items tagged with Blu-ray
Blu-ray starts to sting HD DVD
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-02-06 06:07:40
Thanks largely to the release of the Sony PlayStation 3 console, Blu-ray high definition video sales in the US have dramatically outstripped the rival HD DVD format in the opening weeks of 2007.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-02-06 06:07:40
Thanks largely to the release of the Sony PlayStation 3 console, Blu-ray high definition video sales in the US have dramatically outstripped the rival HD DVD format in the opening weeks of 2007.
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LG's dual Blu-ray/HD DVD player - will it just prolong the war?
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Seeking Nerdvana
Category: The Digital Lounge Room
2007-02-04 22:20:16
LG's answer to the HD disc format war - a dual Blu-ray/HD DVD player - has hit the US shelves for a whopping $US1100, but will it see the public bogged down in another prolonged struggle?
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Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Seeking Nerdvana
Category: The Digital Lounge Room
2007-02-04 22:20:16
LG's answer to the HD disc format war - a dual Blu-ray/HD DVD player - has hit the US shelves for a whopping $US1100, but will it see the public bogged down in another prolonged struggle?
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Samsung Blu-ray BD-P1000 Disc Player - REVIEW
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Reviews
2007-02-04 00:26:52
After all the hype, Blu-ray is finally here with the arrival of Samsung's high definition Blu-ray BD-P1000 player. Movies on Blu-ray are around five times sharper than DVD, although you need a high definition television to see all that extra detail.
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Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Reviews
2007-02-04 00:26:52
After all the hype, Blu-ray is finally here with the arrival of Samsung's high definition Blu-ray BD-P1000 player. Movies on Blu-ray are around five times sharper than DVD, although you need a high definition television to see all that extra detail.
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High def smackdown - Xbox 360 to get HD DVD as PS3 hits Aussie shelves
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Seeking Nerdvana
Category: The Digital Lounge Room
2007-02-02 04:49:06
The scene is set for a high definition console smackdown, with Microsoft launching the Xbox 360's HD DVD drive in Australia on March 29 - just six days after Sony's Blu-ray-equipped PlayStation 3 hits the shelves.
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Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Seeking Nerdvana
Category: The Digital Lounge Room
2007-02-02 04:49:06
The scene is set for a high definition console smackdown, with Microsoft launching the Xbox 360's HD DVD drive in Australia on March 29 - just six days after Sony's Blu-ray-equipped PlayStation 3 hits the shelves.
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AACS copy protection ‘cracked’ on Blu-ray and HD DVD – but for how long?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-01-26 00:46:41
When Muslix64 announced that they had been able to steal ‘title keys’ from software media players as they started to play an HD DVD disc, the world was intrigued – had high def movie discs been cracked… already?!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-01-26 00:46:41
When Muslix64 announced that they had been able to steal ‘title keys’ from software media players as they started to play an HD DVD disc, the world was intrigued – had high def movie discs been cracked… already?!
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Pioneer PDP5000EX 1080p plasma display - REVIEW
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Reviews
2007-01-24 07:40:57
If your lounge room is crying out for a truly mammoth screen, you should look to the plasma giants.
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Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Reviews
2007-01-24 07:40:57
If your lounge room is crying out for a truly mammoth screen, you should look to the plasma giants.
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Singapore first South-East Asian country to get HDTV
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Services
2007-01-19 23:09:19
StarHub, one of Singapore’s pay TV services, has launched two new channels in high-definition – Discovery HD and National Geographic HD, giving subscribers with an HDTV the sharpest picture yet.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Services
2007-01-19 23:09:19
StarHub, one of Singapore’s pay TV services, has launched two new channels in high-definition – Discovery HD and National Geographic HD, giving subscribers with an HDTV the sharpest picture yet.
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Sony says no to blue movies on Blu-ray, so will HD DVD win?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2007-01-19 22:16:37
Reports say Sony wants no blue movies on Blu-ray discs, giving HD DVD ‘a leg up’ on adult content in high def. But the Blu-Ray Disc Association says ‘there is no specific anti-porn’ mandate. What’s going on?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2007-01-19 22:16:37
Reports say Sony wants no blue movies on Blu-ray discs, giving HD DVD ‘a leg up’ on adult content in high def. But the Blu-Ray Disc Association says ‘there is no specific anti-porn’ mandate. What’s going on?
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PS3 power yet to be unleashed.
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2007-01-18 06:04:13
Sony CEO Howard Stringer believes the power of the PS3 is yet to be realised by the current crop of software.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2007-01-18 06:04:13
Sony CEO Howard Stringer believes the power of the PS3 is yet to be realised by the current crop of software.
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First cracked HD-DVD movie hits BitTorrent.
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2007-01-15 22:15:09
After allegedly having its encryption cracked last month, now comes the first 19.6GB of HD movie goodness to hit the web.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2007-01-15 22:15:09
After allegedly having its encryption cracked last month, now comes the first 19.6GB of HD movie goodness to hit the web.
