High Definition Optical Discs (Blu-ray and HD DVD)
High-Def Digest has a very thorough interview with Microsoft's Amir Majidimehr. Amir is the corporate VP of the Mobile and Embedded Devices Division and as the article mentions he is also the unofficial chearleader for the HD DVD format. The interview does a great job of filling in the gaps of where Microsoft fits into the HD DVD picture. They […]
Read moreDuring their TotalHD press conference at CES, Warner announced that New Line was working on the Lord of the Rings trilogy for both HD DVD and Blu-ray. While they did confirm that the titles were in the works, no details were given. A source close to the matter gave us a few details of the upcoming release, these include: […]
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Continuing on with our hig def DVD coverage, Trusted Reviews is reporting that Samsung is set to release their second generation player. I am sure Samsung wants to quietly move on from their some what questionable first gen player and release a player that doesn't reek of a hurried release. Upgrades include HDMI 1.3 connection and a nice $200 drop. […]
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Its High Definitionapalooza today on MR. Now that you have chosen your player, be it the Tohsiba party or Sony Party, and you should have at least a few dollars left over to get yourself a disc or two. I can't say I am impressed with the releases, however, I did enjoy The Mummy Returns. From the article: HD DVD […]
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Now when the approach to launching hardware is fix it later with firmware I am somewhat worried. The lates batch of players certainly suffer from this problem. At any rate, sooner or later they end up getting an acceptable player out, and Sony seems to be getting closer. The improvements are really quite nice and include the following: Improves BD-Java […]
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Toshiba's latest volly in the format wars is thier second generation player. The A2 is priced at a somewhat affordable $499 and offers a few features that are making ealry adopters wish they had waited. Well sort of, the A2 doesn't does not include 1080p output, you will have to wait for the A20 and expect a 100 dollar adder […]
Read moreIf I had to guess, and frankly I often do, 2007 will likely be the year that decides which format wins. I would rather declare that in January a winner will be decided so we can get on with this whole mess. Until then, the war wages on. With the Blu-ray war machine chuggin on, HD DVD looks to counter […]
Read moreTitle and Volume Keys for HD DVD are now floating around the internet. There are also reports of movies showing up on pirate torrents. Currently no response from the movie industry has been seen in the press. We'll have to wait and see whether or not the existing software players will have their keys revoked and if the industry plans […]
Read moreI am not sure how they were able to do it, but Digital Bits has a nice post wrapping up CES. I, of course, was referring to their writing style that can only be labelled as ranting yet informative. A good combination that makes for a good read. Just as important, the article also talks about which format the Porn […]
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Now let me first say, all this article is basically, is a bunch of pretty, high quality images. BUT, if you're curious as to what 1080p content looks like, and are too lazy to download a trailer on your own, it's at least a fun read. (And the Bikini HD DVD screen caps are very…..special? :-P) Read…errr….see the […]
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