 | "Evan Almighty" Trailer - Starring Steve Carell (Digg.com, 11/17/2006 7:56pm) |
| The "Evan Almighty" trailer was just released on apple.com. It is available in five sizes, Small, Medium, Large, High Definition, and iPod. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Medium Cool' Dated and Detailed for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/21/2013 5:00pm) |
| Haskell Wexler's 1969 political film starring Robert Forster is bound for Blu-ray in May. In an early announcement to retailers, Criterion has revealed 'Medium Cool' will hit Blu-ray on May 21. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Step into the world of 3D-printed tech couture (CNET Blogs, 1/23/2013 6:50pm) |
| "Where delicate handmade embroidery and needlework is replaced by code." High-tech fashion makes a statement at Paris Fashion Week. (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) |
 | Essential Guide to Choosing the Right HDTV Antenna (Technorati, 12/08/2007 11:58pm) |
| Essential Guide to Choosing the Right HDTV Antenna Published in December 8th, 2007 Posted by Digg RSS News Search for HDTV in HDTV Reviews No Comments Aside from choosing your medium sequential itself, choosing the precise medium sense is themost primary activity you�re accomplishment to find in reciprocation to watching HDTV. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS XL gets more colorful in Japan, orange and turquoise are the new black (Engadget, 10/23/2013 8:10am) |
| Given how many 3DS XL liveries Nintendo has teased of late, collectors are liable to go broke trying to catch 'em all. Fresh out of Japan is yet another pair of the gaming giant's extra large -- or LL -- handhelds , except this time they're [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 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) |
 | First Look: 'Men in Black' Blu-ray Box Art (High-Def Digest, 5/09/2008 8:00pm) |
| 'Men in Black' is ready to invade Blu-ray this June, and we've got an early peek at the box art for the Will Smith blockbuster. As we've previously reported, 'Men in Black' will hit Blu-ray June 17 as... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Nintendo 3DS XL Heading to Japan (I4U, 10/04/2012 4:03pm) |
Nintendo Japan has announced a black 3DS LL/XL is going to be launching in Japan. The black portable gaming console will launch in January 11 for ¥18,900. The black console will take a spot [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2 'Revolution' DLC on PS3, PC Feb. 28 (Joystiq, 2/12/2013 8:00pm) |
The "Revolution" downloadable content pack for Call of Duty Black Ops 2, (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 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) |
 | 'Black Sheep' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/13/2009 9:00pm) |
| In an early alert to retailers, the comedy 'Black Sheep' has received a mid-May Blu-ray release date. Starring Chris Farley and David Spade, 'Black Sheep' will make its first-ever appearance in high-def... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft sold 750,000 Xbox 360 units over weekend (AfterDawn, 11/28/2012 1:44am) |
Large discounts on bundles led to a huge day for the company.
Microsoft has announced today that they sold 750,000 Xbox 360 units in the U.S. on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Modder adds Oculus Rift support to Crysis and CryEngine 3 (Joystiq, 2/27/2013 7:00am) |
Modder Nathan Andrews, last seen working on an Oculus Rift mod for Half-Life 2, has set his sights on making the head-tracking 3D [...] (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) |
| (Unranked) | PSA: Black Ops 2 deploys Nuketown Zombies on PS3, PC today (Joystiq, 1/21/2013 9:15pm) |
The Nuketown Zombies bonus map for Black Ops 2 is open for business on the PS3 and PC today, available as a free download to all (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS XL goes black in time for Dream Team (Joystiq, 7/30/2013 2:00pm) |
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Nintendo's handheld has found its little black dress, which should slim down its XL size. The portable's latest color was officially announced as coming to [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | FPD International highlights diversity in large-size TV panel segments (Digi Times, 10/19/2005 10:38am) |
| With display makers showing various large-size LCD TV panels at FPD International 2005 in Yokohama, Japan (October 19-21), it is clear that no unique size will become a standard for the over-40-inch segment. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 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) |
| (Unranked) | PSA: Black Ops 2 Uprising DLC out today on PS3, PC (Joystiq, 5/17/2013 2:30am) |
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 | 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) | Xbox 360 Black Friday deals (Joystiq, 11/16/2012 8:15pm) |
Microsoft has posted its Black Friday (November 23) deals like a confetti bomb. Ok, let's break this down: Walmart has the glossy white 4GB Xbox 360 with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Men in Black III - 3D (High-Def Digest, 11/26/2012 5:05pm) |
| Before seeing 'Men in Black 3,' I had many concerns. First, Sony originally wasn't going to screen the movie for press until the Thursday night before it opened – which is never a good sign. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 sells 750,000 in the US over Black Friday (Joystiq, 11/27/2012 8:00pm) |
| Sales of the Xbox 360 during the Black Friday sales period (November 18 - 23) exceeded Microsoft's internal forecasts, coming in at 750,000 units. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | An extra large look at the 3DS XL (Joystiq, 7/30/2012 4:02pm) |
The 3DS XL is big.
... Okay, maybe it isn't as big as our novelty Fire Emblem eraser makes it seem, but as a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Vizio's 'extra-large' holiday HDTV lineup goes from 55- to 70-inches (Engadget, 10/02/2012 1:00pm) |
| While Vizio's summer has been all about (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | VIZIO Starts Shipping 6 New Large-Screen LED HDTVs (Big Picture Big Sound, 10/02/2012 7:35pm) |
| The new offering includes sizes ranging from 55 to 70 inches, with one 21:9 Cinemawide model in the [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | NuVision Introduces 10 New Lucidium Series 1080p Deep Black LCD … - CEPro (HDTV Projector - HDTV DLP Projector FAQs, Info and NEWS, 8/12/2007 11:08pm) |
| NuVision Introduces 10 New Lucidium Series 1080p Deep Black LCD … CEPro, MA -Aug 10, 2007 An astonishing 65-inch Lucidium HDN Deep Black 1080p LCD HDTV utilizing Silicon Optix Realta HQV image processing, Deep Black 65-inch 1920×1080 DCS (Deep … More: continued here ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 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.
GottaDeal received a Black Friday sales list from Blockbuster that features a Samsung Blu-ray Player bundled with ...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Report: Black Ops 2 'Revolution' hits Xbox Jan. 29, PS3 & PC Feb. 28 (Joystiq, 1/08/2013 6:30pm) |
| 'Revolution' DLC for Call of Duty Black Ops 2 is reportedly coming to PS3 and PC a month after it arrives on Xbox 360. That's according to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSA: Black Ops 2 'Vengeance' DLC on PS3 and PC today (Joystiq, 8/02/2013 4:00am) |
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The Vengeance DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is now available on [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Digital TV Deadlines Get Moved Up (The WBAL Channel, 6/10/2005 1:54pm) |
| The FCC changes the date by which TV makers must make medium-size television sets that can receive digital signals. ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | $200 Gets You These Black Friday Bundles for the Vita and PS3 (Kotaku, 11/16/2012 5:00pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Black Ops II's First DLC will be a Timed Xbox 360 Exclusive (Kotaku, 12/30/2012 8:00pm) |
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| (Unranked) | 'Beyond the Black Rainbow' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 9/05/2012 4:00pm) |
| The sci-fi thriller from director Panos Cosmatos arrives on Blu-ray next week. In an announcement to retailers, Magnolia says 'Beyond the Black Rainbow' is coming to Blu-ray on September 11. Set in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2 features optional texture pack installation on PS3 (Joystiq, 9/25/2012 7:00pm) |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will feature the option to install [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 'Uprising' DLC rallies on PS3, PC May 16 (Joystiq, 4/25/2013 6:17pm) |
| Black Ops 2's Uprising DLC [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Atlus summons Black Friday discounts on Vita, 3DS, PS3 games (Joystiq, 11/28/2013 4:15am) |
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Though not a retailer in the traditional sense, Atlus couldn't help but be caught up in the festive spirit of Black Friday and has slashed [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Report: GameStop Black Friday sale has 360, PS3, Vita bundles, more (Joystiq, 11/15/2012 10:30pm) |
| GameStop's Black Friday deals haven't officially hit its website or print ads, but an anonymous employee sent the sales over to (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-Ray Ups Ante on Data Storage (Wired News, 8/17/2005 9:43am) |
| Offering vastly increased capacity and backward compatibility with CDs and DVDs, Sony's next-generation optical discs look like the wave of the future. Here's how the new medium works, what you can do with it and what it'll cost. By Bruce Gain. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo Burns Up Black Friday with a New 3DS Bundle (Kotaku, 11/19/2012 1:12pm) |
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 | Jet Li's 'Black Mask' to Deliver Blu-ray Kicks (High-Def Digest, 6/12/2008 10:00pm) |
| Lionsgate has announced plans to bring the cult Hong Kong action-thriller 'Black Mask' to Blu-ray this September. Starring Jet Li as the survivor of a military experiment who must take on a superhero-like... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | ARNnet | Panasonic unveils fist-size SD video camera (ARNnet, 9/05/2005 10:50pm) |
| Copyright 2005 IDG Communications. ABN 14 001 592 650. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of IDG Communications is prohibited. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microtransactions for 'Customization Items' Come to Black Ops 2 on Xbox 360 (Kotaku, 3/12/2013 1:00pm) |
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 | ARNnet | Telstra drops off Microsoft IPTV early-adopter list (ARNnet, 6/23/2005 1:50am) |
| Copyright 2005 IDG Communications. ABN 14 001 592 650. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of IDG Communications is prohibited. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Black Rock' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/30/2013 8:00pm) |
| Katie Aselton's survival thriller will crash into Blu-ray this July. In an early announcement to retailers, Lionsgate says 'Black Rock' is coming to Blu-ray on July 30. Three young women - Sarah [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSA: Black Ops 2 Apocalypse DLC out on PS3, PC today (Joystiq, 9/26/2013 11:30pm) |
Apocalypse, the final downloadable content pack for Activision's Call of Duty: [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday LED TV Deals: Great Prices on Samsung and LG LED/LCD HDTVs - Get the Details Here (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/23/2012 9:26am) |
| Get a peek at what TigerDirect has to offer for Black Friday, including HDTVs in all sizes, as well [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Black Magic Rites' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 8/09/2012 8:00pm) |
| The 1973 gothic horror is hitting Blu-ray in a few weeks! In an early announcement to retailers, Kino has slated 'Black Magic Rites' for Blu-ray on August 21. Director Renato Polselli ('Delirium') [...] (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) |
 | Within Temptation's 'Black Symphony' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 6/19/2008 4:00pm) |
| Indie rockers Within Temptation have announced plans to bring their concert film 'Black Symphony' to Blu-ray this Fall as a feature-laden special edition. Captured at Rotterdam's Ahoy Arena on February... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | KATC Digital Television (KATC3, 12/04/2005 6:08pm) |
| "DT" is short for Digital Television . It's a new television medium that brings sharper pictures with more detail and better sound right into your living room! ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Bollywood Goes High Def With HD VMD (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/04/2006 7:48pm) |
| LONDON, Dec. 4, 2006 -- New Medium Enterprises , developers of high definition platforms, processes and technologies, has today concluded content distribution deals with six of India's largest film content distributors. ... (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) |
 | US Based Anthem Films to Release HD Titles on HD VMD Format (Addict 3D, 5/08/2007 7:16pm) |
| New Medium Enterprises (NME) has a high definition format to battle Blu-ray and HD DVD called HD VMD. HD VMD is a proprietary format owned by NME that is based on established red laser technology. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba Announces Lightweight DLP Projector for Large Conference Rooms, Halls (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/08/2005 1:02pm) |
| Toshiba's Digital Products Division, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. and provider of industry-leading portable computers, projectors and other mobile-related services and products, today announced the TDP-T98U projector, a portable presentation tool designed to display bright, captivating images for audiences in large conference rooms and halls. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Black Friday Blitz: 'Bond 50' Blu-ray $129.99 at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 11/18/2012 7:53pm) |
| Early Black Friday birds can already save nearly sixty percent on the 007 collection at Amazon! The online retailer is now selling 'Bond 50' on Blu-ray for only $129.99 (57% off suggested retail [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2 Apocalypse DLC coming to PC and PS3 Sept. 26 (Joystiq, 9/05/2013 1:30am) |
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| (Unranked) | Microsoft sells 750,000 Xbox 360s during Black Friday (USATODAY, 11/27/2012 3:50am) |
Microsoft says they sold more than 750,000 Xbox 360 video game consoles during the week of Black Friday.
