LG today unveiled the dual-format HD DVD, Blu-ray Disc player that garnered it so many headlines last week. Dubbed the Super Multi Blue Player - aka the BH100 - it’s due to go on sale later this quarter, the company said.
The BH100 supports 1080p playback through HDMI, component- and composite-video outputs. It supports all the usual codec and multi-channel audio trademarks. No surprises there, but the BH100 does have one other interesting feature: Chocolate-inspired backlit touch-sensitive controls.
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LG Electronics (LG), a leader in consumer electronics and mobile communications, announced that it will launch the world’s first dual-format high-definition disc player, capable of playing both Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD content.
LG expects this technological breakthrough to end the confusion and inconvenience of competing high-definition disc formats for both content producers and consumers.
The unit will be released in the United States in early 2007. Details will be provided at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held January 8-11 in Las Vegas.
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The buzz in the industry is saying Toshiba is planning a big announcement next week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
The word is they will be unveiling their third line of HD DVD players that will be even cheaper than its current versions. Toshiba chief Yoshihide Fujii offers this tantalizing hint:
“At first I thought the price threshold is $499. Maybe coming next is $399 and after that is $299.”
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Casio has unveiled their ultra-slim XJ-S30 DLP projector. This projector (pictured on top, for size comparison) measures in at 1.25 inches. The other standout features include the option to receive data via Wi-Fi or directly from USB.
It has a 2,000 lumens brightness rating and but unfortunately only a max resolution of 1024×768, which would be good for business use, but perhaps not the best for the home theater.
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NVIDIA has just release a new set of drivers for movie lovers! With the release of the new forceware drivers you can enjoy a spectacular HD-DVD or Blu-Ray experience.
“This is a milestone in PC entertainment,” said Scott Vouri, general manager of multimedia at NVIDIA. “NVIDIA is proud to be the first graphics processing company in the world to make it possible for consumers to build or upgrade a PC to play HD DVD and Blu-ray movies.”
Firingsquad has the first review
This puppy isn’t for the faint of heart computer wise, look at this laundry list of requirements:
- A PCI Express graphics card with NVIDIA GeForce 7 Series HDCP-capable GPU, secure HDCP CryptoROM, and 256MB graphics memory (see list here)
- WHQL-certified NVIDIA ForceWare drivers that feature PureVideo HD technology
- An optical disc drive that supports Blu-ray or HD DVD movie playback
- Blu-ray or HD DVD movie player software from CyberLink, InterVideo, or Nero
- An HDCP-compliant display
- A dual-core CPU with 1GB of RAM
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