http://www.engadgethd.com Engadget HD http://www.engadgethd.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgethd.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/377553232/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/disney-to-finally-unleash-a-few-classics-on-blu-ray/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/disney-to-finally-unleash-a-few-classics-on-blu-ray/#comments<a href="http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6590968.html?nid=3511"><img hspace="16" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="Disney" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2007/08/8-17-07-disneylogo.jpg" /></a>Ever since the early days of the format war, many have questioned Disney's dedicated to the format because over the years as Disney has released a few classics out of its vault onto DVD, Blu-ray fans were left looking through the window. About a year ago we finally got word that Disney was going to stop this trend and <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/08/17/disney--reveals-four-blockbusters-coming-to-blu-ray-in-2008/">release <em>Sleeping Beauty</em> on Blu-ray</a> -- complete with BD Live extras -- and now we got word that there are more classics to follow. In the next two years, Disney plans to release <em>Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs</em>, <em>Pinocchio</em> and <em>Beauty and the Beast</em> on Blu. This is a great sign the Disney is finally pulling out all the stops and putting all its weight behind the new HD format, but only time will tell if these family favorites will be enough to help Blu-ray replace DVD and not be replaced by digital downloads -- anytime soon anyways.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6590968.html?nid=3511>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/disney-to-finally-unleash-a-few-classics-on-blu-ray/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1298330/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/disney-to-finally-unleash-a-few-classics-on-blu-ray/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/377553232" height="1" width="1"/>Beauty and the BeastBeautyAndTheBeastDisneyPinocchioSleeping BeautySleepingBeautySnow WhiteSnowWhiteThu, 28 Aug 2008 18:58:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/disney-to-finally-unleash-a-few-classics-on-blu-ray/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/377462669/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/rotel-debuting-15-series-of-receivers-amplifiers-and-more/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/rotel-debuting-15-series-of-receivers-amplifiers-and-more/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/other-hardware/" rel="tag">Other hardware</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/receivers/" rel="tag">Receivers</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.nicollpr.com/ROTEL/Files/15%20Series/Rotel_15_Series_Press_Release.pdf"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/8-28-08-rotel_15series.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div> Rotel really only comes out to speak to the press <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/Rotel/">once a year</a>, and it always seems to happen right around the September time frame as CEDIA draws near. This year, the high-end brand will be introducing a smattering of new products in the newly created 15 Series. For starters, we've got the flagship RSX-1560 7.1-channel AV receiver, which offers up 100-watts of Class D power per channel, four HDMI 1.3 inputs, 1080p / 24Hz Faroudja video processing and assignable 12V triggers to boot. It'll also be trotting out the RSX-1550 AVR, the RSP-1570 surround processor / preamplifier, the potent RMB-1575 amp and a number of other home components detailed in the read link. The whole crew should be available by Q4, and if you're scouting the stratospheric price tags, they're down there in the PDF as well.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.nicollpr.com/ROTEL/Files/15%20Series/Rotel_15_Series_Press_Release.pdf>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/rotel-debuting-15-series-of-receivers-amplifiers-and-more/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1298077/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/rotel-debuting-15-series-of-receivers-amplifiers-and-more/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/377462669" height="1" width="1"/>15 series15Seriesamplifierav receiverAvReceivercediahigh-endluxuryRB-1510recevierRMB-1506RMB-1575RotelRSP-1570RSX 1550RSX-1560Rsx1550Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:43:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/rotel-debuting-15-series-of-receivers-amplifiers-and-more/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/377462670/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/hdtv-listings-for-august-28-2008/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/hdtv-listings-for-august-28-2008/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/abc/" rel="tag">ABC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/cbs/" rel="tag">CBS</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/discovery-hd/" rel="tag">Discovery-HD</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/espn-hd/" rel="tag">ESPN-HD</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/nbc/" rel="tag">NBC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/listings/" rel="tag">Listings</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="16" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.hdbeat.com/media/2006/09/football.jpg" alt="" /><strong>What we're watching tonight:</strong><br /> <ul> <li> ESPNU HD (720p) premieres HD with Vanderbilt/Miami (OH) at 7 p.m.</li> <li> NBC (1080i) brings NFL with Jaguars/Redskins at 7 p.m.</li> <li> ESPN HD (720p) kicks off the college football season with North Carolina State/South Carolina at 7 p.m.</li> <li> USA (1080i) has U.S. Open Tennis at 7 p.m.</li> <li> Discovery (1080i) lines up Some Assembly Required at 8 &amp; 8:30 p.m., followed by Destroyed in Seconds at 10 p.m.</li> <li> ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC &amp; PBS has the Democratic National Convention at 10 p.m.</li> <li> History (1080i) brings The Works at 10 p.m.</li> <li> A&amp;E (720p) has Jacked: Auto Theft Task Force at 10:30 p.m.</li> <li> ESPN2 HD (720p) brings college football with Oregon State/Stanford at 9 p.m.</li> <li> FSN (720p) has college football with Wake Forest/Baylor at 8 p.m.</li> </ul><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/hdtv-listings-for-august-28-2008/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1298377/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/hdtv-listings-for-august-28-2008/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/377462670" height="1" width="1"/>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:39:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/hdtv-listings-for-august-28-2008/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/377436170/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sony-debuts-bravia-bdv-it1000-blu-ray-home-theater-system/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sony-debuts-bravia-bdv-it1000-blu-ray-home-theater-system/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/receivers/" rel="tag">Receivers</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/speakers/" rel="tag">Speakers</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/sony/" rel="tag">Sony</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://presscentre.sony.eu/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=255&amp;NewsAreaID=2"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/sony_bdv-it1000.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /> <div align="left">Still not satisfied by any of the Blu-ray home theater in a box systems <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/search/?q=blu-ray+htib&amp;searchsubmit=">out there</a>? