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| 18 Blu-ray Players For Your Next Install
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| Is there a Blu-ray player right for you and your clients?
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February 22, 2008 |
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| 90,000 HD DVD Players Sold Last Weekend
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| Reducing the price of those HD DVD players to a rock-bottom $99 must be catching on, with 90,000 of its HD DVD sold last weekend. Most of them were those Toshiba HD-A2 players (pictured here) sold by Wal-Mart and Best Buy, locking horns in a price war, and resulting in a welcome reduction in inventory of those older models.
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November 7, 2007 |
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| Acer backs Blu-ray
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| Acer has thrown its weight behind the Blue-ray Disc to become the fifth big-name computer maker to back the next-gen optical disc format.
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August 31, 2007 |
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| Acer, China Huala Group join Blu-ray Disc camp
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| Blu-ray announcements at this year's IFA conference in Berlin include new hardware partners such as Acer and China Huala Group.
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August 30, 2007 |
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| Addonics Zebra Super Multi Blu-ray and HD DVD Drive Review
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| Korean company LG wants to give you that choice—pick your movies, not your technology. So they're now shipping the LG GGC-H20L Super Multi Blu-ray and HD DVD drive. Unlike the earlier LG GGW-H10, which could burn Blu-ray discs, the Addonics drive is a BD-ROM / HD DVD ROM drive only. It can, however, burn most DVD formats as well as CD and CD-RW discs.
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January 29, 2008 |
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| After HD DVD: Who benefits, and what happens next?
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| With HD DVD out of the way, BetaNews sat down with Krishna Chander of iSuppli and Michelle Abraham of In-Stat to discuss the future of high-definition discs.
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February 19, 2008 |
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| Analyst: HD DVD demise hasn't meant scramble for Blu-ray
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| Sales of Blu-ray disc players haven't been helped by maker Toshiba's capitulation over producing the rival HD DVD format, research firm NPD Group said Wednesday.
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April 30, 2008 |
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| Are Blu-ray, HD DVD Incentives Changing the Format War?
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| Software and hardware promotions are happening on both sides of the battle.
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January 31, 2008 |
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| At Last, Blu-ray Gets Picture-in-Picture
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| Panasonic said Tuesday that it had introduced the first Blu-ray player to be based on the Final Standard Profile, which adds new functionality that so far has been missing from Sony's format.
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October 31, 2007 |
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| Best Buy offers $50 gift card, trade-in for HD DVD buyers
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| Now that the format war is over and Blu-ray is the only choice for next-generation DVDs, retailer Best Buy is attempting to make amends with customers who bought HD DVD players before Toshiba pulled the plug.
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March 19, 2008 |
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| Best Buy to 'recommend' Blu-ray to customers
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| Best Buy will continue to carry HD DVD hardware and movies, but it will not be actively promoting them.
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February 11, 2008 |
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| Blockbuster to favor Blu-ray high-definition discs over rival HD DVD format
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| Blockbuster Inc. will rent high-definition DVDs only in the Blu-ray format in 1,450 stores when it expands its high-def offerings next month, dealing a major blow to the rival HD DVD format.
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June 18, 2007 |
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| Blu-ray Adoption Won't Happen Until 2009, Research Finds
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| Bernstein Research says sub-$200 players needed for mass adoption won't come until the end of 2009.
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April 23, 2008 |
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| Blu-ray and HD DVD, Meet $150 HD VMD ML622S
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| We first told you about HD VMD over two years ago, then we told you again about one year ago. But the "next gen" HD optical disc aiming to take down...giants...Blu-ray and HD DVD is finally coming to fruition.
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September 9, 2007 |
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| Blu-ray anti-consumer management
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| The folks over Blu-ray still think DRM (Digital Restrictions Management) consumer control is a going concern.
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October 12, 2007 |
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| Blu-ray BD+ crypto tech to be cracked by year's end?
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| Bullish optical disc decryption software developer Slysoft has claimed it has cracked Blu-ray Disc's BD+ copy-protection technology, though the most recent version of its disc hacking tool only extends to the AACS anti-rip mechanism.
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October 31, 2007 |
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| Blu-ray Disc Association
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| As of September 2004, the Blu-ray Disc Founders group consists of the following key members: Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, LG Electronics, Matsushita (Panasonic), Mitsubishi, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TDK and Thomson.
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| Blu-ray Discs Still Outselling HD DVD
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| While HD DVD may be trumpeting the success of Transformers, the format is still struggling to take the lead back from rival Blu-ray. Sony's format has seen sales of 2.6 million discs from January 1 to September 30, compared with 1.4 million discs sold on HD DVD.
