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November 2, 2005
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The High-Def DVD War In the seesaw battle over which high-definition DVD technology will become the next standard, two companies have finally made a commitment.   |
Popular Mechanics
May 2008
Joel Johnson |
Can Blu-Ray Really Keep Up With Classic Film Transfers in HD? Is it possible for older movies that were shot before high-definition existed to really be HD? |
PC World
January 4, 2008
Jon L. Jacobi |
Play HD Movies on (Almost) Any PC We look at the minimum requirements for playing high-definition video on a PC. |
PC World
May 2006
Melissa J. Perenson |
Gotcha! Where's My HD Picture? Having an HD DVD player doesn't guarantee that you'll get full, high-definition output from it. |
PC World
November 2005
Scott Spanbauer |
Most Monitors Won't Play New HD Video Vista's content protection will block or blur high-def movies on today's displays. |
PC World
November 29, 2007
Melissa J. Perenson |
High-Def Player Prices Plunge Both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD players have come down in price this year. |
PC World
March 27, 2007
Jacobi et al. |
High-Def Video Superguide Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD are here. Who makes the best next-generation movie player? |
PC Magazine
February 14, 2007
Robert Heron |
HD Inequality The efficiency of modern video compression enables multiple channels of digital programming where, previously, only one analog channel was possible. |
BusinessWeek
October 17, 2005
Larry Armstrong |
Definitive Answers On High-Def Even if you're ready for high-definition DVDs, the market isn't ready for you. That won't happen until next year, when the players and disks will go on sale. |
PC World
July 25, 2006
Allen & Perenson |
Toshiba and Sony Laptops Sport Next-Gen DVD The Qosmio G35-AV650 and VAIO VGN-AR190G offer HD DVD and Blu-ray, respectively. |
PC Magazine
November 2, 2005
John C. Dvorak |
HD DVD, Now What? The final arbiter in the high-definition DVD conflict might be Blockbuster Video or Costco. |
Home Theater
August 2, 2007 |
Who's Going Blu? Is the end near for HD DVD? A recent spate of bad news suggests that the format is running out of retail friends. But the situation may not be as bad as it first appears. |
PC Magazine
September 13, 2006
Don Labriola |
Battle of the New DVDs Next-generation DVD technology has finally arrived. But which format will work better for you: Blu-ray or HD DVD? |
InternetNews
February 11, 2008
Andy Patrizio |
Double Dose Of Bad News For HD DVD Best Buy and Netflix have turned their back on HD DVD. |
InternetNews
June 19, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Blockbuster Picks Blu-Ray Over HD DVD Finally, someone picks a side in the format war. Can HD DVD recover? |
InternetNews
July 27, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Target, BJ's Wholesale Go Blu-ray After staying neutral, retailers start picking sides in the HD DVD/Blu-ray format war. |
Home Theater
November 1, 2007 |
Will Warner Dump HD DVD? Warner currently releases high-def DVDs in both Blu-ray and HD DVD. But the studio may be about to concentrate on Blu-ray only, an executive recently hinted. |
PC World
July 2006
Melissa J. Perenson |
DVD Goes High-Def High-definition DVD products are here, but consumers still face a thorny dilemma as two incompatible formats battle for their dollars. |
PC World
July 26, 2006
Melissa J. Perenson |
An Elegant Player for High-Def Movies Samsung's Blu-ray DVD player proves to be well-crafted but pricey. |
Wired
September 22, 2008
Nancy Miller |
10 Movies That Shouldn't Have Come Out on Blu-ray Movies unpopular enough that they should go straight to HD DVD since HD DVD players will never be manufactured again. |
Home Theater
January 4, 2008
Mark Fleischmann |
Warner Goes Blu Warner Bros., which until now has released titles on both Blu-ray and HD DVD, will release Blu-ray-only from now on. |
Home Theater
February 11, 2008 |
Netflix Vows to Be True Blu Netflix will drop HD DVD and stock its virtual shelves exclusively with Blu-ray discs. |
Home Theater
January 22, 2008 |
Did Fox Flip Warner? Warner's decision to drop HD DVD and concentrate on Blu-ray releases may have been the climax of an epic bout of flipflopping. Or so says the rumor mill. |
PC World
April 2006
Dan Tynan |
High-Def Discs Battle for Your Bucks Should you buy a new HD disc player? Probably, but not anytime soon. |
InternetNews
April 12, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Who Is Drawing Out The High-Def DVD Stalemate? The split in HD DVD format has irritated many of those involved and resulted in consumer confusion over both formats. |
PC Magazine
July 13, 2004
Jeremy A. Kaplan |
High-Definition DVD Blu-Ray and HD-DVD go head to head. |
Home Theater
August 20, 2007 |
Paramount, DreamWorks Dump BD for HD DVD Two major studios have announced that they're dumping Sony's Blu-ray format for Toshiba's HD DVD. It looks as though both formats are likely to be around for the foreseeable future. |
