Category Archives: Formats

Acer joins the North American HD DVD Promotional Group

Posted on Thursday, September 6, 2007 by MegaZone

Well, it looks like Acer is remaining on the fence. Last week they joined the Blu-ray Disc Association, now today the North American HD DVD Promotional Group announced that Acer has joined them as well. It does make sense, as … Continue reading →

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Toshiba preps 3rd gen HD DVD players, and announces new promos

Posted on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 by MegaZone

Toshiba is promoting their previously announced 3rd generation players at CEDIA. The HD-A3, HD-A30, and HD-A35 will list for $299.99, $399.99, and $499.99, and be available in October, September, and October, respectively. The A3 is limited to 1080i output, while … Continue reading →

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Sony announces two new BD players – and BD media center

Posted on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 by MegaZone

Lots of news coming out of CEDIA. Sony announced two new Blu-ray players – the BDP-S500, which I’ve previously posted about, and the BDP-S2000ES. The latter is the first Blu-ray player in their ‘Elevated Standard’ (ES) line. The BDP-S500 slots … Continue reading →

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LG Electronics launches second generation BD/HD DVD combo player – BH200

Posted on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 by MegaZone

Today at CEDIA, LG announced their second generation combination Blu-ray and HD DVD player, the BH200. This replaces the BH100, and brings full support for both standards. Unlike the BH100, the BH200 fully supports HDi for HD DVD. It also … Continue reading →

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Toshiba’s slim HD DVD burner for Europe, and the format war in the press

Posted on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 by MegaZone

At IFA this week, Toshiba unveiled an slimline external USB 2.0 HD DVD Super-Multi drive and HD DVD burner for PCs. The burner supports HD DVD-ROM and single- and double-layer HD DVD-R, as well as DVD+/-RW, and CD. (No BD, … Continue reading →

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