 | $300 BluRay high def movie player from Samsung on Amazon (Technorati, 12/10/2007 2:55am) |
| If you are ready to take a side on the nasty war between HD-DVD and BluRay, and you are leaning towards BluRay, this may help tilt the scales: The Samsung BD-P1400 BluRay player for $298 and free shipping at Amazon. You also get five BluRay highdef movies after mail-in rebate. This player plays 720p, 1080i and 1080p. 1080p is through HDMI only. There are 38 customer reviews on this one at Amazon ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2009: LG brings YouTube to Bluray (Tech Digest, 1/07/2009 8:38pm) |
| LG announced today that as well as bringing the full Bluray experience to your living room, in the form of Profile 2.0, their new BD370 Bluray player will also stream content from YouTube. Yes, you can enjoy top quality content like the latest in RC ducks right there on your sofa. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD-DVD vs. BluRay: A Practical “Real World†Comparison (VanillaHD - Just Plain High Definition |, 11/13/2007 12:02am) |
| HD-DVD vs. BluRay: A Practical “Real World†Comparison HDDVD or BluRay. Ever since the release of the next generation media players, there has been a heated debate going on between both parties. Those HD DVD hard core supporters, and the Blu Ray fan club. They argue about image quality, player availability, publishing houses that support thier ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'The Brave One' Headed to Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 11/15/2007 11:10pm) |
| Jodie Foster will be packin' heat in high-def this February, when Warner brings 'The Brave One' to both Blu-ray and HD DVD/DVD combo disc. Directed by Neil Jordan, the acclaimed vigilante thriller scored...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/185385434" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (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) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray this Week: Brave 3D, Lawrence of Arabia (Restored), Pixar Short Films (HD-Report, 11/13/2012 8:40pm) |
| It’s that time of year when most home media yields to the latest ‘Call of Duty’ release. But this year Disney wasn’t afraid to put up it’s animated hit Brave up against the leading the video game franchise. I mean, you [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Brave Blu-ray 3D (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/13/2012 7:38pm) |
| Disney-Pixar's first female lead isn't your typical princess, but she definitely has an oh-so-pretty [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Disney/Pixar's Brave Arrives On Blu-ray (About.com, 11/14/2012 1:15am) |
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One of the top Summer Blockbusters, Brave is now available on Blu-ray and DVD, just in time for the holiday season. The film is great family entertainment that transports you ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Brave' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Dated and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 8/22/2012 11:00pm) |
| The #1 animated film of the year will be available for purchase on both high-definition formats this November! In an early announcement to retailers, Disney/Buena Vista has revealed 'Brave' and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Brave 10' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 7/18/2013 6:00pm) |
| The 12-episode anime series will hit Blu-ray this October. In an early announcement to retailers, NIS America will be releasing 'Brave 10' on Blu-ray on October 8. Life is tough during the Warring [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Tenkai Knights: Brave Battle coming to 3DS from Namco Bandai (Joystiq, 2/01/2014 8:30pm) |
| Cartoon Network series and toy line Tenkai Knights will shapeshift this summer into Tenkai Knights: Brave Battle, a 3DS game from Namco Bandai. Nintendo Everything reports that Brave Battle will build its story and four-player versus modes from 2D, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | How to Connect a 3D Blu-ray Disc Player to a non-3D Compatible Home Theater Receiver (About.com, 7/13/2013 10:00am) |
| 3D has made inroads into the home theater and home entertainment environment, but in addition to a 3D TV and 3D Blu-ray Disc player, what do you need to do ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Brave Man Invites GlaDOS Into His Home And Onto His Ceiling (Kotaku, 3/26/2013 4:00am) |
| When dragonator wanted a new lamp for the roof, he didn't go and buy one. He made a giant, supremely impressive GlaDOS one. As you do.
Built using a 3D printer, as you can see, it [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Studio Heads Target $1 Billion for Blu-ray (Format War Central, 6/17/2008 7:56pm) |
| A report over at Home Media Magazine indicates that studio bosses are aiming for $1 Billion revenue for Blu-ray Disc for 2008.
That is the magic number for Blu-ray Disc sales according to a majority of the home entertainment studio presidents at ‘transFORMATions’ - the seventh annual Home Entertainment Summit.
Seven studio home entertainment presidents - from [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Sony announces Wi-Fi Blu-ray players (Pocket-lint, 9/02/2009 3:57pm) |
IFA 2009: BDP-S560 and BDP-S760 announced
At its IFA press conference, Sony has announced two new Blu-Ray players that come with Wi-Fi functionality. That'll mean that you won't have to fiddle with plugging an ethernet cable into the back of the units.
The BDP-S560 and BDP-S760 have wireless-n standard connectivity, and are also WPS-enabled for ease of connection. Firmware updates and BD-Live capabilities can then be accessed without having to deal with cables.
Both Blu-ray players are also DLNA certified, meaning that you'll be able to use Windows functionality to send pictures and video to the players from your laptop. They have upscaling for DVDs and have a 6-second quickstart feature that the company claims is "unrivalled by other products available today".
The BDP-S760 is the flagship model and in addition to the above functionality contains an "HD Reality Enhancer". That should smooth image tones and reduce noise to create more a realistic picture, if the company is to believed. The BDP-S760 also includes multi-channel headphone surround for generating a 7.1 experience on stereo earphones.
No pricing or availability was provided.
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| (Unranked) | 'Bond 50’ DVD/Blu-ray Disc Tops ‘Home Media’ Awards (Business Wire, 5/03/2013 11:00am) |
| SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--'Home Media Magazine' announces the top DVD and Blu-ray Disc award winners for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Blu-ray, 3D, & UltraViolet releases this week (HD-Report, 9/25/2012 8:20am) |
| Marvel’s The Avengers hits shelves today on Blu-ray Disc and DVD. The film is available in both a Four-Disc Combo (with Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital Download), and a Two-Disc Combo (with Blu-ray and DVD). Warner Home Video has [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | As we've just seen, 3D printers are pretty great for hobbyists and DIY toy-makers. (Kotaku, 3/26/2013 4:27am) |
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As we've just seen, 3D printers are pretty great for hobbyists and DIY [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blockbuster Gets With the Program, Rolls Out Blu-Ray Nationwide [BluRay] (Gizmodo, 4/13/2008 2:15pm) |
| So, here's the thing. In February, HD-DVD breathed its last. In March, Netflix announced that it was quadrupling its Blu-ray selection. And now! Mid April! Blockbuster announces it is rolling out... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | I Got A Blu-ray Disc Player for Christmas, Now What? (About.com, 12/27/2012 6:00am) |
| What is best option for connecting your Blu-ray Disc Player to your home theater system and HDTV? What happens when you turn your Blu-ray Disc Player on for the first ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Although HD is the latest in technology, there are a few hiccups (Detroit News, 2/16/2006 9:25am) |
| If you're one of the few, the brave, the techno-geeky, and you own a high-definition radio, you know what that means. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Juno on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/17/2008 7:09pm) |
| The funny, smart, heartfelt Oscar-winning comedy drama comes to Blu-ray Disc and it's just as enjoyable at home as it was in theaters. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | What Types of Connections Do Blu-ray Disc Players Have? - Question of the Week (About.com, 4/14/2013 10:00am) |
| You are interested in buying a Blu-ray Disc player, but before you buy one, you want to know if it will connect to your TV and/or home theater receiver. For ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal to Release on Blu-ray Disc (Format War Central, 2/19/2008 5:52pm) |
| In some not unexpected news, Home Media Magazine is reporting that Universal Studios will now start releasing titles on Blu-ray Disc.
After the announcement from Toshiba that they will discontinue HD DVD production, Craig Kornblau, president of Universal Studios Home Entertainment, made the following statements:
"While Universal values the close partnership we have shared with Toshiba, it [. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Shows Off New HDTVs, Home Theater Systems and Blu-Ray Disc Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/26/2008 12:43am) |
| At a press event in New York City this week, Samsung showed off some of the latest entries in their HDTV, Blu-ray Disc and home theater product lines. Standout products include a 4th generation Blu-ray player for $399, a bluetooth-enabled HTIB and a 3D-ready plasma HDTV. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Battle of the digital decade: Blue ray vs. HD DVD (Denver Post, 9/26/2006 12:00am) |
| For anyone who endured the VHS vs. Betamax wars two decades ago, the brave new world of high-definition video is starting to feel like déjà vu all over again. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV UK's Guide to the Ultimate High Definition Home Cinema Experience - Part Three: High definition disc players (Tech Digest, 11/15/2007 8:00am) |
| In the third of this six part series on creating the ultimate high definition home cinema system, we look at high definition disc players
When it comes to watching high definition content, particularly movies, there's a paradox.
Theoretically, the easiest and cheapest method is to invest in a high definition disc player (HD DVD, Blu-ray, or HD VMD) and buy high definition discs.]]>
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| Blu-ray Disc Association Tackles Standards for 3D Home Theater Applications (About.com, 5/21/2009 1:00pm) |
| Although 3D is making a big impact at the local cinema, application for home use has been somewhat spotty, with several incompatible formats and devices. As a result, the Blu-ray... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Verifies PS3 1080p and BluRay (Addict 3D, 2/16/2006 8:38am) |
| Sony is surveying their Playstation Underground members about their feelings on HDTV use and importance. The questions are telling, but most importantly, they seem to verify that the Playstation 3 will indeed have a BlueRay DVD player built into it and that the games will support 1080p. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Nielsen: Blu-ray Disc No. 2 Format Among Consumers (Home Media Magazine, 5/01/2013 9:40pm) |
| More consumers opted for Blu-ray Disc after transactional video-on-demand as the primary means of acquiring home entertainment movies and TV shows in 2012, according to a new (Read Full Article) |
| Holiday Special - Blu-ray Disc Players (About.com, 11/25/2008 8:00am) |
| Looking for a great Holiday Gift this year? If you own an HDTV, then consider giving the latest in home theater technology, a Blu-ray Disc player. This new format delivers... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Are There Blu-ray Disc Recorders? - Question of the Week (About.com, 5/19/2013 10:00am) |
| Blu-ray is now a major part of the home entertainment experience with Blu-ray disc players occupying a major spot on the equipment rack. However, even though playing Blu-ray discs provides ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to Deliver Digital Copy Direct from Blu-ray Disc (Home Media Magazine, 9/29/2009 12:57am) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Sept. 28 said going forward it would incorporate directly on a Blu-ray Disc the digital copy of a new-release movie playable on the PlayStation Portable (PSP). The digital file can be transferred from the disc to a PSP using the Blu-ray drive in a PlayStation 3. (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Blu-ray press conference upbeat, sales numbers a bit low? (HDTV UK, 1/08/2008 8:00am) |
| One side of the disc debate definitely not cancelling their press conference is the Blu-ray Disc Association.
Stuart liveblogged the event so if you want the nitty-gritty, head over there.
Here's the main points:
In 2007, Blu-ray sold 64% of total HD discs, compared to 36% HD DVD (Home Media Research figures).
Globally, Blu-ray took 66% disc sales, and 65% of hardware (including PS3).
1/2 mil ... (Read Full Article) |
| News From CEDIA 2009: JVC Announces First Blu-ray Disc Recorders For U.S., Sort Of... (About.com, 9/10/2009 11:00pm) |
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In an anncouncement that created some brief excitement at CEDIA, JVC introduced the first Blu-ray Disc recorders available in the U.S. market at a press conference early Thursday morning. However, the excitement was very short-lived when the actual details were revealed.
The new JVC Blu-ray disc recorders cannot, I repeat, cannot record high definition television programming, either from over-the-air (there is no built-in tuner or RF input), cable, or satellite; there are no HDMI or Component video inputs for recording hi-def video, only standard definition composite and S-Video.
However, each recorder comes equipped with a either a 250GB or 500GB hard drive and can record either standard or hi-def content from SD Cards and digital camcorders via USB or Firewire interface. The target market for these recorders is not the mainstream consumer, but video editors and related professionals.
The SR-HD1250 is priced at $1,995 and the SR-HD1500 is priced at $2,550. Both units will be sold through JVC's professional division. For more details, check out the Official Announcement from JVC. Photos (c) Robert Silva - Licensed to About.com - Click on photos for larger view. (Read Full Article) |
| Sony intros Blu-ray loyalty programme in US (HDTV UK, 10/08/2008 2:15pm) |
| Sony Pictures has just introduced its Blu-ray Club in the States, offering various rewards to consumers who stock up on high-def titles from the studio. It requires that users create a profile at SonyRewards.com/BluRay, after which they can earn points for registering their movies via BD-Live. These can be redeemed for various Sony products and services... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Firmware Updates and What It Means For Your Blu-ray Disc Player and Other Home Theater Components (About.com, 1/06/2009 10:00am) |
| Did you purchase or receive a Blu-ray Disc player as a gift this past holiday season? If so, you probably noticed a sheet packed in the box, or a section... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Ask Engadget: best entry-level 3D printer? (Engadget, 10/06/2013 2:51am) |
| We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, then here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is from Andrew, who wants to print all the things, you know what we mean? If you're looking to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 7/31/2007 2:23am) |
| Updated: 31 Jul 2007 The HD DVD high-definition movie format may have the lead in the U.S. porn industry, but Japanese adult film makers have turned decisively to Blu-ray Disc, breathing new life into its bid to replace DVDs as the disc of choice for home movies. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Brave (3D Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 11/21/2012 2:28am) |
Disney/Pixar
Animated
Box Office $236.62 million
$29.99 DVD, $39.99 Blu-ray/DVD, $49.99 3D BD combo
Rated ‘PG’ for some scary action and rude humor.
Voices of Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma [...] (Read Full Article) |
| I, Robot on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/13/2008 3:59pm) |
| The fast-paced, Sci-Fi action vehicle for Will Smith loosely based on the Isaac Asimov short stories makes its debut on high definition Blu-ray Disc in a reference quality release that home theater enthusiasts are bound to adore for years to come. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Blu-ray Disc Player - BDP-S1 (Hi-Tech Hype, 2/05/2007 5:31pm) |
| Sony Blu-ray Disc Player - BDP-S1Â Â Designed for those passionate about their home entertainment experience, the Sony BDP-S1 Blu-ray Disc Player... ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Brave New TV World (ThirdAge, 12/26/2005 7:13am) |
| Holiday decorating, megasales, plays and recitals, concerts, parties and charitable events -- it's easy to let the chaos of the holiday season snowball your spirit of peace and frugality. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Report: Blu-ray Disc Sales Impacting DVD (High-Def Digest, 3/28/2008 10:00pm) |
| Thanks to the demise of HD DVD and increased Blu-ray retail momentum, next-gen disc sales are starting to carve out a bigger slice of the home video pie, a new report suggests. According to an analysis... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Why Some Blu-ray Disc Players Have HDMI Inputs (About.com, 2/28/2013 6:00am) |
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All Blu-ray Disc players have at least one HDMI output that allows you to connect it to your TV or video projector and home theater receiver, but did you know ... (Read Full Article) |
| Inside Man on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/26/2009 7:34pm) |
| Spike Lee's heist film on Blu-ray Disc is on par with the HD-DVD version; and Universal Home Video clearly thought they could pull a fast one by basically repacking that release in this format. If you still have the HD DVD version you've got the inside track.
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| Fox Confirms 3-Disc "Bad Boy" Blu-ray for 'Marley & Me' (High-Def Digest, 2/19/2009 5:00pm) |
| Fox Home Entertainment has released final specs and box art for 'Marley & Me,' which will come to Blu-ray in late-March in a 3-disc "Bad Boy" edition. Starring Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment Unveils Unparalleled Blu-ray Disc(TM) Release Slate for North America, Europe ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/08/2007 2:00pm) |
| Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment today announced the company's most extensive Blu-ray Disc slate yet, with action-packed and family titles due for release throughout 2007 in North America, Europe and Asia. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 4K TV Hits Retail (Home Media Magazine, 10/15/2012 7:54pm) |
| The 2012 holiday season should see the usual bevy of discounted home entertainment hardware — everything from HDTVs to 3D Blu-ray Disc players.
It will also see a relatively new home entertainment hardware offering: 4K TVs. And [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to Deliver First Blu-Ray Titles to Retail in One Week; Countdown to Eagerly Awaited New Era in Home Entertainment Begins (Business Wire, 6/13/2006 1:07pm) |
| CULVER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2006--Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) will launch the first slate of Blu-ray Disc (BD) titles in just one week, ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to Deliver First Blu-ray Titles to Retail in Five Days; Countdown to Eagerly Awaited New Era in Home Entertainment Begins (Business Wire, 6/15/2006 1:07pm) |
| CULVER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 2006--Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) will launch the first slate of Blu-ray Disc (BD) titles in just five days, ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon to Give Away Free 100-Disc Blu-ray, HD DVD Library (High-Def Digest, 1/14/2008 11:37pm) |
| -->As part of a new month-long sweepstakes, sixty lucky winners will take home a free high-def disc player and a hundred free discs from Amazon.com. The new pair of promos (one for Blu-ray and one for... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Brave - 3D (High-Def Digest, 11/12/2012 6:35pm) |
| Once Pixar joined the Disney family, any self-respecting movie buff knew it would only be a matter of time before the studio made a princess movie. After all, princesses are as vital to Disney as ice [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: Full Blu-ray disc details (HDTV UK, 9/26/2008 9:08am) |
| A few weeks ago I wrote about Paramount Home Entertainment bringing Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull to Blu-ray. Now, here are the full details of the two-disc set, coming on 10th November for £24.99 and featuring Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. Disc 1 The Return of a Lagend: The Evolution of the new film and a tribute to the legendary hero and his creators pre-production. Th ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fox: ‘Bond 50’ Best-Selling Blu-ray Box Set in 2012 (Home Media Magazine, 12/13/2012 2:59pm) |
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Dec. 13 said Bond 50 is the top-selling Blu-ray Disc box set of 2012, with projected worldwide sales totaling $50 million to date.
The 23-disc collection features all [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer developing one terabyte Blu-ray disc (HDTV UK, 12/03/2008 2:12pm) |
| When it comes to ridiculously large optical disc storage capacities, Pioneer is trying to win the prize by announcing that it's working on a one terabyte (1TB) Blu-ray disc, which could be available in the next couple of years. It has already perfected a 400GB disc, and a half-terabyte disc is also expected to be released commercially soon. Interestingly, the 400GB disc is already compatible with ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer developing one terabyte Blu-ray disc (HDTV UK, 1/10/2009 1:43pm) |
| When it comes to ridiculously large optical disc storage capacities, Pioneer is trying to win the prize by announcing that it's working on a one terabyte (1TB) Blu-ray disc, which could be available in the next couple of years. It has already perfected a 400GB disc, and a half-terabyte disc is also expected to be released commercially soon. Interestingly, the 400GB disc is already compatible with ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Disc Region Code - Home Theater Term of the Week (About.com, 11/21/2012 5:30am) |
| Blu-ray discs are region coded in a similar fashion to a system used to region code (Read Full Article) |
| CES HDTV & Home Theater Round-Up: Attendance Down But Still Plenty to See (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/14/2009 1:20am) |
| With the lackluster economy taking center stage, it's no surprise that CES attendance was down 20% or more this year, but there were still plenty of new HDTVs, Blu-ray Disc players and other home theater equipment to keep us gear-freaks entertained.
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| Is there trouble ahead for the High Definition Disc? (Digg.com, 2/10/2006 5:04pm) |
| In early 2006, two new high-definition videodisc formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, are expected to begin vying for the attention of consumers in an effort to replace current DVD as the future standard for watching movies at home. Insiders think the ensuing war could be the worst thing to happen to Hollywood in decades. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fox Lets Fans Vote Catalog Blu-rays (Home Media Magazine, 1/15/2013 11:45pm) |
| As part of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment’s efforts to bring more of its catalog titles to Blu-ray Disc, the studio is letting fans decide which titles will be offered in the HD format.
Fox has partnered with the Home Theater [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc content market almost tripled in US in 2008 (Computerworld, 1/12/2009 5:00am) |
| Sales and rentals of Blu-ray Disc content almost tripled in 2008 despite an overall downturn in the U.S. home entertainment market, an industry association reported at last week's Consumer Electronics Show. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Experience American Gangster Like Never Before On HD DVD Combo Disc (Business Wire, 1/17/2008 8:29pm) |
| UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Studios Home Entertainment delivers one of the most acclaimed movies of 2007 with the American Gangster HD DVD Combo Disc, ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Prometheus' Features Seven-Plus Hours of Bonuses (Home Media Magazine, 9/28/2012 10:19pm) |
| When 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment releases Prometheus on Oct. 9, consumers who choose the four-disc 3D Blu-ray collector’s edition or two-disc Blu-ray combo pack will get a full seven hours of bonus features.
Those releases [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray, 3D, DVD & UltraViolet this week (HD-Report, 10/23/2012 5:48pm) |
| Here’s what’s new on Blu-ray, DVD and UltraViolet this week. Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Season Four is now available on Blu-ray and DVD. The three-disc set (four-disc DVD) from Warner Home Video includes all 22 episodes of the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CyberLink Demos Blu-ray Burning and Playback with HP at IFA Berlin 2005 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/25/2005 7:56pm) |
| CyberLink Corp. , a world leader and pioneer in providing integrated solutions for the Digital Home, will showcase the latest Blu-ray Disc playback and burning support with HP and the Blu-ray Disc Association at IFA in Berlin, Germany from September 2-7. ... (Read Full Article) |
| MGM Realigns Home Video Division with Fox; Sony to Continue to Release Studio's Blu-Ray Product (High-Def DVD Digest, 5/31/2006 10:35pm) |
| In a surprise move, MGM today announced that it is shifting its domestic home entertainment distribution business from Sony to Fox, though Sony will continue to service the studio's upcoming Blu-ray disc... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Warner Home Video Welcomes Toshiba's Announcement of New HD DVD Disc Line-up (Business Wire via Yahoo! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/10/2005 3:00pm) |
| Warner Home Video today announced its support of the two new types of HD DVD pre-recorded discs, the details of which will be unveiled by Toshiba Corporation at MediaTech Expo 2005 HD DVD Workshop, a technology forum for media replicators to be held in Las Vegas on May 11th. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Samsung HT-E6730W Vacuum Tube Equipped Home Theater System Reviewed (About.com, 10/27/2012 10:00am) |
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The Samsung HT-E6730W is a home theater system that certainly wants to be noticed. Combining a 3D/Network Blu-ray Disc player with 7.1 channel audio system system that also includes front ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Home Video Debuts Two New High Definition Titles (Business Wire, 1/17/2007 10:13pm) |
| BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On February 27, Warner Home Video (WHV) will release two new high definition titles making their HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc debut: Bullitt and ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘The Fugitive: 20th Anniversary Edition’ announced for Blu-ray (HD-Report, 5/08/2013 6:52pm) |
| Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has announced The Fugitive 20th Anniversary Edition will release to Blu-ray Disc on September 3, 2013. The Fugitive was first released to Blu-ray Disc in the format’s early stages way back [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic SC-BTT195 Blu-ray Home Theater System - Review, Photos, Video Performance Tests (About.com, 11/27/2012 4:00am) |
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The Panasonic SC-BTT195 Home Theater System is an all-in-one option that may be just the right complement for your LCD or Plasma TV.
This system includes a 3D-enabled Blu-ray Disc player and 5.1 Channel audio system with thin profile front [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount bringing Godfather classics and more catalogue titles to Blu-ray this autumn (HDTV UK, 9/29/2008 8:05am) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment UK has announced that it is to roll out more catalogue titles on Blu-ray from this month onwards. Both The Godfather and The Godfather, Part II will be released on 27th October, fully restored in the four-disc "The Godfather, The Coppola Restoration" Collection. The disc will include a range of additional features... ... (Read Full Article) |
| VideoScan Shows Blu-ray Continues to Hold 80 Percent Market Share (Format War Central, 2/01/2008 8:21pm) |
| The latest Home Media Magazine shows that, for the third week running, Blu-ray Disc held over 80% market share for the week ending January 27 with 82% of the sales.
This is also the third week that all of the top 10 HD Media titles were Blu-ray Disc - a mixture of recent releases like Saw [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| HTPC makers add Blu-Ray ripping/management software (TV Squad, 3/14/2008 7:01pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, PVR Wire, Hardware, Software
High end home theater PC makers Niveus and VidaBox are treading into shady waters by adding features that either enable or compliment ripping HD-DVD and Blu-Ray discs. Now, in theory there's nothing wrong with using software that can rip video from a disc, if it's a disc you own the rights to, like say your wedding video. But generally speaking, re ... (Read Full Article) |
| VideoScan First Alert Data Shows Another Strong Week for Blu-ray Disc (Format War Central, 1/25/2008 6:17pm) |
| We read in the new issue of Home Media Magazine that Blu-ray Disc had another strong week in software sales.
According to the VideoScan First Alert data for the week ending Jan 20, Blu-ray held 83% of the market over HD DVD’s 17%, roughly a 5:1 ratio. The Year to date numbers show Blu-ray with a [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘True Blood: The Complete Fifth Season’ Blu-ray & DVD release date (HD-Report, 3/08/2013 8:16am) |
| HBO Home Video will release True Blood: The Complete Fifth Season to Blu-ray Disc and DVD on Tuesday, May 21. The 7-disc Blu-ray Combo Pack (MSRP $79.99) contains all 12 episodes of the fifth season [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Universal announces ‘Flipper’ Blu-ray/DVD Discs (HD-Report, 12/01/2009 8:44pm) |
| Universal Studios Home Entertainment officially announced a date for the first “flipper” discs, containing high-def Blu-ray content on one side and standard DVD content on the other side. What’s cool is the disc can be used in any Blu-ray or DVD player simply by flipping the disc.
The first titles on the new format from Universal [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Major League: Wild Thing Edition on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/06/2009 9:09am) |
| It may be "just a bit outside" the Blu-ray box, but this classic baseball flick is still a home run 20 seasons later.
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| Blu-ray has best week ever, thanks to 'Iron Man' (AfterDawn, 10/12/2008 3:59pm) |
| According to Nielsen VideoScan data from Home Media Magazine, Blu-ray Disc had its best week ever as a format, thanks mainly to the blockbuster smash hit Iron Man.
'Iron Man' sold 7.2 million DVDs for the week of September 29th to October 5th and sold 510,000 Blu-ray Discs, smashing previous first week records for the HD format.
Paramount added that the disc sold 260,000 units on its first ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Wreck-It Ralph - 3D: Ultimate Collector's Edition (High-Def Digest, 2/25/2013 3:50pm) |
| Disney and Pixar flip-flopped with their 2012 animated releases. Pixar made an animated movie that only reached Disney's typical heights ('Brave') and Disney Animation made one that rose to Pixar's [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony's First Collection Of 4K Ultra HD Content For The Home Now Available For Consumers (HDTV Magazine, 11/30/2012 3:24am) |
| Sony Electronics is unveiling the first step in delivering 4K Ultra HD video content in the home. The new 4K Ultra HD Video Player is a hard-disc server that connects easily to Sony's 84-inch 4K LED TV (XBR-84X900) allowing consumers to view 4K [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Home Theaters That Cost More Than Your Home (MSNBC, 9/09/2005 4:37pm) |
| Think plasma TVs are expensive? How about a home theater system that cost more than your home? MSNBC's Gary Krakow reports on the high-end delights at the CEDIA show. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Home theaters that cost more than your home (MSNBC, 9/09/2005 4:26pm) |
| Think plasma TVs are expensive? How about a home theater system that cost more than your home? MSNBC's Gary Krakow reports on the high-end delights at the CEDIA show. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Players at the 2009 CEDIA EXPO (About.com, 9/22/2009 10:00am) |
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Blu-ray was heavily represented at the 2009 CEDIA EXPO, with a variety of new Blu-ray Disc players and Blu-ray-equipped Home Theater-in-a-Box Systems. For a peek at some the Blu-ray Disc player offerings at the 2009 CEDIA EXPO, check out my CEDIA Blu-ray Disc Player Photo Gallery and Report.
Also, for an overview of the entire 2009 CEDIA EXPO, check out my Best of CEDIA 2009 Photo Gallery and Report. Photo of Sony BDP-CX7000ES 400 Disc MegaChanger (c) Robert Silva - Licensed to About.com (Read Full Article) |
| Will Blu-ray Make You Want More 3D? (Electronic House, 5/22/2009 11:00pm) |
| Blu-ray Disc Assoc. is the latest to push the 3D format, following Hollywood studios, display manufacturers and PC developers attempts at bringing 3D into the home. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Blu-ray & Home Media Release Dates Revealed (HD-Report, 7/12/2013 6:15am) |
| While Star Trek Into Darkness was already available to pre-order on Blu-ray Disc & DVD, the actual release date wasn’t revealed until now. Paramount Home Media has announced the film will release to Blu-ray, Blu-ray [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Moneysaver: Brave New World, Smash Bros. 3DS, Link Between Worlds (Kotaku, 7/09/2013 6:15pm) |
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We must save together, or most assuredly we shall all pay full price separately.
Headlining today are our first deals on A Link Between Worlds and Smash Bros. 3DS, both $5 off with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Disney Teams Up With Sensio on 3D VOD Deal (About.com, 3/04/2013 6:45pm) |
| Although there are some vocal naysayers, 3D home entertainment is alive and well, as more 3D TVs are sold and more 3D content via Blu-ray Disc, cable/satellite, and streamed from ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Millenniata, Ritek Produce New 25GB Blu-ray (Home Media Magazine, 6/06/2013 8:08am) |
| Utah-based tech company Millenniata has completed its new 25GB M-Disc Blu-ray Disc, with Ritek Corp. beginning mass production in August.
The M-Disc Blu-ray has five times the storage capacity of the standard 4.7 GB M-Disc DVD and will be [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Announces Blu Ray Disc Drive Development Completion (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/19/2006 2:00pm) |
| SAN JOSE, Calif.----Jan. 19, 2006--TSST Korea announced today that it has completed the technical development of its Blu Ray Disc Drives. These revolutionary products for the Optical Disc Drive market offer a massive storage capacity up to 25GB at a single layer disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Disney Goes Digital First With 'Wreck-It Ralph' (Home Media Magazine, 1/05/2013 12:03am) |
| For the first time Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is debuting a new-release title on digital before disc, releasing Wreck-It Ralph on high-def digital and digital 3D Feb. 12, before the March 5 disc release.
Wreck-It Ralph, which [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Close Encounters 30th Anniversary DVD on Nov. 13 (Coming Soon, 7/26/2007 3:52pm) |
| Close Encounters of the Third Kind , Steven Spielberg's critically acclaimed classic, will be released on Blu-ray Disc and standard DVD in multi-disc sets as "Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition" on November 13th by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of this motion picture, which Gene Shalit called "one of the most spectacular . ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney Disappointed With Blu-ray Disc Movie Sales (About.com, 10/19/2009 12:26pm) |
| Although Blu-ray Disc player and Disc sales have been on a steady upward pace since the end of the Blu-ray/HD-DVD format war, growth has not been as robust as the previous DVD growth timeline.
Of course, the current state of the economy doesn't help as many have postponed consumer electronics-related purchases. However, the other wrinkle is that Blu-ray Disc releases of new films have actually done very well, but sales of classic and older films that were previously released on DVD aren't. That is to be expected; since all Blu-ray Disc players can also play DVDs, many consumers don't see the need to replace their existing DVD collections.
This is where Disney comes in. Apparently, recent Blu-ray editions of previously DVD released classic films that may already be in many consumer's collections aren't doing as well as expected. However, what Disney may be failing to also see is that their Blu-ray Disc releases carry much higher price tags than releases from some of the other studios, which further limits their purchase and replacement appeal. For more details and additional perspective, plus an interesting peek into the current state of the movie industry, check out the report from Business Week.
Related Story: A more optimistic view on Blu-ray Disc sales, including a positive opinion from a different Disney source - Blu-ray Disc Sales Way Up in 2009 (TV Predictions)Disney Disappointed With Blu-ray Disc Movie Sales originally appeared on About.com Home Theater on Monday, October 19th, 2009 at 12:26:39.Permalink | Comment | Email this (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy sells $9.99 Blu-ray titles (Punch Jump, 6/23/2009 3:45pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. this week began offering Blu-ray titles starting at $9.99 in a new high-definition promotion.
Titles on sale for under $10 include Ocean’s Thirteen, Gothika, A Scanner Darkly, and Enter the Dragon.
Titles discounted to $14.99 this week include The Matrix, Amadeus, Beetlejuice, The Brave One, and Natural Born Killers.
Retailer Amazon.com this week began [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| May 23 targeted as Blu-ray Day (EE Times, 3/01/2006 2:11am) |
| CULVER CITY, Calif., -- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) is targeting May 23 to deliver the first wave of Blu-ray Disc (BD) titles at retail, it was announced today. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD camps brace for war (Montgomery Advertiser, 1/15/2006 10:15am) |
| Move over DVD. A more-buffed movie disc is on the way. Actually, two new high-definition disc formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, are looking to supplant DVD. As the new discs and players arrive this spring, consumers will be left to choose sides in this looming format war. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Charter running HDTV giveaway for subscribers (HD-Report, 7/29/2009 7:05pm) |
| Charter is running a sweepstakes for its subscribers to give away a home entertainment system, an HDTV and game DVDs. The promotion is a collaboration between cable TV provider Charter Communications and game content provider GSN/Imagination.
The prizes consist of:
Grand Prize: One 52-inch Sony BRAVIA LCD HD Television; one Blu-Ray Disc home theater system and $2,100 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Pirates Hitting DVD and Blu-ray Dec. 4 (Coming Soon, 7/26/2007 3:37pm) |
| Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will release Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on December 4. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic DMP-BD50 Blu-ray Disc Player - User Submitted Home Theater Product Review (About.com, 7/24/2008 10:00am) |
| The latest user submitted product review is now posted. A special thank you to Dick Dinman for his review of the Panasonic DMP-BD50 Blu-ray Disc Player. To take... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Twentieth Century Fox calls for focus on Blu-ray features, announces six new titles (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| A senior exec at Twentieth Century Fox has called for a greater emphasis and focus on developing new interactive features for the Blu-ray Disc format.
'Moving forward, we must not lose our focus
on developing features in the Blu-ray Disc format,' said Danny Kaye, Executive VP, Global Research & Technology Strategy at Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. 'Fox has been aggressive in develo ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray disc sales, rentals skyrocket (CEA SmartBrief, 7/17/2009 5:00am) |
| Sales of Blu-ray discs jumped 91%, to $407 million, in the first half of 2009 even as consumers' home-entertainment spending -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray’s Fuzzy Future (New York Times, 1/05/2009 5:22am) |
| The demise of the HD DVD video disc format appeared to hand the future of home entertainment to Blu-ray, but struggles continue. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Disc Players - 2012 Holiday Gift Special (About.com, 11/06/2012 8:00am) |
| One of the best gifts to get someone this year is a Blu-ray Disc player. Blu-ray players are popping up everywhere. With prices of an increasing number of Blu-ray disc ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray Disc Group Says It's Not Blue Over Download Rise (Investors Business Daily, 1/10/2009 12:33am) |
| Blu-ray Disc vanquished HD DVD early last year to become the high-definition successor to standard definition DVD. But Blu-ray Disc faces another... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 1/09/2007 2:40pm) |
| Hewlett-Packard unveiled a touch-screen desktop PC running on Windows Vista plus nine high-definition devices, a home media server and a Blu-ray disc writer at CES 2007. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Can I Play a Blu-ray Disc on a DVD Player? - Question of the Week (About.com, 4/28/2013 10:00am) |
| Blu-ray and DVD are both disc-based video formats, but can you play a Blu-ray Disc ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Awareness on Rise: Survey (I4U, 4/03/2008 11:45am) |
| By Thomas K. Arnold
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A majority of U.S. households now know what a
Blu-ray Disc is, while the number of households with a high-definition disc
player has crossed the 10 million threshold, a new study shows.
... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Home (video) for the holidays (San Francisco Chronicle, 10/31/2005 4:20pm) |
| You don't need to take out a third mortgage to afford some great home-theater gifts this year. We've rounded up four fine products for your home entertainment center, each of which costs less than a standard iPod. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Panasonic unveils SC-BT100 Blu-ray enabled wireless Home Theatre In a Box system (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| Panasonic has shown off its latest Home Theatre in a Box (HTIB) system, now integrating a Blu-ray player. The SC-BT100 looks to be a 5.1-channel system offering two wireless rear speakers. However, it can also be upgraded to a full 7.1-channel wireless surround system, with the optional purchase of two side speakers and a transceiver.
The Blu-ray Disc player features Final Profile for picture-in- ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-def DVD battle heats up (The Hollywood Reporter, 10/31/2007 11:07am) |
| Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment worldwide president and Blu-ray Disc proponent Bob Chapek on Tuesday blasted the rival HD DVD camp for prolonging the format war when it is clear that Blu-ray is the odds-on favorite. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Source: (Audio Revolution, 8/05/2005 10:28pm) |
| It appears as if the line in the sand for the high definition disc format war is being drawn more clearly as 20th Century Fox will reportedly adopt the Blu-ray format for HDTV releases of their home video products. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic's New Blu-ray Discs are World's First 6x Speed Burnable [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 6/18/2008 2:28pm) |
| Panasonic is doing its part to see Blu-ray make even more of a success with its new LM-BR25MD and LM-BR50MD disks for home disc-burning. Both are single-sided, write-once BD-Rs, compatible with... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Best Blu-ray Disc Players (About.com, 6/17/2013 10:00am) |
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Blu-ray disc players are popping up everywhere. With prices of an increasing number of Blu-ray disc players now coming as low as $99, it is a good time to purchase ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Blu-Ray Disc Burner can publish 2.5 TB of data per session. (ThomasNet, 2/20/2006 3:04pm) |
| Bravo XR-Blu Disc Publisher provides users with automated burn and print device that supports up to 50 single-layer 25 GB capacity Blu-ray Discs per session; 50 GB, dual-layer discs are supported with upgrade. In addition to its built-in robotic arm, unit features full-color, direct-to-disc inkjet printing and Pioneer Electronics' BDR-101A Blu-ray Disc/DVD Recorder. Blu-ray enabled recording ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Adds Another Hybrid Disc to HD DVD Lineup (High-Def DVD Digest, 6/06/2006 8:48pm) |
| Next Tuesday, June 13, Warner will release its third hybrid HD DVD/DVD disc, with the Bruce Willis thriller '16 Blocks.' Featuring a HD DVD version on one side of the disc and a standard DVD on the other,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray Disc, July 13, 2013 (HD-Report, 7/31/2013 3:44am) |
| Here are our Blu-ray Disc picks for July 30, 2013. Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season Four hits shelves in a 3-Disc Blu-ray set that includes all 26 episodes from 1990-1991 on 6 discs. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray Disc this week, July 9 (HD-Report, 7/09/2013 5:45pm) |
| Here’s what’s new on Blu-ray Disc this week. From Stephenie Meyer (author of the Twilight Saga) and Universal Studios The Host is now available in a two-disc Blu-ray Combo that includes BD, DVD, Digital Copy [...] (Read Full Article) |
| News: Paramount to offer movies on HD-DVD and Blu-ray (MacCentral Online, 10/03/2005 11:38am) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment has decided to offer HDTV content on both HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc, it said Sunday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Are Blu-ray Disc Players Compatible with Standard DVDs and CDs? - Question of the Week (About.com, 3/24/2013 10:00am) |
| Blu-ray disc players provide a great TV viewing experience from Blu-ray Discs, but I get the following question a lot: If I buy a Blu-ray Disc player, what do I ... (Read Full Article) |
| Retailers hold back Blu-ray disc sales (Punch Jump, 3/31/2008 12:55pm) |
| Retailers this week held back on Blu-ray disc discounts as the format reigns the high-definition disc market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Cheap HDTV - Home Theater Intensifies with HDTV (1 HDTV Blog, 11/15/2007 6:46am) |
| Home theater is entertainment at home with a bit of excitement thrown in ... . HDTV programming is gaining strength all of the time, in the form of broadcast, cable and satellite service. Home theater can intensify tremendously with HDTV. For example the audio that is part ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | What Are Blu-ray Disc Player Profiles? - Question of the Week (About.com, 4/21/2013 10:00am) |
| Part of the Blu-ray Disc Format and Player specifications, is a "Profile" structure that can make things confusing for consumers. These profiles involve the capabilities of Blu-ray Disc players, and ... (Read Full Article) |
| Target offers Buy 1 Get 1 Free Blu-ray disc promo (Punch Jump, 3/17/2008 3:47pm) |
| Target Corp. on Sun. began offering customers a Buy 1 Get 1 Free Blu-ray disc promotion in the latest deal to spur adoption of high-definition disc sales. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Blu-ray Disc Association wants swift end to format war, make it easier for consumers (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| Hardly surprising that the Blu-ray Disc Association is now calling for a swift end to the high definition disc format war.
Apparently, "there has been a palpable feeling of relief amongst the crowds attending CES in Las Vegas. This relief is down to a feeling that the supposed format war between Blu-ray Disc and rival HD DVD is close to coming to a conclusion."
Hmm, did anyone ask Toshiba if t ... (Read Full Article) |
| Spider-Man 3 Hits DVD October 30! (Coming Soon, 8/03/2007 7:38am) |
| Spider-Man 3 will hit home video in six different ways -- including two Blu-ray disc sets -- on October 30. ... (Read Full Article) |
| An Overview of HDTV@ CoolTechZone (HardwareZone, 8/08/2005 9:04pm) |
| " To understand HDTV, we must first understand how you normally receive TV signal at home. When you watch a DVD on a regular TV, what happens is that the digital signals of your disc get converted to analog" ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 8/31/2006 3:30pm) |
| BERLIN, BUSINESS WIRE -- Warner Home Video, which distributes the largest film library of any studio, announced today at IFA 2006 the company's plans to release more than 10 high definition Blu-ray Disc titles in European markets. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fox Releasing 3D 'Avatar' Blu-ray at Retail (Home Media Magazine, 8/14/2012 1:48am) |
| The film that revolutionized 3D in theaters is finally receiving a proper 3D release on Blu-ray Disc. Avatar: 3D Blu-ray Collector’s Edition releases globally Oct. 15, and in North America Oct. 16, at $39.99 from 20th Century Fox Home [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Cannon PC Releases Two New Media Center PCs for Home Automation and Home Theater (PR Web, 9/16/2005 7:05am) |
| Houston Texas based company, Cannon PC, introduces two new powerful media center PCs designed for home automation and home theaters. [PRWEB Sep 16, 2005] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | What Do I Need In My Home Theater To Watch 3D? - Question of the Week (About.com, 11/18/2012 10:00am) |
| If you are considering adding 3D to home TV viewing and home theater experience, there is a lot you need to know before you make the 3D plunge. To find ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Movie sales in Europe surpass one million units (HDTV origin, 11/27/2007 5:37pm) |
| [IMG Blu-ray Disc Movie sales in Europe surpass one million units]Total Blu-ray Disc movie sales across Europe have topped one million units, it was announced today by the Blu-ray Disc Association European Promotions Committee. Of the High Definition movie discs bought by consumers year-to-date in Europe, 73% were in the Blu-ray Disc format and 27% were HD DVD, according to sales data provided by ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray booming in the US, as movie disc sales triple in first quarter (HDTV UK, 5/01/2008 11:18am) |
| Research from Home Media Magazine suggests that US sales of Blu-ray movies have jumped 351% in the first three months of 2008, fuelled by increased awareness of the format, and Toshiba's decision to pull HD DVD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray and Sony enhance their profile on DVD (I4U, 3/24/2008 7:27am) |
| By Thomas K. Arnold
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is targeting
April 8 as the date it will release its first batch of Blu-ray Disc titles that
can be connected to the Internet for more bonus materials and ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | LG BP530 3D Smart Blu-ray Disc Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 7/26/2013 8:00am) |
| If you are looking for a Blu-ray Disc player that offers a lot for not much money, check out the LG BP530.
With a suggested price of $129.99, this player packs it in with 2D and 3D Blu-ray disc playback, as well as being able to play DVDs (with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Regains Lead in High-Def Titles (allthingsHiDef, 11/12/2007 6:46pm) |
| When Paramount Home Entertainment and DreamWorks Animation SKG Blu-ray Disc titles were taken out of the picture in August, Blu-ray lost 29 titles in its repertoire. That doesn’t include three titles that had been announced, but not released. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer Ships First Blu-ray Disc Drives (DVD-Recordable, 5/18/2006 9:54am) |
| Pioneer is now shipping the industry's first Blu-ray Disc (BD) computer drives. Press release: The new Pioneer BDR-101A will change the way digital and high-definition media are stored by increasing disc capacity and performance capability. ... (Read Full Article) |
| MPEG LA Expands Call for Blu-ray Disc (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/05/2006 6:45pm) |
| DENVER----April 5, 2006--MPEG LA, LLC today expanded its call for patents essential to the implementation of the Blu-ray Disc Standard to include the System Description Blu-ray Disc Read-Only Format Part 3 Audio Visual Basic Specifications Version 1.0 . ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | OPPO Strikes Again: BDP-103 Blu-ray Disc Player Review and Photos (About.com, 12/24/2012 8:00am) |
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OPPO brings its latest entry into the Blu-ray Disc player market, the BDP-103 Blu-ray Disc Player. Just as its predecessor, the well-regarded (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Ships Its First BLU-RAY Disc Player (PDA Buyer's Guide, 12/01/2006 4:02pm) |
| Sony announced today that its first dedicated Blu-ray Disc player, the BDP-S1 model, has begun shipping to major consumer electronics retailers and specialty dealers nationwide.This next-generation device, which is capable of playing both high-definition Blu-ray Disc (BD) prerecorded titles ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Announces Two New 'Best of Blu-ray' Disc Bundles (High-Def Digest, 9/11/2007 8:00pm) |
| 'Alexander,' 'Troy,' and 'Happy Feet' are among the top hits to be included in Warner Home Video's next wave of 'Best of Blu-ray' bundles, due November 6. As with Warner's initial three "Best of Blu-ray"... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Africa's Elephant Kingdom (IMAX) on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/30/2009 6:18am) |
| This IMAX release from Genius and Discovery Channel had the potential to be a home theatre showcase piece on Blu-ray, but a fundamental lack of compelling content combined with disappointing picture and sound make it mundane at best.
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| (No Title) (, 8/11/2006 6:22am) |
| LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Call it the "Mission: Impossible III" triple play. In an industry first, Paramount Home Entertainment is expected to announce Friday (August 11) that it will release the $133.4 million (70.5 million pound) summer movie hit on DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc all on the same day, October 30. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Boom not enough to rescue DVD Sales (I4U, 4/23/2008 11:37am) |
| By Paul Bond
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Since Blu-ray Disc's victory in the
hi-definition DVD format war, data have trickled in suggesting a sales boost for
Sony's fledgling technology. But if the pace doesn't quicken, home video might... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fewer than 1 in 3 PS3 systems connected to PlayStation Home (Joystiq, 6/25/2009 10:30pm) |
| According to Peter Edward, director of PlayStation Home for SCEE, PlayStation Home has gained 7 million users worldwide, with 3 million in Europe alone. That certainly sounds like an accomplishment -- but with over 21 million PS3s sold worldwide, that number reveals that fewer than one third of PS3 systems have connected to Home. That's a surprising figure, considering Edward calls Home "the sta ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Association Provides Updates on 3D Technology (Business Wire, 9/02/2009 3:00am) |
| LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) today announced its plans for incorporating 3D into the widely successful Blu-ray Disc format. The rapid and enthusiastic consumer adoption of Blu-ray Disc, coupled with the format’s technical capabilities and capacity make it the ideal format for bringing a vibrant 3D experience to consumers. “The BDA intends to take full advantage of the format’s high bandwidth and capacity to achieve the very highest possible q (Read Full Article) |
| Global DiscWare, Inc. Launches Disc Studio(TM) (Business Wire, 8/14/2007 11:00am) |
| MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global DiscWare, Inc., a leading provider of CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc publishing solutions announced today the launch of Disc Studio™ ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-def formats duel over prices, new films (USA Today, 8/28/2007 2:14am) |
| If you're thinking about buying into one of the new high-definition video disc formats, your decision just got tougher. That's because the studios are still shifting sides in the battle for space in your home theater setup. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Latest Blu-ray Feature From Fox Should Be ‘Industry Standard’ (Home Media Magazine, 12/07/2012 1:59am) |
| LOS ANGELES — For the 3D Blu-ray Disc of Ice Age: Continental Drift (Dec. 11), 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is debuting a feature that artist Peter de Sève said should be on every Blu-ray.
“I think it’s an [...] (Read Full Article) |
| The BDA Announces 3D Future for Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/09/2009 2:45am) |
| The Blu-ray Disc Association has just announced plans to add a 3D standard into the Blu-ray format. (Read Full Article) |
| High-definition DVD invites format wars (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News, 1/10/2006 11:58am) |
| Move over DVD. A more-buffed movie disc is on the way. Actually, two new high definition disc formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, are looking to supplant DVD. As the new discs and players arrive this spring, consumers will be left to choose sides in this looming format war. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Player Sales Strong in 2008 (About.com, 1/07/2009 6:00am) |
| The results are in, and despite the downturn in the economy, sales of Blu-ray Disc players were strong in 2008, resulting in the total number of both standalone Blu-ray Disc... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi Announces Super-Charged Blu-ray Disc Recorders....For Japan (About.com, 8/22/2009 10:00am) |
| Here we go again! Another announcement by a large Asian consumer electronics manufacturer that it is introducing a new line of Blu-ray Disc recorders, but, unfortunately, they will probably never see the light-of-day in the U.S.
What makes Mitsubishi's announcement even more frustrating is that these units are a home theater fan's dream: One unit combines Blu-ray Disc recording with a 1 Terabyte Hard Drive, a second unit offers a 500GB hard drive, while the third houses not only a Blu-ray Disc recorder and a 320 GB hard drive, but also includes a VHS deck. Of course, all these units can record in all the standard DVD recording format as well, and it also appears that they all have USB and SD Card slots for accessing additional digital content. For details, check out the brief report from Akihabara News as well as the Official Announcement and Product Specifications from Mitsubishi (in Japanese with some technical terms in English).
To add more insult to injury, Mitsubishi has also announced a line of LCD TVs with built-in Blu-ray Disc/Hard Drive combos (See report from Tech-On!.
Blu-ray Disc recorders have been available in Japan for about two years, and not as much as a word about U.S. availability. What happened to the U.S. as the primary market for the latest in consumer electronics technology - especially when it comes to video recording? For some perspective, read my article: The Case of the Disappearing DVD Recorder.
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| Toshiba's HD DVD is on deathwatch (Computerworld, 2/15/2008 2:00pm) |
| Toshiba is expected to pull the plug on its HD DVD format in the coming weeks, after a rash of retail defections that followed Warner Home Video's stunning announcement in early January that it would support only Sony's rival Blu-ray Disc format after May. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Continues Blu-ray Industry Leadership with Aggressive Release Strategy (Business Wire, 1/08/2007 2:19pm) |
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| Compromise unlikely in HD optical disc battle (PC Advisor, 4/18/2005 10:39am) |
| Recent comments by Sony executives have raised hopes of a truce in the next-generation optical video disc battle between Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD. But closer questioning of companies on both sides points to no significant change in their positions and the continued likelihood that consumers will be forced to choose between two competing formats. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | What is a Network-Enabled Blu-ray Disc Player? - Question of the Week (About.com, 5/05/2013 10:00am) |
| There are other reasons to buy a Blu-ray disc player than for just playing Blu-ray discs, DVDs, or CDs. Most of today's Blu-ray disc players are also network enabled, which ... (Read Full Article) |
| China's CBHD high definition disc format may struggle against Blu-ray (HDTV UK, 9/24/2008 12:51pm) |
| China's quest for its own high definition disc format took another step forward, as Shanghai United Optical Disc set up its first CBHD (China Blue High-definition Disc) manufacturing plant. There are at least two advantages of the format over Blu-ray. Firstly, the cost to refit a DVD production line for CBHD (previously CH DVD) is around $800,000, compared to some three million dollars for Blu-ra ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Amazon on demand comes to Panasonic Blu-ray players (Pocket-lint, 8/04/2009 6:37pm) |
Yet another player that doesn't just let you play Blu-ray
Owners of any of the 2009 Panasonic Blu-ray players launched earlier in the year will now be able to get more than just Blu-ray on their TV following a deal between the TV maker and Amazon.
According to Panasonic Current owners of Panasonic's 2009 Blu-ray Disc players will automatically received a free software update on Tuesday in the US to be able to access Amazon's Video On Demand service.
The players, which were launched in April, will be able to access some 45,000 titles, a 1000 of which are in HD, to download directly to the player to watch from Amazon's on demand service.
Models to get the software update include the DMP-BD60, BD70V, BD80 and the company's portable Blu-ray Disc player, the B15.
In addition to Amazon Video On Demand, VIERA CAST will continue to provide access to YouTube, Picasa Web Albums, Bloomberg News and weather information says Panasonic.
It is not certain whether or not UK customers will be getting a similar update.
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| Fujitsu FMV home theater PCs to include Blu-ray (TG Daily, 4/11/2006 6:59pm) |
| Fujitsu will be the first manufacturer, it appears, to integrate Blu-ray Disc recorders and players into its PCs, but the real story here is the PCs that are receiving them. These are top-of-the-line media center PCs, that would perhaps have already been extremely successful in the Japanese market as long as two years ago, had Blu-ray recorders been available sooner. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Confirmed: New Line to Launch Blu-ray, HD DVD Support with 'Hairspray' (High-Def Digest, 7/18/2007 6:00pm) |
| The last major studio holdout in the high-def sweepstakes, New Line Home Entertainment has confirmed earlier reports that it will release 'Hairspray' as their very first Blu-ray and HD DVD disc. The news... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony Pictures releases 4k Blu-ray titles (HD-Report, 5/14/2013 10:03pm) |
| As a follow up to our earlier article about new Blu-ray Disc releases this week, let’s look a bit closer at what makes this Tuesday a bit special from other weeks. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Warner Goes Big, and Small for Blu-ray (Home Media Magazine, 7/26/2012 10:31pm) |
| Warner Home Video has made Blu-ray Disc collector’s editions for famous films an art form.
Beyond the physical extras — including books with rare photos and production art — the studio painstakingly restores and remasters [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic DMP-BDT330 3D Network Blu-ray Disc Player Review and Photos (About.com, 7/15/2013 8:00am) |
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The Panasonic DMP-BDT330 Blu-ray Disc Player is a reasonably-priced, compact, stylish, unit that performs well. The DMP-BDT330 provides 2D and 3D Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and CD playback. Also both 1080p ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sexiest home-theater setups (San Francisco Chronicle, 11/28/2005 4:09pm) |
| Not all that glitters is gold, but these fine-looking home-theater systems look and sound fantastic. These stylish home theaters in a box make it easy to buy all your gear in one convenient package, and they'll blow you away with style and sound. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner to Release 'NFL Road to the Superbowl XLIII' Blu-ray in June (High-Def Digest, 3/12/2009 8:00pm) |
| The victory of Super Bowl XLIII champions the Pittsburgh Steelers will be chronicled in a new four-disc Blu-ray set coming this June from Warner Home Video. Though a full synopsis is not yet know for 'NFL:... ... (Read Full Article) |
| No winner yet - HD DVD & Blu-ray battle over DVDs (allthingsHiDef, 12/27/2007 7:14pm) |
| And you thought Christmas was a time for peace on Earth and good will toward men. Not when it comes to selling consumers on a technology for high-definition, next-generation DVDs. The two combatants in this home-video slugfest are Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD. The Indianapolis Star takes an inside look at the hi-def format war. Full Story ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony HT-7200HD, HT-SS2300, HT-CT100 and HT-DDWG700 Home-Theaters-in-a-Box Are Built for Blu-ray [Home Entertainment] (Gizmodo, 2/26/2008 8:00am) |
| If Sony exists for anything, it's synergy, so its latest quickie home theaters are made to match its Blu-ray players—you'll notice only one of this fourfer has an upscaling DVD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Readies First Two Music Blu-Ray Titles (High-Def DVD Digest, 6/05/2006 10:26am) |
| Hoping to expand the variety of Blu-ray disc offerings, Sony BMG has announced it plans to release the first two music titles on the format, reports Home Media Retailing. 'Rod Stewart: Live at the Royal... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray, Digital & UltraViolet this week (HD-Report, 3/26/2013 5:40pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray, Digital, and UltraViolet this week? Let’s start with Lincoln starring Oscar-winner Daniel Day-Lewis. The film is available from Dreamworks in a Two-Disc or Four-Disc Combo Pack. The Two-Disc edition includes both [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Clueless about Blu-ray? Disney's got the answer with visit to local mall (KATU Portland, 9/15/2007 8:54pm) |
| Washington Square Mall hosts Sony and Disney's interactive Blu-ray Disc display this weekend. KATU film critic Tony Robinson previews the demo and gives his take on the high-definition home video war. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer Elite BDP-95FD Blu-ray Disc Player - Product Review and Rating (About.com, 4/08/2008 10:00am) |
| The Pioneer Elite BDP-95FD is a flagship Blu-ray Disc Player that is well constructed and easy to use. Blu-ray Disc video and audio quality is excellent, with both 1080p/60 and... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fox Bowing 9 Classic Movies First Time on Blu-ray Following Fan Vote (Home Media Magazine, 3/06/2013 4:41pm) |
| Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment March 6 said is releasing on Blu-ray Disc for the first time nine classic movies digitally restored from the 1930s through the 1960s selected by an online poll of film aficionados.
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| (Unranked) | ‘Titanic’ Tie-In Goes to Times Square (Home Media Magazine, 8/29/2012 10:50pm) |
| Paramount Home Media Distribution has launched a unique fan tie-in for the Sept. 10 release of Titanic on 2D and 3D Blu-ray Disc.
Visitors to Facebook.com/TitanicMovie can [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Wayne's World on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/23/2009 4:48am) |
| The Mike Myers classic makes its not-so-schwing-worthy debut on Blu-ray disc.
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| (Unranked) | ‘Terminator’ Anthology Blu-ray Goes Wide March 5 (Home Media Magazine, 1/25/2013 7:23pm) |
| Warner Home Video will release all four “Terminator” films in one Blu-ray set March 5 (order date Jan. 29) at $49.99. The set was previously a Best Buy exclusive this past August.
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| Blu-ray Disc Assn. Embraces 3-D HDTV (TWICE, 9/02/2009 2:19pm) |
| Los Angeles - The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) issued a statement Tuesday formally declaring... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PS3 firmware 4.30 update axes Folding@home (AfterDawn, 10/22/2012 11:51pm) |
Sony ends partnership with Stanford University's Folding@home.
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| Target sells $22 Dark Knight, Wanted Blu-ray disc (Punch Jump, 12/31/2008 3:39pm) |
| Target Corp. stores this week discounted The Dark Knight Blu-ray disc and Wanted Blu-ray disc in a new high-deifniton sale. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc: The State of the Industry (Electronic House, 1/09/2009 6:04am) |
| The Blu-ray Disc Association fed the media strong sales numbers at their CES press conference proving Blu-ray is here to stay. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Disc Association Ponders 4K Blu-rays (High-Def Digest, 1/30/2013 8:00pm) |
| Though packing 4K content onto a Blu-ray disc should be possible, there's a lot to think about before going forward. At this point, the 4K revolution seems inevitable. The industry is pushing for it [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic Expands on Award-Winning Devices with 2013 Blu-ray Disc™ Player Lineup, Focusing on High-Quality Picture, Sound, Design and Smart Networking (HDTV Magazine, 1/10/2013 11:39pm) |
| Panasonic, a major developer and contributor to the success of the Blu-ray format, today introduced an expanded Blu-ray Disc Player lineup with two new Full HD 3D models – the DMP-BDT330, DMP-BDT230, and two 2D Blu-ray Disc Players – the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung delays Blu-ray Disc player launch (Digit Magazine, 4/04/2006 11:16am) |
| Samsung will delay the US launch of its Blu-ray Disc player by one month, the company has announced. The delay has been called to allow completion of compatibility testing with Blu-ray Disc test media that is due available in April, Samsung said in a statement. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fox Pitches ‘Sandlot’ Blu-ray March 26 (Home Media Magazine, 2/28/2013 12:17am) |
| Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment commemorates the 20th anniversary of baseball comedy The Sandlot by re-releasing the film March 26 as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD combo pack.
The film centers on newbie Scotty Smalls (Tom Guiry) and the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Wal-Mart Jumps Into HDTV Home Installation (About.com, 10/24/2009 10:00am) |
| In an effort to provide more after-purchase support for its customers, especially those that are not technically inclined, Wal-Mart has made the decision to offer a new home installation service for HDTVs, home theater systems, and home office products. Of course, another motive for Wal-Mart is to provide a competitive alternative to Best Buy's Geek Squad. For all the details, check out the reports from Reuters and TV Predictions.Wal-Mart Jumps Into HDTV Home Installation originally appeared on About.com Home Theater on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 at 10:00:28.Permalink | Comment | Email this (Read Full Article) |
| Primera Announces Blu-ray Disc Duplicator and Printer (Broadcast Newsroom, 10/12/2006 4:37pm) |
| Bravo SE Blu Disc Publisher sets new price/performance benchmark for publishing Blu-ray Discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Twilight Zone: The Movie' Bound for HD DVD, Blu-ray This October (High-Def Digest, 7/26/2007 4:58pm) |
| After a ten-year absence, Warner Home Video is finally bringing 'Twilight Zone: The Movie' to disc in a cross format release to that will hit standard DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD this October. Despite being... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Fox Hopes ‘I, Robot’ 3D Blu-ray Release Starts a Trend (Home Media Magazine, 10/13/2012 4:52am) |
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CENTURY CITY, Calif. — It seems everyone at 20th Century Fox is excited about a Blu-ray Disc re-release of an eight-year-old film. The entire home entertainment unit, the studio’s PR team, even the person running the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| MGM to Bring 'Mr. Brooks' to Blu-ray this October (High-Def Digest, 8/23/2007 2:55pm) |
| MGM Home Entertainment has announced it will bring the thriller 'Mr. Brooks' to Blu-ray disc this October, day-and-date with the standard-def DVD version. The first of four day-and-date MGM titles alluded... ... (Read Full Article) |
| European Blu-ray Chairman calls HD DVD Group's actions "unbelievable" (Engadget, 11/13/2007 6:39pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentWhile it's not exactly a surprise that the Blu-ray folks are getting in yet another tussle with their counterparts in the HD DVD camp, the latest comments by the Blu-Ray Disc Association's European Chariman Frank Simonis do up the ante quite a bit, with some alleged misrepresentation of data on the HD DVD Group's part drawing most of his ire. More specifical ... (Read Full Article) |
| Bollywood begins to adopt Blu-ray (HDTV UK, 3/17/2008 12:06pm) |
| Blu-ray pushes on globally,
with the news that Bollywood will release the movie "Heyy Babyy", directed by
Sajid Khan who is already a covert to the format. "DVDs which give you a very
superior picture when viewed on a proper home theatre set-up is only mastered
at 9 GB - that's because a DVD gives you that much disc space. Blu Ray gives
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| Batman: Gotham Knight on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/14/2008 7:15am) |
| The perfect companion for a dark night, this animated anthology with an Eastern flavor is a stylish treat on Blu-ray Disc.
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| Alienware to Provide Industry Preview of Innovative New Digital Home System at CEDIA EXPO 2005 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/09/2005 12:00pm) |
| Alienware, an award-winning innovator in digital home systems, will be at Booth #51 of CEDIA EXPO 2005 to give attendees an exclusive preview of a new digital home solution that offers complete networked digital media distribution, as well as automation of everything in the home from lighting and security to pools and spas. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic's Next Blu-ray Players: DMP-BD50 with BD-Live and a Blu-ray HTIB (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/16/2008 10:52am) |
| Panasonic unveiled a pair of new Blu-ray Disc products at CES. The DMP-BD50 will be their first player to support BD-Live and to include on-board decoding of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD. The SC-BT100 is their first Home Theater in a Box system to include Blu-ray playback. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Blu-ray releases: Pitch Perfect, Total Recall, Wimpy Kid (HD-Report, 12/18/2012 2:28pm) |
| Sony’s Total Recall (2012) has been released to Blu-ray Disc today as an Extended Director’s Cut which includes both theatrical and extended cuts of the film. You can purchase Total Recall as either a Two-Disc or Three-Disc Blu-ray [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 7/16/2007 2:54pm) |
| SEATTLE, BUSINESS WIRE -- GalleryPlayer, best known for having one of the largest libraries of rights-protected high definition image programming in the world, has inked an exclusive distribution deal with leading independent home entertainment distributor Image Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq:DISK), to release four new titles exclusively on Blu-ray disc this fall. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony BDU-X10S Blu-ray Drive (I4U, 1/07/2008 6:00pm) |
| Sony Electronics announced an internal BD-ROM drive dubbed BDU-X10S at the CES 2008.
The new BDU-X10S BD-ROM drive comes with CyberLinkÂ’s PowerDVD BD Edition software for playback of commercial movie titles, recorded Blu-ray Disc home videos, DVD-RO... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Run Lola Run on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/13/2008 12:18am) |
| The internationally acclaimed and experimental runaway cult classic with the pulsating soundtrack from director Tom Tykwer gets the high definition treatment on Blu-ray Disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 8/28/2007 5:09pm) |
| Visitors to the IFA consumer electronics show, which opens Friday in Berlin, will have ringside seats to the war over high-definition disc formats raging between Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| "300" Sells More on Blu-ray Disc Than HD DVD (AnandTech, 8/13/2007 3:10pm) |
| Many more Spartans marching on Blu-ray Disc... ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics Selects Broadcom(R) Platform for World's First Disc Player Capable of Playing Both Blu-ray (TM, 1/08/2007 5:03pm) |
| Broadcom Corporation , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that its combined Blu- ray(TM) disc and HD DVD system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution has been selected by LG Electronics Inc. for next generation DVD players. By combining Blu-ray and HD DVD formats into one SoC platform, Broadcom is addressing the challenge of the current optical disc format ... (Read Full Article) |
| In Wake of Warner Defection, Studios Roll Out HD DVD Product (allthingsHiDef, 1/17/2008 6:18pm) |
| Down but not out, the beleaguered HD DVD format suddenly has some product in the pipeline, after studio announcements that had been slotted for the Consumer Electronics Show were yanked at the last minute due to the pre-show defection of Warner Home Video to the Blu-ray Disc camp. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Funny Girl’ Gets 45th Anniversary Blu-ray Release (Home Media Magazine, 3/29/2013 11:37pm) |
| Funny Girl, the film that gave Barbra Streisand her first starring role, arrives remastered in 4K on Blu-ray Disc April 30 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Streisand earned the Best Actress Oscar in 1968 for her portrayal of Fanny [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Continues Blu-ray Industry Leadership with Second Wave of Film Titles Launching in Europe and Australia (Business Wire, 1/25/2007 3:51am) |
| LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Continuing its industry leadership role and unwavering commitment to the Blu-ray disc format, the only high-definition packaged media format supported by the ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft’s New 'Xbox One' Includes Blu-ray Drive (Home Media Magazine, 5/21/2013 5:57pm) |
| Microsoft unveiled its next-generation gaming console May 21, the Xbox One, an “all-in-one home entertainment system” that includes a Blu-ray Disc drive, live TV capability, built-in motion and voice controls and HDMI input and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray Disc June 25, 2013 (HD-Report, 6/24/2013 7:16pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray Disc this week? Upside Down starring Kirsten Dunst and Jim Sturgess is about a love affair obstructed by, of all things, gravity. The film is available in 3D & 2D Blu-ray, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Next on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 6/13/2008 6:20am) |
| Yet another Philip K. Dick big-screen adaptation is a miss with this Nicolas Cage Sci-Fi vehicle appearing on Blu-ray Disc with above average picture quality and engulfing uncompressed PCM sound. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Home Theater Deals: Panasonic SC-BTT490 3D Blu-ray 5.1 Home Theater System: $294.99 shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/22/2012 5:54pm) |
| For one day only, Amazon is slashing 41 percent off the price of this speaker/Blu-ray [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Disney Previews 'Cars' Blu-ray Interactive Features (High-Def Digest, 8/13/2007 6:00pm) |
| Disney has posted a new trailer for its upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Cars' providing a first glimpse at the disc's much-hyped interactive features. As previously reported, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment... ... (Read Full Article) |
| U2: Rattle & Hum on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/25/2008 12:12am) |
| The now legendary Rock band is captured on tour in the United States at the pinnacle of their Joshua Tree success in the 1980s in this classic concert film on Blu-ray Disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pioneer Elite Blu-ray 3D Player Designed for Endless Content Options (HDTV Magazine, 9/09/2012 5:22am) |
| INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CEDIA Show Booth #719 - Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. continues to enhance the home theater experience with the release of its new Elite® BDP-62FD Blu-ray Disc™ player. The BDP-62FD offers new features [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Fujitsu Chooses Sonic to Power Burning Capabilities in World's First Blu-ray Disc Equipped Desktop Personal Computer; Sonic's Roxio Software Included in Fujitsu's DESKPOWER TX95S/D With Blu-ray Disc Drive (Business Wire, 6/16/2006 10:30am) |
| NOVATO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2006--Sonic Solutions(R) (NASDAQ:SNIC), the leader in digital media software, announced today that its Roxio(R) Blu-ray Disc (BD) ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Recruit on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 6/09/2008 7:57am) |
| An average spy thriller with strong performances from Colin Farrell and Al Pacino offers a decent level of entertainment value, but the reference quality audio and video in this Blu-ray Disc release put it over the top. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Low-priced Blu-ray Disc Players Reach Wal-mart Shelves (About.com, 5/15/2008 3:00pm) |
| Is price the main thing that is stopping you from buying a Blu-ray Disc player? If you are willing to forgo brand names, such as Panasonic, Samsung, and Sony, you... ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Shining on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/04/2008 7:19pm) |
| Stanley Kubrick's sole excursion into the Horror genre appears here on this Blu-ray Disc release of the late filmmaker's now classic screen adaptation of Stephen King's best selling novel.
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| Hybrid HD DVD/Blu-Ray Disc Patented (ExtremeTech, 9/20/2006 2:16pm) |
| A patent application has been filed for a disc that would play two competing high-definition DVD formats which, if successful, could help appease a battle that has divided Hollywood and confounded consumers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Sets April Blu-ray Debut for 'Winged Migration,' 'Fly Away Home' (High-Def Digest, 1/27/2009 9:30pm) |
| Sony Pictures has announced a pair of family adventure favorites for Blu-ray release this April, 'Fly Away Home' and 'Winged Migration.' The fictional 'Fly Away Home,' starring Oscar-winner Anna Paquin,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Recorders Outsell DVD Recorders in Japan (Format War Central, 12/10/2008 3:01pm) |
| Blu-ray Disc Recorders have exceeded 50% market share for DVD Recorders in terms of units sold in the first week of November 2008, according to the latest GfK Retail and Technology Japan numbers.
A year ago Blu-ray Disc Recorders held for a market share of only 10%.
It is also interesting to note that Blu-ray Disc Recorders are replacing DVD Recorders one and a half times faster than DVD Recorde ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft Releases Xbox 360 HD DVD Emulator to Help Speed Content Production (eHomeUpgrade, 12/18/2007 8:00am) |
| Microsoft Corp. today announced the release of the Xbox 360 HD DVD Emulator, enabling film studios and disc authoring companies to model the behavior of HD DVD disc content, including encoded video and HDi interactivity, in a virtual environment before committing to burning a single HD DVD disc. This comprehensive tool is among the first commercially available, software-based solutions of its kind ... (Read Full Article) |
| NetBlender Connects Blu-ray Disc to iPhones (Format War Central, 4/10/2008 6:07pm) |
| NetBlender has announced a new Blu-ray Disc technology that allows iPhones and iPod Touch devices to interact with content on a Blu-ray disc. Called "BD Touch", the technology leverages the network connection built into Blu-ray players and the WiFi connection on the iPhone to create two-way communication between the devices. Video, audio, text, and player [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Epson - the World's Number One Selling Projector Brand - Introduces the PowerLite Home Cinema 720 HD Projector for the ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/22/2007 7:00am) |
| Epson America Inc. today announced that it is advancing its award-winning line of high definition projectors for the ever-growing home theater market with the launch of the Epson PowerLite® Home Cinema 720. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD Disc Sales Value Slows, but New Technologies Will Spur International Growth Says In-Stat (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/07/2005 1:01pm) |
| SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.----Dec. 7, 2005--A variety of new content delivery options for the home are creating tumultuous times for the movie industry, reports In-Stat . While standard-definition DVD sales are still going well, that market is likely nearing its peak, the high-tech market research firm says. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Worldwide installed base of Blu-ray disc players to hit 100 million this year, says Strategy Analytics (Broadcast Engineering, 11/20/2012 4:33pm) |
| The market research firm forecasts 27 percent of consumers in North America will own at least one standalone Blu-ray Disc player.
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| Sharp Intros New LCD TV Line With Built-in Blu-ray Disc Recorders - For Japan (About.com, 8/13/2009 10:00am) |
| Once again, the U.S. consumer is being shut out of access to Blu-ray Disc recording as Sharp has announced a new high-end LCD Television line-up for Japan, and possibly other select overseas markets, but not the U.S., that feature built-in Blu-ray Disc recorders. Read it and weep... Posted by Japan Corporate News. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Dark Knight Trilogy: Ultimate Collector's Edition Blu-ray Coming September 24th 2013 (About.com, 7/03/2013 6:00pm) |
| Warner Home Video, has announced that Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises, all currently available as separate Blu-ray Disc packages, will be available beginning September 24th ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount To Put Blu-ray First (About.com, 8/03/2009 10:00am) |
| Once an aggressive promoter of the new-defunct HD-DVD format, Paramount Home Video is now turning to Blu-ray as the future of its profit center. Beginning with the upcoming home video release of the film Dance Flick Paramount is trying a new approach where the Blu-ray sales and DVD rental versions will be released several weeks before the standard DVD version is planned to hit store shelves. It is hoped that this strategy will further push Blu-ray Disc player and movie sales, and further solidify its continued growth. Disney is also attempting to take a similar approach. To find out more on how this will affect consumers, check out the report from Video Business.
Related Story: Watchmen Blu-ray Release Captures Over 1/3 of Total Title Sales (Reuters). (Read Full Article) |
| Is Toshiba's Superbowl ad for HD DVD a final desperate act? (HDTV UK, 1/28/2008 8:00am) |
| Reports suggest that Toshiba will be taking out a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl on 3rd February. It will cost the company close to three million dollars, and is expected to highlight their freshly price cut HD DVD players.
Toshiba's Jodi Sally told Home Media Magazine that the commercial wasn't a make-or-break promotion for the disc format. "It has always been our strategy to reach HDTV o ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES - Warner's Blu-ray Disc move has industry buzzing (Computerworld, 1/05/2008 2:00pm) |
| The decision by Warner Bros. to drop HD DVD in favor of Blu-ray Disc for high-definition movies has set the ele... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal to Offer Flipper Disc - a Hybrid Blu-ray/DVD (Big Picture Big Sound, 12/01/2009 9:56pm) |
| Universal is preparing to release a hybrid disc format which will include both a standard definition DVD and a high definition Blu-ray version [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy offers $19.99 Blu-ray disc titles (Punch Jump, 3/24/2008 3:45pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores this week began offering a new wave of Blu-ray disc titles to customers at a $10 price cut. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Da Vinci Code Extended Cut on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/02/2009 5:35am) |
| The quest to uncover the secret behind the Holy Grail gets extended and there's a whole lot more to discover in this two disc set on Blu-ray.
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| (Unranked) | Epson Debuts Ultra Bright HD 2D/3D Projector Under $900 (HDTV Magazine, 1/10/2013 5:49am) |
| Epson America, Inc. today expanded its award-winning line of 3LCD home theater projectors with the highly versatile and affordable 3LCD PowerLite® Home Cinema 750HD – offering families and first-time home theater enthusiasts an affordable [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Next Wave of Disney Animated Blu-rays Coming Out June 11 (Home Media Magazine, 3/28/2013 11:48pm) |
| Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will bring three more of its animated hits to Blu-ray Disc June 11.
The release of 2000’s The Emperor’s New Groove, 2001’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire and 2002’s Lilo & [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Xbox 360 may defect to Blu-ray disc (Punch Jump, 1/10/2008 5:46pm) |
| Microsoft Corp. this week said that it may provide a Blu-ray disc playback option for the Xbox 360 should consumer demand warrant it. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon offers 47% off hot Blu-ray disc sale (Punch Jump, 3/25/2008 3:48pm) |
| Amazon.com this month began offering up to 47% off hot Blu-ray disc titles in the latest promotion for the high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hi-def rivals in CES war of words (The Hollywood Reporter, 1/09/2007 1:13pm) |
| LAS VEGAS -- Supporters of the two rival next-generation disc formats are slugging it out this week at the Consumer Electronics Show, with HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc predicting victory in the quest for a unified high-definition standard. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Lawsuit Halts ‘Avengers Phase One’ Blu-ray Box Set Release (Home Media Magazine, 9/05/2012 3:07pm) |
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The much-anticipated Sept. 25 retail release of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment’s The Avengers has reportedly hit a snag involving a lawsuit filed over a special Blu-ray Disc collector’s box set.
Release of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | How Much are Blu-ray Disc Players? - Question of the Week (About.com, 6/02/2013 10:00am) |
| It is time to replace that old DVD player, but there doesn't seem to be as many available anymore, but there sure are a lot of Blu-ray Disc players on ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony’s First Multidisc Blu-ray Player on the Market (Home Media Magazine, 9/01/2009 10:31pm) |
| The first of two Sony 400-disc Blu-ray Disc MegaChangers is out in the retail wild. (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy to offer $14.99 Blu-ray disc sale (Punch Jump, 4/19/2008 3:47pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores on Sun. will offer Blu-ray disc titles as low as $14.99 in the latest high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Tool Kit: Home 3-D Printers to Make Things You Need or Just Like (New York Times, 6/19/2013 2:21pm) |
| The technology behind 3-D printing has been used in manufacturing for decades, but home machines have now opened it to more users. (Read Full Article) |
| 100GB 1920p-capable high definition discs on their way (HDTV UK, 1/16/2009 2:55pm) |
| It's enough to make you cry. If physical disc formats really do have some shelf life, then Royal Digital Media's new optical disc format may have some worth, but if it's at the expense of Blu-ray, it's going to play havoc with the consumer. Technical part first: Royal Digital Media has developed a 100GB-capacity disc which can handle four hours' worth of 1920p HD video -- "the next generatio ... (Read Full Article) |
| Triple-format disc could end HD confusion (Computer Active, 9/20/2006 4:27pm) |
| A disc format that could hold movies in the rival HD DVD and Blu-ray high-definition formats, as well as DVD, has been proposed by two leading engineers at Warner. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Japan offers blu-ray Disc (Baku Sun - Azerbaijan, 9/01/2006 12:58pm) |
| TOKYO — More than a dozen Hollywood studios announced movie offerings in Japan Tuesday for players of next-generation Blu-ray Disc video. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 9/14/2007 12:42am) |
| Sony has increased its bet on Blu-ray Disc and plans to ditch DVD and use the high-definition video disc format in all future digital video recorders in Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Tekken Tag Tournament 2 DLC characters found on Xbox 360 disc (Joystiq, 9/11/2012 2:00am) |
| Some dataminers have apparently discovered extra hidden characters on the Xbox 360 game disc for (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Unveils 'Da Vinci Code' Blu-ray Specs, Exclusives (High-Def Digest, 2/25/2009 11:30pm) |
| Sony Pictures has revealed final specs for 'The Da Vinci Code,' which comes to Blu-ray this April as a two-disc set with exclusive content. As previously reported, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment finally... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Epson Budget HD Home Cinema Projector (BIOS, 12/20/2005 8:50am) |
| Epson has announced the PowerLite Cinema Home 20 projector in the US and Canada (UK availability likely in Q1 2006), with an estimated street price of $999 (US). The product is also now available through Epson's Web site. The PowerLite Home 20 is a new 480p nati... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray, Digital Keep 2012 First-Half Consumer Spending Positive (Home Media Magazine, 7/29/2012 7:10pm) |
| Strong double-digit growth of Blu-ray Disc sales coupled with digital distribution helped increase home entertainment consumer spending nearly 1.4% during the first six months of 2012, according to new data from DEG: The Digital Entertainment [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Half Price Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD Deals - Dozens of Titles (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/17/2008 9:34pm) |
| No matter which side you take in the next generation DVD format war, you can save big bucks now on a large selection of both Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD titles on Amazon. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray, 3D & UltraViolet this week (HD-Report, 6/03/2013 2:16pm) |
| This week in movies A Good Day to Die Hard starring Bruce Willis is available on Blu-ray Disc and includes a new extended cut along with the theatrical version. The two-disc Blu-ray combo pack from [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray disc sales up on $20 or less pricing (Punch Jump, 3/16/2008 3:57pm) |
| Blu-ray disc sales increased over the weekend as titles were sold at Amazon.com for $20 or less. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Kmart Chooses HD DVD Over Blu-ray Disc (AnandTech, 11/01/2007 5:18am) |
| Kmart picks HD DVD over Blu-ray Disc, citing price as the main reason ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wall-E Blu-ray price cut to $14.99 (Punch Jump, 4/06/2009 7:54pm) |
| Retailer Amazon.com on Mon. price cut Disney’s Wall-E Blu-ray disc to under $15 in a new high-definition sale.
On Mon., the Wall-E Blu-ray disc held a sale price of $14.99, 58 percent off the MSRP.
The title was released in Nov. 2008.
Amazon this month began holding a new 50 percent off Blu-ray disc sale in a new [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Goblet of Fire' Blu-ray Disc Replacement Details (High-Def Digest, 12/20/2007 9:00pm) |
| A week after reports first surfaced of misplaced discs in the Blu-ray edition of its Harry Potter giftset, Warner has kicked off a disc exchange program for affected consumers. Though the studio has yet... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic SC-BTT195 Blu-ray 3D Home Theater System Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/19/2012 10:32pm) |
| Add some big sound to that big picture with Panasonic's 3D-capable Blu-ray home theater [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc rapidly gaining popularity in Japan (Computerworld, 7/22/2008 1:00pm) |
| Shipments of Blu-ray Disc-based video recorders and players are increasing fast in Japan and hit 122,000 in June, according to data released today. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Giveaway: ‘Taken 2′ (HD-Report, 1/18/2013 11:08pm) |
| This month we’re giving away a copy of Taken 2 on Blu-ray Disc with DVD, Digital and UltraViolet Copy. The 2-disc Blu-ray edition includes both the theatrical and new unrated cut of the film, formatted [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | OPPO Formally Announces BDP-103 and BDP-105 Blu-ray Disc Players (About.com, 9/19/2012 4:00am) |
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Building on the success of their well-regarded BDP-93 and (Read Full Article) |
| Gangs of New York on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/19/2008 8:15am) |
| Martin Scorsese's sprawling period film about Civil War era New York City finally comes to Blu-ray Disc, but does this highly anticipated release fix the flaws of its DVD predecessor?
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| Blu-ray Disc Association to push format at IFA 2008 (HDTV UK, 7/18/2008 10:34am) |
| Unrivalled by HD DVD this year, the Blu-ray Disc Association has announced that it is to hold a press conference at the IFA Consumer Electronics Fair in Berlin this August... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray gets 10% market share in week ending 1st June (HDTV UK, 6/10/2008 11:23am) |
| More statistics for you (don't you just love them) suggesting that Blu-ray is doing fairly well compared to overall disc sales for all formats. According to figures published in the latest edition of Home Media Magazine, Blu-ray achieved 10% market share for the week ending 1st June, based on the top 20 chart of Blu-ray titles versus the top 20 standard DVDs... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung to launch second dual-format blue-laser disc player in 4Q07 (Digi Times, 7/11/2007 4:38am) |
| Samsung Electronics, at an IFA (Internationale Funhausstellung in German) conference held in Hamburg, Germany last week, announced it will launch the Duo HD (high-definition) BD-UP5000, the world's second dual-format disc player model supporting both HD DVD and BD (Blu-ray Disc) next to the LG Electronics BH100. The device will be initially introduced in the European market at a tentative price . ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Digital Home (BusinessWeek, 10/31/2005 7:45am) |
| Sharper, cheaper HDTV. Better Wi-Fi cameras. iPod-run home audio. We've tested them all -- and a lot more in BusinessWeek's annual Tech Buying Guide ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Digital Home (BusinessWeek, 11/18/2005 8:51pm) |
| Sharper, cheaper HDTV. Better Wi-Fi cameras. iPod-run home audio. We've tested them all -- and a lot more in BusinessWeek's annual Tech Buying Guide ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Launches Blu-ray Disc(TM) Home Theater System (HDTV Magazine, 9/10/2009 4:11am) |
Panasonic today announced the debut of its first 2.1 channel Blu-ray Disc(TM) home theater system. The innovative SC-BTX70 is designed with a chic, upright silhouette, making it an ideal match for a flat panel TV. Panasonic's SC-BTX70 unleashes the beauty of Blu-ray Disc, while also providing a wide variety of other digital media options for family and friends to enjoy.
Sporting a sleek and compact form factor, the SC-BTX70 is a 2.1 system delivers realistic virtual 7.1 channel sound dispersed through a wide listening area. Panasonic's advanced...
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| There Will Be Blood on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/20/2008 9:15am) |
| This is Daniel Day-Lewis at his Academy Award-winning best as a ruthless oil tycoon driven by greed in this film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights; Magnolia) now available in high definition on Blu-ray Disc.
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| Optical disc deal (Australian IT, 2/13/2006 1:22pm) |
| TOSHIBA, which is pushing its HD DVD format for high-definition discs, has signed an agreement with LG Electronics to share patents for optical disc drives, players and recorders. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Primera Announces Its Full Support for Blu-ray Disc(TM) (Business Wire, 2/27/2008 1:17pm) |
| PLYMOUTH, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Primera Technology, Inc., the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of automated CD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc duplication ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: LG HB954SP Blu-ray home cinema system announced (Pocket-lint, 10/08/2009 11:13am) |
Good looking 5.1 set-up complete with iDock
LG has launched a new Blu-ray home cinema system, the HB954SP, a BD-Live-enabled, Full HD 1080p, 1000 Watt, 5.1 effort.