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 | Black Friday Prices Announced on VIZIO TV's (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/23/2005 2:30pm) |
| V, Inc., the multiple award-winning VIZIO digital display and set top maker, announced their "Black Friday" pricing for key high definition plasma and LCD televisions. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2's Nuketown Zombie DLC heading to PC and PS3 next week (Joystiq, 1/14/2013 3:30am) |
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| (Unranked) | 'Orphan Black: Season One' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/04/2013 8:00pm) |
| The new BBC America sci-fi series will be cloning itself on Blu-ray in July. In an early announcement to retailers, BBC Home Entertainment is preparing 'Orphan Black: Season One' for Blu-ray on July [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Black Waters of Echo's Pond' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 6/25/2013 4:00pm) |
| Gabriel Bologna's 2009 horror film will get a Blu-ray release this September. In an early announcement to retailers, Starz/Anchor Bay is working on 'The Black Waters of Echo's Pond' for Blu-ray on [...] (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) |
 | New Line Says 'Be Kind Rewind' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/24/2008 6:00pm) |
| New Line Home Entertainment has set a June Blu-ray bow for the Jack Black-Mos Def fantasy-comedy 'Be Kind Rewind.' Directed by Michel Gondry ('Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'), the film stars Black... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Xbox 360 Outsells PS3 3-to-1 on Black Friday (CE Pro, 12/02/2008 11:15pm) |
| Xbox 360 sets record sales number with a 25 percent increase from Black Friday sales in 2007. ... (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.
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| (Unranked) | Dreams on Demand: Black Tie, 3D Dice Game (Business Wire, 6/22/2013 9:00pm) |
| LISBON, Portugal--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Black Tie is a 3D dice game, with real physics and realistic graphics. It is made not only for people who enjoy playing at casinos, but also for those who like to spend some time playing casual games in their [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Scientists encode Shakespeare sonnets, MP3 and more into glitch-free DNA (Engadget, 1/24/2013 7:08am) |
| We've seen scientists experiment with DNA as a storage medium -- most recently with a (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday HDTV deals at Amazon (HD-Report, 11/19/2012 5:40pm) |
| Amazon has revealed a bunch of Black Friday deals happening this week on HDTVs and Blu-ray Disc players. A few of those deals stand out from the rest, such as the Samsung 46″ ES6003 LED HDTVÂ for just $697 (List: $1,099). They also have the [...] (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) |
 | Picture the Revolution (Joystiq, 5/26/2005 3:10pm) |
| With all the info pouring out of E3, you’ll have to forgive us if there’s a little overlap. Voodoo Extreme have some pictures of the empty black box presented at E3 by Nintendo. Sorry, the Nintendo Revolution. Having seen the new Microsoft and Sony efforts, all I can say is THANK YOU Nintendo for producing a black box. And that isn’t sarcasm. Who would have thought that after producing th ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HDTV on WAVY-TV (WAVY 10, 2/02/2006 3:29pm) |
| The arrival of digital television has been the most significant advancement in television technology since the medium was created more than 50 years ago. On March 22, 2001, WAVY-TV became the first commercial station in Hampton Roads to broadcast digital television. ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Target's Black Friday deals include 360, PS3, Wii, Vita and 3DS bundles, various discounted miscellany (Joystiq, 11/11/2012 3:30am) |
| Look, we're not your parents. We're not going to sit here, high upon our internet throne and tell you what you can and can't do. Even if [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | DVDs to remain popular, despite new technologies coming on line (Digital Media Europe, 3/25/2005 1:04pm) |
| More consumers want instant access to video on their TV sets, portable devices and mobiles, but DVDs will continue to be a popular medium and will continue to experience substantial growth, according to projections from market researcher In-Stat. (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) |
| (Unranked) | Black 3DS XL advertised by Canadian retailer (Joystiq, 7/23/2013 3:30pm) |
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You've got choices when it comes to a 3DS XL, but perhaps you find red too loud and the Pikachu limited edition too .... Pikachu. What are you to do if [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo 3DS XL Coming Out in Black in Japan with Monster Hunter Bundle [3ds] (Kotaku, 10/03/2012 2:05am) |
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| (Unranked) | Report: GameStop's Black Friday Xbox 360 Bundle Seems Too Good to be True (Kotaku, 11/15/2012 6:36am) |
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 | 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) |
| (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) | 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) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo brings not-so-stealthy black 3DS XL to North America on August 11th (Engadget, 7/30/2013 4:37pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Metalocalypse: Season IV: Church of the Black Klok Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 10/30/2012 11:44pm) |
| Adult Swim's favorite death metal band is rocking another season, in its original, easier-to-digest [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Top Ten Black Friday HDTV Deals Under $1,000 (Plasma and LED TV) (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/20/2012 10:00pm) |
| We do the grunt work and track down some of the best television deals you can expect this week, with a few that are already [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Starz InBlack Celebrates Black Music Month With a Set of Specially Selected Movies (PR Newswire via Yahoo! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/17/2005 4:28pm) |
| Starz Entertainment Group LLC announced that Starz InBlack will salute Black Music Month by showcasing nine feature films, documentaries, and concerts which will run throughout the month of June. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 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.
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| (Unranked) | Moneysaver: The Wonderful 101, Puppeteer, 3DS XL Black, PS3 Bundle (Kotaku, 8/12/2013 6:15pm) |
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 | Union for Verizon workers criticizes company's cable TV plans (phillyburbs.com, 5/10/2006 10:08pm) |
| NEWARK, N.J. - Phone and cable companies are battling to be the sole link between New Jersey households and high-definition television, high-speed Internet and high-quality phone service. The latest front, however, has been opened on an older medium, radio. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Xbox 3260 Elite launches on August 24 (Personal Computer World, 7/11/2007 10:47am) |
| Microsoft has confirmed that the next generation of the Xbox 360 console, the Elite, will arrive in the UK on August 24. The new console will be the first to arrive in black, with wireless black controllers, a massive 120GB hard disk drive and a HDMI port for outputting full high definition video to HDTVs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Assassin's Creed 4 PS3, 360 release date goes global, October 29 for all (Joystiq, 10/15/2013 3:00pm) |
Second star to the left and straight on 'til morning: Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag docks on PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles worldwide on October 29. The game was due in the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Special Vita, PS3 bundles drop to $200 for Black Friday (Joystiq, 11/16/2012 4:45pm) |
| If you're willing to put your life on the line and shop on November 23 or 24, you could get a wi-fi Vita for $50 off its normal MSRP, and a free [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft Posts 22% Fewer Xbox 360 Sales During Black Friday (Home Media Magazine, 11/28/2012 12:51am) |
| Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video game system may be the reigning hardware leader, but it sold 22% fewer units (750,000) during the Black Friday week (ended Nov. 23) than it did during the same period in 2011 with 960,000 units sold.
Last [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday HDTV Deals: TCL 55-inch 1080p LED: $649.99 shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/23/2012 6:14pm) |
| TigerDirect wants to make holiday shopping a snap, by slashing $450 off the price of this [...] (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) | Black Friday Blu-ray 3D Sale: Titanic, Prometheus, Transformers: $14.99, and More (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/23/2012 2:55am) |
| Need more 3D content? Amazon has a big Black Friday sale on Blu-ray 3D Discs with many selling for $14.99 or [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Ops 2 streams to Twitch in-game on Xbox today, PS3 and PC soon (Joystiq, 1/30/2013 3:30pm) |
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 | Target to price cut PS3, Xbox 360 titles Black Friday (Punch Jump, 11/13/2007 5:30pm) |
| Target stores will price cut key game titles for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 and Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 on Black Friday, the annual discount shopping day after Thanksgiving. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Best Buy Black Friday ad trims prices on PS3, recent games (Joystiq, 11/22/2013 1:00am) |
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 | 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) |
 | 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) |
 | Vizio hacks prices on select HDTVs prior to Black Friday (Engadget, 11/27/2008 12:03am) |
| We've already seen that a number of retailers will be offering Vizio HDTVs on the cheap this Friday (or Black Friday, as the in-crowd calls it these days), but the company is stealing a bit of their thunder by announcing cuts from the top a few days early. Vizio's 19-inch VA19 LCD will be offered for just $199.99 at Costco through December 7th, while the 32-inch VP322 plasma (pictured) will go f ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray player sales up 300 percent on Black Friday (AfterDawn, 12/10/2008 5:16am) |
| According to figures from DisplaySearch, sales of standalone Blu-ray players (excluding the PS3) were up 300 percent year on year for the week of Thanksgiving including Black Friday.
The added demand was sparked by Sony and Samsung's decision to drop the price of their entry-level players to under $200 USD, says the firm.
Consumers purchased 147,000 players for the week and spent over $30 m ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 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) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday Plasma TV Deals: Big Discounts on Panasonic HDTVs (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/23/2012 9:29am) |
| The Japanese HDTV giant kicks off the holiday shopping season with some massive discounts on their high performance plasma [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Office Depot Black Friday Ad Leaked - Olevia 42″ HDTV For $700 (HDTV News Blog, 11/14/2007 11:06pm) |
| The Office Depot Black Friday ad is out. Some decent products are a Toshiba 15.4" Widescreen Laptop for $499.99 and a Olevia 42" LCD HDTV for $699.99. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Hybrid Fibre Optic Camera Cables to SMPTE 311M (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 12/16/2005 12:00pm) |
| London, UK (PRWEB) December 16, 2005 -- No other medium can cost-effectively challenge fibre optics for bandwidth, unrepeated transmission distance and noise immunity in SD or HDTV camera systems; and as for bulk, an SMPTE fibre cable can be half the weight of a comparable (and much stiffer) triax camera cable. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday Deals: LG 55-inch 55LM4600 1080p 3D LED with 4 Pairs of 3D Glasses: $949.99 (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/24/2012 5:42am) |
| TigerDirect has a coupon that will knock an extra $50 off the price of this 3D TV [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Deal of the Week: 'Men in Black Trilogy Giftset w/Worm Figurine' and 'Sci-Fi 3-Pack' Blu-ray Sets Over Fifty Percent Off at Amazon (High-Def Digest, 6/16/2013 5:30pm) |
| Will Smith makes Amazon's Blu-ray deal this week look real good! Amazon is selling 'Men in Black Trilogy Giftset w/Worm Figurine' for $38.99 (59% off the suggested retail price). This set includes: [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 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) | Best Buy gives a Black Friday Deal Taste Today with a 39-inch 1080p HDTV Offer (I4U, 10/29/2012 1:50pm) |
Best Buy features today the 39-inch Coby 1080p LCD HDTV in the Daily Deals for $269.99. This Coby LCD has a 60Hz refresh rate and 3 HDMI inputs. Looking at the best 1080p TV Black Friday deals [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday Deals: Mitsubishi 73-inch WD-73C12 1080p DLP HDTV: $899.99 (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/24/2012 12:32am) |
| TigerDirect is slashing $700 off the price of this big HDTV, making 73 inches possible for under [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Xtend Networks to Show T1, 3GHz and Cellular Backhaul Solutions at Commercial Services Forum (PR Newswire via Yahoo! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/18/2005 12:30pm) |
| Xtend Networks, a Vyyo® company that provides advanced broadband solutions for the cable TV industry, will showcase the full suite of its solutions for the Small-to-Medium Business market tomorrow, May 19 at the CTAM Commercial Services Forum in the Washington, D.C. metro area. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Best Buy’s Black Friday Deals Include A $200 250 Xbox 360 Bundle, Assassin’s Creed III for $35 and More. (Kotaku, 11/07/2012 3:49pm) |
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 | ADVISORY/Calix Conducts Large-Scale, Multi-Vendor IPTV / VOIP Demonstration with CalixCompatible Partners at SUPERCOMM (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/06/2005 2:15pm) |
| -0- *T ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Storage Wares Debut At NAB (TechWeb via Yahoo! News, 4/19/2005 11:48pm) |
| Breece Hill and Asaca find partners to serve up video content in very large capacities. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday Deals: VIZIO 58-inch XVT3D580CM 3D CinemaWide HDTV: $999.99 shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/23/2012 7:06pm) |
| TigerDirect is slashing 60 percent off this HDTV, which includes the ultrawide 21:9 aspect ratio, 3D, web streaming, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Early Black Friday HDTV Deal: 55-inch LG 55LM4700 LED TV with Soundbar: $998 Shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/17/2012 12:54am) |
