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- DVD Forum
- A membership organization devoted to defining DVD standards for read-only, rewritable, write-once, video and audio use. Members participate in working groups to develop new standards. Based in Tokyo,...
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- Toshiba delivers its Betamax address
- Toshiba officially dropped its plans for HD DVD Tuesday after Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Netflix and a parade of others abandoned the high-definition video format for Sony's Blu-ray. The statement indicates the obvious--HD DVD was doomed. The writing on the wall has been there for a while with...
- Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Sony Betamax, HD-DVD, Statement, Toshiba Corp., Hd Dvd, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
- Oops, I think I killed HD DVD
- Oops, I think I killed HD DVDOh no.Oh no thats an absolute disaster for HD-DVD :-) Warner Bros are responsible for some truly poor movies and similarly poor TV stuff. I just had a look at there site to refresh myself and its like a who's who of really rubbish...
- Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, Star Trek, Microsoft Corp., HD-DVD
- Discussion threads 2008-01-05
- HD DVD vs. Blu-ray ad nauseam
- The battle between the HD DVD and Blu-ray formats is the battle that simply doesn't want to end. Many, however, think that this Christmas season could be critical, a Gettysburg-style confrontation that won't by itself knock either format permanently out of the race, but could start a "rolling downhill" effect...
- Tags: Advertisement, Sony PlayStation 3, HD-DVD, Acceleration, Disc, Blu-ray, HD-DVD Forum, HD, Hd Dvd, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Sales Strategy, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sales, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2007-11-29
- Blu-ray, HD DVD, and Vista
- Blu-ray, HD DVD, and VistaWhat's the point of this"An HDCP-ready video subsystem. To get full high-definition output, your video card and display must both have digital connections DVI or HDMI and both must support High-Bandwidth Copy Protection HDCP. If any portion of the system is lacking, you can still get...
- Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, Digital rights management (DRM), HDCD, Microsoft Windows Vista, HD-DVD, HDCP-ready, Blue-ray
- Discussion threads 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
- Next-gen consoles take center stage
- Next-gen consoles take center stageI am confused."The gaming population hasn't changed that much over the years," said Olhava. "Household penetration has remained in the same 40-to-45 percent range, and the industry has replaced older people who quit gaming with new ones...The industry may be digging deeper into that stratum, meaning...
- Tags: Games, Game players, game, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Corp., Sony PlayStation 3
- Discussion threads 2005-05-11
- Fox joins Blu-ray group
- Fox joins Blu-ray groupFox joins Blu-ray groupFox was a member of the HD-DVD forum long before signing up with Blu-Ray forum. I don't believe they've committed to either format. HD-DVD is insufficient for HD content as many longer movies will involve multiple discs or mutliple sides flips. Who needs that?Breakthrough...
- Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, Storage, movie industry, HD-DVD, Toshiba Corp., Fox
- Discussion threads 2004-10-04
- Powell to broadcasters: 'Evolve or die'
- Powell to broadcasters: 'Evolve or die'Powell can kiss my assCompletely off topic, but this jackass, and his conservative ilk have got to simply shut the f up. Conservatism is always talking about the joys and greatness of market pressure, then coming in and regulating the living crap out of...
- Tags: Regulations, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer electronics, Conservatism, Powell, government regulation, broadcaster
- Discussion threads 2004-04-20
- DVD format war on the horizon
- DVD format war on the horizonLets Call This The Sand Box WarThe technology of DVD, EVD, Blu-Ray will become obsolete and meaningless in a few years.Holographic Storage by Lucent, Plasmon, Aprilis,and Colossal Storage Corporation.1 Holodisk = 4,000 DVD, EVD, Blu-Ray DisksAll I care about..is that my current DVDs will play...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Apple iTunes, DVD
- Discussion threads 2003-12-01
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