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The H2000 will launch in the US on August 10th. More information is available on Helios Labs' website. Add a comment
Helios Labs announces today the H2000, an HD upscaling DVD player that allows you to experience the most from your HDTV set all at an affordable price. Helios Labs, known for their innovative X-series line of networking DVD players, is poised to release an affordable option for their customers.
The H2000 is a region-free DVD player capable of upscaling a variety of formats including: MPEG-4, XviD, DivX and MPEG-2 to 1080i resolution via Component, HDMI and VGA; not to mention upscaling your entire DVD collection. Furthermore, it can output 480i/576i unprocessed digital signal via HDMI. But what does this mean for you? Helios Labs’ CTO, Roy Ping, weighs in on this feature.
“H2000 offers the most HD upscaling options. You can let it upscale all your content to 720p/1080i, or you can allow it to output an unprocessed 480i/576i video signal and allow your TV/external video scaler to do the work. This will help customers maximize its performance and consequently, ensure you have a much clearer, distortion-free image.”
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Toshiba America Consumer Products,L.L.C. ("Toshiba") announced it has extended its highly successful 5 freeHD DVD disc promotion, "The Perfect Offer," until September 30, 2007. "ThePerfect Offer," a strategic promotion started last year by Toshiba toencourage purchase of Toshiba HD DVD players, has been met withoverwhelming demand and consumer response and has contributed to strongsales of Toshiba HD DVD players.Most likely, Toshiba is responding to the Blu-ray Disc Association's own 5 free movie offer which started at the beginning of the month. If you'd like to read more about Toshiba's promotion, their entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
As a result, with the purchase of any Toshiba HD DVD player, consumerswill continue to be able to select five HD DVD titles for free, from aselection of 15, via a mail-in offer. Full offer details are available athttp://www.toshibahddvd.com.
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As much as I'd like to see the movie Cars in high-def, the nearest tour stop is a 3 hour drive. Full details, including the tour schedule, can be found here. Add a comment
The Walt Disney Studios today announced the launch of Disney’s Magical Blu-ray Tour, which will visit 18 malls nationwide beginning August 17. The announcement was made by Bob Chapek, president of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. Disney’s Magical Blu-ray Tour, sponsored by Panasonic, is an interactive exhibit designed to educate consumers about the new high-definition home entertainment technology and will feature interactive kiosks, viewing stations and a special presentation theater where consumers can experience first-hand the amazing capabilities and benefits of Blu-ray Disc technology. Disney’s Magical Blu-ray Tour will also focus on providing clarity for the growing consumer confusion around high-definition home entertainment and educating them on the benefits of Blu-ray Disc technology. The tour will kick-off in Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the world, beginning August 17 at the Westfield Topanga mall in Canoga Park, CA and continue on to 17 additional locations across the U.S.
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At the Entertainment MerchantsAssociation (EMA) Home Media Expo 2007, the North American HD DVDPromotional Group today announced that overall HD DVD hardware sales wereup 37 percent from Q1 to Q2 2007, while software sales experienced a 20percent increase in growth. The data is based on NPD reports, NielsenNetratings reports and point of sale data from the studios. During the sametime-frame, overall Blu-ray hardware sales saw a 27 percent decline from Q1to Q2, and Blu-ray software sales were down 5 percent.In the past, the HD DVD Promotional Group has not included Sony's Playstation 3 in their sales figures. With the recent price drop of the 60GB PS3 and cheaper Blu-ray prices on the way, things could look very different story next quarter. If you'd like to read more, the entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
Driven by major spring marketing efforts which brought standalone HDDVD players down to an industry first $299, dedicated HD DVD CE playersexperienced an astounding 183 percent quarterly increase. There arecurrently more than 180,000 dedicated HD DVD CE players in the market.
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Almost half a million DVD players manufactured in China have been recalled in Japan after reports that some had emitted thick smoke and begun to melt.According to the recall notice, the flaw affects 19 of Axion's DVD players as well as those sold by Rossini, Audiovox and Insignia. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here. Add a comment
Most of the products at risk were sold under the Axion brand, according to Japanese press reports.
The built-in LCD screens could become deformed by overheating, and the Asahi Shimbun reported that, as well as harmful smoke, there was a risk of fire.
