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- (1) High Definition Refers to many different formats over the years for video cameras and camcorders, both analog and digital, that exceeded the resolution of analog TV (NTSC, PAL)....
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- OJOsoft HD Video Converter 2.6.6.0519 (Windows)
- OJOsoft HD Video Converter is the best HD video format converter which can deal with HD video files easy and fast. Specifically, it can convert among HD video files, convert video to HD, convert HD videos to SD (Standard-Definition) videos. The HD video converter supports most of HD video formats...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, OJOsoft, OJOsoft HD Video Converter, HD, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-06-19
- Amazon finally adds HD titles to its Video On Demand service
- After letting Netflix have the jump on offering high-def titles as part of its video-streaming service for subscriberson home video players as well as PCsAmazon has finally rolled out the first 500 HD movies and TV programs for its Video on Demand service. Among the initial films Amazon is offering...
- Tags: NetFlix Inc., VoD, Streaming Video, Amazon.com Inc., Video, HD, HD Movy, Video On Demand (VoD), Tv & Home Theater, Corporate Communications, TVs, Web Site Development, Home Entertainment, Web Technology, Digital Video, Personal Technology, Marketing, Internet, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-04-21
- Sony's HDR-TG5V Handycam, HD camcorder for 1920x1080 video
- Sony today unveiled a new high-definition camcorder, the HDR-TG5V Handycam, that captures 1920x1080 HD video and four-megapixel photos. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Sony Corp., Corporate Communications, Marketing, product photos, Sony, camcorder, HD, video, Andrew Nusca
- Image galleries 2009-04-02
- DirecTV, Verizon FiOS lead in offering HD channels
- If you believed the commercials, it would be clear that Comcast is the leader when it comes to providing the most HD programming. But anyone who has Comcast as their cable provider knows that the cable giant makes that claim based on the amount of on-demand high-def programming it makes...
- Tags: Channel, Comcast Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Fiber-optics, DirecTV, HD, Fiber Optics, Optical Networking, Network Technology, Cable, TVs, Telecommunications, Networking, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-02-16
- Sapphire debuts fastest Radeon HD 4670
- Sapphire has just made the Radeon HD 4670 faster. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: sapphire, hd, radeon, gpu, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Image galleries 2009-01-16
- Netflix Player by Roku adds streaming HD content
- For $99, the Netflix Player by Roku was already a pretty good deal for getting on-demand content from Netflix's Watch Now service streamed to your TV. Now Roku has upgraded the device to support HD streaming from Netflix, which should help it answer one of the...
- Tags: NetFlix Inc., Roku Inc., HD, Corporate Communications, Managed Hosting, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Marketing, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-12-22
- Blu-ray is dead: the sequel
- Bill Hunt, Blu-ray defender? Over on The Digital Bits blogger Bill Hunt rebukes me for calling Blu-ray dead. Then he goes on to agree with almost everything I said - except for the conclusion. With friends like that, Blu-ray doesn't need me! Industry...
- Tags: HD, Storage Price, Blu-Ray, Corporate Communications, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-10-31
- Hands on: Slingbox PRO-HD
- Unless you're someone who spends a lot of time Slinging content from your high-def TV to a computer elsewhere on your home network, you're not likely to see a whole lot of reason to upgrade - at least not quite yet - to the new $299 Slingbox PRO-HD, which began...
- Tags: Bedroom, Home Network, Satellite, HD, Cable, TVs, Network Technology, Tv & Home Theater, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Josh Taylor
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
- TV Pack headaches reveal Microsoft's Media Center dilemma
- Of all the features in Windows, Media Center is unique. It offers high-end capabilities that appeal strongly to digital media enthusiasts, sparking the growth of online communities like the Green Button, with more than 110,000 members at last count. These days, that passionate community is spending much of its energy...
- Tags: Release, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, OEM, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Media Center, Feature, Media Center Application, Fiji, HD, Medium, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, TVs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-09-18
- With the Quickness: HD Moore sets new land speed record with exploitation of Debian/Ubuntu OpenSSL flaw
- So, for those who haven't heard, a Debian packager modified the source used for OpenSSL on Debian based systems Debian and the whole of the Ubuntu family to remove the seed used for PRNG Pseudo Random Number Generator used when creating SSL keys. Well, HD Moore set a new record...
- Tags: OpenSSL, SSH, Debian, Key, Flaw, HD, ID, Ssl/Tls, Operating Systems, Open Source, Security, Software, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- The strange journey of HD disc formats
- THe battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray is firmly in the category of "old news." With the shift of Warner Brothers to the Blu-ray camp and the domino effect in terms of industry support that caused, Toshiba quickly decided to cease its backing of the format it developed and...