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Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive add-on hits 100,000 sales
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2007-01-15 06:36:53
Not bad indeed. Will sales figures like this, plus endorsement by the porn industry help HD-DVD win the format war?
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2007-01-15 06:36:53
Not bad indeed. Will sales figures like this, plus endorsement by the porn industry help HD-DVD win the format war?
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Xbox360 number 1 in US: PS3 floundering?
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2007-01-12 21:36:13
The 2006 holiday season has been a big one for Microsofts' gaming division in the US, with sales of the curvy white entertainment box clearly outstripping its next-gen counterparts. Should Nintendo, and especially Sony be concerned?
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2007-01-12 21:36:13
The 2006 holiday season has been a big one for Microsofts' gaming division in the US, with sales of the curvy white entertainment box clearly outstripping its next-gen counterparts. Should Nintendo, and especially Sony be concerned?
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The war is over - Blu-ray claims victory over HD DVD
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Seeking Nerdvana
Category: The Digital Lounge Room
2007-01-09 10:13:48
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Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Seeking Nerdvana
Category: The Digital Lounge Room
2007-01-09 10:13:48
Only a few months after Blu-ray and HD DVD hit the shelves, the Blu-ray Disc Association has the audacity to declare Blu-ray victorious as "the premiere high definition DVD format of choice".
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1 Million PS3 Shipped causes Playfuls.com to have a tanty
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2007-01-08 09:50:08
Playfuls's Dan Nicolae Alexa is outraged that Sony have been telling 'lies' to us all for ages concerning the PS3. But whether they've shipped 1 million units in the US to stores, as opposed to selling them to customers, the PS3's success is assured, just like Vista's, even if it still hasn't shipped in Europe or Australia.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2007-01-08 09:50:08
Playfuls's Dan Nicolae Alexa is outraged that Sony have been telling 'lies' to us all for ages concerning the PS3. But whether they've shipped 1 million units in the US to stores, as opposed to selling them to customers, the PS3's success is assured, just like Vista's, even if it still hasn't shipped in Europe or Australia.
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LG Blu-ray/HD DVD combo player is a dud!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-01-07 23:54:43
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-01-07 23:54:43
If you thought LG’s new ‘Super Multi Blue’ combo next-gen disc player was the answer to format war, think again. This first generation unit is so expensive and crippled that you could buy a Blu-ray player and an HD DVD player and still have change. Hopeless!
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Who really needs a slow hybrid DVD drive for $1200?
Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-01-07 15:14:18
LG attracted a packed house for the official press launch of its Blu-ray/HD DVD hybrid player and drive, the Super Multi Blue, at CES. Yet despite the hype, it's hard to actually imagine too many people buying the product -- it's massively overpriced for its feature set.
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Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-01-07 15:14:18
LG attracted a packed house for the official press launch of its Blu-ray/HD DVD hybrid player and drive, the Super Multi Blue, at CES. Yet despite the hype, it's hard to actually imagine too many people buying the product -- it's massively overpriced for its feature set.
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Sony trash talks plasma as it spruiks HD LCD televisions
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Seeking Nerdvana
Category: The Digital Lounge Room
2007-01-07 10:19:53
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Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Seeking Nerdvana
Category: The Digital Lounge Room
2007-01-07 10:19:53
Sony has released yet more research claiming LCD televisions are better than plasma for high definition, whilst conveniently forgetting to mention that it abandoned the plasma market last year.
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Apparently we will buy high-definition DVD, eventually
Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-01-06 18:51:04
Format wars and consumer apathy haven't stopped the Consumer Electronics Association from maintaining bullish predictions for sales of high-definition DVD equipment -- but even it admits sales won't really take off until 2008.
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Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-01-06 18:51:04
Format wars and consumer apathy haven't stopped the Consumer Electronics Association from maintaining bullish predictions for sales of high-definition DVD equipment -- but even it admits sales won't really take off until 2008.
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Hybrid devices don't spell end of the hi-def DVD wars
Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-01-06 15:39:29
Stop getting so excited. Analysts agree that solutions that combine both Blu-ray and HD-DVD technologies will fall far short of ending the 'DVD wars' that have made so many consumers reluctant to invest in high definition equipment.
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Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Hardware
2007-01-06 15:39:29
Stop getting so excited. Analysts agree that solutions that combine both Blu-ray and HD-DVD technologies will fall far short of ending the 'DVD wars' that have made so many consumers reluctant to invest in high definition equipment.
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1st-gen HD DVD burner from Toshiba arrives – slowly
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-01-06 05:45:02
Toshiba’s first HD DVD burner, the SD-H903A, is for desktops, servers and home entertainment PCs has arrived in the same week that LG has launched a Blu-ray burner and HD DVD reader for the same market segment. Are we moving from high-def hell to high-def heaven?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-01-06 05:45:02
Toshiba’s first HD DVD burner, the SD-H903A, is for desktops, servers and home entertainment PCs has arrived in the same week that LG has launched a Blu-ray burner and HD DVD reader for the same market segment. Are we moving from high-def hell to high-def heaven?
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