 | Denon announces the DBP-2010 Blu-ray player (Tech Digest, 7/01/2009 10:14am) |
| Denon has announced the latest addition to their Blu-ray line-up: The DBP-2010. I want to call it a high-end Blu-ray player but it isn't really. Not compared to some of Denon's other Blu-ray machines. Mind you, this one costs £599 and not £3,300 like the VD-A1UD. That's not to say that the DBP-2010 isn't a good bit of kit because, a quick look at the spec, will show you that it is. It has Pr ... (Read Full Article) |
| Strong growth in Blu-ray market, worth $8bn by 2010 (HDTV UK, 6/27/2008 12:24pm) |
| In a report covering the whole range of games and video software, GfK predicts that the market for Blu-ray will be worth $8bn by 2010. Blu-ray sales will more than quadruple this year, to $1.5 billion worldwide, according to Gfk, then grow 184% in 2009 to $4.1 billion and another 94%, to hit $8 billion in 2010... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray notebooks expected to have a big year in 2010 (CrunchGear, 9/29/2009 12:32pm) |
| Right now it's somewhat of a chore getting a Blu-ray-equipped notebook. That might change in 2010 though according to a report at Digitime. The report suggests something most of us already know that once the price drops on the slim Blu-ray drive - which will happen in the second half of 2010 - we will start seeing the option become standard. (Read Full Article) |
 | Premiere Secures 2010 Soccer World Cup (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance, 6/29/2005 3:27pm) |
| Premiere has obtained comprehensive broadcasting rights to the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa. Premiere will be the only station in Germany and Austria to broadcast all 64 games of the 2010 FIFA World Cup live. ... (Read Full Article) |
| India's Prasar Bharati Plans For HDTV In 2010 (Technorati, 11/30/2007 4:04pm) |
| [IMG ] [IMG ] The digital broadcasting changeover continues worldwide, this time it's India's national broadcaster, Prasar Bharati planning to introduce HDTV by 2010, and go all-digital by 2015. The target event is the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, while other nations focus on readying themselves for the Olympics or World Cup. The report indicates the country's information & broadcasti ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Plans 5 Times Increase in LED HDTV Sales in 2010 (DailyTech, 9/04/2009 8:08pm) |
| Samsung says it will outperform the LED HDTV market in 2010 (Read Full Article) |
| AMD Advances 3D Entertainment: Demonstrates Blu-ray Stereoscopic 3D Playback at 2010 International CES (Business Wire, 12/07/2009 6:00am) |
| SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it will demonstrate the forthcoming Blu-ray stereoscopic 3D standard at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show, showcasing how consumers will soon get to enjoy high-fidelity 3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CW Network: 78 Percent Primetime In HD (Broadcast Flag | Keeping track of the FCC, MPAA and the broadcast industry's desire for DRM., 7/26/2007 1:04pm) |
| CW Network: 78 Percent Primetime In HD: "Washington, D.C. (July 25, 2007) -- The CW Network says 78 percent of its primetime lineup will be in High-Definition by January 2008. The network's new season will begin this fall, but its HD lineup will be complete when Friday Night Smackdown, the wrestling program, goes high-def in January. read more. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Sets '2010' Blu-ray Specs (High-Def Digest, 12/31/2008 7:00pm) |
| Warner has confirmed final specs for '2010: The Year We Make Contact,' which will land on Blu-ray this April as a feature-starved release. As previously reported, Warner set an April 7 high-def debut for... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Report: Blu-ray Adoption Ahead of DVD’s (Format War Central, 10/05/2009 9:05pm) |
| A recent report put out by Futuresource research claims Blu-ray adoption in the U.S. is slightly out-pacing that of DVD. The report used both 2002 and 2010 as they were the 5 year mark for both DVD and Blu-ray respectively, claiming DVD in 2002 reached 32.6% market penetration while Blu-ray should reach 34.1% in 2010. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| PlayStation 3 bringing 3D to all games in 2010 (DVICE, 9/04/2009 2:29pm) |
| 3D is becoming more and more prevalent in movies, so why not in video games? Why not indeed. The PlayStation 3 is hopping on the 3D bandwagon next year, bringing a 3D mode to the console that'll work with all existing games sometime next year.