With five oval satellite Mark-Levinson-tuned speakers, the connected system offers one-click access to YouTube videos, upscaling of standard DVDs, playback from USB and (only) two HDMI inputs.
There's also an iDock for an iPod or iPhone and LG's "Sound Gallery" for easy set-up as well as handy options such as turning off the bass in "night mode".
The system will be available from November 2009, but the really crucial bit for most people - pricing - is yet to be revealed.
LG don't offer RRPs, instead suggesting price comparison sites for an idea of cost, not a great strategy for a product that's yet to be released.
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| Paramount lists new HD DVD in midst of Blu-ray battle (Punch Jump, 1/17/2008 10:03pm) |
| Paramount Home Enterainment on Thur. released a slate of upcoming high-definition titles on Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD format in the midst of a format battle between it and Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer develops 16-layer, 400GB Blu-ray disc (Joystiq, 7/07/2008 9:30pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3
Dual-layer Blu-ray discs are so 2006. The new hotness is Pioneer's just-developed, 16-layer Blu-ray disc (pictured above) with a whopping 400GB of writable storage space. For reference, that disc could hold roughly eight copies of Metal Gear Solid 4, 187 copies of Final Fantasy VII, or 1.25 million copies of the original Super Mario Bros.The new discs require a sp ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pioneer HTZ-BD32 Blu-ray Home Theater System Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/25/2013 6:07pm) |
| It's got just about everything you'd want, as far as features are concerned, but this package probably won't please a picky home theater [...] (Read Full Article) |
 | Epson Ships New Home Cinema Projector (DesignTechnica, 12/08/2005 10:51pm) |
| The PowerLite Home 20, priced at just under $1,000, is 480p native resolution and projects an 80-inch widescreen image from 6.6 feet away. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Connecting Blu-ray and DISH DVR to Receiver with HDMI, Do I Need Optical Digital Too? (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/06/2008 9:13am) |
| A reader with an HDMI-switching home theater receiver, Blu-ray Disc player and DISH Network HD receiver wonders whether he'll still need to use an optical digital cable for audio if he connects these devices to his system using HDMI.
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| Sony Unleashes New Blu-ray Players (Computerworld, 3/03/2009 5:00am) |
| Sony skipped the hoopla of last month's Consumer Electronics Show and saved its Blu-ray player refresh for its product-line show Tuesday in Las Vegas. In addition to launching some new connected HDTVs, the company revealed its new Blu-ray Disc players and home-theater systems. The most expensive stand-alone Blu-ray models this time will cost US$350--a far cry from the big-ticket player prices of ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Lethal Weapon Collection’ on Blu-ray just $36.99 (HD-Report, 2/17/2013 7:52pm) |
| This week’s Blu-ray Deal is the Lethal Weapon Collection from Warner Home Video. The collection includes all four franchise films on Blu-ray Disc: Lethal Weapon (1987), Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), Lethal Weapon 3 (1992), and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Basic Home Theater System (BellaOnline, 8/01/2005 1:57am) |
| The basic home theater system is designed to imitate the movie going experience. The basic elements of a home theater system are: television, sound, video programming and lighting. ... (Read Full Article) |
| BVWHE Announces First 2007 Blu-ray Disc Titles (Coming Soon, 11/14/2006 7:15pm) |
| Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment (BVWHE) President Bob Chapek today announced BVWHE's first wave of Blu-ray Disc® releases for 2007. These 50GB, dual-layer titles include Casanova , Chicago , The Guardian and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , and will be in stores on January 23, 2007. Most Blu-ray titles from BVWHE will be available for $34.99 SRP. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Predator on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/21/2008 10:37pm) |
| The 80s classic SciFi shoot-em-up comes to Blu-ray Disc, and while its audio and video quality are better than the DVD releases that came before it, a complete lack of extras or special features make me wonder whether a special edition version isn't in store for the future. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2′ opening Blu-ray & DVD sales (HD-Report, 3/05/2013 5:23pm) |
| Summit Entertainment’s The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 sold an estimated 3.85 million combined Blu-ray and DVD units over weekend, following the film’s home media release on March 2. According to Lionsgate, Blu-ray Disc [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Blu-ray Disc releases, June 18 (HD-Report, 6/18/2013 1:36pm) |
| Here’s what’s new on Blu-ray Disc and Blu-ray 3D this week. Warner Bros.’ Jack the Giant Slayer is now available in both Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D editions. Each edition comes with a DVD copy and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Audio - Bitstream or PCM? (About.com, 11/03/2012 10:00am) |
| In addition to great video quality, one of the additional benefits of the Blu-ray Disc format is the access to high-resolution audio. Audio provided on a Blu-ray Disc can take ... (Read Full Article) |
| Gandhi 25th Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/17/2009 6:57pm) |
| This Oscar winning Best Picture from 25 years ago gets a fresh makeover on Blu-ray, while the two disc set's bonus features help you understand Gandhi, the man, as much as Gandhi the film.
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| Kung fu and war classics arrive on high def format in April. (IGN Entertainment, 3/01/2007 6:38pm) |
| March 1, 2007 - On April 17, 2007, Warner Home Video will release two classic action films on Blu-ray Disc: Enter the Dragon and The Dirty Dozen . The bonus materials from the standard DVD versions of both films will be included on the high definition versions, which will be available for a MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price) of $28.99 each. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New wave of Blu-ray disc titles priced at $9.95 (Punch Jump, 3/05/2008 5:01pm) |
| While Blu-ray disc titles carry a premium price tag, lesser known titles on the format will be sold for under $10. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Monty Python's Life of Brian: The Immaculate Edition on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/09/2008 2:47am) |
| The hilarious and controversial religious comedy from the classic and infamous British comedy troop appears in a definitive high definition Blu-ray disc release. ... (Read Full Article) |
| A Bridge Too Far on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 6/16/2008 9:09pm) |
| The classic World War II film comes to Blu-ray Disc. It features an all-star cast, and some impressive film-making, but its 3-hour run time feels a bit long, and its audio and video transfers are not quite up to reference quality. And hey, Fox/MGM, how about some extras? ... (Read Full Article) |
| (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) |
| Blockbuster OnDemand To Be Incorporated in New Samsung Blu-ray Disc Players (About.com, 7/18/2009 10:00am) |
| Taking advantage of built-in internet connectivity on most Blu-ray Disc players, online movie streaming services such as Netflix, You Tube, and Cinema Now are quickly becoming common features. Now, Samsung has announced that it has reached an agreement with Blockbuster to provide access to the Blockbuster OnDemand movie streaming on its compatible Blu-ray Disc Players.
Adding streaming service ... (Read Full Article) |
| Agere to launch multimedia storage chips for home nets (CommsDesign, 5/25/2005 12:26pm) |
| PARIS — Anticipating the eventual need for a home \\\"gigabit pipe\\\" to distribute high-definition video content over home networks, Agere Systems has developed a family of storage chips designed for use in digital media servers, multiuser personal video recorders and network attached storage devices. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Agere to launch multimedia storage chips for home nets (EE Times, 5/24/2005 8:51pm) |
| PARIS — Anticipating the eventual need for a home \\\"gigabit pipe\\\" to distribute high-definition video content over home networks, Agere Systems has developed a family of storage chips designed for use in digital media servers, multiuser personal video recorders and network attached storage devices. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pioneer Reveals New Elite BDP-62FD Blu-ray Disc Player (About.com, 9/18/2012 8:00am) |
| The price of Blu-ray Disc players keeps on going down, with even high-end players coming ...Read [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Indiana Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark Now in IMAX and on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/17/2012 9:46pm) |
| Indiana Jones fans have a chance to see the film that started it all in huge screen IMAX, and take home all four films in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Launches Industry's First Blu-ray Disc Player to The U.S. Market (Business Wire, 6/15/2006 1:00pm) |
| RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 2006--Samsung Electronics America, Inc.: Next Generation Disc Format Offers High Definition Picture Quality to ... (Read Full Article) |
| Digit Online - Features - Disc dilemma (Digit Magazine, 8/17/2005 12:30pm) |
| CD: FREE! Perfect polygons in 3DS, Maya, Carrara... As both the Blu-ray and HD-DVD camps travelling full steam ahead to get their disc format to market, optimism for a single successor to the DVD format is diminishing. ... (Read Full Article) |
| National Treasure on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/19/2008 5:30am) |
| Nicolas Cage stars in this near farcical historical mystery that plays on cliché conspiracies concerning Knights Templar, Free Masons and hidden treasure, with a competent transfer and audio mix to Blu-ray Disc from Disney. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner patents Blu-ray/HD DVD hybrid disc (TG Daily, 9/20/2006 3:19pm) |
| The battle for high-definition disc dominance has made few ripples in the non-videophile population. Still, most of the big movie studios have pledged support for either Blu-ray or HD DVD, and a few, like Warner Bros, have begun to release movies on both formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Iron Man Ultimate Edition: Full Blu-ray disc details and video segments (HDTV UK, 9/26/2008 9:08am) |
| A few weeks ago I wrote about Iron Man coming to Blu-ray. Now, here are the full details of the Ultimate Edition two-disc set, coming on 27th October for £29.99 and featuring Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. Disc 1: HALL OF ARMOUR THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN (HD) ORIGINS FRIENDS & FOES THE DEFINITIVE IRON MAN DEMON IN A BOTTLE EXTREMIS AND BEYOND ULTIMATE IRON MAN DELETED/EXTENDED SCENES (HD) BD LI ... (Read Full Article) |
| The DVD Acquisition and Development Group, Inc. Announces the Coordinated Release of Its Entire HDScape(TM) Library on ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/17/2007 4:13pm) |
| FAIRFIELD, N.J.----One the eve of the Home Media Expo in Las Vegas, The DVD Acquisition and Development Group, Inc., the parent company of DVD International , has announced the coordinated release of its entire HDScape line on Blu-ray Disc on October 30, 2007. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Experience Home Cinema with Epson (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/31/2005 1:20pm) |
| The home cinema - compact and small, in highest quality and with state-of-the-art technology - this is the central topic for Epson at the IFA in Berlin. In hall 26, the HDTV hall, stand 118 Epson presents the state-of-the-art 3LCD technology for home cinema as well as the latest projector range from 2 to 7 September 2005. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Pioneer LX010BD Blu-ray Home Cinema system hits UK (Pocket-lint, 11/07/2008 11:43am) |
| Profile 1.1 sporting player to match your KuroPioneer has confirmed the launch in the UK of the LX01BD Blu-ray Home Cinema system, which is first announced in June.
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| Target offers $19.99 Blu-ray disc sale (Punch Jump, 4/20/2008 5:08pm) |
| Target Corp. stores on Sun. began offering a $19.99 Blu-ray disc sale in the latest high-definition retail promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony unveils first Blu-ray disc drive burner (CIOL, 8/25/2006 11:40am) |
| MUMBAI: Sony Electronics (S) Pte Ltd today unveiled its first internal Blu-ray Disc (BD) rewritable drive for the computer aftermarket. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon burns 45% off Blu-ray disc bundles (Punch Jump, 10/08/2008 4:24pm) |
| Amazon.com this week began offering 45 percent off three-disc Blu-ray bundles in the latest promotion for the high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon offers 3-for-2 Blu-ray disc sale (Punch Jump, 7/18/2008 4:41pm) |
| Amazon.com this week began offering a new Buy 2 Get 1 Free Blu-ray disc sale in the latest promotion for the high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ratatouille on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/01/2008 11:52pm) |
| Director Brad Bird and animation studio Pixar are on a roll, with a second Oscar for best animated film in 'Ratatouille.' Now the Blu-ray Disc is out and it's as impressive as the film itself. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony BDP-S5100 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 6/21/2013 10:00am) |
| The BDP-S5100 is a great example of how Blu-ray Disc players have morphed into a total content access entertainment device.
Although the core of the BDP-S5100 is its ability to play Blu-ray discs (both 2D and 3D - including 2D-to-3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| BDA, Adams Dispute Harris Survey on Blu-ray (Home Media Magazine, 6/25/2009 11:54pm) |
| The Blu-ray Disc Association is challenging the accuracy of a June 18 Harris Poll, which says that as of April, more Americans owned an HD DVD player (11%) than a Blu-ray Disc player (7%). ... (Read Full Article) |
| VMD High Definition Disc Format Debuts (DesignTechnica, 5/03/2005 12:35am) |
| New Medium Enterprises has shown off its first High-Definition movie on Its Red Laser 20GB and 40GB Versatile MultiLayer Disc -VMD-. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wal-Mart burns $15 Blu-ray disc titles (Punch Jump, 6/09/2008 8:03pm) |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. this week began offering select Blu-ray disc titles for $15 and under in the latest bid to spur high-definition sales. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Denon Announces Supercharged Blu-ray Disc Player (About.com, 12/09/2008 10:00am) |
| In a move that is sure to widen the eyes and perk up the ears of many audio and videophiles, Denon has just announced its new DVD-A1UDCI Blu-ray Disc player... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hitman on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/18/2008 11:38am) |
| If the phrase, "based on the popular video game" doesn't scare you away, then you might just enjoy this little action movie featuring Timothy Olyphant as the titular assassin. The Blu-ray disc features some unique extras including a portable digital version of the film to watch where and when you want. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon burns $100 off PS3, Blu-ray player with disc buy (Punch Jump, 10/27/2008 7:05pm) |
| Amazon.com this week began offering $100 off Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 or a stand-alone Blu-ray player with the purchase of four Warner Blu-ray disc titles. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumer Alert: Onkyo Blu-ray Disc Player Coming Soon (About.com, 7/10/2008 8:00am) |
| Previously an HD-DVD supporter, Onkyo has announced that it will introduce a Blu-ray Disc player later this year, now that the format war is settled. Details are sketchy as to... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Alien Anthology 6-Disc Blu-ray just $19.99 (HD-Report, 7/09/2013 4:07pm) |
| How we pass this one up? Amazon has got the “Alien Anthology” on Blu-ray for just $19.99 today. The six-disc boxed set contains both theatrical and special edition versions of all four Aliens films from [...] (Read Full Article) |
| The Legend of Zorro - Blu-ray Disc Review (About.com, 12/31/2007 10:00am) |
| The Legend of Zorro is now available on Blu-ray Disc, and although it didn't quite live up to expectations at the box office, this film makes a great addition to... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Spider-Man 3 Blu-ray disc price cut to $12.95 (Punch Jump, 6/26/2008 9:06pm) |
| Amazon.com on Thurs. price cut Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man 3 Blu-ray disc to $12.95 in the latest high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fox Details Two-Disc 'Patton' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/11/2008 6:00pm) |
| Fox has announced specs and box art for the Blu-ray release of 'Patton,' which will hit high-def this May as the studio's first two-disc special edition. As we've previously reported, Fox announced a May... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hurricane on the Bayou (IMAX) on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/19/2009 1:47am) |
| The devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the depletion of the wetlands, and the musical culture of New Orleans are all explored in this fascinating IMAX documentary on Blu-ray Disc from MacGillivray Freeman.
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| Sharp Blu-ray disc player price cut to $319 (Punch Jump, 1/27/2008 6:06pm) |
| A third-party retailer at Amazon.com this week began offering Sharp Corp.’s 1080p Blu-ray disc player at $319.00, a 36 percent discount off the $399 MSRP. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Shows Off Blu-Ray Disc Products (NewsFactor, 3/20/2006 3:53pm) |
| Sony has introduced an array of Blu-Ray Disc (BD) products, taking the wraps off of a high-definition DVD player, a BD-enabled desktop computer, and an internal BD drive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Enhances High Definition Experience With Introduction of First Blu-ray Disc Products (SYS-CON Media, 3/16/2006 11:28pm) |
| Sony Electronics today debuted its first Blu-ray Disc(TM) (BD) products in the U.S., along with details on suggested pricing and availability for some of the new offerings. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 Blu-ray disc drive upgradeable, others not (Punch Jump, 1/16/2008 6:49pm) |
| BBC News on Wed. reported that while Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 Blu-ray disc drive is upgradeable for future enhancements, most others are not. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Shows Off Blu-Ray Disc Products (Data Storage Today, 3/17/2006 9:29pm) |
| Sony Electronics has introduced an array of Blu-Ray Disc (BD) products, taking the wraps off of a high-definition DVD player, a BD-enabled desktop computer, and an internal BD drive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Backers Respond to Toshiba Announcement (High-Def Digest, 2/20/2008 12:29am) |
| Sony and the Blu-ray Disc Association praised Toshiba's move to cease production and development of HD DVD hardware. "We in the Blu-ray Disc Association are very happy that this long format war is officially... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk (IMAX) on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/03/2009 3:53pm) |
| Breathtaking IMAX documentary explores the environmental damage that has come to the Colorado River. Now in a stunning 8K transfer from Image Entertainment on Blu-ray Disc.
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| John Carpenter's Halloween on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/06/2008 9:05pm) |
| John Carpenter's genre defining horror film arrives on Blu-ray Disc with a controversial yet excellent video transfer, full of details never before seen on any previous edition.
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| 'MEDIA-TECH 3rd Generation Forum' - HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc Presentations at MEDIA-TECH Expo in Las Vegas (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/14/2005 5:04pm) |
| The race of the two competing third generation optical disc formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, will enter its next round at the upcoming MEDIA-TECH Expo in Las Vegas, May 10 - 12. In the "MEDIA-TECH 3rd Generation Forum," both camps will present their technologies at this, the leading annual tradeshow for the media manufacturing industry. (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Adds Amazon Video On Demand Access To Blu-ray Disc Players (About.com, 8/10/2009 10:00am) |
| Blu-ray Disc players are quickly turning into all-purpose media players as more models are incorporating access to internet audio/video streaming capability. In the latest example of this trend, Panasonic has announced that if you own their DMP-BD60, BD-80, B15 Blu-ray Disc player or DMP-BD70V Blu-ray Disc/VCR combo, you can now access Amazon Video On Demand, provided you are connected to the internet via the player's ethernet port. If you haven't purchased a Blu-ray Disc player yet, this may be a feature to consider in your decision, if you are also a fan of audio/video content streaming. For more details, check out the Official Panasonic Announcement. Also, check out my review of the Panasonic DMP-BD60 Blu-ray Disc Player, which was written and posted before access to Amazon Video On Demand was made available. (Read Full Article) |
| Guidelines For Choosing Home-Theater Speakers (Hartford Courant, 3/03/2006 8:23am) |
| HDTV gets the glamour, but surround-sound makes a home theater go 'round. ... (Read Full Article) |
| TDK Creates 320GB, 10 Layer Blu-ray Disc (High-Def Digest, 10/06/2009 11:00pm) |
| In an ongoing effort to improve the technology, TDK has created a Blu-ray disc that’s capable of holding an unprecedented three hundred and twenty gigabytes of data. A step up over their previous record... (Read Full Article) |
| Memory-Tech, Toshiba Announce Latest Advance in Single-sided, Three- layer TWIN Format Disc for DVD and HD DVD (PhysOrg, 9/11/2006 9:18pm) |
| Memory-Tech Corporation and Toshiba Corporation today announced the latest advance in DVD disc technology: a jointly developed, single-sided, three-layer ROM disc supporting high capacity storage and playback of both DVD and HD DVD formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony shows off new Blu-ray disc recorders (The Japan Times, 9/13/2007 11:57pm) |
| Sony Corp. has announced it will start selling four new Blu-ray disc recorders to augment its lineup of DVD players in Japan, stepping up the battle in next-generation video formats. Read more ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pioneer BDP-150 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 8/31/2012 10:00am) |
| If you are looking for a straight forward Blu-ray Disc player, check out the Pioneer BDP-150. The BDP-150 plays 2D/3D Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, CDs, and SACDs. In addition, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon to end Blu-ray disc promo (Punch Jump, 4/18/2008 4:13pm) |
| Amazon.com on Fri. will end its ‘Buy 2 Get 1 Free‘ Blu-ray disc promotion as the format begins to further adoption in U.S. homes. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | What Type of TV Do I Need To Use With a Blu-ray Disc Player? - Question of the Week (About.com, 5/26/2013 10:00am) |
| You want to buy a Blu-ray Disc player, but you aren't sure if your TV will be compatible with it. To find out, check out the answer to this week's ... (Read Full Article) |
| Rambo Blu-ray disc blasts to top 10 (Punch Jump, 4/29/2008 3:55pm) |
| Advanced sales for the Rambo Blu-ray disc blasted to top 10 sales at Amazon.com this week following availability to customers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Epson 5020UBe (5020UB) Home Cinema 3D LCD Projector Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/11/2013 12:46am) |
| Epson adds another pair of winning projectors to its impressive Home Cinema line. Deep blacks? Check. 3D? Check. Wireless HDMI? Read [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Sony Pictures president happy with Warner's Blu-ray decision, gives marketing lesson, extols format (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| The Worldwide President of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, David Bishop, has said how pleased he is that Warner Brothers has decided to move exclusively to the Blu-ray Disc format.
He claimed that 'In the US, at least 30 per cent of consumers were confused by the format war and are sitting on the fence." Only 30%?
Now, though, the war is over and retailers and consumers can both have confide ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New releases include Titanic 3D, Snow White, Spartacus: Vengeance, and The Vampire Diaries (HD-Report, 9/11/2012 5:42pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray Disc this week? Well, it started early yesterday with the release of the 15th Anniversary of Titanic. The film is now available in several editions including a Four-Disc Collectors Edition that packs Blu-ray 3D, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Europe Unveils Blu-ray Disc Content Online (PRWeb, 8/03/2007 7:22am) |
| A new website offers previews for Music, Movies and Games released in high definition Blu-ray Disc format. (PRWeb Aug 3, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/U3VtbS1JbnNlLUNyYXMtU3F1YS1UaGlyLVplcm8= ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Epson Bows High Brightness 2D/3D Home Cinema 750HD Projector for Under $900 (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/07/2013 9:52pm) |
| With its 3,000 lumens, the 2D/3D-capable 750HD is now Epson's brightest home theater [...] (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) |
| 'Shrek the Third' Comes to HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 9/18/2007 8:41pm) |
| DreamWorks Home Entertainment is bringing home the biggest animated hit of the year exclusively to HD DVD with a November debut of 'Shrek the Third.' Grossing over $300 million at the domestic box office,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Revenues Down a Little, Market Share Static for Blu-ray Disc Week Ending July 6th (Format War Central, 7/16/2008 12:13pm) |
| According to Home Media Magazine, the Blu-ray market share remains at 7% for another week when comparing the top 20 titles versus DVD, for the week ending July 6th. Revenues dropped just below the $8M mark, to $7.86M.
The best news is that there are charts for Blu-ray sales and market share on a per title [...]]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| French Distributor BAC Films Joins the Blu-ray Trend (Format War Central, 2/04/2008 11:28pm) |
| It seems that there is a wave of European distributors starting to release Blu-ray titles.
We see that BAC Films in France is joining the Blu-ray team with the release of Caramel on the Blu-ray Disc format.
The disc will be released on March 13. There does not appear to be an HD DVD planned at this [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic 2013 Blu-ray Disc Players Now Available (About.com, 4/09/2013 3:00pm) |
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If you are in the market for a new Blu-ray Disc Player, especially a player that does a lot more that just spin discs, something from Panasonic's new line-up for ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon fires new 53% off Blu-ray disc sale (Punch Jump, 3/12/2008 3:48pm) |
| Amazon.com this week fired a new Blu-ray disc sale that discounted titles up to 53 percent. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Blu-ray releases: Dredd 3D, Frankenweenie 3D, Game of Thrones, Driving Miss Daisy (HD-Report, 1/08/2013 6:15pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray Disc, 3D, UltraViolet, and Digital Copy this week? The film adaptation of comic book series Dredd hits shelves on both standard and 3D Blu-ray Disc. The 3D Blu-ray Combo edition includes [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer VSX-74TXVi and VSX-72TXV iPod-ready home AV receivers (MobileMag, 9/10/2005 3:25pm) |
| Pioneer has just released a pair of XM Satellite Radio and iPod compatible A/V Receivers for the home. Their Pioneer Elite A/V VSX-74TXVi and VSX-72TXV receivers act as the brains behind your home theater. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Disc Association wins permanent injunction against Pivos (HD-Report, 7/10/2013 3:54pm) |
| Today, The Blu-ray Disc Association (“BDA”) announced a win against Pivos Technology Group, the manufacturer of the AIOS HD Media Center which enabled unauthorized playback of Blu-ray .iso files. The company also used the Blu-ray [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Devito, Parsons Talk Blu-ray Disc (Home Media Magazine, 9/21/2012 11:49pm) |
| On Sept. 21, actor and director Danny Devito and Andy Parsons, SVP of corporate communications for Pioneer Electronics and chair of the Blu-ray Disc Association's (BDA) promotion committee in the United States, participated in a virtual [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Planar dives head first into high-end home theater market by acquiring Runco (Engadget, 5/23/2007 10:14pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Joining the growing array of recent acquisitions is Planar and Runco International, as just today Planar has written a check for $36.7 million to take on the assets of privately-held Runco International, Inc. Planar, while not a household name in the home theater biz, managed to hold its own amongst competitors in the HT market, and while the majority of its p ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Finally Popping 400-Disc Blu-ray MegaChanger (So Don't Toss Your DVDs Yet) [Sony] (Gizmodo, 7/23/2009 7:00pm) |
| As predicted, Sony is announcing BDP-CX960, a 400-disc Blu-ray MegaChanger for the relatively sane price of $800. Trouble is, nobody has 400 Blu-ray discs yet.
OK, I'm sure somebody (Howard... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy Offers Three-Disc HD DVD "Starter Packs" (High-Def Digest, 12/10/2007 5:00pm) |
| Paramount Studios and Best Buy have partnered to offer a series of discounted three-disc HD DVD "Starter Packs" at Best Buy locations nationwide. The companies are offering four packs in all, each bundling... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yamaha Announces Two New Blu-ray Disc Players for 2012/13 (About.com, 7/31/2012 1:00pm) |
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Yamaha continues its committment to Blu-ray with the introduction of its new BD-S473 and BD-S673 Blu-ray disc players that offer features that might just right for you.
To start off, both players are compatible with the Blu-ray 2D/3D, DVD, and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc(TM) Gets in Front of Target Market with Launch of High-Definition TV Advertising (Business Wire, 11/20/2006 3:35pm) |
| AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A core group of Blu-ray Disc supporters including Twentieth Century Fox, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Sony and Warner Bros., working with Austin-based ... (Read Full Article) |
| 3:10 to Yuma on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/01/2008 7:07am) |
| Director James Mangold's vision of famous author Elmore Leonard's short story "Three-Ten to Yuma" comes to Blu-ray Disc in all its classic western action-packed glory with wonderful sound and picture and all fans of the genre should find much to appreciate in this high definition release. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D Stats Starting to Pop Out (Home Media Magazine, 10/19/2012 10:35pm) |
| While it isn’t making the headlines it was two years ago, 3D for the home is quietly catching on in U.S. households, Nielsen and Home Media Magazine research shows. Recent theatrical hits are generating significant chunks of their total [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Microsoft Ventures into Home Automation Again (Electronic House, 8/01/2013 4:03pm) |
| The Lab of Things software connects several devices to create a smart home. Sound familiar?
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| Tech test: Can HD projectors conquer the home? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 11/11/2006 5:09am) |
| So you just got a 42-inch high-definition TV set and you think you've caught up with the Joneses. Well, I was just watching a 90-inch image at home, with equipment that cost about the same as a plasma TV. Any buyer's remorse? ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3-D at home not the ticket it is in theaters (USATODAY, 7/08/2013 6:54am) |
| 3-D has survived, even thrived, in movie theaters for decades. But in the home [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Yamaha's Newest 7.1-Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver Delivers Enhanced Features Including HDMI and iBiquity's HD (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/06/2005 1:06pm) |
| Yamaha Electronics Corporation, the innovator in home theater and digital audio and video reproduction, today introduced the RX-V4600, a new A/V digital home theater receiver with HD Radio technology, HDMI, Dual i.LINK, and YPAO technology. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray Disc July 2, 2013 (HD-Report, 7/02/2013 6:36pm) |
| This week Mel Brooks’ classic film The Producers with Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel has been released in a Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray Disc. The Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack  includes “The Making Of The Producers” documentary, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Neil Young Planning Multi-Disc Archive Series for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/07/2008 10:00pm) |
| There's no date yet, but Neil Young has unveiled plans to bring his Archives project to Blu-ray beginning this year with a ten disc compilation of his early and rare recordings. The rock legend and Hall... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic Takes Wraps Off New PT-AE8000U 3D Home Theater Projector (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/12/2012 11:31pm) |
| The consumer electronics giant has unveiled a new high-end 3D-capable home theater projector with enhanced brightness and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Marantz To Show High-End Blu-ray Disc Player at CES (About.com, 1/04/2008 7:00pm) |
| Marantz has announced that it will step up to the plate at CES with its own Blu-ray Disc player, the BD8002. With a proposed list price of $2,099.99, this player... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft mum on Blu-ray Disc support (Computerworld, 2/19/2008 2:00pm) |
| Microsoft shrugged off HD DVD's demise on Tuesday, declining to say if or when it would support Blu-ray Disc for the Xbox. ... (Read Full Article) |
| An HDTV home theater for $4,500 (South Bend Tribune, 7/30/2005 2:44pm) |
| So you've just won a $4,500 spending spree in the Hometown Home Theater Sweepstakes. You can cash it in now or wait till prices drop on flat-panel HDTVs in the coming months to get more for your money. What are you going to do? ... (Read Full Article) |
| HP Makes Plans for In-Home Wireless TVs (MobileMag, 9/09/2005 5:10pm) |
| HP has interesting plans for consumers next year when they plan to introduce a 37-inch high-definition television that will allow users to connect to the internet through their PC or router anywhere in the home, according to an HP executive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Host (Gwoemul - "Monster") on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/06/2008 11:26pm) |
| South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's thrilling answer to the Japanese monster movies arrives on Blu-ray disc in a spectacular high definition video transfer and reference quality sound mix guaranteed to give your system a good workout.
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| PRESS RELEASE: Blu-ray Disc Association Press Conference (gamesindustry.biz, 2/21/2006 9:52am) |
| Hosted by major BDA members, including Philips, Pioneer, Sony and a leading Hollywood studio, this session will focus on the latest European developments and upcoming plans regarding THE next generation, high definition, optical disc format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Ingles Markets Slashes Blu-ray Disc Rentals to $1.29 a Day (Home Media Magazine, 7/10/2013 8:27pm) |
| Ingles Markets July 9 cut the daily rental rate for Blu-ray Disc new releases 63% to $1.29 — the same price charged for DVD titles.
Ashville, N.C.-based Ingles, which operates 204 supermarkets in six states in the Southeast, is one [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Home theater projectors offer gigantic, sharp images (Akron Beacon Journal, 11/20/2006 8:12am) |
| So you just got a 42-inch high-definition TV set and you think you've caught up with the Joneses. Well, how about I tell you I was just watching a 90-inch image at home, with equipment that cost about the same as a plasma TV? Any buyer's remorse? ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray Disc, DVD & UltraViolet (HD-Report, 10/16/2012 5:52pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray Disc and UltraViolet this week? James Cameron’s Avatar is finally available on 3D Blu-ray to masses (previously only available exclusively to Panasonic customers who purchased select 3D TV bundles). The Avatar 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic to unveil thinnest Blu-ray Disc drive at CES (Computerworld, 12/27/2007 2:00pm) |
| Panasonic has developed a Blu-ray Disc drive for laptop computers and plans to unveil it at January's Consumer Electronics Show, the company said today. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony BDP-S590 Internet Blu-ray Disc Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 11/30/2012 6:00am) |
| If want to replace your old DVD player, the Sony BDP-S590 is great choice. This unit not only incorporates excellent Blu-ray disc, DVD, and audio CD playback, but also provides ... (Read Full Article) |
| World's First Single-Sided Blu-ray/DVD Hybrid Disc Unveiled [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 12/20/2008 1:00am) |
| Infinity Storage Media has a hybrid disc with both Blu-ray and DVD data layers. This means that it'll play on your ancient budget DVD player but it'll also play in high-def in a Blu-ray player.
This... ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Website Targets Home Theater Seating Market: SpielbergSeating.com (PR Web, 10/22/2005 7:22am) |
| As more people are building home theaters, the demand for real movie cinema theater seating, has increased. Where can you find a real theater chair? The new web site SpielbergSeating.com has built its business model around supplying real theater chairs to the niche home theater chair market. [PRWEB Oct 22, 2005] ... (Read Full Article) |
| HBO Confirms Switch to Blu-ray Exclusivity (High-Def Digest, 1/10/2008 12:05am) |
| As expected, HBO Home Video has fallen in line with parent Warner, confirming that it too will drop HD DVD support in favor of Blu-ray. HBO Home Video president Henry McGee told the Hollywood Reporter... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic HD 3D Home Theater Trucks Coming to A Highway Near You [Hd] (Gizmodo, 10/06/2009 11:40pm) |
| Parked outside Radio City Music Hall in NYC this afternoon (home this week to the World Business Forum) was Panasonic's HD 3D truck. We have seen the company's 103 inch 3D HDTV. But have you?
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| Retailer offers free Blu-ray disc with PS3 (Punch Jump, 3/02/2008 5:04pm) |
| Retailer Fry’s Electronics this week began offering a free Blu-ray disc title with the purchase of Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 in the latest high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| John Legend Live at The House of Blues on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/29/2008 7:22pm) |
| Grammy winning R&B artist John Legend put on an excellent performance in concert for what was Sony-BMG's first Blu-ray concert disc release and the picture and sound quality don't disappoint either. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/19/2008 7:07am) |
| As the second film in the Narnia series hits theaters, the Blu-ray Disc version of the first film hits the streets and it's a visual and auditory feast, packed with tasty extras. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Giveaway: ‘Django Unchained’ (HD-Report, 4/16/2013 6:16pm) |
| This month we’re giving away a copy of Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained on Blu-ray Disc. The 2-Disc Combo Pack from Weinstein Company/Anchor Bay includes a Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Copy and UltraViolet Copy of the film. There are [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Technicolor Opens Blu-ray Testing Center in California (CE Pro, 10/07/2008 8:40pm) |
| Technicolor, a division of Thomson, has opened the first Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA)-approved Blu-ray Disc Testing Center in the United States. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Buy Blu-ray disc, Get ‘Day The Earth Stood Still' Ticket (Punch Jump, 12/05/2008 3:41pm) |
| Retailer Amazon.com is offering a free ticket to ‘The Day The Earth Stood Still’ with the purchase of a select Blu-ray disc title. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Jack Reacher’ Blu-ray available for pre-order (HD-Report, 1/10/2013 12:49am) |
| While an exact release date has not been announced, Paramount’s action/thriller Jack Reacher is now available to pre-order on Blu-ray Disc. If the packaging is final (which it appears to be), the Two-Disc Combo edition [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Applies to Join Blu-ray Disc Association (Business Wire, 8/10/2009 8:00am) |
| TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) announced today that the company has applied for membership of the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) and plans to introduce products that support the Blu-ray (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic bundles 103-inch plasma, Blu-ray player in 3D home theater package (Engadget, 9/24/2008 12:34pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Didn't see anything that particularly suited your fancy at CEDIA? Then feast your eyes on CEATEC. As the Japan-based trade show hastily approaches, out pops a mind-boggling new home theater package from Panasonic. The system will include one of its marvelous 103-inch plasma HDTVs, a Blu-ray player and at least one set of fancy 3D goggles. Hailed as ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fujitsu's 'home friendly' HDTVs (InterActive Home blog – your complete guide to home entertainment technology. Digital home, wireless home, buyers guides, dvd,, 4/07/2006 6:07am) |
| Fujitsu's 'home friendly' HDTVs Fujitsu has launched two ‘home-friendly’ high definition TVs (HDTVs)... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft To Again Bring E3 Home Via Xbox Live (Gamasutra, 7/02/2007 9:26pm) |
| Microsoft has announced that this year it will again "bring home" the E3 Media & Business Summit via its Xbox Live service with high-definition videos of its first- and third-party Xbox 360 content like Assassin's Creed and BioShock. Starting Tuesday, July 10 through Friday, July 13, Microsoft will release the content through the Xbox Live Marketplace for its second "E3: Bringing It Home," .. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 4K Should Be the ‘New Normal’ (Home Media Magazine, 7/12/2013 4:52am) |
| There’s an old saying: Once bitten, twice shy.
I hope that doesn’t apply to the home entertainment business.
Yes, we got burned pretty badly on 3D for the home, which sputtered and ultimately failed — not so much [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CyberLink Demos Blu-ray Burning & Playback (DesignTechnica, 8/26/2005 7:12pm) |
| CyberLink will showcase the latest Blu-ray Disc playback and burning support with HP and the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) at IFA in Berlin, Germany from September 2-7. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner to Back Blu-Ray Disc Exclusively Over HD-DVD (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/05/2008 12:23am) |
| In what may be a crushing blow for Toshiba's HD-DVD format, Warner has announced that it will exclusively support Blu-ray Disc over the rival format as soon as May, 2008. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Rambo Blu-ray disc advanced orders gain (Punch Jump, 3/27/2008 3:54pm) |
| Sales for the Rambo 1-3 Blu-ray disc set gained this week at Amazon.com as fans purchased advanced orders for the product. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumers Prefer Blu-ray Over HD-DVD Format (July 13,2005) (Digital Video Editing, 7/13/2005 8:19pm) |
| A new poll suggests that as the battle between Blu-ray Disc and HD- DVD heats up, consumers overwhelmingly prefer Blu-ray Disc as their format of choice. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Review: Projectors Offer Home Theater (Altus Times, 10/13/2005 5:10pm) |
| RICHMOND, Va. - OK, so you can't afford the plush couch ensemble, the top-of-the-line audio receiver, progressive-scan DVD carousel and dashboard-sized LCD television. That doesn't mean a home theater is out of the question. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New NEC Chipset Crosses HD DVD, Blu-ray Divide (TechNewsWorld.com, 10/12/2006 6:36pm) |
| NEC on Tuesday added an interesting twist to the high-definition format battle: a semiconductor that crosses the boundaries between the competing standards. NEC's new chipset will be compatible with both the Blu-ray disc, which is backed by Sony and Matsushita Electric, and the HD DVD disc developed by rival Toshiba, which has the support of Microsoft. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Lawrence of Arabia: 50th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 11/08/2012 2:15am) |
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Sony Pictures
Drama
$26.99 2-disc Blu-ray, $95.99 3-disc limited-edition Blu-ray set
Rated ‘PG.’
Stars Peter O’Toole, Omar Sharif, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi Expands Front Projection Portfolio With Two New Models (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/08/2005 12:00pm) |
| The Home Electronics Division of Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. , www.hitachi.us/tv, today introduced two new models that broaden Hitachi's compact home theater projector offerings, including the feature-rich UltraVision HDPJ52 720p High Definition 16:9 LCD Front Projector for home theater enthusiasts and the EDPJ32 Enhanced Definition LCD Entertainment Projector for savvy ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Epson Fires Up 5 New HD 1080p Home Theater Projectors (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/08/2012 6:38am) |
| All five of Epson's new Pro Cinema and Home Cinema models are designed for 2D and 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc player, movies coming on 23 May (PC Advisor, 2/28/2006 10:54am) |
| The Blu-ray Disc high-definition optical format will launch in the US on 23 May, when the first player and movies will become available, backers of the format said yesterday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic DMP-BD35K Blu-ray Disc Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 1/16/2009 10:00am) |
| Are you looking for a Blu-ray Disc player but think that the prices are still too high? If so, then check out the affordable, and flexible, Panasonic DMP-BD35K as a... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray disc demand up at Amazon (Punch Jump, 3/27/2008 3:53pm) |
| Demand for Blu-ray disc titles increased on Wed. at Amazon.com as owners purchase more titles for the new high-definition format standard. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | NPD: Black Friday Blu-ray Disc Player Sales Up 20% (Home Media Magazine, 12/04/2012 4:15pm) |
| Loss-leader pricing and related discounts contributed to a 20% increase in sales of Blu-ray Disc players during the Black Friday retail week ended Nov. 24 compared to previous-year period, according to new data from The NPD Group.
Led by [...] (Read Full Article) |
| LG Hybrid Disc Player Not Licensed for HD DVD Logo (BetaNews, 1/22/2007 5:13pm) |
| A spokesperson for LG Electronics confirmed to BetaNews this morning that its BH100 hybrid blue-laser disc player, which the company purported at CES two weeks ago would play both Blu-ray and HD DVD movies, cannot play back content from HD DVD's HDi interactive layer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | E.T. Coming To Blu-ray Disc (UPDATED - Release Date Announced) (About.com, 7/28/2012 1:00am) |
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On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, the Steven Spielberg classic, E.T. - The Extra Terrestrial is making its way to Blu-ray Disc. According to the latest [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Stringer Stresses Support for Blu-ray (allthingsHiDef, 11/26/2007 9:29pm) |
| Sony Corp. CEO Sir Howard Stringer affirmed the company’s support for, and belief in, Blu-ray Disc , saying in an exclusive e-mail interview that the Sony-developed, next-generation disc format has both “the momentum and the scale†to ultimately triumph over rival HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner mucks up Blu-ray Blade Runner release (HDTV UK, 12/19/2007 8:00am) |
| Perhaps it's a little harsh to pick on Warner, but after their Potter problems last week, they've now blundered on the Blu-ray version of "Blade Runner".
Apparently, the fifth disc has been wrongly pressed, so while it's labelled as "Work Print", it is in fact a duplicate of the first "Final Cut" disc.
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| HD for the people: China group announces another HD disc format (Ars Technica, 9/11/2007 7:34pm) |
| Researchers at Tsinghua University in Beijing have announced a new HD disc format, based off of HD DVD, called CH-DVD. A new industry association in China will begin working with the DVD Forum to launch the format in China next year. Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Computer Entertainment America Announces New 40GB Playstation(R)3 (PS3(TM)) Configuration and Price Reduction Of ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/18/2007 12:00pm) |
| Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. today announced plans to introduce a new 40GB model of its PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3) computer entertainment system. Beginning November 2nd, to further enhance the HD entertainment experience, the new 40GB PS3 model will come bundled with the blockbuster movie Spider-Man 3 Blu-ray Disc from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, and will be available in North ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Can high-def projectors conquer the home? (Detroit News, 11/17/2006 7:12am) |
| So you just got a 42-inch high-definition TV set, and you think you've caught up with the Joneses. Well, how about I tell you I was just watching a 90-inch image at home, with equipment that cost about the same as a plasma TV? Any buyer's remorse? ... (Read Full Article) |
| Home theater system gorgeous, practical -- and pricey (The Charlotte Observer, 1/10/2006 12:16pm) |
| The marriage of convenience between the dashing high-definition television and the feeble pre-packaged system known as home-theater-in-a-box is officially over. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Home theater system gorgeous, practical -- and pricey (The Charlotte Observer, 1/11/2006 11:43pm) |
| The marriage of convenience between the dashing high-definition television and the feeble pre-packaged system known as home-theater-in-a-box is officially over. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Weinstein Co. finally goes Blu-ray (AfterDawn, 6/25/2008 9:00pm) |
| Weinstein Co. has announced the launch of the "The Mist" on Blu-ray disc, meaning it will become the last major studio to make the jump over to the victorious HD format.
The Weinstein's first theatrical Blu-ray film will hit retailers on August 5th and will be the first HD movie release from the studio since the demise of HD DVD in February.
The disc will include "extensive extras" incl ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Announces Blu-ray Home Theater Systems (High-Def Digest, 1/26/2009 9:00pm) |
| Panasonic has announced two new Blu-ray Home Theater in a Box (HTiB) setups that will not only replace its previous model by April or May, but retail for less. The two models are the 1,000-watt SC-BT200... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Jack Reacher’ Blu-ray release date and confirmed package art (HD-Report, 5/01/2013 6:29am) |
| Paramount’s action/thriller Jack Reacher will release to Blu-ray Disc on Tuesday, May 7. The Two-Disc Combo edition will include a Blu-ray, DVD, Digital and UltraViolet Copy. The BD is formatted in 1080p at 2.35:1 widescreen [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Home 3D printer for under $500 excites Kickstarter (CNET Blogs, 6/03/2013 6:26pm) |
| The dream of having an affordable, easy-to-use home 3D printer may come true in the form of the Buccaneer Kickstarter project. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray & DVD: The Rescuers, Pocahontas, The Aristocats, Disneynature: Chimpanzee (HD-Report, 8/21/2012 2:18pm) |
| It’s a kid-focused week for Blu-ray Disc and DVD releases. Start with Disney’s The Rescuers: 35th Anniversary Edition that includes both The Rescuers and The Rescuers Down Under in a three-disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo. There’s also the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Announces Profile 2.0 Blu-ray Disc Player (About.com, 5/06/2008 5:48pm) |
| Panasonic is introducing its new 3rd generation Blu-ray Disc Player, the DMP-BD50. What makes this player special is that it includes several new features, including the long awaited BD-Live Profile... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Lasers, optics and photonics resources and news (OPTICS.ORG, 7/12/2005 3:23pm) |
| Sharp invents a super-resolution optical disc that can hold 100GB of data. Sharp has developed a blue-laser storage technology that is capable of holding twice as much data per layer (50GB versus 25GB) than the Blu-Ray disc format which is now entering the market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba HD-E1 HD-DVD Player (1080i) (HardwareZone, 5/04/2007 7:41am) |
| While there is no clear winner in the home high-definition optical storage feud yet, Toshiba has reaffirmed its direction with the release of the HD-E1, an affordable HD-DVD player for your next home entertainment revamp. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Announces Three Blu-ray Home Theater In A Box Systems (High-Def Digest, 4/02/2009 10:10pm) |
| Samsung has announced three new home theaters in a box (HTiB) equipped with Blu-Ray, and has lowered the price from their previous models to start at $549. The HT-BD1250 is the entry-level, $549 HTiB.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung delays Blu-ray Disc player launch (Macworld.com via Yahoo! News, 4/04/2006 11:58am) |
| Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. will delay the U.S. launch of its Blu-ray Disc player by one month, the company said Monday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray titles top-sellers following price cut (Punch Jump, 1/16/2008 5:40pm) |
| A number of titles on Blu-ray disc format ranked as top-sellers following a price cut at Amazon.com that slashed prices to as low as $14.99 per disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Spider-Man Blu-ray disc sales up on discount (Punch Jump, 3/21/2008 3:48pm) |
| Sales for Spider-Man – The High-Definition Trilogy gained at Amazon.com on Thurs. following a discount for the Blu-ray disc box set. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount Hosts Blu-ray Support Web Site (Format War Central, 6/11/2008 2:17am) |
| Now that Paramount is back in the Blu-ray business, it seems that they intend to do it right.
Today Paramount launched a support website, promoting their Blu-ray Disc releases, as well as other news about Blu-ray Disc, including hardware news.
The video content does not seem quite ready - it will be interesting to see they add [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Killer Blu-ray 3D Home Theater System from Yamaha, Sony, Jamo for $380 (save $420) (Big Picture Big Sound, 12/21/2012 5:47am) |
| Just add an HDTV and you can have a complete home theater, all without busting through your [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xpand 3D Forms Home-Theater Unit (TWICE, 7/31/2012 2:45pm) |
| Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Xpand 3D has established a new home-theater division to sell [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Home Theater-In-a-Box Has Built-in Blu-ray (CE Pro, 7/24/2008 9:42pm) |
| Samsung is expanding its home theater-in-a-box (HTiB) systems that have Blu-ray players with the 5.1-channel HT-BD2E. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Drop kids in day care, relish the big picture (Denver Post, 3/29/2006 9:03am) |
| As the options for at-home entertainment expand to include first-run movies in high-definition home theaters, operators of traditional movie theaters are adding amenities aimed at coaxing consumers out of their living rooms. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Has your TV room gone upscale yet? (USA Today, 12/02/2005 1:12am) |
| Erik Cleage's home theater is a classic. The former semiconductor industry executive modeled the $200,000 theater in his home in Silicon Valley, Calif., on the classic cinemas he attended as a student at Stanford University. ... (Read Full Article) |
| A Projection Home Theater That Most Can Afford (Hartford Courant, 8/19/2005 7:10am) |
| Don't think for a minute that home-theater pros would even consider a plasma or LCD or any other kind of wide-screen HDTV set in their luxurious screening room. No, true gearheads use a projector and an oversize, drop-down screen. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The New Home Network ; Piping the Latest in Multimedia Entertainment to Every Room (RedNova, 4/11/2005 11:06pm) |
| In the technology maven's new American dream home, every room is wired for high-speed Internet access, every TV is an HDTV, and video can be paused in one room and resumed in another. Of course, your house probably is not nearly so advanced. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 / PS3 / Wii disc changer shown at E3, creators say next-gen version planned (Engadget, 6/14/2013 2:32am) |
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Physical media might lend itself [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Mulls Change in High-Def Strategy (High-Def Digest, 10/30/2007 7:35pm) |
| A Warner Home Video exec says the studio is re-evaluating its dual-format support, and appeared to suggest that it was leaning towards Blu-ray. As first reported by Home Media Magazine, the studio's statements... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The 3-D Printer May Be the Home Appliance of the Future (New York Times, 2/20/2013 11:28pm) |
| One word: plastics. There are still kinks to be worked out, but 3-D printers may be the home appliance of the future. (Read Full Article) |
| Shop Smart: Get the most out of your home theater system (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 11/19/2006 5:14am) |
| A big-screen high-definition TV takes center stage in any home theater. But even the best TV can't convey the rich, multichannel surround sound on most DVD movies and a growing number of HD programs. That demands a digital receiver and a full set of speakers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Why Aren't Computer Makers All Over Blu-ray Disc? (Home Media Magazine, 9/09/2009 12:16am) |
| The computer industry is slow to migrate to Blu-ray Disc, with iSuppli research showing only 3.6% of computers sold this year are equipped with Blu-ray drives--and even by 2013 Blu-ray drives will only be in 16.3% of computers sold. What's the holdup? (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Announces 51GB Triple-Layer HD DVD-ROM Disc (PhysOrg, 1/09/2007 10:06pm) |
| Toshiba Corporation today underlined the versatility and high capacity of the HD DVD format with the announcement that the company has developed a triple-layer HD DVD-ROM (read only) disc with a capacity of 51 gigabytes. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Dominates Disc Sales Chart Post-Warner Announcement (High-Def Digest, 1/17/2008 11:00pm) |
| The Blu-ray camp took a decisive lead in disc sales for the week ending January 13th, the first full week following Warner's announcement that it would abandon its HD DVD support. Though Blu-ray has outsold... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Should I Buy a Blu-ray Disc Player Now or Wait? (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/21/2008 12:47am) |
| A reader asks whether he should buy a Blu-ray Disc player now or wait for the next generation. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Roxio Releases Blu-Ray Disc Technology Preview Kit; Comprehensive BD Playback and Recording Software Available for OEM (RedNova, 3/10/2006 12:15pm) |
| Roxio(R), a division of Sonic Solutions(R) (NASDAQ:SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today released its Blu-ray Disc (BD) Technology Preview Kit. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (AFX UK Focus) 2006-09-21 03:40 GMT: Japan's Matsushita to launch the world's first blu-ray disc recorders (Interactive Investor, 9/21/2006 2:56am) |
| TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd, which makes Panasonic and National products, will start selling the world's first Blu-ray disc recorders in Japan on Nov 15, the company said. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung to launch thin Blu-ray Disc player at CES (Computerworld, 1/05/2009 5:00am) |
| It's not just televisions that are slimming down for this week's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Samsung, which has already said it plans to unveil a 7-millimeter thick TV at the show, will also be taking the wraps off a new Blu-ray Disc player that's 39mm thick. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fujitsu to Launch PCs Compatible With Blu-Ray Disc, HD-DVD in June (RedNova, 4/11/2006 11:23pm) |
| Tokyo, April 11 (Jiji Press)--Fujitsu Ltd. said Tuesday it will launch a desktop personal computer with a recordable disk drive compatible with the next-generation Blu-ray Disc format in Japan in late June. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (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) |
| Circuit City offers Transformers with Blu-ray player (Punch Jump, 10/27/2008 3:41pm) |
| Circuit City Stores Inc. this week began offering a free copy of the Transformers Blu-ray disc with the purchase of a Blu-ray disc player from Sony Corp. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sharp BD-AMS20U Blu-ray Disc Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 1/18/2013 10:00am) |
| The Sharp BD-AMS20U is a budget-priced Blu-ray Disc player that features 2D/3D Blu-ray, DVD, and CD playback, as well as also providing, via included Ethernet connection or included USB WiFi ... (Read Full Article) |
| Notebook News: Dell Introduces Blu-Ray Into Its Multimedia Notebook (PDA Buyer's Guide, 12/12/2006 2:56pm) |
| Dell has introduced Blu-ray Disc technology into its product line, offering the next-generation optical disc format as an option on the extreme-performance XPS M1710 consumer notebook computer.This enhancement furthers Dell's strategy to offer customers PCs that can function as ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | CES 2013 Preview: HDTVs and Home Theater (eCoustics, 1/05/2013 6:30pm) |
| CES is upon us again, and PCMag will be out in full force to cover the show from the convention floor. All the major technology players will be in Las Vegas unveiling their 2013 product lines, and HDTV and home theater manufacturers will be well [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Which Movie Studio Has The Best Blu-ray Discs? (About.com, 7/21/2009 10:00am) |
| If you own a Blu-ray Disc player, you no doubt have found that Blu-ray Disc movies can be quite expensive, when compared to DVDs. A trip to your local retailer to shop for Blu-ray movies can be quite frustrating. Which hi-def movies do you really want to add to your movie collection? With that in mind, High-Def Digest has put together an excellent "report card" ranking each studio according to b ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray continues to grow in Europe says BDA (HDTV UK, 1/14/2009 9:35am) |
| The Blu-ray Disc Association continues to tell us that the Blu-ray Disc format is doing well in Europe, despite the current economic situation. Chairman of the BDA European Promotions Committee, Frank Simonis (pictured right), said that there had been "strong and solid growth" in every national territory. "What we have learned from this meeting is that market conditions vary country by country ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Curious Case of Benjamin Button on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/03/2009 7:25am) |
| Based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, this film is reminiscent of Forrest Gump, where a unique individual has anything but an ordinary life. While a tad long, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a marvelous treat on Blu-ray Disc.
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| Resident Evil Extinction - Blu-ray Disc Review (About.com, 1/05/2008 5:00pm) |
| Resident Evil - Extinction, the third film in the popular Resident Evil movie franchise, makes its Blu-ray Disc debut. This installment, which is a mixture of Road Warrior, Damnation Alley,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| High definition disc war over by end of 2008, Gartner claims (HDTV UK, 1/28/2008 8:00am) |
| According to an analyst at the Gartner market research firm, the high definition disc war will be over by the end of the year, with Blu-ray becoming the high definition format to supersede DVD.
However, they said that Toshiba's strategy of cutting player prices is only prolonging the inevitable.
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| Return to Forever Returns: Live at Montreux 2008 on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/06/2009 8:44am) |
| These giants of Jazz Fusion got together again for the first time in 25-years for a brilliant live performance captured during a stop on their 2008 tour at the Montreux Jazz festival and presented here in a solid 1080i transfer on Blu-ray Disc.
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| Panasonic puts forth proposal for 3D standard on Blu-ray Disc (Engadget, 11/25/2008 3:57am) |
| For those of you plugging your ears whilst humming along in hopes of this whole 3D revolution fading away, we've got a rude awakening headed your way. Just days after hearing that the HDMI specification could be updated to better handle stereoscopic 3D content, along comes word that Panasonic has submitted a proposal to the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) for an official BD standard to store 3D im ... (Read Full Article) |
| MediaREADY Announces MC-PRO (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/09/2007 1:50pm) |
| MediaREADY, Inc. , a leading provider of interactive, media- convergent home entertainment devices, today announced the first public showing of the new MediaREADY MC-PRO line of high-definition home media centers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance Showcases Connected Home Entertainment Experience at CONNECTIONS(TM) (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/02/2006 1:00pm) |
| The High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance will demonstrate the next-generation connected home entertainment experience in Pulse~LINK Booth #413 at CONNECTIONS: The Digital Home Conference and Showcase, May 2-4, at the Santa Clara Convention Center. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 title, Blu-ray disc film bundle under $40 at retailer (Punch Jump, 1/22/2008 12:50am) |
| Amazon.com on Mon. price cut the game title Stranglehold Collector’s Edition for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3, which includes a copy of Hard Boiled on Blu-ray disc, to $37.99 in the latest round of video game price cuts. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Retailer to offer free Blu-ray disc player with TV purchase (Punch Jump, 1/24/2008 5:47pm) |
| Best Buy next week will offer a free Blu-ray disc player to customers who purchase a new HDTV in the latest high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 6/15/2008 11:43pm) |
| Russell Crowe stars as Captain Jack Aubrey, a commander in her majesty's navy in the eigthteenth century, on a quest to capture or destroy a dangerous French privateer vessel. He may be out-classed and out-gunned, but his resolve and instinct are strong. Will it be enough? The film is now available on Blu-ray Disc with an excellent audio and video transfer but an appalling dearth of extras. ... (Read Full Article) |
| SWAYING THE SKEPTICS (Pioneer Press, 9/30/2006 8:12am) |
| Kevin Collins has one of the toughest jobs in home technology. . As director of HD DVD Evangelism in Microsoft's Consumer Media Technology Group, his job is to persuade consumers to choose the high-definition digital videodisc over the rival Blu-ray, two home-video formats vying to replace the plain old DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Epson Unveils 705HD & MovieMate 60 Home Theater Projectors: Both Under $750 (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/19/2009 12:55am) |
| For lovers of a big screen on a small budget, the PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD offers a 720p HD image, while the MovieMate 60 packs in speakers and a built-in CD/DVD player. (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray production to get a boost in China (AfterDawn, 7/12/2008 5:27am) |
| News has come from the Blu-ray Disc Association Press Conference this morning that a BD factory is set to launch in China this December and that the production output will end any shortages that the Asian market has been seeing.
The leading Blu-ray Disc player makers Sony, Panasonic and Pioneer, have each had slow sales, especially in China but this new factory should lead to strong growth over ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Sonic Designer PS Version 2.1 Speeds Menu Creation for High-Definition Disc Formats (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/26/2007 10:30am) |
| Sonic Solutions® today introduced Scenarist® Designer PS Software Version 2.1, a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop that brings increased power, flexibility, and automation to the HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc menu design process. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba, Memory-Tech develop new DVD-HD-DVD compatible discs (EARTHtimes.org, 9/12/2006 7:53am) |
| Japanese electronics giant Toshiba Corp. and optical disc maker Memory-Tech Corp. have jointly developed a single-sided three-layer ROM disc that supports high capacity storage and playback of content in both DVD and HD DVD formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sherwood BDP-5003 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product Review and Rating (About.com, 12/30/2008 11:00am) |
| The BDP-5003 is Sherwood's first venture into Blu-ray Disc player territory. Features of the BDP-5003 include playback of Blu-ray Discs at full 1080p/60 or 1080p/24 resolution and Standard DVD upscaling... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'American Gangster' HD DVD Tops VideoScan's Weekly High-Def Disc Sales Chart (High-Def Digest, 3/01/2008 12:00am) |
| Blu-ray may have officially won the high-def format war last week, but in a strange twist, the top selling high-def disc of the week was an HD DVD release. Yes, you read right. Universal's 'American Gangster'... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Yamaha BD-S2900 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product Review and Rating (About.com, 11/20/2008 1:00pm) |
| The BD-S2900 is Yamaha's first entry into the Blu-ray Disc player market. This player features 1080p/60 or 1080p/24 resolution playback for Blu-ray Discs, provides bitstream output for both Dolby TrueHD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Mattel Launches 25th Barbie Title, First on Blu-ray Disc (Home Media Magazine, 2/26/2013 5:23pm) |
| Mattel Feb. 26 launched Barbie in the Pink Shoes, the 25th DVD release and the first featuring the iconic Mattel doll on Blu-ray Disc.
Since the first Barbie DVD – Barbie in the Nutcracker released in 2001 from Lionsgate, the brand [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Mastered in 4K' Blu-ray Discs Boast the Highest Quality Source for both UHD and HDTVs (High-Def Digest, 4/08/2013 7:00pm) |
| Sony Home Entertainment ready to offer the oft-demanded better-sourced Blu-rays. Amid Sony's recent array of 4K Ultra HD blitz is a newly marketed Blu-ray standard. From Sony: "Sony Pictures Home [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The 5 Best Home Theater Projectors (eCoustics, 11/29/2012 8:00am) |
| You needn’t be rich as a movie mogul to afford a home theater projector anymore. In the past couple of years, these projectors—destined for a family theater room—have plummeted in price while adding goodies like 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Ramps Up 3D Full HD Efforts (Dealerscope, 8/27/2009 4:00am) |
| Panasonic is making a big production of 3D Full HD (3D FHD) Home Theater technology, evangelizing the coming 2010 debut of a roster of Panasonic-branded 3D products for the home with a “rollout†of sorts that’s taking place well... (Read Full Article) |
| Phil Harrison "Would Hope" PS3 Alone In The Dark Gets Trophies [Atari] (Kotaku, 5/29/2008 8:00am) |
| Before his new gig at Atari/Infogrames, Phil Harrison did tons of cheerleading for Home during his tenure at Sony. But Home keeps getting pushed back, causing PS3 owners to wonder if and when PS3... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Lasers, optics and photonics resources and news (OPTICS.ORG, 5/12/2005 11:23am) |
| Taiwan’s FVD disc technology attracts the interest of a US firm and prepares to go global. Taiwan’s new red-laser data storage format, Forward Versatile Disc (FVD), has received a boost with the news that a US firm plans to develop miniature optical drives that use the technology. ... (Read Full Article) |
| People Prefer Movies at Home vs the Theater (DesignTechnica, 6/22/2005 7:50pm) |
| In a poll by both the Associated Press and America Online, results showed that people preferred to watch movies at home instead of a movie theater. ... (Read Full Article) |
| iPod(R) and XM(TM) Satellite Radio Capability Make Pioneer Elite A/V Receivers the Hub for Home Entertainment (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/09/2005 12:50pm) |
| New music options from iPod and XM Satellite Radio are only two of the features that make the new Pioneer Elite A/V receivers the hub of a great home entertainment center. The VSX-74TXVi and VSX-72TXV introduced today by Pioneer Electronics Inc. serve as the "brains" behind a great home theater; bringing in data from all types of sources and processing the data to enhance the audio and video ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic’s Blu-ray Home Theater in a Box (High-Def Digest, 9/10/2009 10:45pm) |
| Blu-ray player, sound system and media streaming in one. Announced yesterday and shipping this month, Panasonic offers up their newest home theater in a box -the SC-BTX70. Entering into an increasingly... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Blu-ray home theater system breaks the $1,000 barrier--but is it worth it? (CNET News, 3/31/2008 9:42pm) |
| It looks as if the Panasonic SC-BT100--the company's first home theater in a box system with a built-in Blu-ray player--will retail for $999. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Can high-definition projectors conquer the home? (Daily Breeze, 1/22/2007 9:41am) |
| So you just got a 42-inch high-definition TV set and you think you've caught up with the Joneses. Well, how about I tell you I was just watching a 90-inch image at home, with equipment that cost about the same as a plasma TV? ... (Read Full Article) |
| Can high-definition projectors conquer the home? (KATU Portland, 11/08/2006 11:43pm) |
| So you just got a 42-inch high-definition TV set and you think you've caught up with the Joneses. Well, how about watching a 90-inch image at home, with equipment that cost about the same as a plasma TV? ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Home Video's Happy Hi-Def Holidays Begin December 5! (Business Wire, 11/16/2006 12:12am) |
| BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Anticipating a big holiday demand for high definition DVD product, Warner Home Video has announced the December 5th new format ... (Read Full Article) |
| One ``Half Million Dollar'' Home + 12,000 Ticket Holders = One Lucky Winner!!! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/08/2005 4:56pm) |
| Approximately 12,000 Californians will compete this Saturday to win one brand new home during the Irvine Public School Foundation's "$Half-Million Dollar$" House Raffle! ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blade Runner: The Final Cut (Complete Collector's Edition) on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/30/2008 10:18am) |
| Warner wants you to buy "Blade Runner" again as it releases the film in a 25th Anniversary package on DVD, Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD. But once you see what's included: a new Final Cut version of the film in 1080p with Dolby TrueHD, 3.5-hour documentary, deleted scenes and more, you'll gladly fork over your hard-earned cash. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Heroes: Season 1 seven-disc HD DVD set previewed at Comic-Con (Techsoar - Daily updated online technology blog, 7/29/2007 2:34pm) |
| Heroes: Season 1 seven-disc HD DVD set previewed at Comic-Con Posted by: in HDTV Filed under: HD DVD The HD DVD Promotional Group is on the ground at Comic-Con, with the price drop of the Xbox ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc wins "Best Green Packaging" award (HDTV UK, 4/08/2008 10:29am) |
| The Digital Entertainment Group
(DEG) has awarded Blu-ray Disc the "Best Green Packaging" award at this year's
Green Entertainment Awards, held last week in Los Angeles... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Take our poll: The Best Blu-ray Disc so far this year (HD-Report, 7/19/2013 5:34am) |
| We’ve launched our reader’s poll for the best Blu-ray Disc release so far this year. The options only include titles released between January 1st and July 9th of this year. Titles were chosen from a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | IHS: 3D Home Market ‘Thriving’ (Home Media Magazine, 12/23/2012 4:41am) |
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The global 3D consumer market for the home is “thriving,” thanks to a robust 3D cinema slate and increased consumer spending on 3D products for the living room, according to a new report from IHS Screen [...] (Read Full Article) |
| The Universal Powerline Association to Endorse the Opera Specification and Announce Launch of Digital Home Industry (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/17/2005 9:23pm) |
| The UPA has reached agreement on the process for the preparation of the specification for its Digital Home Standard and invites all interested parties to participate in the process. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | XpanD 3D Establishes Home Theater Division (CE Pro, 8/17/2012 5:02pm) |
| XpanD 3D has created a Home Theater Division to 'better serve the needs of systems integrators and customers,' and will be headed by Philippe [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Report: Streamers Buying Connected Blu-ray Disc Players (Home Media Magazine, 8/07/2012 12:43am) |
| Interest in video entertainment via Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus may be rising, but accessing that content is happening through Internet-connected Blu-ray Disc players and video game consoles, according to a new report.
While game [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘KATY PERRY Part of Me’ to release on Blu-ray, DVD, & UltraViolet (HD-Report, 8/13/2012 4:40pm) |
| Paramount has announced the release date for Katy Perry: Part of Me on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and UltraViolet will be Sept. 18, 2012. The movie will be available in several editions including a Three-Disc Combo with Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Plextor Announces Blu-ray Disc Drive for North American Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/28/2006 12:01pm) |
| FREMONT, Calif.----Aug. 28, 2006--Plextor® Corp., a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance digital media equipment, today announced the October 2006 release of the PX-B900A Blu-ray Disc drive, the first Plextor burner to support the next generation of optical data storage technology. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Japan launching 6x speed Blu-ray discs (HDTV UK, 7/17/2009 11:48am) |
| While Sony has already introduced an 8x Blu-ray disc writer, the media has yet to officially catch up. The likes of Imation and Panasonic have created 6x speed Blu-ray media, usable in recorders such as the LG GGW-H20LI, and now Sony is to launch two types of 50GB (dual layer) Blu-ray disc in Japan capable of 6x burning... ... (Read Full Article) |
| TENVERA's Fiber IN The Home Allows Fiber TO The Home Communities To Make The Most of FTTH TechnologyBrent Ware, CEO, (Broadcast Newsroom, 11/09/2006 2:24pm) |
| FRANKLIN, Tenn., BUSINESS WIRE -- On or before February 17, 2009, digital television will be the standard, only digital will be available. High Definition television will rule all the airwaves. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony unveils new Blu-ray recorders (Addict 3D, 9/14/2007 5:28am) |
| Sony Corporation has announced plans to launch four new models of its Blu-ray high-definition optical disc recorders in Japan. The new models, capable of storing up to 16 hours of high-definition programs on a dual-layer 50GB Blu-ray disc, will go on sale on November 8. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 3′ Blu-ray release date and details revealed (HD-Report, 2/05/2013 2:23pm) |
| Paramount has announced Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season Three on Blu-ray Disc will officially release on April 30, 2013. The six-disc boxed set will contain all 26 episodes of TNG, including “Sarek,†“Yesterday’s [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sonic Scenarist World's First Authoring System to Support Warner Bros Total Hi Def Disc (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/17/2007 11:30am) |
| NOVATO, Calif.----Sonic Solutions® , the leader in digital media software, today announced its Scenarist® Workgroup authoring systems for HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc will support Warner Bros. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Blu-ray releases this week: Skyfall, James Bond singles, Weeds Season 8 (HD-Report, 2/11/2013 5:03pm) |
| If you’re a James Bond fan, this week brings lots of goodies on Blu-ray Disc starting with the release of Skyfall. Although there’s no extra material to supplement the title, the two-disc combo pack includes [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Theatre-style action, skip the $7.50 ticket Transform your den into a classic cinema (Chillicothe Gazette, 12/23/2005 12:32pm) |
| Erik Cleage's home theater is a classic. The former semiconductor industry executive modeled the $200,000 theater in his home in Silicon Valley, Calif., on the classic cinemas he attended as a student at Stanford University. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Giveaway: Universal Blu-ray Demo Disc (Format War Central, 1/14/2009 12:58pm) |
| This weeks Blu-ray giveaway is: Universal’s CES 2009 Blu-ray Demo Disc + Blu-ray Fold Out Pen
The giveaway is open to U.S. residents only. (Mehar will be helping out with Canadian only giveaways).
You can only win once every 6 months.
The Winner will be announced Sunday Jan. 18th
Winner will be selected by a Random.org number sequence.
How To Enter:
Reply in the comments (please us ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Pictures to make first Blu-ray movies available today (TG Daily, 6/20/2006 2:19pm) |
| The first wave of Blu-ray Disc-based movies from Sony Pictures should already be available in retail outlets and Web sites today. Those few who were lucky enough to purchase Samsung's BD-P1000 Blu-ray Disc player in advance of its official launch this Sunday, will now have the opportunity to see whether their high-def pictures are as artifact-free as their medium-def. But some artifacts of the ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Bond 50′ Complete Collection releases to Blu-ray Disc & DVD (HD-Report, 9/25/2012 7:35am) |
| Bond 50: The Complete 22 Film Collection has released to Blu-ray Disc and DVD. The collection contains all James Bond films from Dr. No through Quantam of Solace, and even leaves a space in the box for the upcoming 23rd franchise film SKYFALL. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Electronics to release Duo HD player (AME Info, 4/30/2007 12:03pm) |
| Samsung Electronics Co., LTD., a leader in consumer electronics and digital media technologies, and the first company to introduce a Blu-ray disc player will introduce a dual format High-Definition (HD) optical disc player in time for the holidays. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Study Shows Almost 90 Percent of Sales People Recommend Blu-ray Disc Over HD DVD (Format War Central, 2/16/2008 1:54am) |
| According to Twice, a new J.D. Power and Associates mystery shopper study has found that
retail salespeople across the country are strongly recommending Blu-ray Disc players over HD DVD to their customers.
The study report states that less than 1-in-10 retail salespeople recommended HD DVD to survey takers posing as shoppers for the syndicated, independent field study. [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation – Redemption’ full-length edit to release on Blu-ray Disc (HD-Report, 4/29/2013 9:15pm) |
| Because we can never get enough Star Trek we can’t help to report that CBS has just announced the release of Star Trek: The Next Generation – Redemption to Blu-ray Disc on July 30, 2013. The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer BDP-120 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player - $211 Shipped (Gadgetreview, 7/22/2009 9:55pm) |
| J&R, via Amazon has the Pioneer BDP-120 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player for the Web’s lowest price. It’s $199.99 + $10.87 S&H = $20.86 shipped! Features include Profile 2.0 with BD-Live and all the latest codecs. (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer BDP-320 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product Review (About.com, 9/15/2009 10:00am) |
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The Pioneer BDP-320 is a Blu-ray Disc player that combines practical features with good performance. Blu-ray discs are played at full 1080p via its HDMI output. This player is also compatible with standard DVDs and most recordable DVD formats, and standard music CDs. Standard DVDs are upscaled up to 1080p via the HDMI output. Onboard decoding or undecoded bitstream output of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD is provided via HDMI. The BDP-320 aheres to Blu-ray Profile 2.0 (BD-Live) specifications, and also BDP320 incoporates Precision Quartz Lock System (PQLS) for jitterless audio transmission between the BDP320 and compatible Pioneer home theater receivers for better audio CD playback performance using the HDMI connection. To find out if the Pioneer BDP-320 is right for you, check out my Short and Full Reviews, as well as a supplmentary Photo Profile and Video Performance Tests. Photos (c) Robert Silva - Licensed to About.com (click on photos for larger view) (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray trumps iTunes in consumer quality test (HDTV UK, 7/13/2009 7:11am) |
| In news that is hardly likely to surprise anyone with even a rudimentary knowledge of the difference in quality of a Blu-ray disc compared to a high definition download, a recent test carried out by CEDIA found that nine out of ten participants favoured disc over download. Albeit a small survey of just 25 people, it required participants to view the same film on two identically set-up non-calibrat ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray specification completed (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: HDTVIn our "it's about time" category, the Blu-Ray Disc Association finally completed the
the Blu-Ray spec. The press release wasn't all that informativ ... (Read Full Article) |
| 1080p Plasma and LCD HDTV and Home Theater Receiver Sale (weekend only) (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/19/2008 8:36am) |
| OneCall is at it again with a great weekend-only sale on some of their most popular HDTVs and home theater receivers. Sale ends Sunday or when current stock is gone. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | XPAND 3D Launches Home Entertainment Division (Home Media Magazine, 7/31/2012 12:14am) |
| Cinema 3D company XPAND has its eyes set on the living room now, with the launch of a new home entertainment division.
“Since our beginning, XPAND has been committed to providing the best and most technologically advanced 3D products [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 tops NPD console charts one last time before next-gen begins (Engadget, 11/15/2013 1:08am) |
| How do you close out a console generation? By reclaiming your crown. According to NPD's October figures, Microsoft is back on top: The Xbox 360 is once again the best-selling home console. It's hardly surprising -- Microsoft has dominated home [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 6/22/2006 6:47pm) |
| Slowly but surely, your option for a high-definition home theater experience will grow. Following Samsung, which just launched a Blu-ray player and other firms such as Sony, Panasonic will introduce a premium Blu-ray player that can be tied into a HD home theater consisting of a matching receiver and speaker system. Before you go shopping, check your savings account. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's BDP-S350 Blu-Ray Disc Player With BD-Live Now Shipping (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/17/2008 2:46am) |
| Sony's first standalone Blu-ray Disc player to feature BD-Live, the BDP-S350 is now available at Sony Style, on Amazon.com and in select stores for $399.
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| High Definition: Changing your outlook (Independent, 11/08/2006 1:53pm) |
| The summer of 2006 saw the introduction of an exciting new technology, high definition (HD), which is set to revolutionise home entertainment. HD services from Sky and other broadcasters have enabled viewers to enjoy a dramatic improvement in home entertainment, with incredible picture quality and powerful sound. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: iTunes to get Blu-ray support (Pocket-lint, 8/09/2009 3:23am) |
Plus plenty of new features say rumours
Apple is expected to add Blu-ray support to the next version of it's iTunes software sources say.
iTunes 9 is expected out in September, and according to rumours adds a number of new features on top of what is currently already available.
Historically the company has shyed away from openly supporting Blu-ray even though it has been a member of the Blu-ray Disc Association for some time.
However, according to earlier rumours from Apple following site Appleinsider, it suggests that might be about to change with new Blu-ray options for the company's iMac range coming soon.
In addition to the Blu-ray support, iTunes 9 users will reportedly get the ability to visually arrange iPhone and iPod apps and possible twitter, facebook integration claim boygeniusreport.
The site doesn't name it's source.
We will keep you posted.
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| Shuttle XPC M1000 Home Theater PC (ExtremeTech, 11/28/2005 3:38pm) |
| Shuttle's new M1000 home theater PC makes a bold statement with a system that looks more like a consumer electronics device than a PC. Is this the PC that finally bridges the gap between the living room and the office? We spend some quality time with the M1000 to find out. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Screamin' Deal: Blade Runner Blu-ray $14.95 (Format War Central, 6/11/2008 10:20pm) |
| It looks like amazon is having a killer deal on the Blu-ray version of the Blader Runner 5 Disc Collectors Edition. If you dont’t already own the Blu-ray version, $14.95 is about the cheapest you will ever find it priced at.
The 5 disc collectors edition has 4 versions of the film, including a Workprint version [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5 (BIOS, 3/07/2006 11:07am) |
| DVD MovieFactory 5 is Ulead's first consumer disc authoring software to support High-Definition (HD) video discs. The consumer DVD authoring package promises easy disc authoring, an expanded range of creative options and future-ready support for both HD DVD and... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (AVP:R) on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/16/2008 5:15am) |
| In the second attempt at uniting the popular "Alien" and "Predator" films, the brothers Strause have got a lot of things right, but still can't seem to write dialog fit for human consumption. The Blu-ray Disc offers some unique features including a Bonus View encyclopedia-style multi-media archive of Alien and Predator factoids. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Whoa. A 3D Printer That Actually Looks Like it Belongs in Your Home (Gizmodo, 1/17/2013 6:20pm) |
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| (Unranked) | Coppola’s Godfather Collection Blu-ray just $17.99 today (HD-Report, 1/26/2013 4:24pm) |
| Here’s a Blu-ray Deal we thought you should know about. The Godfather Collection (The Coppola Restoration) on Blu-ray Disc is just $17.99 today. The 4-disc collection, list-priced at $57.99, contains all three classic Godfather films [...] (Read Full Article) |
| $135,000 Blu-ray Disc Player Revealed (About.com, 9/10/2009 1:00pm) |
| Although the race has been on by most manufacturers to make Blu-ray Disc players more affordable, some manufacturers, such as Denon, Lexicon, and Marantz have actually been bucking this trend by introducing very high-priced units. Now comes word that high-end manufacturer Goldmund is taking Blu-ray Disc player pricing to the absolute extreme by offering 50 "lucky" consumers the chance to by a Blu-ray Disc player (EIDOS REFERENCE BLUE) priced at $135,000! For all the details, plus some great photos, check out the report from Ultimate AV as well as Goldmund's Official Product Page and User Manual for the EIDOS REFERENCE BLUE. (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon takes $125 off Blu-ray player and four discs (Punch Jump, 5/22/2009 3:39pm) |
| Retailer Amazon.com this week began offering $125 off the purchase of select Samsung Blu-ray players and four Blu-ray disc titles in the latest high-definition promotion.
In the new offer, customers who purchase the BD-P1600 or the BD-P3600 and four qualifying Blu-ray disc titles will receive $125 off their purchase instantly.
Qualifying Blu-ray titles include 300, Twister, I [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Wall-E is biggest selling Blu-ray cartoon (Pocket-lint, 3/17/2009 2:23pm) |
| Disney: "It won't be much longer before everyone is choosing Blu-ray"Wall-E has become the biggest selling animated Blu-ray disc of all time as overall the disc release tally hits 1000 in the UK.
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| AUGUST 2005 Whole-Home Networking Makes Advances on Two Fronts (Cable Datacom News, 8/02/2005 9:39pm) |
| Whole-home networking seems to have been put on the back burner in cable circles these days, given the industry's focus on rolling out voice over IP (VoIP), video-on-demand (VOD), high-definition TV (HDTV), digital video recorders (DVRs) and other new digital services. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDMI Cables Start Reaching Longer Lengths (Audio Revolution, 7/01/2005 7:13pm) |
| HDMI is one of the hottest features in all of home theater these days. A single cable that can carry uncompressed, high definition, multi-channel digital audio and gigabit HD video is the kind of simplicity that mainstream consumers have always wished for in their HDTV home theater systems. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dell Inspiron Zino HD destined for home theaters (DVICE, 8/13/2009 8:14pm) |
Check out this Dell Inspiron Zino HD, a tiny PC destined for your home theater. Shipping this Fall, there's scarce information about this hotshot, but the company says there are desktop parts inside, unlike the favorably reviewed Studio Hybrid that's so small it uses laptop parts to save space.
Why is Dell talking about "desktop parts" when the Intel Atom processor and NVIDIA Ion graphics processor have proven to us to be such a highly capable duo in the home theater? Perhaps you'll be able to opt for either desktop chips or the smaller Atom/Ion processors that are usually deployed in netbooks.
Dell is being coy about pricing and the exact release date of this home theater powerhouse. For real information you can see, take a look at the gallery below to see the ports in the back of the Zino HD, revealing HDMI, eSATA, and plenty of USB ports, all welcome sights for those of us who crave a PC in the home theater.
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| NEC Redesigns Showcase Series(TM) Home Plasma Displays (CommsDesign, 9/09/2005 7:17pm) |
| CHICAGO, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- NEC Solutions (America), Inc., Visual Systems Division, announces the addition of three Showcase Series home theater plasma displays. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Current DVDs will make transition to digital TV (Duluth News Tribune, 1/14/2006 9:15am) |
| Q: Over the years I have battled to keep my home movie collection in a format viewable with current technology. I've transferred them from 8 mm film to VHS videotape. Later I transferred the VHS videotape onto DVD discs, viewable on my home DVD player. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Television As We Know It: The Beginning Of The End (MasterNewMedia.org, 2/28/2006 10:27am) |
| "I am in digital-electronics-gadget nirvana. And, I am not afraid to boast. My home sports a fully wireless broadband (WIMAX) Internet environment, where content moves freely among the home server, several multiple high definition (HD) screens, the office PC and the mobile devices that I continually upgrade. Photo credit: Mgemin I regularly acquire favorite TV shows (new and old) either from ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony launches BWU-300S 8X Blu-ray disc writer (HDTV UK, 10/07/2008 2:00pm) |
| Just when you thought a Blu-ray writer with 6x write speed was impressive, Sony comes along with its internal BWU-300S Blu-ray drive that is theoretically capable of writing Blu-ray discs at up to eight times speed. I say theoretical, because the fastest media currently available only officially supports 6x burning. However, should the disc media cope with such blazing fast speeds (and Sony's tes ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer unveils Blu-ray Disc Combo drive in Beijing (Digi Times, 4/18/2007 9:39am) |
| Pioneer on April 17 debuted its BDC-S02 Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo drive model in Beijing, for immediate launch in China and later in other markets around the world at a recommended retail price of US$299, according to Pioneer's Taiwan subsidiary Pioneer High Fidelity Taiwan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Deal: The Godfather Collection (The Coppola Restoration) just $25 (HD-Report, 7/01/2013 5:14pm) |
| Here’s a great Blu-ray deal we thought you should know about. Amazon has got The Godfather Collection (The Coppola Restoration) boxed set on Blu-ray Disc for just $24.99 this week. The 4-disc collection, list-priced at $57.99, contains [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic to Launch the World's First Blu-ray Disc Recorders Capable of Playing Back BD-Video Discs (Japan Corporate News, 9/20/2006 4:57am) |
| Osaka, Japan, Sept 20, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic, the leading brand for which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known, unveiled the world's first Blu-ray Disc (BD) recorders that can play back BD-Video discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Envision Peripherals Inc. Unveils Ultimate Home Entertainment Holiday Gifts (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/16/2005 5:00pm) |
| FREMONT, Calif.----Nov. 16, 2005--Envision Peripherals Inc. , home to the AOC and Envision brand of display devices, has the solution for consumers hoping a flat-screen TV will be under the tree this holiday despite what some are calling a "cost-conscious Christmas." ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer Electronics Chooses Sonic Solutions to Power World's First Commercially Available Blu-ray Disc Drive (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/17/2006 10:30am) |
| NOVATO, Calif.----May 17, 2006--Sonic Solutions® , the leader in digital media software, broke new ground today shipping its Roxio® BD software with the first commercially available Blu-ray Disc drive from Pioneer Electronics. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Taiwan market: Sony announces BWU-100A Blu-ray Disc burner (Digi Times, 11/17/2006 5:22am) |
| On November 16, Sony introduced its internal Blu-ray Disc (BD) burner model, the BWU-100A, to be sold in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$33,000 (US$1,006). The product is immediately available for pre-ordering, and its launch is scheduled for the end of this month, according to Sony Taiwan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Lord of the Rings Extended Editions release on Blu-ray Disc & UltraViolet (HD-Report, 8/28/2012 4:13am) |
| Warner Bros. has released the The Lord of the Rings Extended Editions on Blu-ray Disc & UltraViolet. Previously unavailable to purchase individually, the Extended Editions include five BDs loaded with extras, commentaries, production shorts, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Can my 1080i HDTV Display 1080p Blu-ray Disc Movies at Full Resolution? (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/27/2008 1:40am) |
| Having recently purchased a 1080p LCD panel which only supports inputs up to 1080i resolution, a reader wonders whether a new television will be required in order to enjoy 1080p Blu-ray Disc movies at their full resolution. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Nero Software with Blu-ray Technology to Showcase at Philips Booth at IFA Show in Berlin (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/01/2005 12:04pm) |
| Nero, leaders in digital media technology, and Royal Philips Electronics, a world leader in optical storage and a founding member of the Blu-ray Disc Association, announced today that Philips will demonstrate the new Blu-ray optical disc format at IFA 2005, September 2 through 7 in Berlin, Germany. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Association CES Press Event Rehashed (Format War Central, 1/14/2009 12:48pm) |
| Compared with last year, the Blu-ray Disc Association’s press event was pretty much a normal CES affair. Andy Parsons laid out Blu-ray’s 2008 performance, and talked about the format’s bright future.
