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HD DVD and Blu-ray unite for movie rollout

News Sonic Solutions has managed to unite companies representing the warring disc technologies, HD DVD and Blu-ray, in an effort to ensure the smooth rollout of the next generation of movie discs. Companies that support both Blu-ray and HD DVD have...

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20 April 2006, 10:05

HD downloads could be pricey for users

News Widespread downloading of high-definition (HD) movies and TV over the Internet could force providers to charge users extra, a new report has suggested. The report, published by the IP Development Network, claims a two-hour HD movie, of around 9GB...

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11 July 2006, 10:52

HD TV makers battle customer confusion

News At the fourth annual DisplaySearch HDTV Conference in Beverley Hills on Wednesday, the two consumer electronics executives stressed the importance of educating both consumers and retailers about high-definition content, such as channel services...

Tags: high definition, shop, consumers, definition

17 August 2006, 10:58

HD DVD studios promise 200 movies

News The video format wars shifted into high gear on Wednesday when the companies backing HD DVD said that nearly 200 titles would be available for the format by the end of the year. Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios, HBO Video, New Line...

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5 January 2006, 9:59

Toshiba plans imminent HD DVD release

News A Toshiba representative told CNET.co.uk's sister site, CNET Japan, that the company plans to release titles in the HD DVD format on 28 March. This supports the company's assertion during January's Consumer Electronics Show that it would release an...

1 March 2006, 9:40

News.blog: Microsoft offers cash incentives for HD DVD

News Microsoft is offering cash incentives called coupons to computer makers that sell personal computers with HD DVD drives, the next-generation DVD format the software behemoth is supporting over the rival Blu-ray Disc format, the Electronic...

3 January 2006, 10:21

Toshiba to push HD DVD in its laptops

News Japan's Toshiba aims to put disk drives for HD DVDs on all its laptops next year as it strives to gain an edge in the high-stakes next-generation DVD format battle, a Toshiba executive said on Tuesday.

6 June 2007, 10:57

Blu-ray outsells HD DVD by 2-to-1 in US

News Blu-ray DVD titles outsold rival HD DVD titles by almost 2-to-1 in the first nine months of the year in the US, but analysts expect additional HD DVD support and new hit releases to "transform" the high-definition DVD battle score in the fourth...

24 October 2007, 9:56

Warner delays HD DVD releases

News When the first HD DVD players arrive in US shops this month, there won't be any movies to watch for at least another three weeks. Warner also predicts consumer spending on HD media by the end of the year will clock in somewhere between $290m and...

20 March 2006, 10:57

NEC chip to bridge Blu-ray/HD DVD gap?

News A truce between the Blu-ray and HD DVD worlds is still probably a way off, but NEC has come up with a chip that could help companies bridge the divide. The chip, essentially a controller, works in both Blu-ray and HD DVD players.

Tags: standards, hd, components, discs

12 October 2006, 10:26

Canon releases two new HD camcorders

News Canon has released two new high-end handheld HD camcorders aimed at broadcasters and cinematographers. The XH A1 and the XH G1 HD camcorders each have three image sensors (also known as charge coupled devices, or CCDs) that record in 16:9 height-to...

31 July 2006, 10:29

Photos: HP's new HD DVD gear

News HP has introduced several new products that will support the HD DVD standard, including this dv9000t laptop. The HD DVD drive in this laptop can play high-definition movies on its 17-inch screen, and the laptop has an HDMI port that can allow it to...

29 September 2006, 11:07

News.blog: Blu-ray and HD DVD united by 2008?

News Chipmakers such as Broadcom, NEC and STMicroelectronics are preparing components that will allow consumer electronics manufacturers to release players and PCs that will play both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs.

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7 November 2006, 11:38

Toshiba rolls out HD DVD laptop

News Toshiba is expected to unveil what it says is the first laptop with an HD DVD player on Tuesday at the E3 game conference in Los Angeles. HD DVD movies are trickling out slowly in the US, but there are several titles available, and around 200 are...

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9 May 2006, 11:38

Sony cuts HD camcorder down to size

News Sony hopes the product will help expand the market for high-definition (HD) video cameras, which take sharper pictures than standard camcorders but until now have been mainly used by professionals because of their size and high price tag.

18 May 2005, 10:38