticket to ‘The Day The Earth Stood Still’ with the purchase of a select Blu-ray disc title. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Jack Reacher’ Blu-ray available for pre-order (HD-Report, 1/10/2013 12:49am) |
| While an exact release date has not been announced, Paramount’s action/thriller Jack Reacher is now available to pre-order on Blu-ray Disc. If the packaging is final (which it appears to be), the Two-Disc Combo edition [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Applies to Join Blu-ray Disc Association (Business Wire, 8/10/2009 8:00am) |
| TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) announced today that the company has applied for membership of the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) and plans to introduce products that support the Blu-ray (Read Full Article) |
| New Insignia NS-BRDVD3 And NS-WBRDVD Blu-ray Player Stream Netflix (I4U, 10/23/2009 9:54am) |
| Best Buy and Netflix announced this week that the new Insignia Advanced Series Blu-ray Player NS-WBRDVD and the Insignia Connected Blu-ray Player NS-BRDVD3 (photo) are streaming Netflix movie rentals.
Both new Insignia Blu-ray player are Internet ready,...
(Read Full Article) |
| ZeeVee Launches ZvBox, New Consumer Electronics Product for Broadcasting Any Internet TV or Computer Content to All HDTVs in Your Home (eHomeUpgrade, 5/01/2008 6:56pm) |
| Startup company ZeeVee Inc. announced today the launch of ZvBoxâ„¢, a new consumer electronics product for watching any Internet TV, online video, or computer content on HDTVs at home. Available for preorder online exclusively at Amazon.com, ZvBox will redefine television as we know it. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Demonstrates Flat Panel TV Leadership With Full Line-Up Including 19 Models in 10 Sizes (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/09/2005 1:00pm) |
| Toshiba America Consumer Products, L.L.C. exhibited its leadership in the flat panel category with the display of its full line of flat panel TVs at CEDIA. With 19 flat panel TVs, ranging from Plasma to LCD to LCD with built-in DVD , Toshiba demonstrated its commitment to delivering Toshiba's leading picture quality and nine wide range of sizes in flat panel TV. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Freescale's Ultra-Wideband Wins Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/27/2005 3:17pm) |
| Freescale Semiconductor has received a Technology Innovation Award from the Wall Street Journal for its commercial Ultra-Wideband products. Named a winner under the "wireless" category, Freescale was recognized for its efforts to enable the first consumer products using UWB. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Rambo Blu-ray disc advanced orders gain (Punch Jump, 3/27/2008 3:54pm) |
| Sales for the Rambo 1-3 Blu-ray disc set gained this week at Amazon.com as fans purchased advanced orders for the product. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CyberLink Demos Blu-ray Burning & Playback (DesignTechnica, 8/26/2005 7:12pm) |
| CyberLink will showcase the latest Blu-ray Disc playback and burning support with HP and the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) at IFA in Berlin, Germany from September 2-7. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner to Back Blu-Ray Disc Exclusively Over HD-DVD (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/05/2008 12:23am) |
| In what may be a crushing blow for Toshiba's HD-DVD format, Warner has announced that it will exclusively support Blu-ray Disc over the rival format as soon as May, 2008. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumers Prefer Blu-ray Over HD-DVD Format (July 13,2005) (Digital Video Editing, 7/13/2005 8:19pm) |
| A new poll suggests that as the battle between Blu-ray Disc and HD- DVD heats up, consumers overwhelmingly prefer Blu-ray Disc as their format of choice. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New NEC Chipset Crosses HD DVD, Blu-ray Divide (TechNewsWorld.com, 10/12/2006 6:36pm) |
| NEC on Tuesday added an interesting twist to the high-definition format battle: a semiconductor that crosses the boundaries between the competing standards. NEC's new chipset will be compatible with both the Blu-ray disc, which is backed by Sony and Matsushita Electric, and the HD DVD disc developed by rival Toshiba, which has the support of Microsoft. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Lawrence of Arabia: 50th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 11/08/2012 2:15am) |
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Stars Peter O’Toole, Omar Sharif, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, [...] (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) |
| Ruckus Wireless to Conduct One of the First Public Demonstrations of Digital TV, IPTV and HDTV Over Standard Wi-Fi at (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/21/2005 2:00pm) |
| As consumer electronics and computer networks collide, Ruckus Wireless, an innovator in next-generation smart Wi-Fi technology, today announced plans to conduct one of the first public demonstrations of streaming high definition, digital TV and multicast IPTV over standard Wi-Fi technology at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada from January 5-8, 2006. ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Super Joystiq Podcast 046: New 3DS Zelda, Injustice Gods Among Us, Mario & Luigi Dream Team (Joystiq, 4/19/2013 7:00pm) |
| Filed under: Podcasts This week's (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Super Joystiq Podcast 024: Halo 4, Assassin's Creed 3, Disney buys Lucasfilm (Joystiq, 11/02/2012 10:00pm) |
| Filed under: Podcasts This week's (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray disc demand up at Amazon (Punch Jump, 3/27/2008 3:53pm) |
| Demand for Blu-ray disc titles increased on Wed. at Amazon.com as owners purchase more titles for the new high-definition format standard. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Stringer Stresses Support for Blu-ray (allthingsHiDef, 11/26/2007 9:29pm) |
| Sony Corp. CEO Sir Howard Stringer affirmed the company’s support for, and belief in, Blu-ray Disc , saying in an exclusive e-mail interview that the Sony-developed, next-generation disc format has both “the momentum and the scale†to ultimately triumph over rival HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | E.T. Coming To Blu-ray Disc (UPDATED - Release Date Announced) (About.com, 7/28/2012 1:00am) |
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On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, the Steven Spielberg classic, E.T. - The Extra Terrestrial is making its way to Blu-ray Disc. According to the latest [...] (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) |
| Warner mucks up Blu-ray Blade Runner release (HDTV UK, 12/19/2007 8:00am) |
| Perhaps it's a little harsh to pick on Warner, but after their Potter problems last week, they've now blundered on the Blu-ray version of "Blade Runner".
Apparently, the fifth disc has been wrongly pressed, so while it's labelled as "Work Print", it is in fact a duplicate of the first "Final Cut" disc.
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| Trident's SVP(TM) EX Video Processor With DCRe(TM) Powers Samsung's New LCD TV Lineup (PR Newswire via Yahoo! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/09/2005 12:30pm) |
| Trident Technologies Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trident Microsystems, Inc. , a world-wide leader in developing advanced digital TV technology for the consumer digital video marketplace, today announced that Samsung Electronics, a global leader in semiconductors, consumer electronics industry, and digital convergence technology, is using Trident\\\'s SVP EX ten-bit video processor featuring ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD for the people: China group announces another HD disc format (Ars Technica, 9/11/2007 7:34pm) |
| Researchers at Tsinghua University in Beijing have announced a new HD disc format, based off of HD DVD, called CH-DVD. A new industry association in China will begin working with the DVD Forum to launch the format in China next year. Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Trident's SVP(TM) EX Video Processor With DCRe(TM) Powers Samsung's New Plasma TV Lineup (PR Newswire via Yahoo! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/10/2005 12:30pm) |
| Trident Technologies Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trident Microsystems, Inc. , a world-wide leader in developing advanced digital TV technology for the consumer digital video marketplace, today announced that Samsung Electronics, a global leader in semiconductors, consumer electronics industry, and digital convergence technology, is using Trident\\\'s SVP EX ten-bit video processor featuring ... (Read Full Article) |
| Weinstein Co. finally goes Blu-ray (AfterDawn, 6/25/2008 9:00pm) |
| Weinstein Co. has announced the launch of the "The Mist" on Blu-ray disc, meaning it will become the last major studio to make the jump over to the victorious HD format.
The Weinstein's first theatrical Blu-ray film will hit retailers on August 5th and will be the first HD movie release from the studio since the demise of HD DVD in February.
The disc will include "extensive extras" incl ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Jack Reacher’ Blu-ray release date and confirmed package art (HD-Report, 5/01/2013 6:29am) |
| Paramount’s action/thriller Jack Reacher will release to Blu-ray Disc on Tuesday, May 7. The Two-Disc Combo edition will include a Blu-ray, DVD, Digital and UltraViolet Copy. The BD is formatted in 1080p at 2.35:1 widescreen [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Women and Digital Television: "She Wants Her DTV!" -- Lyra Research Report Focuses on Womens Adoption and Use of New (PR Web, 5/24/2005 7:08am) |
| Lyra Researchs new DTV View report, Her DTV: Women and TV-Technology Survey, 2005, examines gender as a factor in the adoption and usage of a wide range of digital television products and services, including digital-cable and satellite TV, digital video recorders (DVRs), video-on-demand (VOD), and high-definition television (HDTV). [PRWEB May 24, 2005] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray & DVD: The Rescuers, Pocahontas, The Aristocats, Disneynature: Chimpanzee (HD-Report, 8/21/2012 2:18pm) |
| It’s a kid-focused week for Blu-ray Disc and DVD releases. Start with Disney’s The Rescuers: 35th Anniversary Edition that includes both The Rescuers and The Rescuers Down Under in a three-disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo. There’s also the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Disc Region Code - Home Theater Term of the Week (About.com, 11/21/2012 5:30am) |
| Blu-ray discs are region coded in a similar fashion to a system used to region code (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Buy a Samsung HDTV, Get Free 26-inch TV, Soundbar, Galaxy Tablet or Blu-ray 3D Player and Glasses (Big Picture Big Sound, 8/10/2012 12:28am) |
| For a limited time, if you buy one of 15 eligible LED or plasma HDTVs, you'll score a nice little [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Lasers, optics and photonics resources and news (OPTICS.ORG, 7/12/2005 3:23pm) |
| Sharp invents a super-resolution optical disc that can hold 100GB of data. Sharp has developed a blue-laser storage technology that is capable of holding twice as much data per layer (50GB versus 25GB) than the Blu-Ray disc format which is now entering the market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDI concocts 100-inch laser-based 3D HDTV, calls rivaling technology child's play (Engadget, 9/17/2009 1:48pm) |
Look, we've seen an awful lot of HDTVs in our day -- one lap around the average CEDIA show floor makes your local Best Buy look awfully small -- and to this day we've yet to put our peepers on a more stunning set than Mitsubishi's LaserVue HDTV. Sure, it's fat, ugly and expensive, but the image is otherworldly. Before Mitsu can even take the logical next step, a California startup has arisen to introduce what it calls the world's first laser-based 3D HDTV. We're talking 1080p 3D like you've never seen before, with CTO Edmund Sandberg noting that this production is smoother than RealD, Dolby, film and pretty much every other 3D solution. The secret here is in the speed; this set is so fast that the image "no longer needs to flash from one eye to the other," and no flashing should equate to no headaches. Too bad there's no planned release date, but we're still cautiously optimistic for a sneak peek (in addition to the video past the break) at CES 2010.
[Via OLED-Display]Continue reading HDI concocts 100-inch laser-based 3D HDTV, calls rivaling technology child's playFiled under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentHDI concocts 100-inch laser-based 3D HDTV, calls rivaling technology child's play originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic DMP-BDT220 Wifi Streaming 3D Blu-ray Player: Net $87 After $25 Amazon Credit (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/21/2012 9:27pm) |
| Amazon is offering a little something back with the purchase of Panasonic's 3D-capable [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Spider-Man Blu-ray disc sales up on discount (Punch Jump, 3/21/2008 3:48pm) |
| Sales for Spider-Man – The High-Definition Trilogy gained at Amazon.com on Thurs. following a discount for the Blu-ray disc box set. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray titles top-sellers following price cut (Punch Jump, 1/16/2008 5:40pm) |
| A number of titles on Blu-ray disc format ranked as top-sellers following a price cut at Amazon.com that slashed prices to as low as $14.99 per disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount Hosts Blu-ray Support Web Site (Format War Central, 6/11/2008 2:17am) |
| Now that Paramount is back in the Blu-ray business, it seems that they intend to do it right.
Today Paramount launched a support website, promoting their Blu-ray Disc releases, as well as other news about Blu-ray Disc, including hardware news.
The video content does not seem quite ready - it will be interesting to see they add [...] ... (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) |
| Is there trouble ahead for the High Definition Disc? (Digg.com, 2/10/2006 5:04pm) |
| In early 2006, two new high-definition videodisc formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, are expected to begin vying for the attention of consumers in an effort to replace current DVD as the future standard for watching movies at home. Insiders think the ensuing war could be the worst thing to happen to Hollywood in decades. ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 / PS3 / Wii disc changer shown at E3, creators say next-gen version planned (Engadget, 6/14/2013 2:32am) |
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Physical media might lend itself [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic bundles 103-inch plasma, Blu-ray player in 3D home theater package (Engadget, 9/24/2008 12:34pm) |
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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) |
| 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) |
| Why Aren't Computer Makers All Over Blu-ray Disc? (Home Media Magazine, 9/09/2009 12:16am) |
| The computer industry is slow to migrate to Blu-ray Disc, with iSuppli research showing only 3.6% of computers sold this year are equipped with Blu-ray drives--and even by 2013 Blu-ray drives will only be in 16.3% of computers sold. What's the holdup? (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Dominates Disc Sales Chart Post-Warner Announcement (High-Def Digest, 1/17/2008 11:00pm) |
| The Blu-ray camp took a decisive lead in disc sales for the week ending January 13th, the first full week following Warner's announcement that it would abandon its HD DVD support. Though Blu-ray has outsold... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Announces 51GB Triple-Layer HD DVD-ROM Disc (PhysOrg, 1/09/2007 10:06pm) |
| Toshiba Corporation today underlined the versatility and high capacity of the HD DVD format with the announcement that the company has developed a triple-layer HD DVD-ROM (read only) disc with a capacity of 51 gigabytes. ... (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) |
| Roxio Releases Blu-Ray Disc Technology Preview Kit; Comprehensive BD Playback and Recording Software Available for OEM (RedNova, 3/10/2006 12:15pm) |
| Roxio(R), a division of Sonic Solutions(R) (NASDAQ:SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today released its Blu-ray Disc (BD) Technology Preview Kit. ... (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) |
| PS3 firmware update adds full screen flash viewing (AfterDawn, 12/04/2008 2:57am) |
| Eric Lempel, Sony's Director of PlayStation Network Operations, has posted on the official PlayStation 3 blog that the upcoming PS3 firmware update, version 2.53 will bring improvements to the Flash Player via the internet browser.
From the blog:
"Hi everyone, in the next PS3 firmware update (v2.53), coming soon, weÂ’re improving the way the Flash Player works with the internet browser. I ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Givaway: ‘Men in Black 3′ Blu-ray Combo w/UltraViolet (HD-Report, 11/09/2012 6:41pm) |
| This month we’re giving away a copy of Men in Black 3 on Blu-ray Disc. The Two Disc Combo includes a Blu-ray, DVD, and UltraViolet Digital Copy to download from the cloud. For a chance to win, simply “LIKE†our Facebook page using the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Notebook News: Dell Introduces Blu-Ray Into Its Multimedia Notebook (PDA Buyer's Guide, 12/12/2006 2:56pm) |
| Dell has introduced Blu-ray Disc technology into its product line, offering the next-generation optical disc format as an option on the extreme-performance XPS M1710 consumer notebook computer.This enhancement furthers Dell's strategy to offer customers PCs that can function as ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray continues to grow in Europe says BDA (HDTV UK, 1/14/2009 9:35am) |
| The Blu-ray Disc Association continues to tell us that the Blu-ray Disc format is doing well in Europe, despite the current economic situation. Chairman of the BDA European Promotions Committee, Frank Simonis (pictured right), said that there had been "strong and solid growth" in every national territory. "What we have learned from this meeting is that market conditions vary country by country ... (Read Full Article) |
| Luxury Institute Survey Finds America's Wealthy Rate Bang & Olufsen, Nakamichi and Sony Top Luxury Video Brands (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/08/2006 3:00pm) |
| NEW YORK----March 8, 2006--As America's wealthy rush to replace old mega-sized tube televisions with new flat panel, high-definition models, Bang and Olufsen clinched the category's most prestigious brand rating in the latest Consumer Video Luxury Brand Status Index survey from the New York City-based Luxury Institute. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/03/2009 7:25am) |
| Based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, this film is reminiscent of Forrest Gump, where a unique individual has anything but an ordinary life. While a tad long, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a marvelous treat on Blu-ray Disc.
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| (Unranked) | HDTV Deals: Free Samsung Soundbar, 29" TV or Blu-ray Player/3D Glasses with Purchase of LED or Plasma TV (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/22/2013 11:53pm) |
| Amazon is offering a nice selection of goodies to go with your purchase of one of 11 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Resident Evil Extinction - Blu-ray Disc Review (About.com, 1/05/2008 5:00pm) |
| Resident Evil - Extinction, the third film in the popular Resident Evil movie franchise, makes its Blu-ray Disc debut. This installment, which is a mixture of Road Warrior, Damnation Alley,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Denon Spills Details on New DBT-3313UDCI Universal Blu-ray/DVD/SACD/DVD-Audio Player at CEDIA 2012 (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/08/2012 8:16am) |
| The new unit plays virtually all 5-inch silver discs and streams Netflix, YouTube and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray, 3D, DVD & UltraViolet this week (HD-Report, 10/23/2012 5:48pm) |
| Here’s what’s new on Blu-ray, DVD and UltraViolet this week. Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Season Four is now available on Blu-ray and DVD. The three-disc set (four-disc DVD) from Warner Home Video includes all 22 episodes of the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Return to Forever Returns: Live at Montreux 2008 on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/06/2009 8:44am) |
| These giants of Jazz Fusion got together again for the first time in 25-years for a brilliant live performance captured during a stop on their 2008 tour at the Montreux Jazz festival and presented here in a solid 1080i transfer on Blu-ray Disc.
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| CyberLink Demos Blu-ray Burning and Playback with HP at IFA Berlin 2005 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/25/2005 7:56pm) |
| CyberLink Corp. , a world leader and pioneer in providing integrated solutions for the Digital Home, will showcase the latest Blu-ray Disc playback and burning support with HP and the Blu-ray Disc Association at IFA in Berlin, Germany from September 2-7. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Panasonic puts forth proposal for 3D standard on Blu-ray Disc (Engadget, 11/25/2008 3:57am) |
| For those of you plugging your ears whilst humming along in hopes of this whole 3D revolution fading away, we've got a rude awakening headed your way. Just days after hearing that the HDMI specification could be updated to better handle stereoscopic 3D content, along comes word that Panasonic has submitted a proposal to the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) for an official BD standard to store 3D im ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics Selects Gennum's Image Processor with VXP(TM) Technology for Their Latest 71" Plasma Display Panel (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance, 9/02/2005 3:24pm) |
| Gennum Corporation, the leader in broadcast image processing announced today that LG Electronics, an industry leader in flat panel TV products, has selected Gennum's GF9350 Image Processor with Visual Excellence Processing (VXP) technology for the latest version of their 71" Plasma Display Panel. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 title, Blu-ray disc film bundle under $40 at retailer (Punch Jump, 1/22/2008 12:50am) |
| Amazon.com on Mon. price cut the game title Stranglehold Collector’s Edition for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3, which includes a copy of Hard Boiled on Blu-ray disc, to $37.99 in the latest round of video game price cuts. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDTV Deals: Panasonic 55-inch 3D 1080p Plasma Smart TV: $999, Free Blu-ray Player (TC-P55UT50) (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/27/2012 7:27pm) |
| Amazon is packing up a nice little freebie with the purchase of this web-enabled 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 6/15/2008 11:43pm) |
| Russell Crowe stars as Captain Jack Aubrey, a commander in her majesty's navy in the eigthteenth century, on a quest to capture or destroy a dangerous French privateer vessel. He may be out-classed and out-gunned, but his resolve and instinct are strong. Will it be enough? The film is now available on Blu-ray Disc with an excellent audio and video transfer but an appalling dearth of extras. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Sonic Designer PS Version 2.1 Speeds Menu Creation for High-Definition Disc Formats (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/26/2007 10:30am) |
| Sonic Solutions® today introduced Scenarist® Designer PS Software Version 2.1, a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop that brings increased power, flexibility, and automation to the HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc menu design process. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'American Gangster' HD DVD Tops VideoScan's Weekly High-Def Disc Sales Chart (High-Def Digest, 3/01/2008 12:00am) |
| Blu-ray may have officially won the high-def format war last week, but in a strange twist, the top selling high-def disc of the week was an HD DVD release. Yes, you read right. Universal's 'American Gangster'... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Mattel Launches 25th Barbie Title, First on Blu-ray Disc (Home Media Magazine, 2/26/2013 5:23pm) |
| Mattel Feb. 26 launched Barbie in the Pink Shoes, the 25th DVD release and the first featuring the iconic Mattel doll on Blu-ray Disc.
Since the first Barbie DVD – Barbie in the Nutcracker released in 2001 from Lionsgate, the brand [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Lasers, optics and photonics resources and news (OPTICS.ORG, 5/12/2005 11:23am) |
| Taiwan’s FVD disc technology attracts the interest of a US firm and prepares to go global. Taiwan’s new red-laser data storage format, Forward Versatile Disc (FVD), has received a boost with the news that a US firm plans to develop miniature optical drives that use the technology. ... (Read Full Article) |
| JVC $200 XV-BP11 Blu-ray Player In Time For Black Friday (I4U, 10/28/2009 4:30pm) |
| JVC today released their first budget Blu-ray player, the XV-BP11. This player is a back-to-basics type of machine. It only recognizes Blu-ray Profile 1.1 and measures only 1.5” thick at its fattest point. The XV-BP11 has the standard, front-mounted USB d...
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| (Unranked) | Super Joystiq Podcast 025: Wii U, DOTA 2, Paper Mario 3DS (Joystiq, 11/09/2012 11:30pm) |
| Filed under: Podcasts This week's (Read Full Article) |
| Blade Runner: The Final Cut (Complete Collector's Edition) on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/30/2008 10:18am) |
| Warner wants you to buy "Blade Runner" again as it releases the film in a 25th Anniversary package on DVD, Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD. But once you see what's included: a new Final Cut version of the film in 1080p with Dolby TrueHD, 3.5-hour documentary, deleted scenes and more, you'll gladly fork over your hard-earned cash. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Plasma Deals: Panasonic 50-inch TC-P50UT50 1080p 3D Smart HDTV: $800.99 with Free Blu-ray 3D Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 12/11/2012 6:44pm) |
| Panasonic is enticing holiday shoppers with a little freebie and $200 off the price of this pretty [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Rip DVDs to Blu-ray with DVD neXt COPY Ultimate (HDTV UK, 1/14/2009 9:35am) |
| Forget the ludicrous mix of capital and lowercase letters in the software title, and the dubious legal implications of using it, and consider the possibility of putting up to ten standard DVDs onto a single Blu-ray disc using DVD neXt COPY Ultimate. I reckon most people will find it far easier to rip their DVDs to a large hard disc rather than to Blu-ray -- and the software does that too -- but I ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Take our poll: The Best Blu-ray Disc so far this year (HD-Report, 7/19/2013 5:34am) |
| We’ve launched our reader’s poll for the best Blu-ray Disc release so far this year. The options only include titles released between January 1st and July 9th of this year. Titles were chosen from a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Heroes: Season 1 seven-disc HD DVD set previewed at Comic-Con (Techsoar - Daily updated online technology blog, 7/29/2007 2:34pm) |
| Heroes: Season 1 seven-disc HD DVD set previewed at Comic-Con Posted by: in HDTV Filed under: HD DVD The HD DVD Promotional Group is on the ground at Comic-Con, with the price drop of the Xbox ... (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) | Super Joystiq Podcast 076: Super Mario 3D World, Zelda 3DS, Need for Speed Rivals (Joystiq, 12/06/2013 6:45pm) |
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| (Unranked) | ‘KATY PERRY Part of Me’ to release on Blu-ray, DVD, & UltraViolet (HD-Report, 8/13/2012 4:40pm) |
| Paramount has announced the release date for Katy Perry: Part of Me on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and UltraViolet will be Sept. 18, 2012. The movie will be available in several editions including a Three-Disc Combo with Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Plextor Announces Blu-ray Disc Drive for North American Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/28/2006 12:01pm) |
| FREMONT, Calif.----Aug. 28, 2006--Plextor® Corp., a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance digital media equipment, today announced the October 2006 release of the PX-B900A Blu-ray Disc drive, the first Plextor burner to support the next generation of optical data storage technology. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Blu-ray releases this week: Skyfall, James Bond singles, Weeds Season 8 (HD-Report, 2/11/2013 5:03pm) |
| If you’re a James Bond fan, this week brings lots of goodies on Blu-ray Disc starting with the release of Skyfall. Although there’s no extra material to supplement the title, the two-disc combo pack includes [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3′ Blu-ray release date and details revealed (HD-Report, 2/05/2013 2:23pm) |
| Paramount has announced Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season Three on Blu-ray Disc will officially release on April 30, 2013. The six-disc boxed set will contain all 26 episodes of TNG, including “Sarek,†“Yesterday’s [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sonic Scenarist World's First Authoring System to Support Warner Bros Total Hi Def Disc (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/17/2007 11:30am) |
| NOVATO, Calif.----Sonic Solutions® , the leader in digital media software, today announced its Scenarist® Workgroup authoring systems for HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc will support Warner Bros. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Giveaway: Universal Blu-ray Demo Disc (Format War Central, 1/14/2009 12:58pm) |
| This weeks Blu-ray giveaway is: Universal’s CES 2009 Blu-ray Demo Disc + Blu-ray Fold Out Pen
The giveaway is open to U.S. residents only. (Mehar will be helping out with Canadian only giveaways).
You can only win once every 6 months.
The Winner will be announced Sunday Jan. 18th
Winner will be selected by a Random.org number sequence.
How To Enter:
Reply in the comments (please us ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Bond 50′ Complete Collection releases to Blu-ray Disc & DVD (HD-Report, 9/25/2012 7:35am) |
| Bond 50: The Complete 22 Film Collection has released to Blu-ray Disc and DVD. The collection contains all James Bond films from Dr. No through Quantam of Solace, and even leaves a space in the box for the upcoming 23rd franchise film SKYFALL. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation – Redemption’ full-length edit to release on Blu-ray Disc (HD-Report, 4/29/2013 9:15pm) |
| Because we can never get enough Star Trek we can’t help to report that CBS has just announced the release of Star Trek: The Next Generation – Redemption to Blu-ray Disc on July 30, 2013. The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Plasma Deals: Panasonic 50-inch TC-P50GT50 3D 1080p HDTV: $1139.98 with Free Blu-ray Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/28/2012 6:53pm) |
| Amazon is adding in a little incentive for those looking to buy this THX-certified 1080p [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony multidisk Blu-ray player hits the shops (the INQUIRER, 9/02/2009 9:21am) |
Nick Farrell THE INQUIRER Plays 400 disks
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| Blu-ray trumps iTunes in consumer quality test (HDTV UK, 7/13/2009 7:11am) |
| In news that is hardly likely to surprise anyone with even a rudimentary knowledge of the difference in quality of a Blu-ray disc compared to a high definition download, a recent test carried out by CEDIA found that nine out of ten participants favoured disc over download. Albeit a small survey of just 25 people, it required participants to view the same film on two identically set-up non-calibrat ... (Read Full Article) |
| Helios Labs Rolls Out the Featured-Packed H2000 Upscaling DVD Player (HDTV 101 · HDTV Reviews and News, 7/23/2007 6:00pm) |
| Helios Labs Rolls Out the Featured-Packed H2000 Upscaling DVD Player Monday, July 23rd in HDTV News | No comments Latest HDTV news: Softpedia - And one such device ... normal DVDs to 1080i, in order to allow to fully enjoy their HDTV sets. Helios Labs’ H2000 ... (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) |
| Screamin' Deal: Blade Runner Blu-ray $14.95 (Format War Central, 6/11/2008 10:20pm) |
| It looks like amazon is having a killer deal on the Blu-ray version of the Blader Runner 5 Disc Collectors Edition. If you dont’t already own the Blu-ray version, $14.95 is about the cheapest you will ever find it priced at.
The 5 disc collectors edition has 4 versions of the film, including a Workprint version [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5 (BIOS, 3/07/2006 11:07am) |
| DVD MovieFactory 5 is Ulead's first consumer disc authoring software to support High-Definition (HD) video discs. The consumer DVD authoring package promises easy disc authoring, an expanded range of creative options and future-ready support for both HD DVD and... ... (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) |
| Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (AVP:R) on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/16/2008 5:15am) |
| In the second attempt at uniting the popular "Alien" and "Predator" films, the brothers Strause have got a lot of things right, but still can't seem to write dialog fit for human consumption. The Blu-ray Disc offers some unique features including a Bonus View encyclopedia-style multi-media archive of Alien and Predator factoids. ... (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) |
| 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) |
| VideoScan Shows Blu-ray Continues to Hold 80 Percent Market Share (Format War Central, 2/01/2008 8:21pm) |
| The latest Home Media Magazine shows that, for the third week running, Blu-ray Disc held over 80% market share for the week ending January 27 with 82% of the sales.
This is also the third week that all of the top 10 HD Media titles were Blu-ray Disc - a mixture of recent releases like Saw [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Coppola’s Godfather Collection Blu-ray just $17.99 today (HD-Report, 1/26/2013 4:24pm) |
| Here’s a Blu-ray Deal we thought you should know about. The Godfather Collection (The Coppola Restoration) on Blu-ray Disc is just $17.99 today. The 4-disc collection, list-priced at $57.99, contains all three classic Godfather films [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HTPC makers add Blu-Ray ripping/management software (TV Squad, 3/14/2008 7:01pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, PVR Wire, Hardware, Software
High end home theater PC makers Niveus and VidaBox are treading into shady waters by adding features that either enable or compliment ripping HD-DVD and Blu-Ray discs. Now, in theory there's nothing wrong with using software that can rip video from a disc, if it's a disc you own the rights to, like say your wedding video. But generally speaking, re ... (Read Full Article) |
| VideoScan First Alert Data Shows Another Strong Week for Blu-ray Disc (Format War Central, 1/25/2008 6:17pm) |
| We read in the new issue of Home Media Magazine that Blu-ray Disc had another strong week in software sales.
According to the VideoScan First Alert data for the week ending Jan 20, Blu-ray held 83% of the market over HD DVD’s 17%, roughly a 5:1 ratio. The Year to date numbers show Blu-ray with a [...] ... (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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| NEWS: Wall-E is biggest selling Blu-ray cartoon (Pocket-lint, 3/17/2009 2:23pm) |
| Disney: "It won't be much longer before everyone is choosing Blu-ray"Wall-E has become the biggest selling animated Blu-ray disc of all time as overall the disc release tally hits 1000 in the UK.
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Read Wall-E is biggest selling Blu-ray cartoon on Pocket-lint now]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘True Blood: The Complete Fifth Season’ Blu-ray & DVD release date (HD-Report, 3/08/2013 8:16am) |
| HBO Home Video will release True Blood: The Complete Fifth Season to Blu-ray Disc and DVD on Tuesday, May 21. The 7-disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (MSRP $79.99) contains all 12 episodes of the fifth season [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony launches BWU-300S 8X Blu-ray disc writer (HDTV UK, 10/07/2008 2:00pm) |
| Just when you thought a Blu-ray writer with 6x write speed was impressive, Sony comes along with its internal BWU-300S Blu-ray drive that is theoretically capable of writing Blu-ray discs at up to eight times speed. I say theoretical, because the fastest media currently available only officially supports 6x burning. However, should the disc media cope with such blazing fast speeds (and Sony's tes ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer unveils Blu-ray Disc Combo drive in Beijing (Digi Times, 4/18/2007 9:39am) |
| Pioneer on April 17 debuted its BDC-S02 Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo drive model in Beijing, for immediate launch in China and later in other markets around the world at a recommended retail price of US$299, according to Pioneer's Taiwan subsidiary Pioneer High Fidelity Taiwan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Deal: The Godfather Collection (The Coppola Restoration) just $25 (HD-Report, 7/01/2013 5:14pm) |
| Here’s a great Blu-ray deal we thought you should know about. Amazon has got The Godfather Collection (The Coppola Restoration) boxed set on Blu-ray Disc for just $24.99 this week. The 4-disc collection, list-priced at $57.99, contains [...] (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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| Taiwan market: Sony announces BWU-100A Blu-ray Disc burner (Digi Times, 11/17/2006 5:22am) |
| On November 16, Sony introduced its internal Blu-ray Disc (BD) burner model, the BWU-100A, to be sold in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$33,000 (US$1,006). The product is immediately available for pre-ordering, and its launch is scheduled for the end of this month, according to Sony Taiwan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Lord of the Rings Extended Editions release on Blu-ray Disc & UltraViolet (HD-Report, 8/28/2012 4:13am) |
| Warner Bros. has released the The Lord of the Rings Extended Editions on Blu-ray Disc & UltraViolet. Previously unavailable to purchase individually, the Extended Editions include five BDs loaded with extras, commentaries, production shorts, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Super Joystiq Podcast Special: Gamescom 2013 Day 3 (Joystiq, 8/21/2013 11:00pm) |
| Filed under: Podcasts
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| Can my 1080i HDTV Display 1080p Blu-ray Disc Movies at Full Resolution? (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/27/2008 1:40am) |
| Having recently purchased a 1080p LCD panel which only supports inputs up to 1080i resolution, a reader wonders whether a new television will be required in order to enjoy 1080p Blu-ray Disc movies at their full resolution. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Association CES Press Event Rehashed (Format War Central, 1/14/2009 12:48pm) |
| Compared with last year, the Blu-ray Disc Association’s press event was pretty much a normal CES affair. Andy Parsons laid out Blu-ray’s 2008 performance, and talked about the format’s bright future.
One thing that was missing from this years event, was the complete lack of speakers from any of the Hollywood studios. Replacing the studio heads, 3 analysts sat on a mini panel discussi ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Paramount To Put Blu-ray First (About.com, 8/03/2009 10:00am) |
| Once an aggressive promoter of the new-defunct HD-DVD format, Paramount Home Video is now turning to Blu-ray as the future of its profit center. Beginning with the upcoming home video release of the film Dance Flick Paramount is trying a new approach where the Blu-ray sales and DVD rental versions will be released several weeks before the standard DVD version is planned to hit store shelves. It is hoped that this strategy will further push Blu-ray Disc player and movie sales, and further solidify its continued growth. Disney is also attempting to take a similar approach. To find out more on how this will affect consumers, check out the report from Video Business.
Related Story: Watchmen Blu-ray Release Captures Over 1/3 of Total Title Sales (Reuters). (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray has best week ever, thanks to 'Iron Man' (AfterDawn, 10/12/2008 3:59pm) |
| According to Nielsen VideoScan data from Home Media Magazine, Blu-ray Disc had its best week ever as a format, thanks mainly to the blockbuster smash hit Iron Man.
'Iron Man' sold 7.2 million DVDs for the week of September 29th to October 5th and sold 510,000 Blu-ray Discs, smashing previous first week records for the HD format.
Paramount added that the disc sold 260,000 units on its first ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘The Ultimate Matrix Collection’ on Blu-ray just $24.99 (HD-Report, 1/27/2013 5:21pm) |
| Still don’t have The Ultimate Matrix Collection in your Blu-ray collection? This week Amazon has got the 6-disc boxed set for just $24.99 — that amounts to about $4 per disc! The Ultimate Matrix Collection [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Retro-Inspired GameDock Turns Your iDevice Into A Game Console, Hits $50K Funding Goal (CrunchGear, 7/30/2012 3:47pm) |
| There's no question about it -- as fun as mobile gaming can be, sometimes furiously pecking at a touchscreen just doesn't cut it. For those of you who long for the halcyon days of gripping hard, uncomfortable controllers while a conceptually-simple game runs on your television, the GameDock may be just what the doctor ordered. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Harry Potter Wizard's Collection 31-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Set: $249.99 (save $250) (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/27/2013 5:44pm) |
| Amazon is conjuring up this special one-day deal on every Harry Potter movie ever made -- with a whole lot of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray disc sales hold big gains at Amazon (Punch Jump, 1/17/2008 6:23pm) |
| Sales for Blu-ray disc titles continue to hold big gains at Amazon.com amid a retail price cut that slashed titles to as low as $14.99. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sacred 3 brings its colorful co-op Diablo-esque gameplay to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC this summ (Kotaku, 2/19/2014 5:35pm) |
| Sacred 3 brings its colorful co-op Diablo-esque gameplay to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC this summer. With four-player drop-in, drop-out online multiplayer co-op and two-player splitscreen, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| VUDU Expands Service to LG BD390 Network Blu-ray Player (eHomeUpgrade, 9/09/2009 7:00pm) |
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Off the heels of its recent availability announcement on network-enabled LG and Mitsubishi HDTVs, VUDU today says that owners of LG’s BD390 Network Blu-ray Player [Amazon] will be able to tap into their on-demand HD (1080p, Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 surround sound) movie service via the device’s menu UI by month’s end. The VUDU service [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray & UltraViolet this week: Argo, Game of Thrones Season 2, Top Gun 3D (HD-Report, 2/19/2013 2:30am) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray Disc and UltraViolet Digital Copy this week? Let’s start with the Second Season of Game of Thrones. The 7-disc boxed set from HBO contains all 10 episodes of the series along [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pre-order The Amazing Spider-Man Blu-ray 3D and get Limited Edition Figurines (HD-Report, 8/01/2012 3:57pm) |
| Amazon is now taking pre-orders for The Amazing Spider-Man on Blu-ray Disc and DVD. And, one of the editions (albeit the most expensive), includes two collectible Spider-Man and Lizard figurines. The Amazing Spider-Man Limited Edition 4-Disc Combo [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Call Me When There's Just One Remote (New York Times, 12/15/2005 4:29am) |
| Your thoughts on the digital living room are a veritable textbook for the electronics industry. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Bringing Hollywood to CES (Time Magazine, 1/26/2006 9:28pm) |
| TIME's Wilson Rothman reports from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumer Electronics Show Roundup (ABC News, 1/10/2006 8:21pm) |
| Becky Worley Examines Trends, Innovations and 'Fun Stuff' ... (Read Full Article) |
| SAMSUNG Electronics DLP HDTVs Endorse ATI As The Digital TV Technology Leader (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance, 4/01/2005 11:01am) |
| MARKHAM, ONTARIO-- - ATI Technologies Inc. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Super Joystiq Podcast Special: Gamescom 2013 Day 2 (Joystiq, 8/21/2013 2:15am) |
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| (Unranked) | Super Joystiq Podcast Special: Gamescom 2013 Day 1 (Joystiq, 8/19/2013 11:20pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Super Joystiq Podcast Special: Gamescom 2013 Day 4 (Joystiq, 8/23/2013 1:30am) |
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| (Unranked) | Super Joystiq Podcast Special: Gamescom 2013 Day 5 (Joystiq, 8/23/2013 11:30pm) |
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| Dark Knight on DVD and Blu-ray Pre-order started (I4U, 10/12/2008 4:00pm) |
| For most people Dark Knight is the best Batman ever. Now Dark Knight is available for pre-order on Amazon.com.
Dark Knight comes as Two-Disc Special Edition DVD with Digital Copy for $22.99.
You can of course also get the Dark Knight Blu-ray disc with ... ... (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...
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| Blu-ray Was Big on Black Friday (Electronic House, 12/15/2008 9:30pm) |
| Despite slow consumer electronics sales, Blu-ray enjoyed a nice bump in the shopping frenzy. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Giveaway: ‘Blade Runner 30th Anniversary Edition’ (HD-Report, 10/10/2012 8:14pm) |
| This month we’re giving away a copy of Warner Bros.’ Blade Runner 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray Disc. The 3-disc edition contains five cuts of the film including the 1982 Theatrical version, 1982 International [...] (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.
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| Panasonic DMP-BD10 Blu-ray player Reviewed (DTechnews, 1/21/2007 2:50pm) |
| TrustedReviews has reviewed the Panasonic DMP-BD10 Blu-Ray player. Of course the Panasonic DMP-BD10... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Planning 47 Million Blu-ray Discs per Month Capacity Worldwide (Format War Central, 6/12/2008 11:14pm) |
| There are a few interesting tidbits in this article over at the Inside Indiana Business website.
Sony is planning to expand its Blu-ray Disc manufacturing operations in Indiana, investing over $100M and creating 85 new jobs there.
Apparently the Terre Haute, Indiana facility currently produces 425,000 Blu-ray Discs per day.
Since Blu-ray Disc manufacturing began in Terre Haute [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (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.
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| 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) |
| Sharp announces new Blu-ray player and iPod docks (The Toybox, 9/10/2009 6:24pm) |
Sharp announced two new items today at the CEDIA show. The first is a new Blu-ray player, the BD-HP52U, which will be able to connect to the Web. Sharp also is planning on partnering with a service provider to offer streaming video content. The service provider is still unnamed, but we’re supposed to hear something [...]
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| Father Of Old DVD Mourns New DVD Divorce (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! Finance, 9/27/2005 11:00pm) |
| An industry standards war over a new consumer electronics product -- unlike anything since the Betamax-VHS VCR battle more than 30 years ago --... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Time to move (Converge! Network Digest, 4/26/2005 2:09am) |
| Video is not a business for the uncommitted or inexperienced player. (Read Full Article) |
| Netflix CEO Hastings speaks about YouTube, iPhone, Xbox 360 (AfterDawn, 9/23/2009 4:09am) |
During an interview with Reuters, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings spoke out about the future of the physical DVD, as well as Netflix's plans for the iPhone, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and possible competition from YouTube
The interview in its entirety:
Reuters: What will Netflix subscribers gain from the improvements in the recommendation system?
