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- DVD Player
- A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it...
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- Philips DCP851 portable dvd player w/ iPod dock
- While the DCP750 and DCP850 weren't the first portable DVD players to include built-in iPod docks, the Philips brand ensured that they made a bigger splash than earlier models from the likes of iLuv. For 2008, Philips has overhauled the design, opting for a tablet configuration instead of the standard...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Consumer electronics, Media players, DVD player, Philips DCP851, Apple iPod, Philips Electronics N.V., DVD
- Product reviews 2008-05-09
- Toshiba SD P71S - dvd player
- One of the issues we've had with portable DVD players in the past is their size. In exchange for a large screen, most players are also accompanied by an enormous housing. With the Toshiba SD-P71S however, this is not the case. In fact, its compact size is the...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Media players, Toshiba SD-P71S, DVD, Toshiba Corp., P71S, DVD player
- Product reviews 2008-04-30
- Insignia NS-PDVD10 - dvd player
- Perhaps even more than their living room counterparts, portable DVD players are among the ultimate commoditized consumer electronics products out there. The problem, then, is finding one that's a step-up from the semidisposable models littering the shelves at the discount store. With its large screen and long battery life, the...
- Tags: Media players, Consumer electronics, Tablets, Notebooks, control button, Insignia NS-PDVD10, DVD player, portable DVD player, DVD
- Product reviews 2008-03-14
- Is Blu-ray worth it?
- Is Blu-ray worth it?AgreedI'm glad this didn't degenerate into something about bitrates, etc. :)RE: Is Blu-ray worth it?I don't even bother with the upconversion! I bought a Sony XBR tube TV with fantastic upconvert circuitry - my Onkyo DVD player's upconversion isn't nearly as good as the native Sony...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Media players, TVs, TV & Home Theater, DVD, HDMI, Sony Corp., DVD player, TV
- Discussion threads 2008-02-13
- Best Buy, Netflix declare Blu-ray the winning high def DVD format
- Best Buy, Netflix declare Blu-ray the winning high def DVD formatDon't be so sure on thatAre they really being suckered at 1/4 of the price. If more people have more HD-DVD players than Blu-Ray then it doesn't matter what Best Buy or NetFlicks offers. They will be forced to change....
- Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, Best Buy Co. Inc., DVD player, NetFlix Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-11
- 70% of US consumers not interested in high-def dvd players
- 70% of US consumers surveyed by NPD Group are quite satisfied with their current DVD players, and have no interest in purchasing a high definition DVD player, be it HD DVD, or BluRay. by AM
- Tags: DVD Player, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Media Players, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, AM
- Blog posts 2008-02-06
- Coby TF-DVD7307
- We've come to know Coby for the company's always-affordable line of products--not necessarily delivering the top-of-the-line innovation. So when the company's TF-DVD7307 showed up, we were hoping for a decent, no-frills portable DVD player that wouldn't put a big dent in our wallet. The 2007 model is equipped with...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Media players, Digital media, Coby TF-DVD7307, portable DVD player, DVD, DVD player
- Product reviews 2008-01-22
- Microsoft extends the reach of Media Center
- Microsoft extends the reach of Media CenterSetup>>>I have two of these running at home, one connected to a surround sound system and 1080i display in the living room, the other connected to a 1080p display in the bedroom. Both are playing back full HD content from a Dell XPS 410...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, Consumer electronics, Media players, Game players, Only Problem, Media Center PC, DMA2200, WebGuide, DVD player, wireless-G, DVD, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-10
- Acala DivX dvd player Assist (exe)
- Acala DivX DVD Player Assist--convert AVI (DivX, XviD, MS MPEG4, Uncompressed, Cinepak); MPEG (MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 Video); WMV (Windows Media Video); Quick Time (Apple video format for Macintosh) video clips to DivX DVD Player compatible movies and burn onto DVD Disc, and then watch them on home DVD Player, car...
- Tags: DVD Player, DivXNetworks, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Media Players, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2008-01-10
- Economy, DVD sales slip drove Warner Bros. to Blu-ray
- Economy, DVD sales slip drove Warner Bros. to Blu-raycharging outrageous prices for blue ray is not going to helpConventional wisdom tells that during hard times people go for the cheapest things. Since HD DVD is about half the price of blue ray, one should wonder if there was some...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, HD DVD, Sony Corp., sales, DVD, HD-DVD, DVD player, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-08
- Advanced dvd player (exe)
- AdvancedDVDPlayer is a player to play DVDs, movies, songs, and image files. It not only lets you play and navigate DVD, it also plays popular file types such as DivX, MPEG, AVI, WMV, ASF, MP3, JPEG, and GIF. AdvancedDVDPlayer includes: the built-in explorer that lets you browse your computer for...
