Category Archives: Blu-ray/HD DVD

Total HD delayed until 2008, Fox licences BD+, The Digital Bits endorses Blu-ray, and more on the free BD offer

Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2007 by MegaZone

Remember Total HD? No? I’m not surprised. Total HD (THD) was developed by Warner Brothers as their ‘solution’ to the Blu-ray / HD DVD war. It is a hybrid disc – HD DVD on one side, Blu-ray on the other. … Continue reading →

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Five free Blu-ray discs with the purchase of a player

Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 by MegaZone

The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) is ramping up their efforts to promote the format. Previous promotions with free titles have been fairly successful, so they’re making an even broader push now. If you purchase any Blu-ray player, including the PS3, … Continue reading →

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Intel does a 180 on OpenCable – and more OCAP news

Posted on Monday, June 25, 2007 by MegaZone

As recently as November, 2006 Intel was opposed to the licensing terms for OCAP (the OpenCable Application Platform) and they opposed requiring consumer electronics (CE) vendors to support OCAP in general for two-way cable services. Well, things change, and apparently … Continue reading →

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Blu-ray / HD DVD war ravages Europe!

Posted on Monday, June 25, 2007 by MegaZone

OK, maybe ‘ravages’ is a bit strong. ‘Mildly inconveniences’ is probably more like it. Variety has an article on the format war in Europe. Things are a bit different there than in the US. In the US, approximately 33% of … Continue reading →

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BD+ now available for Blu-ray – and BD leads HD DVD 5:1

Posted on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 by MegaZone

Love it or hate it (I hate it, for the record), DRM is a factor in the content market. Studios have been reluctant to release their content without some form of DRM. That armor is starting to show some cracks, … Continue reading →

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