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Wal-Mart orders 2 million low-price HD DVD players.
By Cindy Spielvogel Wal-Mart apparently has ordered 2 million HD DVD players from China to sell at a target price of $299, according a report out of Taiwan. The ... By Cindy Spielvogel Wal-Mart...
Tags: HD-DVD, HD-DVD player, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Research articles 2007-04-23
Silicon Optix HQV Video Processing Adopted for Toshiba's New HD DVD Player
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Silicon Optix, the leader in programmable video processors, announced today that its Reon-VX HQV video processor will be featured in Toshiba's new top-of-the-line HD DVD player, the HD-XA2.
Tags: HD-DVD, HD-DVD player, Toshiba Corp.
Research articles 2007-01-02
Toshiba Exhibits HD DVD Player at CEATEC JAPAN 2005.
TOKYO, Oct 2, 2005 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Toshiba Corporation today announced that it would demonstrate its prototype HD DVD player at CEATEC JAPAN 2005, Asia's premier international exhibition of high-technology and electronics. Look for the pl TOKYO, Oct 2, 2005 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Toshiba...
Tags: HD-DVD, HD-DVD player, Toshiba Corp.
Research articles 2005-10-02
Toshiba Exhibits HD DVD Player at CEATEC JAPAN 2005
TOKYO -- Toshiba Corporation today announced that it would demonstrate its prototype HD DVD player at CEATEC JAPAN 2005, Asia's premier international exhibition of high-technology and electronics. Look for the player at the Toshiba booth (1A04).
Tags: HD-DVD, HD-DVD player, Toshiba Corp.
Research articles 2005-10-03
Toshiba Announces Industry's First HD DVD Players for the U.S. Market; Also unveils cutting-edge AV Notebook PC featuring HD DVD drives
LAS VEGAS -- Toshiba Corporation today marked a major milestone in the history of the consumer electronics industry and the world of home entertainment with the announcement of the March 2006 commercial launch of the industry's first HD DVD players in the USA.
Tags: HD-DVD, HD-DVD player, Toshiba Corp., notebook computer, PC
Research articles 2006-01-04
ATI's H.264 video decoder chosen by Microsoft for Xbox 360'TM' HD DVD player
ATI Technologies (TSX: ATY)(NASDAQ: ATYT) today announced that Microsoft Corp. has chosen ATI's H.264 decoder for the Xbox 360TM HD DVD player, bringing users sharper, more true-to-life visuals and smoother playback of high-definition content. HD DVDs encoded using one of three approved codecs deliver up to six times the resolution...
Tags: ATI Technologies Inc., HD-DVD, HD-DVD player, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, video
Research articles 2006-07-12
HD DVD's ''Look and Sound of Perfect'' Now Playing in Europe; HD DVD Players and Movie Content Available for the 2006 Holiday Season; European and Hollywood Studios Show Strong Support for the Format
BERLIN -- In a press conference today at IFA, the HD DVD Promotion Group, a multinational organization comprised of more than 130 leading consumer electronics, entertainment, software, IT, and disc replication companies, announced that next-generation HD DVD players and high-definition content will be widely available to the European market beginning...
Tags: HD-DVD, HD-DVD player, Hollywood Studios, movie
Research articles 2006-09-01
Toshiba follows WHV: HD DVD players sync with titles.(Warner Home Video contracts with Toshiba Corp.)
Toshiba will delay its release of HD DVD players until studios put out movies in the format, pushing HD DVD's launch back to mid-April and disrupting some retailers' marketing and merchandising plans. Toshiba isn't setting a firm release date ...
Tags: HD-DVD, HD-DVD player, retail company, Toshiba Corp., Ultimate Electronics, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Research articles 2006-03-27
Analog Devices Enables High-Definition Audio in the World's First HD DVD Player from Toshiba; With audio powered by the SHARC processor Toshiba introduces first DVD players capable of delivering high-definition audio & video
NORWOOD, Mass. -- Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI), a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications, today announced that its SHARCR processor has been selected by Toshiba to power the audio signal chain in the world's first HD DVD players, the HD-A1 and the HD-XA1. The HD-A1 and...
Tags: Analog Devices Inc., audio, DVD, DVD player, HD-DVD, HD-DVD player, processor, Toshiba Corp., video
Research articles 2006-07-17
HD players on the move: in-store efforts still spotty.(Toshiba Corp.)
After a drought, additional Toshiba HD DVD players are flowing to retail. Because of thin hardware supplies, store merchandising of both hardware and software remains inconsistent. However, Toshiba is beginning to ship new players to an...
