Monthly Archives: August, 2008
Blu-ray turns green this fall
Jeb Stuart - 0
The Incredible Hulk will be released on Blu-ray this coming October 21. Among the features of the Blu-ray release and Special Edition DVD are...
DIRECTV adds more local HD markets
DIRECTV now offers local HD channels in the Chattanooga, Tennessee area. The new stations include WTVC/ABC, WDEF/CBS, WDSI/FOX and WRCB/NBC.
DIRECTV also launched local HD...
Samsung fifth gen Blu-ray player announced
Jeff Chabot - 0
Has it been 5 generations already? Samsung announced its fifth generation Blu-ray player today. The BD-P2500 boasts total BD profile compatibility, including BD Live,...
DIRECTV reaches 82 local HD markets
Satellite television provider DIRECTV now offers local HD programming in 82 cities with the additions of the Johnstown-Altoona, Pennsylvania areas. DIRECTV now covers 77-percent...
Yamaha Blu-ray player pricey but stylin’
Mike Allen - 0
Yamaha is certain there is a market for a real high-end Blu-ray Disc player. The BD-S2900 features 12-bit Deep Color, Audio Bitstream, BonusView functions...
Blu-ray ‘not threatened’ by HD broadcasts
Jeff Chabot - 0
Strategy Analytics says that Blu-ray is "not threatened" by HD broadcasts. But if I were Blu-ray, I would be.
According to a report from...
DISH commands MPEG-4 transition
Jeb Stuart - 0
DISH Network announced yesterday it is the first in the television service industry to offer all MPEG-4 based video encoding. In the eastern half...
Verizon adds 55 HD channels in MA & RI
Verizon added 55 new HD channels to its FiOS service in Massachusetts and Rhode Island today. At the same time, it also added 20...
Predator in HD looking half-n-half
Jeb Stuart - 0
TNT ran The Predator in HD the other night and I gotta tell ya I wasn't impressed. While this is probably not TNT's fault,...
Spike to run ‘Star Wars’ in HD on Tuesdays
Spike TV will run the final three chapters of the Star Wars saga in HD on sequential Tuesdays this September. If you missed the...