Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads
ZDNet Resources
- HD DVD price war begins at $198, $170 on Black Friday
- HD DVD price war begins at $198, $170 on Black FridayI think that is the only way HD DVD can winPersonally, I think Sony offers a better product, but still feel that we live in a cheap society where we don't care about quality near as much as we care...
- Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, Digital rights management (DRM), HD-DVD, HD-DVD Price, Black Friday, Sony Corp., BD+
- Discussion threads 2007-10-31
Additional Resources
- Sony unveils 'world's first 16.4-inch notebook'
- Sony unveiled what they're calling "the world's first 16.4-inch wide multimedia notebook" yesterday, a laptop packed with the promise to allow users to view HD movies "the way they were meant to be seen" -- which is a subtle hint that yes, this notebook comes with Blu-ray tech: Part...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Samsung BD-P1500
- The most important question for any standalone Blu-ray player is whether it's better than the Sony PlayStation 3. Let's answer that one right off the bat: Samsung's new BD-P1500 is not. They both cost the same ($400 list), but the PS3 has better image quality, currently supports both Blu-ray Profile...
- Tags: Overall IT, Samsung BD-P1500, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sony PlayStation 3
- Product reviews 2008-07-01
- Panasonic DMP-BD50
- Sony may be the face of Blu-ray, and Samsung made the first Blu-ray player, but lately Panasonic has been leading the technological race among standalone (non-PlayStation 3) Blu-ray players. Last October, the company released the DMP-BD30K, which was the first Blu-ray Profile 1.1 player on the market, beating its competitors...
- Tags: Game players, Panasonic DMP-BD50, Panasonic, SDHC, SDHC card slot
- Product reviews 2008-06-06
- NVIDIA announces GeForce 9M series of laptop GPUs
- NVIDIA wants your summertime notebook to take a look at Adobe CS4, yawn, and ask, "please sir, can I have another?" The company reportedly announced its GeForce 9M series of laptop GPUs alongside a new graphics innovation named "Hybrid SLI" today at Computex. Set to launch this...
- Tags: Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Graphics, Laptop Computer, GPU, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-06-03
- Philips BDP-7200
- When first announced at CES, the Philips BDP7200 grabbed some headlines with its $350 price tag, which was $50 less than the Sony PlayStation 3. Well, a couple of months have passed and apparently Philips couldn't live up to its promise. The BDP7200 is now going for $400, precisely the...
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Philips BDP7200, Philips Electronics N.V.
- Product reviews 2008-04-28
- The strange journey of HD disc formats
- The strange journey of HD disc formatsSomebody still has some sand in their vag....The author appears to be a spurned HD-DVD adopter. The "war" has been over for awhile, but this guy seems to still be awfully bitter. Both formats were close in quality, and technically Bluray is...
- Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, TVs, TV & Home Theater, HD-disc format, strange journey, HD-disc, HD-DVD, BluRay
- Discussion threads 2008-04-01
- 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
- News to know: Ubuntu; Microsoft's Albany; Google; Safari flap
- Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: First look: Hardy Heron Beta. Gallery: Installation. Screen shots: OS tour Mary Jo Foley: ‘Albany': New Microsoft ‘home office' in the works? Michael Krigsman: Is IT becoming extinct? Garett Rogers: New Google Mobile feature...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp., CEO, MSM, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Wireless LANs, Operating Systems, Wireless, Open Source, Software, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-24
- Hooray! Blu-ray BD hacked!
- Hooray! Blu-ray BD hacked!And, as it is common for Mexicans to cross the border and buy DVD players,when they return to Mexico, the only movies that work in them are the pirated ones. Not exactly the situation that the movie industry wanted . . . .Who cares ....Until the...
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Hooray
- Discussion threads 2008-03-23
- Hooray! Blu-ray BD+ hacked!
- The good folks at SlySoft announced last week that they'd broken the BD+ copy protection scheme: With today's release of version 6.4.0.0 of AnyDVD HD it is now also possible to make backup security copies of Blu-ray discs protected with BD+. Cool....
- Tags: Hollywood, Blu-ray, Copy Protection, SlySoft, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-03-23
- Samsung HT-BD2T
- Now that Blu-ray has officially triumphed over its HD DVD rival, it's only natural to begin seeing the high-definition disc format begin to become a bit more, well, standardized. Take the Samsung HT-BD2T: It's the first home-theater-in-a-box system in the world to feature a built-in Blu-ray player. It's...