Hastings: ItÂ’s doubling the quality of our movie recommendation and that helps our subscribers get more enjoyment from movies. Because more often they love the movie they watch. More often the movies recommended will will turn out to be movies that you love. If you watch a couple of movies and donÂ’t like many, you start to watch (sports and other programming). If every movie is incredible, you start to watch more.
Reuters: Netflix video streams on MicrosoftÂ’s Xbox Live system. What about the PS3 and Wii?
Hastings: Eventually we want to be on all the game consoles, all the Blu-ray players, all the Internet TVs. So we are working in parallel with all of those efforts. Currently our Xbox deal is exclusive and we havenÂ’t characterized it more than that.
Reuters: Any plans to work in partnership with Apple and the iPhone?
Hastings: itÂ’s something thatÂ’s likely to come over time. But nothing in the short term. (With) movie watching, we are not focused on mobile yet, but (instead) on the TV, on Blu-ray and on the video game consoles. We will get to mobile eventually, including the iPhone.
Reuters: What of YoutubeÂ’s potential movie service?
Hastings: I think there will be a lot of competition in this market: Hulu, Apple, Amazon, Youtube, Blockbuster. Internet video is a huge opportunity. And there will be a lot of people engaged, and that is going to be great for the consumer. All of us are going to innovate and compete with each other and provide more and more value to the consumer.
Reuters: How far along are we on the transition to all digital video watching?
Hastings: There will be people doing DVD-by-mail in 15 or 20 years, so I think DVD will last a long time. Our best guess is that DVD will peak for us in 5 or so years. But it is continuing to grow. And the streaming is exploding. So we are getting nice growth in the DVD side and huge growth on the streaming side.
Reuters: What do you make of BlockbusterÂ’s store closing plan?
Hastings: Blockbuster and Redbox really compete on doing the inexpensive new releases, and we are much more the streaming and the catalog. Their closings donÂ’t really benefit us. It will benefit Redbox more than it does us.
Reuters: Have you been approached about an acquisition or partnership?
Hastings: We donÂ’t comment and any acquisition prospects.Permalink | Comments
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| Bread Crumb Menu (Electronics Weekly, 11/30/2005 12:07am) |
| We require experienced electronic design engineers to join one of the leading developers in consumer electronics. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Why the broadcast flag won't work (CNET, 5/26/2005 11:07am) |
| Media attorney Jim Burger says its imposition would impose a heavy regulatory hand on consumer electronics and IT. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES to see first demo of TV over WiFi (Macworld UK, 12/22/2005 10:53am) |
| The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will see the first public demonstration of a new technology that allows Digital TV, IPTV and HDTV to be streamed over standard Wi-Fi. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DisplaySearch Hosts DVD Format Session at Upcoming HDTV Conference, Featuring Executives from Both Blu-ray Disc & HD ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/14/2007 12:00pm) |
| AUSTIN, Texas----DisplaySearch, the worldwide leader in display market research and consulting, will feature a panel session on high definition packaged media formats--bringing together executives from both the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD camps to address the successes and hurdles of each camp at its upcoming 2007 HDTV Conference on October 10-11, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Retailers Getting Good Signals (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News, 7/01/2005 11:00pm) |
| Hot new products like digital TVs, notebook computers and video games have been a real boon for consumer electronics chains. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Look for holiday stocks ... in April (MSN Money, 4/27/2005 2:12am) |
| By next fall, when everybody's talking about the hot electronics gear for the holidays, would-be investors will have missed the boat. Here are some contenders for next season's big sellers. (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy Still 'Top Pick' Driven By Geeks, HDTV (Forbes, 1/19/2006 10:23pm) |
| Piper Jaffray maintained an "outperform" rating and $57 price target on the consumer electronics retailer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Sony NEC Optiarc: Blue-ray Disc drive prices to drop 50% by 2008 (Digi Times, 11/17/2006 5:24am) |
| By 2008, prices for Blu-ray Disc (BD) drives will drop 50% from current levels amid aggressive development by various related brands and makers, according to Shuji Minami, general manager, product business group of Sony NEC Optiarc. Minami also said the maker is not ruling out seeking new partners in Taiwan or placing more orders with existing Taiwan-based partners. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Don't let retailer's lights distract you from buying the right HDTV (Engadget, 8/10/2009 10:01pm) |
In case you hadn't already learned your lesson and started checking behind the displays while HDTV shopping, the HD Guru points out another element of the in-store experience that throws off buyers (and likely contributes to the LCD vs. plasma choices we find so infuriating): lighting. In case you don't recall from your last trek to a big box superstore, the lighting is quite often stuck on blinding making it nearly impossible to discern any difference in picture quality between televisions, specifically in terms of contrast and black levels (the pictures above are of the same value priced display, at left, under normal home lighting, at right, how it looks under some store lighting setups.) Tested with an illuminance meter, all the stores (except Best Buy's Magnolia showrooms) averaged well above home ambient lighting levels, with Wal-Mart and Costco measuring the highest at 411.66 and 742.77 lux. Still, there's tips on how to get a good idea of a TV's black levels even under those circumstances, plus some choice words left over for the incredible (and useless) dynamic contrast ratio numbers every manufacturer trots out these days, so go ahead and get educated.Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentDon't let retailer's lights distract you from buying the right HDTV originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Venturer's cheap HD DVD player now with five HD DVD movies (Pocket-lint, 12/13/2007 12:41pm) |
| HD DVD promo group chucks in freebies for you ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| TDK Announces Blue Laser Disc Technology to Support 200GB Capacity (Broadcast Newsroom, 8/31/2006 4:30pm) |
| GARDEN CITY, N.Y., BUSINESS WIRE -- TDK, a world leader in digital recording solutions, has reached a landmark in the development of recordable blue laser technology, achieving a groundbreaking capacity of 200GB. Surpassing existing optical media technologies several times over, a 200GB blue laser disc would double the capacity of TDK's existing 100GB Blu-ray prototype. ... (Read Full Article) |
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| Universal Blu-ray Demo Disc Winner Announced (Format War Central, 1/20/2009 7:02am) |
| The winner of the Universal CES Blu-ray demo disc is: Â Marty!
Winner was selected via a double random number sequence from random.org
If you didn’t win this time, a new giveaway starts Tuesday.
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| Father Of Old DVD Mourns New DVD Divorce (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News, 9/27/2005 11:00pm) |
| An industry standards war over a new consumer electronics product -- unlike anything since the Betamax-VHS VCR battle more than 30 years ago -- nears a tipping point. ... (Read Full Article) |
| From Apple to Zipit (St. Petersburg Times, 11/28/2005 6:13am) |
| Shopping for electronics this holiday season? You might be surprised by some of the bargains - and some of the latest features - to be had in cameras, cell phones, televisions, computers and more. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG sets the pace for Blu-ray revolution (AME Info, 11/18/2006 11:37am) |
| Global and regional digital leader LG Electronics today launched its Blu-ray compatible full super-multi DVD writers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy tunes into HP televisions (ZDNet, 3/31/2006 9:03pm) |
| Country's largest consumer electronics retailer plans to start selling Hewlett-Packard HDTVs starting in April. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Blu-Ray Player Lets You Record TV On Your PSP [PSP] (Kotaku, 4/09/2008 11:30am) |
| Still waiting on that promised ability to transfer Blu-Ray's from a PS3 to a PSP. In the meantime, I'm going to point out something you're never going to buy, and a situation you'll most likely never... ... (Read Full Article) |
| D-LINK LAUNCHES Wireless HD Media Player (HardwareZone, 10/13/2006 5:48am) |
| High Definition Digital Home Entertainment ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Elec to join HD DVD camp as well as Blu-ray (Reuters.co.uk, 3/08/2006 3:24pm) |
| HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - LG Electronics, one of the world's biggest optical drive makers, will support HD DVD as well as Blu-ray in the emerging war over the next DVD standard, it said on Wednesday. ... (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) |
| Sharky Extreme : News From Inside The Industry (Sharky Extreme, 12/30/2005 5:20pm) |
| In the first quarter of 2006, Pioneer Electronics USA says, it'll ship one of the first ultra-high-capacity Blu-ray optical drives for computer use. ... (Read Full Article) |
| ABOUT HI DEF... (KTLA 5, 5/16/2006 4:34pm) |
| You've seen the new TV sets at your local electronics store marked high-definition ready. But just what are they ready for? And when? ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi announces DZ-BD10HA tri-format Blu-ray camcorder (HDTV UK, 1/28/2009 11:26am) |
| Hitachi has announced its new DZ-BD10HA high definition camcorder, able to record directly to Blu-ray disc, internal 30GB hard drive, or SDHC. It features a seven megapixel CMOS image sensor offering full 1080p high definition recording, a dubbing feature which allows footage to be transferred directly from the hard drive or memory card to the Blu-ray disc, face detection, and image stabilisation. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics plans to continue its dominance in PDP TVs with its new 42 plasma TV (HardwareZone, 4/25/2005 4:51am) |
| Starting April 22, launches its new 42 plasma TV with all of LGs innovative technologies (Read Full Article) |
| LG To Support Both HD DVD and Blu-Ray (DesignTechnica, 3/08/2006 5:44pm) |
| The battle between HD DVD and Blu-Ray has gained another fence-sitter as LG Electronics announces it will support both high-definition technologies. ... (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) |
| Xbox 360 Sky Player down, relaunching 'in phases' today (Joystiq, 10/28/2009 5:00pm) |
While the Xbox 360 Sky Player apparently launched in the UK yesterday as planned, things veered away from the plan almost immediately thereafter. The service was "suspended" shortly after launch, for what must be the best possible problem in Microsoft's eyes: too many subscribers.
"Unfortunately due to the unprecedented levels of simultaneous demand," a statement on Xbox.com reads, "we did not have the capacity to satisfy all service requests and therefore temporarily suspended all access to the service." The service is being reinstated in phases today, presumably with some upgrades in place to deal with the demand. An earlier statement (reproduced on Engadget) specified tomorrow as the target date for the relaunch -- it seems likely that all users will be returned to their regularly scheduled programming then.Xbox 360 Sky Player down, relaunching 'in phases' today originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| Wireless TV lets you watch shows anywhere in your house (Canada.com, 6/04/2005 4:09am) |
| Sharp Electronics makes some of the nicest LCD TVs I’ve ever seen. Their AQUOS line offers breathtaking clarity along with an incredibly bright screen. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp Showcases Cutting-Edge Consumer Electronics Products Designed to Enhance Every Aspect of Modern Life (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/09/2005 12:30pm) |
| Largest Available LC HDTV and High-Performance DLP Front ... (Read Full Article) |
| JVC's ultraslim 32-inch LT-32WX50 HDTV landing in November for $3,000 (Engadget, 9/10/2009 5:23pm) |
Hey, remember that ultra skinny, LED-backlit HDTV that JVC showed off at CEDIA UK earlier this year? The seven millimeter-thin LT-32WX50? Yeah, that very panel is making a second debut here in Atlanta, but it has somehow managed to slim down to 6.4 millimeters (at its thinnest point) and get a November ship date in the US. Weighing just 12.5 pounds, the 32-inch set packs a 4,000:1 contrast ratio, edged-light LED backlight system, a super wide color gamut (100 percent of sRGB and 90 percent of Adobe RGB), a 1080p native resolution, two HDMI sockets, VGA input and an RS-232c control port. The pain? Just under $3,000, or in other words, a small fortune.
Gallery: JVC's ultraslim 32-inch LT-32WX50 HDTVFiled under: Displays, HDTVJVC's ultraslim 32-inch LT-32WX50 HDTV landing in November for $3,000 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| The definitions of HDTV (Deccan Herald, 10/13/2005 8:22am) |
| If you've shopped for HDTV, you already know that the consumer electronics industry has never invented a more confusing technology for the average buyer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| InterVideo Ulead Announces DVD MovieFactory 5; First Consumer Disc Authoring Software to Support High-Definition Video (FinanzNachrichten, 3/06/2006 8:14pm) |
| InterVideo(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:IVII) and its partner Ulead(R) Systems, Inc. (TSE:2487), industry leaders in video, image and DVD software, today announced the latest version of Ulead DVD MovieFactory(R) 5. New features that have been added to the company's consumer DVD authoring package include easy disc authoring, an expanded range of creative options and future-ready support for both the HD DVD ... (Read Full Article) |
| Another Way to Master Your Digital Video (PC World, 6/15/2005 6:22pm) |
| DivX Media Format package includes a player, MP3 support, and conversion tools. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Confuses My Mom [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 2/12/2008 2:43pm) |
| ...and she has a PhD. Here's the adorable email I had waiting in my inbox this morning. Subject: Blu-ray
So, Mark, this would replace a dvd...so I would need a new player? I had heard about it at... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi Debuts New Plasma HDTVs (Ziff Davis via Yahoo! News, 5/27/2005 9:35am) |
| The consumer electronics company is rolling out a full line of feature-rich HDTVs ... (Read Full Article) |
| WirelessHD Group Cites Product Gains (TWICE, 9/21/2009 6:00am) |
| WirelessHD technology appeared in products from Panasonic, LG Electronics, Sony, Gefen and... (Read Full Article) |
| Ruckus Demos Digital TV, IPTV, HDTV Over Standard Wi-Fi (Wireless IQ, 12/21/2005 4:37pm) |
| As consumer electronics and computer networks collide, Ruckus Wireless, an... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Many decisions go into the purchase of your first HDTV (Winston-Salem Journal, 9/10/2005 5:08am) |
| If you've shopped for HDTV, you already know that the consumer-electronics industry has never invented a more confusing technology for the average buyer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2006: HDTV, Video Games, and More (Connected Home Media, 1/11/2006 4:14pm) |
| This year's International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was bigger than ever, hosting more than 150,000 visitors and 2500 exhibitors across two convention centers in Las Vegas last week. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Some HDTVs lack a tuner for high-definition signals (Baltimore Sun, 9/01/2005 8:01am) |
| Mike Himowitz IF YOU'VE SHOPPED for HDTV, you already know that the consumer electronics industry has never invented a more confusing technology for the average buyer. ... (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) |
| IFA: Philips looks razor sharp (PC Advisor, 9/02/2005 10:57am) |
| If there's any truth to the saying "seeing is believing," Philips Electronicsâ gadget demonstration on Thursday at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin was something to see. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu in the Face - Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-ray Player Review (DVD Talk, 9/11/2006 11:44pm) |
| If you follow home theater at all, you've probably already heard plenty about the High Definition format war. ... (Read Full Article) |
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| Sony starts engines with NASCAR race (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance, 7/18/2005 8:31pm) |
| On Monday, Sony Electronics Inc. signed a letter of intent to be the title sponsor of the Labor Day weekend ... (Read Full Article) |
| 2006 CES (Washington Post, 1/13/2006 3:59pm) |
| The Washington Post's Yuki Noguchi and Greg Schneider were online to share their thoughts on the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wi-Fi Goes Nitro with 802.11n (MultiChannel News, 1/20/2006 5:12pm) |
| The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. standards body may have just added some nitro to Wi-Fi development, approving a draft proposal Thursday for the new 802.11n specification. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG BH100: Reproductor Blu-Ray & HD DVD (tecnicalia.com, 1/23/2007 9:15pm) |
| El 7 de Enero, LG Electronics presentó en la CES el primer reproductor capaz de aceptar pelÃculas de ambos formatos de próxima generación: Blu-Ray y... ... (Read Full Article) |
| PC Makers Showcase High-Tech Products for TV (Ziff Davis via Yahoo! News, 9/09/2005 10:09pm) |
| Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft are among the many companies making moves to profit from an industry-wide shift toward production of consumer electronics devices. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Beyond the Hype: HDTV a Pretty Picture with Consumers (Kansas City InfoZine, 10/11/2005 10:55am) |
| Consumer Reports survey shows owner satisfaction high: Annual Electronics Issue Offers New Advice on Extended Warranties for TVs ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hitting the high end: $20,000 DVD player (International Herald Tribune, 12/07/2005 1:03pm) |
| Meridian Audio, based in Huntingdon, England, manufactures what it believes is the world's most expensive DVD playback machine. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Blu-ray 2.0 Player? Could Be Your PC with CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 4/08/2008 3:20pm) |
| When we bring up Blu-ray Profile 2.0 with BD-Live, you guys are divided. Some of you say "Who gives a damn?" while others say "PS3 FTW!" but a small minority say that the PS3 doesn't meet your other... ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics Introduces New, High-Performance LCoS HDTV (HardwareZone, 1/12/2006 3:43am) |
| Led by a series of 1080p rear-projection HDTVs powered by SpatiaLight's LCoS microdisplay technology. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp Develops Dual-Layer Super-Resolution Optical Disc Technology (HardwareZone, 7/11/2005 9:03pm) |
| Sharp Corporation has developed an optical disc technology that enables super-resolution readout of data pits in a dual-layer structure by employing a transparent super-resolution functional film. The development of this technology will make it possible to increase the storage capacity of optical discs using blue lasers to 100 GB in the dual-layer structure. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy, Circuit City post strong sales (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat, 1/06/2007 3:32pm) |
| MINNEAPOLIS - The holiday season could have been ugly for electronics retailers, with deep Black Friday discounts and high-definition TVs so common even Home Depot had them. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Retailers hawks HD DVD titles for $9.99 (Punch Jump, 3/02/2008 5:05pm) |
| Retailer Fry’s Electronics this week began offer HD DVD titles for $9.99 in the latest bid to clear inventory of the obsolete high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony debuts flat-screen TV for beginners (ElectricNews.net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News, 8/19/2005 11:38am) |
| Consumer electronics giant Sony has unveiled a range of high-definition compatible TVs that are set to hit Irish shelves this month. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Prices Up 10% (Home Media Magazine, 3/04/2009 11:13pm) |
| The average selling price of an HDTV went up in February, for the first time since May 2008, according to data from Retrevo CE Index, which tracks more than 4,000 consumer electronics products across 40 categories. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sales blitz (Peoria Journal Star, 1/31/2006 9:08am) |
| The Super Bowl is sending television sales into overtime. Whether it will become the next Christmas is debatable, but it's clear the big game is extending the holiday season for many electronics retailers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD Player Review - Oppo OPDV971H (DVD Talk, 7/11/2005 1:53pm) |
| As home theater fans wait for the dust to settle on the upcoming HD-DVD/Blu-Ray format war, a question we must ask ourselves is what will become of our current DVD collections? ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVR and Blu-ray In One, It's The LG HR400 (High-Def Digest, 7/09/2009 9:00pm) |
| The UK gets one heckuva good combo from LG. Why get a separate Freeview recorder and Blu-ray player when you can combine the functions of both into one unit? LG’s hoping that its UK based customers can’t... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Do You Want a 16:9 LCD Monitor Now? (Tom's Hardware Guide, 1/31/2006 11:17am) |
| LCD makers supposedly have been working hard to develop big-performance, wide-screen monitors in 16:9 format. But so far, the results have been dismal. Will new wares from some of the world's largest electronics OEMs finally take things to a new level? ... (Read Full Article) |
| News HDTV: Should You Buy a Warranty? Many Americans are deciding they are not worth the money? By Swanni (TVPredictions.com, 7/15/2007 5:51pm) |
| Washington, D.C. (July 15, 2007) -- CE stores love to sell them, but consumers are increasingly saying no to extended warranties for High-Definition TVs and other electronics. ... (Read Full Article) |
| BT takes big step towards TV broadcasting: an e-Government delivery channel? (PublicTechnology.net, 10/31/2005 5:58am) |
| BT has set out its vision for nationwide next generation TV as it announced that Europe’s largest electronics company Philips has been selected to supply a set top box to deliver a range of unique services. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Multimedia on demand dominates electronics show (New Scientist via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News, 1/09/2006 6:30pm) |
| Watching movies on demand, and on the move, led the agenda at CES - Microsoft, Intel, Hewlett Packard and Google all made major announcements ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES Gets Taste of Sports (MultiChannel News, 12/29/2005 5:25pm) |
| Sports Video Group will hold its first annual “CES Sports TV Summit†at the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show. ... (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) |
| 'Saw IV' Blu-ray to Feature Web-Enabled "MoLog" (High-Def Digest, 12/14/2007 12:00am) |
| Promising to push the limits of next-gen interactivity, Lionsgate says its January Blu-ray release of 'Saw IV' will allow consumers to blog about the flick directly from a web-connected Blu-ray player.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| JVC Announces Popularly-Priced Blu-ray Player (HDTV Magazine, 10/28/2009 2:20pm) |
JVC today announced the availability of a new entry-level Blu-ray player. The new JVC XV-BP11 is a truly versatile high definition player, offering playback of high definition Blu-ray discs, plus playback of the AVCHD format, the high definition format widely used for HD camcorders, including the JVC HD Everio line.
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| Consumers scratch heads over new TV lingo (Canada.com) (Canada.com, 2/07/2006 11:15pm) |
| Haven't got a clue what all those terms and acronyms mean when you're looking at the latest TV sets in your local electronics store? Here's a quick guide that might help with the confusion many people are suffering when it comes to high-definition television. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 5/03/2007 6:47pm) |
| With a 'Don't Just Watch It, Live It' message, LG Electronics today launched a new global integrated marketing campaign focusing on the company's premium 'Full HD' 1080p flat-panel high-definition televisions (HDTVs). ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer Ups the Ante for Professional Displays with Full-Feature Plasmas Now Available (Business Wire, 11/08/2006 6:00pm) |
| LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. is now shipping its new high definition 50” PDP-507CMX and 60 ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Develops Dual Format Blu-ray / HD-DVD Player (IGN Gear, 3/07/2006 1:58am) |
| Disses Blu-ray, cites uncertainty of format war. ... (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
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| Review: LG BD300 Blu-ray Player (Electronic House, 2/04/2009 6:35pm) |
| With Netflix streaming to go along with high-def Blu-ray playing, LG’s BD300 serves up some instant gratification. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony BDP-S300 (CNET, 7/17/2007 4:31pm) |
| The BDP-S300 is a decent choice if you're limiting yourself to a relatively cheap, standard-design Blu-ray player, but everyone else should consider the competition. ... (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) |
| Microsoft's Bill Gates to Receive Industry Award at CEA's Digital Patriots Dinner (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/03/2005 5:33pm) |
| The Consumer Electronics Association today announced that Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bi ... (Read Full Article) |
| As HDTV gets popular, shopping for DVDs gets complicated (Rocky Mountain News, 12/07/2006 8:43am) |
| The electronics industry expects high definition televisions to rank among the most popular purchases this December. More than 3 million have already sold in the fourth quarter of 2006. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Heat is on in DVD format war (International Herald Tribune, 2/26/2006 1:10pm) |
| The possible delay of the release of its PlayStation 3 game console and the Blu-ray group's loss of its once-commanding lead are not encouraging developments for Sony in its attempt to revive its electronics group after a series of bungles. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D is dead--long live 4K (Broadcast Engineering, 2/13/2013 3:28pm) |
| Similar to 2010, the 2013 consumer electronics industry has decided the next great thrill will come from everyone buying another hugely expensive 4K television. Never mind the small detail that the so-called 4K televisions aren’t really capable of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CES: HD DVD to See 300 New Titles in 2007 (High-Def Digest, 1/08/2007 11:18am) |
| Firing the opening salvo of this year's Consumer Electronics Show, the North American HD DVD Promotions Group held a press conference late Sunday, with format-supporting studios previewing a spate new... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Excerpts from the Greater-China press: October 26 (Digi Times, 10/26/2005 9:52am) |
| Recent news from the Chinese-language newspapers. Picvue Electronics undergoes management reshuffle Chairman Philips Chen and president Leo Chien have resigned from their respective positions. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Thinking About Blu-ray for Laptops [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 2/21/2008 6:50pm) |
| While Toshiba said they had no plans to produce a Blu-ray player when they killed HD DVD, it turns they're at least considering Blu drives for their notebooks. Next question: Who would they buy them... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Marvell Redefines Video Quality - Introducing Qdeo HD Video Evaluation Blu-ray Disk (HDTV Magazine, 8/12/2009 4:11am) |
Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) , a leader in storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, today introduced a new high definition (HD) test disk that enables objective evaluation of the quality of video processing in HD audio-video products like Blu-ray players, AV receivers and HDTVs. The HD test disk has been designed to provide...
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| 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.
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| Pioneer Sells Blu-Ray Drive For About $1,000 (ExtremeTech, 5/18/2006 3:46pm) |
| Pioneer Electronics said late Wednesday that it has begun shipping its first Blu-Ray computer drive, which e-tailers have listed for just under $1,000. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Why Toshiba needs to think beyond Blu-ray (CNET Blogs, 7/22/2009 6:43pm) |
| Toshiba is reportedly planning to release a Blu-ray player by the end of 2009. But after fighting against the format for so long, shouldn't it focus its attention elsewhere? (Read Full Article) |
| Lacie launches first Blu-ray exterior burner (Personal Computer World, 1/05/2007 2:50pm) |
| LaCie is to launch the first external Blu-ray burner for PC and Mac professionals at next week's Consumer Electronics Show 2007 in Las Vegas. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Shoppers good sports during bowl season (Seattle Times, 1/12/2006 8:21am) |
| For TV shoppers and sellers, Super Bowl XL is Christmas II. While shopping for most consumer electronics peaks around Christmastime, the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG to make HDTV boxes for DirecTV (BizJournals, 10/19/2005 6:08pm) |
| DirecTV Group Inc. has selected LG Electronics Inc. to produce high-definition set-top boxes for the satellite television service. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Winbond to invest $25 million in Israel (EETimes, 1/26/2006 5:54pm) |
| Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics Corp. plans to expand its Israeli subsidiary with an investment of $25 million. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Thomson Proposes HDTV Over USB (ExtremeTech, 4/27/2006 3:40pm) |
| This week, Thomson's Jensen electronics unit showed off a prototype for attaching an HDTV over-the-air receiver to a laptop via a USB cable. ... (Read Full Article) |
| SonyStyle.com plugs in more personalization changes (InternetRetailer.com, 9/07/2005 5:57pm) |
| To break through the data overload that often hits shoppers when they click on an online consumer electronics site, SonyStyle.com is being upgraded and expanded with several new self-guided sales and product information tools. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Archos Takes DVD On Road; A Better Tube TV (Hartford Courant, 9/09/2005 7:23am) |
| 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) | Hot Deal: LG BP325W 3D Blu-ray Player: $69.99 (Electronic House, 11/16/2012 6:03pm) |
| Dell is making it easy (and affordable) to stuff a little 3D under the tree this holiday.
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| Electronics show showcases sharper television screen (KWQC-TV 6 Davenport, 1/11/2007 6:04pm) |
| LAS VEGAS Texas Instruments has taken a television technology and has given it some buzz. D-L-P is the technology. While what it exactly does may not be clear to everyone, its ads say it's the work of mirrors in the T-V. ... (Read Full Article) |
| BT appoints Philips for IPTV set-top (Digital Television Group, 10/27/2005 9:26am) |
| BT has selected consumer electronics giant Philips to supply set-top boxes for its forthcoming internet protocol television (IPTV) service. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD / Blu-ray Special Feature: 4. HD DVD Promotional Group (HDTV UK, 1/06/2008 8:00am) |
| Who are they?
The HD DVD Promotional Group is made up from (amongst others) various consumer electronics hardware manufacturers, software companies, film studios, and retailers.
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| SED TV - New Flatscreen Technology - OUT with Plasma's and LCD HDTV's (HDTV News Blog, 11/19/2007 5:24pm) |
| Plasma and LCD HDTVs may soon be sharing shelf space at your local electronics store with a new flat panel technology called SED TV ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hackers Eye Game Consoles, HD DVD (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News, 1/02/2007 4:56pm) |
| Following a holiday season full of electronics gift giving, reports indicate that hackers are already starting to target new gaming consoles and HD DVD technology. ... (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) |
| Consumer's Edge (San Antonio Express News, 2/02/2006 8:54pm) |
| With high-definition TV prices dropping faster than you can say "wardrobe malfunction," expect many consumers to huddle around a new big screen in time for Super Bowl XL. Before you rush the electronics aisle, remember these HDTV basics from the experts at CNET.com. ... (Read Full Article) |
| News Blu-ray & HD-DVD Sales Running Even Research group says neither HDTV DVD format has edge in player sales. By ... (TVPredictions.com, 2/05/2007 12:03pm) |
| Washington, D.C. (February 5, 2007) -- Who's winning the Blu-ray-HD-DVD war? ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: PS3, Blu-ray in 45% U.S households by 2011 (Punch Jump, 1/09/2008 5:52pm) |
| Sony Corp. this week published a new advert at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show that claims a 45 percent adoption rate of Blu-ray in the U.S. by 2011. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony gets in your face with upgraded personal 3D viewer (CNET Blogs, 8/29/2012 7:48pm) |
| The headsets are coming, the headsets are coming! The disturbing trend of consumer electronics companies wanting to perch on your mug continues.
(Read Full Article) |
| Sports Fans Driving HDTV Purchases (DesignTechnica, 1/17/2006 6:23pm) |
| New findings from the Consumer Electronics Association determine that around half of current HDTV owners purchased because of HD sports programming. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: TDK to show 8cm Blu-ray Discs (PC Advisor, 1/08/2007 11:04am) |
| TDK will unveil prototype 8-centimetre Blu-ray Discs at the Consumer Electronics Show today. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Up to 150 Ultra HDTV announcements possible at CES (Engadget, 1/06/2014 12:54am) |
| During a pre-CES briefing today, Shawn DuBravac, chief economist for the Consumer Electronics Association, said he "wouldn't be surprised to see 75 UHDTV announcements" this week. That number could be as high as 150, including hardware rollouts, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Basics of Choosing HDTV - Part I (BellaOnline, 9/18/2005 2:27am) |
| You have made the decision to purchase a High Definition Television (HDTV) so you drive to the electronics store only to be confronted with a myriad of options utilizing terminology that sounds like a foreign language. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV sets, plasmas finally dropping in price (CTV.ca, 6/22/2005 9:19pm) |
| Big-screen HDTVs have been viewed as a luxury item since they appeared in the late 90s. But have you checked out an electronics store flyer lately? Prices have taken a nosedive and it may finally be time to dive in. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Media rooms provide a movie-going experience, minus the crowds (Pittsburgh Daily Courier, 3/12/2005 5:30am) |
| Theaters are becoming the featured attractions at many homes. Nationally, sales of items commonly used in theaters are up more than 30 percent in the past year, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. (Read Full Article) |
| HIGH-DEF BLITZ (Miami Herald, 1/12/2006 8:30am) |
| For TV shoppers and sellers, Super Bowl XL is Christmas II. While shopping for most consumer electronics peaks around the holidays, the Super Bowl on Feb. 5 sends the holiday season into overtime for TVs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sales Boom For Hdtv Sets But Wheres The Profit (ContactMusic, 8/28/2007 6:18pm) |
| Consumer electronics stores may be doing a booming business in big-screen, high-definition TV sets these days, but they are seeing profit margins dr ... (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) |
| PS3 Getting Blu-ray 1.1 Profile Update This Month [Playstation 3] (Gizmodo, 12/07/2007 8:20pm) |
| One of the biggest complaints about Blu-ray is that not everyone supports the same "BD Profile," which means not every player has the same capabilities. Don Eklund, EVP of Sony Pictures Home... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Interviews 'Prometheus' Blu-ray Producer Charles de Lauzirika (High-Def Digest, 10/25/2012 8:55pm) |
| by Luke Hickman Have you ever wondered where Blu-rays come from, how your favorite film goes from the big screen to your Blu-ray player with pretty little menus, specials features galore, and loads [...] (Read Full Article) |
| The Many Benefits of an Upconverting DVD Player (Connected Home Media, 4/25/2006 8:38pm) |
| Let's face it. On the eve of the HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray deathmatch—surely the bloodiest format war since the VHS-vs.-Betamax debacle—any self-respecting technophile is going to watch and wait. A costly, obsolete paperweight is the last thing any of us wants to get stuck with. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Bandwidth Advance Hints at Future Beyond Wi-Fi (New York (New York Times, 5/03/2005 10:10pm) |
| ONE barrier that has held back the much-hyped convergence of the computer and consumer electronics industries has been the tangle of wires that is needed to connect the cascade of home video, audio, Internet and game gadgets. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Men like their HDTVs big, while women prefer them smaller, says new survey (Digi Times, 12/21/2005 10:50am) |
| Although a new survey from Panasonic reveals that one in four (about 26%) US households either owns or plans to own a HD (high definition) TV by the end of 2006, up from 15% last year, spouses are divided on what type of purchase should be made, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Adds Conexant Chip (MultiChannel News, 11/28/2005 5:36pm) |
| Conexant Systems Inc. said LG Electronics Inc. is using its “CX24126†direct-broadcast satellite DVB-S2 (Digital Video Broadcasting) demodulator and “CX24118†advanced modulation 8PSK (phase shift key) tuner in LG’s new HDTV receiver. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Survey says buyers looking for smaller HDTVs this holiday season (Home Theater, 12/04/2009 12:48pm) |
| Along with McMansions and Hummers, it looks like the giant-sized HDTV has become a symbol of a not-so-distant era where people wanted bigger and better, their debt limits be damned. According to a new survey by electronics Web site Retrevo, the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| VIZIO Plasma TV Success to Extend in New 42" Model (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/10/2006 7:31pm) |
| V, Inc., the multiple award-winning VIZIO consumer electronics maker, announced their first quarter 2006 high definition plasma plans. ... (Read Full Article) |
| One in Four Households Expect to Have HDTV Within 2006 (Broadcast Newsroom, 12/21/2005 11:39pm) |
| A new survey from Panasonic reveals that one in four (26 percent) of U.S. households either owns or plans to own a high-definition television by the end of 2006. This is up from 15% one year ago, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. ... (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) |
| LG TV Contains Seagate Drive (ExtremeTech, 10/06/2005 3:35pm) |
| LG Electronics has released a television with a Seagate hard drive built in. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Material Paves the Way for 3D Printing of Personal Electronic Devices (DailyTech, 11/27/2012 1:47pm) |
| 3D printing of personal electronics may be in our [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Announces Aggressive Blu-ray Marketing Campaign (About.com, 3/05/2008 6:00am) |
| With HD-DVD no longer a factor, the real fight to get current DVD player-only households to convert to Blu-ray is now on. With this in mind, Sony has embarked on... ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Blu Ray HD DVD player sold out at Best Buy (Punch Jump, 1/29/2008 5:10pm) |
| Best Buy this week sold out of the Blu-ray, HD DVD multi-format LG Super Blu High-Definition multiplayer to online customers in the midst of a battle between the two formats at retail. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba To Produce Blu-ray Player By Year's End (High-Def Digest, 7/22/2009 5:30pm) |
| It looks like Blu-ray sales are just too big to ignore. We reported a few weeks ago on the statement by Toshiba President Atsutoshi Nishida that his company was finally considering a jump into Blu-ray... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 6/26/2007 2:59am) |
| One of the first questions that people have after they hook up their new Blu-ray player is regarding what the best movies to watch are? The issue at hand is that the Blu-ray format is still relatively new and not all of your favorites will be available. Despite being offered through movie distributors that support the Blu-ray format, ... (Read Full Article) |
| Look, no cables (The Age, 8/19/2005 4:41pm) |
| HP has endeavoured to make the home theatre a straightforward experience with this projector. And to that end, it has been successful. The ep9012 comes with a built-in DVD player, which saves having to mess about with cables connecting your own. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Grease on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/05/2009 7:12pm) |
| It's still the word, but is this classic musical worthy of your Blu-ray bucks?
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| Sony 'open' to Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD bonding talks (The Register, 4/13/2005 5:03pm) |
| Peace in our time? (Read Full Article) |
| As HDTV Prices Fall, Manufacturers Create DVD Format War (Washington Post, 1/13/2006 4:39pm) |
| LAS VEGAS The consumer electronics industry just has to keep things interesting. Just as it's on the verge of meeting one of its toughest goals -- making high-definition television an affordable commodity -- it has to tackle new ones. And if these guys can't find any, they'll make up new ones. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hot Deal: Yamaha BRX-610 5.1-Channel Receiver with 3D Blu-ray Player: $279.99 (Electronic House, 8/15/2012 7:03pm) |
| For one day only, Woot is slashing 49 percent off the price of Yamaha’s combo component.
(Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Turns ''TV into Art'' with the Availability of New ''Touch of Color'' Designed LCD HDTVs (Business Wire, 4/23/2008 1:00pm) |
| RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics, the market leader in HDTV design and innovation, presents the ultimate form of "functional art" to consumers with the Series 6 ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Forecasts for Broadband Communications:' A New Analyst Paper by Technology Futures, Inc. (TFI) (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 12/19/2005 12:00pm) |
| Austin, TX (PRWEB) December 19, 2005 -- Broadband will continue to be adopted at a rapid rate, and ultimately, reach levels of penetration comparable to other popular consumer electronics. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Atmel and LG Electronics, Inc. Collaborate on a DMB Extension for LG's New Laptop Family (RedNova, 9/02/2005 2:41pm) |
| HEILBRONN, Germany and SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Atmel(R) Corporation , a global leader in the development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, and LG International Co., Ltd. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Revenues sacrificed in fight to capture new TV market (Financial Times, 1/02/2007 2:26am) |
| Gary Shapiro, president of the Washington-based Consumer Electronics Association, declared a year ago that 2006 would be "the year of HDTV" or high definition television. His prediction proved spot on. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner: HD DVD Plans Unchanged (High-Def Digest, 2/20/2008 11:30pm) |
| You may have a hard time finding an HD DVD player to play them on, but Warner says it will continue to issue HD DVD discs through the end of May. Though the studio declined comment on Toshiba's announcement... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Consumer Electronics Sales in China Have Skyrocketed Mainly Driven by Powerful Market Demand (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/13/2007 1:45pm) |
| DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of "HDTV in China: Devices Before Service" to their offering. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi Says Laser is HDTV's Future (DesignTechnica, 4/07/2006 6:10pm) |
| Consumer electronics company unveils a new laser based HDTV technology which reportedly produces greater picture performance and a slimmer form factor for televisions. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp sets off European HDTV push (CRM Knowledge Base, 3/09/2005 3:49pm) |
| Sharp Electronics has unveiled the Aquos P50 series High Definition LCD television at CeBIT in Hanover, claiming it to be the first designed specifically for the European PAL and Secam TV formats. (Read Full Article) |
| Wireless video in works (Inside Bay Area, 10/31/2006 5:48pm) |
| SAN JOSE — The world's leading electronics makers have teamed up to develop a wireless technology to carry high-definition video and eliminate some of the cable spaghetti that links televisions ... (Read Full Article) |
| Super Bowl XL Kicks off the Year of HD, Says CEA (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/30/2006 11:16pm) |
| ARLINGTON, Va.----Jan. 30, 2006--Super Bowl XL is proving to be a huge driver in the sales of digital television products - especially high-definition televisions , according to the Consumer Electronics Association . ... (Read Full Article) |
| Super Troopers on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/04/2009 6:07pm) |
| If you're going to bother with any of the Broken Lizard flicks, this Blu-ray is the one to watch.
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| Doubt on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/06/2009 10:00am) |
| The string of Hollywood heavyweights make this one is a must-see. The only thing one might question is whether or not to buy the Blu-ray.
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| HD DVD vs. DVD...Fight! (David's Blog, 12/07/2006 10:36pm) |
| I received "Superman Returns" from Netflix yesterday. This disc is a HD DVD/DVD combo...HD DVD on... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Question of the Day: What Are You Going to Do With Your HD DVD Player? [Question Of The Day] (Gizmodo, 1/23/2008 10:30pm) |
| Given the
untimely death of HD DVD, one has to wonder—what will
become of all the hardware out there? So, our question to you is:
what do you plan to do with your now defunct HD DVD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| ITC's Receives Orders in Excess of $500,000 from A&B Sound for LCD TV Line (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance, 8/10/2005 10:05am) |
| RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - International Technologies Corporation , announced today that it will begin selling its DiBOSS liquid crystal display televisions to A&B Sound, a pioneer in Canadian consumer electronics. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's software future (ZDNet India, 3/03/2006 9:40am) |
| Sony chief Howard Stringer had almost everything in place going into this year's Consumer Electronics Show in January: big new televisions to show off, high-definition DVDs and the PlayStation 3 on the way, and even a scheduled appearance by Tom Hanks. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony hiring 1,000 at Westmoreland TV plant (Kansas City Star, 6/02/2005 4:21am) |
| PITTSBURGH - Sony Electronics Inc. is hiring 500 full time and about 500 seasonal workers to meet booming demand for liquid-crystal display and high-definition television sets. ... (Read Full Article) |
| A52 CREATES ENTIRELY-CG HD SPOTS FOR PIONEER | News | Post Magazine (Post Magazine, 9/14/2006 8:38pm) |
| LOS ANGELES – Visual effects and design company A52 (www.a52.com) recently completed production and post on two high definition commercials for agency RPA and their client Pioneer Electronics. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray Goes Universal (WebProNews, 8/17/2005 1:03am) |
| Universal Music Group announced they had signed on to the Blu-Ray DVD format developed by Sony in the latest round of DVD Wars. This marks a major victory in the cosmic conflict between Japanese electronics goliaths Sony and Toshiba. ... (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: Latest and greatest gadgets head for Vegas (Macworld UK, 12/29/2005 10:40am) |
| It's big, bustling and brings together more than 100,000 people and 300 companies for four days in the middle of the desert. The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) kicks off in Las Vegas on January 5 and this time it's all about high-definition, portable video, home networking and fun. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New on the hi-def horizon (Chicago Tribune, 2/19/2006 4:57pm) |
| We found the best and the brightest in 1080p, plasma, LCD and DLP TVs that will be headed for stores in 2006 Just as tax refunds begin trickling through the postal system or soft-landing into direct-deposit accounts, the year's sparkling new HDTVs start showing up in local electronics stores. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Lite-On Unsure of Blu-ray Future (High-Def Digest, 8/07/2009 8:00pm) |
| According to the Taiwan based daily electronics newspaper Digitimes Systems, Lite-On is looking conservatively towards the Blu-ray market. Company CEO Guang-chung Chen said of the strategy “Significant... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hot Deal: LG 47-inch 47LM7600 3D LED HDTV, 3D Blu-ray Player and 12 Pairs of Glasses: $1,218.94 (Electronic House, 8/31/2012 6:04pm) |
| Amazon is helping you create an instant 3D theater worthy of you and 11 friends.
(Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Announces New Multi-Year Sponsorship as the Official HDTV of the NFL (Business Wire, 8/23/2007 2:00pm) |
| RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics America Inc., the market leader in HDTVs, is proud to announce the company will be continuing its successful sponsorship as the ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Your Next Phone Could Be More Powerful Than A PS3 (Kotaku, 4/02/2013 6:00am) |
| In 2005-06, the Xbox 360 and PS3 were cutting-edge pieces of consumer electronics, finely tuned to deliver a premium gaming performance with the very latest technology inside.
As is the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft Will Consider Going Blu-Ray, If Consumers Demand [Ces08] (Kotaku, 1/09/2008 1:20am) |
| Responding to news that Warner Bros. opted to put its eggs in the basket of Blu-ray exclusively last week, Microsoft execs told Reuters that the company would consider a Blu-ray player add-on for the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray, HD DVD crack becomes a crevice (Ars Technica, 3/07/2007 3:55pm) |
| Another piece of the high-definition content protection puzzle has been found, as hackers have located device keys for a software player. Does this mean that next-gen copy protection is already dead? Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Onkyo may pull out of HD DVD hardware market (HDTV UK, 2/05/2008 10:39am) |
| Possibly another
blow for the beleaguered HD DVD camp with speculation that Onkyo may
discontinue their HD DVD player line. Their DV-HD806 was
launched in the US last autumn, but apparently there are now no plans to bring
it to the UK. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy $50 gift cards for HD DVD suckers (CNET Blogs, 3/19/2008 11:59pm) |
| Feel like a sucker for buying an HD DVD player? Well, if you happen to have bought it at Best Buy, you're in line to get a $50 gift card from the retail giant as part of its pity program for HD DVD owners. OK, I'm kidding about ...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Triple Layer, 51GB HD DVD Approved by DVD Forum (AnandTech, 9/10/2007 4:57pm) |
| HD DVD can now boast a 1GB storage advantage over Blu-ray Disc... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Saturday Night Fever on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/01/2009 11:45pm) |
| Love it or hate it, this super '70s classic dazzles on Blu-ray.
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| Sony seeks tariff cut for newest HDTV (Pittsburgh Live, 8/12/2005 4:28am) |
| Sony Corp. is counting on a new large-screen technology that it intends to introduce this fall as the latest in high-definition television, Sony Electronics Inc. President Hideki "Dick" Komiyama said Thursday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Blu-ray player adds VUDU support (AfterDawn, 9/10/2009 5:46pm) |
LG has announced that their BD390 Blu-ray player will now support VUDU video streaming, following a firmware update.
VUDU offers over 2200 movies and TV shows in SD or 1080p HD and 5.1-channel audio.
The player now supports Netflix, VUDU, CinemaNow and YouTube.
The BD390 has been applauded for fast loading times, 1GB of onboard memory, as well as its ability to play DivX video files off a USB drive.
The BD player retails for $379.99 USD from most retailers.
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| Computers: HDTV among the most confusing home electronics (Winston-Salem Journal, 9/03/2005 4:50am) |
| Over the years, I've been an early reviewer of new technology but rarely an early adopter. Eventually, a new technology becomes good enough to make the leap into our personal lives. High Definition TV is getting there - it reached our house recently. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Study: Consumers Embracing 3D and Smart TV Apps (eCoustics, 1/04/2013 8:14am) |
| Consumers are seeking high-definition televisions (HDTVs) with the latest built-in features as a growing number of U.S. adults own smart app-enabled displays, according to new research from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CEA Urges Congress for DTV Hard Deadline (DesignTechnica, 5/26/2005 9:52pm) |
| The Consumer Electronics Association\\\'s CEO Gary Shapiro is urging congress to support a hard deadline end the broadcast DTV transition. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CEA's Gary Shapiro Pushes Broadcasters (DesignTechnica, 5/13/2005 12:23am) |
| In a bold statement, Consumer Electronics Association and CEO Gary Shapiro says broadcasters need to embrace HDTV or face obselence. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 4K Announcements Highlight CES Opening (Home Media Magazine, 1/08/2013 6:10am) |
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LAS VEGAS — TVs that respond to hand gestures, new OLED sets and new 3DTV sets all played second fiddle to the unveiling of new 4K sets during the opening of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
And among [...] (Read Full Article) |
| News Wal-Mart: HDTV Is Too Complicated The retailer is running a radio campaign suggesting that "big box" retailers are ... (TVPredictions.com, 12/12/2006 1:31pm) |
| Washington, D.C. (December 12, 2006) -- A man walks into a large electronics store and asks to see a High-Definition TV. The salesman, speaking with a slight accent, tells him that they have sets of all sizes, models and brands. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HELP FILE (Washington Post, 7/17/2006 8:12am) |
| Q I recently bought an upconverting DVD player to go with my high-definition TV and then paid more than $100 for the HDMI cable needed to connect the two. But a little research online found the same kind of cable for $6 -- and it works just as well as the other one. I'm returning that "premium"... ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-Definition Demand Expected To Drive TV Holiday Sales (InformationWeek, 11/09/2006 1:20am) |
| Flat-panel HDTV sales will drive the consumer electronics market as a whole this holiday season, says an analyst for NPD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Brings HD IP Video System To Light (TechWeb, 4/27/2006 7:31pm) |
| Sony Electronics has developed a high definition IP-based video communications system for businesses, medical industry and universities. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Street Price set at $16,999 for LG’s 84-in 4K Ultra HD TV (CE Pro, 11/13/2012 4:02pm) |
| The highly anticipated Ultra HD 4K LED TV from LG Electronics went on sale today at a giant launch party at Video & Audio Center in L.A. with a street price $3,000 less than [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Video: Xbox 360 with Mediaroom demo (Punch Jump, 1/08/2008 6:03pm) |
| Microsoft Corp. this week demonstrated an Xbox 360 with new Mediaroom IPTV software at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics 42PC1DA (Washington Post, 7/20/2006 9:13am) |
| We're not going to lie to you: You could very nearly buy two identically sized bargain plasmas for the price of one LG 42PC1DA plasma HDTV. Its price of $3000 (as of 6/6/06) is nearly twice that of some 42-inchers we've seen in the PC World Test Center. But plasma enthusiasts would do well at least... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Falling Costs of Big-Screen TV's to Keep Falling (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 8/20/2005 11:32am) |
| In consumer electronics, as in much of life, good things happen to those who wait - good things as in plunging prices. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Delivers New Flat Panel LCD HDTVs (DesignTechnica, 7/26/2005 5:02pm) |
| New 32 and 26-inch models round out consumer electronics giant's S series of flat panel LCD HDTVs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Delivering New Flat-Panel LCD HDTV Line (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/26/2005 2:46pm) |
| Sony Electronics today announced that new 32- and 26-inch flat panel LCD HDTVs are now shipping. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips Ships Wireless HDMI HDTV System (TWICE, 10/21/2009 4:02am) |
| Stamford, Conn. - Philips Electronics said Wednesday it is now shipping its Wireless HDTV Link,... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Sprinkles Vudu into BD390 Blu-ray Player (Electronic House, 9/16/2009 4:02pm) |
| LG’s flagship wireless networked Blu-ray player can now stream Vudu, Netflix, CinemaNow and YouTube.
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| LG HDTVs Offer Vudu HD (Home Media Magazine, 9/01/2009 5:40pm) |
| LG Electronics broadband-connected HDTV owners now have access to Vudu HD content, with a limited time offer to get their first high-def rental from the content service for free. (Read Full Article) |
| Gulliver's Travels on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/26/2009 9:30am) |
| After 70 years, an animation classic arrives on Blu-ray. Well, technically, yeah, but….
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| Universal chooses Blu-ray (CNET News, 2/19/2008 7:12pm) |
| In one of the least surprising turns of events, the studio says it will end its association with HD DVD and produce titles on Blu-ray Disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Marley & Me on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/04/2009 5:04am) |
| A sugary sweet, sentimental look at life with man's best friend -- and it looks pretty good on Blu-ray to boot.
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| LG: No go on combo of Blu-ray, HD DVD (ZDNet India, 9/22/2006 11:58am) |
| The dream of many gadget kooks these days--a box that can play both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD movies--may come some day, but it doesn't appear likely in the near future. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon VOD Now Available on Samsung HDTVs (Home Media Magazine, 10/14/2009 10:37pm) |
| Select Samsung Electronics HDTVs can now access Amazon.com’s 50,000-plus title video-on-demand library. (Read Full Article) |
| Walmart to Emphasize 1080p, Blu-ray in Technology Shift (CE Pro, 5/21/2009 8:05pm) |
| In a battle with Best Buy for Circuit City and Tweeter’s customers, Walmart is increasing its emphasis on Blu-ray and 1080p in its 3,500 stores. Walmart will also make its electronics displays more interactive and bulk up its product offerings. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Offers Innovative ''One-Touch'' Interactive Content Feature on Series 6 and Series 7 HDTVs (Business Wire, 1/06/2008 10:00pm) |
| LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics, the market leader in HDTV design and innovation, has partnered with USA TODAY, the nation’s newspaper, ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Launches World's Largest LCD Monitor (BIOS, 12/21/2005 4:36pm) |
| LG Electronics has launched the 55-inch M5500C, a widescreen LCD monitor with an eye-watering native resolution of 1920x1080 pixels that are true 1080P (progressive scan) to deliver the ultimate in picture quality. According to the company, this is the largest ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| ELECTRONICS: High-definition TV reveals the good, bad and downright ugly (The Myrtle Beach Sun News, 4/16/2006 7:13am) |
| Meteorologist Howard Bernstein was pointing out the range in temperatures around D.C. recently during the midday weather report on WUSA, the only area station that broadcasts local news in high definition. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Big TVs make big splash for big game (USA Today, 1/13/2006 2:11am) |
| While shopping for most consumer electronics peaks around Christmas, the Super Bowl on Feb. 5 sends the holiday season into overtime for TVs. Even though sales of digital cameras and audio gear drop off after Christmas, TV sales stay strong in January. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CeBIT: World's largest high-tech fair opens with Asia out in force (AFP via Yahoo! News, 3/10/2005 4:06pm) |
| The world's biggest IT gadget fair showcased the digital future, with next generation phones, computers and electronics awakening hopes of a powerful rebound in the sector. (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Looks to Curry Favor with Insiders (BetaNews, 10/30/2007 5:04pm) |
| At nearly the same time, HD DVD is busy hawking a new player under $200, and Blu-ray is attempting to curry favor in the industry and media through a two-day event in Hollywood. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | More Ultra HD Announcements on Opening Day of CES (Home Media Magazine, 1/09/2013 1:51am) |
| While many companies made their big announcements on 4K yesterday, a few waited for the official opening day of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
Toshiba announced its L9300 series of Ultra HD TVs, which have several image [...] (Read Full Article) |
| LG shows off super-sized HD screen (Digital Television Group, 5/18/2006 10:17am) |
| Consumer electronics giant LG has installed a super-sized plasma screen in Harrods to demonstrate high-definition television to passing Knightsbridge shoppers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: HD DVD Takes Backseat at Toshiba Press Conference (High-Def Digest, 1/06/2008 10:46pm) |
| In the first major press conference at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, Toshiba was uncharacteristically quiet regarding its upcoming HD DVD plans. The company dedicated less than five minutes of... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2006: All about television (TV Squad, 1/09/2006 6:37pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV , DVR , Video , Cable/Satellite , Web While we didn't attend the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year, I've done my fair share of reading about it. If I had to pick one theme that seemed to pop up several times a day, it'd be television. Not just television as in new TV hardware and gear, but also in how content will reach the masses. A few highlights: ... (Read Full Article) |
| Electronics and media move to next level at CeBIT (Reuters.co.uk, 3/07/2006 4:39pm) |
| HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - CeBIT, the world's biggest technology and telecoms fair, which starts Wednesday, will showcase how fast networks can link high definition TV and wireless gadgets, and a mysterious new product from Microsoft MSFT.O . ... (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) |
| Super Bowl a TD for TVs (Montgomery Advertiser, 1/12/2006 10:06am) |
| MINNEAPOLIS -- For TV shoppers and sellers, Super Bowl XL is Christmas II. While shopping for most consumer electronics peaks around Christmastime, the Super Bowl on Feb. 5 sends the holiday season into overtime for TVs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Television's New Buzz Word (Deutsche Welle, 9/01/2005 4:59pm) |
| The buzz word coursing through the international electronics fair IFA in Berlin this weekend is HDTV. But though the high-tech television is exciting some companies, German broadcasters remain hesitant. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer Launches Fastest Blu-ray Writer (Home Media Magazine, 9/30/2009 11:57pm) |
| Pioneer Electronics said Sept. 30 that its BDR-2205 computer writer burns Blu-ray at 12 times speed for both single- and dual-layer discs, the fastest writing time yet for a Blu-ray drive. (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) |
| Review: Intervideo WinDVD 8 Gold software DVD player (Personal Computer World, 1/02/2007 3:29pm) |
| Pros: Good audio and video quality; plenty of settings to play with Cons: Expensive; HD DVD and Blu-ray support require additional purchase Overall: It looks like we’ll have to wait until version 9 for the full HD makeover. ... (Read Full Article) |
| JVC develops high-def hard-disk camcorder (Digit Magazine, 1/08/2007 9:51am) |
| JVC will soon add to its Everio range of hard-disk drive camcorders with a model that can record high-definition (HD) video, it said Sunday at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Conexant Gets Set Top Box Win (socalTech.com, 12/12/2005 2:56pm) |
| Newport Beach-based Conexant Semiconductor has scored a set top box chip win with Coship Electronics, a Chinese manufacturer of set-top boxes. Conexant said that Coship will integrate Conexant's MPEG/H.264 silicon in its Anysight220c IP receiver. The set top box will be deployed in Asia fo... (more) ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Gadmei 3D HD Pad hands-on (video) (Engadget, 1/10/2013 11:48pm) |
| While some have declared 3D dead, Chinese electronics firm (Read Full Article) |
| Football fans shop for bigger, better sets (Contra Costa Times, 1/13/2006 2:39pm) |
| For TV shoppers and sellers, Super Bowl XL is Christmas II. While shopping for most consumer electronics peaks around Christmas time, the Super Bowl on Feb. 5 sends the holiday season into overtime for TVs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Mean Girls on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/30/2009 6:21am) |
| The Blu-ray may not be all that "fetch," but this Lindsay Lohan comedy is a worthy entry for your teen angst collection.
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| Hollywood demands 64-bit PCs for new DVDs (ElectricNews.Net, 8/25/2006 11:01am) |
| Windows Vista will not play HD-DVD or Blu-ray Disc media out of the box on 32-bit systems, Microsoft has admitted. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Quantum of Solace on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/31/2009 7:45pm) |
| Every Bond movie can't be the best. However, this wild ride is a great way to shake or stir up your Blu-ray collection.
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| Major League: Wild Thing Edition on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/06/2009 9:09am) |
| It may be "just a bit outside" the Blu-ray box, but this classic baseball flick is still a home run 20 seasons later.
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| Best Buy discounts Blu-ray all-in-one PC (Punch Jump, 5/04/2008 4:55pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. on Sunday began offering a discounted all-in-one PC from Sony Corp. that includes a built-in Blu-ray disc drive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The X-Files: I Want to Believe on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/06/2009 9:44am) |
| Scully and Mulder are back on the case, with elaborate Blu-ray extras that should be a real treat for X-philes.
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| HDTV DVD Reviews for March 20 (About.com, 3/21/2006 6:10pm) |
| As HD-DVD and Blu Ray approach, it's important to measure how normal DVDs look with a simple line doubling DVD player on an HDTV. I've reviewed a selection of new releases using a Toshipa SD-4980SU on a JVC HD-56G786 HDTV... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD-DVD camp boosted by European survey (Digital Television Group, 7/18/2007 10:42am) |
| The HD-DVD format for next-generation DVDs had a 74% share of the European stand-alone high definition DVD player market in the first five months of 2007, according to research by GfK for the European HD-DVD Promotion Group. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer Announces HDMI 1.3 Blu-ray Player (DesignTechnica, 9/07/2007 4:38am) |
| Pioneer will be shipping its Elite BDP-95FD in October, bringing HDMI 1.3 and advanced audio support to its high-definition offerings. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung BD-P1400 Blu-ray Drops Below $300 [Dealzmodo] (Gizmodo, 12/09/2007 5:00pm) |
| At a minimum of two retailers, Samsung's BD-P1400 Blu-ray player has dropped below the $300 barrier...by pennies. But it's done so without rebates or crazy, Black Friday sales.
And while we're still... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Preps Next-Gen HD DVD Laptop Drive (BIOS, 9/27/2005 12:08pm) |
| Toshiba is first off the blocks with news that it is finalising development on the first laptop to include a next-generation HD DVD drive, despite a looming format war with a rival group led by Sony. The mighty Japanese electronics maker has also won the support of... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | MIT Develops New Glasses-Free 3DTV (Home Media Magazine, 8/09/2012 6:53pm) |
| Consumer electronics companies have spent a lot of time and money developing 3DTV that doesn’t require glasses, but it’s a team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that may have come up with the biggest [...] (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) |
| NPD: XBox 360 HD DVD Player Sales Hit 269K (High-Def Digest, 12/14/2007 9:06pm) |
| Life-to-date sales of the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on hit 269,000 in November, representing a 3.4% attach rate to the 360 console itself. That's according to leading market researcher NPD Group, which released... ... (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) |
| 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) |
| Sharp Aquos DX LCDs Enable 7x Blu-ray Recording (CE Pro, 10/05/2009 8:02pm) |
| Built-in Blu-ray player/recorder enables users to record extra-long HD broadcasts, while maintaining full-HD quality (Read Full Article) |
| Computing: HP projectors take on big-screen rivals (Houston Chronicle, 4/12/2005 5:32am) |
| Computer projectors, which beam an image from a PC onto a screen or blank wall, have long been fixtures in businesses. Now the companies that make them are trying to sell them to consumers as a way to watch movies and television. You've probably noticed these projectors on display in big electronics stores. (Read Full Article) |
| Buying HDTV: Our guide to working out which high def TV is right for you (Canada.com, 3/30/2005 12:21pm) |
| A new study conducted by Decima research for LG Electronics Canada found 63% of Canadians surveyed knew about the video and audio benefits of high-definition television (HDTV) over standard definition TV. (Read Full Article) |
| Proton shows ambitious range of LCD TVs at Computex (Digi Times, 6/03/2005 6:04am) |
| Currently, it's assumed that cost considerations will limit large LCD TV screens to around 40 inches for the foreseeable future. That may be so, but at this year's Computex, Proton Electronics was showing off its engineering expertise with a 55-inch LCD TV, as well as a 47-inch model. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Proton shows ambitious range of LCD TVs at Computex (Digi Times, 6/03/2005 10:37am) |
| Currently, it's assumed that cost considerations will limit large LCD TV screens to around 40 inches for the foreseeable future. That may be so, but at this year's Computex, Proton Electronics was showing off its engineering expertise with a 55-inch LCD TV, as well as a 47-inch model. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's comeback strategy bets heavily on displays (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 4/14/2005 9:09pm) |
| Sony Europe is betting the farm on advanced flat-panel displays and other high-end consumer products as its seeks to shed criticism that it has "missed the boat" in consumer electronics. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Theta Digital Releases a $4,000 3D Blu-ray Player (High-Def Digest, 2/13/2013 10:00pm) |
| The company says that the Compli Blu 3D will give you 100 percent color accuracy, premium video quality and pure digital audio output. Some people have a hard time swallowing the cost of higher end [...] (Read Full Article) |
| New Doubts Over HD DVD (DVD-Recordable, 2/17/2006 11:00am) |
| There is confusion still over unresolved copy protection issues and questions about when the new high definition DVDs will work on HD DVD. If you have a brand new HDTV with HDMI inputs and buy a brand new HD-DVD player, it seems the discs will probably work. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray, HD DVD combo tossed to outlet store (Punch Jump, 2/25/2008 5:16pm) |
| Circuit City stores this week tossed the LG Super Blu Blu-ray and HD DVD Player to the online outlet division following Toshiba Corp.’s exit from the HD DVD business. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips DVP5960/37 (CBS News, 3/22/2007 7:43pm) |
| The Philips DVP5960/37 HDMI-upscaling DVD player is an excellent choice for budget-conscious HDTV owners and multimedia aficionados, and its DivX playback is a nice bonus. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV and HD-DVD encryption not intended for security (Digg.com, 4/22/2006 1:13pm) |
| The MPAA put copy protection right into the very cables that interconnect your HDTV to your new HD-DVD or Blu-Ray player. But the encryption's not to protect the content; it's intentionally weak, so that the industry can file yet more lawsuits. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PVR gives ultimate control (Stuff, 1/15/2006 4:10pm) |
| Despite its acronym, a PVR or personal video recorder is not a replacement for a VCR or a DVD player or recorder. Think of it instead as a replacement for a conventional Sky set-top box, but one which also has the capacity to store about 60 hours of programming on a built-in hard disk drive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bonus! Sony 'loans' Ultra HD video player to buyers of $25K TV (CNET Blogs, 11/29/2012 6:14pm) |
| Purchasers of Sony's '4K Ultra HD Home Experience' also get 10 free movies and an Xperia Tablet S to serve as their remote control. (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Soldiers On with HD-DVD, Lowers Player Prices (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/17/2008 10:43pm) |
| In the aftermath of Warner's announcement to withdraw support of the HD-DVD format, Toshiba responds by re-emphasizing their commitment to the format and lowering the price of admission. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 BD-Live Update Now Available (High-Def Digest, 3/25/2008 6:19pm) |
| Sony launched Firmware Update v2.20 for the Playstation 3 Monday night, officially upgrading the game console to a BD-Live (aka Profile 2.0) Blu-ray player. As we've previously reported, this latest PS3... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 1/22/2007 7:55pm) |
| The third instalment of the blood-and-guts horror franchise arrives in a variety of flavours on DVD and Blu-ray high-definition disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Compromise unlikely in HD optical disc battle (Macworld UK, 4/18/2005 9:03am) |
| There appears little hope of detente between the two sides championing opposing standards for the next-generation of DVD. (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy burns 2 for $30 Blu-ray offer (Punch Jump, 5/19/2008 3:55pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores this Sun. began offering a new 2 for $30 Blu-ray disc sale to in-store customers in a new high-definition promo. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 8/03/2007 7:01am) |
| A new website offers previews for Music, Movies and Games released in high definition Blu-ray Disc format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Confirms Entry into Blu-ray Player Market After HD DVD Defeat (DailyTech, 7/20/2009 4:10pm) |
| Toshiba joins Blu-ray market (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Renesas Electronics Announces R-Car H2, Offering Highest CPU and Graphics Performance for the Automotive Infotainment Market (Business Wire, 3/28/2013 5:00pm) |
| SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Powerful media hardware accelerators enable features like 4 x HD 1080p video en/decoding including Blu-Ray support at 60 frames per second, image/voice recognition and high-resolution 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CEA Head Gary Shapiro Asks Broadcasters to Support an Analog Cut-off Date and Promote over-the-Air Broadcasting (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/19/2005 3:31pm) |
| The broadcast industry should stop pushing for regulations on other industries, "remove its shackles" and market the value of its digital service to consumers, said Consumer Electronics Association President and CEO Gary Shapiro. (Read Full Article) |
| Next-Generation DVD Format War Looming (Connected Home Media, 10/26/2005 2:19pm) |
| After three votes and amended voting rules, the DVD Forum has finally passed a proposal for a next-generation DVD technology called HD-DVD. Flat-Screen Display for Your Home Theater Chech out Sony Electronics' new high-definition flat-panel LCD TVs, the 42" KDL-42XBR950 and 32" KDL-32XBR950. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New HDTV architectures needed, says display exec (EE Times UK, 3/16/2006 8:48am) |
| NEW YORK — With high-definition, flat-panel TVs becoming the wave of the future, a new generation of components able to meet both stringent cost and performance demands will be needed, according to Bruce Berkoff, president and CEO of display electronics maker Enuclia Semiconductor. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Crutchfield Corp. Launches New and Improved Website (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/15/2005 5:38pm) |
| Who says you can't improve upon a good thing? Crutchfield Corp., the nation's largest direct marketer of electronics, has relaunched its critically acclaimed website, http://www.crutchfield.com , with a new look. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray victory means millions in royalties (CNET Blogs, 2/19/2008 7:02pm) |
| Forget about customer satisfaction or superiority of image quality. The real issue in the war between Blu-ray and HD DVD was about royalties.
With the competition gone, the Blu-ray consortium now has the opportunity to convince PC makers and consumer electronics makers to adopt Blu-ray drives as their optical drives ...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Pleads Guility to DRAM Price Fixing (HardwareZone, 12/01/2005 3:58am) |
| " South Korean chip maker Samsung Electronics will plead guilty to federal price-fixing charges and has agreed to pay a $300 million fine, the Justice Department announced Thursday" ... (Read Full Article) |
| Analogix backs DisplayPort HDTV standard (EE Times, 10/20/2005 6:04pm) |
| LONDON — Analogix Semiconductor Inc. is expected to announce Monday (Oct. 24) the first integrated circuit to support the DisplayPort high definition interface specification prepared by the Video Electronics Standard Association (VESA). ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bethesda "Hard at Work" on 'Skyrim' DLC for PS3 (High-Def Digest, 12/07/2012 8:30pm) |
| Latest DLC, 'Dragonborn' a priority over 'Hearthfire' and 'Dawnguard.' The PS3 version has, among other things, an issue where the more the player plays the game, the worse the game's performance [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray: What's New? (Format War Central, 5/08/2008 8:45pm) |
| Blu-ray is having quite an eventful week, isn’t it? First we heard that Blu-ray wasn’t doing all that hot. Next, we were graced with a B2G1 from Amazon, and a B1G1 from Costco. Later, we got wind of the finalized MSRP for the ultimate Panasonic Blu-ray player — the DMP-BD50 — which [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-def movies may help public pick format (Colorado Springs Gazette, 9/16/2007 1:15pm) |
| LOS ANGELES - People who own an HD DVD player can forget about watching “Spider-Man 3†in high definition when it goes on sale during the holiday season. The movie from Sony Pictures will be available only in the Blu-ray DVD format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| BskyB and Sony combine to promote HDTV (ShareCast, 12/21/2005 3:05pm) |
| LONDON (SHARECAST) - Satellite broadcaster BSkyB and electronics group Sony said it will get together to market high definition television (HDTV), giving discounts when customers buy a Sony TV set and a Sky set-top box. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba BDX2000 Blu-ray Player Unveiled at IFA 2009 (I4U, 9/05/2009 7:52am) |
| Toshiba unveiled their first Blu-ray player at the IFA 2009. After the company's defeat in the HD format war, it took a while until the company decided to join the winning Blu-ray camp.
The Toshiba BDX2000 supports BD-Live (Profile 2.0) needed to play B...
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| (Unranked) | Disney Partners With LG Offering 3D Movie Rentals (Home Media Magazine, 10/05/2012 5:44pm) |
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In a potential boost to 3DTV, Walt Disney Studios has joined LG offering new release, classic, Touchstone Pictures, Pixar and Marvel movies for rent in the high-definition format on the consumer electronics manufacturer’s [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CEA Welcomes House Passage of Budget Bill as a Critical Step Forward toward Completing DTV Transition (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/18/2005 10:33pm) |
| ARLINGTON, Va.----Nov. 18, 2005--The following statement was issued today by Consumer Electronics Association President and CEO Gary Shapiro regarding federal budget legislation passed late last night by the House of Representatives: ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft: HD DVD is the only format for Xbox 360, again (HDTV UK, 1/15/2008 8:00am) |
| OK, I'm getting pretty cheesed off with the Microsoft. A couple of months ago, HD DVD was the only format worth investing in, then at last week's Consumer Electronics Show, Albert Penello (a senior Microsoft executive), suggested that Microsoft might consider Blu-ray if it became the dominant format.
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| (Unranked) | 3D Printing Grows at 2014 International CES (Business Wire, 7/27/2013 1:00pm) |
| ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced its new 3D Printing TechZone for the 2014 International CES®, showcasing the latest advancements in 3D printing technology from top companies in the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Atmel and LG Electronics, Inc. Collaborate on a DMB Extension for LG's New Laptop Family (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/02/2005 12:00pm) |
| Atmel® Corporation , a global leader in the development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, and LG International Co., Ltd. announced today a new family of laptop computers with DMB , based on Atmel's ATR2740 DAB baseband processor. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony and Peyton Manning Team Up to Support HDTV (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/08/2005 10:00pm) |
| As part of an exclusive two-year arrangement with star quarterback Peyton Manning, Sony Electronics recently kicked off an education program for consumers to help demystify the world of high-definition television. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's comeback strategy bets heavily on displays (EE Times, 4/13/2005 4:47pm) |
| BORDEAUX, France — Sony Europe is betting the farm on advanced flat-panel displays and other high-end consumer products as its seeks to shed criticism that it has "missed the boat" in consumer electronics. (Read Full Article) |
| SONY UNVEILS BRAVIA BRAND OF NEW GENERATION LCD TVs (Manila Bulletin, 9/18/2005 6:31pm) |
| After revolutionizing the TV industry with its Trinitron and Wega brands, electronics giant Sony unveiled in Tokyo recently its latest line-up of new-generation, flat panel Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) televisions under the name BRAVIA. ... (Read Full Article) |
| X-EMI 'Round A' Reaches $10.4 Million as EMI Reduction Technology Keeps Its Promise (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/19/2005 12:07pm) |
| X-EMI , a fabless semiconductor company delivering technology and products that significantly reduce electromagnetic interference in electronics systems, today announced an additional $5 million investment has been added to its Round A funding. (Read Full Article) |
| New Pioneer Plasmas Use PureDrive Pro to Deliver Improved Brightness and Detailed Imagery for Professional Users (Business Wire, 6/07/2006 1:00pm) |
| ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2006--Two new high-definition commercial plasmas introduced at InfoComm today by Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. utilize PureDrive(TM) ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy devotes HD DVD shelves to Blu-ray (Punch Jump, 4/01/2008 12:37pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores have begun to devote former HD DVD shelf space to Blu-ray disc titles as the obsolete format is cleared from retail. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Video/DVD Releases (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 1/25/2007 1:35am) |
| "Saw III" The third installment of the blood-and-guts horror franchise arrives in a variety of flavors on DVD and Blu-ray high-definition disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ice Age on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/05/2008 8:09pm) |
| Fox/Blue Sky Studio's CG animated tale of three unlikely friends that come together over a common cause comes to Blu-ray in a decent though slightly flawed high definition release. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Cable's Model Works for Telcos, Too (Converge! Network (Converge! Network Digest, 5/17/2005 2:24am) |
| The higher a service\\\'s bandwidth, the shorter its reach over the copper infrastructure. Every cable company and telecommunications carrier knows this: every time they offer a new service they have to determine how deep into the access network they must deploy active electronics. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Too little, too late: HD DVD player finally breaks the $100 barrier (CNET Blogs, 2/20/2008 12:37am) |
| (Credit: Circuit City)The HD DVD fire sales have begun! Circuit City has the Toshiba HD-A3 for $99.99 shipped, plus 7 free movies (two in the box, five by mail). If only this had happened six months ago, it might be Blu-ray hanging up the gloves.So let's ...]]> ... (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) |
| Samsung Signs Two-Year Deal With the National Football League as the 'Official HDTV' of the NFL (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/02/2005 2:43am) |
| Samsung Electronics America, a global innovator in High Definition TV, and the National Football League , the leade ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Maplin Brings 3D Printing to the High Street (Business Wire, 7/11/2013 2:00pm) |
| ROTHERHAM, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronics specialist Maplin is set to revolutionise the way people think about 3D printing, by becoming the first major high-street retailer in the UK to sell 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Xbox 360 on back burner at trade show (Punch Jump, 1/07/2008 8:01pm) |
| Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 was largely placed on the black burner as the company focused on other products at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips Sets Flat-Panel TVs Free with U.S. Launch of Wireless HDTV Link (HDTV Magazine, 10/21/2009 2:57pm) |
Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG, AEX: PHI) today confirmed U.S. retail availability for its much-anticipated Wireless HDTV Link (SWW1800/27) that uses innovative technology to wirelessly deliver superior high-definition TV picture quality (up to 1080p) without ruining the aesthetics of the home. Unsightly wires are a digital burden of the past with the Philips Wireless HDTV Link which replaces the cables that connect the HD cable set-top box, HD satellite receiver, Blu-ray player and gaming console to a HDTV.
Just in time for holiday gift-buying, Philips Wireless HDTV Link is currently available for...
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| Burning Questions: Why the Rush to Blue? (PC World, 9/21/2005 8:02am) |
| You've heard the hype surrounding forthcoming high-capacity formats Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD. What challenges lie ahead? ... (Read Full Article) |
| Will Blu-ray Make You Want More 3D? (Electronic House, 5/22/2009 11:00pm) |
| Blu-ray Disc Assoc. is the latest to push the 3D format, following Hollywood studios, display manufacturers and PC developers attempts at bringing 3D into the home. ... (Read Full Article) |
| MGM Announces Fourth Quarter Blu-Ray Releases; USUAL SUSPECTS and WINDTALKERS Hit Stores November 28, BULLETPROOF MONK (RedNova, 8/31/2006 3:42pm) |
| Continuing its support of the Blu-ray Disc (BD) ... (Read Full Article) |
| Supernatural: The Complete Third Season on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/13/2008 6:04am) |
| The CW network's finely crafted fantasy series comes to Blu-ray with a superb high definition video transfer
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| Life's Good at LG's Yacht Party (Engadget, 8/03/2005 4:04pm) |
| So last night LG decided it’d be a hoot to sail me, Ryan, and a bunch of journalists around in a yacht called the Lady Windridge to show off their new Fall lineup of cellphones, TVs, home electronics, and, uh, refrigerators (which must have been a bitch to get onto the boat). Kicking it in a yacht with lots of gadgets sounds more glam than it really was, so fortunately we were able to stay ... (Read Full Article) |
| 13 April 2005 Sony's comeback strategy bets heavily on displays (Planet Analog, 4/13/2005 6:50pm) |
| BORDEAUX, France — Sony Europe is betting the farm on advanced flat-panel displays and other high-end consumer products as its seeks to shed criticism that it has "missed the boat" in consumer electronics. (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung, Digeo team up to enhance cable TV boxes (USA Today, 4/04/2005 4:37pm) |
| Samsung Electronics Co. will use Digeo Inc.'s next-generation Moxi Media Center technology in cable TV boxes. The device, available ... (Read Full Article) |
| Netflix offers Blu-ray Movies and raises Subscription Fees by $1 (I4U, 10/09/2008 4:17pm) |
| Netflix announces to offer Blu-ray movies. For $1 more in your monthly fee you get unlimited access to the Netflix Blu-ray selection.
The fee is actually automatically added. So if you do not have a Blu-ray player you need to adjust your account on th... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Alliance Hopes To Simplify HDTV Networks (InternetWeek, 12/18/2005 9:55am) |
| Several electronics and media companies have formed an alliance to create design guidelines for high-definition audio/video networks to speed the creation of high-definition products. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Filmmaker Randall Dark: How Ultra HD 4K Can Change Lives (CE Pro, 11/14/2012 3:02pm) |
| Watching starving children in 4K will "touch your heart in a way that it’s never been touched before," said cinematographer Randall Dark at the recent LG Electronics 4K Ultra HD launch. But watching the new flick "Seadrift vs. The Big Guy," [...] (Read Full Article) |
| IFA 2005: A Display of Exciting Innovations (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/31/2005 7:21am) |
| This year's IFA continues to provide the impetus for the worldwide expansion of the consumer electronics industry. The 160,000 m of hall space and numerous outdoor sites at the IFA will feature displays by 1,189 exhibitors from more than 40 countries, setting a new record at the IFA 2005 for the numbers of exhibitors, which have risen 15 per cent compared with the last event. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Get ready for DisplayPort (Engadget, 5/24/2005 4:03pm) |
| The Video Electronics Standard Association announced yesterday that a group of manufacturers that includes ATI, Nvidia, Dell, HP, Philips, Tyco, and Molex are close to finalizing a new display connector standard for LCD, plasma, CRT, and projection displays called “DisplayPortâ€. Not a ton of details yet (we’re sorta curious how all this fits in with HDMI , for example), but ExtremeTech repo ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray uphill Battle ahead this Holiday Shopping Season (I4U, 5/05/2008 10:00am) |
| According to sales statistics by Market Research Company NPD, Blu-ray is not a selling as one would expect after HD-DVD died.
Blu-ray player sales dropped 40% from January to February in the U.S. and only saw a 2 percent increase from February to Marc...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Macrocomm Proconsole Preview (I4U, 5/15/2005 9:02am) |
| Live Digitally got a first look at the new Macrocomm Proconsole that does it all. Touch screen, VoIP, IPTV, HDTV, dual boot Linux and Windows, DVD player, 5.1 Dolby Sound, USB 2.0, and starting at $850.00. This device is destined to end up in hotels... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Super Bowl Extends TV Buying Season (Rapid City Journal, 1/12/2006 12:00am) |
| MINNEAPOLIS - For TV shoppers and sellers, Super Bowl XL is Christmas II. While shopping for most consumer electronics peaks around Christmastime, the Super Bowl on Feb. 5 sends the holiday season into overtime for TVs. ... (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) |
| Cheaper Peek at HDTV Comes With $129 PC Card (RedNova, 1/11/2006 12:36pm) |
| Last week the technology industry held the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and it seemed like all anyone, from Bill Gates to the bag boys at Best Buy, could talk about was digital video. That is to say digital video on HDTV sets, on cell phones, PDAs, iPods and refrigerator doors. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LCD or plasma: Both offer big screens and clearer pictures (The Jakarta Post, 3/13/2006 4:47am) |
| Those people who dream of theater-size TV with high definition, high resolution and sharp contrast can now make their dreams come true by visiting an electronics store as many TV producers are now offering big size TVs with liquid crystal displays (LCD) or plasma technology. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Super Bowl carries the ball for extended buying season (Macon Telegraph, 1/12/2006 8:08am) |
| MINNEAPOLIS - For TV shoppers and sellers, Super Bowl XL is Christmas II. While shopping for most consumer electronics peaks around Christmastime, the Super Bowl on Feb. 5 sends the holiday season into overtime for TVs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Digital convergence still elusive (International Herald Tribune, 9/01/2005 12:07am) |
| "digital convergence," a topic set to The topic of "digital convergence" is set to dominate the largest European consumer electronics fair, opening in Frankfurt on Friday. ... (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) |
| Format fight (Guardian Weekly, 8/10/2005 11:22pm) |
| The peace talks are over - a war seems inevitable between the two formats competing to replace DVD to become the high definition (HDTV) pre-recorded/recordable disc standard. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Otis on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/25/2008 7:25am) |
| This dark comedy tries hard to frighten and to amuse, but does very little of either -- does the Blu-ray release of this film originally shot in HD at least redeem it with a high quality transfer?
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| Source: (Audio Revolution, 8/11/2005 7:59pm) |
| The Blu-ray Disc Association made its latest move by announcing that it has adopted a comprehensive content management system to protect against illegal copying. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/06/2009 4:30am) |
| While a visual treat, and an enjoyable film, the lack of extras in this Blu-ray package suggest that Sony didn't get the message.
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| SpatiaLight Subsidiary Receives Official Approved Vendor Status From LG Electronics and ISO-9002 Certifications (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/22/2005 12:45pm) |
| SpatiaLight, Inc. , a leading manufacturer of state of the art liquid crystal on silicon microdisplays, today announced that its wholly-owned Korean subsidiary, SpatiaLight Korea, Inc. , has received two certifications. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Unveils World's First HD DVD Laptop (NewsFactor, 4/10/2006 3:52pm) |
| Following up on the introduction of the world's first HD DVD player, Toshiba has announced that it will begin shipping its first laptop computer sporting a built-in HD DVD drive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 to Go Blu-ray Profile 1.1 With New Firmware Update (High-Def Digest, 12/17/2007 10:27pm) |
| It looks like Sony's PlayStation 3 is on the verge of receiving a firmware upgrade which will make it a Profile 1.1 Blu-ray player. That's according to documentation posted earlier today on the UK PlayStation... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Circuit City offers HD DVD trade-in toward Blu-ray (Punch Jump, 3/06/2008 11:57pm) |
| Circuit City stores this week began offering a program to allow HD DVD buyers to trade-in towards a Blu-ray player or receive a gift card. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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.
The FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player leverages...
