Blu-rayBy Engadget • Oct 23, 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 ... Internet HD VideoBy Engadget • Oct 21, 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 ... Internet HD VideoBy Engadget • Oct 14, 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 a ... Products & EquipmentBy Engadget • Oct 6, 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) ... Products & EquipmentBy Engadget • Sep 30, 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 aro ... TechnologyBy Engadget • Sep 25, 6:01pm
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 ... Products & EquipmentBy Engadget • Sep 23, 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 ... TechnologyBy Engadget • Sep 17, 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 ... Blu-rayBy Engadget • Sep 13, 1:11am
Why wait 'til October to get a peek at Sony's BRAVIA Internet features come to Blu-ray on the BDP-N460? Check them out right now in the following gallery, we got a good look at the future on the CEDIA show floor, though whether Sony delivering all new hardware or everyone else's strategy of upgrading existing players for Netflix, Amazon and other forms of streaming is the path to follow remains to be seen.
The BDP-N460 should hit for about $250 starting next month.
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment Read Story •  Post First Comment Wireless HDMI/HDTVBy Engadget • Sep 10, 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 ... More Stories ...By Engadget • Sep 10, 5:40pm • 3D HDTVBy Engadget • Sep 10, 5:23pm • Products & EquipmentBy Engadget • Sep 9, 10:00pm • Blu-rayBy Engadget • Sep 4, 7:07pm • Blu-rayBy Engadget • Sep 3, 11:17am • 3D HDTVBy Engadget • Sep 2, 10:22am • Internet HD VideoBy Engadget • Aug 20, 3:52pm • Products & EquipmentBy Engadget • Aug 20, 2:01pm • Products & EquipmentBy Engadget • Aug 17, 11:04pm • TechnologyBy Engadget • Aug 13, 8:28pm • Products & Equipment |
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