Eyeframe Expands with PPC DVD
Eyeframe announced that PPC DVD will merge into Eyeframe with immediate effect in a move that sees Picture Production Company (PPC) concentrate on its core business activities.
Archive of posts tagged HD DVD
StarBurn Announces Spin-off and Investment Funding
StarBurn Software Ltd. announced its spin-off from Rocket Division Ltd. after securing its first round of investor funding.
LG Super Multi Blue Rewriter GGW-H20L Review
Available by itself or as part of a retail kit, LG Electronics’ Super Multi Blue Rewriter GGW-H20L offers the greatest bang for the buck of any currently available Blu-ray Disc (BD) recorder. With a street price currently running around $275, not only is the GGW-H20L a comparatively economical choice, it’s a peppy feature-leader supporting a …
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First 3X DVD-ROM Disc Produced with DCA Equipment
Doug Carson & Associates announced that the first 3X DVD-ROM disc was successfully mastered and replicated using its formatting software at Sonopress’ North Carolina facility.
The Truth About Total Hi Def Disc (THD)
At a flashy press conference a month ago to promote its new Total Hi Def Disc, Warner Home Video invoked the heroic image of Superman rescuing a crashing airliner. Expected later this year, Total Hi Def disc (THD) will combine HD DVD on one side and Blu-ray Disc (BD) on the other side, thus delivering …
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Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD: Regional Differences
Few efforts in the history of DVD have been as controversial or proven as futile as Regional Playback Control (RPC). Justified as necessary protection in a free-for-all world, condemned as yet another shackle of capitalist oppression and circumvented at every turn, RPC is now the latest problem for next generation Blu-ray Disc (BD) and HD …
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UDO-DMD Promoted to Distribute and Storage HD DVD Content
MKM/Verbatim, Memory Tech Corporation and Plasmon announced a technology and business alliance to manufacture and promote Ultra Density Optical – Digital Master Disk (UDO-DMD).
HD Camcorders – Writable Blu-ray Disc vs. HD DVD
We all know that writable Blu-ray Discs (BD) store a lot more information than HD DVDs. But does it really matter? When it comes to employing them in next-generation high-definition (HD) camcorders, it certainly does.
Writable DVDs for Blu-ray and HD DVD Video
To my mind, seamless evolution requires that, in addition to their own media, BD and HD DVD devices record and play high-definition video (HD) content to and from writable DVD (DVD±R/DL/RW) discs.
DVD±RW DL — D.O.A.?
It would be better if some products never saw the light of day. Certainly, that’s the case with DVD rewritable dual-layer (DL) which is scheduled to appear early next year. Sure, manufacturers promise great things, but why introduce yet another soon-to-be outdated technology to cause more problems for a confused market?