- Tags: Home entertainment, Consumer electronics, TV & Home Theater, DVD, speaker package, speaker, Samsung HT-BD2T, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Product reviews 2008-03-21
- News to know: Windows 7; FCC; Census IT; HDMI; MacBook mystery; Fave Windows programs
- Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Your turn: Readers choose their 10 favorite Windows programs Gallery right Mary Jo Foley: Why Windows 7 might go to pieces Michael Krigsman: Billion-dollar IT failure at Census Bureau George Ou: HDMI survival guide...
- Tags: FCC, Google Inc., HDMI, Microsoft Windows 7, Information Technology, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Rootkits, Federal Government, Operating Systems, Software, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Government, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-21
- Sony PS3 getting BD-Live sooner rather than later
- Sony PS3 getting BD-Live sooner rather than laterGood old SonyI get the impression that Sony is intentionally hamstringing the stand alone players to promote their PoSIII console. Panasonic, Samsung and others should reconsider their support of BD.RE: Sony PS3 getting BD-Live sooner rather than laterWhat people should be mad...
- Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Network technology, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony Corp., BD-Live
- Discussion threads 2008-03-20
- Sony PS3 getting BD-Live sooner rather than later
- When I referred to potential Blu-ray player shoppers having an easy choice to make last week - Sony PS3 or, ummm, a Sony PS3 - I mentioned it was the only Blu-ray player currently on the market that could be upgraded to the format's Profile 2 functionality. Profile 2, or...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation 3, Blu-ray, Hd Dvd, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Josh Taylor
- Blog posts 2008-03-20
- News to know: HTC Shift; Airport firmware; Microsoft mesh; Novell; VoIP
- Notable headlines: David Morgenstern: Apple's security update breaks printer drivers, Instant Hijack component Airport firmware update enables AirDisk backups Mary Jo Foley: Whatever happened to Microsoft's 'other' mesh projects? Paula Rooney: Novell's SUSE Linux 11 to come in...
- Tags: Google Inc., Novell Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Firmware, E-mail, Telephony, Hd Dvd, Printers, Productivity, VOIP, Open Source, Online Communications, Networking, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Peripherals, Telecommunications, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-20
- SlySoft cracks Blu-ray BD encryption
- SlySoft cracks Blu-ray BD encryption"BD+ won't be breached for 10 years"Nothing like a challenge to get people moving. I wonder how those studios who went with Sony instead of Toshiba because of their "better" security feel now.Couldn't happen to a better standard.By Better I mean absolutely ridiculous in...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), SECURITY, Digital media, SlySoft, encryption, disc, movie
- Discussion threads 2008-03-19
- 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
- Best Buy gives poor HD-DVD buyers some gift card balm
- Best Buy gives poor HD-DVD buyers some gift card balmShouldn't there just be a recycle/replacement program in placethe components of HD-DVD players are still modern and reusable??? Be nice, maybe environmentally friendly to 'recall' and replace/reimburse to get this dying tech tree out of consumers' way and back into...
- Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, HD-DVD, gift card, Best Buy Co. Inc., HD-DVD buyer, poor HD-DVD buyer, card, DVD
- Discussion threads 2008-03-19
- Xbox 360 owners - No Blu-ray for you!
- Xbox 360 owners - No Blu-ray for you!XBox is not sellingand Blu-ray movies are over priced.Why should anybody want to buy two useless electronics??I KNEW this was going to happen...I always felt MS had this "You know, releasing that HDDVD Player might not have been such a good idea" thinking...
- Tags: Game players, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360 owner, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Corp., BluRay
- Discussion threads 2008-03-13
- << Previous
- page 1 of 1
- Next >>
White Papers and Webcasts
In this Super Techies interview, larger-than-life techie Marc Canter talks with ZDNet's Editor in Chief Dan Farber about his career as a multimedia pioneer.
Intel is working with Microsoft to deliver an integrated, validated solution for notebook and desktop systems that gives users the performance they need for Windows Vista.
According to a new study from the Economist, future success belongs to those who collaborate effectively. Learn how successful collaboration can improve profits, problem-solving, and competitive differentiation.