One thing that was missing from this years event, was the complete lack of speakers from any of the Hollywood studios. Replacing the studio heads, 3 analysts sat on a mini panel discussi ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEC Redesigns Showcase Series(TM) Home Plasma Displays (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/08/2005 4:37pm) |
| NEC Solutions , Inc., Visual Systems Division, announces the addition of three Showcase Series home theater plasma displays. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips Electronics' Showcases New Blu-ray Disc(TM) for Celebrities, Filmmakers and VIPs at the Nation's Premiere Film (FinanzNachrichten, 1/26/2006 8:29pm) |
| At the nation's premiere film festival this week, film industry executives and dozens of celebrities received a glimpse at the future of storage and playback technology for high-definition (HD) video content through demonstrations of Blu-ray Disc media in Philips' Simplicity Lounge. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘The Ultimate Matrix Collection’ on Blu-ray just $24.99 (HD-Report, 1/27/2013 5:21pm) |
| Still don’t have The Ultimate Matrix Collection in your Blu-ray collection? This week Amazon has got the 6-disc boxed set for just $24.99 — that amounts to about $4 per disc! The Ultimate Matrix Collection [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Harry Potter Wizard's Collection 31-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Set: $249.99 (save $250) (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/27/2013 5:44pm) |
| Amazon is conjuring up this special one-day deal on every Harry Potter movie ever made -- with a whole lot of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic 42-inch 1080p Plasma HDTV: $1399 with Free Blu-Ray Disc Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/15/2008 10:18pm) |
| Panasonic's excellent 1080p plasma, the TH-42PZ77U is currently on sale for $1399.99 with a free Panasonic Blu-ray Disc player - the highly rated DMP-BD30. NY residents pay tax but get reduced shipping charges. Offer expires 1/21/08. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray disc sales hold big gains at Amazon (Punch Jump, 1/17/2008 6:23pm) |
| Sales for Blu-ray disc titles continue to hold big gains at Amazon.com amid a retail price cut that slashed titles to as low as $14.99. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Home Theater Wireless Headphones Make Upgrading Easy and Cost Effective (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 1/31/2006 12:00pm) |
| Teterboro, NJ (PRWEB) January 31, 2006 -- For those who have recently purchased a new HDTV system or new digital DVD player, the thought about how to take advantage of the Hi-Definition sound coming out of the new equipment probably came about. Good sound systems can be very costly and difficult to setup. You may not have a dedicated home theater space or may not wish to listen at the same ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Onkyo Announces Three Affordable Home Theater Receivers For 2013 (About.com, 3/14/2013 4:00pm) |
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Onkyo has just announced three new home theater receivers (TX-NR525, TX-NR626, and TX-NR727) for 2013 that offer extensive features for modest budgets.
All three receivers feature 3D-pass through, (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yamaha RX-V573 3D Network Home Theater Receiver - Product of the Week (About.com, 11/09/2012 8:00am) |
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If you are looking for a home theater receiver that fits squarely in the mid-price range, check out the Yamaha RX-V573.
First up, this receiver provides up to a 7.1 speaker/subwoofer configuration, supported by 80-watt per channel [...] (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) |
| Chinese home entertainment industry begins Blu-ray support (HDTV UK, 5/01/2008 11:24am) |
| Now that HD DVD has died, it would seem that China's CH DVD format is also on the way out. This huge market could be extremely lucrative to any video format gaining strong support in its home entertainment industry, and there are signs that Blu-ray could be that format... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony VAIO VGC-RA830G (PC Magazine, 6/02/2005 2:43am) |
| The Sony VAIO VGC-RA830G is a near-silent home desktop that can serve as both a powerful desktop PC and as the central repository of your digitally connected home. As an evolution of VAIO's already wonderful design, it has entered the realm of excellent Media Center PCs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Organizes Your Entertainment Collection With New 400-Disc Blu-ray Disc/DVD MegaChanger (HDTV Magazine, 7/24/2009 12:44am) |
Looking to help consumers simplify and manage their living room entertainment experience, Sony today announced the new BDP-CX960 and the "Elevated Standard" (ES) BDP-CX7000ES 400-disc Blu-ray Disc(TM) MegaChangers.
The company also announced the BDP-S1000ES single disc ES player expanding Sony's Blu-ray Disc line to 13 models offering a broad set of performance and features.
The Blu-ray Disc MegaChanger models store and play...
(Read Full Article) |
| CES 2009: Pioneer unveils new Blu-ray and upconverting DVD players, new AV receivers (Tech Digest, 1/09/2009 3:23pm) |
| Pioneer has been showing off its latest range of Blu-ray players, upconverting DVD player, and AV receivers. First up is a new collection of advanced Blu-ray players, all capable of handling BD Live for advanced disc features. The BDP-120 and BDP-320 are aimed at consumers who want a simple high definition disc player right out of the box and come with 1GB of memory (either via a flash drive or in ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp Claims First Blu-ray Disc Recorder (E-Commerce Times, 2/16/2007 11:04pm) |
| Sharp has introduced a new Blu-ray recorder that is the first player capable of recording high-definition content directly from television. The new BD-HP1, a standalone device set to go on sale in Japan next month, allows the transfer of content from the company's Aquos digital tuner or Aquos HD Recorder to the Blu-ray Disc without losing the high-definition quality. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2009: Pioneer unveils new Blu-ray and upconverting DVD players, new AV receivers (HDTV UK, 3/12/2009 10:18am) |
| Pioneer has been showing off its latest range of Blu-ray players, upconverting DVD player, and AV receivers. First up is a new collection of advanced Blu-ray players, all capable of handling BD Live for advanced disc features. The BDP-120 and BDP-320 are aimed at consumers who want a simple high definition disc player right out of the box and come with 1GB of memory (either via a flash drive or in ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dell rolls out home entertainment suite (Reuters.co.uk, 1/09/2007 5:44pm) |
| LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Dell Inc. , the world's second-largest personal computer maker, on Tuesday unveiled a digital home entertainment suite that sends high-definition video to wide-screen Dell TV monitors, as the corporate-focused company expands in consumer electronics. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dish to enable external HDD use with its DVRs, use Ethernet to 'phone home' (Engadget, 8/09/2007 3:06pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, StorageDish Network users (and the ones that are about to be), commence rejoicing. According to MultiChannel, the satellite television provider is readying its "USB External Storage" solution, which will dole out a software update that allows users of the ViP622 HD DVR to attach their own USB hard drive for storing content. Notably, this wonderful luxury wi ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray & UltraViolet this week: Argo, Game of Thrones Season 2, Top Gun 3D (HD-Report, 2/19/2013 2:30am) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray Disc and UltraViolet Digital Copy this week? Let’s start with the Second Season of Game of Thrones. The 7-disc boxed set from HBO contains all 10 episodes of the series along [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Agere releasing multimedia storage chip (Geek.com, 5/26/2005 3:13pm) |
| Finally a storage server I need at home... Agere recently set forth plans to launch a multimedia storage chip for consumer electronic devices. Any Geeks out there who have set up a HTPC (home theater PC) know that capturing a few hours of HDTV can really eat up hard drive space. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung revamps Blu-ray home theater setup (AfterDawn, 5/02/2008 10:28pm) |
| Samsung has introduced a new Blu-ray home theater system, the HT-BD2S which resembles its predecessor but has smaller satellite speakers and is available for over 30 percent less than its older cousin the BD2T's retail price of $1500 USD.
According to the source article, the head unit (the combination receiver/Blu-ray player/amplifier) is identical to its more expensive cousin's, and therefor ... (Read Full Article) |
| Memorex MVBD-2510 Blu-ray player hits $139.99 (but not for long) (Engadget, 11/17/2008 6:24am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Okay, so maybe Memorex's Profile 1.1 MVBD-2510 was only $269 from the get-go, but busting through the unofficial $150 price barrier is a pretty big deal for Blu-ray. Granted, we're totally expecting a few more to join the fold come Black Friday, but who's not all about buying from the comfort of one's home versus braving frigid temperatures only to catch e ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pre-order The Amazing Spider-Man Blu-ray 3D and get Limited Edition Figurines (HD-Report, 8/01/2012 3:57pm) |
| Amazon is now taking pre-orders for The Amazing Spider-Man on Blu-ray Disc and DVD. And, one of the editions (albeit the most expensive), includes two collectible Spider-Man and Lizard figurines. The Amazing Spider-Man Limited Edition 4-Disc Combo [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Pre-Order of Sony BDP-S1 Blu-ray Disc Player Starts Today! (I4U, 3/17/2006 9:03am) |
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Sony announced at their Las Vegas '06 Open House event that their first Blu-ray Disc Player BDP-S1 is available for pre-order starting today March 17th. Besides Sony Style, Amazon.com and other stores are supposed to open pre-order today.
At the CES... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips Electronics' Showcases New Blu-ray Disc(TM) for Celebrities, Filmmakers and VIPs at the Nation's Premiere Film (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/26/2006 8:16pm) |
| PARK CITY, Utah----Jan. 26, 2006--At the nation's premiere film festival this week, film industry executives and dozens of celebrities received a glimpse at the future of storage and playback technology for high-definition video content through demonstrations of Blu-ray Disc media in Philips' Simplicity Lounge. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Routhier: ‘High-quality, comfortable’ viewing is essential to 3-D success in the home (Broadcast Engineering, 10/16/2012 2:49pm) |
| For 3-D to progress in the home, it will require people to have a comfortable viewing experience with high-quality content, says Pierre Routhier, VP 3D Excellence Technology, Technicolor.
(Read Full Article) |
| CES 2009: LG intros Blu-ray-based home cinema systems: HB954PB and HB354BS (HDTV UK, 2/13/2009 11:54am) |
| Apologies for the woefully tiny images. I'm waiting on higher resolution ones, but for now hopefully you get the general idea (with your magnifying glass, at least) LG has announced two new home cinema systems with integrated Blu-ray player. The highlight for audiophiles is that both units have been tuned by Mark Levinson, so the listening results should be very good. The units are designed for s ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360: Popular Science's top innovation for home entertainment this year (Joystiq, 11/08/2005 6:23pm) |
| In the the December issue of Popular Science , which will go on newsstands November 15, the Xbox 360 is reported to have taken top honors (that is, the Grand Award) for the Best of What’s New in Home Entertainment, one of twelve different categories considered. “The first of the next-generation gaming consoles, the new Xbox 360 is not just about games — the 360 is poised to take over ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dark Knight on DVD and Blu-ray Pre-order started (I4U, 10/12/2008 4:00pm) |
| For most people Dark Knight is the best Batman ever. Now Dark Knight is available for pre-order on Amazon.com.
Dark Knight comes as Two-Disc Special Edition DVD with Digital Copy for $22.99.
You can of course also get the Dark Knight Blu-ray disc with ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment Announces HD DVD Slate for First Quarter of 2008 (Business Wire, 1/17/2008 2:00pm) |
| HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) today announced its upcoming slate of releases on HD DVD for the first quarter of 2008. A compelling array of ... (Read Full Article) |
| JVC unveils home cinema projector with 15,000:1 contrast (Digi Times, 11/30/2006 9:38am) |
| JVC Professional has expanded its D-ILA (direct drive image light amplifier) home theater projector line-up with the introduction of the high-definition (HD) DLA-RS1 projector, featuring its newly developed 0.7-inch full HD D-ILA device that achieves a native 15,000:1 contrast ratio without the need for dynamic iris or other artificial means of contrast enhancement, according to the company. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Kaleidescape claims new 1080p upscaling DVD players "rival Blu-ray" (Engadget, 6/18/2008 2:00pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
And you thought Toshiba's super-resolution DVD player taking on Blu-ray was comical. Kaleidescape -- the company famous for selling grossly overpriced (albeit fanciful) DVD / BD archiving systems for wealthy home theater junkies -- has just announced two new standalone DVD players that "provide a viewing experience that rivals Blu-ray." The argument goes so ... (Read Full Article) |
| Bandwidth to the home, how much is enough (Blog Maverick, 3/08/2006 7:26pm) |
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Its the trillion dollar question. Telcos and cable companies are retooling and/or rebuilding their
networks to squeeze as much bandwidth as possible out of their plants. Satellite providers are looking at every
alternative means of increasing banwidth to, and adding a return path from the home.
None have a choice. There is no question ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic unveils PT-AE8000 3-D Home Theater Projector (I4U, 9/13/2012 1:49pm) |
Panasonic has announced new home theater projector called the AE8000. The projector supports both 3-D and 2-D images. When in 3-D mode the projector uses active shutter glasses and ships with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp's BD-HP50U Blu-ray Disc player with profile 1.1 support (Engadget, 1/06/2008 9:53pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV
Sharp already outed the BD-HP50U Blu-ray Disc player during the Sharp press event. Now the details. BD-ROM profile 1.1 support for all that crazy (and often useless) PIP you can stomach, HDMI 1.3 digital output at 24fps, x.c.Color, Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD 7.1 channel audio with Lip Sync tech to automatically adjust audio and video processing times. Yours in May for $700. Really S ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yamaha Announces BD-A1020 Blu-ray Disc Player (About.com, 9/08/2012 4:00am) |
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Yamaha has unveiled its latest generation flaship Blu-ray Disc player, the BD-A1020, at the 2012 CEDIA EXPO.
The BD-A1020 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| BenQ Displays Ultimate Cinema Projector (BIOS, 11/08/2005 2:55pm) |
| BenQ has today announced the new PE8720 home cinema projector. Designed to take the home cinema projector to an elevated level with the industry's highest contrast ratio of 10000:1, the GBP5999 (ex. VAT) projector features BenQ's proprietary Advanced Continuous Elect... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Way to Hook up PS3 and DirecTV HD to Home Theater System? (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/13/2008 9:28am) |
| A reader writes in asking the best way to hook up a PS3 and DirecTV HD receiver to his HTIB (home theater in a box) system and his HDTV. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Giveaway: ‘Blade Runner 30th Anniversary Edition’ (HD-Report, 10/10/2012 8:14pm) |
| This month we’re giving away a copy of Warner Bros.’ Blade Runner 30th Anniversary Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray Disc. The 3-disc edition contains five cuts of the film including the 1982 Theatrical version, 1982 International [...] (Read Full Article) |
| S1Digital Enables the Digital Home Theater Experience (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/01/2005 1:16pm) |
| S1Digital LLC , a provider of premium digital home entertainment solutions, announced the launch of two high-end Media Centers - the Media Center Platinum HDTV Edition and Media Center Gold Edition. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics launches high definition DVD (The Hindu, 5/08/2007 7:38pm) |
| BANGALORE: LG Electronics India launched its latest DVD, super multi blue player, a dual format high definition disc player. This DVD can play the next generation disc formats too. "We have developed the super multi blue player to end the ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp Mebius PC-TX32J AV Center desktop (Engadget, 6/10/2005 3:19pm) |
| Sharp just gave a bump to their existing AV center PCs . The Mebius PC-TX32J comes loaded with Windows XP Home Edition SP2 and features a slightly faster Celeron (2.8 instead of 2.66 GHz) and DVD drive sporting dual-layer support. Unfortunately, they chose not to increase the 250GB drive, restricting most TV recording to the DVD if you really want this to double as a home PC. The LCD TV ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment Presents the Critically-Acclaimed Smash Hit and Winner of Two Academy Awards(R): ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/06/2007 1:55pm) |
| HOLLYWOOD----"A triumph of old school on-screen glamour" and winner of two Academy Awards® and three Golden Globe® awards, including Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy, DREAMGIRLS takes to the stage on DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD May 1, 2007 from Paramount Home Entertainment. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Web search: From lo-fi to high-def (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, 7/26/2006 11:12pm) |
| DVDs are only nine years old, yet the home-entertainment industry recently introduced the next generation in the home-video format -- high-definition discs, which require a new player. If you want to catch up, here's a one-stop Web guide to major audio-video formats over the decades. (See the Web Search blog at www.startribune.com/websearch for even more.) VIDEO HIGH-DEF DISCS ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Home Video Chief Feingold Exits; MGM Vet Steps In (High-Def Digest, 9/14/2006 11:13pm) |
| In & Out: Sony President of Worldwide Home Video Benjamin Feingold (left) is exiting; former MGM vet David Bishop) is stepping in Benjamin Feingold, dubbed "Blu-ray Ben" for his leadership... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Planning 47 Million Blu-ray Discs per Month Capacity Worldwide (Format War Central, 6/12/2008 11:14pm) |
| There are a few interesting tidbits in this article over at the Inside Indiana Business website.
Sony is planning to expand its Blu-ray Disc manufacturing operations in Indiana, investing over $100M and creating 85 new jobs there.
Apparently the Terre Haute, Indiana facility currently produces 425,000 Blu-ray Discs per day.
Since Blu-ray Disc manufacturing began in Terre Haute [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba announces HD DVD player price cuts (allthingsHiDef, 1/14/2008 8:05am) |
| A week after a major announcement from Warner Bros. studio to go exclusive with high definition disc format Blu-ray Disc, Toshiba announces today price cuts on its line of HD DVD players. The new suggested MSRPs start at $149 for the entry level HD-A3. The middle level HD-A30 (1080p native) MSRP is $199, and the top-of-the-line HD-A35 suggested retail price is $299. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | LIONSGATE AND SAMSUNG PARTNER TO EXPAND THE AVAILABILITY OF HIGH-QUALITY 3D CONTENT IN THE HOME ENTERTAINMENT MARKETPLACE (HDTV Magazine, 1/12/2013 2:48am) |
| Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), a leading global entertainment company, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., are partnering to expand the availability of popular theatrical titles in 3D for the home entertainment market, the two companies announced today [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Broadcom System-on-a-Chip in LG BH200 Blu-ray player (Technorati, 11/07/2007 2:15pm) |
| [ Broadcom System-on-a-Chip in LG BH200 Blu-ray player]Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), today announced that its highly integrated Blu-ray Disc®/HD DVD system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution has been selected by LG Electronics to power its dual-format Super Blu™ BH200 high definition disc player. By combining full support for both Blu-ray Disc and ... (Read Full Article) |
| Forrester Research: The Five-Year Forecast For Consumer Technology Growth (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/10/2007 12:00pm) |
| CAMBRIDGE, Mass.----Devices that make up the digital home, such as digital video recorders, high-definition televisions , and home networks will be the consumer technologies that grow the fastest over the next five years, according to the 10th annual guide to consumers' technology adoption and attitudes by Forrester Research, Inc. . ... (Read Full Article) |
| Chinese pirates offering cheap AVCHD Blu-ray rips on disguised DVD-Rs (Engadget, 11/17/2008 11:26am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Just last week we heard that Warner Bros. was ending its home video / DVD business in South Korea due to rampant piracy, and now we've got a report from China suggesting that sophisticated pirates are duping buyers with faux Blu-ray Discs that are actually DVDs. As the story goes, movie pirates in select parts of Asia are ripping bona fide BDs and then burnin ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's Newest DVDirect Recorder Now Transfers High-Definition Home Videos to DVD (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/18/2007 12:35pm) |
| Sony Electronics today debuted its next-generation multi-function DVDirect DVD recorder which can quickly transfer high-definition home videos and digital photos to DVD discs without using a computer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 1-Day Deal: Panasonic SC-BTT490 Blu-ray 3D 5.1 Home Theater System: $294.99 shipped (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/09/2012 6:29pm) |
| For one day only, Amazon is slashing 41 percent off this setup, which includes a full set of speakers and a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Action Thriller "Throttle" Shot on Panasonic AJ-SDX900 (July 25,2005) (Digital Video Editing, 7/26/2005 3:49am) |
| Throttle, a claustrophobic, paranoid action thriller debuting on home video (Universal Home Entertainment) on August 2, was shot last year with Panasonic s AJ-SDX900 24p/30p/60i camcorder . ... (Read Full Article) |
| HomePNA 3.0 Specification Standardized by the International Telecommunication Union (Business Wire via Yahoo! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/09/2005 9:15pm) |
| The Home Phoneline Networking Alliance today announced the approval by the International Telecommunication Union of a critical technical specification for a single, worldwide standard for high performance multimedia home phoneline networking. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DisplaySearch Hosts DVD Format Session at Upcoming HDTV Conference, Featuring Executives from Both Blu-ray Disc & HD ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/14/2007 12:00pm) |
| AUSTIN, Texas----DisplaySearch, the worldwide leader in display market research and consulting, will feature a panel session on high definition packaged media formats--bringing together executives from both the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD camps to address the successes and hurdles of each camp at its upcoming 2007 HDTV Conference on October 10-11, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer Launches Blu-Ray Disc Drive for $299. (Addict 3D, 5/04/2007 7:16am) |
| As expected, Pioneer Electronics, a leading maker of consumer electronics, on Wednesday unveiled its Blu-ray disc read only memory (BD ROM) optical drive for personal computers, which will go on sale next month and will cost $299 in retail.The Pioneer BDC-2202 drive can playback, read, record and re-write DVDs (12x speed for DVD±R, 6x for DVD±RW, 4x for DVD±R DL) as well as playback, read and . ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| New Line Home Entertainment Features DTS(R) on the Upcoming Blu-Ray Release of The Golden Compass (Business Wire, 4/29/2008 11:00am) |
| AGOURA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The upcoming Blu-ray release of New Line Home Entertainment’s adventure spectacular, The Golden Compass, will feature ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Chase Carey: 'Prometheus' Digital HD Release Spurs Home Entertainment (Home Media Magazine, 11/07/2012 12:49am) |
| Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment’s Digital HD platform launch in September proved successful with the early retail release of sci-fi thriller Prometheus, News Corp. president Chase Carey said during a first-quarter fiscal call with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Launches The HT-BD3252, A Netflix And Pandora Enabled Blu-ray Home Theater (Gadgetreview, 7/22/2009 8:06pm) |
| If you are looking for a new home theater-in-a-box, Samsung may have just provided you a solution: the HT-BD3252. This new and cool system has a 5.1 (1000 watts) sound system, a Blu-ray player, support for the latest HD audio codec, a microphone, Internet services like Pandora, Netflix and Blockbuster and an iPod dock (of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Home Depot selling Winegard antennas for free HD channels (HD-Report, 3/26/2013 4:59pm) |
| Home Depot is now selling Winegard brand TV antennas that are capable of capturing free over-the-air (OTA) HD channels. The store is stocking both an indoor and outdoor model, each of which retail for $39.99. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D@Home Consortium and International 3D Society Merge to Form World’s Largest 3D Organization (Business Wire, 8/19/2012 7:01pm) |
| HOLLYWOOD & SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3D@HOME CONSORTIUM AND INTERNATIONAL 3D SOCIETY MERGE TO FORM WORLD’S LARGEST 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Movie industry insiders see a bright future for Blu-ray (AfterDawn, 6/17/2008 7:35am) |
| At the Home Entertainment Media Summit in Los Angeles there were a lot of bold predictions about the future of Blu-ray among entertainment industry insiders. All in all though there was apparently more heat than light.
Disney representatives in particular seem to have come wearing their rose colored glasses. Lori MacPherson, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment general manager North America p ... (Read Full Article) |
| Optoma Shatters $10,000 Price Barrier With Flagship H79 DarkChip 3(TM) Home Theater Projector Launch (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/16/2005 2:37pm) |
| Optoma Technology, Inc. today announced the availability of its next-generation, high performance digital projector for home theater enthusiasts. With an MSRP of $9,999, Optoma's H79 delivers stunningly clear digital video, rivaling the cinematic experience in today's movie theaters. (Read Full Article) |
| Sony NEC Optiarc: Blue-ray Disc drive prices to drop 50% by 2008 (Digi Times, 11/17/2006 5:24am) |
| By 2008, prices for Blu-ray Disc (BD) drives will drop 50% from current levels amid aggressive development by various related brands and makers, according to Shuji Minami, general manager, product business group of Sony NEC Optiarc. Minami also said the maker is not ruling out seeking new partners in Taiwan or placing more orders with existing Taiwan-based partners. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Batman Begins Coming to Blu-ray (I4U, 3/17/2008 1:46pm) |
| Warner Home Video announced today that Batman Begins is coming to Blu-ray for the first time. Batman Begins was previously available on the now defunct HD DVD format and was a top seller for HD DVD titles.Warner Home Video will release three versions of Ba... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Remember the G-Series from Sharp? Check out the T-Series! (Electronics NEWS - about-electronics.eu, 7/23/2007 4:11am) |
| Remember the G-Series from Sharp? Check out the T-Series! Filed under: TV & HDTV, Corporate, Home Cinema, Home Entertainment Systems | by: luk | Hits: 21 Akihabaranews: Sharp looks ... (Read Full Article) |
| Home Theater Projector Comparison (HDBlog.net, 3/22/2006 2:55am) |
| Home Theater Projector Comparison Review: Under $2000 Here’s a review of five good projectors competing for your $2000. [Projector Reviews]
Tags: HDTV, DLP, LCD ... (Read Full Article) |
| TDK Announces Blue Laser Disc Technology to Support 200GB Capacity (Broadcast Newsroom, 8/31/2006 4:30pm) |
| GARDEN CITY, N.Y., BUSINESS WIRE -- TDK, a world leader in digital recording solutions, has reached a landmark in the development of recordable blue laser technology, achieving a groundbreaking capacity of 200GB. Surpassing existing optical media technologies several times over, a 200GB blue laser disc would double the capacity of TDK's existing 100GB Blu-ray prototype. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Announces "Mastered in 4K" Blu-ray Titles Timed with Sony 4K TVs (HDTV Magazine, 1/11/2013 6:08am) |
| To compliment the electronics industry's launch of 4K Ultra HD Televisions, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) is proud to leverage its growing 4K asset library to present "Mastered in 4K" Blu-ray™ titles. While maintaining the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Universal Blu-ray Demo Disc Winner Announced (Format War Central, 1/20/2009 7:02am) |
| The winner of the Universal CES Blu-ray demo disc is: Â Marty!
Winner was selected via a double random number sequence from random.org
If you didn’t win this time, a new giveaway starts Tuesday.
Related posts:Blu-ray Giveaway: Universal Blu-ray Demo DiscStep Brothers Winner AnnouncedHannah Montana BD Giveaway Winner Announced ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's Blu-ray MegaChanger hits the streets next month with new ES standalone (Engadget, 7/23/2009 8:00pm) |
When we first got our hands-on the 400 disc MegaChanger pictured above we'd hoped it would be out a little earlier; but never the less the wait is almost over as Sony officially announced plans to release the BDP-CX7000ES in August, for the hard to swallow price of $1,900 -- about $400 less than rumored. The good news is that it does just about everything we can think of, like handle any Blu-ray Disc, DVD or CD with ease, and of course works with the latest codecs delivered via bitstream or LPCM. Now if you just have to have a Blu-ray changer, but wish it was half the price, you can wait a few more months for the BDP-CX960 for $800. You will however have to be willing to forgo things like RS-232 and IR-in, as well as the ES badge. Also shipping in August with the ES MegaChanger is the BDP-S1000ES. This standalone Blu-ray player is at the top of line and for $700 you get just about every feature and spec Blu-ray has to offer, as well as built-in WiFi and a DLNA client. The full details of all three are in the release after the jump.
Continue reading Sony's Blu-ray MegaChanger hits the streets next month with new ES standaloneFiled under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentSony's Blu-ray MegaChanger hits the streets next month with new ES standalone originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| A portable home theater at a nice price (Baltimore Sun, 9/24/2005 11:28am) |
| Set up your own screening room with the inexpensive Cinego Projector System A real home-theater pro would never consider putting a plasma or LCD or any other kind of wide-screen HDTV set in his luxurious screening room. No, true gearheads use a projector and an oversize, drop-down screen. It's the closest they can get to a real movie theater. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Panasonic Blu-ray recorders hit the shops (Pocket-lint, 6/26/2009 8:24am) |
| DMR-BS850, DMR-BS750, and DMR-XS350 arrive
Panasonic's DMR-BS850, DMR-BS750, and DMR-XS350 Blu-ray recorders, which the company teased earlier this year, have hit the shops.
As previously reported on Pocket-lint, the DMR-BS850, packs a 500GB hard disc drive, a Blu-ray disc writer and twin Freesat tuners. The DMR-BS750, has the same spec, but with a 250GB hard drive.
If you're n ... (Read Full Article) |
| Metalink To Demonstrate Streaming HDTV Over Wireless Home Networks (HDTV News, 5/21/2006 8:07pm) |
| Metalink To Demonstrate Streaming HDTV Over Wireless Home Networks Yahoo! News (press release) - May 10, 2006 The demonstrations will feature the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Corel Digital Media Software Now Bundled with Pioneer's New Blu-ray Disc Combo Drive (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/11/2007 12:59pm) |
| OTTAWA----Corel Corporation , a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced that Pioneer Electronics Inc. is bundling its next-generation Blu-ray Disc combo drive, the BDC-2202, with selected titles from Corel's digital media software lineup. ... (Read Full Article) |
| One man-sized HDTV home theater: a bit too much indulgence? (The Technology Den, 2/06/2007 9:30pm) |
| One man-sized HDTV home theater: a bit too much indulgence? February 6th, 2007 by jonweiss Okay... ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: ViewSonic launches Blu-ray home theatre PC (Pocket-lint, 7/23/2009 4:39pm) |
pc mini VOT550 looks awfully familiar
The last of a slew of ViewSonic launches is the pc mini VOT550, although, again as with the previous two mini computers, this one comes in two different models with its more basic sibling going under the name of VOT530.
The VOT550 comes with Windows Media Centre and is intended as a home entertainment or home theatre PC and as such, ViewSonic has equipped the top of the line model with a Blu-ray drive. We're not sure how big of a selling point this is, especially as this is a rebadged system from AOpen that we've seen sold under several other brand names in the past.
In terms of features, the VOT550 has a mobile Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 4GB of memory, a 320GB hard drive, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, eSATA and a DVI port. A dongle is supplied that turns the DVI port into an HDMI port which allows for easy connectivity to your HD TV.
The VOT530 shuns the Blu-ray drive in favour for a DVD super-multi drive and both models feature slot-in type drive, similar to those in a car CD player. Price wise the VOT530 is going to set you back £494, while the Blu-ray equipped VOT550 ups the price to £678, making both fairly poor value for money compared to the other mini PCs that ViewSonic has just launched.
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| Samsung Debuts Premium High-Definition Projector for the Home Theater Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/06/2007 1:00pm) |
| DENVER----Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a world-leading manufacturer of professional LCD and PDP display products, today unveiled the SP-A800B projector, a premium projector that enhances the home theater experience by delivering film-like picture quality in high-definition 1080p. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic to launch high definition home cinema projector with 2000-lumen brightness at GITEX (AME Info, 11/18/2006 7:07am) |
| In keeping with its theme of 'Living in high definition', Panasonic, the leading global manufacturer of consumer electronics, will launch the PT-AX100E LCD home projector at GITEX Dubai 2006 that begins on November 18, 2006. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Home Video Debuts Three New HD DVD Format Titles (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/09/2006 8:46pm) |
| BURBANK, Calif.----June 9, 2006--Warner Home Video has announced the June 20 HD DVD debuts of "Syriana" and "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang." "Syriana" will be released day-and-date with its Standard Definition version and will sell for $34.99. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD Offers Big Screen High-Definition Performance for Under $750 (HDTV Magazine, 9/17/2009 1:30pm) |
Bringing affordable, big-screen home entertainment to households across the country, Epson today announced the new Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD. Available for $749.99, the Home Cinema 705HD joins Epson's award-winning line of 3LCD(TM) home theater projectors, providing families and first-time home theater enthusiasts with a versatile, high-quality 720p high-definition solution for a range of options -- from movies and gaming, to broadcast TV and sports, to videos and music with an Apple iPod.
The Home Cinema 705HD is designed to make home entertainment simple and enjoyable, and comes with...
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| Hitachi announces DZ-BD10HA tri-format Blu-ray camcorder (HDTV UK, 1/28/2009 11:26am) |
| Hitachi has announced its new DZ-BD10HA high definition camcorder, able to record directly to Blu-ray disc, internal 30GB hard drive, or SDHC. It features a seven megapixel CMOS image sensor offering full 1080p high definition recording, a dubbing feature which allows footage to be transferred directly from the hard drive or memory card to the Blu-ray disc, face detection, and image stabilisation. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney: Economy May Slow Blu-ray Adoption (Format War Central, 11/13/2008 3:48pm) |
| Speaking to the Hollywood Reporter, Disney’s GM of domestic home entertainment claims Blu-ray’s biggest hurdle is indeed the economy.
The economy is the biggest challenge, because there are just so many pieces to the Blu-ray puzzle that consumers face,” said Lori MacPherson, GM of domestic home-entertainment at Disney. “You need the high-definition television set, you need ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dish Network Satellite TV Gives a Boost to Their Service (PR Web via Yahoo! (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 5/23/2005 12:00pm) |
| (PRWEB) May 23, 2005 -- Entertainment in the home is one of the up and coming methods for bringing families home and together more often. Dish Network Satellite TV provides the savings and entertainment packages that combine to give the family a central entertainment package that are both affordable and yet something the whole family will enjoy at the same time. Dish Network Satellite TV ... (Read Full Article) |
| Epson announces $3,000 PowerLite Home Cinema 1080p projector (Engadget, 3/26/2007 11:27pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTVIt looks like those not willing to settle for anything less than 1080p in a projector will soon have a slightly more bearable option at their disposal, with Epson today announcing its 3LCD PowerLite Home Cinema 1080, apparently the first projector of its kind to hit the $3,000 mark. In addition to that desirable 1920 x 1080 resolution, the projector also boasts an impres ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ultimate Electronics to Award HDTV, AFC Championship Tickets to Denver Broncos' Ultimate Home Team Fans (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/20/2006 8:43pm) |
| THORNTON, Colo.----Jan. 20, 2006--Ultimate Electronics, the nation's high-definition TV authority and a Colorado-based company, is partnering with KOA-AM 850 to support the Denver Broncos' advancement to the American Football Conference Championship game with the Ultimate Home Team Fan contest. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Home Theater: LG LST-3410A HDTV Tuner/DVR (circulartv.com, 11/13/2007 1:20am) |
| Home Theater: LG LST-3410A HDTV Tuner/DVR If you fear commitment, this is the HDTV source for you. As HDTV broadens its horizons, the role of the standalone HDTV tuner has diminished but certainly not disappeared. Amazon.com: hdtv tuner A community about hdtv tuner. Tag and discover new ... (Read Full Article) |
| CEA|CNET ''Tech First Panel'' Reveals Habits of Technology Early Adopters and Insight on Future of Consumer Electronics (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/03/2005 7:39pm) |
| The digital home of the technology early adopter is a place where the Internet connection is almost as important as the water connection, concluded the Consumer Electronics Association and CNET based on a new Digital Home consumer research study. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hancock streaming home to BRAVIA HDTVs ahead of Blu-ray release for $9.99 (Engadget, 10/14/2008 3:24pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Tired of watching Amazon Video on Demand, Dailymotion and YouTube videos on your BRAVIA Internet Video Link? Coming through on its promise to send Hancock to Sony HDTV owners first, Sony Pictures is offering the flick (in 720p or 480p, depending on bandwidth) for $9.99 starting October 28 through November 10, and even throwing in a free Blu-ray copy after it' ... (Read Full Article) |
| InterVideo Ulead Announces DVD MovieFactory 5; First Consumer Disc Authoring Software to Support High-Definition Video (FinanzNachrichten, 3/06/2006 8:14pm) |
| InterVideo(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:IVII) and its partner Ulead(R) Systems, Inc. (TSE:2487), industry leaders in video, image and DVD software, today announced the latest version of Ulead DVD MovieFactory(R) 5. New features that have been added to the company's consumer DVD authoring package include easy disc authoring, an expanded range of creative options and future-ready support for both the HD DVD ... (Read Full Article) |
| Electrograph to Distribute Brillian HDTVs to CEDIA Home Theater and Specialty A/V Retailers (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/22/2005 1:45pm) |
| In another move to build its base of distributors, Brillian Corporation announced today that Electrograph Systems, Inc., a leading display technology distributor, will begin distributing Brillian's 720p and 1080p Gen II LCoS-based HDTVs to its base of more than 5,000 CEDIA home theater and specialty A/V resellers. (Read Full Article) |
| Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment Announces First Wave of Blu-ray(TM) Releases for 2007 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/14/2006 5:00pm) |
| Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment President Bob Chapek today announced BVWHE's first wave of Blu-ray Disc® releases for 2007. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DTS(R) and Coding Technologies Bring MPEG-4 Multi-Channel Audio for HDTV into the Home at CES (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/08/2007 12:00pm) |
| LAS VEGAS----DTS, Inc. and Coding Technologies today announced the live demonstration of set-top box technology that enables delivery of the latest MPEG-4 aacPlus multi-channel audio for HDTV to consumers' existing home theater systems at the CES, January 8-12, 2007, in Las Vegas. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Terayon Demonstrates Latest Video and Data Applications at IBC 2005 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/08/2005 12:00pm) |
| Terayon Communications Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of digital video networking applications and home access solutions, is demonstrating the industry's first advertising insertion and splicing of programming in the MPEG-4/AVC format, along with other advanced capabilities of its digital video and home access solutions, here at its stand at the International Broadcasting Conference 2005, ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Bros. Entertainment to Release Its High-Definition DVD Titles Exclusively in the Blu-ray Disc Format Beginning Later This Year (Business Wire, 1/04/2008 8:45pm) |
| BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In response to consumer demand, Warner Bros. Entertainment will release its high-definition DVD titles exclusively in the Blu-ray disc format beginning ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV UK's Guide to the Ultimate High Definition Home Cinema Experience - Part Six: HD gaming (Technorati, 12/12/2007 10:53am) |
| HDTV UK’s Guide to the Ultimate High Definition Home Cinema Experience - Part Six: HD gaming Published in December 12th, 2007 Posted by Technorati Search for: HDTV in HDTV Reviews No Comments HDTV UK's Guide to the Ultimate High Definition Home Cinema Experience - Part Six: HD gaming Courtesy of HDTV UK, here's the final part of their handy guide to getting the best high definition cinema sys ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Pictures celebrates NXE eve by...blocking Xbox 360 Netflix movie streaming (Engadget, 11/19/2008 3:14am) |
| Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Just hours before the Xbox 360's newest dashboard update hits tomorrow morning (10:00 a.m. GMT), our friends at Joystiq noticed the list of movies available for Netflix Watch Instantly streaming has suddenly dropped. The culprit? Sony Pictures Home Entertainment subsidiary Columbia Pictures, flicking previously available titles like Superbad, Bad Boys ... (Read Full Article) |
| CBHD (China Blue High Definition) Players Arrive in the UK (About.com, 10/19/2009 10:00am) |
| Although Blu-ray is the dominant high definition disc format currently available, the Chinese have taken major elements of the defeated HD-DVD format and have created their own homegrown high definition disc format, CBHD (China Blue High Definition). The original intent of CBHD was to compete with Blu-ray within the Chinese market, where it has reportedly been successful. Now, British retailer GBAX is offering CBHD players to UK consumers. Will CBHD also reach U.S. shores? For more details, check out the reports from EngadgetHD (includes video) and High Def Digest.
For additional background information on CBHD, check out my previous articles:
We're Back....HD-DVD Is Resurrected...In China
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| Westin Rocks Memphis; The Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock 'N Roll Eagerly Awaits The Westin Beale Street (Hospitality Net, 12/13/2005 2:47pm) |
| WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. | Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announces a construction commencement on a $40-million 203-room Westin Beale Street Hotel in Memphis, TN. Located directly across from the FedExForum, home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA and the University of Memphis Tigers basketball team, The Westin Beale Street will be Tennessee's first Westin and the first ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp Develops Dual-Layer Super-Resolution Optical Disc Technology (HardwareZone, 7/11/2005 9:03pm) |
| Sharp Corporation has developed an optical disc technology that enables super-resolution readout of data pits in a dual-layer structure by employing a transparent super-resolution functional film. The development of this technology will make it possible to increase the storage capacity of optical discs using blue lasers to 100 GB in the dual-layer structure. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Houston Based Computer Company Releases Three High End Windows Media Center PCs (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 7/09/2005 12:00pm) |
| (PRWEB) July 9, 2005 -- Houston Texas-based company, Cannon PC, LP, released three high end Windows Media Center PCs this week. The company specializes only in Media Center PCs and accessories and all their systems are designed for home theater, home automation and gaming enthusiasts in mind. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Introduces Blu-ray Disc Player (HDTV Magazine, 9/04/2009 8:58pm) |
Toshiba America Consumer Products L.L.C. ("Toshiba"), a market leader in home entertainment products, underscores its commitment to high-definition entertainment with the introduction of its first Blu-ray Disc player. The BDX2000 provides Full HD 1080p digital output that when coupled with a REGZA LCD TV, enables consumers to enjoy the superior quality of high-definition audio & video content.
Supporting BD-Live(TM) (Profile 2.0), the BDX2000 allows users to ...
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| 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) |
| Meedio Launches New DVR Software to Let Consumers Watch, Pause, Schedule, and Record TV -- With No Subscription Fees (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 7/28/2005 12:00pm) |
| Houston, Texas (PRWEB) July 28, 2005 -- Meedio LLC, a leader in home entertainment and control software, today announced the availability of the latest product in their line of digital home software. Meedio TV is a digital video recorder (DVR) application that runs on Microsoft® Windows® XP computers and uses a TV tuner to enable users to watch, pause, rewind, and record live television ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | International 3D Society & 3D@Home Consortium Partner With HSN for On-Air Telecast September 23rd (Business Wire, 9/23/2012 8:01am) |
| LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--International 3D Society & 3D@Home Consortium Partner With HSN for On-Air Telecast September 23rd - “Hollywood Comes to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The International 3D Society & 3D@Home Consortium Release 2012-2013 3D Forecast and Trends (Business Wire, 10/07/2012 8:01am) |
| LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The International 3D Society & 3D@Home Consortium Release 2012-2013 3D Forecast and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| X2 Introduces Next Generation HDTV Media Center PC Featuring New X2Link and X2Go Technology (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/30/2005 4:59pm) |
| X2 Corporation, a global manufacturer and direct marketer of digital lifestyle products, today announces the MEGA 865 Pro Media Center PC with its new X2Link Digital Home Architecture and X2Go Extended TV Technology. The MEGA 865 Pro completes the digital home entertainment experience by integrating hi-definition HDTV digital TV and video, sound, and data together in a single, lightweight and (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Unveils Enhanced Home Theater System with Blu-ray Creating Powerful HD Experience for Consumers (HDTV Magazine, 7/21/2009 4:42pm) |
| Samsung Unveils Enhanced Home Theater System with Blu-ray Creating Powerful HD Experience for Consumers New HT-BD3252 delivers cutting-edge video playback, HD Sound, and diverse networking RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer... ... (Read Full Article) |
| ZeeVee Launches ZvBox, New Consumer Electronics Product for Broadcasting Any Internet TV or Computer Content to All HDTVs in Your Home (eHomeUpgrade, 5/01/2008 6:56pm) |
| Startup company ZeeVee Inc. announced today the launch of ZvBoxâ„¢, a new consumer electronics product for watching any Internet TV, online video, or computer content on HDTVs at home. Available for preorder online exclusively at Amazon.com, ZvBox will redefine television as we know it. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blueado Announces the Very First Mini HDTV Media Center (PR Web, 6/06/2006 7:22am) |
| Blueado redefines what a mini media center should by introducing the worlds first mini media center with TV tuners, a 400 GB Hard Drive, and 2 gigabytes of memory standard. The Blueado HDTV Mini Media Center is the ideal home theater Media Center for anyone looking to add a sense of style and sophistication to their home theater. (PRWEB Jun 6, 2006) Trackback URI: ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Television - New Home Theater Wireless Headphones Make Upgrading Easy and Cost Effective (Tel TV, 3/18/2006 12:54am) |
| New Home Theater Wireless Headphones Make Upgrading Easy and Cost Effective … For those who have recently purchased a new HDTV system or new digital... ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Samsung Blu-ray goes YouTube (Pocket-lint, 9/03/2009 10:16am) |
Clearly worried the Blu-ray still not enough
Samsung has announced that going forward all its Blu-ray products will come with YouTube support as it continues to try and convince people to embrace the HD format.
With the new service, available from 3rd September, consumers can also enjoy video clips from YouTube on their TV screen. The YouTube service features a variety of video clips, including the most popular or highly rated videos and allows for video search through a mobile phone-like on-screen key pad, says the company.
The news, announced at IFA in Berlin, Germany, comes as the company announcing a range of Blu-ray players including a Blu-ray Soundbar, the BD Crystal Surround AirTrack, for people looking to de-clutter their home theatre/cinema experience.
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| Sony 'open' to Blu-ray Disc/HD DVD bonding talks (The Register, 4/13/2005 5:03pm) |
| Peace in our time? (Read Full Article) |
| Grease on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/05/2009 7:12pm) |
| It's still the word, but is this classic musical worthy of your Blu-ray bucks?
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| Allied Telesyn Deploys the Industry's First End-To-End IP Triple Play Network with GEPON Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/24/2006 8:01am) |
| SAN JOSE, Calif.----Jan. 24, 2006--Allied Telesyn, a global provider of secure Ethernet/IP access solutions and an industry leader in the deployment of IP Triple Play networks over DSL and Fiber-to-the-home access infrastructures, today announced the industry's first commercial deployment of a GEPON FTTH solution for integrated IP Triple Play services. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PS3 4.30 update brings Vita Trophies, folds Folding@Home (Joystiq, 10/22/2012 5:00pm) |
| Sony will be rolling out a new PlayStation 3 firmware [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Doubt on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/06/2009 10:00am) |
| The string of Hollywood heavyweights make this one is a must-see. The only thing one might question is whether or not to buy the Blu-ray.
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| Super Troopers on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/04/2009 6:07pm) |
| If you're going to bother with any of the Broken Lizard flicks, this Blu-ray is the one to watch.
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| HD DVD vs. DVD...Fight! (David's Blog, 12/07/2006 10:36pm) |
| I received "Superman Returns" from Netflix yesterday. This disc is a HD DVD/DVD combo...HD DVD on... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | What Is Available to Play on a Blu-ray Disc Player? - Question of the Week (About.com, 3/31/2013 10:00am) |
| OK, so you want to get in on the Blu-ray action, but you want to know what type of content, and how much of it, is actually available if you ... (Read Full Article) |
| James Cameron to promote Panasonic 3-D HDTVs around release of "Avatar." Now are you interested? (Home Theater, 8/25/2009 3:29am) |
| Sci-fi fans already know that director James Cameron’s long-awaited follow-up to Titanic is Avatar, the biggest release so far that makes use of the latest 3-D film technologies. No doubt calculating future home-video revenues, Cameron is now teaming up with Panasonic to promote the company’s 3-D HDTVs, which are slated for 2010 release.
The coolest aspect [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Saturday Night Fever on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/01/2009 11:45pm) |
| Love it or hate it, this super '70s classic dazzles on Blu-ray.
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| Triple Layer, 51GB HD DVD Approved by DVD Forum (AnandTech, 9/10/2007 4:57pm) |
| HD DVD can now boast a 1GB storage advantage over Blu-ray Disc... ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG: No go on combo of Blu-ray, HD DVD (ZDNet India, 9/22/2006 11:58am) |
| The dream of many gadget kooks these days--a box that can play both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD movies--may come some day, but it doesn't appear likely in the near future. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Marley & Me on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/04/2009 5:04am) |
| A sugary sweet, sentimental look at life with man's best friend -- and it looks pretty good on Blu-ray to boot.
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| Universal chooses Blu-ray (CNET News, 2/19/2008 7:12pm) |
| In one of the least surprising turns of events, the studio says it will end its association with HD DVD and produce titles on Blu-ray Disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | What is a 3D-Enabled Blu-ray Disc Player? - Question of the Week (About.com, 5/12/2013 10:00am) |
| Love it or hate it, 3D is here to stay and many of the new TVs now available feature this capability. However, you really need more than just a 3D ... (Read Full Article) |
| Gulliver's Travels on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/26/2009 9:30am) |
| After 70 years, an animation classic arrives on Blu-ray. Well, technically, yeah, but….
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| Blockbuster and Samsung Sign Agreement to Deliver BLOCKBUSTER(R) OnDemand Services to Select Samsung HDTVs, Home Theater Systems and Blu-ray Players (HDTV Magazine, 7/14/2009 12:00pm) |
| Blockbuster and Samsung announced they are joining forces to enable consumers to access Blockbuster's vast and growing library of premium digital entertainment via select new Samsung HDTVs, home theater systems and Blu-ray players. The new services will be available in the fall of 2009 and are expected to provide millions of homes across America access to Blockbuster's digital library of movies. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PCs' key role in HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray war (ZDNet, 6/06/2006 1:44pm) |
| PC industry will supply most high-definition disc players, but so far the principal makers haven't taken sides. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mean Girls on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/30/2009 6:21am) |
| The Blu-ray may not be all that "fetch," but this Lindsay Lohan comedy is a worthy entry for your teen angst collection.
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| The X-Files: I Want to Believe on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/06/2009 9:44am) |
| Scully and Mulder are back on the case, with elaborate Blu-ray extras that should be a real treat for X-philes.
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| Best Buy discounts Blu-ray all-in-one PC (Punch Jump, 5/04/2008 4:55pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. on Sunday began offering a discounted all-in-one PC from Sony Corp. that includes a built-in Blu-ray disc drive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Quantum of Solace on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/31/2009 7:45pm) |
| Every Bond movie can't be the best. However, this wild ride is a great way to shake or stir up your Blu-ray collection.
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| Hollywood demands 64-bit PCs for new DVDs (ElectricNews.Net, 8/25/2006 11:01am) |
| Windows Vista will not play HD-DVD or Blu-ray Disc media out of the box on 32-bit systems, Microsoft has admitted. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 1/22/2007 7:55pm) |
| The third instalment of the blood-and-guts horror franchise arrives in a variety of flavours on DVD and Blu-ray high-definition disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy burns 2 for $30 Blu-ray offer (Punch Jump, 5/19/2008 3:55pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores this Sun. began offering a new 2 for $30 Blu-ray disc sale to in-store customers in a new high-definition promo. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 8/03/2007 7:01am) |
| A new website offers previews for Music, Movies and Games released in high definition Blu-ray Disc format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Sales Rise 91% in First Half of 2009 (Electronic House, 7/17/2009 6:30pm) |
| Digital Entertainment Group says nearly 20 million Blu-ray players shipped in second quarter. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Compromise unlikely in HD optical disc battle (Macworld UK, 4/18/2005 9:03am) |
| There appears little hope of detente between the two sides championing opposing standards for the next-generation of DVD. (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray New Releases for Tuesday December 9th, 2008 (Format War Central, 12/09/2008 1:01pm) |
| The following are the Blu-ray new releases for Tuesday, December 9th, 2008.
 The Dark Knight
Warner Home Video
Retail: $35.99
Amazon:Â $23.99
The Dark Knight: Limited Edition with Batpod
Warner Home Video
Retail: $64.98
Amazon: $46.99
A Battle of Wits
101 Distribution
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| (Unranked) | New Alliance Offers Home Builders Speed and Flexibility by Connecting Sales, Option Selection, and Operational Processes Using 3D CAD in a BIM-Based Workflow (Business Wire, 1/19/2013 7:00pm) |
| LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New Alliance Offers Home Builders Speed and Flexibility by Connecting Sales, Option Selection, and Operational Processes Using 3D CAD in a BIM-Based [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 6 Awesome Blu-ray Demos (Electronic House, 7/13/2009 6:32pm) |
| These six Blu-ray movies will bring out a home theater’s best performance. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mvix Minx HD Home-Theater (eHomeUpgrade, 9/02/2009 6:01pm) |
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Interesting… MvixUSA has jumped into the mini HTPC space and is announcing the availability of Mvix Minx (MX-3250HD) HD Home-Theater. Unlike the current crop of Intel Atom + NVIDIA ION products grabbing the headlines, Mvix Minx leverages AMD’s Dual Core 3250e processor and ATI 3200HD graphics (full 1080p decoding & DirectX 10 ready) built on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Ice Age on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/05/2008 8:09pm) |
| Fox/Blue Sky Studio's CG animated tale of three unlikely friends that come together over a common cause comes to Blu-ray in a decent though slightly flawed high definition release. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Sales Rise 91% to $407M in First Half of 2009 (CE Pro, 7/17/2009 2:55am) |
| Digital Entertainment Group says nearly 20 million Blu-ray players shipped in second quarter. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Video/DVD Releases (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 1/25/2007 1:35am) |
| "Saw III" The third installment of the blood-and-guts horror franchise arrives in a variety of flavors on DVD and Blu-ray high-definition disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy devotes HD DVD shelves to Blu-ray (Punch Jump, 4/01/2008 12:37pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores have begun to devote former HD DVD shelf space to Blu-ray disc titles as the obsolete format is cleared from retail. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D Organizations Merge (Broadcasting & Cable, 8/16/2012 11:31pm) |
| The International 3D Society and the 3D@Home Consortium have agreed to combine [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Tweeter Home Entertainment Group Reports Sales for Its Fourth Fiscal Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2005 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/06/2005 11:30am) |
| Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Inc. today announced sales results for its fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2005. ... (Read Full Article) |
| MGM Announces Fourth Quarter Blu-Ray Releases; USUAL SUSPECTS and WINDTALKERS Hit Stores November 28, BULLETPROOF MONK (RedNova, 8/31/2006 3:42pm) |
| Continuing its support of the Blu-ray Disc (BD) ... (Read Full Article) |
| Burning Questions: Why the Rush to Blue? (PC World, 9/21/2005 8:02am) |
| You've heard the hype surrounding forthcoming high-capacity formats Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD. What challenges lie ahead? ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Get a Samsung Blu-ray player with Wi-Fi, apps for $45 (CNET Blogs, 4/19/2013 12:53pm) |
| The disc-based movie's days may be numbered, but Blu-ray is still the best way to enjoy pristine audio and video. Plus: two bonus deals! (Read Full Article) |
| Supernatural: The Complete Third Season on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/13/2008 6:04am) |
| The CW network's finely crafted fantasy series comes to Blu-ray with a superb high definition video transfer
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| Consumer Alert: Not All Blu-ray Players Play All Blu-ray Disc Features (About.com, 2/09/2008 10:00am) |
| Although Blu-ray definitely has the upper hand against HD-DVD, it is interesting to note that in one aspect of the format war, Blu-ray has a decided disadvantage. While HD-DVD has... ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG launches affordable Blu-Ray home cinema system (Tech Digest, 10/08/2009 10:31am) |
From LG comes a Blu-Ray based home cinema system. The HB954SP offers Full HD 1080p playback, 1000W of power and 5.1 channel output with five oval satellite speakers. LG's latest system offers one click access to YouTube and and an iPhone/iPod docking/charging station. LG Sound Gallery offers seven sound settings including a night mode to turn off the bass so you do not wake sleeping children. Connections include two HDMI inputs for hook up other devices such as a game console, DVD recorder or HD satellite box. This system will be available from November 2009 from major retailers and independents.
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| Sony PlayStation 3 (Sun-Sentinel, 11/20/2006 8:18am) |
| Hot stuff: Blu-ray Disc DVD player, Cell Broadband Engine processor, high-definition graphics and an online game network. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/06/2009 4:30am) |
| While a visual treat, and an enjoyable film, the lack of extras in this Blu-ray package suggest that Sony didn't get the message.
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| Source: (Audio Revolution, 8/11/2005 7:59pm) |
| The Blu-ray Disc Association made its latest move by announcing that it has adopted a comprehensive content management system to protect against illegal copying. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Format fight (Guardian Weekly, 8/10/2005 11:22pm) |
| The peace talks are over - a war seems inevitable between the two formats competing to replace DVD to become the high definition (HDTV) pre-recorded/recordable disc standard. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Otis on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/25/2008 7:25am) |
| This dark comedy tries hard to frighten and to amuse, but does very little of either -- does the Blu-ray release of this film originally shot in HD at least redeem it with a high quality transfer?
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| HDTV Television - Da-Lite 106″ Diagonal HDTV Format Home Theater Fixed Frame Screen with Pearlescent Fabric (Tel TV, 4/11/2006 4:19pm) |
| Da-Lite 106″ Diagonal HDTV Format Home Theater Fixed Frame Screen with Pearlescent Fabric The Perm... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | I Got a New 3D TV - Help! (About.com, 12/25/2012 6:00am) |
| One of the frustrating things about watching 3D at home is how to adjust your 3D TV to get the best 3D viewing experience. Let's face it, most consumers bring ... (Read Full Article) |
| D-LINK LAUNCHES Wireless HD Media Player (HardwareZone, 10/13/2006 5:48am) |
| High Definition Digital Home Entertainment ... (Read Full Article) |
| Is It the End for Home VCRs? (ABC News, 10/31/2005 10:51am) |
| The Dash to Digital Video Spells Doom, But No Recording Heir Apparent ... (Read Full Article) |
| Eyes-on Panasonic's Full HD 3D plasma and Blu-ray combo (Engadget, 9/03/2009 11:17am) |
We just got a real eyeful of 3D, courtesy of Panasonic's upcoming 1080p plasma and Blu-ray 3D setup. The system uses synced shutters, and was easily some of the best "consumer" 3D we've seen -- almost on par with a theater experience, other than the fact that the screen was a whole lot smaller, at 103-inches. Unfortunately, while Panasonic is heavily touting 3D at IFA this year, just as Sony did at its own presser, there isn't much hard news to show for it. The plasma and Blu-ray combo was actually announced a full year ago, and the only word we have on release at the moment is "next year." Obviously, readily available 3D content plays a big part in this, and we get the impression that Avatar is syncing up nicely to be available on some sort of 3D home video format by the time it's ready for a disc release -- we've certainly seen enough teaser clips and trailers of it by now, anyway. To be honest, the 3D setup was seamless enough in our demo room that sometimes it hardly felt 3D. Avatar was especially "shallow" on the 3D scale (no pictures were allowed of the presentation, not that they would help), and we've yet to see anything mindblowing on that end. If anything, Panasonic's presentation was more an opportunity to be "blown away" by the company's awesome PowerPoint skills, if anything, so feel free to follow along in the gallery below.
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| 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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| HD DVD / Blu-ray Special Feature: 2. Sony (HDTV UK, 1/06/2008 8:00am) |
| Who are they?
Japanese multinational manufacturing company jointly developed the Blu-ray Disc format with Pioneer. The first HD DVD players arrived in the US in June 2006.
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| PS3 Is Still The Blu-Ray Player To Buy [Sony] (Kotaku, 1/04/2008 7:40pm) |
| Our sister site Gizmodo just landed the first review of a Blu-ray 1.1 formatted disc—and you may remember that the PS3 just got the 1.1 spec in a recent firmware update. After enjoying new... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Spears & Munsil HD Benchmark Disc 2nd Edition - Product Of The Week (About.com, 5/10/2013 10:00am) |
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You spent a lot of cash for that new 2D or 3D LCD TV, Plasma TV, or video projector. It looked nice and bright at the dealer, but how do ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wal-Mart puts stake through HD DVD's heart (CNET News, 2/15/2008 3:31pm) |
| With rumors swirling that Toshiba is about to scrap HD DVD altogether, the largest retailer in the world says it, too, is choosing to support Blu-ray Disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New DVD releases include "Saw III," "The Guardian," "Brokeback Mountain" (Jam! Showbiz, 1/22/2007 7:47pm) |
| The third instalment of the blood-and-guts horror franchise arrives in a variety of flavours on DVD and Blu-ray high-definition disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony, Blu-ray group set to push on 3D (EETimes, 9/02/2009 10:47am) |
The Blu-ray Disc Association is firming up plans to incorporate 3D TV content into the optical disc standard. However, the group gave few details of timescales or clear signals of which technology it would use to achieve this. And Sony is also set to announce a major push into 3D technologies.
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| Ferris Bueller's Day Off on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/01/2009 11:04pm) |
| Save Ferris for a better Blu-ray release, because this transfer to BD is a disappointment.
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| Best Buy burns new Sony All-in-One Blu-ray PC (Punch Jump, 7/06/2008 4:28pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores this week began selling a new all-in-one PC from Sony Corp. that includes a Blu-ray disc drive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy burns new $14.99 Blu-ray sale (Punch Jump, 3/25/2009 3:39pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. this week began offering a new $14.99 Blu-ray disc sale in the latest high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD price cuts won't help in fight with Blu-Ray, Gartner says (Computerworld, 1/28/2008 2:00pm) |
| Gartner analysts expect that Blu-ray Disc will win out over HD DVD in the consumer market by the end of this year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy burns $19.99 Blu-ray sale (Punch Jump, 12/09/2008 3:41pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores this week began offering a new Blu-ray disc sale that discounts select titles to under $20. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Vanguard Gets Into Blu-ray (Home Media Magazine, 10/07/2009 11:54pm) |
| Vanguard Cinema will celebrate the new year with its first-ever Blu-ray Disc release. (Read Full Article) |
| No need for UK investment in FTTH (Electronics Weekly, 4/12/2005 1:06pm) |
| Very high speed communications based on fibre-to-the-home systems is not likely to be seen in the UK for a number of years. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Reviewed.com: Competition designs home of the future (USATODAY, 6/28/2013 11:14am) |
| A 3D food printer was one idea on display at Electrolux's Design Lab [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Home Theater PCs: (Tom's Hardware Guide, 6/14/2005 10:57am) |
| Consumer hi-fi equipment - like DVD and DivX players - are easy to handle, but reach their limits quickly. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy holds $14.99 Blu-ray sale (Punch Jump, 3/16/2009 3:39pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores this week began offering a new $14.99 Blu-ray disc sale in the latest high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Sale: Buy Two Get One Free (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/08/2008 10:13pm) |
| Now that the format war is over, it's time to build up that Blu-ray high definition movie collection, and what batter way than through a Buy 2 Get 1 Free offer? ... (Read Full Article) |
| Chuck: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/14/2008 5:41am) |
| Chuck mixes action and humor in a modern-day take on Get Smart, but the Blu-ray transfer leaves much to be desired.
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| As TVs grow, so do electric bills (The Christian Science Monitor, 6/15/2005 9:50pm) |
| Big-screen mania could spike home energy use and pollution, unless more efficient standards are adopted. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Get switched on before you buy HDTV (Express and Star, 5/13/2006 8:22am) |
| Depending on what you're reading or seeing, High Definition TV will be the summer's big home technology smash or its big crash and burn. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D On The Hot Seat (About.com, 10/04/2012 9:00am) |
| The 3D home viewing experience has been available to consumers for over two years now, and depending on who you talk to, it is the greatest thing since sliced bread ... (Read Full Article) |
| BDA: 10 Million Blu-ray Players In 2008 (High-Def Digest, 1/08/2008 9:50pm) |
| The Blu-ray camp says that by this time next year, the format's installed base could be nearly three times its current size. That was the headline out of last night's Blu-ray Disc Association press conference... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips Showcases Blu-ray Gear (DVD-Recordable, 9/01/2006 2:37pm) |
| Philips is building on its heritage as a leader in optical storage technology to bring Blu-ray Disc to the consumer marketplace. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Adds Blu-ray MegaChangers, Single-Disc ES Player (TWICE, 7/23/2009 6:55pm) |
| New York - Sony used the new Yankee Stadium Thursday as the setting to unveil its latest Blu-ray... (Read Full Article) |
| Building The Ultimate Home Theater PC (Tom's Hardware Guide, 10/03/2005 11:11am) |
| Wishful Thinking? Requirements: The all-round HTPC should not look any different from a DVD player. Can you find the PC among the DVD players in this picture? ... (Read Full Article) |
| Keith R. Wood: Critic-at-Arms: BREAKDOWN (Sierra Times, 9/06/2005 6:13pm) |
| Having your home flooded is a lot like being in a divorce. You don't know until the waters go down just what you have left, if anything can be salvaged, and if anyone ever cares about the situation. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu in the Face - Samsung BD-P1000 Blu-ray Player Review (DVD Talk, 9/11/2006 11:44pm) |
| If you follow home theater at all, you've probably already heard plenty about the High Definition format war. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Jaws - The Blu-ray Disc Review (About.com, 8/11/2012 4:00am) |
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Jaws swims its way on Blu-ray for the first time with both newly 4K remastered video (scaled down to (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray, HD DVD Overtake VHS in Sales (High-Def Digest, 8/08/2007 2:55pm) |
| High-def has notched up another milestone, with combined Blu-ray and HD DVD disc sales overtaking VHS during the first half of 2007. That's according to a new research report from Video Business, which... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Total HD disc format looks to be a total bust (Ars Technica, 9/18/2007 4:04am) |
| Warner has decided to indefinitely postpone plans to release hybrid discs that would support both Blu-ray and HD DVD. Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Original Star Trek TV Series Blasts onto Blu-ray (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/31/2009 1:52am) |
| Set your faces to stunned as CBS and Paramount bring the classic Sci Fi series to high definition Blu-ray Disc this April.
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| Why so blue? (Digit Magazine, 10/14/2005 3:04pm) |
| For more than a year now, the impending blue-laser disc format wars have been looming. But what’s the benefit to consumers for rushing the technology to market? ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| (No Title) (, 1/09/2007 9:59am) |
| LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Sony Corp. said on Monday it would release up to 100 movie titles on the high-definition Blu-ray video disc standard this year, as it pits its next-generation DVD format against rival HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Blu-ray not coming to Xbox 360... yet (Pocket-lint, 10/23/2009 8:30am) |
Ballmer got it wrong
Kids, Steve Ballmer is lying to you. Yesterday we brought you the news, straight out of the man's mouth, that the Xbox 360 would be getting Blu-ray accessories. Today, Microsoft's PR team has swung into action to try and say they don't exist without explicitly saying "Ballmer was talking out of his arse".
Instead, a Microsoft spokesperson said: "Steve was referring to Blu-ray accessories for the PC.?As we have said in the past, we have no plans to introduce a Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360. In fact, the future of home entertainment starts this fall when Xbox 360 becomes the first and only console to offer instant-on 1080p streaming HD movies".
Given that Ballmer was responding to a question about the Xbox and said "You'll be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories", we doubt that accessories for the PC had anything to do with what he was saying. More likely Microsoft is trying to firefight some of the damage that Ballmer caused with the casual statement.
We wouldn't be surprised at all if Blu-ray accessories arrived for the console, particularly if Blu-ray movies begin to sell in reasonable numbers at some point. Microsoft just isn't ready to announce that yet.
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| (Unranked) | The Bible now available on Blu-ray & DVD (HD-Report, 4/02/2013 12:48pm) |
| History’s 10-hour mini-series The Bible: The Epic Miniseries is now available on Blu-ray Disc and DVD. The Blu-ray set from 20th Century Fox contains 4 discs in total with over 550 minutes of content. Along [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Next-generation red-laser discs get US boost (Compound Semiconductor (Compound Semiconductor Magazine, 5/12/2005 1:52pm) |
| Taiwan\\\'s red-laser alternative to the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats attracts the interest of a US firm preparing to go global. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Holographic-memory discs may put DVDs to shame (New Scientist, 11/24/2005 6:30pm) |
| A new computer disc – about the size of a DVD yet able to hold 60 times more data and work 10 times faster – should go on sale in 2006 ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hot wired: Supersized LCD screens (The New Zealand Herald, 11/12/2005 4:00pm) |
| Judging by the publicity, there isn't much in the way of radically new home entertainment technology on show at this weekend's Big Boys Toys expo. ... (Read Full Article) |
| What's Hot (Sun-Sentinel, 11/06/2005 8:01am) |
| Gateway's 21-inch wide-screen flat-panel monitor -- euphoniously called the FPD2185W -- is a home entertainment jack-of-all-trades. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PRODUCTS: Mac Meets HDTV (Connected Home Media, 8/31/2005 2:26pm) |
| If your computer isn't already the hub of your home, Elgato's latest product could be the technology that makes it the center of your domestic life—especially if you're a TV lover. ... (Read Full Article) |
| OnScreen Media Summit: 3D HD Future Coming Into Focus (Broadcasting & Cable, 10/21/2009 5:22pm) |
| Executives cite bandwidth, consumer challenges but look forward to in-home 3D HD movies,... (Read Full Article) |
| DVDs, we hardly knew ya.... (Government Computer News, 3/20/2006 3:57pm) |
| So, will you archive your data with Blu-ray or with HD-DVD disks? Decision time grows nigh. Sony Electronics announced it will start shipping VAIO desktop computers with Blu-ray disc drives this summer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 6/06/2008 8:10pm) |
| Director George Roy Hill's 1969 genre-bending Western classic featuring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as the iconic historical figures comes to Blu-ray. ... (Read Full Article) |
| South Park The Complete Twelfth Season on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/27/2009 4:50pm) |
| Eric, Kenny, Stan and Kyle make their Blu-ray debut with loads of laughs, biting social commentary, celebrity impersonations and 5.1 music.
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| (Unranked) | Prometheus Lands on Blu-ray October 9th 2012 (About.com, 9/29/2012 1:00am) |
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Probably the most interesting, but confusing film to be released this year so far, Ridley Scott's Prometheus, arrives on Blu-ray in two great Blu-ray packages (two-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo and four ... (Read Full Article) |
| Shigurui: Death Frenzy The Complete Series on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/28/2009 2:02am) |
| This dark and shocking dramatic animé series finally arrives on U.S. shores in a splendid Blu-ray transfer from FUNimation.
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| Toshiba Quits HD DVD Business (New York Times, 2/19/2008 2:58pm) |
| Handing a victory to Blu-ray disc technology in the format battle for next-generation video, Toshiba said it would no longer develop, make or market HD DVD players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Spiderwick Chronicles on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/07/2008 9:43pm) |
| The fast-paced fantasy film comes to Blu-ray with a stellar video transfer sure to please videophiles, but does the film have enough substance to hold the attention of a mature audience?
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| Toshiba Joining Blu-ray Bandwagon? (Home Media Magazine, 6/24/2009 7:38pm) |
| Toshiba Corp., which spent more than $1 billion pushing HD DVD in a losing cause, reportedly is considering supporting erstwhile high-definition format rival Blu-ray Disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Players To Surpass DVD Players This Year... (About.com, 5/31/2008 10:00am) |
| ...At least that's the claim by several retailers who say that Blu-ray player demand has outstripped supply. Two possible factors contributing to this state of affairs is the early pull-out... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba to Enter Blu-ray Market (Home Media Magazine, 7/20/2009 8:26pm) |
| Toshiba Corp. reportedly will unveil its first Blu-ray Disc player later this year, nearly 18 months after pulling the plug on rival high-definition format HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Verbatim Showcases Expanding Line of Blu-Ray Media at CES (Business Wire, 1/08/2008 2:00am) |
| LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Verbatim® Americas, LLC announced today that it has extended its support for Blu-ray Disc (BD) technology and will feature its ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray victory means royalties, royalties, royalties (CNET News, 2/19/2008 7:02pm) |
| Every time one of those drives or discs leaves a factory, the Blu-ray Disc Association will get a royalty. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'X-Men,' 'X2' Headed to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/16/2009 5:00pm) |
| Attention, mutants: Fox Home Entertainment has announced a mid-April Blu-ray arrival for the blockbusters 'X-Men' and 'X2: X-Men United.' In late 2006, Fox helped kicked off their Blu-ray support with... ... (Read Full Article) |
| All-in-one home theater (Richmond Times-Dispatch, 10/31/2005 3:52am) |
| OK, so you can't afford the plush couch ensemble, the top-of-the-line audio receiver, the progressive-scan DVD carousel and the dashboard-sized LCD television. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Now may be a good time to buy that big-screen, shoppers find (ABC Action News, 12/13/2005 6:11pm) |
| TAMPA - Cleve Branscum has been researching one particular 50-inch HDTV for the last two years. After all that waiting around, he says he's now ready to take it home. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD Player Review - Oppo OPDV971H (DVD Talk, 7/11/2005 1:53pm) |
| As home theater fans wait for the dust to settle on the upcoming HD-DVD/Blu-Ray format war, a question we must ask ourselves is what will become of our current DVD collections? ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Prolongs HD DVD Production (allthingsHiDef, 1/09/2008 6:41pm) |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd will continue selling its dual-format HD DVD , Blu-ray Disc player (BD-UP5000), despite the apparent mortal hit levied Friday by Warner Bros. against HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dark Knight Rises, The (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 11/29/2012 1:25am) |
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| 'Saw V' to Get Two-Disc Blu-ray with Exclusives (High-Def Digest, 12/04/2008 5:00pm) |
| Lionsgate has unwrapped final specs for 'Saw V,' which will slash its way to Blu-ray with hours of blood-splattered bonus features and exclusive Director's Cut. As previously reported, Lionsgate had alerted... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New titles on Blu-ray, 3D, & UltraViolet this week (HD-Report, 1/29/2013 5:12pm) |
| This week Season 3 of Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey hits shelves on Blu-ray Disc. This is the original UK version of the series from PBS that includes all episodes on three discs along with over [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Gone With The Wind and Other Classics Coming to Blu-ray (About.com, 2/07/2008 7:00pm) |
| Although specific release dates aren't available yet, Warner has announced an ambitious Blu-ray Disc release program later this year and early next, to coincide with their 85th anniversary. Some of... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Expendables 2 Blu-ray Disc to Feature DTS-Neo:X Mix (About.com, 11/05/2012 6:00pm) |
| Well, it looks like the action blockbuster, The Expendables 2 should be renamed "The Expandables" as it will be the first film on Blu-ray to be optimized for (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung HDTV News - (HDTV - High Definition TV DVD News, 6/18/2006 3:26am) |
| SAMSUNG Launches Industry's First Blu-ray Disc Player Ridgefield Park, NJ, June 15, 2006 — Samsung Electronics America, Inc. announced that the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 8/03/2007 12:02pm) |
| Hitachi has released two versions of the world's first Blu-ray camcorder that records directly onto high-definition discs. The DZ-BD70A and DZ-BD7HA camcorders can store up to a maximum of one hour of FullHD (1920 x 1080) footage on each Blu-ray disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Vol. 2 (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 10/25/2012 12:49am) |
Warner
Animated
$26.99 two-DVD, $44.98 three-disc Blu-ray
Not rated.
Just thinking of such characters as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck conjures a warm sense of nostalgia and childhood that few cartoons can parallel over [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Bros. queue up three new HD DVD titles - HD Beat (HDBlog.net, 5/24/2006 12:44pm) |
| Firewall, Constantine, and The Perfect Storm are all coming to HD DVD on June 6th. The latter two will retail for the not so paltry sum of $28.99 each. But Firewall will break the bank at $39.99, because it’s a hybrid HD DVD / DVD disc.
Is it just me, or is [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Creative Software Showcases Prosumer and Enterprise Blu-ray Disc Authoring Applications at NAB (Business Wire, 4/14/2008 12:30pm) |
| LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following the industry-wide adoption of the Sony Blu-ray high definition DVD format, ... (Read Full Article) |
| IFA - Blu-ray brings Hollywood to Berlin (ARNnet, 8/31/2006 10:46pm) |
| Key backers of the new Blu-ray Disc optical storage technology turned out in force at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin to announce a string of content and equipment offerings. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray Sales Developing Nicely (High-Def Digest, 1/21/2009 10:45pm) |
| The Blu-ray Disc player industry is seeing increased sales over the past two and a half years. Since the technology was unveiled, 10.7 million players (including Playstation 3s) have been shipped to retail... ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Ultimate Matrix Collection on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 10/11/2008 4:13pm) |
| Finally, it's here! The high-tech (picture-in-picture! digital copy!) Blu-ray edition worthy of Neo and that funky hard-wired crib he likes to hang out in.
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| TV over your home phone line? (Cincinnati Enquirer, 3/20/2005 10:39am) |
| Cincinnati Bell is on the verge of getting into the video business, riding a national trend that has telephone companies competing with cable or satellite TV. (Read Full Article) |
| How To: Set Up A Home Theater System (AskMen, 3/22/2005 4:12am) |
| To watch a DVD without surround sound is a lot like driving a Ferrari through midtown during rush hour; you are in possession of so much power and potential but have no chance to access it. (Read Full Article) |
| Group gives teen the gift of CNN (Peoria Journal Star, 4/18/2005 8:36am) |
| PEORIA - All 13-year-old Brian Cramer wants to do is watch CNN. But that's almost impossible because the Dunlap teenager doesn't have cable TV at his parents' suburban home. (Read Full Article) |
| High Definition: The New Frontier in Home Recording (Categories | BestStuff, 2/07/2007 9:36am) |
| With HDTV sets now available for less than $1000 and HD programming widely offered by cable and satellite providers, many consumers are ready to take... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Be Launches Home 24Mbps ADSL2+ (ISPreview, 9/26/2005 7:39am) |
| For just £24 per month, Be offers it’s members speeds up to 24 megs and limitless 24 hour per day access to the Internet, using the free, wireless Be Box modem. ... (Read Full Article) |
| TV over your home phone line? (Cincinnati Enquirer, 4/03/2005 11:29am) |
| Cincinnati Bell is on the verge of getting into the video business, riding a national trend that has telephone companies competing with cable or satellite TV. (Read Full Article) |
| Fitting giant TVs into home decor (The Philadelphia Inquirer, 3/02/2007 8:16am) |
| Lots of men love their toys; James Whittier is no different. When top-of-the-line Fujitsu came out with a 55-inch plasma high-definition TV, he had to be the first in the area to have one. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 3/19/2007 1:08pm) |
| YES Network on April 1 will launch a standalone high-definition channel, which will carry all New York Yankees home and away games in the 1080i HDTV format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Folding@home hits a million users (Pocket-lint, 2/05/2008 10:17am) |
| 3000 PS3 users signing up per day ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| How To Get HDTV Programming For Your Home (Directv HDTV | HDTV Television, 4/30/2006 11:19pm) |
| OK, so you have your brand new HDTV or are seriously thinking about getting one soon. That’s a great... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hacking Your TiVo (Connected Home (Connected Home Media, 5/11/2005 4:17pm) |
| With more than a million units sold, TiVo is fast becoming a household name. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Netflix, Best Buy deal brings Watch Instantly streaming to even cheaper Blu-ray players (Engadget, 10/21/2009 2:26am) |
Though they've been floating around retail channels for a few weeks, Best Buy and Netflix have finally made official a partnership bringing streaming to the latest Insignia Blu-ray players. The NS-BRDVD3 runs $179, while the NS-WBRDVD edition tosses in WiFi for $20 more, while they won't stream out of the box, a firmware update just made available should add all the . These two keep the (we'll be nice and call it plain) styling of earlier models, and likely live up to the family reputation of "basic Blu-ray playback at a bargain" reported on the second generation of players. Of course, the BD-P1600 offers more features and a nicer reputation at about the same price, but Reward Zone members may want to think twice, with AVS Forum posters mentioning the NS-BRDVD3 can be had for just $99.99 through the 24th. Decisions, decisions.
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| (Unranked) | HDTVs $500 and under at Amazon (HD-Report, 10/26/2012 6:31am) |
| Thinking about getting another HDTV for your home or office? Amazon has got a huge list of HD television sets for under [...] (Read Full Article) |
| NEC Redesigns Three Plasma Displays (DesignTechnica, 9/08/2005 6:38pm) |
| New 42", 50" and 61" XGA home theater displays come with features like HSF C3 calibration settings and two HDMI inputs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Specs (and a New Date) Announced for 'Dewey Cox' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/12/2008 7:00pm) |
| Sony has issued full specs for the Blu-ray debut of 'Walk Hard,' which will hit high-def two weeks later than originally expected as a massive two-disc set brimming with extras. As we first reported last... ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Sony COO bullish on Blu-ray (Electronics Supply and Manufacturing, 5/10/2006 8:06pm) |
| NEW YORK — Although acknowledging the optical disk wars are not over, Sony Electronics Inc.’s new president and chief operating officer Stan Glasgow is hedging that the Blu-ray Disc format will emerge as the winner. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 4.00pm Tuesday October 3, 2006 (The New Zealand Herald, 10/03/2006 3:07am) |
| CHIBA - Sony Corp. said today it will launch its Blu-ray high-definition optical disc recorder in Japan in December, with an expected price tag of around 300,000 yen ($3,900) for a model with a 500-gigabyte hard disk drive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hatfields & McCoys (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 8/02/2012 9:59pm) |
Sony Pictures
Western
Two-disc set, $45.99 DVD, $55.99 Blu-ray
Not rated.
Stars Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton, Tom Berenger, Powers Boothe, Jena Malone, Lindsay Pulsipher, Mare Winningham.
The legend of the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Titanic,' 'Raiders' usher in Blu-ray Disc blitz (USATODAY, 8/23/2012 11:33pm) |
Some cherished movies are finally making it to Blu-ray, including Lawrence of Arabia. But discs may have no future as streaming takes hold.
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| HD-DVD claims the brand advantage (PC Advisor, 8/16/2005 12:27pm) |
| Never underestimate the power of a name. That's the single greatest point I took from a recent study offered up in support of HD-DVD, one of two competing formats in the race for a next-generation disc format with the capacity required for high-definition content. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi's DV-DH-1000D 1TB HDD/DVD recorder (Engadget, 4/04/2006 6:39am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment Yeah we know, those wimpy 800GB video recorders are for chumps. The cool kids are all hangin' with Hitachi’s new... ... (Read Full Article) |
| NHL Goes Outdoors For New TV Home (The Hawaii Channel, 8/19/2005 2:50pm) |
| NEW YORK -- Forget about Lance, the NHL is in town. The NHL announced Thursday that it will show its games on Outdoor Life Network after ESPN declined to match an offer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New DVD's (New York Times) (New York Times, 2/06/2006 10:33pm) |
| Watching Warner Home Video's new edition of David Lean's "Ryan's Daughter" is almost enough to make you believe that high-definition DVD has arrived ahead of schedule. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony adds on 9 new hi-definition LCDs (Gadgetell, 7/16/2007 1:56am) |
| [ tv.jpg]Sony’s BRAVIA line of hi-def LCD tvs just brought on nine new models. Featuring 1080p ( ... a Comment! Filed under Home A/V, HDTV, Audio / Video. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Time Warner Readies Digital-Cable Portal (MultiChannel News, 10/31/2005 5:02am) |
| Ready for a personal home page from a cable company? ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 7 Tim Burton films on Blu-ray just $28.99 (HD-Report, 1/06/2013 6:41pm) |
| “I know you are, but what am I?” Amazon’s Blu-ray Deal of the Week features seven Tim Burton films on Blu-ray Disc for just $28.99. That breaks down to just about $4 per Blu-ray! The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy to discount Blu-ray notebook (Punch Jump, 5/31/2008 4:08pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores will discount a notebook from Sony Corp. that includes a Blu-ray disc drive in the latest high-def deal. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba America Confirms Blu-ray Plan (TWICE, 8/10/2009 2:00pm) |
| Irvine, Calif. - Toshiba America confirmed today it will enter the Blu-ray Disc market later... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy sells $799 Sony Blu-ray notebook (Punch Jump, 12/30/2008 3:39pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. this week began offering a discounted notebook by Sony Corp. that includes Blu-ray disc drive for under $800. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Bows High-End Blu-Ray System (Broadcasting and Cable, 6/22/2006 8:18pm) |
| Panasonic is taking a luxurious approach to the new Blu-ray high-definition optical disc format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Iron Man Soars On Blu-ray (About.com, 10/09/2008 10:00am) |
| If there was any doubt about the increasing acceptance of the Blu-ray Disc format, the release of Iron Man may be putting this doubt to rest. Although Paramount has not... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Retailers burn hot Blu-ray, HD DVD deals (Punch Jump, 1/20/2008 6:39pm) |
| Retailers this week are burning hot Blu-ray disc and HD DVD deals to spur sales of high-definition content. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Review: The Dark Knight Blu-ray Disc [Batman] (Gizmodo, 12/09/2008 2:43pm) |
| I don't claim to think that I can in any way influence your purchase of The Dark Knight on Blu-ray ($24) or DVD ($15/$21). I fact, I don't really want to. I could care less if you buy it, rent it or... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon offers 45% off Blu-ray sale (Punch Jump, 11/13/2008 3:41pm) |
| Retailer Amazon.com this week began offering a new sale that discounts Blu-ray disc titles by up to 45 percent. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon holds new 50% off Blu-ray sale (Punch Jump, 12/29/2008 3:39pm) |
| Retailer Amazon.com this week began offering a new Blu-ray disc sale that discounts titles by up to 50 percent. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Single disc for both new DVD formats (Independent Online, 9/20/2006 8:44am) |
| A disk that could be used in both the new High Definition DVD drives and Blu-Ray disk drives could be the olive branch between competing companies. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Top Gun Blu-ray sales soar at Amazon (Punch Jump, 5/24/2008 4:05pm) |
| Advanced sales for Paramount Pictures Corp.’s Top Gun Blu-ray disc soared this week upon availability at Amazon.com. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Bits: A $299 Sony Blu-ray Player, but No Cheap Chinese Models (New York Times, 3/05/2008 11:08pm) |
| Sony expects prices to drop for its Blu-ray disc players from $399 to $299 by the end of the year and perhaps to $199 by the end of next year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's PS3 will "win" because of Blu-ray? (HDTV UK, 1/22/2008 8:00am) |
| According to the editor of Next Generation, Sony's PlayStation 3 "will be the ultimate winner of this generation" - and the main reason for that is because it has a Blu-ray Disc player tucked inside.