Of course, in order to enjoy this, you'll need a new TV that supports 3D. So it may be more than just the year it takes for Sony to get this firmware out to PS3s to make it commonplace. But it's an exciting look at where consoles will be going in the not-too-distant future, or at least whenever you buy your next TV.
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| SABC unveil high definition unit for 2010 (SABC News, 11/14/2006 2:48pm) |
| The SABC is gearing up for the 2010 Soccer World Cup. The national broadcaster today unveiled a high definition outside broadcast unit, which features the latest in broadcast technology. It is the first of its kind on the continent. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Wii HD in 2010, PS3 nabs No. 2, Xbox 360 third, says analyst (Punch Jump, 6/30/2009 8:35pm) |
| A report by Wedbush Morgan Securities predicts that Nintendo Co. will upgrade the Wii in 2010, Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 will move up to No. 2 in sales, and that Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 will fall to third place.
In the report, analyst Michael Pachter predicts that the Wii hardware will maintain its No. 1 position [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony will release FIFA 2010 World Cup on 3D Blu-ray (AfterDawn, 12/07/2009 2:01am) |
| Sony has announced it will be producing the 2010 FIFA World Cup in 3D for (Read Full Article) |
 | DTH will eat into C&S growth by 2010, says Dish TV CEO (Agencyfaqs!, 6/06/2005 12:11am) |
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 | Hi-Def TV Turns On, Slowly (Forbes, 9/06/2005 5:44pm) |
| A new report says high prices and a lack of the latest set-top boxes will inhibit growth until 2010. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 3D Blu-rays Hitting PCs in 2010 (High-Def Digest, 12/03/2009 10:00pm) |
| With the right monitor and a beefy enough computer, you'll be able to watch 3D Blu-ray movies on your PC thanks to Nvidia 3D Vision. Nvidia is a company more commonly associated with videogames than [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Wild River (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 2/08/2013 11:46pm) |
Fox
Drama
$14.98 DVD, $24.99 Blu-ray
Not rated.
Stars Montgomery Clift, Lee Remick, Jo Van Fleet.
The least seen of Elia Kazan’s great films had never, until its inclusion on a Fox-Kazan box set in 2010, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sky News to go high definition in Spring 2010 (HDTV UK, 9/26/2009 7:58am) |
| Sky has announced that its award-winning news service, Sky News, will begin broadcasting in high definition early next year. Sky News HD is scheduled for a Spring 2010 launch, following studio and production facility upgrades in the UK and overseas. It will be the UK's first dedicated news channel to broadcast in HD. The commitment to launch Sky News HD follows the channel's successful first ever HD broadcast and HD online streaming of Barack Obama's Inauguration in January 2009 - and, from launch, Sky News will bring spectacular HD pictures to viewers from around the globe as experienced HD cameramen work alongside the channels' world class UK and foreign correspondents... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Deja Review: Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (Joystiq, 5/17/2013 8:45pm) |
In our 2010 review of Donkey Kong Country Returns for the Wii, our own [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Review: Piranha 3DD (High-Def Digest, 10/08/2012 8:25pm) |
| Truth be told, the 2010 'Piranha' remake is one of my guilty pleasures. It took a genius approach to the horror-comedy genre by not winking to the audience even once. It didn't leave a pause after [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 3D is dead--long live 4K (Broadcast Engineering, 2/13/2013 3:28pm) |
| Similar to 2010, the 2013 consumer electronics industry has decided the next great thrill will come from everyone buying another hugely expensive 4K television. Never mind the small detail that the so-called 4K televisions aren’t really capable of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Pay TV and Digital TV Penetration in Select Countries in the Asia-Pacific Region, 2005 & 2010 (as a % of TV households) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/04/2005 5:02pm) |
| Research and Markets has announced the addition of Asia-Pacific DTV and Pay-TV Trends to their offering ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2010: The coolest-looking HDTVs announced at the show (Home Theater, 1/09/2010 10:26pm) |
