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Convenienza » Dvd.it
by runen
Dvd.it, leader nella vendita on-line di dvd, videogiochi, libri, blu-ray, hd-dvd, umd, divx, serie tv, cartoni animati Disney dove presenta tutti i titoli pubblicati in Italia e le novità più interessanti nel mondo dell’home entertainment:
Blu-ray-плеер Philips BDP9000 поступил в розничную продажу
by IndexMaker
& 1 other
Blu-ray-плеер Philips BDP9000 в продаже
2007
50% off Blu-ray DVDs
by nhoizey
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A peine sortis, les Blu-ray sont déjà bradés ! « This is the sale you've been waiting for to build your new Blu-ray DVD collection. Dozens of titles, all Blu-ray, are 50% off, so stock up now and save. »
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2006
HDMI.com Announces Drop in Price on their 5x1 HDMI Switch
by ehdmi
& 1 other
eHDMI.com, one of the internet's fastest growing HDTV destininations, is pleased to announce even further savings on their fast selling, 5X1 Enhanced HDMI Switch with built-in Equalizer (REV.2.0). The previous selling price was $132.73, and now can be purchased for the low price of $122.73.
Upgrade computer or buy a new one?
by rdwilke
For those of you techies who are watching the new high capacity DVD (Blue Ray or HD DVD), the upgrade is too expensive for me to recommend, now. Plus, I am not sure which technology will win out in the long run.
An early skirmish in the HD DVD wars
by rdwilke
Nine months ago, Intel and Microsoft ended their HD DVD agnosticism and decided to officially support the HD-DVD format over Blu-Ray, a format backed by Sony that had garnered the support of most movie studios and hardware manufacturers. In a blog post on the subject, I called the choice between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray a choice between "gee-whiz and pragmatism."
Ricoh Develops Laser for HD DVD and Blu-ray
by rdwilke
This type of device should alleviate much of the hesitancy many potential buyers are feeling today as they consider the purchase of next-generation optical storage players," said Gartner analyst Todd Kort. "But movie studios do not want to support two formats.
You can win the HD-DVD / Blu-ray format war
by rdwilke
Hardware manufacturer Ricoh has developed a new optical drive capable of reading and writing several formats, including HD DVD, Blu-ray, CD, and DVD. The device will be demonstrated at the International Optoelectronics Exhibition later this month, and a read-only version could potentially be available to OEMs by the end of the year. A write-enabled version, which will require a more powerful laser than conventional optical disk recording devices, will hit the market at a later date.
Next-gen DVD formats fall to the first of many hacks
by rdwilke
The folks at c't magazine have discovered a simple tool for beating the content protection on Blu-ray and HD-DVD formats: the print screen button. By pressing the print screen button once per frame, you can capture an entire movie at full resolution. Of course, you'd want to automate this task, but c't has shown that it can be done. They're promising more details in the forthcoming print version of their magazine.
Blu-Ray Recorders To Be No-shows At IFA
by rdwilke
The on-again, off-again story of advanced optical-disc recording will keep consumers on tenterhooks yet again this autumn, with manufacturers in the Blu-ray camp still not ready to introduce their movie-players to the huge European market.
Violet-Ray Discs anyone? Vlu-Ray?
by rdwilke
His critique on Sony was that if they were going to change the color of the laser a Violet ray would have kicked Blu-Rays .. blue ass. What? Rainbows? Refraction? Physics? Huzahh?!? Here is why and why not according to his pro and con principals a Violet-Ray disc may be a better or worse idea over the Blu-Ray.
HD DVD News Archives (June, 2006)
by rdwilke
Today's HD DVD headlines provides you with the latest information on the new HD DVD format and Blu-Ray technologies.
HD DVD News Archives (May, 2006)
by rdwilke
Today's HD DVD headlines provides you with the latest information on the new HD DVD format and Blu-Ray technologies.
HD DVD News Archives (April, 2006)
by rdwilke
Today's HD DVD headlines provides you with the latest information on the new HD DVD format and Blu-Ray technologies.
HD DVD News Forum
by rdwilke
Providing the latest information on the new HD DVD format, discs and Blu-Ray technologies.
HD DVD News
by rdwilke
The motion picture industry hoped to introduce the next generation of high-resolution DVD (Digital Video Disc) on a single format late in 2005. But now the movie studios are evenly divided between HD DVD (High Definition) and Blu-Ray, guaranteeing a long market battle.
Le Monde.fr : La haute définition cadenassée
by nhoizey
la puce de chiffrement HDCP permet de vérifier le degré de protection octroyé par l'éditeur ou le diffuseur à tout contenu transitant par la prise HDMI, grâce à un système baptisé ICT
DVD marketing war: Sony’s Blu-Ray against Toshiba’s HD-DVD - Marketing Planet
by nhoizey
We are about to live a revival of the marketing war "Betamax vs VHS". The marketing war of the high-definition next-generation DVD standard will be fought between Sony (Blu-Ray) and Toshiba (HD-DVD). The commercial launch is about to start, what will be the outcome?
2005
Main Page - CD Freaks Wiki
by svartling
(via)
This Wiki is related to CD Freaks (http://www.cdfreaks.com/) and contains information on all types of optical storage technologies. Since the project has just started, we invite you to add your knowledge on the current (CD, DVD) and the future optical storage formats (HD-DVD, Blu-ray ...).
Java technology will be built into Blu-ray DVD players
by svartling
“The Blu-ray Disc Association, the standards body for the format, has decided it will adopt Java for the interactivity standards,” said Yasushi Nishimura, director of Panasonic’s Research and Development Company of America.
Java will be used for control menus, interactive features, network services and games, Nishimura said.
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