| Walmart is kicking off the shopping season early, with a nice little AV [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday LED TV Deals: 65-inch Samsung UN65EH6000 HDTV: $1497.99 Shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/21/2012 1:13am) |
| Amazon is slashing 43 percent off the price of Samsung's big, 1080p [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Amazon's 32-Inch HDTV Under $100 Right Now Is The Most-Underrated-Black-Friday Deal of the Day (Gizmodo, 11/24/2012 12:30am) |
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 | VOOM Gets Large Investment (DesignTechnica, 3/31/2005 8:39pm) |
| Cablevision chairman Charles Dolan told FCC officials that he would personally put a $400M stake in the struggling satellite service. (Read Full Article) |
 | Olevia 26-inch LCD HDTV 720p, Black - $399 + Shipping (DealBeeper.com - Best daily Deals Collection, 12/08/2006 11:05am) |
| Compusa.com has Olevia 26-inch LCD HDTV 720p, Black for $399.99 + $27.54 Shipping. No Rebate!... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nintendo is (finally) releasing a black version of the 3DS XL on August 11, just in time for the rel (Kotaku, 7/30/2013 12:18pm) |
| Nintendo is (finally) releasing a black version of the 3DS XL on August 11, just in time for the release of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Early Black Friday HDTV Deal: 60-inch Panasonic TC-P60U50: $898 Shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/13/2012 11:54pm) |
| Amazon is selling this big 1080p HDTV for a small [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Gaming deals: $200 Batman, The Last of Us PS3 bundle, Xbox One games, Battlefield 4 for PS4 $50 (Joystiq, 11/23/2013 5:00pm) |
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Black Friday is making our wallets cower as it looms in the distance, but why wait [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | NEC WT610 Projector (Ziff Davis via Yahoo! News, 4/06/2005 4:34pm) |
| Mirrors enable this projector to display large images from a short distance. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Early Black Friday HDTV Deal: Samsung 55-inch UN55EH6000 1080p LED: $877.99 shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/20/2012 5:31pm) |
| Amazon is slashing 43 percent off the price of this big, beautiful HDTV -- and you don't have to wait until [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Early Black Friday Deal: VIZIO 32-inch E3D320VX Theater 3D LCD HDTV with Internet Apps: $299.99 (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/20/2012 6:30am) |
| One of Amazon's retailers is slashing 40 percent off the price of this small, stacked [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic TC-P42X60 Plasma TV - Product of the Week (About.com, 7/12/2013 8:00am) |
| If you are looking for an affordable TV with great picture quality, but it doesn't have to be large, and it doesn't have a lot of frills, such as 3D ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Obama Administration Looks to Kill "The Liberator" 3D Printed Gun (DailyTech, 5/10/2013 5:48pm) |
| "The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed." -- Alexander [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sharp AQUOS LC-60LE600U 60-inch LED/LCD TV - Product of the Week (About.com, 11/23/2012 4:00am) |
| If you are looking for a large screen LCD TV, but don't need, or want, a lot of frills, such as internet streaming and/or 3D, then check out the Sharp ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HDTV's mixed signals (Gainesville Sun, 2/02/2006 11:10am) |
| Sears sales associate Ramesh Patel looks over several of the large-screen high-definition televisions at the store in the Oaks Mall on Wednesday morning. ... (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) |
 | Monday, April 11, 2005 (Daily Breeze, 4/11/2005 7:55am) |
| Sky-high costs may have scared you away from large-screen high-definition (HD) TVs until now, but prices have dropped sharply and could hit new lows in coming months. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Diamond Launches Next Gen Tactical Mission Controller with Double the Processing Speed and 4x Faster 3D Graphics (Business Wire, 1/31/2013 3:00pm) |
| PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Black Diamond Launches Next Gen Tactical Mission Controller with Double the Processing Speed and 4x Faster 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Xtreme Cyber Mania at Navy Pier Chicago Online Registration Now Open (PR Web, 4/14/2005 7:04am) |
| Gamers connect in the Windy City sponsored by NEC LCD Large Viewing Area Displays [PRWEB Apr 14, 2005] (Read Full Article) |
 | Reader Comments (Ars Technica, 11/16/2005 3:32pm) |
| In preparation for high-definition gaming, Ben and I have both gone from our college-era CRT sets to the new HDTV hotness—he with a DLP and I with a plasma. The prices on large-screen HD displays have been dropping over the past year or so; enough to get both of us to make the jump like many others. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | New reality: downloadable TV (Canadian Business, 11/29/2006 2:06pm) |
| Roma Khanna has three televisions in her downtown Toronto office. A small set screens the all-news station CP24; a large high-definition flat-panel screen is usually tuned to MuchMusic. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | CHEAP EATS (The Buffalo News, 6/17/2005 1:01pm) |
| A large semicircular bar/counter is the hub for those surveying the display case of heavenly looking desserts and sandwiches. Once upon a time, around 12 years ago actually, an unassumingly cozy coffee shop opened on Main Street in the Village of Williamsville. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Shopping.com Reports Black Friday and Cyber Monday Traffic Spikes as More and More Shoppers Go Online This Holiday (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/29/2005 4:17pm) |
| Shopping.com, a leading online comparison shopping service, reported a 30 percent increase in year over year traffic on Black Friday and a 37 percent increase in year over year traffic on Cyber Monday. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba TDP-SW25U Wireless Projector Provides High Performance and Portability (Business Wire via Yahoo! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/17/2005 10:00am) |
| Toshiba\\\'s Digital Products Division, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. and provider of industry-leading portable computers, projectors and other mobile-related services and products, today introduced the TDP-SW25U wireless projector, a high-performance, portable presentation tool for mobile professionals, educators, corporate customers and small-to-medium-sized businesses ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Toshiba's TDP-T40U Mobile Projector Provides High-Quality Performance at an Affordable Price (Business Wire via Yahoo! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/10/2005 10:00am) |
| Toshiba\\\'s Digital Products Division, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. and provider of industry-leading portable computers, projectors and other mobile-related services and products, today introduced the TDP-T40U projector, a high-performance, portable presentation tool for mobile professionals, educators, corporate customers and small-to-medium-sized businesses priced at ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | These Xbox 360 Black Friday Deals Include A Fancy White Console, an Exclusive Skylanders Figure and More (Kotaku, 11/16/2012 5:20pm) |
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 | High-Def Could Choke Internet, ISPs Fear (ABC News, 5/15/2006 12:56am) |
| Large Amounts of TV-Quality, High-Definition Programs Could Choke the Web, Service Providers Say ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray stutters in face of tough economy, HD downloads (Ars Technica, 9/24/2008 1:18am) |
| Now that HD DVD is out of the picture, Blu-ray should be soaring, right? Wrong. The high-def format's market share has dropped in recent weeks, with regular old DVD taking the very large majority of the market. Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sharp tunes in full HD for flat TVs (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 9/26/2005 9:04pm) |
| Sharp Corp. said it intends to equip all its large LCD TVs with full HD resolution. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | I Got an HDTV For Christmas, But What Am I Watching? (About.com, 12/26/2012 6:00am) |
| OK, so you finally made the leap to a fancy new large screen LCD, Plasma, DLP HDTV for Christmas, have it all hooked-up, and are ready to kick back and ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Epson Shows Off Large Projection TVs (Gizmodo via Yahoo! News, 11/30/2005 2:56pm) |
| Bucking the trend, Seiko Epson has decided to throw some cash into the TV arena, showing off 2 HDTV projection TVs in Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 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) |
 | Motorola Says Nanotube Technology Will Shrink Flat-Panel Display Costs (Desktop (Desktop Pipeline, 5/09/2005 6:45pm) |
| The company is negotiating with manufacturers to create large displays that offer better quality, extend life, and dramatically lower costs. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Motorola Says Nanotube Technology Will Shrink Flat-Panel Display Costs (Small Biz (Small Biz Pipeline, 5/09/2005 8:00pm) |
| The company is negotiating with manufacturers to create large displays that offer better quality, extend life, and dramatically lower costs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D Systems shows off a $500 3D scanner that clips onto your iPad (Engadget, 1/08/2014 12:00am) |
| As excited as we were to play around with the Sense 3D scanner, the first-generation consumer scanner had some shortcomings. Near the top of the list was the fact that it only worked with Windows. While the operating system has a plenty large [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Top 10 things seen at CES (World Peace Herald, 1/09/2006 9:05pm) |
| WASHINGTON -- After four long days of walking the Las Vegas show floor and being dazzled by the large, gorgeous flat-panel HD displays, it was time for me to hunker down en route home Sunday and figure out what it all means and what were some of the top products and trends of the show. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | U.S. Filmmakers Eager to Feed China’s Appetite for 3-D (New York Times, 8/13/2012 1:27am) |
American technologies, including 3-D and large format films, are delivering content to Chinese moviegoers who are increasingly focused on authenticity and a high-quality experience that cannot be pirated.
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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) |
 | Motorola Says New Nanotube Technology Will Shrink Flat-Panel Display Costs (TechWeb, 5/09/2005 4:46pm) |
| Company said it is negotiating with potential manufacturers to create large displays that offer better quality, longer lifetime, and lower costs than competing display technologies. ... (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) |
 | Broadband City (Builder Online, 6/27/2005 5:51pm) |
| Builders, a developer, and a large telecom deploy fiber infrastructure for a new community in Colorado. COVENTRY DEVELOPMENT CORP.'S vision for the Ridge Gate community in Denver as a showcase for the latest in hip New Urbanism includes a forward-thinking technology component. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Samsung considering a 3D OLED TV (HDTV UK, 8/24/2010 9:21am) |
| Samsung are again looking to drum up interest in their forever-delayed OLED range. This time Sammy have been talking up the potential of a 3D OLED TV. Confirming that a large OLED TV screen from their stable was still... (Read Full Article) |
 | Genesis: Flat TVs, Rising Profits (The Motley Fool, 10/24/2005 2:37pm) |
| In the beginning there was TV. It was black and white and pretty good. Then there was color, and it was much better. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | News CNET Raves About Mitsubishi's 65-Inch DLP The web site gives the large-screen set a score of 8.6 out of a possible ... (TVPredictions.com, 1/03/2007 9:31pm) |
| Washington, D.C. (January 3, 2007) -- Mitsubishi's new 65-inch DLP HDTV is a "superb" set for the high-end buyer. That's according to a review by CNET. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | JVC to slash prices on rear-projection HDTVs (The Japan Times, 8/06/2005 12:09am) |
| Victor Co. of Japan plans to cut prices for rear-projection, high-definition televisions with flat screens as large as 70 inches, a JVC spokesman said Friday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Handie prosthetic uses 3D printing and smartphones for much cheaper bionic hands (video) (Engadget, 11/03/2013 5:00pm) |
| The main aim of Handie, already a James Dyson award nominee, was to develop an artificial hand that offered a large degree of functionality without the brutal prices associated with prosthetics. With the latest model, it apparently skirts below a [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | (No Title) (, 1/09/2007 2:49pm) |
| haja writes "The BBC reports that the high definition DVD format war will continue until a winner is declared. There is no sign of the two camps working on a unified format. Some believe the industry at large is being damaged by the war due to consumer confusion. From the article: 'Backers of Blu-ray are bullish and are predicting victory. Blu-ray has more backing from film studios and more ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PS3 users report 4.45 update locks up systems, may be tied to large HDDs (Engadget, 6/19/2013 3:32am) |
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Planning on turning on your PS3 for some The Last of Us action tonight? According to a thread on the PlayStation Support forums, if you're prompted to install the latest firmware update [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | AU Optronics to spend $1.1 billion on LCD fab (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 4/27/2005 9:11pm) |
| The world's third largest TFT-LCD manufacturer, AU Optronics Corp., said that it would spend about $1.1 billion on a leading-edge facility for processing glass substrates that form the basis of large-screen LCD televisions. (Read Full Article) |
 | Hard-core high-definition: 1080p HDTVs (San Francisco Chronicle, 12/19/2005 3:59pm) |
| These rear-projection 1080p HDTVs promise to deliver all the detail in today's highest-res broadcast format, 1080i. You'll get a screen large enough to enjoy HD at half the price of a similar size plasma. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 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) | Brick Town: 'LEGO City: Undercover' coming to the Wii U on March 18 (High-Def Digest, 1/17/2013 6:30pm) |
| What may be the most promising Wii U exclusive to be joined by a 3DS version April 21. Introduced at E3, 'LEGO City: Undercover' is a large departure for the much-loved Travelers Tales series of [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Inshon shows large-screen DLP rear-projection TVs (Digi Times, 6/06/2005 6:04am) |
| Despite a surge of media attention in the past few months, rear-projection TVs were something of a rarity at this year's Computex. An exception were units exhibited by Inshon, a company within the First International Computer (FIC) group. ... (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) |
 | Flat-screen TVs get cheaper, faster (CBC, 2/06/2007 6:15pm) |
