by Jeremiah on September 30, 2006
If you’re feeling sorry for your abandoned USB ports HP has good news for you. The HD100 is the first USB 2.0 based external HD-DVD player. But in order to make use of it’s HD-DVD playback, you need at least a 3.2GHz core solo Pentium or an AMD 64 X2 2.2GHz. No wonder no one’s jumping into the high def bandwagon yet. And if you want external output (duh!), you’d better have an HDMI or HDCP-compliant DVI-D cable lying around. The drive also won’t burn regular DVDs. What a bitch waste. It’s due around Christmas time this year, no known pricetag yet.
Press Release (PDF) – Via Everything USB.
by Johan on August 15, 2006
Paramount Pictures will release Mission: Impossible III movie on HD DVD, Blu-ray and DVD. It will become the first movie to be available on DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray. The high-def versions will offer 1080p resolution and 5.1 Dolby Digital Plus surround sound. The HD DVD version will also include an enhanced commentary by director J.J. Abrams and Tom Cruise who shows the pair talking in the corner as the movie plays.
Via Betanews.
German CT magazine has found a huge hole in the copyright protection of Blu-ray and HD DVD movies. By just pushing print screen on a computer, it allows you to copy each frame of a movie. They tested this with the Blu-ray Sony Vaio VGC-RC 204 and the HD DVD Toshiba Qosmio G30 notebook. Using AACS and HDCP, Blu-ray and HD DVD are supposed to be highly secure but it’s not anymore. Visit RegHardware for more info.
by FreshEffect on June 13, 2006
LG’s newest laptop, S1-P555K features 1680 x 1050 15.1-inch display, an Intel Core Duo processor, HD-DVD burner, and an ATI X1600 256MB graphics module. Pricing and availability have not yet been announced. Via Gizmodo./Laptops@TechFresh.
by FreshEffect on May 27, 2006
Digital Cowboy has just released a HD-DVD based media player that plays either HD-DVD and DVD and has the ability be an attachable harddrive. The movies will come out in HD (1920×1080) resolution. For the harddrive all you would need to do is connect the player to the harddrive and you’re ready to go. Digital Cowboy’s media player supports: “Mpeg-1/2/4, DVD (IFO, ISO, VOB), WMV HD, MP3, WMA and OGG.” Via Akihabara News.
There were rumors that there will be an external HD DVD drive for the Xbox 360. It will be released later this year. It was said that the new drive will offer the ability to enjoy HD DVD movies on Xbox and will provide consumers with more choices for experiencing high-definition content in digital form. We can’t find information on shipping dates, pricing, and whether or not the player will support HDCP or HDMI.
Via Engadget.
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by FreshEffect on April 18, 2006
Here’s RCA’s version of an HD-DVD player, the HDV5000. This HD-DVD player will feature HDMI and also component outs that supports 720p / 1080i, S/PIDF, 5.1 channel surround out, and a network connect. The expected MSRP will be $500 and will be released in June. Via Engadget.
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This Qosmio laptop is the world’s 1st laptop to feature an HD-DVD drive. The Qosmio G30 comes equipped with a T2500 2.0Ghz Core Duo Processor, an nVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 with 128Mb of VRAM, 1 GB of RAM, 2 SATA 120 GB Hard Drives, a High Definition WUXGA screen with 1920×1200 resolution, an HD-DVD ROM drive, and a digital and analog TV tuner. All for a hefty €2800 ($3400 US). Info via Akihabara.
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by Jeremiah on March 28, 2006
Pioneer just released three new DVD players with an HDMI port, the DV-696AV, DV-490V and DV-393. The first two support an up scale in 720p/1080i and the DV-696AV is also SACD compatible. DivX 6 support comes with the DV-696AV and DV-490V. Via Akihabara News.
by Alexander on March 20, 2006
Acer just announced that their notebook computers will be equipped with HD-DVD drives. This move contrasts Sony’s move to use Blu-ray drives on their new units. Toshiba also announced that their units will be equipped with HD-DVD. Info via NewLaunches.
