Archive for 'HD News'
DTV transition is today
If you don’t already have cable or satellite TV then you may not be able to watch Wheel of Fortune tonight, how so you ask? Well today is the transition over to Digital Television or DTV, if was only talked about over and over in multiple ads and commercials. So if you don’t already have [...]
Full StoryHDMI 1.4 announced
HD technology is always changing with improved resolution and image quality and larger screens, now it appears that HDMI 1.4 is on the way. The main new features to HDMI 1.4 are an Ethernet channel, audio return channel, 3D over HDMI, 4K x 2K resolution support, an automotive connection system and a micro HDMI connector [...]
Full StoryBlu-ray coming to Windows Vista
Want Blu-ray for your Vista powered PC? Microsoft has recently released their Vista Service Pack as a stand-alone download today, included in the new download is that users with Blu-ray disc drives can now burn directly to Blu-ray discs using Windows Explorer. The download will be included in a Windows Update in a few weeks. [...]
Full StorySlowing economy cause slow down in HDTV price drops
With our slow economy and thousands losing their jobs every week you would think the price for most electronics would drop? That doesn’t seem to be the case at all. DisplaySearch says that they have projected a slow year in 2009 for TV sales. They expect all TV sales to decline by 4 percent in [...]
Full StorySony Blu-ray player and four movies for $142
Amazon is having an awesome deal on older Sony Blu-ray players. The non-BD Live Sony BDP S300 Blu-ray player and four Blu-ray movies will go $142. Use the coupon code AMAZONBD when buying the Sony Blu-ray player to take advantage of this deal. This is a great way to start your Blu-ray collection, at $142 [...]
Full StoryPioneer wins plasma patent case, Samsung to pay $59.3 million
Samsung was found to have infringed on two of Pioneers plasma display technology patents by a US District Court in Texas. Samsung will have to pay damages of $59,351,480 to Pioneer. Pioneer was the first to release a 50″ high-definition plasma television for the consumer market in 1997 and in 2006 they released the first [...]
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