08-Jan-07 23:01:00
Filed under: CES, Media PCs
High-end Media Center PCs aren't exactly rare, but we're still in the early days of Vista, so it's still slightly novel to see one running Microsoft's new OS. The E-Center A/V, which runs on Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, does have up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM, up to two NTSC and two ATSC tuners, up to 1.5TB of storage, HDMI, 7.1 channel surround sound, and your choice of either a dual-layer DVD+-RW, Blu-ray or HD-DVD drive. No support for CableCARD, which is sort of a dealbreaker for a few us around here, but obviously not a huge deal for everyone. Units start shipping at the end of the month.
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High-end Media Center PCs aren't exactly rare, but we're still in the early days of Vista, so it's still slightly novel to see one running Microsoft's new OS. The E-Center A/V, which runs on Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, does have up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM, up to two NTSC and two ATSC tuners, up to 1.5TB of storage, HDMI, 7.1 channel surround sound, and your choice of either a dual-layer DVD+-RW, Blu-ray or HD-DVD drive. No support for CableCARD, which is sort of a dealbreaker for a few us around here, but obviously not a huge deal for everyone. Units start shipping at the end of the month.
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BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time
Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
Source: Engadget
08-Jan-07 20:20:00
Filed under: Cellphones, CES, Desktops, Displays, Features, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Podcasts
While the show floor is just about to open, we've already had a few days chock full of content. Ryan and Peter sat down with some other members of the Engadget family to talk about some HD announcements, first looks at at new cameras and the big two keynotes of Sony and Microsoft. No enhanced show today, but we've got three more Engadget podcasts on tap while we're in lovely Las Vegas.
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While the show floor is just about to open, we've already had a few days chock full of content. Ryan and Peter sat down with some other members of the Engadget family to talk about some HD announcements, first looks at at new cameras and the big two keynotes of Sony and Microsoft. No enhanced show today, but we've got three more Engadget podcasts on tap while we're in lovely Las Vegas.
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[RSS MP3] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in MP3) to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically.
[RSS AAC] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in AAC) to your RSS aggregator.
[RSS OGG] Add the Engadget Podcast feed (in OGG) to your RSS aggregator. Hosts: Peter Rojas and Ryan Block
Producer: Randall Bennett
Music: Solvent - Instructograph (Ghostly International)
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Source: Engadget
08-Jan-07 18:11:00
Filed under: CES, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Just after Verbatim announces that it's shipping 30GB dual-layer HD DVD-Rs our way, here comes some more news to slightly deflate that bubble. At an HD DVD presentation held at CES, at interesting PowerPoint slide caught our eye, as it (very briefly) described plans to "expand HD DVD disc capacity from 15GB to 17GB per layer, and moreover, to add a third layer as well, eventually resulting in a 51GB HD DVD disc. Aside from upping the ante on Blu-ray's capacity by a measly 1GB (currently, at least), it's also noted that "technical feasibility" has yet to be confirmed, and that standardization wouldn't occur until Q4 of this year at the earliest, but it's a novel idea to say the least. So if you're looking to pick up an HD DVD player right this moment, and can't wait to embrace all the potential compatibility issues with a drive never made to play these newfangled, triple-layered discs, have at it -- of course, all those conflicts rely on th...
Just after Verbatim announces that it's shipping 30GB dual-layer HD DVD-Rs our way, here comes some more news to slightly deflate that bubble. At an HD DVD presentation held at CES, at interesting PowerPoint slide caught our eye, as it (very briefly) described plans to "expand HD DVD disc capacity from 15GB to 17GB per layer, and moreover, to add a third layer as well, eventually resulting in a 51GB HD DVD disc. Aside from upping the ante on Blu-ray's capacity by a measly 1GB (currently, at least), it's also noted that "technical feasibility" has yet to be confirmed, and that standardization wouldn't occur until Q4 of this year at the earliest, but it's a novel idea to say the least. So if you're looking to pick up an HD DVD player right this moment, and can't wait to embrace all the potential compatibility issues with a drive never made to play these newfangled, triple-layered discs, have at it -- of course, all those conflicts rely on th...
Source: Engadget
08-Jan-07 14:23:00
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Like most companies here at CES, HP is getting busy launching stuff left and right. In addition to its usual assortment of laptops, desktops and servers, HP decided that it now wants to get into the Blu-ray game. While HP was already doing a fair bit of HD DVD stuff before, this is the company's first major foray into Blu-ray. Here's what we do know: the new burner will be called the bd135, and the word from the floor is that it'll ship within the first half of this year, but we're still waiting on a price. We'll keep you posted as info rolls in.
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Like most companies here at CES, HP is getting busy launching stuff left and right. In addition to its usual assortment of laptops, desktops and servers, HP decided that it now wants to get into the Blu-ray game. While HP was already doing a fair bit of HD DVD stuff before, this is the company's first major foray into Blu-ray. Here's what we do know: the new burner will be called the bd135, and the word from the floor is that it'll ship within the first half of this year, but we're still waiting on a price. We'll keep you posted as info rolls in.
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BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time
Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
Source: Engadget
07-Jan-07 22:52:50
Press conference after press conference, where to begin? In case you were out, you know, living a life, here's a shopping list of some the day's press conference gems.
1. 108-inch Aquos LCD TV from Sharp. Wow.
2. LG's combination Blu-ray/HD DVD player. Why have nasty format wars when you can buy one catch-all player that does the heavy lifting for you?
3. Netgear's SPH200D cordless phone. Combines Skype with good ol' fashion phone fun. Looks nice, too.
4. Toshiba continues to force HD DVD down consumers' throats with another player and a plea to studios, begging for more support for the format. Good luck, bro.