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| (No Title) (, 5/06/2007 4:24am) |
| An HD DVD sign is prepared at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the opening of the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show, 05 January 2007. Popular news-ranking website Digg has sparked a fierce rebellion in the world of citizen journalism by trying to stop the spread of software code for hacking high-definition movie discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dealzmodo: Sony BDP-S300 Blu-ray Player $348 With 10 Free Movies [Deals] (Gizmodo, 11/27/2007 5:50pm) |
| Our last Blu-ray Dealzmodo was also from Wal-Mart, but featured a more gamey solution to the next-gen debacle with an 80GB PS3 and 10 free Blu-ray movies for $499. This time you can go purely... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon restocks Xbox 360 HD DVD under MSRP (Punch Jump, 2/11/2008 5:07pm) |
| Amazon.com on Mon. restocked Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 HD DVD Player and is selling it below MSRP to online customers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Join the Engadget HD Podcast live on Ustream at 5:30PM ET (Engadget, 1/02/2013 9:52pm) |
| It's not Monday, but we're still taking some time off from preparations for the super bowl of electronics to record the Engadget HD podcast. You can tune in live at 5:30PM and be be a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| ExtremeTech Goes to DigitalLife (ExtremeTech, 10/13/2005 1:30pm) |
| Tired of trade shows for buyers and businesses? DigitalLife is Ziff-Davis's trade show for you. It's aimed at the people who are the ultimate potential buyers for home electronics, HDTV, electronic games and other cool gadgets. Here's our preview of the show. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft, Fujitsu Siemens collaborate on digital TV (IT World, 9/02/2005 2:58pm) |
| Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP Media Center Edition will include digital TV reception technology from Fujitsu Siemens Computers (Holding) BV under a deal announced Friday at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Report: 53% of U.S. Homes Own an HDTV (Home Media Magazine, 8/10/2009 10:05pm) |
| Aggressive marketing and special offers by consumer electronics manufacturers and retailers has contributed to 53% of U.S. households owning a high-definition television. That’s an 18% boost from 2008 when 35% of households reported owning an HDTV (23% in 2007), according to a new report. (Read Full Article) |
| Big Apple Getting HD Update (Broadcasting and Cable, 12/13/2005 11:08pm) |
| Members of the consumer electronics, cable, programming and IT industries are coming to New York Wednesday to provide an update on the HD AV Network Alliance, an industry coalition formed this fall to help promote the consumer adoption of HDTV by developing low-cost ways to link HD cable and DBS set-tops with other CE devices. ... (Read Full Article) |
| AMD Geode LX800: XP on your toaster (Engadget, 5/24/2005 6:51am) |
| Want XP running as your toaster interface? Sure ya do, and AMD is here to help. Today AMD announced the availability of their Geode (please let this be pronounced “Yoda†somewhere on this planet) LX800 processor targeted squarely at consumer electronics devices. The chip is benchmarked at 800 MHz but requires less than one watt of power (read: no heat sink or fan) — that’s the best perfo ... (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) |
| Lord of the Rings HD vs. DVD Screen Captures: Get Ready to Buy a Blu-ray Player [Fantasygasm] (Gizmodo, 1/08/2008 10:50pm) |
| Now that New Line has gone exclusively with Blu-ray, it seems inevitable that we'll get the epic Lord of the Rings trilogy on that format in sexy, sexy high-def. But what if you've already invested a... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy offers Sharp HDTV, Blu-ray bundle (Punch Jump, 1/04/2009 3:37pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. this week began offering a new discounted bundle that includes an HDTV and Blu-ray player by Sharp Corp. for under $800. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung releases its first dual function Blu-ray drive (Computerworld, 10/08/2009 9:13pm) |
| Samsung released its first Blu-ray internal drive that can also read and write to CDs and DVDs. The player is slimmer than its previous generation Blu-ray drive, reducing heat and improving disk load efficiency. (Read Full Article) |
| Video Card Lets You Taste Joy Of HDTV On Your PC (Hartford Courant, 1/12/2006 8:17am) |
| Last week, the technology industry held the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, and it seemed like all anyone, from Bill Gates to the bag boys at Best Buy, could talk about was digital video. That is to say digital video on HDTV sets, on cellphones, PDAs, iPods and refrigerator doors. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Develops Worlds Largest Full HDTV TFT-LCD (Manila Bulletin, 3/16/2005 4:44pm) |
| Samsung Electronics, the leading provider of TFT-LCD display panels, announced that it has developed the world s largest 82-inch TFT-LCD. This full HD image quality TFT-LCD panel was developed at the company s new production complex in Tangjeong, Korea. (Read Full Article) |
| ATI Announces Highly Integrated Digital Television Solution for Consumer Electronics Manufacturers (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/17/2005 10:00am) |
| ATI Technologies Inc. today announced the Xilleon 240, a highly-integrated TV-on-Chip designed to enable cost-effective digital television sets for the North American and Korean markets. ... (Read Full Article) |
| TV makers now flat out chasing the big picture (Stuff, 9/14/2005 3:06am) |
| High-definition television is the next big thing, reports Mary Anne Gill from Berlin. Two years ago, when the world's largest consumer electronics fair was held in Berlin, high-definition flat TV screens hardly rated a mention. ... (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) |
| Samsung and Discovery start global HDTV alliance (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News, 9/01/2005 11:57am) |
| BERLIN, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics from South Korea and U.S.-based cable TV company Discovery Communications said on Thursday they had started a global partnership to market high definition television (HDTV). ... (Read Full Article) |
| Kaleidescape Video Servers to Rip Blu-Ray in 2009 [Format War] (Gizmodo, 2/08/2008 12:59pm) |
| Kaleidescape, famous for their super-high-end home theater video server, has officially announced that they are going Blu-Ray in 2009, releasing a player that will integrate with their existing... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips' Nexperia design in Dell LCD HDTVs (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 4/24/2006 9:04pm) |
| Royal Philips Electronics announced that Dell has selected Philips' Nexperia TV810 semiconductor reference design for its W2607C 26-inch digital LCD HDTV. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung HLT5687SAX 56″ Slim LED Engine 1080p DLP HDTV (HDTV Stores, 11/16/2007 10:33am) |
| Samsung HLT5687SAX 56 Enjoy more pictures and less-frames with Samsung’s HL-T5687S DLP HDTV ... 34.9 x Depth 14 inches with stand Weight - 69 pounds Electronics: 56″ LED light engine DLP HDTV ... (Read Full Article) |
| Carbon nanotube display claimed (Electronics (Electronics Weekly, 5/09/2005 3:27pm) |
| Motorola Labs has unveiled a colour video display prototype based on carbon nanotube (CNT) technology, a breakthrough technique that could create large, flat panel displays with superior quality, longer lifetimes and lower costs than current offerings. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New DVD releases include "Saw III," "The Guardian," "Brokeback Mountain" (Jam! Showbiz, 1/22/2007 7:47pm) |
| The third instalment of the blood-and-guts horror franchise arrives in a variety of flavours on DVD and Blu-ray high-definition disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wal-Mart puts stake through HD DVD's heart (CNET News, 2/15/2008 3:31pm) |
| With rumors swirling that Toshiba is about to scrap HD DVD altogether, the largest retailer in the world says it, too, is choosing to support Blu-ray Disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Spears & Munsil HD Benchmark Disc 2nd Edition - Product Of The Week (About.com, 5/10/2013 10:00am) |
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You spent a lot of cash for that new 2D or 3D LCD TV, Plasma TV, or video projector. It looked nice and bright at the dealer, but how do ... (Read Full Article) |
| "NO WE ARE BLOODY NOT" says Microsoft, about Blu-ray add-on for Xbox 360 (Tech Digest, 3/13/2008 11:59am) |
| Clearly a bit bored of reading lies on the internet about what it may or may
not be doing next week or month or year, Microsoft has come out all ANGRY and
said it's 100 percent definitely NOT DOING a Blu-ray player add-on for Xbox
360. "Xbox is not currently in talks with Sony or the Blu-ray Association to
integrate Blu-ray into the Xbox experience... ... (Read Full Article) |
| New TV technology advancing quickly (The Clarion-Ledger, 3/03/2006 11:16am) |
| Q: Jack, can you help explain the new televisions? How does what I have now (2000 technology) differ from HDTV, plasma and/or LCD? If I purchase a HDTV, what other enhanced equipment must I purchase? I have Direct TV with TiVo, a VCR, DVD player and basic cable. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Finding Mario's co-op sweet spot with Super Mario 3D World (Joystiq, 10/09/2013 6:00pm) |
While I'm a Mario fan, I was utterly baffled by the appeal of the four-player co-op play introduced in New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
People tell me: "It's chaotic and fun!" But all I ever experienced was that little jerk Luigi [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Addonics Announces Optical Solution that Bridges Blu-ray and HD DVD Formats (Business Wire, 12/13/2007 2:00pm) |
| SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Addonics Technologies today announced its Zebra Blu-ray / HD DVD Player an optical storage solution that allows your PC to play Blu-ray and HD DVD movies ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to open up Blu-ray as a "social network" (Tech Digest, 7/04/2008 3:48pm) |
| Sounds a bit like someone is mixing up their internet buzzwords. The head of Sony Electronics' US division, Stan Glasgow, has some interesting ideas for the future of Blu-ray, revealing that "We're going to have to open [Blu-ray] up as a social network--not just contributions of Sony and other Blu-ray partners." ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Consumer Electronics Industry Announces Ultra High-Definition (Business Wire, 10/21/2012 9:00pm) |
| SONOMA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The next generation of so-called “4K†high-definition display technology for the home will be called “Ultra High-Definition†or “Ultra [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft fires new Xbox 360 HD DVD firmware (Punch Jump, 4/09/2008 3:47pm) |
| Microsoft Corp. this week deployed a new firmware for the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player following discontinuation of the product in Feb. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Blu-ray studios claim 85% share of HD hardware market, predict two million player sales in 2008 (Tech Digest, 1/07/2008 8:00am) |
| This evening's Blu-ray press conference at CES was a predictably cheery affair, although thankfully without too many digs at HD DVD, and more focus on the state of the market, and plans for 2008.]]>
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| CEA Bewildered by Broadcaster Box Imbroglio (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/16/2005 2:25pm) |
| The following statement was issued today by Consumer Electronics Association President and CEO Gary Shapiro in response to the Association for Maximum Service Television Stations Inc. and the National Association of Broadcasters' plan to develop a prototype digital to analog converter box for digital television reception: ... (Read Full Article) |
| National Instruments Announces Its Fastest Data Acquisition Device (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/27/2005 2:01pm) |
| Engineers now can use the National Instruments PXI-5114 dual-channel, 8-bit digitizer -- also known as a PC-based oscilloscope -- for a broad range of high-speed validation and manufacturing test applications such as consumer electronics test and semiconductor component test. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Intel plans return to embedded flash market (IT World, 4/07/2005 1:58pm) |
| Intel Corp. plans to ship a new family of embedded NOR-type flash memory chips with capacities as high as 1G bits to meet growing demand for the technology in consumer electronics products, the company said Thursday. (Read Full Article) |
| Video Without Boundaries Launches New Initiatives in Digital TV (LinuxElectrons, 11/11/2005 8:53pm) |
| FT. LAUDERDALE , Fla. – Video Without Boundaries ( OTBCC:VDWB ) 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) |
| (AFX UK Focus) 2005-10-10 10:11 GMT: Philips, UPC enter HDTV agreement for 2006 (Interactive Investor, 10/10/2005 9:34am) |
| AMSTERDAM (AFX) - Philips Electronics NV and UPC have agreed to work together on Philips' HighDefinition TV (HDTV) in the Netherlands, offering UPC clients the opportunity to watch television using Philips' high resolution technology by 2006, the companies said in a joint note. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (AFX UK Focus) 2005-10-10 10:11 GMT: Philips, UPC enter HDTV agreement for 2006 (Interactive Investor, 10/10/2005 9:19am) |
| AMSTERDAM (AFX) - Philips Electronics NV and UPC have agreed to work together on Philips' HighDefinition TV (HDTV) in the Netherlands, offering UPC clients the opportunity to watch television using Philips' high resolution technology by 2006, the companies said in a joint note. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung TX-T3093WH CRT HDTV (Cybertheater.com, 3/27/2007 10:00am) |
| Samsung Electronics brings out their space-saving SlimFit TX-T3093WH CRT HDTV models. TXT-3093 is a 30-inch wide SlimFit HDTV with built-in speakers... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony, Blu-ray group set to push on 3D (EETimes, 9/02/2009 10:47am) |
The Blu-ray Disc Association is firming up plans to incorporate 3D TV content into the optical disc standard. However, the group gave few details of timescales or clear signals of which technology it would use to achieve this. And Sony is also set to announce a major push into 3D technologies.
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| Shuttle XPC M1000 Home Theater PC (ExtremeTech, 11/28/2005 3:38pm) |
| Shuttle's new M1000 home theater PC makes a bold statement with a system that looks more like a consumer electronics device than a PC. Is this the PC that finally bridges the gap between the living room and the office? We spend some quality time with the M1000 to find out. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Redefines the Way Consumers Use HDTVs with the Introduction of Its New Series 6 and 7 LCD HDTV (Business Wire, 1/06/2008 10:00pm) |
| LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics, the market leader in HDTV design and innovation, is redefining the role HDTVs play in the home with its forward-looking LCD HDTV Series 6 and ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | CyberLink Unveils PowerDVD 13: The World’s Most Popular Cross-Platform Multimedia Playback Solution (Business Wire, 4/05/2013 1:00pm) |
| TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CyberLink Corp. today launched PowerDVD 13, the latest version of the market-leading media player for Blu-ray, 3D & HD [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Ferris Bueller's Day Off on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/01/2009 11:04pm) |
| Save Ferris for a better Blu-ray release, because this transfer to BD is a disappointment.
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| Nielsen Gives Fuzzy Picture of HDTV Penetration (Broadcasting and Cable, 10/31/2007 12:29am) |
| Measurement giant Nielsen finally released estimates of high-definition-set penetration for both the total United States and Local People Meter markets, and the overall numbers may surprise some consumer-electronics manufacturers and programmers as being rather low -- particularly given the recent momentum of HD-set sales and launches of new HD networks. They may also disappoint advertisers, ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 1/06/2007 4:53pm) |
| LAS VEGAS , Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Introducing one of the industry's broadest assortments of liquid crystal display ( LCD ) high-definition television ( HDTV ) models, LG Electronics (LG) will be showcasing its expansive lineup of 20 LCD TVs -- led by nine LCDs with Full HD 1920 x 1080p display capability -- at the 2007 International CES(R) this coming week (Booth #8214, Central Hall, Las Vegas . ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony reveals 4k Ultra HD player & feature titles (HD-Report, 11/29/2012 8:32pm) |
| Ultra HD may not be as far away as you might think, as Sony has revealed their first consumer 4k solution which pairs the 84" XBR 4K LED TV with Sony's new 4K Ultra HD Video [...] (Read Full Article) |
| High definition video in single chip (The Hindu, 11/05/2006 7:58pm) |
| BANGALORE: Your bulbous 20 or 24-inch television set, your standard CD or DVD player, is set to become history. Come 2007, the world will move on -- albeit in stages -- to a new level of high definition (HD) video, where the picture is ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Top Consumer Electronics Companies Launch Plasma Display Coalition (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/13/2005 5:01pm) |
| Five leading plasma TV panel manufacturers have formed the Plasma Display Coalition to further promote the growth of plasma TV in the U.S., encourage understanding of the benefits and future potential of plasma TV and dispel lingering misconceptions about plasma TV. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | gdgt's best deals for July 1: Free LG Blu-ray player with LG 3D HDTV purchase (Engadget, 7/01/2013 5:32pm) |
| Ready to save some cash on your tech buys? Then you've come to the right place. Our sister site gdgt tracks price drops on thousands of products every day, and twice a week they feature some of the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Samsung Expands Its Ultra High-Definition TV Lineup in the U.S. With New F9000 Series (Business Wire, 7/13/2013 7:00pm) |
| RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung’s best-in-class Ultra High-Definition (UHD) TV family is expanding in the United States. Samsung Electronics America, Inc. today announced its next wave of UHD TV models with the introduction of the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy burns new Sony All-in-One Blu-ray PC (Punch Jump, 7/06/2008 4:28pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores this week began selling a new all-in-one PC from Sony Corp. that includes a Blu-ray disc drive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD price cuts won't help in fight with Blu-Ray, Gartner says (Computerworld, 1/28/2008 2:00pm) |
| Gartner analysts expect that Blu-ray Disc will win out over HD DVD in the consumer market by the end of this year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy burns new $14.99 Blu-ray sale (Punch Jump, 3/25/2009 3:39pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. this week began offering a new $14.99 Blu-ray disc sale in the latest high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy burns $19.99 Blu-ray sale (Punch Jump, 12/09/2008 3:41pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores this week began offering a new Blu-ray disc sale that discounts select titles to under $20. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Vanguard Gets Into Blu-ray (Home Media Magazine, 10/07/2009 11:54pm) |
| Vanguard Cinema will celebrate the new year with its first-ever Blu-ray Disc release. (Read Full Article) |
| Teradyne UltraFLEX Selected for Next-Generation Video Graphics Device Test by Micronas (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/20/2005 10:00pm) |
| Teradyne, Inc. announced Micronas, a German-based leader in integrated circuits and sensors for consumer and automotive electronics, has purchased multiple Teradyne UltraFLEX test systems. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Debuts the First 3D Ready Flat-Panel HDTV with Its 2008 Entry-Level Plasma HDTV Line-up (Business Wire, 1/06/2008 10:00pm) |
| LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics, the leader in HDTV design and technological innovation, will unveil its groundbreaking new line-up of plasma HDTVs ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Verifies PS3 1080p and BluRay (Addict 3D, 2/16/2006 8:38am) |
| Sony is surveying their Playstation Underground members about their feelings on HDTV use and importance. The questions are telling, but most importantly, they seem to verify that the Playstation 3 will indeed have a BlueRay DVD player built into it and that the games will support 1080p. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PlayStation 3 a must-win for Sony (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, 11/20/2006 10:41pm) |
| Things have not been going well for Sony. Last month, senior executives at the Japanese electronics giant issued an unprecedented apology after discovering that 9.6 million faulty laptop batteries, supplied to other computer makers, would have to be recalled at a cost of $436 million. Sony's Blu-ray high-definition technology, launched this summer, has suffered from delays and component shortages ... (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) |
| Cable Industry Begins to Launch Next-Generation Digital Services (Washington Post, 1/13/2006 4:01pm) |
| LAS VEGAS -- A bit out of the limelight of the flashy product announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show here, key cable-industry figures have announced deployments of new technology that should speed up development of digital TV products such as DVRs and two-way digital cable-ready sets. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Liquid metal for 3D printing could lead to bendy electronics, T-1000 (Engadget, 7/10/2013 11:41am) |
|
3D printing is awesome, yet it still [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy holds $14.99 Blu-ray sale (Punch Jump, 3/16/2009 3:39pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores this week began offering a new $14.99 Blu-ray disc sale in the latest high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Is it Time to Buy That 50-Inch Plasma TV? (E-Commerce Times, 11/27/2005 1:08pm) |
| Since HDTV technology hit the mass market in the late 1990s, the average cost -- especially for lightweight, flat-panel models -- has fallen by several thousands of dollars. Last year, the average sale price of HDTV sets dropped to $1,416.90, nearly 11 percent less than in 2003 and 55 percent cheaper than in 1998, according to Consumer Electronics Association. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEW DTV TUNER MANDATE SCHEDULE WILL RAISE TV PRICES (HDTV Magazine, 7/27/2005 9:51pm) |
| The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has never embraced without a reservation an equipment mandate from government. They have sought government mandates upon other industries, such as is the case with a hard cut off date for over-the-air analog channels. In a June 11th letter to Rep. Joe Barton the CEA's Gary Shapiro said, "Both the debate and the actual setting of a firm date will have ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pericom Launches Trio of PLL Based Clock Multipliers (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/30/2005 7:11pm) |
| Pericom Semiconductor Corporation , a worldwide preferred supplier of high-speed integrated circuits and frequency control devices, has expanded its SiliconClock IC portfolio with three new PLL clock multipliers targeting consumer electronics such as Set-top Box/DVR/PVR and HDTV, as well as Telecommunication Line Cards including T1/E1/OCxx. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony debuts high-definition recorder for medical use (Digi Times, 11/20/2006 4:54am) |
| Sony Electronics on November 17 introduced an optical high-definition (HD) recorder to capture and store HD video of medical procedures in 1,440¡Ñ1,080i resolution. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Popularity of Internet-connected HDTVs surges, says CEA (Broadcast Engineering, 1/09/2013 4:49pm) |
| More than 20 percent of U.S. adults now own a smart-app-enabled HDTV, according to research from the Consumer Electronics Association.
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| Tvia Introduces the World's First HDTV LCD-TV and PTV Turnkey Reference Design Kits for Analog and Digital Televisions (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/27/2005 5:38pm) |
| Tvia, Inc. , the world's leading provider of multimedia digital display processors for advanced TV, emerging digital display and consumer electronics markets, announces the availability of ... (Read Full Article) |
| Record Number Of Exhibitors Expected At IFA 2005 (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News, 8/17/2005 10:25am) |
| 7 Sept.) continues to provide the impetus for the worldwide expansion of the consumer electronics industry. The 160,000 m(2) of hall space and numerous outdoor sites at the IFA will feature displays by 1,189 exhibitors from more than 40 countries, setting a new record at the IFA 2005 for the numbers of exhibitors, which have risen 15 per cent compared with the last event. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Techwell Unveils Advanced Video Decoder Chip for High End Multimedia Applications (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/05/2005 3:00pm) |
| Techwell, Inc. a leading designer of mixed signal video semiconductor solutions for the display, consumer electronics and PC markets, today announced the release of the TW9919, a 10-bit multi-standard 3D video decoder with SCART and RGB mixing support. (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) |
| 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) |
| Television As We Know It: The Beginning Of The End (MasterNewMedia.org, 2/28/2006 10:27am) |
| "I am in digital-electronics-gadget nirvana. And, I am not afraid to boast. My home sports a fully wireless broadband (WIMAX) Internet environment, where content moves freely among the home server, several multiple high definition (HD) screens, the office PC and the mobile devices that I continually upgrade. Photo credit: Mgemin I regularly acquire favorite TV shows (new and old) either from ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung's sleek BD-P3600 Blu-ray player gets hands-on love (Engadget, 3/28/2009 1:14pm) |
| Oh sure, we've already seen this thing spotted at Best Buy, but there's just something especially titillating about photos with clarity. CNET's UK branch managed to get their camera all up in the BD-P3600's area, and they definitely enjoyed what they saw. For starters, the 7.1-channel analog outs are a real boon to those still using that circa-1999 AV receiver, and the bundled WiFi dongle mean ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung gains CableLabs certification on 2-way DTV (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 8/28/2005 9:04pm) |
| In a major milestone for cable's interactive digital evolution, Samsung Electronics has achieved certification status for an OCAP-enabled interactive digital TV (DTV) set in a recently concluded test wave held at CableLabs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| JVC to launch first full high-definition camcorder (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News, 2/07/2007 10:07am) |
| TOKYO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Japanese consumer electronics maker Victor Co. of Japan Ltd. (JVC) said on Wednesday it plans to launch the world's first home-use camcorder that can make recordings at full high-definition quality. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | CEA Endorses Ultra High-Definition (Ultra HD) Term and Specs for Next Gen TVs (Big Picture Big Sound, 10/20/2012 12:35am) |
| The Consumer Electronics Association has selected the Ultra HD moniker and describes the minimum requirements for a TV to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Icron Technologies' ExtremeUSB Leveraged in Cable-Free USB (T-Net British Columbia, 1/12/2006 5:48pm) |
| Vancouver, BC, January 12, 2006--(T-Net)--Icron Technologies Corporation offered congratulations to Cable-Free USB proponents for industry recognition at this year's 2006 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Xbox 360 with Mediaroom IPTV rocks trade show (Punch Jump, 1/07/2008 8:09pm) |
| Microsoft Corp. on Mon. debuted an Xbox 360 console with Mediaroom IPTV software at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Survey Says 23% of Consumers Intend to Buy a New HDTV This Year (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/18/2013 6:15am) |
| Don't call it a comeback, but the consumer electronics industry could be in for a nice [...] (Read Full Article) |
| LG Debuts Plasma With Built-In HD Recorder (DesignTechnica, 5/03/2005 5:18pm) |
| LG Electronics today introduced the worlds first plasma integrated high-definition televisions (HDTVs) with a built-in high-definition digital video recorder (HD-DVR). ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies 3-D EM Simulation Software Selected by STMicroelectronics for ESD Development in 40-nm IC Products (Business Wire, 10/05/2012 3:01pm) |
| SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has selected Agilent’s [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Sale: Buy Two Get One Free (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/08/2008 10:13pm) |
| Now that the format war is over, it's time to build up that Blu-ray high definition movie collection, and what batter way than through a Buy 2 Get 1 Free offer? ... (Read Full Article) |
| Chuck: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/14/2008 5:41am) |
| Chuck mixes action and humor in a modern-day take on Get Smart, but the Blu-ray transfer leaves much to be desired.
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| 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) |
| SpatiaLight Successfully Ramping Up Customer Deliveries of T-3 Imagers (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/30/2006 1:30pm) |
| SpatiaLight, Inc. , a leading developer and manufacturer of ultra high-resolution Liquid Crystal on Silicon microdisplays for the high definition television market, today announced a recent significant increase in product shipments to LG Electronics, its largest OEM customer and to Thintek Optronics Corp. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Get More Bang ForT he Buck With New Components (Hartford Courant, 9/30/2005 7:18am) |
| Q: I am going to treat my wife and myself to a new home-theater system. I am planning to purchase a 50-inch Pioneer Elite plasma TV PRO-1120HD, a Pioneer VSX-56TXi receiver and Pioneer DV-59AVi DVD player. Once I have it all installed, I will add a DirecTV high-definition system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 2006 International CES Issues Call for Conference Speakers (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/16/2005 7:07pm) |
| The International Consumer Electronics Show , the world's largest annual consumer technology tradeshow, has issued its "Call for Speaker" applications for the 2006 International CES to be held in Las Vegas, Nev., January 5-8, 2006. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Sony HDTV LCDs KLV-S32A10 and KLV-S26A10 (I4U, 7/26/2005 7:05pm) |
| Sony Electronics announced that new 32 and 26 inch flat panel LCD HDTVs are now shipping. The KLV-S32A10 and KLV-S26A10 feature 1366 x 768 pixel resolution. The new Sony LCD HDTVs come with a one-chip video processor, Sony's Dynamic Picture process... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Study: Online and Brick-and-Mortar Prices for HDTVs and Digital Cameras Vary by Up to 87 Percent (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/02/2007 12:35pm) |
| In preparation for the holiday shopping season, DigitalAdvisor.com, a research site for consumer electronics, recently conducted a study on where to find the best prices for digital cameras and HDTVs. ... (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) | Rockstar Completes the Set With 'Manhunt' on PS3 (High-Def Digest, 5/10/2013 3:30pm) |
| 'Manhunt' joining the PS2 Classics lineup next week. Rockstar Game has announced that 'Manhunt' is coming to the PS3. The game, which puts player in the kill-or-be-killed world of James Earl Cash is [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CEA Wins Award for DTV Education Efforts (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/24/2005 10:04pm) |
| The Consumer Electronics Association announced today that the association has been chosen by the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators to receive the \\\"Achievement in Consumer Education\\\" Award. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips Showcases Blu-ray Gear (DVD-Recordable, 9/01/2006 2:37pm) |
| Philips is building on its heritage as a leader in optical storage technology to bring Blu-ray Disc to the consumer marketplace. ... (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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Alliance hopes to ease HDTV networks (Electronics Supply and Manufacturing, 12/14/2005 7:33pm) |
| NEW YORK, N.Y. — A diverse group of electronics companies and media companies have formed an alliance to create design guidelines for high-definition audio/video networks that will speed the creation of easier to use high-definition products. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft gets serious about games / Software giant drops bombshells at E3 show (San Francisco Chronicle, 5/10/2006 1:39am) |
| LOS ANGELES -- Microsoft went on the offensive Tuesday in the video game console wars, unveiling a slew of announcements including a new external HD DVD player for its Xbox 360 platform and an initiative to open up its Xbox Live online gaming and... ... (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) |
| RECORD NUMBER OF EXHIBITORS EXPECTED AT IFA 2005 (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance, 8/17/2005 10:25am) |
| Trade / foreign investment 7 Sept.) continues to provide the impetus for the worldwide expansion of the consumer electronics industry. The 160,000 m(2) of hall space and numerous outdoor sites at the IFA will feature displays by 1,189 exhibitors from more than 40 countries, setting a new record at the IFA 2005 for the numbers of exhibitors, which have risen 15 per cent compared with the ... (Read Full Article) |
| CEA Market Research Webcast Sheds Light on HDTV and Sports (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 2/15/2007 4:00pm) |
| ----Consumer Electronics Association: WHAT: The impact of sports on culture, communities, relationships - and technology - is staggering. With the advent of the Internet, HDTV, videogames, wireless services, and time/place shifting devices , sports fans have a broad array of choices to enjoy and interact with their favorite sports. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Westinghouse Digital Introduces Roku-Ready HDTV (Home Media Magazine, 6/20/2013 1:16am) |
| Consumer electronics company Westinghouse Digital will debut a new, Roku-enabled 50-inch LED HDTV June 26, along with a full line-up of LED 4K Ultra HD sets.
The LED HDTV allows users to plug in a Roku Streaming Stick, the flash [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony brings BRAVIA Engine 3, AppliCast on-screen widgets to HDTV lineup (Engadget, 2/17/2009 1:02am) |
| Far be it for us to judge the decisions of a huge corporation and its ad campaign, but Sony announcing a new line of BRAVIA HDTVs while the vast majority of the consumer electronics industry is intently focused on cellphones in Barcelona seems a bit peculiar. For those who need a break from MWC 2009 shenanigans, we've got 19 new hi-def havens here, spanning 6 different models: WE5, W5500, E5500, ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi Unveils New UltraVision Flat Panel Television Models (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/31/2005 12:00pm) |
| The Home Electronics Division of Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. , www.hitachi.us/tv, today launched its 2005 flat panel television line with seven product lines that combine revolutionary plasma and LCD technologies with sophisticated designs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Norcent's 20- to 32-inch LCDs (Engadget, 9/23/2005 12:38pm) |
| Norcent, a “leading supplier of consumer electronics,†has just announced a new line of 20- to 32-inch LCD TVs (the LT-2022, 2023, 2722, and 3222) targeted at the budget-minded consumer. $550 will get you the most basic of the four new models, a 20-inch set that musters 640 x 480 resolution and a so-so 500:1 contrast ratio. As you step up the line you get another 20-inch model (but with 800 ... (Read Full Article) |
| Total HD disc format looks to be a total bust (Ars Technica, 9/18/2007 4:04am) |
| Warner has decided to indefinitely postpone plans to release hybrid discs that would support both Blu-ray and HD DVD. Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Original Star Trek TV Series Blasts onto Blu-ray (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/31/2009 1:52am) |
| Set your faces to stunned as CBS and Paramount bring the classic Sci Fi series to high definition Blu-ray Disc this April.
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| Blu-ray, HD DVD Overtake VHS in Sales (High-Def Digest, 8/08/2007 2:55pm) |
| High-def has notched up another milestone, with combined Blu-ray and HD DVD disc sales overtaking VHS during the first half of 2007. That's according to a new research report from Video Business, which... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Why so blue? (Digit Magazine, 10/14/2005 3:04pm) |
| For more than a year now, the impending blue-laser disc format wars have been looming. But what’s the benefit to consumers for rushing the technology to market? ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Jaws - The Blu-ray Disc Review (About.com, 8/11/2012 4:00am) |
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Jaws swims its way on Blu-ray for the first time with both newly 4K remastered video (scaled down to (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 1/09/2007 2:40pm) |
| Hewlett-Packard unveiled a touch-screen desktop PC running on Windows Vista plus nine high-definition devices, a home media server and a Blu-ray disc writer at CES 2007. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 1/09/2007 9:59am) |
| LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Sony Corp. said on Monday it would release up to 100 movie titles on the high-definition Blu-ray video disc standard this year, as it pits its next-generation DVD format against rival HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal is today's Blu-ray turncoat - HD DVD getting deader by the hour (Tech Digest, 2/20/2008 2:49pm) |
| Your HD DVD player just got that little bit lonelier today, as
Universal announced its dumping of HD DVD support in favour of Blu-ray.
Following HD DVD maker Toshiba's announcement of the
death of HD DVD today, Universal wasted no time in jumping fully on the
Blu-ray wagon from the burning wreck of the HD DVD debacle... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Sharp rolls out latest AQUOS HDTV ranges (Tech Digest, 1/06/2008 8:00am) |
| As is traditional with every major electronics manufacturer at this time of year, Sharp has announced a glut of HDTVs. And like every year, they're steadily getting bigger and bigger, with LCD now looking like it might be turning the tide in its favour at against rival Plasma technology at even larger sizes.
Sharp's flagship model that's coming out in the next couple of weeks in the US, is th ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics HDTV Solutions for Lodging Industry Incorporate Digital Rights Management Technology (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/22/2005 2:00pm) |
| The first digital rights management system developed specifically for the lodging industry is now incorporated into a series of integrated flat-screen high-definition television sets for hotel guest rooms. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Bill Gates to Receive Industry Award at CEA Dinner (Broadcast Newsroom, 11/04/2005 10:33pm) |
| The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) today announced that Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates will be presented the Industry Digital Patriot Award for his lifelong commitment to technological innovation and the digital transition. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CEA's Shapiro Urges Congress to Support a Hard Deadline to End the Broadcast DTV Transition (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/26/2005 4:01pm) |
| A hard deadline to end analog television broadcasts will help \\\"foster the creation of new, high-skill jobs and it will promote America\\\'s technology leadership in an increasingly competitive world,\\\" said Consumer Electronics Association President and CEO Gary Shapiro in testimony delivered today before a congressional committee. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to Ship Internet-TV Device in July (MultiChannel News, 2/27/2007 6:03pm) |
| Sony Electronics announced Tuesday that the Bravia Internet Video Link module -- which will stream free, Internet-based video to new models of its HDTV sets -- will ship in July and sell for about $300. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 HD DVD sales still burn at retail (Punch Jump, 4/07/2008 3:43pm) |
| Sales for Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 HD DVD Player peripheral continued to burn as customers purchase the remaining stock of the discontinued peripheral. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Silicon Image Unveils New VastLane(TM) HDMI 1.3 TMDS Switch Family (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/08/2007 12:15pm) |
| Silicon Image, Inc. , a leader in semiconductors for the secure storage, distribution and presentation of high-definition content, at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show today unveiled the first generation of its family of VastLane Transition Minimized Differential Signaling switches. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Earbud Clip (I4U, 10/29/2005 9:18am) |
| The Earbud Clip is one of those nifty thingies that organize your mp3 player earphone cables. The Earbud Clip by PKOH NYC is a simple solution to keep earbud-style headphones from tangling inside a bag or pocket. A pack of 4 Earbud Clips sell for... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 70 inch 1080p Sony BRAVIA KDL-70XBR3 announced at CES 2007 (I4U, 1/08/2007 2:30pm) |
| Sony Electronics today introduced a 70 inch flat-panel, high-definition LCD television, the worldÂ’s largest TV compliant with x.v.Color technology.
The largest LCD TV has been introduced by Sharp at the CES 2007 with 108 inch.
So what is x.v.Col... ... (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) |
| Mitsubishi ships WD-52627 52-inch 1080p DLP HDTV (Engadget, 7/08/2005 10:35am) |
| Mitsubishi Digital Electronics has begun shipping its first 1080p DLP TV, the 52-inch 52-inch WD-52627. Initially available only in southern California (looks like those Hollywood types have at least some clout), the $3,699 model will roll out nationally within the next few weeks. That price is about 35% higher than most current 52-inchers, but most of those are 720p models. We’re mighty tempted ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fewer and Fewer Consumers Rely on Free Over-The-Air Broadcasting, Suggests CEA's Shapiro (Business Wire via Yahoo! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/12/2005 9:05pm) |
| Broadcasters need to stop trying to regulate other industries and instead promote free over-the-air broadcasting to consumers if they want their industry to survive, advised Consumer Electronics Association President and CEO Gary Shapiro in remarks delivered Tuesday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Holographic-memory discs may put DVDs to shame (New Scientist, 11/24/2005 6:30pm) |
| A new computer disc – about the size of a DVD yet able to hold 60 times more data and work 10 times faster – should go on sale in 2006 ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Bible now available on Blu-ray & DVD (HD-Report, 4/02/2013 12:48pm) |
| History’s 10-hour mini-series The Bible: The Epic Miniseries is now available on Blu-ray Disc and DVD. The Blu-ray set from 20th Century Fox contains 4 discs in total with over 550 minutes of content. Along [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Next-generation red-laser discs get US boost (Compound Semiconductor (Compound Semiconductor Magazine, 5/12/2005 1:52pm) |
| Taiwan\\\'s red-laser alternative to the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats attracts the interest of a US firm preparing to go global. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2009: LG brings YouTube to Bluray (Tech Digest, 1/07/2009 8:38pm) |
| LG announced today that as well as bringing the full Bluray experience to your living room, in the form of Profile 2.0, their new BD370 Bluray player will also stream content from YouTube. Yes, you can enjoy top quality content like the latest in RC ducks right there on your sofa. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic’s Blu-ray Home Theater in a Box (High-Def Digest, 9/10/2009 10:45pm) |
| Blu-ray player, sound system and media streaming in one. Announced yesterday and shipping this month, Panasonic offers up their newest home theater in a box -the SC-BTX70. Entering into an increasingly... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Blu-ray home theater system breaks the $1,000 barrier--but is it worth it? (CNET News, 3/31/2008 9:42pm) |
| It looks as if the Panasonic SC-BT100--the company's first home theater in a box system with a built-in Blu-ray player--will retail for $999. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Survey: HD DVD is dead, but did anyone tell the online retailers? (Tech Digest, 4/01/2008 6:12pm) |
| With the HD
DVD Promotional Group dissolving, Toshiba abandoning ship, and precious few
studios releasing anything on the format any more, you'd have to be totally
uninformed and just a little bit stupid to buy an HD DVD player thinking that
it was the future. Enter two fairly benign entities -- online retailers and the
Great British consumer -- which when mixed can be deadly (or at least, g ... (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) |
| Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 6/06/2008 8:10pm) |
| Director George Roy Hill's 1969 genre-bending Western classic featuring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as the iconic historical figures comes to Blu-ray. ... (Read Full Article) |
| South Park The Complete Twelfth Season on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/27/2009 4:50pm) |
| Eric, Kenny, Stan and Kyle make their Blu-ray debut with loads of laughs, biting social commentary, celebrity impersonations and 5.1 music.
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| Toshiba unveils Blu-ray player, price, specs (AfterDawn, 9/05/2009 2:32am) |
Via a press release today, Toshiba has put the final nail in HD DVD's coffin, unveiling their first Blu-ray player, the BDX2000.
The full specs read as follows:
* BD-Live(TM) (Profile 2.0)
* 1080p/ 24 fps Full HD Video Output
* AVCHD Playback
* Toshiba REGZA-LINK(R) (HDMI-CEC)
* Support for enhanced audio formats from Dolby(R) True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio | Essential(TM) Playback
* Bonus View
* SD Card Slot
* ENERGY STAR(R) Certified
"Toshiba is a technology leader in high definition products," says Jodi Sally, Vice President of Marketing, Digital A/V Group. "From listening to our consumers we know they demand access to full high definition content. With the introduction of our BDX2000 we are offering consumers what they want with a breath-taking HD viewing experience to meet the needs of today's home theater."
The REGZA-LINK, much like how Sony does with Bravia TVs, allows for users to connect a Regza HDTV to the Blu-ray player via HDMI, and then control both from one single remote controller. It's unclear what formats the player can read off the SD cards, but standard MP3, WMA, JPEG and AVI should not be a problem.
The player will hit stores in November and have $249.99 MSRP.
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| CEA's Shapiro Calls on Broadcasters to Embrace HDTV or Face Obselence (Business Wire via Yahoo! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/12/2005 5:02pm) |
| Broadcasters need to figure out a business model that actually works for them in the new digital age and sell Americans what they really want - HDTV, advised Consumer Electronics Association President and CEO Gary Shapiro in remarks delivered yesterday before the Advanced Television Systems Committee\\\'s Annual Meeting. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sensio Signs a Deal with Disney for 3D Video On Demand Content (High-Def Digest, 3/05/2013 8:00pm) |
| Vizio 3D TV owners can look forward to 3D VOD Disney content. Sensio Technologies, a major player in the 3D film arena, has signed an agreement with Disney for the express purpose of making Disney's [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Cops Say NBA Player Beat His Girlfriend With an Xbox 360 (Kotaku, 9/04/2013 11:30pm) |
| DeAndre Liggins, a two-year benchwarmer currently with the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, is accused of assaulting his girlfriend by, among other things, dropping an Xbox 360 on her head, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung, partners plan wireless Internet TV device (Electronics Supply and Manufacturing, 3/19/2007 8:10pm) |
| Samsung Electronics is planning to release a wireless set-top box capable of receiving high-definition Internet TV over a home network. Samsung's SMT-H6155 device, built in conjunction with STMicroelectronics and Metalink, is apparently aimed at markets in Asia and Europe, where IPTV is more prevalent than in the United States. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD gets "community screening" while Blu-ray pulls ahead in Europe (Ars Technica, 11/28/2007 4:06am) |
| <p>HD DVD crossed the 750,000 mark in dedicated player sales in the US and is gearing up to launch a new "community screening" feature, while Blu-ray movies are outselling HD DVD in Europe by more than three to one. And here we are: still stuck in the same old high-def deadlock. </p><p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071127-hd-dvd-takes-advantage-of-the-net- ... (Read Full Article) |
| Verbatim Showcases Expanding Line of Blu-Ray Media at CES (Business Wire, 1/08/2008 2:00am) |
| LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Verbatim® Americas, LLC announced today that it has extended its support for Blu-ray Disc (BD) technology and will feature its ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Joining Blu-ray Bandwagon? (Home Media Magazine, 6/24/2009 7:38pm) |
| Toshiba Corp., which spent more than $1 billion pushing HD DVD in a losing cause, reportedly is considering supporting erstwhile high-definition format rival Blu-ray Disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Prometheus Lands on Blu-ray October 9th 2012 (About.com, 9/29/2012 1:00am) |
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Probably the most interesting, but confusing film to be released this year so far, Ridley Scott's Prometheus, arrives on Blu-ray in two great Blu-ray packages (two-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo and four ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Spiderwick Chronicles on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/07/2008 9:43pm) |
| The fast-paced fantasy film comes to Blu-ray with a stellar video transfer sure to please videophiles, but does the film have enough substance to hold the attention of a mature audience?