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| (Unranked) | Contest: Win 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' on Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D! (High-Def Digest, 7/30/2013 5:00pm) |
| It's contest time again, folks! We didn't have anything good to give away last week, but we'll try to make up for that with a free copy of the three-disc Blu-ray set for 'G.I. Joe Retaliation – [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy price cuts Blu-ray player to $229 (Punch Jump, 9/28/2008 3:37pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores on Sun. price cut a company-branded Blu-ray disc player to $229 in the latest round of high-definition discounts. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Marvel’s The Avengers Blu-ray & DVD Giveaway (HD-Report, 9/03/2012 4:22pm) |
| This month we're giving away a copy of Marvel's The Avengers Four-Disc Combo that includes Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD, and UltraViolet digital [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax released to Blu-ray 3D (HD-Report, 8/07/2012 1:41pm) |
| What's new on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and UltraViolet this week? Let's start with the most popular title -- Dr. Seuss' The Lorax -- now available on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Iron Man Blu-ray orders rocket to top 10 (Punch Jump, 5/23/2008 3:41pm) |
| Advanced orders for Iron Man on Blu-ray disc rocketed to top 10 sales upon availability at Amazon.com this week. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Sopranos Blu-ray set price cut by 50% (Punch Jump, 6/06/2008 7:57pm) |
| Amazon.com on Fri. price cut The Sopranos Blu-ray disc sets by 50 percent in the latest high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Silence of the Lambs Blu-ray now $14.99 (Punch Jump, 3/28/2009 3:39pm) |
| Retailer Amazon.com this week price cut The Silence of the Lambs Blu-ray disc to under $15 in a new high-definition sale. ... (Read Full Article) |
| universal done with blu-ray ([technabob] - technology news, gadgets, video games, home theater, hdtv and weird science, 9/20/2006 11:56am) |
| In another blow to Sony’s floundering Blu-Ray format, Universal Pictures has announced that it will be dropping support for the disc format. For the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Amazon burns new 48% off Blu-ray sale (Punch Jump, 3/24/2009 3:41pm) |
| Retailer Amazon.com this month began offering a new 48 percent off Blu-ray disc sale in the latest high-defintion promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fry's sells new $399 PS3 Blu-ray bundle (Punch Jump, 3/19/2009 3:37pm) |
| Retailer Fry’s Electronics this week began offering a new Blu-ray disc bundle that includes Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The rise of blue (ITBusiness.ca, 3/14/2005 10:16pm) |
| Blu-ray Disc is a new technology about to revolutionize the DVD market. However, there's another blue laser format already on the market. Resellers and system builders will have a tough choice (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray and HD-DVD Sales Growing Faster Than Standard DVD (About.com, 1/29/2008 5:00pm) |
| If you compare the number of Blu-ray and HD-DVD players, as well as disc titles sold since the formats became available to consumers, with the initial sales of DVD players... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD beats Blu-ray to market (MSNBC, 3/31/2006 1:43pm) |
| Toshiba began selling the first players using the next-generation HD DVD video format Friday, beating the rival Blu-ray disc format to market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Planet Earth No. 1 on Blu-ray, HD DVD (Punch Jump, 1/22/2008 6:13pm) |
| The BBC News documentary Planet Earth - The Complete BBC Series ranked as the No. 1 high-definition offering on Blu-ray disc and HD DVD at Amazon.com on Tues. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | E.T. digital remastered for Blu-ray and UltraViolet (HD-Report, 7/26/2012 10:30pm) |
| Universal Studios has officially announced E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial will be released to Blu-ray Disc and UltraViolet on Oct. 9, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of the Oscar-winning film from director Steven [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Digital Auteurism (East Bay Express, 11/30/2005 5:35pm) |
| The introduction of the DVD format in 1997 was both a revelation and a revolution. The digital video disc knocked the LaserDisc out of the box, opened up new multimedia possibilities for PC users, and introduced us to the wonderful world of bonus features. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy to offer Will Smith Blu-ray sale (Punch Jump, 5/10/2008 4:07pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores on Sun. will begin to offer a discount on Blu-ray disc titles starring Will Smith. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray edges out HD DVD in February (TG Daily, 3/12/2007 3:16pm) |
| For the second month in a row, Blu-ray Disc (BD) sales were about double that of HD DVD, according to recently released February sales data. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung BD-P2500 Blu-ray Disc Player with Netflix (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/06/2009 9:31am) |
| Can Samsung redeem some earlier missteps in Blu-ray technology with a new BD player that (almost) does it all?
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| New Specs for Next-Generation Blu-ray Players (PC World, 4/06/2007 1:12am) |
| Blu-ray Disc Association clarifies what new specs, due later this year, mean for owners of current Blu-ray players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony cutting price of PS3 to $299--more evidence (CNET Blogs, 8/18/2009 11:45am) |
| Kmart.com has an ad on its home page that reveals a price cut and appears to announce the arrival of the new PS3 Slim. (Read Full Article) |
| Cnn To Air In Hdtv (ContactMusic, 1/17/2007 6:45pm) |
| CNN will become the first cable news network to broadcast in high definition when it launches CNN-HD this fall, the network announced Tuesday. Home ... (Read Full Article) |
| PlayStation 3 Controllers Plug Into Walls Now [PS3] (Gizmodo, 10/10/2008 12:11pm) |
| I know I'm not the only one who's left on my PS3, justified it through Folding@Home, but really just wanted to recharge the USB controllers. I know I'm not the only one because today Sony has... ... (Read Full Article) |
| ATI to Introduce Avivo Technology (HardwareZone, 9/23/2005 9:03pm) |
| Anyone who edits digital photos, enjoys a home theater PC, or plays PC games needs ATIs Avivo ... (Read Full Article) |
| Home network topics to watch in 2007 (Digg.com, 1/03/2007 9:02pm) |
| Streaming HDTV is going to become more feasible, as is a more unified media network, thanks to better wireless connectivity. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray disc sales surge after discount (Punch Jump, 2/13/2008 4:30pm) |
| Blu-ray title sales surged late Tues. at Amazon.com following a new ‘Buy 2 Get 1 Free‘ promotion that began early in the day. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumer Alert: Warner To Lower Blu-ray Disc Prices (About.com, 7/16/2008 6:00am) |
| In order for Blu-ray to take on the current DVD juggernaut, prices for both players and discs have to come down in order to attract the masses. As a result,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 Blu-ray remote price cut to $19.99 (Punch Jump, 1/26/2008 4:36am) |
| Amazon.com this week price cut Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 Blu-ray disc Remote to $19.99 in the latest round of video game discounts. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wal-Mart offers free $100 for Blu-ray players (Punch Jump, 6/09/2008 3:12pm) |
| Wal-Mart Stores Inc. this week began offering a free $100 gift card to customers who purchase a new Blu-ray disc player. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Transformers in HD (DVD Talk, 10/16/2007 2:47pm) |
| Paramount's first major release since declaring HD DVD exclusivity will be Michael Bay's Transformers . To celebrate the release of this 2-disc set on DVD and HD DVD, I took a trip to Industrial Light and Magic in San Francisco. ... (Read Full Article) |
| If video is the answer, what's the right question? (EETimes, 1/11/2007 4:39pm) |
| The PC industry is betting that consumers want to use their computers, home networks, and wide-screen TVs to move, store, and rebroadcast high-definition content around the house. ... (Read Full Article) |
| These projectors offer all-in-one home theater (Journal Times Online, 10/16/2005 7:13am) |
| RICHMOND, Va. - OK, so you can't afford the plush couch ensemble, the top-of-the-line audio receiver, progressive-scan DVD carousel and dashboard-sized LCD television. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Saddest Sight in the World: HD DVD Sponsored Bags at CES [Meta] (Gizmodo, 1/06/2008 2:20am) |
| Oh, poor HD DVD. Toshiba pays big bucks to stamp its name and the HD DVD logo on every journo bag they hand out at CES. But Warner's bitchslap has sent them home to cut their wrists and cry in the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumers watch TV prices fall (Northwest Herald, 8/19/2005 7:57am) |
| When Patrick and Megan Fitzgerald recently moved to Huntley from North Carolina, they pictured turning on a 42-inch plasma TV set inside their new home. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Metalink Announces Industry's First Single-Chip Real-MIMO, 802.11n (HardwareZone, 5/24/2005 7:38am) |
| MtW8150 is First in 802.11n Product Family Laying the Groundwork for New Wireless Multimedia Networking for Home Entertainment Applications ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Blu-ray licensing to see big changes (Pocket-lint, 3/02/2009 10:28am) |
| New proposals for flat fee payments The companies behind the Blu-ray disc format are trying to change the way the licensing of the technology is handled, a move that could potentially see cheaper prices.
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| Netflix chooses Blu-ray over HD DVD (Computerworld, 2/11/2008 2:00pm) |
| Following Warner Bros. decision last month to back the Blu-ray Disc format exclusively, Netflix today said it also would exclusively stock Blu-ray high-definition DVDs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Oblivion’ Blu-ray available to pre-order (HD-Report, 4/23/2013 4:18pm) |
| Even though Oblivion just released to theaters last weekend, Amazon is already taking pre-orders on the Blu-ray Disc edition of the film. (For some reason the DVD edition is not yet priced or available to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Amityville 3D' Gets Blu-ray 3D Release! (High-Def Digest, 5/09/2013 6:00pm) |
| The disc in the upcoming trilogy boxed set will be Blu-ray 3D compatible! As previously reported, Scream Factory has revealed that they are planning to bring 'The Amityville Horror Trilogy' to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Funai to launch first sub-$300 Blu-ray player to North American market (HDTV UK, 1/09/2008 8:00am) |
| Hot on the heels of Sony'sfirst sub-$200 internal Blu-ray Disc drive comes news from Funai of a sub-$300 standalone Blu-ray player.
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| (Unranked) | New Blu-ray, UltraViolet, and 4k releases this week (HD-Report, 5/14/2013 6:28pm) |
| It’s not a huge day for new Blu-ray Disc and UltraViolet titles, but the week is made significant by the release of several films to 4k resolution. 4k (also called Ultra HD) is four-times the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| NetBlender connects iPhone to Blu-ray, PS3 (Punch Jump, 4/10/2008 8:45pm) |
| NetBlender Inc. on Thurs. announced new technology that will connect Apple Inc.’s iPhone and iPod Touch devices to Blu-ray disc content and players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony Reveals Second Round of Mastered-in-4K Blu-rays (About.com, 6/25/2013 4:00am) |
| I previously reported on Sony's new initiative to bring the benefits of 4K to consumers with the release of its Mastered-in-4K Blu-ray disc series. Even though the discs are actually ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Mummy Returns on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/20/2008 8:30am) |
| The Mummy Returns is one of those ideal sequels that gives its audience everything they expect, and more. This new Blu-ray, one of Universal's first, does the same.
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| Several Issues Cloud Picture With New HDTV Set (Hartford Courant, 7/22/2005 7:18am) |
| The digital-TV transition can still seem a fuzzy, far-off thing, even though it's now been almost seven years since the first customer took home a high-definition digital set. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HiSense Debuts Transparent 3D Screen for Commercial Use (High-Def Digest, 1/10/2013 8:30pm) |
| The screen allows you to clearly see through, while projecting 3D images in front. While this technology will probably never make it into your home theater – there just doesn't seem to be a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | See 'Iron Man 3' in 4DX... in Tokyo (High-Def Digest, 5/03/2013 6:30pm) |
| The motion, the smells, the moisture, the 3D, and the hot air of 'Iron Man 3' in 4DX. 4DX, the amalgam of gimmicks that are unlikely to make it to home theater anytime soon state their case with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D-printed T.rex skull opens wide (CNET Blogs, 7/16/2013 3:42pm) |
| The famously nasty dinosaur gets the 3D-printed treatment for a Kickstarter project looking to go all Jurassic on home decor. (Read Full Article) |
| Is Warner Dumbing Down HD DVD Releases? (Format War Central, 1/24/2008 2:09am) |
| Over at Eye Crave DVD we read something interesting about the upcoming releases of I am Legend.
While noting that the HD DVD will release 3 weeks later than the 2 DVD sets and the Blu-ray Disc release, Shane says that according to the notes he received, the HD DVD will not contain all of the [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Blu-ray releases: Jaws, Hunger Games, Glee (HD-Report, 8/14/2012 10:33pm) |
| What's new on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and UltraViolet this week? Well, if you thought you'd run to the store today and pick up The Hunger Games you'll be disappointed to find out it doesn't hit shelves until [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount Says 'There Will Be Blood' on HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 2/20/2008 9:00pm) |
| Toshiba may have sounded the death knell for HD DVD Tuesday, but that didn't stop Paramount from announcing a two-disc special edition HD DVD of 'There Will Be Blood' for early April. One of the most acclaimed... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount, Universal Pave Path for Blu-ray Future (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/22/2008 6:42pm) |
| Within days of Toshiba's announcement to discontinue the floundering HD DVD format, supporting studios Universal and Paramount pledge allegiance to Blu-ray Disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Circuit City offers 3-for-2 Blu-ray sale (Punch Jump, 6/01/2008 4:11pm) |
| Circuit City Stores Inc. on Sun. began offering a ‘Buy 2 Get 1 Free’ Blu-ray disc promo in the latest high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Economy and DVD sales slip drove Warner to Blu-ray (Computerworld, 1/08/2008 2:00pm) |
| Fears of a recession and poor DVD sales played into Warner Bros's decision to back Blu-ray Disc over HD DVD for a high definition DVD format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| News: FireWire and Blu-ray a good combo, says trade assn (MacCentral Online, 5/03/2007 8:16pm) |
| The 1394 Trade Association claims that FireWire is making a strong showing as a must-have capability for new Blu-ray Disc-equipped systems. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Prometheus - 3D (4-Disc Collector's Edition) (High-Def Digest, 10/12/2012 8:45am) |
| While I enjoy the first two 'Alien' movies, I'm no fanatic of the series. My opinion of 'Prometheus' is based solely on 'Prometheus.' If you still have not yet seen 'Prometheus,' rest assured knowing [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Toshiba Surprises with 50GB HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 1/08/2007 1:14pm) |
| In yet another unexpected announcement to come out of the Consumer Electronics Show, Toshiba has unveiled a new 50GB HD DVD disc format -- the world's first. The news first broke during yesterday's press... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Game of Thrones:The Complete Second Season (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 2/14/2013 9:32pm) |
Street 2/19/13
HBO
Fantasy
$59.99 five-DVD set, $79.98 five-disc Blu-ray
Not rated.
Stars Peter Dinklage, Michelle Fairley, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Aidan Gillen, Iain Glen, Kit [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Studios Losing Revenue In HDTV War (Addict 3D, 9/17/2007 5:59pm) |
| ""Screen Digest believes that whilst Blu-ray Disc (BD) is selling more units than rival HD DVD at the moment, in the longer term both formats will establish a viable installed base, allowing them to co-exist for the foreseeable future," the study said. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Question of the Week - Are There Any Unhealthy Side Effects to Watching 3D? (About.com, 12/23/2012 10:00am) |
| One of the reasons many shy way from watch 3D, either in a movie theater or at home on a TV or video projector, is the concern for possible unhealthy ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD-TV standards baffle Australians (Sydney Morning Herald, 5/28/2006 4:25pm) |
| Despite all the hype promoting high-definition TV as the next big thing for home viewing, a new study has revealed that many Australians have only a shaky understanding of what it actually is. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 Getting Blu-ray 1.1 Profile Update This Month [Playstation 3] (Gizmodo, 12/07/2007 8:20pm) |
| One of the biggest complaints about Blu-ray is that not everyone supports the same "BD Profile," which means not every player has the same capabilities. Don Eklund, EVP of Sony Pictures Home... ... (Read Full Article) |
| First Person: A Divergent Convergence (TV Week, 2/27/2006 5:42am) |
| Nothing works. I have six remotes, four set-top boxes, one high-definition TV and a wireless network sending connectivity to every corner of my home. And nothing works. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | E.T. phones home with Blu-ray edition for 30th anniversary (CNET Blogs, 7/27/2012 3:59pm) |
| The new edition will include both a Blu-ray and DVD, special features, deleted scenes, and a filmed reunion of the cast and crew.
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| Sony displays prototype “Sapphire†second-gen Blu-ray players (Teaoodle, 1/08/2007 11:40am) |
| Filed under: CES, HDTV, Home Entertainment Unfortunately they were only given a passing mention during Sony's CES press conference earlier, but a... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Lowdown on War Veterans, Seasoned Anchor in High-Def (New York Times, 11/16/2006 4:53am) |
| Dan Rather reports on what combatants returning home can expect during an unusually compelling, high-definition onslaught. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2006 Profile: HP (Home Video) (DesignTechnica, 1/27/2006 10:37pm) |
| Hewlett Packard unveils a number of new TVs for 2006, including a 37" HDTV LCD with a built-in digital media server. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Installation Driving Home Theater Adoption (Business Wire, 1/16/2007 10:23pm) |
| MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Approximately 55 percent of Americans would be more likely to purchase a high-definition television (HDTV) if they knew it could be professionally installed, ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yamaha Debuts YHT-697BL Home Theater in a Box With AirPlay (Electronic House, 8/17/2012 1:04pm) |
| The latest in Yamaha’s one-box HT lineup also features 3D and 4K support.
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| Spousal Acceptance Factor (ExtremeTech, 8/29/2005 2:26pm) |
| Whether its PCs, home theater, thermostats or cars, usability means something different to our significant others. Loyd ponders remote controls and personal computers, and drags his wife into the equation. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEC provides half of HD hybrid puzzle (Geek.com, 10/12/2006 7:32pm) |
| As consumers scratch their heads trying to decide which disc format they should back in the high definition battle between Blu-ray and HD DVD, some companies are already developing electronics to get around the issue. The ultimate solution is a hybrid player that copes with both formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Titanic: Blood & Steel (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 1/03/2013 10:06pm) |
Lionsgate
Drama
Three-disc set, $29.98 DVD, $29.97 Blu-ray
Not rated.
Stars Kevin Zegers, Neve Campbell, Chris Noth, Derek Jacobi, Alessandra Mastronardi.
In the 100 years since the supposedly unsinkable Titanic [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | What’s new on Blu-ray & UltraViolet this week? (HD-Report, 11/20/2012 4:32pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray and UltraViolet this week? At the top of the most popular titles is The Expendables 2 starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li and more of your favorite action heroes. The Blu-ray Disc comes with Digital and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| DMP-BD60 (DMP-BD60K) Blu-Ray Disc Player from Panasonic: Product Profile (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/28/2009 8:35pm) |
| Panasonic adds VIERA Cast online content access to its top-selling entry-level Blu-ray player model.
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| Forrester says Blu-ray will Win, Again (HDBlog.net, 10/13/2006 2:36am) |
| Blu-ray predicted to win format war “Forrester Research is again predicting that Blu-ray Disc will beat out HD DVD in the format war, but only after a long, drawn-out battle.” [Video Business Online]
Tags: HDTV, BD, Blu-ray ... (Read Full Article) |
| Look, no cables (The Age, 8/19/2005 4:41pm) |
| HP has endeavoured to make the home theatre a straightforward experience with this projector. And to that end, it has been successful. The ep9012 comes with a built-in DVD player, which saves having to mess about with cables connecting your own. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Tech Toys 2005: A Holiday Shopping Guide (Connected Home Media, 11/30/2005 4:21pm) |
| Once again, the holidays are upon us. And as we do every year at Connected Home Media , we're turning our attention to the top technology products of the year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D-printed 'Liberator' gun fires first successful shot (CNET Blogs, 5/06/2013 5:02pm) |
| The gun debate expands to include plastic firearms that can be printed at home, with lawmakers expressing concerns about new technology. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Amazon Blu-ray Discs under $10 (HD-Report, 12/16/2012 10:30pm) |
| Looking for some stocking stuffers for the holidays? Or still upgrading your DVD collection to high-definition? Amazon has got a huge selection of Blu-ray Disc titles under $10, ranging from holiday comedy hits such as Elf, to blockbuster titles [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Early HDTV adopters screwed by Blue Ray & HD-DVD rules (Digg.com, 2/21/2006 9:58am) |
| If you're one of the first adopters who mortgaged the house to buy the earliest HDTV displays, don't expect to get full HD resolution when you take out a second mortgage for a high-def disc player when they come out later this year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney Unveils Full Specs, Box Art for 'Narnia' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/12/2008 7:00pm) |
| Disney has revealed new details for the highly-anticipated Blu-ray release of 'Chronicles of Narnia,' which will hit high-def this May as a two-disc set with hours of bonus features and exclusive content.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Battleship: The Blu-ray Disc Review (About.com, 8/21/2012 10:00am) |
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The Peter Berg sci-fi action flick, Battleship, which is based on the Hasbro board game of the same name, arrives on Blu-ray after a lukewarm embrace at the box office. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HP hedges bets in Blu-ray/HDTV race (Infomatics, 12/17/2005 1:20pm) |
| HP, a one time staunch supporter of Blu-ray technology, yesterday hedged its bets in the next-generation high definition disc format race by joining the HD-DVD Promotions Group. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Avatar 3D Blu-ray Now Available to the General Public (About.com, 10/15/2012 10:00am) |
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Finally! After two years of being available only to consumers purchasing select Panasonic 3D TVs and Blu-ray Disc [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy, Circuit City post strong sales (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat, 1/06/2007 3:32pm) |
| MINNEAPOLIS - The holiday season could have been ugly for electronics retailers, with deep Black Friday discounts and high-definition TVs so common even Home Depot had them. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Product Reviews: Projectors offer all-in-one home theater (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 10/16/2005 4:19am) |
| RICHMOND, Va. -- OK, so you can't afford the plush couch ensemble, the top-of-the-line audio receiver, progressive-scan DVD carousel and dashboard-sized LCD television. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CEA: Blu-ray Player Shipments to Jump 112% in 2009, Despite Recession (Home Media Magazine, 7/20/2009 7:53pm) |
| Burgeoning shipments of Blu-ray Disc players in the second half of the year are expected to contribute to a 112% increase in unit sales by the end of 2009, according to a report from the Consumer Electronics Association. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba VP on HD-DVD: We've Been Declared Dead Before (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/09/2008 2:11am) |
| In a press conference just two days after Warner's announcement to drop support of the HD-DVD format as early as this May, Toshiba showed no sign of throwing in the towel in the high definition disc format war. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Hunger Games (3-Disc Target Exclusive) (High-Def Digest, 12/10/2012 7:16pm) |
| Having never read the books, seeing the events of Suzanne Collins' dystopian society in which kids kill other kids in an arena while millions watch, makes me wonder how these books could be [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'Earth: The Biography' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/23/2008 10:00pm) |
| BBC Video has announced a July next-gen arrival for the five-part series 'Earth: The Biography,' which will hit Blu-ray as a two-disc set. Following the success of the BBC's best-selling 'Planet Earth,'... ... (Read Full Article) |
| MPI Says 'Tell No One' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 12/15/2008 9:00pm) |
| In an early announcement to retailers, MPI Home Video has announced plans to bring the French import 'Tell No One' to Blu-ray this March. The 2006 French thriller, which stars Francois Cluzet and (in an... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDMI for your PC (Gadgetell - The Tech News, Reviews, and Interesting Things Blog, 5/12/2006 10:55pm) |
| HDMI for your PC Posted May 12th, 2006, 2:17 pm by Adam Berger Section: Computers , Home A/V , Hardware , HDTV Tags: analog, firewire, front side bus... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount Brings 'Next' to Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 7/10/2007 9:05pm) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment has announced it will bow the sci-fi thriller 'Next' on Blu-ray and HD DVD this September. Starring Nicolas Cage and Jessica Biel, and inspired by a celebrated Philip K. Dick... ... (Read Full Article) |
| New projectors challenge HDTVs (Contra Costa Times, 11/19/2006 11:12am) |
| So you just got a 42-inch high-definition TV set and you think you've caught up with the Joneses. Well, how about I tell you I was just watching a 90-inch image at home, with equipment that cost about the same as a plasma TV? Any buyer's remorse? ... (Read Full Article) |
| NASCAR needs to rethink its deal with NBC (The Morning Call, 9/06/2005 1:08pm) |
| It's clear NBC just doesn't get it when it comes to covering NASCAR, which is why the sport would be wise to find a new home for the second half of its season when the current contract expires in 2006. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG BH200 Blu-ray/HD-DVD Combo Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 1/18/2008 10:00am) |
| The LG BH200 is the second Blu-ray Disc/HD-DVD player from LG, and is a significant upgrade from the previous BH100 model. First, this player has full interactive functionality (HDi) for... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Discs Becoming Popular Target For Shoplifters (About.com, 1/14/2009 8:00am) |
| Just as CDs and DVDs before it, Shoplifters are increasingly targeting Blu-ray Discs. One reason cited is that with the high price of Blu-ray Disc movies, some shoplifters feel that... ... (Read Full Article) |
| News Japan Porn Biz Backs Blu-ray Sony is offering technical support there. By Swanni (TVPredictions.com, 7/30/2007 3:51pm) |
| Washington, D.C. (July 30, 2007) -- The Japanese adult film industry is releasing a slew of new titles on Blu-ray High-Definition disc, a sharp contrast to what's happening in the United States. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Digital Copy, Blu-ray Disc and DRM: What's Up With That? (Big Picture Big Sound, 6/30/2008 7:49pm) |
| Finally, an in-depth, hands-on look at the state of Digital Copy and DRM (digital rights management), transferable versions of movies included with certain DVDs and Blu-rays.
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| (Unranked) | Blu-ray 3D Movies Increased 85% in 2012 (Home Media Magazine, 1/07/2013 6:24pm) |
| The number of 3D movies available on Blu-ray Disc topped 200 movies at the end of 2012 – up 85% from the end of 2011 when 108 titles were available in the high-definition format, according to a new research report.
El Segundo, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Disney Unveils First BD-50 Titles (High-Def Digest, 10/23/2006 8:55pm) |
| Continuing the rapid adoption of the BD-50, Buena Vista Home Entertainment has announced the release of its first four Blu-ray dual-layer 50GB discs in time for the holiday season. As reported late last... ... (Read Full Article) |
| New HDTV has you seeing double (Chicago Tribune, 11/06/2005 12:13pm) |
| Q. I am curious to hear your advice on 1080p [TVs]. I wonder how long it will be before we have convenient and affordable products in the home that make today's exotic audio-video equipment seem like a green-phosphor [picture tube]? ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTVs: Things that make you go, ‘Ooooooo’ (The Herald Bulletin, 4/11/2005 1:04pm) |
| Is this how Dorothy felt after leaving the vibrant land of Oz for the washed-out plains of Kansas? After checking out the latest thing in television, the analog TV at home will look duller, cloudier and speckled. (Read Full Article) |
| CEDIA: New Disc Bundles to Accompany Toshiba's Third-Gen HD DVD Launch (High-Def Digest, 9/06/2007 2:55pm) |
| With their soon-to-be released third-gen HD DVD players already announced and on display, a series of new bundle deals took center stage at Toshiba's Wednesday Night CEDIA press conference. Would-be early... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Players To Drop Below $500 Mid 2007 (DVD-Recordable, 1/22/2007 4:56pm) |
| In view of Toshiba's recent launch of an inexpensive HD DVD player with a retail price of US$599, Taiwan optical disc drive makers think an entry-level HD DVD player priced at up to US$500 (£253) may be available in the second half of 2007. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba says 51GB HD DVD still under development (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News, 3/01/2007 1:56pm) |
| A three-layer HD DVD disc with enough room for about 7 hours of high-definition video is still under development and hasn't been submitted for approval to the DVD Forum, the standard's governing body, despite reports to the contrary, Toshiba said Thursday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 a Trojan horse for Blu-ray, says Disney (Punch Jump, 2/21/2008 5:03pm) |
| A Disney exec this week told the L.A. Times this week that Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 was a device built to penetrate the high-definition Blu-ray disc format into living rooms. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disaster Movie on Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/16/2009 6:00pm) |
| Oh, no! Not another scary disaster of a spoof movie!? Yep, that's exactly what it is arriving on Blu-ray.
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| Sharp Unveils 7 New Blu-ray Recorders (DVD-Recordable, 9/27/2007 6:03pm) |
| Sharp will introduce into the Japanese market seven AQUOS Blu-ray Disc Recorders that reflect Sharp's persistent focus on true image quality and easy operability. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Potter' HD DVD to Bow Live Community Screening Option (allthingsHiDef, 11/22/2007 1:45pm) |
| Warner Home Video will debut a new twist on HD DVD’s Internet interactivity Dec. 11 with the HD DVD release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Contest: Win 'Les Miserables' on Blu-ray! (High-Def Digest, 4/02/2013 5:00pm) |
| Sing out loud! High-Def Digest is giving away another free movie! This week, we'd like to offer you the chance to take home a copy of the Oscar-winning musical 'Les Miserables' on Blu-ray. Don't [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Iron Man 3 Blu-ray Release Date Set (About.com, 6/28/2013 3:53pm) |
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Is your home theater in good shape? If not, get it ready by September as Iron Man 3, starring Robert Downey Jr, pounces onto Blu-ray in both 2D and 3D ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Babylon A.D.' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 11/06/2008 7:00pm) |
| Fox Home Entertainment is bringing the Vin Diesel action film 'Babylon A.D.' to Blu-ray this January with hours of bonus materials and exclusive content. A box office underperformer that was mauled by... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Sharknado' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 7/12/2013 9:15pm) |
| The awesome, deadly power of sharks and tornados will finally collide on Blu-ray in September. In an early announcement to retailers, Asylum Home Entertainment is preparing 'Sharknado' for Blu-ray on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Mad Men: Season Five Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 10/15/2012 6:18pm) |
| Fire up the Canadian Club and the home theater, and drink in this dramatic fifth season of the AMC [...] (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: LG adds VUDU to BD390 networked Blu-ray player (Pocket-lint, 9/10/2009 11:54am) |
Through free firmware update
LG has announced that the high-def streaming movie service from VUDU will be available through its BD390 wireless, networked Blu-ray player.
With the VUDU service, currently available on some LG HDTVs, consumers can instantly buy or rent from a library of movies and TV titles.
The VUDU service will be available later this month through a free automatic upgrade, and joins Netflix, Roxio CinemaNow and YouTube content already available.
The BD390 with NetCast Entertainment Access is available now in the US for around $399.
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| 'Supernatural' to Make Blu-ray Debut This November (High-Def Digest, 7/24/2008 8:00pm) |
| Warner has announced plans to bring the hit teen series 'Supernatural' to Blu-ray this November as a five-disc set packed with bonus features. Now entering its fourth season on the CW, 'Supernatural: The... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Avatar 3D releasing to Blu-ray Disc (HD-Report, 10/05/2012 7:11pm) |
| 20th Century Fox’s Avatar 3D Blu-ray hits shelves on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Now everyone can get a copy of Avatar in 3D, when previously only certain Panasonic customers were given a copy through exclusive 3D Starter Bundles. The new 3D release of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD hits Japan's stores (Daily Bulletin, 4/01/2006 8:08am) |
| TOKYO - Toshiba began selling the first players using the next-generation HD DVD video format Friday, beating the rival Blu-ray disc format to market in a high-stakes competition to deliver theater-quality movies to living rooms. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NPD Says Intent-to-Buy Blu-ray Grows (Format War Central, 2/09/2008 12:20am) |
| We see that Video Business is reporting that consumers are expressing more desire to purchase Blu-ray Disc players following Warner Bros. Entertainment’s swing to back Blu-ray exclusively, according to the NPD Group.
While there is weak overall demand for both BD and HD DVD set-tops, NPD’s surveys do show diverging intent for BD and HD DVD, [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hot Blu-ray Movies Under $16 (Format War Central, 6/18/2008 8:55pm) |
| It looks like Amazon has a temporary price drop on a few popular Blu-ray titles. No word on how long these prices will last, as they have a habit of changing prices without warning.
Blu-ray Titles:
I Am Legend $14.49
The Bucket List $14.49
Semi-Pro (2 disc ed.) $15.99
P.S. I Love you $14.49
August Rush $14.49 ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Denies Preventing Adult Content On Blu-Ray! (Digg.com, 1/24/2007 2:40am) |
| Sony on Tuesday denied claims that it was preventing the porn industry from using the Blu-ray high-definition format developed by the consumer electronics giant. "We don't tell people how they can use the licenses they get from the Blu-ray Disc Association." ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba launches world's first HD DVD player (Reuters via Yahoo! News, 3/31/2006 1:34pm) |
| Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. on Friday started rolling out its high definition DVD players in Japan, becoming the first company to offer next-generation optical disc players worldwide. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bond 50: Celebrating Five Decades of Bond 007 (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 10/10/2012 6:51pm) |
Fox/MGM
Action
$199.99 22-DVD set, $299.99 23-disc Blu-ray set
Not rated.
Stars Sean Connery, Roger Moore, George Lazenby, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig.
While James Bond would make his debut in a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 1080p HDTV - Eye-popping Properties of HDTV (1 HDVT Blog, 9/25/2006 4:33am) |
| HDTV or high definition television is the cutting-edge technology in home theater systems. Movie... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Let your PC record your favorite TV shows (USA Today, 10/17/2005 12:13pm) |
| Want more control over your TV? PVRs, or personal video recorders, offer great conveniences such as instant replays, commercial skipping and digital recording. But you don't need to buy a separate service such as TiVo. With the right add-ons, your home computer can do the job. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Severtson Starts Shipping SeVision 3D GX Micro Perf Curved Screens (Electronic House, 9/20/2012 7:06pm) |
| The new home theater option is available for fixed and motorized applications.
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| What to Do with Your HD DVD Movie Collection? (eHomeUpgrade, 2/21/2008 5:38pm) |
| Now that studios have all gathered around Blu-ray as the high-definition movie disc format of choice, it’s time for early adopters to consider what to do with their HD DVD movie collection. Of course, one option is to try and unload them on eBay to unwitting buyers. An other is to just keep them, as [...]]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Wrestler' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/04/2009 11:00pm) |
| Fox Home Entertainment has announced a late-April Blu-ray release for 'The Wrestler.' Featuring the career resurrection of Mickey Rourke (who snagged a Best Actor nom and numerous critics awards for his... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'CSI' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/09/2009 11:00pm) |
| The TV mega-hit 'CSI' is coming to high-def, with Paramount Home Entertainment announcing a May Blu-ray debut for the show's first season. Making the network world safe for the police procedural, the highly-influential... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Software guy' builds HDTV antennas out of frustration (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 8/11/2005 4:12am) |
| Richard Schneider says he bought seven or eight different high-definition television antennas in his quest to get crisp, clear pictures in his home theater over the last decade. ... (Read Full Article) |
| ITU Lifts Lid on Faster Internet Broadcasting (RedNova, 6/01/2005 11:38am) |
| THE International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has raised the starting gate on a race between the telecoms operators to provide home entertainment, such as internet TV, via telephone lines. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD Camps Agree On AACS (Digg.com, 2/16/2006 6:23pm) |
| A critical hurdle to the launch of both the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats was cleared late Wednesday when negotiators reached agreement on an interim license for the AACS copy-protection system slated to be used by both high-definition formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray this week: 42, Evil Dead, Solomon Kane (HD-Report, 7/16/2013 1:30pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray Disc this week? Let’s start with 42 starring Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, and Nicole Beharie. The Blu-ray Combo Pack from Warner Bros. comes with BD, DVD, and UltraViolet code to download [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'Derailed,' 'Scary Movie 4' Lead Weinstein HD DVD Launch Plans (High-Def Digest, 11/14/2006 9:26am) |
| After months of anticipation and launch date leaks, the Weinstein Company has officially thrown its hat in the HD DVD ring and announced four disc titles for release this December. As previously reported,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | NPD: PlayStation 3 Users Like to Watch Movie Discs (Home Media Magazine, 6/06/2013 3:53pm) |
| Sony PlayStation 3 owners like to watch movies on DVD and Blu-ray Disc over YouTube videos and Netflix streaming, according to new data from The NPD Group.
In its 2013 gaming survey — conducted online Feb. 15 to March 4 to 8,800 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Record HDD to your PSP and more (MobileMag, 4/10/2006 4:49pm) |
| Sony's new HDD/DVD recorders pack three powerful new functionalities. These babies can record three high-definition programs at the same, they can record directly to PSP (except for the RDZ-87), and they can stream video to other devices in your home as well. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Contest: Win 'Wreck-It Ralph' on Blu-ray 3D! (High-Def Digest, 4/09/2013 5:00pm) |
| If it's Tuesday, it must be Contest Day! In case you haven't already won any of our other recent contests around here, High-Def Digest is giving away a copy of the 'Wreck-It Ralph' four-disc [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Rise of the Guardians - Blu-ray Disc Review (About.com, 3/11/2013 10:00am) |
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The DreamWorks Animated films, Rise of the Guardians comes to Blu-ray in several packages, and for this review, I was provided the 2D Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. The film features a ... (Read Full Article) |
| Independence Day No. 1 in Amazon Blu-ray sales (Punch Jump, 5/09/2008 4:06pm) |
| Independence Day ranked as the No. 1 Blu-ray disc title at Amazon.com on Fri. following a ‘Buy Three for the Price of Two‘ promotion for select high-definition titles. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy to discount new Sony Blu-ray notebook (Punch Jump, 4/12/2008 3:49pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. stores on Sun. will offer a new discount on a notebook from Sony Corp. that includes a Blu-ray disc drive to view high-definition titles. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Company Blu-ray sales spike 112,251% at Amazon (Punch Jump, 3/26/2008 3:49pm) |
| Sales for the title The Company on Blu-ray disc format spiked upon availability at Amazon.com on Tues. on high demand for the product. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Circuit City discounts more than 30 Blu-ray titles (Punch Jump, 4/21/2008 3:56pm) |
| Circuit City stores this week discounted more than 30 Blu-ray disc titles in the latest high-definition retail promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Strategy Analytics on HD-DVD: Blu-ray Wins Battle, Not War (Business Wire, 2/19/2008 12:07pm) |
| LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blu-ray Disc’s victory over HD-DVD is the first battle in a much longer struggle, according to Strategy Analytics. A major ... (Read Full Article) |
| Circuit City cuts $100 off Blu-ray player (Punch Jump, 4/22/2008 3:52pm) |
| Circuit City stores this week began offering $100 off a new Blu-ray disc player in the latest high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Announces 'Gigi' for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/06/2009 5:00pm) |
| Warner has confirmed its latest classic release for high-def, bringing the musical favorite 'Gigi' to Blu-ray in late-March. Previously released as a lavish two-disc DVD last year, Warner will bring the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disc Sales: 'Pirates' Leads Blu-ray to Decisive Weekly Win Over HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 12/14/2007 10:30pm) |
| Propelled by strong sales of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End,' Blu-ray software sales topped HD DVD by more than a 3:1 margin for the week ending December 9, 2007. As we reported earlier in the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Star Trek: TNG Season 2′ Blu-ray details revealed (HD-Report, 11/01/2012 9:04pm) |
| CBS & Paramount have announced the release date for Star Trek: The Next Generation - Season Two on Blu-ray Disc will December 4, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| US has most Blu-ray awareness (AfterDawn, 4/03/2008 7:21pm) |
| According to Reuters, the media research firm Interpret has revealed that just about 60 percent of American consumers are now aware of Blu-ray as a disc format and that the number of households with Blu-ray players is approaching the 10 million mark.
The report, a survey of consumers aged 18-54, is unfortunately outdated already however, as it was conducted in mid-January, Right after Warner's ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 7/02/2007 9:53pm) |
| LOS ANGELES , July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Seven of the major Hollywood studios and six top consumer electronics manufacturers today announced the launch of the Blu-ray Disc Promotion, a summer-long promotional program intended to encourage customers to experience the unparalleled high-definition experience that Blu-ray (TM) provides. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Sets Blu-Ray Launch Date at May 23 (NewsFactor, 2/28/2006 5:52pm) |
| Sony is poised to deliver its next-generation DVD technology, formally announcing a launch date of May 23 for the first Blu-Ray Disc film titles and the first player from Samsung. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 50 Percent off Select Blu-ray, HD DVD Discs at Amazon (High-Def Digest, 1/13/2008 9:00pm) |
| In what may be the biggest high-def disc sale yet, Amazon is offering up to 57% off select Blu-ray and HD DVD discs. Both promos were launched this weekend by the web merchant, and includes hundreds of... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft slashes price of Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on (PC Advisor, 7/26/2007 3:00pm) |
| HD disc format war heating up Microsoft is cutting the US price of its HD DVD player add-on for the Xbox 360 game console, and will give away five free HD DVD movies with each purchase. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Cannot Contain Metal Gear Solid 4's Awesomeness [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 3/03/2008 5:30pm) |
| The one technical advantage Blu-ray held over HD DVD is that Blu-ray discs hold more stuff, 50GB on a dual-layer disc. But that's still not enough for Metal Gear Solid 4 in all its glory, according... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Cuts Prices on HD DVD Players (New York Times, 1/14/2008 5:51pm) |
| Toshiba announced an aggressive campaign to bolster its HD DVD movie disc format against Sony-backed Blu-ray technology, cutting prices on players to as low as $149.99. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney/Buena Vista Subsidizes Blu-ray Disc Upgrades from DVD (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/28/2008 6:26pm) |
| To help ease the transition from DVD to Blu-ray, Disney and sister company Buena Vista are offering a $10 rebate on Blu-ray purchases for those who already own select films on DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 50% off on Blu-ray Movies on Amazon (I4U, 12/29/2008 4:00pm) |
| Amazon has yet another Blu-ray sale going on. This time you can save 50% on selected Blu-ray movies until January 4th.
So if you got a brand new Blu-ray player from Santa this is a nice opportunity to build your Blu-ray disc library.
The selected Bl... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Target price cuts Blu-ray titles (Punch Jump, 4/14/2008 4:06pm) |
| Target Corp. stores on Sun. price cut a selection of Blu-ray disc titles in the latest high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon burns new 50 percent off Blu-ray sale (Punch Jump, 4/04/2009 3:37pm) |
| Retailer Amazon.com this week began holding a new 50 percent off Blu-ray disc sale in a new high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon to back Blu-ray; keep HD DVD stock (Punch Jump, 2/20/2008 5:42pm) |
| Amazon.com on Wed. said that it will back Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc format following an announcement from Toshiba Corp. that it will exit the HD DVD business. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray title sees 80,072% sales spike at Amazon (Punch Jump, 1/26/2008 5:54pm) |
| Sales for Blu-ray disc format title No Country For Old Men spiked 80,072 percent upon availability on Fri. at retailer Amazon.com. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Touchback' Blu-ray Announced and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 8/06/2012 4:00pm) |
| The inspirational football drama will tackle Blu-ray in September. In an early announcement to retailers, Starz/Anchor Bay is working on 'Touchback' starring Brian Presley ('Borderland,' 'Home of the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Don’t Expect Things to Get Better for 3D (Home Media Magazine, 6/26/2013 12:11am) |
| The demise of 3D for the home appears to be upon us. ESPN has announced plans to scrap its ESPN 3D channel by the end of this year, and a well-known title from a well-known studio recently racked up an anemic 3% of its total sales from the 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Fox Sets September Launch for 'Firefly' Blu-ray (UPDATED) (High-Def Digest, 6/26/2008 10:00pm) |
| UPDATE:We've received word from Fox Home Entertainment that despite any online retail reports, the Blu-ray of 'Firefly' has not yet been scheduled. Although the title is planned for release, official confirmation... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hot Deal: 3D Video Wizard Converter with 6 Pairs of Glasses: $29.99 (Electronic House, 11/15/2012 6:03pm) |
| This one-day deal can add 3D effects into any existing home theater setup.
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| HDNet doubles HD-DVDs content offering (Gadgetell - The Tech News, Reviews, and Interesting Things Blog, 5/02/2006 8:44am) |
| The meager library of HD DVDs nearly doubled in size with Magnolia Home Entertainment’s (owned by Marc Cuban and Todd Wagner’s 2929 Entertainment)... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Releases HD DVD Films (Sci Fi Wire, 3/17/2006 8:27am) |
| Warner Home Video announced that it will launch its first titles on HD DVD, starting April 18, including The Phantom of the Opera , followed in coming weeks with Batman Begins, Constantine and The Matrix , among others. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray title Narnia a hit on advanced sales (Punch Jump, 2/08/2008 5:17pm) |
| Walt Disney Studios’ The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe on Blu-ray disc is a hit based on advanced sales at Amazon.com this week ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to option Blu-ray / game discs to PS3 (Punch Jump, 2/11/2009 10:50pm) |
| Sony Corp. this week told Video Business that it plans to release hybrid Blu-ray disc / video game titles to the Playstation 3 hardware. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Digital Video Essentials' Sees Another Delay (High-Def Digest, 11/30/2006 10:31pm) |
| For the second time in only a month, DVD International has delayed the HD DVD release of its calibration disc 'Digital Video Essentials.' This first next-gen version of A/V visionary Joe Kane's seminal... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 7 New Blu-ray Players at CES 2009 (CE Pro, 1/12/2009 9:20pm) |
| The Blu-ray Disc Association's press conference at CES 2009 was a lot more subdued than last year. The association says lower prices and new innovations will help adoption of the format. We round up 7 Blu-ray players unveiled in Las Vegas. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG To Launch First Dual-Format HD Disc Player (CRN, 1/05/2007 3:18pm) |
| LG Electronics plans to launch the first DVD player that can play both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs, making it possible for consumers to buy high-definition movies without worrying about the recording format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| BPON or GPON? Keeping your Focus on a Moving Target (Converge! Network Digest, 8/10/2005 2:10am) |
| Cox and Verizon are the latest companies to join Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA), an industry group formed to provide the solution for home networking digital entertainment. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD-A1 player still too slow, big and noisy (Republican American, 9/15/2006 9:14am) |
| SAN FRANCISCO -- Consumers looking to upgrade their home theaters can now choose between two types of high-definition DVD players -- the confusing result of a long-running format war involving Hollywood studios and technology companies. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Battle rages for HD movie supremacy (Boston Globe, 10/30/2007 9:49am) |
| Greg Kushmerek of Jamaica Plain likes high-definition television so much, he custom-built a computer just to record HD versions of his favorite shows and play them back in his home theater. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Must See HDTV (October 14th - 20th) (Engadget, 10/14/2013 11:42pm) |
| Pacific Rim is finally coming home on Blu-ray and in 3D, complete with a special effects showcase ready to give your A/V system a proper workout. Directed by Guillermo del Toro it's visually one of the most impressive movies we've ever seen, and is [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Kim Komando Let your PC record your favorite TV programs (Montgomery Advertiser, 10/16/2005 9:22am) |
| Want more control over your TV? PVRs, or personal video recorders, offer great conveniences such as instant replays, commercial skipping and digital recording. But you don't need to buy a separate service such as TiVo. With the right add-ons, your home computer can do the job. ... (Read Full Article) |
| MGM Announces March Blu-ray Slate Specs; 'Lambs,' 'Hannibal' Due in April (High-Def Digest, 1/17/2007 11:16pm) |
| Maintaining their support of absolutely zero supplemental features on their Blu-ray titles, MGM Home Entertainment will bring 'Hoosiers,' 'Dances with Wolves' and 'The Thomas Crown Affair' to the format... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Get The Walking Dead First Season on Blu-ray just $24.99 (HD-Report, 8/26/2012 2:51pm) |
| Here's your chance to pick up the The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season 3-disc Blu-ray edition for just $24.99 -- a 60% savings off the list price of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Most HDTV owners don't plan to buy Blu-ray (Punch Jump, 6/04/2008 4:40pm) |
| NPD Group Inc. this week released data that indicates HDTV owners do not plan to purchase a Blu-ray disc player in the next six months. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Dark Knight Blu-ray No. 1 DVD at Amazon (Punch Jump, 10/11/2008 4:17pm) |
| The Dark Knight Blu-ray disc ranked as the No. 1 best-selling DVD at Amazon.com on Sat. outperforming other standard-definition titles in sales. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Master and Commander Blu-ray orders fire away (Punch Jump, 5/03/2008 5:17pm) |
| Amazon.com this week began pre-orders for the title Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Blu-ray disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: 87% of owners watch Blu-ray movies on PS3 (Punch Jump, 1/08/2008 5:57pm) |
| Sony Corp. this week said that 87 percent of Playstation 3 owners watch Blu-ray disc format movies on their PS3. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Adult film industry embracing HD DVD (Ars Technica, 1/12/2007 3:17pm) |
| The adult film industry is picking sides in the next-generation optical disc war. Why have they apparently chosen HD DVD over Blu-ray? ... (Read Full Article) |
| Neil Young Archives on Blu-ray Due June 2 (Electronic House, 3/24/2009 12:10am) |
| After delays and with much anticipation, Neil Young’s 10-disc Archives is scheduled to arrive and available for pre-order on Blu-ray this June 2. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Denon DBP-1610 Blu-ray player announced (Pocket-lint, 9/23/2009 2:43pm) |
"Price-conscious"
Denon has announced the launch of a "price-conscious" Blu-ray player, the new DBP-160.
The DBP-1610 boasts 1080/24p video output and supports Deep Color as well as x.v.Color and offers 1080p scaling for normal content.
With an Ethernet port for internet access for BD-Live and firmware updates, there's full support of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio.
Offering Divx playback as well as AVCHD playback from DVDs and SD cards, as you'd expect, the new machine plays nice with Denon's A/V product line.
Denon's idea of price-conscious may not be the same as most, however, the DBP-160 will go on sale next month for a penny under ?400.
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| (Unranked) | Cinram Adds Blu-ray Lines (Home Media Magazine, 6/05/2013 11:21pm) |
| Replicator Cinram is adding to its Blu-ray Disc replication capacity, buying a “sizeable number” of Bluline II machines from Germany’s Singulus Technologies.
Cinram currently runs more than 130 DVD and Blu-ray replication [...] (Read Full Article) |
| More on Chinse Blu-ray Disc Players (Format War Central, 1/21/2008 7:41am) |
| It seems that a second Chinese Blu-ray player is in the works. I can confirm that this Gowell Blu-ray player is not the one that was demonstrated at CES by invitation only.
The Gowell player also has a wide feature set including HDMI 1.3, Ethernet, BDR/RE support, SD/MS card slots, TrueHD and DTS HD decoding, etc. [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Format Reaches 500 Titles Since Inception (Format War Central, 3/05/2008 5:06pm) |
| With the new releases yesterday, there have now been 500 titles released since Blu-ray Disc was launched in 2006, according to the blu-raystats table.
While this total includes the Paramount and DreamWorks titles that were later discontinued, with their renewed decision to release on Blu-ray we expect that these titles will be reinstated soon.
Quite a milestone! [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba launches world's first HD DVD player (Reuters, 3/31/2006 1:43pm) |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. on Friday started rolling out its high definition DVD players in Japan, becoming the first company to offer next-generation optical disc players worldwide. ... (Read Full Article) |
| SONY BDP-S300 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 1/11/2008 11:00am) |
| The BDP-S300 is an entry-level Blu-ray format player from Sony, which can be found for $399, or less, at most retailers. This unit plays Blu-ray discs at full 720p, 1080i,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Samsung TVs, Blu-ray Players Get FiOS App (Home Media Magazine, 8/07/2012 4:02pm) |
| Samsung Electronics America Aug. 7 said it will begin including direct access to Verizon Communication’s FiOS TV through an embedded app in new smart TVs and connected Blu-ray Disc players.
The app allows subscribers of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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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| Specs, Box Art In for 'Golden Compass' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/28/2008 11:07pm) |
| Confirming earlier reports, New Line has officially announced an April arrival and full specs for 'The Golden Compass,' which will hit Blu-ray in a two-disc set with hours of bonus material. Word first... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Buffalo's 8x Speed Blu-Ray Disc Recorder, World's Fastest (for Now) [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 7/25/2008 8:29am) |
| Buffalo's upcoming internal and external BD recorder units can burn both single or double-layer BDs up to a sizzling 8x speed, and DVD ±R up to 16x. Of course Blu-ray technology is going to improve,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Best TV on Blu-ray 2012 (High-Def Digest, 1/15/2013 11:00pm) |
| by Aaron Peck TV on Blu-ray has become a must for any HD home theater fan's collection. So how did 2012 stack up in that regard? Here's a look at our favorite TV Blu-ray releases last year. The year [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Setting up a home theater (The Olympian, 7/01/2005 12:23pm) |
| You don't want to fight the traffic and lines at the local movie theater. So you head to the video store and rent a movie. ... (Read Full Article) |
| WHDI: The New Wireless HDMI Frontier? (DesignTechnica, 1/08/2007 12:30pm) |
| WHDI offers wireless uncompressed high-definition audio and video for your home theater. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 9/19/2012 7:53pm) |
Paramount
Adventure
$99.99 five-disc Blu-ray set
Not rated.
Stars Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Denholm Elliott, John Rhys-Davies, Sean Connery, Paul Freeman, Ronald Lacey, Kate
Capshaw, Jonathan Quan, Alison [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Peter Pan: Diamond Edition (3-Disc Combo Pack) (High-Def Digest, 1/29/2013 3:00pm) |
| The 1950s was a strong decade for Disney Animation. All of the Disney animated features released during that era are now considered top-tier classics. 'Peter Pan' came after such classics as [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft to Sell HD DVD Add-On for Xbox (AP via Yahoo! Finance, 9/20/2006 3:25pm) |
| Microsoft Corp. is introducing an external high-definition DVD player for the Xbox 360 video game console to match the Blu-ray disc functions of Sony Corp.'s upcoming PlayStation 3. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 Gets DTS-HD - Now the Perfect Blu-ray Player? (Big Picture Big Sound, 4/10/2008 10:30pm) |
| With its recent firmware upgrade to add BD-Live support, Sony's PS3 (PlayStation 3) became the most fully featured Blu-ray Disc player available, lacking only one thing: support for next generation surround sound from DTS. All that changes on April 15. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Monday, May 23, 2005 (Daily (Daily Breeze, 5/23/2005 9:12am) |
| • There\\\'s the single-disc player, which is for people who mainly want to watch prerecorded movies. Most cost between $80 and $110. • The multidisc player can cost a little more (typically, $110 to $150) but lets you play movies and long stretches of music from different CDs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Avatar 3D Blu-ray Finally Becomes Available to the General Public (About.com, 8/14/2012 11:40am) |
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Finally! After two years of being available only to consumers purchasing select Panasonic 3D TVs and Blu-ray Disc [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Disc Sales: 'No Country' Pushes Blu-ray Past 9M Mark (High-Def Digest, 3/27/2008 6:00pm) |
| Propelled by strong sales of 'No Country for Old Men,' total U.S. Blu-ray software sales since inception have now topped 9 million through the week ending March 16. According to HMR research, BD unit sales... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Strategy Analytics: As Format War Ends, 29 Million Blu-ray Homes Expected This Year (Business Wire, 3/26/2008 2:38pm) |
| LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Blu-ray Disc victory in its recent format war with HD-DVD will propel this technology into 29.4 million homes worldwide by the end of 2008, according to the ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Digital Video Essentials' Delayed... Again (High-Def Digest, 2/22/2007 12:04am) |
| In the latest in a continuing series of postponements, the highly-anticipated 'Digital Video Essentials' HD DVD calibration disc has been bumped from its scheduled release next Tuesday, February 27. Created... ... (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 sales gain on Blu-ray, fall of HD DVD (Punch Jump, 2/18/2008 4:58pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 rose on Amazon this past weekend following a round of support for the Blu-ray disc high-definition format over Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Pineapple Express' Hits Blu-ray with Extended Cut, Exclusives (High-Def Digest, 10/27/2008 10:00pm) |
| Sony Pictures has announced an early-January Blu-ray release for 'The Pineapple Express,' which will come to high-def as a two-disc set with hours of bonus features and an extended cut of the film. Starring... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Denon DVD-1800BD Blu-ray Player Offers Blu-ray Disc Transport (CE Pro, 5/23/2008 7:00am) |
| Denon Electronics has introduced the third member of its Blu-ray line -- the DVD-1800BD Blu-ray player. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blade Runner Blu-ray leaps after discount (Punch Jump, 4/23/2008 3:57pm) |
| Sales for the Blade Runner Blu-ray disc leaped on Tues. following a discount at retailer Amazon.com. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amadeus, 007 lead Blu-ray sales at Amazon (Punch Jump, 2/23/2009 3:41pm) |
| Movie titles Amadeus and Quantum of Solace led overall Blu-ray disc sales at retailer Amazon.com on Mon. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Batman Begins Blu-ray orders take flight (Punch Jump, 4/09/2008 3:48pm) |
| Advanced orders for the title Batman Begins on Blu-ray disc began this week at Amazon.com. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi 32HDL51 LCD HDTV Review (DesignTechnica, 4/19/2005 5:35pm) |
| Mark Fleischmann has just finished reviewing the Hitachi 32HDL51 LCD television over at Home Theater Magazine and is impressed with it. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PlayStation 3 is 'largest TV-connected platform' for Netflix (CNET Blogs, 12/04/2012 11:18pm) |
| Do you enjoy Netflix at home? Chances are good you're watching the streaming video service through a PlayStation 3. (Read Full Article) |
| The Digital Home (BusinessWeek, 11/01/2005 5:05am) |
| Which Photo Sites Are Best? Online photo sites can post your slide shows and print shots of you on the beach. But the quality varies ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Asks 'Are We Done Yet?' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/30/2007 10:31pm) |
| Ice Cube and family are back on the road in the family comedy 'Are We Done Yet?', which Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will bring to Blu-ray this August. A sequel to the hit 'Are We There Yet?,' the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Bros. Supports Toshiba HD DVD (DesignTechnica, 5/10/2005 9:53pm) |
| Warner Home Video (WHV) today announced its support of the two new types of HD DVD pre-recorded discs developed by Toshiba ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray Disc & UltraViolet this week (HD-Report, 4/09/2013 4:56pm) |
| It’s hard to compare this week’s Blu-ray releases to last week, when Marvel’s Cinematic Universe: Phase One Collection, The Bible: The Epic Miniseries, and Django Unchained hit shelves. But there are several titles worth mentioning. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| IGP chipset delivers 2D/3D graphics (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 12/22/2005 9:05pm) |
| VIA Technologies announced the VIA CN700 IGP chipset, which is designed for low-power digital media apps, including mini PCs, fanless embedded commercial systems and home entertainment centers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Knocked Up' Confirmed For HD DVD this September (High-Def Digest, 8/10/2007 9:28pm) |
| Universal Studios Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will bring one of this year's biggest comedies 'Knocked Up' to HD DVD this fall in a feature-packed, unrated special edition. The sleeper... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony HD set puts on a really good show (Rocky Mountain News, 1/22/2007 8:25am) |
| Choosing a new high-definition television can be a dizzying experience. Of course, there's nothing like actually taking a set for a test drive, watching it in a home environment - and also side by side with another set - to make an informed decision. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Ready to hold a 'Grudge' on Blu-ray? (High-Def Digest, 6/01/2007 6:15pm) |
| In what appears to be an all-but-official confirmation of a Blu-ray release for one of the studio's biggest horror hits of 2006, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has included a sneak peek trailer for 'The... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Aviator' Soars to HD DVD, Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 9/10/2007 8:58pm) |
| Warner Home Video has announced it will bring Martin Scorsese's Oscar-decorated 'The Aviator' to Blu-ray and HD DVD this November. The highly-acclaimed biopic of the legendary Howard Hughes, starring Leonardo... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Onkyo Debuts Blu-ray Disc Player with BD-Live Interactive and AVCHD Compatibility (HDTV Magazine, 7/28/2009 10:41pm) |
Onkyo Debuts Blu-ray Disc Player with BD-Live Interactive and AVCHD Compatibility Upper Saddle River, NJ (7/28/09) -- Onkyo has introduced a new, state-of-the-art, BD-Live interactive Blu-ray Disc Player, model DV-BD507. This full-featured player delivers outstanding high definition 1080p video playback...
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| PS3 to put 'focus' on Blu-ray (Digit Magazine, 11/09/2006 9:43am) |
| The coming launch of Sony's PlayStation 3 game console will put more focus on the Blu-ray disc format, but don't expect a resolution to "the format wars" over high-definition video discs, said Peter Chernin, the president and chief operating officer of News Corp. ... (Read Full Article) |
| AnyDVD HD now copies Blu-ray discs, too (TG Daily, 3/06/2007 8:09pm) |
| Slysoft claims to have bypassed virtually any copy protection technology that is integrated in the high-definition disc formats HD DVD and Blu-ray. Following the previously announced HD DVD ripper, the software now also supports Blu-ray discs and allows you to play both formats on computers without HDCP chips. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD Disc Sales Value Slows, But New Technologies Will Spur International Growth (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/09/2005 3:00pm) |
| DUBLIN, Ireland----Dec. 9, 2005--Research and Markets has announced the addition of The Changing Face of Studio Video Sales: Grow New Markets, Push High Definition, Get Interactive to their offering. ... (Read Full Article) |
| JVC to release 1080p projector with 10,000:1 contrast ratio (TG Daily, 9/11/2006 10:20pm) |
| JVC said it has developed a new display technology for high-definition home projectors that can deliver a native contrast ratio of 10,000:1. ... (Read Full Article) |
| More 'Superman' for HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 9/25/2006 6:54am) |
| Hot on the heels of last week's announcement of 'Superman Returns,' Warner Home Video will also release 'Superman: The Movie' and 'Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut' on HD DVD this Fall. Due in stores... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Getting Your Own Home Theater: HDTV Buying Guide (Gadget Alarmer, 1/25/2007 7:25am) |
| Buying an HDTV may sound so simple, but it is not just a matter of getting into a store, picking up a good size and model, paying for it, and then... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu About The Slow Release of Classic Titles On Blu-ray? Take Heart! (High-Def Digest, 2/17/2009 11:10pm) |
| George Feltenstein of Warner Home Video talks about future releases and why it takes so long to bring Golden Age gems to Blu-ray Article by David Krauss It's a question serious movie fans have been asking... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Big Seahawks game brings rush for big TVs (The Bellingham Herald Online, 1/30/2006 11:08am) |
| Circuit City manager Adam Maechling, left, shows Jim Phy Sr., wife Vickie Phy and son Jim Phy Jr. televisions at the Bellingham store Friday night. Jim Sr., of Deming bought a 32-inch RCA to replace the set at home that "went belly up." ... (Read Full Article) |
| New tech norms to widen HDTV reach (The Economic Times, 12/18/2005 11:21am) |
| NEW YORK: Several media and electronics companies on Wednesday said they are developing technology guidelines that could make it easier for people to enjoy high-definition television programming throughout their home entertainment systems. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Build a custom home in 20 hours using a giant 3D printer (DVICE, 8/03/2012 11:35am) |
| 3D printing seems to be everywhere these days, but usually it's just for making small machines or mechanical parts. Now a professor from the University of Southern California [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic to roll out Blu-ray player in September (Washington Post, 3/29/2006 11:51am) |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Panasonic said on Tuesday it will start selling a Blu-ray high-definition disc player in September for under $1,500 and sees up to 5 million of these new DVD players sold industry-wide in their first year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| AnyDVD HD Is Here, So Start the Blu-ray BD+ DRM Crackin' [Cracked] (Gizmodo, 3/19/2008 8:35pm) |
| Late last year, disc-copying software maker SlySoft claimed they cracked the BD+ DRM protection in Blu-ray discs. They weren't kidding. The newest version of AnyDVD HD strips Blu-ray discs of BD+,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product Of The Week (About.com, 10/10/2008 10:00am) |
| The BDP-S350 is a third generation entry-level Blu-ray format player from Sony. This unit plays Blu-ray discs at 720p, 1080i, or 1080p resolution via its HDMI output, and is also... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Prepping Third-Generation Blu-ray Player For Release (High-Def Digest, 7/11/2007 2:55pm) |
| Samsung Electronics has announced it is readying the world's first third-generation Blu-ray disc player, featuring a host of enhanced features. Dubbed the BD-P1400, preliminary specs just revealed by the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Dark Knight Blu-ray: Crushing Nielsen Ratings December 9th [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 9/29/2008 5:45pm) |
| Rumors and logic speculated that Warner would release The Dark Knight in time for the holiday season, and the Blu-ray two-disc and collectible limited edition will indeed go on sale December 9th, the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Plans 'Ocean's Eleven,' 'Ocean's Twelve' Standalones for Blu-ray, HD DVD (UPDATED) (High-Def Digest, 2/29/2008 11:00pm) |
| Previously only available on high-def as part of the three-disc 'Ocean's Giftset,' Warner has announced it will issue the first two installments in Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's series as standalone Blu-ray... ... (Read Full Article) |
| First Blu-ray Test Center Opens in China (Format War Central, 7/09/2008 10:51am) |
| Engadget reports that the first Blu-ray disc testing facility has just opened up in China, a month after rumors spread that the BDA had granted 11 licenses to Chinese based companies.
CESI Technology has received the first license to open up a plant in China. What does this mean for you the consumer? It means your [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 9/15/2006 9:11pm) |
| Samsung Electronics on Thursday took steps to address image quality concerns with its high-definition Blu-ray disc player. The electronics giant plans to make production changes and offer owners of existing players free upgrade discs to silence complaints from product reviewers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Matsuda, Knowles Talk Blu-ray (Home Media Magazine, 11/15/2012 12:24am) |
| Harry Knowles, a film critic and founder of Ain’t It Cool News, looks at 2012 and sees an important year for Blu-ray Disc.
“This has been an extraordinary year in terms of catalog Blu-ray titles,” Knowles said, speaking [...] (Read Full Article) |
| No clear winner for high-def DVD (The Wichita Eagle) (The Wichita Eagle, 2/08/2006 5:25pm) |
| Once you've grown accustomed to high-definition TV, it's hard to watch lower-quality programs, even on DVD. At least that's the hope of hardware and software manufacturers introducing two new, high-definition video-disc formats this year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Thousands Sign "Save HD DVD" Petition (High-Def Digest, 1/21/2008 9:00pm) |
| --> Over six thousand HD DVD supporters have signed an online petition urging Warner Home Entertainment to reconsider its decision to abandon the HD DVD format. First posted on January 5th, the petition... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Devil's Own' Coming to Blu-ray this May (High-Def Digest, 2/28/2008 5:00pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced it will bring the Harrison Ford-Brad Pitt thriller 'The Devil's Own' to Blu-ray this May. Directed by the late Alan J. Pakula, 'The Devil's Own' earned over... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Atlona LinkCast Wireless HD Streamer Shipping Now (High-Def Digest, 8/07/2012 5:00pm) |
| The LinkCast is capable of handling up to five streaming sources, assuming you buy the extenders. Wireless HD is something that a lot of folks are looking forward to in their own home theaters and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 7/31/2013 6:00pm) |
| Mira Nair's adaptation of the bestselling novel is heading toward Blu-ray in August. In an early announcement to retailers, MPI Home Video is preparing 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' for Blu-ray on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Dell Launches High-End PCs (NewsFactor, 9/30/2005 2:27pm) |
| Dell has introduced a new line of high-performance hardware designed for tech aficionados and gamers prepared to pay more for a PC that can serve as a home-entertainment hub. ... (Read Full Article) |
| WWE Comes to Blu-ray with 'Wrestlemania XXIV' (High-Def Digest, 3/25/2008 4:00pm) |
| WWE Home Video has announced that their debut high-def release 'Wrestlemania XXIV' is set to pummel Blu-ray this May. Currently the top distributor of wrestling-themed sports titles on standard DVD, WWE... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Welcome to the Punch' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/15/2013 10:00pm) |
| The cat-and-mouse thriller from Producer Ridley Scott is hitting Blu-ray in July. In an early announcement to retailers, MPI Home Video is preparing 'Welcome to the Punch' for Blu-ray on July 23. The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD projector: Thinking of buying? (HDTV Reviews Blog, 4/24/2006 1:59pm) |
| Buying a new high definition video projector can provide you with an immersive home theater experience that’s hard to rival with all but the largest... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Battlelines drawn over next gen DVDs (The Age, 3/09/2006 12:49am) |
| A model displays a 50 GB Blu-ray disc on the booth of Panasonic at the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover, Germany. Photo: Reuters A campaign to boycott high definition DVD technologies using new copy control technology has been launched in the US as companies such as Toshiba and Sony prepare to roll out the first generation of products. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount to end HD DVD releases next week (Punch Jump, 2/29/2008 8:36pm) |
| Paramount Home Studios this week said that it will end the release of HD DVD format titles on Mar. 4. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dan Ramer on Boycott (HDBlog.net, 3/07/2006 1:06pm) |
| Dan Ramer has an interesting take on the call for a boycott on AACS enabled HD formats. That is, HD DVD and BD (Blu-ray Disc).
You know that I’ve been writing about such issues as abandoning early adopters and fair use rights for years. I’ve encouraged you to write letters to [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Lionsgate, Miramax Plan Tarantino Blu-ray Set (Home Media Magazine, 9/24/2012 9:31pm) |
| Lionsgate and Miramax are teaming up on a massive Quentin Tarantino Blu-ray Disc boxed set, including eight films and two bonus discs with five hours of extras.
The collection, streeting Nov. 20 with a list price of $119.99, includes [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Company promises HD without the high price (PC Advisor, 3/11/2006 4:30pm) |
| The buzz about high-definition movies on optical discs might be all about HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc, but two companies are demonstrating at the CeBit trade show this week a system that delivers HD movies on DVD-like discs for use in cheap players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray beats HD DVD post Warner defection (Punch Jump, 1/17/2008 6:04pm) |
| Sales for Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc beat rival format HD DVD following the week of Warner Bros.’ defection from the HD DVD camp in the latest retail data from Nielsen VideoScan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray, Meet 'The Queen' (High-Def Digest, 3/02/2007 8:40am) |
| Boasting an Oscar-winning performance by Dame Helen Mirren, 'The Queen' will see a speedy post-awards Blu-ray release when Buena Vista Home Entertainment debuts the film day-and-date on April 24. Though... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith,' 'Dodgeball' Lead Fox March Blu-ray Wave (High-Def Digest, 12/12/2006 11:35pm) |
| Expanding their ever-growing Blu-ray library, Fox Home Entertainment will unveil four new catalog titles on March 13. Leading the pack will be a BD-50 dual-layer release of the Bragelina action blockbuster... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Life at home revolves around the big picture (The Fayetteville Observer, 2/18/2007 5:09am) |
| MELVILLE, N.Y. — Lots of men love their toys, and James Whittier of Long Island is no different, even if his toys cost more than most. When top-of-the-line Fujitsu came out with a 55-inch plasma high-definition television, he had to be the first in the area to buy one. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Your computer can record TV shows (Honolulu Advertiser, 10/18/2005 1:29pm) |
| Want more control over your TV? PVRs, or personal video recorders, offer great conveniences such as instant replays, commercial skipping and digital recording. But you don't need to buy a separate service such as TiVo. With the right add-ons, your home computer can do the job. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon fires The Godfather Blu-ray pre-orders (Punch Jump, 7/01/2008 3:51pm) |
| Amazon.com this week began offering pre-orders for The Godfather Collection Blu-ray disc set. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba continues to shun Blu-ray format (HDTV UK, 10/07/2008 2:00pm) |
| It's been over six months since Toshiba pulled the plug on the HD DVD format, and last Thursday maintained its stance on shunning Blu-ray in favour of non-disc technologies. "We have no intention of adopting Blu-ray for our DVD players and recorders," said Corporate Senior VP Yoshihide Fujii at a "new products" press conference... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'The Punisher' among Lionsgate's first Blu-ray releases (Comics2Film, 2/28/2006 1:45pm) |
| Lionsgate, the leading independent filmed entertainment company, today announced plans to release 10 titles on the next-generation high-definition Blu-ray Disc (BD) to coincide with the arrival of the first commercially offered BD players in stores. Marvel's oft-maligned 'The Punisher' will be among them... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | FOX putting digital ahead of Blu-ray & DVD (HD-Report, 5/12/2013 10:45pm) |
| Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will start selling more digital copies of films up to four weeks ahead of Blu-ray and DVD formats. This Tuesday, May 14, FOX will offer A Good Day to Die [...] (Read Full Article) |
| It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... 'Superman Returns' on Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 9/22/2006 12:12am) |
| One of the most highly-anticipated titles of the year is hitting high-def on November 28, when Warner Home Video will release 'Superman Returns' on DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray simultaneously. The nearly $200... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney and Panasonic Join Forces for Blu-ray Campaign (Home Media Magazine, 9/11/2009 12:13am) |
| Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and hardware manufacturer Panasonic are aiming to educate families about Blu-ray this fourth quarter. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Marathon Man' Dated for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/16/2013 11:00pm) |
| John Schlesinger's 1976 classic will find a home on Blu-ray in September. In an early announcement to retailers, Warner Brothers will be releasing 'Marathon Man' on Blu-ray on September 10. Doc Levy [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Amino to supply STB's for Houston project (EE Times UK, 10/06/2005 8:18am) |
| LONDON — Amino is to supply standard and high definition set-top boxes (STBs) for FISION's fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) video service. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Failure to Launch' Ready for Blu-ray, HD DVD Re-Ignition (High-Def Digest, 3/07/2007 1:11am) |
| After a last-minute delay of its original street date, Paramount Home Entertainment has re-set 'Failure to Launch' for Blu-ray and HD DVD release on April 24. The title, which was first announced for a... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Tenvera's Fiber IN The Home Helps Make The Most Of FTTH Technology (FiberOpticsOnline, 12/04/2006 7:13pm) |
| On or before February 17, 2009, digital television will be the standard, only digital will be available. High Definition television will rule all the airwaves ... (Read Full Article) |
| Get picture-perfect TV settings at home (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 5/30/2005 8:16am) |
| Pity the poor television, every single one that leaves the factory with picture settings juiced up so it’ll look good on the busy, bright showroom floor. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Freescale Puts the ``Wow'' in Multimedia Entertainment (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/21/2005 3:00pm) |
| Gamers, sports enthusiasts, audiophiles and movie buffs enjoy more performance from their home and mobile entertainment systems thanks to Freescale Semiconductor . ... (Read Full Article) |
| First Look: 'Batman: The Movie' Blu-ray Box Art (High-Def Digest, 4/02/2008 8:00pm) |
| The original Batman's high-def debut isn't until July, but we've got an early peek at the Blu-ray box art for the 1966 camp classic. As previously reported, Fox Home Entertainment has set a July 1 street... ... (Read Full Article) |
| TV on PC (Sydney Morning Herald, 7/01/2005 4:29pm) |
| Can your computer tune in digital shows, record them or pause live video? A TV tuner card lets you watch your favourite shows on your computer and makes a cheap second (or third) TV for your home. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age' to Reign on HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 11/28/2007 7:00pm) |
| Queen Elizabeth I will return to high def this February, when Universal releases the sequel 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age' on HD DVD/DVD combo disc. The second in a planned trilogy of historical epics, 'The...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/191923513" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Breakthrough MOD Platform Ignites Interest In Home Entertainment Industry (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News, 4/20/2005 1:43am) |
| 5 years, and that all businesses will move to the next generation Internet in that time," said Gao Hongbing, Deputy Director, the Institute Society Development, Chinese Academy of Social Science. "And I think that IDV is likely to be one of the leaders in that movement." (Read Full Article) |
| Yamaha home theater practically installs itself (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 11/06/2005 10:22am) |
| Downshift, if you can, into that dreamy, semi-conscious state that suddenly overwhelms you each afternoon around 3 at your office cubicle. You are now standing in a nasty thunderstorm, only its dramatic effect strangely is lost because you barely can hear the thunder. ... (Read Full Article) |
| It's not really a home theater without audio-video receiver (South Bend Tribune, 9/24/2005 2:40pm) |
| Downshift, if you can, into that dreamy, semi-conscious state that suddenly overwhelms you each afternoon around 3 at your office cubicle. You are now standing in a nasty thunderstorm, only its dramatic effect strangely is lost because you barely can hear the thunder. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Bandwidth Advance Hints at Future Beyond Wi-Fi (New York (New York Times, 5/03/2005 10:10pm) |
| ONE barrier that has held back the much-hyped convergence of the computer and consumer electronics industries has been the tangle of wires that is needed to connect the cascade of home video, audio, Internet and game gadgets. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Samsung BD-E5900 3D Network Blu-ray Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 11/16/2012 8:00am) |
| The Samsung BD-E5900 a very affordable Blu-ray Disc Player that plays Blu-ray Discs, standard DVDs (with upscaling), most recordable DVD formats, music CDs, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer's New Blu-ray 'Combo' Drive Meets Strong Demand for HD Movie Playback and Provides DVD and CD Read/Write Compatibility (Business Wire, 1/25/2007 8:00am) |
| MONTE CARLO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pioneer today confirms the availability of its new ‘BDC-202’ Blu-ray Disc Combo Drive. With BD-ROM ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Free Blu-ray Offer From Sony (High-Def Digest, 11/14/2007 7:00pm) |
| It's not the most straight-forward deal we've seen, but as part of a new mail-in offer, Sony is giving away a free Blu-ray disc with proof of purchase of two others. In an under-the-radar promotion that...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/184718385" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sizing up the sale prices for ‘The Avengers’ – 3D’ (HD-Report, 9/27/2012 6:04pm) |
| As of this writing, Marvel’s The Avengers – 3D four-disc Blu-ray set is just $19.99 at Amazon, and $19.99 at Target as well. This dramatic price drop (the pre-order price was around $30 for weeks) for a movie that was just released on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba to boost HD-DVD (Reuters, 2/17/2006 9:06am) |
| LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Toshiba American Consumer Products on Thursday announced an ambitious marketing push in support of HD-DVD but conceded that some of the high-definition optical disc format's interactive features won't be available in the two first-generation players slated to hit stores next month without a "firmware upgrade." ... (Read Full Article) |
| Most PC Drives Will Support Both HD DVD and Blu-ray; Format War Endless and/or Meaningless [Format War] (Gizmodo, 12/31/2007 3:16pm) |
| By 2012, two-thirds of all high-def disc drives for PCs will support both Blu-ray and HD DVD, says an analyst at ABI Research. He also added that by 2009, universal drives will cost the same as... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer Announces Second-Gen Blu-ray Player (High-Def Digest, 5/10/2007 7:01am) |
| Pioneer Electronics has announced it will bring its next-generation of Elite Blu-ray disc player to stores later this month. Dubbed the Elite BDP-94HD, the deck follows Pioneer's successful BDP-HD1 first-gen... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony to offer digital PS3 titles on disc release date (HD-Report, 9/25/2012 6:29pm) |
| Sony has announced that 8 PS3 titles will be available to download digitally the same day as physical discs hit shelves. Sony's new digital initiative, called "Day 1 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| New Line Serves Up 'Semi-Pro' Blu-ray Specs, Box Art (High-Def Digest, 3/31/2008 8:00pm) |
| New Line has unveiled specs for 'Semi-Pro,' which will hit Blu-ray this June as a two-disc set with extensive bonus features and high-def exclusive content. As we've previously reported, New Line issued... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Plans 'Damages' For Blu-ray This January (High-Def Digest, 11/16/2007 11:05pm) |
| The hit Glenn Close television series 'Damages' is expected to make its high-def debut this January as a three-disc Blu-ray set. The FX legal thriller has become one of basic cable's breakout hits following...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/185949003" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hot Deal: Buy the Yamaha RX-V373BL 5.1-Channel Receiver for $249.95, Get a $50 Gift Card (Electronic House, 10/03/2012 2:03pm) |
| Newegg is offering a nice little freebie when you buy this 3D-capable home theater receiver.
(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) | HP teases plans to conquer the 3D-printing market (Engadget, 3/20/2014 3:52pm) |
| Move over, LaserJet. This week, HP CEO Meg Whitman said that her company will announce the details of its 3D printing strategy in June, expanding the lineup beyond the home-office systems we know so well. HP's upcoming devices will apparently [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Top Gun’ to Fly High in 3D (Home Media Magazine, 12/12/2012 12:50am) |
| Top Gun, the 1986 movie that elevated Tom Cruise’s status as a leading man, returns to select Imax 3D theaters for a six-day engagement, starting Feb. 8, 2013.
The theatrical re-release is timed with Paramount Home Media [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Taking Home Video to the Next Level (Connected Home Media, 8/03/2005 1:16pm) |
| I'm between family vacations as I write this, and because we recently purchased a new Sony widescreen camcorder to replace the old Canon model that died on us late last year, I've been experimenting with importing and editing video for the first time in a while. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy Given Head Start In Blu-ray Sales (High-Def Digest, 9/01/2009 6:00pm) |
| Like Blu-ray? Get used to liking Best Buy In a deal with Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Best Buy has secured an exclusive window of sales for Blu-ray releases of both “Shaun of the Dead†and... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount Brings 'Coming to America,' 'Trading Places' to Blu-ray and HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 3/07/2007 1:12pm) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment will kick off its Blu-ray and HD DVD summer slate with a double dose of Eddie Murphy, announcing two of the comedian's biggest hits for release this June. Both $100 million-plus... ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Mitsubishi TV is just about picture-perfect (The Jamaica Observer, 11/16/2006 12:45am) |
| WITH home movies, video game systems and television programming all moving into the high-definition realm, consumers must surely wonder if they need to take out a second mortgage just to purchase a high-quality TV that takes advantage of these new formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Report: Vimeo's going hi-def next week (CNET, 10/16/2007 3:40pm) |
| The clip-sharing site, which emphasizes creative and home-made videos, reportedly will announce this week a plan to offer its videos in high-definition. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Bonus! Sony 'loans' Ultra HD video player to buyers of $25K TV (CNET Blogs, 11/29/2012 6:14pm) |
| Purchasers of Sony's '4K Ultra HD Home Experience' also get 10 free movies and an Xperia Tablet S to serve as their remote control. (Read Full Article) |
| HD Channels available in Canada (apeman.org, 7/18/2007 5:16am) |
| hdtv-logo-apeman.jpg Hugh at Digital Home has released his updated report listing what HD channels are available to Canadian consumers. I look forward to this report, but I find my self starting ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal Goes Into the 'Breach' with HD DVD/DVD Combo (High-Def Digest, 4/03/2007 8:32pm) |
| Brining another new release exclusively to the HD DVD format, Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced a June 5 arrival for the political thriller 'Breach.' A fictionalized account of the the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Your PC Can Get High-Definition TV, Cheaply (RedNova, 11/22/2005 4:49am) |
| By Hiawatha Bray, The Boston Globe Nov. 21--Wes Newell enjoys the crisp images of high-definition TV, but he has no intention of buying one. Instead, he watches shows on his home computer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| JVC hopes for digital TV broadcast growth (INQ7.net, 10/07/2005 3:55pm) |
| JAPANESE home appliance manufacturer JVC is hoping for the Philippines to migrate to digital TV broadcast, which allows for high definition TV (HDTV) transmission and other future services. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ritek to double monthly Blu-ray disc production (HDTV UK, 1/28/2009 11:26am) |
| Ritek has announced that it's increasing output production of blank Blu-ray discs, with the opening of a second production line which should see its monthly capacity doubled to half-a-billion units... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Comes to U.K. (HDBlog.net, 10/17/2006 11:36am) |
| Blu-ray has been in the North American market for months already, but now it’s finally making its way to the U.K. And this time around, it’s actually beating HD DVD to the punch.
Yesterday Samsung and Panasonic Blu-ray Disc (BD) players came onto the market in the U.K. (Toshiba’s HD DVD players will arrive in [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy sells $99 Blu-ray player (Punch Jump, 7/13/2009 3:39pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. this week discounted a house brand Blu-ray player to under $100 in a retail store offer.
This week, the retailer is selling the Insignia Blu-ray disc player with 1080p output at $99.99.
The product page disclaims that the item is not available for direct shipment, but is available in limited quantities in brick [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Confirms 'T3' Blu-ray Problems; Replacement Program Expected (High-Def Digest, 12/21/2007 7:00pm) |
| Confirming online reports of an encoding defect on its recently-issued Blu-ray release of 'Terminator 3,' Warner has begun taking consumer information in anticipation of a future disc replacement program.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp develops technology for cheaper Blu-ray recorders (TG Daily, 2/15/2007 7:01pm) |
| With Blu-ray Disc hardware notoriously more expensive than the competing HD DVD players, Sharp has developed a new technology to bring down the cost of BD recorders. The new model will drop in price from current units that topple the $1500 mark. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Cuts Price on New Blu-Ray Player (The Columbian, 6/04/2007 7:05am) |
| NEW YORK (AP) -- With dominance of the market for high-definition movie discs still up in the air, Sony Corp. said Monday it is including a small surprise with the new Blu-ray disc player it is shipping this week: a price tag $100 lower than previously announced. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES Showcases New Blu-ray Players Powered by Sigma Media Processors (Business Wire, 1/08/2007 2:00pm) |
| LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sigma Designs (Nasdaq: SIGM), a leader in digital media processing for consumer electronics, today announced the latest Blu-ray Disc players being demonstrated at ... (Read Full Article) |
| (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) |
| Disk Makers ReflexBlu Blu-Ray Tower Duplicators (I4U, 3/02/2007 2:00pm) |
| Disc Makers, a manufacturer of CD and DVD duplicators, launches its first Blu-Ray compatible tower duplicators, the ReflexBlu2 and ReflexBlu4.
So if you need to do start a small distribution of your legal content on blu-ray these machines save you s... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Win a copy of ‘Skyfall’ on Blu-ray, DVD & UltraViolet (HD-Report, 2/08/2013 7:26pm) |
| This month we’re giving away a copy of Skyfall on Blu-ray Disc. The combo edition from MGM includes a Blu-ray, DVD, and UltraViolet Digital copy to download from the cloud. Video is formated in 1080p [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's BDZ-A70 Blu-Ray Recorder Transfers to PSP: TV, not Disc [Sony] (Gizmodo, 4/08/2008 10:58am) |
| Does this make up for the "no PS3 Blu-ray to PSP" transfer story? Kind of. Sony's new BDZ-A70 Blu-ray recorder system won't do that either, but will record your TV shows, and can transfer that video... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ask the expert: DVD format wars (Financial Times, 4/06/2006 1:56pm) |
| Next-generation DVD or high-definition video discs promise to bring home cinema to your living room. But the prospect has been threatened by the failure of the technology’s leading developers – Sony and Toshiba – to agree on a common standard last year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Add a game room, and value, to your home (Bankrate.com, 8/04/2005 11:34am) |
| Not so long ago, we were happy to while away hours playing Ping-Pong or shooting pool in an unfinished basement, spare bedroom or partially cleared garage. Of course, that was before HDTV, video games and Texas Hold 'Em took recreational control of our lives. ... (Read Full Article) |
| TV changes force choices (Florida Today, 3/14/2005 5:57am) |
| Complete FLORIDA TODAY coverage delivered to your door. Subscribe now. Herbert Allebaugh doesn't watch cable. There is no satellite dish outside of his Melbourne home. He said he is "very happy" with his 16 channels. He invested $100 more than 20 years ago to put up a spindly antenna and signal booster. (Read Full Article) |
| Blu About The Slow Release of Classic Titles On Blu-ray? Take Heart! (UPDATED) (High-Def Digest, 2/17/2009 11:10pm) |
| George Feltenstein of Warner Home Video talks about future releases and why it takes so long to bring Golden Age gems to Blu-ray Article by David Krauss Editor's Note - We have corrected the portion of... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CNN backs PS3 as best Blu-ray player (HDTV UK, 11/28/2008 11:00am) |
| Naturally, Sony has said that the PlayStation 3 is one of the best Blu-ray players going, and some others have echoed that. Now, CNN has weighed in with its recommendation that the PS3 is the best high definition disc player around. Good things about the console include the ability to upgrade to Profile 2.0, great upscaling of standard DVDs, 1080p output, and decent 7.1 Dolby TrueHD audio. Downsid ... (Read Full Article) |
| HBO Enlists 'Band of Brothers' for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/01/2008 6:00pm) |
| There's no street date yet, but HBO Home Video is reportedly planning to bring the Emmy-winning mini-series 'Band of Brothers' to Blu-ray sometime this year. While reporting on the upcoming standard DVD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Shooter' Takes Aim on Blu-ray, HD DVD This July (High-Def Digest, 5/21/2007 9:06am) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment will bring the Mark Wahlberg action flick 'Shooter' to Blu-ray and HD DVD this July, the studio has announced. The controversial thriller, directed by 'Training Day' and 'King... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pioneer HTZ-BD32 Home Theater System Does Networking and 3D (Electronic House, 8/02/2012 4:04pm) |
| New Pioneer system includes all the latest bells and whistles for $499.
