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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