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| Shigurui: Death Frenzy The Complete Series on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/28/2009 2:02am) |
| This dark and shocking dramatic animé series finally arrives on U.S. shores in a splendid Blu-ray transfer from FUNimation.
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| (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) |
| Pioneer Takes High Definition Television to New Realms with Fall Advertising Campaign (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/30/2006 4:00pm) |
| LONG BEACH, Calif.----Aug. 30, 2006--Pioneer Electronics Inc. today announces a more than $20 million national advertising campaign that highlights the company's new line of Pioneer and Elite® PureVision high definition plasma TVs and displays. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray victory means royalties, royalties, royalties (CNET News, 2/19/2008 7:02pm) |
| Every time one of those drives or discs leaves a factory, the Blu-ray Disc Association will get a royalty. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Westinghouse Digital HD-Ready 27-, 30- and 32-Inch LCD TVs Now Available at Stores Nationwide (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/19/2005 10:00am) |
| Westinghouse Digital Electronics, a leading North American LCD TV and monitor provider, today announced its line of HD-ready 27-, 30- and 32-inch LCD TV models are now available at retail stores nationwide. (Read Full Article) |
| Westinghouse Digital Offers Its Largest LCD Monitor to Date (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/28/2005 10:00am) |
| Westinghouse Digital Electronics, a leading North American LCD TV and monitor provider, today announced the availability of its 37-inch LCD HD Video monitor, the largest monitor to date in the line. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The LG HR400 - Blu-ray, Freeview HDD and YouTube all-in-one (Tech Digest, 7/08/2009 1:38pm) |
| LG has announced that the HR400 will be available at the end of this month. The HR400 is a Blu-ray DVD player, a Freeview receiver with recording onto a built-in HDD and it also streams YouTube videos without the need for a PC. The Blu-ray is 1080p full HD and will also upscale your old DVDs. The Freeview element includes a 160GB HDD. This really does do the job of two separate boxes and the YouT ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Samsung Introduces World’s First 3D V-NAND Based SSD, for Enterprise Applications (Business Wire, 8/16/2013 10:00pm) |
| SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today introduced the first solid state drive (SSD) based on its industry-leading 3D V-NAND technology. Samsung announced its new [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HDMI Licensing Reports 60 Percent Increase in Number of HDMI(TM) Adopters Since CES 2006 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/08/2007 12:15pm) |
| HDMI Licensing, LLC, the agent responsible for licensing the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) specification, today announced that more than 500 manufacturers have adopted the standard, a 60 per cent increase since the International Consumer Electronics Show in January 2006. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Saw V' to Get Two-Disc Blu-ray with Exclusives (High-Def Digest, 12/04/2008 5:00pm) |
| Lionsgate has unwrapped final specs for 'Saw V,' which will slash its way to Blu-ray with hours of blood-splattered bonus features and exclusive Director's Cut. As previously reported, Lionsgate had alerted... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dark Knight Rises, The (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 11/29/2012 1:25am) |
Street 12/4/12
Warner
Action
Box Office $448.04 million
$28.98 DVD, $35.99 Blu-ray combo
$38.99 three-DVD trilogy set, $52.99 five-disc BD trilogy set
Rated ‘PG-13’ for intense sequences of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Association Tackles Standards for 3D Home Theater Applications (About.com, 5/21/2009 1:00pm) |
| Although 3D is making a big impact at the local cinema, application for home use has been somewhat spotty, with several incompatible formats and devices. As a result, the Blu-ray... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New titles on Blu-ray, 3D, & UltraViolet this week (HD-Report, 1/29/2013 5:12pm) |
| This week Season 3 of Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey hits shelves on Blu-ray Disc. This is the original UK version of the series from PBS that includes all episodes on three discs along with over [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Gone With The Wind and Other Classics Coming to Blu-ray (About.com, 2/07/2008 7:00pm) |
| Although specific release dates aren't available yet, Warner has announced an ambitious Blu-ray Disc release program later this year and early next, to coincide with their 85th anniversary. Some of... ... (Read Full Article) |
| OPPO Announces Availability of BDP-83 Universal Blu-ray Player (HDTV Magazine, 7/08/2009 1:33am) |
| I received the following email from OPPO today as a subscriber to their newsletter. Many of you may have received the same letter, but I wanted to make sure everyone was aware of the official "release".
We have not yet reviewed this unit, but we will. A quick search of our site for OPPO will show that they have a good track record of churning out excellent products. And there's no reason to ... (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) |
| Micronas Introduces World's Highest Integrated Audio/Video Solution for LCD-TVs (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/04/2005 11:08am) |
| Optimized for LCD-TV applications, Micronas , a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, today announced a break-through in full-featured LCD-TV solutions; a single-chip TV solution with dedicated features such as 3D comb filter, component input for HDTV signals, and LVDS outputs. (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung unveils Black Friday 2008 HDTV Deals (I4U, 11/23/2008 11:00am) |
| Usually only retailers make news about great deals for consumer electronics for Black Friday. Samsung puts their own marketing muscle behind special deals with a selection of their HDTV line-up.
Samsung highlights 5 HDTVs that will be available at retaile...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Outlines New 'Full HD' Plans Featuring BRAVIA and SXRD HDTV (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/16/2006 7:00pm) |
| Sony Electronics today outlined its plans for new BRAVIA flat-panel LCD and Silicon X-tal Reflective Display (SXRD) Grand WEGA micro-display televisions with 1080p full high-definition capabilities. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Top Government Officials Kickoff 2006 Technology Policy Debates in Las Vegas During CES (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/19/2005 6:20pm) |
| ARLINGTON, Va.----Dec. 19, 2005--More than 100 top international, federal and state government officials will travel to the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to see, hear, touch, understand and debate the hottest technology products and services. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Goal-hungry Habs host Panthers on TSN (TSN, 10/16/2007 3:04pm) |
| In a search for more offence, the Montreal Canadiens will be doing some line juggling when they host the Florida Panthers on the NHL on TSN tonight. (TSN and TSN High Definition at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt). All signs point to struggling forward Guillaume Latendresse watching the game from the press box, but it's not bothering the sophomore player. "They want to help me and that's what I like here, ... (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) |
| Sony's Glasgow speaks out about Blu-ray, IPTV (AfterDawn, 7/13/2008 3:47am) |
| In a recent interview with TWICE, Sony Electronics president Stan Glasgow spoke out about his thoughts and the company's views on Blu-ray and IPTV and he had some interesting observations.
Last week, Sony CEO Howard Stringer announced that the new blockbuster movie "Hancock" would be streamed in HD to owners of Sony Bravia HDTVs, through the "Bravia Internet Video Link", days before it hit ... (Read Full Article) |
| Flat panel prices in free-fall (Engadget, 11/25/2005 4:25pm) |
| We already sort of expect electronics prices to just keep falling and falling, but PC World has the goods on just how much prices on flat panel displays have plummeted this year. In case you haven’t been paying close attention, it turns out that prices have dropped a ridiculous amount over the past 12 months, mainly because of firece competition from budget labels like Syntax and ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pulse~LINK wins AeA High Tech Award (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News, 11/01/2007 1:10am) |
| Pulse~LINK Inc. won the AeA High Tech Award for Outstanding Emerging Growth. The Ultra Wideband (UWB) semiconductor company was honored for its leading innovation in developing high-performance solutions for whole home networking of high-definition consumer electronics devices. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Raymarine's 45STV HD Reels in High Definition Capabilities (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 2/20/2007 3:41pm) |
| Raymarine, Inc., a world leader in marine electronics, announced at the Miami International Boat Show the availability of the 45STV HD Satellite TV Antenna System, a High Definition system for Digital Video Broadcasting compatible satellite television receivers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Expendables 2 Blu-ray Disc to Feature DTS-Neo:X Mix (About.com, 11/05/2012 6:00pm) |
| Well, it looks like the action blockbuster, The Expendables 2 should be renamed "The Expandables" as it will be the first film on Blu-ray to be optimized for (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) |
| 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) | Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Vol. 2 (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 10/25/2012 12:49am) |
Warner
Animated
$26.99 two-DVD, $44.98 three-disc Blu-ray
Not rated.
Just thinking of such characters as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck conjures a warm sense of nostalgia and childhood that few cartoons can parallel over [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 8/03/2007 12:02pm) |
| Hitachi has released two versions of the world's first Blu-ray camcorder that records directly onto high-definition discs. The DZ-BD70A and DZ-BD7HA camcorders can store up to a maximum of one hour of FullHD (1920 x 1080) footage on each Blu-ray disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Brillian HDTVs Are the First LCoS Rear Projection Platforms to Receive Crestron Certification (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/01/2005 1:45pm) |
| In a further move to meet the exacting needs of the home theater and commercial HDTV markets, Brillian Corporation announced today that its 720p and 1080p Gen II liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCoS(TM)) HDTVs have been certified by Crestron Electronics, the world's leading manufacturer of advanced control and automation systems. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Creative Software Showcases Prosumer and Enterprise Blu-ray Disc Authoring Applications at NAB (Business Wire, 4/14/2008 12:30pm) |
| LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following the industry-wide adoption of the Sony Blu-ray high definition DVD format, ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic's New Blu-ray Discs are World's First 6x Speed Burnable [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 6/18/2008 2:28pm) |
| Panasonic is doing its part to see Blu-ray make even more of a success with its new LM-BR25MD and LM-BR50MD disks for home disc-burning. Both are single-sided, write-once BD-Rs, compatible with... ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Ultimate Matrix Collection on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 10/11/2008 4:13pm) |
| Finally, it's here! The high-tech (picture-in-picture! digital copy!) Blu-ray edition worthy of Neo and that funky hard-wired crib he likes to hang out in.
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| Warner Bros. queue up three new HD DVD titles - HD Beat (HDBlog.net, 5/24/2006 12:44pm) |
| Firewall, Constantine, and The Perfect Storm are all coming to HD DVD on June 6th. The latter two will retail for the not so paltry sum of $28.99 each. But Firewall will break the bank at $39.99, because it’s a hybrid HD DVD / DVD disc.
Is it just me, or is [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Source: (Audio Revolution, 8/05/2005 10:28pm) |
| It appears as if the line in the sand for the high definition disc format war is being drawn more clearly as 20th Century Fox will reportedly adopt the Blu-ray format for HDTV releases of their home video products. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wal-Mart Unveils Secret In-Store Only Specials: $348 Laptop, $99 HD-DVD - Wal-Mart (PopDeal | The latest tech deals, 11/01/2007 7:13am) |
| Wal-Mart has unveiled several special in-store deals. These deals will be available in stores starting Friday at 8am. They include a $348 Acer Laptop with 1GB RAM, a $99 Toshiba HD-DVD player and a 50" HDTV. Check out the site for the full details. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Enters 2008 as HDTV Market Share Leader Two Years Running (Business Wire, 1/06/2008 10:00pm) |
| LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics enters 2008 as the global and US market leader in HDTV. Moreover, strong sales across its HDTV line catapulted it to the number one position ... (Read Full Article) |
| CEA's Gary Shapiro to Present Keynote Address at EHX Spring 2006 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/30/2006 3:37pm) |
| ARLINGTON, Va.----Jan. 30, 2006--The Consumer Electronics Association today announced Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of CEA, will deliver the opening keynote address at the Electronic House Expo Spring 2006 . ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDMI to Achieve Deep Color, Higher Speed And Greater PC Convergence (Digital Broadcasting.com, 1/09/2006 3:34pm) |
| Las Vegas - The seven HDMI Founder companies (Hitachi, Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Panasonic), Philips Consumer Electronics International B.V., Silicon Image, Inc., Sony Corp., Thomson, Inc. and Toshiba Corp.) highlighted key capabilities under development for the next version of High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) targeted for the first half of 2006, including support ... (Read Full Article) |
| Specs (and a New Date) Announced for 'Dewey Cox' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/12/2008 7:00pm) |
| Sony has issued full specs for the Blu-ray debut of 'Walk Hard,' which will hit high-def two weeks later than originally expected as a massive two-disc set brimming with extras. As we first reported last... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Profilo Telra Integrates ViXS Video Processor in its New Wireless LCD Television (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/02/2005 8:47pm) |
| ViXS Systems, the leading developer of video processing and wireless chipsets, today announced that Profilo Telra Electronics Inc. has incorporated ViXS' WaveTV Reference Platform and Matrix II WLAN to offer the company's first fully integrated wireless LCD and PDP televisions. ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | 'Titanic,' 'Raiders' usher in Blu-ray Disc blitz (USATODAY, 8/23/2012 11:33pm) |
Some cherished movies are finally making it to Blu-ray, including Lawrence of Arabia. But discs may have no future as streaming takes hold.
(Read Full Article) |
| HD-DVD claims the brand advantage (PC Advisor, 8/16/2005 12:27pm) |
| Never underestimate the power of a name. That's the single greatest point I took from a recent study offered up in support of HD-DVD, one of two competing formats in the race for a next-generation disc format with the capacity required for high-definition content. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hatfields & McCoys (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 8/02/2012 9:59pm) |
Sony Pictures
Western
Two-disc set, $45.99 DVD, $55.99 Blu-ray
Not rated.
Stars Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton, Tom Berenger, Powers Boothe, Jena Malone, Lindsay Pulsipher, Mare Winningham.
The legend of the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp launches line of LED-backlit HDTVs (AfterDawn, 7/11/2009 6:14am) |
| Sharp has announced the launch of a line of LED-backlit LCD HDTVs this week.
The AQUOS branded TVs will range in size from 32" to 52" and will be very similar to the popular 1080p LCD TVs already offered by the company but instead using Sharp's UltraBrilliant LED-backlight technology.
"With the introduction of the AQUOS LED series," adds Sharp Electronics senior vice president Bob Scagl ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp introduces HDTVs with Blu-ray built-in (AfterDawn, 12/06/2008 3:06am) |
| Sharp has introduced two new LCD HDTVs to the North American market, each of which has built-in Blu-ray burners and a second slot for playback of CDs and DVDs.
Sharp Electronics Marketing Company of America president, Mike Troett added that the "32-inch set features 720p resolution and a 7,000:1 contrast ratio, while the 42-inch set has a 120Hz panel with 1080p resolution and 15,000:1 contras ... (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) |
| 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) |
| Best Buy Details Insignia Blu-ray HDTV Combos (High-Def Digest, 9/25/2009 5:00pm) |
| Retail giant Best Buy has released details on their upcoming Insignia brand Blu-ray player HDTV combos. At $599.99, they run a scant $100 more than the equivalent drive free model. Insignia isn’t the... (Read Full Article) |
| Current DVDs will make transition to digital TV (Duluth News Tribune, 1/14/2006 9:15am) |
| Q: Over the years I have battled to keep my home movie collection in a format viewable with current technology. I've transferred them from 8 mm film to VHS videotape. Later I transferred the VHS videotape onto DVD discs, viewable on my home DVD player. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Five-deal Friday: A big TV, a free Blu-ray ripper, and more! (CNET Blogs, 5/10/2013 1:59pm) |
| Also on tap: a slightly less big TV, a $30 Powerline Ethernet kit, and an $18 MP3 player. [Read [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 7 Tim Burton films on Blu-ray just $28.99 (HD-Report, 1/06/2013 6:41pm) |
| “I know you are, but what am I?” Amazon’s Blu-ray Deal of the Week features seven Tim Burton films on Blu-ray Disc for just $28.99. That breaks down to just about $4 per Blu-ray! The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy to discount Blu-ray notebook (Punch Jump, 5/31/2008 4:08pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores will discount a notebook from Sony Corp. that includes a Blu-ray disc drive in the latest high-def deal. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Single disc for both new DVD formats (Independent Online, 9/20/2006 8:44am) |
| A disk that could be used in both the new High Definition DVD drives and Blu-Ray disk drives could be the olive branch between competing companies. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon holds new 50% off Blu-ray sale (Punch Jump, 12/29/2008 3:39pm) |
| Retailer Amazon.com this week began offering a new Blu-ray disc sale that discounts titles by up to 50 percent. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Bows High-End Blu-Ray System (Broadcasting and Cable, 6/22/2006 8:18pm) |
| Panasonic is taking a luxurious approach to the new Blu-ray high-definition optical disc format. ... (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) |
| Toshiba America Confirms Blu-ray Plan (TWICE, 8/10/2009 2:00pm) |
| Irvine, Calif. - Toshiba America confirmed today it will enter the Blu-ray Disc market later... (Read Full Article) |
| Review: The Dark Knight Blu-ray Disc [Batman] (Gizmodo, 12/09/2008 2:43pm) |
| I don't claim to think that I can in any way influence your purchase of The Dark Knight on Blu-ray ($24) or DVD ($15/$21). I fact, I don't really want to. I could care less if you buy it, rent it or... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy sells $799 Sony Blu-ray notebook (Punch Jump, 12/30/2008 3:39pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. this week began offering a discounted notebook by Sony Corp. that includes Blu-ray disc drive for under $800. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Iron Man Soars On Blu-ray (About.com, 10/09/2008 10:00am) |
| If there was any doubt about the increasing acceptance of the Blu-ray Disc format, the release of Iron Man may be putting this doubt to rest. Although Paramount has not... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon offers 45% off Blu-ray sale (Punch Jump, 11/13/2008 3:41pm) |
| Retailer Amazon.com this week began offering a new sale that discounts Blu-ray disc titles by up to 45 percent. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Retailers burn hot Blu-ray, HD DVD deals (Punch Jump, 1/20/2008 6:39pm) |
| Retailers this week are burning hot Blu-ray disc and HD DVD deals to spur sales of high-definition content. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Marvel’s The Avengers Blu-ray & DVD Giveaway (HD-Report, 9/03/2012 4:22pm) |
| This month we're giving away a copy of Marvel's The Avengers Four-Disc Combo that includes Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD, and UltraViolet digital [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Contest: Win 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' on Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D! (High-Def Digest, 7/30/2013 5:00pm) |
| It's contest time again, folks! We didn't have anything good to give away last week, but we'll try to make up for that with a free copy of the three-disc Blu-ray set for 'G.I. Joe Retaliation – [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Top Gun Blu-ray sales soar at Amazon (Punch Jump, 5/24/2008 4:05pm) |
| Advanced sales for Paramount Pictures Corp.’s Top Gun Blu-ray disc soared this week upon availability at Amazon.com. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Seiki's U-Vision HDMI cable arrives today to transform your HD video into 4K (Engadget, 3/17/2014 7:25pm) |
| We saw a brief demo of Seiki's U-Vision HDMI cable back in January at CES, and now the $50 cable is officially on the market. When connected to your fancy 4K TV, the chord promises to up-convert HD content from your cable box or Blu-ray player [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Men In Black Blu-ray orders blast off (Punch Jump, 4/16/2008 4:06pm) |
| Amazon.com on Tues. began offering pre-orders for the upcoming Men In Black Blu-ray disc to customers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Iron Man Blu-ray orders rocket to top 10 (Punch Jump, 5/23/2008 3:41pm) |
| Advanced orders for Iron Man on Blu-ray disc rocketed to top 10 sales upon availability at Amazon.com this week. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Sopranos Blu-ray set price cut by 50% (Punch Jump, 6/06/2008 7:57pm) |
| Amazon.com on Fri. price cut The Sopranos Blu-ray disc sets by 50 percent in the latest high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Silence of the Lambs Blu-ray now $14.99 (Punch Jump, 3/28/2009 3:39pm) |
| Retailer Amazon.com this week price cut The Silence of the Lambs Blu-ray disc to under $15 in a new high-definition sale. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax released to Blu-ray 3D (HD-Report, 8/07/2012 1:41pm) |
| What's new on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and UltraViolet this week? Let's start with the most popular title -- Dr. Seuss' The Lorax -- now available on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| universal done with blu-ray ([technabob] - technology news, gadgets, video games, home theater, hdtv and weird science, 9/20/2006 11:56am) |
| In another blow to Sony’s floundering Blu-Ray format, Universal Pictures has announced that it will be dropping support for the disc format. For the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CE industry growth set to decline despite bright spots, says iSuppli (TG Daily, 4/21/2006 6:23pm) |
| While the consumer electronics industry worldwide is still poised for growth, industry analyst iSuppli says its rate of growth will slow to the single digits for 2006. The reasons, however, are not the two hot points that others tend to focus on: confusion in the high-definition video industry on account of two near-identical formats, and delays in the next generation of video game consoles. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xenon, 1080P, Single Chip, DLP Projector Features Perkinelmer's Cermax Xenon Lighting Technology (PhotonicsOnline, 6/09/2006 1:08pm) |
| By leveraging Cermax Xenon and 1080p resolution, Delta Electronics' new DLP projector delivers high definition, remarkable colors and superior image quality, offering customers 1,000 screen lumens and a 12,000:1 contrast ratio through built-in Dynamic Black technology... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Streaming Video Featured on Sharp’s Aquos Blu-ray Player (High-Def Digest, 9/15/2009 9:00pm) |
| Retailing at $379, Sharp’s BD-HP52U features Deep Color, BD-Live, and a streaming video service yet to be announced. There’s a bit of mystery around the details of Sharp’s BD-HP52U. The latest Blu-ray... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon burns new 48% off Blu-ray sale (Punch Jump, 3/24/2009 3:41pm) |
| Retailer Amazon.com this month began offering a new 48 percent off Blu-ray disc sale in the latest high-defintion promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Planet Earth No. 1 on Blu-ray, HD DVD (Punch Jump, 1/22/2008 6:13pm) |
| The BBC News documentary Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series ranked as the No. 1 high-definition offering on Blu-ray disc and HD DVD at Amazon.com on Tues. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The rise of blue (ITBusiness.ca, 3/14/2005 10:16pm) |
| Blu-ray Disc is a new technology about to revolutionize the DVD market. However, there's another blue laser format already on the market. Resellers and system builders will have a tough choice (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | E.T. digital remastered for Blu-ray and UltraViolet (HD-Report, 7/26/2012 10:30pm) |
| Universal Studios has officially announced E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial will be released to Blu-ray Disc and UltraViolet on Oct. 9, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of the Oscar-winning film from director Steven [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Digital Auteurism (East Bay Express, 11/30/2005 5:35pm) |
| The introduction of the DVD format in 1997 was both a revelation and a revolution. The digital video disc knocked the LaserDisc out of the box, opened up new multimedia possibilities for PC users, and introduced us to the wonderful world of bonus features. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's Newest DVDirect Recorder Now Transfers High-Definition Home Videos to DVD (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/18/2007 12:35pm) |
| Sony Electronics today debuted its next-generation multi-function DVDirect DVD recorder which can quickly transfer high-definition home videos and digital photos to DVD discs without using a computer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Suntron to produce Brillian high-definition TVs (BizJournals, 4/18/2005 9:21pm) |
| Brillian Corp. Monday announced a multiyear strategic partnership with electronics manufacturing services provider Suntron Corp. to build Brillian high-definition televisions and to build proprietary Brillian Light Engines. (Read Full Article) |
| Spider-Man 3 Hits DVD October 30! (Coming Soon, 8/03/2007 7:38am) |
| Spider-Man 3 will hit home video in six different ways -- including two Blu-ray disc sets -- on October 30. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy to offer Will Smith Blu-ray sale (Punch Jump, 5/10/2008 4:07pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores on Sun. will begin to offer a discount on Blu-ray disc titles starring Will Smith. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray edges out HD DVD in February (TG Daily, 3/12/2007 3:16pm) |
| For the second month in a row, Blu-ray Disc (BD) sales were about double that of HD DVD, according to recently released February sales data. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CEA Responds To FCC's Annual Request for Information on the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/20/2005 2:50pm) |
| The Consumer Electronics Association yesterday filed comments in response to the Federal Communication Commission's annual Notice of Inquiry requesting information on the status of competition in the market for the delivery of video programming. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Optoma Ships Highly Anticipated MovieTime Digital DVD Projector (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/11/2005 1:05pm) |
| Optoma Technology Inc. announces the shipping of its MovieTime digital DVD home theater projector. The MovieTime DVD projector features a built-in DVD player and integrated speakers in a stylish, compact design. ... (Read Full Article) |
| RCA has HD-DVD too: the HDV-5000 (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: CES, HDTV
Seems like the HD-DVD focus is on the bigger names, but we got a gander at RCA's
H ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | How Super Mario 3D World masks co-op in chaos (Joystiq, 10/24/2013 8:00pm) |
|
For the meticulous player who takes pride in the unblinking, unfaltering dash through a gauntlet of precipitous drops and spinning spikes, multiplayer is [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray disc sales surge after discount (Punch Jump, 2/13/2008 4:30pm) |
| Blu-ray title sales surged late Tues. at Amazon.com following a new ‘Buy 2 Get 1 Free‘ promotion that began early in the day. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Transformers in HD (DVD Talk, 10/16/2007 2:47pm) |
| Paramount's first major release since declaring HD DVD exclusivity will be Michael Bay's Transformers . To celebrate the release of this 2-disc set on DVD and HD DVD, I took a trip to Industrial Light and Magic in San Francisco. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 Blu-ray remote price cut to $19.99 (Punch Jump, 1/26/2008 4:36am) |
| Amazon.com this week price cut Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 Blu-ray disc Remote to $19.99 in the latest round of video game discounts. ... (Read Full Article) |
| An Overview of HDTV@ CoolTechZone (HardwareZone, 8/08/2005 9:04pm) |
| " To understand HDTV, we must first understand how you normally receive TV signal at home. When you watch a DVD on a regular TV, what happens is that the digital signals of your disc get converted to analog" ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 8/31/2006 3:30pm) |
| BERLIN, BUSINESS WIRE -- Warner Home Video, which distributes the largest film library of any studio, announced today at IFA 2006 the company's plans to release more than 10 high definition Blu-ray Disc titles in European markets. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Glasses-free 3D Ready For Primetime As Ultra-D Debuts 4K Displays At International Winter Consumer Electronics Show Central Hall Booth #8225 (HDTV Magazine, 1/10/2013 5:43am) |
| Stream TV Networks is proud to debut its proprietary Ultra-D™ 2160p technology which features an Ultra-D™2160p powered display, delivering the sharpest 3D experience outside of the cinema – no glasses required. The technology also [...] (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) |
| Standards group pushing for single Blu-ray licensing organisation (Tech Digest, 3/06/2008 9:36am) |
| Now
that Blu-ray has successfully crushed that young HD DVD upstart 'neath its
sizeable heel, there's that whole messy business of streamlining the business
into something workable - you know, so that you won't need to sell off a spare
kidney to buy a player and that a movie collection won't cost you the remaining
one. One idea being aired by MPEG LA, the standards and licensing group, is ... (Read Full Article) |
| 2006 Ces (RedNova, 1/10/2006 12:24am) |
| By Yuki Noguchi and Greg Schneider, Washington Post Staff Writer Editor The Washington Post's Yuki Noguchi and Greg Schneider were online to share their thoughts on the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to Release PC Blu-ray Read Only Drive BDU-X10S (Format War Central, 1/07/2008 3:46am) |
| There was not a lot of new news at the Sony press conference today for BD enthusiasts. One new product that was mentioned is the BDU-X10S, a BD-ROM read only drive capable of turning a HTPC into a Blu-ray player.
The drive features a SATA interface and will ship with Cyberlink PowerDVD BD edition.
The drive [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Blu-ray licensing to see big changes (Pocket-lint, 3/02/2009 10:28am) |
| New proposals for flat fee payments The companies behind the Blu-ray disc format are trying to change the way the licensing of the technology is handled, a move that could potentially see cheaper prices.
...
Read Blu-ray licensing to see big changes on Pocket-lint now]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Netflix chooses Blu-ray over HD DVD (Computerworld, 2/11/2008 2:00pm) |
| Following Warner Bros. decision last month to back the Blu-ray Disc format exclusively, Netflix today said it also would exclusively stock Blu-ray high-definition DVDs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Oblivion’ Blu-ray available to pre-order (HD-Report, 4/23/2013 4:18pm) |
| Even though Oblivion just released to theaters last weekend, Amazon is already taking pre-orders on the Blu-ray Disc edition of the film. (For some reason the DVD edition is not yet priced or available to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Amityville 3D' Gets Blu-ray 3D Release! (High-Def Digest, 5/09/2013 6:00pm) |
| The disc in the upcoming trilogy boxed set will be Blu-ray 3D compatible! As previously reported, Scream Factory has revealed that they are planning to bring 'The Amityville Horror Trilogy' to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Blu-ray, UltraViolet, and 4k releases this week (HD-Report, 5/14/2013 6:28pm) |
| It’s not a huge day for new Blu-ray Disc and UltraViolet titles, but the week is made significant by the release of several films to 4k resolution. 4k (also called Ultra HD) is four-times the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony Reveals Second Round of Mastered-in-4K Blu-rays (About.com, 6/25/2013 4:00am) |
| I previously reported on Sony's new initiative to bring the benefits of 4K to consumers with the release of its Mastered-in-4K Blu-ray disc series. Even though the discs are actually ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Mummy Returns on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/20/2008 8:30am) |
| The Mummy Returns is one of those ideal sequels that gives its audience everything they expect, and more. This new Blu-ray, one of Universal's first, does the same.
]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fox Releasing 3D 'Avatar' Blu-ray at Retail (Home Media Magazine, 8/14/2012 1:48am) |
| The film that revolutionized 3D in theaters is finally receiving a proper 3D release on Blu-ray Disc. Avatar: 3D Blu-ray Collector’s Edition releases globally Oct. 15, and in North America Oct. 16, at $39.99 from 20th Century Fox Home [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | DisplayPort Dual-Mode update supports HDMI 1.4, 4K resolution (AfterDawn, 2/02/2013 7:04am) |
| VESA makes update to standard to support HDMI 1.4 display resolutions.The HDMI 1.4 revision supports video output in 1080p 3D at 60Hz and 4K (Ultra HD) at 30Hz, and also supports 1080p output with deep color. The Video Electronics Standards [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Ireland sees tenfold increase in Blu-ray sales (HDTV UK, 5/01/2008 11:41am) |
| More scintillating Blu-ray sales figures, with news that Ireland is one of the fastest growing markets in Europe for the Blu-ray format. Sony announced that it aims to capture 20% of Ireland's Home Vision electronic sales this year, and proved its intentions by cutting the price of the BDP-S300 Blu-ray player from €499 to €399... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Prometheus - 3D (4-Disc Collector's Edition) (High-Def Digest, 10/12/2012 8:45am) |
| While I enjoy the first two 'Alien' movies, I'm no fanatic of the series. My opinion of 'Prometheus' is based solely on 'Prometheus.' If you still have not yet seen 'Prometheus,' rest assured knowing [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Circuit City offers 3-for-2 Blu-ray sale (Punch Jump, 6/01/2008 4:11pm) |
| Circuit City Stores Inc. on Sun. began offering a ‘Buy 2 Get 1 Free’ Blu-ray disc promo in the latest high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| News: FireWire and Blu-ray a good combo, says trade assn (MacCentral Online, 5/03/2007 8:16pm) |
| The 1394 Trade Association claims that FireWire is making a strong showing as a must-have capability for new Blu-ray Disc-equipped systems. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Economy and DVD sales slip drove Warner to Blu-ray (Computerworld, 1/08/2008 2:00pm) |
| Fears of a recession and poor DVD sales played into Warner Bros's decision to back Blu-ray Disc over HD DVD for a high definition DVD format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Blu-ray releases: Jaws, Hunger Games, Glee (HD-Report, 8/14/2012 10:33pm) |
| What's new on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and UltraViolet this week? Well, if you thought you'd run to the store today and pick up The Hunger Games you'll be disappointed to find out it doesn't hit shelves until [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount, Universal Pave Path for Blu-ray Future (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/22/2008 6:42pm) |
| Within days of Toshiba's announcement to discontinue the floundering HD DVD format, supporting studios Universal and Paramount pledge allegiance to Blu-ray Disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Is Warner Dumbing Down HD DVD Releases? (Format War Central, 1/24/2008 2:09am) |
| Over at Eye Crave DVD we read something interesting about the upcoming releases of I am Legend.
While noting that the HD DVD will release 3 weeks later than the 2 DVD sets and the Blu-ray Disc release, Shane says that according to the notes he received, the HD DVD will not contain all of the [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount Says 'There Will Be Blood' on HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 2/20/2008 9:00pm) |
| Toshiba may have sounded the death knell for HD DVD Tuesday, but that didn't stop Paramount from announcing a two-disc special edition HD DVD of 'There Will Be Blood' for early April. One of the most acclaimed... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Game of Thrones:The Complete Second Season (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 2/14/2013 9:32pm) |
Street 2/19/13
HBO
Fantasy
$59.99 five-DVD set, $79.98 five-disc Blu-ray
Not rated.
Stars Peter Dinklage, Michelle Fairley, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Aidan Gillen, Iain Glen, Kit [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Studios Losing Revenue In HDTV War (Addict 3D, 9/17/2007 5:59pm) |
| ""Screen Digest believes that whilst Blu-ray Disc (BD) is selling more units than rival HD DVD at the moment, in the longer term both formats will establish a viable installed base, allowing them to co-exist for the foreseeable future," the study said. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Home Theater Wireless Headphones Make Upgrading Easy and Cost Effective (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 1/31/2006 12:00pm) |
| Teterboro, NJ (PRWEB) January 31, 2006 -- For those who have recently purchased a new HDTV system or new digital DVD player, the thought about how to take advantage of the Hi-Definition sound coming out of the new equipment probably came about. Good sound systems can be very costly and difficult to setup. You may not have a dedicated home theater space or may not wish to listen at the same ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 firmware upgrade 2.3 will give DTS-HD Master Audio support, hurrah! (Tech Digest, 4/11/2008 11:40am) |
| It's official - the PS3 is now the best Blu-ray player you could throw your
money at, and one of the cheapest too, at £299.99. Sony has just
announced the PS3 now has DTS-HD Master Audio support, which is one of the
highest resolution audio formats for films, with Dolby TrueHD being the only
other contender. Support for that format, and DTS-HD High Resolution, will
become available in ... (Read Full Article) |
| NuVision ships Deep Black 1080p LCDs (Engadget, 5/03/2007 6:56pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTVArizona manufacturer NuVision has begun shipping a pair of 1080p LCDs -- the 42-inch 42LCM1 and 47-inch 47LCM1 -- intended for custom installers and specialty retailers. The sets include those extra features and electronics that cater to high-end audiences, including NiDO image optimization and color processing, Crestron-certified RS-232 control with IR pass through for ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Titanic: Blood & Steel (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 1/03/2013 10:06pm) |
Lionsgate
Drama
Three-disc set, $29.98 DVD, $29.97 Blu-ray
Not rated.
Stars Kevin Zegers, Neve Campbell, Chris Noth, Derek Jacobi, Alessandra Mastronardi.
In the 100 years since the supposedly unsinkable Titanic [...] (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) |
| Blu-ray booming in the US, as movie disc sales triple in first quarter (HDTV UK, 5/01/2008 11:18am) |
| Research from Home Media Magazine suggests that US sales of Blu-ray movies have jumped 351% in the first three months of 2008, fuelled by increased awareness of the format, and Toshiba's decision to pull HD DVD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Difference is Black and White with New Pioneer Elite PureVision Plasma Televisions (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/10/2005 6:00pm) |
| Pioneer Electronics Inc. today introduced two new Pioneer Elite PureVision high-definition plasma televisions that take three-dimensional high-definition imaging to a new level with best-in-class picture clarity and color accuracy. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | What’s new on Blu-ray & UltraViolet this week? (HD-Report, 11/20/2012 4:32pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray and UltraViolet this week? At the top of the most popular titles is The Expendables 2 starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li and more of your favorite action heroes. The Blu-ray Disc comes with Digital and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Forrester says Blu-ray will Win, Again (HDBlog.net, 10/13/2006 2:36am) |
| Blu-ray predicted to win format war “Forrester Research is again predicting that Blu-ray Disc will beat out HD DVD in the format war, but only after a long, drawn-out battle.” [Video Business Online]
Tags: HDTV, BD, Blu-ray ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic DMP-BD70V VHS/Blu-ray Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/24/2009 11:45pm) |
| Old meets new with Panasonic's combo deck that plays VHS tapes, CD, DVDs and Blu-ray Discs, along with online videos from YouTube. (Read Full Article) |
| April 2: Amazon's #1 Selling Flat-Screen HDTV (TVPredictions, 4/02/2008 9:10am) |
| Amazon.com is now selling a Samsung 40-inch 1080p LCD HDTV for $1,129 -- 34 percent off the suggested list price. The flat-panel set, model LNT4061F, has a contrast ratio of 10,000 to 1, 3 HDMI inputs, a swivel stand, a 1920 x 1080 picture resolution and weighs just 38.6 pounds, ideal for mounting onto a wall.The high-def set is ranked #35 today in Amazon's rankings of best selling electronics pr ... (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) |
| (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) |
| 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) |
| Hitachi Launches New Web Site For Its Blu-Ray DZ-BD10HA Just in Time for the Holiday Season (HDTV Magazine Bulletins, 11/17/2008 4:42pm) |
| Hitachi Home Electronics (America), Inc. will introduce a new sales channel for its award-winning Blu-ray camcorder, introduced last summer, using a direct sales Web site, www.hitachibd.com. Launched on November 17th, the microsite provides a convenient outlet for consumers to purchase the coveted camcorders. The user-friendly site also provides consumers direct online access to help them prepare ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Samsung Starts Mass Producing Industry’s First 3D Vertical NAND Flash (Business Wire, 8/08/2013 10:00pm) |
| SEOUL, South Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that it has begun mass producing the industry’s first three-dimensional (3D) Vertical NAND (V-NAND) flash memory, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Battleship: The Blu-ray Disc Review (About.com, 8/21/2012 10:00am) |
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The Peter Berg sci-fi action flick, Battleship, which is based on the Hasbro board game of the same name, arrives on Blu-ray after a lukewarm embrace at the box office. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Avatar 3D Blu-ray Now Available to the General Public (About.com, 10/15/2012 10:00am) |
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Finally! After two years of being available only to consumers purchasing select Panasonic 3D TVs and Blu-ray Disc [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Disney Unveils Full Specs, Box Art for 'Narnia' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/12/2008 7:00pm) |
| Disney has revealed new details for the highly-anticipated Blu-ray release of 'Chronicles of Narnia,' which will hit high-def this May as a two-disc set with hours of bonus features and exclusive content.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Amazon Blu-ray Discs under $10 (HD-Report, 12/16/2012 10:30pm) |
| Looking for some stocking stuffers for the holidays? Or still upgrading your DVD collection to high-definition? Amazon has got a huge selection of Blu-ray Disc titles under $10, ranging from holiday comedy hits such as Elf, to blockbuster titles [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HP hedges bets in Blu-ray/HDTV race (Infomatics, 12/17/2005 1:20pm) |
| HP, a one time staunch supporter of Blu-ray technology, yesterday hedged its bets in the next-generation high definition disc format race by joining the HD-DVD Promotions Group. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung revamps Blu-ray home theater setup (AfterDawn, 5/02/2008 10:28pm) |
| Samsung has introduced a new Blu-ray home theater system, the HT-BD2S which resembles its predecessor but has smaller satellite speakers and is available for over 30 percent less than its older cousin the BD2T's retail price of $1500 USD.
According to the source article, the head unit (the combination receiver/Blu-ray player/amplifier) is identical to its more expensive cousin's, and therefor ... (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) |
| Sony Unveils Whole House High-Definition Video Distribution System (CommsDesign, 6/01/2007 3:42pm) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (PCBC, Booth #6111), May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to growing demand for high definition video throughout the home, Sony Electronics today introduced the CAV-CVS12ES HD video distribution system during the Pacific Coast Builders Conference being held in San Francisco. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Lite-on introduces external Blu-ray drive (AfterDawn, 2/25/2008 5:49pm) |
| PLDS, the joint venture between Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions, has announced the DX-4O1S, a new, faster BD-ROM external drive set to hit stores by April.
The player is only a BD-ROM however and will not having burning capabilities. The drive works via a USB connection making Blu-ray playback very simple. The drive can also read DVD+/-R(W) and CD-R(W) media at high read speeds.
