Archive for July, 2009

Are you ready for 3D movie downloads? CinemaNow is preparing for them now

Posted July 22nd, 2009 by Admin | No Comments

It may be putting the cart ahead of the horse a bit, but Sonic Solutions announced today that its Roxio CinemaNow service will be capable of offering 3D video downloads sometime at an unannounced future date. Of course, 3D TVs aren’t here just yet, and there are just a handful of 3D computer monitors on [...]

URC Incorporates Tactile Feedback with Remote Control

Posted July 20th, 2009 by Admin | No Comments

Universal Remote Control has released the MX-5000, a remote that has only virtual buttons that respond to tactile feedback, or haptics. This technology makes each click of the button feel as real as the real thing. The remote uses a single sensation for all of the button presses, but URC is looking into [...]

Plasma HDTV Prices Falling

Posted July 20th, 2009 by Admin | No Comments

Compared to LCD HDTVs, plasma HDTVs are becoming cheaper by the minute. A report from the Wall Street Journal claims that a 50-inch plasma is, on average, 0 less expensive than the same size LCD. Part of this price drop is improved manufacturing technology for plasma screens, but perhaps an even larger contributor [...]

Optoma HD806 DLP Projector

Posted July 20th, 2009 by Admin | No Comments

After the Optoma HD8000 replaced last year’s HD80, Optoma created the HD806 for a different segment of projector enthusiasts. While the projector is still being positioned in their home theater line, the HD806 excels in more light output than other projectors in the Optoma line. According to the specs, the Optoma HD806 has [...]

Toshiba to Join the Blu-ray Ranks?

Posted July 20th, 2009 by Admin | No Comments

As we all know, Toshiba was the proponent behind HD DVD. Even after the demise of the format, Toshiba seemingly was reluctant to give up on the format and join the Blu-ray side. They instead switched to producing a new upscaling DVD player, touting it as an equal to the presentation given by [...]

Blu-ray Sales Set Record in First Half of 2009

Posted July 20th, 2009 by Admin | No Comments

The first six months of 2009 have seen Blu-ray sales increased by 91 percent. This is quite the feat considering the economic times. After the first quarter of the year the sales had increased by over 70 percent. These numbers are in comparison with the year previous. As more and more [...]

Hell freezing over? Toshiba set to release a Blu-ray player this year

Posted July 19th, 2009 by Admin | No Comments

The biggest supporter of the HD-DVD format, Toshiba has made no real move to support Blu-ray, which triumphed over HD-DVD as the top high-definition DVD technology. That may be changing, however, as the company is planning on releasing its first Blu-ray player, which will apparently be called the BD 18 and be released by the [...]

PSB Releases Info on Image Series Speakers

Posted July 18th, 2009 by Admin | No Comments

PSB is launching a new line of speakers called the Image Series. There are 8 models in this new Series, including 2 tower designs, 2 compact monitors, 2 center channels, 1 bipole surround and 1 sub-compact monitor or surround. The speakers can be see at CEDIA 2009 this year, but are available currently [...]

Blu-ray Blow-out Sale Hits Amazon

Posted July 18th, 2009 by Admin | No Comments

Amazon is running a huge sale through the 24th on 285 Blu-ray discs. Blu-ray collectors can find titles marked as low as .99. Some notable deals include 2001 - A Space Odyssey (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000Q66J1M/?tag=audividerevo-20) for .49, V for Vendetta (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000PC0U1W/?tag=audividerevo-20) for .49, A Scanner Darkly (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NOKJF4/?tag=audividerevo-20) for .99 and Band of [...]

LG Cranking up OLED Production

Posted July 18th, 2009 by Admin | No Comments

Hoping to increase its profitability, LG has announced that it will begin producing 32-inch OLED flat screen panels by 2012. This Friday, LG Display CEO Kwon Young Soo said that the success of these more efficient panels depends on their advantages over LCD displays.
Read more… (http://www.avrev.com/home-theater-news/industry-trade-news/lg-cranking-up-oled-production.html)
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