Sony’s 20GB PS3 to feature HDMI port

Posted on Friday, September 22, 2006 by MegaZone

Sony’s forthcoming 20-gigabyte version of the PlayStation 3 video game console will feature an HDMI 1.3 output, the company announced on Friday at the Tokyo Game Show.

So it looks like the 20GB, $499 PS3 will be the cheapest way to get Blu-ray when it ships, putting it on par with the cheapest Toshiba HD-DVD players – but with a lot more capabilities.

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NY Times: David Pogue’s video “TiVo’s Ultimate DVR”

Posted on Thursday, September 21, 2006 by MegaZone

A humorous look at the new S3 – David Pogue is in love with his new TiVo. And his review in today’s NY Times.

Spotted via PVRBlog

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Matsushita sets Blu-ray recorder launch for Japan

Posted on Thursday, September 21, 2006 by MegaZone

Japan’s Matsushita Electric Industrial said on Wednesday it would start selling two new Blu-ray DVD recorders in Japan on Nov. 15, heating up a format battle for next-generation optical disc technology.

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LG: No go on combo of Blu-ray, HD DVD

Posted on Thursday, September 21, 2006 by MegaZone

The dream of many gadget kooks these days–a box that can play both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD movies–may come some day, but it doesn’t appear likely in the near future.

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Correction – Series3 does not support Multi-Stream CableCARD

Posted on Thursday, September 21, 2006 by MegaZone

I just got off the phone with TiVoPony. It turns out that the S3 will not support Multi-Stream cards yet. Well, it will, but only in single-stream mode, so you still need two cards. Turns out there is no Cable Labs certification for CableCARD 1.0 Multi-Stream yet, just CC2.0 Multi-Stream. They’re working on it. This means page 102 of the Viewer’s Guide, which says you can use one M-Card, is incorrect. (I told Pony about that on the call.)

So, just correcting my earlier statements. Sorry for the misinformation. Not that M-Cards are really available yet anyway. I’ll be updating the S3 FAQ too.

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