Betting on Blu-ray promise - New Straits Times
Blu-ray is the latest buzzword in high-definition home entertainment. With the promise of delivering a more immersive home entertainment experience, the new optical media storage format is gaining attention from manufacturers, industry players and

Disney decides chat clients are the killer app for BD Live - Afterdawn.com
Although certainly an interesting idea, it doesn’t seem like a particularly compelling argument for buying a new Profile 2.0 Blu-ray player. Exactly. Until they come up with compelling BD -Live content it really isn’t a deal breaker for me. Final

CherryPal desktop has friendly $249 price tag - CNET News
The CherryPal is a small, black, rectangular box with not much inside. Besides a processor, some flash memory, and some connecting parts, it’s definitely not the kind of computer you’d see heavyweights like Hewlett-Packard and Dell waving around. But

How to Get the Most Out of Your HDTV - PC World
If you thought that buying your new plasma or LCD high-definition television was the hardest part of bringing a great viewing experience into your home, think again. To get the most out of your investment, you’ll need to overhaul your video source

Blu-ray Disc rapidly gaining popularity in Japan - IDG NEWS
Shipments of Blu-ray Disc-based video recorders and players are increasing fast in Japan as the market rallies around the format after the end of its battle with the defeated HD DVD format. Shipments of recorders and players based on Blu-ray Disc hit

No Blu-ray Player for the Xbox 360 - Softpedia
It seems that, at long last, Microsoft has made up its mind regarding the addition of a Blu-ray player to the Xbox 360 gaming console. And the final answer, straight from the mouth of Shane Kim, one of the most important Xbox 360 spokesmen for the

Blu Note: Dell Adds Blu-ray to Sub-$1,000 NoteBook (or Does It?) - PC World
The immediate benefit of the end of the high-definition DVD format war–spoiler: Sony’s Blu-ray won–is that you’ll be able to cram much higher density optical storage into a laptop or computer without worrying about obsolescence. Blu-ray can store

XBox 360 to stream Netflix movies - Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 video game console will be able to stream thousands of movies over the Internet, thanks to a deal announced Monday with Netflix Inc. that highlights the way gaming devices are expanding into all-purpose

Sony s Stringer is unclear on the Wii concept - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Canada.comSony s Stringer is unclear on the Wii conceptSt. Louis Post-Dispatch,  United States - Jul 14, 2008A major reason for PS3 s sales boost came after the high-definition optical storage technology HD DVD was scrapped in February, giving rival technology …Microsoft, Sony seek to surpass convention buzz for Nintendo Seattle Post IntelligencerRead all '"Xbox 360"' posts in Geek Gestalt CNET NewsMicrosoft phases out 20 GB Xbox 360, intros 60 GB version TG DailyeFluxMedia - Inquirerall 607 news articles

Onkyo launches entry-level home cinema system and upscaling DVD player (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Onkyo has announced two new bits of kit for the home cinema buff on a bit of a budget.

What recession? Home video bucks downturn - Reuters
What recession? Home video bucks downturnReuters - Jul 14, 2008… the $43 million that came from HD disc sales in the first six months of 2007, when growth was stymied by a format war between Blu-ray and rival HD DVD. …

Xbox 360 Getting More Games, More HD, and Netflix - Switched
DailyTechXbox 360 Getting More Games, More HD, and NetflixSwitched, NY - 11 hours ago… watch brand new 'Battlestar Galactica' episodes in HD (previously only available on HD in reruns on Universal HD and on the now defunct HD-DVD format). …Blu-Ray On Xbox? No Way ForbesNetflix To Stream Movies Over Microsoft's Xbox Live Service InformationWeekMore On The New Xbox Live - Copy Games To HDD Kotaku.comBeyond3D (press release) - Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windowsall 1,045 news articles

Toshiba said Tuesday it will no longer manufacture HD-DVDs, effectively ending the long-running battle with the rival … (OS News)
for a dominant high-definition format. Toshiba said it made the decision to cease developing, manufacturing, and marketing HD-DVDs after ‘recent major changes in the market’. It promised to continue offering support and service for all 1.3+ million Toshiba HD-DVDs sold so far.

Grundig Launches Compact & Portable HD/DVD TV - SmartOffice
Grundig Launches Compact & Portable HD/DVD TVSmartOffice, Australia - Jul 10, 2008By Branko Miletic | Friday | 2008-07-11 The Grundig Misuro HD, with integrated High Definition DVBT and DVD is designed to be the complete television …

Top Ten Tech Trends - High-Definition DVD - Reviews by PC Magazine
Blu-Ray and HD-DVD go head to head. Just as DVD technology has taken hold in the market, with prices of players dipping as low as $30, sales going through the roof, and DVD

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Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 12.0 review - PC Advisor
Pinnacle’s Studio Ultimate 12.0 video-editing software tries to maximize its appeal by adding Blu-ray Disc, Flash video, and direct-to-YouTube support. Standard-definition video is going the way of the HD DVD player - or is it? TVs have gone high-def

GameStop’s Leaked Xbox 360 Price Drop Info - Kotaku.com
Just in case all of those retailer circulars from Best Buy , KMart , et al, wasn’t enough proof of an Xbox 360 price drop coming on Sunday, here’s one more tidbit of proof. A GameStop employee has sent us cell pics of the internal announcement for

At the movies - Steamboat Pilot & Today
Words don t really do justice in attempting to describe the wondrous array of misfits and monsters Guillermo del Toro has concocted here. Truly, his is a world you have to experience for yourself to appreciate fully if you dare, that is. In