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October 24, 2007 |
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| Blu-ray First With Camcorder
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| This makes Blu-ray the first of the high-def disc formats to gain a camcorder; the HD DVD hasn't had any vendors discuss plans for a camcorder--at least, not yet.
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August 3, 2007 |
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| Blu-ray Looks to Curry Favor with Insiders
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| At nearly the same time, HD DVD is busy hawking a new player under $200, and Blu-ray is attempting to curry favor in the industry and media through a two-day event in Hollywood.
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October 30, 2007 |
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| Blu-ray looks to spice up discs with Profile 2.0
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| The newest players coming out this fall will put interactivity at the forefront, putting the format on par with what HD DVD users had been enjoying for a long time.
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March 19, 2008 |
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| Blu-ray to bloom, now HD DVD's dead
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| Expect demand for Blu-ray Disc technology to explode this year, with 29.4m homes around the globe owning a BD player by the end of the year, it has been claimed.
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March 27, 2008 |
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| Blu-ray widens US disc sales lead
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| Blu-ray Disc player owners bought more discs during the US Thanksgiving holiday period than their HD DVD-owning counterparts did, numbers from market watcher Nielsen VideoScan reveal.
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December 3, 2007 |
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| Blu-ray winning in Europe
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| Europeans together own more that 55,000 HD DVD players and Xbox 360 add-on drives, it has emerged, but that total pales beside the number of PlayStation 3s sold over here: 750,000.
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february 4, 2008 |
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| Blu-ray's Victory Could be Short-Lived, Analysts Warn
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| Toshiba may have backed off with its rival HD DVD, but Internet downloads are the next challenge.
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February 25, 2008 |
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| Blu-ray, HD DVD combo discs due early '08
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| Warner Home Video may not release dual-format HD DVD/Blu-ray Disc media - launched in January this year under the Total HD brand - until 2008 and not late 2007 as originally planned.
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June 29, 2007 |
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| Blu-ray, HD DVD Look Ahead After Warner Switch
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| Blu-ray looks to transition from DVD; HD DVD leaves it to the consumers.
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January 18, 2008 |
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| Blu-Ray.com
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| FAQ - Frequently asked questions.
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| Buffalo Externalizes 4x Blu-ray Burner
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| Buffalo is getting ready to roll out a new external Blu-ray burner with a 4x recording speed, which in perspective can write 50GB (BD-R dual layer) in 45 minutes.
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February 15, 2008 |
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| Buffalo Japan to Sell USB Blu-ray and HD DVD Combo Drive
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| Buffalo Japan has a new drive that those still laboring over the decision between Blu-ray and HD DVD will love. The Buffalo drive is a USB drive and can playback either HD format and it can burn BD-RE and BD-R discs as well.
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August 24, 2007 |
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| Calif. firm sues Sony over the way it makes Blu-ray disks
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| There's a silver lining in every Blu-ray patent cloud.
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May 28, 2007 |
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| Columbia University professor could trigger a Blu-ray injunction
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| With a few victories already under her belt, a celebrated physicist seeks to leverage those wins in a contest to reclaim her legacy.
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March 21, 2008 |
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| Consumers confused by HD
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| If you've bought an HD TV, but aren't even considering buying a high definition disc player any time soon, then you're not alone.
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September 20, 2007 |
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| Copying HD DVD, Blu-ray Discs May Become Legal
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| 'Managed copying' license would support users' fair use right to move content across devices.
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May 24, 2007 |
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| Costa: Both Sides Will Lose DVD Format War
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| So, the format war between Blu-ray and HD DVD is in full swing, with each side issuing almost weekly statements claiming that the tide has turned its way.
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June 11, 2007 |
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| Daewoo demos 'Blu-ray Disc 2.0' player
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| Daewoo has given the Blu-ray Disc next-gen optical disc format the thumbs up by showing off its first BD player, the slim, blue-hued DBP-1000.
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August 30, 2007 |
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| Digg Users Revolt After HD DVD Keys Posted
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| A Web page that contained a key to remove the digital-rights-management used in HD DVDs has started to circulate widely on the Internet -- and, at Digg.com, caused an open revolt after moderators initially removed postings containing the code.
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May 2, 2007 |
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| DivX is coming for Blu-ray players, while PS3 could lag behind
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| The single most popular Blu-ray player sold today isn't even a dedicated console, it's the Sony PS3. As we learned today, six forthcoming dedicated Blu-ray players could get something the PS3 lacks: total DivX support.
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March 12, 2008 |
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| For 1.3 million HD DVD customers, what's next?
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| Despite the disappointing news this morning for over 1 million HD DVD player owners and another 300,000 with an HD DVD drive in their computer, they have little to worry about. Here's why.
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February 19, 2008 |
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| Hard Drive Maker Orders New Plasma Etch Systems
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| Tegal Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer of plasma etch and deposition systems used in the production of magnetic data storage, integrated circuits, MEMS, and nanotechnology devices, today announced that it has received additional orders for 981ACS units from a leading hard disk drive manufacturer to support capacity expansion for magnetic data storage device fabrication.
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October 10, 2007 |
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| HD DVD and Blu-ray: Toward an Endgame
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| In a recent survey of HDTV owners by NPD Group, a full 73% were satisfied with the picture quality provided by upconverted DVDs for them to become too interested in a high-definition disc player of either format. Other figures are equally shocking, suggesting that the high-def format war may already be over.
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September 26, 2007 |
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| HD DVD Group Claims Dominance Over Blu-ray
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| HD DVD players make up 60 percent of high-def media players sold in the U.S., backers claim.
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June 12, 2007 |
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| HD DVD Outselling Blu-Ray in Europe
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| HD DVD video players have outsold rival standard Blu-ray Disc players by a three-to-one margin in Europe's main markets so far this year.
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July 12, 2007 |
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| HD DVD Paid $150 million to Studios for "Promotional Consideration"
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| Then, a Hollywood news blog reported that the HD DVD camp paid Paramount $50 million and DreamWorks Animation $100 million for "promotional consideration." We asked Paramount and the HD DVD camp about this, and received a quick albeit vague reply: "Whenever we conduct co-marketing, production deals or other agreements, we never discuss business terms."
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August 20, 2007 |
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| HD DVD Player Drops Below $200
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| Despite the fanfare, the battle for control over the next-generation DVD market is still inconsequential; the DVD version of Transformers sold 43 times more copies than the HD DVD version, which was the best selling title thus far. But that could change this holiday with players finally dropping below $200.
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October 29, 2007 |
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| HD DVD Regroups, Responds With New Campaign for Eyeballs
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| The big news of CES was not a product, but that Warner Brothers announced it was backing Blu-ray Disc exclusively (a move that gives Blu-ray a clear majority among the content creators).
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January 14, 2008 |
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| HD DVD Scores Coup with Paramount and DreamWorks Exclusive
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| I've always said that studio support is one of the key things in this format war between Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD.
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August 20, 2007 |
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| HD DVD: Ding, dong, the disc is dead
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| Toshiba has publicly admitted what everyone already knew: Sony's Blu-ray has won the high-definition DVD format war. But how much does the victory mean, with high-def downloads gathering steam?
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February 19, 2008 |
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| HDi Logo to Appear on Toshiba HD DVD Players
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| Staking its claim to a chunk of HD DVD technology, Microsoft announced today its HDi logo - representing its version of the interactivity layer of the HD DVD format - will appear on all Toshiba brand HD DVD players made from this point on, as well as on selected Universal and Paramount high-definition discs.
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September 20, 2007 |
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| HDTV Intended Buyers Prefer HD DVD, Are Mainstream
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| First wave of high-definition DVD owners choose Blu-ray, but next wave to choose HD DVD, research group claims.
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December 17, 2007 |
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| High Def DVD Player Sales Unlikely to Take Off Any Time Soon
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| Sales of next-generation DVD players are not seen as likely to take off for another 18 months as consumers are still waiting for prices to fall and for the battle over two competing technologies to be resolved.
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September 24, 2007 |
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| High-Definition Recording: What's the Hold-Up?
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| No one will question that the high definition format war will be full-tilt this holiday season. However, I must say that in many ways, I'm unimpressed by what I'm hearing coming soon, from either Blu-ray or HD DVD.
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September 12, 2007 |
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| HP Unveils Combo Blu-ray Writer, HD DVD Reader Plans
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| Hewlett-Packard has long stated its intention to support both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD--the two next-gen formats vying to succeed DVD.
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May 7, 2007 |
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| Investors cheer Toshiba plan to drop HD DVD
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| Toshiba shares jumped more than six per cent today as investors voiced their approval of the company's alleged decision to abandon the HD DVD optical disc format.
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February 18, 2008 |
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| Iomega Unveils 500GB Drive for $199
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| The bigger, faster, cheaper storage trend continues with Iomega's 500GB hard drive for $199.
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August 27, 2007 |
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| Kmart Dumps Blu-ray Due to Price
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| Kmart has decided not to carry Blu-ray players due to their high prices, instead focusing solely on HD DVD this holiday.
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October 31, 2007 |
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| Laptops That Double as High-Def Players
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| Asustek and MSI have announced notebooks with Blu-ray Disc or HD DVD drives and HDMI connections that let them hook up to HDTVs.
