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In addition, in order to allow consumers to enjoy the HD DVD experienceright out of the box, Toshiba is offering consumers free movies with thepurchase of their third generation players. With Toshiba's new bundlepromotion, consumers will take home the highly acclaimed HD DVDs "300" fromWarner Home Video and "The Bourne Identity" from Universal Studios HomeEntertainment...If you'd like to read more about Toshiba's upcoming promotions, their entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
...In addition to its bundle promotion, Toshiba announced "The Perfect HDOffer," which will begin on October 1st 2007 and continue until February28th 2008. As a result, with the purchase of any Toshiba HD DVD player,consumers will be able to select five HD DVD titles for free, from aselection of 15, via a mail-in offer. Full offer details will be availableat http://www.toshibahddvd.com.
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With HD DVD drives already owninga 70%(1) share of the notebook PC market worldwide, the North American HDDVD Promotional Group today announced that Acer, the world's No. 4 PCvendor, has officially joined the Group.Acer has been offering HD DVD drives in their laptops for some time so this move really isn't too surprising. If you'd like to read more, the entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
"We're pleased that Acer is now a member of the North American HD DVDPromotional Group," said Ken Graffeo, co-president of the North American HDDVD Promotional Group. "Acer is already producing a stellar line of HDDVD-enabled notebook PCs for consumers today and we expect continued strongdemand for their products. Acer's support is one reason HD DVD continues tobe the worldwide leader in the PC market."
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The new BDP-S2000ES and BDP-S500 will be available this fall and are priced at $1,300 and $700 respectively. Full details can be found here. Add a comment
The BDP-S2000ES and BDP-S500 units both offer 7.1 channel Dolby TrueHD,Dolby Digital Plus, and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio bitstream output,which is optional specification of HDMI ver1.3. This makes them a perfectmatch for the recently announced STR-DA5300ES and STR-DA4300ES AVreceivers, which also feature the ability to decode the advanced audiocodecs. The new BD players also feature Dolby TrueHD, along with the DolbyDigital Plus and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio decoding function via HDMI,to offer a better sound experience with existing receivers.
The Blu-ray Disc players feature 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema output.They are compatible with most standard DVDs and feature 1080p upscalingthrough HDMI to capable HDTV sets, improving the picture performance ofexisting DVD libraries.
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No word yet on when the BC-1205PT will hit the US or how much it will be. As we find out more, we'll let you know. More information, including a full list of specs, is available on ASUS's website. Add a comment
To cater to users who require high-performance optical drives that can enable high resolution movie playback and high capacity data backup, ASUS has released the next generation high-speed DVD rewriter - the ASUS BC-1205PT Blu-ray Drive. The BC-1205PT is a BD-ROM/DVD±R/RW/CD-RW drive that is capable of reading data from and writing data at 12X DVD+/- write, 4X DVD+/-R (DL) and 5X DVD-RAM speeds. This innovative drive utilizes a with a SATA interface that provides users with five times faster data transfer rates when compared with current DMA33 standards.
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Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today unveiled CineVision 2.5, a significant upgrade to the company's Hollywood-standard high-definition encoding platform. The only encoder to support AVC, VC-1, and MPEG-2 stream creation in one system, CineVision Version 2.5 was developed based on direct feedback from leading Hollywood image-quality experts. The latest version introduces an impressive list of powerful technical enhancements including an expanded image processing filter-set from Emmy-award winning tools provider Digital Vision, extensive adaptive-quantization controls, an accelerated first-pass encoding mode that reduces encoding times by as much as 25%, and greater parameter accessibility for segment re-encoding. Also new with CineVision 2.5 is the debut of CineVision SD which offers powerful image control for encoding standard definition MPEG-2 for the DVD-Video format.While CineVision 2.5 won't be available until later this month, Sonic will be demonstrating it this week at IBC. More information can be found here. Add a comment
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If you'd like to try out these enhancements, you can download the latest system software from LightScribe's website. More information can also be found here. Add a comment
LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling today announced enhancements that reduce graininess and improve fine detail reproduction for LightScribe's DVD / CD labeling. The stunning results are instantly visible on photos, graphics and text on LightScribe CDs and DVDs. The enhanced image quality is available immediately through a free upgrade of the LightScribe system software and requires no additional changes to customers' systems or new hardware and media. LightScribe customers will experience the image quality improvement when they update to the latest version of the LightScribe system software, available for download on www.lightscribe.com.
The LightScribe system software will also be preloaded on LightScribe-enabled personal computers and included with DVD writers. The new enhancements do not impact LightScribe labeling time and work with all LightScribe media -- CDs, DVDs, and color background CDs.
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LG Electronics, the first company tointroduce a dual-format high-definition disc player, today unveiled itssecond-generation LG Super Blu(TM) Player (model BH200). Sporting bothformats' logos, LG's new high-def player is capable of Blu-ray disc and HDDVD playback with advanced BD-Java and HDi interactivity, enablingconsumers to choose from the widest variety of high-def content regardlessof disc format.While priced less than the BH100 when it was introduced, the BH200 still isn't cheap. For $999 you can buy separate Blu-ray and HD DVD players and still have money left over for some movies. If you'd like to read more, LG's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
On display for the first time at the Custom Electronic Design andInstallation Association (CEDIA) EXPO 2007 (booth #720), LG's Super BluPlayer will be available to U.S. consumers and custom installers inmid-October at a suggested retail price of $999.
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Easy Media Creator 10 will be available in stores later this month for $99.00. Roxio will also be offering a Deluxe version, which includes a USB audio/video capture device from Dazzle, for $149.00. Full details can be found here. Add a comment
Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), theleader in digital media software, today launched Easy Media Creator 10, a substantial upgrade to the company'sflagship suite of digital media applications that enables consumers to quickly and easily turn their photos, videoand music into impressive multi-media projects that can be shared on CD, DVD, the Web, or a range of mobiledevices. The only complete digital media suite Certified for Windows Vista, Easy Media Creator 10 provides all ofthe tools users need to express their digital lives. Roxio Easy Media Creator 10 will be available in retail storesworldwide this month and is available today directly from Roxio at www.roxio.com for $99.99 USD.
The latest version of Easy Media Creator is the ideal complement to Windows Vista. With a stunning new Aerouser interface, it is easier than ever for consumers to manage their digital content from one project to the next,whether it is burning a DVD or uploading videos to YouTube. Creator 10 also includes great new Gadgets forWindows Vista, which make it incredibly convenient for users to capture internet and PC audio streams andconvert their media files into their preferred format for easy playback on popular mobile devices, like the iPhone orMicrosoft Zune.
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CMC Magnetics, Ritek, Prodisc Technology and Daxon Technology, four major Taiwan-based producers of blank CD-R discs, are poised to jointly file legal proceedings in Taiwan to accuse Royal Philips Electronics of imposing its unreasonable and discriminating Veeza licensing program upon them, according to a press release issued on September 3 by the Taiwan Information Storage Association (TISA) on behalf of the four companies.According to DigiTimes, the four companies are asking Philips to return paid royalty fees in excess of reasonable amounts and compensate them for lost business due to the discrimination of Veeza licensing. If you'd like to read more, the entire article can be found here. Add a comment
The four companies' key argument in the lawsuit is that Veeza's high royalty charge rates have severely limited the companies' ability to operate in the market for blank CD-R discs and that the licensing system discriminates against them because Philips has been unable to subject India-based maker Moser Baer India (MBI) and fellow makers in China to Veeza, TISA secretary general Tzuang-ren Jeng pointed out.