InternetNews
January 23, 2008
Andy Patrizio |
Thank Warner Bros For Blu-ray Sales Spike? NPD cautions not to start dancing on HD DVD's grave. |
Home Theater
March 25, 2009 |
iTunes Goes HD for Movies Apple has started selling and renting high-def movies through iTunes. |
PC World
January 28, 2008
Melissa J. Perenson |
LG Super Blu BH200 Dual-Format HD Player The BH200 offers two high-def formats in one player, but its price is too high. |
Home Theater
February 21, 2008
Mark Fleischmann |
Paramount Returns to Blu-ray This week's long round of goodbyes continues with Paramount's announcement that it will resume releasing in Blu-ray after a brief hiatus of HD DVD exclusivity. |
PC World
August 25, 2006
Melissa Perenson |
Gotcha: More Firmware Updates Your high-definition DVD player, and other electronic gear, may require new firmware to correct problems. |
PC Magazine
March 14, 2007
Robert Lemos |
Video DRM Foiled Again Hackers cracked the protections on HD DVD first, and then Blu-ray fell. Have the new formats failed? |
Home Theater
June 29, 2009 |
Will Toshiba Support Blu-ray? Toshiba may be contemplating a move into Blu-ray. If it happens, the move would be quite a turnaround for the company that developed Blu-ray's superb competitor HD DVD. |
BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Fine-Tuning The HDTV Picture How to setup your video projector for best results, why DVDs provide a better image than standard TV, and how to setup HDTV. |
PC Magazine
January 22, 2007
Joel Santo Domingo |
HP Pavilion Media Center TV m7690n PC The first HD DVD tower desktop from HP brings crisp multimedia playback to an already competent multimedia system. All you need is Windows Vista and you'll have all the buzzworthy tech in your hands. |
InternetNews
January 7, 2008 |
Toshiba: HD DVD is no Loser to Blu-ray Toshiba Corp said on Sunday its HD DVD high-definition video format is not dead despite being dealt a big setback by Warner Bros studio's decision to exclusively back Sony Corp's rival Blu-ray technology. |
Home Theater
September 2, 2008 |
BDA: HD Claims Misleading Satellite operators and others that claim to supply full HD are "irresponsible" and "misleading," says the Blu-ray Disc Association. |
Inc.
February 2007
John R. Quain |
The Ultimate Home Theater Whether you're watching this year's Oscar nominees or your favorite blow-stuff-up movie, these top-of-the-line devices will transform your living room into a movie theater. |
Home Theater
December 12, 2007
Mark Fleischmann |
Is 3-Layer HD DVD Backward Compatible? The DVD Forum has approved a new triple-layer HD DVD with capacity of 51 gigabytes, but it remains uncertain whether the new disc will play on existing HD DVD hardware. |
Home Theater
March 2008
Kris Deering |
Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics--DVD International (Blu-ray) The new version of High Definition test disc Digital Video Essentials is available in both HD DVD and Blu-ray and is slightly scaled down. |
PC Magazine
June 21, 2006
Terry Sullivan |
Expert View: Are You Ready For HD Video? If you're an early adopter, or just want the absolute best-quality home movies, you have probably asked yourself: Am I ready for a high-definition (HD) camcorder? |
PC Magazine
April 30, 2007
Cisco Cheng |
LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive The LaCie d2 is a pricey external Blu-ray drive with a good software bundle. |
InternetNews
January 4, 2008 |
Game Over? Warner Bros To Back Blu-ray Exclusively The latest development in the DVD format war is a big win for Blu-ray over rival HD DVD technology. |
PC Magazine
April 30, 2007
Cisco Cheng |
OWC Mercury Pro SW-5582 The OWC Mercury Pro SW-5582 external Blu-ray drive can store massive amounts of data, but getting movies to play easily from it is another story. |
PC Magazine
January 1, 2008
Loyd Case |
PC to HDTV the Right Way The typical home PC is no longer just for homework and accounting. It's now the entertainment hub of the household. |
PC Magazine
July 5, 2006
Robert Heron |
Samsung BD-P1000 A stylish and capable DVD player that unleashes the full capabilities of the Blu-ray format. Unfortunately, the initial Blu-ray titles are a reminder that there are lots of older films that need some TLC before they will look great in HD. |
PC Magazine
August 2, 2006
Bill Howard |
Blu-ray In Your Car The first high-definition Blu-ray players are starting to trickle to market, and Panasonic already has plans for Blu-ray car players. |
PC Magazine
June 26, 2007
Dan Costa |
No One's Really Winning the Format War Once this format war is over, the industry will come to a sad realization: Most people will never buy high-definition movies on disc. |
Home Theater
June 18, 2007 |
Blockbuster Says No to HD DVD Blockbuster Entertainment has picked a winner in the in the struggle of the high-def discs, choosing Blu-ray over HD DVD. Could this be the decisive moment in the format war? |
