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AMD Advances 3D Entertainment: Demonstrates Blu-ray Stereoscopic 3D Playback at 2010 International CES

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:00:58 +0000

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that it will demonstrate the forthcoming Blu-ray stereoscopic 3D standard at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show, showcasing how consumers will soon get to enjoy high-fidelity 3D [...]

Costco increases Blu-ray merchandise by 50 percent

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:20:43 +0000

Costco has said it will begin increasing Blu-ray merchandise in its retail stores by up to 50 percent, while also offering "sharp" discounts on films and [...]

Sony will release FIFA 2010 World Cup on 3D Blu-ray

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:01:59 +0000

Sony has announced it will be producing the 2010 FIFA World Cup in 3D for

Rogers adds HD channels in Canada

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:56:48 +0000

Rogers Communications added 13 new high-definition channels in Canada, increasing their lead in offering the HD channels among competing service providers. The company says they now offer over 100 HD channels and hours of video on demand content, amounting to 4x as many choices as Canadian satellite offers. The new channels will be available in the [...]

BBC satellite HD quality causes controversy

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:55:58 +0000

BBC HD introduced new encoders in August, with a lower bitrate of 9.7Mbs compared with 16Mbs previously. This led to complaints from satellite viewers about the picture quality, so the broadcaster is now evaluating technical demonstrations of the [...]

Survey says buyers looking for smaller HDTVs this holiday season

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:48:27 +0000

Along with McMansions and Hummers, it looks like the giant-sized HDTV has become a symbol of a not-so-distant era where people wanted bigger and better, their debt limits be damned. According to a new survey by electronics Web site Retrevo, the [...]

3D Blu-rays Hitting PCs in 2010

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:00:00 +0000

With the right monitor and a beefy enough computer, you'll be able to watch 3D Blu-ray movies on your PC thanks to Nvidia 3D Vision. Nvidia is a company more commonly associated with videogames than [...]

Buffalo Announces USB 3.0 12x Blu-ray Burner

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Buffalo’s new Blu-ray burner – hitting Japan this month, with international releases later – boasts impressive transfer speeds. The downside? You can’t really use it yet. Blu-ray burners seem [...]

NAD Unveils T 557 Blu-ray Player

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:00:00 +0000

The new quick loading and fully featured T 557 Blu-ray player from NAD launches this January. It seems backwards, but the trend tends to be that higher end consumer electronics manufacturers are the [...]

Cox improves On Demand interface, adds HD content

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:54:15 +0000

Cox Communications has improved their On Demand interface, allowing faster and easier navigation through their content library. They also added FreeZone, more Movies On DEMAND, and additional HD content. Added HD VOD titles this month include “Terminator Salvation” (Dec. 1), “Up” (Dec. 10), “Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince” (Dec.15), “Star Trek” (Dec. 16) and “Night [...]