What Will 2008 Bring to HDTV?
2007 saw HDTV prices continue to drop (around 25-30 percent), greatly improved plasma and LCD flat panel image quality and the additional of more HD channels by both cable and satellite providers. It was a heck of a good year for HDTV! On the downside,…
This Friday Wal-Mart Offers HD DVD Players for $98.87 and More
HD DVD broke through the $200 price barrier last week with a $198, for the Toshiba 2nd generation entry model at Circuit City and Wal-Mart. This week the price drops another 50% for the same Toshiba HD A2 player. The HD A2 plays high definition…
Samsung Confirms December 2007 Release of Its Combo HD DVD/Blu-ray Player
Samsung announced today its high definition combo player (HD DVD/Blu-ray) model BD-UP5000, (first reviewed by HD Guruâ„¢) will ship by this December. A number of websites have been inaccurately reporting the player has been withdrawn from release. Below is a copy of Samsung’s press release…
CEATEC 2007 Highlights
CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced TECnologies) took place last week in Chiba, Japan. There were a number of new products and technologies shown, providing a glimpse of what may appear in the US market in 2009. Here are the highlights. Hitachi showed a prototype of…
IFA 2007 Photos
From Top to Bottom Miss IFA 2007 Sharp’s 1.26 inch LCD HDTV prototype Sharp’s third generation Blu-ray player BD-HP20 (though none has yet reached market) Rear view of the Sharp BD-HP20 (Note the lack of an Ethernet connector) Toshiba SD-L902A First Recordable HD DVD Laptop…
The High Definition Disc Format War Heats Up
The battle of the high definition non-compatible disc formats, Blu-Ray and HD DVD took a turn in favor of HD DVD this past week when Toshiba announced its price drop for its entry level models (HD A2, HD D2) to just $299, giving it a…
Toshiba HD-XA2 Review- An HD Guru Exclusive
The HD-XA2, Toshiba’s latest 2nd generation HD DVD high definition disc player, incorporates a number of “firsts†and offers improved performance compared to Toshiba’s previous top player, the HD-AX1. Among the improvements are faster loading time, better upconversion of standard definition sources and 1080p output…
CES Press Day (Part One)
Promptly beginning at 8:00 AM Sunday the 7th, LG Electronics kicked of the 2007 CES by giving ithe first press conference. The big news? LG displayed and released more details regarding its HD DVD + Blu-ray combo player. Called the “Super Multi Blue” it goes…
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