Neowin News Feed for: High-def

Could Apple TV 2.0 End the High-Def Format War?

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:51:46 +0000

Whenever Apple releases a new product, you can almost feel the wave of amnesia spread over the tech universe. Like the new Apple TV, which hooks directly up to the new iTunes video rental service.... Read more...

CES 2008: High-Def video wars

Brad Wardell — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:39:39 +0000

HD-DVD took a hit this week with Warner Bros. defecting to Blu-Ray. But anyone walking the show floor today at CES would be hard pressed to argue that there is a clear winner at this... Read more...

IFA: Battle over high-def formats comes to Berlin

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:21:50 +0000

Visitors to the IFA consumer electronics show, which opens Friday in Berlin, will have ringside seats to the war over high-definition disc formats raging between Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD. As the two formats duel... Read more...

Moviestar debut brings high-def video to Flash

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:33:21 +0000

Adobe Systems plans to take its popular Flash Player technology to the next level Tuesday, unveiling an update codenamed "Moviestar" equipped with high-definition video technology. Moviestar will support the H.264 codec video compression standard now... Read more...

Total HD High-Def Disc Launch Delayed

Wed, 04 Jul 2007 03:54:35 +0000

With Hollywood studios still split over competing formats for high-definition DVDs, Warner Bros. will delay the launch of a dual-format disc until next year. Earlier this year, the studio introduced a method to playback both... Read more...

Microsoft And Amazon Team Up On High-Def DVDs

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 23:18:43 +0000

Amazon.com and Microsoft have announced the 1,000 HD DVD Indies Project: an effort to make it easier for independent filmmakers to produce and distribute movies in high-definition. Amazon's CustomFlix unit plans to bring as many... Read more...

Sony's Announces Tiny High-Def Camcorder

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:47:53 +0000

Sony Corporation has announced its smallest high-definition camcorder to date: the HDR-CX7, weighing 450 grams and measuring 69 millimeters by 67mm by 129mm. The camera features a 3-megapixel image sensor, although the camera can also... Read more...

Blu-ray Burning Its High-def DVD Rival

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:04:27 +0000

Trade publication Home Media Magazine has released figures, based on studio estimates and Nielsen VideoScan point-of-sale data, which conclude that in the first quarter, 70% of high definition movies were in the Blu-ray Disc format... Read more...

Both sides in high-def DVD battle hunker down for long fight

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:51:40 +0000

In a city built on wagering, the smart money is staying on the sidelines when it comes to the battle between two high-definition DVD formats. The first shots between Blu-ray, backed by a Sony-led consortium,... Read more...

High-def TV not ready for Net's prime time

Fri, 07 Apr 2006 13:08:30 +0000

Television and consumer electronics are benefiting from the new high-definition video formats, but there may not be enough room to enable that type of quality on the internet. A high-definition (HD) streaming video can require... Read more...

Media Center and High-Def content

Brad Wardell — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 03:56:22 +0000

High Definition was part of the opening keynotes here at CES (not really a surprise). And in particular, the the combination of high-def content and Windows Media Center Edition. As some may know, there... Read more...

Microsoft, HP unveil new high-def video disc formats

Tue, 10 May 2005 16:48:54 +0000

While a compromise standard for high-definition DVDs is being negotiated in Japan between backers of the HD-DVD and rival Blu-Ray discs, two rogue high-def video disc formats may have a chance to sneak in the... Read more...