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- Jobs: “Blu-ray is just a bag of hurtâ€�
- Jobs: “Blu-ray is just a bag of hurtâ€�I get the feeling that Apple is worried thatif they placed a Blu-Ray disc into the unit that it would cut down on rentals thru iTunes.In that case it would appear that Blu-Ray has little need of Apple.Care to back that up?[i]I get...
- Tags: Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, Digital media, job, Apple Inc., Blu-ray disc
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Sony VAIO TT Blu-ray ultraportable reviewed
- Sony VAIO TT Blu-ray ultraportable reviewedWhy on earthwould you put a blu-ray player in an ultraportable?Unless all your home movies are on blu-ray, I suppose.It's a Sony? Not interested.Blu-ray? Not interested. Sony service and support? Not interested. Sony gold-plated prices on tin-plated hardware? Not interested.I honestly don't know how Sony...
- Tags: Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, Sony Corp., Blu-ray disc, Sony VAIO TT Blu-ray, Sony Vaio
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Sony VAIO TT Blu-ray ultraportable reviewed
- Turns out you can build a pretty good laptop for more than four grand. LaptopMag.com has the first full review of the new Sony TT series ultraportable, and it doesn't disappoint. The latest low-voltage Core 2 Duo processor, a Blu-ray drive, dual 128GB SSDs and six-hour-plus battery life in...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Blu-ray Disc, LaptopMag.com, Blu-Ray, Desktops, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Hardware, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- Blu-ray ix-nay?
- Blu-ray ix-nay?$ony screwed us again$ony killed HDDVD that was cheaper at the same performance, and they keep trying to peddle their ultra expensive Blue ray crapware on us.The plain, old DVD looks better every day.RE: Blu-ray ix-nay?It's unfortunate that Blu-ray won the format war, because it is too far of...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Blu-ray, DVD
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Microsoft slashes Xbox 360 prices
- Microsoft slashes Xbox 360 pricesIt's about time this other shoe droppedIt's been anticipated for ages, in consideration of just how LONG the 360 has already been on the market. Even at these price points MSFT should continue to make profit on the hardware; you would think that after three years...
- Tags: Game players, Blu-ray, Games, wii, Xbox360, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., hardware, Blu-ray disc, game
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- CyberLink BD Advisor (exe)
- Get ready to experience the true power of interactive high-definition movies with PowerDVD and Blu-ray Discs. Ensure that you enjoy the best Blu-ray Disc experience possible by testing your system and understanding the basics as to what this exciting disc format has to offer. Download CyberLink BD Advisor to test...
- Tags: Blu-ray Disc, CyberLink, Blu-Ray, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2008-09-03
- 255 mln households to have HDTV by 2013
- The number of households worldwide with HDTV service delivered via satellite, cable TV, IPTV and over the air will grow to 255 mln by the end of 2013, up from an estimated 45 mln as of the end of 2007, according to IMS Research. Blu-ray Disc market will experience strong...
- Tags: Blu-ray Disc, HDTV, IBM IMS, Household, IMS Research, Blu-Ray, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Cable, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Networking, AM
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- 255 mln households to have HDTV by 2013
- The number of households worldwide with HDTV service delivered via satellite, cable TV, IPTV and over the air will grow to 255 mln by the end of 2013, up from an estimated 45 mln as of the end of 2007, according to IMS Research. Blu-ray Disc market will experience strong...
- Tags: Blu-ray Disc, HDTV, IBM IMS, Household, IMS Research, Blu-Ray, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Cable, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Networking, AM
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Sub-$600 general purpose PC, complete with Blu-ray support
- Sub-$600 general purpose PC, complete with Blu-ray supportBlu-rayNero and others offer software that can play Blu-ray disks without a specialized drive for less than $30. Worth attention? And, if so, what would you spend the extra money on?Very similar to my rigI built a few months ago. I...
- Tags: Corporate governance, Blu-ray, Operating systems, Desktops, general purpose, Foxconn, disc, Linux, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-07-29
- Pioneer ups Blu-ray discs to 16 layers, 400GB capacity
- Pioneer ups Blu-ray discs to 16 layers, 400GB capacitySounds Affordable...LOLBurn discs in an age of flash media?It's really annoying when Tech writers try to sound cool by making silly remarks.What do you mean by "age of flash media?" As in buying an 16 GIG SD card for each DVD you...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Blu-ray, DVD, media, disk, hard drive, Blu-ray disc
- Discussion threads 2008-07-07
- Pioneer ups Blu-ray discs to 16 layers, 400GB capacity
- Pioneer's scientists have reportedly upped the Blue-ray ante with a 400GB optical disc. The capacity is stretched by manufacturing discs that are 16 layers deep, to be played with a player advanced enough optically to pick up the light scattered by all 16 layers. Conveniently, the player...
