Archive for January, 2007

Sony PS3 BD Remote Control Review

Gizmodo published a review of the Sony PS3 remote control.

Sony offers a Bluetooth remote control for the Sony PS3 to give you a better option to watch movies on the PS3. You can also of course control the movies with the SIXAXIS controller. I tried…

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Evergreen Allows You to Connect Two HDMI Devices to One HDMI Input on the Cheap

If you are the owner of a HDTV, even a mere year or so old you may be stuck with a problem you haven?t even noticed yet, one HDMI port. A while back, one HDMI port was enough and many HDTVs shipped with a single.However, as any one who has jumped into the…

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Advanced Media Introduces Blu-Ray Discs

Advanced Media, manufacturer and marketer of the RIDATA brand of recordable CD and DVD media introduces its new Blu-Ray media in the United States. Read more

Sony Blu-ray Recorder Hit Shops in Japan

Less than a month after the troubled launch of its PlayStation 3, Sony has rolled out its new high definition DVD recorder in Japan as it struggles to restore its tarnished reputation. Read more

Blu-Ray Disc Drive Prices to Drop 50% by 2008

By 2008, prices for Blu-ray Disc (BD) drives will drop 50% from current levels amid aggressive development by various related brands and makers, according to Shuji Minami, general manager, product business group of Sony NEC Optiarc. Read more

Roxio Releases DVDit Pro HD Blu-ray Disc Authoring Software

Sonic Solutions today released DVDit Pro HD, the latest version of the company?s DVD authoring solution, which now makes it possible for video professionals and enthusiasts to create high-definition Blu-ray Disc (BD) movies on their PC. Read more

Sony vetoes porn on Blu-ray

Sony will not work with the adult film industry to put its movies on Blu-ray disc, according to Computerworld. Sony's own disc-replicating subsidiary, Sony DADC Global, will not be allowed to handle adult film titles, and other third-party replicators will lose their license if they do so. Analysts say the move means Sony could lose out on a lucrative market to the rival HD-DVD format. The adult industry was banned from Sony's Betamax format, which eventually lost out to VHS. [AMEInfo.com] Read more

JVC Develops New High-Resolution Encoding Technology

JVC developed the “intelligent HD encoding technology”, a new encoder based on the MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) specifications, suitable for use in BD-ROM discs. Read more

Advanced Media Introduces Blu-Ray Discs

Advanced Media, manufacturer and marketer of the RIDATA brand of recordable CD and DVD media introduces its new Blu-Ray media in the United States. Read more

Demand For DVD Media Still Growing at a Strong Pace

The Japan Recording-Media Industries Association, announced its forecasts for global demand and production of recording media products based on its estimates for 2006. Read more