| Prices for large, high-definition flat-screen televisions, computer monitors and notebook PCs plunged faster than expected in January as demand for thin-film LCD displays slowed, according to a new report. ... (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) |
 | Sharp tunes in full HD for flat TVs (EE Times, 9/23/2005 4:52pm) |
| TOKYO — Sharp Corp. said it intends to equip all its large LCD TVs with full HD resolution. Resolution for digital HDTV broadcasting is defined as 1,080-by-1,920 pixels, but conventional HDTVs usually have only 768-by-1,366 resolution. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Micronetics Receives over $1.5M in Orders for DTV and HDTV Amplifiers (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/14/2005 6:10pm) |
| Micronetics, Inc. announced today that its subsidiary, Stealth Microwave, has booked over $1.5M in orders that are expected to be deliverable during the current fiscal year. The orders came from a large U.S. television broadcaster, as well as, integrators of digital wireless broadcasting equipment. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | AU Optronics to spend $1.1 billion on LCD fab (EE Times, 4/26/2005 1:21pm) |
| TAIPEI, Taiwan — The world's third largest TFT-LCD manufacturer, AU Optronics Corp., said Tuesday (April 26) it would spend about $1.1 billion on a leading-edge facility for processing glass substrates that form the basis of large-screen LCD televisions. (Read Full Article) |
 | Carmack Critiques New Consoles In Keynote (Gamasutra, 8/15/2005 4:07pm) |
| John Carmack has used his keynote speech at the annual QuakeCon event held late last week in Grapevine, Texas to discuss the future of Id Software, and his more overarching thoughts on the next generation consoles and the industry at large. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | The Clicker: Was Grokster really the important Supreme Court decision? (Engadget, 7/07/2005 11:45pm) |
| Every Thursday Stephen Speicher contributes The Clicker , a weekly column on television and technology: The key to all good magic, as it has been explained to me, is misdirection. The magician must engage in some large, eye-catching gesture that, when all is said and done, is rather meaningless. Meanwhile, under the cover of the aforementioned grandeur, the real work is performed. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Live Large With a Wide-Screen Wall Entertainment PC System for All of Your Media (New York Times, 3/31/2005 2:37am) |
| Windows Media Center PC's have taken a stab at combining digital movies, music, television and computing on the desktop, but now an all-in-one multimedia system aims to bring it all to your living room wall. (Read Full Article) |
 | 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) |
 | Hard-core high-definition: 1080p HDTVs (San Francisco Chronicle, 12/19/2005 11:43am) |
| These rear-projection 1080p HDTVs promise to deliver all the detail in today's highest-res broadcast format, 1080i. You'll get a screen large enough to enjoy HD at half the price of a similar size plasma. In other words, these sets are in the sweet spot if... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Small Cable Ops: We Need More HDTV (Broadcast Flag | Keeping track of the FCC, MPAA and the broadcast industry's desire for DRM., 8/03/2007 2:55pm) |
| Small Cable Ops: We Need More HDTV: Cable executives say they must compete against more high-def ... in Multichannel News. Several large cable operators, such as Comcast and Time Warner, have announced ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Hackers break HD-DVD copy protection (Infomatics, 1/17/2007 1:16pm) |
| The first pirated HD-DVD movies have surfaced on file-sharing websites, according to new reports. BitTorrent is an open source peer-to-peer file sharing system that allows users to share large files by transferring them in small pieces to and from multiple machines. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Breakthrough in CNT display design (Computer (Computer Weekly, 5/09/2005 2:56pm) |
| Motorola Labs has unveiled a colour video display prototype based on proprietary 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) |
| (Unranked) | MakerBot unveils the extra-large Replicator Z18 3D printer (Engadget, 1/07/2014 12:34am) |
| As for hardware reveal number three at today's MakerBot press conference at CES: This one's a biggie -- quite literally. The new MakerBot Replicator Z18 is a beast of a printer. The printer can do prints up to 12 x 12 x 18 inches. That's 2,592 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Facebook redesigns logo, icons (AfterDawn, 4/21/2013 6:30pm) |
| Facebook has unveiled their newly redesigned logo alongside updated icons.The new logo removes the blue bar that added a 3D effect, and also repositions the large "F."Overall, the logos and icons are more "flat," following a wider industry trend of [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | HD DVD / Blu-ray Special Feature: 6. Universal / Dreamworks / Paramount (HDTV UK, 1/07/2008 8:00am) |
| Who are they?
Universal is the only major Hollywood studio to have always supported the HD DVD format exclusively.
Paramount and Dreamworks came on board last year, after "defecting" from Blu-ray for an alleged large sum of money.
Together, as Hollywood's remaining HD DVD content providers, they have make up a ballpark 30% of all titles available.
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 | IMAX Classic 'Blue Planet' to Launch on HD DVD, Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/03/2007 9:57pm) |
| Bringing another IMAX classic to Blu-ray and HD DVD, Warner Home Entertainment has announced a July 10 next-gen release for 'Blue Planet.' The IMAX favorite was one of the earliest successes for the large-format... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3-D Printer Launches for over $2100 (I4U, 9/20/2012 1:41pm) |
MakerBot Industries has unveiled its latest desktop 3-D printer called the Replicator 2. This 3-D printer has a 100-micron layer resolution and to print large objects up to 410 cubic inches in [...] (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) |
 | Cheaper Blu-ray? Sony, Panasonic, and Philips say it's coming, honestly (Engadget, 2/25/2009 8:37pm) |
| Look, we don't really "get" people who aren't willing to buy the latest and greatest thing regardless of the price and / or current economic state, but evidently there's a rather large sector still clinging to their antiquated DVD format. Blu-ray proponents Panasonic, Philips, and Sony are looking to change all that by knocking down the tab a few notches. The trio has revealed plans to form a ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 1080p DLP(TM) TV Technology in Volume Production and Shipment; Quantity 1080p Shipment Is Milestone for Large-Screen (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/11/2005 10:00am) |
| Texas Instruments today announced that its 1920 x 1080 high-definition resolution DLP TV technology has been fully qualified and is in production shipment to customers. (Read Full Article) |
 | Is IPTV The Future Of Internet Television? (MasterNewMedia.org, 6/04/2005 12:56pm) |
| What is the difference between IPTV, the Internet Protocol-based TV paradigm heralded by major telecom providers and large media groups (Microsoft included) and the Internet Television painted by the Long Tail phenomenon, Ourmedia, the Internet Archive, Brightcove, and the availability...... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung begins production on edge-lit LED-backlit HDTV panels (Engadget, 3/27/2009 1:59am) |
| Samsung's being a bit ambiguous with this one, but we won't deny that we're drooling pretty heavily over these new panels. Said outfit has just revealed that mass production has begun on the industry's first "ultra-slim LCD panels suited for large size TVs," and while we're wondering what exactly it means by that, we can't help but appreciate the attributes. We're told that the unique edg ... (Read Full Article) |
 | LG introduces stylish, LED-backlit 22-inch W2286L LCD HDTV (Engadget, 7/01/2009 3:14pm) |
| By and large, there's nothing too incredible about LG's latest LCD HDTV. It's 22-inches, can double as a PC monitor, boasts a deceiving 2,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and consumes some 40 percent less power than the average Earth-hating 22-inch LCD. There's also a pair of HDMI sockets, a DVI port and a 1,680 x 1,050 resolution, not to mention an automatic brightness sensor that responds to ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hisense offers smaller UHD TVs (CNET Blogs, 1/08/2013 12:45am) |
| While Hisense offers a large 100-inch Ultra HD television, it is making smaller 4K TVs in the form of the XT880 series. [Read [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Sharp Announces Gen 10 LCD Plant (HDTV Almanac: Your source for independent HDTV information from an industry expert you can trust., 8/02/2007 2:00pm) |
| Got a spare $3.2 billion? Then you too can build a tenth generation — 10G — LCD production plant just like Sharp. Sharp is the first company to announce plans for a production line that will handle sheets of glass substrates this large. As already reported here, the glass will be more than 10 feet square. This size can make six 60″ HDTVs per ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Rookie Mistake (Hartford (Hartford Advocate, 5/18/2005 8:55am) |
| Oh, young Reginald, if you´re going to sell a rented HD television and then report it stolen, do so on the black market and not at a pawn shop with a computer record system. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Amazon Blu-ray Sale: 229 Titles Included (Format War Central, 1/11/2008 9:06pm) |
| Amazon is having a sale on a large selection of Blu-ray movies. Titles from Disney, Sony, MGM, and FOX are included in the deal. The Spider-man Trilogy is only $43.49! If you want to get in on this deal hurry up, as no one knows how long it will last. ... (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) |
 | Online gaming opportunity knocking (AdJab, 8/01/2005 4:35pm) |
| Filed under: Online Last week, Red Herring offered some more insights into the world of online gaming advertisements, which might just be the next big thing as far as mediums go. Citing Nielsen stats that show how video gaming has literally replaced much television watching for a large portion of the male population, it's no wonder that companies would begin to look at online gaming as an ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | EFESTO LLC and The Military University of Technology (MUT) Announce a Novel Partnership for Ground Breaking Initiatives in 3D Printing of Metals and Metal Composites (Business Wire, 8/02/2013 6:00pm) |
| SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3D Metal Printing with the LENS platform provides the ultimate in additive manufacturing for repair, hybrid manufacturing, large free form prototyping, materials research, and alloy [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | SpatiaLight to Raise $3.4 Million in Private Placement as Important Step in Strengthening of Balance Sheet (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/12/2006 9:15pm) |
| SpatiaLight, Inc. , a leading manufacturer of state-of-the-art liquid crystal on silicon microdisplays, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to issue and sell 1,300,000 of its common shares in a private placement to three institutional investors, led by a large Boston, MA, based investment advisor. ... (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) | 'To Be or Not to Be' Blu-ray Bound (High-Def Digest, 5/23/2013 4:00pm) |
| Ernst Lubitsch's 1942 wartime black comedy starring Carole Lombard and Jack Benny is planned for Blu-ray this summer. In an early announcement to retailers, Criterion will be bringing 'To Be or Not [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Image Entertainment drops HD DVD (AfterDawn, 3/07/2008 8:40pm) |
| Image Entertainment has announced that it has canceled its upcoming HD DVD releases and added that it was dropping HD DVD completely to focus on Blu-ray.
Image is one of the biggest suppliers of independent titles and had supported both HD formats. Over the past two years the company released a large variety of music, special interest and theatrical releases on both formats.
Of the more not ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D-printed images help the blind 'see' Hubble's photos of space (video) (Engadget, 1/09/2014 2:02pm) |
| The Hubble Space Telescope has produced some of the most spectacular images known to man, but there's a large segment of the population who've been unable to enjoy them: the blind. A pair of astronomers from the Space Telescope Science Institute [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Publishers tell Sony it's time for a PS3 price cut (Ars Technica, 3/16/2009 4:12pm) |
| While overall game sales are doing very well in the face of recession, Sony seems to be lagging behind the pack when it comes to both software and hardware sales. The reasons for this are debatable—and could likely fill a book—but the simplest and toughest issue is the price. At $400, the PS3 is the most expensive system on the market by a large margin. Publishers are really starting t ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 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) |
 | Sony adds new sets to the Bravia TV lineup (Engadget, 9/14/2005 10:55pm) |
| Sony is upgrading their †Best Resolution Audio Visual Integrated Architecture,†or Bravia , line of large-screen displays with eight new models that will drop on October 1 (unfortunately, none will rock 1080p). Six of these new sets are LCD flat-panels with built-in ATSC HD tuners, while the other two are rear-projection. The LCDs will range in size from 32-inches to 46-inches, and in ... (Read Full Article) |
 | New TVs bigger, brighter better (Stuff, 9/05/2005 3:51am) |
| The world leader in the flat television market has introduced the biggest change to television technology since black and white was replaced by colour more than 40 years ago. ... (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) |
 | 515 Park Avenue (Luxist, 6/28/2005 10:41am) |
| What does $16.5 million buy in Manhattan? In this case it’s a full-floor apartment on Park Avenue on the Upper East Side that recently hit the market. The home is designed with special lighting meant to display art and has entertainment and security systems in place. The large living room can entertain fifty guests. There is a mahogany-paneled library, a dining room with coffered ceilings, ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Entropic's c.LINK-270 Successfully Meets All Market Requirements in Large-Scale MoCA Field Trial (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/04/2005 4:30pm) |
| Successful field trials of high-speed home networking using existing coax cabling announced today by the Multimedia over Coax Alliance used Entropic Communications' c.LINK-270 chipset to achieve consistent 100Mbps speeds in more than 200 homes tested. (Read Full Article) |
 | Honeywell introduces 82-inch LCD HDTV (AfterDawn, 2/20/2009 8:15pm) |
| Soyo, under its Honeywell brand, has announced the 82-inch Altura LE LCD HDTV with an expected launch date in April for the US market.
The TV has full HD 1080p resolution as well as a brightness rating of 600cd/m2 and a large 120,000:1 contrast ratio. The Altura LE will weigh 300 pounds and has a 120Hz refresh rate and 178-degree viewing angles.
