Tag: HD DVD
CES 2007: LG unveils BH100 Blu-ray / HD DVD player
So, the rumours were correct then. LG has unveiled its ‘Super Multi Blue Player’ (or, more prosaically, the BH100) which can play both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs. It’s going on sale by the end of March in the US,…
CES 2007: our top ten predictions
CES 2007 kicks off in a matter of hours now. So to keep you amused before the deluge of proper news, here is a little speculation as to what our team of hacks will be grappling with over the next…
GPS feature (!?) on Miami Vice HD DVD movie
I had a quick whizz round the first HD DVD player to launch in the UK today – Toshiba's HD-E1. I'll post a few thoughts about it later, but in the meantime here's a quick, not especially high res vid…
HD DVD comes to the UK with Toshiba's HD-E1
Toshiba have released their HD-E1 HD DVD player in the UK today, so we can finally find out what the high-definition fuss is all about, for about half the price of a Blu-ray player. It looks as if we've…
HD-DVD: Teaching the youth of today to not talk… uh… good
Kids today, they get a raw deal don't they? Across the media you can hear the cries of shock horror as they (allegedly) destroy the English language with their "txt speak". Reports often show school truancy at the highest…
Consumers favour HD DVD over Blu-ray due to negative perception of Sony
HDTVUK have reported the findings of a US-based survey which suggests that a major factor in consumer negativity about the Blu-ray high definition optical disc format is a distrust of Sony, and annoyance from some gamers that they're forced to…
Review:Samsung BDP1000 Blu-ray player
Over at HDTVUK they have a review of the first Blu-ray player to launch in the UK – the BDP1000 from Samsung. Overall verdict is that it is a goodie – but you've really got to want one to…