| Picture quality and screen size are the most important features to worry about in an HDTV, but the slimness of flat panels mean you can also look for a little style that those old boxy tube sets (and mammoth rear-projection models) usually lacked. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV set for major increase in numbers (Media Week Online, 9/06/2005 11:13am) |
| 11.30am: The number of high-definition television sets in UK homes is set to increase dramatically by 2010 as broadcasters and manufacturers go on the offensive with major marketing campaigns. ... (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) |
| 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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| Kagan Forecasts 82% of Households Will Be HD-equipped by 2010 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 11/09/2005 7:20pm) |
| MONTEREY, Calif.----Nov. 9, 2005--A new study from Kagan Research, THE STATE OF HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION 2006, forecasts 377 mil. cumulative HD sets will be sold to consumers by 2015, resulting in 110 mil. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | HDD Deal of the Day: 'Alien Anthology' Blu-ray Set is $19.99 at Amazon (High-Def Digest, 7/09/2013 5:49pm) |
| One of the best Blu-ray releases of 2010 can be yours for $20 today-only at Amazon! The online retailer is now selling the must own boxed set 'Alien Anthology' for $19.99 (71% off suggested list [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Bedeviled' Blu-ray Dated and Detailed (High-Def Digest, 8/23/2012 6:00pm) |
| The 2010 Korean thriller has been slated for Blu-ray release in October. In an early announcement to retailers, Well Go USA is prepping 'Bedeviled' for a Blu-ray release on October 9. Ji Seong-won [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sonic: Lost World review: An unfortunate discovery (3DS) (Joystiq, 10/18/2013 9:05am) |
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Anticipating a Sonic game is like playing an inverted version of Russian Roulette. The encouraging trailer serves as the single vacant chamber, while the memories of Sonic's most disappointing outings haunt those that remain. 2010's (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) |
| IMS Pegs HDTV Surge (MultiChannel News, 12/20/2005 5:10pm) |
| IMS Research estimated that 20.6 million HDTV sets will be shipped worldwide in 2005 -- a market that is expected to triple by 2010. In its “The Future of HDTV†report, IMS predicted that the majority of sets shipped by 2007 will be able to decode HD programming without a set-top box. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Eco-friendly 3D printer churns out buildings made of sand (DVICE, 8/03/2012 2:23pm) |
| In recent years Bruce Sterling, one of the fathers of cyberpunk, has shifted his interests toward imagined cities in which the buildings have walls made out of greenery and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Starz Set to Launch Five New HD Channels (High-Def Digest, 10/23/2009 4:00pm) |
| Due out mid 2010, the expansion ups Starz HD offerings to nine high definition channels. The lineup of new HD channels from the movie provider will include Stars Cinema HD, Starz in Black HD, IndiePlex... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| Loewe could integrate Blu-ray drives into future HDTVs (HDTV UK, 11/28/2008 11:32am) |
| ElectricPig has scored an exclusive interview with Loewe's CEO, Frieder Löhrer, who suggests that the upmarket TV manufacturer may well add integrated Blu-ray drives to their LCD TVs in the future. "Its a technique that we forsee not for the year 2008, but I would assume for early 2010," he said. He also spoke about the possibility of building OLED-based TVs, saying that the company was watchi ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung dramatically increases Blu-ray sales target, confident of format (HDTV UK, 4/28/2008 10:23am) |
| Samsung has announced that it has revised its Blu-ray hardware sales target, from 400bn Korean won (£ 0.2bn) this year to one trillion Korean won (£ 0.5bn) by 2010. ... (Read Full Article) |
| NASA, HDNet for high-definition TV partnership (Orlando Business Journal, 3/30/2006 6:31pm) |
| NASA and HDNet have joined together to provide high-definition TV coverage of space shuttle launches through 2010 at Kennedy Space Center. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Improving picture for high definition television (PhysOrg, 9/06/2005 7:55pm) |
