- Best Buy Movie Downloads: Is the Death of the DVD Nigh?
- PC World News - November 3, 2009
- The emergence of multimedia niceties such as Windows 7's Internet TV and home networking standards such as DLNA 1.5 are starting to make streaming video all the more appealing.
Intel Putting CPUs in TVs with Atom-based "Sodaville" Chips- Digital Trends News - September 25, 2009
- At this week's Intel Developer Forum, Intel formally unveiled "Sodaville," a new 45nm system-on-a-chip based on the comapny's Atom processor that's designed specifically to bring interactive, Internet-based services and content to televisions, set-to...
- Intel unveils system-on-a-chip for TVs
- CNET News - September 24, 2009
- The CE4100 is designed to bring Internet content and services to digital TVs, DVD players, and advanced set-top boxes.
Film Fresh Offers DivX Downloads of Major Studio Films- Digital Trends News - August 26, 2009
- The DivX video format has long been a popular option for folks encoding video to hard disk and DVD (since it gets good compression while maintaining decent video quality)—and, of course, DivX is a frequently-seen video format on torrents and fi...
- Toshiba signs up for Blu-ray
- CNET News - August 10, 2009
- Its rival format long since gone, Toshiba will move on with a new range of DVD players, HDTVs, and laptops that support multiple storage devices.
- Blu-Ray, I Hardly Know Ye
- PC World News - June 22, 2009
- 93 percent of users have no interest in purchasing a Blu-Ray DVD player, despite rising HDTV adoption.
Americans Adopting HDTVs, But Not So Keen on Blu-ray- Digital Trends News - June 19, 2009
- Remember back in early 2008 when Warner Bros. effectively ended the HD DVD/Blu-ray format war by pledging to offer its movies exclusively in Blu-ray format? Toshiba may have thrown in the towel in HD DVD shortly thereafter, but a new poll from Harris...
- Report: Consumers prefer DVDs to downloads
- CNET News - May 12, 2009
- Despite trend toward digital downloads, U.S. consumers still prefer to watch favorite TV shows and movies on DVD, says report from market researcher NPD Group.
- Get a 32-inch HDTV/DVD combo for $325
- CNET News - March 11, 2009
- If you don't mind a refurbished LCD with a short warranty, you're not likely to find a better deal on an HDTV/DVD combo.
- Report: Pioneer to exit TV business
- CNET News - February 6, 2009
- A report in a Japanese newspaper says the company will stop making televisions and spin off its DVD player business.
- Panasonic's Portable Blu-ray Disc Player
- PC World News - January 21, 2009
- Panasonic's portable Blu-ray Disc player with an 8.9-inch screen is expected in the U.S. in May.
Toshiba Unveils New TV Tech for 2009- Digital Trends News - January 7, 2009
- The worker bees at Toshiba have been hard at work during 2008. Despite a devastating failure at the beginning of the year when the HD-DVD format collapsed beneath it, the company has redirected its efforts toward a number of new technologies that wil...
- New LG HDTVs Bypass Set-Top Boxes to Stream Netflix Movies
- PC World News - January 5, 2009
- So far, so good -- but we want details on speed, quality, and wireless capabilities.
LG Plans 480 Hz LCD TV- Digital Trends News - December 30, 2008
- In early 2008, one of the things the high-definition video market was all a-flutter about (besides the outcome of the Blu-ray/HD DVD battle) was increasing refresh rates on big-screen displays. Typical LCD TV panels have refresh rates of 60 Hz, meani...
- Do you watch the DVDs and Blu-rays you buy?
- CNET News - December 4, 2008
- You buy favorite films and TV shows when they come out on DVD/Blu-ray, but do you ever watch them?