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June 7, 2007 |
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| LED Startups Are Silently Working On Blu-Ray Killer - It's time we kicked Blu-Ray next to the HD
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| The battle format is about to end with a double-knockout, as two famous LED technology developer companies are cooking a new successor to rule over high-definition formats. Just as we thought Blu-Ray is about to become the next stable standard, Kaai and Soraa are trying to develop lasers and LEDs that will change once again the Hi-Def storage market.
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February 13, 2008 |
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| LG BH200 Super Blu Player
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| The BH200 may cost an arm and a leg, but it solves the Blu-ray/HD DVD dilemma by playing both formats. That said, sluggish HD DVD menu navigation and a bevy of quirks give the player an unfinished feel.
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January 30, 2008 |
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| LG GGW-H20L Blu-ray HD DVD combo drive
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| While it's clear that Blu-ray Disc is going to rule the HD roost, unfortunately for Sony, the rival HD DVD format will take some time to wither away. Which leaves the buying public in a tricky position.
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April 30, 2008 |
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| LG PC Blu-ray/HD-DVD Combo Drive Preview
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| a PC drive that can burn Blu-ray, DVD, and CD discs. It also serves as an HD-DVD ROM drive and, with the right software, can play back HD-DVD movies.
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May 8, 2007 |
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| LG spiffs up its dual-format DVD computer drive
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| The Korean electronics maker debuted the second iteration of its external drive that can read both next generation formats, and write to Blu-ray discs.
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January 8, 2008 |
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| LG Using Broadcom Chips in Dual HD Disc Players
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| LG said Wednesday that it had selected Broadcom's integrated dual HD disc format system-on-a-chip had been selected to power the company's next dual-format player.
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November 7, 2007 |
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| Lite-On LH-2B1S Blu-ray Burner Review
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| Blue laser hardware is gradually becoming more affordable. On the consumer side, Blu-ray players such as the Samsung BD-P1000 are starting to approach the $500 price point. HD-DVD players are dipping below $300 for 1080i units like the Toshiba HD-A2, and you can pick up a 1080P Toshiba HD-A20 for under $400.
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May 31, 2007 |
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| Low-cost HD DVD Player Announced, But Would You Buy It?
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| The HD DVD Promotions Group has often pointed to the fact that Chinese manufacturers had committed to building low-cost HD DVD players.
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August 29, 2007 |
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| Manufacturer's Reps Reporting Little Interest in Blu-ray, HD DVD
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| Last winter, I reported that installers and retailers weren't seeing much interest in Blu-ray and HD DVD, despite the hype surrounding both formats.
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May 16, 2007 |
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| Microsoft denies Blu-ray drive rumors, while Toshiba eats $1 billion
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| In an interview with Reuters, Microsoft shot down claims by Sony that the companies were in discussion to bring a Blu-ray drive to the Xbox 360. Meanwhile, Toshiba is expected to take a nearly $1 billion loss for abandoning HD DVD.
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March 13, 2008 |
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| Microsoft denies Lite-On Blu-ray rumour
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| Microsoft has officially denied that it's working with a Taiwanese manufacturer to develop a Blu-ray drive for the Xbox 360.
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April 3, 2008 |
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| Microsoft Stands Behind HD DVD Despite Setbacks
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| Despite major studios' recent decisions (and rumors from others) to back Blu-ray, Microsoft says it is standing by its decision to support HD DVD on Xbox 360.
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January 8, 2008 |
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| Netflix to cease offering HD DVD movie rentals
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| In a win for Blu-ray and a loss for consumer choice, Netflix said Monday it will no longer be stocking new HD DVD movies for its subscribers to rent.
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February 11, 2008 |
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| New Blu-ray Features Freeze Older Players; Updates Coming
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| With the next wave of interactive features having been added to 20th Century-Fox's latest Blu-Ray Disc releases, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and The Day After Tomorrow, there was always a certain level of anticipation that some existing Blu-ray consoles would have trouble, especially the first-generation editions.
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October 5, 2007 |
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| New LG Dual High-Def DVD Player Coming Next Month
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| Delivering 1080p any way you want it, the BH200 Super Blu Player is the company's second dual high-def DVD device.
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September 5, 2007 |
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| New Sales Numbers Confirm Blu-ray Discs Lead
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| If the temperature during the Blu-ray Disc Association's press conference is any indicator, it will indeed be, in the words of Disney's Bob Chapek, be a Happy Blu Year indeed. While no one is outright calling Warner Brother's decision to back Blu-ray exclusively as the end of the format war, clearly studio and hardware executives backing Blu-ray are excited about being able to focus their efforts on educating consumers about the new disc format, and not on trying to compete with another format.