5. Philips' Ambi sound speakers. Surround sound without a bunch of extra speakers all over the house for the win.
6. Sony demoed a potentially cool Internet streaming feature at their press conference. A module will connect their Bravia TVs to the Internet to stream content, including HD content. The problem? When was the last t...
1. 108-inch Aquos LCD TV from Sharp. Wow.
2. LG's combination Blu-ray/HD DVD player. Why have nasty format wars when you can buy one catch-all player that does the heavy lifting for you?
3. Netgear's SPH200D cordless phone. Combines Skype with good ol' fashion phone fun. Looks nice, too.
4. Toshiba continues to force HD DVD down consumers' throats with another player and a plea to studios, begging for more support for the format. Good luck, bro.
5. Philips' Ambi sound speakers. Surround sound without a bunch of extra speakers all over the house for the win.
6. Sony demoed a potentially cool Internet streaming feature at their press conference. A module will connect their Bravia TVs to the Internet to stream content, including HD content. The problem? When was the last t...
Source: Gizmodo
07-Jan-07 22:40:04
If you remember, RCA unveiled the HDV5000 HD DVD Player, last year at CES. According to RCA's Dwight Sakuma, they will not produce HD DVD (or Blu-ray for that matter) players in 2007 until a clear victor emerges in the current next gen media war. In other words RCA is saying "We're scared as shit of losing a ton of money, so we'll just wuss out for a while." Nice move, RCA. Real ballsy. – Travis Hudson
Source: Gizmodo
07-Jan-07 22:17:00
Filed under: CES, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Why join sides on the battle of "Blu-ray vs HD DVD," when the standard DVD format still has so much more to offer? Rather than making you place bets on which next-gen format will be the winner, Samsung is releasing three new upconverting DVD players: the lust-worthy HD1080P7, the HD870, and the AV9700. First up, the HD1080P7 resamples your fave movies from 420p all the way up to 1080p "true HD". It connects to your TV via HDMI-CEC -- for some added plug-and-play goodness between devices -- and sports a 10-in-2 memory card reader. Next, the HD870 upconverts DVDs only as high as 1080i, drops HDMI-CEC for plain ol' HDMI 1.3, and also loses the memory card reader. Lastly, the V9700 keeps the same feature set as the HD870, but adds a four-head Hi-Fi VCR. All three offer progressive scan and, interestingly enough, DivX playback; they are slated for Q1 release with pricing at $109.99 (HD1080P7), $89.99 (HD870), and $119.99 (V9700).Continue readin...
Why join sides on the battle of "Blu-ray vs HD DVD," when the standard DVD format still has so much more to offer? Rather than making you place bets on which next-gen format will be the winner, Samsung is releasing three new upconverting DVD players: the lust-worthy HD1080P7, the HD870, and the AV9700. First up, the HD1080P7 resamples your fave movies from 420p all the way up to 1080p "true HD". It connects to your TV via HDMI-CEC -- for some added plug-and-play goodness between devices -- and sports a 10-in-2 memory card reader. Next, the HD870 upconverts DVDs only as high as 1080i, drops HDMI-CEC for plain ol' HDMI 1.3, and also loses the memory card reader. Lastly, the V9700 keeps the same feature set as the HD870, but adds a four-head Hi-Fi VCR. All three offer progressive scan and, interestingly enough, DivX playback; they are slated for Q1 release with pricing at $109.99 (HD1080P7), $89.99 (HD870), and $119.99 (V9700).Continue readin...
Source: Engadget
07-Jan-07 20:09:00
Filed under: CES, HDTV, Home Entertainment
Toshiba did have a new announcement at its CES press conference today. Slotting in between the just shipped HD-A2 (pictured) and HD-XA2 HD DVD players, the HD-A20 will provide the standard feature set of the HD-A2 with the 1080p output featured in the high end HD-XA2. Hitting streets this spring, it will retail at $599, but does not include other HD-XA2 features like Deep Color support -- and presumably not HDMI 1.3 either -- or its enhanced video DAC and additional PQ settings.
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BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time
Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
Toshiba did have a new announcement at its CES press conference today. Slotting in between the just shipped HD-A2 (pictured) and HD-XA2 HD DVD players, the HD-A20 will provide the standard feature set of the HD-A2 with the 1080p output featured in the high end HD-XA2. Hitting streets this spring, it will retail at $599, but does not include other HD-XA2 features like Deep Color support -- and presumably not HDMI 1.3 either -- or its enhanced video DAC and additional PQ settings.
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BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time
Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
Source: Engadget
07-Jan-07 20:07:06
Electronics maker unveils the Super Multi Blue, the first player that can play discs from the competing Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats.
Source: News.com
07-Jan-07 19:30:23
CENTERPIECE: HD DVD Player, three 1080p LCDs in sizes of 37", 52" and 57"
SPECTACLE: Toshiba rents out a tiny room and gets deluged with about 5000 interested journos, turning away most after a long wait in line
ACHILLES HEEL: Its latest HD DVD player can't play Blu-ray Discs, a capability that LG's player will be doing in February
WHAT THEY DIDN'T SAY: Why didn't we think of that Blu-ray /HD DVD player? Oh yeah, we invented HD DVD.
BEST SPEC: 57" 1080p LCD display is a new size for Toshiba, sweet-looking video
OVERHEARD: Toshiba suit saying the company hopes to encourage more studios to support the HD DVD format (uh, a little late).
SNAP JUDGMENT: Sleek looking HD DVD player, not at all reminiscent of the VCR-like HD-AV 1 that was first but worst to market
GRADE: C+ – Noah Robischon and Charlie White
Source: Gizmodo
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