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- Best Buy previews its 32-inch LCD HDTV/Blu-ray player combo on its Web site
- Hmm..... I dont think blu ray would be as enjoyable on such a small TV then on a larger one - I sell TV's and i find it hard to sell a Full HD TV that is 32" or smaller - I just dont see the visual benefit...RE: Best Buy...
- Tags: Web site development, Monitors & displays, TVs, Web technology, TV & Home Theater, Channel management, LCD HDTV/Blu-ray, player combo, Best Buy Co. Inc., LCD, Web, Web site
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- Research firm challenges supposed popularity of HD-DVD format
- Research firm challenges supposed popularity of HD-DVD formatI like my HD-DVDI've got an HD-DVD player along with several titles. Of course it looks as good--identical--to BluRay. But the technology was fundamentally less expensive. The players cost less. The disks cost less to make (and could be...
- Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, HD-DVD, Sony Corp., BluRay, research company
- Discussion threads 2009-06-27
- Blu-ray buzzkill: the death-spiral
- Blu-ray buzzkill: the death-spiralThey're kidding themselves if they think we'll pay more for it.They f'd up, plain and simple. Like all consumer electronics tech, be it tv, smartphone, mp3, whatever, the customers expectation is next year we get more features for less money. BluRay quality audio/video should have been...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, BluRay
- Discussion threads 2009-06-23
- Harman Kardon introduces its first Blu-ray player for $499
- Harman Kardon introduces its first Blu-ray player for $499$500!?! Why don't you buy a PS3 instead?[NT]ntBecause Sony is a four letter wordMany of us refuse to buy Sony crap, and that includes BluRay regardless of what name is on the front.
- Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Harman Kardon
- Discussion threads 2009-06-09
- 10.5 mln BluRay players in the US in Q1 2009
- 10.5 mln BluRay players in the US in Q1 2009It's the price, stupid...Right now Blu-ray discs are 50% to 300% more than their DVD equivalents for both purchases and rentals. And in many cases, they don't even have as many extra features.I appreciate the additional video quality that Blu-ray...
- Tags: Blu-ray, Consumer electronics, HD DVD, DVD, BluRay, Blu-ray disc
- Discussion threads 2009-04-18
- Stop Blu-ray discs from phoning home with AnyDVD HD
- Stop Blu-ray discs from phoning home with AnyDVD HDI don't really careIf studios want to how many times I'm watching their movie, that's up to them and I don't really care... if this becomes a problem, I'm sure in the future they'll add some prompt where it asks if it's...
- Tags: Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, HD DVD, Stop Blu-ray disc, movie, AnyDVD HD, disc, Blu-ray disc
- Discussion threads 2008-10-31
- Highlights from the Apple notebook event
- Highlights from the Apple notebook eventLOL @ BluRaySteve called BluRay a big bag o' hurt!I agree with Steve on this... however for those BluRay lovers/Vista haters you should know that the reason BluRay@full resolution works on Vista is because MS's integrated DRM.RE: Highlights from the Apple notebook eventThe lack of...
- Tags: Projectors, Notebooks, Apple notebook event, Apple Notebook, VGA, adapter, Apple Inc., BluRay, notebook
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Why there's no Mac tablet this quarter
- Why there's no Mac tablet this quarterApple would have to rewrite the OSX ...... core to support the DRM required for BluRay by the MPIA. That is not trivial. You are not going to see BluRay in an Apple any time soon.Please don't try to confuse me with...
- Tags: Tablets, Keyboards, Notebooks, Desktops, Mac Tablet, tablet, BluRay, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- Is an Xbox 360 price cut inbound?
- Is an Xbox 360 price cut inbound?This would put a hurting on SonyConsidering the PS3 has cost Sony billions in losses that it is still hoping to make up for in software sales this would put them in a bind. MS can afford to drop the price since they are...