Sony Decided To Not Cut The PS3 Price, Even If Xbox 360 Goes $299 - Eflux Media
It seems like Sony is decided to keep its most expensive label for its PlayStation 3. While Microsoft is expected to announce a new price, $299, for its Xbox 360 in order to boost the sales, Sony executives are determined to keep the $400 price

Kodak Theatre HD Player: at last, a reason to sit on your ass and stare at the TV (Engadget)
Filed under: HDTV , Home Entertainment Many have tried to be that other box that sits under your TV. You know, the DVD player, the cable box, the TiVo, the consoles are all well and good, but somebody somehow needs to solve they mystery of getting web and PC content onto your TV, and Kodak might be on the cusp of cracking it. Kodak’s new Kodak Theatre HD Player is a simple, slick …

HD DVD - news tag - Softpedia
Latest News Softpedia Software Internet Science Universal Studios to Finally Go Blu-ray: Just about everybody around the world has heard about the demise of HD DVD, the next

HD DVD Software - AVS Forum
This area covers HD DVD software. If you are not here for HD DVD, move on. Please note this is not the area for hardware chat. New posts: Hot thread with new posts: No new

HD DVD - Official HD DVD
Visit the HD DVD official site for information on the total HD DVD high definition experience, including movies for your HD DVD player and information on how HD DVD compares to

BetaNews | HD DVD Ships 1.5 Million Movie Titles
HD DVD Ships 1.5 Million Movie Titles By BetaNews Staff , BetaNews November 16, 2006, 5:13 PM. HD DVD showed continued momentum in the next generation DVD race, with the

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ILY Enterprise is totally playing word games here with its “world’s first” 6x SATA Blu-ray duplicator, but we suspect it actually is a tad quicker than Vinpower Digital’s

250+ HD DVD reviews - DVDTOWN.com
12 Monkeys Reviewed by Dean Winkelspecht “If you are looking for a popcorn movie, then you are looking in the wrong place. This is one serious movie.” - Read the full review!

Blu-ray Wave - China International Business
China International BusinessBlu-ray WaveChina International Business, China - 4 hours agoby Simon Fowler - July 2008 As the battle for dominance in home entertainment has raged on between Blu-ray and HD DVD, Chinese consumers were blissfully …Taiwan market: Samsung to sells Blue-ray player through … DigiTimesall 3 news articles

NVIDIA helping to bring PhysX to the Radeon GPU - ZDNet
ZDNetNVIDIA helping to bring PhysX to the Radeon GPUZDNet - 2 hours agoHD-DVD). Seems that politics are getting in the way of this project. Tell me that isn t so No details of when we can start to see drivers released, …Nvidia Helping Modders Port PhysX Engine to ATI Radeon GizmodoNvidia helps developer port PhysX to Radeons TechSpotall 6 news articles

BD-Live: Blu-ray's secret weapon or bust? - CNET.com.au
CNET.com.auBD-Live: Blu-ray's secret weapon or bust?CNET.com.au, Australia - 11 hours agoWhen it comes to interactivity, HD-DVD was ahead of the game, and before its demise, we'd started seeing some of the interactive features on HD-DVD discs …Blu-Ray Buyer's Guide PC AuthorityGood build quality, bundled Cyberlink software, attractive price … PC World MagazineOut of the blue technology Courier Mailall 6 news articles

Will HD DVD be resurrected in China? - CNET News
Will HD DVD be resurrected in China?CNET News, CA - Jul 2, 2008Just when you thought there was finally a closure to the video format war, we've heard more news on the Chinese HD DVD specifications from TG Daily. …

Pioneer BDP-LX71: Making Blu-ray even more premium - Cnet Asia
Cnet AsiaPioneer BDP-LX71: Making Blu-ray even more premiumCnet Asia, CA - 8 hours agoDTS-HD Master Audio will also be supported, but later, via a firmware upgrade. Pioneer also reckons this player will kick arse at DVD upscaling ,too, …

posted by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 22nd Jun 2007 07:53 UTC (OS News)
Geeks.com sent us in a next generation DVD player , the Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD player . The model is the little brother of the HD-XA2 with fewer features, but it’s the only HD player that sells at $230 while using the newer, second generation HD-DVD technology.

BD-Live: Blu-ray's secret weapon or a bust? - Cnet Asia
BD-Live: Blu-ray's secret weapon or a bust?Cnet Asia, CA - 9 hours agoWhen it comes to interactivity, HD-DVD was ahead of the game, and before its demise, we'd started seeing some of the interactive features on HD-DVD discs …

$5 Xbox 360 HD DVD player - CD Freaks.com
$5 Xbox 360 HD DVD playerCD Freaks.com, Netherlands - Jul 5, 2008A few bought the Xbox 360 HD DVD player when it was launched for $199,99 back in 2006 and later was reduced to $179,99. Now K-Mart discounts the player to …

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Retail sources in the UK have said that Microsoft has intimated to them that the HD-DVD add-on for the Xbox 360 will be priced such that console and peripheral combined are cheaper than Sony’s PS3.

Will HD DVD be resurrected in China? - CNET News
Will HD DVD be resurrected in China?CNET News, CA - Jul 2, 2008Just when you thought there was finally a closure to the video format war, we've heard more news on the Chinese HD DVD specifications from TG Daily. …

Hollywood Shivers As Chill Hits Box Office - Buzzle
Hollywood Shivers As Chill Hits Box OfficeBuzzle, CA - 17 hours agoLike the battle between Betamax and VHS, consumers will soon have to choose between HD-DVD and Blu-ray for their high-definition DVD. …