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When LG Electronics launched its Super Multi Blue Player at the recent CES exhibition, it signaled an exit strategy from the "war of the high-definition DVD formats." By creating a player that will accommodate both HD-DVD and Blu-ray discs, the Korean manufacturer may have created a precedent that the rest of the industry will have to follow. A new study from ABI Research forecasts that such universal players will become the norm, not the exception, benefiting confused consumers unwilling to commit to one DVD camp or the other.Personally, I don't see universal players as an end to the war. By supporting both formats, they will drag it out even further. If you'd like to read more, ABI Research's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
"We believe that universal players will come to dominate the high-definition DVD player market," says Steve Wilson, the firm's principal analyst of consumer electronics. Samsung is expected to release its own universal player soon, and others, including large CE vendors, may follow suit before long. ABI Research forecasts sales of 2.4 million players in 2007, rising to 55 million in 2011.
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Known limitations:CPS Unit Keys for a number of titles have already been posted and BackupBluRay reportedly works. If you'd like to check it out, BackupBluRay can be downloaded here. Otherwise more information can be found in the doom9 forums. Thanks to WesleyTech for pointing out this news. Add a comment
Don't support BD+
Don't support Volume unique key
Only support one CPS unit key per disc
I don't clear the HDMV_copy_control_descriptor in the stream
Don't have any FAQ or document so far...
You have to provide your own CPS unit key.
The playback seems to work with VideoLan
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TMPG, Inc. (www.tmpg-inc.com), the company that makes digital video easy, is set to add TMPGEnc DVD Author 3 with DivX Authoring software to its growing TMPGEnc line. Offering many new features and some terrific advancements over its predecessors, the new product is the perfect, all-in-one DVD authoring solution for any video enthusiast, whether a beginner or an experienced videographer. Release date is scheduled for late January 2007 (French and German version available Q2 2007).TMPG Inc. has not announced a price yet. However, TMPGEnc DVD Author 3 with DivX Authoring will be available for download beginning in late January 2007. More information can be found here. Add a comment
"Users will enjoy the many great enhancements our TMPGEnc DVD Author 3 with DivX Authoring offers," stated Kimi Matsuki, TMPG CEO. "These include HDV capture, DivX authoring, multiple subtitle streams, and the ability to import popular video formats for authoring to DVD or DivX. Of course, they can still cut-edit, create custom menus, and burn projects to a CD (DivX only) or DVD to show others."
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The LH-20A1S will be available on the European market mid-February for € 49 including VAT. The LH-20A1P should hit store shelves shortly after for € 69 including VAT. More information, including a full list of specs, can be found on Lite-On's website. Add a comment
The LH-20A1S is an internal drive made for advanced computer enthusiasts. It incorporates, in addition to fast writing speed, a Serial ATA (SATA) interface. The SATA connection eliminates potential information and performance "bottlenecking " by offering at least 150 MB/s data transfer rate which should improve performance significantly compared with the Parallel ATA (PATA) connections you find on most current DVD rewriters. SATA also uses thinner data cables allowing better airflow to the LH-20A1S drive.
The LH-20A1PU is an external drive which can be enjoyed by both advanced and beginning computer enthusiasts. The LH-20A1PU features the Lite-On patented EZ-DUB technology which makes copying and storing of data possible with a single press of a button. The LH-20A1PU can be easily connected to your PC through a USB 2.0 connection.
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It was announced that Shinanokenshi (Ueda city) assumed that the achievement got depressed due to the earnings deterioration of the disk drive business for the personal computer on the 19th, and reorganized the business including the voluntary retirement recruitment that became the first in this company. This business reduces greatly because the price fell sharply because of the competition of South Korea and a Taiwanese manufacturer. The closing of accounts at the period on February, 2007 is expected to fall to the final deficit at two terms, and strengthens the development of the high-value-added commodity such as motors for the car while the review of a domestic and foreign production base and the staff assignment is advanced.According to the article, the Plextor brand will continue but will focus on industrial equipment and audio equipment for the visually handicapped.
While this news doesn't surprise me, we have not heard anything from Plextor's American or European subsidiaries yet. It's possible that they may remain in the optical drive business by rebadging drives or focusing on Blu-ray but at this point, we'll have to wait and see. Thanks to WesleyTech.com for pointing out this news. Add a comment
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In view of Toshiba's recent launch of an inexpensive HD DVD player with a retail price of US$599, Taiwan optical disc drive makers think an entry-level HD DVD player priced at up to US$500 may be available in the second half of 2007.Apparently Taiwan's manufacturers haven't checked the price of Toshiba's second generation HD DVD player, the HD-A2, as you can already buy it for less than $400. If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes. Add a comment
The increasing upgrade in resolution of large-size LCD TVs and PDP (plasma display panel) TVs to full HD (high definition), 1,920x1,080, will boost demand for Blu-ray Disc (BD) and HD DVD players/recorders, the sources indicated. However, the currently available BD and HD DVD drives are very or quite expensive and the critical price level at which demand will begin to take off is estimated to be US$500 based on the development history for DVD drives, the sources pointed out.
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Mitsubishi has not announced a price. However, according to AV Watch, it is expected to cost about 1500 Yen. If you'd like to read more, the entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
This corporation in 2006 July sold the HD DVD-R disk for video video recording for the first time in the world, hi-vision image such as terrestrial digital broadcast while it was hi-vision picture quality actualized the fact that it leaves to the disk. This time it continues to this, adjusts to the sale of the corresponding equipment and sells the HD DVD-R disk for the PC data. As for this product, we answer the various demands of the customer even in the world of PC where in the future increase of the data quantity is expected more and more the capacity of single sided 1 layer 15GB with, high picture quality including handling the image contents, as the bulk media whose reliability is high.
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No word on pricing or availability yet. As we find out more we'll let you know. Until then, more information can be found on Lite-On's website. Add a comment
Writing Speeds: DVD±R: 20x Max
DVD±R DL: 8x Max
DVD+RW: 8x Max
DVD-RW: 6x Max
DVD-RAM 12x Max
CD-R: 48x Max
CD-RW: 32x MaxRead Speeds: DVD-ROM: 16x Max
Access Times:
CD-ROM: 48x MaxDVD-ROM: 160ms
CD-ROM: 160ms
