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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
ENGADGET: Why would anyone buy a Blu-ray player (other than the PS3)?
It's that if Blu-Ray's backers can finish off HD-DVD quickly, Blu-Ray might have one.
This isn't a normal CE DVD player here. (i.e. think Toshiba's first-gen HD DVD player but only bigger) It weighs in at an impressive 17lbs and seems to be built solid.
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.
If you're tired of waiting for DirecTV's continually-delayed HD DVR, or just one of the lucky few who actually have access to FiOS service (and want to extract every ounce of greatness from it), Verizon is looking to hook you up.
ENGADGET: Verizon to offer "Home Media DVR" to FiOS customers
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?
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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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.
ENGADGET: Nielsen VideoScan High-Def market share for week ending November 4th, 2007
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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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.
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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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.
ENGADGET: DirecTiVo now available nationwide, please try to contain your excitement
Anyways, they have awarded their Product of the Year crown to Toshiba's first-gen flagship HD DVD player - the HD-XA1.
ENGADGET: Sound and Vision crowns Toshiba's HD DVD player Product of the Year
Now, with four times the pixel resolution of today's HDTVs, ultra-HD technology promises to transform the home entertainment experience on giant displays, truly recreating the movie theater in your living room.
ENGADGET: LG's 84-inch 4K ultra high definition TV goes on sale in the US next month for $19,999
We saw many great displays and connected products at CES 2013 but our pick for best in show is the one that made the fewest compromises: Sony's 56-inch Ultra HD OLED.
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.
ENGADGET: SIM2 tag-teams with Entertainment Experience to bring you movies on hard drives
Panasonic's new HD camcorder one-ups the Sony HDR-FX1 by supporting 24 framed progressive video recording.
I've been less than impressed with TNT-HD's quality as of late, so this is their chance to redeem themselves.
Sounds sadly to true to Sony's imperial style, but then again it's not like the HD-DVD have been all that willing to work things out either.
Thanks to Digg's rebels, the HD-DVD encryption code has become another victim of the "Streisand effect, " an increasingly common backlash that occurs when someone tries to muzzle information on the Web.
Marvell's powerful HD media system-on-chip platform offers quick application launching, award-winning video performance and high-resolution graphics-all within the Android TV itself and at affordable costs, without the burden of an expensive gaming console.
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It's a bit of a bummer that there's no HD video recording -- the Tab shoots at 720x480 -- but motion capture is quite smooth, and there were no stuttering issues like we've seen on Galaxy S phones.
It's probably just a little too late to ask for one of these for the holidays, but you can still plan for next year (hey, Valentine's Day is coming, right?) by checking out Sound and Vision's review of 70-inch HD-ILA Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) set.
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).
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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