As for inputs, the LCD will have three HDMI, t ... (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) |
 | HDTV Will Cost the Same as Film Production (Digital Video Editing, 7/08/2005 8:49pm) |
| HDTV Will Cost the Same as Film Production Who Are They Kidding? By Ron Johnson There have been several articles lately about how the cost of HDTV will be a large determining factor in Hollywood production costs surely you jest. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | LG develops plasma TVs for high-altitude viewers (Engadget, 8/02/2005 1:02pm) |
| LG took note when a vendor pointed out a constant whining sound emitted by their plasma screens when used in the mountains. Large plasma displays operate via a gas trapped between two layers of glass, which expands at higher altitudes. As the gas expands and begins moving more quickly, it heats up and causes a buzzing sound, which is traditionally countered by constantly running cooling systems ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Taiwan market: BenQ debuts 37-inch and 46-inch LCD TVs (Digi Times, 8/11/2005 4:49am) |
| In cooperation with AU Optronics (AUO) BenQ today introduced its 37-inch and 46-inch LCD TVs to the Taiwan market, according to a company press release. BenQ aims to take 15% of the local market in terms of large size flat panel TVs this year. ... (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) |
 | 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) |
| (Unranked) | Planar Releases 3D BIM Models of LCD Displays and Video Walls through Autodesk Seek (Business Wire, 3/29/2013 1:00pm) |
| PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Planar Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLNR), a global leader in digital display technology, announced that 3D Building Information Modeling (BIM) models of select Planar large format LCD displays and video walls are [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | University of Arkansas Leverages Telecast Fiber Systems (Broadcast (Broadcast Newsroom, 5/03/2005 8:32pm) |
| Telecast Fiber Systems today announced that the University of Arkansas recently purchased a large package of equipment for moving video, audio, intercom, data, and tally signals between various buildings on campus and the Department of Media Services\\\' studio and mobile production truck. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | So many television choices, let's break it all down (Missoulian, 11/25/2005 5:54am) |
| Remember the days when there were just two kinds of TV - color and black-and-white? Then there was antenna and cable. Then came projection TVs, and flat screens, and plasma screens, and LCDs, and DLPs and satellite. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | ABI Research Finds Cable Companies Looking to IP to Enable ''Triple Play'' (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/07/2005 1:43pm) |
| The large cable operators - especially in North America - are migrating. Faced with a mounting threat from telcos offering the iconic "triple play" of voice, data and video services, cable television operators like Time Warner in the US and NTL in the UK are moving to install "next generation network architecture" based on IP technologies. (Read Full Article) |
 | Mitsubishi 73-Inch 1080p HDTV: $1,963 (TVPredictions, 11/19/2008 10:54am) |
| Amazon.com is now selling a Mitsubishi 73-inch, 1080p HDTV for just $1,963 -- more than $500 off the regular price. The set, model WD-73735, offers 1,920 x 1,080 picture resolution, 3 HDMI inputs and it's 3D-ready for games and movies.The set is just 17 inches deep despite its large screen size and it weighs 96 pounds.Note: Amazon.com prices change regularly due to supply and demand.To see this A ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Mitsubishi 73-Inch 1080p HDTV: $2,444 (TVPredictions, 1/12/2008 11:04pm) |
| Amazon.com is now selling a Mitsubishi 73-inch 1080p HDTV for $2,444 -- more than $800 off the suggested list price. The DLP set, model WD-73733, delivers a picture resolution of 1,980 x 1,280, has 3 HDMI 1.3 inputs and weighs just 92 pounds.The high-def TV also comes with Color 4D Video Noise Reduction and measures just 17 inches deep despite its 73-inch screen. The large-screen TV is perfect for ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 1-Terabyte-Drive PCs Coming from Dell (PC World via Yahoo! News, 3/17/2007 12:00am) |
| Dell is the first computer system supplier to ship 1 terabyte (1,000 gigabytes) hard drives targeted at users needing to store large amounts of digital media. The higher capacity is particularly needed for storing video content, such as high-definition video. This will affect consumers first but then business, particularly media-related businesses and applications. It is a reversal of normal ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Day I Said Goodbye To My PS3 (Kotaku, 11/15/2012 12:00pm) |
|
I purchased my glossy black partner on January 30th, [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Compro VideoMateTV DVB-T USB Stick HDTV Tuner (I4U, 3/16/2005 4:57pm) |
| Photo: Digitimes EverythingUSB reports about a DVB-T HDTV Tuner on a USB Stick from Compro. Quote: "Taiwanese company Compro plans to squeeze a DVB-T TV tuner into a size of a large USB stick form factor. Called VideoMateTV DVB-T, the s... (Read Full Article) |
 | High Tech Wiring is Best for High Definition, Says Copper Development Association (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/21/2005 2:00pm) |
| NEW YORK----Nov. 21, 2005--Consumers are migrating in large numbers to high-definition television. According to the Copper Development Association , HDTV is not just high definition, it is also digital. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | High-definition TV: How to get it and the best gear to buy (Belfast Telegraph, 3/23/2006 3:51pm) |
| High-definition TV will be the biggest technological advance since the switch from black and white. Jimmy Lee Shreeve brings you the lowdown ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Fujitsu to Release H.264 Format Video-Processing LSI Chip Supporting High-Definition and Low Power Consumption; (Japan Corporate News, 11/30/2006 8:33pm) |
| Tokyo, Japan, Nov 30, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu Limited today announced the development of a new large-scale integrated circuit (LSI) chip capable of real-time compression and decompression of high-definition TV-level video, in H.264(1) format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | She Devil (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 3/22/2013 10:28pm) |
Olive
Sci-Fi
$24.95 DVD, $29.95 Blu-ray
Not rated.
Stars Mari Blanchard, Jack Kelly, Albert Dekker.
You could probably make a movie wilder-and-woollier than this black-and-white "Regalscope" release by [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | USHIO Has Booked Its 2.5D/3D Interposer Stepper UX7-3Di LIS 350 and Will Deliver the First Unit to a Leading Advanced-Packaging Manufacturer by the End of July (Business Wire, 7/08/2013 3:00pm) |
| TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--USHIO has booked the large-field 2.5D/3D interposer stepper “UX7-3Di LIS 350†for manufacturing interposers for HVM of 2.5D/3D interposers and will deliver the first unit by the end of [...] (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) |
| (Unranked) | Artist pictures a budget iPhone -- in color (CNET Blogs, 3/20/2013 10:08pm) |
| The iPhone may only come in black or white, but one digital artist dreamed up some fantastic 3D renderings of the iconic smartphone in blue and red. (Read Full Article) |
 | HDTV sets become a major holiday barometer (CEA SmartBrief, 12/01/2008 6:00am) |
| With Black Friday now in the rearview mirror, manufacturers of HDTV sets, Blu-ray discs and other video-enhancing goodies are -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | This Year's Cheapest Black Friday Blu-ray Player is $38 from Walmart (High-Def Digest, 11/12/2012 8:00pm) |
| Best Buy, Kmart and others will be selling players for as little as $40. There were some solid deals on Blu-ray players last year but only one dropped under $50. 2012's lineup is looking much better [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | 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) |
 | Sharp Showcases High-Definition Display Dominance at CES with World's Largest LCD TV and Groundbreaking New Technologies (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/08/2007 1:00pm) |
| LAS VEGAS----Sharp is once again raising the bar for LCD technology at 2007 CES with one-of-a-kind innovations and increased performance. The world's largest LCD TV, the 108-inch, is headlining the company's wide breadth of TV offerings, which also includes the newest lines of large-screen AQUOS HDTVs to come from the company's 8th generation factory in Kameyama, Japan, featuring enhanced ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Killer Joe' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 10/24/2012 11:00pm) |
| William Friedkin's 2011 black comedy heads to Blu-ray this December. In an early announcement to retailers, Lionsgate will be releasing 'Killer Joe' on Blu-ray on December 21. Hailed as one of the [...] (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) |
| (Unranked) | Wireless Seismic Delivers 7,500-Channel RT System 2 to Asian Oilfield Services Limited (Business Wire, 5/19/2013 3:00pm) |
| SUGAR LAND, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wireless Seismic, Inc. announces delivery of 7,500 channels of its RT System 2 real-time & cable-less seismic data acquisition system to Asian Oilfield Services for large-scale 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 sells 750,000 units during Black Friday week (CNET Blogs, 11/27/2012 9:17pm) |
| The Microsoft gaming console has a blowout Thanksgiving week and logs a 50 percent increase in Xbox 360 Live subscriptions. (Read Full Article) |
 | Video revolution turns to HDTV (Nashville City (Nashville City Paper, 5/23/2005 5:34am) |
| High definition television represents perhaps the greatest single change in picture quality and visual experience in our lifetime, arguably a far bigger jump than the shift from black and white to color. ... (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) |
 | 'Sex and Death 101' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/06/2008 4:00pm) |
| Starz Home Entertainment has announced an early-July Blu-ray bow for the dark indie romance 'Sex and Death 101.' Written and directed by 'Heathers' scribe Daniel Waters, the Simon Baker-Winona Ryder black... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | TOPS Comprehensive Breast Center Study Validates the Benefits of New 3D Mammography Technology in Breast Cancer Screening (Business Wire, 5/26/2013 2:00pm) |
| HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The first large-scale U.S. study comparing conventional 2D mammography screening exams alone versus 2D mammography with the addition of 3D mammography (breast tomosynthesis) technology has been completed at TOPS [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Someone pays: Sony charges publishers for PS3 bandwidth (Ars Technica, 3/22/2009 10:49pm) |
| Sony has a large advantage over the Xbox 360: the PS3 offers free online gaming and content downloads. Xbox Live of course costs around $50—less if you get a deal—and a good amount of content is made available to Gold members first and Silver members down the line. The only problem is someone has to pay for all these online features, and if reports are correct Sony is passing that bill ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony: Manufacturing costs for PS4 will be much cheaper than PS3 (AfterDawn, 5/11/2013 7:52pm) |
| During their most recent earnings conference call, Sony CFO Masaru Kato confirmed that unlike the PS3, the PS4 will not be a black hole of profits at launch.The PS3 had an [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Eddie: The Sleepwalking Cannibal' Blu-ray Announced and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 5/29/2013 4:00pm) |
| The black comedy from writer/director Boris Rodriguez will chow down on Blu-ray this summer. In an early announcement to retailers, Doppelganger Releasing is bringing 'Eddie: The Sleepwalking [...] (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) |
| (Unranked) | School of Rock Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 8/31/2012 7:17pm) |
| Jack Black and his kiddie cohorts rock this Best Buy Blu-ray [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'School of Rock' Blu-ray Best Buy Exclusive (High-Def Digest, 8/20/2012 8:00pm) |
| The 2003 Jack Black comedy will rock high-definition exclusively at Best Buy at the end of August. According to the retailer's website, Paramount will release 'School of Rock' on Blu-ray at Best Buy [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | MakerBot announces Replicator Mini 3D printer: one-touch printing for $1,375 (Engadget, 1/07/2014 12:18am) |
| When MakerBot CEO Bre Pettis hit the CES stage today, he was joined by three tall, somewhat ominous black boxes (along with, strangely, acoustic versions of Goo Goo Dolls and Stone Temple Pilots hits). After reminiscing about just how far the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (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) |
| (Unranked) | Report: Gamestop circular shows Zelda 3DS coming stateside (Joystiq, 10/18/2013 5:00pm) |
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It's that time of year again, when caveman artifacts paper advertisements are once again relevant to our hyper-connected little corner of the world. Gamestop's Black Friday circular has (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Plots 'MIB' Blu-ray for June (High-Def Digest, 4/07/2008 8:00pm) |
| Making an early trade announcement, Sony says the 'Men in Black' will make their long-awaited Blu-ray debut this June with exclusive BD-Live content. The studio first teased fans earlier this year at CES,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Black Friday Blitz: 'Prometheus - 3D' Blu-ray $14.99 at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 11/19/2012 6:04pm) |
| The Blu-ray 3D of Ridley Scott's sci-fi blockbuster/'Alien' prequel is only $15 at Amazon! Amazon is offering 'Prometheus - 3D' for only $14.99 (70% off suggested list price)! A team of explorers [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Motorola Labs Debuts First Ever Nano Emissive Flat Screen Display Prototype (PR Newswire via Yahoo! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/09/2005 12:30pm) |
| Motorola Labs, the applied research arm of Motorola, Inc., , today unveiled a working 5-inch color video display prototype based on proprietary Carbon Nanotube 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) |
 | Target to sell $299 26″ LCD HDTV (Punch Jump, 11/24/2008 3:37pm) |
| Target Corp. stores on Black Friday will sell a $299 26″ LCD HDTV to lure customers to early bird specials. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | 'Tropic Thunder' Director's Cut Rumbles Onto Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 10/10/2008 10:00pm) |
| DreamWorks has some big Blu-ray news for you - Ben Stiller's hit comedy 'Tropic Thunder' is rolling into stores this November in a never-before-seen unrated director's cut version. Co-starring Jack Black,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Digitizer makes 3D scanning accessible, but not yet practical (Engadget, 10/31/2013 8:54pm) |
| When Bre Pettis unveiled MakerBot's Digitizer, you couldn't wipe the smile off his face. And, upon opening our own unit, it's easy to understand why. When you lift the plastic unit, swaddled in black foam, out of its cardboard box, you feel like [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Microsoft "Cautiously Optimistic" About Its 2009 [Xbox 360] (Kotaku, 12/04/2008 2:00am) |