- Tags: Game players, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, BluRay, Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-01
- Daily Debrief: Retouching 'The Godfather'
- In Friday's edition of the Daily Debrief, CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi and Jim Kerstetter discuss the digital retouching of classic film The Godfather. Hear exactly what director Francis Ford Coppola requested from the technicians cleaning up his masterpiece.
- Tags: Film, Technician, News, kara tsuboi, jim kerstetter, godfather, francis ford coppola, dvd, bluray, hollywood, film restroation
- Videos 2008-06-06
- AMD makes its notebook move; Puma goes live
- AMD makes its notebook move; Puma goes liveMaster Joe Says...How is this a win, even a small win, over Intel? AMD has produced one disaster, after another, after another, as of late. Intel has been taking leaps and bounds ahead, while AMD is stuck in the "theory" stage...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Processors, Notebooks, BluRay, notebook, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-04
- Time Warner Cable's metering plans: Why not?
- Time Warner Cable's metering plans: Why not?It's the Tip of the IcebergThis is just a new revenue stream for Time Warner. It's also a step back in time to the early days of the Internet when you had usage fees. And, if they decide to keep it, the other...
- Tags: Cable, Network technology, BluRay, Time Warner Cable Inc., wireless, Internet
- Discussion threads 2008-06-03
- 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
- Laptops are bringing the Blu-ray
- Laptops are bringing the Blu-rayUnless you are going to attach the laptop to a projectoryou're not going to get a whole lot out of having BluRay versus DVD. And even then, very few laptops will produce even 720p video, much less 1080p.I would only get a laptop with these specs...
- Tags: Notebooks, Blu-Ray Burner, Laptops ARE, BluRay, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-04-01
- 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
- Will Apple dump Blu-ray?
- Will Apple dump Blu-ray?Apple should offer both as options!I don't understand why Apple and others have to pick a side!Why not offering any disk format the customer demands?Let the consumer be the judge not some greedy CEO!BluRay is going to win this battleI read a story a few days ago...
- Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, neutrality, Microsoft Corp., BluRay, HD-DVD, Apple Inc., Disney Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-21
- Blockbuster to eschew HD-DVD in favor of Blu-ray. But are Blu-ray discs 'rotting'?
- Blockbuster to eschew HD-DVD in favor of Blu-ray. But are Blu-ray discs 'rotting'?Blu-ray PLAYER rental onlyI think they are only going to be renting Blu-ray players. They will still carry HD-DVD titles.HD Blueray... ends up with blu balls and empty wallet.I don't understand the push to high def...
- Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, Blu-ray, BluRay, HD-DVD, Blockbuster Inc., DVD, Blu-ray disc, video
- Discussion threads 2007-06-18
- Sony's nightmare scenario
- Sony's nightmare scenarioi'm getting ps3 over xboxJust waiting til that PS3 Home comes out. And some more cool games.http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/07/playstation-home-revealed/I've never used xbox or xbox live since cool games on xbox come out eventually on PC (halo, gears of war)I couldn't agree moreI made the argument that Sony cannot sustain...
- Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, supplier, John C, Sony Corp., BluRay, HD-DVD
- Discussion threads 2007-06-12
- Sony's nightmare scenario
- Reports all across the web have suggested that Microsoft will lower the price of the XBOX 360 game console sooner rather than later. This report claims the reduction will be on the order of $100.00 for the Core edition, bringing the price down to $199.00 for a base XBOX 360...
- Tags: XBOX 360, XBOX, Sony, PS3, PlayStation, Nintendo, Microsoft, HD DVD, HD, Games, BluRay
- Blog posts 2007-06-12
- The race for low-cost HD players
- Sony recently lowered the price of its upcoming HD Blu-ray player, to $499.00. Though Sony claimed that this was due to lower productions costs for Blu-ray related parts, it is clearly a response to Toshiba's $100.00 rebate, which appears to have injected a lot of life into HD-DVD player sales....
- Tags: XBOX 360, XBOX, Wii, Television, Sony, PS3, PlayStation, HD DVD, HD, Games, Digital Media, BluRay
- Blog posts 2007-06-07
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