- Tags: Blu-ray Disc, Disc, Blu-Ray, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- SwiftDisc Burning Wizard Premium (exe)
- SwiftDisc is a bundle of essential tools for burning and copying audio, data and video to CD, DVD and Blu-ray disc. Features: burns Blu-ray disc (BD-R and BD-RE); burns Double Layer DVD (DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL); works with multiple devices; burns and rips Audio CD; burns Data to CD,...
- Tags: Blu-ray Disc, CD, Primo Software, SwiftDisc, Blu-Ray, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2008-03-31
- SlySoft cracks Blu-ray BD+ encryption
- [UPDATE 03/26/08 - Exercising its "Right to Reply" I have the following to share from Macrovision Corp, the company who currently owns the rights to BD+ technology: "Macrovision does not comment on specific techniques or procedures that may directly impact the BD+ security technology. BD+ is a...
- Tags: Blu-ray Disc, Macrovision Corp., Crack, Encryption, SlySoft, Blu-ray BD+, Blu-Ray, Hd Dvd, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Security, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-19
- Toshiba drops HD DVD
- Toshiba drops HD DVDWhich is next?At last, a useless costly format war is over. Thank God. I wonder which will be the next useless format war? Industries never learn... And we, consumers, pay the price.Greetz, Pjotr.It's over!And the winner is.. well, still no winners, I think. The HD players was...
- Tags: HD DVD, Blu-ray, Consumer electronics, HD-DVD, Blu-ray disc, DVD, DVD Price, Toshiba Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-19
- Investors cheer as Toshiba nears HD DVD surrender
- Investors cheer as Toshiba nears HD DVD surrenderHurray, Sony wonand I don't trust them as one non-customer, me, has to say, but let them buy Sony's UMD, rootkits, exploding batteries, CD price fixing and general over pricing. It good to see the format war end long enough to focus...
- Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, Blu-ray, Digital rights management (DRM), Memory, HD-DVD, SD card, Blueray, Toshiba Corp., DVD, Sony Corp., Blu-ray disc
- Discussion threads 2008-02-18
- FAQ: What's next in HD video fracas?
- FAQ: What's next in HD video fracas?What happens next...Blueray wins the consumer space. Thats the way it is so what now? I purchased a $199 Toshiba deck a few months before Christmas and was a little disappointed when Warner backed out of the deal. So as I am...
- Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Blueray, DVD, HD-DVD, TV, standard definition, Blu-ray disc
- Discussion threads 2008-02-05
- Warner Bros. to back Blu-ray DVD format exclusively
- Warner Bros. to back Blu-ray DVD format exclusivelyclarificationHD DVD is a good technology, but I think Blu-Ray will win in the end because of the higher capacity. Initially both technologies were viable, but in the end, mass consumerism dictates that the winners delivers more bang.Key phrase here...."XBOX 360 plays...
- Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, HD-DVD, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Sony Corp., Blu-ray disc
- Discussion threads 2008-01-04
- Blu-ray option on new MacBook Pro
- Blu-ray option on new MacBook ProIn order for he Macbook to offer a Bluray drive ....... and playback movies they have to embrace DRM. It will be interesting to see if this occurs after Job's public stance on DRM. Will this just be another case of Jobs reversing...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, AACS, Panasonic, digital-rights management, Apple Inc., Blu-ray disc, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro
- Discussion threads 2007-12-31
- Blu-ray, HD DVD, and Vista
- As part of my ongoing Vista Media Center project, I'm about to add Blu-ray and HD DVD playback capabilities to my living room system. I already know that the system is fully capable of recording and playing back over-the-air high-definition content. Now I'm about to find out if it can...
- Tags: Software, Video Card, HD-DVD, Media, LG Electronics Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Video, CPU, Blu-ray, CyberLink, Radeon 1300 Pro, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2007-08-31
- The high definition format wars heat up
- In a seesaw battle between high definition formats Blu-ray and HD DVD, things are heating up as the stakes get higher. HD DVD with its first-to-market and less expensive $500 players entered the market and took the early lead while Blu-ray players came out a little later at a staggering...
- Tags: Blu-ray Disc, Set-top, Sony PlayStation 3, HD-DVD, Sony Playstation, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-08-22
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