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| The PS3 Dominates HD Usage, Gamers Love Home Theaters [Stats] (Kotaku, 12/21/2007 5:40pm) |
| According to the latest Nielson statistics, the PS3 is the king of HD. Why? Statistics show that 71% of PlayStation 3 owners hook their systems to an HDTV (also interesting, 54% of PS3 owners use... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray DVD Recorder Sales rising fast in Japan (I4U, 5/28/2008 5:47am) |
| TOKYO (Reuters) - Sales of high definition Blu-ray DVD recorders are zooming up
in Japan as consumers take to the new generation of home movie entertainment
after the end of a bitter format war.
... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fox Announces 'Deception' Blu-ray Specs (High-Def Digest, 7/15/2008 8:00pm) |
| Fox Home Entertainment has issued specs for the September Blu-ray release of 'Deception,' which comes to high-def with multiple bonus features. Fox originally announced the Hugh Jackman-Michelle Williams... ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD Forum green lights three-layer 51Gb HD-DVD (Technorati, 11/20/2007 5:04pm) |
| The DVD Forum, the group behind the technology for DVD and HD-DVD has gone ahead and approved a proposal by HD-DVD spearhead Toshiba to produce a triple layered 51Gb HD-DVD disc. This move is a blatant show of power towards the current capacity of Blu-ray being only capable of 50Gb. read more | digg story ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Plans to 'Walk Hard' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/15/2008 11:00pm) |
| In an early announce to retail, Sony says it will bring the comedy 'Walk Hard' to Blu-ray this March in a two-disc set chock full of bonus material. A spoof of musical biopics such as 'Walk the Line,'... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘The Host’ Blu-ray, DVD & UltraViolet release dates announced (HD-Report, 5/08/2013 3:05pm) |
| Universal Studios has announced the release date for The Host on Blu-ray Disc & DVD will be July 9, 2013, predated by an early digital release on June 25. The Blu-ray Combo Pack will contain [...] (Read Full Article) |
| New Two-For-One Blu-ray Disc Sale at Amazon (High-Def Digest, 12/04/2007 8:30pm) |
| Amazon is offering its first "buy one get one free" sale on Warner Blu-ray titles. The promo was launched Tuesday morning by the web merchant, and features a list of popular Blu-ray titles from the studio,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/195052095" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney director says Blu-ray "wins by a mile" over film (HDTV UK, 6/11/2008 11:11am) |
| Director of Disney's "Step Up 2 The Streets". Jon M Chu, believes that Blu-ray offers far more detail and better picture than the original film.€ Chu said that the Blu-ray disc version was "beautiful", adding that the colours "pop" and it's possible to do more in dark scenes. "On the Blu-ray, just consistently you know what you're getting and you can play in those shadows. You can s ... (Read Full Article) |
| (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) |
| HD movie discs may not work with your HDTV (ARNnet, 10/06/2005 10:01pm) |
| The likely format battle between HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc is bad enough for those eagerly awaiting the availability of favorite movies on high definition video discs, but soon there could be another reason to switch off to the new formats: many current HDTVs might be restricted to showing the movies in standard definition. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Unveils 'Batman,' 'Chocolate Factory' Specs (High-Def Digest, 9/20/2006 5:01am) |
| Continuing to stuff their HD DVD releases with cutting-edge features, Warner has unveiled full specs for their October 10th disc lineup, including 'Batman Begins.' As first reported earlier this week,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: WD TV Live HD media player launches (Pocket-lint, 10/13/2009 1:25pm) |
Networked drive offers 1080p support
Western Digital has announced the launch of the WD TV Live HD media player, a revamp of a previous product this time round with networking capabilities as well as support for Full HD 1080p resolution.
WD says the new drive makes it easy to play HD videos stored on USB and network drives, from PCs and Macs, as well as stream content from websites on big screen HDTVs.
Boasting a "more responsive" interface than the previous WD TV HD media player, the Ethernet- and Wi-Fi-enabled new player comes complete with remote control, boasts internet radio, two USB ports, one HDMI port and SPDIF digital output.
The WD TV Live Media Player is available now on the high street, online, and at www.shopwd.co.uk for ?119.99.
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| (Unranked) | 3D Groups Merge (Home Media Magazine, 8/16/2012 11:03pm) |
| The 3D@Home Consortium and the International 3D Society have merged to form the largest 3D group in the world, with members in 20 countries and chapters in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, Japan, China and South Korea.
The merger [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Men watch more high-def than women--and other things about HDTV you probably already know (Home Theater, 10/31/2009 12:41pm) |
| There was a time not too long ago when a lot of people bought an HDTV, brought it home, and started watched TV, all the while thinking there were watching in HD when they hadn’t bothered to upgrade their cable or satellite package to make [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Now Available at Retail, New RCA High-Definition DVD Player Offers Expanded Entertainment Options for HDTV Owners (Business Wire, 6/02/2006 2:00pm) |
| INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 2006-- New RCA HD DVD Player Completes Movie Experience in the Home With Outstanding Resolution, Vivid ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Dispatch: Zimbabwe' Bound For Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 12/03/2007 9:00pm) |
| Indie rock band Dispatch is headed to HD DVD and Blu-ray disc this January with the release of their recent reunion concert, 'Dispatch: Zimbabwe - Live at Madison Square Garden.' One of only a handful...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/194486826" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon Drops Prices on Select Blu-ray Discs to 50% Off List (High-Def Digest, 3/05/2007 10:49pm) |
| Conveniently timed to conincide with this week's dry spell of new high-def disc releases, Amazon has listed nearly four dozen Blu-ray titles at 50% off list price. The list of 47 total titles includes... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal Breaks Silence on HD DVD Playback Issues; Announces Disc Replacement Program (High-Def Digest, 5/01/2007 10:09pm) |
| After weeks of persistent complaints from early adopters, Universal has issued a statement regarding playback issues with several of their most recent HD DVD releases. The issues first surfaced in late... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Announces Availability of Amazon Video on Demand on Its Full Line of 2009 VIERA CAST(TM)-Enabled Blu-ray Disc Players (HDTV Magazine, 8/04/2009 4:24pm) |
Panasonic announced today that Amazon Video On Demand is now available on its full line of 2009 VIERA CAST(TM)-enabled Blu-ray Disc players. Current owners of Panasonic's 2009 Blu-ray Disc players automatically received a free software update today and can begin enjoying the service immediately when they...
(Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Entertainment: Is Your Home Theater Ready? (Business Wire, 6/11/2008 7:36pm) |
| SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Digital TV and high-definition (HD) entertainment have finally arrived. New HDTV channels, HD programming, movies, and music videos are constantly being ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Goes to the 'Underworld' on Blu-ray this September (High-Def Digest, 7/18/2007 4:30pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced it will bring the Kate Beckinsale vampire opus 'Underworld' to Blu-ray in time for Halloween. The hit action-horror thriller will sink its fangs into Blu-ray... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'To Kill a King' Headed to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 12/12/2007 7:00pm) |
| Reaching all the way back to the 17th century for their latest high-def release, Starz Home Entertainment will debut the British drama 'To Kill a King' on Blu-ray this February. An epic retelling of the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney Eyes 'The Lookout' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/30/2007 10:06pm) |
| Disney Home Entertainment today announced it will bring the critically-acclaimed caper drama 'The Lookout' to Blu-ray this August. The directorial debut of screenwriter Scott Frank ('The Interpreter,'... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Brings TNT's 'The Company' to Blu-ray this Fall (High-Def Digest, 7/30/2007 9:49pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced it is bringing the TNT original miniseries 'The Company' to Blu-ray on October 23. Beginning next Sunday on the TNT cable network as a heavily-promoted three-week... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Rescue Dawn' Headed to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 9/27/2007 9:57pm) |
| In an early announcement to retail, MGM Home Entertainment says it will bring the acclaimed war drama 'Rescue Dawn' to Blu-ray this November. Starring Christian Bale and Steve Zahn, the intense combat... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' Dated for Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D! (High-Def Digest, 2/06/2013 3:00am) |
| It's official: Peter Jackson's epic return to Middle-Earth comes home on Blu-ray at the end of March! As previously reported, Warner Brothers was preparing to release 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Uncovers 'The Lives of Others' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 6/25/2007 8:37pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced it will bring the Oscar-winner 'The Lives of Others' to Blu-ray this August. The highly-acclaimed German import won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Bros. to Delay HD-DVD Releases (Los Angeles Times, 3/18/2006 8:25am) |
| Warner Bros. delayed the release of new high-definition home videos by three weeks, the second time the products have been postponed, because of technical issues including copy protection. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Grumpy Old Men' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/10/2009 4:00pm) |
| Warner Home Video has announced an early-July Blu-ray bow for the comedy favorite 'Grumpy Old Men.' Starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in one of the biggest hits of their career, Warner will give... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Buying Guide 2007 (DVD Talk, 2/19/2007 6:47pm) |
| The response to our Holiday HD DVD Buying Guide was so positive, we've decided to do an updated guide to the next generation of home entertainment - HD DVDâ„¢. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba launches next-generation DVD player (Detroit News, 4/01/2006 9:13am) |
| TOKYO -- Toshiba began selling the first players using the next-generation HD DVD video format Friday, beating the rival Blu-ray disc format to market in a high-stakes competition to deliver theater-quality movies to living rooms. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony to Bring Ultra HD Home for $4999.99 April 21st (High-Def Digest, 4/08/2013 4:00pm) |
| XBR 4K Ultra HD TVs available in 55" and 65" Recently, Sony has been touting the extravagant 84" XBR 4K with its $24,999 price tag as the best option for customers to enter the era of Ultra HD. Now [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Denon Announces Less Expensive Flagship Blu-ray Disc Player (About.com, 9/26/2009 8:00am) |
|
Although Denon introduced their flagship $4,500 DVD-A1UDCI Blu-ray Disc player just this past January at CES, they have just announced a new "flagship quality" Blu-ray Disc player for less than half the price (which is still $1,999).
Just as with the DVD-A1UDC1, the new DBP-4010UDCI meets Profile 2.0 specifications with the required Ethernet port as well as a slot for memory expansion and audio, video, still image file playback via SD card. This player is also playback compatible with Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, CDs, but DVD-Audio Discs and SACDs. Also, another welcome feature for audiophiles has a separate 2 channel/7.1 channel analog audio outputs and bass management control, and, for videophiles, the DBP-4010UDCI offers vertical stretch, so that films with 2:35 aspect ratio images can be properly displayed when using projectors with 2:35 aspect ratio lens attachments.
However, one important change from the previous DVD-A1UDCI is the switch from using the the Silicon Optix Realta Chip for DVD upscaling, to the use of the Anchor Bay VRS ABT-2010 Chip for that purpose.
Also, for custom installers, the DBP-4010UDCI is fully equipped with both RS-232 and Wired remote in/out connectors.
For complete details, check out the Official Denon Announcement, along with the DBP-4010UDCI Specification Sheet and User Manual. Photos (c) Denon USA - Click on photos for larger view. (Read Full Article) |
| Dual format high-definition players to be the norm, says ABI Research (TG Daily, 1/24/2007 4:02pm) |
| When LG Electronics launched its Super Multi Blue Player at the recent CES exhibition, it signaled an exit strategy from the "war of the high-definition disc formats," according to research firm ABI Research. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sonic Launches New Blu-ray Production Suite (Home Media Magazine, 9/04/2009 9:56pm) |
| Sonic Solutions Sept. 4 released its Sonic BD PowerStation, a Blu-ray Disc production suite built on the company’s existing high-def video encoding and authoring products, and geared toward professional videographers and producers. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Current Top 10 Selling Blu-ray Discs (HD-Report, 3/25/2013 10:40pm) |
| What are the current top selling Blu-ray Discs? For the week ending March 17, 2013 the number one Blu-ray Disc sold was Paramount’s Rise of the Guardians in its first week of being released. Coming [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony in talks to burn Blu-ray on Xbox 360 (Punch Jump, 3/07/2008 4:57pm) |
| The Financial Times this week reported that Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. are in talks to offer a Blu-ray disc drive for the Xbox 360 video game console. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony projects 50% Blu-ray market share in 2008 (Punch Jump, 4/08/2008 3:59pm) |
| Sony Corp. this week said that it expects sales of its high-definition Blu-ray disc format to capture 50 percent market share in 2008, according to the DigiTimes. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Target offers $100 gift card with Blu-ray player (Punch Jump, 1/28/2008 5:46pm) |
| Target stores on Sun. began offering in-store customers a free $100 gift card with the purchase of Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc player. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Is Blu-ray Worth Buying for HDTV without HDMI? (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/27/2008 7:08am) |
| A reader asks whether it's worth buying a Blu-ray Disc player for an older widescreen rear projection analog HDTV that lacks HDMI or DVI inputs.
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| WiFi Shifts Into a Faster Gear (Washington Post, 4/16/2005 6:54pm) |
| The alphabet soup of wireless networking is getting a few new letters. This latest addition to the recipe promises faster data transfers over wider areas for your home computers, but it comes with a catch: It's based on a standard that doesn't exist yet. (Read Full Article) |
| 'Doubt' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/23/2009 9:00pm) |
| Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is bringing some 'Doubt' to Blu-ray, setting an early-April date for the multiple Oscar nominee. Scoring acting nods for Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Viola... ... (Read Full Article) |
| JVC Brings Hollywood Home With New Projector (BIOS, 5/24/2005 8:57am) |
| JVC\\\'s latest projector is designed to recapture the big-screen movie feeling. With a dedicated widescreen and HDCP decoder, as well as a high contrast of 1500:1, the DLA-HX2E (298x360x134mm, 5.9kg) should be an excellent performer. Other features of the model inclu... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Asus to launch M70 laptop with Blu-ray and 1TB storage (HDTV UK, 7/01/2008 8:30am) |
| Asus will launch its latest multimedia laptop PC, the M70, in the UK. It features one terabyte of hard disc storage and a Blu-ray optical drive, plus four built-in Altec Lansing speakers and a subwoofer... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fans queue in cold for PS3 (The Herald, 11/11/2006 2:16am) |
| Sony's new PlayStation 3 console, the first to feature high definition Blu-Ray disc technology, was launched in Japan yesterday. Video game fans braved the cold to queue for the new console. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures Blu-ray Review (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/21/2012 6:57pm) |
| Paramount creates its own bit of treasure by boxing up the adventurer's theatrical films with a whole disc of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| We're Back....HD-DVD Is Resurrected...In China (About.com, 4/01/2009 1:00pm) |
| Armed with Toshiba's HD-DVD technology and the unexpected backing of Warner Bros, HD-DVD materializes in China as CBHD (China Blue High-Definition Disc), formerly known as CHDVD (China High Definition DVD).... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray disc sales jump amid Amazon sale (Punch Jump, 5/08/2008 3:50pm) |
| Sales for select Blu-ray titles held an increase at Amazon.com amid a new ‘Buy Three for the Price of Two‘ promotion at the retailer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray & UltraViolet: Indiana Jones, Prometheus, Cabin In the Woods (HD-Report, 9/18/2012 10:40pm) |
| This week Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures hits shelves on Blu-ray Disc. The boxed set contains a newly remastered Raiders of the Lost Ark among the four Indiana Jones franchise films. Extras include interviews, documentaries, featurettes and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Starz to Unleash 'Halloween,' 'Evil Dead 2,' 'Dawn of the Dead' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 7/17/2007 2:55pm) |
| Nearly a month after formally announcing its support of the Blu-ray format, Starz Home Entertainment says it will release four horror film classics as its first Blu-ray titles. As we originally reported... ... (Read Full Article) |
| First custom PS3 theme created (tech news blog - technology blog , gadgets, gaming , hdtv, gps, intech news,wii, ps3, xbox, 11/08/2007 3:58pm) |
| Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home Entertainment Ok, you’ve downloaded your PS3 2.00 update right? Good, so why not create a custom theme? Go ahead, call in sick, and give Brent’s guide a whirl ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | CES 2014: the Engadget interviews (Engadget, 1/11/2014 9:30pm) |
| Coming into CES 2014, we knew there would be some recurring themes at the show: wearables, connected cars, home automation and 3D printing would all have a major presence on the show floor. So, we were sure to talk to some of the biggest names in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Avatar’ 3D finally available to the masses October 16 (HD-Report, 8/14/2012 4:53pm) |
| Hey, remember Avatar? That little film from James Cameron that came out in 2009 promising the best use of 3D ever? Well in two months, it'll finally be available to non-new Panasonic TV owners. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment today [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony celebrates 80 million PS3s sold, reminds you that it's now seven years old (Engadget, 11/06/2013 7:20am) |
| It's been through a redesign (or two), but the PS3 is still going strong. Sony has announced that sales of its current home console have now topped 80 million, with just over a week to go before its replacement successor forces many to swap out [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Qwest offering fiber-rich menu to new homes (Denver Post, 4/12/2005 5:48am) |
| Qwest has started to roll out "fiber to the home" in Lone Tree, touting it as a way to ultimately deliver faster data speeds and sharper TV-picture quality. (Read Full Article) |
| 'The Siege' to Take Blu-ray this June (High-Def Digest, 3/13/2009 8:00pm) |
| Fox Home Entertainment has announced its latest catalog title for Blu-ray, setting an early-June date for the heist drama 'The Siege.' Starring Denzel Washington, Bruce Willis, and Annette Bening, the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Catches a 'Big Fish' on Blu-ray; Bumps 'Glory' (High-Def Digest, 1/17/2007 12:47pm) |
| Continuing to ride the wave of its CES announcement buzz, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will add the fanciful Tim Burton hit 'Big Fish' to its March Blu-ray line-up. The critically-acclaimed drama will... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Wild Hogs' to Feast on Blu-ray this Summer (High-Def Digest, 5/14/2007 7:13am) |
| Disney Home Entertainment has announced that the comedy hit 'Wild Hogs' will debut on Blu-ray this August day-and-date with the standard def DVD release. Starring John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Surf's Up' Bound for Blu-ray This October (High-Def Digest, 7/30/2007 2:55pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced it will bring the CGI penguin-tactular 'Surf's Up' to Blu-ray on October 9. Featuring scores of cute animated penguins, a soundtrack filled with bouncy songs... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Over ADSL2+ (Broadband Reports, 6/13/2005 1:58pm) |
| But it looks like VDSL2 is turning heads instead. There has been plenty of talk over whether or not ADSL2+'s 24Mbps is enough for multiple IP HD streams, VoIP, and a bandwidth hungry home network. Both SBC and BellSouth wonder the same thing, and have (or will soon) announce plans to embrace VDSL2.. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Circuit City touts Blu-ray sale amid HD DVD clearance (Punch Jump, 1/28/2008 5:49pm) |
| Circuit City stores this week began offering a discount on Blu-ray disc titles amid a clearance on Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD stand-alone players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal Bows iPod Touch/iPhone Apps for Blu-ray (Home Media Magazine, 7/20/2009 6:47pm) |
| Universal today is expected to announce plans to deliver an extensive array of touch-enabled iPhone and iPod features to its upcoming Blu-ray Disc releases. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD Insider: Optical Storage Update (Digital Video Editing, 6/27/2005 7:34pm) |
| DVD Insider: Optical Storage Update Blue laser fight rages on -- who wins? (6/27/05) We have actually been keeping score on which Hollywood studio and which content owner "signed up" for the HD- (HD- DVD ) and Blu-ray Disc (BD) camps. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Prepping 'Gone with the Wind,' 'Wizard of Oz' Blu-rays for 2009 (High-Def Digest, 3/13/2009 9:30pm) |
| There's no date yet, but Warner has confirmed plans to bring the classics 'Gone with the Wind' and 'The Wizard of Oz' to Blu-ray in 2009. Released previously in deluxe, multi-disc DVD special editions,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Serenity Blu-ray Disc (Big Picture Big Sound, 2/13/2009 5:02am) |
| Serenity will satisfy fans of the TV series Firefly, but as it answers questions previously asked it could leave new viewers in the dark. However, the Blu-ray, which is loaded with extras, will manage to satisfy those fans who previously purchased the HD-DVD version.
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| (Unranked) | Terminator Salvation coming to Blu-ray on 23rd November (HDTV UK, 8/09/2010 1:45pm) |
| With over four months' notice, here's news that Terminator Salvation will be available to buy on Blu-ray from 23rd November 2009. As well as the high definition movie, bonus material available on the Blu-ray disc includes: "Re-Forging the Future"... (Read Full Article) |
| DVDPlay First Rental Kiosk Operator to Offer Blu-Ray Discs (Business Wire, 5/28/2008 4:01am) |
| CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DVDPlay Inc., a DVD rental kiosk operator and developer, today announced their plan to add the Blu-ray disc format to their standard DVD selection at the ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray player sales up on HD DVD fall (Punch Jump, 2/20/2008 4:59pm) |
| Sales for Blu-ray disc players increased this week as Sony Corp.’s high-definition format won a two-year battle to displace Toshiba Corp.’s rival HD DVD format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Blu-ray & UltraViolet releases this week (HD-Report, 9/06/2012 12:43am) |
| Sorry for the delay on new Blu-ray releases this week. We already mentioned the Harry Potter Wizard’s Collection — a 31-disc collection that also contains UltraViolet copies of the films plus over 37 hours of bonus content. The pricey, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Higher and higher: HDTV resolution (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News, 6/30/2005 10:40am) |
| Just when you thought your home theater was up to snuff, even higher definition TV sets are arriving. Mitsubishi on Thursday unveils the first consumer HDTVs to come to market capable of displaying a format called 1080 progressive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal Unleashes 'Tremors' on HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 8/28/2007 9:07pm) |
| Universal Studios Home Video has announced it will unearth the cult classic 'Tremors' on HD DVD this November. Though only a minor hit at the box office during its initial 1990 theatrical run, 'Tremors'... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ViewSonic Wants to Project HD in Your Home (High-Def Digest, 3/12/2013 5:00pm) |
| The ViewSonic Pro8520HD offers 5000 Lumens at 1080p. ViewSonic has just added two projectors to its lineup, the Pro8520HD and the Pro8600. While both models have application in the commercial space [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Fox Sets 'Pathfinder' for November Blu-ray Release (High-Def Digest, 8/27/2007 7:00pm) |
| Fox Home Entertainment has announced that it will bring the action-adventure epic 'Pathfinder' to Blu-ray this November in a new unrated version not seen in theaters. Although 'Pathfinder' earned a meager... ... (Read Full Article) |
| OLN(R) and NHL Partner in Multifaceted National Media Agreement (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/18/2005 3:31pm) |
| OLN, a television leader in action and adventure sports, and the National Hockey League today announced that OLN will be the new national cable television home for the NHL. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dixons sees surge in Blu-ray interest, discontinues all HD DVD equipment (HDTV UK, 2/20/2008 2:23pm) |
| Dixons Online has claimed an immediate 150% increase in consumer
interest for the Blu-ray high definition disc format after yesterday's
announcement from Toshiba. In response, Dixons has withdrawn all models of
HD DVD players from its online store. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Across the Universe' Announced For Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 11/27/2007 11:05pm) |
| The Beatles will make their high-def disc debut this February when Julie Taymor's phantasmagoric rock opera 'Across the Universe' hits Blu-ray. An ambitious pastiche of over a dozen Beatles songs and Taymor's...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/191458632" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung delays Blu-ray Disc player (Addict 3D, 4/04/2006 5:59am) |
| In breaking news out of Japan today (April 3, 2006), Samsung is rescheduling its initial U.S. Blu-Ray player launch from May 23 to June 25 in order to complete compatibility testing with several Blu-Ray test discs that will become available in late April from product manufacturers and content providers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Here’s what’s new on Blu-ray, Digital Copy, and UltraViolet this week (HD-Report, 1/22/2013 2:16pm) |
| The End of Watch from Universal Studios hits shelves today in a 2-Disc Combo Pack which includes Blu-ray, DVD, Digital, and UltraViolet activation code. Written and directed by David Ayer (Training Day), the film stars Jake [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Onkyo Home Theater Packages Ideal for Blu-ray and HD Video Systems (HDTV Magazine, 7/28/2009 10:39pm) |
Onkyo Home Theater Packages Ideal for Blu-ray and HD Video Systems UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ (7/28/09) -- Onkyo has introduced two new 7.1-channel home theater systems that deliver leading edge AV processing and surround sound reproduction for today's most advanced...
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| Film Goes Straight To Hi-def Video (ContactMusic, 4/30/2007 5:41pm) |
| For the first time, a movie is being released straight to high-definition video. According to the online High-Def Disc News, the horror film Bell W ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy touts PS3, Blu-ray on circular front page (Punch Jump, 2/23/2008 5:13pm) |
| Best Buy stores this Sun. will feature Sony Corp.’s Playstation and the Blu-ray disc format on the front page of next week’s circular. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | DVDs, Blu-ray disc rentals still surpass streaming (CNET News, 8/08/2012 3:11pm) |
| DVDs and Blu-ray discs have grabbed 62 percent of all movie rentals, while streaming and video-on-demand accounted for the remaining 38 percent, says NPD [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Poll: Blu-ray on the Left or Right Side of the Case? (High-Def Digest, 2/13/2013 6:00pm) |
| We have a fun poll topic in the blog this week. When you buy a 2-disc Blu-ray set, does the primary feature film Blu-ray belong on the left side of the case or the right? Show us how OCD you can be [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy to offer free gift card in new Blu-ray promo (Punch Jump, 3/08/2008 5:10pm) |
| Best Buy stores this Sun. will offer a free $20 gift card with the purchase of any two Blu-ray disc titles in the latest high-definition promotion. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Best Buy Offering UFC Pay-Per-View Discount With ‘Boom’ Blu-ray Purchase (Home Media Magazine, 2/04/2013 7:18pm) |
| Best Buy Co. is offering a $10 credit to UFC 157, the Feb. 23 Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view event, with the Blu-ray Disc purchase of wrestling comedy, Here Comes the Boom, starring Kevin James and Selma [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (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) |
| Hack Attack: Official Blu-ray Site Redirects to HD DVD Site (UPDATED) (High-Def Digest, 12/22/2007 12:38am) |
| UPDATE: As of around 5:10pm ET Friday, things seemed to be back to normal at blu-raydisc.com. We've updated this story accordingly. In a nasty turn of events Friday afternoon, the official Blu-ray Disc... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Saudi Arabia: New PLAYSTATION®3 model to take holiday season by storm (Mena Report, 10/23/2007 12:26pm) |
| MECL today announced details of its new PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) model that will launch throughout Saudi Arabia at the price of SR 1,799 bundled with Spider-Man™ 3 movie on Blu-ray disc. It will be available very soon. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Iron Man Blu-ray Top DVD Seller at Amazon (Format War Central, 9/30/2008 2:49am) |
| Iron Man on Blu-ray is doing very well just hours before its official release time.
At Amazon today, the 2 disc release of the movie on Blu-ray is the number one seller in the DVD classification, possibly due to the additional $2 discount, making it roughly 35% off the retail price at $25.95.
Perhaps one of the [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba announces new HD DVD Marketing Push (I4U, 1/14/2008 8:27am) |
| The HD disc format war is not over yet as Toshiba announces a new HD DVD marketing push based on what the company calls "-breaking unit sales in the fourth quarter of 2007".
Warner's move to Blu-ray and the resulting cancellation of HD DVD m... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blue Man Group to Make Blu-ray Debut with 'Megastar' (High-Def Digest, 3/13/2008 4:00pm) |
| There's no release date yet, but Rhino has announced plans to bring the Blue Man Group's concert film 'How to Be a Megastar Live!' to Blu-ray disc. In a just-issued press release touting the upcoming DVD/CD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Casino Royale (MI6, 4/10/2007 8:36pm) |
| Sony, a clear backer of the Blu-ray Disc, has released a special report on the next-generation format’s current lead over HD DVD. Although the source of the report leads to immediately brings up the issue of obvious bias, the numbers cited come from reputable retail point-of-sake statistics source Nielsen VideoScan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Adult Film Producers Choose HD DVD (E-Commerce Times, 1/24/2007 5:19pm) |
| Supporters of the rival high-definition video disc formats had new ammunition at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. The Blu-ray camp reiterated the overwhelming support of electronics companies and Hollywood studios for the format, with seven out of the eight movie "majors" planning to release about 300 new titles in Blu-ray this year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung developing cure-all for next-gen format war? (Joystiq, 9/07/2005 9:35pm) |
| Samsung has announced plans to develop a DVD player that supports both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD formats. This unified disc drive could essentially put an end to the next-gen format war. That is, it would alleviate some of the manufacturing costs for developers and publishers, as well as, allow consumers more freedom of choice. And conceivably, bearing in mind that MS and Samsung are HDTV partners, we ... (Read Full Article) |
| Soon, iPhone and PS3 will be able to control one another (Tech Digest, 4/10/2008 4:19pm) |
| In a bizarre concoction, it turns out that the iPhone and the PlayStation 3 may
soon be able to converse with and control one another, thanks to a new
application from Netblender. At its most basic level, the iPhone will be able
to remote control Blu-ray disc playback on the PS3, but Denny Breitenfeld,
Netblender's CTO, says that it's much more than that... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘The Bourne Trilogy’ Blu-ray boxed-set just $25 (HD-Report, 5/12/2013 3:34pm) |
| Here’s a sweet deal for ya’. Amazon has got The Bourne Trilogy on Blu-ray Disc for just $25 this week, a savings of almost 60% off the list price of $59.99. The Bourne Trilogy packs [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'On the Road' Blu-ray Dated (High-Def Digest, 4/12/2013 8:00pm) |
| Director Walter Salles' adaptation of Jack Kerouc's famous novel will "burn, burn, burn" on Blu-ray in July. In an early announcement to retailers, MPI Home Video is preparing 'On the Road' for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Baldinger's football passion is off the charts (Fox Sports, 5/29/2005 1:22am) |
| There are football fans, and then there are diehard football junkies. NFL on FOX analyst Brian Baldinger has got it bad for the game he once played, so bad he has set up his own simulated NFL front office in the basement of his New Jersey home. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New guide: EasyBD Blu-ray authoring tutorial lesson 1 - A basic disc (AfterDawn, 10/15/2012 4:44am) |
Late last week I announced a new guide for preparing Blu-ray assets to be used in a new series of AfterDawn guides for authoring Blu-ray discs. Today I'm pleased to announce that the first of those guides is finally available.
EasyBD is a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Toshiba readies desktop HD DVD drive (IT World, 1/05/2007 2:59pm) |
| Toshiba Corp. will release a desktop PC version of its HD DVD writer next month in a move to boost support for the next-generation optical disc format. The release will follow the launch of a notebook version last year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Blu-ray Trailer (HD-Report, 2/09/2013 1:30am) |
| Warner Bros. has released The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Blu-ray Disc Trailer. The Peter Jackson film will be available in 3D Blu-ray, plain ol’ Blu-ray, DVD and UltraViolet Digital Download on Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2013. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'Girls Gone Wild: Baby Bash' Announced For Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 12/12/2007 5:00pm) |
| Love 'em or hate 'em, the video vixens of Girls Gone Wild are headed back to next-gen disc, with Mantra Films announcing 'Baby Bash: Live and Uncensored' for Blu-ray and HD DVD release in early 2008. The... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy burns free $100 gift card w/ Blu-ray player (Punch Jump, 6/30/2008 3:49pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc.’s online division on Sun. began offering a free $100 gift card with the purchase of any Blu-ray disc player. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Jaws gets first hi-def release on Blu-ray (HD-Report, 8/10/2012 10:32pm) |
| If any film instilled a mass sense of fear over one animal it would be Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film Jaws. This coming Tuesday, Universal will release Jaws in high-definition for the first time on Blu-ray Disc. The multi-format combo pack will [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Latest and greatest gadgets head for Vegas (Macworld UK, 12/29/2005 10:40am) |
| It's big, bustling and brings together more than 100,000 people and 300 companies for four days in the middle of the desert. The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) kicks off in Las Vegas on January 5 and this time it's all about high-definition, portable video, home networking and fun. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Top Gun Blu-ray 3D details revealed, comes home February 19th after IMAX 3D run (Engadget, 1/13/2013 1:24pm) |
| After being delayed, Top Gun 3D will be released by Paramount in 2013. Prior to his passing late last year, director [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D Printers Are Only 2nd Best to Sumich (Business Wire, 6/09/2013 4:00pm) |
| CORONA DEL MAR, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Custom home designer Geoff Sumich offers something unique to attract Orange County’s more detail-oriented homeowners - he has replaced the latest 3D printer technology with his proprietary handmade models. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Hollywood serves movies your way (USA Today, 6/20/2006 2:45am) |
| Though movie studios fought the idea of home video when the VCR was born in the '70s, today Hollywood wants you to watch movies any way you want to as long as they're not pirated on demand, via Internet download, on DVDs and high-definition discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| PanAmSat customers include A&E, BET, Bloomberg, CNN, ESPN, Fox, HBO, Discovery, DirecTV, MTV, Lifetime, Reuters, and TBS (Broadcasting and Cable, 7/19/2005 2:02pm) |
| Some of the services the new European bird will enable? Expect direct-to-home satellite, HDTV, and On-Demand satellite services to expand in that market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hollywood Execs Banking on Blu-ray Holiday Boom (CE Pro, 11/18/2008 12:22am) |
| Taking a glass half-full view of the home video market, Hollywood studio executives are optimistic that Blu-ray sales will be stimulated by HD-hungry consumers this holiday season. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Spider-Man 3' Blu-ray to Receive Unique Cross-Platform Promo Campaign (High-Def Digest, 9/18/2007 8:17pm) |
| In what Sony is billing as the home entertainment industry’s most integrated hardware-software campaign to date, the Blu-ray release of 'Spider-Man 3' will see unprecedented promotion this holiday season.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Warner, Walmart Partner for Early ‘Man of Steel’ Movie, Blu-ray Access (Home Media Magazine, 4/24/2013 2:32pm) |
| Warner Bros. and Walmart April 24 said they have partnered to sell tickets and pre-orders of the Blu-ray Disc Combo Pack or HD Digital download to a pre-screening of the much anticipated Superman reboot, Man of Steel from director Zach [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Movies as you like them (USA Today, 7/26/2005 2:20am) |
| America's love affair with the movies remains passionate. But as with any long-term relationship, there are problems that need to be addressed. In a summer when moviegoing fell from last year, USA TODAY asked readers whether they still loved going out to the movies or preferred watching DVDs at home. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Ted’ gets Dec. 11 release date for Blu-ray, VOD (HD-Report, 10/11/2012 12:36am) |
| If a foul-mouthed teddy bear who sounds an awful lot like Peter Griffin doesn’t say holiday spirit to you, then I don’t know what does. Universal Studios Home Entertainment is delivering Ted, last summer’s comedy hit, to Blu-ray, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| New Sony Blu-ray Player Integrates Streaming Internet Video for Ultimate Home Entertainment Experience (HDTV Magazine, 9/10/2009 5:14am) |
Offering the best of full HD 1080p and streaming Internet video, Sony today introduced the BDP-N460 networked Blu-ray Disc(TM) player.
Beside playing Blu-ray Discs and DVDs, the device instantly streams one of the largest collections of premium and free on-demand entertainment from the BRAVIA(TM) Internet Video platform including thousands of movies, TV programs, and music from...
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| Disney's 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Booty to Include Two Discs, BD-Java Features (High-Def Digest, 2/20/2007 10:32pm) |
| In a pair of Blu-ray firsts for Disney, the studio will unleash their premiere two-disc and BD-Java-enhanced titles when it brings the blockbuster 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films to the format this spring.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Amazon selling ‘Argo’ Digital Copy before Blu-ray/DVD release (HD-Report, 2/16/2013 12:16am) |
| Warner Bros.’ Argo is slated to release on Blu-ray Disc and DVD this coming Tuesday, Feb. 19. But if you want to watch it ahead of time jump to Amazon and purchase the digital title [...] (Read Full Article) |
| First HD-DVD film appears on BitTorrent (The Register, 1/18/2007 5:17pm) |
| Serenity broken A high-definition format movie has made its way onto BitTorrent. A pirated copy of the hit science fiction movie Serenity has been ripped from a HD DVD disc and made available to users of the popular P2P file sharing protocol.… ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung to fix image quality problem on first Blu-ray player (The Star Online, 9/15/2006 3:16am) |
| NEW YORK (AP): Samsung Electronics Co. moved to address image quality concerns noted by some reviewers of the South Korean company's high-definition Blu-ray disc player, the first on the market, saying it would make production changes. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Group Touts Interactivity (allthingsHiDef, 1/08/2008 11:17pm) |
| Sony hosted a press event at its booth today during the Consumer Electronics Show touting new interactive features being incorporated into the Blu-ray Disc format. BD Live features will allow consumers to play games, hear live commentary and even create their own avatars to insert into a film, among other networking activities. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV antenna - Ask Your Provider how to get connected to HDTV Programming (1 HDTV Blog, 9/15/2007 10:16am) |
| If you already have digital cable, then it may be simpler to get HDTV into your home than you ... them to view HDTV channels. This switch out is sometimes as low as $5 additional per month ... which HDTV provides. You will get more of the picture, a wide screen effect, which will make you feel ... (Read Full Article) |
| DSPs enable Dolby Digital in HD-DVD, Blu-ray (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 11/14/2006 9:08pm) |
| TI said its Aureus DSPs are the first to support Dolby Digital Compatible Output technology, which enables next-generation optical disc (HD-DVD and Blu-ray) players to deliver a 640Kbps Dolby Digital-encoded, surround-sound signal. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD: Are YOU Accessing Online Content? (Format War Central, 12/05/2007 12:03pm) |
| Assuming you have all of the necessary components (HD DVD player, Web Enabled Disc, High Speed Internet, Spare Ethernet Cable) accessing online content for your HD DVD discs couldn’t be easier, and yet not every consumer is accessing these features.
The HD DVD promotional group has stated that on average 30% of the HD DVD [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sanyo has said it's doing something to make Blu-ray lasers better (Tech Digest, 10/09/2008 10:20am) |
| To this end, Sanyo is promising to boost the capacity of Blu-ray discs to 100GB and maximise write-speed of burners to around 12x. It's all thanks to clever and more powerful new blue laser diode technology, which allows up to four data layers - each packing in 25GB of deleted scenes and staggeringly dull interviews with the leading man - to be stuck into a single Blu-ray disc at TWELVE TIMES wri ... (Read Full Article) |
| Batman Blu-ray titles take over Amazon top five (Punch Jump, 7/05/2008 4:06pm) |
| New Batman titles on Blu-ray disc format took over top five sales at Amazon.com on Sat. as the dark knight debuts on the high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sky names first HD channels for 2006 [2005-08-22] (T3, 1/11/2006 4:59pm) |
| The HDTV revolution gets real with Sky's announcement of its initial Hi-Def channel line-up. [ more ] Wakamaru: The custard coloured butler bot [2005-08-22] No, Pac-Man hasn't just sprouted arms. This is Wakamaru, Mitsubishi's helpful new home robot. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Next-generation Wi-Fi from Metalink: Q&A with VP David Pereg (Digi Times, 7/27/2005 1:34am) |
| Headquartered in Israel, with design centers in both the US and Israel, Metalink Broadband is moving ahead with wireless LAN at the 802.11n standard and recently announced a new chipset family designed to support video over 802.11n for the networked home. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sky names first HD channels for 2006 [2005-08-22] (T3, 1/27/2006 4:06pm) |
| The HDTV revolution gets real with Sky's announcement of its initial Hi-Def channel line-up. [ more ] Wakamaru: The custard coloured butler bot [2005-08-22] No, Pac-Man hasn't just sprouted arms. This is Wakamaru, Mitsubishi's helpful new home robot. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Computers: HDTV among the most confusing home electronics (Winston-Salem Journal, 9/03/2005 4:50am) |
| Over the years, I've been an early reviewer of new technology but rarely an early adopter. Eventually, a new technology becomes good enough to make the leap into our personal lives. High Definition TV is getting there - it reached our house recently. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Gefen High Definition Personal Video Recorder (HD PVR) (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/03/2008 8:45pm) |
| Gefen has released a new hard-drive-based digital recorder that allows you to record high definition material over HDMI from virtually any source: cable box, satellite receiver, even Blu-ray Disc. Is it the next killer component?
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| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray & UltraViolet: Jurassic Park 3D, Gangster Squad, The Impossible (HD-Report, 4/24/2013 7:40pm) |
| What’s new on Blu-ray Disc, Digital Copy and UltraViolet this week? Many folks have been waiting for the 3D release of Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster Jurassic Park. The combo edition from Universal Studios includes Blu-ray 3D, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dish giving away Samsung 3D HDTV (HD-Report, 11/06/2012 4:43am) |
| Dish Network is currently running a sweepstakes in which one lucky subscriber can win the Grand Prize of a 51" Samsung 3D HDTV with 3D Blu-ray Home Theater [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner to offer cheaper Blu-ray movies later this year (CNET News, 7/14/2008 8:26pm) |
| Warner Home Video announced its plans to offer discounted Blu-ray movies in the fall, including some new and catalog titles. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Ocean's Flicks Get Boxed In with Blu-ray, HD DVD Giftsets (High-Def Digest, 9/10/2007 9:39pm) |
| Warner Home Video has unveiled specs for the Blu-ray and HD DVD 'Ocean's Giftsets,' which will see 'Ocean's Eleven' and 'Ocean's Twelve' only available in the box collection. As the studio first announced... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Seagate's New FreeAgent Theater+(TM) HD Media Player Enhances the Enjoyment of Digital Home Movies and Photos (HDTV Magazine, 9/15/2009 4:12pm) |
Seagate (NASDAQ: STX) , the worldwide leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions, today unveiled its new FreeAgent Theater+(TM) [Plus] HD media player, the next generation home theater solution designed to instantly and easily connect your digital media library to your home entertainment system.
The FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player leverages...
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| Home theater systems rival the real thing (Las Vegas Business Press, 11/28/2005 4:48pm) |
| Young Anakin Skywalker races through the skies of Tattooine in his pod racer and suddenly you're shaking sideways and headed for the ground. Fortunately, the soon-to-be Jedi regains control of his craft and outwits the conniving slave master Watto, who has sabotaged the pod. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Home theater systems rival the real thing (Las Vegas Business Press, 12/01/2005 9:40pm) |
| Young Anakin Skywalker races through the skies of Tattooine in his pod racer and suddenly you're shaking sideways and headed for the ground. Fortunately, the soon-to-be Jedi regains control of his craft and outwits the conniving slave master Watto, who has sabotaged the pod. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Six Questions: Tim Alessi, Director of New Product Development for LG Electronics (Home Media Magazine, 10/12/2012 6:20pm) |
| From Internet-connected devices to being the No. 1 advocate for passive-glasses 3DTV, LG Electronics has staked its claim as a leader in more than one home entertainment arena. The company recently partnered with the Walt Disney Studios to offer [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Titanic Blu-ray Limited 3D Edition (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/17/2012 10:49pm) |
| Director James Cameron revisits his epic to deliver one the best at-home 3D experiences to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount Brings 'An Officer and a Gentleman" to Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 4/30/2007 4:00pm) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment has announced it will bring the '80s blockbuster 'An Officer and a Gentleman" to Blu-ray and HD DVD on July 24. One of the most popular love stories of the decade, 'An... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Welcome to the Punch' Blu-ray detailed (High-Def Digest, 6/26/2013 4:00pm) |
| The cat-and-mouse thriller from Producer Ridley Scott hitting Blu-ray in July has been fully detailed. As previously reported, MPI Home Video is preparing 'Welcome to the Punch' for Blu-ray on July [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Doctor Who: Series Seven, Part Two' Blu-ray Supplements Detailed (High-Def Digest, 4/01/2013 10:00pm) |
| Special features have been revealed for the hit BBC sci-fi adventure materializing on Blu-ray in May. As previously reported, BBC Home Entertainment is preparing 'Doctor Who: Series Seven, Part Two [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Unveils HT-BD3252 Blu-ray Home Theater System (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/21/2009 9:10pm) |
| The HT-BD3252 features Blu-ray playback and full 5.1-channel theater sound -- as well as wireless features right out of the box.
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| SIM2’s HD5000 (HDBlog.net, 9/13/2006 1:59am) |
| SIM2’s HD5000: another 1080p, 3-chip DLP for the home More 1080p goodness, this time from SIM2. [Engadget]
Tags: HDTV, DLP ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Early OUYA Performance Staked by 3DMark (High-Def Digest, 4/15/2013 6:30pm) |
| Does the $100 price point justify the system's performance? With the OUYA in the hands of developers and backers, the system has come much further than most other attempts at merging a home console [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Disney to Close Out 2007 with 'Underdog' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 9/17/2007 2:55pm) |
| In what Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment says will be its last-announced 2007 Blu-ray release, the studio has confirmed that the family adventure 'Underdog' will hit high-def this December. Though... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Is your TV ready for the high-def experience of an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3? (Asheville Citizen-Times, 11/11/2006 6:10am) |
| If you still think PlayStation and Xbox are only about "Miss Pac-Man" and "Centipede," think again. These days, game consoles are sophisticated, simpatico with your home theater system and soon to be seen in high-definition. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Doctor Who: Series Seven, Part Two' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 3/22/2013 8:45pm) |
| More wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey adventures are coming to Blu-ray in May. In an early announcement to retailers, BBC Home Entertainment is preparing 'Doctor Who: Series Seven, Part Two ' for Blu-ray [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Group Responds to Netflix, Best Buy News (High-Def Digest, 2/12/2008 5:00pm) |
| The HD DVD Promotions Group has issued a statement following a pair of news stories Monday that saw two leading brands in the home entertainment industry endorsing Blu-ray. The statement (which was first... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | First ‘Hobbit’ Bows on Digital First (Home Media Magazine, 2/06/2013 1:18am) |
| Warner’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey arrives as a digital download March 12, a week before the Peter Jackson epic adventure lands on disc March 19.
A 3D Blu-ray combo pack for the first film in the J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy is [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Shows Off New Line of Blu-ray Players and HDTVs (Home Media Magazine, 3/19/2009 1:38am) |
| UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Faster, better, more affordable, more user-friendly, and more energy efficient. It’s a wide set of goals for any consumer electronics company, but Panasonic believes it has accomplished them all with its 2009 line-up of Blu-ray Disc players and HDTVs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Samsung LTP468W LCD HDTV Review (DesignTechnica, 5/02/2005 3:23pm) |
| Home Theater Magazine reviews the Samsung LTP468W LCD HDTV which features 1080P capabilities. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips Licenses Blu-ray, DVD Brands to Funai (CE Pro, 11/20/2008 8:01pm) |
| The Philips and Magnavox brands of Blu-ray, DVD and other home theater products in the United States have been licensed to Funai ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dolby TrueHD Comes to Blu-ray With 'Legends of Jazz' (High-Def Digest, 10/12/2006 12:38pm) |
| Bringing both classic jazz and Dolby TrueHD to Blu-ray for the first time, indie music distributor LRS Media is set to debut their premiere next-gen disc release with 'Legends of Jazz Showcase.' Due in... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Premiere Launches HDTV Preview Channel via ASTRA (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/04/2005 7:13am) |
| High definition television or HDTV has been the word on almost everybody's lips for over a year now and will also be the main theme at the forthcoming IFA in Berlin, particularly in Hall 26, the exhibition hall for HDTV and home cinema. ... (Read Full Article) |
| WISchip unveils SoC solution for A/V apps (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 3/21/2005 9:13pm) |
| To address the increasingly demanding multimedia data storage and transmission requirements of home entertainment and surveillance systems, WISchip announced the release of its Cypher 7108 SoC audio/video (A/V) encoding solution. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | German police to begin making 3D-printed guns to test effectiveness (CNET Blogs, 7/24/2013 7:40pm) |
| Driven by both a justified concern over home-produced plastic firearms and a desire to explore the potential for cheaper police weapons, German law enforcement picks up a 3D printer. (Read Full Article) |
| Comcast Does Digital Video Recording (Washington Post, 3/25/2005 9:29am) |
| If you can't stand to leave home knowing you might miss an episode of Lost or 24, you need a digital video recorder. Gone are the days of the VCR--today's DVRs let you schedule recordings of your favorite shows and replay them at your convenience. And you don't have to shell out big bucks to get one. (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp trumpets 108-inch LCD TV, world wonders why (Engadget, 1/07/2007 8:41pm) |
| Filed under: CES, HDTV, Home EntertainmentSharp's just gone and announced the biggest LCD TV that the world has ever seen. Yes, this even beats out that 103-inch plasma we spotted about a year ago. Why anyone even cares about this horse race, we're not really sure -- but you can bet that one of these will probably end up on a future episode of "Pimp My Ride." Nevertheless, we'll post more pic ... (Read Full Article) |
| BBC still committed to dual HD DVD and Blu-ray releases (Tech Digest, 1/17/2008 8:00am) |
| The BBC has no plans to abandon HD DVD for its high-definition releases, despite the recent defection to Blu-ray of its distribution partner Warner Home Video. The Beeb says it'll continue its policy of supporting both formats, following its policy with series like Planet Earth and Galapagos.]]>
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| Tweeter Shares Surge on Sales Projection (AP via Yahoo! Finance, 1/10/2006 3:31pm) |
| Tweeter Home Entertainment Group Inc.'s cost-cutting efforts and strengthening sales should boost financial results this year, an analyst said Monday, pushing the company's stock price up sharply. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount Postpones 'Zodiac' Blu-ray, HD DVD to Prep Additional Bonus Features (High-Def Digest, 7/26/2007 7:00pm) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment has announced it is postponing the September Blu-ray and HD DVD release of 'Zodiac' to prepare a more feature-packed special edition. The David Fincher serial killer drama... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Next-generation Wi-Fi from Metalink: Q&A with VP David Pereg, part two (Digi Times, 7/28/2005 10:38am) |
| Headquartered in Israel, with design centers in both the US and Israel, Metalink Broadband is moving ahead with wireless LAN at the 802.11n standard and recently announced a new chipset family designed to support video over 802.11n for the networked home. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | All three Indiana Jones movies are finally coming to Blu-ray individually (Engadget, 10/20/2013 5:22am) |
| Last year Paramount and Lucasfilm delivered The Complete Adventures of Indiana Jones (minus the TV series) on Blu-ray, bringing Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom, and Last Crusade home in HD for the first time. Of course, obtaining any of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Oblivion Blu-ray & UltraViolet release date announced (HD-Report, 6/04/2013 4:24pm) |
| Coming off an $88M theatrical run ($180M international) Universal’s Oblivion has been given an official release date on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and UltraViolet. While the film will release early to digital download on July 23, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Postpones 'Godzilla' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/11/2008 11:00pm) |
| Sony has announced a street date postponement for 'Godzilla,' pushing back its planned March Blu-ray debut to tweak the disc's bonus features. As we've previously reported, Sony first announced back in... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony PS3 Firmware 2.20 brings Blu-ray BD-LIVE (I4U, 3/20/2008 12:24pm) |
| Sony announced PS3 firmware 2.20 today. The new firmware will bring add Blu-ray Disc (BD) Profile 2.0 (known as BD-LIVE).
With BD-LIVE you can get access to downloadable video content, ringtones, games, and more - BD-LIVE promises to offer PS3 users ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Confirms PlayStation 3 Production Delays (E-Commerce Times, 9/06/2006 4:40pm) |
| Sony on Wednesday said the European launch of its next-generation PlayStation 3 video game console will be delayed until March 2007. The machine will go on sale in the U.S. and Japan in November as planned. A problem in mass producing a key component in the machine's Blu-ray disc player is causing the delay. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba to launch HD DVD players in March, even without some features (Digg.com, 2/17/2006 10:24am) |
| Toshiba's US consumer products division announced this morning it will be releasing two HD DVD high-definition video disc players for the US market in March, but that these early editions may require significant upgrades over the next several months to adapt to emerging standards, the details of which even now remain fuzzy. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D Printing Indoors Is as Bad for You as Smoking a Cigarette Inside (Gizmodo, 7/24/2013 1:38pm) |
| 3D printing might be bad for your health, according to a new study by the Illinois Institute of Technology. Imagine that. Melting plastic in your home (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba s HD-DVD delayed launch may trigger disk format wars next year (EARTHtimes.org, 9/05/2005 1:13pm) |
| Toshiba seeking to optimize may delay the US launch of its HD-DVD to next year, while possibly staying on course with its plans for its home market, Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner: Profile 1.1 Blu-ray Titles Coming Soon (High-Def Digest, 1/09/2008 7:00pm) |
| With the studio having thrown its weight behind Blu-ray, Warner Home Entertainment President Kevin Tsujihara says plans are underway to introduce its first Profile 1.1 compliant titles to the market. Although... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner To Release Three HD-DVD Titles June 6 (High-Def DVD Digest, 5/23/2006 10:19am) |
| Continuing their support of the HD-DVD format, Warner Home Video will release three new discs on June 6, including their next day-and-date with DVD title, the Harrison Ford thriller 'Firewall.' Also due... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount Adds High-Res Audio to Blu-ray, HD DVD Menu (High-Def Digest, 7/23/2007 7:30pm) |
| After eschewing high-resolution audio on its Blu-ray and HD DVD titles for over a year now, Paramount Home Entertainment has announced they will finally support the Dolby TrueHD and PCM formats on several... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pop Mech: 1080p or not? (HDBlog.net, 4/04/2006 1:50pm) |
| 1080p or not? “Popular Mechanics has a great article on the current hype of 1080p with popular explanation of the resolution and available sources.” [Theater At Home]
Tags: HDTV, 1080p ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney's Sleeping Beauty Blu-ray Wakes Up BD Live (Big Picture Big Sound, 6/26/2008 9:00pm) |
| Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment swung through New York City this week to show off October’s release of Sleeping Beauty on Blu-ray. Hours later, we’re still in awe. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Alexander Revisited' Charges to HD DVD, Blu-ray This September (High-Def Digest, 8/02/2007 4:30pm) |
| After a six-month delay, Warner Home Video has announced it will at last bring Oliver Stone's 'Alexander: Revisited' to Blu-ray and HD DVD this September. A critical and commercial bust upon its original... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Kaleidescape Video Servers to Rip Blu-Ray in 2009 [Format War] (Gizmodo, 2/08/2008 12:59pm) |
| Kaleidescape, famous for their super-high-end home theater video server, has officially announced that they are going Blu-Ray in 2009, releasing a player that will integrate with their existing... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ruckus Wireless streams HDTV over Wi-Fi (MobileMag, 12/22/2005 3:23pm) |
| Ruckus Wireless has revealed its plans to perform a public demonstration of digital TV (DTV), high-definition TV (HDTV) and multicast IPTV over a standard in-home 802.11g Wi-Fi network. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fox Plans Profile 1.1 'Sunshine' Blu-ray For Q1 2008 (High-Def Digest, 10/30/2007 11:00pm) |
| Fox Home Entertainment revealed Monday that it will issue its first Profile 1.1 title in early 2008, a feature-packed Blu-ray release of 'Sunshine.' Although the studio has yet to set an official street... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HP to release wireless HDTV (Geek.com, 9/12/2005 12:58pm) |
| Hewlett Packard (HP) aims to be at the center of the digital entertainment home network next year when it releases a 37-inch LCD HDTV with DVR and a built-in wireless digital media receiver. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Goldmund's Eidos 20 BD: The World's Most Overpriced Blu-Ray Player at $16,900 [Home Entertainment] (Gizmodo, 2/26/2008 2:10am) |
| Goldmund has just announced the Eidos 20 BD, a device that they claim is the first Blu-ray player from a high-end AV manufacturer. So, naturally, that makes alright to slap a $16,000 price tag on it.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Radio Shack Dropping Sylvania Blu-ray Players (Home Media Magazine, 10/06/2009 9:56pm) |
| Radio Shack is discontinuing carrying Sylvania Blu-ray Disc players, with many of its 4,450 company stores discounting the manufacturer’s BD players to $108 from suggested retail prices of $229 and above. (Read Full Article) |
| (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) | 'WWII From Space' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/15/2013 4:00pm) |
| The History Channel special is storming Blu-ray in May. In an early announcement to retailers, Lionsgate Home Entertainment is preparing 'WWII From Space' for Blu-ray on May 7. 'WWII From Space' [...] (Read Full Article) |
| In brief: Nakamura, Philips, fiber-optic market (Compound Semiconductor Magazine, 6/16/2006 4:03pm) |
| Shuji Nakamura scoops one million euros; Philips launches its Blu-ray Disc player, featuring a blue laser of the type that Nakamura helped to develop; and a new report suggests that the market for active optical telecom components is set for a sharp upturn. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Netflix to Quadruple Blu-ray Selection (Format War Central, 2/28/2008 12:27am) |
| In this article about Netflix success, we found a nugget regarding their Hidef Disc plans.
Chief financial officer Barry McCarthy said today that Netflix will add as many as 1,500 Blu-ray titles to its existing 400 titles this year as customers ditch Toshiba’s discontinued HD DVD format and converge onto a Sony’s Blu-ray format. He said [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Florida Cops Bust Blu-ray Theft Ring (Home Media Magazine, 8/06/2009 7:01pm) |
| Special agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) busted a long-running Blu-ray Disc theft scam in Central Florida Aug. 4, making three arrests in a retail theft ring that had stolen more than $1 million worth of product. (Read Full Article) |
| Philips dual-layer Blu-ray PC drive (HDBlog.net, 6/09/2006 12:34pm) |
| It took a while for dual layer DVD burners to come to market. But things seem to be moving much faster in the world of blue lasers. Philips has recently announced a Blu-ray burner for PC’s that can burn to both BD layers, giving 50GB of disc storage. That’s more than half the HDD space [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Starts Selling High-Def DVD Player (Journal Gazette & Times Courier, 3/31/2006 4:24pm) |
| TOKYO - Toshiba began selling the first players using the next-generation HD DVD video format Friday, beating the rival Blu-ray disc format to market in a high-stakes competition to deliver theater-quality movies to living rooms. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to Bow New Blu-ray Mega Changers (Home Media Magazine, 5/26/2009 7:33pm) |
| Sony Corp. reportedly will unveil two new Blu-ray mega disc changers capable of storing 200 discs and 400 discs, respectively. ... (Read Full Article) |
| ezGear Introduces Their First Blu-ray Player: The BluCobra EZ3000 (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/06/2009 9:10am) |
| The BluCobra EZ3000 Blu-ray Disc player from ezGear is set to come with a host of features at a relatively affordable price.
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| Luxury home winners (The Beacon (The Beacon News, 5/09/2005 8:24am) |
| Imagine yourself sitting poolside, overlooking a lake, enraptured by the melancholy sounds of small, lapping waves reaching the shore. A guest house adjoins the pool, which is shadowed by your custom designed estate, commanding space in excess of 5,000 square feet. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Recent HD DVD sales grind to a virtual halt (Computerworld, 1/25/2008 2:00pm) |
| Consumers bought just 1,758 HD DVD players the week of January 12, down from 14,558 players the week before. In contrast, consumers bought 21,770 Blu-ray Disc machines, up from 15,257 the previous week. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to Play 'Catch and Release' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/21/2007 7:00pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced a May 8 Blu-ray arrival for the romantic comedy 'Catch and Release,' day-and-date with the standard-def DVD version. Starring Jennifer Garner and Timothy... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Lionsgate to Conjure Up 'Dr. Strange' on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/16/2007 10:21pm) |
| Lionsgate Home Entertainment will bring another classic Marvel superhero to high-def, with the Blu-ray release of the direct-to-video animated film 'Dr. Strange' this August. Arriving in stores August... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: Sony Highlights Blu-ray BD-Live Interactivity (High-Def Digest, 1/07/2008 11:22pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment today kicked off its CES assault by highlighting a slew of planned BD-Live interactive features coming to Blu-ray in 2008. During a Blu-ray interactivity demo currently... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Fatal Attraction' to Slice Up Blu-ray this June (High-Def Digest, 3/09/2009 10:10pm) |
| It's the Blu-ray that will not be ignored: Paramount Home Entertainment has announced an early-June high-def release of 'Fatal Attraction.' The pop culture sensation that made Glenn Close, butcher knives,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Online Interactivity to Spearhead Universal's 2007 HD DVD Assault (High-Def Digest, 3/19/2007 9:50am) |
| Universal Studios Home Entertainment is betting that interactivity will boost HD DVD in the next-gen battle against Blu-ray, with the studio planning to release three major titles in 2007 with web-connected... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'The Women' Blu-ray Gets Specs, Extras (High-Def Digest, 10/27/2008 8:00pm) |
| Final specs are in for New Line's December Blu-ray release of 'The Women,' with the film enjoying multiple bonus features but no high-res audio. As first announced last week, New Line (via Warner Home... ... (Read Full Article) |
| TV on HD: Warner Brings 'Sopranos' to Blu-ray, Unveils 'Smallville' Specs (High-Def Digest, 11/15/2006 11:08pm) |
| Warner Home Video is upping its TV on high-def plans, bringing 'The Sopranos' to Blu-ray as well as HD DVD and adding a wealth of extras to 'Smallville.' Originally announced for HD DVD release only, then... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Pursuit of Happyness' To Make Blu-ray Debut in March (High-Def Digest, 2/06/2007 11:46am) |
| The $150 million-grossing Will Smith smash 'The Pursuit of Happyness' will come to Blu-ray day-and-date on March 27, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. One of the biggest hits of the holiday... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Market Share Reaches 10% Week Ending June 1st (Format War Central, 6/06/2008 11:40pm) |
| The new Home Media Magazine is reporting a milestone for Blu-ray today - the market share of the top 20 Blu-ray titles vesrus the top 20 DVD titles was 10%, up over the 7% or less for the month of May. Overall the revenue was down for both formats, however Blu-ray remained just over $10M [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The 12 Best Games For the PlayStation 3 (Kotaku, 6/17/2013 1:40pm) |
| Count yourself fortunate if you have a PlayStation 3. You're in for a good time.
Sony's home console hasn't enjoyed the same kind of sales dominance as the Xbox 360 or the Wii during [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Has a 'Vacancy' on Blu-ray This Summer (High-Def Digest, 6/04/2007 10:05am) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has a 'Vacancy' for terror ready to open this summer, when it brings the hit thriller to Blu-ray on August 14. Starring Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale, the '70s-esque... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'RoboCop' Blu-ray Gets New Transfer, But No Extras (High-Def Digest, 9/14/2007 2:55pm) |
| Specs are in for MGM Home Entertainment's long-delayed Blu-ray release of 'RoboCop,' and it looks to be a case of good news/bad news for fans of the cult favorite. As long-time readers of this site will... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Lionsgate, Samsung Partner to Distribute 3D Blu-ray Movies (Home Media Magazine, 1/09/2013 6:15pm) |
| Lionsgate Jan. 9 said it is partnering with Samsung Electronics to expand the availability of theatrical titles in 3D for the home entertainment market.
Specifically, Lionsgate will re-release action films Game, Crank and Bangkok [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Corel® WinDVD® Pro 2010 Delivers the Ultimate Blu-ray and DVD Playback Experience on the PC (HDTV Magazine, 9/15/2009 4:38pm) |
Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL) (TSX:CRE) today announced the newest version of the world's most widely used DVD playback software-Corel® WinDVD® Pro 2010. This latest release delivers the industry's best movie-watching experience on the PC, introducing speed enhancements across the application, improved Blu-ray support with BD-Live™, new GPU-based upscaling that boosts standard-definition (SD) video to HD-like quality, all delivered through a new clean and easy-to-use interface.
Whether you're watching a Blu-ray Disc® or an AVCHD™ or SD home movie, WinDVD Pro 2010 provides...
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| (Unranked) | Oz The Great and Powerful - Read The 3D Blu-ray Edition Review (About.com, 7/02/2013 10:00am) |
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As a follow-up to my previous review of the Oz The Great and Powerful Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy Combo Pack, I was able to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| VIA announces CN700 chipset for VIA C7 processor (Digi Times, 12/09/2005 11:13am) |
| VIA Technologies recently announced the release of its CN700 integrated graphics chipset (IGC), for its C7 series processors for use in applications such as mini PCs, fanless embedded commercial systems, and home entertainment centers, with availability in the first quarter of next year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Oppo Drops DVD to Focus on Blu-Ray (High-Def Digest, 10/15/2009 10:30pm) |
| Quite possibly the internet’s favorite brand, Oppo, is setting up in the UK to expand its Blu-ray business, which will be the main focus going forward. In a recent conversation with British home theater... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Oblivion’ released to Digital Download before Blu-ray & DVD (HD-Report, 7/27/2013 2:09am) |
| If you can’t wait until August 6 when Universal’s Oblivion hits shelves on DVD and Blu-ray Disc, you can purchase and download it from digital distributors including Apple iTunes, YouTube, Best Buy’s Cinema Now, Google [...] (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Blu-ray Association predicts Blu Christmas (Pocket-lint, 10/08/2008 2:49pm) |
| Quel surprise The Blu-ray Disc Association reports that "sell-in indicators for Blu-ray products are proving more positive than even the most optimistic sales forecasts and market analyst reports."
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| Balanchine's 'Dream' Bound For HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 11/12/2007 7:00pm) |
| High art returns to high-def disc later this month, when Opus Arte will debut George Balanchine's ballet adaptation of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' on HD DVD. Released earlier this year in the UK, Opus...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/183621017" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray disc sales jump in Q4 2008 (AfterDawn, 1/10/2009 3:02am) |
| The past year has been very eventful for Blu-ray. Many new Blu-ray products have been shown at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this year, where just a year ago Blu-ray jumped ahead of its former rival HD DVD. "It turned out to be a phenomenal year for Blu-ray," said Tom Adams of Adams Media Research. In the fourth quarter of 2008, which is only too important for te ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Grumpy Old Men' Blu-ray Detailed (High-Def Digest, 3/31/2009 1:00am) |
| As previously reported, Warner Home Video has announced an early-July Blu-ray bow for the comedy favorite 'Grumpy Old Men.' Warner Brothers will give the smash hit comedy starring Jack Lemmon and Walter... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal Bumps 'Breach' HD DVD By a Week (High-Def Digest, 6/01/2007 3:35pm) |
| Universal Studios Home Entertainment has confirmed a one-week street date bump for the HD DVD/DVD combo of 'Breach,' which had originally been pegged for release this coming Tuesday. The studio had scheduled... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Lionsgate Brings 'Daddy's Little Girls' to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/02/2007 10:45pm) |
| Lionsgate Home Entertainment will bring Tyler Perry's latest comedy 'Daddy's Little Girls' to Blu-ray on June 12, the studio announced today. Though the film did not perform up to the usual blockbuster... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Hinting at Blu-ray Recording Directly Inside TVs [Home Entertainment] (Gizmodo, 4/07/2008 7:15pm) |
| Sony's President and Electronics CEO, Ryoji Chubachi, hinted at new areas that their Blu-ray technology could expand into, including burners that sit inside LCD HDTVs with "recording" functionality.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal Says 'Talk to Me' on HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 8/27/2007 5:30pm) |
| Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced an October HD DVD arrival for the acclaimed sleeper 'Talk to Me.' Based on the story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner: No Payoff for Move to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/05/2008 3:56am) |
| Warner Home Entertainment President Kevin Tsujihara says the studio took no pay-offs to exclusively back Blu-ray. In a post-announcement conference call, Tsujihara flatly denied rumors that studio had... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Re-Configured 'Masters of Horror' Gets Staggered Blu-ray Release (High-Def Digest, 7/17/2007 5:30pm) |
| Starz Home Entertainment has unveiled a unique release strategy for what was originally expected to be its first Blu-ray title, the acclaimed Showtime anthology series 'Masters of Horror.' Although early... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner to release 1st hybid high-def/standard DVD (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News, 4/25/2006 11:42pm) |
| LOS ANGELES, April 25 (Reuters) - Warner Home Video said on Tuesday that "Rumor Has It" would be its first title released on a hybrid DVD, featuring the high-definition format known as HD DVD on one side and a standard DVD on the other. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Elite Screens/AirFlex Simplify Passive, Dual Projector 3D Theaters (CE Pro, 1/04/2013 8:01pm) |
| Elite Screens says the Airflex5D-5S stacking system aligns the images of multiple projectors to form a single, passive home theater [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung, Microsoft Unleash Consumer Promotion To Mark Launch Of Perfect Dark Zero on Xbox 360 (GameInfoWire, 11/29/2005 7:56pm) |
| Exclusive Mobile Content, Xbox 360 Sweepstakes Offer Gamers Opportunity to Enjoy Perfect Dark Zero at Home and On-the-Go ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Dark Knight Rises on Blu-ray This December (About.com, 10/02/2012 4:00am) |
| Although still a couple of months away, Warner Bros has released details on its forthcoming release of The Dark Knight Rises on Blu-ray.
Currently scheduled for availability beginning on [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Mobile High-Definition: 1 More Cable to Sell with Every Job (CE Pro, 12/11/2012 5:00pm) |
| Mobile High-Definition (MHL) cables should be an easy attachment sale for every installation to allow smart phone and tablet source connectivity into a full-featured home entertainment [...] (Read Full Article) |
| How Can I ‘Broadcast’ an HDMI Signal Throughout My Home? (Electronic House, 8/03/2009 1:03pm) |
| What products will distribute an HDMI signal throughout my home?
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| Hands-on with Imagion AG's dynamicHD HD DVD & Blu-ray technology (Engadget, 1/12/2008 3:11pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Tucked away in the HD DVD booth, Imagion AG -- creators of the first HD DVD with internet connectivity, the first European HD DVD and the first Blu-ray Profile 1.1 release -- was showing off its end to end tools for creating next gen interactive features. Despite being a Blu-ray exclusive movie in the U.S., Imagion is working on the Terminator 2: Ultimate HD ... (Read Full Article) |
| Denon Releases a New Universal Blu-ray Disc Player (High-Def Digest, 9/21/2009 8:00pm) |
| Based on their flagship player, the Denon DBP-4010UDCI is a more affordable, but still impressive, Blu-ray player. Nearly half the price of the flagship DVD-A1UDCI, Denon’s DBP-4010UDCI is a very capable... (Read Full Article) |
| Aleratec launches three-drive LightScribe Blu-ray Disc duplicator (Engadget, 2/12/2008 5:19pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Storage
Blu-ray duplication systems have been on the block for a good while now, but apparently, Aleratec's flavor does something that none of the other cool kids can even dream of: it supports LightScribe. The 1:3 Copy Cruiser Blu LS houses a trio of LightScribe-enabled SATA Blu-ray burners that can toast BD-Rs at 6x as well as vanilla DVDs and CDs at much higher speeds. You ... (Read Full Article) |
| Retailers Press For Unified HD DVD Format (Slashdot, 7/28/2005 10:02pm) |
| datemenatalie writes "While the war between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray continues over who will be the direct successor to DVD, the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) has issued a strong statement to Hollywood and the consumer electronics industry regarding the looming HD format war. The statement, which supports a single high-definition disc format, also offers advice on dimensions, packaging, ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner to lower prices of Blu-ray titles in US (HDTV UK, 7/14/2008 9:36am) |
| Warner Home Video has announced that it's to cut the price of a number of its Blu-ray titles, through a "point-of-sale rebate program" which will allow retailers to order catalogue titles for as low as $11 each. It means the potential for savings for the consumer are great, even after mark-up... ... (Read Full Article) |
| NTL and BitTorrent debut UK's first 100Mbits broadband/cable TV (Digg.com, 2/10/2006 11:38am) |
| BitTorrent cable TV? Details are still a bit scarce but it looks like a PVR could pull videos into the home using bittorrent whilst also allowing 3 simultaneous HDTV streams to be sent at a time for your PVR to record. Not forgetting high speed internet access as well! ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Launches New Rear Projection TV and Home Theater Systems (HardwareZone, 7/28/2006 8:41am) |
| New BRAVIA SXRD models KS-60R200A and KS-50R200A deliver full high definition 1920 x 1080 resolution. And Sony’s new DAV-FXG9K offers flexible speaker setup complete with auto calibration and 5.1ch surround sound capability ... (Read Full Article) |
| First Review: LG BH100 Hybrid Blu-Ray/HD-DVD Player (Format War Still On) (Digg.com, 1/24/2007 8:02pm) |
| This is the first high definition disc player that is compatible with both Blu-ray and HD-DVD discs. But don't waive the white flag in the format war quite yet. The quality isn't videophile grade, and the HD-DVD compatiblity is missing key elements. Read on for the full review, full gallery, screenshots, and how it stacks up to the Xbox DVD Drive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi unveils REAL line of Blu-ray burning, super upconverting LCDs (Engadget, 8/20/2009 3:52pm) |
Providing some competition for Sharp's DX series, Mitsubishi has taken the wraps off of its REAL Series LCD HDTVs, including a set with built-in hard drives and Blu-ray recorders, plus a few more that lack the recording, but throw in super resolution upconversion that claims to make even the worst SD look better than ever. Even if that's just hype, we hope it fares better than the company's ill-fated 120Hz processing. The 37- (1080p) and 32-inch (720p) BHR300 models feature their disc drives in the stand, rather than back-mounted approach of the AQUOS, plus 320GB HDDs, SDHC slot, plus i.LINK and USB connectors that let owners edit video from a camcorder on the TV before saving to disc or hard drive. The MZW300 models are all 1080p, in 40-, 42- and 52-inch sizes, with Diamond Engine Pro IV HD super resolution tech, the latest and most power efficient Diamond panel with 20,000:1 contrast ratio, built in 5.1 Dolby Digital decoder, virtual surround speakers and a talking program guide feature. These hit shelves in Japan in late October ranging in price from ¥350,000 ($3,705) for the LCD-52MZW300 to ¥200,000 ($2,117) for the LCD-32BHR300.Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentMitsubishi unveils REAL line of Blu-ray burning, super upconverting LCDs originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount Bumps 'Zodiac' Blu-ray, HD DVD Release Date (High-Def Digest, 5/31/2007 9:22pm) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment has confirmed a street date shift for its Blu-ray and HD DVD debuts of 'Zodiac,' bumping the film from its previously scheduled July 24 bow to early fall. The studio originally... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Plans Ten Blu-ray "Book" Releases for 2008 (High-Def Digest, 3/11/2008 11:00pm) |
| Adding a collectible spin to high-def packaging, Warner has revealed plans to release ten Blu-ray titles in "book"-like editions in the coming year. Home Media Magazine is reporting that with... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Volver' Spices Up Sony's April Blu-ray Line-Up (High-Def Digest, 2/21/2007 10:33pm) |
| Continuing to broaden it's rapidly-expanding Blu-ray library, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will bring Pedro Almodovar's acclaimed drama 'Volver' to next-gen day-and-date with DVD on April 3. The film,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| AMD Offers Ultimate HDTV and DVR Home Theater Experience for Notebook and Desktop PCs (PhysOrg, 7/10/2007 6:54pm) |
| AMD today introduced two new solutions that offer high-definition television (HDTV) viewing and digital video recording (DVR) capabilities on desktop and notebook PCs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Current Top 10 selling Blu-ray Discs (HD-Report, 11/06/2012 8:10pm) |
| Anyone interested in knowing the top selling Blu-rays? Here’s a list of the Top 10 Blu-ray Discs sold for the week ending Oct. 28 as provided by Home Media Research. At the top is Disney’s “Secret of the Wings,” available in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'Architect' to Hit Theaters, DVD and Both High-Def Formats in First Day-and-Date Cross-Format Release (High-Def Digest, 11/16/2006 9:56am) |
| On December 5, Magnolia Pictures will make home entertainment history when it brings the indie drama 'The Architect' to theaters, standard-def DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD simultaneously. Though Magnolia has... ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD Pioneer Hansen to Open First Indie HD Blu-ray Disc Facilities - Disney, WB, Sony, Fox, Philips, Dell, Panasonic, (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 2/11/2006 12:00pm) |
| Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 11, 2006 -- DVD pioneer Erick Hansen, founder and Chairman of Blue Ray Technology, will open the perhaps the first independent Blu-Ray factories to make high definition discs for the next generation of the super quality format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| How-to: get your first HDTV for under a grand (pPlayer.com, 12/04/2005 6:38pm) |
| So you're in the market for your first HDTV set this season, but you need to have funds left over to buy gifts for, you know, other people . Let HD Beat advise you on just how to get that HDTV set for under $1000 . Luckily, it doesn't involve arranging a getaway vehicle -- just a few tried and true tips and tricks on where to look, what to expect, and how to bring home a good quality HDTV ... (Read Full Article) |
| Two years of battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray: a retrospective (Engadget, 2/20/2008 4:48pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
It's been a long, hard journey to get to this point, but at long last, the format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray is over. Sure, we've got a somewhat clearer view of how things will pan out going forward, but we figured it prudent to take a step back and really scope out how we got to this point. If you're interested in taking a walk through the past two yea ... (Read Full Article) |
| The HD Advisor Number 23 (High-Def Digest, 7/31/2009 10:00pm) |
| Editor's Note: Each Friday, High-Def Digest's own HD Advisor will answer a new round of questions from our readers. If you have home theater questions you need answered, send an email to [email protected].... (Read Full Article) |
| HBO to Release 'John Adams' on Blu-ray this June (High-Def Digest, 3/05/2009 11:00pm) |
| HBO has is bringing the Emmy-winning mini-series 'John Adams' to Blu-ray as a three-disc set this June. Starring Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney in one of the most acclaimed mini-series of all time, HBO... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray this week: Star Trek, Star Trek, and more Star Trek (HD-Report, 4/29/2013 6:16pm) |
| There’s been a buzz ever since release date and details were announced for Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season Three on Blu-ray. This week, the six-disc boxed set from Paramount hits shelves, containing all [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 HD DVD drive cut, awareness remains low (AV zombie, 7/30/2007 8:35am) |
| Xbox 360 HD DVD drive cut, awareness remains low In the US, Microsoft is cutting the cost of the Xbox 360 HDTV disc to 180 dollars. Buyers will also get to pick five free HD DVD discs as part of a generic format promotion. The reduction, which begins on August 1, is expected to herald ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney Goes Deluxe with Jonas Brothers 'Live Concert Experience' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/01/2009 9:45pm) |
| Disney has unveiled specs for the 'Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience,' which will hit high-def as a three-disc Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo containing an extended version of the film. As originally... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Speed Racer' Revs to Blu-ray with Videogame, Digital Copy (High-Def Digest, 7/15/2008 10:00pm) |
| In a studio first, Warner will bundle the September Blu-ray release of 'Speed Racer' as a 3-disc set with an exclusive videogame and Digital Copy. Though taking a drubbing from critics and flopping spectacularly... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Association Sets Fall Deadline For BD-Java Hardware Support (High-Def Digest, 3/27/2007 12:08am) |
| In an attempt to standardize BD-Java playback on Blu-ray hardware, the Blu-ray Disc Association today announced a deadline of October 31, 2007 for mandatory BD-J support in all new players released after... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | “Friday Night Lights: The Complete Series” on Blu-ray just $40 (HD-Report, 5/10/2013 5:11pm) |
| Want to get 60% off “Friday Night Lights: The Complete Series” on Blu-ray Disc? Amazon is offering the boxed set for just $39.99 today, a $60 discount off the list price of $99.99. (We looked [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (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) |
| Wal-Mart discontinues Xbox 360 HD DVD online (Punch Jump, 2/15/2008 4:56pm) |
| Wal-Mart stores this week discontinued Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 HD DVD Player to online customers as the high-definition format struggles against Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Woolworths backs Blu-ray over HD DVD; PS3 a factor (Punch Jump, 1/28/2008 8:56pm) |
| Retail Bulletin on Mon. reported that U.K. retailer Woolworths will stock Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc format at retail stores and drop Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Warner Archive Begins Offering Blu-ray On-Demand (Home Media Magazine, 11/15/2012 11:45am) |
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Warner Archive Collection (WAC), the manufacturing on demand (MOD) DVD program the studio launched in early 2009, will begin offering films on Blu-ray Disc later this month, a first among studio MOD programs.
The 1982 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Prepping 'Gigi,' 'American in Paris' Blu-rays for 2009 (High-Def Digest, 6/30/2008 4:00pm) |
| There's no date yet, but Warner has confirmed plans to bring the classics 'Gigi' and 'An American in Paris' to Blu-ray in 2009. Released this year in feature-laden, two-disc standard DVD editions, fans... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ disc package art revealed (HD-Report, 7/19/2013 6:14am) |
| Paramount has revealed the package art for Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD releases of Star Trek Into Darkness. The film has been available to pre-order for a few months, but until now we haven’t know [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Target holds clearance on Sony Blu-ray player (Punch Jump, 7/24/2008 4:38pm) |
| Target Corp. stores this month began holding a clearance on Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc player to clear inventory of the model. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Voom loyalists lament the loss of the service (Newsday, 4/11/2005 9:15am) |
| Voom, he hardly viewed ye. Despite knowing of the turmoil surrounding Voom, Cablevision's high-definition satellite television service, Anthony Augustine decided to sign up anyway, and on March 26 he had it installed in his West Babylon home. (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung sez combo HD DVD/Blu-ray player is a no go? (Engadget, 1/10/2006 3:25pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV , Home Entertainment Last we heard, things degraded from gung-ho to so-so for Samsung on the prospect of going in on a dual-mode device that'd bridge the gap between HD DVD and Blu-ray for the consumer. But it looks like guarded has now turned to closed-until-further-notice according to a SVP of Marketing at Samsung North America, Peter Weedfald. We had no idea there ... (Read Full Article) |
| Freescale Shows UWB TV (Unstrung.com, 6/22/2005 11:00am) |
| ORLANDO, Fla. -- Haier Corporation and Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL, FSL.B) achieved a critical milestone for wireless home entertainment systems and showcased the first Ultra-Wideband (UWB)-enabled LCD, high definition television (HDTV) and digital media server at the Freescale Technology Forum. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Brilliantly Simple 3D-Printing Program You Never Realized You'd Need (Gizmodo, 7/24/2013 9:45pm) |
| As the days of affordable, technologically sound at-home 3D printing loom ever nearer, creative minds around the world have been dripping with the wondrous possibilities these [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Computerworld Singapore - May's coolest gadgets (Computerworld (Computerworld Singapore, 5/13/2005 8:48am) |
| Technology from robots designed for the battlefield are finding their way into the microprocessors of machines designed for the home. MORE. Often the most useful advances in technology come not from hugely complicated new features but from simple ideas that save time and work. ... (Read Full Article) |
| T-Online IPTV service to launch over Cisco IP next-generation network (Digital Media Europe, 5/01/2006 2:05pm) |
| The T-Home service is to offer converged data, voice and high-definition IP television services with Cisco set-top boxes for the Microsoft TV IPTV Edition software platform ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hands-on with Samsung's BD-UP5500 HD DVD / Blu-ray combo player (Engadget, 1/09/2008 3:22am) |
| Filed under: CES, Features, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Got your eye on a new HD DVD / Blu-ray combo player? If you weren't aware, Samsung introduced an all new model here at CES, and Engadget HD has all the shots you crave. Hit it up right here. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-Def DVDs Aren't Impressing Retailers (ExtremeTech, 9/01/2006 2:16pm) |
| Hollywood is hoping high-definition DVDs will reignite a slowing market for movies at home, but they have drawn mixed reviews from retailers and analysts due to technical issues and a bitter format war. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic prices and ships its first media streamers, newest Blu-ray Disc players (Engadget, 4/09/2013 10:58pm) |
| Don't look now, but Panasonic has just gone public with pricing and availability [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'Body of Lies' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 12/08/2008 7:00pm) |
| Warner Home Video has announced a mid-February Blu-ray release for the Ridley Scott crime drama 'Body of Lies.' Starring Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio, 'Body of Lies' was a box office underachiever... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Kaleidescape Bows Digital Movies With Blu-ray Resolution and Audio (Home Media Magazine, 4/23/2013 11:32pm) |
| Movie disc-storage company Kaleidescape April 23 upgraded its online movie store to allow purchase of digital titles it says have Blu-ray 1080p resolution, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, with UltraViolet [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Dolby TrueHD Comes to Blu-ray (HDBlog.net, 10/13/2006 11:24am) |
| We’ve been seeing a lot of TrueHD soundtracks on HD DVD releases, and lots of PCM soundtrack releases on BD releases. Now that is about to change because there’s a BD disc coming with a TrueHD soundtrack. The title is “Legends of Jazz Showcase” from LRS Media, which will retail for [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Service Now In 10 Million Homes (DesignTechnica, 3/28/2005 4:56pm) |
| Research firm In-Stat says that 10 million homes around the world are watching HDTV content at home and expects that number to raise to 15.5 million by the end of 2005. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Ultimate Buster Keaton Collection' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 11/26/2012 7:00pm) |
| Check the Buster Keaton lover(s) off your holiday shopping list with this massive 15-disc Blu-ray box set from Kino! In an early announcement to retailers, Kino Video says 'The Ultimate Buster Keaton [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Lionsgate Embraces Blu-ray With First 10 Titles Scheduled for Two-Part Rollout Beginning May 23 (SYS-CON Media, 2/28/2006 10:42am) |
| Lionsgate Toronto, the leading independent filmed entertainment company, today announced plans to release 10 titles on the next-generation high-definition Blu-ray Disc (BD) to coincide with the arrival of the first commercially offered BD players in stores. The first wave, available at retail on May 23, will include CRASH and LORD OF WAR, priced at a $39.99 SRP, and THE PUNISHER, SAW and ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Hotel Transylvania' Announced and Detailed for Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D (High-Def Digest, 11/21/2012 9:00pm) |
| The hit animated monster mash comes to home video this January. In an early announcement to retailers, Sony has set 'Hotel Transylvania' for Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D on January 29. Welcome to Hotel [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Warner Bros Will Distribute Over 600 Paramount titles DVDs and Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 10/08/2012 5:00pm) |
| No titles are named, but Warner says there are plenty on the way that are completely new to Blu-ray. A new deal has come down the pipeline – Warner Bros Home Entertainment will be distributing more [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Apple to add Blu-ray, make third generation Apple TV a DVR, analyst suggests (HDTV UK, 3/17/2008 10:18am) |
| Apple will include digital video recorder functionality on its third-generation
Apple TV platform, according to Shaw Wu of American Technology Research. The
company will also adopt the Blu-ray Disc standard and build it in to future Mac
computers. Wu suggested that it would only cost Apple around $12-$15 more per
unit to add the components necessary for users to watch and record live TV, but
... (Read Full Article) |
| Batman Begins Blu-ray No. 1 movie title at Amazon (Punch Jump, 7/11/2008 4:06pm) |
| Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.’s Batman Begins Blu-ray disc is the No. 1-selling movie title at Amazon.com in the latest sales rankings. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon burns Narnia, National Treasure Blu-ray promo (Punch Jump, 5/20/2008 4:56pm) |
| Amazon.com this month began offering a new discount promo for consumers who purchase The Chronicles of Narnia and National Treasure 1 or 2 Blu-ray disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal HD DVD sales gain at Amazon (Punch Jump, 3/06/2008 5:01pm) |
| Sales for Universal Home Video HD DVD sales gained this week at Amazon.com has owners seek the latest details for the discontinued high-definition format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | LG Accepting Pre-orders for 55 and 65 inch UHD Models in Korea (High-Def Digest, 6/03/2013 6:30pm) |
| Two more sub $10K 4K models join the trend. Two more 4K UHD models join the fray, (that's 3840 x 2160 for those scoring at home as opposed to the theater standard of 4096 x 2160), and again it is [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Go Wi-Fi, Stream Audio with Sony's New Blu-ray Lineup [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 3/03/2009 1:00am) |
| Sony's new lineup of Blu-ray related devices include stand-alone players that connect to BD Live via wi-fi, and home theater systems that are able to stream media back and forth with other Sony S-Air... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Porchlight Brings Kid Vid to Blu-ray with 'Animalia' (High-Def Digest, 5/09/2008 6:00pm) |
| Indie Porchlight Home Entertainment has announced their debut high-def release, bringing the acclaimed PBS kid vid series 'Animalia' to Blu-ray this September. Produced in high-definition, 'Animalia' is... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Next-Generation DVD Format War Looming (Connected Home Media, 10/26/2005 2:19pm) |
| After three votes and amended voting rules, the DVD Forum has finally passed a proposal for a next-generation DVD technology called HD-DVD. Flat-Screen Display for Your Home Theater Chech out Sony Electronics' new high-definition flat-panel LCD TVs, the 42" KDL-42XBR950 and 32" KDL-32XBR950. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 802.11n morphs into spec for home video stream (EETimes, 1/02/2007 4:53pm) |
| When the IEEE first pondered antenna diversity for its 802.11n wireless LAN standard, it was seen as a general tool for increasing Internet data access. The focus had now changed to a singular concentration on Internet Protocol TV and high-definition television video streams. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Black Friday Blitz: 'The Prisoner: The Complete Series' Blu-ray $22.99 at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 11/21/2012 7:20pm) |
| Amazon's lightning deal offers the 5-disc Blu-ray set of the classic series for nearly eighty percent off! Amazon is offering 'The Prisoner: The Complete Series' for only $22.99! Since its CBS debut [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba unveils HD-DVD recorder with 1 TB hard drive space (TG Daily, 6/22/2006 8:02pm) |
| Toshiba announced teh RDD-A1 HD-DVD record with a one Terabyte worth of hard drive space. Up to 130 hours of high-definition video can be stored and up to 230 minutes of that content can be burned to a single HD DVD disc. Unfortunately, the recorder will only be sold in Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Amazing Spider-Man' Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D Officially Announced (High-Def Digest, 9/06/2012 6:00pm) |
| Your friendly neighborhood web-slinger swings onto home video this November! As previously reported, Sony is preparing 'The Amazing Spider-Man,' 'The Amazing Spider-Man' (Combo Pack), 'The Amazing [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | World's first 84-inch 4K Ultra Definition TV ships from LG (I4U, 8/22/2012 8:09am) |
LG introduced the world’s first 84-inch Ultra Definition (UD) 3D TV in the Korean market. The 84-inch UD 3D TV is LG's answer to growing consumer demand for larger, more immersive home TVs [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Reveals Specs, Box Art for 'We Own the Night' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 12/28/2007 8:30pm) |
| Sony has issued full specs and box art for the high-def release of 'We Own the Night,' which will hit Blu-ray this February with a bounty of bonus features. As previously reported, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy drops Blu-ray player to $99 (Punch Jump, 10/26/2009 3:39pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc stores this month discounted a house brand Blu-ray player to under $100 in a new high-definition hardware sale.
