Tag: blu ray
CES 2008: Blu-ray press conference liveblog
It’s safe to say this one could be somewhat triumphant. With rival format HD DVD having seen its CES press conference cancelled, the Blu-ray people could spend the next hour crowing.
CES 2008: The cheapest high def camcorder on sale? Mustek's DVS20HD. Also a sneak peek of Mutek's Blu-ray player
Want a high def camcorder but don’t want to pay loads of money for it? Well Mustek may have just heard your prayers. It is launching the DVS20, a high def flash memory based camcorder which goes out in the US for $200. This means we’ll probably see it for a few quid more than £100.
HDTV UK's HD DVD / Blu-ray Special Feature: the future, and stuff
Just when you thought you could settle down for a quiet CES safe in the knowledge that the high definition disc format war was at stalemate for at least another six months or so, Warner go and scrap HD DVD,…
CES 2008: Sony’s sub-$200 PC Blu-ray drive
Following Warner’s Blu-ray announcement and HD DVD’s sheepish cancellation of its press conference, the movie side of Blu-ray is looking rather peachy right now. However, there’s still the PC end to consider – there already more than a few HD DVD laptops and PCs out there, and the lower cost of HD DVD discs makes it a relatively appealing choice of storage medium. Sony is at least to keen to tackle one aspect of the price disadvantages that Blu-ray tends to suffer when compared with HD DVD by launching a $199.99 Blu-ray PC Drive.
CES 2008: Sir Howard Stringer responds to Warner Bros announcement
Speaking at Sony’s main press conference in Las Vegas today, Sony boss Sir Howard Stringer wasn’t going to let the recent news that Hollywood goliath Warner Bros. turning to Blu-ray exclusively. “All of us at Sony are feeling Blu today” said Stinger, then thanking Warner for making their decision “in the long-term interests of the consumer”.
CES 2008: Sony Vaio TP Home Theatre PC – now sensibly includes two TV tuners
Sony has revealed two fresh Blu-ray enabled Home Theatre PCs. They’re a fairly unique squashed cyclinder shape and offer built-in DVR functionality capable of recording up to 50 hours of HD TV programming.
CES 2008: Samsung's Duo HD BD-UP5500 player blends Blu-ray and HD DVD
The dust hasn’t settled yet from the seismic HD format war developments on Thursday and Friday, and it won’t for a few days, with dozens of companies announcing new products in one, other or both Blu-ray and HD DVD. For example, Samsung just unveiled its new duo HD player, the BD-UP5500.
CES 2008: Toshiba's response to Warner's Blu-ray allegiance, and what it means for the future of HD DVD
In light of the recent announcement that Warner Bros are backing Blu-ray in the high definition format war (and the subsequent cancellation of the HD DVD press conference) it's no surprise the press packed into the Toshiba press conference this morning to hear what they have to say about the supposed 'death' of HD DVD. After a quick intro from Toshiba CEO Akio Ozaka, who stressed he was "suprised by Warner Bros' announcement", the 'lucky' person who had to face the crowds and defend the format was Jodi Sally, VP of marketing for the Digital A/V department. We got it all on video for you…
What does the HD DVD meltdown mean for Xbox 360?
It’s been an eventful pre-CES Friday, what with Warner announcing that it’s backing Blu-ray over HD DVD, and the subsequent cancellation of the HD DVD Promotion Group’s CES press conference.
CES 2008: HD DVD camp cancels their press conference in wake of Warner Blu-ray exclusive
Massive news has just come in concerning the future of HD DVD, related to this afternoon’s announcement about film studio Warner going Blu-ray exclusive. Prepare yourselves, as this is Kleenex worthy. I’ve been sobbing uncontrollably the last half an hour since discovering this disaster.