| By the end of this year there will be 28.6 million high-definition television sets in homes worldwide, according to HDTV, a new research report published today by Informa Telecoms & Media. By 2010 that number will be more than three times larger - at 106.2 million homes. ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVRs will drive DVD adoption despite consumer confusion - report (Tom's Hardware Guide, 7/25/2005 6:12pm) |
| New York (NY) - Cable and satellite TV providers that pair digital video recorders (DVRs) with their services will boost DVR penetration to 47 percent of US households by 2010, and significantly boost consumer adoption of DTV, states a Jupiter Research report. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Killing Bono' Blu-ray Announced (High-Def Digest, 8/01/2012 10:00pm) |
| The 2010 comedy is in the works for Blu-ray in August. In an announcement to retailers, Arc Entertainment has set 'Killing Bono' for Blu-ray on August 7. 'Killing Bono' is a rock n’ roll comedy [...] (Read Full Article) |
| JupiterResearch Forecasts Digital Video Recorders Will be in Nearly Half of All U.S. Households Within Five Years (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/21/2005 12:59pm) |
| JupiterResearch, a division of Jupitermedia Corporation , today released its annual digital television forecast entitled, "U.S. DTV Forecast, 2005-2010," which presents JupiterResearch's latest projections of the growth of digital television, including HDTV, in U.S. households. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| (Unranked) | Disney Awaits First 3D BD ‘Tinker Bell’ (Home Media Magazine, 10/05/2012 7:01pm) |
| GLENDALE, Calif. — Peggy Holmes — director and screenwriter for Disney’s first “Tinker Bell” film since the 2010 Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue — had two things prevalent in mind while working: 3D and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Media Week - Will the UK market switch on to the cutting edge of HDTV? (Media Week (Media Week Online, 5/03/2005 6:00am) |
| Will the UK market switch on to the cutting edge of HDTV? BSkyB is planning to launch high definition television with the aim of boosting its subscriber base to 10 million by 2010. Lucia Cockcroft looks at how ready the marketplace really is. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | God of War HD free for PS Plus members in Europe (Joystiq, 2/27/2013 7:45pm) |
| The first God of War (in its HD format) is available [...] (Read Full Article) |
| JupiterResearch Forecasts HDTV Sales in the U.S. Will Grow Dramatically Over the Next Five Years, Constituting 70% of (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 10/06/2005 1:25pm) |
| JupiterResearch, a division of Jupitermedia Corporation , today announced the publication of its HDTV forecast for the U.S. entitled "U.S. HDTV Forecast 2005 to 2010: Managing Consumer Perceptions to Gain Market Share," which presents JupiterResearch's latest projections of the growth of HDTV and specific display technologies in the American market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Restaurant giving away high-definition TV during Super Bowl party (The Springfield News-Leader, 1/25/2007 3:23pm) |
| A customer will win a free television during Hooters of Springfield's Super Bowl celebration Feb. 4, the restaurant chain announced. The 2010 E. Independence Ave. location will give away one 30-inch Samsung High Definition TV. "The only thing we recommend is to have room in your vehicle to fit the TV. It would be a shame to have to pick between your buddy and the prize," Hooters Regional Manage ... (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) |
| Imagenio to introduce HDTV via VDSL in 2006 (Telecom.paper, 12/12/2005 8:48am) |
| (TP) Telefonica will introduce VDSL technology to broadcast high definition television (HDTV) via its subscription platform Imagenio. The new service will have a connectivity speed of 52 Mbps and the operator will transmit movies and video on demand in high definition. The company estimates that, by 2010, more than 60 percent of households will dispose of a broadband connection of up to 50 Mbps. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer 400GB Blu-ray discs will play on PS3 (AfterDawn, 12/04/2008 3:21am) |
| The manufacturer Pioneer has confirmed that its upcoming 16-layer Blu-ray discs will play back on most current standalone Blu-ray players including the Sony PlayStation 3.
The discs boast an impressive 400GB capacity and are finally headed into production by 2010 after being introduced earlier this year by Pioneer.
