Tag: High Definition Optical Discs (Blu-ray and HD DVD)

I doubt this is a huge blow for Blu-Ray, nor a huge gain for HD-DVD, just one of those random factoids that doesn't help anyone in the cause to convert the millions over to high definition, whether they want it or not. If they're delaying, why not just include a combo player? Whatever, just talking out loud now. MacNN The […]

Blu-ray may have just won me over. This is exactly (possibly…specifications are still pending) the kind of drive that needed to be released for the PC market. I don't need to burn 50 GB discs. I just want to play them back in all their high definition glory. Please just tell me it's available in black.

The faithful crusaders of the black hat are at it yet again. That's right. Yet more cracked AACS news. Seems like that's all we hear these days. Anyhow, it looks like this one is rather significant (aren't they all?). Ars Technica Although AACS has proven much more difficult to fully crack than the copy protection on regular DVDs, it is […]

I really think this is the way it's going to be in the future. I don't see one movie format killing the other off, and people are going to want all their movies. So it makes sense, just make dual-format players, and then let the consumers choose what they want. Not an awful price point either. Ironic it's Samsung doing […]

We heard about the HD-A20 a while back and now it is finally available in the US. At a MSRP of $500, you can already find it an Amazon for $419 dollars. This player has 1080p support, DVD upconversion and an ethernet port. It looks like Toshiba isn't ready to give up the game yet. Digital Trends The Toshiba HD-A20 […]

I am looking forward to being able to watch concerts on the next gen formats, not only for the sound quality, but for immersion HD concerts should bring you. You can expect Chris Botti on May 29th with Bruce Springsteen following a week later. High-Def Digest No specs are yet available for either title, though both shows were captured with HD […]

HomeTheaterBlog joins in on the high definition DVD debate…well, he continues what he started a year ago, seeing how the landscape has changed and if his decision has been made. No surprise that it hasn't, but he does have some good facts about both that will help keep you in limbo as well. Home Theater Blog  It has however gone […]

As an Electrical Engineer, I have a hard time not ripping apart any new gadgets that I come across to see how they were designed. Today, I ran across an article in one of my trade magazines that was a good read. It is clear at this stage of the HD DVD game that all of the logic / DSP […]

[H] Enthusiast reviews a topic we've often talked about in our forums, the neverending debate between HD DVD and Blu Ray as the format of the future. In the end, they conclude the same as everyone else, there's still no clear winner…but one thing, they do mention that pr0n won't be the deciding factor as it was with Betamax/VHS.