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January 7, 2008 |
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| Newest Blu-ray recorders include transfer to PSP
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| Sony will release Blu-ray recorders April 30 in Japan that allow for one-touch transfer to the PSP, Walkman, and select mobile phones.
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April 8, 2008 |
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| Onkyo Readies Their First HD DVD Player For A Fall Release
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| After making an announcement back in June, Onkyo is set to release their first HD DVD player, offering HDMI 1.3a with Deep Color technology, 24p playback, HD Audio, and 1080p upscaling.
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August 9, 2007 |
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| OPPO DV-980H Upscaling DVD Player Review
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| Was it only a couple of years ago that DVDs and DVD hardware were the darling of the consumer electronics industry? Studios were making money hand over fist as consumers gobbled up new DVD movie and TV show releases. Consumer DVD players became affordable, but margins were still reasonable.
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September 14, 2007 |
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| Oppo DV-981HD is Budget-Friendly Alternative to Blu-ray, HD DVD
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| Upconverting DVD player can handle up to 1080p output over HDMI.
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August 13, 2007 |
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| OPPO Reveals World's First Universal DVD Player with 7.1ch Audio and 1080p Up-Conversion
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| DV-980H Features Exceptional Audio Quality, HDMI 1.2a and Full HD Video Output.
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August 14, 2007 |
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| Paramount puts down HD DVD dump rumour
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| Hollywood-based Paramount Studios has denied claims that it will be dropping the HD DVD format and returning to Blu-ray Disc.
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January 8, 2008 |
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| Paramount, Universal Officially Line Up With Blu-ray
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| Warner Bros. to continue publishing HD DVD discs until May, according to report.
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February 21, 2008 |
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| Paramount, Universal to Be Free if Toshiba Drops HD DVD
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| "Transformers" on Blu-ray already showing up on retail listings.
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February 18, 2008 |
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| Pioneer Launches BDP-95FD Elite Blu-ray Player, Mammoth Elite SC-09TX Receiver, 1080p KURO Displays
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| 4 1080p flat panels, receiver and Blu-ray player highlight product introductions.
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September 7, 2007 |
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| Plunging player prices to reveal Blu-ray vs HD DVD winner?
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| A clear leader in the battle to be the top next-generation optical disc format could emerge next year as player prices plummet and take of the cost of entry out of the equation, market watcher Understanding & Solutions (U&S) has claimed.
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December 21, 2007 |
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| Press Release: Paramount and DreamWorks Animation Each Declare Exclusive Support for HD DVD
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| Movies Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment Including Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Animation SKG, DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Nickelodeon Movies and MTV Films to be Released Exclusively in HD DVD Exclusive Program To Begin with Release of "Blades of Glory," Followed by "Transformers" and "Shrek the Third," Films Representing More Than $1.5 Billion in Combined Worldwide Box Office.
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August 20, 2007 |
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| Prime Focus
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| Call to place your order on receivers, 4DTV receivers, DVD players plus other audio and electronics accessories, including surge protectors, cordless phones and more.
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| Radio Shack
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| Personal radios, wireless telephones, batteries, gadgets, adapters, wires and plugs sit alongside computer equipment and stereo components on their shelves. Convenient online ordering also available.
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| Samsung Blu-ray Disc player line blooms
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| Samsung's third generation of Blu-ray Disc players made an appearance at the IFA show in Berlin today. The company took the wraps of four machines, including the first BD-equipped home cinema set-up and a dual HD DVD/Blu-ray rig.
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August 30, 2007 |
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| Samsung Finally Announces Its BD-UP5000 Blu-ray HD DVD Hybrid Player plus HT-BD2 Blu-ray Home Theater
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| One of the most widely known open secrets of the CE world became official today, when Samsung formally announced the existence of the BD-UP5000 combo Blu-ray HD DVD player, specifically that it will ship in Q4 for a list price of $1049.
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July 25, 2007 |
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| Samsung gives hybrid Blu-Ray/HD DVD launch details
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| Samsung today provided extra details about its upcoming Blu-Ray and HD DVD combo player at an event in advance of Berlin's IFA media expo.
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July 6, 2007 |
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| Samsung Makes a Bold Choice, Decides to Focus on Blu-ray Over HD DVD
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| Samsung has just announced that it's scaling back its HD DVD operations and focusing more on Blu-ray. "Samsung is expected to show more interest in Blu-ray products than rival HD DVDs," says the Director of Obvious Decisions at Samsung headquarters.
