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Blu-ray Hits 1 million, HD DVD Poised for Comeback Blu-ray Hits 1 million, HD DVD Poised for Comeback According to Business Wire, Blu-ray Disc has become the first high definition format to sell more than a million discs, a milestone it has achieved in less than one year. Blu-ray Disc sales also…
Has the Plasma Market Flattened? Has the Plasma Market Flattened? Consumer electronics revenue took a hit in February. affecting the once skyrocketing category of plasma TVs. Industry watchdog NPD Group reported that it's retail tracking service found that plasma…
We Got What You Need! We Got What You Need! What do you need? More cables? DVIGear is giving you up to 50% off your order! Need some new AV furniture? StudioTech wants you to win 50% off! How 'bout a killer screen for that brand new projector?…
Yamaha Announces RX-V861 1080p HDMI Reciever Yamaha Announces RX-V861 1080p HDMI Reciever Yamaha Electronics introduced the new RX-V861, an under-$1000 (but just barely) reeceiver with the latest functions and features available from the electronics giant. Featuring four "Scene” pre-set…
Independent Installers Beating Big Box on Tech Support? Independent Installers Beating Big Box on Tech Support? A study released by NPD reveals an interesting perspective on service and how consumers react to the big box offerings. According to NPD, "Consumer technology products are becoming more advanced and…
Cirrus Debuts New CS49700 HD Chipset Cirrus Debuts New CS49700 HD Chipset Austin, Texas based Cirrus Logic has released a new single chip processor for Blu-ray and HD DVD players supporting audio decode standards, DTS and Dolby Digital for surround sound. Cirrus announced…
Firmware Update for Panasonic DMP-BD10 Blu-ray Player Firmware Update for Panasonic DMP-BD10 Blu-ray Player Panasonic released it's V2.0 firmware upgrade for it's DMP-BD10 Blu-ray Disc player. The update sports Dolby True HD and DTS-HD High-Resolution support for outstanding audio. According to Panasonic…
Introducing m-commerce... Shopping via Mobile Phone Introducing m-commerce... Shopping via Mobile Phone You may be content to shop online. Or, you may be the type who enjoys the occasional (or, God help you, chronic) visits to Home Shopping Network or QVC on the television. Perhaps you're old-school…
Is Europe Finally Going HD? Is Europe Finally Going HD? You may assume that because we have a relatively high amount of HDTV content here in the US that the same is true for all other Western countries. This is not only far from true, it's... well, yeah…
LG Electronics Releases 6th Gen Digital ATSC Chipset LG Electronics Releases 6th Gen Digital ATSC Chipset LG Electronics has launched it's 6th generation chipset in anticipation of it's 2008 television line up. The "super-advanced" chipset, which is to be incorporated not only in televisions, but digital…