| Given Microsoft's recent Black Friday sales boasting, we'd think that the Xbox 360 team's egos are severely bloated. Not so. Shane Kim says the company is, somewhat distressingly, "cautiously... ... (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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 | HDTV Television - Model C 92 HDtv format Mw Manual Pull Down Screen (Tel TV, 4/05/2006 6:40am) |
| Model C 92 HDtv format Mw Manual Pull Down Screen Da-Lite Model C is ideal for large size conference... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | ViewSonic Expands Its Large-Screen LCD TV Lineup, Offers Multiple Digital Inputs and Integrated Features (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/22/2006 3:00pm) |
| WALNUT, Calif.----Sept. 22, 2006--ViewSonic® Corp. today announced two product offerings for the increasingly popular big and wide LCD TV segment. Starting at $999, the 37-inch N3751w and the 42-inch N4251w come with an integrated digital tuner and multiple high-definition digital video inputs to work with the video technology of tomorrow without the need for future upgrades. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Question of the Week - Why are Black Bars Sometimes Still Visible on a 16x9 HDTV? (About.com, 4/13/2008 10:00am) |
| The impact of the coming Digital TV transition, and the impact of HDTV, is making TV buying decisions for consumers more complex. One common question that is often asked is:... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Viewers buy in to television 'revolution' (The Observer, 2/19/2006 12:47am) |
| High street shoppers are scrambling for television sets that will allow them to watch pictures in 'high definition' - billed as the biggest TV revolution since the switch from black and white to colour 40 years ago. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Maxent Expands Product Family with Shipment of Large Format, Value-Packed HDTV LCD (Primezone via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance, 4/27/2005 6:45pm) |
| CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., April 27, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Maxent, a leading provider of value-priced, flat-panel display solutions for consumers, today expanded its line of feature-rich flat panel digital televisions with the availability of the 32-inch WXGA LCD Display (MX-32X3). Delivering value and performance to the price-sensitive consumer market, this full-featured widescreen HDTV-capable (Read Full Article) |
 | Lenovo Wireless DLP Projector (BIOS, 10/12/2005 12:55pm) |
| As a global leader in the PC market - thanks to its purchase of IBM's personal computing division earlier in the year - Lenovo is set to release its first wireless projector. The wholly-black ThinkVision C400 is aimed at business professionals and comes with int... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-ray movies outselling HD DVD by a wide margin; still nothing decided (Gadgetell, 12/01/2007 9:56pm) |
| [IMG Blu-ray v HD DVD] As the current next-generation format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD takes stock of sales figures from the all important Black Friday weekend, it appears that the Blu-ray camp has some encouraging news. Despite the aggressive pricing of HD DVD players (less than $200 in some locations) Blu-ray movie purchases have outpaced HD DVD movies nearly two to one. Tracking firm Nie ... (Read Full Article) |
 | JVC, Sharp launch LCD TV/Blu-ray combos (Consumer Reports, 1/17/2009 5:00pm) |
| In a battle for consumers who'd like one less black box to deal with, JVC and Sharp came out swinging at the recent CES with new LCD TVs that feature integrated Blu-ray players. JVC's entry is the LT-B300 (click on the image for a closer look), a 42-inch 1080p LCD TV/Blu-ray combo slated to arrive in June at an undisclosed price. Speaking of Blu-ray, the company also showed its first stand ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HDTV demand boosts PanAmSat into the black (Financial (Financial Times, 5/16/2005 3:24pm) |
| Strong demand for high definition television (HDTV) programming helped PanAmSat, the US communications satellite operator, report a first quarter profit, compared with a net loss a year earlier. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Alt-week 01.26.14: Hawking says there are no black holes, and a 3D printed liver could be on the way (Engadget, 1/27/2014 12:30am) |
| Alt-week takes a look at the best science and alternative tech stories from the last seven days.
Science. What good is it if the end result is Robosapien and a sweet 3D printed phone cases? Thankfully, there are great minds at work to put it to [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Broadcom's Advanced Digital TV System-on-a-Chip Included in Haier Group's Family of Large-Sized LCD HDTVs (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/09/2007 2:00pm) |
| 2007 International CES -- Broadcom Corporation , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that its BCM3551 digital TV system-on-a-chip is now featured within the Haier Group's family of liquid crystal display high definition televisions introduced this week at the 2007 International CES show. ... (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) |
 | Blu-ray sales grow, but home video revenue still down (AfterDawn, 4/25/2008 10:28pm) |
| Despite large growth in the high definition market, standard DVD sales continue to sag, and home video revenue will continue to fall, report a few notable analysts.
According to Reuters, 5 million HD movies have already been sold this year (mainly Blu-ray) and that puts the pace far ahead then 2007 which saw only 10 million movies sold for the entire year.
This strong growth however is not ... (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) |
 | Week recap: PS3 streak, Xbox 360 climb, Wii Black Friday (Punch Jump, 11/25/2007 5:51pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 outsold Nintendo Co.’s Wii for a second straight week in Japan retail sales. The PS3 ranked No. 3 in overall hardware sales. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Canon to launch HF11 and HF21 high definition camcorders in Japan (HDTV UK, 7/24/2008 9:00am) |
| Canon has announced that it will launch two new high definition camcorders to the Japanese market in late August, both priced the same but one featuring 32GB of flash memory and the other a 120GB hard drive. The lighter HF11 features the large 32GB memory store, giving up to 12 hours of HD footage when shooting in AVCHD, and nearly three hours in full 1080p quality. An additional SD card can doubl ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Starz Set to Launch Five New HD Channels (High-Def Digest, 10/23/2009 4:00pm) |
| Due out mid 2010, the expansion ups Starz HD offerings to nine high definition channels. The lineup of new HD channels from the movie provider will include Stars Cinema HD, Starz in Black HD, IndiePlex... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony launches HD laptop with Blu-ray (Digit Magazine, 9/15/2006 10:55am) |
| Sony has announced its Autumn 2006 line of notebooks, which includes a mode with a 17-inch, high-definition screen and a Blu-ray drive. The Vaio AR20 series has a 17-inch screen with a resolution of 1,920-x-1,200 and an X-black coating for higher contrast output. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Monster offers multi-room audio with streamcast bluetooth module for clarity hd model one (CE Pro, 9/11/2012 8:03pm) |
| Now Available in Silver, Bronze and Automotive-Grade Red and Yellow Gloss Finishes with White and Black coming this fall; Easily Add Wireless Audio Streaming Throughout the Home with new StreamCast™ HD Transmitter and Receiver [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Pioneer's KURO Plasma HDTV Prototypes - Black is Back and Thin is In! (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/09/2008 1:19am) |
| At CES in Las Vegas this year, Pioneer showed off some impressive new plasma flat panel HDTV prototypes that are sure to keep their competition on their toes for the next few years. ... (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) |
| (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) |
 | LaCie intros 8x d2 Blu-ray burner, LaCinema Black MAX media streamer (Engadget, 2/09/2009 8:51pm) |
| It was May of last year when LaCie last updated its external d2 Blu-ray burner, so it's about time we saw that 4x burn rate double to an entirely more palatable 8x. Available now for consumers in the US, the latest d2 Blu-ray Drive ($449.99) can toast both single- and dual-layer BD-Rs at 8x, and it can connect to one's machine via FireWire or USB 2.0. In related news, the outfit has also introdu ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Black Friday Blitz: 'Brave' Blu-ray $8.99 at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 11/22/2012 11:20pm) |
| Own Pixar's latest adventure on Blu-ray for only $9 in Amazon's lightning deal! Amazon is offering 'Brave' for only $8.99! Set in the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland, Disney Pixar's Brave [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | It's Official: HDTV Now an Impulse Buy - the $750 42-inch Plasma TV (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/22/2008 9:04pm) |
| Forget Black Friday and Cyber Monday, now you can get the VIZIO VP422 42-inch flat panel plasma HDTV for under $750 any time you want, just by walking into your local WalMart or clicking your mouse on WalMart.com. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Disney Plotting 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Box Set for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 8/02/2007 6:00pm) |
| No date yet, but Disney CEO Bob Iger confirmed on Wednesday that the studio is indeed planning a 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Blu-ray box set. Ever since 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Motorola Debuts First Ever Nano Emissive Flat Screen Display Prototype (PhysOrg, 5/09/2005 7:11pm) |
| Building Upon Carbon Nanotube Technology, Motorola Prepares to Revolutionize the Flat Panel Display Industry Motorola Labs today unveiled a working 5-inch color video display prototype based on proprietary 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) |
 | Samsung Announces Its First Internal Blu-ray Disc Combo Drive With BD-R and BD-ROM Read Speed of 8X (Business Wire, 10/07/2009 11:00pm) |
| SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a worldwide leader in digital consumer electronics and information technology, has launched its first internal Blu-ray disc COMBO, the SH-B083. The Samsung Blu-ray disc (BD) drive is available with large capacities of up to 25GB for a single layer disc and 50GB for a double layer disc for use in PCs. Building upon the company’s ODD leadership, the new Blu-ray drive reads BD-R and BD-ROMs at up to 8x speeds. The COMBO drive a (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) | Zelda edition Nintendo 3DS XL spotted in GameStop ad with $220 price (Engadget, 10/18/2013 7:51pm) |
| Americans wanting that flashy Zelda edition 3DS XL may not have to import a European model. If GottaDeal.com's leaked copy of GameStop's Black Friday flyer proves to be accurate, Nintendo's gold-colored handheld should be available in the US for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Coen Brothers Collection’ on Blu-ray just $19.99 (HD-Report, 11/11/2012 5:24pm) |
| Here’s a Blu-ray Deal that compares with any Black Friday sales going on this week, and you don’t have to fight crowds to get it. Amazon is selling the Coen Brothers Collection on Blu-ray for just $19.99 (that’s $49 bucks off the [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | PRICES FOR FLAT PANEL TELEVISIONS DROP SHARPLY IN 2Q2005 (HDTV Magazine, 8/02/2005 4:00am) |
PRICES FOR FLAT PANEL TELEVISIONS DROP SHARPLY IN 2Q2005
PMA Sell-Through Research Finds Flat Panel TV Prices Plummet as DLP and 3LCD RPTVs Strike Out for Market Share
Menlo Park, California – July 31, 2005. Pacific Media Associates (PMA), a supplier of demand-side market information on large-screen displays, reports that the street price for 40"-45" ... (Read Full Article) |
 | ABC not Welcome to the Neighborhood (TV Squad, 7/07/2005 11:49pm) |
| Filed under: ABC , Industry , Reality The new ABC reality series Welcome to the Neighborhood , originally scheduled to debut on July 10, has been pulled due to protests from local residents of a town near Austin, Texas. Seven families, including a gay couple with an adopted son, people of Asian, black and Hispanic descent and pagans, had to convince conservative residents that they were ... (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) |
 | Those 8-foot TVs are mighty tempting on Super Bowl Sunday (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/02/2006 5:26am) |
| Black & Gold mania has hit even this West Coast native. My entire focus is honing in on Super Bowl dining although I can't decide whether to stay home and invite friends over to watch on our small, non-HDTV screen or to join a mob of "Stiller" faithfuls at one of Pittsburgh's colorful sports bars. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 4K resolution to now be called 'Ultra High Definition' (AfterDawn, 10/22/2012 1:36am) |
| The large resolution display format "4K" will now be known as "Ultra High Definition" for [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | European platform for large communications satellites enters full development phase (SpaceRef, 6/20/2005 4:22pm) |
| Paris, Le Bourget, 16 June 2005 — EADS Astrium and Alcatel Space, a subsidiary of Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) enter the full development of Alphabus, the new European platform for next generation communications satellites, following the signature of a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the French space agency CNES. Under this contract, the agencies will support the ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Pioneer's P.U.R.E PDP-506HD, PDP-436HD, and PDP-436SX HDTVs (Engadget, 7/21/2005 7:25pm) |
| It pretty much goes without saying that Pioneer’s new P.U.R.E. Black/P.U.R.E. Vision plasma HDTV s aren’t going to be headed to these shores (at least not right now, anyway), but feel free to peep their 4000:1 contrast-ratio models, the PDP-506HD, PDP-436HD, and PDP-436SX. [Via Akihabara News ] Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments © 2005 Weblogs, Inc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Must see HDTV this weekend (HD-Report, 11/30/2012 11:39pm) |
| Just got that new HDTV on Black Friday? Here’s some must-watch HDTV this weekend. College Football Friday, Nov. 30 “PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP ’12: UCLA-STANFORD” – 8/7c (8:00-10:00pm ET/PT) on FOX NBA Friday, Nov. 30 Boston [...] (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) |
| (Unranked) | Theatrhythm: Curtain Call brings another gorgeous 3DS XL to Japan (Joystiq, 2/05/2014 1:00pm) |
| Oh, to live in Japan and have enough yen to buy all the 3DS XLs. Square Enix adds to the handheld's library of super-sized stunners with a black and gold number for Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy: Curtain Call, the follow-up to 2012's Final [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (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) |
 | Film critic steals John Singleton's wallet (Cinematical, 8/10/2005 11:35pm) |
| Filed under: New Releases As if filmmakers needed another reason to hate critics. Apparently, a writer for the Philadelphia Daily News (I'm going to leave him nameless, because I'm sure he's going through enough) accidentally stole John Singleton's wallet. He was interviewing the director and, thinking the generic black leather billfold was his, took it off a conference table and packed it ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Paramount to re-issue old Blu-ray titles (AfterDawn, 5/01/2008 8:57pm) |
| After officially announcing its return to Blu-ray yesterday, Paramount has decided to re-issue 8 of its previously-discontinued Blu-ray tiles from before the studio went HD DVD exclusive in August 2007.