"Due t ... (Read Full Article) |
| E3, The Next Generation and the Future of Movies (Cinematical, 5/18/2005 4:41pm) |
| Filed under: Critical Thought & Trends , Sony The Playstation 2 and XBOX were very instrumental in the adoption of the DVD format. The PS2 brought the DVD player into 87 million households, with 1.5 million sold in the first month alone. And with a High Definition DVD format war on the horizon, we look to the video game industry to see the future of movies in our home. The annual E3 video ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Logitech's tiny Bluetooth keyboard works PCs, Media Center, and even Sony's PS3 (InformationWeek, 1/07/2008 4:24am) |
| When we spotted this tiny little Bluetooth keyboard from Logitech at the Consumer Electronics Show, we didn't even wait for a spokesperson to come over and show it to us. After getting a couple of questions answered, we decided to shoot a quick 90 second video of the nifty little $149 wireless keyboard which is designed to work with (1) any PC or notebook that supports the Human Interface Device ... (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 Review: Hunger Games (3-Disc Target Exclusive) (High-Def Digest, 12/10/2012 7:16pm) |
| Having never read the books, seeing the events of Suzanne Collins' dystopian society in which kids kill other kids in an arena while millions watch, makes me wonder how these books could be [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba VP on HD-DVD: We've Been Declared Dead Before (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/09/2008 2:11am) |
| In a press conference just two days after Warner's announcement to drop support of the HD-DVD format as early as this May, Toshiba showed no sign of throwing in the towel in the high definition disc format war. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2009: LG intros Blu-ray-based home cinema systems: HB954PB and HB354BS (HDTV UK, 2/13/2009 11:54am) |
| Apologies for the woefully tiny images. I'm waiting on higher resolution ones, but for now hopefully you get the general idea (with your magnifying glass, at least) LG has announced two new home cinema systems with integrated Blu-ray player. The highlight for audiophiles is that both units have been tuned by Mark Levinson, so the listening results should be very good. The units are designed for s ... (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) |
| Samsung Debuts Premium High-Definition Projector for the Home Theater Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/06/2007 1:00pm) |
| DENVER----Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a world-leading manufacturer of professional LCD and PDP display products, today unveiled the SP-A800B projector, a premium projector that enhances the home theater experience by delivering film-like picture quality in high-definition 1080p. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Earth: The Biography' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/23/2008 10:00pm) |
| BBC Video has announced a July next-gen arrival for the five-part series 'Earth: The Biography,' which will hit Blu-ray as a two-disc set. Following the success of the BBC's best-selling 'Planet Earth,'... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic to launch high definition home cinema projector with 2000-lumen brightness at GITEX (AME Info, 11/18/2006 7:07am) |
| In keeping with its theme of 'Living in high definition', Panasonic, the leading global manufacturer of consumer electronics, will launch the PT-AX100E LCD home projector at GITEX Dubai 2006 that begins on November 18, 2006. ... (Read Full Article) |
| WhyBuyGames to add Blu-ray stock (AfterDawn, 4/07/2008 7:00pm) |
| WhyBuyGames.com,, the large European online rental company has announced that it will be adding Blu-ray movies to its current stock of video games.
The company secured external capital investment to fund the expansion, has said the decision was made due to the growth in Blu-ray player sales. The company also noted that sales "jumped sevenfold since the collapse of Toshiba's HD-DVD format."
... (Read Full Article) |
| Slingbox Goes High Definition, Adds Support for Blackberry (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/04/2008 10:02am) |
| Sling Media kicks off the new year with some big product announcements - a High Definition-enabled version of their popular Slingbox as well as support for Sling Player on Blackberry devices. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Discs Becoming Popular Target For Shoplifters (About.com, 1/14/2009 8:00am) |
| Just as CDs and DVDs before it, Shoplifters are increasingly targeting Blu-ray Discs. One reason cited is that with the high price of Blu-ray Disc movies, some shoplifters feel that... ... (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) |
| SyNET Brings State-of-the-Art HD Video Stream Generator, TARAKAN(TM) for Digital TV Market (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/26/2005 7:00pm) |
| SyNET Electronics, an emerging leader in digital video and high definition demonstration systems, announces the immediate availability of its Tarakan brand high-definition stream generator. ... (Read Full Article) |
| InterVideo to Demo High-definition Playback Using Intel Clear Video Technology; High-Definition Software Player for New Intel Graphics Core with HD Acceleration (Business Wire, 6/06/2006 9:00pm) |
| TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2006--InterVideo(R), Inc. (NASDAQ:IVII), a leading provider of multimedia technologies, announced today that its high-definition ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Sony 1080p SXRD VPL-VW200 and VPL-VW60 Projectors (I4U, 9/06/2007 1:36pm) |
| Sony Electronics unveiled at the CEDIA 2007 Expo two full high-definition 1080p BRAVIA projectors with the VPL-VW200 and VPL-VW60. The high-end VPL-VW200 ($15k) features 24p True Cinema technology, new high frame rate SXRD (120 FPS) panels and 35,000:... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray 3D Movies Increased 85% in 2012 (Home Media Magazine, 1/07/2013 6:24pm) |
| The number of 3D movies available on Blu-ray Disc topped 200 movies at the end of 2012 – up 85% from the end of 2011 when 108 titles were available in the high-definition format, according to a new research report.
El Segundo, [...] (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) |
| Digital Copy, Blu-ray Disc and DRM: What's Up With That? (Big Picture Big Sound, 6/30/2008 7:49pm) |
| Finally, an in-depth, hands-on look at the state of Digital Copy and DRM (digital rights management), transferable versions of movies included with certain DVDs and Blu-rays.
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| Africa's Elephant Kingdom (IMAX) on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/30/2009 6:18am) |
| This IMAX release from Genius and Discovery Channel had the potential to be a home theatre showcase piece on Blu-ray, but a fundamental lack of compelling content combined with disappointing picture and sound make it mundane at best.
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| (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) |
| Blu-ray Boom not enough to rescue DVD Sales (I4U, 4/23/2008 11:37am) |
| By Paul Bond
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Since Blu-ray Disc's victory in the
hi-definition DVD format war, data have trickled in suggesting a sales boost for
Sony's fledgling technology. But if the pace doesn't quicken, home video might... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Marriott to Introduce Digital High-Definition Television (HDTV) (Hotel (Hotel Online, 5/11/2005 4:47pm) |
| Picture this -- reclining in a luxurious bed or lounge chair watching a movie or DVD on a crystal clear digital high-definition television (HDTV). Listen up -- hearing music from your MP3 Player through the television\\\'s acoustically refined 30-watt speaker system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon: $129 Toshiba HD-A3 with 7 HD DVDs and free shipping (Engadget, 1/18/2008 11:51am) |
| Filed under: HDTV
Guess what? It's yet another rock bottom sale day for Toshiba's HD-A3 HD DVD player. This time it's Amazon serving up the HD-A3 with 7 HD DVD titles and free shipping for just $129. The deal combines the extended 5 HD DVD "perfect offer" with Warner Bros' 300 and Universal's The Bourne Identity HD DVD titles thrown in for kicks. That's two extra discs and $21 less than th ... (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) |
| The Essential Components of IPTV (Converge! Network Digest, 10/11/2005 12:49am) |
| Intel to Acquire Zarlink's Digital Broadcast Technology Assets Intel agreed to acquire certain consumer electronics digital broadcast technology assets from Zarlink Semiconductor for approximately US$68 million in cash and US$2 million in other consideration. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 a Trojan horse for Blu-ray, says Disney (Punch Jump, 2/21/2008 5:03pm) |
| A Disney exec this week told the L.A. Times this week that Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 was a device built to penetrate the high-definition Blu-ray disc format into living rooms. ... (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) |
| High-def formats duel over prices, new films (USA Today, 8/28/2007 2:14am) |
| If you're thinking about buying into one of the new high-definition video disc formats, your decision just got tougher. That's because the studios are still shifting sides in the battle for space in your home theater setup. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba says 51GB HD DVD still under development (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News, 3/01/2007 1:56pm) |
| A three-layer HD DVD disc with enough room for about 7 hours of high-definition video is still under development and hasn't been submitted for approval to the DVD Forum, the standard's governing body, despite reports to the contrary, Toshiba said Thursday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| H.264 decoder for sharper images on Xbox (CIOL, 7/18/2006 1:25pm) |
| MARKHAM, ONTARIO: ATI Technologies, a $2.2 billion firm in the design and manufacture of innovative 3D graphics, PC platform technologies and digital media silicon solutions has announced that Microsoft Corp. has chosen its H.264 decoder for the Xbox 360 HD DVD player , bringing users sharper, more true-to-life visuals and smoother playback of high-definition content. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disaster Movie on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/16/2009 6:00pm) |
| Oh, no! Not another scary disaster of a spoof movie!? Yep, that's exactly what it is arriving on Blu-ray.
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| Sony details PS3 3D, Blu-ray 3D requirements (Punch Jump, 1/09/2010 7:25pm) |
| Sony Corp. this week detailed consumer requirements to take advantage of new 3D technology on the Playstation 3 and the hardware’s Blu-ray player.
PS3 game titles will require only a firmware update to utilize new 3D technology. A separate firmware update later in the year will add 3D to Blu-ray movie playback on the hardware.
The company [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Delivers Full High Definition With Expanded Grand WEGA SXRD Microdisplay Line-Up (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/01/2006 5:00pm) |
| Strengthening its leadership in the microdisplay market, Sony Electronics today introduced five full 1920 x 1080 high-definition Grand WEGA rear projection models based on its acclaimed Silicon X-tal Reflective Display (SXRD) technology. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony set to launch wirelss Blu-ray standalone (AfterDawn, 3/09/2009 3:40am) |
| Sony has announced the launch of its first ever wireless Blu-ray standalone player, dubbed the BDP-S560, slated for a May release with a $350 USD price tag.
The BDP-S560, along with the upcoming entry-level BDP-S360, are BD-Live capable however the cheaper S360 will require a wired connection.
Each device will also include two external USB ports allowing for media playback off a USB flash dr ... (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) |
| InterVideo WinDVD 7 is First Product to Support DivX 6 and New DivX Media Format (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/06/2005 12:01pm) |
| InterVideo Inc. , a leading provider of multimedia solutions to tier-one consumer electronics and PC manufacturers, today announced that WinDVD 7 is the first product to support DivX 6 and the new DivX Media Format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Supernatural' to Make Blu-ray Debut This November (High-Def Digest, 7/24/2008 8:00pm) |
| Warner has announced plans to bring the hit teen series 'Supernatural' to Blu-ray this November as a five-disc set packed with bonus features. Now entering its fourth season on the CW, 'Supernatural: The... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Avatar 3D releasing to Blu-ray Disc (HD-Report, 10/05/2012 7:11pm) |
| 20th Century Fox’s Avatar 3D Blu-ray hits shelves on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Now everyone can get a copy of Avatar in 3D, when previously only certain Panasonic customers were given a copy through exclusive 3D Starter Bundles. The new 3D release of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Westinghouse Digital Introduces Innovative SpineDesign(TM) Technology in New 27- and 32-Inch LCD HDTVs (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/29/2005 11:00am) |
| SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif.----Dec. 29, 2005--Westinghouse Digital Electronics, one of the top five LCD TV manufacturers in the U.S., today announced its new LCD HDTVs, models LTV-27w6HD and LTV-32w3HD, the first to offer the company's innovative SpineDesign, and integrated ATSC and NTSC tuners to display over-the-air high-definition digital signals and standard definition analog signals. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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).
Whether it's...
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| Hot Blu-ray Movies Under $16 (Format War Central, 6/18/2008 8:55pm) |
| It looks like Amazon has a temporary price drop on a few popular Blu-ray titles. No word on how long these prices will last, as they have a habit of changing prices without warning.
Blu-ray Titles:
I Am Legend $14.49
The Bucket List $14.49
Semi-Pro (2 disc ed.) $15.99
P.S. I Love you $14.49
August Rush $14.49 ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung working on a Zune HD-killer? (CNET News, 8/03/2009 9:17pm) |
| Samsung's Korean Web site has unveiled details on an upcoming YEPP-M1 portable media player with similar specs to the Microsoft Zune HD. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bond 50: Celebrating Five Decades of Bond 007 (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 10/10/2012 6:51pm) |
Fox/MGM
Action
$199.99 22-DVD set, $299.99 23-disc Blu-ray set
Not rated.
Stars Sean Connery, Roger Moore, George Lazenby, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig.
While James Bond would make his debut in a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 42 in Magnavox Plasma Flat HDTV (Refurb) - $679.99 + Shipping (CheaperDeals.net, 12/01/2007 10:52pm) |
| $679.99 After 10% Off Coupon + Shipping Regular Price: $799.99 [IMG PICTURE] Philips Electronics Outlet has a 42″ Magnavox Plasma Flat HDTV with an integrated tuner to display HDTV broadcast and unscrambled cable HD programs (QAM and ATSC), the high brightness widescreen 42MF231D delivers razor-sharp images, digital connectors and smart AV presets. Use coupon code HOLIDAYOUTLET for 10% Savin ... (Read Full Article) |
| Beyond the Hype: HDTV a Pretty Picture With Consumers; Consumer Reports Survey Shows Owner Satisfaction High, But TV (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News, 10/03/2005 10:03pm) |
| Experts are all but unanimous in their praise of high-definition television (HDTV). At its best, HDTV offers sharper, more detailed images than standard television and a better audio experience. But how noticeable and valuable are those distinctions to the viewer? A survey published in the Annual Electronics issue of Consumer Reports ( http://www.ConsumerReports.org?source=CR24 ) ... (Read Full Article) |
| What to Do with Your HD DVD Movie Collection? (eHomeUpgrade, 2/21/2008 5:38pm) |
| Now that studios have all gathered around Blu-ray as the high-definition movie disc format of choice, it’s time for early adopters to consider what to do with their HD DVD movie collection. Of course, one option is to try and unload them on eBay to unwitting buyers. An other is to just keep them, as [...]]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Samsung Debuts 2013 Digital Audio Lineup (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/06/2013 8:50am) |
| The company will have a new soundbar, a Bluetooth speaker, a Blu-ray player and a full home theater package at the 2013 International [...] (Read Full Article) |
| All Mobile Video Picks Harris Corporation's HD conversion platform for New HD Truck (Broadcast Newsroom, 2/16/2006 7:20pm) |
| Harris Corporation today announced that its comprehensive Leitch high-definition (HD) conversion portfolio has been selected for a new HD truck by All Mobile Video (AMV), a key player in the mobile production industry. ... (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) |
| Toshiba's HD DVD is on deathwatch (Computerworld, 2/15/2008 2:00pm) |
| Toshiba is expected to pull the plug on its HD DVD format in the coming weeks, after a rash of retail defections that followed Warner Home Video's stunning announcement in early January that it would support only Sony's rival Blu-ray Disc format after May. ... (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) |
| 'Derailed,' 'Scary Movie 4' Lead Weinstein HD DVD Launch Plans (High-Def Digest, 11/14/2006 9:26am) |
| After months of anticipation and launch date leaks, the Weinstein Company has officially thrown its hat in the HD DVD ring and announced four disc titles for release this December. As previously reported,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | NPD: PlayStation 3 Users Like to Watch Movie Discs (Home Media Magazine, 6/06/2013 3:53pm) |
| Sony PlayStation 3 owners like to watch movies on DVD and Blu-ray Disc over YouTube videos and Netflix streaming, according to new data from The NPD Group.
In its 2013 gaming survey — conducted online Feb. 15 to March 4 to 8,800 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD Camps Agree On AACS (Digg.com, 2/16/2006 6:23pm) |
| A critical hurdle to the launch of both the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats was cleared late Wednesday when negotiators reached agreement on an interim license for the AACS copy-protection system slated to be used by both high-definition formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray this week: 42, Evil Dead, Solomon Kane (HD-Report, 7/16/2013 1:30pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray Disc this week? Let’s start with 42 starring Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, and Nicole Beharie. The Blu-ray Combo Pack from Warner Bros. comes with BD, DVD, and UltraViolet code to download [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Tatung Selects Trident's SVP EX for its Global LCD TV Markets (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/22/2005 12:00pm) |
| Trident Technologies Inc, a subsidiary of Trident Microsystems, Inc. , a world-wide leader in developing advanced digital TV technology for the consumer digital video marketplace, today announced that Tatung Company, Taiwan's leading consumer electronics manufacturers, selects Trident's SVP EX integrated 10-bit video decoder and processor featuring the Digital Cinema Reality Engine (DCRe) to (Read Full Article) |
| Key Digital-R- Becomes a Crestron Certified Integrated Partner (Business Wire via Yahoo! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/02/2005 2:01pm) |
| Key Digital Systems (Key Digital), a leading total systems solution provider of custom installation and home theater digital video products, and Crestron Electronics, Inc., the leader in the systems integration market for almost thirty years, are pleased to announce Key Digital as an official Crestron Certified Integrated Partner. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Rise of the Guardians - Blu-ray Disc Review (About.com, 3/11/2013 10:00am) |
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The DreamWorks Animated films, Rise of the Guardians comes to Blu-ray in several packages, and for this review, I was provided the 2D Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. The film features a ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy to discount new Sony Blu-ray notebook (Punch Jump, 4/12/2008 3:49pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores on Sun. will offer a new discount on a notebook from Sony Corp. that includes a Blu-ray disc drive to view high-definition titles. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Independence Day No. 1 in Amazon Blu-ray sales (Punch Jump, 5/09/2008 4:06pm) |
| Independence Day ranked as the No. 1 Blu-ray disc title at Amazon.com on Fri. following a ‘Buy Three for the Price of Two‘ promotion for select high-definition titles. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Company Blu-ray sales spike 112,251% at Amazon (Punch Jump, 3/26/2008 3:49pm) |
| Sales for the title The Company on Blu-ray disc format spiked upon availability at Amazon.com on Tues. on high demand for the product. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Contest: Win 'Wreck-It Ralph' on Blu-ray 3D! (High-Def Digest, 4/09/2013 5:00pm) |
| If it's Tuesday, it must be Contest Day! In case you haven't already won any of our other recent contests around here, High-Def Digest is giving away a copy of the 'Wreck-It Ralph' four-disc [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Circuit City discounts more than 30 Blu-ray titles (Punch Jump, 4/21/2008 3:56pm) |
| Circuit City stores this week discounted more than 30 Blu-ray disc titles in the latest high-definition retail promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Strategy Analytics on HD-DVD: Blu-ray Wins Battle, Not War (Business Wire, 2/19/2008 12:07pm) |
| LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blu-ray Disc’s victory over HD-DVD is the first battle in a much longer struggle, according to Strategy Analytics. A major ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disc Sales: 'Pirates' Leads Blu-ray to Decisive Weekly Win Over HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 12/14/2007 10:30pm) |
| Propelled by strong sales of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End,' Blu-ray software sales topped HD DVD by more than a 3:1 margin for the week ending December 9, 2007. As we reported earlier in the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Announces 'Gigi' for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/06/2009 5:00pm) |
| Warner has confirmed its latest classic release for high-def, bringing the musical favorite 'Gigi' to Blu-ray in late-March. Previously released as a lavish two-disc DVD last year, Warner will bring the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Star Trek: TNG Season 2′ Blu-ray details revealed (HD-Report, 11/01/2012 9:04pm) |
| CBS & Paramount have announced the release date for Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season Two on Blu-ray Disc will December 4, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'The Brave One' Headed to Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 11/15/2007 11:10pm) |
| Jodie Foster will be packin' heat in high-def this February, when Warner brings 'The Brave One' to both Blu-ray and HD DVD/DVD combo disc. Directed by Neil Jordan, the acclaimed vigilante thriller scored...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/185385434" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Cannot Contain Metal Gear Solid 4's Awesomeness [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 3/03/2008 5:30pm) |
| The one technical advantage Blu-ray held over HD DVD is that Blu-ray discs hold more stuff, 50GB on a dual-layer disc. But that's still not enough for Metal Gear Solid 4 in all its glory, according... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 50 Percent off Select Blu-ray, HD DVD Discs at Amazon (High-Def Digest, 1/13/2008 9:00pm) |
| In what may be the biggest high-def disc sale yet, Amazon is offering up to 57% off select Blu-ray and HD DVD discs. Both promos were launched this weekend by the web merchant, and includes hundreds of... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney/Buena Vista Subsidizes Blu-ray Disc Upgrades from DVD (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/28/2008 6:26pm) |
| To help ease the transition from DVD to Blu-ray, Disney and sister company Buena Vista are offering a $10 rebate on Blu-ray purchases for those who already own select films on DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Target price cuts Blu-ray titles (Punch Jump, 4/14/2008 4:06pm) |
| Target Corp. stores on Sun. price cut a selection of Blu-ray disc titles in the latest high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray title sees 80,072% sales spike at Amazon (Punch Jump, 1/26/2008 5:54pm) |
| Sales for Blu-ray disc format title No Country For Old Men spiked 80,072 percent upon availability on Fri. at retailer Amazon.com. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon burns new 50 percent off Blu-ray sale (Punch Jump, 4/04/2009 3:37pm) |
| Retailer Amazon.com this week began holding a new 50 percent off Blu-ray disc sale in a new high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon to back Blu-ray; keep HD DVD stock (Punch Jump, 2/20/2008 5:42pm) |
| Amazon.com on Wed. said that it will back Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc format following an announcement from Toshiba Corp. that it will exit the HD DVD business. ... (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) |
| Yamaha's Newest 7.1-Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver Delivers Enhanced Features Including HDMI and iBiquity's HD (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/06/2005 1:06pm) |
| Yamaha Electronics Corporation, the innovator in home theater and digital audio and video reproduction, today introduced the RX-V4600, a new A/V digital home theater receiver with HD Radio technology, HDMI, Dual i.LINK, and YPAO technology. (Read Full Article) |
| Silicon Image HDMI and DVI IP Offers Proven Capability, Interoperability, Compliance and Faster Time-to-Market (Digital Broadcasting.com, 3/30/2005 7:38pm) |
| Sunnyvale, CA — Silicon Image, Inc., a leader in multi-gigabit semiconductor solutions for the secure transmission and storage of rich digital media, today announced that Micronas, a leading supplier of innovative application-specific IC system solutions for consumer electronics, has licensed its High-Definition Multimedia Interface™ (HDMI(™) and Digital Visual Interface (DVI) receiver (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) |
| Sony to option Blu-ray / game discs to PS3 (Punch Jump, 2/11/2009 10:50pm) |
| Sony Corp. this week told Video Business that it plans to release hybrid Blu-ray disc / video game titles to the Playstation 3 hardware. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray title Narnia a hit on advanced sales (Punch Jump, 2/08/2008 5:17pm) |
| Walt Disney Studios’ The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe on Blu-ray disc is a hit based on advanced sales at Amazon.com this week ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Digital Video Essentials' Sees Another Delay (High-Def Digest, 11/30/2006 10:31pm) |
| For the second time in only a month, DVD International has delayed the HD DVD release of its calibration disc 'Digital Video Essentials.' This first next-gen version of A/V visionary Joe Kane's seminal... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp AQUOS Named Official High-Definition Television of NBC Experience Store (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/21/2005 12:30pm) |
| NEW YORK----Nov. 21, 2005--Sharp Electronics, the U.S. subsidiary of Sharp Corporation, the global market leader in LCD TV*, announced today that they have entered into a five-year partnership with NBC Universal that will make the Sharp AQUOS the official high-definition television of the NBC Experience Store. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic Takes Wraps Off New PT-AE8000U 3D Home Theater Projector (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/12/2012 11:31pm) |
| The consumer electronics giant has unveiled a new high-end 3D-capable home theater projector with enhanced brightness and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Neil Young Archives on Blu-ray Due June 2 (Electronic House, 3/24/2009 12:10am) |
| After delays and with much anticipation, Neil Young’s 10-disc Archives is scheduled to arrive and available for pre-order on Blu-ray this June 2. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Get The Walking Dead First Season on Blu-ray just $24.99 (HD-Report, 8/26/2012 2:51pm) |
| Here's your chance to pick up the The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season 3-disc Blu-ray edition for just $24.99 -- a 60% savings off the list price of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: 87% of owners watch Blu-ray movies on PS3 (Punch Jump, 1/08/2008 5:57pm) |
| Sony Corp. this week said that 87 percent of Playstation 3 owners watch Blu-ray disc format movies on their PS3. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Adult film industry embracing HD DVD (Ars Technica, 1/12/2007 3:17pm) |
| The adult film industry is picking sides in the next-generation optical disc war. Why have they apparently chosen HD DVD over Blu-ray? ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Dark Knight Blu-ray No. 1 DVD at Amazon (Punch Jump, 10/11/2008 4:17pm) |
| The Dark Knight Blu-ray disc ranked as the No. 1 best-selling DVD at Amazon.com on Sat. outperforming other standard-definition titles in sales. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Master and Commander Blu-ray orders fire away (Punch Jump, 5/03/2008 5:17pm) |
| Amazon.com this week began pre-orders for the title Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Blu-ray disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Cinram Adds Blu-ray Lines (Home Media Magazine, 6/05/2013 11:21pm) |
| Replicator Cinram is adding to its Blu-ray Disc replication capacity, buying a “sizeable number” of Bluline II machines from Germany’s Singulus Technologies.
Cinram currently runs more than 130 DVD and Blu-ray replication [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Format Reaches 500 Titles Since Inception (Format War Central, 3/05/2008 5:06pm) |
| With the new releases yesterday, there have now been 500 titles released since Blu-ray Disc was launched in 2006, according to the blu-raystats table.
While this total includes the Paramount and DreamWorks titles that were later discontinued, with their renewed decision to release on Blu-ray we expect that these titles will be reinstated soon.
Quite a milestone! [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Strengthens BRAVIA Flat-Panel LCD Line With Full HD Models and 1080p Inputs (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/01/2006 5:00pm) |
| Sony Electronics today announced an expansion of its acclaimed BRAVIA flat-panel LCD television line, including several new models with native 1920 x 1080 full high-definition resolution panels and HDMI inputs with 1080p capability. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Buffalo's 8x Speed Blu-Ray Disc Recorder, World's Fastest (for Now) [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 7/25/2008 8:29am) |
| Buffalo's upcoming internal and external BD recorder units can burn both single or double-layer BDs up to a sizzling 8x speed, and DVD ±R up to 16x. Of course Blu-ray technology is going to improve,... ... (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) |
| Specs, Box Art In for 'Golden Compass' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/28/2008 11:07pm) |
| Confirming earlier reports, New Line has officially announced an April arrival and full specs for 'The Golden Compass,' which will hit Blu-ray in a two-disc set with hours of bonus material. Word first... ... (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) |
| Panasonic Launches Blu-ray Disc(TM) Home Theater System (HDTV Magazine, 9/10/2009 4:11am) |
Panasonic today announced the debut of its first 2.1 channel Blu-ray Disc(TM) home theater system. The innovative SC-BTX70 is designed with a chic, upright silhouette, making it an ideal match for a flat panel TV. Panasonic's SC-BTX70 unleashes the beauty of Blu-ray Disc, while also providing a wide variety of other digital media options for family and friends to enjoy.
Sporting a sleek and compact form factor, the SC-BTX70 is a 2.1 system delivers realistic virtual 7.1 channel sound dispersed through a wide listening area. Panasonic's advanced...
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| (Unranked) | Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 9/19/2012 7:53pm) |
Paramount
Adventure
$99.99 five-disc Blu-ray set
Not rated.
Stars Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Denholm Elliott, John Rhys-Davies, Sean Connery, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, Kate
Capshaw, Jonathan Quan, Alison [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Strategy Analytics: As Format War Ends, 29 Million Blu-ray Homes Expected This Year (Business Wire, 3/26/2008 2:38pm) |
| LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Blu-ray Disc victory in its recent format war with HD-DVD will propel this technology into 29.4 million homes worldwide by the end of 2008, according to the ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 sales gain on Blu-ray, fall of HD DVD (Punch Jump, 2/18/2008 4:58pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 rose on Amazon this past weekend following a round of support for the Blu-ray disc high-definition format over Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Avatar 3D Blu-ray Finally Becomes Available to the General Public (About.com, 8/14/2012 11:40am) |
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Finally! After two years of being available only to consumers purchasing select Panasonic 3D TVs and Blu-ray Disc [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'Pineapple Express' Hits Blu-ray with Extended Cut, Exclusives (High-Def Digest, 10/27/2008 10:00pm) |
| Sony Pictures has announced an early-January Blu-ray release for 'The Pineapple Express,' which will come to high-def as a two-disc set with hours of bonus features and an extended cut of the film. Starring... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Peter Pan: Diamond Edition (3-Disc Combo Pack) (High-Def Digest, 1/29/2013 3:00pm) |
| The 1950s was a strong decade for Disney Animation. All of the Disney animated features released during that era are now considered top-tier classics. 'Peter Pan' came after such classics as [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Disc Sales: 'No Country' Pushes Blu-ray Past 9M Mark (High-Def Digest, 3/27/2008 6:00pm) |
| Propelled by strong sales of 'No Country for Old Men,' total U.S. Blu-ray software sales since inception have now topped 9 million through the week ending March 16. According to HMR research, BD unit sales... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Digital Video Essentials' Delayed... Again (High-Def Digest, 2/22/2007 12:04am) |
| In the latest in a continuing series of postponements, the highly-anticipated 'Digital Video Essentials' HD DVD calibration disc has been bumped from its scheduled release next Tuesday, February 27. Created... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amadeus, 007 lead Blu-ray sales at Amazon (Punch Jump, 2/23/2009 3:41pm) |
| Movie titles Amadeus and Quantum of Solace led overall Blu-ray disc sales at retailer Amazon.com on Mon. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Batman Begins Blu-ray orders take flight (Punch Jump, 4/09/2008 3:48pm) |
| Advanced orders for the title Batman Begins on Blu-ray disc began this week at Amazon.com. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blade Runner Blu-ray leaps after discount (Punch Jump, 4/23/2008 3:57pm) |
| Sales for the Blade Runner Blu-ray disc leaped on Tues. following a discount at retailer Amazon.com. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft working on Blu-ray recording support in Vista (HDTV UK, 1/16/2009 2:55pm) |
| Microsoft is to provide an update to Windows Vista that will allow Blu-ray discs to be recorded. A first beta version of Service Pack 2 for Vista has been released to a small group of Technology Adoption Program customers for evaluation. Though the ability to write data to Blu-ray discs will exist, Microsoft did not say whether a revised Windows Media Player would play Blu-ray movie discs. There' ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wal-Mart corporate confirms $100 PS3 gift card -- YES, even the MGS 4 bundle (Joystiq, 6/11/2008 10:30am) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Action, Business
We have confirmed with Wal-Mart Corporate Communications that the company is currently offering a $100 gift card this week with the purchase of any Blu-ray player. This applies to all PS3s, including the Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 bundle (pictured above) available tomorrow. This re-confirms the information and documentation one of our reliable sources ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray Disc & UltraViolet this week (HD-Report, 4/09/2013 4:56pm) |
| It’s hard to compare this week’s Blu-ray releases to last week, when Marvel’s Cinematic Universe: Phase One Collection, The Bible: The Epic Miniseries, and Django Unchained hit shelves. But there are several titles worth mentioning. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Westinghouse Digital Expands 1080p High-Definition LCD Monitor Line (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/28/2006 11:00am) |
| SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif.----March 28, 2006--Westinghouse Digital Electronics, one of the top five LCD TV manufacturers in the U.S., today announced the latest addition to its high-definition 1080p line, the 37-inch model LVM-37w3, which features a bright flat panel, fast response time, high contrast ratio and six HD inputs, and 1920 x 1080 progressive scan resolution, the highest standard ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Warner Goes Big, and Small for Blu-ray (Home Media Magazine, 7/26/2012 10:31pm) |
| Warner Home Video has made Blu-ray Disc collector’s editions for famous films an art form.
Beyond the physical extras — including books with rare photos and production art — the studio painstakingly restores and remasters [...] (Read Full Article) |
| AnyDVD HD now copies Blu-ray discs, too (TG Daily, 3/06/2007 8:09pm) |
| Slysoft claims to have bypassed virtually any copy protection technology that is integrated in the high-definition disc formats HD DVD and Blu-ray. Following the previously announced HD DVD ripper, the software now also supports Blu-ray discs and allows you to play both formats on computers without HDCP chips. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD Disc Sales Value Slows, But New Technologies Will Spur International Growth (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/09/2005 3:00pm) |
| DUBLIN, Ireland----Dec. 9, 2005--Research and Markets has announced the addition of The Changing Face of Studio Video Sales: Grow New Markets, Push High Definition, Get Interactive to their offering. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 to put 'focus' on Blu-ray (Digit Magazine, 11/09/2006 9:43am) |
| The coming launch of Sony's PlayStation 3 game console will put more focus on the Blu-ray disc format, but don't expect a resolution to "the format wars" over high-definition video discs, said Peter Chernin, the president and chief operating officer of News Corp. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Plans 'Ocean's Eleven,' 'Ocean's Twelve' Standalones for Blu-ray, HD DVD (UPDATED) (High-Def Digest, 2/29/2008 11:00pm) |
| Previously only available on high-def as part of the three-disc 'Ocean's Giftset,' Warner has announced it will issue the first two installments in Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's series as standalone Blu-ray... ... (Read Full Article) |
| AnyDVD HD Is Here, So Start the Blu-ray BD+ DRM Crackin' [Cracked] (Gizmodo, 3/19/2008 8:35pm) |
| Late last year, disc-copying software maker SlySoft claimed they cracked the BD+ DRM protection in Blu-ray discs. They weren't kidding. The newest version of AnyDVD HD strips Blu-ray discs of BD+,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner to Release 'NFL Road to the Superbowl XLIII' Blu-ray in June (High-Def Digest, 3/12/2009 8:00pm) |
| The victory of Super Bowl XLIII champions the Pittsburgh Steelers will be chronicled in a new four-disc Blu-ray set coming this June from Warner Home Video. Though a full synopsis is not yet know for 'NFL:... ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Dark Knight Blu-ray: Crushing Nielsen Ratings December 9th [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 9/29/2008 5:45pm) |
| Rumors and logic speculated that Warner would release The Dark Knight in time for the holiday season, and the Blu-ray two-disc and collectible limited edition will indeed go on sale December 9th, the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sonic brings HD streaming to CinemaNow (AfterDawn, 8/03/2009 12:42am) |
Sonic Solutions has announced that they will finally be bringing HD streaming to its Roxio CinemaNow online video service, using a new technology dubbed Sonic CineVision Adaptive HD which the company promises will make films look Blu-ray-esque in 1080p full HD.
Sonic's competitors, such as iTunes, Amazon, VUDU, and Sony have all had HD streaming or downloads for some time now.
CineVision Adaptive HD will also be available "as part of the company’s CineVision Master Encoding system" says TWICE, "enabling others to maximize the quality of streaming video content."
The CineVision Master Encoding system is used in current Blu-ray production, so the company says the streaming quality will be second to none.
Adds CinemaNow executive VP of strategy Mark Ely: “Consumers not only want instant access to new Hollywood hit movies on their connected TVs and Blu-ray players, they want it in HD.”Permalink | Comments
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| First Blu-ray Test Center Opens in China (Format War Central, 7/09/2008 10:51am) |
| Engadget reports that the first Blu-ray disc testing facility has just opened up in China, a month after rumors spread that the BDA had granted 11 licenses to Chinese based companies.
CESI Technology has received the first license to open up a plant in China. What does this mean for you the consumer? It means your [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| USA TODAY NOW Personal Technology Magazine Hits Newsstands Today (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/17/2005 2:08pm) |
| USA TODAY's first glossy consumer magazine hits newsstands nationwide today. The magazine, titled USA TODAY NOW Personal Technology, is a how-to guide designed to educate readers on the latest consumer electronics products and trends, and make the overall consumer tech-buying experience more user-friendly. ... (Read Full Article) |
| No winner yet - HD DVD & Blu-ray battle over DVDs (allthingsHiDef, 12/27/2007 7:14pm) |
| And you thought Christmas was a time for peace on Earth and good will toward men. Not when it comes to selling consumers on a technology for high-definition, next-generation DVDs. The two combatants in this home-video slugfest are Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD. The Indianapolis Star takes an inside look at the hi-def format war. Full Story ... (Read Full Article) |
| No clear winner for high-def DVD (The Wichita Eagle) (The Wichita Eagle, 2/08/2006 5:25pm) |
| Once you've grown accustomed to high-definition TV, it's hard to watch lower-quality programs, even on DVD. At least that's the hope of hardware and software manufacturers introducing two new, high-definition video-disc formats this year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Launches The HT-BD3252, A Netflix And Pandora Enabled Blu-ray Home Theater (Gadgetreview, 7/22/2009 8:06pm) |
| If you are looking for a new home theater-in-a-box, Samsung may have just provided you a solution: the HT-BD3252. This new and cool system has a 5.1 (1000 watts) sound system, a Blu-ray player, support for the latest HD audio codec, a microphone, Internet services like Pandora, Netflix and Blockbuster and an iPod dock (of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Battlelines drawn over next gen DVDs (The Age, 3/09/2006 12:49am) |
| A model displays a 50 GB Blu-ray disc on the booth of Panasonic at the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover, Germany. Photo: Reuters A campaign to boycott high definition DVD technologies using new copy control technology has been launched in the US as companies such as Toshiba and Sony prepare to roll out the first generation of products. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray beats HD DVD post Warner defection (Punch Jump, 1/17/2008 6:04pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc beat rival format HD DVD following the week of Warner Bros.’ defection from the HD DVD camp in the latest retail data from Nielsen VideoScan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Lionsgate, Miramax Plan Tarantino Blu-ray Set (Home Media Magazine, 9/24/2012 9:31pm) |
| Lionsgate and Miramax are teaming up on a massive Quentin Tarantino Blu-ray Disc boxed set, including eight films and two bonus discs with five hours of extras.
The collection, streeting Nov. 20 with a list price of $119.99, includes [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Dan Ramer on Boycott (HDBlog.net, 3/07/2006 1:06pm) |
| Dan Ramer has an interesting take on the call for a boycott on AACS enabled HD formats. That is, HD DVD and BD (Blu-ray Disc).
You know that I’ve been writing about such issues as abandoning early adopters and fair use rights for years. I’ve encouraged you to write letters to [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Readies First Two Music Blu-Ray Titles (High-Def DVD Digest, 6/05/2006 10:26am) |
| Hoping to expand the variety of Blu-ray disc offerings, Sony BMG has announced it plans to release the first two music titles on the format, reports Home Media Retailing. 'Rod Stewart: Live at the Royal... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon fires The Godfather Blu-ray pre-orders (Punch Jump, 7/01/2008 3:51pm) |
| Amazon.com this week began offering pre-orders for The Godfather Collection Blu-ray disc set. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Clueless about Blu-ray? Disney's got the answer with visit to local mall (KATU Portland, 9/15/2007 8:54pm) |
| Washington Square Mall hosts Sony and Disney's interactive Blu-ray Disc display this weekend. KATU film critic Tony Robinson previews the demo and gives his take on the high-definition home video war. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba 23" LCD HDTV DVD combo $279.99 Best Buy B&M YMMV Clearance (PopDeal | The latest tech deals, 11/18/2007 3:05pm) |
| Rating: 0 Posted By: TheSkinny Views: 53 Replies: 0 Hi all, long time lurker - first time poster...Found this deal @ Best Buy. It was on clearance. And it's not in the Internet and of course YMMV.The Toshiba 23HLV87 23" LCD HDTV with a built in DVD player.Features HDMI and VGA ports, and can do analog and digital tuning.HD resolution is up to 720p/1080i$279.99 + tax (see the receipt). read ... (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) |
| Trident's SVP EX Ten-Bit Video Processor With DCRe(TM) Powers Full Lineup of New Daewoo Flat TVs (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/25/2005 11:00am) |
| Trident Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Trident Microsystems, Inc. , a worldwide leader in developing advanced digital TV technology for the consumer digital video marketplace, today announced that Daewoo International Corp., a leader in the Original Equipment Manufacturers and ODM consumer electronics market, is using Trident's SVP EX ten-bit video processor that features the Digital Cinema ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age' to Reign on HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 11/28/2007 7:00pm) |
| Queen Elizabeth I will return to high def this February, when Universal releases the sequel 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age' on HD DVD/DVD combo disc. The second in a planned trilogy of historical epics, 'The...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/191923513" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer's New Blu-ray 'Combo' Drive Meets Strong Demand for HD Movie Playback and Provides DVD and CD Read/Write Compatibility (Business Wire, 1/25/2007 8:00am) |
| MONTE CARLO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pioneer today confirms the availability of its new ‘BDC-202’ Blu-ray Disc Combo Drive. With BD-ROM ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Free Blu-ray Offer From Sony (High-Def Digest, 11/14/2007 7:00pm) |
| It's not the most straight-forward deal we've seen, but as part of a new mail-in offer, Sony is giving away a free Blu-ray disc with proof of purchase of two others. In an under-the-radar promotion that...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/184718385" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Titanic’ Tie-In Goes to Times Square (Home Media Magazine, 8/29/2012 10:50pm) |
| Paramount Home Media Distribution has launched a unique fan tie-in for the Sept. 10 release of Titanic on 2D and 3D Blu-ray Disc.