This week, the Insignia Blu-ray Disc Player to $99.99 after $50 instant savings.
In addition, it discounted all regular priced Blu-ray discs by 30 percent this week.
Meanwhile, retailer Amazon.com this month began holding a new [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Classic Doc ‘Nanook of the North’ Heading for Blu-ray (Home Media Magazine, 1/09/2013 11:41pm) |
| Flicker Alley will release the classic 1922 documentary Nanook of the North on Blu-ray Disc Feb. 26 as part of a two-pack with the 1934 film The Wedding of Palo.
Robert Flaherty’s Nanook chronicles Inuit Eskimo life in the Canadian [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Get More Bang ForT he Buck With New Components (Hartford Courant, 9/30/2005 7:18am) |
| Q: I am going to treat my wife and myself to a new home-theater system. I am planning to purchase a 50-inch Pioneer Elite plasma TV PRO-1120HD, a Pioneer VSX-56TXi receiver and Pioneer DV-59AVi DVD player. Once I have it all installed, I will add a DirecTV high-definition system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD interface chips connect CE systems wirelessly (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 9/27/2007 9:15pm) |
| Amimon offers a pair of Wireless High-Definition Interface chipsets that enable consumer electronic display and device manufacturers to develop home entertainment products that connect wirelessly. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hot Deal: Blade Runner Blu-ray Only $19.95 (Format War Central, 4/22/2008 10:28am) |
| If you happen to be one of the few people that don’t own Blade Runner on HD DVD/Blu-ray, then this is a deal you can’t pass up.
Amazon has the Blade Runner 5 disc Blu-ray collectors edition on sale for only $19.95! Heck we paid $34.99 at Best Buy for our copy, and it was [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | NPD: Nearly 13 Million Blu-ray Players Connected to the Internet (Home Media Magazine, 1/02/2013 2:57pm) |
| Blu-ray Disc players aren’t just for watching high-definition content, as 12.9 million devices are also connected to the Internet, according to new data from The NPD Group.
The tally is nearly 35% more than the 8.9 million connected [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘The Hunger Games’ Blu-ray/DVD Giveaway (HD-Report, 8/15/2012 12:25am) |
| That’s right! We’re giving away a copy of The Hunger Games. Simply “LIKE” our Facebook page and enter for a chance to win a copy of The Hunger Games 2-disc Combo that includes Blu-ray, DVD, Digital and UltraViolet copies. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD-DVD Product Introduction Event (DVD Talk, 3/03/2006 7:21pm) |
| The High Definition format war is upon us, and Toshiba has landed the first blow. By now, anyone with a keen interest in home theater should be well aware of the rivalry between the HD-DVD format fronted by Toshiba and the Blu-Ray format fronted by Sony and its partners. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Lionsgate Brings Unrated 'Van Wilder' to Blu-ray This Summer (High-Def Digest, 5/31/2007 12:03am) |
| Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced it will bring the collegiate comedy 'Van Wilder' to Blu-ray this July in a spicy new Unrated version. Featuring additional footage too hot for theaters, Lionsgate... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Staples Selling 3D Printer From 3D Systems (eCoustics, 5/03/2013 8:18pm) |
| Staples is now carrying the Cube 3D Printer from 3D Systems. For $1,300, customers can spruce up their home or office with a Wi-Fi-ready, Mac- and Windows-compatible 3D printer. The machine comes with 25 free templates designed by professional [...] (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) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Les Miserables’ Blu-ray, DVD, & UltraViolet release date announced (HD-Report, 2/12/2013 6:25pm) |
| Universal Studios has announced the release date for Les Miserables on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, Digital Copy and UltraViolet will be Mar. 22, 2013. The Oscar-nominated musical stars Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, and Anne Hathaway among [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Circuit City to sell $8.99 Blu-ray discs Black Friday (Punch Jump, 11/24/2008 3:41pm) |
| Circuit City Stores Inc. on Black Friday will sell Blu-ray disc titles as low as $8.99 to spur high-definition sales. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Create disc with all Windows Updates - Save YouTube HD videos (AfterDawn, 9/13/2009 10:27pm) |
We've been working on updating some of our stone-age guides (yes, we get the complaints ;-) ) and adding a few new ones as well, for anyone who is interested. Decided just to mention a couple here that were written as a result of recommendation. The first one uses a freeware utility to download Windows Updates for any Windows OS after 2000 (not 7 just yet), make an ISO and burn to disc.
The disc (or alternatively USB) will provide an automated install then on a Windows machine. It's a very useful program if computer repairs are part of your business. It also can download all updates for Microsoft Office 2000, XP, 2003 or 2007 and automate the installation.
Read: Create DVD with all Windows & Office Updates
The second is just an update to a simple guide for saving YouTube videos to your hard drive. I had been asked about saving YouTube HD videos and remembered a simple JavaScript bookmark I had set just to do that, so I added it as a second page to the guide. I looked for the original source but found it has been scattered pretty far across the Internet, so I couldn't find it anymore (so kudos, whoever you are).
Read: How to save YouTube videos (incl. HD) to HDD
Hopefully they will be useful to any of you.Permalink | Comments
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| 10 Reasons the PlayStation 3 Should Be Your Blu-ray Player (CE Pro, 5/06/2008 7:00am) |
| Sony’s PlayStation 3 should be the Blu-ray player you install in your customers’ home theaters. Here are 10 reasons why. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Chinese Blu-ray Player in the Works (Format War Central, 1/08/2008 7:28pm) |
| While I can’t release any details, today I was ‘leaked’ a brochure for a Chinese manufactured Blu-ray Disc player. The player is currently being demonstrated to invited guests at the company’s suite at CES.
According to the tentative specifications, this player will be HDMI 1.3 and 1080p capable. While it features 5.1 analogue outputs, it appears [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray DVR coming from Mitsubishi (AfterDawn, 12/06/2008 3:15am) |
| Mitsubishi has released a new Blu-ray DVR, dubbed the DVR-BF2000 that comes with a 500GB HDD and the simple ability to burn Blu-ray discs.
User can also record two program simultaneously, one to disc and one to the HDD. Users can also record one program while watching another, thanks to the dual digital tuners set to support Japan's BS/110CS digital and analog broadcast systems.
AVC record ... (Read Full Article) |
| Send Home Entertainment Over DSL Thomson announced the Cobra platform, a video-delivery platform that uses advanced (Connected Home Media, 6/29/2005 2:18pm) |
| One of the most incredible new PCs I saw at COMDEX this week was HP's new limited-edition Compaq X Gaming System, an aluminum-clad monster that competes directly with Dell's equally impressive Dimension XPS system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| So, what are you HD DVD early adopters going to do? (Engadget, 2/16/2008 5:40pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
It didn't take too terribly long after Warner chose Blu-ray as its new best friend for every single wagon wheel to fall of the HD DVD carriage, and now that the funeral has been set, we're quite curious as to what the HD DVD early adopters plan on doing. Head over to Engadget HD and let your voice be heard -- even if it's but a whimper.[Image courtesy of Lo ... (Read Full Article) |
| MovieBeam offers first HDTV online movie rentals (Washington Post, 2/14/2006 12:25pm) |
| NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A video on demand movie service spun out of Walt Disney Co. is introducing on Tuesday the first U.S. home delivery service for high-definition films, backed by top Hollywood and Silicon Valley partners. ... (Read Full Article) |
| MovieBeam offers first HDTV online movie rentals (Reuters, 2/14/2006 12:06pm) |
| NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A video on demand movie service spun out of Walt Disney Co. is introducing on Tuesday the first U.S. home delivery service for high-definition films, backed by top Hollywood and Silicon Valley partners. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Analysts sound off: What does Blu-ray winning mean to the PS3 and gamers? (Joystiq, 1/10/2008 1:27pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Business
The big boys of game industry analysis are back to tell GameDaily what they think this new Blu-ray tide of exclusivity will mean to gamers. Sure, the big talk is that Blu-ray winning could mean a PS3 price cut, but that'll only benefit those who don't already have the latest console Kutaragi built. For consumers with a PS3 snug at home, they should brea ... (Read Full Article) |
| Zensonic Launches Z500 in the U.S. (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/09/2006 11:00am) |
| ADELAIDE, Australia----May 9, 2006--World-leading home entertainment innovator Zensonic Corporation is set to launch its breakthrough Zensonic Z500 high definition network DVD player in the U.S. in July 2006. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer KURO 60-inch 1080p Plasma HDTV is I4U Top 100 Gift Tip #86 (I4U, 11/13/2008 5:50pm) |
| Home theater enthusiasts looking for a big picture and HD resolution have several ways they can go. You can opt for a LCD HDTV, plasma HDTV or a projector. The Projector route usually requires more space and bother than many are willing to go through leavi...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Gulf Ushers in a Revolution in High Definition Entertainment With VAIO AR-Series (RedNova, 12/12/2006 11:17pm) |
| Building on it's commitment of introducing the latest and the best High Definition consumer products to the Middle East, Sony Gulf today unveiled the first Blu-ray Disc-enabled notebook computer, the VAIO VGN-AR28GP. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Big screens, small budgets (The Charlotte Observer, 3/07/2005 12:41pm) |
| The private screening room, once reserved for movie moguls and millionaires, is coming to more homes thanks to the emergence of low-cost projectors. Two years ago, projectors optimized for home theater could easily cost $10,000, but office projectors had begun to fall sharply in price. (Read Full Article) |
| Scientific-Atlanta at CES: Company to Showcase Promising Home Entertainment Technologies for the Digital Lifestyle (FinanzNachrichten, 12/21/2005 8:46pm) |
| ATLANTA, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- From digital video recording (DVR) to IPTV to high-definition TV (HDTV) and Voice over IP (VoIP), consumers are presented with more and more choices in an ever-evolving digital world. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Greatest Game Ever Played' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/11/2009 4:00pm) |
| Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced a mid-June Blu-ray release for the golfing drama 'The Greatest Game Every Played.' Starring Shia LaBeouf and directed by Bill Paxton, 'The Greatest... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 8 reasons why the high definition disc format war IS NOT like the VHS/Betamax one [HD DVD / Blu-ray Special] (HDTV UK, 1/07/2008 8:00am) |
| 1. Toshiba and Sony both supported Betamax
It's the way of most long-established technology companies. They'll often collaborate with each other the one minute, then hack bits off each other the next. Sometimes it happens at the same time.
2. HD DVD capacity a non-issue
One reason Betamax lost out to VHS was the much shorter recording time afforded by the cassettes. It took Sony too long to f ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony delays PlayStation (Pioneer Press, 3/16/2006 9:04am) |
| Sony Corp. will delay the launch of its much-anticipated PlayStation 3 console until November, prolonging the agony not only for itself but also for many others in the video game industry. Ken Kutaragi, the head of Sony's video games division, said Sony is still trying to finalize the copyright-protection technology and other standards for the Blu-ray DVD disc, the high-definition video format ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's game not over, but it's paused (Louisville Courier-Journal, 3/16/2006 11:05am) |
| Sony will delay the launch of its much-anticipated PlayStation 3 console until November, prolonging the agony not only for itself but also for many others in the video-game industry. Ken Kutaragi, head of Sony's video-games division, said yesterday in Tokyo that Sony is trying to finalize the copyright-protection technology and other standards for the Blu-ray DVD disc, the high-definition video ... (Read Full Article) |
| 1394 Over Coax Via UWB Delivers Optimal Whole Home Networking (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/04/2006 2:01pm) |
| DALLAS----Aug. 4, 2006--Demonstrations at the upcoming CableLabs Summer Conference Aug. 6-9 will showcase the benefits of 1394 over coaxial cable via ultrawideband technology, the 1394 Trade Association and the High Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance announced today. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Deal of the Week: 'ESPN 30 for 30' Blu-ray $34.99 at Amazon (High-Def Digest, 7/28/2013 6:30pm) |
| The 6-disc Blu-ray set of 30 sports films is sixty five percent off this week at Amazon! Amazon is selling 'ESPN 30 for 30' for $34.99 (65% off the suggested retail price). 'ESPN Films 30 for 30' [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic pushing Blu-ray envelope with 3D standard proposal (HDTV UK, 11/27/2008 12:22pm) |
| Panasonic has submitted its proposal for a 3D Blu-ray standard to the Blu-ray Disc Association. The standard would offer guidelines for creating "left/right-eye two-channel full HD images". Panasonic's director of AV developments, Hiroshi Miyai, said that the changes should be quite simple, claiming that the discs would simply need some kind of flag to identify image data, equipment and other e ... (Read Full Article) |
| U.S. Blu-ray disc sales to hit 80 million this year: study (CEA SmartBrief, 2/24/2009 6:00am) |
| Blu-ray discs are moving beyond their "early adopter" status and are becoming a mainstream product for top-quality video. -More- A new way to find revenues on high-end CE Products
Valuable high-demand parts harvested from defective or returned CE products are rigorously tested and certified for resale and reuse-instead of going to landfills. Our customers share in the revenues while meeting re ... (Read Full Article) |
| MEDIA-TECH Hosts HD VMD, Blu-ray and HD DVD at MEDIA-TECH Conference 2007 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 2/20/2007 2:51pm) |
| New Medium Enterprises today announced that Dr. Eugene Levich, CTO for NME, has been invited to speak about the company's High Definition Versatile Multilayer Disc solution at the MEDIA-TECH Showcase & Conference 2007, March 6-7, in Barcelona, Spain. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Christopher Nolan Blu-ray ‘Directors Collection’ on sale (HD-Report, 10/15/2012 3:31pm) |
| Amazon’s Blu-ray Deal of the Week is Christopher Nolan: Director’s Collection packing 5 Nolan films within this 7-disc boxed set. The collection includes original special features from all movies, along with a bonus premium book with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Tiesto Concert Coming to Blu-ray (Format War Central, 1/18/2008 7:23pm) |
| We read over at Blu-ray.com that Tiesto’s concert in Copenhagen will get a Blu-ray release when it comes out in early March, day-and-date with the DVD
release.
The disc will be titled ‘Tiesto: Elements of Life’ and will apparently have ’surprising extras’. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Quickflix to Stream on Xbox 360 (Home Media Magazine, 11/13/2012 8:32am) |
| Quickflix, Australia’s by-mail disc and subscription video-on-demand service, Nov. 13 said it has inked a license deal with Microsoft. Under terms of the deal, Quickflix’s SVOD service will be available to about 1 million Xbox 360 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Kmart Goes HD DVD; Toshiba Says Recent Price Cuts Retail-Driven (High-Def Digest, 10/31/2007 9:00pm) |
| Hot on the heels of a highly-publicized series of price cuts for its HD-A2 player, Toshiba says Kmart has chosen to stock its 1080i HD DVD player as its only stand-alone high-def disc player this holiday... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Launches Firmware Upgrade V1.4 for DMP-BD10 Blu-ray Player (High-Def Digest, 1/18/2007 11:39am) |
| Panasonic has announced the latest firmware upgrade for its DMP-BD10 Blu-ray Disc Player, enhancing the picture quality via HDMI outputs and other error-correction stability features. Panasonic posted... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Americans and Their Dogs (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 4/14/2005 12:00pm) |
| (PRWEB) April 14, 2005 -- Americans have always loved their dogs, nothing new about that. But in recent years the attachment between Americans and their dogs seems to have reached even an even stronger level. But why? Some think it may be because we have become more insulated, perhaps tied closer to our homes than ever before. We have home theatres, computers, huge screen HDTV, etc. We shop from (Read Full Article) |
| Olevia Enters Home Theater Market with New LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs (Business Wire, 9/12/2006 12:30pm) |
| TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2006--Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Nasdaq:BRLC): -- Syntax-Brillian Debuts New Olevia 7 Series LCD Product Family -- First HDTV Featuring ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony ASIO/HD-Ready Desktop PC (BIOS) (BIOS, 2/06/2006 6:24pm) |
| Sony's RC-Series is designed to set the standard for the home digital studio. It offers excellent features for sound and video editing, with full support for both the DSD Audio and HD Video standards. HDTV is poised to become the TV standard of choice ( yes, ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Theater sound means lots of speakers (Worcester Telegram & Gazette, 11/14/2006 9:40am) |
| A big-screen high-definition TV takes center stage in any home theater. But even the best TV can't convey the rich, multichannel surround sound on most DVD movies and a growing number of HD programs. That demands a digital receiver and a full set of speakers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LodgeNet, HBO Sign Industry-First Agreement for HBO HD (Hotel (Hotel Online, 5/18/2005 5:32pm) |
| LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation , one of the world\\\'s largest providers of interactive television and broadband solutions to hotels, today announced it has entered into the first-ever agreement with Home Box Office, Inc. for the distribution of HBO HD programming specifically to the lodging industry. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blade Runner, The Final Cut, comes to HD DVD and Blu-ray (HDTV UK, 11/26/2007 8:00am) |
| One movie which won't force you to choose between HD DVD and Blu-ray is Blade Runner, The Final Cut, which comes to both high definition disc formats next Monday, 3rd December.
The discs feature remastered visuals and audio, plus new scenes, previously unseen special effects, commentaries from Ridley Scott, and documentaries about the making of the film.
The film's Vangelis soundtrack gets the ... (Read Full Article) |
| Broadcom Announces the Industry's First Complete Blu-ray (TM, 11/09/2006 1:54pm) |
| IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM), a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced the industry's first complete system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution that combines both Blu-ray (TM) and HD DVD optical disc formats into a highly integrated, single-chip design. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi's 1.5 UltraThin LCD HDTVs now available in US (Engadget, 5/01/2008 11:54pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
You heard it right -- Hitachi's UltraThin 1.5 family that caused such a stir at CES is finally available for US consumers. Available in 32-, 37-, 42- and 47-inch sizes, the lot has been broken down into two distinct clans: the Director's Series (X) and Ultra Vision (V) models. Each member of the former comes with a 2-year warranty and a sticker ra ... (Read Full Article) |
| (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) |
| Ballmer affirms that Microsoft is thinking Blu-ray (Engadget, 3/08/2008 1:30pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Apparently, Steve Ballmer didn't just take time to respond to the latest iPhone announcements and give that whole Monkey Boy Dance another go during the Mix '08 event. Oh no, he most certainly took the opportunity to address Microsoft's stance on where it was headed now that the format war has concluded. Granted, it's not like it ever had much choice here ... (Read Full Article) |
| With a PC's Power, That's Entertainment (New York Times, 4/21/2005 2:16am) |
| Personal computers increasingly fill home entertainment needs. And why not? They are already the repositories for digital photos, music and video collections. With an attached TV or radio tuner and digital video recorder and encoder, they can replace nearly every entertainment device in the house. (Read Full Article) |
| Venturer Makes Low cost HD DVD Player More Appealing (I4U, 12/14/2007 5:28pm) |
| Home theater fans in the UK will have something to be happy about this holiday season with Venturer making its low cost SHD1000 HD DVD player even more attractive. The player is already packaged with a free HDMI cable and the HD DVD films Troy and Hulk.The... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi unveils the world's first Blu-ray camcorder (Addict 3D, 8/02/2007 2:31pm) |
| As the high definition camcorder market continues to grow, more manufacturers are turning to producing high definition hard disk, DVD and DV models. Now, with another potential boost for the Blu-ray format, Hitachi has unveiled the world's first Blu-ray Disc camcorder, the DZ-BD7H, which is... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Sets August Bow for 'Sarah Connor Chronicles' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 5/20/2008 10:00pm) |
| Warner is bringing the 'Terminator' spin-off TV series 'The Sarah Chronicles' to Blu-ray this August as a three-disc set packed with features. Continuing the adventures of John and Sarah Connor from the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Netflix stops HD DVD rentals (Pocket-lint, 11/14/2008 3:38pm) |
| End of year deadline reached for failed format Although not entirely unexpected, in th States Netflix has put an end to its involvement with the failed HD DVD disc format.
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| (Unranked) | Star Trek: TNG Season 4 Blu-ray close to release date (HD-Report, 7/25/2013 8:52pm) |
| It’s been a few months since ‘The Next Generation Season 3′ was released to Blu-ray Disc. Now we’re just a days away from the next TNG collection. Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season 4 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Summons 'The Reaping' on Blu-ray, HD DVD (UPDATED) (High-Def Digest, 7/23/2007 4:26pm) |
| UPDATE 07/22/07: Since the original posting this article, we have received an update from Warner Home Video that 'The Reaping' Blu-ray will also include a Dolby TrueHD track. We've updated the specs in... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount to Bring First Six 'Star Trek' Films to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 2/17/2009 5:00pm) |
| Boldly going where the studio has never gone before, Paramount Home Entertainment has announced two Blu-ray box sets that will bring the original 'Star Trek' motion pictures to high-def for the first time.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to Bring 'A Few Good Men' to Blu-ray This September (High-Def Digest, 7/10/2007 2:55pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that it will bring the blockbuster drama 'A Few Good Men' to Blu-ray on September 18. Nominated for four Academy Awards (including Best Picture) and featuring... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Marantz NR1504, NR1604 Receivers Focus on Networking (CE Pro, 4/17/2013 6:00pm) |
| The Marantz 5-channel NR1504 and the 7-channel NR1604 bring a lot to home theater systems, including a multitude of digital devices, 3D pass-through and 4K [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Brings 'Scanner Darkly,' 'Dog Day Afternoon' to Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 2/22/2007 1:35am) |
| Set to debut April 10, Warner Home Entertainment has announced the thriller 'A Scanner Darkly' and the classic 'Dog Day Afternoon' for simultaneous Blu-ray and HD DVD release. Both titles will hit high-def... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Announces 'Troy: Director's Cut' for Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 7/09/2007 9:01pm) |
| In the first example of a studio "double dipping" a next-gen title, Warner Home Video has announced a new 'Director's Cut' version of 'Troy' for release this fall on Blu-ray and HD DVD. The theatrical... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | CES 2013: Epson Unveils Low-Priced 3D Video Projector (About.com, 1/07/2013 8:50am) |
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As part of the annual International CES, Epson has arrived with a new video projector that is targeted straight at the mainstream consumer. Priced at just $899, the PowerLite Home ... (Read Full Article) |
| Olevia LCD and LCoS HDTVs (HDBlog.net, 9/13/2006 1:56am) |
| Olevia Enters Home Theater Market with New LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs Olivia’s going to duke it out with the big boys, introducing LCD and LCoS displays.
Tags: HDTV, LCD, LCoS ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 gives Microsoft a fighting chance (Guardian Weekly, 5/25/2005 11:05pm) |
| The Xbox 360 games console should be out in November, and this will give Microsoft a fighting chance of competing with Sony\\\'s PlayStation 3, which could appear six to 12 months later. Whether it can become the first successful \\\"home hub\\\" is another matter. ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Line Plans 'Golden Compass' Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/25/2008 11:00pm) |
| New Line has revealed plans to bring the big-budget fantasy 'The Golden Compass' to Blu-ray this April. Thanks to a splashy, two-page advertisement in next week's edition of Home Media Magazine (which... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Crouching Tiger,' 'Winged Migration' Flock to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 11/07/2006 7:05am) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has two rather different films on tap for Blu-ray for early 2007, when it will release the blockbuster 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' and the documentary 'Winged Migration.'... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount Planning September Blu-ray Landing for 'Iron Man'? (High-Def Digest, 7/17/2008 6:00pm) |
| Get ready to suit up, 'Iron Man' fans: the trades are saying that Paramount is planning to bring the comic book blockbuster to Blu-ray in late September. That's according to Home Media Magazine, which... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Orphan Black: Season One' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 4/04/2013 8:00pm) |
| The new BBC America sci-fi series will be cloning itself on Blu-ray in July. In an early announcement to retailers, BBC Home Entertainment is preparing 'Orphan Black: Season One' for Blu-ray on July [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray - Home Theater Term of the Week (About.com, 11/14/2012 3:00pm) |
| Blu-ray is one of two High Definition DVD formats (see also HD-DVD ) that were vying [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft has faith in digital distribution for Xbox 360 (AfterDawn, 4/08/2008 12:09am) |
| Following the fall of the HD DVD disc format, all eyes turned to Microsoft's Xbox 360 console, expecting a response to the news that could come in the form of a Blu-ray-equipped Xbox 360 unit or optional peripheral. It wasn't long until the rumors started circulating about deals and orders from Microsoft that indicated such a move, but again, Microsoft firmly denied any plans to physically suppo ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | TuneIn radio app available now for PS3, next week for Vita (Joystiq, 10/29/2013 6:00pm) |
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Are you looking to impress a love interest by setting up a candle-lit dinner in the comfort of your home? Do you need some [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Disney Confirms 'Lost: Season 3' Blu-ray Release (High-Def Digest, 8/02/2007 2:55pm) |
| After months of speculation, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has confirmed a December 11 release date for 'Lost: The Complete Third Season - The Unexplored Experience' on Blu-ray. Rumblings of a... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Brings 'Glory,' 'Panama' to Blu-ray This February (High-Def Digest, 11/29/2006 11:27am) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will bring two new catalog faves to Blu-ray in the new year, with the thriller 'The Tailor of Panama' and Oscar-winner 'Glory.' Both titles will hit stores February 6,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Diary of Anne Frank' Coming to Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 3/20/2009 6:00pm) |
| Fox Home Entertainment has announced its latest classic for Blu-ray release, setting a mid-June date for 'The Diary of Anne Frank.' Considered harrowing at the time of its original release in 1959, the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' Blu-ray Up for Pre-Order! (High-Def Digest, 1/30/2013 11:00pm) |
| Peter Jackson's epic return to Middle-Earth comes home on Blu-ray this March! According to online retailer Amazon, Warner Brothers will release 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' on Blu-ray on March [...] (Read Full Article) |
| LG Blu-Ray writer burns 4x media at 6x speeds (the INQUIRER, 5/15/2008 11:29am) |
| Rob Kerr the Inquirer, Thursday 15 May 2008. 12:09:00 First INQpressions LG GGW H20L Product: LG GGW H20L Website: Lge.com/GGWH20L System Requirements: Intel Pentium D 3.2GHz or Higher, Windows Vista (x86, x64), Windows XP with SP2, RAM 1GB, HDD 30GB or more, 60GB for Blu-ray Disc Authoring, Serial ATA Price: $399.99, £152.94 - research price, Ebuyer UK A FEW MONTHS back Toshiba officially p ... (Read Full Article) |
| Life's Good at LG's Yacht Party (Engadget, 8/03/2005 4:04pm) |
| So last night LG decided it’d be a hoot to sail me, Ryan, and a bunch of journalists around in a yacht called the Lady Windridge to show off their new Fall lineup of cellphones, TVs, home electronics, and, uh, refrigerators (which must have been a bitch to get onto the boat). Kicking it in a yacht with lots of gadgets sounds more glam than it really was, so fortunately we were able to stay ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner promising Profile 1.1 Blu-ray titles soon (HDTV UK, 1/14/2008 8:00am) |
| Warner has announced that Blu-ray discs with Profile 1.1-compliant content will be available in the near future.
Warner Home Entertainment president, Kevin Tsujihara, said that the first twelve movies to be released were those previously released on the HD DVD format which utilised the HDi interactive functionality.
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| (Unranked) | DTS-HD Master Audio: Home Theater Term of the Week (About.com, 5/08/2013 1:00pm) |
| DTS-HD Master Audio is a high definition digital-based surround sound format that supports up to 8-channels of surround decoding with increased dynamic range, wider frequency response, and higher sampling rate ... (Read Full Article) |
| Olivera Construction's Vizcaya IV Appeals to Both Inside and Outside Living (The Ledger, 10/28/2006 1:07pm) |
| In the mood for a relaxing evening with family in front of a surround sound, high definition home theater? How about a romantic dinner next to a gourmet summer kitchen and lagoon-style pool? Olivera Construction's Vizcaya IV has it all. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NPD Report on Player Sales January Week 4 Shows Roughly 2:1 in Favour of Blu-ray Disc (Format War Central, 2/08/2008 11:00pm) |
| We read over at Twice Daily that ‘Blu-ray’s Lead Narrows’, though apparently they came to that conclusion by comparing to the report from two weeks ago.
While Twice are stating that Blu-ray held 65% in week 4, and HD DVD held 28% (with roughly 6% for combos), my recollection of week 3 had HD DVD at [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics plans to release high-def players that play both HD formats (Digg.com, 3/15/2006 9:06pm) |
| A spokesperson for LG Electronics in North America confirmed to Reuters today that his company had sent a memo to its retailers, urging them to prepare for the release this fall of a high-definition video disc player capable of playing both HD DVD and Blu-ray formats. LG sells components in the US and Canada, including under the Zenith brand. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Sharp BD-HP21H Blu-ray launches (Pocket-lint, 11/27/2008 12:05pm) |
| Profile 1.1 player on sale for £250 Sharp has announced that its new BD-HP21H Blu-ray disc player is now available in the UK.
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| 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) |
| 'Sopranos: Season 6, Part 2' Gets HD DVD, Blu-ray Date this October (High-Def Digest, 7/30/2007 7:30pm) |
| Tony Soprano will take his curtain call on high-def this October, when Warner/HBO Home Video debuts 'The Sopranos: Season 6, Part 2' on Blu-ray and HD DVD. The highly-acclaimed, Emmy-award winning HBO... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New Japanese 3DS Peripheral Will Allow Kids To Enjoy Their Arcade Pokémon At Home (Kotaku, 5/09/2013 10:00am) |
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Okay, a little clarification is probably needed here.
The new peripheral, the Pokémon TRETTA Lab for Nintendo 3DS, is a 3DS attachment and software bundle developed by Japanese toy [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Rocky: The Undisputed Collection’ Blu-ray just $20 (HD-Report, 12/23/2012 5:02pm) |
| Rocky: The Undisputed Collection is Amazon’s Blu-ray Deal of Week. The 7-disc collection includes all six Rocky films (Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky V, and Rocky Balboa) along with featurettes, interviews, documentaries, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Resident Evil’ Blu-rays all 50% off (HD-Report, 9/10/2012 5:15am) |
| If you’re looking for a deal on Resident Evil films, look no further as Amazon has got the ‘High-Definition Trilogy’ on Blu-ray Disc for just $22.99 (that’s 65% off the list of $65.99). The trilogy includes Resident Evil [...] (Read Full Article) |
| BDA dismisses Harris report about HD DVD ownership (AfterDawn, 6/26/2009 1:11pm) |
| The Blu-ray Disc Association is publicly calling out Harris Interactive for reporting more people own standalone HD DVD players than Blu-ray players. They're backed up by Tom Adams of Adams Media Research, who points to sales figures which would make it impossible.
"Some people believe a DVD player on an HDTV is high-def," said Adams. He added, "we have models that show those numbers just c ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amino Scoops Innovation Award at IBC (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/22/2005 9:36am) |
| Amino returned home from this year's IBC event in Amsterdam after collecting one of the industry's most prestigious awards for its latest IPTV set-top box. The AmiNET124 was awarded the Broadcast Engineering Pick Hit Award to the best IP set-top box for its innovative design and advanced performance - features which have already led to both customer interest and actual deployments only a few ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTVs You Can Give or Hide Away at Forbes.com (Violence Against Art, 11/28/2007 3:59am) |
| [IMG HDTV] My third article for Forbes.com, on the virtues and value of small or mid-sized televisions as opposed to their more overbearing, oversized peers, was published today. I touch on ten models that would fit well in a small apartment or dorm room, or would be good if you just don't want a gigantic television dominating your home. Personally, I lean toward the high-end. I used to think I ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dish shows new DVR, HD channels, functionality (Engadget, 1/11/2006 2:55pm) |
| Filed under: CES , HDTV , Home Entertainment Dish Network has been busy cooking up some of that special sauce HD programming, and now that they've swallowed Voom they're offering some of the best HD content on the market. Thomas Hawk has the lowdown on their offerings and functionality, including their new ViP 622 DVR they were showing at CES that holds a 250GB hard drive for ... (Read Full Article) |
| Terayon Launches TJ 900 Family of eMTAs (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/15/2005 12:00pm) |
| Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of digital video networking applications and home access solutions, today launched a new family of embedded multimedia terminal adapters for cable system operators offering both voice and broadband data services. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 3D HDTV without glasses? Hitachi has a prototype display for that. (Home Theater, 10/18/2009 1:22pm) |
| If we’re going to have to put up with 3D being the next big thing in HDTVs, the least we can hope for is that we’re not stuck wearing those plastic glasses on our sofas for the next 50 years. While that’s exactly what Panasonic and other 3D proponents are pushing with their new sets [...] (Read Full Article) |
| LG not ditching HD DVD just yet, hopes to accommodate early adopters (Engadget, 2/19/2008 10:32pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Shortly after Samsung stated its intentions to focus on Blu-ray in the future, along comes LG looking out for those guinea pigs who've already started building up a respectable HD DVD library. Reportedly, the firm stated that it felt it "necessary to provide a player which supports both formats and therefore creates simplicity and convenience for the existin ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba remains stubborn, looks to DVD upscaling while brushing Blu-ray off (Engadget, 6/17/2008 8:27pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
For the attentive in attendance, you likely noticed that none of Toshiba's newly announced laptops (yes, even the absurdly powerful Qosmio rigs) have built-in Blu-ray drives. Like, there's not even an option. When questioned about the obvious oversight (ahem), Tosh's Europe CEO Alan Thompson noted that "Blu-ray was just one of the many ways that you can ge ... (Read Full Article) |
| And I Quote: The best one-liners of the week (TV Squad, 9/02/2005 8:07pm) |
| Filed under: Talent , Programming "A pair of ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz have been stolen. The thief is described as being armed and fabulous." - David Letterman "Let me talk Carol!!" - CNN meteorologist Chad Myers, after being interrupted by anchor Carol Costello "Look, if I'm bringing home a woman who can't stand being around a baby then maybe I do ... (Read Full Article) |
| Imation Readies HD DVD and Blu-ray Optical Media Formats (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/10/2005 2:51pm) |
| Imation Corp , a worldwide leader in removable data storage media, today announced it is finalizing the development of both HD DVD and Blu-ray optical recordable media, with plans to utilize its proprietary hard coat protective disc coating in the development of both formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Japanese retailer swaps out HD DVD for Blu-ray (HDTV UK, 2/22/2008 11:07am) |
| It's a shame
that this story only benefits Japanese consumers, but the retailer Edion has
said that, during March, consumers who bought a Toshiba HD DVD player can
return them in exchange for a Blu-ray Disc player from Sony, Panasonic, or
Sharp. If the new machine is more expensive, consumers will have to pay the
difference, but if it's cheaper, the store will refund the difference. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Deal: The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy just $49.99 (HD-Report, 7/23/2013 4:37am) |
| This week only at Amazon you can get The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Extended Edition on Blu-ray Disc for just $49.99. That’s 58% off the list price of $119! The ‘Motion [...] (Read Full Article) |
| TDVision Systems intros 3D system using standard Blu-ray discs (HDTV UK, 5/22/2008 10:00am) |
| TDVision Systems will present a new system for watching 3D films using standard Blu-ray discs and compatible with standard Blu-ray players. This would allow a single disc to be pressed for both 3D and non-3D use... ... (Read Full Article) |
| THX chief says war victory came too late for Blu-ray (AfterDawn, 3/25/2008 10:21pm) |
| THX chief scientist Laurie Fincham has been quoted as saying that despite its victory over HD DVD, Blu-ray will not become the next standard in the home entertainment market.
"Personally, I think it's too late for Blu-ray. I think consumers will only become interested in replacing DVD when HD movies becomes available on flash memory. Do we really need another spinning format?" Fincham is quo ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | High Definition Golf Simulator Doubles as Home Theater (CE Pro, 10/08/2012 5:03pm) |
| The High Definition Golf simulator Interactive Sports Technologies features a 16:9 aspect ratio and can be connected to any cable or satellite system, a game console, or other favorite [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'Heroes: Season One' Coming to HD DVD This August (High-Def Digest, 5/15/2007 9:31pm) |
| Get ready to "Save the cheerleader, save the world" in high-def late this summer, when Universal Studios Home Entertainment unleashes 'Heroes: Season One' on HD DVD. The break-out superhero series... ... (Read Full Article) |
| France Telecom Plans FTTH (Light Reading, 1/17/2006 2:44pm) |
| Only days after two separate fiber network announcements were made by French politicians, France Telecom SA (NYSE: FTE - message board ) has announced a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) pilot that will go live within the next few months. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Apple TV early review roundup (Engadget, 3/22/2007 8:36pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
It's still a bit early yet for all the reviews to hit the internets, but peeps fortunate enough to have snagged an Apple TV early -- namely the WSJ, PC Mag, and The NY Times -- have already passed judgment. What do they think? Well, no one was without their niggles regarding the unit: Walt seemed bummed about the lack of photo streaming, Pogue chides Apple fo ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | RealD Hires New Home Entertainment EVP (Home Media Magazine, 2/15/2013 7:57pm) |
| 3D technology company RealD has appointed Minard Hamilton as its EVP of mobile and consumer products, charging the gaming industry veteran with advancing RealD’s consumer electronics business.
From 2007 to 2012, Hamilton served as [...] (Read Full Article) |
| don't overlook projectors (Baltimore Sun, 11/23/2006 8:48am) |
| These two provide huge, high-quality images and are worth a look in the accelerating rush to high-definition television So you just got a 42-inch high-definition TV set, and you think you've caught up with the Joneses. Well, how about I tell you I was just watching a 90-inch image at home, with equipment that cost about the same as a plasma TV? Any buyer's remorse? ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD over WiFi (HDBlog.net, 3/28/2006 1:52am) |
| Metalink Targets HDTV ” For the first time, advanced Wi-Fi technology was used to demonstrate the delivery of multiple simultaneous high-definition television (HDTV) streams anywhere in the home, with full quality of service (QoS) guarantees.” [Unstrung]
Tags: HDTV, WiFi, 802.11n ... (Read Full Article) |
| Circuit City price cuts Blu-ray, HD DVD combo player (Punch Jump, 2/14/2008 4:36pm) |
| Circuit City stores this week price cut a stand-alone high-definition player that plays both Sony Corp.’s Blu-ray disc and Toshiba Corp.’s HD DVD format titles. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray Player FREE with Purchase of 8 Warner Movies (Big Picture Big Sound, 12/08/2008 5:37pm) |
| OK, we've finally entered the realm of ridiculousity. Now with a brand new Amazon offer, if you buy Samsung's BD-P1500 Blu-ray Disc player along with eight Warner Blu-ray titles, you get the player and discs for $137.28, effectively getting the player for free.
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| 'Sling Blade' to Hit Blu-ray this June (High-Def Digest, 3/09/2009 8:00pm) |
| Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced a mid-June Blu-ray release for 'Sling Blade.' A breakout role for writer-director Billy Bob Thorton, the highly-acclaimed 'Sling Blade' will receive... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | LOTR: Motion Picture Trilogy Extended on Blu-ray just $43 today (HD-Report, 11/15/2012 5:31pm) |
| Amazon isn’t waiting until next week to start throwing around Black Friday deals. Today only, you can get The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Extended Edition on Blu-ray Disc for just $43.49. That’s 64% off the list price [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Apple makes Blu-Ray iPod movie play (Macworld UK, 4/27/2006 10:46am) |
| Apple is asking movie studios to include iPod-ready versions of their films on future Blu-Ray disc releases. CNN claims Apple - who signed up to support the Blu-Ray standard in March 2005 - is using its membership of the standards-setting body and its CEO Steve Jobs' Hollywood clout to convince studios to make such a move. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Terayon Reports Second Quarter 2005 Results (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/28/2005 8:10pm) |
| Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of digital video networking applications and home access solutions, today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2005. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Introduces Two 73-inch HDTVs (Business Wire, 4/07/2006 12:01pm) |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2006--Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc., maker of award-winning high-definition home theater ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba drops HD DVD; Blu-ray wins (Joystiq, 2/16/2008 1:15pm) |
| Filed under: Culture, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, BusinessThe rumors were true. Japanese news source NHK (english translation and Reuters validation) is reporting that Toshiba is planning to drop support of HD DVD, striking a final blow to the format and conceding victory to Blu-ray. The Sony-backed high-definition disc has been gaining strides for some time, most notably after Warner ... (Read Full Article) |
| With Oplus chip, Intel eyes digital TV, IP TV markets (Digi Times, 8/26/2005 10:55am) |
| Speaking at the Fall Intel Developer Forum (IDF), Don MacDonald, vice president and general manager of Intel’s Digital Home Group, said Intel is developing platforms to power consumer electronics devices such as plasma TVs and personal media players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Verizon FiOS got user-reviewed (Engadget, 10/11/2005 1:30pm) |
| The bonus of this whole Internet thing is knowledgeable users can sometimes peep things that we don’t have access to—like the very lucky and privileged few who already have Verizon FiOS fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) that we’ve been hearing (and hoping, wishing, dreaming) about for way too long now. One of the first cities with an active rollout is Keller, Texas, and resident Craig J.’s got ... (Read Full Article) |
| DirecTV's HR21 pro gets official (Engadget, 9/07/2007 5:15pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
DirecTV's new hardware rollout has been in the making for some time and now the latest addition to the lineup has been officially unveiled at CEDIA. The HR21-200 was leaked last week, and we've seen prototypes at other shows, but now the prosumer DVR will finally go into production around the end of October and offers some nice features for custom installers ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dolby TrueHD - Home Theater Term of the Week (About.com, 3/27/2013 2:00pm) |
| Dolby TrueHD is a high definition digital-based surround sound format that supports up to 8-channels of surround decoding and is bit-for-bit identical to a studio master recording. Dolby TrueHD is ... (Read Full Article) |
| Copper or Fiber? (Broadband Reports, 3/17/2005 8:00pm) |
| NTL makes ADSL2+ trials public. UK ISP NTL has announced they've embraced ADSL2+ (18Mbps in trials, says VNUNet, with HDTV trials looming). Instead of taking Verizon's approach of fiber to the home, many outfits are embracing fiber to the node, then some flavor of next-gen DSL to .. (Read Full Article) |
| WiFi Shifts Into a Faster Gear (Washington Post, 1/13/2006 4:46pm) |
| The alphabet soup of wireless networking -- a dish that most users learned to digest only in the past couple of years -- is getting a few new letters. This latest addition to the recipe promises faster data transfers over wider areas for your home computers, but it comes with a catch: It's based on a standard that, technically speaking, doesn't exist yet. ... (Read Full Article) |
| ATI Delivers 'Ready for Vista' Multimedia Performance and Productivity with New Mobility Radeon'R' graphics processors (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance, 9/25/2006 10:00am) |
| MARKHAM, ONTARIO-- - ATI Technologies Inc. has developed a family of notebook graphics to meet the complete needs of mobile professionals-from creating vivid presentations, to watching high definition videos to playing their favorite video game on their flight home. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba starts selling next-generation DVD player in Japan, beating rivals in format war (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 3/31/2006 1:35pm) |
| TOKYO (AP) - Toshiba began selling the first players using the next-generation HD DVD video format Friday, beating the rival Blu-ray disc format to market in a high-stakes competition to deliver theater-quality movies to living rooms. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Walmart to Reduce DVD and Blu-ray Disc Movie Displays (About.com, 10/08/2009 4:00pm) |
| In a puzzling move, especially just before the Christmas and Winter Holiday shopping season, retail giant Walmart has made a decision to unclutter their end-caps by removing displays of DVDs and Blu-ray Discs (in-aisle displays will remain). For more details on this development, check out the report from Blogging Stocks. (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray manufacturers cut back on the ads (HDTV UK, 4/01/2008 7:00am) |
| A recent study by DisplaySearch
suggests that, now the high definition disc format war is over, cash-strapped
Blu-ray manufacturers have cut back on advertising in the US. "The biggest,
most obvious [reason] is there is less competitive pressure to push [Blu-ray]
right now," said Paul Erickson, director of high definition and DVD at
DisplaySearch. "There is not as much pressure to turn in ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic to launch a Freesat-enabled Blu-ray recorder in UK (HDTV UK, 2/26/2009 10:52am) |
| Things are seriously starting to ramp up in the UK and hopefully it won't be long before the sort of hardware available in Japan comes over here. Take Panasonic's announcement that it's to launch a Freesat+ PVR with built-in Blu-ray recorder. That's a pretty meaty piece of kit, ensuring that most of your home entertainment needs are met in just one box. According to various reports coming out ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic to launch a Freesat-enabled Blu-ray recorder in UK (HDTV UK, 3/30/2009 12:02pm) |
| Things are seriously starting to ramp up in the UK and hopefully it won't be long before the sort of hardware available in Japan comes over here. Take Panasonic's announcement that it's to launch a Freesat+ PVR with built-in Blu-ray recorder. That's a pretty meaty piece of kit, ensuring that most of your home entertainment needs are met in just one box. According to various reports coming out ... (Read Full Article) |
| ExtremeTech Goes to DigitalLife (ExtremeTech, 10/13/2005 1:30pm) |
| Tired of trade shows for buyers and businesses? DigitalLife is Ziff-Davis's trade show for you. It's aimed at the people who are the ultimate potential buyers for home electronics, HDTV, electronic games and other cool gadgets. Here's our preview of the show. ... (Read Full Article) |
| So it begins: Toshiba's HD-A3 falls to $99 at Circuit City, comes with 7 free HD DVDs (Engadget, 2/20/2008 2:26pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
It's not like there has been any shortage of deals on HD DVD hardware over the past few months or anything, but now that Toshiba (and almost everyone else on the planet) has officially yanked support for the format, prices are beginning to plummet en masse. First on the docket is the HD-A3 at Circuit City, which now sits at just $99.99 and comes with seven fr ... (Read Full Article) |
| Company Profile for Key Digital Systems (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 2/03/2006 3:10pm) |
| ------Key Digital® is at the forefront of the video industry for Home Theater Retailers, Custom Installers, System Integrators, Broadcasters, Manufacturers, and Consumers. We provide total video system solutions because we know and help drive the technology, the industry, the business, and all the latest up-and-coming standards. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Metalink Targets HDTV With Wireless LAN (Linux World, 3/29/2006 4:55pm) |
| Metalink, a provider of wireless and wireline broadband communication silicon solutions, announced, for the first time, advanced Wi-Fi technology was used to demonstrate the delivery of multiple simultaneous high-definition television (HDTV) streams anywhere in the home, with full quality of service (QoS) guarantees. ... (Read Full Article) |
| BluFocus Approved as Blu-ray Testing Center (High-Def Digest, 10/16/2009 5:00pm) |
| The BluFocus testing facility has been approved as the first and only Blu-ray Disc Association approved testing center in the US. Already a comprehensive testing center for compatibility, verification... (Read Full Article) |
| Mega-hit 'Spider-Man 3' weaves its way onto DVD shelves this week (Macon Telegraph, 11/02/2007 8:45am) |
| The year's top-grossing hit, "Spider-man 3," swings onto DVD and high-definition Blu-ray disc on its own and in collections packaged with the two earlier installments of director Sam Raimi's comic-book franchise. The main players return for the conclusion of the love triangle and friends-turned-foes saga among Spidey (Tobey Maguire), Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst) and Harry (James Franco). The film ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Zone of Enders HD Collection limited edition revealed (Joystiq, 9/28/2012 5:05am) |
Zone of the Enders HD Collection will be released in a limited edition, Konami announced at a press event tonight. Due alongside the regular release, the limited edition includes a soundtrack disc, featuring remixes of the original music, and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| SINGAPORE: HD shows on broadband TV coming soon (AsiaMedia, 1/18/2007 8:17pm) |
| Come March, those who watch TV using a broadband Internet connection will have a more high-tech -- and prettier -- choice. Home-grown firm M2B World Asia-Pacific, Singapore's first broadband TV service provider, has decided to launch several high-definition TV (HDTV) programmes. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Search Engines Don't Understand You (WebProNews, 10/07/2005 1:58pm) |
| Heh, while I was stuck in traffic on the way home tonight my brother called. We had one of our usual heated conversations -- this time about search engines (he had read my post about PLAYing with search and thought I was nuts for wanting search engines to display stock quotes for terms like PETS, PLAY, etc). ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 to have over 1,000 titles by Summer 2008, says MS rep (Joystiq, 3/15/2008 4:30pm) |
| Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360If there's one thing we appreciate about a home console, it's prolificacy -- and for quite some time now, the PS2 has claimed top honors in that respect. Sony's last-gen system currently holds the console record for having the most games (with more than 1600 titles), which we never expected to be toppled in this day and age, where console generations seem to pass ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVDs Came Late to the High-Def TV Party (Washington Post, 4/23/2005 7:36pm) |
| You can now watch high-definition television on sets as cheap as $500, with plenty of programming from a variety of channels. But HDTV is missing from one crucial corner of the home-entertainment business -- the DVD. Companies are still developing and promoting two different, incompatible high-definition versions of the DVD, neither of which will have any consumer relevance (read: tolerable (Read Full Article) |
| The Wave TV conjoins microwave and TV (Engadget, 8/30/2005 12:53pm) |
| You know, the topic of convergence devices is a hot one, and it doesn’t get too much hotter than this. Marcel Wanders’ line of home entertainment products for Holland Electro includes this beaut — the Wave TV includes a TFT television screen right in the door, so you’ll never get bored again when it’s your night to cook. It also includes an inegrated DVD player, although we can’t reall ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner to launch "coffee book" style Blu-ray discs (Tech Digest, 3/10/2008 3:41pm) |
| Now that the high definition
disc format war is all but over, it seems studios can start rolling out their
own gimmicks and features. Warner has decided that it will release ten Blu-ray
coffee-book style titles this year, including "Bonnie and Clyde", "Dirty
Harry", "Woodstock", "Harry Potter", "Bladerunner", "Gone With the Wind" and
"North by Northwest"... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sculpteo makes factory-like 3D printing much easier with its Batch Control option (Engadget, 1/06/2014 1:56am) |
| If you're in need of a few 3D-printed parts for that next project or business venture, Sculpteo now has a production method to help bring home the bacon. The company has just announced 3D-printing Batch Control to output as many figurines, drone [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Control4 Brings High-Definition Distributed Streaming Video to Whole-Home Automation Market (Business Wire, 9/06/2007 1:40pm) |
| DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Control4, the leader in affordable IP-based control and entertainment systems, today announced that it will distribute the Sony High-Definition (HD) Video ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | London museum turns 3D-printed Liberator guns into works of art (Engadget, 9/16/2013 10:15am) |
|
Home to some of the world's rarest pieces of art, London's [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Fly Into the Future with the First Ever Full Season TV Series Available on High Definition Media ... SMALLVILLE: The Complete Fifth Season HD (Business Wire, 10/23/2006 5:27pm) |
| BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Warner Home Video continues to be the leader in high definition media with the first TV on HD release. On November 28, fans can soar through the larger ... (Read Full Article) |
| Westinghouse LCD Displays Now Available at Conn's Inc. (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/13/2005 10:00am) |
| Westinghouse Digital Electronics, a leading North American LCD TV and monitor provider, today announced the availability of its LCD displays at Conn's Inc., a specialty retailer of home appliances and consumer electronics operating over 50 stores in the southwestern United States. ... (Read Full Article) |
| IBM, MediaTek to Develop Fast Chipsets (AP via Yahoo! Finance, 10/22/2007 11:26am) |
| IBM Corp. said Monday it teamed with Taiwan's MediaTek Inc. to develop ultra-fast chipsets that can wirelessly transmit a full-length high definition movie to and from a home PC, hand-held device, retail kiosk or television set. ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-Tech Hot for Holidays (E-Commerce Times, 10/16/2005 12:02pm) |
| Retailers are stocking up now with the products you'll be seeing for the holidays. They're betting consumers will spend big bucks on big-screen TVs, iPods and game systems. Executives hope high gas prices, rather than denting spending, will take a toll elsewhere while consumers buy gadgets and home entertainment systems. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Denon's DVD-3930 upscaler plays it all (Engadget, 6/20/2006 4:42pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Comprehensive format support is becoming more and more the norm, and we have no problem with that. Denon is joining the club with their new DVD-3930, which can upconvert DVDs to 1080p and output over HDMI (with some HDCP in the mix), along with supporting SACD, DivX, MP3 and WMA. The new 10bit upconverter chipset, along with the 192khz/24bit digital audio co ... (Read Full Article) |
| Qwest Sees the Light (Broadband Reports, 4/12/2005 2:58pm) |
| Will deploy some fiber - in developments. Qwest has announced they have begun rolling out fiber to the home in Lone Tree, Colorado; the first such effort by the company. Qwest says it will be focusing fiber efforts on so called "green field" deployments, or new housing developments. Th.. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Hauppauge Introduces Two New HD Video Recorders During CES 2013 (HDTV Magazine, 1/12/2013 4:02am) |
| Hauppauge Digital, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAUP), the world's leading developer and manufacturer of TV tuners and HD video recorders, has launched two new models in their line of high definition video recorders. One model is geared toward home media [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 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) | DIRECTV adds DIY HD & ION East HD channels (HD-Report, 9/19/2012 9:27pm) |
| Heads up DIRECTV subscribers! This morning DIRECTV added 2 more HD channels to it’s lineup, including DIY HD and ION East HD. DIY HD (Do-It-Yourself Network) is a television network that focuses on do it yourself projects such as home, auto, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Rob Cohen: Mummy better on Blu-ray than in cinema (HDTV UK, 1/28/2009 11:26am) |
| It's not the first time that a director has said Blu-ray wins over film, but director of "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor", Rob Cohen, claims the Blu-ray disc version of his film will look better than the film version shown in cinemas. "It is fantastic, a filmmaker's dream really," Cohen said, "Stefan Sonnenfeld and Company 3 and I have worked for the last three months to get the prin ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Announces Quartet of Kubrick Classics for Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 7/25/2007 11:13pm) |
| Kubrick fans rejoice! After a year of waiting, Warner Home Video has finally announced the Blu-ray and HD DVD releases of a quartet of the director's most revered classics. On October 23, Warner will debut... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | JVC's new BlackSapphire TV boasts pumped-up sound (Consumer Reports, 10/18/2012 5:30pm) |
| To add better out-of-the-box TV sound to the home-theater experience, JVC's new 55-inch LCD TV, in a new BlackSapphire line of passive 3D TVs, includes a new Xinema Sound feature that boasts two 15-watt speakers, a separately powered (15-watt) subwoofer,... (Read Full Article) |
| O'Reilly Builds a MythTV Box (Slashdot, 6/28/2005 10:59pm) |
| enrico_suave writes "While the Broadcast Flag battle continues, it's still legal to put together your own HDTV PC HTPC/PVR. O'Reilly has posted part 1 in a series of articles describing the ins and outs of Building a MythTV Box" From the article: "For now, the good news is that it is still legal to put together your own home-theater PC. Parts are now cheap enough that it is no longer ridiculo ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Chase Carey Denies Digital HD Meant to Expedite Demise of DVD (Home Media Magazine, 9/20/2012 6:05pm) |
| Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment’s launch this week of Digital HD — which offers consumers early access to select titles, including new releases, for $15, is not intended to expedite the demise of package media, News Corp. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Report: HD DVD Standalone Player Sales Nearing 500,000 Milestone (High-Def Digest, 11/08/2007 9:16pm) |
| Format backers say the total number of standalone HD DVD players sold is poised to hit the 500,000 mark by late November. That's according to a report published late Thursday by Home Media Magazine, which...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/181760860" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to ship Blu-ray recordable media this month (PC Advisor, 3/07/2006 1:25pm) |
| Sony Europe's Recording Media and Energy division today announced that its first Blu-ray Disc media will ship in Europe this month. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to ship Blu-ray recordable media this month (Macworld UK, 3/07/2006 11:19am) |
| Sony Europe's Recording Media and Energy (RME) division today announced that its first Blu-ray Disc media will ship in Europe this month. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Apple Films restores Beatles Magical Mystery Tour for Blu-ray & DVD (HD-Report, 8/22/2012 1:58pm) |
| Apple Films has announced restoration of the classic Beatles film Magical Mystery Tour for October release on Blu-ray Disc and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Consumer Electronics Industry Announces Ultra High-Definition (Business Wire, 10/21/2012 9:00pm) |
| SONOMA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The next generation of so-called “4K†high-definition display technology for the home will be called “Ultra High-Definition†or “Ultra [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony announces more Blu-ray recorders for Japan (AfterDawn, 4/12/2008 1:14am) |
| Sony Electronics has announced another two Blu-ray Disc recorders for the Japanese market. The electronics giant will offer two new models with 320GB and 500GB hard disk drives in the territory to add to its existing line-up of Blu-ray equipment. The BDZ-A70 and BDZ-T90 read and write both blank Blu-ray and blank DVD media. The BDZ-A70 comes with a 320GB HDD while the BDZ-T90 has a larger 500GB HD ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Kaleidescape Offers Industry's First Internet Delivery Of Movies That Match Quality And Extra Content Of Blu-ray Discs And DVDs (HDTV Magazine, 12/12/2012 3:21am) |
| Kaleidescape, Inc. today announced an industry-first service that enables the digital delivery of movie purchases over the Internet with video and audio quality equal to Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD. The new service is initially backed by a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Niveus K2 - HTPC for the "cost is no object" market (Engadget, 9/02/2005 2:23pm) |
| We like companies that are honest about how they market their products, so we’ve got to give Niveus Media some props for coming right out and saying that their K2 home theater PC, which was first unveiled at CES earlier this year, is targeted at the “cost is no object†segment of the market. The K2 (all of Niveus’ products are named after mountains) boasts a P4 at 3.6Ghz, 2GB of RAM, a 1TB ... (Read Full Article) |
| SONY VAIO Blu-ray Home Theater PC (Format War Central, 1/07/2008 9:46pm) |
| At the SONY booth they were showing off the VAIO VGX-TP25E/B
Blu-ray equipped HTPC.The unit has a Blu-ray ROM drive and will have
an MSRP of $2999 for the top end model. The HTPC is running an Intel
Core 2 Duo, and features a 500GB hard drive. The wireless keyboard and
remote are included.
Blu-ray ... (Read Full Article) |
| Cisco supplies DT with IPTV set-top box (Digital Television Group, 5/02/2006 10:17am) |
| US networking giant Cisco is providing set-top boxes powered by Microsoft's IPTV Edition software for Deutsche Telekom's T-Home service, offering an integrated offering of voice calls, high-speed internet and high-definition television. ... (Read Full Article) |
| How To Conduct Plasma HDTV Reviews (PlasmaTelevisionHome.com, 7/15/2007 10:00pm) |
| A form of technology that has been introduced to enhance the entertainment world of the home viewer is a plasma HDTV. A plasma HDTV looks like a regular television with the exception ... . The plasma HDTV utilizes phosphors that are stimulated by a plasma discharge. This reaction takes place ... (Read Full Article) |
| Movies, movies, movies in your own home movie theater (Technorati, 11/05/2007 9:17am) |
| We all love to go to the movie theater to relax after a long day of work ... , DVD Movies, HDTV Share This ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Newly launched Smithsonian X 3D Collection offers historical models you can print at home (Engadget, 11/14/2013 12:07am) |
| We've already seen first-hand that the Smithsonian has a keen interest in 3D printing and modelling, and it's now turned that interest into something of a public service with a new online collection that's just launched today. Dubbed Smithsonian X [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Harmony Bluetooth/IR Remote Adapter for PlayStation 3 (PS3) (Big Picture Big Sound, 5/22/2009 1:21am) |
| In order to provide better integration of the PS3 into a full-fledged single remote control home theater system, Logitech has released a handy Infrared to Bluetooth adapter for use with their Harmony remote controls.
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| PVR/DVR Rundown (Broadband Reports, 6/20/2005 3:56pm) |
| Comcast, DirecTV, Tivo, Slingbox.... PC World is offering a rather extensive rundown of the PVR/DVR solutions currently being offered by Comcast and DirecTV, as well as a select group of independent and home-brew options. The units opined upon are "DirecTivo", Comcast's DVR, Tivo Serie.. ... (Read Full Article) |
| ATI and Asus Announce HDMI Notebook (Addict 3D, 6/05/2006 5:18pm) |
| ATI today announced that it and ASUS have unveiled an HDMI-enabled notebook, called the ASUS W1J. The new notebook will be the first notebook that will allow users to truly use their machines as a high-definition home theater device -- this and the W1J will be very much ready for Windows Vista when it ships. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Redefines the Way Consumers Use HDTVs with the Introduction of Its New Series 6 and 7 LCD HDTV (Business Wire, 1/06/2008 10:00pm) |
| LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Samsung Electronics, the market leader in HDTV design and innovation, is redefining the role HDTVs play in the home with its forward-looking LCD HDTV Series 6 and ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp Announces New 37-inch, 42-inch and 46-inch Aquos HDTVs (I4U, 1/24/2008 12:28pm) |
| Sharp announced that it was introducing three new Aquos HDTV models in the Japanese home market. The three new LCD TVs will come in 46-inch, 42-inch, and 37-inch sizes. The three sets are intended to be wall mounted and donÂ’t come standard with a table to... ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Delkin launches 200-year archival Blu-ray discs (Pocket-lint, 6/27/2008 11:06am) |
| How do they know?Delkin Devices is now shipping Archival Gold Blu-ray recordable media, the first archival BD-R disc guaranteed to preserve data safely for over 200 years.
Read Delkin launches 200-year archival Blu-ray discs on Pocket-lint]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Battlestar Galactica – 35th Anniversary’ Blu-ray release date (HD-Report, 5/23/2013 10:21am) |
| Universal has announced the release date for Battlestar Galactica – 35th Anniversary on Blu-ray Disc will be Aug. 6, 2013. Originally thought to be released last week on May 14, the Anniversary edition has been [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Onkyo pulling the plug on future HD DVD development (Engadget, 2/20/2008 3:10am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
The writing was already on the wall, but it looks as if Onkyo actually won't be pursuing the long lost HD DVD format any longer. According to a Japanese report at Yomiuri Online, the firm will be discontinuing production of HD DVD players following Toshiba's own decision to abandon the format, but it will continue to provide service for customers that alrea ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Blue Ray Technologies Chooses RFID as Anti-Theft Standard -- Controversy Over $50 Billion Piracy Racket Settled for (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 4/05/2006 12:00pm) |
| LOS ANGELES (PRWEB) April 5, 2006 -- High-definition disc manufacturer Blue Ray Technologies is announcing that the new anti-theft standard for its super quality HD DVD format will be an equally futuristic system, RFID. ... (Read Full Article) |
| European Blu-ray Sales Top 1 Million (Format War Central, 12/04/2007 10:40pm) |
| Reuters is reporting that Blu-ray movie title sales have passed the  1 million mark. The article states that Blu-ray disc enjoys 73 percent of the European market.
Perhaps even more interesting is the statement that movies plus games combined totals 21 million discs, meaning that game discs outnumber movie discs roughly 20:1. It would seem that [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray may gain hold in China, as 11 companies are granted licences (HDTV UK, 6/02/2008 10:30am) |
| The Blu-ray Disc Association has granted eleven licences to Chinese companies to manufacture Blu-ray hardware for the Chinese market. These "Format and Logo Licence Agreements", as the name would suggest, allow companies to manufacture Blu-ray equipment to standard specifications, and to use the Blu-ray logo on these products... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi launches first in-car Blu-ray player (AfterDawn, 2/17/2009 2:17am) |
| Mitsubishi has announced that it has developed the world's first in-car Blu-ray player.
At 50 x 178 x 180mm, the company says the player is only 1/3 the volume of its home standalone BD player.
The player will support BD-ROM, BD-R and BD-RE and the company plans to commercialize it at some point in 2009.
Tech-On adds that "there are two main factors that contributed to the small size. F ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony's Koller: 'Almost all' PS Vita owners have a PS3 as well (Joystiq, 9/25/2012 2:00am) |
| Our pals over at Engadget recently interviewed John Koller, Sony Computer Entertainment America VP of marketing, handhelds and home consoles. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Denon's cheaper Blu-ray player is still expensive (CNET Blogs, 5/21/2008 4:57pm) |
| The biggest knock against Blu-ray from the beginning has been price, but that hasn't stopped manufacturers from releasing new, expensive Blu-ray players. Although Denon's new Blu-ray player, the DVD-1800BD, is the least-expensive model in the company's line, its $750 price tag means only serious home theater enthusiasts ...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV ready - Get Wise and Digitize HDTV Style (1 HDTV Blog, 11/15/2007 6:46am) |
| High definition television, or HDTV for short, is the new way to view broadcasts and movies in the home. It is popular because not only are more networks offering programming in HDTV ... . Most consumers are catching on to HDTV and are spreading the word to get wise and digitize-HDTV ... (Read Full Article) |
| Epson's PowerLite 705HD Projector Clocks 720p For Under $750 [Projectors] (Gizmodo, 9/17/2009 6:40pm) |
| Today Epson announced two new projectors aimed squarely at budget conscious consumers—the PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD and the MovieMate 60.
If you can stand the drop from 1080p, the PowerLite... (Read Full Article) |
| World Cup tech: HD, mobile, and web TV makes Cup hard to miss (Engadget, 6/09/2006 5:37pm) |
| Filed under: Cellphones, Features, Misc. Gadgets, Handhelds, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Portable Video
With the FIFA World Cup set for kickoff at 11:55AM EST today, most of us Americans are still sitting around scratching our heads trying to figure out how to pronounce Pelé, and whether we'd be offending anybody if we just called football "soccer" so things are less confusing. Turns out ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba's HD-XA2 HD DVD player delayed until January (Engadget, 12/28/2006 5:57pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentToshiba has launched its first second generation HD DVD player, the HD-A2, but the more fully featured HD-XA2 will not see daylight until 2007. We had expected to see the player this year, but a dealer's post on AVS Forum indicates the first shipment isn't expected to hit until January 3rd due to production delays. AV Watch confirms the player has been pushed ... (Read Full Article) |
| Syntax showing new Olevia LCDs at CES (Engadget, 12/29/2005 5:41pm) |
| Filed under: Displays , HDTV , Home Entertainment Syntax-Brillian is giving CES some LCD TV love with their Olevia and Olevia Signature lines that range from 20 to 47-inchers. They all seem to be rather well equipped, especially the 1080p 42 and 47-inch "Signature" models, what with their two ATSC/NTSC tuners, two HDMI and three component ins, two S-Video, two composite, and one ... (Read Full Article) |
| Syntax showing new Olevia LCDs at CES (Engadget, 12/29/2005 6:56pm) |
| Filed under: Displays , HDTV , Home Entertainment Syntax-Brillian is giving CES some LCD TV love with their Olevia and Olevia Signature lines that range from 20 to 47-inchers. They all seem to be rather well equipped, especially the 1080p 42 and 47-inch "Signature" models, what with their two ATSC/NTSC tuners, two HDMI and three component ins, two S-Video, two composite, and one ... (Read Full Article) |
| Syntax showing new Olevia LCDs at CES (Engadget, 12/29/2005 10:10am) |
| Filed under: Displays , HDTV , Home Entertainment Syntax-Brillian is giving CES some LCD TV love with their Olevia and Olevia Signature lines that range from 20 to 47-inchers. They all seem to be rather well equipped, especially the 1080p 42 and 47-inch "Signature" models, what with their two ATSC/NTSC tuners, two HDMI and three component ins, two S-Video, two composite, and one ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Lincoln’ Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Copy release dates announced (HD-Report, 3/05/2013 7:43pm) |
| DreamWorks studios has announced the official release dates for Lincoln on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and digital formats. In the US, the film will be available in all three formats on March 26, 2013. Internationally, Lincoln [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon offers Blu-ray remote, movie with PS3 (Punch Jump, 6/25/2009 3:35pm) |
| Retailer Amazon.com this week began offering a free Blu-ray remote and movie title with the purchase of Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3.
In the new offer, customers who purchase an 80GB PS3 will receive a PS3 Blu-ray remote and a copy of the Resident Evil: Apocalypse Blu-ray disc at no additional cost.
Amazon this week price cut the [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yamaha AVENTAGE BD-A1020 Universal Blu-ray Player Updates Award-Winning Predecessor with WiFi and Build Enhancements (HDTV Magazine, 9/09/2012 5:33am) |
| Yamaha Corporation of America, AV Division, today introduced the AVENTAGE BD-A1020 universal Blu-ray Disc player with superior 3D and HD video and audio playback, as well as built-in WiFi support for easy wireless connectivity. Designed to [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi unveils prototype in-dash Blu-ray player (Engadget, 2/16/2009 7:16pm) |
| Difficult though it may be to believe, Panasonic showcased a conceptual in-dash BD deck of its own back in October of 2007. Obviously, nothing has really come of that, so Mitsubishi's stepping in with a prototype of its own. It's stated that the player has only a third of the volume compared to a traditional "home Blu-ray player," with it somehow being able to slip into a standard single-DIN o ... (Read Full Article) |
| The Clicker: Five of the top "IT" TVs (and who they'd be in real life) (Engadget, 6/09/2006 4:21am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentStephen Speicher contributes The Clicker, an opinion column on entertainment and technology:Congratulations! You've taken the first step; you've decided to buy a new television. The problem, as you quickly discovered, is that the world of televisions is a crowded place. Determining which set is worthy of your hard-earned cash can be a daunti ... (Read Full Article) |
| Smaller Blu-ray laser could reduce PS3 production costs (Joystiq, 1/26/2008 11:00am) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3
It really does seem like we can't throw a stick without hitting a new PS3 SKU or news of a price drop -- a recent advancement in Blu-ray technology could signal the creation of yet another PS3 model or lowered price for the system some time in the near future, should Sony decide to incorporate it into their home console. Sony and LED manufacturer Nichia recently j ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumers only want 3D HDTVs, Blu-ray players if they don't cost extra (Home Theater, 10/04/2009 1:12pm) |
| Market research firm In-Stat has just conducted a survey that should prove sobering to the TV manufacturers and movie studios that are in a hurry to put 3D HDTVs into our homes. Not only are consumers lukewarm to the idea of 3D content, but they’re also unwilling to pay much more for new 3D equipment [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV ready - Samsung HLR5667W 56″ DLP HD TV (1 HDTV Blog, 11/28/2007 6:31pm) |
| [IMG]Get the sharpest and clearest images possible from HD and standard TV and your favorite DVD movies with the 56-inch Samsung HLR5667W DLP projection TV. This relatively lightweight TV weighs less than 85 pounds and measures just under 16 inches deep, helping you to avoid sacrificing precious real estate in your home. It has a built-in analog/digital (NTSC/ATSC) tuner that will receive free ove ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | MakerBot's Replicator 2 joins Amazon's newly launched 3D printer store (Engadget, 6/15/2013 12:19am) |
|
Granted, it's not a 3D printer in every home, but [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Analog Devices' Networked Entertainment Reference Design Supports All Leading High-Definition Video Transport Sources (Business Wire, 1/07/2008 1:30pm) |
| NORWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The rapid growth of high-definition (HD) home entertainment systems has made the connections between an increasing number of sources and displays more ... (Read Full Article) |
| VUDU Meets Blu-ray on LG's BD390 Blu-ray Disc Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/09/2009 11:00pm) |
| The streaming service is spreading instant entertainment to another device, via the NetCast Entertainment Access service. (Read Full Article) |
| New Screen TV Targets 50 Million Households (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/06/2005 12:00pm) |
| Vision Works Media Group, Inc. and wholly owned subsidiary New Screen Television, Inc. have announced a long-term goal of 50 million subscribing households. Company executives have returned from Las Vegas and the "fiber-to-the-home" FTTH 2005 Conference where they were discussing future distribution opportunities. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | PS3 System Update Ends Sony Participation in Folding@home (I4U, 10/22/2012 6:09pm) |
Sony has announced that tomorrow will bring a new PS3 system update ringing the console to version 4.3.0. The new version will bring changes to the Trophies menu allowing gamers who also on the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Universal to Release Horror Classics on Blu-ray (Home Media Magazine, 9/04/2012 10:52pm) |
| For the first time Universal Studios Home Entertainment Oct. 2 will release eight classic horror films together on Blu-ray as Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection in celebration of Universal’s 100th anniversary.
The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| REVIEWS: LG BD370 Blu-ray player (Pocket-lint, 7/16/2009 2:23pm) |
| A networked player that brings a new dose of fun
Over the past year we've seen many devices that offer some form of internet connectivity, stepping beyond the still rather youthful BD-Live services, to a more comprehensive offering. The LG BD370 is such a connected player, with YouTube getting a firm slot on the Home page menu.
Leaving this new level of connectivity aside for one m ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba sez it wouldn't change a thing, still thinks HD DVD is better (Engadget, 2/19/2008 11:47pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
We've always heard that there's no need in regretting, and apparently, Toshiba is following said mantra after the collapse of its beloved high-definition movie format. In an interview with TechRadar, Toshiba's deputy general manager of HD DVD Olivier Van Wynendaele stated that it "wouldn't change anything that it did," and continued on to say that "cir ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony Details a 4K Ultra HD Delivery System and Media Player (High-Def Digest, 4/08/2013 5:00pm) |
| Summer will see the 4K Media Player bring the UHD content home. Just as Sony announced pricing and pre-orders for new more affordable 4K Ultra HD models, the issue of 4K content once again has reared [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Unwraps 'Christmas Story' Blu-ray Specs, Packaging (High-Def Digest, 7/14/2008 8:00pm) |
| Warner Home Video has revealed final specs and box art for its double dip of 'A Christmas Story,' which will hit Blu-ray this November with hours of bonus materials and deluxe holiday-themed packaging.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal Readies 'Knocked Up' for September HD DVD Release (High-Def Digest, 7/17/2007 6:57pm) |
| Universal Studios Home Video is reportedly planning to bring the summer blockbuster 'Knocked Up' to HD DVD this September, day-and-date with the standard-def DVD release. Video Business has the early details,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Details Emerge for Blu-ray, HD DVD editions of 'Harry Potter Years 1-5' Gift Set (High-Def Digest, 9/18/2007 4:30pm) |
| Warner Home Video has revealed new details for the Blu-ray and HD DVD releases of 'Harry Potter Years 1-5,' including first word of several extras exclusive to the new limited edition gift set. As we've... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner to Rock Blu-ray, HD DVD with 'Purple Rain,' 'Out for Justice' (High-Def Digest, 6/01/2007 7:01am) |
| Warner Home Video has officially announced catalog faves 'Purple Rain' and 'Out for Justice' will both Blu-ray and HD DVD this July. Though a rather bizarre pairing of rock legend Prince and action-meister... ... (Read Full Article) |
| LGE to launch PDP TV with built-in DVR at CeBIT (Digi Times, 3/07/2006 4:52am) |
| LG Electronics (LG) will launch a 42-inch PDP (plasma display panel) TV with built-in digital video recorder (DVR) at CeBIT 2006 in Hannover, Germany. The HD-ready TV incorporates an 80GB hard disc drive (HDD) and has the capability of storing up to 40 hours of digital standard-definition programming. Features include a brightness of 1500 cd/m2 and support for the high definition multimedia ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Study Says Web-Connected HDTVs to Hit 650 Million by 2017 (Big Picture Big Sound, 8/02/2012 10:42pm) |
| Juniper Research also says that smart-home revenue will climb to almost $60 billion in the same [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony to Sell VPL-HW50ES 3D Front Projector for Under $4K (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/08/2012 5:38pm) |
| The new home theater option includes 3D, Reality Creation processing, and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | XCOM: Enemy Unknown designer Jake Solomon on the importance of PC (Joystiq, 9/07/2012 3:30pm) |
| X-COM has quite a history on PC. In fact, apart from a pair of PlayStation ports (and one for the 3DO!), the franchise's home is entirely bound to the PC. Developer Firaxis is definitely aware of the franchise's history, lead designer Jake Solomon [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Technology News | Home (EARTHtimes.org, 10/14/2005 9:12pm) |
| On Friday, Microsoft Corp will release the update, Windows XP Media Center Edition Rollup Update Version 2, to strengthen its Windows XP Media Center Edition operating system. The OS is codenamed 'Emerald'. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Monster ClarityHD Model One Speaker Offers Multiroom Audio (CE Pro, 9/26/2012 6:03pm) |
| Monster's ClarityHD Model One High Definition Speaker now offers wireless capability via the Streamcast HD Transmitter and Receiver Kit, streaming HD music to 12 rooms in a home at a distance of up to 100 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Solidoodle 3 goes up for pre-orders with 512 cubic inches of 3D printing prowess (Engadget, 11/19/2012 8:08pm) |
| The potential for home (Read Full Article) |
| UK getting PS3 game, Blu-ray movie vending machines (Joystiq, 11/04/2008 12:30am) |
| Filed under: CultureSony Entertainment and Universal are partnering in the UK to roll out the "PoP Instant Entertainment 24/7," which, in addition to sounding like something out of the movie Total Recall, is a vending machine for PS3 games, Blu-ray Disc movies, and digital music/movie distribution. Unveiled at Stuff Magazine's Stuff Live Expo, the machine features a touch-screen interface and s ... (Read Full Article) |
| Lionsgate Brings Web Features to Blu-ray Disc (Format War Central, 12/13/2007 11:16pm) |
| High Def Digest is reporting that the January release of Saw IV from Lionsgate will have internet interactivity.
The ‘MoLog’ (short for Movie Blog) feature will allow users to blog about the movie from their BDLive Blu-ray player. This will be the second ‘web-enabled’ release from Lionsgate.
The question that remains is… will there be players? While [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Spears & Munsil HD Benchmark: 2nd Edition' Announced for Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/25/2013 2:00am) |
| The second edition of the calibration disc adds tests for 3D televisions and more. Spears & Munsil will be releasing 'Spears & Munsil HD Benchmark: 2nd Edition' early next week. The first edition of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pandora Ditches PS3 and Xbox 360 Apps For a Special HTML5 TV Interface (Gizmodo, 6/05/2013 1:40pm) |
| Starting today, you don't need to use a standalone application to access Pandora through your Playstation 3 or Xbox 360. The company has built a new HTML5 home for its services that's [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Telefonica, 3rd Largest Telecom in the World, Chooses CORINEX 200 Mbps AV Powerline to Deploy IP TV in Homes; The First (RedNova, 8/08/2005 1:01pm) |
| Telefonica, one of the largest telecoms in the world, has chosen Corinex's 200Mbps AV Powerline Ethernet adapters for use in its "Imagenio" IP TV home entertainment and communications package. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Things We Lost in the Fire' to Alight Blu-ray this March (High-Def Digest, 1/19/2009 9:00pm) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment has announced its latest "catch up" title for Blu-ray, confirming a late-March release for 'Things We Lost in the Fire.' Originally released on HD DVD, the critically-maligned... ... (Read Full Article) |
| JVC to launch first full high-definition camcorder (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News, 2/07/2007 10:07am) |
| TOKYO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Japanese consumer electronics maker Victor Co. of Japan Ltd. (JVC) said on Wednesday it plans to launch the world's first home-use camcorder that can make recordings at full high-definition quality. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ESPN Announces Plans to Shut Down ESPN 3D by the End of the Year (High-Def Digest, 6/12/2013 7:00pm) |
| "Due to low adoption of 3D at home." Troubling news for fans of 3D and sports as ESPN has announced plans to shut down its ESPN 3D channel by the end of the year. The reasoning behind the decision [...] (Read Full Article) |
| What's New (Guardian Weekly, 4/13/2005 11:14pm) |
| Sony has confirmed it is to bring its premium Qualia range to the UK. The high-end series of devices, which includes a tiny digital camera and a gold/silver-plated MiniDisc personal, initially went on sale in Japan in late 2003. The first products to be released in the UK include the Qualia 004, a high definition home cinema projector scheduled for next month, and the Qualia 005, a (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's 1.80 PS3 firmware enables 1080p upscaling for games and movies (Engadget, 5/23/2007 4:16pm) |
| Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home EntertainmentHot on the heels of an 80GB Korean-bound (and US, too?) PlayStation 3 comes news that Sony is planning on seriously upping the abilities of the PS3 with a forthcoming firmware update. Compared to minor changes that have occurred in the past, this one looks to be fairly substantial, so we'll cut to the chase and give you the skinny. First off, firmware ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘The Expendables’ 2 Blu-ray, DVD & UltraViolet release date announced (HD-Report, 10/12/2012 5:35am) |
| Lionsgate has announced The Expendables 2 home media release date will be November 20, 2012. The film will be available in a Blu-ray edition (MSRP: $39.99) that includes a Digital copy and Ultraviolet license to download from the cloud. The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | International 3D Society Adds VEFXI (Home Media Magazine, 2/28/2013 12:02am) |
| At-home 2D-to-3D video conversion technology company VEFXI Corp. has joined the International 3D Society (I3DS).
