Yamaha Unveils Latest RX-V Series AV Receivers

Yamaha Corporation of America announced five new audio/video receivers, the RX-V775WA ($849.95), RX-V675 ($649.95), RX-V575 ($549.95), RX-V475 ($449.95) and RX-V375 ($299.95).

Yamaha Unveils Five HTiB Systems

Yamaha Corporation announced five new Home Theater in a Box (HTiB) systems, the YHT-897BL ($849.95), YHT-797BL ($799.95), YHT-597BL ($649.95), YHT-497BL ($479.95) and YHT-397BL ($449.95).

Yamaha Unveils RX-V573 and RX-V473 AV Receivers

Yamaha Corporation of America announced its new 7.1-channel RX-V573 ($549.95) and 5.1-channel RX-V473 ($449.95) audio/video receivers.

Sharp Joins One-Blue Blu-ray Patent Pool

One-Blue, LLC announced that Sharp Corporation has joined its Blu-ray Disc (BD) patent licensing program as a licensor.

Fujitsu Joins One-Blue Blu-ray Patent Pool

One-Blue, LLC announced that Fujitsu Limited has joined its Blu-ray Disc (BD) patent licensing program as a licensor.

Taiyo Yuden Joins One-Blue Blu-ray Patent Pool

One-Blue, LLC announced that Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. has joined its Blu-ray Disc (BD) patent licensing program as a licensor.

Yamaha Joins One-Blue Blu-ray Patent Pool

One-Blue, LLC announced that Yamaha Corporation has joined its Blu-ray Disc (BD) patent licensing program as a licensor.

Can Pit Art Deepen a DVD-R’s Impression?

Why are recordable and rewritable DVD media saddled with the same labeling options as CD-R and CD-RW discs? Felt pens, sticky labels, and inkjet, thermal transfer, and re-transfer printers serve CDs and DVDs alike, but shouldn’t DVDs enjoy something innovative and special?

Philips’ CDD522 Is Evolution, Not Revolution

Based on technology from the very popular and dependable CDD521 it replaces, Philips’ CDD522 ($3895) should be a sensible interim entry-level recorder until the next generation of double speed half-height mechanisms become available and demonstrate themselves as being stable.