Visitors to Facebook.com/TitanicMovie can [...] (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) |
| (Unranked) | Sizing up the sale prices for ‘The Avengers’ – 3D’ (HD-Report, 9/27/2012 6:04pm) |
| As of this writing, Marvel’s The Avengers – 3D four-disc Blu-ray set is just $19.99 at Amazon, and $19.99 at Target as well. This dramatic price drop (the pre-order price was around $30 for weeks) for a movie that was just released on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Blu-ray: Final Standards, not Lower Prices (TOYS and GADGETs | News | Reviews | Videos, 11/02/2007 6:33pm) |
| Panasonic Blu-ray: Final Standards, not Lower Prices [ Panasonic BD-30-5] It won't be the cheapest, but it'll have the most new features--including the Final Standard Profile--says Panasonic, introducing the $500 DMP-30 Blu-Ray player. Much of the rest of the high-def video crowd is headed downmarket. On Thursday Sony said it would drive Sony ... (Read Full Article) |
| Trident's Ten-Bit SVP(TM) EX Video Processor With DCRe(TM) Powers New Plasma TVs From Sampo (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/06/2005 11:00am) |
| Trident Technologies Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trident Microsystems, Inc. , a world-wide leader in developing advanced digital TV technology for the consumer digital video marketplace, today announced that Sampo Corporation, one of Taiwan's leading consumer electronics manufacturers, is using Trident's SVP EX ten-bit video processor featuring the Digital Cinema Reality Engine (DCRe) to ... (Read Full Article) |
| Most PC Drives Will Support Both HD DVD and Blu-ray; Format War Endless and/or Meaningless [Format War] (Gizmodo, 12/31/2007 3:16pm) |
| By 2012, two-thirds of all high-def disc drives for PCs will support both Blu-ray and HD DVD, says an analyst at ABI Research. He also added that by 2009, universal drives will cost the same as... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony to offer digital PS3 titles on disc release date (HD-Report, 9/25/2012 6:29pm) |
| Sony has announced that 8 PS3 titles will be available to download digitally the same day as physical discs hit shelves. Sony's new digital initiative, called "Day 1 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| New Line Serves Up 'Semi-Pro' Blu-ray Specs, Box Art (High-Def Digest, 3/31/2008 8:00pm) |
| New Line has unveiled specs for 'Semi-Pro,' which will hit Blu-ray this June as a two-disc set with extensive bonus features and high-def exclusive content. As we've previously reported, New Line issued... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Plans 'Damages' For Blu-ray This January (High-Def Digest, 11/16/2007 11:05pm) |
| The hit Glenn Close television series 'Damages' is expected to make its high-def debut this January as a three-disc Blu-ray set. The FX legal thriller has become one of basic cable's breakout hits following...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/185949003" height="1" width="1"/> ... (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) |
| Ritek to double monthly Blu-ray disc production (HDTV UK, 1/28/2009 11:26am) |
| Ritek has announced that it's increasing output production of blank Blu-ray discs, with the opening of a second production line which should see its monthly capacity doubled to half-a-billion units... ... (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) |
| SHIFT: Stop shopping for an HDTV! 3D is coming! (DVICE, 8/28/2009 12:47am) |
| Do not buy an HDTV. Do not buy a Blu-ray player. Do not buy an AV receiver.
Why? 3D HDTV and Blu-ray is coming.
Big deal, you say? Yes, big deal, says I. Read on if you want to avoid a killer case of instant obsolescence and buyer's remorse. (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Confirms 'T3' Blu-ray Problems; Replacement Program Expected (High-Def Digest, 12/21/2007 7:00pm) |
| Confirming online reports of an encoding defect on its recently-issued Blu-ray release of 'Terminator 3,' Warner has begun taking consumer information in anticipation of a future disc replacement program.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Terminator’ Anthology Blu-ray Goes Wide March 5 (Home Media Magazine, 1/25/2013 7:23pm) |
| Warner Home Video will release all four “Terminator” films in one Blu-ray set March 5 (order date Jan. 29) at $49.99. The set was previously a Best Buy exclusive this past August.
The five-disc set includes previously released [...] (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Pioneer LX010BD Blu-ray Home Cinema system hits UK (Pocket-lint, 11/07/2008 11:43am) |
| Profile 1.1 sporting player to match your KuroPioneer has confirmed the launch in the UK of the LX01BD Blu-ray Home Cinema system, which is first announced in June.
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Read Pioneer LX010BD Blu-ray Home Cinema system hits UK on Pocket-lint now]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Win a copy of ‘Skyfall’ on Blu-ray, DVD & UltraViolet (HD-Report, 2/08/2013 7:26pm) |
| This month we’re giving away a copy of Skyfall on Blu-ray Disc. The combo edition from MGM includes a Blu-ray, DVD, and UltraViolet Digital copy to download from the cloud. Video is formated in 1080p [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Disk Makers ReflexBlu Blu-Ray Tower Duplicators (I4U, 3/02/2007 2:00pm) |
| Disc Makers, a manufacturer of CD and DVD duplicators, launches its first Blu-Ray compatible tower duplicators, the ReflexBlu2 and ReflexBlu4.
So if you need to do start a small distribution of your legal content on blu-ray these machines save you s... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's BDZ-A70 Blu-Ray Recorder Transfers to PSP: TV, not Disc [Sony] (Gizmodo, 4/08/2008 10:58am) |
| Does this make up for the "no PS3 Blu-ray to PSP" transfer story? Kind of. Sony's new BDZ-A70 Blu-ray recorder system won't do that either, but will record your TV shows, and can transfer that video... ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Pioneer PureVision Plasma Televisions Make HDTV Look Picture Perfect (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/10/2005 6:17pm) |
| Two new PureVision plasma televisions introduced today by Pioneer Electronics Inc. take a leap forward in picture quality with enhanced black level detail and brilliant image quality to deliver amazingly sharp, bright, accurate picture quality that lets sports fans, gamers and movie buffs experience the best of what HDTV programming is meant to deliver. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp Announces Price Reductions for Select AQUOS(R) Liquid Crystal Televisions (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/24/2005 7:01pm) |
| Sharp Electronics Corporation today announced price reductions on select models of AQUOS Liquid Crystal Display televisions. New prices of select AQUOS LC-TVs, including a number of large, widescreen HDTV models as well as a few of the smaller, traditional 4:3 sets, become effective November 1. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD Forum green lights three-layer 51Gb HD-DVD (Technorati, 11/20/2007 5:04pm) |
| The DVD Forum, the group behind the technology for DVD and HD-DVD has gone ahead and approved a proposal by HD-DVD spearhead Toshiba to produce a triple layered 51Gb HD-DVD disc. This move is a blatant show of power towards the current capacity of Blu-ray being only capable of 50Gb. read more | digg story ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Plans to 'Walk Hard' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/15/2008 11:00pm) |
| In an early announce to retail, Sony says it will bring the comedy 'Walk Hard' to Blu-ray this March in a two-disc set chock full of bonus material. A spoof of musical biopics such as 'Walk the Line,'... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘The Host’ Blu-ray, DVD & UltraViolet release dates announced (HD-Report, 5/08/2013 3:05pm) |
| Universal Studios has announced the release date for The Host on Blu-ray Disc & DVD will be July 9, 2013, predated by an early digital release on June 25. The Blu-ray Combo Pack will contain [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Disney director says Blu-ray "wins by a mile" over film (HDTV UK, 6/11/2008 11:11am) |
| Director of Disney's "Step Up 2 The Streets". Jon M Chu, believes that Blu-ray offers far more detail and better picture than the original film.€ Chu said that the Blu-ray disc version was "beautiful", adding that the colours "pop" and it's possible to do more in dark scenes. "On the Blu-ray, just consistently you know what you're getting and you can play in those shadows. You can s ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Unveils 'Batman,' 'Chocolate Factory' Specs (High-Def Digest, 9/20/2006 5:01am) |
| Continuing to stuff their HD DVD releases with cutting-edge features, Warner has unveiled full specs for their October 10th disc lineup, including 'Batman Begins.' As first reported earlier this week,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD movie discs may not work with your HDTV (ARNnet, 10/06/2005 10:01pm) |
| The likely format battle between HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc is bad enough for those eagerly awaiting the availability of favorite movies on high definition video discs, but soon there could be another reason to switch off to the new formats: many current HDTVs might be restricted to showing the movies in standard definition. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Two-For-One Blu-ray Disc Sale at Amazon (High-Def Digest, 12/04/2007 8:30pm) |
| Amazon is offering its first "buy one get one free" sale on Warner Blu-ray titles. The promo was launched Tuesday morning by the web merchant, and features a list of popular Blu-ray titles from the studio,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/195052095" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Last chance for ‘Men in Black 3′ Blu-ray Giveaway (HD-Report, 11/27/2012 7:54pm) |
| There are only two days left for the Men in Black 3Â Blu-ray Disc giveaway, which ends on Friday, Nov. 30. The Blu-ray Combo includes BD, DVD, and UltraViolet digital copy. Features include “Spot the Alien Game,” “The Making of Men [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'Dispatch: Zimbabwe' Bound For Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 12/03/2007 9:00pm) |
| Indie rock band Dispatch is headed to HD DVD and Blu-ray disc this January with the release of their recent reunion concert, 'Dispatch: Zimbabwe - Live at Madison Square Garden.' One of only a handful...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/194486826" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV2DVD build 0.4 has been released - back up that HD-TV content! (Addict 3D, 11/05/2005 12:50pm) |
| The creators of SVCD2VCD have released a new version of HDTV2DVD. This is a new freeware tool to simply convert your HDTV material to DVD. HDTV captures are MPEG-2 Transport Streams at either 1280 x 720p or 1920 x 1080i resolution yet DVD is typically MPEG-2 Program Streams at 720 x 480 (for NTSC). This means that to play HD material on a "normal" DVD player you have to convert the source. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung's Latest Ultra-Slim LED Monitor Offers HD Quality Picture (HDTV Magazine, 10/08/2009 7:10pm) |
Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Corporation, the number one worldwide brand of LCD display products, today announced the debut of its premium LED monitor, the SyncMaster XL2370. At an estimated street price of $299, the XL2370 produces picture perfect, HD quality in a sleek, aerodynamic design. It will be available at Best Buy starting October 12 and through distribution and retailers in late November.
Whether you're watching a Blu-Ray movie or video clips online, the XL2370's LED edge-lit backlight performs at...
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| Universal Breaks Silence on HD DVD Playback Issues; Announces Disc Replacement Program (High-Def Digest, 5/01/2007 10:09pm) |
| After weeks of persistent complaints from early adopters, Universal has issued a statement regarding playback issues with several of their most recent HD DVD releases. The issues first surfaced in late... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon Drops Prices on Select Blu-ray Discs to 50% Off List (High-Def Digest, 3/05/2007 10:49pm) |
| Conveniently timed to conincide with this week's dry spell of new high-def disc releases, Amazon has listed nearly four dozen Blu-ray titles at 50% off list price. The list of 47 total titles includes... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Slacker radio support added to BRAVIA HDTVs (AfterDawn, 11/20/2008 7:06am) |
| Sony has announced today that they have added support for Slacker radio to BRAVIA HDTVs with Internet Video Link.
Users can now use their existing Slacker account to stream customized radio channels through their HDTVs. Sony did note that stations will have to be configured on a PC first.
The electronics giant also said Howcast support was being launched today giving "access to just short o ... (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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| (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) |
| Samsung Offers 82-inch HDTV TFT-LCD display panel (PhysOrg, 3/07/2005 2:49pm) |
| World's largest Full HDTV TFT-LCDSamsung Electronics has developed the world's largest liquid crystal display panel. This 82-inch TFT-LCD is 17 inches larger than LCD flat panel previously developed by Sharp. This development challenges plasma display panels in this market area. This full HD image quality (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) TFT-LCD panel was developed at the company's new production complex (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Expands SXRD Rear Projection HDTV Line With 50 and 60-Inch Grand WEGA Televisions (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/16/2005 4:00pm) |
| On the occasion of celebrating the production of the one millionth rear projection Grand WEGA micro-display television at its technology center here in southwestern Pennsylvania, Sony Electronics today introduced two new sets in the line based on the acclaimed Silicon X-tal Reflective Display (SXRD) technology delivering full 1920 x 1080 high-definition resolution. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sonic Launches New Blu-ray Production Suite (Home Media Magazine, 9/04/2009 9:56pm) |
| Sonic Solutions Sept. 4 released its Sonic BD PowerStation, a Blu-ray Disc production suite built on the company’s existing high-def video encoding and authoring products, and geared toward professional videographers and producers. (Read Full Article) |
| Envivio and Sigma Designs Join Forces to Power AVC/H.264 IPTV Deployments (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/09/2005 7:31am) |
| Envivio IBC Stand #1.351 -- Joining forces to power AVC/H.264 IPTV deployments, Envivio Inc. and Sigma Designs today announced the port of EnvivioTV player's interactive features for Sigma's new 64-bit, SMP8634, AVC/H.264 decoder chip. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony projects 50% Blu-ray market share in 2008 (Punch Jump, 4/08/2008 3:59pm) |
| Sony Corp. this week said that it expects sales of its high-definition Blu-ray disc format to capture 50 percent market share in 2008, according to the DigiTimes. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony in talks to burn Blu-ray on Xbox 360 (Punch Jump, 3/07/2008 4:57pm) |
| The Financial Times this week reported that Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. are in talks to offer a Blu-ray disc drive for the Xbox 360 video game console. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Current Top 10 Selling Blu-ray Discs (HD-Report, 3/25/2013 10:40pm) |
| What are the current top selling Blu-ray Discs? For the week ending March 17, 2013 the number one Blu-ray Disc sold was Paramount’s Rise of the Guardians in its first week of being released. Coming [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Philips Unveils Diamond-Encrusted Ambilight(TM) FlatTV(TM) Celebrating Its Millionth Ambilight (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/08/2007 12:30pm) |
| LAS VEGAS----Philips Electronics today unveiled a diamond-encrusted Ambilight FlatTV celebrating its one millionth Ambilight FlatTV. Created in conjunction with New York-based jewelry company A.Link, the 42-inch Ambilight LCD HDTV features 225 carats of diamonds - close to 2,250 individual diamonds are applied along the sides and edges of the set's Ambilight frame, adding a whole new dimension .. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Asus to launch M70 laptop with Blu-ray and 1TB storage (HDTV UK, 7/01/2008 8:30am) |
| Asus will launch its latest multimedia laptop PC, the M70, in the UK. It features one terabyte of hard disc storage and a Blu-ray optical drive, plus four built-in Altec Lansing speakers and a subwoofer... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Twilight Zone: The Movie' Bound for HD DVD, Blu-ray This October (High-Def Digest, 7/26/2007 4:58pm) |
| After a ten-year absence, Warner Home Video is finally bringing 'Twilight Zone: The Movie' to disc in a cross format release to that will hit standard DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD this October. Despite being... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/21/2012 6:57pm) |
| Paramount creates its own bit of treasure by boxing up the adventurer's theatrical films with a whole disc of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| We're Back....HD-DVD Is Resurrected...In China (About.com, 4/01/2009 1:00pm) |
| Armed with Toshiba's HD-DVD technology and the unexpected backing of Warner Bros, HD-DVD materializes in China as CBHD (China Blue High-Definition Disc), formerly known as CHDVD (China High Definition DVD).... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray disc sales jump amid Amazon sale (Punch Jump, 5/08/2008 3:50pm) |
| Sales for select Blu-ray titles held an increase at Amazon.com amid a new ‘Buy Three for the Price of Two‘ promotion at the retailer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Tenkai Knights: Brave Battle coming to 3DS from Namco Bandai (Joystiq, 2/01/2014 8:30pm) |
| Cartoon Network series and toy line Tenkai Knights will shapeshift this summer into Tenkai Knights: Brave Battle, a 3DS game from Namco Bandai. Nintendo Everything reports that Brave Battle will build its story and four-player versus modes from 2D, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray & UltraViolet: Indiana Jones, Prometheus, Cabin In the Woods (HD-Report, 9/18/2012 10:40pm) |
| This week Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures hits shelves on Blu-ray Disc. The boxed set contains a newly remastered Raiders of the Lost Ark among the four Indiana Jones franchise films. Extras include interviews, documentaries, featurettes and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Serenity Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/13/2009 5:02am) |
| Serenity will satisfy fans of the TV series Firefly, but as it answers questions previously asked it could leave new viewers in the dark. However, the Blu-ray, which is loaded with extras, will manage to satisfy those fans who previously purchased the HD-DVD version.
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| (Unranked) | Terminator Salvation coming to Blu-ray on 23rd November (HDTV UK, 8/09/2010 1:45pm) |
| With over four months' notice, here's news that Terminator Salvation will be available to buy on Blu-ray from 23rd November 2009. As well as the high definition movie, bonus material available on the Blu-ray disc includes: "Re-Forging the Future"... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Blu-ray & UltraViolet releases this week (HD-Report, 9/06/2012 12:43am) |
| Sorry for the delay on new Blu-ray releases this week. We already mentioned the Harry Potter Wizard’s Collection — a 31-disc collection that also contains UltraViolet copies of the films plus over 37 hours of bonus content. The pricey, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Prepping 'Gone with the Wind,' 'Wizard of Oz' Blu-rays for 2009 (High-Def Digest, 3/13/2009 9:30pm) |
| There's no date yet, but Warner has confirmed plans to bring the classics 'Gone with the Wind' and 'The Wizard of Oz' to Blu-ray in 2009. Released previously in deluxe, multi-disc DVD special editions,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal Bows iPod Touch/iPhone Apps for Blu-ray (Home Media Magazine, 7/20/2009 6:47pm) |
| Universal today is expected to announce plans to deliver an extensive array of touch-enabled iPhone and iPod features to its upcoming Blu-ray Disc releases. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD Insider: Optical Storage Update (Digital Video Editing, 6/27/2005 7:34pm) |
| DVD Insider: Optical Storage Update Blue laser fight rages on -- who wins? (6/27/05) We have actually been keeping score on which Hollywood studio and which content owner "signed up" for the HD- (HD- DVD ) and Blu-ray Disc (BD) camps. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVDPlay First Rental Kiosk Operator to Offer Blu-Ray Discs (Business Wire, 5/28/2008 4:01am) |
| CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DVDPlay Inc., a DVD rental kiosk operator and developer, today announced their plan to add the Blu-ray disc format to their standard DVD selection at the ... (Read Full Article) |
| Nice Shoes Imagery in HD Spots for Aquos LCD TVs (July 20,2005) (Digital Video Editing, 7/20/2005 6:04pm) |
| Demonstrating its ability to meet all the needs of its clients, Nice Shoes, the leading full service post production house in New York City, recently provided high definition and standard definition post production services for a group of spots for Sharp Electronics and Wieden & Kennedy, New York, that are part of a global advertising campaign promoting Sharp s Aquos liquid crystal televisions. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Across the Universe' Announced For Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 11/27/2007 11:05pm) |
| The Beatles will make their high-def disc debut this February when Julie Taymor's phantasmagoric rock opera 'Across the Universe' hits Blu-ray. An ambitious pastiche of over a dozen Beatles songs and Taymor's...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/191458632" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Here’s what’s new on Blu-ray, Digital Copy, and UltraViolet this week (HD-Report, 1/22/2013 2:16pm) |
| The End of Watch from Universal Studios hits shelves today in a 2-Disc Combo Pack which includes Blu-ray, DVD, Digital, and UltraViolet activation code. Written and directed by David Ayer (Training Day), the film stars Jake [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (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) |
| 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) |
| (Unranked) | Poll: Blu-ray on the Left or Right Side of the Case? (High-Def Digest, 2/13/2013 6:00pm) |
| We have a fun poll topic in the blog this week. When you buy a 2-disc Blu-ray set, does the primary feature film Blu-ray belong on the left side of the case or the right? Show us how OCD you can be [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy to offer free gift card in new Blu-ray promo (Punch Jump, 3/08/2008 5:10pm) |
| Best Buy stores this Sun. will offer a free $20 gift card with the purchase of any two Blu-ray disc titles in the latest high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy touts PS3, Blu-ray on circular front page (Punch Jump, 2/23/2008 5:13pm) |
| Best Buy stores this Sun. will feature Sony Corp.’s Playstation and the Blu-ray disc format on the front page of next week’s circular. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Film Goes Straight To Hi-def Video (ContactMusic, 4/30/2007 5:41pm) |
| For the first time, a movie is being released straight to high-definition video. According to the online High-Def Disc News, the horror film Bell W ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | DVDs, Blu-ray disc rentals still surpass streaming (CNET News, 8/08/2012 3:11pm) |
| DVDs and Blu-ray discs have grabbed 62 percent of all movie rentals, while streaming and video-on-demand accounted for the remaining 38 percent, says NPD [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Iron Man Blu-ray Top DVD Seller at Amazon (Format War Central, 9/30/2008 2:49am) |
| Iron Man on Blu-ray is doing very well just hours before its official release time.
At Amazon today, the 2 disc release of the movie on Blu-ray is the number one seller in the DVD classification, possibly due to the additional $2 discount, making it roughly 35% off the retail price at $25.95.
Perhaps one of the [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba announces new HD DVD Marketing Push (I4U, 1/14/2008 8:27am) |
| The HD disc format war is not over yet as Toshiba announces a new HD DVD marketing push based on what the company calls "-breaking unit sales in the fourth quarter of 2007".
Warner's move to Blu-ray and the resulting cancellation of HD DVD m... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hack Attack: Official Blu-ray Site Redirects to HD DVD Site (UPDATED) (High-Def Digest, 12/22/2007 12:38am) |
| UPDATE: As of around 5:10pm ET Friday, things seemed to be back to normal at blu-raydisc.com. We've updated this story accordingly. In a nasty turn of events Friday afternoon, the official Blu-ray Disc... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Best Buy Offering UFC Pay-Per-View Discount With ‘Boom’ Blu-ray Purchase (Home Media Magazine, 2/04/2013 7:18pm) |
| Best Buy Co. is offering a $10 credit to UFC 157, the Feb. 23 Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view event, with the Blu-ray Disc purchase of wrestling comedy, Here Comes the Boom, starring Kevin James and Selma [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Saudi Arabia: New PLAYSTATION®3 model to take holiday season by storm (Mena Report, 10/23/2007 12:26pm) |
| MECL today announced details of its new PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) model that will launch throughout Saudi Arabia at the price of SR 1,799 bundled with Spider-Man™ 3 movie on Blu-ray disc. It will be available very soon. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blue Man Group to Make Blu-ray Debut with 'Megastar' (High-Def Digest, 3/13/2008 4:00pm) |
| There's no release date yet, but Rhino has announced plans to bring the Blue Man Group's concert film 'How to Be a Megastar Live!' to Blu-ray disc. In a just-issued press release touting the upcoming DVD/CD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| European Blu-ray Chairman calls HD DVD Group's actions "unbelievable" (Engadget, 11/13/2007 6:39pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentWhile it's not exactly a surprise that the Blu-ray folks are getting in yet another tussle with their counterparts in the HD DVD camp, the latest comments by the Blu-Ray Disc Association's European Chariman Frank Simonis do up the ante quite a bit, with some alleged misrepresentation of data on the HD DVD Group's part drawing most of his ire. More specifical ... (Read Full Article) |
| Casino Royale (MI6, 4/10/2007 8:36pm) |
| Sony, a clear backer of the Blu-ray Disc, has released a special report on the next-generation format’s current lead over HD DVD. Although the source of the report leads to immediately brings up the issue of obvious bias, the numbers cited come from reputable retail point-of-sake statistics source Nielsen VideoScan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Bollywood begins to adopt Blu-ray (HDTV UK, 3/17/2008 12:06pm) |
| Blu-ray pushes on globally,
with the news that Bollywood will release the movie "Heyy Babyy", directed by
Sajid Khan who is already a covert to the format. "DVDs which give you a very
superior picture when viewed on a proper home theatre set-up is only mastered
at 9 GB - that's because a DVD gives you that much disc space. Blu Ray gives
you 25 GB on a single layer but dual layer is 50 GB ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Unveils Enhanced Home Theater System with Blu-ray Creating Powerful HD Experience for Consumers (HDTV Magazine, 7/21/2009 4:42pm) |
| Samsung Unveils Enhanced Home Theater System with Blu-ray Creating Powerful HD Experience for Consumers New HT-BD3252 delivers cutting-edge video playback, HD Sound, and diverse networking RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Soon, iPhone and PS3 will be able to control one another (Tech Digest, 4/10/2008 4:19pm) |
| In a bizarre concoction, it turns out that the iPhone and the PlayStation 3 may
soon be able to converse with and control one another, thanks to a new
application from Netblender. At its most basic level, the iPhone will be able
to remote control Blu-ray disc playback on the PS3, but Denny Breitenfeld,
Netblender's CTO, says that it's much more than that... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘The Bourne Trilogy’ Blu-ray boxed-set just $25 (HD-Report, 5/12/2013 3:34pm) |
| Here’s a sweet deal for ya’. Amazon has got The Bourne Trilogy on Blu-ray Disc for just $25 this week, a savings of almost 60% off the list price of $59.99. The Bourne Trilogy packs [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New guide: EasyBD Blu-ray authoring tutorial lesson 1 - A basic disc (AfterDawn, 10/15/2012 4:44am) |
Late last week I announced a new guide for preparing Blu-ray assets to be used in a new series of AfterDawn guides for authoring Blu-ray discs. Today I'm pleased to announce that the first of those guides is finally available.
EasyBD is a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Toshiba readies desktop HD DVD drive (IT World, 1/05/2007 2:59pm) |
| Toshiba Corp. will release a desktop PC version of its HD DVD writer next month in a move to boost support for the next-generation optical disc format. The release will follow the launch of a notebook version last year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Girls Gone Wild: Baby Bash' Announced For Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 12/12/2007 5:00pm) |
| Love 'em or hate 'em, the video vixens of Girls Gone Wild are headed back to next-gen disc, with Mantra Films announcing 'Baby Bash: Live and Uncensored' for Blu-ray and HD DVD release in early 2008. The... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Blu-ray Trailer (HD-Report, 2/09/2013 1:30am) |
| Warner Bros. has released The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Blu-ray Disc Trailer. The Peter Jackson film will be available in 3D Blu-ray, plain ol’ Blu-ray, DVD and UltraViolet Digital Download on Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2013. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Jaws gets first hi-def release on Blu-ray (HD-Report, 8/10/2012 10:32pm) |
| If any film instilled a mass sense of fear over one animal it would be Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film Jaws. This coming Tuesday, Universal will release Jaws in high-definition for the first time on Blu-ray Disc. The multi-format combo pack will [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| (Unranked) | Warner, Walmart Partner for Early ‘Man of Steel’ Movie, Blu-ray Access (Home Media Magazine, 4/24/2013 2:32pm) |
| Warner Bros. and Walmart April 24 said they have partnered to sell tickets and pre-orders of the Blu-ray Disc Combo Pack or HD Digital download to a pre-screening of the much anticipated Superman reboot, Man of Steel from director Zach [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Brillian to Showcase 65-Inch Gen II LCoS(TM) 1080P HDTV at Upcoming Electronic House Expo (EHX) 2005 Conference (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/07/2005 1:45pm) |
| Brillian Corporation will showcase its new six-megapixel, 1080p Gen II liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCoS(TM)) HDTV at the upcoming EHX 2005 Conference, November 9 - 11, 2005 at the Anaheim Convention Center and Marriott Hotel in Anaheim, California. Brillian HDTVs will be featured in the Syntax booth, #818, where prospective Custom Electronics Dealers can preview the product and sign-on to become ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Amazon selling ‘Argo’ Digital Copy before Blu-ray/DVD release (HD-Report, 2/16/2013 12:16am) |
| Warner Bros.’ Argo is slated to release on Blu-ray Disc and DVD this coming Tuesday, Feb. 19. But if you want to watch it ahead of time jump to Amazon and purchase the digital title [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Disney's 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Booty to Include Two Discs, BD-Java Features (High-Def Digest, 2/20/2007 10:32pm) |
| In a pair of Blu-ray firsts for Disney, the studio will unleash their premiere two-disc and BD-Java-enhanced titles when it brings the blockbuster 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films to the format this spring.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| First HD-DVD film appears on BitTorrent (The Register, 1/18/2007 5:17pm) |
| Serenity broken A high-definition format movie has made its way onto BitTorrent. A pirated copy of the hit science fiction movie Serenity has been ripped from a HD DVD disc and made available to users of the popular P2P file sharing protocol.… ... (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) |
| Sanyo has said it's doing something to make Blu-ray lasers better (Tech Digest, 10/09/2008 10:20am) |
| To this end, Sanyo is promising to boost the capacity of Blu-ray discs to 100GB and maximise write-speed of burners to around 12x. It's all thanks to clever and more powerful new blue laser diode technology, which allows up to four data layers - each packing in 25GB of deleted scenes and staggeringly dull interviews with the leading man - to be stuck into a single Blu-ray disc at TWELVE TIMES wri ... (Read Full Article) |
| VIZIO Introduces High Style Line of Full HD 1080p and 120Hz LCD HDTV Series With JAVA Color HDTV Collection (HDTV Magazine, 1/07/2009 1:19pm) |
| VIZIO, America's HDTV and Consumer Electronics Company, launches the VL and VT Series, enhancing the performance of Full HD 1080p LCD HDTVs with 120Hz Smooth Motion II(TM) technology. The VL Series consists of four new models ranging from 32" to 47" (VL320M, VL370M, VL420M, and VL470M). The VT Series consists of three new models ranging from 37" to 47" (VT420M, and VT470M).
Each model in the ... (Read Full Article) |
| Batman Blu-ray titles take over Amazon top five (Punch Jump, 7/05/2008 4:06pm) |
| New Batman titles on Blu-ray disc format took over top five sales at Amazon.com on Sat. as the dark knight debuts on the high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray & UltraViolet: Jurassic Park 3D, Gangster Squad, The Impossible (HD-Report, 4/24/2013 7:40pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray Disc, Digital Copy and UltraViolet this week? Many folks have been waiting for the 3D release of Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster Jurassic Park. The combo edition from Universal Studios includes Blu-ray 3D, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Gefen High Definition Personal Video Recorder (HD PVR) (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/03/2008 8:45pm) |
| Gefen has released a new hard-drive-based digital recorder that allows you to record high definition material over HDMI from virtually any source: cable box, satellite receiver, even Blu-ray Disc. Is it the next killer component?
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| 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) |
| (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) |
| VideoScan: Blu-ray Commands Thanksgiving Week Disc Sales (High-Def Digest, 11/29/2007 5:00pm) |
| Black Friday? More like Blu Friday. According to Nielsen VideoScan, US sales of Blu-ray discs swelled to a nearly 3:1 lead over HD DVD in the first official week of the holiday shopping season. According...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/192514503" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | First ‘Hobbit’ Bows on Digital First (Home Media Magazine, 2/06/2013 1:18am) |
| Warner’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey arrives as a digital download March 12, a week before the Peter Jackson epic adventure lands on disc March 19.
A 3D Blu-ray combo pack for the first film in the J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy is [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (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) |
| Dolby TrueHD Comes to Blu-ray With 'Legends of Jazz' (High-Def Digest, 10/12/2006 12:38pm) |
| Bringing both classic jazz and Dolby TrueHD to Blu-ray for the first time, indie music distributor LRS Media is set to debut their premiere next-gen disc release with 'Legends of Jazz Showcase.' Due in... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 Firmware 2.20 brings Blu-ray BD-LIVE (I4U, 3/20/2008 12:24pm) |
| Sony announced PS3 firmware 2.20 today. The new firmware will bring add Blu-ray Disc (BD) Profile 2.0 (known as BD-LIVE).
With BD-LIVE you can get access to downloadable video content, ringtones, games, and more - BD-LIVE promises to offer PS3 users ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Oblivion Blu-ray & UltraViolet release date announced (HD-Report, 6/04/2013 4:24pm) |
| Coming off an $88M theatrical run ($180M international) Universal’s Oblivion has been given an official release date on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and UltraViolet. While the film will release early to digital download on July 23, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Postpones 'Godzilla' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/11/2008 11:00pm) |
| Sony has announced a street date postponement for 'Godzilla,' pushing back its planned March Blu-ray debut to tweak the disc's bonus features. As we've previously reported, Sony first announced back in... ... (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) |
| Netflix to Quadruple Blu-ray Selection (Format War Central, 2/28/2008 12:27am) |
| In this article about Netflix success, we found a nugget regarding their Hidef Disc plans.
Chief financial officer Barry McCarthy said today that Netflix will add as many as 1,500 Blu-ray titles to its existing 400 titles this year as customers ditch Toshiba’s discontinued HD DVD format and converge onto a Sony’s Blu-ray format. He said [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Florida Cops Bust Blu-ray Theft Ring (Home Media Magazine, 8/06/2009 7:01pm) |
| Special agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) busted a long-running Blu-ray Disc theft scam in Central Florida Aug. 4, making three arrests in a retail theft ring that had stolen more than $1 million worth of product. (Read Full Article) |
| Philips dual-layer Blu-ray PC drive (HDBlog.net, 6/09/2006 12:34pm) |
| It took a while for dual layer DVD burners to come to market. But things seem to be moving much faster in the world of blue lasers. Philips has recently announced a Blu-ray burner for PC’s that can burn to both BD layers, giving 50GB of disc storage. That’s more than half the HDD space [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to Bow New Blu-ray Mega Changers (Home Media Magazine, 5/26/2009 7:33pm) |
| Sony Corp. reportedly will unveil two new Blu-ray mega disc changers capable of storing 200 discs and 400 discs, respectively. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Oz The Great and Powerful - Read The 3D Blu-ray Edition Review (About.com, 7/02/2013 10:00am) |
|
As a follow-up to my previous review of the Oz The Great and Powerful Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo Pack, I was able to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Blu-ray Association predicts Blu Christmas (Pocket-lint, 10/08/2008 2:49pm) |
| Quel surprise The Blu-ray Disc Association reports that "sell-in indicators for Blu-ray products are proving more positive than even the most optimistic sales forecasts and market analyst reports."
...
Read Blu-ray Association predicts Blu Christmas on Pocket-lint now]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Oblivion’ released to Digital Download before Blu-ray & DVD (HD-Report, 7/27/2013 2:09am) |
| If you can’t wait until August 6 when Universal’s Oblivion hits shelves on DVD and Blu-ray Disc, you can purchase and download it from digital distributors including Apple iTunes, YouTube, Best Buy’s Cinema Now, Google [...] (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) |
| Zune HD Available for Pre-Order Today (HDTV Magazine, 8/13/2009 11:50am) |
Zune HD, the next generation of Microsoft Corp.'s portable digital media player, is available now for pre-order and is set to hit store shelves on Sept. 15. The player, available in 16GB and 32GB capacities, is the first touch-screen Zune and includes powerful playback technology to give you a different way to experience media on the go. Combined with unparalleled PC software and online services such as Zune Pass, Zune provides a rich and meaningful connection to music, videos, podcasts and more.
Pre-order Zune HD in 16GB Black and 32GB Platinum through...
(Read Full Article) |
| Balanchine's 'Dream' Bound For HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 11/12/2007 7:00pm) |
| High art returns to high-def disc later this month, when Opus Arte will debut George Balanchine's ballet adaptation of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' on HD DVD. Released earlier this year in the UK, Opus...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/183621017" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung's MediaLive: the Ultimate HDTV Accessory, Bringing Digital Content from the PC to the Big-Screen (eHomeUpgrade, 7/23/2008 9:20pm) |
| Samsung Electronics America Inc., the leader in the U.S. digital television market, lets consumers view PC-content on a Samsung HDTV with the retail launch of the company’s MediaLive adaptor. Samsung’s MediaLive delivers digital content (including HD content) in real-time from Windows Media Center on a PC running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate [...]Visit eHomeUpgrade for ... (Read Full Article) |
| InterVideo Launches WinDVD 7 With Unprecedented List of New High Definition and DVD Video/Audio Technologies (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/14/2005 12:01pm) |
| InterVideo, Inc. , announced today WinDVD 7, the latest release of the software DVD player favored by 125 million users worldwide. WinDVD 7 takes video and audio playback to the next level with an unprecedented list of new and expanded features while delivering the smooth, crystal-clear video and rich surround sound users have come to expect from WinDVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Aleratec launches three-drive LightScribe Blu-ray Disc duplicator (Engadget, 2/12/2008 5:19pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Storage
Blu-ray duplication systems have been on the block for a good while now, but apparently, Aleratec's flavor does something that none of the other cool kids can even dream of: it supports LightScribe. The 1:3 Copy Cruiser Blu LS houses a trio of LightScribe-enabled SATA Blu-ray burners that can toast BD-Rs at 6x as well as vanilla DVDs and CDs at much higher speeds. You ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| DVD Pioneer Hansen to Open First Indie HD Blu-ray Disc Facilities - Disney, WB, Sony, Fox, Philips, Dell, Panasonic, (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 2/11/2006 12:00pm) |
| Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 11, 2006 -- DVD pioneer Erick Hansen, founder and Chairman of Blue Ray Technology, will open the perhaps the first independent Blu-Ray factories to make high definition discs for the next generation of the super quality format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HBO to Release 'John Adams' on Blu-ray this June (High-Def Digest, 3/05/2009 11:00pm) |
| HBO has is bringing the Emmy-winning mini-series 'John Adams' to Blu-ray as a three-disc set this June. Starring Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney in one of the most acclaimed mini-series of all time, HBO... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray this week: Star Trek, Star Trek, and more Star Trek (HD-Report, 4/29/2013 6:16pm) |
| There’s been a buzz ever since release date and details were announced for Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season Three on Blu-ray. This week, the six-disc boxed set from Paramount hits shelves, containing all [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 HD DVD drive cut, awareness remains low (AV zombie, 7/30/2007 8:35am) |
| Xbox 360 HD DVD drive cut, awareness remains low In the US, Microsoft is cutting the cost of the Xbox 360 HDTV disc to 180 dollars. Buyers will also get to pick five free HD DVD discs as part of a generic format promotion. The reduction, which begins on August 1, is expected to herald ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney Goes Deluxe with Jonas Brothers 'Live Concert Experience' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/01/2009 9:45pm) |
| Disney has unveiled specs for the 'Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience,' which will hit high-def as a three-disc Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo containing an extended version of the film. As originally... ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | “Friday Night Lights: The Complete Series” on Blu-ray just $40 (HD-Report, 5/10/2013 5:11pm) |
| Want to get 60% off “Friday Night Lights: The Complete Series” on Blu-ray Disc? Amazon is offering the boxed set for just $39.99 today, a $60 discount off the list price of $99.99. (We looked [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Woolworths backs Blu-ray over HD DVD; PS3 a factor (Punch Jump, 1/28/2008 8:56pm) |
| Retail Bulletin on Mon. reported that U.K. retailer Woolworths will stock Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc format at retail stores and drop Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Warner Archive Begins Offering Blu-ray On-Demand (Home Media Magazine, 11/15/2012 11:45am) |
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Warner Archive Collection (WAC), the manufacturing on demand (MOD) DVD program the studio launched in early 2009, will begin offering films on Blu-ray Disc later this month, a first among studio MOD programs.
The 1982 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Prepping 'Gigi,' 'American in Paris' Blu-rays for 2009 (High-Def Digest, 6/30/2008 4:00pm) |
| There's no date yet, but Warner has confirmed plans to bring the classics 'Gigi' and 'An American in Paris' to Blu-ray in 2009. Released this year in feature-laden, two-disc standard DVD editions, fans... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ disc package art revealed (HD-Report, 7/19/2013 6:14am) |
| Paramount has revealed the package art for Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD releases of Star Trek Into Darkness. The film has been available to pre-order for a few months, but until now we haven’t know [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung to Deliver Keynote Talk at 2nd Annual San Francisco Display Technology & Supply Chain Investment Conference (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/19/2005 6:14pm) |
| The U.S. Display Consortium , a private/public partnership chartered with developing the electronic display industry supply chain, today announced that Joe Virginia, vice president of sales and marketing for Samsung Electronics' LCD Business, Americas Region, will deliver the keynote address at the upcoming San Francisco Display Technology & Supply Chain Investment Conference on September 22, ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Kaleidescape Bows Digital Movies With Blu-ray Resolution and Audio (Home Media Magazine, 4/23/2013 11:32pm) |
| Movie disc-storage company Kaleidescape April 23 upgraded its online movie store to allow purchase of digital titles it says have Blu-ray 1080p resolution, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, with UltraViolet [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Dolby TrueHD Comes to Blu-ray (HDBlog.net, 10/13/2006 11:24am) |
| We’ve been seeing a lot of TrueHD soundtracks on HD DVD releases, and lots of PCM soundtrack releases on BD releases. Now that is about to change because there’s a BD disc coming with a TrueHD soundtrack. The title is “Legends of Jazz Showcase” from LRS Media, which will retail for [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD Disc Sales Value Slows, but New Technologies Will Spur International Growth Says In-Stat (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/07/2005 1:01pm) |
| SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.----Dec. 7, 2005--A variety of new content delivery options for the home are creating tumultuous times for the movie industry, reports In-Stat . While standard-definition DVD sales are still going well, that market is likely nearing its peak, the high-tech market research firm says. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Ultimate Buster Keaton Collection' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 11/26/2012 7:00pm) |
| Check the Buster Keaton lover(s) off your holiday shopping list with this massive 15-disc Blu-ray box set from Kino! In an early announcement to retailers, Kino Video says 'The Ultimate Buster Keaton [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Apple to add Blu-ray, make third generation Apple TV a DVR, analyst suggests (HDTV UK, 3/17/2008 10:18am) |
| Apple will include digital video recorder functionality on its third-generation
Apple TV platform, according to Shaw Wu of American Technology Research. The
company will also adopt the Blu-ray Disc standard and build it in to future Mac
computers. Wu suggested that it would only cost Apple around $12-$15 more per
unit to add the components necessary for users to watch and record live TV, but
... (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) |
| Amazon burns Narnia, National Treasure Blu-ray promo (Punch Jump, 5/20/2008 4:56pm) |
| Amazon.com this month began offering a new discount promo for consumers who purchase The Chronicles of Narnia and National Treasure 1 or 2 Blu-ray disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Black Friday Blitz: 'The Prisoner: The Complete Series' Blu-ray $22.99 at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 11/21/2012 7:20pm) |
| Amazon's lightning deal offers the 5-disc Blu-ray set of the classic series for nearly eighty percent off! Amazon is offering 'The Prisoner: The Complete Series' for only $22.99! Since its CBS debut [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| China Video Industry Association Agrees to Promote and Support HDMI(TM), Will Develop HDMI Technology With Silicon Image (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/21/2006 2:00am) |
| Silicon Image, Inc. , a leader in semiconductors for the secure storage, distribution and presentation of high-definition content, today announced a landmark agreement with the China Video Industry Association under which CVIA will promote and support the use of High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) by the consumer electronics industry in China. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Classic Doc ‘Nanook of the North’ Heading for Blu-ray (Home Media Magazine, 1/09/2013 11:41pm) |
| Flicker Alley will release the classic 1922 documentary Nanook of the North on Blu-ray Disc Feb. 26 as part of a two-pack with the 1934 film The Wedding of Palo.
