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Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment's "No Country for Old Men" realized 9.8% of its total sales from Blu-ray Disc its first five days in stores, according to an analysis of Nielsen VideoScan First Alert numbers conducted by Home Media Magazine's market research department.It's good to see that Blu-ray's market share is slowing growing. Nevertheless, they still have a long ways to go if they hope to take on internet downloads. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here. Add a comment
Fox's "Hitman," also released March 11, fared even better, generating 12.6% of its total unit sales from Blu-ray.
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ASUS Radeon HD 3870 X2 Graphics Card @TweakTownAdd a comment
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Coolink GFXChilla vs. Thermaltake DuOrb @BCCHardware
Crucial Ballistix Tracer Red DDR2 4GB PC2-6400 @ASE Labs
Gigabyte GV-NX98X1GHI-B GeForce 9800 GX2 Video Card @Benchmark Reviews
Kingston DataTraveler HyperX 4GB USB Drive @ThinkComputers.org
Lian Li PC-A77 Full Tower @Hardware Zone
OCZ Platinum PC3-12800 2GB Memory Kit @HardwareLogic
PNY 9800 GX2 Graphics Card @I4U
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Zalman CNPS8700 NT CPU Cooler @BCCHardware
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WD's My Passport Elite Portable USB drives are available now, with the 320GB version retailing for about $199.99. Full details can be found here. Add a comment
Expanding on its popular portable storage offerings, WD (NYSE: WDC) today introduced its new My Passport Elite Portable USB Drives which are designed to make it easy to securely carry thousands of songs, videos or photos in style. Available now at select retailers and at WD's online store (www.shopwd.com), the new fully-featured My Passport Elite Portable USB Drives include a luxurious, soft-touch finish that makes these drives easy to grip, comfortable to hold, and fashionable to carry.
Weighing in at less than 5 ounces and available in capacities of 320 and 250 GB, the new My Passport Elite drives are small enough to fit in a pocket for consumers on-the-go. Adding to the small footprint, these drives are USB-bus powered, which eliminates the need for an external power adapter.
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While Fujitsu has not announced a price, the company plans to begin shipments in June. Full details can be found here. Add a comment
Fujitsu Limited today announced its new MHZ2 BJ series of 2.5" hard disk drives that feature a rotational speed of 7200 RPM and capacities up to 320 GB(1)Sales of the new series will begin at the end of June 2008. The new series is designed for use in high-performance PCs, such as high-end notebook computers and compact desktops.
The MHZ2 BJ series requires only 2.3 W of power for read and write operations, ranking it among the most power-efficient drives in its class. The series is one of many new products announced as part of Fujitsu's Green Policy Innovation initiative, unveiled in December 2007 to promote energy-efficient products and services as a way to help customers lower their ecological footprint.
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MediaShow 4 is available now for $49.95. More information is available on CyberLink's website. Add a comment
CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), innovative solutions provider for the connected digital lifestyle, today released CyberLink MediaShow 4, combining photo and video management, enhancement, authoring, burning and sharing in one convenient application. The software features a next-generation 3D "liquid" interface that ensures ease-of-use and fun for users while working on their precious photos and videos.
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In this review we'll take a look at some of the features found on the DH-4O1S and see how it compares to some of the Blu-ray Disc drives from the competition. Does the DH-4O1S have what it takes? You'll have to read the review to find out.
If you have any comments or questions about this review or the Lite-On DH-4O1S, please post them in the forum. Add a comment
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While Samsung Electronics launched its Super-WriteMaster SH-S223 22x DVD burner in early March 2008 and LG Electronics will follow suit to launch its latest Super Multi series GH22, in the second quarter of 2008, 18x and 20x are still the mainstream burning speed levels, according to industry sources in Taiwan.The article also states that Sony is expected to introduce a 22x DVD writer later this year. If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes. Add a comment
22x DVD burners take 4.5 minutes to burn a 4.7GB 16x DVD+R/-R disc, faster than 6-8 minutes using an 18x or 20x model, the sources pointed out. However, the highest write speed of blank DVD+R/-R discs currently available is 20x, and 22x DVD burners are significantly more expensive, the sources indicated. Therefore, 22x is unable to replace 18x and 20x to become the mainstream DVD burning speed, the sources noted.
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The PX-B920SA and PX-B300SA will ship in late March and are priced at $599.99 and $499.99 respectively. If you'd like to read more, Plextor's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
The internal PX-B920SA drive features 4X BD-R write speed and a Serial ATA (SATA) interface for fast data throughput, up to 150 Mbits/sec. This drive is ideal for PC OEMs, systems integrators, enterprises, professionals, and high-end consumer markets where people want HD DVD playback along with Blu-Ray recording and playback.
The new PX-B920SA is a Blu-Ray burner that also plays HD DVD discs and supports high-speed reading and recording of DVD and CD media formats, including DVD-RAM, Dual Layer DVD, Double Layer DVD, DVD±R/RW, and CD-R/RW.
The new PX-B300SA multifunction drive is capable of playing both Blu-Ray and HD DVD media. The internal drive also reads and records DVD and CD media formats with recording speeds of 16X DVD±R, 24X CD-RW, and 40X CD-R. The PX-B300SA, which includes a SATA interface for high performance, is designed for PC OEMs, systems integrators, enterprises, professionals, and mid-market consumers who want to playback both Blu-Ray and HD DVD discs and record on DVD and CD media.
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No word yet on pricing or availability. As we find out more, we'll let you know. In the mean time, ASUS's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
Catering to the new era in multimedia technology, ASUS, producer of high quality audio and visual solutions, has announced the new ASUS Splendid HD1 video enhance card. This astounding piece of hardware is able to increase picture quality for HD content to deliver sharper, more vividly colored visual outputs. It can even enhance lower resolution inputs by recovering image clarity when viewing legacy content for viewing on LCD TV or monitors; as well as provide true HDMI with audio and HDCP.
With the implementation of ASUS’ exclusive Splendid technology into a video add-on card, users will be able to enjoy full 1080P entertainment on their monitors. Able to provide an authentic ASUS LCDTV video solution to any PC, this card helps fill in the gap between viewing content on the PC and traditional Consumer Electronic devices. It is also able to provide HDMI upgrades with true Audio & HDCP certified protection - allowing users to enjoy enhanced PC video and audio quality to easily change your generic PCs into true HTPCs for an outstanding multimedia experience.