Current Blu-ray discs consist of either single layer 25GB discs or 50GB dual- ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | ESPN coming to Xbox One, NFL.com fantasy football on Xbox 360 now (Joystiq, 9/03/2013 2:30pm) |
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ESPN on Xbox Live was Microsoft's first network partner on the Xbox 360 back in 2010 and [...] (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) |
| Sony: No plan to launch 3-D support for all PS3 games (Joystiq, 9/05/2009 1:00am) |
Hold on before you run out to buy a new TV! You may have seen the report on Engadget stating that, according to a Sony rep, all PS3 games will run in 3-D with a software update next year. We contacted Sony ourselves to learn more about what sounded like a major megaton to let slip at a trade show. Sony told us that the company is "conducting a technological investigation" of whether it's even possible to do that. As for specifics: "there is no plan for the market launch of this at this time."
If you're dying to look at a 3-D game right now, Engadget also captured a video of Wipeout HD being played in 3-D, which you can see above. For some reason, the 3-D effect doesn't come through when viewed in an embedded video recording -- even with the glasses in front of the lens. Sony really needs to work on that.Sony: No plan to launch 3-D support for all PS3 games originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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| Denon Announces Less Expensive Flagship Blu-ray Disc Player (About.com, 9/26/2009 8:00am) |
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Although Denon introduced their flagship $4,500 DVD-A1UDCI Blu-ray Disc player just this past January at CES, they have just announced a new "flagship quality" Blu-ray Disc player for less than half the price (which is still $1,999).
Just as with the DVD-A1UDC1, the new DBP-4010UDCI meets Profile 2.0 specifications with the required Ethernet port as well as a slot for memory expansion and audio, video, still image file playback via SD card. This player is also playback compatible with Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, CDs, but DVD-Audio Discs and SACDs. Also, another welcome feature for audiophiles has a separate 2 channel/7.1 channel analog audio outputs and bass management control, and, for videophiles, the DBP-4010UDCI offers vertical stretch, so that films with 2:35 aspect ratio images can be properly displayed when using projectors with 2:35 aspect ratio lens attachments.
However, one important change from the previous DVD-A1UDCI is the switch from using the the Silicon Optix Realta Chip for DVD upscaling, to the use of the Anchor Bay VRS ABT-2010 Chip for that purpose.
Also, for custom installers, the DBP-4010UDCI is fully equipped with both RS-232 and Wired remote in/out connectors.
For complete details, check out the Official Denon Announcement, along with the DBP-4010UDCI Specification Sheet and User Manual. Photos (c) Denon USA - Click on photos for larger view. (Read Full Article) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| NPD says Blu-ray going mainstream next year (AfterDawn, 9/26/2009 6:33pm) |
According to a new NPD analysis, Blu-ray will finally break into the mainstream in 2010, especially as prices continue to drop.
The company researched consumers using Blu-ray set-top boxes (not including the PS3) in February 2008 and in August of this year, and the figures clearly showed that BD is out of the "early adopter" phase and into the "dreamers" phase which is the group that wants the new technology but are "deterred by price."
Regardless, NPD says falling prices, strong holiday sales, and a slowing uptrending economy will finally push Blu-ray from "niche" technology to "mainstream."
In the 2008 study, over 64 percent of users were early adopters, which only account for 20 percent of the entire market. By August however, the number had been reduced to 38 percent, and replaced by "dreamers" and "sensibles," a group full of middle aged families who like the technology but waited some time before investing. Those two groups account for over 40 percent of the entire market.
“In the last year, we have made great strides toward becoming mainstream, but we’re not quite there yet,” ntoes NPD analyst Russ Crupnick, via VB. “But going into the holiday season, we are seeing a combination of fairly reasonable price points on hardware and a lot of content. By February, after the holidays, it’s going to quickly look more and more mainstream. We are on that path.”
There are however still a decent amount of "late adopters" who do not care for the technology or are neutral. Neutral consumers are at 17 percent while "anti-tech" (users that frankly hate Blu-ray) are at 7 percent.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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