Panasonic Debuts DMP-BD50 Blu-ray Player and SC-BT100 HTiB
Panasonic showed their latest Blu-ray offerings in New York City this week: The imminent (and best-ever) DMP-BD50 and their first complete Blu-ray home-theater-in-a-box system, the SC-BT100.
Panasonic showed their latest Blu-ray offerings in New York City this week: The imminent (and best-ever) DMP-BD50 and their first complete Blu-ray home-theater-in-a-box system, the SC-BT100.
ZeeVee, Inc.’s new ZvBox promises to deliver PC and internet-based video content to any HDTV in your home using existing cable TV or coax antenna wiring. The device is expected to ship in June for a list price of $499.
The Mountain — and that little DreamWorks fishing kid — have officially reconfirmed their commitment to Blu-ray. But this time, they really mean it.
To help ease the transition from DVD to Blu-ray, Disney and sister company Buena Vista are offering a $10 rebate on Blu-ray purchases for those who already own select films on DVD.
At a press event in New York City this week, Samsung showed off some of the latest entries in their HDTV, Blu-ray Disc and home theater product lines. Standout products include a 4th generation Blu-ray player for $399, a bluetooth-enabled HTiB and a 3D-ready plasma HDTV.
Rather than leaving well enough alone, Onkyo is updating their popular TX-SR605 receiver with the new TX-SR606 adding two more HDMI inputs, 1080i upconversion of analog video sources and unique new audio features.
The former HD DVD champion announces titles, dates, and strategies that will turn them Blu in a big way.
With its recent firmware upgrade to add BD-Live support, Sony’s PS3 (PlayStation 3) became the most fully featured Blu-ray Disc player available, lacking only one thing: support for next generation surround sound from DTS. All that changes on April 15.
Blu-ray Disc’s long-awaited and highly anticipated BD-Live feature is here, with a firmware upgrade to the PS3 delivered to owners last week and BD-Live-enabled Blu-ray disc software titles hitting the street next week. Was it worth the wait?
At a press event in New York City, Dolby Labs and SIM2 Multimedia unveiled a prototype LCD flat panel HDTV which uses LED backlighting and proprietary HDR technology to overcome LCD’s traditional weaknesses in contrast and uniformity.
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