Robert Flaherty’s Nanook chronicles Inuit Eskimo life in the Canadian [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Hot Deal: Blade Runner Blu-ray Only $19.95 (Format War Central, 4/22/2008 10:28am) |
| If you happen to be one of the few people that don’t own Blade Runner on HD DVD/Blu-ray, then this is a deal you can’t pass up.
Amazon has the Blade Runner 5 disc Blu-ray collectors edition on sale for only $19.95! Heck we paid $34.99 at Best Buy for our copy, and it was [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘The Hunger Games’ Blu-ray/DVD Giveaway (HD-Report, 8/15/2012 12:25am) |
| That’s right! We’re giving away a copy of The Hunger Games. Simply “LIKE” our Facebook page and enter for a chance to win a copy of The Hunger Games 2-disc Combo that includes Blu-ray, DVD, Digital and UltraViolet copies. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Dark Knight Trilogy: Ultimate Collector's Edition Blu-ray Coming September 24th 2013 (About.com, 7/03/2013 6:00pm) |
| Warner Home Video, has announced that Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises, all currently available as separate Blu-ray Disc packages, will be available beginning September 24th ... (Read Full Article) |
| InterVideo Launches WinDVD 8 with Vista Compatibility and High-definition (Digg.com, 11/06/2006 5:55pm) |
| InterVideo Launches WinDVD 8 with Windows Vista Compatibility and High-definition Video/Audio Technologies. Top-selling Universal Video Player Brings Hollywood Theater Experience to Windows Vista ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Les Miserables’ Blu-ray, DVD, & UltraViolet release date announced (HD-Report, 2/12/2013 6:25pm) |
| Universal Studios has announced the release date for Les Miserables on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, Digital Copy and UltraViolet will be Mar. 22, 2013. The Oscar-nominated musical stars Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, and Anne Hathaway among [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Sunset Boulevard’ Blu-ray extra clips (HD-Report, 11/06/2012 3:35am) |
| If you’re into film noir, director Billy Wilder, or classic black & white films in general, you might want to pick up Sunset Boulevard on Blu-ray Disc this Tuesday. Placed at #12 on the American Film Institute’s Greatest American [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Circuit City to sell $8.99 Blu-ray discs Black Friday (Punch Jump, 11/24/2008 3:41pm) |
| Circuit City Stores Inc. on Black Friday will sell Blu-ray disc titles as low as $8.99 to spur high-definition sales. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Create disc with all Windows Updates - Save YouTube HD videos (AfterDawn, 9/13/2009 10:27pm) |
We've been working on updating some of our stone-age guides (yes, we get the complaints ;-) ) and adding a few new ones as well, for anyone who is interested. Decided just to mention a couple here that were written as a result of recommendation. The first one uses a freeware utility to download Windows Updates for any Windows OS after 2000 (not 7 just yet), make an ISO and burn to disc.
The disc (or alternatively USB) will provide an automated install then on a Windows machine. It's a very useful program if computer repairs are part of your business. It also can download all updates for Microsoft Office 2000, XP, 2003 or 2007 and automate the installation.
Read: Create DVD with all Windows & Office Updates
The second is just an update to a simple guide for saving YouTube videos to your hard drive. I had been asked about saving YouTube HD videos and remembered a simple JavaScript bookmark I had set just to do that, so I added it as a second page to the guide. I looked for the original source but found it has been scattered pretty far across the Internet, so I couldn't find it anymore (so kudos, whoever you are).
Read: How to save YouTube videos (incl. HD) to HDD
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| (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) |
| Sony delays PlayStation (Pioneer Press, 3/16/2006 9:04am) |
| Sony Corp. will delay the launch of its much-anticipated PlayStation 3 console until November, prolonging the agony not only for itself but also for many others in the video game industry. Ken Kutaragi, the head of Sony's video games division, said Sony is still trying to finalize the copyright-protection technology and other standards for the Blu-ray DVD disc, the high-definition video format ... (Read Full Article) |
| 8 reasons why the high definition disc format war IS NOT like the VHS/Betamax one [HD DVD / Blu-ray Special] (HDTV UK, 1/07/2008 8:00am) |
| 1. Toshiba and Sony both supported Betamax
It's the way of most long-established technology companies. They'll often collaborate with each other the one minute, then hack bits off each other the next. Sometimes it happens at the same time.
2. HD DVD capacity a non-issue
One reason Betamax lost out to VHS was the much shorter recording time afforded by the cassettes. It took Sony too long to f ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's game not over, but it's paused (Louisville Courier-Journal, 3/16/2006 11:05am) |
| Sony will delay the launch of its much-anticipated PlayStation 3 console until November, prolonging the agony not only for itself but also for many others in the video-game industry. Ken Kutaragi, head of Sony's video-games division, said yesterday in Tokyo that Sony is trying to finalize the copyright-protection technology and other standards for the Blu-ray DVD disc, the high-definition video ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Deal of the Week: 'ESPN 30 for 30' Blu-ray $34.99 at Amazon (High-Def Digest, 7/28/2013 6:30pm) |
| The 6-disc Blu-ray set of 30 sports films is sixty five percent off this week at Amazon! Amazon is selling 'ESPN 30 for 30' for $34.99 (65% off the suggested retail price). 'ESPN Films 30 for 30' [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic pushing Blu-ray envelope with 3D standard proposal (HDTV UK, 11/27/2008 12:22pm) |
| Panasonic has submitted its proposal for a 3D Blu-ray standard to the Blu-ray Disc Association. The standard would offer guidelines for creating "left/right-eye two-channel full HD images". Panasonic's director of AV developments, Hiroshi Miyai, said that the changes should be quite simple, claiming that the discs would simply need some kind of flag to identify image data, equipment and other e ... (Read Full Article) |
| U.S. Blu-ray disc sales to hit 80 million this year: study (CEA SmartBrief, 2/24/2009 6:00am) |
| Blu-ray discs are moving beyond their "early adopter" status and are becoming a mainstream product for top-quality video. -More- A new way to find revenues on high-end CE Products
Valuable high-demand parts harvested from defective or returned CE products are rigorously tested and certified for resale and reuse-instead of going to landfills. Our customers share in the revenues while meeting re ... (Read Full Article) |
| MEDIA-TECH Hosts HD VMD, Blu-ray and HD DVD at MEDIA-TECH Conference 2007 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 2/20/2007 2:51pm) |
| New Medium Enterprises today announced that Dr. Eugene Levich, CTO for NME, has been invited to speak about the company's High Definition Versatile Multilayer Disc solution at the MEDIA-TECH Showcase & Conference 2007, March 6-7, in Barcelona, Spain. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Christopher Nolan Blu-ray ‘Directors Collection’ on sale (HD-Report, 10/15/2012 3:31pm) |
| Amazon’s Blu-ray Deal of the Week is Christopher Nolan: Director’s Collection packing 5 Nolan films within this 7-disc boxed set. The collection includes original special features from all movies, along with a bonus premium book with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Quickflix to Stream on Xbox 360 (Home Media Magazine, 11/13/2012 8:32am) |
| Quickflix, Australia’s by-mail disc and subscription video-on-demand service, Nov. 13 said it has inked a license deal with Microsoft. Under terms of the deal, Quickflix’s SVOD service will be available to about 1 million Xbox 360 [...] (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) |
| Tiesto Concert Coming to Blu-ray (Format War Central, 1/18/2008 7:23pm) |
| We read over at Blu-ray.com that Tiesto’s concert in Copenhagen will get a Blu-ray release when it comes out in early March, day-and-date with the DVD
release.
The disc will be titled ‘Tiesto: Elements of Life’ and will apparently have ’surprising extras’. ... (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) |
| Blade Runner, The Final Cut, comes to HD DVD and Blu-ray (HDTV UK, 11/26/2007 8:00am) |
| One movie which won't force you to choose between HD DVD and Blu-ray is Blade Runner, The Final Cut, which comes to both high definition disc formats next Monday, 3rd December.
The discs feature remastered visuals and audio, plus new scenes, previously unseen special effects, commentaries from Ridley Scott, and documentaries about the making of the film.
The film's Vangelis soundtrack gets the ... (Read Full Article) |
| Broadcom Announces the Industry's First Complete Blu-ray (TM, 11/09/2006 1:54pm) |
| IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced the industry's first complete system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution that combines both Blu-ray (TM) and HD DVD optical disc formats into a highly integrated, single-chip design. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi unveils the world's first Blu-ray camcorder (Addict 3D, 8/02/2007 2:31pm) |
| As the high definition camcorder market continues to grow, more manufacturers are turning to producing high definition hard disk, DVD and DV models. Now, with another potential boost for the Blu-ray format, Hitachi has unveiled the world's first Blu-ray Disc camcorder, the DZ-BD7H, which is... ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Netflix stops HD DVD rentals (Pocket-lint, 11/14/2008 3:38pm) |
| End of year deadline reached for failed format Although not entirely unexpected, in th States Netflix has put an end to its involvement with the failed HD DVD disc format.
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Read Netflix stops HD DVD rentals on Pocket-lint now]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Star Trek: TNG Season 4 Blu-ray close to release date (HD-Report, 7/25/2013 8:52pm) |
| It’s been a few months since ‘The Next Generation Season 3′ was released to Blu-ray Disc. Now we’re just a days away from the next TNG collection. Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 4 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Sets August Bow for 'Sarah Connor Chronicles' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/20/2008 10:00pm) |
| Warner is bringing the 'Terminator' spin-off TV series 'The Sarah Chronicles' to Blu-ray this August as a three-disc set packed with features. Continuing the adventures of John and Sarah Connor from the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft has faith in digital distribution for Xbox 360 (AfterDawn, 4/08/2008 12:09am) |
| Following the fall of the HD DVD disc format, all eyes turned to Microsoft's Xbox 360 console, expecting a response to the news that could come in the form of a Blu-ray-equipped Xbox 360 unit or optional peripheral. It wasn't long until the rumors started circulating about deals and orders from Microsoft that indicated such a move, but again, Microsoft firmly denied any plans to physically suppo ... (Read Full Article) |
| Transform Pioneer's Professional Plasma Display Into The Ultimate Presentation Tool With New Touch Screen Device (PhysOrg, 3/10/2005 8:44pm) |
| At the Systems Integration Expo and Conference today, Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. introduced the PDK-50HW3 touch screen device designed to add touch screen capability to Pioneer`s industry-leading 50-inch professional plasma displays. When the device is used with third party touch screen software it can transform most of Pioneer`s 50-inch professional PureVision plasma displays into high (Read Full Article) |
| LG Blu-Ray writer burns 4x media at 6x speeds (the INQUIRER, 5/15/2008 11:29am) |
| Rob Kerr the Inquirer, Thursday 15 May 2008. 12:09:00 First INQpressions LG GGW H20L Product: LG GGW H20L Website: Lge.com/GGWH20L System Requirements: Intel Pentium D 3.2GHz or Higher, Windows Vista (x86, x64), Windows XP with SP2, RAM 1GB, HDD 30GB or more, 60GB for Blu-ray Disc Authoring, Serial ATA Price: $399.99, £152.94 - research price, Ebuyer UK A FEW MONTHS back Toshiba officially p ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Home Video Welcomes Toshiba's Announcement of New HD DVD Disc Line-up (Business Wire via Yahoo! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/10/2005 3:00pm) |
| Warner Home Video today announced its support of the two new types of HD DVD pre-recorded discs, the details of which will be unveiled by Toshiba Corporation at MediaTech Expo 2005 HD DVD Workshop, a technology forum for media replicators to be held in Las Vegas on May 11th. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray gets 10% market share in week ending 1st June (HDTV UK, 6/10/2008 11:23am) |
| More statistics for you (don't you just love them) suggesting that Blu-ray is doing fairly well compared to overall disc sales for all formats. According to figures published in the latest edition of Home Media Magazine, Blu-ray achieved 10% market share for the week ending 1st June, based on the top 20 chart of Blu-ray titles versus the top 20 standard DVDs... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Rocky: The Undisputed Collection’ Blu-ray just $20 (HD-Report, 12/23/2012 5:02pm) |
| Rocky: The Undisputed Collection is Amazon’s Blu-ray Deal of Week. The 7-disc collection includes all six Rocky films (Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky V, and Rocky Balboa) along with featurettes, interviews, documentaries, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Resident Evil’ Blu-rays all 50% off (HD-Report, 9/10/2012 5:15am) |
| If you’re looking for a deal on Resident Evil films, look no further as Amazon has got the ‘High-Definition Trilogy’ on Blu-ray Disc for just $22.99 (that’s 65% off the list of $65.99). The trilogy includes Resident Evil [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Advanced Powerline Technologies, Inc., Today Announces That It is Donating Two 32 Inch Flat-Panel LCD Televisions with (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/25/2006 4:06pm) |
| Advanced Powerline Technologies, Inc., announces today that it is donating two 32 inch flat-panel LCD televisions with built-in High Definition Tuners to Impact Player Partners. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Imation Readies HD DVD and Blu-ray Optical Media Formats (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/10/2005 2:51pm) |
| Imation Corp , a worldwide leader in removable data storage media, today announced it is finalizing the development of both HD DVD and Blu-ray optical recordable media, with plans to utilize its proprietary hard coat protective disc coating in the development of both formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Deal: The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy just $49.99 (HD-Report, 7/23/2013 4:37am) |
| This week only at Amazon you can get The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Extended Edition on Blu-ray Disc for just $49.99. That’s 58% off the list price of $119! The ‘Motion [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount lists new HD DVD in midst of Blu-ray battle (Punch Jump, 1/17/2008 10:03pm) |
| Paramount Home Enterainment on Thur. released a slate of upcoming high-definition titles on Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD format in the midst of a format battle between it and Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | LOTR: Motion Picture Trilogy Extended on Blu-ray just $43 today (HD-Report, 11/15/2012 5:31pm) |
| Amazon isn’t waiting until next week to start throwing around Black Friday deals. Today only, you can get The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Extended Edition on Blu-ray Disc for just $43.49. That’s 64% off the list price [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Apple makes Blu-Ray iPod movie play (Macworld UK, 4/27/2006 10:46am) |
| Apple is asking movie studios to include iPod-ready versions of their films on future Blu-Ray disc releases. CNN claims Apple - who signed up to support the Blu-Ray standard in March 2005 - is using its membership of the standards-setting body and its CEO Steve Jobs' Hollywood clout to convince studios to make such a move. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Home Video Debuts Two New High Definition Titles (Business Wire, 1/17/2007 10:13pm) |
| BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On February 27, Warner Home Video (WHV) will release two new high definition titles making their HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc debut: Bullitt and ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba drops HD DVD; Blu-ray wins (Joystiq, 2/16/2008 1:15pm) |
| Filed under: Culture, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, BusinessThe rumors were true. Japanese news source NHK (english translation and Reuters validation) is reporting that Toshiba is planning to drop support of HD DVD, striking a final blow to the format and conceding victory to Blu-ray. The Sony-backed high-definition disc has been gaining strides for some time, most notably after Warner ... (Read Full Article) |
| Walmart to Reduce DVD and Blu-ray Disc Movie Displays (About.com, 10/08/2009 4:00pm) |
| In a puzzling move, especially just before the Christmas and Winter Holiday shopping season, retail giant Walmart has made a decision to unclutter their end-caps by removing displays of DVDs and Blu-ray Discs (in-aisle displays will remain). For more details on this development, check out the report from Blogging Stocks. (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray manufacturers cut back on the ads (HDTV UK, 4/01/2008 7:00am) |
| A recent study by DisplaySearch
suggests that, now the high definition disc format war is over, cash-strapped
Blu-ray manufacturers have cut back on advertising in the US. "The biggest,
most obvious [reason] is there is less competitive pressure to push [Blu-ray]
right now," said Paul Erickson, director of high definition and DVD at
DisplaySearch. "There is not as much pressure to turn in ... (Read Full Article) |
| BluFocus Approved as Blu-ray Testing Center (High-Def Digest, 10/16/2009 5:00pm) |
| The BluFocus testing facility has been approved as the first and only Blu-ray Disc Association approved testing center in the US. Already a comprehensive testing center for compatibility, verification... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Lethal Weapon Collection’ on Blu-ray just $36.99 (HD-Report, 2/17/2013 7:52pm) |
| This week’s Blu-ray Deal is the Lethal Weapon Collection from Warner Home Video. The collection includes all four franchise films on Blu-ray Disc: Lethal Weapon (1987), Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Zone of Enders HD Collection limited edition revealed (Joystiq, 9/28/2012 5:05am) |
Zone of the Enders HD Collection will be released in a limited edition, Konami announced at a press event tonight. Due alongside the regular release, the limited edition includes a soundtrack disc, featuring remixes of the original music, and [...] (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) |
| Warner to launch "coffee book" style Blu-ray discs (Tech Digest, 3/10/2008 3:41pm) |
| Now that the high definition
disc format war is all but over, it seems studios can start rolling out their
own gimmicks and features. Warner has decided that it will release ten Blu-ray
coffee-book style titles this year, including "Bonnie and Clyde", "Dirty
Harry", "Woodstock", "Harry Potter", "Bladerunner", "Gone With the Wind" and
"North by Northwest"... ... (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) |
| Epson Unveils 705HD & MovieMate 60 Home Theater Projectors: Both Under $750 (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/19/2009 12:55am) |
| For lovers of a big screen on a small budget, the PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD offers a 720p HD image, while the MovieMate 60 packs in speakers and a built-in CD/DVD player. (Read Full Article) |
| Rob Cohen: Mummy better on Blu-ray than in cinema (HDTV UK, 1/28/2009 11:26am) |
| It's not the first time that a director has said Blu-ray wins over film, but director of "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor", Rob Cohen, claims the Blu-ray disc version of his film will look better than the film version shown in cinemas. "It is fantastic, a filmmaker's dream really," Cohen said, "Stefan Sonnenfeld and Company 3 and I have worked for the last three months to get the prin ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to ship Blu-ray recordable media this month (PC Advisor, 3/07/2006 1:25pm) |
| Sony Europe's Recording Media and Energy division today announced that its first Blu-ray Disc media will ship in Europe this month. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to ship Blu-ray recordable media this month (Macworld UK, 3/07/2006 11:19am) |
| Sony Europe's Recording Media and Energy (RME) division today announced that its first Blu-ray Disc media will ship in Europe this month. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Apple Films restores Beatles Magical Mystery Tour for Blu-ray & DVD (HD-Report, 8/22/2012 1:58pm) |
| Apple Films has announced restoration of the classic Beatles film Magical Mystery Tour for October release on Blu-ray Disc and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Zoran's COACH Processor Powers World's First Digital Camera with HDMI and First Digital Camera with Portable Media (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/24/2006 1:15pm) |
| Zoran Corporation announced that its COACH digital camera processor is powering Samsung's new Digimax L85, the world's first digital camera supporting the High Definition Multimedia Interface and the Digimax i6 digital camera with portable media player features. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Kaleidescape Offers Industry's First Internet Delivery Of Movies That Match Quality And Extra Content Of Blu-ray Discs And DVDs (HDTV Magazine, 12/12/2012 3:21am) |
| Kaleidescape, Inc. today announced an industry-first service that enables the digital delivery of movie purchases over the Internet with video and audio quality equal to Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD. The new service is initially backed by a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Kung fu and war classics arrive on high def format in April. (IGN Entertainment, 3/01/2007 6:38pm) |
| March 1, 2007 - On April 17, 2007, Warner Home Video will release two classic action films on Blu-ray Disc: Enter the Dragon and The Dirty Dozen . The bonus materials from the standard DVD versions of both films will be included on the high definition versions, which will be available for a MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price) of $28.99 each. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Delkin launches 200-year archival Blu-ray discs (Pocket-lint, 6/27/2008 11:06am) |
| How do they know?Delkin Devices is now shipping Archival Gold Blu-ray recordable media, the first archival BD-R disc guaranteed to preserve data safely for over 200 years.
Read Delkin launches 200-year archival Blu-ray discs on Pocket-lint]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Battlestar Galactica – 35th Anniversary’ Blu-ray release date (HD-Report, 5/23/2013 10:21am) |
| Universal has announced the release date for Battlestar Galactica – 35th Anniversary on Blu-ray Disc will be Aug. 6, 2013. Originally thought to be released last week on May 14, the Anniversary edition has been [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blue Ray Technologies Chooses RFID as Anti-Theft Standard -- Controversy Over $50 Billion Piracy Racket Settled for (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 4/05/2006 12:00pm) |
| LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) April 5, 2006 -- High-definition disc manufacturer Blue Ray Technologies is announcing that the new anti-theft standard for its super quality HD DVD format will be an equally futuristic system, RFID. ... (Read Full Article) |
| European Blu-ray Sales Top 1 Million (Format War Central, 12/04/2007 10:40pm) |
| Reuters is reporting that Blu-ray movie title sales have passed the  1 million mark. The article states that Blu-ray disc enjoys 73 percent of the European market.
Perhaps even more interesting is the statement that movies plus games combined totals 21 million discs, meaning that game discs outnumber movie discs roughly 20:1. It would seem that [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray may gain hold in China, as 11 companies are granted licences (HDTV UK, 6/02/2008 10:30am) |
| The Blu-ray Disc Association has granted eleven licences to Chinese companies to manufacture Blu-ray hardware for the Chinese market. These "Format and Logo Licence Agreements", as the name would suggest, allow companies to manufacture Blu-ray equipment to standard specifications, and to use the Blu-ray logo on these products... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Lincoln’ Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Copy release dates announced (HD-Report, 3/05/2013 7:43pm) |
| DreamWorks studios has announced the official release dates for Lincoln on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and digital formats. In the US, the film will be available in all three formats on March 26, 2013. Internationally, Lincoln [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon offers Blu-ray remote, movie with PS3 (Punch Jump, 6/25/2009 3:35pm) |
| Retailer Amazon.com this week began offering a free Blu-ray remote and movie title with the purchase of Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3.
In the new offer, customers who purchase an 80GB PS3 will receive a PS3 Blu-ray remote and a copy of the Resident Evil: Apocalypse Blu-ray disc at no additional cost.
Amazon this week price cut the [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark Now in IMAX and on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/17/2012 9:46pm) |
| Indiana Jones fans have a chance to see the film that started it all in huge screen IMAX, and take home all four films in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic to launch world's first hand-held high definition solid-state memory camcorder during Cabsat Dubai 2006 (AME Info, 3/05/2006 11:31am) |
| Panasonic, the leading global manufacturer of broadcast products and consumer electronics, has announced that it would be launching the AG-HVX200, the world's first hand-held high definition solid-state memory camcorder during the 12th Middle East International Cable, Satellite, Broadcast and Communications Exhibition (CABSAT) 2006, that will be held from March 7-9 at the Dubai International ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| (Unranked) | 'Spears & Munsil HD Benchmark: 2nd Edition' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/25/2013 2:00am) |
| The second edition of the calibration disc adds tests for 3D televisions and more. Spears & Munsil will be releasing 'Spears & Munsil HD Benchmark: 2nd Edition' early next week. The first edition of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| The DVD Acquisition and Development Group, Inc. Announces the Coordinated Release of Its Entire HDScape(TM) Library on ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/17/2007 4:13pm) |
| FAIRFIELD, N.J.----One the eve of the Home Media Expo in Las Vegas, The DVD Acquisition and Development Group, Inc., the parent company of DVD International , has announced the coordinated release of its entire HDScape line on Blu-ray Disc on October 30, 2007. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | James Cameron's Titanic - Blu-ray Disc Movie Pick (About.com, 9/10/2012 4:00am) |
| In a previous report I outlined what to expect when James Cameron's Epic Titanic, is [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Slumdog Millionaire, Milk Blu-ray sales up post Oscar wins (Punch Jump, 2/24/2009 3:39pm) |
| Advanced sales for Twentieth Century Fox’s Slumdog Millionaire and Universal Studios’ Milk Blu-ray disc increased on Mon. at Amazon following Oscar wins for both films. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic kicks off 50GB Blu-ray production (Engadget, 12/06/2005 9:10am) |
| Panasonic has announced they’ve begun “pilot production†of dual layer, 50GB Blu-ray discs out in their Torrance, California factory. This dual layer disc is apparently the first of many capacity enhancements that Blu-ray may see throughout the years by just slapping on more and more data layers; we know from a while back that Sony is working on octuple layer discs with a 200GB capacity . ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Jurassic Park’ 3D Blu-ray & UltraViolet release date (HD-Report, 2/07/2013 5:49pm) |
| Are you starving for more 3D content? Universal Studio’s Jurassic Park will release to 3D Blu-ray Disc and UltraViolet on April 23, 2013. Special features include the “Making Of Trailers for ‘Jurassic Park,’” “The [...] (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) |
| Blu-ray Spotlight: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniversary Edition (allthingsHiDef, 12/04/2007 9:36am) |
| Blu-ray Spotlight: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniversary Edition Sony Pictures, Sci-Fi, $49.95 Blu-ray (two-disc), $39.95 three-DVD set, ‘PG’ for intense sci-fi action, mild language and thematic elements. ... (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) |
| Sony’s 400-disc Blu-ray changer deemed worthy of your $1,900 - if you have 400 discs (CrunchGear, 9/02/2009 8:30pm) |
| The first reaction most have to these Sony megachangers hasn't changed over the years. Just insert the name of the appropriate physical media. But yes, some people do own that many discs and so these changers make sense for them. Plus, while digital downloads are great and the future of the average consumer, there are still some folk that demand the absolute best picture and sound which only Blu-ray can provide. Electronic house had a chance to sit down with the ES Blu-ray changer and sent it through the paces. (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon Blu-ray Buy 2 Get 1 Free Deal, 147 Titles Included (Format War Central, 10/21/2008 9:49am) |
| Amazon is having a big “Buy 2 Get 1 Free Deal” on 147 Blu-ray titles. The deal started today, and includes the awesome Blu-ray version of Discovery Channel’s “When We Left Earth - The NASA Missions.” We have this 4 disc set and highly recommend it to our readers.
We sure hope Amazon brings back the [...] ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures’ Blu-ray releases Tuesday (HD-Report, 9/17/2012 7:29am) |
| Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures Blu-ray Disc boxed set will release this Tuesday, September 18. ‘The Complete Adventures’ contains all four Indiana Jones films including Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Silent Hill: Revelation’ Blu-ray release date announced (HD-Report, 12/13/2012 7:17am) |
| Universal Studios has announced the release date for Silent Hill: Revelation on Blu-ray Disc and DVD will be Feb. 12, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Blu-ray & Home Media Release Dates Revealed (HD-Report, 7/12/2013 6:15am) |
| While Star Trek Into Darkness was already available to pre-order on Blu-ray Disc & DVD, the actual release date wasn’t revealed until now. Paramount Home Media has announced the film will release to Blu-ray, Blu-ray [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Cuban teams with Dell to offer bundled HDNet Blu-ray content (Engadget, 12/14/2006 3:35pm) |
| Filed under: Desktops, HDTV, LaptopsNow that Dell's riding high on the Blu-ray bandwagon, what more could you ask for when picking up that now-BD-equipped M1710? How about a free flick from Mark Cuban? While we can hear the groaning in the back, ole Mark has decided to plug his very own HDNet by partnering with Dell and tossing in a free Blu-ray title -- "HDNet World Report Special: Shuttle Disc ... (Read Full Article) |
| Revenues Down a Little, Market Share Static for Blu-ray Disc Week Ending July 6th (Format War Central, 7/16/2008 12:13pm) |
| According to Home Media Magazine, the Blu-ray market share remains at 7% for another week when comparing the top 20 titles versus DVD, for the week ending July 6th. Revenues dropped just below the $8M mark, to $7.86M.
The best news is that there are charts for Blu-ray sales and market share on a per title [...]]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Borderlands 2 Patch For Xbox 360 Fixes Potential Save-Erasing Bug (Kotaku, 11/07/2012 2:30am) |
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| 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) |
| 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) |
| Sonic Announces Support for Blu-ray in Roxio Consumer Products and AuthorScript SDK (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/02/2005 10:30am) |
| Sonic Solutions , the leader in digital media software, today announced broad support for Blu-ray Disc in its Roxio-branded DigitalMedia Archive, Easy Archive and DigitalMedia Studio consumer software products. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Credit Crunch Christmas: 3-for-2 on Blu-ray movies from Amazon (Pocket-lint, 12/07/2008 10:00am) |
| Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 19 days to go Amazon is currently running a promotion that offers customers the chance to buy three Blu-ray movies and get the cheapest disc free.
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| NEWS: Disney to boost Blu-ray sales by holding back DVD release (Pocket-lint, 3/04/2009 2:18pm) |
| If you want it when it launches, then you'll have to go BluIt seems Disney is attempting to boost its Blu-ray disc sales by introducing a new strategy that will see must-have, pester-power movies launched on the high def format before they see a DVD release.
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| Coby DTV-140 ATSC High Definition Set Top Box (HDTV Stores, 10/18/2007 10:38am) |
| [ Coby DTV-140 ATSC High Definition Set Top Box] Coby Electronics is a manufacturer of quality ... Formats;Outputs OTA HDTV Signals for use with High-Definition TVs (720p/1080i);Downconverts OTA HDTV ... ATSC Signal Formats, Outputs OTA HDTV signals for use with High Definition TV’s (720p/1080i ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition gets a disc-based version, hits retail April 30th (Engadget, 3/13/2013 9:07pm) |
| Minecraft has already been plenty successful on the Xbox 360 as a downloadable game (and on other [...] (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) |
| HP to Support HD-DVD High-definition DVD Format and Join HD-DVD Promotions Group (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/16/2005 7:00pm) |
| PALO ALTO, Calif.----Dec. 16, 2005--In order to provide consumers with the best possible high-definition experience, HP today announced it will support the HD-DVD high-definition DVD format, in addition to the Blu-ray Disc format, and join the HD-DVD Promotions Group. ... (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) |
| "Hitman" first Blu-ray disc to feature "Digital Copy" version for mobile viewing (HDTV UK, 1/25/2008 8:00am) |
| Twentieth Century Fox has announced that it will launch its first Blu-ray film to include the "Digital Copy" feature recently touted by Apple.
Alongside the high definition version of "Hitman", viewable on any equipment with a Blu-ray drive, they will also include a standard definition version of the film on DVD which can be watched on a standard PC or a video iPod.
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| (Unranked) | ‘Defiance: Season One’ date announced for Blu-ray, DVD & UltraViolet release (HD-Report, 7/27/2013 4:14pm) |
| Universal Studios has announced the release date for “Defiance: Season One” on Blu-ray Disc, DVD and UltraViolet will be October 15, 2013. For a limited time only, “Defiance: Season One” will available in collectible [...] (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) |
| CBHD Overtakes Blu-ray In China (About.com, 8/18/2009 10:00am) |
| While HD-DVD lost to Blu-ray Disc in the West for high definition dominance back in February 2008, it looks like the Chinese-modified version of HD-DVD, known as CBHD (China Blue High Definition) is outselling Blu-ray in China by a margin of 3 to 1. For more details and perspective on this interesting developement, check out the report from Ars Technica. (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's big plans for OLED HDTVs may slip to next year (Engadget, 8/17/2009 11:04pm) |
Hope you weren't too attached to the idea of "medium to large" sized OLED HDTVs coming from Sony this year, according to the Wall Street Journal's sources, the company's slipping share of TV sales mean profitability takes precedence over sweet, super slim new displays. Surprised by its inability to sell truckloads of $2,500 11-inch versions CEO Howard Stringer decided to put the project on the back burner, apparently more focused on things like competing in Wal-Mart and implementing cheaper LED technology for its LCDs. With LG also on a timetable that puts us a year or more away from seeing one of these on store shelves in decent sizes, things are up to Samsung to bring it home -- we're waiting.Filed under: HDTVSony's big plans for OLED HDTVs may slip to next year originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Indiana Jones Complete Adventures Blu-ray Sports Remastered Raiders, 7 Hours of Special Features (Big Picture Big Sound, 8/08/2012 4:05am) |
| The five-disc Blu-ray set will be available starting September 18, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp combines its latest LCD improvements in LX series HDTVs (Engadget, 9/30/2009 9:12pm) |
Coming straight out of a brand new 10G production facility in Sakai, Sharp's line of LX HDTVs (in 60-, 52-, 46- and 40-inch sizes) are all sporting the latest in LCD technology with UV²A panels and LED backlighting. Unfortunately, like Sony, these new screens abandon the higher quality RGB LED technology of the pricey XS1 series for cheaper white LEDs. Still, with a price of around $5,000 for a 52-inch compared to the $12,000 sticker shock of the XS1, it's easy to see why the switch was made. Other improvements include a light sensor for auto-calibration, a six speaker (5 speakers on the 40-inch) integrated 2.1 channel sound system with "Duo Bass" subwoofer and the usual assortment of VOD and AQUOS network support in store for Japanese buyers this November. While already available on a few U.S. models expect the new tech to spread across Sharp's U.S. lineup shortly, not to mention Sony and anyone other parties interested in a piece of the company's suddenly expanded manufacturing muscle.
[Via AV Watch & Akihabara News]Filed under: HDTVSharp combines its latest LCD improvements in LX series HDTVs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer BDR-205 Blu-ray Drive for PCs Unveiled (I4U, 10/01/2009 1:00pm) |
| The first Blu-ray burner for desktop computers that I got my hands on a few years back was well over $1000. Today you can buy a computer with a Blu-ray player for about the same amount. Pioneer has unveiled a new Blu-ray burner for desktop computers called...
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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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| 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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| New HD and SD camcorders added to our Ratings (Consumer Reports, 7/29/2009 4:00pm) |
| Sony's HDR-SR12 HD camcorder is just one of the many models you'll find in our latest Ratings of high-definition camcorders. (Click to enlarge.) [ Photo: Consumer Reports ] We've just added more than a dozen new camcorders to our Ratings, including nine high-definition and five standard-definition models. The new batches reveal a number of trends that, for the most part, will benefit consumers: Both HD and SD camcorders are cheaper to buy: About 18 months ago, the cheapest HD camcorder in our Ratings was $590. Now, there are three models available for less than $575. (The cheapest is the Sanyo VPC-CA9, for $375.) Manufacturers are producing more flash-based and hard-disk models and fewer MiniDV and DVD disc models than in the past. However, we still have at least four models of each of these older formats, and they're generally less expensive than the flash and hard-disk models. More optical zoom: SD models have optical zooms as high as 70x. HD models have also increased, with some models including 16x optical zoom lenses. Most models are smaller, lighter and easier to carry. Some can almost slip into a pocket. However, with this reduction in size comes some trade offs, such as the elimination of a viewfinder. This can be a problem when trying to shoot on a bright day, since the sun can wash out the image on your display, making it a challenge to compose your video. One common problem we've found in nearly all HD and SD camcorder models of the past was that they didn't perform well in low light. But our newest batch has some exceptions to this rule, at least among the high-def models. Look to our Ratings to see which HD camcorders excelled in low light. You can check out the latest HD and SD camcorders on our Ratings pages. Also, stay tuned for our upcoming coverage of high-def pocket camcorders, which are smaller still than any of the models in our main Ratings. —Terry Sullivan (Read Full Article) |
| California to ban energy-hungry HDTVs? (AfterDawn, 9/19/2009 4:04am) |
According to the LATimes, the California Energy Commission is actively considering banning sales of "energy-hungry" HDTVs, setting a new efficiency standard that will help offset the massive energy use in the state.
If the proposal goes through, sales of all non energy-efficient models will be banned by 2011 and even more strict standards will occur in 2013.
The public has a 45-day period to comment on the proposal, beginning Monday, and approval goes to vote in November. If approved, California's electricity consumption will drop enough to save $8.1 billion USD in 10 years.
If approved, the Consumer Electronics Association says about 25 percent of all HDTVs available will have to be removed from store shelves. The group also notes that any would-be customer could simply drive over a state and buy a non-restricted TV if they choose to however.Permalink | Comments
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| NEWS: iTunes to get Blu-ray support (Pocket-lint, 8/09/2009 3:23am) |
Plus plenty of new features say rumours
Apple is expected to add Blu-ray support to the next version of it's iTunes software sources say.
iTunes 9 is expected out in September, and according to rumours adds a number of new features on top of what is currently already available.
Historically the company has shyed away from openly supporting Blu-ray even though it has been a member of the Blu-ray Disc Association for some time.
However, according to earlier rumours from Apple following site Appleinsider, it suggests that might be about to change with new Blu-ray options for the company's iMac range coming soon.
In addition to the Blu-ray support, iTunes 9 users will reportedly get the ability to visually arrange iPhone and iPod apps and possible twitter, facebook integration claim boygeniusreport.
The site doesn't name it's source.
We will keep you posted.
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| 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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| Corel® WinDVD® Pro 2010 Delivers the Ultimate Blu-ray and DVD Playback Experience on the PC (HDTV Magazine, 9/15/2009 4:38pm) |
Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL) (TSX:CRE) today announced the newest version of the world's most widely used DVD playback software-Corel® WinDVD® Pro 2010. This latest release delivers the industry's best movie-watching experience on the PC, introducing speed enhancements across the application, improved Blu-ray support with BD-Live™, new GPU-based upscaling that boosts standard-definition (SD) video to HD-like quality, all delivered through a new clean and easy-to-use interface.
Whether you're watching a Blu-ray Disc® or an AVCHD™ or SD home movie, WinDVD Pro 2010 provides...
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| 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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| 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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| 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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| PSA: Microsoft not planning Blu-ray drive for 360 (Joystiq, 10/22/2009 11:55pm) |
Today has seen several reports that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has confirmed a Blu-ray drive accessory for the Xbox 360. The purported revelation came from a Gizmodo interview, during which Ballmer said that 360 owners wanting a Blu-ray player could purchase "Blu-ray drives as accessories."
Clearing the air, Microsoft's Larry Hryb (a.k.a. Major Nelson) has gone on the record saying that the company has "no plans" for a 360 Blu-ray drive, adding that Ballmer was actually referring to Blu-ray drives for PCs. Hryb reiterates -- as did Ballmer -- that the main push for the Xbox 360 will be streaming media, noting specifically that the upcoming Dashboard update will bring instant 1080p streaming, a feature of the Zune Video Marketplace.
Now, say it with us (one more time): Blu-ray isn't coming to the Xbox 360.PSA: Microsoft not planning Blu-ray drive for 360 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| In the CR Test Labs: New LCD, plasma HDTVs (Consumer Reports, 8/04/2009 2:55pm) |
| The latest batch of televisions in the CR TV lab includes the new 46-inch Sony Bravia LCD. While many of us are gearing up for summer vacations, CR’s TV engineers are still hard at work testing more LCD and plasma TVs. Among this latest group are models with full-array LED backlights, and several 240Hz sets that take aim at reducing motion blur. We’re also looking at some new Toshiba models that will be the first to include Dolby Volume, a volume-leveling technology that attempts to minimize differences in loudness when you switch channels or when commercials come on. Here are the models currently being tested in our TV labs: LCD TVs Hitachi L26D103: This 26-inch 720p (1366x768) set is a TV/DVD combo with an integrated standard DVD player, headphone jack, and a built-in sleep timer. Hitachi L32A403: This 32-inch 720p (1366x768) set from Hitachi has four HDMI inputs, and comes with a swivel stand. JVC LT-46J300: This 46-inch 1080p LCD from JVC has the company’s TeleDock integrated iPod dock. LG 55LH90: This 55-inch 1080p LCD TV from LG is a high-featured model that has full-array LED backlights with local dimming, and the company’s TruMotion 240Hz technology, which combines a 120Hz refresh rate with a scanning backlight. It’s also a THX-certified set. Oddly for a higher-priced set, it doesn’t include access to LG’s NetCast Internet service. Magnavox 42MF439B/F7: Earlier this year Philips handed over the manufacturing and marketing of its Philips- and Magnavox-brand TVs in the U.S. to Funai, which also controls the Sylvania brand. This Magnavox, among the first TVs we've seen as part of the deal, is a lower-priced 42-inch 1080p LCD model that can play back digital photos and music stored on a USB flash drive. Philips 32PFL3504D: This 32-inch 720p (1366x768) set, available at mass merchants, warehouse clubs, regional dealers, and online retailers, is fairly low-priced for a major brand and includes a set-up assistant that uses an onscreen wizard to personalize settings. RCA L46FHD37R: A lower-cost 46-inch 1080p LCD, sold at Best Buy, Costco, Sam’s Clubs, and other retailers, that include a light sensor that automatically adjusts contrast to room light conditions. Samsung LN52B750: This 52-inch 1080p LCD from Samsung has new Touch of Color cosmetics (charcoal gray) and the company's Auto Motion Plus 240Hz technology that actually quadruples the TV’s frame rate. It also includes the company’s [email protected] Internet service, which uses Yahoo widgets to access online content, which will soon include instant movies from Blockbuster. Also comes with some preloaded content, such as recipes and games. It can wirelessly connect to a home network via an optional USB wireless dongle. Sharp Aquos LC-52E77UN: This 52-inch 1080p LCD from Sharp features a new design, 120Hz technology and has five HDMI inputs, the most we’ve seen. Sharp Aquos LC-C4067UN: This value-priced Aquos is a 40-inch 1080p LCD sold via the warehouse clubs. Sony Bravia KDL-46Z5100: This pricey 46-inch Sony LCD has Sony’s Motionflow 240Hz technology, which actually quadruples the TVs frame rate, plus the Bravia’s widget-based... (Read Full Article) |
