Toshiba in-car HD DVD player

Toshiba has got together with Alpine Electronics to develop an HD DVD player for use in cars. It was shown off at last week's Automotive Engineering Expo 2007, and should become a commercial product in 2008. Via TechDigest...

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Posted by Staff on 29 May 2007

HD DVDs appear on Netflix

When picking movies, you can switch between the HD DVD and standard DVD versions by hitting the HD DVD button. You can also choose to default to the HD DVD version of any upcoming flicks by setting the option under...

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Posted by Staff on 14 April 2006

ICT anti-piracy measure doomed? Cue wild cheering

One of the nastier capabilities of both Blu-ray and HD DVD allows for content holders to force image quality degradation onto users whose TVs aren't quite up to snuff. The original plan was simple: if a TV lacked a secure...

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Posted by Staff on 28 March 2006

LG confirms Blu-ray/HD-DVD player

No mention of "Ultra-Multi", but LG has confirmed their plans to build a combination HD-DVD/Blu-ray player, and make it available this fall. What this will do for the next generation DVD market however, is unclear. The analyst quoted in the...

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Posted by Staff on 22 March 2006

Sony BDP-S1 Blu Ray player now on Amazon

The player resembles an old style laser disc player and feels out of place in when compared to other $1000 equipment which one may have on the shelf. We also thought that the blue color was a bit out of...

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Posted by Staff on 22 March 2006

Older HDTVs only display 25% of full Blu-ray / HD DVD resolution

If you have an older HDTV, it will be unable to display full resolution because their analog component-video connections have no copy protection. The Advanced Access Content System (AACS) standards don’t allow for full HD signals to be output over...

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Posted by Staff on 27 February 2006

Mark Knox interview on HD DVD

Mark Knox ... who was called in by Toshiba, the developer of the HD DVD, as chief spokesperson for their March '06 launch. His duty is to explain and sell the system to the world. You will learn in...

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Posted by Staff on 27 February 2006

Quixun 42" Full HD TV - without HDMI

Well, this 42" TV looks very interesting at first sight with its Full HD (1920x1080), 800:1 ratio, 550cd/m2 brightness, 12ms LCD screen, 178 degrees viewing angle and 1700 EUR price. HD on a 42" panel at such a price sounds...

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Posted by Staff on 4 February 2006

Samsung's SP-P300ME pocket-sized projector

Featuring a Carl Zeiss lens and weighing under 660g, Samsung’s SP-P300ME is one of the smallest and brightest DLP LED mobile projectors on the market. Promising high performance, superior style and superb mobility, the SP-P300ME looks set to be the...

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Posted by Staff on 25 January 2006

Pioneer interview discusses Blu-Ray and their Elite BDP-HD1 Blu-Ray player

AP: An Elite model - the BDP-HD1. A very high-end product. Featuring 1080p output and compatible with DTS HD and the latest audio standards. So it's really designed to appeal to the performance people - the folks that are really...

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Posted by Staff on 20 January 2006

Hollywood Considers Dual Format Heresy

Hollywood studios are mulling over the once-dreaded prospect of dual movie-formats following Microsoft's announcement of a HD-DVD drive for Xbox 360. Via Next Generation...

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Posted by Staff on 9 January 2006

Early looks at the first HD DVD and Blu-ray players, and an Xbox surprise

First, there's the HD DVD drive that we weren't sure we'd ever see. During his CES keynote last night, Bill Gates let his head of marketing, Peter Moore, introduce an external HD DVD player for the Xbox 360: "The new...

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Posted by Staff on 8 January 2006

Blu-ray vs HD DVD: Heavyweight title bout

The story that's dominating CES this year is the standards war around high-definition DVD, and this is no longer a phony war: both Blu-ray and HD DVD players will arrive in less than six months  What's clear from talking to...

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Posted by Staff on 8 January 2006

Toshiba Preps HD-DVD Assault for March

Despite the almost total lack of support, Toshiba hasn't given up on HD-DVD yet. Blu-Ray be damned, they are introducing two HD-DVD players onto the market this year: The HD-XA1 and HD-A1. They are promised for March of 2006....

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Posted by Staff on 4 January 2006

Fate of high-def DVD may lie with Microsoft

EETimes.com - Fate of high-def DVD may lie with Microsoft: Several industry sources last week told EE Times that Microsoft is muscling into the optical-disk fray by leveraging its operating-system clout to bundle HD-DVD within Vista, the company's next-generation OS....

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Posted by Staff on 1 January 2006

Blu-ray, HD-DVD Camps Risk Alienating Consumers

The New York Times ran an interesting piece earlier this week arguing that if the backers of Blu-ray and HD-DVD can't agree on a single format, next-gen DVD adoption could be severly compromised in favor of technology such as...

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Posted by Staff on 29 December 2005

Blu-ray First to Market?

It looks as though the race to be first to deliver a blue-laser, high-definition DVD player to the market may be won by the Blu-ray camp. Toshiba had announced that it was going to ship a drive based on...

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Posted by Staff on 29 December 2005

HP goes dual-format, will support HD DVD

HP had been threatening to go HD DVD if Sony didn’t add in mandatory managed copy and iHD to the Blu-ray spec, and they’ve now announced that they will support both formats. Sony did add managed copy, which allows...

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Posted by Staff on 18 December 2005

HP backs both rivals in DVD horse race | CNET News.com

HP backs both rivals in DVD horse race | CNET News.com: Hewlett-Packard has announced it will support both contenders to be the next generation of DVDs, a change of tack that could raise the chances of an expensive format war.The...

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Posted by Staff on 17 December 2005

Microsoft has "no plans" to release HD-DVD Xbox 360

Microsoft has issued a two-part statement denying the possibility of HD-DVD in the Xbox 360 after rumors that the company had begun finalizing plans to release an updated Xbox 360 as early as next spring. The first part of...

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Posted by Staff on 17 December 2005

HD DVD wo€n't make it in 2005

Toshiba had previously said that they'll delay the launch of HD DVD in North America to next year, but that it continue on as planned this year in Japan. Well, that's no longer the case. ... will delay the...

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Posted by Staff on 15 December 2005

HD DVD Xbox 360 already in the works, due next year?

We’ve been rumoring HD-DVD for the Xbox 360 since day one, and even though we got word in November that the drives might not be intended for gameplay, IGN is reporting that Microsoft is planning to launch an HD-DVD...

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Posted by Staff on 15 December 2005

Oops, Toshiba Delays HD-DVD Player...Again

Bad news for the HD-DVD camp today as Toshiba announced a delay of the Japan launch of its HD-DVD players. Saying there are still copy protection issues to address. The Japanese company is still hoping for a US launch...

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Posted by Staff on 13 December 2005

Blu-Ray bonus content underwhelming

Can someone remind me again why Blu-Ray is going to win this format war? Actually, there are plenty of good reasons, but news like this makes it seem like Blu-Ray is losing a game of "Mother May I?" To...

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Posted by Staff on 3 December 2005

Holograms vs Blu-ray

I’ve been seeing it in the news a lot recently. Holographic technology will make Blu-ray and HD DVD obsolete before they even start! Holographic technology will store the world and the moon on one disc! Holographic technology will floss...

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Posted by Staff on 3 December 2005

Fox sez Blu-ray Wins

Fox's big fancy pants co-chairman has said he sees Blu-ray technology winning the race for the next-generation media format. Supposedly Blu-ray has the lead thanks to widespread Hollywood support, the release of the popular Sony PlayStation 3 consoles and...

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Posted by Staff on 3 December 2005

DVD Forum Approves China’s HD Disc Format

In a move that has me scratching my head, the DVD Forum has approved a new format. DVD Forum, the international DVD standard authority, has given Chinese engineers the go-ahead to look into developing a next-generation DVD format which...

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Posted by Staff on 2 December 2005

HD DVD and Blu-Ray Already Outdated?

Blu-ray and HD DVD may become non-existent with the new HVD coming into play. HVD is the holographic versatile disc which has been in the making for nearly 20 years and it is finally going to happen, maybe. The...

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Posted by Staff on 30 November 2005

Warner Bros. softens on HD DVD, says it'll do Blu-ray, too

October is shaping up to be a cruel month for Toshiba and the rest of the HD DVD gang. Last week Paramount confirmed that they were softening their support for HD DVD and would be releasing movies in both...

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Posted by Staff on 29 November 2005

No region codes for HD DVD?

The “DVD Forum Japan Conference 2005� is being held in Japan today, and because of the time difference, it’s already over. The primary topic of the meeting was, as expected, HD DVD. Plenty of information is emerging from the...

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Posted by Staff on 29 November 2005

2005 HDTV Report, Part 11: High Definition DVD

This part summarizes the main aspects of Hi Def DVD, such as formats, studio support, types of discs, competition from China, introduced models, copy protection, audio and video codecs, etc. The complete review of the State of the High...

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Posted by Staff on 29 November 2005

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