Archive for the ‘HDTV’ Category

LG Total Hi-Def Disc (THD) - Simple Solution To The Format Wars

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best ones. This may be especially true of the new idea of Total Hi-Def Disc (THD), which is a response to the standards war between Blu-Ray and HD DVD. Total Hi-Def Discs will offer the best of both worlds, literally, with each ...

Toshiba Introduces New 51GB HD DVD-ROM Disc

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

Do you need a ton of storage capacity for you HD DVDs? Well, if so, Toshiba has come out with the "Texas" of Discs. These babies are big, allowing you over 51GB of storage. Las Vegas, Nevada, January 7, 2007 and Tokyo, Japan, January 8, 2007 -- ...

Samsung Develops World’s First Truly Double-sided LCD

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

Have you ever wanted to watch TV on both sides of a Double-sided LCD panel? Probably not, but the great thing is, you can now if you want, thanks to Samsung. The accomplishment is fairly remarkable. The Samsung LCD can display entirely different images on either side ...

Memorex is now shipping HD DVD disks

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

Memorex has long had a great reputation for recording media. Now they're entering the world of high definition recording with their release of HD DVD disks. Naturally, Memorex is pretty excited about the new product: "Memorex has always been proud to bring the full spectrum of optical recording ...

Sony launches first HD camcorders

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

As HDTV is becoming more common, a greated demand for HD camcorders has happened. Sony is rising to the challenge by announcing the the world's first HD camcorder is being produced. The units will be able to save videos straight to the hard drive or DVD (HD DVD ...

HD DVD versus Blu-Ray - maybe we should wait

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

Waiting is the hardest part, claim some songs, but it may make the most sense when it comes to deciding on the High Definition recording technology of our future. The investment costs are not cheap right now, and both players and content are limited. All of this should ...

HD DVD cranks up the marketing campaign

Tuesday, July 11th, 2006

Undoubtedly, the war between Blu-Ray and HD-DVD will come down to marketing. The bottom line is that whichever format gets the most users will become the eventual winner and sole standard. A clear example is what happened to BetaMax and VHS. HD DVD has announced steps to ...

BenQ introduces new Blu-Ray burner

Monday, July 3rd, 2006

A nice option for people who need to produce Blu-Ray disks has been introduced by BenQ. Their new Blu-Ray writer will not be cheap, but it will debut in August: The price of 799 euros, including value added tax (VAT), is aggressive for the first generation of Blu-ray ...

New Blu-Ray solution from Panasonic announced (DMP-BD10)

Thursday, June 22nd, 2006

Panasonic has entered the Blu-Ray market with their newest HDTV home theater solution. The home theater solution consists of the following Panasonic components: Blu-ray Disc player (DMP-BD10) Matching receiver (SA-XR700) Speaker system (SB-TP1000) All are coming to a store near you by September of 2006. While sold separately, these three products ...

HDTV satellite sent into space to bolster PanAmSat network

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

HDTV is growing and that demand will now be met easier due to a satellite launch that promises to increase HDTV signal availability. The satellite launch went extremely well: "Another great launch," said Rob Peckham, president and general manager of Sea Launch. "We're obviously delighted with today's mission." The ...