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HD Deals: Xbox 360 Video Game Sale
SV Staff  |  Nov 24, 2009
It's not Black Friday yet, so we wanted to find the best deals to hold you over until then. Today Amazon started a huge Xbox 360 game sale where they pump out a deal every hour. More HD and gadget deals* after the jump. Samsung LN40B750...
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HD Deals: Xbox Live Gold for $30
SV Staff  |  Jan 15, 2010
If you are a serious Xbox 360 gamer you might want to disable your auto-renewal account for your Live membership right now, after the deal we found today: Xbox Live Gold for $30 (normally $50). And this is a perfect time for all of you who still...
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HD Deals: Yamaha 11.2-Channel Digital Receiver
SV Staff  |  Aug 10, 2009
If you're looking to upgrade your home theater check out the deals we found today on speakers and this Yamaha RX-Z11BL 11.2-Channel Digital Home Theater Receiver for $4,999.95. More great HD and gadget deals* after the jump. KEF XQ30MH...
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HD Deals: Zune HD For $179.10
SV Staff  |  Dec 28, 2009
If you missed out on getting that great HD present this year, we have the perfect deal today to make up for it. Get your hands on a Zune HD 32GB Media Player for $179.10. More HD and gadget deals* after the jump. Onkyo HT-RC180 THX Select2 Plus...
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HD Disc Format Orgs Sound Off On Sound
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Oct 04, 2004
We have heard the soundtrack of the High Definition future on DVD, and it's compatible with the jillion1 or so digital surround sound receivers currently delighting home theater owners around the globe - or so says Dolby Laboratories and DTS. In separate recent announcements, each company proudly touted the fact that their audio technologies have been selected as a mandatory part of both the High-Definition Digital Versatile Disc (HD DVD) and the Blu-ray Disc high-definition video disc formats. The two rival disc formats are locked in a good-versus-evil, battle-to-the-death struggle to convince studios, manufacturers, consumers, and anyone else who will listen that their format makes the most sense (and cents) for the future of packaged optical media. Although most people immediately think video when they hear about High Definition on disc, the announcement of mandatory audio standards is an excellent reminder to all concerned that audio quality is just as important as video clarity.
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HD Disc Sales On The Rise
 |  Apr 29, 2007

The PR machines for both competing HD formats are relentless. And I have to admit that the impetus for this story was the Blu-ray Disc Association's recent announcement that Blu-ray beat its rival by getting to one million discs sold to consumers first. But what's more fascinating to me is that the HD DVD isn't far behind, in spite of the fact that consumers are allegedly staying away from both formats in droves because of the format war.

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HD DVD 3G On the Way
Mark Fleischmann  |  Aug 07, 2007
Toshiba isn't wasting any time in unveiling the latest generation of HD DVD players. The third-gen line is already listed on Amazon and a press release now lists official ship dates in the fall.
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HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc 2006: An In-Depth Report
Ultimate AV Staff  |  May 01, 2006
HD DVD is here, sort of, and Blu-ray Disc is to follow early this summer. While there are a still a lot of ifs, ands, or buts that will only be answered once we've seen a good deal of hardware and software, now is as good a time as any to tell you what we know about the two formats so far.
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HD DVD and Blu-ray Release Calendar
Ultimate AV Staff  |  Jun 08, 2006
The studios have released dates for dozens of films coming to you in either Blu-ray or HD-DVD.
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HD DVD and Blu-ray Updates
 |  Aug 03, 2006  |  First Published: Aug 04, 2006

Be sure to check <I>UAV's</I> <a href="http://www.ultimateavmag.com/features/060606nextgen/">Next–Gen release calendar</a> for these updates.

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HD DVD Coming - Just Not Yet
Darryl Wilkinson  |  Mar 24, 2006
Toshiba has decided that an HD DVD player without an HD DVD disc is like an anchor without a boat - or at least a product without a reason to buy it.
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HD DVD Delayed Again
 |  Dec 15, 2005

HD DVD has missed another deadline, this time the end-of-2005 launch date for Japan. HD DVD’s main developer, Toshiba, said the reason for the delay is that the standards for the AACS (Advanced Access Content System) copy protection scheme (used in both HD DVD and Blu-ray) are not finalized yet.

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HD DVD Expands its Offerings
Scott Wilkinson  |  May 15, 2005

At the Media-Tech Expo in Las Vegas last week, Toshiba announced the development of a triple-layer HD DVD-ROM (read-only) disc with a data capacity of 45GB, which is enough to hold 12 hours of high-definition content on a single disc. The new disc joins the existing HD DVD lineup that includes 15GB (single-layer, single-sided) and 30GB (dual-layer, single-sided) versions.

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HD DVD is Dead
Scott Wilkinson  |  Feb 19, 2008

In a widely anticipated press conference today at Toshiba's corporate offices in Tokyo, Japan, the company finally announced its decision to pull the plug on HD DVD. According to a Reuters report, it will begin reducing shipments of players and recorders immediately, with the goal of shutting down the business by the end of next month.

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HD DVD Launches Promotion Tour As Copy Protection Agreement Reached
 |  Feb 19, 2006

This past week two stories circulated around the Internet that dramatically illustrate the confusion surrounding the next-gen optical disc formats. The first rumor had both formats being delayed due to failure to agree to the finalized standard for the AACS copy protection that will be employed by both formats. The second was that Toshiba will kick off a 40-city promotional tour this coming week to hype HD DVD's March launch. Well, is it on again or off again?!

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