HD Radio Goes Live
Wednesday December 31, 2003
Television isn't the only thing going high-definition. Consumers will soon have the ability to "tune in" on HD Radio. Recently given the go-ahead by the FCC, iBiquity Digital is teaming ... Read More
CBS And Sony Electronics Team Up To Broadcast Super Bowl XXXVIII And AFC Playoffs In HDTV
Tuesday December 30, 2003
HDTV and sports fans rejoice! CBS, with Sony sponsorship (and equipment), will be broadcasting five NFL Playoff Games AND the Superbowl in full 1080i. The first playoff game will be ... Read More
Home Theater - My Favorite Products Of 2003
Monday December 29, 2003
It's that time of year where every electronics journalist picks the best products of the year. Check out my personal favorite, yet affordable, home theater products for 2003.
The Duel Of The Dual-Layer DVD Formats
Monday December 29, 2003
The battle of the recordable DVD formats continues to heat-up as the +R/+RW camp beats the -R/-RW camp to the punch with a Dual-Layer recordable disc option (doubling the recording ... Read More
Fox Home Entertainment Steams Up The D-VHS Format...
Sunday December 28, 2003
Although high definition DVD is on they way, currently, the only way to view pre-recorded high definition recordings is with the D-VHS/D-Theater format. JVC is the principle manufacturer of D-VHS/D-Theater ... Read More
Time Warner Cable Adds HDNet And HDNet Movies To High-Def Lineup
Sunday December 28, 2003
Time Warner Cable increases its commitment to HDTV by adding the only full-time HDTV programming service and the largest producer of original HDTV programming, HDNet, to its already diverse cable ... Read More
There Are So Many DVDs And So Little Time
Saturday December 27, 2003
Everything seems to be coming out on DVD, including entire seasons of your favorite (even failed) television series. But who has time to really watch it all? For an interesting ... Read More
DVDs Make Anti-US Pitch
Friday December 26, 2003
The DVD may be the most successful home entertainment product in history, however, in Iraq, DVDs are being used as another weapon against U.S. and British forces. For more details, ... Read More
Will DVD Acquittal Mean Tougher Copyright Laws?
Wednesday December 24, 2003
Both DVD pirates and advocates of "fair-use" may have gotten a Christmas present this year, as a Norwegian court has acquitted Jon Johansen, who successfully cracked DVD anti-copy codes and ... Read More
Holiday Sales Boost DTV Numbers For October And November
Tuesday December 23, 2003
Digital and HDTV sales increased dramatically as a direct by-product of consumers flocking into stores to purchase increasingly popular LCD and Plasma Flat Panel televisions. For an analysis of this ... Read More
News Corp Gets DirecTV
Monday December 22, 2003
Rupert Murdoch, owner of Fox News and Fox Broadcasting, scores as his News Corp division wins FCC approval to acquire contolling interest in Hughes Electronics and DirecTV. However, in an ... Read More
Rivals Overwhelm Sony And Matsushita In Digital AV Sector
Sunday December 21, 2003
When consumers think of consumer electronics, Sony and Panasonic are the names that most quickly come to mind. However, although both manufacturers have dominated the consumer elecronics market in recent ... Read More
NEC Develops High Definition DVD Compatible Drive
Saturday December 20, 2003
In the latest news on the high definition DVD front, NEC has announced the development of a single optical record/playback "head", utilizing a single lens, but housing both a standard ... Read More
Federal Court of Appeals Protects Rights of File Swappers...
Saturday December 20, 2003
The relentless pursuit by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association Of America) of online music file-swappers gets a minor setback as an Appeals Court Panel in Washington, D.C. overules a previous ... Read More
Last Minute Holiday Shopping Reminder....
Friday December 19, 2003
It's the last week of holiday shopping; you can see the light of Christmas at the end of the long retail checkout line. However, after picking out that home theater ... Read More
2003 Surround Music Award Winners
Friday December 19, 2003
Surround Sound Music is gaining more acceptance with both record makers and consumers. In recognition of the best of surround music recordings, the winners of the 2003 Surround Music Awards ... Read More
GoVideo Introduces New Dual-Deck DVD Recorder/VCR Combo...