Beginning May 20th, the studio will bring back 'Aeon Flux,' 'Babel,' 'Black Snake Moan,' 'Dreamgirls,' 'Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow,' 'Sleepy Hollow,' 'The Untouchables' ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Samsung intros high-end HDMI plasma TVs (Tom's Hardware Guide, 8/10/2005 9:27pm) |
| Samsung announced the 72 plasma HDTV series, three new high-end models that will be offered through the retail channel. The new product family is designed in a gloss-black casing typical for step-up models and side audio/video input jacks. Additionally, the devices are equipped with 10 speakers. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Canal Digitaal to Launch New HD Channels on ASTRA 23.5 Degrees East (Business Wire, 9/14/2009 4:00pm) |
| LUXEMBOURG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SES ASTRA, an SES company (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), today announced that it has signed a long term contract extension for one transponder with the Dutch satellite TV provider Canal Digitaal for its digital services and the launch of new HD channels at ASTRA’s orbital position 23.5 degrees East. Canal Digitaal thus increases its already large HDTV offering for the Dutch and Flemish Direct-to-Home (DTH) market. Canal Digitaal has a total of six transponders on th (Read Full Article) |
 | Plasma experiment shows how astrophysical jets are formed (PhysOrg, 6/29/2005 2:07pm) |
| Applied physicists at the California Institute of Technology have devised a plasma experiment that shows how huge long, thin jets of material shoot out from exotic astrophysical objects such as young stars, black holes, and galactic nuclei. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Blu-Ray and Xbox 360? It's possible, says Moore (Joystiq, 1/10/2006 10:05pm) |
| Filed under: PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 With the announcement of an external HD-DVD drive for the Xbox 360, Microsoft looked to clearly choose sides in the format war. However, all is not black-and-white in the business, according to Peter Moore. In an interview with Japanese website ITmedia , Moore noted that, if the format war concluded with Blu-Ray as the clear winner, Microsoft ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Verizon Launches Motorola Droid Razr M, Razr HD in Blue (eCoustics, 5/29/2013 12:10am) |
| If you’re interested in either the Motorola Droid Razr M, or the higher-end Razr HD but not exactly digging the current black and white color options, then we have some potentially good news. Verizon just launched the Razr M and Razr HD [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Black Friday Blitz: 'Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection' Blu-ray $149.99 at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 11/19/2012 9:08pm) |
| The Blu-ray boxed set of 15 classic films from the Master of Suspense is half off at Amazon! Amazon is offering 'Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection' for $149.99 (50% off suggested list [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Gefen Updates HDTV Input Switcher (The Mac Observer, 11/30/2005 1:53pm) |
| Gefen announced the immediate availability of its updated 4x1 HDMI Switcher on Tuesday. The switcher lets you connect up to four HD sources to a single HDTV display. The switcher can also accept DVI sources with an adapter, is controllable with an IR remote, and more. The case has been weighted so that it doesn't tip when cables are connected, and now is available in black in addition to ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Polaroid 42 1080p LCD HDTV (Hot Breaking News | BreakingNewsBandits, 11/21/2007 5:44am) |
| Polaroid 42 1080p LCD HDTV going for as low as $799. With the upcoming Black Friday, there are going to be a bunch of amazing deals. That brings us to the Polaroid 42″ LCD HDTV. There is news and possibly rumors that Walmart and other stores will have a great deal on this Polaroid HDTV set. The TV comes equipped with 2 HDMI inputs, 1080p Full HD resolution, and ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Pioneer PDP-5070HD Review (I4U, 11/15/2006 4:00pm) |
| This review from our partners Digital Trends features the Pioneer PDP-5070HD 50 inch Plasma HDTV.
Quote from the review:
"Pioneer's 7th generation plasma, the PDP-5070HD makes strides over last years offering, the 5060HD with improved black ... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Memorex MVBD-2510 Blu-ray player hits $139.99 (but not for long) (Engadget, 11/17/2008 6:24am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Okay, so maybe Memorex's Profile 1.1 MVBD-2510 was only $269 from the get-go, but busting through the unofficial $150 price barrier is a pretty big deal for Blu-ray. Granted, we're totally expecting a few more to join the fold come Black Friday, but who's not all about buying from the comfort of one's home versus braving frigid temperatures only to catch e ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft sold over 750K Xbox 360s last week, more than double Wii U sales (Engadget, 11/27/2012 9:37pm) |
| Microsoft's aging Xbox 360 console still has some pep in its proverbial step, moving more [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | OLEVIA 265TFHD HDTV (Cybertheater.com, 10/16/2007 2:41pm) |
| [ olevia-247tfhd-hdtv.jpg] OLEVIA has recently announcedits all new striking black metallic 265TFHD HDTV with high-quality LCD panel to the world. Each of its features is updated to industrial designs. OLEVIA 265TFHD HDTV which will be sold worldwide through Costco and Olevia is also ... (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) |
 | LCD panel makers expect TV panel market to almost double next year (AnandTech, 12/01/2005 3:35pm) |
| DigiTimes reports that the LCD TV market is expected to nearly double next year.  Lower prices and larger panel sizes are pushing these puppies into the mainstream. I can attest to that as I was able to pickup a 27" 16:9 HDTV LCD for $400 after rebate during Black Friday: AU Optronics (AUO) expects the market to nearly double to... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Black Friday Blitz: 'Hell on Wheels: The Complete First Season' Blu-ray $13.49 at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 11/21/2012 3:20am) |
| The lightning deal serves up the first season of the hit AMC series on Blu-ray for a terrific price at Amazon! Amazon is offering 'Hell on Wheels: The Complete First Season' for only $13.49! The [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | PS3 sales reach 1 million in UK (Joystiq, 2/13/2008 2:25pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Business
GamesIndustry.Biz reports that the PlayStation 3 has now sold over one million units in the UK, a milestone reportedly reached several weeks before the PlayStation 2 did back in its embarrassingly low-polygon day. Sony's black behemoth was launched in the region on March 23 2007 -- roughly 47 weeks ago -- and thus reached the million mark in (slightly) l ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Hirai says 360 lacks longevity, won't top PS3 (Joystiq, 1/20/2009 3:54pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3Sony and the PS3 have taken their lumps in the media recently, but leave it to Kaz Hirai to stand by the big black box even in the toughest times: Hirai recently told Official PlayStation Magazine that in order to describe the 360, he needed a single word that meant "lacks longevity."But even that semi-burn wasn't enough to appease the Hiraicane's appetite for de ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PSN Tuesday: Pre-orders galore, Rayman Legends, Diablo 3 on PS3 (Joystiq, 9/04/2013 2:00am) |
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The PlayStation Network is piling the prospective sales high today, offering pre-orders of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, Batman: Arkham [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | How much do stores jack up ambient lighting to sell you HDTVs? (Home Theater, 8/09/2009 2:02pm) |
| Along with selling unknowing consumers $80 HDMI cables that they could buy online for a few bucks, HDTV retailers other longtime scam is to boost the brightness in their stores (including on the sets themselves) to entice buyers. Why? In part because bright screens can mask poor black-level performance on cheaper sets. But then [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Alicia Keys bringing story to UPN (TV Squad, 1/12/2006 5:07pm) |
| Filed under: Drama , Talent , UPN UPN has decided to stick with the "celebrity coming of age" approach for a new drama based on the childhood of recording artist Alicia Keys. Heck, it worked for Chris Rock.The series will be based on Keys', who had a white mother and a black father and was raised by her mother in Hell's Kitchen after her parents divorced when she was two. She started ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Club Nintendo adds a rainbow of 3DS XL charging cradles (Joystiq, 10/26/2013 3:00am) |
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Those bored of staid black will find the selection of charging cradles for the 3DS XL handheld greatly expanded come Halloween, though none of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3DS holiday bundle includes red 3DS, pre-loaded Mario 3D Land (Joystiq, 11/19/2012 3:00pm) |
| Nintendo isn't making too big a deal out of Black Friday. Its special holiday 3DS bundle, out Nov. 23, is almost exactly identical to the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | LED HDTV Deal: Panasonic 55-inch TC-L55E50 Net $788 After $100 Credit (Big Picture Big Sound, 12/03/2012 8:40am) |
| Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be over, but Amazon is offering a killer deal on this 55-inch LED/LCD HDTV from [...] (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) |
 | 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) |
 | ViewSonic intros 47-inch N4785p / 42-inch N4285p LCD HDTVs (Engadget, 1/07/2008 5:38pm) |
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Not really lookin' for a projector? Fret not, as ViewSonic is also dishing out a new pair of "affordable" 1080p LCD TVs. Announced today at CES, the immediately available 47-inch N4785p / 42-inch N4285p both come with 1080p resolutions, a glossy piano black finish, Advanced ClearPicture and an integrated NTSC / ATSC / Clear-QAM tuner technology to boot. As for ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray Player available (HDTV origin, 11/21/2007 6:28am) |
| [IMG Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray Player available]Panasonic announced that its next generation Blu-ray Disc player, the DMP-BD30, is now shipping and is available prior to Black Friday in channel partner stores in many regions of the country. The BD30 is the first Blu-ray player to incorporate Final Standard Profile 1.1 — a supplementary interactive function added to the Blu-ray Disc standard whi ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HANNspree's 28-inch 1080p HT09 LCD HDTV comes to America for $500 (Engadget, 11/24/2008 4:40pm) |
| Just in time for brands like Vizio, Panasonic, Sony and Sanyo to undercut it on Black Friday, HANNspree has swooped in and delivered its bedroom-sized 1080p LCD HDTV to the great lands of North America. The set, which was made available a few months prior in the UK, claims to be the planet's first 28-inch "1080p" HDTV, with a native 1,920 x 1,200 resolution, two HDMI ports, a VGA socket, integr ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony launches third-generation internal 8x Blu-ray writer (AfterDawn, 9/23/2008 9:27pm) |
| Sony has announced the launch of its BWU-300S internal desktop Blu-ray drive which will begin Sony's third generation of internal Blu-ray drives.
The company says the drive will burn single and dual layer BD-R or BD-RE at fast 8x speeds, allowing users to fill up each layer (25GB) in 15 minutes. As an added bonus, the drive will ship with a free BD copy of Men In Black.