- Tags: DVD Player, Movie, AdvancedDVDPlayer, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2007-12-24
- Fantasydvd player Platinum (exe)
- FantasyDVD is an exquisite and powerful software DVD player with the same features and controls of the living- room DVD player and support for over 70 type video and audio media files. It supports ts, tp, trp mpeg2 HDTV and WMV HDTV, also supports x264 format video file. FantasyDVD supports...
- Tags: Audio, DVD Player, HDTV, Video, FantasyDVD, Corporate Communications, DVD, Media Players, Consumer Electronics, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2007-12-19
- DVD Capture (sit)
- DVD Capture is a helper application for the Apple DVD Player. DVD Capture will NOT work on all Macintosh Hardware configurations. This affects mainly non-G4-G5 Towers. It has been difficult to determine all the possible configurations that the application will not function. If your get a blank, black screen when...
- Tags: Application, DVD Player, AppleScript, DVD Capture, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2007-12-18
- RioDVD Region Free Player (exe)
- RioDVD Region Free Player is a full featured and easy to use DVD player integrating all functions of a standard DVD player. It can play DVD, VCD, SVCD Movies, with many most advanced features, such as S/PDIF output, Multi-Speakers, Digital Zoom, and Video Desktop. Version 1.2 is a bug fixing...
- Tags: DVD Player, RioDVD Region Free Player, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Media Players, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2007-12-12
- Advanced dvd player Pro (exe)
- Advanced DVD Player Pro not only lets you play and navigate DVD, it also plays popular file types such as DivX, MPEG, AVI, WMV, ASF, MP3, JPEG, and GIF. Advanced DVD Player Pro is fully skinned. The built-in explorer lets you browse your computer for favorite movie clips, songs, and...
- Tags: DVD Player, Player, ImageSkill, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Media Players, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2007-12-05
- Panasonic DVD LS91 - dvd player
- Editor's note: This 2006 product has been replaced by a pair of very similar 2007 models, the Panasonic DVD-LS80 and the Panasonic DVD-LS82. Sure, there are plenty of run-of-the-mill portable DVD players that'll do an adequate job of playing back DVDs on screens ranging from 7 to 10 inches diagonally....
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Digital media, Digital music, DVD player, Panasonic, Panasonic DVD-LS91, DVD
- Product reviews 2007-11-29
- Xatshow (exe)
- Make PC, TV, CD/DVD, Web slideshows and screensavers. Make five types of slideshow using your PC, DVD player, Web page or digital camera to display your photos. Email to your friends or upoad to your web site. Make a CD that can play in a PC or a DVD player....
- Tags: Web, DVD Player, PC, Slideshow, DVD, Consumer Electronics, TVs, Media Players, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2007-10-23
- AV dvd player Morpher (exe)
- AV DVD Player Morpher is a good call for home movies entertainment. With this one-stop video tool, you can play & morph audio - video streams in real-time, add effects to movies, convert video files to AVI & WMV, edit subtitles, capture images, record DVD audio, burn or erase VCD,...
- Tags: DVD Player, AVI, Video, DVD, AV DVD Player Morpher, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2007-10-15
- Microsoft extends Windows Media content to TVs, dvd players
- Microsoft extends Windows Media content to TVs, DVD playersWe also need some detail from you:What are the titles of the two Powerpoint books you bragged about having 'co-authored'?Are you kidding?Remove the DRM? That's Microsoft's lock-in device. If they removed that, ANYBODY could use it. They wouldn't be forced to play...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Media players, Consumer electronics, DVD, DVD player, digital-rights management, Microsoft Corp., Windows Media, AppleTV, WMP, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, TV
- Discussion threads 2007-09-25
- Microsoft extends Windows Media content to TVs, dvd players
- Microsoft posted for download on September 25 updates to its Windows Vista Media Center code that will allow users to run content on their digital TVs and networked DVD players. The new Media Center Extender updates are available in 32-bit and 64-bit flavors and can be applied...
- Tags: DVD Player, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., TV, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Media Center PCs, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, DVD, Microsoft Windows, Consumer Electronics, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-09-25
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