Wednesday December 17, 2003
Sansui is no longer the only company with a DVD Recorder/VHS VCR combination deck on store shelves, Go-Video officially announces the pending availability of its own DVD/VHS combo recorder. For ... Read More
Sirius Signs NFL Deal
Tuesday December 16, 2003
Sirius satellite radio takes a gamble by siging a very expensive deal with the NFL to carry its weekly football schedule next season. Sources at XM radio, Sirius's competitor, indicate ... Read More
Sony & BMG Tie The Knot
Monday December 15, 2003
In what may be a sign of a weakened recorded music industry, Sony and BMG circle the wagons to form a new company, Sony-BMG. This comes on the heels of ... Read More
Sony To Build LCD TV Plant In Korea
Sunday December 14, 2003
In the wake of its new partnership with Samsung, Sony is hoping to gain ground in the growing LCD television market by setting up a new plant in Korea to ... Read More
Sony CDP-CX355 CD Changer - Product Of The Week
Sunday December 14, 2003
Is your CD collection crowding your bookcases? If so, check out this 300-CD Megachanger from Sony. In addition to storing your entire CD collection, this player is also compatible with ... Read More
LCD Televisions
Sunday December 14, 2003
Flat panel televisions are quickly becoming quite commonplace on store shelves and in consumers' homes. Although Plasma TVs seem to be be getting all the attention in this area, the ... Read More
Hard disks Add Muscle To DVD Recorder Growth
Saturday December 13, 2003
DVD Recorders are selling very well in Japan, despite higher price tags than traditional VCRS. In addition, there are also increasing sales of DVD recorders in the U.S. and Europe, ... Read More
Flat-Panel Frenzy
Friday December 12, 2003
Despite their high price tags, LCD and Plasma Flat Panel TVs and monitors are taking the consumer electronics market by storm. Sales of flat panel displays are a significant factor ... Read More
DTV-Like Audio Arrives For Analog TV
Thursday December 11, 2003
Consumers that still own analog stereo TVs can now enjoy a similar 5.1 channel surround sound audio experience that is offered to digital TV owners, as Dolby Labs has licensed ... Read More
Blockbuster Chief: End Regional Codes, Thwart Pirates
Wednesday December 10, 2003
At the recent European Video Conference in France, Nigel Travis, Blockbuster Video President, took a bold stand by calling for the end of DVD Region Coding; ending DVD Region Coding ... Read More
Large Screen TV Shortages May Hamper Holiday
Tuesday December 9, 2003
Consumer demand for large screen televisions may be outstripping supply as both manufacturers and retailers try to cope. The moral of this story may be that if you are planning ... Read More
So Farewell...Amp and Deck, as Buyers Ditch Hi-Fi In Favour Of DVD
Monday December 8, 2003
The CD replaced the LP and cassette, the DVD recorder may finally put an end to VHS, and it looks like surround sound may finally dispose of two-channel stereo as ... Read More
Sony Pares Back Specs For All-in-One PSX Console
Sunday December 7, 2003
What was previously promised as a true merger of the home entertainment component and video game system has been cut back as Sony announces the elimination of several key features ... Read More
Yamaha CDR-HD1300 CD Recorder - Hard Drive Combo: Product Of The Week
Sunday December 7, 2003
The CDR-HD1300 is a CD recorder/hard drive combo with a hard drive capacity of 80GB. This is enough space to store 120 CDs! You can also dub from external analog ... Read More
Samsung Electronics Announces 57-Inch TFT-LCD Panel For HDTVs
Saturday December 6, 2003
When it comes to large-size flat panel video displays, most people think of Plasma monitors. However, Samsung continues to provide an alternative with its production of large-sized LCD flat panel ... Read More
Electronics Prices Getting Lower At Greater Number Of Stores
Saturday December 6, 2003
Despite decreasing profit margins and increased competition, many consumer electronics chains are on an expansion track. With $30 DVD players and other low priced items, the consumer may be getting ... Read More
DTS Entertainment Earns Eight Nominations For The 2003 Surround Music Awards
Thursday December 4, 2003
Although DVD-Audio and SACD are both vying to replace the aged CD, DTS (Digital Theater Systems) technology is gaining a growing influence in the surround sound music landscape as evidenced ... Read More
HDTV Sales Jump 50%
Wednesday December 3, 2003
With more program content on the major networks, cable, and satellite as well as decreasing price points, sales of HD-upgradable and integrated HDTVs begin to take a big jump. For ... Read More
Playboy To Launch Spice HDTV
Tuesday December 2, 2003
Are we surprised? If sports isn't enough to get consumers interested in HDTV in larger numbers, perhaps Playboy's recent announcement that it will be providing adult programming on Cablevision's VOOM ... Read More
U.S. Gov’t Imposes Antidumping Penalties
Monday December 1, 2003
In an effort to stem the tide from some Chinese companies "dumping" television sets on U.S shores, the U.S. Department Of Commerce has taken action to penalize several major Chinese-based ... Read More