Toshiba's second-generation high-end HD-XA2 HD DVD playerHD Guru has a review up of Toshiba's second-generation HD DVD player, the HD-XA2, which they gave top ratings.
Did you plop down big dollars for a high-definition DVD player using Toshiba's HD DVD format -- which recently lost the battle with Sony's Blu-ray format?
He claimed the biggest dig against current HD rigs was their size, citing a need for ultra-fine HD capturing machinery that's uber-small as well before he could shoot an entire film with it.
I've been less than impressed with TNT-HD's quality as of late, so this is their chance to redeem themselves.
Will HD-DVD's early launch help much as Blu-ray still looms this summer?
The format war between Sony's Blu-Ray and Toshiba's HD DVD has been a self-defeating mess, confusing consumers and slowing acceptance of DVDs boasting high-definition picture quality.
Although frame compatible 3D isn't double the resolution of HD like Blu-ray's Full 3D HD, there was plenty of detail to soak in, and it's unmistakably HD quality.
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As Matt and Ben alluded to in the podcast, profit margins will likely be higher on the Blu-ray players when they are released compared to Toshiba's HD-DVD player, but will they stay that way?
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Paramount's recent announcement that it would (again) release future titles only in HD-DVD shifted that format's position in the high-definition disc war.
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It's that if Blu-Ray's backers can finish off HD-DVD quickly, Blu-Ray might have one.
Keep in mind that these numbers are from last week, so Disney's two blockbusters aren't included and HD DVD's highly successful sale of the HD-A2 was too late in the week to impact the results, as well.
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Until now Blu-Ray has been in the lead over HD DVD for the number of movie titles it has in its ranks--446 to HD's 395.
On the hardware side there is of course the Xbox 360 drive, as well as Toshiba's HD-A1 and HD-XA1 players already on shelves.
So I went and checked out Toshiba's HD-DVD roadshow here in Dallas yesterday to see the new next-gen format, and got to ask the rep some questions that had been unanswered by your fine Podcast and the media in general.
While the new model still has the front-facing FaceTime HD camera, it's lost the 5-megapixel main shooter, and a little bit of weight, to boot (0.06 ounces).
Furthermore, DIGNO S features a 4.7-inch HD display and Kyocera's proprietary technology (Sugugoe) that allows voice commands to activate various applications.
"DIRECTV customers nationwide can now experience the TiVo HD DVR from DIRECTV, which combines TiVo's award-winning user interface with DIRECTV's great lineup of HD programming, " said David Sandford, Vice President, General Manager of TiVo's service provider business.
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Seriously though, what a coup would that be if Microsoft swooped in to make the Xbox 360 the premier digital content hub -- with or without HD DVD -- right underneath Sony's nose at the eve of their PlayStation 3 launch?
Your action is scooped-up in full 1080p HD, and there's a 5-megapixel stills option for when you want to frame that killer jump for static posterity.
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Denver, Colorado, CEDIA Expo 2008-September 4, 2008-Italy's SIM2, whose striking, high-performance HD home-theater projectors are known worldwide for their pristine video and dramatic cabinet designs, is partnering with U.S. firm Entertainment Experience, LLC to create the first "better than Blu" solution for high-end home theater installations.
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At this juncture, we had to switch sources in order to get native 4K. This was served up by an ASUS gaming PC containing a Radeon HD 7970 -- AMD's flagship graphics card that can throw a 4K signal out of its HDMI 1.4 port.
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If you're scoring at home, NVIDIA currently holds the lead in single-GPU graphics cards with its GeForce GTX 580, but ATI's dual-chip Radeon HD 5970 has been holding down the absolute speed crown for a good long while.
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This holiday season, the new Kindle Fire HD was Amazon's top-selling device in the Kindle line, the company announced.
All current films and subsequent additions to this HD collection will be available to purchase in instant HD and VUDU's industry-leading HDX format.
ENGADGET: VUDU first on-demand service to sell HD and HDX movies HD
Movies offered in this collection will be available for purchase in both instant HD and VUDU's industry-leading HDX format at the same price.
ENGADGET: VUDU first on-demand service to sell HD and HDX movies HD
Fraunhofer's Full-HD Voice technology is already widely used to provide CD-like audio quality for professional video conferencing systems, as well as consumer video telephony applications, such as apple FaceTime.
Websites, documents, photos and high-definition video look crisp and clear on the C7's 11.6-inch HD Widescreen CineCrystalTM LED-backlit LCD.
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Until now consumers have been restricted to renting HD movies from on-demand services, including VUDU's library of over 1, 400 HD movies, the largest HD library in the world.
ENGADGET: VUDU first on-demand service to sell HD and HDX movies HD
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