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February 18, 2008 |
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| Samsung to launch '€400' Blu-ray/HD DVD player next month
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| Samsung will launch its promised dual-format HD DVD/Blu-ray Disc player in Europe next month, the company has said, and industry insiders are already claiming the machine could be priced at just €400 ($548/£271).
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July 11, 2007 |
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| Samsung Updates Availability of Dual-format Blu-ray and HD DVD Player
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| Earlier this month, rumors surfaced that Samsung had pulled one of its expected Blu-ray Disc players from its holiday lineup, and that it had delayed its highly anticipated format-bridging player until the end of the year.
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October 24, 2007 |
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| Sharp BD-HP20U AQUOS Blu-ray Disc Player
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| This Blu-ray player's quick start-up time doesn't make up for its overall sluggishness and inadequate performance.
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April 24, 2008 |
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| Sharp Shows New Blu-ray Disc Recorders
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| In time for holiday shopping, Sharp will launch in Japan next month its first new Blu-ray Disc recorders in three years.
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September 26, 2007 |
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| Sharp to Sell High-Def DVD Player With 1-Terabyte Hard Drive
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| Sharp said it would launch a Blu-ray high-definition DVD recorder with a 1-terabyte hard disk drive, the world's largest storage capacity on any Blu-ray recorder, as it competes with the HD DVD camp.
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September 26, 2007 |
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| Some Blu-ray BD+ Equipped Discs Now Duplicable, But For How Long?
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| A mere five months after the initial specification for the long-awaited BD+ copy protection system for Blu-ray Disc was formally released, the manufacturers of the media disc backup utility AnyDVD HD released a beta that has apparently been proven capable of copying BDs equipped with BD+ protection.
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November 8, 2007 |
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| Sonic drops HD DVD authoring in favor of Blu-ray
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| The company says that it will stop sales of its professional software that assists in the authoring of HD DVD discs, choosing to focus on Blu-ray instead.
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January 30, 2008 |
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| Sony breaks out 'mass market' Blu-ray players
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| High-definition at home is the big theme at the IFA consumer electronics show this year with a myriad of media players and a titanic turnout of new TVs.
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August 31, 2007 |
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| Sony bullish on Blu-ray dominance
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| Sony wants to own 50 per cent of the Blu-ray Disc hardware market by the end of the year, according to a company executive.
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April 7, 2008 |
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| Sony CEO Declares Stalemate in Blu-ray/HD DVD Battle
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| A widely circulated Associated Press report early this morning quotes Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer, speaking before a "Captains of Industry" lecture at the Cultural Center of the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan yesterday, as having declared the format war between the Blu-ray format his company champions and HD DVD a "stalemate."
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November 9, 2007 |
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| Sony chews the Blu-ray fat with Microsoft
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| Sony has confirmed that it's in talks with Microsoft about supporting Blu-ray Disc. Apparently, it has also been chatting to Apple, even though the Mac maker is already a Blu-ray Disc backer.
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March 7, 2008 |
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| Sony Courts Apple, Microsoft for Blu-ray
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| A Sony exec says Microsoft's Xbox and Apple systems could soon sport Blu-ray disc drives.
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March 10, 2008 |
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| Sony cuts price of Blu-ray player
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| Sony has cut $100 off the recommended retail price of its new next-generation DVD player in an attempt to forge ahead in the Format Wars.
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June 5, 2007 |
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| Sony GV-HD700E the world's first HD Walkman
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| It is the World's first HD Video Walkman with pro features. So the next time you wanna check out those cheesy shots you took with your HDV or DV camcorder, you know what to do.
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July 26, 2007 |
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| Sony Introduces New Blu-ray Burner
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| The new BWU-200S will ship in the next month, and ratchets up BD burning, to 4X for single- and dual-layer BD-R; BD-RE (rewritable) stays the same, at 2X. Faster 4X BD-R media is not slated to surface for another month or so, perhaps even after the drive's anticipated ship.
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October 10, 2007 |
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| Sony Introduces New Blu-ray Disc Players
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| Sony has announced its timeline for refreshing its Blu-ray Disc player line. At its product showcase today in Las Vegas, the company showed its BDP-S350 and BDP-S550 models. Sony showed prototypes at the International Consumer Electronics Show in January, but they didn't announce a timeline or model numbers at that time.
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February 26, 2008 |
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| Sony Reduces Blu-ray Lasers' Size and Cost
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| With Blu-ray destroying the competition, the availability of cheaper units is going to be a big part in the future success of the format.
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January 25, 2008 |
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| Sony says $200 Blu-ray players are still a year away
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| Price continues to be the biggest argument against Blu-ray, even though it is no longer facing serious competition from HD DVD. It is no surprise that analysts and press have begun pressing for answers from the company on this issue.
