http://www.ecoustics.com/latest/links Latest links, updated every five minutes http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/593584.html Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:04:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/20920 JVC unveiled a whole slew of new products today at the DV Expo. JVC’s new Blu-Ray and HDD recorders, the SR-HD1500 and SR-HD1250, were previously revealed at CEDIA earlier this month and home theater enthusiasts rejoiced upon hearing they could take another peek at them today. With the SR-HD1500 and SR-HD1250 users can record and author professional BDMV or BDAV discs. Advanced MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 (H.264) encoding provides support for HD and SD sources, and a built-in format converter can downconvert HD content for recording to a standard DVD. Unprotected DVD and Blu-ray discs are easily duplicateRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:38:18 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/Oppo_BDP_83/4505-9991_7-33712796.html?part=ecoustics-cnet The Oppo BDP-83 is an outstanding universal disc player with excellent performance on Blu-rays and DVDs and lightning-fast operational speed, but most home theater fans will balk at the high price. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:08:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/168622 Has the VLC video player gone too far by allowing you to record encrypted DVDs? Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:10:00 -0400 http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/578844.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:35:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/Insignia_NS_2BRDVD/4505-6463_7-33396682.html?part=ecoustics-cnet The Insignia NS-2BRDVD is an underfeatured and slow-loading Blu-ray player, but it provides basic Blu-ray playback at a bargain. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:55:00 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/156903 A burst of sales plus a wave of new players and recorders at CES equal a strong start for blu-ray. Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:33:00 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/ah/reviews/televisions/flat-panels/allio-lcd-integrated-pc-blu-ray Silicon Mountain Holdings showed off designs for a 32 and 42-inch High Definition LCD-TV with an integrated, full-function PC and Blu-ray/DVD player. The flagship Allio model marries a full-HD 42? LCD display with a combo Blu-ray/DVD player, integrated digital recorder for PVR and a powerful PC, based on the Intel Core2Duo E8400 processor, 4GB of RAM from Silicon Mountain, a 1TB hard drive and the 64-bit version of Windows Vista Home Premium. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:40:00 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/152483 Blu-ray is the supposed format winner, but why isn't it setting sales records? Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:39:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/video/n/3068867 (Chicago, IL) Featured products: the new VAIO notebook, mylo, a digital voice recorder (ICD-UX70 or ICD-UX80), the cyber-shot digital camera DSC-W120, and the DVDirect (transferring school video projects to DVD). Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:23:57 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/Insignia_NS_BRDVD/4505-6463_7-33189493.html?part=ecoustics-cnet The Insignia NS-BRDVD is competent as a relatively cheap, barebones Blu-ray player, but better players are coming and the Sony PlayStation 3 is a superior option for those with just a little more cash. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:05:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17221 Japanese electronics giant Pioneer has said it plans to work with Sharp to offer Blu-ray recorders on the Japanese market by the end of 2008, hoping to latch onto a growing market as consumers move past the so-called "format war" between HD DVD and Blu-ray. Sharp already offers (pricey) Blu-ray recorders, and is a major investor in Pioneer.According to estimates from the Fuji Chimera Research Institute, the market for Blu-ray recorders in Japan is expected to explode between now and 2012, growing to some 3.6 million units a year.Pioneer hasn't announced any price ranges, feature sets, or target sales figures for its Blu- Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:30:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-10784_3-9948623-7.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Manufacturers have essentially stopped making DVD recorders with hard drives in the United States, but some retailers have been selling foreign DVD-recorders with hard drives, possibly to meet unfulfilled demand. Wed, 28 May 2008 17:46:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/video/n/1769654 Toshiba has announced it will no longer develop, make or market high-definition HD DVD players and recorders. (Feb. 19) Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:13:35 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/142600 UPDATE: Toshiba says it will no longer develop, manufacture, or market HD DVD players and recorders. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/142579 An announcement about Toshiba's HD DVD players and recorders is due next week, says Japanese public broadcaster NHK. Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:50:00 -0500 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/LG_BH200/4505-6463_7-32595250.html?part=ecoustics-cnet The LG BH200 is an improvement on its groundbreaking predecessor, but an HD DVD/Blu-ray combo player just isn't an attractive product anymore. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:38:00 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/reviews/139864 Sony's LF-V30 LocationFree delivers sharp video and audio, while the Slingbox Solo supports multiple devices. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/14941 The battle of evangelism between the Blu-ray and HD DVD high-definition disc camps saw another broadside today, as the Blu-ray Disc Association claims to have sold its one millionth Blu-ray movie in Europe, and cites "industry sales data" showing Blu-ray discs account for some 73 percent of all high-definition movie discs sold in Europe to date.The Blu-ray Disc Association also announced that Blu-ray recorders account for 97 percent of the HD recorder market in Japan, and that D DVD recorders have "failed to make any penetration into Japanese homes."The Blu-ray Disc Association's sales figures appear to come from Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:00:00 -0500 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/Philips_DVDR3575H/4505-6463_7-32566451.html?part=ecoustics-cnet The Philips DVDR3575H is pretty much your only choice if you want a DVD recorder with a hard drive these days, but it's not as good as it could be. Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/139126 The Vardia RD-A301 can record HD video to regular DVDs and transcode MPEG2 to MPEG4 on the fly. Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/14632 Computing:Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard @ CnetSamsung Hybrid Hard Drive @ ExtremetechDell XPS M1730 @ CnetAcer TravelMate 4720-6727 @ PCMagSamsung DVD-AR650 DVD Recorder @ CnetHanns.G LCD Monito Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:21:27 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/Samsung_DVD_AR650_DVD_recorder/4505-9141_7-32432864.html?part=ecoustics-cnet The Samsung DVD-AR650 is a solid DVD recorder with a nice collection of features for digital video archivists. Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:49:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/Toshiba_HD_A30/4505-6463_7-32563583.html?part=ecoustics-cnet The Toshiba HD-A30 is a solid third-generation HD DVD player, but for most people it's not worth the extra dough. Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:51:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/138121 New recorders now can transcode an off-the-air MPEG2 signal in real time into the much-more-efficient MPEG4 AVC format. That means you can pack more video on one disc. Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:00:00 -0400