Tags: hardware, HD-DVD, HD-DVD player, Toshiba Corp.
Research articles 2006-06-05
Thomson to Support Next-Generation DVD Formats; Thomson to Introduce HD DVD Players and Provide Disc Replication Support for HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc Formats
PARIS & CAMARILLO, Calif. -- Thomson (NYSE:TMS) (Euronext Paris: 18453) today announced that it will support next-generation DVD formats by manufacturing HD DVD and Blu-ray discs through its Technicolor business and providing consumer HD DVD players through its THOMSON and RCA brands. Next generation DVD formats provide higher resolution video...
Tags: Blu-ray disc, disc, HD-DVD, HD-DVD player, Thomson Corp.
Research articles 2004-12-10
Tensilica Offers Dolby Digital Plus 7.1-Channel Decoder for HD DVD Players, Blu-ray Disc Players, and Set-Top Boxes
Tensilica Also Delivers Dolby Digital Plus 5.1-Channel Decoder/Converter to Ensure Compatibility With Most Existing Home Theater Systems
Tags: Blu-ray disc, HD-DVD, HD-DVD player, set-top, set-top box, Tensilica Inc.
Research articles 2007-05-01
Toshiba calls in big guns for HD DVD promotion.
By Jennifer Netherby Sopranos star named ambassador of high-def format HBO's The Sopranos was one of the first TV shows to get a high-definition DVD release, and now one of its stars will be the first ...
Tags: HD-DVD, HD-DVD player, Toshiba Corp.
Research articles 2007-05-07
High-def heats up on consoles; Blu-ray PS3 pricing close to HD DVD players.(Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3)
LOS ANGELES -- Sony will release the PlayStation 3 in two versions on Nov. 17 in the U.S. with prices starting at $499, putting Blu-ray players on the market priced closely to Toshiba's initial HD DVD players, which also start at $499. ...
Tags: Blu-ray disc, console, game, HD-DVD, HD-DVD player, pricing strategy, Sony Corp., Sony Playstation, Sony PlayStation 3
Research articles 2006-05-15
Xbox add-on at $200.(Microsoft marketing its Xbox 360 HD DVD players)(Brief article)
By Susanne Ault Drive will launch in mid-November Microsoft has set North American pricing for its Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on drive at $199.99 and will bundle the drive with an HD DVD copy of Peter...
Tags: HD-DVD, HD-DVD player, marketing, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360
Research articles 2006-10-02
DVD forum gives OK to Microsoft: preliminary approval makes WM9 mandatory in all HD DVD players.(High-Definition)(Windows Media 9)
The Steering Committee of the DVD Forum has given preliminary approval to Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Media 9 compression/decompression format as a mandatory component of the HD DVD specification, handing the software giant an important victory in it The Steering Committee of the DVD Forum...
Tags: HD-DVD, HD-DVD player, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, specification, Windows Media
Research articles 2004-03-08

Additional Resources

Western Digital adds 1080p, networking capability to WD TV Live HD Media Player
It was nearly a year ago when storage giant Western Digital rolled out its WD TV HD Media Player, which consisted of mostly a tiny box with a USB port and HDMI and composite-video output and a remote control. The idea was to attach your external hard drive to the...
Tags: Video, Western Digital Corp., 1080p, Home Network, Video File
News items 2009-10-13
Seagate Intros Free Agent Theater HD
LAS VEGAS—Hard drive heavyweight Seagate today announced FreeAgent Theater HD, a media player that lets you pop in a portable hard drive to shuttle media files from your PC to your television, where you can watch them in HD quality. The product consists of four parts: There's a USB-connected dock...
News items 2009-08-07
Can Nvidia's Tegra capitalize on the Zune HD?
Computerworld - Nvidia Inc., the PC graphics chipmaker that is trying to break into the portable computing electronics market, needs the upcoming Zune HD media player to be successful as much as the player's maker, Microsoft Corp. Expected to be officially announced today by Microsoft, the Zune HD represents Microsoft's...
Tags: NVidia Corp., ARM, Microsoft Zune
News items 2009-08-13
Zune HD: Still Not an iPod Killer
Compete submits: Hopes were high when Microsoft MSFT introduced the Zune in 2006. As the first MP3 player to feature WiFi and an FM radio, the Zune stood out by allowing owners to share music wirelessly with other Zune users. The concept never took off, and Zune adoption...
Tags: Gadgets, Compete, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp.
External links 2009-10-16
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