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March 5, 2008 |
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| Sony Shows Two ‘Interactive' Blu-ray Players
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| The BDP-S350 and the BDP-S550 are capable of accessing the Internet and downloading additional content.
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February 27, 2008 |
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| Sony's new Blu-ray players feature-packed, but still high priced
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| Sony pressed ahead with its Blu-ray plans Tuesday, announcing two new players coming this year, but still at prices above what most consumers are willing to pay.
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February 26, 2008 |
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| The cost of losing the format war: Toshiba falls on its sword
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| Few American companies would write off the assets from a losing product as a one-time charge; the result might be disastrous, even suicidal. But in Asian business, defeat can be treated honorably when it's taken as a whole.
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April 25, 2008 |
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| The Intel Developer Forum: High-def video slowly matures
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| Support for both blue-laser DVD formats got the headlines following Tuesday's IDF keynote by Paul Otellini, the broader story involves platform support for the decoding - and eventually, encoding - of high-definition video.
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September 20, 2007 |
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| The State of Blu-ray
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| The war between Blu-ray and HD DVD takes center stage, but now we're starting to see rumbles within the vast Blu-ray coalition.
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November 8, 2007 |
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| Third Gen Toshiba HD DVD Players Coming October 1
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| The HD-A3, HD-A30 and HD-A35 players will retail for $299, $399 and $499 respectively. The cheaper HD-A3 will only have 720p and 1080i, whereas the top two will reach all the way up to 1080p.
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August 2, 2007 |
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| Three-Layer 51 GB HD DVD Apparently Approved by DVD Forum
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| News is only now leaking out that the three-layer, single sided format for HD DVD engineered by Toshiba was given the green light by the DVD Forum, official backer of HD DVD, on August 31.
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September 11, 2007 |
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| Timeline: HD DVD vs. Blu-ray Disc
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| The battle for high-def video dominance began in 2000; here's a look at how Blu-ray bested HD DVD.
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February 19, 2008 |
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| Toshiba After HD DVD: What Lies Ahead?
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| What's next for Toshiba and for HD DVD consumers? The answers may be hidden in Toshiba's own words.
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February 19, 2008 |
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| Toshiba drops out of HD DVD war
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| Toshiba has said it will stop making its high definition DVDs, ending a battle with rival format Blu-ray over which would be the industry standard.
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February 19, 2008 |
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| Toshiba drops price of HD DVD players as format war continues
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| In a sign the high-definition format war is far from over, Toshiba on Monday dropped the suggested retail price of its entry-level HD DVD player to under $150. That puts the HD-A3 $250 cheaper than Sony's PlayStation 3.
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January 14, 2008 |
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| Toshiba HD-A30
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| The Toshiba HD-A30 failed some of our challenging lab tests, but its image quality with most HD DVD and standard-def DVD movies was admirably detailed and free of distracting artifacts.
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February 14, 2008 |
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| Toshiba HD-EP30 HD DVD player
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| The HD format wars may be inching forward on the content front, but on the hardware side Toshiba has made a very aggressive move with the HD-EP30 - an HD DVD player which could be yours for less than £200. Not only that, but if you buy one now you'll get seven HD DVD discs thrown in for free.
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January 30, 2008 |
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| Toshiba Hints at Dropping HD DVD, Report Says
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| Decision could come soon, Hollywood Reporter says.
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February 15, 2008 |
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| Toshiba quits HD DVD 'format war'
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| Toshiba said Tuesday it will no longer manufacture HD DVDs, effectively ending the long-running battle with the rival Blu-ray for a dominant high-definition format.
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February 19, 2008 |
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| Toshiba RD-A301 HD DVD Recorder with HDD
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| A beefy home theater media component, the A301 can suck in content through HDMI or a variety of other inputs, or rip standard DVDs on its 300GB hard drive. Any of this content can then be burned to HD DVD, offering a simplish way to store HD content.
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October 31, 2007 |
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| Toshiba Shares Surge on Talk of HD DVD Surrender
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| News that the DVD format war may be ending was met with approval by investors in Japan.
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February 18, 2008 |
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| Toshiba Shows New HD DVD Players
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| Ceatec: Upcoming HD DVD players/recorders from Toshiba promise to store more high-def video.
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October 4, 2007 |
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| Toshiba Shows Prototype That Records High-Def to DVD
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| On the very same day that the president of Matsushita Electric, the parent company of Panasonic, proclaimed at the CEATEC electronics show in Chiba that the format war for high-definition recorders was already over in Japan and customers there had already overwhelmingly chosen Blu-ray, Toshiba showed a prototype of an HD DVD recorder capable of burning up to two hours of 4 Mbps MPEG-4 high-definition video.
