Singulus Benefits from Growing Blu-ray Market

Singulus Technologies AG announced that it is well positioned to address the growing demand for replication lines as the international market for Blu-ray Disc (BD) continues to expand. According to the statement, practically all major Blu-ray producers worldwide, except Sony, employ Singulus’ BLULINE production equipment.

Yamaha AV Receiver Line-Up Compatible with 3D

Yamaha Electronics Corporation announced that its entire line-up of current A/V receivers support the newest HDMI 1.4a specification, making them fully compatible with all mandated 3D formats. According to the statement, the Yamaha lines conform to the HDMI specifications’ newest requirement released last March. It mandates that A/V receivers must support the frame packing 3D …

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Panasonic Unveils Blu-ray 3D Home Theater Systems

Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company announced the debut of its first Full HD 3D Blu-ray Disc (BD) home theater systems. According to the statement, the top-of-the-line SC-BTT750 features a wireless LAN adaptor and is equipped with sleek Tall Boy speakers, a stylishly slim center channel speaker and a Kelton-type subwoofer. The SC-BTT350 is wireless LAN-ready (requires …

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Panasonic to Establish 3D Innovation Center in U.S.

Panasonic Corporation of North America announced that it will establish a new 3D Innovation Center in the U.S. this fall. According to the statement, the Panasonic 3D Innovation Center will focus on engaging with the entertainment and broadcast communities to enhance 3D production technologies and work flow and foster collaboration with industry partners to develop …

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Samsung Flaunts 3D Wares at IFA

Samsung Electronics announced that it will show off a slate of 3D products at the IFA trade show being held in Berlin, Germany from September 3-8, 2010. According to the statement, this includes full HD 3D LED HDTVs as well as a 3D video projector, Blu-ray 3D player and 3D home theatre system.

Panasonic Official 3D Sponsor of BLUE Summit

Panasonic Corporation announced that it has become the Official 3D Sponsor of this week’s BLUE Ocean Film Festival & Conservation Summit in Monterey, California. According to the statement, BLUE is a global film festival and conservation summit for underwater filmmakers, marine researchers and conservation leaders. The festival also provides the public the opportunity to experience …

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Panasonic Unleashes Six New BDXL Blu-ray Recorders

Panasonic Corporation announced that it will launch six new Blu-ray Disc (BD) / DVD recorders compatible with the new BDXL format. According to the statement, the new DMR-BWT3100 (2TB HDD), DMR-BWT2100 (1TB HDD), DMR-BWT1100 (500GB HDD), DMR-BW890 (1TB HDD), DMR-BW690 (500GB HDD) and DMR-BR590 (500GB HDD) will be available in Japan on September 15, 2010.

First Annual TTG Blu-ray Player Award Winners Announced

The Testing Group announced that it assembled a selection of Blu-ray Disc (BD) players, placed each in one of three categories (budget buy, family friendly, feature rich) then evaluated each player for outstanding performance in that category. According to the statement, the units were judged on audio/video quality, compatibility, user interface and added features using …

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Sony Adopts SDI Media 3D Subtitle Placement Solution

SDI Media announced that Sony Creative Software, a division of Sony Electronics, has adopted and integrated SDI’s XML schema into its Z-Depth 3D subtitle editing application (Z Depth creates the information needed for proper placement of subtitles or menus in the 3D space of a 3D title presentation).