Category Archives: Press Release

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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More on Blu-ray and HD DVD – and even DVD

Posted on Friday, August 31, 2007 by MegaZone

Home Media Magazine is reporting on high-def sales. For the week ending 8/26, BD had 68% of sales, 67% year to date, and 61% since inception. They also talk about the Venturer SHD7000 HD DVD player and give the $199 … Continue reading →

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Capable Networks Acquires TiVoCommunity.com

Posted on Thursday, August 30, 2007 by MegaZone

Capable Networks, which already runs sites such as DVRplayground.com and SlingCommunity.com, has acquired the leading TiVo user community online, TiVoCommunity.com. Wow, I didn’t see that coming. My immediate reaction was “Oh no – are they going to migrate TC to … Continue reading →

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