- Tags: HD-DVD, Disc, Blu-ray, HD, Hd Dvd, DVD, Sales Strategy, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sales, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-04-01
- S3 Graphics launches Chrome 400 Series - DirectX 10.1 and HD support for under $60
- Most people are surprised to hear that there's an alternative to ATi and nVIDIA when choosing graphics cards, but there is. Today S3 Graphics have released the first card in the Chrome 400 Series - the Chrome 430 GT. The Chrome 430 GT is a little different...
- Tags: Card, S3 Inc., Video, Graphics, DirectX, S3 Graphics, HD, Chrome 430 GT, Video Engine, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-03-20
- Digital downloads linked to HD disc format war?
- As everyone already knows, the HD disc format war is over, resolved in true domino fashion by Warner Brothers' decision to back Blu-ray exclusively. Most of the studios in the HD DVD camp have now agreed to back Blu-ray, particularly now that Toshiba has announced it will cease pushing the...
- Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Internet, HD-DVD, Movie, Disc, Blu-ray, Studio, HD, DVD Business, Sales Strategy, Hd Dvd, Sales Force Management, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Sales, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-02-29
- Blu-ray add-ons, and free dev tools for students
- Yesterday, I suggested that Microsoft would probably release a Blu-ray add-on for the XBOX 360, basing that on absolutely nothing beyond the fact that HD DVD, as a format, is clearly dead. Anton Philidor, a Talkback regular, questioned whether that would be a wise choice, asking "should the company...
- Tags: Nintendo Co. Ltd., Nortel Networks Corp., Disc, Microsoft Corp., Blu-ray, Tool, HD, Productivity, Web Browsers, Games, Internet, Personal Technology, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-02-20
- Toshiba drops HD DVD
- So, Toshiba has finally given up on HD DVD, leaving the field open to Blu-ray. For customers yet to hop onto the HD express, this is good news because there's no longer two competing standards to choose from. For customers who chose Blu-ray over HD DVD, then they...
- Tags: HD-DVD, Blu-ray, Toshiba Corp., HD, Uptake, Hd Dvd, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
- HD rich media continues to bloom
- Dailymotion announced today that they're starting to offer some of their content in sweet 720p HD video. As some have noted, it used to be that HD video was something no one really cared about. A lot of people, including YouTube, feel that HD video on the web isn't going...
- Tags: Web, Media, YouTube Inc., Video, HD, Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Channel Management, Marketing, Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2008-02-18
- Are AVCHD camcorders the next HD lie?
- When I wrote "Don’t believe the low bit-rate ‘HD’ lie" with a comparison, I had no idea that these compromises in quality would apply to the latest consumer HD camcorder format called AVCHD as well. When I first read about the AVCHD format with its use of MPEG4-AVC (H.264) video...
- Tags: Problem, Camcorder, Video, Difference, Mbps, HD, AVCHD Image, Quality Video Equipment, Corporate Communications, Marketing, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-02-11
- Here's what fake HD video looks like
- After this morning's piece "Don’t believe the low bit-rate ‘HD’ lie", I thought I would follow up and show you want crappy HD looks like. The following is a sample from AVSForum user Xylon who digitally ripped some images from DIRECTV and Dish Networks satellite service 1.5 years ago. Note...
- Tags: MPEG-2, Video, DirecTV, Mbps, HD, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Corporate Communications, Digital Video, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-01-18
- Don't believe the low bit-rate 'HD' lie
- Update 6:00PM - Here’s what fake HD video looks like. Last week at CES, Comcast announced their "HD" video on demand download service over its future DOCSIS 3.0 that allows 4 minute downloads of entire HD movies. Attendees at MacWorld this week were told that disk-based HD...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Video, Blu-ray, Mbps, HD, Microsoft XBOX Service, Corporate Communications, Hd Dvd, Marketing, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-01-18
- Live: Steve Jobs keynote at Macworld 2008
- Bookmark this page for live, real-time coverage of the Steve Jobs keynote at Macworld Expo 2008. This page will refresh every 150 seconds once the keynote begins at 9am PST. Scroll directly to the latest update. We've also compiled a live gallery of images. 7:53 a.m.: ...
- Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, Podcasts, Keyboards, Photograph, Notebooks, Digital Music, Digital Media, DVD, Google Inc., Chip, Air, Competition, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, HD, Internet, Leopard, Library Title, MacBook Air, Newman, Notebooks & Tablets, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Setup, Steve
- Blog posts 2008-01-15

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