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October 4, 2007 |
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| Toshiba: DVD Forum Hasn't Yet Approved Final 51 GB HD DVD After All
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| In a statement to BetaNews this afternoon, a Toshiba spokesperson said that only a preliminary version of Toshiba's 51 GB three-layer, single-sided HD DVD format had been approved by the DVD Forum, caretaker of HD DVD.
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September 12, 2007 |
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| Toshiba's New HD DVDs Add 1080p/24 Playback and Deep Color Support
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| Toshiba has officially announced their rumored new HD DVD players today. They unveiled new cool features too: the HD-A35 above gets 1080p playback at 24 frames per second, plus Deep Color support, CE-Link for device interconnection and HDMI 1.3 support with up High Rate Audio up to 7.1.
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August 6, 2007 |
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| Toshiba's Road Warrior Friendly HD DVD USB Burner
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| The new hi-def media writer displayed at IFA in Berlin measures just 126 x 126 x 13 mm and weighs merely at 165g. It's so ultra portable that if this thing can be powered by a single USB cable, I bet most road warriors and even desktop owners would order one from Toshiba UK.
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September 3, 2007 |
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| Universal details its Blu-ray plans for the summer
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| Universal said Thursday that it will begin releasing all of its newest titles in Blu-ray on the same day and date as its standard DVD counterpart.
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April 17, 2008 |
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| US HD DVD player sales pass 750,000
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| Three-quarters of a million Americans now own a dedicated HD DVD player or Xbox 360 add-on drive, the HD DVD Promotional Group said today.
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November 28, 2007 |
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| Warner backs Sony Blu-ray format
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| Warner Brothers is to release high definition films only in Sony's Blu-ray format, in a blow to rivals in the long-running format war.
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January 7, 2008 |
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| Warner Blu-ray disc manufacturer ramps up production
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| GDMX is the authoring facility for Warner, who was the first studio to go Blu-ray exclusive after a stint of dual-format support. That switch is widely regarded as the turning point which helped Sony defeat competing format HD DVD.
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March 5, 2008 |
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| Warner Bros gives all its hi-def loving to Blu-ray
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| Warner Bros is abandoning HD-DVD to settle down in monogamous bliss with Sony's Blu-ray. The company today cited "consumer demand" for its decision to stop selling HD-DVD-format movie titles at the end of May.
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January 5, 2008 |
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| Warner to back a single HD disc format?
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| Warner Home Video, the only major content distributor supporting both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, is rumoured to be about to put its full weight behind one of these next-gen optical disc formats, a senior studio exec has claimed.
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December 10, 2007 |
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| Warner: HD DVD/Blu-ray Hybrid Disc "On Hold For Now"
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| Last we heard, Warner's "Total HD" hybrid disc was due in early 2008, but now the studio says it's on hold, with no release date currently in sight.
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September 17, 2007 |
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| Western Digital Ships 750GB Hard Drive
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| Western Digital's WD Caviar SE16 750GB Serial ATA hard drive carries a variety of performance specs: performance with 3 Gb/s transfer rate, 16 MB cache and Native Command Queuing (NCQ).
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June 4, 2007 |
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| Will New Blu-ray Drives Suck Your Laptop Battery Dry?
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| Watching a Blu-ray movie in all its high-definition glory on your laptop may finally become an affordable prospect this year. Just don't wander too far from a power outlet.
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February 28, 2008 |
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| WinDVD gets Profile 1.1 certification from Blu-ray
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| Corel said Thursday that its WinDVD playback software had received certification from the Blu-ray Disc Association to playback discs that use the Profile 1.1 standard.
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November 29, 2007 |
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| With Toshiba A2 Gone, Best Buy Sends Buyers A3
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| As previously reported, sales of the $99 Toshiba HD-A2 HD DVD player were brisk last week, with retailers selling over 100,000 units following a price drop that started at Wal-Mart and spread to other other outlets.
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November 8, 2007 |
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| Xoro HSD 7510 DVD player-equipped LCD TV
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| Portable TVs are hardly a new idea. Neither for that matter are portable DVD players. However, put the two together, add a host of other features and then you do have something that feels like it's breaking new ground.
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May 10, 2007 |
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| Xperinet Supports Blu-ray for Video Servers
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| MIRV Media Servers to Feature Blu-ray Disc Drives for Storage andMulti-Point Viewing of 1080p Content.
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August 30, 2007 |
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| Zenith
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| Sure, you can browse through every kind of television imaginable, but check out the new cool products like Z-Trak, DVD and HDTV. Job and company information also available.
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