DVDs can be burnt at ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDTV Deals: Sharp 60-inch LC-60LE600U 1080p LED: $999.99 Shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/22/2012 9:07am) |
| Best Buy is hosting a pre-Black Friday sale and slashing $400 off the price of this super-big, super-cool [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Exceptional HD picture quality Samsung Slim LED 1080 DLP HDTV (Technorati, 12/09/2007 8:36am) |
| Enjoy more picture and less frame with Samsung’s HL-T6187S DLP HDTV. The piano black bezel is just 0.6″ wide; the set’s slim depth lets it fit where others won’t. The energy-efficient 61″ screen features a powerful, long-lasting LED light engine that turns on almost instantly. Full HD 1080p resolution and Samsung Cinema Smooth technology deliver a wide range of brilliant colors, with bri ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDTV Deals: Samsung 55-inch UN55ES8000 1080p 3D LED: $2397.99 shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/23/2012 10:05pm) |
| Just in time for Black Friday, TigerDirect is slashing 30 percent off Samsung's feature-packed 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | HDTV Television - AT&T U-verse TV to Include Starz Content (Tel TV, 8/11/2006 1:42pm) |
| AT&T U-verse TV to Include Starz Content … and Encore channels, including: Starz, Starz on Demand, Starz HDTV, Starz Edge, Starz in Black, Starz... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Vizio Drops HDTV Prices for Holiday Shopping (I4U, 11/28/2008 12:25pm) |
| VIZIO has announced price reductions on some of its most popular models in time for holiday shopping. Price reductions are being offered on 19-inch, 32-inch, 37-inch, and 42-inch HDTVs. The prices are part of VIZIO's Black Friday push.
The 19-inch VA19 ... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Special Edition Panasonic TH-58PZ600K 58 inch Full HD Plasma HDTV (I4U, 10/28/2006 2:20pm) |
| Panasonic announced the Viera TH58PZ600K 58 inch full HD (1,920x1,080px) Plasma. The Panasonic Viera TH-58PZ600K is a limited edition that comes in piano black finish with fitting stand. This nice 1080p Panansonic Plasma HDTV features 4,000:1 con... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Pioneer to Strengthen Its PureVision High-Definition Plasma Lineup in Japan (Japan Corporate News, 9/14/2006 9:42am) |
| Tokyo, Japan, Sept 14, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Pioneer Corporation announced today that the company will introduce two "PureVision" high-definition plasma TVs equipped with its proprietary technology "New P.U.R.E.(*1) Black Panel" to strengthen its PureVision plasma lineup. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | byd:sign Introduces First DivX Certified HDTV to Hit Japan (eHomeUpgrade, 6/30/2008 4:45pm) |
| DivX, Inc., a digital media company, today announced the DivX Certificationâ„¢ of byd:sign Corporation’s new LCD HDTV (model: DC-1902DWB [black], DC-1902DWW [white]).
To be released this month, byd:sign’s LCD HDTV (liquid crystal display high-definition television) is the first LCD HDTV with DivX Certification for the Japan market. With guaranteed DivX video playback, users will enjoy ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Exceptional HD picture quality Samsung Slim LED 1080 HDTV (Technorati, 12/09/2007 8:41am) |
| Exceptional HD picture quality Samsung Slim LED 1080 HDTV Published in December 9th, 2007 Posted by Digg RSS News Search for HDTV in HDTV Reviews No Comments If you want woow effect then this is the one for you. If you like to watch sports, the motion is smooth and clear. Movies, the colors are true & bright, and the black level is excellent. The screen size is HUGE! Even regular 4:3 programs loo ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDTV Guide: Panasonic 2013 Plasma TV Details including Pricing/Availability (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/15/2013 12:15am) |
| Panasonic has plenty of new plasmas with better black levels and colors, My Home Screen personalization, and even select [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Cyber Monday LED TV Deal: 55-inch Panasonic TC-L55DT5 3D Smart TV: $999.99 (Save $1500) (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/26/2012 12:21pm) |
| In a sea of low price no-name disposable Black Friday TV deals comes an actual deal on a great-looking LED/LCD [...] (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) |
| (Unranked) | New Nintendo eShop releases: Sega 3D Classics, Mario games sale, SMT4 for $30 (Joystiq, 11/29/2013 2:00pm) |
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An assortment of Mario games at 30 percent off isn't a bad way to do Black Friday, but the eShop really gets into the mood with (Read Full Article) |
 | Syntax Olevia 232V 32inch LCD HDTV with ATSC/NTSC Combo Tuner and Side-Spea (HDTV News Blog, 11/11/2007 3:08pm) |
| Syntax Olevia 232V 32inch LCD HDTV with ATSC/NTSC Combo Tuner and Side-Speaker (Black) - Grade A Recertified w/ 90-Days Warranty, $515.00 Shipped! ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sharp 42 inch 1080p HDTV on Sale until Black Friday on Dell (I4U, 11/20/2008 11:00am) |
| Dell put again the nice Sharp 42-inch LC42SB45U 1080p HDTV on Sale for $799 again. Early November you needed a coupon to get the LC42SB45U on Dell for $799, now Dell sells this Sharp full HD HDTV for $799 until 27th of November (Thanksgiving Day). I am not...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
 | HDTV - Premium Products Reign This Holiday Season (Broad Help, 11/16/2007 7:04pm) |
| HDTV - Premium Products Reign This Holiday Season By admin on November 16, 2007 Premium Products Reign This Holiday Season Forbes - When forecasting 2007 Black Friday sales, Sang Tang, HDTV research analyst with Current Analysis West, an NPD Group company, stated that “plasma will be very aggressive at 50-inches and will maintain a foothold on the high Topics: HDTV | No Comments » ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Pioneer launches PDP-5000EX in June (HDBlog.net, 4/04/2006 1:26pm) |
| Pioneer launches PDP-5000EX for June “It’s been a while since we heard about Pioneer’s ‘world’s smallest’ 50-inch 1080p plasma. […] Pioneer’s launching their PDP-5000EX 1080p Pure Vision Black 1080p set in June with component, composite, HDMI, and HDCP DVI inputs.” [Engadget]
Tags: HDTV, plasma, 1080p ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Verizon Expands Free HDTV Offer for FiOS (MultiChannel News) (Technorati, 11/20/2007 8:32pm) |
| Verizon Expands Free HDTV Offer for FiOS (MultiChannel News) by Lcd hdtv Verizon is expanding its offer of a free Sharp Aquos 19-inch LCD HDTV to new FiOS triple-play subscribers in at least five more states, after kicking off the signup incentive program last month in the New York metro area. HDTV: More 'Black Friday' Deals From Best Buy The retailer will offer discounts on several high-def ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Panasonic Brings Back Open Access to Its Exclusive VIERA HDTV Concierge Service for Holiday Shopping Season and Leading Up to the Digital Transition (HDTV Magazine Bulletins, 11/26/2008 3:08am) |
| Panasonic, a market and technology leader in flat panel HDTV's, announced today that it will again offer consumers access to its Panasonic VIERA Concierge(TM) toll-free information service prior to "Black Friday" and through this holiday season. The Panasonic VIERA Concierge program, normally open exclusively to Panasonic VIERA Plasma and LCD HDTV owners, will be accessible to any consumer who ... (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) |
| (Unranked) | Flip UltraHD launched in the UK (HDTV UK, 8/09/2010 1:45pm) |
| Flip Video has announced its second generation Flip UltraHD is now available to buy in the UK. Like the Flip MinoHD, the UltraHD records in 720p video but there's two hours worth of storage (8GB). It has a bigger 2-inch LCD screen with 960 x 240 resolution and more advanced video compression engine. With point and shoot simplicity, there's really not much more to say about the UltraHD, except that it comes in black or white casing and is available for around £159.99. That's no bad thing, though. If you want something simple, elegant and high-def, with a little more oomph than the MinoHD, check out the UltraHD... (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) |
 | 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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 | HDGuru finds the new 'King of HDTVs' (DVICE, 7/27/2009 5:14pm) |
| Football season is coming up, and we don't want to be caught short with a second-rate HDTV. Trusted HDGuru Gary Merson says the Panasonic TC-P54V10, a 54-inch plasma 1080p set, is "the new king of HDTVs." In his eyes-on review, he lauds the THX-anointed plasma panel's excellent image brightness, low energy consumption, deep black levels, judder-free film reproduction, and impressive "pop."
Judging from his impeccable credibility in the past, if the HDGuru says this $2300 HDTV as the world's best, it probably is. He even says this is comparable or better in nearly every criteria than the revered (and unfortunately, discontinued) Pioneer Kuro plasma HDTVs. We want. Our advice? Wait until next month for the release of Panasonic's 65-inch version of this new "King of HDTVs."
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 | 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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 | 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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 | JVC pocket camera shoots HD Video (Tech Digest, 10/13/2009 4:39pm) |
JVC has launched its first pocket flash memory camera, the new PICSIO GC-FM1. Combining true eight-megapixel stills and 1080p Full HD video it also offers image stabilisation for minimising camera shake, even when the 4X digital zoom is used, JVC claims. Videos are recorded in the widely-used MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format and stored as .MOV files for easy sharing without the need for time-consuming and potentially damaging conversion. Storage is on SD/SDHC memory cards. To suit individual shooting situations, PICSIO provides four video and still recording modes. About the size of a mobile phone the PICSIO is available in three colours - Black Ice, Blue Steel and Purple Passion and comes with a funky-looking geometric pattern and jewel-like appearance.
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 | 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) |
 | 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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Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player launches originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:06:03 +0100 (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...
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 | 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) |
 | LG has first THX-Certified LCD HDTV (AfterDawn, 7/29/2009 5:21am) |
LG has announced that their LH90 model has become the first THX Display certified LCD HDTV.
According to HighDefDigest "the 240hz capable LH90 features LED backlighting with local dimming for precise picture control and a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio ensuring a ridiculously good picture."
Says Peter Reiner, LG VP of marketing: “LG's advanced LED Backlight technology precisely controls the brightness of specific areas of the screen, providing crisper, clearer pictures while using less energy than traditional LCD models.”
The HDTV also has THX Movie Mode, which allows owners auto-adjustments for black levels, colors and signal.
With its impressive specs, the TV is pricey. $1900 USD will get you a 42-inch model and $3200 will get you a 55-inch version.Permalink | Comments
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 | NEWS: Toshiba Qosmio X500 Blu-ray laptop announced (Pocket-lint, 9/23/2009 3:12pm) |
18.4-inch multimedia monster
Toshiba has announced the launch of the Qosmio X500 boasting a "sleek, glossy black chassis, backlit keyboard and LED-feathertouch controls".
Powered by Intel's latest Quad Core processors and the latest nVIDIA GeForce graphics, the Qosmio X500 claims to deliver "a realistic gameplay experience with intense visuals, vibrant environments and dynamic character effects".
With an 18.4-inch TruBrite Full HD LCD screen with 16:9 aspect ratio at a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels, Harman Kardon stereo speakers, a rewritable Blu-ray drive, the X500 appears, on paper at least, to be an entertainment powerhouse.
It also gets Toshiba's Resolution+ upscaling technology, that sees standard definition DVDs and video files upconverted to "near high definition" quality.
Other features include an "HD" webcam, a multi-touch touch pad, fingerprint reader, face recognition, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, eight touch-sensitive multimedia buttons, up to 4GB RAM, 1TB HDD, three USB ports all of which offer "Sleep-and-Charge" tech, REGZA-Link HDMI-CEC and a 5-in-1 card reader.
The Qosmio X500 will be available in the UK from late October - no pricing revealed, but it's gonna be steep.
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Toshiba Qosmio X500 Blu-ray laptop announced originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:12:57 +0100 (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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Philips BDP7500s and 9500 Blu-ray players get colourful originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:47:20 +0100 (Read Full Article) |
 | 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) |
 | Microsoft lifts Xbox 360 minimum 720p, anti-aliasing mandate for devs (Joystiq, 9/02/2009 11:45pm) |
In a column published today on Develop, Black Rock Studio (Pure, Split/Second) technical director David Jeffrries revealed that Microsoft has removed an item from its TCRs (Technical Certification Requirements) that stated all Xbox 360 games must run at a minimum of 1280x720 (720p) resolution if the system is in HD mode. According to Jeffries, this was done earlier this year so that developers could be "free to make the trade-off between resolution and image quality as we see fit."
TCRs are technical "rules" that all games developed for a given platform must adhere to in order to be certified for release. Of course, some games that have skirted this specific TCR have still been allowed on the system; the most notable being Microsoft's own Halo 3, which runs at 1152x640 (progressive).
Joystiq has confirmed with a trusted source familiar with Microsoft's TCRs that Jeffries' claim is legit. Not only that, but, as of March 2009, Xbox 360 developers are no longer required to utilize full-screen anti-aliasing in their games. The elimination of both requirements is especially noteworthy since the console maker had touted that all 360 games would run at a minimum of 720p with at least 2x FSAA since before the hardware launched.
As Jeffries points out in his column, 1280x720 isn't necessarily the "starting point" for HD on many displays and that it's not nearly as crucial as anti-aliasing. It's not clear if the back-tracking on Microsoft's part was due to pressure from the development community or not, but we can probably all agree that, as long as a game looks great, it doesn't really matter how its creators got there. Does it?Microsoft lifts Xbox 360 minimum 720p, anti-aliasing mandate for devs originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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