Tag: HD DVD
High definition disc format war to continue until at least 2011
The format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray that some of us get so worked up about is set to continue until at least 2011, according to UK media analysts at Screen Digest. In addition, they say that any movie…
Daily Tech Hotlinks for 12-Sept-07: Tron, Steve Wozniak, Spam, EU, Transformers
– Alert the Tron Guy, as a sequel to the film Tron is in the making (Hollywood Reporter) – Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is selling his Nissan for charity, for $100,000 (Gizmodo) – Spam accounts for 83% of all…
China implements own version of HD DVD format, vaguely compatible
The ongoing war between the two main high definition disc formats — HD DVD and Blu-ray — may just have become a little more complicated, as China has adopted its own version of the HD DVD format. With China becoming…
Sony's Blu-ray presentation paints less than rosy picture of format
Sony's presentation at CEDIA (the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association Expo), which tried to show the superiority of the Blu-ray high definition disc format over rival HD DVD, in fact showed a rather erratic, and currently only slightly…
LG unveils new BH200 Super Multi Blu player – now with HDi
We got quite flustered over LG’s BH100 Super Multi Blu player (pictured) when it was announced at CES this year, what with it offering a solution (a very expensive solution, admittedly) to the dilemma over whether to choose Blu-ray or HD DVD.
However, LG has just announced the follow-up BH200 product, which is due to go on sale next month in the US for around $1,000.
HD DVD player manufacturers to drop prices
As mentioned at Toshiba/HD DVD’s IFA press conference, a number of manufacturers are set to drop the prices of their current and new HD DVD players, with entry level machines now coming in at around €300 (£200-ish).
Oliver Van Wynendaele, a manager in Toshiba’s HD DVD group, said that was around half the current prices.
Heading up the cheap-n-cheerful crop of new players is the Ventura SHD7000, though it’s worth noting that it won’t play every high definition format, bombing out short of HD’s 1080p holy grail. Still, not bad if you’re on a budget.
IFA 2007: HD-DVD (and Toshiba) bite back
So, yesterday we heard about how Blu-ray s taking over the world. They're winning the war. They're the format of choice. Or are they? I'm here waiting for the Toshiba/HD-DVD press conference to start, and wondering if there's another side to the story….
First up, we get a look at the new stuff coming from Toshiba though.
IFA 2007: Samsung's BD-UP5000 – the world's first Blu-ray/HD DVD player?!
Samsung, more than any other company ever, loves its world firsts and surprise, surprise IFA is teeming with them. The one that is getting the hacks most excited is the BD-UP5000 Duo HD player, which it is billing as the first ever dual format optical high definition player. By that it means the first to have both Blu-ray and HD DVD players on board.
IFA 2007: Liveblogging the Bluray Conference
Well, Bluray have got their first, by ensuring their press conference is the day before HD-DVDs, and therefore they're first to declare that they are winning the format war. But don't worry, no doubt you'll hear something to the contrary…
Toshiba's pretty pleased with Paramount and Dreamworks' HD DVD decision
Regardless of the true motivation behind Paramount and Dreamworks' decision to go exclusively HD DVD, it's no surprise at all that Toshiba are pretty pleased about the deal. “We welcome the announcement from Paramount and DreamWorks Animation SKG,” said Yoshihide…