Company founder and CEO Craig Peterson will sit on the I3DS board of governors, along with Grant Anderson of Sony Pictures [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung sued for defective Blu-ray players (Engadget, 2/09/2008 3:57pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
We'll be straight with you -- we aren't surprised one iota by this one. For those keeping tabs, Samsung's slate of Blu-ray players have been plagued with issues essentially from day one, and while it has released a flurry of firmware updates over the years in an attempt to mend a variety of incompatibility issues, even its recent BD-UP5000 hybrid player is ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung unleashes swarm of new LCD monitors (Engadget, 10/20/2005 6:00pm) |
| Samsung has gone on a new monitor free-for-all today, unleashing no less than 16 new displays for the consumer and professional markets. We’ll ignore the business-oriented models and instead concentrate on those designed for home use and gaming, which include the following SyncMaster units: 19-inch 970P (1280 x 1024 resolution, 1000:1 contrast ratio, $549), 19-inch 940MW (widescreen 1440 x ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Home Video delays HD DVD's "Good Night, and Good Luck" (HD Beat, 7/26/2006 11:03am) |
| Filed under: Industry, News, Programming Just a quick note here to all of you that were ready to by Warner's Good Night, and Good Luck on HD DVD. It... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | James Cameron's Titanic - Blu-ray Disc Movie Pick (About.com, 9/10/2012 4:00am) |
| In a previous report I outlined what to expect when James Cameron's Epic Titanic, is [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Optoma Ships Highly Anticipated MovieTime Digital DVD Projector (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/11/2005 1:05pm) |
| Optoma Technology Inc. announces the shipping of its MovieTime digital DVD home theater projector. The MovieTime DVD projector features a built-in DVD player and integrated speakers in a stylish, compact design. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony High Definition Camcorder (Incentive, 5/28/2006 12:48am) |
| MAY 24, 2005 - -- If you've got a high definition television, why not shoot home movies that take full advantage of its crystal-clear quality? In July, Sony will release a compact, consumer-oriented, high definition Handycam camcorder. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Zensonic Z500 HD Network DVD Player (BIOS, 5/09/2006 12:20pm) |
| ADELAIDE, Australia - World-leading home entertainment innovator Zensonic Corporation is set to launch its breakthrough Zensonic Z500 high definition network DVD player in the U.S. in July 2006. After sustained demand through its website, Zensonic has signed a d... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | It's happened, 3D printer cranks out real working assault rifle (DVICE, 7/27/2012 2:02am) |
| The ability to print out your own 3D objects from open source schematics in your very home is absolutely the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| First look at DirecTV on Demand (Engadget, 8/27/2007 4:08pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
It's been a long time comin', but it looks like DirecTV's bonafide video-on-demand service is nearly ready for primetime. Judging by a descriptive thread over at DBSTalk, the service -- dubbed DirecTV on Demand -- has been rolled out in beta form to at least some users, so here's a quick look at what you can expect. First off, DoD will reportedly "be avai ... (Read Full Article) |
| Slumdog Millionaire, Milk Blu-ray sales up post Oscar wins (Punch Jump, 2/24/2009 3:39pm) |
| Advanced sales for Twentieth Century Fox’s Slumdog Millionaire and Universal Studios’ Milk Blu-ray disc increased on Mon. at Amazon following Oscar wins for both films. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic first to announce HDTVs featuring tru2way (Engadget, 1/07/2008 6:17pm) |
| Filed under: CES, HDTV, Home Entertainment
While we're all a little new to tru2way, Panasonic isn't wasting anytime integrating the newly renamed CableCARD 2.0 standard into its TVs. We hope this will revitalize CableCARD, which had been dropped from just about every manufacture's lineup. The big difference this time around is that now your CableCARD enabled HDTV can take advantage of VOD and ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray revenue on the rise but what does it really mean? (AfterDawn, 7/21/2008 5:58pm) |
| Half way through 2008 the home video market has made studio executives happy. Although spending hasn't grown from last year's levels it also haven't fallen, which many in the industry considered a strong possibility.
Blu-ray in particular has seen a spending increase of around 300% from the first half of last year. It has amounted to more than $200 million in revenue so far this year.
“I ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung's BD-P1400 Blu-ray player dips to $270 (Technorati, 12/11/2007 7:55pm) |
| Samsung’s BD-P1400 Blu-ray player dips to $270 December 11th, 2007 by Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment Whoa, Nelly! Just three days after we saw Samsung’s BD-P1400 crack the $300 barrier, the unit is now down below $270 at Amazon. More specifically, it can be had right now for $269.98, which certainly brings it a lot closer to the price range currently dominated by HD DVD. The only q ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic kicks off 50GB Blu-ray production (Engadget, 12/06/2005 9:10am) |
| Panasonic has announced they’ve begun “pilot production†of dual layer, 50GB Blu-ray discs out in their Torrance, California factory. This dual layer disc is apparently the first of many capacity enhancements that Blu-ray may see throughout the years by just slapping on more and more data layers; we know from a while back that Sony is working on octuple layer discs with a 200GB capacity . ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy price cuts BD-Live Blu-ray player (Punch Jump, 7/06/2009 3:39pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. this week price cut a BD-Live enabled Blu-ray player in the latest high-definition price cut.
This week, the Insignia NS-BDLIVE01 Blu-ray disc player held a sale price of $169.99, down from a $199.99 MSRP.
BD-Live is a Blu-ray feature that allows users to access content via an Internet connection to download up-to-date content.
Blu-ray [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Jurassic Park’ 3D Blu-ray & UltraViolet release date (HD-Report, 2/07/2013 5:49pm) |
| Are you starving for more 3D content? Universal Studio’s Jurassic Park will release to 3D Blu-ray Disc and UltraViolet on April 23, 2013. Special features include the “Making Of Trailers for ‘Jurassic Park,’” “The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray sales to top 100 million next year, says analyst firm (AfterDawn, 2/24/2009 7:17am) |
| According to the analyst firm Futuresource Consulting, Blu-ray disc sales will jump to over 100 million next year, worldwide, thanks to the expected reductions in Blu-ray player prices and the continued market growth of HDTVs.
"In the USA, Blu-ray has moved from early adopter phase through to early majority, with the format gaining real traction in the marketplace," added Mai Hoang, senior ma ... (Read Full Article) |
| Live from the Blu-ray interactivity demo (Engadget, 1/07/2008 7:20pm) |
| Filed under: Features, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Here we are back at the Sony booth for more coverage, but this time its Blu-ray latest interactive features on display. Known by a few names, BD Live hopes to match HD DVD HDi feature for feature. At this point we're still waiting to get in, but it shouldn't be long now.11:28am - We're finally in, but waiting for the show to start, seems to be a l ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG BH100 HD DVD / Blu-ray hybrid player in the wild and on sale (Engadget, 1/17/2007 7:51pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentWhoa, that was quick. The story of LG's BH100 has moved from myth to reality quicker than some companies can even craft a marketing campaign, and astoundingly enough, the hybrid HD DVD / Blu-ray player has not only been captured on camera, but it's available for sale. You read right, LG's $1,199 harmony machine is apparently already leaking into a few CompUS ... (Read Full Article) |
| Konnie Huq presents a beginner's guide to Blu-ray (HDTV UK, 1/10/2009 1:43pm) |
| From one Blue to another: TV presenter Konnie Huq, of Blue Peter fame, is the latest celebrity to be involved in the promotion of Blu-ray. She's filmed a Beginner's Guide to Blu-ray, explaining in very basic terms what the minimum equipment requirements are in order to watch high definition content at home. There's also a new marketing web site at BluRayRevolution.co.uk... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Baldinger is off the wall (The Sporting News via Yahoo! News, 5/24/2005 6:44pm) |
| Tucked in a corner of the basement in his home, a beautiful Renaissance-style ranch in a New Jersey suburb of Philadelphia, is Brian Baldinger\\\'s office. It\\\'s small, dominated by a desk with chairs in front and behind, facing a wall with a built-in 48-inch flat-screen HDTV. Framed pictures of Baldinger -- one with Springsteen in Copenhagen in \\\'93, others from his playing days as an offensi ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-definition TV sales make Tweeter results zoom; Canton electronics chain has trouble keeping sets in stock (Patriot Ledger, 4/07/2006 3:51pm) |
| CANTON - Red-hot consumer demand for high-definition TVs helped boost sales at Tweeter Home Entertainment Group by 3 percent in the first quarter. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony exec targets 2007 for Cell processor expansion (Electronics Supply and Manufacturing, 4/13/2005 3:37pm) |
| BORDEAUX, France — Promising to "redefine the consumer experience," Fujio Nishida, executive vice president of Sony Corp., said new Cell processors for its third-generation PlayStation video game console will also drive Sony's home server and HDTV products in 2007. (Read Full Article) |
| MPAA CEO Dan Glickman on the Broadcast Flag (Slashdot, 5/28/2005 1:06pm) |
| Thomas Hawk writes \\\"Motion Picture Association of America head Dan Glickman has an opinion piece up at CNET explaining why, even after they and the FCC lost the legal case to force the Broadcast Flag on us, we should still as consumers be advocates for it. The gist of Glickman\\\'s argument boils down to the old \\\'we\\\'re taking our ball and going home\\\' game as he tries to convince us tha ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-Definition JVC GR-HD1 HD Camcorder (Luxist, 6/24/2005 5:31pm) |
| See your babies drool in high-definition with the world’s first cosumer HD camcorder, the JVC GR-HD1 . Available for $3,500, this handheld camera lets you record, edit, play, and store home movies directly to the cameras built-in memory card for easy digital editing. Once you have a finished product, you can transfer the movie to a DVD or standard VHS tape. Although you can watch your videos ... (Read Full Article) |
| Brillian Debuts New 65-Inch 720P HDTV Monitor Model Optimized for Home Theatre and Built-in Design Environments (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/31/2005 12:45pm) |
| At the 2005 International Communications Industries Association show conference, Brillian Corporation will unveil its latest Gen II Liquid-Crystal-On-Silicon (LCoS) television product: the BR6501mFB rear-projection HDTV monitor. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Companies become kind (AdJab, 8/02/2005 6:38pm) |
| Advertisers are promoting their wares through random acts of kindness. CBS promoted Joan of Arcadia by sending people out on the streets to give away subway passes, bowls of soup, and coffee, each affixed with a note that they should, you know, maybe go home and watch Joan of Arcadia . In Denver, The Gap paid for parking meters on tax day, and United promoted it's budget carrier through free ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Spotlight: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniversary Edition (allthingsHiDef, 12/04/2007 9:36am) |
| Blu-ray Spotlight: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniversary Edition Sony Pictures, Sci-Fi, $49.95 Blu-ray (two-disc), $39.95 three-DVD set, ‘PG’ for intense sci-fi action, mild language and thematic elements. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Jurassic Park 3D Blu-ray comes home April 23rd after its one-week theatrical return (Engadget, 1/27/2013 12:30pm) |
| We've known since last year that Jurassic Park would make its return to theaters in 3D this April, but now [...] (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) |
| First region free Blu-ray players available (Engadget, 6/26/2008 3:51pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Look no further for the follow-up to last year's multi-region Blu-ray players, with Bluraymods.com advertising a completely region free Panasonic DMP-BD30, available in either pre-modified or DIY kit formats. That's all 6 DVD regions and three Blu-ray regions for those keeping count, and it claims to still work with any firmware updates. The good news for im ... (Read Full Article) |
| REVIEW: Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution - PS3 (Pocket-lint, 6/25/2008 3:00pm) |
| Will this make a mark on history?Nope, the name isn't some kind of late April fools joke. The long running strategic epic that is the Civilization series is indeed attempting to make its home on the latest batch of consoles.
Read Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution - PS3 on Pocket-lint]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ireland sees tenfold increase in Blu-ray sales (HDTV UK, 5/01/2008 11:41am) |
| More scintillating Blu-ray sales figures, with news that Ireland is one of the fastest growing markets in Europe for the Blu-ray format. Sony announced that it aims to capture 20% of Ireland's Home Vision electronic sales this year, and proved its intentions by cutting the price of the BDP-S300 Blu-ray player from €499 to €399... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony’s 400-disc Blu-ray changer deemed worthy of your $1,900 - if you have 400 discs (CrunchGear, 9/02/2009 8:30pm) |
| The first reaction most have to these Sony megachangers hasn't changed over the years. Just insert the name of the appropriate physical media. But yes, some people do own that many discs and so these changers make sense for them. Plus, while digital downloads are great and the future of the average consumer, there are still some folk that demand the absolute best picture and sound which only Blu-ray can provide. Electronic house had a chance to sit down with the ES Blu-ray changer and sent it through the paces. (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi Unveils New UltraVision Flat Panel Television Models (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/31/2005 12:00pm) |
| The Home Electronics Division of Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. , www.hitachi.us/tv, today launched its 2005 flat panel television line with seven product lines that combine revolutionary plasma and LCD technologies with sophisticated designs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Judge stops DirecTV's high-definition TV ads in spat with Comcast (The Scranton Times-Tribune, 8/20/2007 5:03pm) |
| A federal judge in Illinois has ordered DirecTV Group Inc., the nation's largest satellite TV provider, to stop running ads saying consumers and home-theater installers prefer the quality of satellite's high-definition TV over cable's. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Adds 'Gridiron Gang,' 'Resident Evil' to January Lineup; 'Crouching Tiger' Delayed (High-Def Digest, 11/13/2006 10:51pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment today announced it will bring 'Gridiron Gang' to Blu-ray day-and-date with the standard DVD release, and will unleash its latest BD-50 title, 'Resident Evil: Apocalypse,'... ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Satellite Means More HDTV Content Even for Cable Customers (HDDVD.com, 7/09/2007 3:58pm) |
| Owners of HDTVs are always looking for more and better ways to enjoy their high-definition video and home theater setups. Aside from content on DVDs, choices are limited to whatever is availabe on free local HD broadcasts and the paid programming available from the cable or satellite company. These broadcasts suffer from a problem of quality vs ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon Blu-ray Buy 2 Get 1 Free Deal, 147 Titles Included (Format War Central, 10/21/2008 9:49am) |
| Amazon is having a big “Buy 2 Get 1 Free Deal” on 147 Blu-ray titles. The deal started today, and includes the awesome Blu-ray version of Discovery Channel’s “When We Left Earth - The NASA Missions.” We have this 4 disc set and highly recommend it to our readers.
We sure hope Amazon brings back the [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Panasonic shows off Full HD 3D by plasma (Pocket-lint, 9/03/2009 12:14pm) |
IFA 2009: Panasonic claims close collaboration with Hollywood standard
Panasonic has announced its version of how Full HD 3DTV viewing should be done as demoed on the company's 103-inch mega-plasma in the press conference at IFA 2009 today.
Unlike Sony's 3D Bravia LCD solution, Panasonic believes that a far better quality experience can be achieved through PDP plasma technology which is touted to offer a less blurry image and a far crisper feel. The system will be 3D through Blu-ray and the set will transmit a true, 1080p image on two channels - one to each eye - thus ensuring a Full HD 3D result when it's put together in the viewer's brain.
Although, neither the film industry nor the broadcasters have as yet to decide on the standard of 3D which the tech companies are to support, Panasonic has claimed that it has been working closely with Hollywood to lead the way in consumer 3D and even got Avatar's producer, Jon Landau, up on stage to prove.
No official 3D products were announced but the company is showing clear intent.
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| (Unranked) | Nintendo Seals Exclusive Partnership with SEGA on Upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog Games (Business Wire, 5/19/2013 11:00pm) |
| REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The next title in SEGA’s Sonic the Hedgehog franchise will be exclusive to Nintendo’s Wii U home console and Nintendo 3DS portable system. Nintendo Global President Satoru Iwata announced the details of a new [...] (Read Full Article) |
| First multi-region Blu-ray players appearing (Engadget, 12/31/2007 5:23am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentWe're not quite ready to believe these things function as advertised just yet, but it seems that multi-region Blu-ray players are beginning to pop up on a few overseas websites. We're seeing a region hacked Samsung BD-P1400 and Sony BDP-S300 / BDP-S500, each of which are reportedly modified to play nice with BD regions A / B as well as DVD regions 1 / 2. Asid ... (Read Full Article) |
| DivX support finds its way into HP, LG HDTVs (Engadget, 4/23/2008 5:46pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentThere's no other way to say it, DivX is on a roll in 2008 (that small Stage6 stumble is already a fading memory). If support from Blu-ray players and videogame consoles wasn't enough, DivX Certification has snaked its long arm directly into HDTVs, with "over 80 models" from HP and LG slapping on a sticker indicating users can simply plug a USB dri ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures’ Blu-ray releases Tuesday (HD-Report, 9/17/2012 7:29am) |
| Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventures Blu-ray Disc boxed set will release this Tuesday, September 18. ‘The Complete Adventures’ contains all four Indiana Jones films including Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Silent Hill: Revelation’ Blu-ray release date announced (HD-Report, 12/13/2012 7:17am) |
| Universal Studios has announced the release date for Silent Hill: Revelation on Blu-ray Disc and DVD will be Feb. 12, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Disney Unwraps 'Santa Clause 3' on Blu-ray This Christmas (High-Def Digest, 3/22/2007 8:32pm) |
| Buena Vista Home Entertainment is dropping off an early Christmas present for Blu-ray fans, announcing a November 20 street date for the holiday hit 'Santa Clause 3: Escape Clause.'. Though a street date... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Slacker Radio Arrives on Xbox 360 (eCoustics, 2/26/2013 11:33pm) |
| The newly revamped Slacker radio today found a new home on the Xbox 360 gaming console. Now available for Xbox Live subscribers in the U.S. and Canada, Slacker brings millions of songs and hundreds of programmed stations to the Xbox Live [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | KDDI Remote TV delivers Blu-ray DVR video to PCs and smartphones (Engadget, 2/19/2013 5:34pm) |
| Sure, it's possible to get remote access to home theater devices [...] (Read Full Article) |
| "HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2: EXTENDED EDITION": The Most Watched Cable Telecast of All Time Comes to DVD and Blu-ray(TM) ... (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/27/2007 12:00pm) |
| "High School Musical 2," the most highly anticipated sequel of the year, comes to DVD and Blu-ray(TM) High-Def in an extended edition on December 11, 2007 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. ... (Read Full Article) |
| TiVo Series3 and HD FINALLY get TiVoToGo, MRV, eSATA drive, other new features (Engadget, 10/23/2007 1:30pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
TiVo let on that November was going to be the month that both TiVoToGo and Multi-Room Viewing became a reality, and now with only a week to go it's finally here. But that's not all TiVo's taken the occasion to announce: in addition to being able to stream shows between your TiVos (MRV) and copy programming from a TiVo to your PC (TiVoToGo), TiVo has also an ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo Available Release Dates (WebProNews, 5/25/2005 2:55pm) |
| Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo all let a lot of information fly at the E3 with regard to their new gaming consoles. The specs of these systems are awesome. They\\\'ve got WiFi and wireless and downloadable systems, massive multiplayer options inside the home or over the network. The visual capabilities will be stunning with the HD graphics capability hooked up to a new Samsung HDTV designed for the ... (Read Full Article) |
| Starz Signs IPTV Deals (Broadcasting and Cable, 1/12/2006 5:38pm) |
| Starz Entertainment Group has signed a number of carriage-agreement deals with IPTV provider Optical Entertainment Network (OEN), which plans to provide IP video, high-speed data and voice services to 1.6 million households in the Houston market through a fiber-to-the-home service call FISION. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Studio executives talk up Blu-ray, future challenges (HDTV UK, 6/19/2008 7:31am) |
| Senior executives at a number of major film studios have been sharing their views on Blu-ray and the future of film distribution, at the recent Home Entertainment Summit. Presidents from Disney, Fox, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony Universal, and Warner spoke about the increasing dominance of Blu-ray, and the challenges facing them in the years ahead... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney to continue Blu-ray/DVD combo packs (HD-Report, 8/12/2009 8:56pm) |
| Disney says it will continue to produce Blu-ray Disc/DVD combo packs through 2010. The decision is based on research that says 77% of consumers plan to purchase a BD player in the near future.
Upcoming titles from Disney to be released as a combo package include “Hannah Montana The Movie,” “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” [...] (Read Full Article) |
| KBCI 2 Boise, Idaho (KBCI Boise, 9/04/2005 7:03am) |
| What is digital Television? Digital television is a new system of broadcasting television pictures and multiple channels of audio. It offers a method to transmit studio quality pictures and audio to the home with clarity not possible with today's analog broadcast system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| KBCI 2 Boise, Idaho (KBCI Boise, 6/06/2005 7:18am) |
| What is digital Television? Digital television is a new system of broadcasting television pictures and multiple channels of audio. It offers a method to transmit studio quality pictures and audio to the home with clarity not possible with today's analog broadcast system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| KBCI 2 Boise, Idaho (KBCI Boise, 7/02/2005 7:03am) |
| What is digital Television? Digital television is a new system of broadcasting television pictures and multiple channels of audio. It offers a method to transmit studio quality pictures and audio to the home with clarity not possible with today's analog broadcast system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Cuban teams with Dell to offer bundled HDNet Blu-ray content (Engadget, 12/14/2006 3:35pm) |
| Filed under: Desktops, HDTV, LaptopsNow that Dell's riding high on the Blu-ray bandwagon, what more could you ask for when picking up that now-BD-equipped M1710? How about a free flick from Mark Cuban? While we can hear the groaning in the back, ole Mark has decided to plug his very own HDNet by partnering with Dell and tossing in a free Blu-ray title -- "HDNet World Report Special: Shuttle Disc ... (Read Full Article) |
| New Denon Blu-ray player is DivX Certified (AfterDawn, 4/03/2008 4:51am) |
| DivX, Inc. announced that the latest Blu-ray Disc player from Denon, the high-end audio/video brand owned by D&M Holdings Inc., has been given DivX Certification. This puts the product in a growing list of DivX Certified products. The DVD-3800BDCI will go on sale in the Japan and U.S. markets at the end of this month. This is the second Denon Blu-ray player to receive DivX Certification.
"DENO ... (Read Full Article) |
| In case you missed it: peace broke out in the format war, HD DVD is dead (Engadget, 2/19/2008 6:02pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Just in case you missed the big news earlier this morning, after more than two years on the market, HD DVD finally rolled over. Here's everything you need to know:
Official: HD DVD dead and buried, format war is over
Toshiba: "no plans" to adopt Blu-ray
HD DVD casualty report: over 1m players, recorders, and drives lost to the format war
Pa ... (Read Full Article) |
| DirecTV DVR gets second software upgrade in a month (Engadget, 12/26/2005 5:33pm) |
| Filed under: Home Entertainment Apparently TiVo has spoiled us all with its polished, intuitive interface and recording software that actually records when you tell it to, because DirecTV has been receiving numerous complaints about bugs and poor feature implementation in its DirecTV DVR TiVo-replacement. Besides some reports about sporadic recording accuracy, users also seem to be unhappy ... (Read Full Article) |
| Conexant Introduces World's First Dual-Channel 8PSK and DVB-S2 Advanced Modulation Satellite Tuner (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/20/2005 12:01pm) |
| Conexant Systems, Inc. , a worldwide leader in semiconductor solutions for broadband communications, enterprise networks and the digital home, today announced the world's first dual-stream radio frequency satellite tuner. ... (Read Full Article) |
| SavitMicro's Dueple: HD media player with DVD (Engadget, 6/07/2006 4:02pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Storage
We've seen Korean manufacturer SavitMicro a few times before, once with a hub for multi-cam recording and another time with a media-playing drive enclosure, and now they've popped up once again at Computex with yet another device that promises to simplify your digital life. Like their drive enclosure, the new "Dueple," as it's known, also accepts ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony unveils BD Player (HDBlog.net, 3/17/2006 1:32pm) |
| Yesterday Sony announced plans for its BDP-S1 BD (Blu-ray Disc) player. Sony’s BD player will be released in July for around $1000. It’ll support 1080p on its HDMI output and 1080i on its analog component output. It will upscale normal DVD’s to 1080p, should you wish that, on the HDMI connection [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Classic White’ Sony PlayStation 3 Bundle Coming Jan. 27 (eCoustics, 1/17/2013 11:06pm) |
| Home décor-savvy gamers rejoice: Sony today announced the addition of the Classic White PlayStation 3 bundle, available in the U.S. and Canada on Jan. 27. The $299.99 bundle includes the latest version of the PS3, complete with a 500GB hard [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony uses Blu-ray technology to make efficient anti-glare LCD panels (HDTV UK, 3/18/2008 12:54pm) |
| Sony is planning to use its Blu-ray Disc production technology to manufacture
highly efficient anti-glare LCD panels for use in consumer electronics
products. "Moth Eye" produces a display film covered in many minute bumps, and
is supposed to cut surface reflection to 0.1% or less for visible light -- at
1/30th the level of conventional LCD films. This has the effect of boosting a
monitor' ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic to bundle (discounted) Blu-ray players with plasmas -- 2 new players in January (Engadget, 12/10/2007 9:19am) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Although coy with any detail, Panasonic just put the industry on notice with its Blu-ray plans for the US. In a move to double its Stateside market share, Panny will begin bundling Blu-ray players with their plasma TVs next week. The move specifically targets Circuit City and Best Buy among other big-box retailers and "may" result in a discount. Th ... (Read Full Article) |
| Phoenix Entertainment Group To Release Blu-ray Titles (Format War Central, 3/10/2008 5:26pm) |
| Phoenix Entertainment Group and their horror niche label Under the Bed Films are planning to release Blu-ray Disc titles.
On the Pheonix Entertainment Group website we see that they plan to release Paintball The Movie: Court Jesters on DVD and Blu-Ray on May 6, 2008.
Also of note, Under the Bed Films title Naked Beneath the Water [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Talks More About Reasons for Choosing Blu-ray Disc (Format War Central, 1/09/2008 6:23am) |
| Rueters is reporting that Warner Bros
Entertainment Group President Kevin Tsujihara has spoken out more regarding Warner’s shock news that they would only support Blu-ray in the second half of 2008.
A 2007 decline in DVD sales, which account for half of
Hollywood’s profits, and anticipated further declines in 2008
sped Warner’s decision making process.
Tsujihara said the [ ... (Read Full Article) |
| Nick Neg flashback: Why HDTV will never catch on (Engadget, 2/08/2008 9:46pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
As a celebration of the magazine turning 15 years old this month, Fimoculous uncovered this little gem from back in Wired's heyday, the very first issue: "High-definition television is clearly irrelevant." That's Nicholas Negroponte, of OLPC fame, making some bold predictions from his inaugural column in the back page of Wired. Sure, his thoughts on user c ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Releases Official Comment On Reports On Paramount (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News, 10/03/2005 10:02am) |
| (Full text of a statement. Contact details below) TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2005--Our understanding is that Paramount Home Entertainment also continues to support HD DVD, a position established in comments from Paramount officials in press reports. We see Paramount's continued commitment to releasing HD DVD titles as proof that the studio still recognizes HD DVD's advantages: accelerated ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony yells "me too," introduces BWU-300S 8x Blu-ray burner (Engadget, 9/23/2008 8:19pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, StorageWhat is this, the week of the 8x BD writer or something? Just days after Buffalo announced two such units for the American market (and Delkin failed epically with an alternative half as quick yet more expensive), in runs Sony with an 8x Blu-ray writer of its own. The October-bound BWU-300S can cook an entire single-layer (25GB) BD-R in around 15 minute ... (Read Full Article) |
| Haier L47A18 1080p LCD unveiled (Engadget, 5/14/2007 11:44pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTVChinese manufacturer Haier has released the L47A18-AK 47-inch 1080p LCD, with detachable bottom-mounted speakers and a pair of HDMI ins. The set also includes two integrated USB ports, card readers that can play back, among other formats, MP3, JPG, and DiVX, and a printer jack -- for making take-home copies of yesterday's photos with Mom, of course. No word on a release ... (Read Full Article) |
| Survey: Majority of American households now have HDTVs (Home Theater, 8/06/2009 9:55pm) |
| Despite the recession, we still haven’t completely put the brakes on when it comes to buying new TV sets. According to a new report by the Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM), 53 percent of U.S. households now own an HDTV, the first time a majority of the country’s living rooms are high-def, and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| KIDK 3 - Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Blackfoot (KIDK-TV Idaho Falls, 6/03/2005 7:14am) |
| What is digital Television? Digital television is a new system of broadcasting television pictures and multiple channels of audio. It offers a method to transmit studio quality pictures and audio to the home with clarity not possible with today's analog broadcast system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| KIDK 3 - Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Blackfoot (KIDK-TV Idaho Falls, 4/02/2005 8:13am) |
| What is digital Television? Digital television is a new system of broadcasting television pictures and multiple channels of audio. It offers a method to transmit studio quality pictures and audio to the home with clarity not possible with today's analog broadcast system. (Read Full Article) |
| KIDK 3 - Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Blackfoot (KIDK-TV Idaho Falls, 7/03/2005 7:13am) |
| What is digital Television? Digital television is a new system of broadcasting television pictures and multiple channels of audio. It offers a method to transmit studio quality pictures and audio to the home with clarity not possible with today's analog broadcast system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| KIDK 3 - Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Blackfoot (KIDK-TV Idaho Falls, 4/07/2005 7:13am) |
| What is digital Television? Digital television is a new system of broadcasting television pictures and multiple channels of audio. It offers a method to transmit studio quality pictures and audio to the home with clarity not possible with today's analog broadcast system. (Read Full Article) |
| NAD Offers M56 Blu-ray Player and New Home Theater Receivers (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/26/2009 8:56pm) |
| The company announces the M56, but puts a new spin on the T 785, T 775 and T 765 receivers and the M15HD preamp. (Read Full Article) |
| KIDK 3 - Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Blackfoot (KIDK-TV Idaho Falls, 6/06/2005 7:13am) |
| What is digital Television? Digital television is a new system of broadcasting television pictures and multiple channels of audio. It offers a method to transmit studio quality pictures and audio to the home with clarity not possible with today's analog broadcast system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| KIDK 3 - Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Blackfoot (KIDK-TV Idaho Falls, 6/05/2005 7:14am) |
| What is digital Television? Digital television is a new system of broadcasting television pictures and multiple channels of audio. It offers a method to transmit studio quality pictures and audio to the home with clarity not possible with today's analog broadcast system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| KIDK 3 - Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Blackfoot (KIDK-TV Idaho Falls, 8/01/2005 7:14am) |
| What is digital Television? Digital television is a new system of broadcasting television pictures and multiple channels of audio. It offers a method to transmit studio quality pictures and audio to the home with clarity not possible with today's analog broadcast system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Warner Bringing ‘Wizard of Oz,’ ‘House of Wax’ to 3D Blu-ray (Home Media Magazine, 6/05/2013 12:00am) |
| Warner Home Video will mark the upcoming 75th anniversary of 1939’s The Wizard of Oz this fall with a re-release of the classic film in 3D.
The film will play in 3D on Imax screens for one week beginning Sept. 20, followed Oct. 1 by [...] (Read Full Article) |
| KIDK 3 - Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Blackfoot (KIDK-TV Idaho Falls, 7/01/2005 7:14am) |
| What is digital Television? Digital television is a new system of broadcasting television pictures and multiple channels of audio. It offers a method to transmit studio quality pictures and audio to the home with clarity not possible with today's analog broadcast system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HomePlug AV specification approved by alliance board (Tom's Hardware Guide, 8/19/2005 11:12pm) |
| San Ramon (CA) - A new powerline networking protocol, called HomePlug AV, has been approved by the HomePlug Powerline Alliance which promises fast communications, without adding extra wires. The new specification zips data through the existing power lines in the home, at 200 Megabit per second. ... (Read Full Article) |
| KIDK 3 - Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Blackfoot (KIDK-TV Idaho Falls, 7/02/2005 7:14am) |
| What is digital Television? Digital television is a new system of broadcasting television pictures and multiple channels of audio. It offers a method to transmit studio quality pictures and audio to the home with clarity not possible with today's analog broadcast system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Here Comes the Sun...Into Your Lamp: Lamps Plus Launches Ultra Spectrum Brand (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/13/2005 4:38pm) |
| LAMPS PLUS, the nation's largest specialty lighting retailer, today introduced Ultra Spectrum, a new line of products featuring the first lighting technology that actually mimics natural sunlight, providing unprecedented new design, health and cost savings benefits to homeowners and home decor enthusiasts. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LED HDTV explosion: Sony, Sharp, LG, JVC introduce new sets (Home Theater, 9/11/2009 2:50am) |
| They’re still priced too high to hit the mainstream, but LCD HDTVs with LED backlighting are becoming more and more prevalent. No fewer than four TV makers have just announced new sets using the technology, with a Sharp 32-inch model (the Aquos LC-32LE700UN) priced as low as $1,099.99.
JVC is also trotting out a 32-inch set, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Olevia debuts 65-inch 665H 1080p LCoS RPTV (Engadget, 8/28/2007 5:01pm) |
| Filed under: HDTVSyntax-Brillian is dropping a new 65-inch 1080p LCoS HDTV at CEDIA '07 that might not win any awards, but based on previous models it should still be a quality set. This high-def rear projection should feel right at home within the ho-hum Olevia brand as it's equipped with nothing exactly ground-breaking, but it does have some of the latest mainstream HD goodies. We're talking ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray Cinema(TM) Debuts Blue Laser 1080p Digital Cinema Player at NAB With Sony and Asaca/Shibasoku (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/07/2005 10:29pm) |
| Blu-Ray Cinema(TM) has introduced the Blu-Ray Cinema Player, a 1080p digital cinema player that features state-of-the-art Professional Disc blue laser technology and connectivity options for the ultimate in reproduction quality with virtually any display. (Read Full Article) |
| WinFast DTV Dongle from Leadtek (Engadget, 12/29/2005 12:10am) |
| Filed under: HDTV , Home Entertainment , Peripherals PC owners looking for a portable digital TV tuner now have a new option in the upcoming WinFast DTV Dongle (yes, they actually call it a "dongle") by Leadtek. Basically an antennal that plugs into your USB port, the DTV Dongle features picture-in-picture along with the usual suite of PVR functions, and comes with a credit-card remote. ... (Read Full Article) |
| E3, The Next Generation and the Future of Movies (Cinematical, 5/18/2005 4:41pm) |
| Filed under: Critical Thought & Trends , Sony The Playstation 2 and XBOX were very instrumental in the adoption of the DVD format. The PS2 brought the DVD player into 87 million households, with 1.5 million sold in the first month alone. And with a High Definition DVD format war on the horizon, we look to the video game industry to see the future of movies in our home. The annual E3 video ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung adds new soundbar systems, Blu-ray players (Consumer Reports, 4/04/2009 10:00am) |
| Have you been craving a Blu-ray sound and video system, but can't spare the room for even a compact home theater in a box system? Samsung's new HT-BD8200 packs a Blu-ray player into a sound bar speaker system that includes a separate wireless subwoofer. The system, priced at $800, won't arrive until July. But if you can't wait, and already have a Blu-ray player, the company has a l ... (Read Full Article) |
| WinFast DTV Dongle from Leadtek (Engadget, 12/29/2005 8:15am) |
| Filed under: HDTV , Home Entertainment , Peripherals PC owners looking for a portable digital TV tuner now have a new option in the upcoming WinFast DTV Dongle (yes, they actually call it a "dongle") by Leadtek. Basically an antenna that plugs into your USB port, the DTV Dongle features picture-in-picture along with the usual suite of PVR functions, and comes with a credit-card remote. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy previews its 32-inch LCD HDTV/Blu-ray player combo on its Web site (Home Theater, 9/24/2009 4:19am) |
| TVs with built-in DVD players have mostly been the domain of bargain brands, but given the far-improved quality of the Blu-ray format, these combo units could attract more mainstream attention. Sharp has already announced a pair of LCD TV/Blu-ray combos, and now Best Buy is undercutting Sharp’s pricing strategy with a similar unit under its [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung, partners plan wireless Internet TV device (Electronics Supply and Manufacturing, 3/19/2007 8:10pm) |
| Samsung Electronics is planning to release a wireless set-top box capable of receiving high-definition Internet TV over a home network. Samsung's SMT-H6155 device, built in conjunction with STMicroelectronics and Metalink, is apparently aimed at markets in Asia and Europe, where IPTV is more prevalent than in the United States. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp's 108-inch LB-1085 LCD HDTV comes Stateside in September (Engadget, 6/18/2008 5:04pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Sharp's biggest announcement at InfoComm isn't the plethora of new projectors and LCD monitors. No, dear friends, it's the proclamation that its 108-inch LB-1085 1080p display will soon be available right here in the US of A. Sharp's smart enough to not let out a US price just yet, but our handy Japanese currency conversion calculation puts it so ... (Read Full Article) |
| Verizon Adds Sinclair Stations to FiOS TV (MultiChannel News, 12/29/2005 5:55pm) |
| Verizon Communications Inc. is adding to its lineup of TV programming for its Verizon FiOS TV fiber-to-the home-based video service, this time inking a multiyear retransmission-consent agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. to supply analog and digital signals for television stations in Baltimore and Tampa, Fla. ... (Read Full Article) |
| ED Digital to display HD LCDs with built-in Windows Media Connect at CES (Engadget, 12/31/2005 12:10am) |
| Filed under: Displays , HDTV , Home Entertainment , Media PCs ED Digital are some new kids on the LCD TV block, but they're bring the goods. They have been working with Microsoft on integrating Windows Media Connect into their forthcoming Digitrex HD LCD TVs and will be showing their wares at CES. Making a network hookup into the next video connector via your PC seems like a natural ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sonic Announces Support for Blu-ray in Roxio Consumer Products and AuthorScript SDK (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/02/2005 10:30am) |
| Sonic Solutions , the leader in digital media software, today announced broad support for Blu-ray Disc in its Roxio-branded DigitalMedia Archive, Easy Archive and DigitalMedia Studio consumer software products. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner dramatically lowers pricing on Blu-ray titles (AfterDawn, 7/13/2008 5:02am) |
| Warner Home Video has announced the launch of aggressive pricing cuts on its Blu-ray catalog beginning in the Q4 of this year.
Starting September, Warner will begin offering a "point-of-sale rebate program" meaning retailers will be able to order a number of catalog tiles for as low as $11 USD.
Even with expected retail mark-up, the new prices will sure to be a steep discount from their c ... (Read Full Article) |
| OEN Launches High-Def Production Arm (Broadcasting and Cable, 3/03/2006 2:27pm) |
| Optical Entertainment Network, an Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) provider that has launched video and broadband services in the Houston area, has created a high-definition production company, OEN Studios, that will create HDTV content for the syndication market and will also produce programming to support new high-def networks that will be carried on OEN’s fiber-to-the-home television service, whic ... (Read Full Article) |
| CEDIA 2007 roundup (Engadget, 9/08/2007 5:30pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
CEDIA 2007 was bigger, louder and more pixelated than ever, and as always, we were live from the Mile High city to bring you (just about) everything the show had to offer. In case you blinked along the way, here's a rundown of our coverage, and don't forget to check out the rest after the break:
CEDIA 2007: the pre-game show
Hands-ons
Hands-on wi ... (Read Full Article) |
| JVC Projector DLA-RS1 Delivers 15,000:1 Native Contrast Ratio (Digg.com, 11/29/2006 7:20am) |
| JVC Professional expands its D-ILA home theater projector line-up with the introduction of the high definition DLA-RS1 projector featuring its newly developed 0.7-inch full HD D-ILA device that achieves a previously unattainable native 15,000:1 contrast ratio without the need for dynamic iris or other artificial means of contrast enhancement... ... (Read Full Article) |
| TELUS Completes Successful Field Trial of CopperGate Technology (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/06/2005 1:01pm) |
| CopperGate Communications today announced completion of a successful field trial by TELUS, one of Canada's leading service providers, of its CopperStream technology for multimedia home networking. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal Adds 'Mummy Returns,' 'Sting' to 2007 HD DVD Line-Up (High-Def Digest, 11/14/2006 11:35pm) |
| Universal Studios Home Entertainment has added two more A-plus catalog titles to its early 2007 HD DVD line-up, including the mega-hit 'The Mummy Returns' and the Oscar favorite 'The Sting.' Due in stores... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Releases Official Comment on Reports on Paramount (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/03/2005 7:18am) |
| Our understanding is that Paramount Home Entertainment also continues to support HD DVD, a position established in comments from Paramount officials in press reports. We see Paramount's continued commitment to releasing HD DVD titles as proof that the studio still recognizes HD DVD's advantages: accelerated time to market, greater proven capacity, lower expected price, and enhanced consumer ... (Read Full Article) |
| 515 Park Avenue (Luxist, 6/28/2005 10:41am) |
| What does $16.5 million buy in Manhattan? In this case it’s a full-floor apartment on Park Avenue on the Upper East Side that recently hit the market. The home is designed with special lighting meant to display art and has entertainment and security systems in place. The large living room can entertain fifty guests. There is a mahogany-paneled library, a dining room with coffered ceilings, ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony talks future of OLED, Blu-ray's chances against DVD (Engadget, 7/03/2008 8:22pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentIn case you didn't get the message, Sony's due sooner-rather-than-later 27-inch OLED is going to be priced for the Mark Cubans, Bill Gates' and other people not you of the world, at least for the next couple of years. Even with recent massive investments, U.S. head Stan Glasgow tells CNET OLEDs in the future could be seen as a premium alternative t ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung's BD-UP5000 HD DVD / Blu-ray combo player gets previewed (Engadget, 9/16/2007 7:03am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
The folks over at HDGuru managed to spend a few quality minutes with Samsung's forthcoming hybrid player, and initial impressions look to be pretty positive. Granted, their BD-UP5000 was a pre-production sample, but they were mighty impressed with the BD-Java / HDi support, HDMI 1.3 functionality, and the Reon scaler chip within. During limited time with the ... (Read Full Article) |
| Taiwan market: LG to launch GBW-H10N Blu-ray Super Multi DVD burner next month (Digi Times, 8/30/2006 9:51am) |
| LG will launch its GBW-H10N, a Blu-ray Disc (BD) Super Multi DVD burner model, in the Taiwan market early in September at a recommended retail price of NT$29,900 (US$915), according to LG's Taiwan subsidiary LG Electronics Taiwan Taipei (LGETT). ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Panasonic Takes 3D HDTV On Tour (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/08/2009 8:33am) |
| A multi-vehicle tour is hitting the road to show off the next wave of home entertainment: HDTV in the third dimension. (Read Full Article) |
| Sherwood Unveils Streaming A/V Receiver & Blu-ray Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/11/2009 8:56am) |
| The company has added four new home theater receivers and a Blu-ray player to its high-end A/V lineup. (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Delays 'Wild Things,' 'Blood & Chocolate" Blu-ray Releases (High-Def Digest, 5/09/2007 9:50am) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is rejiggering two titles in its summer Blu-ray release slate, announcing street date delays for 'Wild Things' and 'Blood & Chocolate.' The studio originally scheduled... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Video of the Day: How to make a PS3 controller phone mount (DVICE, 7/31/2012 3:00pm) |
| Reddit user Y_U_NO_Kill has found a great way to play your PS3 away from home. Watch his video below to learn more. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'Dawn of the Dead,' 'Notting Hill' Lead Universal Late August HD DVD Wave (High-Def Digest, 5/31/2007 10:01pm) |
| Universal Studios Home Entertainment has added two more catalog titles to its ever-expanding next-gen library, bringing 'Notting Hill' and the 2004 remake of 'Dawn of the Dead' to HD DVD late this summer.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Credit Crunch Christmas: 3-for-2 on Blu-ray movies from Amazon (Pocket-lint, 12/07/2008 10:00am) |
| Pocket-lint's Advent calendar of gift ideas: 19 days to go Amazon is currently running a promotion that offers customers the chance to buy three Blu-ray movies and get the cheapest disc free.
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| Warner Confirms John Wayne Classics 'Rio Bravo,' 'The Cowboys' for Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 4/10/2007 11:59pm) |
| Warner Home Entertainment will bring the John Wayne classics 'Rio Bravo' and 'The Cowboys' to Blu-ray and HD DVD on May 22, the studio officially announced today. The confirmation comes only days after... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dish now shipping Hopper with Sling HD DVR (HD-Report, 2/11/2013 9:15pm) |
| Dish Network announced today the company is now shipping the new Hopper with Sling Whole-Home HD DVR. The Hopper lets you take Dish programming (live and recorded) wherever you are using the DISH Anywhere app, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony announces BDP-S350, BDP-S550: first new Blu-ray players since the fall of HD DVD (Engadget, 2/26/2008 8:02am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Those waiting for the next generation of Blu-ray players, here you go: Sony's got two new ones for you today, the BDP-S350 and BDP-S550. Both feature BD-Live (and thus Ethernet) and USB (for external) storage, while the S550 has PiP (BonusView) and 1GB of onboard storage. As for the rest of the specs, well, expect TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, dts-HD (and dts-H ... (Read Full Article) |
| NVIDIA PureVideo Recognized For Its High-Definition Playback (Broadcast Newsroom, 7/25/2005 8:32pm) |
| NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq:NVDA), a worldwide leader in graphics and digital media processors, today announced that video industry expert Joe Kane will highlight NVIDIA (R) PureVideo(TM) technology in his seminars at the Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) Home Entertainment 2005 convention in Las Vegas this week. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner May Miss March 28 HD DVD Launch (HDBlog.net, 3/13/2006 7:02pm) |
| It looks like Warner Brothers might miss the March 28th launch date of HD DVD.
Warner Home Video, the only studio which in January had set a firm date, March 28, for its first HD DVD titles to arrive in stores, now says it may not be ready in time due to technical issues.
“To be [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Produces HDMI Cables (BIOS, 8/01/2006 2:08pm) |
| Panasonic, one of the key developers of HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) technology, announced that it is now producing and shipping high quality HDMI cables under the Panasonic brand name. HDMI cables conveniently connect home theatre products and al... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Pictures testing D-BOX Motion Code on 'The 6th Day" Blu-ray (HDTV UK, 3/05/2008 12:40pm) |
| D-BOX Technologies, developers of the D-BOX Motion Code system, has announced
that it has struck a deal with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment to trial their
system on the forthcoming Blu-ray title "The 6th Day". This will mean that
anyone having compatible D-BOX motion generation equipment will be able to
enjoy motion perfectly synchronised to the film. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | AVCHD - Home Theater Term of the Week (About.com, 10/31/2012 10:00am) |
| AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition) is a high definition (HD) digital video camera recording format recording 1080i and 720p signals onto MiniDVD discs, MiniDV tape, Hard Drive, and digital ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dutch Architect Building 3D-Printed Home (eCoustics, 1/23/2013 1:45am) |
| Dutch architecture studio Universe Architecture is hoping to make history by constructing a house made from 3D-printed pieces. Architect Janjapp Ruijssenaars plans to design a one-piece infinity building, dubbed the Landscape House, using 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Setting Up A Home Theater System For A High Definition Super Bowl (About.com, 1/19/2013 10:00am) |
| Super Bowl Sunday is the most popular annual unofficial U.S. national holiday. This year Super Bowl Sunday will be on February 3, 2013, and will be televised in high definition ... (Read Full Article) |
| Setting Up A Home Theater System For A High Definition Super Bowl (About.com, 1/13/2009 10:00am) |
| Super Bowl Sunday is the most popular annual unofficial U.S. national holiday. This year Super Bowl Sunday will be on February 1, 2009, and will be televised in high definition... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner announces HD DVD Dirty Harry to coincide with videogame (TG Daily, 5/11/2006 4:03pm) |
| Warner Home Video has announced that they will be releasing a "definitive" new collection of the Dirty Harry movies, produced and released in HD DVD format, to coincide with the release of the Dirty Harry videogame next year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Disney to boost Blu-ray sales by holding back DVD release (Pocket-lint, 3/04/2009 2:18pm) |
| If you want it when it launches, then you'll have to go BluIt seems Disney is attempting to boost its Blu-ray disc sales by introducing a new strategy that will see must-have, pester-power movies launched on the high def format before they see a DVD release.
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| projectiondesign's Action! model three 1080p projector (Engadget, 9/13/2005 3:53pm) |
| Long as peeps keep releasing 1080p projectors—the holy grail of HD home theater—we’re gonna keep hitting ‘em, alright. Latest on the block is projectiondesign’s Action! model three, a 7500:1 contrast ratio, 2500 lumen, DLP-based true HDTV monster, replete with HDCP DVI, VGA, composite, component, S-video, Ethernet, and so on. We’re not even going to ask what this thing costs, but we ... (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) |
| GameStop no longer taking HD DVD trades, possibly not taking 360 HD DVD drive either (Engadget, 2/20/2008 2:02am) |
| Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Doesn't look like there's going to be any glory in death for HD DVD -- we've just received confirmation that GameStop is no longer accepting HD DVD movies as trade-ins, and several GameStops have apparently already stopped taking the Xbox 360 HD DVD drive as well. We're also hearing that the 360 HD DVD drive will no longer be accepted at any GameSt ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix announced for PS3, features remastered PS2 games (Joystiq, 9/20/2012 3:00am) |
| Square Enix has revealed Kingdom Hearts is finally on its way to current-era home consoles. In typical wacky naming fashion for the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Universal and Sony go "POP" for Christmas: Hassle-free Blu-ray from a vending machine (HDTV UK, 1/16/2009 2:55pm) |
| Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have joined forces as UCA to create "POP", a service for shoppers which could make it a lot easier, and cheaper, to buy software and movies, including Blu-ray. POP is a "vending machine for the 21st Century" and allows the purchase of merchandise through a touchscreen interface. Users just select what they want and then swipe the ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pulse~LINK wins AeA High Tech Award (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News, 11/01/2007 1:10am) |
| Pulse~LINK Inc. won the AeA High Tech Award for Outstanding Emerging Growth. The Ultra Wideband (UWB) semiconductor company was honored for its leading innovation in developing high-performance solutions for whole home networking of high-definition consumer electronics devices. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Yamaha Unveils AVENTAGE BD-A1020 Universal Blu-ray Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/08/2012 12:12am) |
| Yamaha borrows a page from the OPPO playbook with the release of the AVENTAGE BD-A1020 Universal Blu-ray Disc player for only [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to demo 82-inch LCD at CES (Engadget, 12/25/2005 3:57am) |
| Filed under: Displays , HDTV , Home Entertainment Sony's coming a little late to the game with their entrant into the exclusive 82-inch LCD club, following Samsung's debut of their similarly-sized beast (pictured above) at CeBIT last March. Fittingly, the Sony model uses proprietary Samsung tech in order to achieve wider viewing angles, and features a 1200:1 contrast ratio and a ... (Read Full Article) |
| VIZIO Internet App HDTVs launch later this year, for less than you might expect (Engadget, 6/23/2009 9:43pm) |
| Sure VIZIO only just showed off new updates in its high end XVT series, but it's already planning the next generation of LCDs with VIZIO Internet Apps included. Packing widget functionality, 802.11n wireless networking and slider QWERTY Bluetooth remote, the SV422XVT, SV472XVT and VF552XVT Connected HDTVs are coming home in November, October and December, respectively. Already on deck to serve up ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy offers $150 Blu-ray player with LED HDTVs (Punch Jump, 6/25/2009 3:49pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc. this week began offering customers a Blu-ray player for $150 with the purchase of select LED HDTVs by Samsung Group.
In the offer, customers can purchase the $1799 Samsung 40″ Class UN40B6000 LED HDTV with the $299 Samsung 1080p Blu-ray disc player for $1849.97, or the $2099.99 Samsung 46″ Class UN46B6000 LED [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| The iMuse high-end home entertainment system (Engadget, 8/11/2005 5:27pm) |
| Nah, this isn’t the same iMUSE that used to power music in old school Lucasarts SCUMM-based adventure games—this iMuse media system takes dead aim at the custom media server market players like Kaleidescape and Chord with their much more box-centric (and apparently cost effective) solution. Each room gets an iMuse Sierra PC (which you may recognize is the same media PC that Gateway and ... (Read Full Article) |
| Brillian HDTVs Are the First LCoS Rear Projection Platforms to Receive Crestron Certification (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/01/2005 1:45pm) |
| In a further move to meet the exacting needs of the home theater and commercial HDTV markets, Brillian Corporation announced today that its 720p and 1080p Gen II liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCoS(TM)) HDTVs have been certified by Crestron Electronics, the world's leading manufacturer of advanced control and automation systems. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi's $6,999 65-inch LaserVue HDTV now hitting retailers (Engadget, 10/28/2008 5:46pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Just in time for your holiday wish list, Mitsubishi has announced that its stunning 65-inch LaserVue HDTV is now on sale at select specialty retailers nationwide. From what we've personally seen and from what we've gathered from those lucky enough to critique it in detail, this here set is a real winner. Of course, coming up with the $6,999 in orde ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic Z1 wireless HDTV appearing in US retailers (Engadget, 6/27/2009 6:20am) |
| Hey, look at that -- it's Panasonic's super-hot one-inch thick Z1 wireless HDTV, just cold sitting out for sale in a San Jose Magnolia store. No official availability announcement yet, but we're guessing it's coming soon, right on time for the Z1's planned summer debut. Everyone got their $6,000 ready?Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentPanasonic Z1 wireless HDTV appearing in US re ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony offering free PlayStation 3 with HDTV purchase (Engadget, 12/29/2007 2:28am) |
| Filed under: Gaming, HDTV
That's right, babies. We've seen Sony play this hand in other parts of our great big world, and now the S-gang is bringing this sweet bacon on home... er, to the States. According to a promotion we've caught wind of, if you get yourself approved for the Sony Visa, then promptly purchase a Sony HDTV at the Sony Rewards store (out of a pool of models from the BRAVIA and ... (Read Full Article) |
| Marriott hotels to get LCD HDTVs with digital connectivity panel (Engadget, 2/26/2007 10:37pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Portable Audio, Portable VideoWe know how it is, out on the road with choices to make in regard to which hotel you stay in the for night, but booking a room in a joint that lacks high-speed internet of the free variety just isn't going to happen. These days, however, the gadget-packed traveler demands even more connectivity options, and apparently Marriott g ... (Read Full Article) |
| Video Without Boundaries' MediaREADY 6000 (Engadget, 12/24/2005 11:58am) |
| Filed under: HDTV , Home Entertainment , Media PCs Okay, here's a fun contest (with the only prize being the admiration of your peers and the Engadget editors, street value=nothing) where you try to list every single-function device that could be replaced by Video Without Boundaries' upcoming Swiss Army box of a media device, the MediaREADY 6000. From the manufacturer: "The electronic ... (Read Full Article) |
| Engadget HD reviews VUDU's high-definition side (Engadget, 2/12/2008 6:00pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Yeah, the critics have already had their shot at the VUDU, but now that the latest software update has towed in support for HD streaming, Engadget HD figured it prudent to dedicate a review specifically to the high-definition capabilities of the movie set-top-box. Eager to see if it's worthy of being connected to your HDTV? Come on over, the water's fine. Re ... (Read Full Article) |
| General Electric partners with Tatung for "premium" GE-branded HDTVs (Engadget, 9/23/2008 5:19am) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Who says there are too many players in the HDTV realm? With current mainstays partnering up like it's going out of style, we've found two firms that see something no one else does. General Electric has just announced a joint venture with Taiwan-based Tatung in which the pair plans on making two million HDTVs annually when production gets going in 2 ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp announces AQUOS BD-HP20U Blu-ray player for US (Engadget, 9/06/2007 3:11pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentLooks like those whispers we heard about Sharp's forthcoming announcement of (yet another) Blu-ray player were true, as the firm has chosen CEDIA as the locale to introduce the US market to its slim-profile AQUOS BD player." The BD-HP20U will be the first product "outside of the Sharp LCD suite to carry the AQUOS name," and will feature HDMI 1.3, 1080p24 su ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Samsung Debuts 2013 Digital Audio Lineup (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/06/2013 8:50am) |
| The company will have a new soundbar, a Bluetooth speaker, a Blu-ray player and a full home theater package at the 2013 International [...] (Read Full Article) |
| DivX Certified Panasonic Blu-ray player headed to Europe (AfterDawn, 3/07/2008 3:01pm) |
| DivX Inc. has announced the DivX Certification of an upcoming Panasonic-brand Blu-ray Disc player. The Blu-ray player joined an array other Panasonic products that sport the DivX Certified logo on packaging, and is scheduled to begin shipping in March. It will be the first DivX Certified Blu-ray player available in Europe and Russia.
"In order to give our users access to the extremely popular, ... (Read Full Article) |
| KBCI 2 Boise, Idaho (KBCI (KBCI Boise, 5/05/2005 7:18am) |
| What is digital Television? Digital television is a new system of broadcasting television pictures and multiple channels of audio. It offers a method to transmit studio quality pictures and audio to the home with clarity not possible with today\\\'s analog broadcast system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Research and Markets: The Total Digital Living Room Market Is Expected To Cross $200 Billion by 2018 with A Single Digit Growth Rate Says Recent Study (Business Wire, 6/17/2013 5:00pm) |
| DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f5z3q4/global_inroom) has announced the addition of the "Global In-Room Entertainment Market, By Products (Smart/3D/LED/LCD/OLED Tvs, Set-Top Box, Home Theater [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Syntax-Brillian Launches Home Theater-Focused Olevia(TM) HDTV in Taiwan (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/02/2007 11:30am) |
| TAIPEI, Taiwan----Syntax-Brillian Corporation , one of North America's fastest growing digital entertainment companies, announced today the launch of its popular, award-winning Olevia brand of LCD HDTVs in Taiwan at a VIP event in Taipei, Taiwan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| BendBroadband and Sunflower Broadband First to Launch Multi-Room Cable Media Centers (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/11/2005 1:00pm) |
| Two of the nation's leading independent cable operators today announced the immediate availability of the first multi-room cable media center to extend full digital video recording and media center functionality to multiple televisions within the home. (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Farming Simulator makes hay on PS3/360 today, FS14 out now on mobile (Joystiq, 11/20/2013 4:00am) |
Giants Software's down-home blend of wheat-harvesting, livestock-breeding action makes its PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 debut with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| From Elvis' Historic Lauderdale Courts Apartment, Visitors Can Find Themselves Walking in Memphis to Rock 'n' Roll Sites (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 4/15/2005 12:00pm) |
| Memphis, TN (PRWEB) April 15, 2005 -- There is only one place on earth you can stay where Elvis lived. That place is Lauderdale Courts. Second only to Graceland, it is the Memphis home he lived in the longest. (Read Full Article) |
| Terayon Receives Notice of Default From Bondholders (FinanzNachrichten, 1/13/2006 10:44pm) |
| SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Terayon Communication Systems, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. , a leading provider of digital video networking applications and home access solutions, previously announced on November 7, 2005 that the filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005 (Form 10-Q) would be delayed and that it had commenced an ... (Read Full Article) |
| XAVi announces DS2 200Mbps Powerline HD lineup (Engadget, 6/07/2006 1:21pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, NetworkingXAVi of Taiwan just announced their new product lineup exploiting the DS2 200Mbps Powerline HD chipsets shows as a reference design to the right. Just like Netgear's hardware, XAVi promises the ability to stream high-definition video to any room of the house via your existing electrical wiring -- something promised by first generation HomePlug devi ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung gets official with LED-backlit 9 Series LCD HDTVs (Engadget, 7/23/2008 2:38pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Can't say we're surprised to see 'em, but Sammy has done its due diligence by pumping out the official verbiage for the 9 Series LCD HDTVs that were leaked late last week. These second-generation LED-backlit sets feature 1080p Ultra Clear panels, Auto Motion Plus 120Hz technology, 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratios, the familiar Touch of Color de ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to start selling 3D HDTVs by end of 2010 (Home Theater, 9/03/2009 1:41am) |
| The momentum continues to grow around the concept of 3D television, whether it’s James Cameron pimping for Panasonic’s technology or talk about a 3D channel coming to the U.S.. The latest news is that Sony is planning to release Bravia LCD HDTVs with 3D capabilities by the end of the next year.
Despite its cutting-edge reputation, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray will be half of market sales by 2012, says Futuresource (AfterDawn, 6/28/2009 4:31am) |
| According to Futuresource Consulting, despite slower than expected growth, Blu-ray software sales will account for 50 percent of all home entertainment business by 2012.
Additionally, the company lowered its expectations for 2009, from 95 million discs sold to 75 million discs, specifically citing weak attachment rate with PlayStation 3s, which remain the most popular Blu-ray players. According ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pixar Shorts to Make Blu-ray Debut this November (High-Def Digest, 7/30/2007 4:30pm) |
| Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced it will bring its first-ever collection of Pixar short films to Blu-ray this holiday season. On November 6, Disney will debut 'The Pixar Short Films... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition gets a disc-based version, hits retail April 30th (Engadget, 3/13/2013 9:07pm) |
| Minecraft has already been plenty successful on the Xbox 360 as a downloadable game (and on other [...] (Read Full Article) |
| LG kills Blu-ray model, considers combo player (Engadget, 3/03/2006 4:47pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment ... (Read Full Article) |
| HP to Support HD-DVD High-definition DVD Format and Join HD-DVD Promotions Group (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/16/2005 7:00pm) |
| PALO ALTO, Calif.----Dec. 16, 2005--In order to provide consumers with the best possible high-definition experience, HP today announced it will support the HD-DVD high-definition DVD format, in addition to the Blu-ray Disc format, and join the HD-DVD Promotions Group. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Buy HDTV - Infusion of Plasma- Screening the Televisions HDTV (1 HDTV Blog, 11/22/2007 11:46am) |
| As HDTV style becomes more and more prevalent so does the emergence of flat-panel (or flat screen) televisions. The biggest development in the technology of television since the inception of color TV is considered to be these convenient, lightweight televisions that display sharp, clear images. Plasma televisions are one of the newest and most creative innovations in home entertainment today. In f ... (Read Full Article) |
| Buffalo MediaStation Blu-ray / HD DVD enters U.S. Q1 2008 (Engadget, 1/07/2008 4:54pm) |
| Filed under: CES, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Buffalo's external Blu-ray burning / HD DVD reading combo drive -- sequel to the BHC-6316U2 -- is coming to the U.S., now branded the Buffalo MediaStation Blu-ray HD DVD (BRHC-6316U2). Based on Hitachi's 6x burning / 4x reading GGW-H20N, its hitting American USB ports in the first quarter of this year with an MSRP of $649. Unlike the previous version's ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Schindler’s List' Debuts on Blu-ray (Home Media Magazine, 1/15/2013 12:46am) |
| Universal Studios Home Entertainment is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the critically acclaimed Schindler’s List by bowing the film on Blu-ray for the first time March 5.
The Schindler’s List: 20th Anniversary Limited [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to bring official Blu-ray discs to China as pirates peddle crapware (HDTV UK, 1/14/2009 9:35am) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will distribute 30 current Blu-ray titles in China, making it the first Hollywood studio to do so, according to Variety magazine. Titles including Hancock, Kung Fu Hustle, the Spider-Man trilogy, Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind will be available for around 205 yuan (about £18). Initially, Sony will import discs, but it is ho ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to bring official Blu-ray discs to China as pirates peddle crapware (HDTV UK, 11/19/2008 1:16pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will distribute 30 current Blu-ray titles in China, making it the first Hollywood studio to do so, according to Variety magazine. Titles including Hancock, Kung Fu Hustle, the Spider-Man trilogy, Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind will be available for around 205 yuan (about £18). Initially, Sony will import discs, but it is ho ... (Read Full Article) |
| Phil Harrison, Sony's global head of game development, quits - PS3 disaster to blame? (Tech Digest, 2/25/2008 3:21pm) |
| Actually, we can't blame Phil here for the disastrous PS3
hardware launch. That would be unfair. As President of Sony Computer
Entertainment Worldwide Studios, Phil was actually responsible for the
disastrous lack of first-party Sony games. So blaming him for still having to
play Resistance: Fall of Man is perfectly OK. It's also his fault that Home is so
massively delayed, and it's no dou ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| (Unranked) | Super Smash Bros. trophies will differ between 3DS, Wii U versions (Joystiq, 1/07/2014 1:30am) |
| Super Smash Bros. series director Masahiro Sakurai announced via Miiverse that the upcoming Nintendo 3DS and Wii U versions of Super Smash Bros. will each feature unique unlockable trophies, giving players an incentive to play the game both at home [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Are The Studios Lowering Blu-ray Sales Predictions? (Format War Central, 11/21/2008 12:35pm) |
| With the world going further into recession, many are rethinking their sales estimates and the Blu-ray market is no different. In the summer of 2007 studios predicted Blu-ray sales will hit $1 billion by the end of the year with it growing to $2.5 billion next year.
Today, studios are rethinking this estimate, at a press brief on Friday Warner Home Video president Ron Sanders claims sales will hi ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's Blu-ray player with built-in Wi-Fi, no interesting Internet services available this week (Home Theater, 9/07/2009 11:52pm) |
| If you’re looking for a cheaper alternative to buying an Internet-ready HDTV, and don’t need all of the widgets the sets will be rolling out, a networked Blu-ray player could be a viable option. Most importantly, these units are offering the same Netflix and Amazon On Demand video-streaming services as on the TVs, so you [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Margaret Cho's latest gets simultaneous release (Cinematical, 8/10/2005 9:33pm) |
| Filed under: Distribution , Comedy , Home Entertainment , Gay & Lesbian , Independent Margaret Cho's latest concert film, Assassin , has been picked up here! Networks, who plan to debut the film on 8 screens concurrent with its cable TV premiere. I think this might be a pretty great example of the rare kind of film that makes simultaneous release seem like not such a bad idea. A Margaret ... (Read Full Article) |
| Terayon CP 7600G Among Top Honorees in Cable Technology Awards Program (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/02/2005 12:00pm) |
| Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of digital video networking applications and home access solutions, today announced that its new CP 7600G Internet Protocol -enabled, digital-to-analog multichannel integrated edge decoder was among the top recipients in the Broadband Gear Report Diamond Technology Awards. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung, LG unveil cool new LED-backlit HDTVs (Home Theater, 8/02/2009 7:16pm) |
| By now, we all know that LED-backlit LCDs are at least the short-term future for HDTVs, until (and if) OLED sets become commercially viable. Yes, they’re priced too high for most consumers, but so were LCDs with 120Hz refresh rates a couple of years ago. (You can now find 120Hz sets around the $1,000 price [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's Vaio X, now with DTCP (Engadget, 6/12/2006 2:21pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Sony just gave a little bump to their Vaio X living room PCs. The VGX-XL71S features an ISDB-T digital tuner, a pair of terrestrial analog tuners, up to 1.5TB of disk, a 2.8GHz Pentium D 920, nVIDIA GeForce 6200 graphics, a dual-layer DVD recorder, up to 2GB memory, and whole host of audio and video outs including HDMI. Notable here, is Sony's expanding produ ... (Read Full Article) |
| Entone & SES AMERICOM's IP PRIME Offer Cost-Effective HD MPEG-4 Solution (Broadcast Newsroom, 10/18/2007 11:58pm) |
| DMN Newswire--2007-10-18--Entone, Inc., an innovator of IPTV home connectivity solutions, today announced the launch of HD NOWâ„¢, a solution that enables IPTV service operators to rapidly and cost-effectively deploy high-definition (HD) services alongside their existing MPEG -2, IPTV infrastructure. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDTV Deals: LG 47-inch 47LM4700 3D LED, 4 Pairs of 3D Glasses and Soundbar: $749.99 (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/24/2012 6:39am) |
| TigerDirect is offering up another interesting coupon code, to knock a little extra off the cost of this home [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Home Theater Scaler optimizes HD images. (ThomasNet, 10/13/2005 3:40pm) |
| Vantage-HD(TM) image scaler and switcher combines power of Silicon Optix Realta HQV(TM) and Teranex algorithms to bring image quality to video projection and HDTV systems. It features 1 Teraflop DSP with 30-bit 4:4:4 scaler datapath, 12-bit component video A/Ds, and 10-bit video decoder with super-additive comb filter and 4 x ITU656 oversampling. De-interlacing of both SD and HD images is ... (Read Full Article) |
| MAINGEAR Releases Powerful, High Definition, Low-profile Media Centers (eHomeUpgrade, 3/06/2008 5:14pm) |
| MAINGEAR Computers, the premier high performance boutique integrator in North America is proud to announce the immediate availability of their new Axess HD Home Theater media center. Featuring 1080p Full HD graphics courtesy of the AMD ATI Radeon HD 3200 GPU, the included Universal Video Decoder provides for a stunning high definition experience with [...]]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Proton Re-Enters North American Market With High-End LCD Televisions (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/20/2005 1:10pm) |
| Making a return that is causing a stir among home theater enthusiasts, Proton will begin selling 32-inch and 37-inch LCD televisions in the U.S., Canada and Mexico this summer. Well-known for decades of superior CRT television quality and dedication to engineering perfection, Proton has applied that same dedication and knowledge to their new LCD televisions about to hit the market. (Read Full Article) |
| DVDFab: Now with HD DVD backup support, enjoy! (Engadget, 3/19/2007 4:05am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentAnother day, another all-in-one solution for copying AACS-protected HD DVDs hits the streets. Fengtao Software has thrown support for the next generation format into the latest beta version (3.0.9.0) of its DVDFab copying software. Following in the steps of Slysoft's AnyDVD HD, the maker of DVDFab HD Decrypter says Blu-ray backup support is "coming soon", an ... (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) |
| 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) |
| Sylvania 26 in. LCD HDTV on sale for $477 at kmart.com (HDTV Reviews Blog, 12/01/2007 12:17pm) |
| Sylvania 26 in. LCD HDTV on sale for $477 at kmart.com Published in December 1st, 2007 Posted by Digg RSS News Search for HDTV in HDTV Reviews No Comments Wow your friends with the amazing detail offered by its 1366 x 768 pixel resolution. Your new home theater system starts with Sylvania.Retail Price: $529.99Sale Price: $477 ... (Read Full Article) |
| Are You Getting All of the HDTV Resolution You Expected? Round 3 (23industries, 11/18/2007 4:18am) |
| Article Source: Home Theater Online, Author: Gary Merson The 2007 HDTVs This time last year, we tested 61 2006 HDTVs to learn how they process all the detail contained within 1080i, the most common high-definition broadcast format. It’s the highest resolution format the majority of HD broadcasters and cable channels use, including CBS, NBC, CW, HBO, and Showtime. The results of our 2006 tests ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner to Bring 'Amadeus,' 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' to Blu-ray, HD DVD in 2008 (High-Def Digest, 5/03/2007 10:26pm) |
| Already plotting out its 2008 next-gen release schedule, Warner Home Entertainment today revealed plans to bring the Oscar-winning classics 'Amadeus' and 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' to Blu-ray and... ... (Read Full Article) |
| LSI Logic Integrates Digital Set-Top Functions Into DVD Recorder Processors for European Free-to-Air Market (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/05/2005 12:00pm) |
| Introducing their first single-chip DVD recorder system processors to support digital TV reception for DVD and Hard Disk Drive /DVD combo recorders, LSI Logic Corporation , a leader in innovative digital media processing technologies for the Digital Home, today announced its third-generation DoMiNo® 8623 and 8673 products. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Video Without Boundaries, Inc. Launches Several Initiatives to Further Profit From Recent Explosion in Digital TV, (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/09/2005 3:56pm) |
| Video Without Boundaries, Inc. , a leading provider of interactive, media- convergent home entertainment devices, today announced it has created three highly focused initiatives for portable media devices, OpenCable-compliant high definition media centers and Consumer Electronics Software, Applications, and Content. ... (Read Full Article) |
| JVC-Victor's DLA-HD10KS 1080p LCoS projector (Engadget, 6/19/2006 1:30pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
JVC-Victor just announced their DLA-HD10KS LCoS based 1080p projector intent on kicking those DLP projectors to the curb. Utilizing their D-ILA implementation of LCoS like we've seen in their highly-praised big panels, this baby pumps a theater-like 27-decibels and features an okay 2,500:1 contrast ratio, 2048 x 1536 resolution, and one measly DVI-D ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy and Netflix Announce Partnership to Instantly Stream Movies Over the Internet Via Latest Models of Insignia Blu-ray Disc Players (HDTV Magazine, 10/20/2009 1:46pm) |
Insignia, a Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) exclusive brand, and Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) , the world's largest online movie rental service, today announced the availability of two new Insignia Blu-ray Disc Players that enable Netflix members to instantly watch movies and TV episodes streamed from Netflix over the Internet to their televisions.
The new Insignia Advanced Series Blu-ray Player (NS-WBRDVD) and the Insignia Connected Blu-ray Player (NS-BRDVD3) are now on sale for...
(Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Podcast #228 (HDTV Reviews Blog, 11/30/2007 2:25pm) |
| HDTV Podcast #228 Published in November 30th, 2007 Posted by Technorati Search for: HDTV in HDTV Reviews No Comments The HT Guys 2007 Home Theater in a Box Buying Guide. We list and briefly discuss eight systems ranging from just under $300 to about $1000. Most systems do not include a DVD player. Why when you can get a great upconverting DVD player from Oppo Digital or buy and HD DVD player for ... (Read Full Article) |
| Future Shop offers trade-in credit for HD DVD players, will donate old decks to charity (Engadget, 3/07/2008 2:24pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Slowly but surely, we're seeing retailer after retailer conjure up its own trade-in / exchange program to deal with the finality of the format war. Canada's Future Shop, however, has certainly put an interesting twist on things. First off, it'll accept standalone HD DVD players purchased from anywhere until April 3rd. In exchange, you'll receive $100 off ... (Read Full Article) |
| Buy Star Trek: TOS HD DVD and a Toshiba HD DVD player, get an uber-rare Phaser remote (Engadget, 9/06/2007 3:55pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, PeripheralsIf you somehow managed to hold off on picking up a Toshiba HD DVD player along with eight free titles, and you eat, sleep, and breathe Star Trek, we've got a feeling your resistance is futile. In an admittedly interesting promotional move, Toshiba has teamed with CBS to offer those who purchase Star Trek: The Original Series HD DVD box set and any ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung reveals 50- / 58- / 63-inch 7 Series plasma HDTVs (Engadget, 7/23/2008 2:50pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Not a huge fan of the LCD HDTV? Is plasma more your style? Fantastic, because Samsung just took the (official) lid off of the already spotted 7 Series plasma lineup. Featuring the outfit's Touch of Color design, a 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, daytime / nighttime calibration options and a DNIe Pro video processor, this trio makes no bones abou ... (Read Full Article) |
| OpenTV Builds Enhanced Home Portal Application for DISH Network(TM) (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/30/2005 12:10pm) |
| OpenTV Corp. , one of the world's leading providers of technologies and services enabling the delivery of digital and interactive television, announced today that it developed and integrated an enhanced digital interactive application for EchoStar Communications Corporation's DISH Network. ... (Read Full Article) |
| "Hitman" first Blu-ray disc to feature "Digital Copy" version for mobile viewing (HDTV UK, 1/25/2008 8:00am) |
| Twentieth Century Fox has announced that it will launch its first Blu-ray film to include the "Digital Copy" feature recently touted by Apple.
Alongside the high definition version of "Hitman", viewable on any equipment with a Blu-ray drive, they will also include a standard definition version of the film on DVD which can be watched on a standard PC or a video iPod.
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| (Unranked) | ‘Defiance: Season One’ date announced for Blu-ray, DVD & UltraViolet release (HD-Report, 7/27/2013 4:14pm) |
| Universal Studios has announced the release date for “Defiance: Season One” on Blu-ray Disc, DVD and UltraViolet will be October 15, 2013. For a limited time only, “Defiance: Season One” will available in collectible [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Conjures 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' on Blu-ray, HD DVD this December; 'Years 1-5' Set Also Due (High-Def Digest, 9/07/2007 11:28pm) |
| Rejoice, muggles! Warner Home Video has announced it will bring 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' to Blu-ray and HD DVD this December, as well as a 'Years 1-5' limited edition box set. One of... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Metalink plans wireless chipset with 240 Mbps throughput (Engadget, 6/29/2005 1:38pm) |
| Chipset developer Metalink has announced what the company says is an 802.11n-compliant chipset that can acheive speeds of 240 Mbps (of course, since 802.11n technically isn’t a standard yet, it’s not really compliant) . Metalink is marketing the chipset to the home-video industry, including makers of HDTV sets and DVRs. With any luck, we’ll see some real streaming video equipment based on ... (Read Full Article) |
| Tenvera Answers Killer Application Consumer Electronics Dilemma Voiced by Verizon, Cisco and others at CES (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 2/07/2007 1:03pm) |
| FRANKLIN, Tenn.----Some of the biggest names in consumer electronics and telecommunications on the planet , including Cisco, Verizon and AT&T, are all wrestling with the same problem: How to get enough fiber in homes to handle the explosion of broadband appetite fueled by killer application - downloading and distributing video at home in high definition. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips intros 42PFL9903D Aurea II LCD HDTV (Engadget, 11/06/2008 2:35pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Late in August, we got wind of an elusive Aurea II HDTV that was in development from Philips. Now, we're looking at the official result of that labor. The 42-inch Philips Aurea II (or 42PFL9903D, if you'd prefer) packs a 1080p panel, the latest version of the Perfect Pixel HD engine, a dynamic contrast ratio of 30,000:1 and a wicked fast two-millis ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dolby technology hits high note (Electronics NEWS - about-electronics.eu, 2/07/2007 10:20am) |
| Dolby technology hits high note Filed under: TV & HDTV, Corporate, Home Cinema | by: luk | Hits:... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Western Digital adds networking capability to WD TV Live HD Media Player (Home Theater, 10/13/2009 11:24pm) |
| It was nearly a year ago when storage giant Western Digital rolled out its WD TV HD Media Player, which consisted of mostly a tiny box with a USB port and HDMI and composite-video output and a remote control. The idea was to attach your external hard drive to the device, then send your media [...] (Read Full Article) |
| TSN to show NASCAR Busch Series in 2007 (TSN, 1/11/2007 4:34pm) |
| TSN will be the home of NASCAR Busch Series races in 2007 following a multi-year agreement to become the exclusive Canadian broadcaster of the stock car series. Under the deal, 35 NASCAR Busch Series races will be seen in High Definition including the Series' first ever race in Montreal this August. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Conexant New Family of High-Performance HDTV Video Decoders (Digg.com, 1/05/2007 5:19pm) |
| Conexant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNXT), a worldwide leader in semiconductor solutions for broadband communications and the digital home, today introduced two new video decoders for personal video recording (PVR) enabled set-top boxes (STBs) used to receive high-definition television (HDTV) programming in worldwide networks. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi Prius series includes DH75N desktop with HDMI out (Engadget, 9/02/2005 6:03am) |
| Hitachi has rolled out a series of desktop and laptops under the Prius brand. Most include at least some media features (though all come bundled with XP Home), but the top-of-the-line model, the Prius Desk DH75N, looks like the clear winner, with a digital tuner and HDMI output to pump HD video straight to a compatible TV. These are Japan-only models for now, and from the specs, it looks like the ... (Read Full Article) |
| JVC Victor announces three new 120Hz 1080p LCDs (Engadget, 5/24/2007 6:13pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTVJVC is adding to the Victor line of LCDs with three new models, all of which include Clear Motion Drive 120Hz technology for the Full HD 1080p displays, and 10-bit panels for increased color reproduction capability. The LH805 series will also sport two HDMI 1.3 ports, JVC's 32-bit Genessa image processing chipset, and DLNA compatibility for home networking. The 47-inch ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dish Network eying deal with Microsoft for HTPC TV cards (Engadget, 2/06/2007 3:13pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media PCsWe figured they'd come around, and sure enough, it looks like Dish Network is now the one in talks with Microsoft to bring satellite programming to the media PC. After DirecTV began this same journey, finally inked a deal with Gates and Co., and actually started playing nice with Viiv-enabled PCs, Dish Network couldn't just stand around hoping that ... (Read Full Article) |
| Half of High-Definition TV Buyers Aren't Actually Watching HDTV (News 10 Sacramento, 12/19/2005 11:11pm) |
| An estimated 16 million high definition TV sets will be in American homes by the end of the year. But a new survey by home entertainment technology provider Scientific-Atlanta shows half of the people buying HDTV sets aren't taking the necessary steps to actually watch high definition programming. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer Showcases the World's First THX Certified Blu-ray Disc Player (HDTV Magazine, 9/11/2009 7:28am) |
Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. announces its Elite® BDP-09FD flagship model has become the world's first Blu-ray Disc® Player to achieve THX® certification and that its Elite® EX Series in-wall speakers have attained THX Select2™ certification. These products complement Pioneer's current top-of-the-line Elite A/V Receivers that are the world's first and only THX Ultra2™ Plus Certified receivers to feature Class D digital amplification. When used...
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| Studios won't downgrade HD video ... for now (Engadget, 5/22/2006 10:46am) |
| Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home Entertainment (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | MHL Consortium to Showcase Industry-Leading Mobile HD Connectivity Technology at 2013 Mobile World Congress (Business Wire, 2/26/2013 2:00pm) |
| --(BUSINESS WIRE)--The MHL Consortium is showcasing its industry-leading mobile HD connectivity technology at the 2013 MWC. Attendees will see booth demonstrations in gaming, home entertainment and video [...] (Read Full Article) |
| KIDK 3 - Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Blackfoot (KIDK-TV Idaho (KIDK-TV Idaho Falls, 5/04/2005 7:13am) |
| What is digital Television? Digital television is a new system of broadcasting television pictures and multiple channels of audio. It offers a method to transmit studio quality pictures and audio to the home with clarity not possible with today\\\'s analog broadcast system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| KIDK 3 - Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Blackfoot (KIDK-TV Idaho (KIDK-TV Idaho Falls, 5/01/2005 7:13am) |
| What is digital Television? Digital television is a new system of broadcasting television pictures and multiple channels of audio. It offers a method to transmit studio quality pictures and audio to the home with clarity not possible with today\\\'s analog broadcast system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| KIDK 3 - Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Blackfoot (KIDK-TV Idaho (KIDK-TV Idaho Falls, 5/03/2005 7:13am) |
| What is digital Television? Digital television is a new system of broadcasting television pictures and multiple channels of audio. It offers a method to transmit studio quality pictures and audio to the home with clarity not possible with today\\\'s analog broadcast system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Dish shows new DVR, HD channels, functionality (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: CES, HDTV, Home Entertainment (Read Full Article) |
| KIDK 3 - Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Blackfoot (KIDK-TV Idaho (KIDK-TV Idaho Falls, 5/05/2005 7:14am) |
| What is digital Television? Digital television is a new system of broadcasting television pictures and multiple channels of audio. It offers a method to transmit studio quality pictures and audio to the home with clarity not possible with today\\\'s analog broadcast system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| KIDK 3 - Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Blackfoot (KIDK-TV Idaho (KIDK-TV Idaho Falls, 5/07/2005 7:14am) |
| What is digital Television? Digital television is a new system of broadcasting television pictures and multiple channels of audio. It offers a method to transmit studio quality pictures and audio to the home with clarity not possible with today\\\'s analog broadcast system. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy bringing value priced all-in-one 32-inch LCD & Blu-ray HDTV to stores "soon" (Engadget, 9/23/2009 11:09pm) |
It's not that surprising to learn Best Buy will be among those delivering a 1080p LCD with Blu-ray disc player packed in under its Insignia store brand, as we've been expecting rebadged units from overseas to hit the value market for some time. Marked "coming soon" at $599, it's easily a few hundred less than a comparable model from Sharp, but buyers will have to live without some of the newer line items like 120Hz motion processing and a contrast ratio higher than 20,000:1. Though we don't expect a lot in terms of load times, audio support or other features (no specs on the Blu-ray player noted) we're sure a bedroom or dorm room somewhere will find a spot for the NS-LBD32X. Your move, Wal-mart.
[Thanks, Zach]Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentBest Buy bringing value priced all-in-one 32-inch LCD & Blu-ray HDTV to stores "soon" originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:09:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| LSI Logic Introduces HDTV DVD Recorder Processors in Advance of FCC Digital Tuner Mandate (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/05/2005 1:00pm) |
| Addressing the FCC mandate to drive the analog-to-digital television transition, LSI Logic Corporation , a leader in innovative digital media processing technologies for the Digital Home, today introduced the DoMiNo® 8633 and 8683 ATSC-compliant HDTV DVD recorder system processors. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba's 52- and 46-inch REGZA H3300 120Hz LCD televisions (Engadget, 7/11/2007 12:34pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
What better way to start the day than with a pair of big-azz 120Hz LCD televisions with integrated HD recorders? Meet the new 52- and 46-inch REGZA H3300 sets for Japan. Each features a bevy of tuners and 300GB slot loading disk with a hunger for more via eSATA expansion. With support for 1080p (60p/24p) frame rates over 2x HDMI, Tosh's 120Hz panel ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi Launches New Web Site For Its Blu-Ray DZ-BD10HA Just in Time for the Holiday Season (HDTV Magazine Bulletins, 11/17/2008 4:42pm) |
| Hitachi Home Electronics (America), Inc. will introduce a new sales channel for its award-winning Blu-ray camcorder, introduced last summer, using a direct sales Web site, www.hitachibd.com. Launched on November 17th, the microsite provides a convenient outlet for consumers to purchase the coveted camcorders. The user-friendly site also provides consumers direct online access to help them prepare ... (Read Full Article) |
| SageTV Adds HDTV Support to Media Center for Windows (Broadcast Newsroom, 11/02/2005 6:03pm) |
| SageTV, LLC, today released SageTV Media Center Version 4.0 for Windows, an upgrade to its Media Center software suite that adds the ability to watch or record HDTV (High-Definition) programs and stream them anywhere in the home. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Memory-Tech said to make pre-recorded HD DVD discs in China, Taiwanese makers watching (Digi Times, 11/16/2006 4:57am) |
| Japan-based Memory-Tech will increase investment in China-based Shanghai United Optical Disc to produce pre-recorded HD DVD discs specifically for the China market, while Taiwanese pre-recorded discs makers will watch the situation and evaluate the feasibility of investing in China, according to industry sources. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Unveils Whole House High-Definition Video Distribution System (CommsDesign, 6/01/2007 3:42pm) |
| SAN FRANCISCO (PCBC, Booth #6111), May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to growing demand for high definition video throughout the home, Sony Electronics today introduced the CAV-CVS12ES HD video distribution system during the Pacific Coast Builders Conference being held in San Francisco. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Flat screen HDTV - Is bigger better for HDTV Why Projection TVs May not Offer the Best Venue for HDTV (1 HDTV Blog, 11/26/2007 12:02pm) |
| When you are looking for a new television, it is easy to gravitate to the new bigger high definition projection televisions. At first glance, they offer huge screens, perfect for home theaters. They also offer bright, clear picture resolution. Before putting a lot of money down to purchase that big screen, it is important to understand whether or not bigger really is better for HDTV and why projec ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mid-week HDTV news: Plasmas are hot sellers (again); Vizio remains tops in LCDs; Sony delays next OLED set (Home Theater, 8/20/2009 2:14am) |
| The economic downturn no doubt helped push some manufacturers (like Pioneer) out of the plasma market, but the recession may now be saving plasmas from the brink of obsolescence. According to a new report from Quixel Research, plasma HDTVs have zoomed to a huge gain in 2Q of 2009, with 42 percent more units sold [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony adds PSP copy to Blu-ray discs (AfterDawn, 10/03/2009 9:33pm) |
Sony America has announced that beginning with the upcoming Blu-rays "Godzilla" and "The Ugly Truth," a new feature will allow PSP owners to directly transfer digital copies right from their PS3 instead of from their computers from a separate DVD disc.
