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Archive for March, 2006
Microboards GX1 DVD CD Publisher
Mar 31st
“At CeBit Microboards unveiled their new Microboards GX-1 DVD Publisher. THe new device offer 100 discs DVD and CD Copying and Printing via a USB connected host PC. Offering a smaller footprint than previous DVD CD Publishers from the MicroBoards range the GX1 DVD Copier should be available later in 2006. See a wide range of DVD Copiers at CD-writer.com.
” source: ‘The Register’ 2006-03-31
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Hollywood May Dump Downscaling of HD Content
Mar 30th
“It seems that Sony’s decision to allow the majority of Blu-ray content to play at the highest resolution possible on a consumer’s HDTV is gaining support from major Hollywood studios.” source: ‘CDRinfo’ 2006-03-28
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Blu-ray Disc Player, Panasonic
Mar 30th
“Blu-ray Disc player, the DMP-BD10, available this September from Panasonic
Blu-ray Disc is the next generation optical disc format that features capacity as large as 50 gigabytes on a dual-layer disc and will be capable of holding high-definition movies, tens of thousands of songs, and extensive capacity for extraordinary video games and PC storage.”
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Vista, PS3 and HD-DVD Delayed – Who got Hurt Most?
Mar 28th
“The last couple of days three major delays hit us early adopters. But who is hurt more? We or have the companies hurt themselves even more?
We all are waiting emotionally for the next big thing. It hurts of course every time when a company is breaki…”
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Sony to boost marketing spending to push HDTV
Mar 26th
“U.S. unit plans to push marketing spending to record levels this year to fuel sales of high-definition electronics such as televisions, camcorders and DVD players, a senior executive told Reuters.
Cheaper TVs, more broadcast channels, and the launch of next-generation Blu-ray DVD players that will allow consumers to make their own high-definition viewing choices are all expected to spur demand for HD components.
“This will be the year of mass messaging,” Michael Fasulo, chief marketing officer at Sony Electronics, told Reuters in an interview this week. “HD is building by double-digits (in percentage) every year. We haven’t seen this kind of opportunity in a long time.”” source: ‘DittoIt’ 2006-03-25
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A New Twist In The HD-DVD Problem
Mar 22nd
“Get ready for a whole lot of hardware importing into the US sometime soon. A few months back you may remember this article I wrote about the Advanced Access Content System (AACS) coming in on the next generation of DVD players. This meant that if you have bought a digital television that doesn’t have an HDMI input, which equates to practically all sets pre-2005 and many still on the market, a security measure forces the signal you see on your screen to be ‘automatically downgraded’ to be practically no better than current DVD rather than the higher resolution output of the new HD-DVD & Blu-ray formats.”source: ‘DittoIt’ 2006-03-21
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DVD Recorders at CD-writer.com
Mar 22nd
“CD-writer.com sell a selection of DVD Recorders for all applicatition from profession, prosumer and consumer. Whatever your requirement we have DVD recorder with or without hard disk that can be used for the live recording of video, analogue to digital video conversion or VHS to DVD conversion.” source: ‘The Register’ 2006-03-21
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PS3 delayed to November
Mar 17th
“Sony says it will delay the release of its Playstation 3 gaming console until November, due to delays in the development of Blu-Ray copy protection technology. Blu-Ray is one of the next generation DVD technologies, allowing much more data to be stored on discs. [AMEInfo.com]” source: ‘Ameinfo’ 2006-03-16
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LG to Deliver Dual-format HD DVD/Blu-ray
Mar 17th
“Korea’s LG Electronics said on Tuesday it planned to launch a next-generation DVD player that will bridge the yawning gap between two competing formats by playing both HD DVD and Blu-ray.”source: ‘CDRinfo’ 2006-03-15
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Disney Open to HD DVD
Mar 17th
“In an interesting turn, Disney seems to be considering to release HD video titles on the HD DVD format, changing its original plans to only support the rival Blu-ray format.”source: ‘CDRinfo’ 2006-03-14
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