Tag Archives: BluRay

Xbox One installs discs to the HDD, friends list capped at 1,000

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The Xbox One’s 50GB Blu-ray discs will automatically rip to your 500GB hard drive, Microsoft tells us, and it looks like you won’t have to wait til they’re done to get going. That’s according to the Xbox One landing page on Xbox.com, spotted by ou…


Panasonic’s UN-W700 runs Android, streams Blu-ray video, takes Skype calls, isn’t a tablet

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We’ve seen Android used for home theater purposes before, but it’s been rare that a company has wanted Google’s OS used almost exclusively with that purpose in mind. Panasonic is gambling that its UN-W700 can use Android (2.3, unfortunately) for an a…


Dolby ups TrueHD lossless audio on Blu-ray to 96k, says every upsampled bit is amazing (video)

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Just because your home theater can handle lossless audio doesn’t mean the sound is as good as it could be. Dolby is now giving Blu-ray producers using Dolby Media Producer Encoder v2 the choice of premastering TrueHD surround sound at an upsampled 96…


Engadget Giveaway: win a Sony 40-inch 1080p HDTV, courtesy of NBC Universal!

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It’s movie time, folks. The bad news is that you have to bring your own popcorn. The good news, on the other hand, is that the feature film and the TV are on us! Thanks to the folks at NBC Universal, there’s a 40-inch 1080p HDTV up for grabs. The occ…


iTunes movies in 1080p: less than or equal to Blu-ray image quality?

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Blu-ray’s been atop the home entertainment mountain, with only fleeting competition from HD-DVDs, ever since its introduction. Since then, home internet connections have gotten faster and the quality of downloadable content has improved such that iTune…


iTunes movies in 1080p: less than or equal to Blu-ray image quality?

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Blu-ray’s been atop the home entertainment mountain, with only fleeting competition from HD-DVDs, ever since its introduction. Since then, home internet connections have gotten faster and the quality of downloadable content has improved such that iTune…


Samsung announces pricing and release dates for 2012 HDTVs

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Samsung on Tuesday announced the pricing and release dates for its 2012 lineup of LED and Plasma TVs. The company will begin shipping new HDTVs this month in the U.S., beginning with the LED 6-series and higher, and the Plasma 6-series and higher. Samsung’s fifth-generation of Smart TV’s feature improved picture quality, dual-core CPUs for faster app launching, integrated cameras and microphones, new “Smart Touch Remotes and Smart Wireless Keyboards,” a new WebKit-based browser, voice controls, gesture controls and facial recognition. “Our goal with this year’s models was to truly redefine what a TV can be while providing unprecedented choice to the consumer,” Samsung America’s Senior VP of Home Entertainment, Joe Stinziano said. “We have delivered the incredible picture quality and


Hitachi to halt domestic production of Wooo LCD and plasma TVs, Mitsubishi to axe optical discs?

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Hitachi’s line of domestically produced Wooo TVs is coming to an end, now that the manufacturer has confirmed plans to close a major plant in central Japan. In an announcement issued today, Hitachi said it will shutter its factory in Gifu, where some …


Panasonic carpet bombs CES with nine new Blu-Ray players

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It’s that time again, folks. Panasonic has (figuratively) taken to the streets of Las Vegas in a ticker tape parade that’s full of press releases. As part of the announcement, the company launched three 3D Blu-Ray players for home theater systems, f…


UltraViolet ‘digital locker’ opens for business. Lets you buy once, play anywhere… eventually

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The first UltraViolet-enabled disks wont actually appear on shelves till tomorrow, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get a head start on migrating to DECE’s buy once, play anywhere platform. The digital locker is now open for business (sort of) and co…