“Blu-ray is already known as the best way to watch movies at home, and now SPHE & SCEA are also making it the most convenient way to watch movies on the go,” Sony VP of new business development Rich Marty added, via VB.
Added director of hardware marketing John Koller: The new feature will allow “users to easily take the best in movie and entertainment content on-the-go—all of which is only possible on the PSP and PS3 platforms.”Permalink | Comments
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| Key Digital(R) Introduces Innovative HDMI 4x1(TM) Digital Switcher for Video and Audio, with Built-in Video Processor (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/27/2005 2:00pm) |
| Key Digital Systems (Key Digital), a leading total systems solution provider of custom installation and home theater digital video products, is proud to continue its HDMI product expansion with the introduction of its state-of-the-art digital HDMI 4x1 Switcher. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony reveals new touch-enabled VAIO L series PC/HDTV (HD-Report, 10/08/2009 5:21pm) |
| Sony’s new VAIO L Series multi-media PC comes touch-enabled, allowing you to navigate your PC and control your HDTV or DVR. Optional features include a Blu-ray Disc player or player/recorder, NTSC/ATSC TV Tuner, and up to 1TB (7200rpm) hard disk drive.
The multi-media PC, which Sony is also marketing as a 24-inch HDTV, is built with [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 7/23/2007 5:53pm) |
| NEW YORK, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic , a leader in High Definition flat panel displays, today announced that its 103-inch 1080p Plasma HDTV - the world's largest High Definition Plasma TV on the market today - has been installed in New York's newly renovated City Hall. In addition to the 103- inch Plasma , Panasonic also installed its BD-10A Blu-ray Disc Player for playback of 1080p High ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG brings their 71-inch plasma to the US (Engadget, 4/06/2006 5:30pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment (Read Full Article) |
| Terayon Demonstrates Digital Video Solutions At CableLabs(R) Summer Conference (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/15/2005 12:00pm) |
| Terayon Communications Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of digital video networking applications and home access solutions, is demonstrating the advanced capabilities of its digital video solutions here at the CableLabs® Summer Conference, the cable television industry's research and development consortium. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics Leverages Flexible LSI Logic DoMiNo(R) Processor for Super-Multi(TM) Format Combination VCR/DVD Recorder (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/25/2005 12:00pm) |
| LSI Logic Corporation , a leader in innovative digital media processing technologies for the Digital Home, today announced that its DoMiNo® 8602 DVD recorder system processor is enabling LG Electronics' newest line of combination VCR/DVD recorder products, including the LG Electronics LRY-517 and the Zenith ZRY-316. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Terayon Enables Telcos to Generate Advertising Revenues With Industry's First Ad Insertion Solution for Telco IPTV (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/09/2005 1:00pm) |
| Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of digital video networking applications and home access solutions, today announced the industry's first 'telco-optimized' solution that allows telecommunication service providers to create new advertising revenue streams to support their ambitious rollout of IPTV services. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Key Digital(R) Opens Your Eyes to HDMI and HDCP With Four Trainings at CEDIA 2005 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/15/2005 2:46pm) |
| Key Digital Systems (Key Digital), a leading total systems solution provider of custom installation and home theater digital video products, will have four informative and practical HDMI - HDCP trainings at CEDIA 2005. ... (Read Full Article) |
| How-To: Build a practical HTPC (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: Features, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media PCs (Read Full Article) |
| Howard Stern and iN DEMAND Networks Reach Agreement for Subscription Video-on-Demand Program (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/03/2005 1:30pm) |
| Howard Stern has entered into an agreement with iN DEMAND Networks, the world's leading aggregator and supplier of Video-On-Demand, Pay-Per-View and HDTV content, to provide a new TV home for the popular radio pioneer in a subscription-only format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi's DV-DH-1000D 1TB HDD/DVD recorder (Engadget, 4/04/2006 9:22am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba plans HD DVD firmware upgrade, takes show on the road (Engadget, 2/17/2006 3:26am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Storage (Read Full Article) |
| LCoS Shoot-Out Results (Slashdot, 2/16/2006 8:43pm) |
| mikemuch writes "DisplayMate founder Ray Soniera has revealed the results of his LCoS HDTV Shoot-Out. He puts five HDTV's through a slew of test pattern measurements, and then lets 34 real people, including home-theater lay people and experts, conduct jury tests and make comments. There was one case where the experts gave low marks to a display that the lay people loved. From the article: 'We ... (Read Full Article) |
| Syntax Groups Corp. Reports First Quarter Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/14/2005 9:02pm) |
| CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif.----Nov. 14, 2005--Syntax Groups Corp., one of the fastest-growing manufacturers of TFT-LCD TVs in North America and who has signed a definitive merger agreement to merge with publicly traded Brillian Corp. , today announced the financial results of its home and personal entertainment business for its first fiscal quarter ended Sept. 30, 2005. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Largest In-Service FTTP Network in the U.S. Connects 10,000th Customer Site (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/03/2005 1:00pm) |
| Wave7 Optics Inc., a leading supplier of fiber-to-the-home and -premises broadband network equipment for residential and business services, and Jackson Energy Authority of Jackson, Tennessee today announced the 10,000th connection in JEA's rapidly growing FTTP network, which provides triple-play services under the "EPlus Broadband" brand name. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | BenQ Ships W1080ST 1080p 3D Short-Throw Projector for $1299 (Big Picture Big Sound, 3/22/2013 6:52am) |
| The new home theater option allows users to enjoy 100-inch images within six feet of the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| James Bond On FilmFest HD In June 2006 (Commander Bond, 6/17/2006 9:21am) |
| Ready for a new James Bond film marathon? 007 fans will be able to enjoy the classic films in high-definition throughout June 2006. Home Theater reports that FilmFest HD, a VOOM HD network, is showing a month-long marathon of 17 James Bond films. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDTV Deals: LG 42-inch 42LM3700 1080p 3D LED, 4 Pairs of 3D Glasses and Soundbar: $499.99 (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/26/2012 3:28am) |
| TigerDirect has a coupon that will knock a little extra off this 3D home theater [...] (Read Full Article) |
| New Sony AV Receivers Drive Multi-Room High-Definition Throughout the Home (HDTV Magazine, 9/10/2009 5:16am) |
Sony today introduced two new "Elevated Standard" (ES) audio/video receivers, including its first to offer control over an IP network, the STR-DA5500ES.
Both the STR-DA5500ES and new STR-DA3500ES are designed as easy-to-use solutions for expanding high-definition entertainment to multiple rooms of the home.
The new STR-DA5500ES model features...
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| Microsoft, HP add Media Center Extender functionality to MediaSmart LCD HDTVs (Engadget, 9/27/2007 12:09pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Networking
Just in case Linksys and D-Link's introductions weren't enough to satisfy, Microsoft is now announcing yet another partner in its refreshed Extenders for Windows Media Center effort. Beginning in "early 2008," owners of HP's current 42- and 47-inch MediaSmart LCD HDTVs will be able to utilize all of the features of the Media Center Extender pl ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic unveils DMP-BD30 "next-gen" Blu-ray player (Engadget, 10/31/2007 2:38am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Panasonic's new DMP-BD30 Blu-ray player serves up those HD discs extra fancy, being the first player to meet the requirements for BD-Video Final Standard Profile 1.1. That means a secondary video decoder for picture in picture (such as director's commentary), and an extra audio decoder for working in sound from that second source or from interactive feature ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| HD DVD Forum working on region codes and China-only format (Engadget, 5/26/2006 3:28pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment (Read Full Article) |
| Digital Video, Advanced IP Services Demonstrations on Tap at Terayon Booth at Cable-Tec Expo (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/13/2005 12:00pm) |
| Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of digital video networking applications and home access solutions, is showcasing capabilities and products designed to increase cable operators' revenue and network efficiency at the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers Cable-Tec Expo, June 15-17, in booth #1239 at the Henry B. ... (Read Full Article) |
| CBHD Overtakes Blu-ray In China (About.com, 8/18/2009 10:00am) |
| While HD-DVD lost to Blu-ray Disc in the West for high definition dominance back in February 2008, it looks like the Chinese-modified version of HD-DVD, known as CBHD (China Blue High Definition) is outselling Blu-ray in China by a margin of 3 to 1. For more details and perspective on this interesting developement, check out the report from Ars Technica. (Read Full Article) |
| Reversica's Gyre 6300 let's you hide that flat panel TV (Engadget, 4/15/2005 5:08pm) |
| It’s not totally unreasonable to want to show off that sweet new flat-panel TV you just dropped three or four or five grand on, but if you’re really pressed for space or otherwise looking for way to hide that 42-inch plasma, a company called Reversica is selling a new 18-inch deep home entertainment center called the Gyre 6300 that lets you rotate your TV around to reveal a bookcase. Normally (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Pictures to release The House Bunny on Blu-ray in February (HDTV UK, 2/13/2009 11:54am) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that The House Bunny will be released on Blu-ray and standard DVD on 9^th February. It stars Anna Faris (from Scary Movie and Lost in Translation) and Emma Stone (Superbad), Colin Hanks (Orange County), Katherine McPhee (American Idol), Rumer Willis (Now and Then), Christopher McDonald (Happy Gilmore) and Beverly D'Angelo (National Lampoon series). ... (Read Full Article) |
| Epson announces new affordable HD projector (HD-Report, 9/17/2009 5:51pm) |
| Epson’s PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD is an HD projector with an affordable price tag. The 720p will retail for approximately $749, and boasts 2,500 lumens of light using 3LCD technology.
The PowerLite 705HD is configured with four pre-set color modes for varying lighting environments, and four-preset modes optimized for video.
Connections include HDMI, Component Video, S-Video and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CyberLink's DTCP-IP Solution Enables Playback of Japanese HDTV Content on Sony Notebooks (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/04/2006 9:24pm) |
| TAIPEI, Taiwan----April 4, 2006--CyberLink Corp. , a world leader in digital home solutions, released details of it cooperation with Sony Corporation featuring a software solution that enables the playback of high-definition TV content on selected Sony VAIO notebooks in Japan. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'The Sky is Falling ... The Sky is Falling ... The Sky is Falling' (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/24/2005 4:30pm) |
| Join Zach Braff and Starz Kids & Family to celebrate the theatrical release of Walt Disney Pictures' new computer animated film Chicken Little on November 4. The 24-hour "Starz Kids & Family Animation Celebration" begins on the same day at 6:00 a.m. and features Braff introducing exclusive content from "Chicken Little," plus animated hits including "The Incredibles" and "Home on the Range. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Indiana Jones Complete Adventures Blu-ray Sports Remastered Raiders, 7 Hours of Special Features (Big Picture Big Sound, 8/08/2012 4:05am) |
| The five-disc Blu-ray set will be available starting September 18, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Westinghouse Digital Wireless HDMI HDTV to debut at CES (Engadget, 1/03/2008 5:34pm) |
| Filed under: CES, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Wireless
We didn't have to wait for CES to begin to find out the UWB camp's response to WirelessHD 1.0, Westinghouse and Pulse-Link plan to demo the first "fully-integrated" wireless HDTV Saturday. The Westinghouse Digital Wireless HDMI HDTV should hit the B2B digital signage marketplace in the second quarter, and could see release to consumers by th ... (Read Full Article) |
| Terayon Demos Digital Motion Graphics Overlay Technology Enables graphics overlay capabilities for SD and HD digital (Digital Video Editing, 4/25/2005 6:19pm) |
| Terayon Communication Systems, Inc., a leading provider of digital video networking applications and home access solutions, recently unveiled their new Digital Motion Graphics Overlay (DMGO) technology at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas , April 18-21. (Read Full Article) |
| Classic Eighties films coming to Blu-ray: Goonies, Risky Business, Beetlejuice, Gremlins (HDTV UK, 10/07/2008 2:00pm) |
| 6th October sees the release of high definition versions of four classic Eighties movies on Blu-ray, all featuring cinema-quality surround sound and additional features, courtesy of Warner Home Video. Alongside The Goonies movie comes extras to include commentary from Director Richard Donner, "The Making of Goonies" feature, deleted scenes, Cyndi Lauper's "The Goonies R Good Enough" Music Vid ... (Read Full Article) |
| Denon Blu-ray Player DVD-3800BDCI gets DivX Certified (I4U, 4/01/2008 12:52pm) |
| The upcoming high-end Blu-ray player Denon DVD-3800BDCI got DivX certified.
The DivX Certified DENON Blu-ray Disc Player DVD-3800BDCI will go on sale in the Japan and U.S. markets at the end of this month. This Denon Blu-ray player ships already via A... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Francis Ford Coppola Unveils Specs for Debut Blu-ray Release 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (High-Def Digest, 8/09/2007 7:00pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has revealed final specs for the October Blu-ray release of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula,' which is headlined by the partipation of legendary director Francis Ford Coppola. Coppola... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung sez combo HD DVD/Blu-ray player is a no go? (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment (Read Full Article) |
| GAT's Thunderbridge Media Extender can upconvert, can you? (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: CES, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media PCs (Read Full Article) |
| Study: 18% of consumers bought HDTV because of console (Joystiq, 4/24/2008 9:55pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business
A new study by Frank N. Magid Associates shows that 18% of HDTV purchasers in the last year bought one because of their Xbox 360 or PS3. GameDaily reports the study found that 5.5 million households purchased an HDTV for the first time in the last year and that 25% of households now have at least one HDTV set in the home.Sony could com ... (Read Full Article) |
| IPTV Industry Leaders Offer Cost-Effective HD MPEG-4 Delivery Solution (PRWeb, 10/22/2007 7:14am) |
| Entone, Inc., an innovator of IPTV home connectivity solutions, today announced the launch of HD NOWâ„¢, a solution that enables IPTV service operators to rapidly and cost-effectively deploy high-definition (HD) services alongside their existing MPEG-2, IPTV infrastructure. (PRWeb Oct 22, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/Q291cC1NYWduLUhhbGYtTG92ZS1UaGlyLVplcm8= ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Dark Knight Rises Blu-ray, DVD & UltraViolet release date (HD-Report, 9/18/2012 2:19pm) |
| A release date for The Dark Knight Rises on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download has been revealed as Dec. 3, 2012. One home media edition (Source: Blu-ray.com) contains two Blu-ray Discs, one DVD, and license for UltraViolet Digital Download. The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony announces five 1,080p rear projection TVs (Engadget, 6/02/2006 12:12am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment (Read Full Article) |
| Key Digital-R- Becomes a Crestron Certified Integrated Partner (Business Wire via Yahoo! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/02/2005 2:01pm) |
| Key Digital Systems (Key Digital), a leading total systems solution provider of custom installation and home theater digital video products, and Crestron Electronics, Inc., the leader in the systems integration market for almost thirty years, are pleased to announce Key Digital as an official Crestron Certified Integrated Partner. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | IBC 2012 Coverage: Pierre "Pete" Routhier Interview (Broadcast Engineering, 9/10/2012 2:19pm) |
| Phil Kurz speaks with Pierre "Pete" Routhier, Vice President 3D Excellence Technology, Techinicolor, on the 3D experience in the home.
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| New Belkin FlyWire Delivers HD Video and Audio Wirelessly to Any HDTV, Anywhere in Your Home (eHomeUpgrade, 7/17/2008 4:38pm) |
| The new Belkin FlyWire is the simple solution that gives you the freedom and flexibility to place your HDTV where you want—without cables. Featuring an intuitive and simple setup, FlyWire wirelessly connects devices such as Blu-ray® players, receivers, video-game consoles, and set-top boxes to HDTVs and projectors, transmitting high-definition 1080p True Cinema picture resolution with [...]Visi ... (Read Full Article) |
| Startup firm HDI previews 100-inch laser 3D HDTV (Home Theater, 9/20/2009 12:31pm) |
| We’ve seen laser-based HDTVs from Mitsubishi, and Panasonic and Sony, among others, are looking to introduce 3D sets to American consumers next year. But now a California-based startup firm has unveiled a 100-inch laser-based 3D display. The company’s big claim is that the set also runs at 1080Hz, or more than twice as fast as [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Kreisen Unveils Entire New LCD TV Line Up (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/23/2005 1:03pm) |
| Kreisen, the manufacturer of quality affordable high definition television displays, today announced their full line of high definition quality LCD televisions for the home. Already in demand throughout the United States, Kreisen's winning line up includes popular television sizes from 26-Inches through their newly announced 40-Inch HD LCD TV. Kreisen's sleek and stylish LCD TVs are now (Read Full Article) |
| First Single-Chip, Dual-Encode for HDD/DVD Recorders Enabled by LSI Logic DoMiNo(R) 8653 Processor (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/04/2005 12:00pm) |
| LSI Logic Corporation , a leader in innovative digital media processing technologies for the Digital Home, today announced that its third-generation DoMiNo® 8653 is the first single-chip DVD recorder system processor to integrate dual encoding for the dual-tuner, HDD/DVD recorder platform. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Onkyo unveils HDC-7 Viiv media PC (Engadget, 4/14/2006 1:11pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media PCs (Read Full Article) |
| Strong Week for Blu-ray - VideoScan First Alert Week Ending Feb 10 (Format War Central, 2/15/2008 5:38pm) |
| In the latest Home Media Magazine we read that Blu-ray had a good week, outselling HD DVD by a 4:1 ratio for the week ending February 10.
The official market share ratio from VideoScan First Alert data was 81:19 for the week.
The Year to Date ratio is now 77:23 and the market share since inception remains [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Russia's Leading Satellite Operator Launches High Definition Video Service Using Harmonic's Powerful Compression ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 2/05/2007 2:00pm) |
| MOSCOW----Harmonic Inc. today announced that NTV-Plus, the leading direct-to-home satellite service provider in Russia and the Ukraine with more than 550,000 subscribers, has deployed Harmonic's industry-leading DiviCom® Electra 7000 high definition MPEG-4 AVC encoders for its new HD service. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Advanced Technologies and Intense Competition Fuel Growth in North American Residential Video Services Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/10/2005 11:35am) |
| Superior home entertainment and communications services are luring consumers to the North American residential video markets. Enhancements, including personal video recorders, video-on-demand , high-definition television , and pay television services, help providers improve revenue streams and increase adoption rates. ... (Read Full Article) |
| JVC unveils LH905 1080p LCD HDTVs, includes Genessa Premium engine (Engadget, 1/28/2008 12:53pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
It wasn't quite a year ago that we saw JVC gush all over its own LH805 series of LCD HDTVs, but now, those are simply livin' in the past. Introduced today, the LH905 series steps things up a notch with the included Genessa Premium 36-bit video engine. Additionally, the 37-inch LT-37LH905, 42-inch LT-42LH905 and 47-inch LT-47LH905 will all feature ... (Read Full Article) |
| Terayon to Present at Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. 2nd Annual Investor Summit 2005 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/13/2005 12:00pm) |
| Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of digital networking applications and home access solutions, will present at the Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. 2nd Annual Investor Summit on Monday, September 19, 2005 in San Francisco. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung updates PVA LCD line with 32 and 40-inch "Bordeaux" models (Engadget, 4/05/2006 11:00am) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment (Read Full Article) |
| Grande Communications Chooses Entrisphere to Drive Profitable Triple Play FTTH Network (PR Newswire via Yahoo! (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/02/2005 1:00pm) |
| Entrisphere and Grande Communications today announced that Grande is deploying Entrisphere\\\'s BLM 1500 Broadband Loop Multiplexer and BLM T100 Single Family Unit Optical Network Terminal to deliver profitable triple play services to Grande customers via fiber-to-the-home . ... (Read Full Article) |
| Vizio slips to second in North American LCD TV sales (Engadget, 11/02/2007 1:59pm) |
| Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentOh, how the times they are a-changin'. Merely months after Vizio ousted Samsung as the LCD TV king in Q2, Sammy is back on top of overall flat-panel TV sales here in North America. Thanks primarily to a staggering 37-percent quarter-to-quarter growth rate (compared to Vizio's 12-percent), Samsung now has an 11.8-percent unit share compared to Vizio ... (Read Full Article) |
| OPPO Makes DVD Look Its Very Best With New Universal Up-Converting DVD Player (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/06/2006 1:30pm) |
| OPPO Digital, an award-winning consumer electronics manufacturer, announced the DV-981HD, its new flagship universal up-converting DVD player. The DV-981HD excels in translating standard definition video stored on DVD discs to high definition format suitable for display on HDTV and home theater projectors. Featuring an HDMI output and DCDi® by Faroudja video processing technology, it delivers a ... (Read Full Article) |
| Optoma launches ThemeScene HD82 high definition projector (HDTV UK, 3/03/2009 10:17am) |
| Optoma has today announced its latest DLP-based home high definition video projector. The ThemeScene HD82 features a 20,000:1 contrast ratio (680:1 ANSI contrast), and naturally is able to handle full HD 1080p. It can project up to a whopping 150 inches (12.5 foot) diagonal and uses a range of technologies including PureMotion to insert frames to reduce motion blurring and judder, PureColour for v ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Introduces New Full HD Home Theater Projector (HDTV Magazine, 9/10/2009 5:09am) |
Sony today announced a new high-contrast, high-definition projector, adding more options for those looking for a true cinematic home theater experience.
The new VPL-VW85 projector features a full HD 1920 x 1080 progressive Silicon X-tal Reflective Display (SXRD(TM)) and 24p True Cinema(TM) technology, delivering a true film-like performance. The new model also has an exceptionally high dynamic contrast of...
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| Calibre Powers Next Video Processor Scaler with the Silicon Optix Realta HQV(TM) Video Engine (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/02/2005 6:43pm) |
| Calibre launches its Vantage-HD Home Theater video scaler and switcher at CEDIA 2005 in Indianapolis, Sept 9-11. Vantage-HD is powered by the Silicon Optix Realta HQV video processing engine. ... (Read Full Article) |
| TViX M-3100U HDD recorder with HD out (Engadget, 5/11/2006 9:30am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media PCs (Read Full Article) |
| JVC brings 46-inch GD-463D10 3D LCD HDTV to America: shipping now for $9,200 (Engadget, 9/10/2009 5:40pm) |
Jumpin' Jehosaphat! We know exchange rates have been sort of crazy of late, but we can say with a good deal of certainty that the in-home 3D revolution isn't going anywhere with MSRPs like this. After introducing the 46-inch GD-463D10 3D LCD HDTV in various overseas markets, JVC is announcing here at CEDIA that its flagship 3D panel is now available on US soil for a solid chunk of change. The 1080p display touts a 2,000:1 contrast ratio, three HDMI sockets, 178-degree viewing angles, a depth of 1.5-inches and two incredibly awesome sets of 3D goggles. If you're not concerned that actual 3D content is all but nonexistent for home users, you can snag this now for $9,153 (and not a penny more).
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| Bell Canada Launches First High Definition Dual-Tuner Personal Video Recorder (CanadaIT.com, 6/16/2005 7:32pm) |
| TORONTO, June 15 /CNW Telbec/ - Bell Canada today announced the launch of Canada's most advanced digital TV receiver, which allows Bell ExpressVu customers to instantly pause live television, as well as record, replay, stop, fast forward and fast rewind High Definition and Standard Definition (SD) programming on more than one TV in the home through a single receiver. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wireless HD Media Player DSM-510 (YouTube.com, 2/17/2007 12:57am) |
| The D-Link High-Definition Media Player (DSM-510) is an Intel Viiv Verified device that streams music, photos, and high-definition (HD) videos to your home entertainment system from your PC using Ethernet or 802.11g wireless. The D-Link MediaLounge DSM-510 supports a multitude of video and audio formats, including support for Windows?Media Video 9, MPEG-4 video, MP3, WMV audio, and many ... (Read Full Article) |
| SAMSUNG Raises the Home Entertainment Technology Bar with Latest Blu-ray/DVD Players (eHomeUpgrade, 1/28/2008 8:00am) |
| Samsung Electronics, a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, has once again raised the bar for digital viewing technology with its 2008 line of DVD and Blu-ray players. Leading this year’s models are the BD-P1500 fourth-generation Blu-ray player and the DVD-F1080 Ultra Compact High-Definition 1080p Upconversion DVD Player. Featuring the latest in high-definition ... (Read Full Article) |
| China NetCom, Chengdu Selects Alloptic to Deliver Fiber-To-The-Home to Urban Residents (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/14/2005 5:30am) |
| Alloptic Inc., a pioneer in the development and deployment of Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Networks , the ultimate communications network for today and tomorrow, announced that China NetCom , Chengdu is deploying the Alloptic access network solution to provide service to high-rise multi-dwelling units as well as providing backhaul services for CNC's WiFi & SCDMA wireless networks. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Conexant's HDTV Video Decoders Win 'Best Silicon Innovation' in Annual Cable and Satellite Award Competition (FinanzNachrichten, 9/10/2007 10:50pm) |
| Conexant Systems, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. (NASDAQ:CNXT), a worldwide leader in semiconductor solutions for broadband communications and the digital home, today announced that its CX2427X dual-channel video decoder for high-definition, personal video recording-enabled set-top boxes (STBs) was selected as the winner in the “ Best Silicon Innovation “ category in the Cable and Satellite Internationa ... (Read Full Article) |
| Armstrong Deploys Terayon DM 6400 Network CherryPicker for All-Digital Network Transition (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/19/2005 12:00pm) |
| Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of digital networking applications and home access solutions, today announced that Armstrong has deployed the Terayon DM 6400 Network CherryPicker platform to play a key role in Armstrong's evolution to an all-digital network for the delivery of advanced broadband video, data and voice services to its subscribers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Cell Regza 55X1: The HDTV of the future? (Home Theater, 10/07/2009 1:04am) |
| Let’s set aside 3D TVs for a moment—they seem to be coming whether we want them or not—and look at another futuristic set concept that’s (of course) coming to Japan by year’s end. Toshiba’s “Cell” project, which powers an LCD HDTV with the Cell processor—best known as the brains behind the PlayStation 3—finally appears closer [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (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) |
| Warner to Re-Issue 'Full Metal Jacket' in New 'Deluxe Edition' Blu-ray, HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 7/31/2007 2:55pm) |
| Warner Home Video has confirmed to us that they will be re-issuing the Stanley Kubrick classic 'Full Metal Jacket' in a new "Deluxe Edition" on Blu-ray and HD DVD this October. 'Full Metal Jacket'... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Digital Signal Processors suit home audio applications. (ThomasNet, 9/12/2005 1:10pm) |
| Intended for multi-channel audio applications, Aureus(TM) 300 MHz Model TMS320DA710 and 250 MHz Model TMS320DA708 feature reverb algorithms for life-like room simulations, equalization techniques for room acoustic correction, and true dual-zone decoding and post-processing for multi-room applications. Dual Data Movement Accelerator performs non-sequential external memory accesses and circular ... (Read Full Article) |
| Huge Blu-ray Revenue Increases, Record Market Share for the Week Ending October 5th (Format War Central, 10/11/2008 5:43pm) |
| The Blu-ray weekly revenue and market share versus DVD as reported by Home Media Magazine both hit a new high for the week ending October 5th.
Fueled by the record sales of Iron Man, revenue was up over 145% to $26.8M, while the 13% market share set a new record for the top 20 [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Tweeter Presents Holiday Gadget Gift Giving 'Made Easy'! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/16/2005 2:30pm) |
| CANTON, Mass.----Nov. 16, 2005--As the often-stressful countdown to the holiday shopping season officially gets underway, Tweeter, the nation's premier specialty retailer of entertaining consumer electronics solutions, is pleased to present "Holiday Gadget Gift Giving 'Made Easy.'" Whether shoppers are searching for musical entertainment for a teenage relative or home entertainment that will ... (Read Full Article) |
| Record up to 12 HDTV programs at once with the Seagate Showcase (TV Squad, 5/19/2008 6:29pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, PVR Wire, Hardware
Sure, your TiVo HD can record 2 HDTV programs at the same time. But slap the upcoming Seagate Showcase external hard drive on your PVR or home theater PC and you can record up 12 at once. You know, if you've got 12 CableCARD or ATSC TV tuners.
The Seagate Showcase is basically a fancy new hard drive enclosure with a snazzy new Seagate Pipeline HD Series ha ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG Electronics Breaks Barriers in Home Entertainment With Seamless Panel LCD HDTVs, LED by Stunning New LED Models (HDTV Magazine, 9/10/2009 4:08am) |
Breaking barriers in home entertainment, LG Electronics today introduced a "Full HD" LED LCD HDTV - that looks almost as thin as the single sheet of glass it resembles.
Introduced for the U.S. market here this week at the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) EXPO 2009 (Booth #2623), the new 47- and 42-inch class* SL90 series HDTVs feature LED lighting and other display technologies developed by LG Electronics.
Unlike conventional LCD TVs, where the panel is recessed slightly within a thick plastic frame, LG's new series of LCD HDTVs use...
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| Terayon Demonstrates Advanced Digital Video Applications at Korean Cable Television Conference (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 6/08/2005 3:30pm) |
| Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of digital video networking applications and home access solutions, is demonstrating capabilities and products designed to increase Korean cable operators' ability to maximize their transition to all-digital networks at the Korean Cable TV Association's Exhibition and Conference, June 8-10, in booth B-7 at the International Convention ... (Read Full Article) |
| Terayon Demonstrates Industry's First MPEG-4/AVC Ad Insertion and Splicing at IBC Conference (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/06/2005 12:00pm) |
| Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of digital video networking applications and home access solutions, today announced that its DM 6400 Network CherryPicker® digital video networking platform supports the MPEG-4/AVC format and is the first product to enable standards-based digital program insertion and splicing of programming in the MPEG-4/AVC format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| SnapStream Media Announces Launch of Beyond TV 4 DVR Software Featuring Support for Recording HDTV, DivX, Browse by (PR Web, 11/10/2005 10:32am) |
| SnapStream Media, Inc., a leader in digital home entertainment products, announced today the launch of Beyond TV 4, a completely new version of its award-winning DVR software that supports DivX, FM Radio, recording of over-the-air (OTA) digital and HDTV content, and a new browse by category feature, as well as numerous stability and performance improvements. [PRWEB Nov 10, 2005] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Homemade Star Trek Theater (Digg.com, 1/17/2007 5:38pm) |
| Now, Gary Reighn, another sci-fi fan has gone a step further to build a home theater based on the Star Trek show. Gary worked meticulously to create the Star Trek magic in his homemade Star Trek Theater. Gary’s homemade Star Trek Theater is equipped with a high-definition Sony LCD projector capable of 720p resolution, a 102-inch screen made ... (Read Full Article) |
| More electronics salespeople recommend Samsung, not Sony LCD HDTVs (Home Theater, 9/15/2009 12:22am) |
| If you’re wondering why Sony is losing share in the HDTV market—that is, aside from its high prices—here’s one possibility. According to a new study by J.D. Power and Associates, salespeople at electronics retailers are increasingly recommending Samsung sets, while they’re less likely to recommend Sonys. In fact, Samsung LCDs were recommended 58 percent of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CNET.com Launches ''HDTV World,'' the Ultimate Guide to High-Definition Television (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/19/2005 1:00pm) |
| CNET , the trusted, unbiased resource dedicated to helping consumers buy and use personal technology, and a property of CNET Networks, Inc. , today announced HDTV World . HDTV World is a dynamic and comprehensive resource designed to make it easy for consumers to make the switch to high-definition TV and set up a home theater. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sampo Professional Ethernet-Enabled 42-Inch LCD-TV Delivers Integration Versatility, Value and Professional Performance (pzone via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance, 6/08/2005 3:00pm) |
| LAS VEGAS, June 8, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Sampo Professional, a leading provider of network-enabled flat-panel display solutions for the commercial, education and government sectors, and home theater environments, today announced at InfoComm 2005 the expansion of its family of network-enabled, high performance, professional LCD-TVs and plasma displays with the launch of the Sampo Professional ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sampo Professional Ethernet-Enabled 42-Inch LCD-TV Delivers Integration Versatility, Value and Professional Performance (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance, 6/08/2005 3:00pm) |
| Sampo Professional, a leading provider of network-enabled flat-panel display solutions for the commercial, education and government sectors, and home theater environments, today announced at InfoComm 2005 the expansion of its family of network-enabled, high performance, professional LCD-TVs and plasma displays with the launch of the Sampo Professional 42-inch HDTV-ready/WXGA LCD-TV . ... (Read Full Article) |
| Terayon and INVIDI Pioneer 'Localization on Demand' Architecture for Digital TV Advertising (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/07/2005 12:00pm) |
| Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of digital video networking applications and home access solutions, today announced that Terayon and INVIDI Technologies Corporation have jointly developed an innovative new 'Localization on Demand' architecture that integrates local advertising asset management and back office systems with the advertising insertion platform itself. ... (Read Full Article) |
| VIDEO: Horizon Semi rolls out single chip native 1080/60p HD decoder for STBs (Embedded Systems Programming Magazine, 10/31/2007 12:45am) |
| Horizon Semiconductors , a leading provider of highly integrated silicon solutions that enable secure video and audio compression & transmission for the consumer electronics and home entertainment markets, has announced the immediate availability of industry's first single chip multi-standard native 1080/60p high definition decoders for triple-play/quad-play Cable, Satellite and IPTV Set-Top ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Xbox 360 holiday bundles feature Kinect titles, Halo 4, Tomb Raider (Joystiq, 10/12/2013 4:00am) |
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Microsoft has announced three new bundles for the holiday season featuring its soon-to-be-replaced home console, the Xbox 360. Two [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Key Digital(R) Introduces iSync HD(TM), Digital Video Processor and Video/Audio Switcher (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/12/2005 1:48pm) |
| Key Digital Systems (Key Digital), a leading total systems solution provider of custom installation and home theater digital video products, proudly continues its digital HDMI product expansion with the introduction of its state-of-the-art iSync HD digital video processor and Video/Audio switcher. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Question of the Week - What is Blu-ray? (About.com, 9/06/2009 10:00am) |
| Although DVD is the most successful home entertainment product in history, ever since it was introduced in 1997, it lacks true high definition playback and recording capability. Two competing camps came up with a solution: Blu-ray and HD-DVD. However, only the Blu-ray format now remains. To find out the answers to questions about Blu-ray check out my latest "Question of the Week Series" on Blu-ray Basics. This week's question: What is Blu-ray? Also, be sure to check out my complete Blu-ray FAQs. (Read Full Article) |
| 100 million will pay for HDTV service by 2012, says report (AfterDawn, 3/18/2008 8:11pm) |
| According to a new Pike & Fischer report, over 47 million American households will pay for some sort of HDTV service by the end of the year and that will increase to over 100 million by 2012.
The report, "HDTV Service: Market Forecast for Multichannel Video Providers", which is produced every year, showed a 17 million home increase from the 2007 report.
Most broadcast networks air their p ... (Read Full Article) |
| LSI Logic H.264 Technology Integrated in New HD and SD MPEG-4 AVC Systems From Modulus Video (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/05/2005 10:00am) |
| LSI Logic Corporation , a leader in innovative digital media processing technologies for the Digital Home, today announced that its H.264 video technology has been used in Modulus Video's new ME6000 high-performance, real-time, full-resolution high definition AVC encoder and new Video Pre-Processing option for the ME1000 standard definition AVC encoder. (Read Full Article) |
| Reference Design enables high-definition set-top boxes. (ThomasNet, 6/06/2006 1:31pm) |
| Utilizing Windows CE 5.0 Networked Media Device Feature Pack, STB Reference Design accelerates development cycle of set-top boxes, HD-DVD players, and digital video recorders. It integrates STB7109 high-definition decoder, USB 2.0 host port, SATA port and Ethernet interface, which enables STB to be central part of home network. Digital copy-protected HDMI allows digital connection to any HD-ready ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ‘Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters’ Digital, UV & Blu-ray release dates revealed, unrated version included (HD-Report, 3/28/2013 8:51pm) |
| Paramount has announced the home release date for Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, and revealed an unrated version of the film will be included in both the Blu-ray/DVD combo and the Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD combo pack. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic adds Amazon VOD to Blu-ray players (HD-Report, 8/04/2009 5:44pm) |
| 2009 models of Panasonic Blu-ray Disc players with VIERA CAST now have access to Amazon’s video-on-demand (VOD) titles. The Amazon library consists of 1,000 high-definition (HD) titles including popular movies like “Knowing” and “Rush” and TV shows “House” and “Battlestar Galactica.”
Current owners of 2009 model Panasonic BD players (with VIERA CAST) automatically receive a free [...] (Read Full Article) |
| ED Digital's Digitrex JFN-4650W LCD wireless Media Extender (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: CES, Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media PCs < ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray New Releases for 1-20-09 (Format War Central, 1/20/2009 7:06am) |
| The following are the Blu-ray new releases for Tuesday, January 20th, 2009.
13 Going on 30
Sony Pictures
Retail: $28.95
Amazon: $19.99
13 Going On 30 - Girls Night In Promotion
Sony Pictures
Retail: $28.95
Amazon: $21.99
50 First Dates - BD Girls Night In Sticker
Sony Pictures
Retail: $28.95
Amazon: $21.99
Amusement
New Line Home Video
Retail: $35.99
Amazon: $26.99
Antwone Fisher
... (Read Full Article) |
| Terayon and Frontiers Partner for Expanding Japanese IPTV Video Market (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/20/2005 12:00pm) |
| Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. , a leading provider of digital video networking applications and home access solutions, today announced that Frontiers, a leading digital video systems integrator serving Japanese television broadcasters, cable television operators, satellite providers and telecommunications carriers, has joined the Terayon Partner Program. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sampo Professional to Demonstrate Industry's First Network Controllable LCD-TV's and Plasma Displays at InfoComm 2005 (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance, 6/07/2005 3:00pm) |
| Sampo Professional, a leading provider of network-enabled flat-panel display solutions for the commercial, education and government sectors, and home theater environments, will demonstrate at InfoComm 2005 the industry's-first IP-addressable LCD-TV's and plasma displays which provide users with the ability to remotely control their digital displays through an existing network infrastructure. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DViCO launches PCIe-based FusionHDTV7 dual HDTV tuner card (Engadget, 5/03/2008 10:44am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Heads-up, OTA lovers. DViCO has just announced the formal launch of its FusionHDTV7 PCI-Express card, which claims to be the "world's first dual HD (digital or QAM) tuner PCIe card." The device is designed to pick up digital (ATSC) / analog (NTSC) terrestrial signals, and the twin silicon tuners also provide picture-in-picture support as well as the ability ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner to Debut Elvis Presley Classics 'Jailhouse Rock,' 'Viva Las Vegas' on Blu-ray and HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 5/17/2007 8:23am) |
| Elvis Presley will make his high-def debut this September, when Warner Home Video brings the classics 'Jailhouse Rock' and 'Viva Las Vegas' to Blu-ray and HD DVD. The first-ever Elvis films to hit the... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumer Electronics Industry Leader Philips Electronics Selects LSI Logic for Full-Featured DVD Recorders (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/21/2005 1:00pm) |
| A leader in innovative digital media processing technologies for the Digital Home, LSI Logic Corporation today announced that Philips Electronics , a leader in consumer electronics, is utilizing LSI Logic DoMiNo® DVD recorder system processors for its line of recorders, including the single-drive DVD+RW recorder and VCR/DVD+RW recorder combo. (Read Full Article) |
| NASA to Deliver Real-Time High Definition Video and Images From Space With LSI Logic HDTVxpress(TM) PCI Board (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/09/2005 12:00pm) |
| LSI Logic Corporation , a leader in innovative digital media processing technologies for the Digital Home, today announced that NASA will be leveraging the LSI Logic HDTVxpress Compressor PCI board to provide real-time high definition content creation capabilities aboard future space missions. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Conexant's HDTV Semiconductor System Solution Wins Two Awards in Cable and Satellite Products of the Year Competition (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/12/2005 12:00pm) |
| Conexant Systems, Inc. , a worldwide leader in semiconductor solutions for broadband communications, enterprise networks and the digital home, today announced that its high-definition television semiconductor system solution for satellite set-top boxes received the Cable and Satellite International magazine's Products of the Year award in the "Best HDTV Technology or Project" and the "Best ... (Read Full Article) |
| National Semiconductor Introduces First Dual-Channel Video Format Converter for High-Definition Digital TVs and Home (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 4/18/2005 12:00pm) |
| National Semiconductor Corporation today introduced a dual-channel video format converter for high-definition digital television screens up to 1080p resolution, including LCD , plasma and rear-projection television. (Read Full Article) |
| Syntax-Brillian to Offer 1080p Olevia Signature LCD HDTVs (I4U, 1/13/2006 11:30am) |
| Syntax-Brillian extends into high-end home theater this year with the introduction of Olevia Signature LCD HDTVs with 1080p resolution. The Syntax-Brillian Olevia Signature LT42HVi and LT47HVi LCD HDTVs feature besides 1080p HDTV resolution, 42 inch... ... (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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| Panasonic's CES booth tour (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: CES, Features, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Laptops (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba's CES booth tour (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: CES, Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Laptops (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount Sapphire Blu-ray titles burn up retail (Punch Jump, 6/24/2009 3:49pm) |
| Paramount Home Entertainment Inc.’s new Sapphire Series Blu-ray titles burned up retail charts this week upon availability at retailer Amazon.com.
This week, the Forrest Gump Blu-ray SKU held a 4,395 percent increase to rank at No. 22 in Amazon’s Movies & TV division.
Braveheart held a 1,800 percent sales increase to rank at No. 5.
And Gladiator held [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Starts Streaming Blockbuster & Amazon to HDTVs & Blu-ray Players (Big Picture Big Sound, 10/15/2009 11:30pm) |
| Starting today, additional on-demand services will be available on select Samsung HDTVs, Blu-ray players and home theater systems. (Read Full Article) |
| Key Digital(R) Introduces HD Xplorer(TM), a Digital Video Plug-in Card and Processor for Pioneer(TM) Plasma Displays, (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 8/05/2005 2:51pm) |
| Key Digital Systems (Key Digital), a leading total systems solution provider of custom installation and home theater digital video products, is proud to continue its HDMI digital interface product expansion with the introduction of its state-of-the-art digital HD Xplorer digital video plug-in card for select Pioneer Plasma displays. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LVP-HC3800: Mitsubishi’s new full HD DLP projector (CrunchGear, 10/15/2009 7:22am) |
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Mitsubishi Electric has announced [JP] the LPV-HC3800 for the Japanese market today, a full HD DLP projector that features a contrast ratio of 3,000:1, 1,200 lumens brightness and a DDP3021 full 10-bit panel driver. The device comes with a 230W lamp that has a lifespan of 5,000 hours and depending on the operating mode, it can be as quiet as 25dB. (Read Full Article) |
| Denon Unveils DBP-4010UDCI Universal Blu-ray Player & AVR-4810 A/V Receiver (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/18/2009 11:40pm) |
| The manufacturer adds a total of four new home theater products, including the ASD-51W and ASD-51N network-enabled iPod docks. (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft: 'We have no plans for Blu-Ray on Xbox 360' (Engadget, 10/23/2009 6:49am) |
| A recent Gizmodo sit down with Steve Ballmer led with a headline exclaiming a Blu-ray add-on for Xbox was coming. See, when Ballmer was asked about making the Xbox a home theater companion of choice and where Blu-ray might fit in, the Windows 7 wild man said, "Well I don't know if we need to put Blu-ray in there -- you'll be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories." He then added that on-demand is the future of movies, not physical media. Now our bud Major Nelson, Director of Programming for Xbox Live, has stepped up to lay the conflation to rest. The Major says that Ballmer was referring to Blu-ray accessories for the PC and reiterated Microsoft's focus of bringing instant-on 1080p streaming movies to the Xbox 360. So... that should end speculation of Blu-ray on Xbox right? Not if history serves, nope.Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home EntertainmentMicrosoft: 'We have no plans for Blu-Ray on Xbox 360' originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| TV with Ultra-Wideband Enabled HDTV and Media Server to Reach Consumers in 2005 (The Auto Channel, 6/22/2005 4:04am) |
| ORLANDO, Fla.--June 21, 2005--Haier Corporation and Freescale Semiconductor achieved a critical milestone for wireless home entertainment systems and showcased the first Ultra-Wideband (UWB)-enabled LCD, high definition television (HDTV) and digital media server at the Freescale Technology Forum. Leveraging UWB, Freescale Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michel Mayer and Haier Executive Vice ... (Read Full Article) |
| Question of the Week - How Does DVD Upscaling Compare to Blu-ray? (About.com, 9/13/2009 1:00pm) |
| Although DVD is the most successful home entertainment product in history, ever since it was introduced in 1997, it lacks true high definition playback and recording capability. Two competing camps came up with a solution: Blu-ray and HD-DVD. However, only the Blu-ray format now remains. To find out the answers to questions about Blu-ray check out my latest "Question of the Week Series" on Blu-ray Basics. This week's question: How Does DVD Upscaling Compare to Blu-ray? Also, be sure to check out my complete Blu-ray FAQs. (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung's MediaLive: the Ultimate HDTV Accessory, Bringing Digital Content from the PC to the Big-Screen (eHomeUpgrade, 7/23/2008 9:20pm) |
| Samsung Electronics America Inc., the leader in the U.S. digital television market, lets consumers view PC-content on a Samsung HDTV with the retail launch of the company’s MediaLive adaptor. Samsung’s MediaLive delivers digital content (including HD content) in real-time from Windows Media Center on a PC running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate [...]Visit eHomeUpgrade for ... (Read Full Article) |
| NComputing Selects Intellon's HomePlug(R) 1.0 With Turbo Chipset to Provide Instant Networking for UTMA (Ultra Thin (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 9/27/2005 12:00pm) |
| HomePlug Powerline Technology Conference -- Intellon Corporation, the leading provider of HomePlug-compatible ICs for home networking, networked entertainment and connected powerline applications, today announced that NComputing Co., Ltd, has selected Intellon's INT5500 HomePlug 1.0 with Turbo chipset to provide powerline communications for NComputing's innovative multi user networked computer ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony TRIMASTER quad-HD LCD multiplies the resolution, and the price, of any home HDTV (Engadget, 10/06/2009 6:03pm) |
Can't wait until December for Toshiba's CELL REGZA LCD? Sony is bringing its own 56-inch 3,840x2160 quad-HD display to market November 1 in Japan. Priced at 6,825,000 ($76,583) including taxes this is clearly for pros only, hence the TRIMASTER name referring to the three elements combined within -- exact color, accurate picture and reliability -- thanks to a RGB LED backlit panel built with incredible picture reproduction and exact calibration (with included software via a connected PC) in mind. While it's cheaper than JVC's $175k 4K projector, unless you're mastering the next Pixar flick, viewing high res satellite imagery or can't live without four HD feeds on one screen even the most well heeled amongst may be better served scouring bargain bins for a used Westinghouse D56QX1 for now.
[Via AV Watch]Filed under: Displays, HDTVSony TRIMASTER quad-HD LCD multiplies the resolution, and the price, of any home HDTV originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer and VividLogic Enter Into License Agreement for Development of OCAP(TM) Software for OCHD 2.0 Devices (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/27/2006 7:12pm) |
| FREMONT, Calif.----March 27, 2006--VividLogic Inc., a leading provider of Home Entertainment Software Infrastructure for High Definition Televisions and High Definition Set Top Boxes based in Fremont, CA, today announced that it has entered into a development and license agreement with Pioneer Corporation based in Tokyo, Japan, to license, enhance and distribute OCAP 1.0 software and related ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic to Show Full HD 3D Home Theater, Expanded tru2way(R) Solutions at Cable-Tec Expo 2009 (HDTV Magazine, 10/29/2009 12:01pm) |
Panasonic will demonstrate prototype Full HD 1080p 3D televisions and will exhibit an expanded range of tru2way solutions, including tru2way-based broadband cable set-top boxes and its tru2way-intergrated consumer VIERA HDTVs at this year's Cable-Tec Expo® -- the cable industry's engineering show of the year -- beginning today through October 30 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.
In addition to the Panasonic booth (#14053), the company's presence will be supplemented by a Panasonic Full HD 3D Home Theater-equipped tractor trailer exhibit from its nationwide 3D tour fleet to demonstrate 3D for show goers. The Full HD 3D system, which will reach the market next year, utilizes...
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| Sony Unveils Premium Full High Definition 70-Inch BRAVIA LCD TV at GITEX 2007 (Zawya, 9/11/2007 6:42am) |
| Dubai, 11 September 2007 ? Sony Gulf is unveiling the premium 70-inch Full High Definition (Full HD) BRAVIA LCD TV at GITEX 2007. The BRAVIA KDL-70X3500, with superior technologies like the x.v.Colour technology and Sony's Triluminos LED backlight technology pushes the limits of display technology for an ultimate home entertainment experience. ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance Showcases Improved Consumer HD Experience at CEDIA EXPO (Broadcast Newsroom, 9/12/2006 7:00am) |
| The High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance (HANA) will demonstrate the next-generation of connected home entertainment in Booth #2205 at CEDIA EXPO, September 13-17, at the Denver Colorado Convention Center. Attendees will see how HANA's design guidelines for secure HD audio-video networks will facilitate commercial deployment of connected products and services and enhance the consumer HD ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2007 Video: Olevia Shows Off 1080p HDTV Line (Covering CES | Home, 1/25/2007 2:19am) |
| CES 2007 Video: Olevia Shows Off 1080p HDTV Line Related: CES, CES 2007, Features, HDTV, Home... ... (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) |
| Digital Television, Part II: Global status (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
| Filed under: Cellphones, Features, Handhelds, HDTV, Home Entertainment, (Read Full Article) |
| Digital Television, Part I: Making Sense of it all (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
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| Cypress Joins Universal Powerline Association to Promote Sharing of High-Definition Video Content Over Power Lines in ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/09/2007 2:00pm) |
| SAN JOSE, Calif.----Cypress Semiconductor Corp. today announced its membership in the Universal Powerline Association . As a member, Cypress will leverage its expertise in connectivity and high-definition video to promote the UPA's digital home standard for high-speed networking over power lines, the only power line communication standard currently producing silicon at the industry-leading ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Bros. Technical Operations Inc. and Texas Instruments Join High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 3/09/2006 1:00pm) |
| Warner Bros. Technical Operations Inc. and Texas Instruments have joined the High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance , a cross-industry collaboration addressing the end-to-end needs of connected, high-definition, home entertainment products and services, it was announced today by Dr. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Optical Entertainment Network Selects Amino to Deliver Standard and High Definition Set-Top Boxes for FISION(TM) FTTH (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/05/2005 6:00am) |
| Optical Entertainment Network announced that Amino will supply standard and high definition Set-Top Boxes for FISION's fiber-to-the-Home Video service. Cambridge, United Kingdom based Amino, the leading provider of consumer premises equipment for broadband and IPTV based services, will deliver the first generation STB's for FISION, that will receive over 300 video channels including over 50 ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hi-Def cinema in your home (T3, 1/19/2006 1:30pm) |
| SIM2’s latest projector will display “true†1080p HDTV pictures – when they actually arrive. SIM2’s latest projector will display “true†1080p HDTV pictures – when they actually arrive. ... (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) |
| LG debuts WIDEBOOK 16:9 HD media laptops; LED backlit, Intel Core 2 Duo (The Toybox, 9/17/2009 3:10pm) |
LG on Thursday unveiled its new WIDEBOOK notebook lineup of five models that feature 16:9 HD LED-backlit displays and Intel Core 2 Duo processors for home entertainment.
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| Sampo Professional Grows Flat Panel Display Family with Shipment of Three New Business-Class LCD and Plasma Displays (PrimeZone via Yahoo! (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance, 5/09/2005 12:00pm) |
| Sampo Professional, a leading provider of network-enabled flat-panel display solutions for the commercial, education and government sectors, and home theater environments, today announced the availability of the newest members of its industry-leading family of high-performance professional flat panel digital displays; the Sampo Professional 26-Inch WXGA LCD Display , 32-Inch WXGA LCD Display , ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Bros. Technical Operations Inc. and Texas Instruments Join High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance (SYS-CON Media, 3/09/2006 5:14pm) |
| Warner Bros. Technical Operations Inc. and Texas Instruments (TI) have joined the High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance (HANA), a cross-industry collaboration addressing the end-to-end needs of connected, high-definition, home entertainment products and services, it was announced today by Dr. Heemin Kwon, HANA president and Samsung executive vice president. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba makes timid Blu-ray showing at IFA, still believes in other forms of HD distribution (Engadget, 9/04/2009 7:07pm) |
Aside from the new JournE touch, the other main thrust at IFA's booth is Blu-ray -- at least, one would think. In reality, when we finally found the lone BDX2000, the LCD it was plugged into was off, while numerous DVD players and upscaling tech demos littered the surrounding booth area. Once we got a rep to turn it on for us, the Blu-ray player seemed to work just fine, as should be expected. The new Blu-ray equipped P500, however, wasn't so successful: our colleagues at Engadget Spanish watched an attempted Blu-ray showing on the laptop go awry, and by the time we'd dropped by the booth, any Blu-ray models of the P500 had been pulled from the show floor due to crashiness. In talking with a Toshiba rep, it's clear that the company hasn't abandoned its ideas of internet distribution and other alternatives to the once rival format of Blu-ray. The company is looking into a solution that uses a Blu-ray disc and BD Live to stream internet media to the player, and has packed in decent codec support for playing back media off of the BDX2000's SD card reader. We're sure Toshiba will figure out its P500 woes before the laptop ships to consumers, but there's no lack of interestingness in these first displays of Toshiba's "commitment" to the Blu-ray format. Gallery: Toshiba's BDX2000 'in action' at IFAFiled under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentToshiba makes timid Blu-ray showing at IFA, still believes in other forms of HD distribution originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV Television - Blueado Announces the Very First Mini HDTV Media Center (Tel TV, 6/16/2006 4:01am) |
| Blueado Announces the Very First Mini HDTV Media Center … Blueado Announces the Very First Mini HDTV Media Center 2006-06-14 Home About Submit Press... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Movie studios again demand HDTV disabling powers from FCC (Ars Technica, 9/02/2009 11:22am) |
Hollywood's bid to force a yet-to-be-agreed-upon number of households to buy new home theater gear is back in business. The Motion Picture Association of America has once again asked the Federal Communications Commission for the right to selectively control output streams to the TV entertainment systems of consumers. "The pro-consumer purpose" (!) request "is to enable movie studios to offer millions of Americans in-home access to high-value, high definition video content," three MPAA biggies explained during a meeting they held with seven FCC Media Bureau staffers last Thursday.
Consumer groups, electronics makers, pro-consumer bloggers, and consumers, it should be noted, think this idea is a very stinky dog. So did former FCC Chair Kevin Martin. But that does not seem to dissuade the MPAA, whose principals just can't seem to let the issue go. What's interesting about the group's latest filing, however, is that it effectively concedes that the output changes it wants could, in fact, hobble some home video systems.
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| Sony Adding PSP-only Digital Copies To Blu-ray Discs [PSP] (Kotaku, 9/30/2009 9:40pm) |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will be introducing digital copies of movies on upcoming Blu-ray releases that are exclusively offered for use on the PSP. That should make the process of adding...
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| The Engadget Interview: Bill Gates (again!) (Engadget, 2/06/2006 8:00am) |
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| 2 new Best Buy Insignia Blu-ray players get Netflix streaming (Consumer Reports, 10/22/2009 6:59pm) |
| The ability to stream instant movies from a Blu-ray player, once relegated to higher-end models, is moving to the masses with two new Insignia-brand Netflix enabled Blu-ray players from Best Buy. The two models with Netflix access are the Insignia NS-WBRDVD player, sale priced at $200, and the $180 NS-BRDVD3. Both are currently available at stores and on BestBuy.com. The key differentiating feature is that the higher-priced model has built-in Wi-Fi, so you can wirelessly access a home network to connect to the Internet. In addition, the step-up model can decode both Dolby TrueHD [PDF] and DTS-HD Master Audio internally; the entry-level model only decodes Dolby TrueHD internally, though each can output both formats as bitstream if you have an A/V receiver that can decode them. —James K. Willcox (Read Full Article) |
| WD intros WD TV Live HD Media Player (AfterDawn, 10/13/2009 6:04pm) |
Western Digital has officially launched its WD TV Live HD Media Player today, offering full HD playback from external drives via your HDTV.
Full specs are very interesting:
Full-HD video playback and navigation - up to 1080p -
This is the real thing; Full-HD 1080p playback. Sit back and enjoy the spectacular picture quality of brilliant high definition video and the crystal-clear sound of digital audio. Use the included remote control to make your entertainment choices using our crisp, animated navigation menus.
Play a wide variety of file formats -
WD TV Live supports a wide variety of the most popular file formats. No need to spend time transcoding.
Play videos, music and photos from the Internet on your big screen TV -
Explore and watch YouTube videos and Flickr pictures on the big screen. Rock out to thousands of radio stations via Live365 and discover new music with Pandora radio.
Access files anywhere on your home network -
Play movies, music, and photos from any PC or drive on your home network. The Ethernet port connects this player to your home network through a wired connection or via popular, supported WiFi adapters (sold separately).
Turn your USB drive into an HD media player -
Play content from most popular USB drives, and digital cameras, camcorders, and portable media players that can be recognized as mass storage devices. Optimized for My Passport portable hard drives.
Collect without limits -
There's no limit to the size of your media collection; just add more USB drives for more space.
Play media seamlessly from multiple USB drives -
Two USB ports on the player let you connect multiple USB storage devices and access them simultaneously. Our media library feature collects the content on all the drives into one list sorted by media type.
Transfer files easily -
Copy, move or delete files stored on a USB drive, a network drive, your camcorder, or a camera to the attached USB drive using the on-screen menus.
Show photos and movies directly from your digital camera or video camera -
Works with digital cameras, digital video cameras, in fact, any digital imaging device that supports Picture Transfer Protocol.
File Copy
Copy files between USB drives
HDMI 1.3, composite video and component video output -
The HDMI port lets you connect to the highest quality HDTV or home theater. Additional composite (RCA), and component outputs ensure compatibility with virtually all television sets.
SPDIF digital output -
The optical audio output sends digital signals to your AV receiver for the best surroundsound experience.
Access media files on your home network -
WD TV Live supports a direct Ethernet connection or a USB attached wireless connection to your home network. Click here to view compatible wireless-ready USB adaptors.
Ultra-compact design -
Fits easily into your entertainment center.
The player retails for $120 USD.
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| LG N2B1D NAS With 2TB And Blu-ray Drive Unveiled (I4U, 10/06/2009 9:30am) |
| LG unveils what the company calls the world's first NAS with a Blu-ray drive.
The LG N2B1D features 2TB of hard-drive disk space and a Blu-ray drive to backup data on Blu-ray discs.
The new LG NAS is geared towards consumers for home use and promises...
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| Panasonic to Show Full HD 3D Home Theater At Cable-Tec Expo 2009 (I4U, 10/28/2009 10:00pm) |
| Panasonic will demonstrate prototype Full HD 1080p 3D televisions and will exhibit an expanded range of tru2way solutions, including tru2way-based broadband cable set-top boxes and its tru2way-intergrated consumer VIERA HDTVs at this year's Cable-Tec Expo ...
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| Rumor: Apple entering the HDTV market in 2011 (AfterDawn, 8/22/2009 3:02am) |
According to a new Piper Jaffray note this week, analyst Gene Munster says he expects Apple to eventually get into the HDTV market providing a full home entertainment system alongside the Apple TV media device.
Additionally, Munster says that a new, updated Apple TV is coming before Christmas, including DVR and a monthly sub to iTunes TV shows.
"We believe Apple is exploring a subscription-based offering for its TV content in iTunes," says Munster, via The Street. "Apple could leverage its deep library of content with many network and cable channel content owners to provide unlimited access to a sub-library of its TV shows for a standard monthly fee."
Adds Apple COO Tim Cook of the Apple TV:
"It is clear that the movie rental business has really helped Apple TV and there are more and more customers that want to try it," he says, noting that sales were up 300 percent year-on-year. "We're going to continue to invest in it, because we fundamentally believe there is something there for us in the future."
As for the HDTV, Munster expects a 2011 debut, and the completion of a full Apple home entertainment center.
"The device would push Apple further into the digital living room with interactive TV, music, movie, and gaming features," he added. "Such a device would command a premium among a competitive field of budget TVs."Permalink | Comments
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| Disney to release 12 more 'Diamond' Blu-ray titles (AfterDawn, 9/13/2009 9:42pm) |
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced they will be expanding their Blu-ray 'Diamond Collection', adding 12 new titles including The Lion King, Bambi, Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, The Jungle Book, 101 Dalmatians and Pinocchio.
The 'Diamond' collection is considered the studio's high-end BD line, just like the 'Platinum' collection was for standard DVD.
The releases will be staggered, two per calender year, with Fantasia and Beauty and the Beast set for 2010. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs will be the first Diamond available, hitting shelves on October 6th. Just like the Platinum collection before it, each Diamond title will include a plethora of new bonus features and will only be available in limited quantities for a limited period.
One of the bonus features for Snow WHite, as explained by VideoBusiness is "‘Magic Mirror,’ which the studio touts as its first use of artificial intelligence in a film. The Blu-ray-exclusive technology recognizes viewing patterns and suggests where viewers should go next in the film for an overall personal experience."
“Walt Disney’s gift of telling captivating and engaging stories was matched only by his passion for presenting them in the most spectacular way,” adds Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios. “We are proud to continue his pursuit of excellence with ‘The Diamond Collection,’ which brings the films that are the foundation of our company to audiences of all ages across the globe.”
Bob Chapek, president of Disney’s DVD division, also noted: “We believe that the collection offers consumers the opportunity to enjoy these timeless classics like never before and underlines Disney’s commitment to continue to bring the best quality product and immersive experiences into the home.”Permalink | Comments
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| New HD and SD camcorders added to our Ratings (Consumer Reports, 7/29/2009 4:00pm) |
| Sony's HDR-SR12 HD camcorder is just one of the many models you'll find in our latest Ratings of high-definition camcorders. (Click to enlarge.) [ Photo: Consumer Reports ] We've just added more than a dozen new camcorders to our Ratings, including nine high-definition and five standard-definition models. The new batches reveal a number of trends that, for the most part, will benefit consumers: Both HD and SD camcorders are cheaper to buy: About 18 months ago, the cheapest HD camcorder in our Ratings was $590. Now, there are three models available for less than $575. (The cheapest is the Sanyo VPC-CA9, for $375.) Manufacturers are producing more flash-based and hard-disk models and fewer MiniDV and DVD disc models than in the past. However, we still have at least four models of each of these older formats, and they're generally less expensive than the flash and hard-disk models. More optical zoom: SD models have optical zooms as high as 70x. HD models have also increased, with some models including 16x optical zoom lenses. Most models are smaller, lighter and easier to carry. Some can almost slip into a pocket. However, with this reduction in size comes some trade offs, such as the elimination of a viewfinder. This can be a problem when trying to shoot on a bright day, since the sun can wash out the image on your display, making it a challenge to compose your video. One common problem we've found in nearly all HD and SD camcorder models of the past was that they didn't perform well in low light. But our newest batch has some exceptions to this rule, at least among the high-def models. Look to our Ratings to see which HD camcorders excelled in low light. You can check out the latest HD and SD camcorders on our Ratings pages. Also, stay tuned for our upcoming coverage of high-def pocket camcorders, which are smaller still than any of the models in our main Ratings. —Terry Sullivan (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Delivers New Touch-Screen HD PC/TV (HDTV Magazine, 10/08/2009 1:36pm) |
Sony today unveiled its new touch-enabled, multi-media machine -- the VAIO® L Touch HD PC/TV.
With the VAIO L Series' multi-touch screen, easy access to your PC, HDTV, DVR -- your entire entertainment hub -- is readily at your fingertips.
Equipped with a 24-inch (diagonal) WUXGA (1920x1080) widescreen panel, the unit displays high-definition content in Full HD resolution.
Select models feature a Blu-ray Disc(TM) optical drive so you can enjoy high-definition movies. A rewritable BD drive...
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| Sony network Blu-ray player spied at CES (Engadget, 9/13/2009 1:11am) |
Why wait 'til October to get a peek at Sony's BRAVIA Internet features come to Blu-ray on the BDP-N460? Check them out right now in the following gallery, we got a good look at the future on the CEDIA show floor, though whether Sony delivering all new hardware or everyone else's strategy of upgrading existing players for Netflix, Amazon and other forms of streaming is the path to follow remains to be seen. The BDP-N460 should hit for about $250 starting next month.
Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentSony network Blu-ray player spied at CES originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 12 Sep 2009 20:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| DivX Signs License Agreement With Panasonic for Next-Generation DivX Plus(TM) HD Technology (HDTV Magazine, 9/10/2009 1:25pm) |
DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX) , a digital media company, today announced a license agreement for next-generation DivX Plus(TM) HD technology with Panasonic Corporation. Panasonic plans to incorporate DivX Plus HD technology into its UniPhier semiconductor chips, enabling consumer electronics (CE) devices such as digital TVs, Blu-ray disc players and in-car players to playback DivX Plus HD H.264 video in the MKV container at high-definition resolutions up to 1080p.
Known for great performance, visual quality and interoperability on any DivX Certified device, DivX technology gives consumers...
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| LG Electronics Broadens Home Entertainment Options With Two New Wireless HDTV Series (HDTV Magazine, 9/11/2009 7:15am) |
Offering diverse integration options for custom installers, LG Electronics is highlighting its first-ever series of wireless LCD HDTVs, including an LED model, this week at the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) EXPO 2009 (Booth #2623).
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| LG Electronics Adds VUDU HD Movie Service to Wireless 'NetCast' Network Blu-ray Disc Player (HDTV Magazine, 9/10/2009 5:04am) |
LG Electronics today announced the addition of the high-definition streaming movie service from VUDU, Inc. to the LG Wireless Network Blu-ray Player (model BD390). With VUDU, consumers can instantly buy or rent from an extensive library of movies and TV titles, including an industry-leading catalog of more than 2,200 high-definition (HD) movies. The BD390 with VUDU will be demonstrated here this week at the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) EXPO 2009 (Booth #2623).
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| Philips Sets Flat-Panel TVs Free with U.S. Launch of Wireless HDTV Link (HDTV Magazine, 10/21/2009 2:57pm) |
Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG, AEX: PHI) today confirmed U.S. retail availability for its much-anticipated Wireless HDTV Link (SWW1800/27) that uses innovative technology to wirelessly deliver superior high-definition TV picture quality (up to 1080p) without ruining the aesthetics of the home. Unsightly wires are a digital burden of the past with the Philips Wireless HDTV Link which replaces the cables that connect the HD cable set-top box, HD satellite receiver, Blu-ray player and gaming console to a HDTV.
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| Motorola Unveils New All-Digital, High-Definition Set-Top for Cable Operators (HDTV Magazine, 10/28/2009 3:00pm) |
Expanding on Motorola, Inc.'s industry-leading set-top portfolio, Motorola's Home & Networks Mobility business today introduced the addition of the DCX700 all-digital, high-definition (HD) set-top to the DCX product line. This new low-profile design will help cable operators' successful migration to an all-digital network while accelerating the delivery of personal media experiences and multi-room-DVR (MR-DVR) capabilities.
The Motorola DCX700's small, streamlined profile allows for a space-saving wall-mounted installation. It is a cost-effective set-top with a single 1 GHz tuner that supports both MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC services. The all-digital DCX700 also includes...
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| Engadget HD takes an in-depth look at Media Center in Windows 7 RTM (Engadget, 7/27/2009 5:42pm) |
If you've ever thought about forcing your Xbox 360 to do double duty and in addition to all the games you require it to host for you, set it up to replace your TiVo or cable company DVR, then now might just be the time. The reason is simple, in Windows 7, Microsoft has really made some nice improvements to Windows Media Center. What improvements you might ask? Glad you did, because over at Engadget HD the team went over the changes with a fine-tooth comb. This includes a comprehensive list of improvements and shortfalls in regards to using Windows 7 Media Center as a full time HD DVR as well as a few videos to really help you appreciate what's new and what the experience is like on an Xbox 360.
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media PCsEngadget HD takes an in-depth look at Media Center in Windows 7 RTM originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| NETGEAR Introduces Digital Entertainer Live, Compact All-in-One Set-top Box for Playing Home Media and Streaming Internet Video on HDTVs (HDTV Magazine, 9/08/2009 5:14pm) |
NETGEAR launched the newest Internet-connected set-top box in its popular "Digital Entertainer" product family. The new Digital Entertainer Live (EVA2000) is an easy-to-use and affordable Internet set-top box that enables viewers to play their digital media collections, YouTube videos and a wide range of other Internet content on big-screen TVs. Rather than having to watch downloaded movies and online videos on small computer screens, families can now enjoy media collections stored on USB storage devices, computers and network storage directly on their HDTVs, from the comfort of their couch.
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| Engadget HD reviews what's new in Windows Media Center after CEDIA (Engadget, 9/25/2009 6:01pm) |
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Yet another CEDIA has come and gone, and while some of our greatest hopes for Media Center came true (CableCard is no longer OEM only, Switched Digital Video support for the tuning adapter is coming) several more did not (Zune HD integration and any new CableCard announcements from ATI.) Peep the recap post on Engadget HD for the full rundown on what did and didn't happen in Media Center news from Atlanta, and what Microsoft's next plans for Windows Media Center could (& should) be.
Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentEngadget HD reviews what's new in Windows Media Center after CEDIA originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| LG LH-series wireless HDTVs now available Stateside (Engadget, 9/10/2009 6:12pm) |
Seems like slim wireless HDTVs are the CEDIA special, and LG's joining in the fun by announcing official US availability of the wireless LH-series, first launched at CES. No surprises here apart from price, they're exactly as they were when they popped into the FCC: the high-end $4,799 55-inch 55LHX has a local-dimming LED backlight, an 80,000:1 contrast ratio with 240Hz motion ruining enhancement and is less than an inch thick, while the LH85 line offers both $2,399 47-inch and $3,199 55-inch models. Check out our demo from CES for some hands-on with the ASW1000 Media Box, which is where the wireless HD action goes down.Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentLG LH-series wireless HDTVs now available Stateside originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| LG's THX-certified LH90 LCD HDTVs now shipping in US (Engadget, 7/22/2009 9:19pm) |
We've been following LG's 240Hz LH90 series of LED-backlit HDTVs since they were launched alongside oodles of internet-connected rivals at CES, and now -- at long last -- the 1080p trio is shipping to US soil. The sets, which are the first-ever to boast THX certification, also feature an ambient light sensor, 2,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 240Hz dejudder technology and a super glossy bezel. If you're jonesing to get one in your abode, you can cruise over to your nearest electronics dealer and part ways with $3,199.95 (55-inch), $2,399.95 (47-inch), or $1,899.95 (42-inch).Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentLG's THX-certified LH90 LCD HDTVs now shipping in US originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| VUDU's 1080p movie streaming goes live on LG Netcast HDTVs (Engadget, 9/02/2009 10:22am) |
You knew good and well it was coming, and come it has. Starting today, those fortunate enough to own an LG Broadband HDTV in the LH50 LCD series and PS80 plasma range can tap into VUDU's growing library of on-demand 1080p films. If you're still skeptical, we'll invite you to surf over to your set's Netcast interface; from there, you can either update your software to gain VUDU access or begin viewing right away (depending on when you purchased your tele). Oh, and if you're thinking of just lallygagging around while the rest of the world takes advantage, you should know that your first HD or HDX movie rental is gratis for a limited time, so there's some pretty obvious motivation to hop on it. Anyone given it a go? Impressed / unimpressed?Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentVUDU's 1080p movie streaming goes live on LG Netcast HDTVs originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's new BDP-N460 Blu-ray player adds access to internet content (Engadget, 9/09/2009 10:00pm) |
What you're looking at here is the latest addition to the Sony Blu-ray family. The BDP-N460 seemingly fits right in between the BDP-S360 and the BDP-S560 with an MSRP of $249. What sets it apart from its little brother is the fact that it can use its included network jack for more than just BD-Live and it features a USB port on the front, in addition to the one on the back for optional BD-Live storage. There's no built in WiFi or MKV support like other brands though, but it is shipping with access to YouTube and to Bravia Internet Video, and in addition Sony promises Netflix Watch Instantly later this fall. No word on whether this means the end for the BDP-S360, but considering the price and improved features of the 460, that's where we'd put our money.Continue reading Sony's new BDP-N460 Blu-ray player adds access to internet contentFiled under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Blu-ray, SonySony's new BDP-N460 Blu-ray player adds access to internet content originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray reportedly trailing CBHD in China, the second theater of the format war begins (Engadget, 7/25/2009 11:03pm) |
Just because Toshiba has given up on HD DVD and moved on, doesn't mean the format war is totally over for red. According to a report by a Japanese TV station, its successor, China Blue HD is actually leading Blu-ray in marketshare in that country. Of course, based on the article found by our friends at FormatWarCentral, all we have to go on is a machine translated description of a video in a language we don't speak describing the apparent initial success of the government backed format in a socialist republic. If you need more evidence than that to declare the format war officially restarted, you're probably a communist, but before we drag you in front of the Un-American activities committee check out the video for a peek at the slick new CBHD cases that The Onion will surely be shipping its videos in very soon.
[Via FormatWarCentral]Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentBlu-ray reportedly trailing CBHD in China, the second theater of the format war begins originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| CinemaNow comes to Funai HDTVs and Blu-ray players (AfterDawn, 10/15/2009 3:48pm) |
Funai and Sonic Solutions have announced a deal which will bring online video to more consumer electronics devices. A client for Sonic's CinemaNow service will be built into an as of yet unspecified selection of HDTVs and Blu-ray players built by Funai.
Funai manufactured brands include Phillips, Sylvania, Magnavox, and Emerson.
Like many online video services CinemaNow video on demand can already be used on a number of devices ranging from PCs and portable media players to blu-ray players
What makes them somewhat unique is their use of Sonic Solution's Qflix, which allows them to sell you DVDs which can burn at home, complete with standard CSS encryption, and don't depend on the continued operation of DRM servers. Unfortunately they do require you to buy a Qflix DVD burner and media.
Hideaki Funakoshi, General Manager of DVD Division, AV Management HQ of Funai, said "We view the inclusion of Roxio CinemaNow technology powering convenient access to high-quality entertainment as an important driver for consumer adoption of our next-generation devices."Permalink | Comments
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| 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) |
| Samsung rolls out Amazon, Blockbuster video store access across HDTVs, HTIBs and Blu-ray players everywhere (Engadget, 10/14/2009 9:42pm) |
Just as promised, the (still SD only) Blockbuster OnDemand service is now available on a slew of Samsung hardware via firmware update, while the Internet@TV lineup (LCD and Plasma HDTVs Series 650 and above and LED HDTVs Series 7000) has a brand new toy with the Amazon VOD Yahoo! widget (which does support HD.) Both services offer a slew of rental and/or purchase options for the digital delivery fanatic, though we still hunger for the audio and quality of VUDU plus the all you can eat goodness of Netflix Watch Instantly, of the millions of TVs out there, there's surely someone willing to sift through those menus for the ease of viewing Ghosts of Girlfriends Past without resorting to cable VOD -- or getting up from the couch. The "convenience" goes both ways, since they'll also be able to pick up compatible Samsung blu-ray players at Blockbuster stores, right next to the TiVo section -- check for exact model #s supported in the PR after the break.Continue reading Samsung rolls out Amazon, Blockbuster video store access across HDTVs, HTIBs and Blu-ray players everywhereFiled under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentSamsung rolls out Amazon, Blockbuster video store access across HDTVs, HTIBs and Blu-ray players everywhere originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| Zune HD specs fill in the blanks on video format support, battery life and more (Engadget, 8/13/2009 8:28pm) |
Now that everything Zune HD is official and available for pre-order, Microsoft has seen fit to loose official specs, putting to rest -- at least until we can do a full hands on -- questions about what to expect from the OLED touchscreen packing device. From dimensions (52.7 mm x 102.1 mm x 8.9 mm, 2.6 oz) to battery life (24 hours for music with wireless off, up to 4 hours of video) and charge time (3 hours, 2 hours to 90%.) While the offical site (incorrectly) currently lists max video res at barely-better-than-DVD 720 x 480, we contacted Microsoft and received the official specs on video support, and if for some reason you needed to hear it again: the Tegra chip is a beast. Ready for HDTV playback when it's plugged into the AV dock, the Zune software supports up to 1280 x 720, 30 frames per second at a max 14 Mbps bitrate for WMV HD and h.264 sources. Confirmed still a bummer? No wireless video streaming from the Zune Video Marketplace, though the specs do indicate that purchases and rentals will work across all three screens, PC, Zune and Xbox 360. Check the corrected specs after the break, now all that's left is getting some alone time with one.Continue reading Zune HD specs fill in the blanks on video format support, battery life and moreFiled under: Handhelds, HDTV, Home EntertainmentZune HD specs fill in the blanks on video format support, battery life and more originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft denies Blu-ray on Xbox 360 (AfterDawn, 10/25/2009 9:18pm) |
Earlier this week we reported that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made comments that implied that the company would be bringing Blu-ray accessories to the Xbox 360.
At the time, the notoriously tongue-tied Ballmer had said: "Well I don't know if we need to put Blu-ray in there -- you'll be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories."
The company has since released a statement denying the rumor and adding that Ballmer was speaking instead of PC accessories.
"During an interview yesterday, Steve Ballmer was asked about Blu-Ray and the Xbox 360. I wanted to clear something up. Steve was referring to Blu-Ray accessories for the PC. As we have said in the past, we have no plans to introduce a Blu-Ray drive for the Xbox 360. In fact, the future of home entertainment starts very soon when Xbox 360 becomes the first and only console to offer instant-on 1080p streaming HD movies. With a library of thousands of TV shows and movies to choose from, Xbox 360 owners can instantly watch the movies they want, when they want, in the highest form of high definition," says the post on MajorNelson.
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| HDI concocts 100-inch laser-based 3D HDTV, calls rivaling technology child's play (Engadget, 9/17/2009 1:48pm) |
Look, we've seen an awful lot of HDTVs in our day -- one lap around the average CEDIA show floor makes your local Best Buy look awfully small -- and to this day we've yet to put our peepers on a more stunning set than Mitsubishi's LaserVue HDTV. Sure, it's fat, ugly and expensive, but the image is otherworldly. Before Mitsu can even take the logical next step, a California startup has arisen to introduce what it calls the world's first laser-based 3D HDTV. We're talking 1080p 3D like you've never seen before, with CTO Edmund Sandberg noting that this production is smoother than RealD, Dolby, film and pretty much every other 3D solution. The secret here is in the speed; this set is so fast that the image "no longer needs to flash from one eye to the other," and no flashing should equate to no headaches. Too bad there's no planned release date, but we're still cautiously optimistic for a sneak peek (in addition to the video past the break) at CES 2010.
[Via OLED-Display]Continue reading HDI concocts 100-inch laser-based 3D HDTV, calls rivaling technology child's playFiled under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentHDI concocts 100-inch laser-based 3D HDTV, calls rivaling technology child's play originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| LG unveils new slim design LCD HDTVs due this fall (Engadget, 7/31/2009 1:14am) |
Sure it's summertime in New York and not January in Las Vegas, but that didn't stop LG from rolling out a couple new lines of LCD HDTVs today. The new SL80 and SL90 models don't bring new high water marks on the spec sheets, but feature LG's take on the "borderless" design trend that's the rage these days, built from a single edge to edge piece of glass with a slim bezel and Invisible Speaker design. The top of the line SL90 is due later this year for an unspecified price range in 42- and 47-inch sizes with LED backlighting contributing to its 3,000,000:1 claimed contrast ratio and 1.15 inch depth, plus 120Hz TruMotion processing. The SL80 line has 240Hz processing, but older CCFL backlighting means a 300,000:1 measured contrast ratio and 1.8-inch thick design, but the 42-, 47-, and 55-inch models will be available this August for $1,599, $1,899 and $2,799, respectively. Want a closer look at LG's new global flat panel design platform? The gallery is right here.
Gallery: LG's SL80 and SL90 hands-on
Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentLG unveils new slim design LCD HDTVs due this fall originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic in-dash HD nav system & Blu-ray player ready to ship, are you ready for the price? (Engadget, 8/20/2009 2:01pm) |
Don't think you can sell the kids short anymore, keeping the Blu-ray copy at home and taking DVD rips on the road, now that Panasonic is ready to deliver its in-dash Blu-ray player and 7-inch HD screen packing nav unit in September. We got a good peek at these back in April and the specs haven't changed, with the Profile 1.1 Bonus View compatible CY-BB1000D taking care of Blu-ray duties and featuring the same UniPhier guts as the company's line of living room Blu-ray players. The CN-HX3000D is a WXGA 1280x720p 7-inch LED backlit widescreen display ready to play back media via standard HDMI, iPod connector, SD card or its digital TV tuner, powered by Windows Automotive with navigation duties assisted by Google Maps and Yahoo! Japan. The CY-BB1000D is ¥99,750 ($1,057) and the CN-HX3000D is ¥365,400 ($3,872), and both arrive September 10 in Japan. We'll let you decide if around 5 grand is a good price for the in car HD experience (might want to look at custom mounting a DMP-B15, $800 and you can take it with you.)
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Read - CN-HX3000DFiled under: GPS, HDTV, TransportationPanasonic in-dash HD nav system & Blu-ray player ready to ship, are you ready for the price? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments (Read Full Article) |
| In the CR Test Labs: New LCD, plasma HDTVs (Consumer Reports, 8/04/2009 2:55pm) |
| The latest batch of televisions in the CR TV lab includes the new 46-inch Sony Bravia LCD. While many of us are gearing up for summer vacations, CR’s TV engineers are still hard at work testing more LCD and plasma TVs. Among this latest group are models with full-array LED backlights, and several 240Hz sets that take aim at reducing motion blur. We’re also looking at some new Toshiba models that will be the first to include Dolby Volume, a volume-leveling technology that attempts to minimize differences in loudness when you switch channels or when commercials come on. Here are the models currently being tested in our TV labs: LCD TVs Hitachi L26D103: This 26-inch 720p (1366x768) set is a TV/DVD combo with an integrated standard DVD player, headphone jack, and a built-in sleep timer. Hitachi L32A403: This 32-inch 720p (1366x768) set from Hitachi has four HDMI inputs, and comes with a swivel stand. JVC LT-46J300: This 46-inch 1080p LCD from JVC has the company’s TeleDock integrated iPod dock. LG 55LH90: This 55-inch 1080p LCD TV from LG is a high-featured model that has full-array LED backlights with local dimming, and the company’s TruMotion 240Hz technology, which combines a 120Hz refresh rate with a scanning backlight. It’s also a THX-certified set. Oddly for a higher-priced set, it doesn’t include access to LG’s NetCast Internet service. Magnavox 42MF439B/F7: Earlier this year Philips handed over the manufacturing and marketing of its Philips- and Magnavox-brand TVs in the U.S. to Funai, which also controls the Sylvania brand. This Magnavox, among the first TVs we've seen as part of the deal, is a lower-priced 42-inch 1080p LCD model that can play back digital photos and music stored on a USB flash drive. Philips 32PFL3504D: This 32-inch 720p (1366x768) set, available at mass merchants, warehouse clubs, regional dealers, and online retailers, is fairly low-priced for a major brand and includes a set-up assistant that uses an onscreen wizard to personalize settings. RCA L46FHD37R: A lower-cost 46-inch 1080p LCD, sold at Best Buy, Costco, Sam’s Clubs, and other retailers, that include a light sensor that automatically adjusts contrast to room light conditions. Samsung LN52B750: This 52-inch 1080p LCD from Samsung has new Touch of Color cosmetics (charcoal gray) and the company's Auto Motion Plus 240Hz technology that actually quadruples the TV’s frame rate. It also includes the company’s [email protected] Internet service, which uses Yahoo widgets to access online content, which will soon include instant movies from Blockbuster. Also comes with some preloaded content, such as recipes and games. It can wirelessly connect to a home network via an optional USB wireless dongle. Sharp Aquos LC-52E77UN: This 52-inch 1080p LCD from Sharp features a new design, 120Hz technology and has five HDMI inputs, the most we’ve seen. Sharp Aquos LC-C4067UN: This value-priced Aquos is a 40-inch 1080p LCD sold via the warehouse clubs. Sony Bravia KDL-46Z5100: This pricey 46-inch Sony LCD has Sony’s Motionflow 240Hz technology, which actually quadruples the TVs frame rate, plus the Bravia’s widget-based... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba unveils Blu-ray player, price, specs (AfterDawn, 9/05/2009 2:32am) |
Via a press release today, Toshiba has put the final nail in HD DVD's coffin, unveiling their first Blu-ray player, the BDX2000.
The full specs read as follows:
* BD-Live(TM) (Profile 2.0)
* 1080p/ 24 fps Full HD Video Output
* AVCHD Playback
* Toshiba REGZA-LINK(R) (HDMI-CEC)
* Support for enhanced audio formats from Dolby(R) True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio | Essential(TM) Playback
* Bonus View
* SD Card Slot
* ENERGY STAR(R) Certified
"Toshiba is a technology leader in high definition products," says Jodi Sally, Vice President of Marketing, Digital A/V Group. "From listening to our consumers we know they demand access to full high definition content. With the introduction of our BDX2000 we are offering consumers what they want with a breath-taking HD viewing experience to meet the needs of today's home theater."
The REGZA-LINK, much like how Sony does with Bravia TVs, allows for users to connect a Regza HDTV to the Blu-ray player via HDMI, and then control both from one single remote controller. It's unclear what formats the player can read off the SD cards, but standard MP3, WMA, JPEG and AVI should not be a problem.
The player will hit stores in November and have $249.99 MSRP.
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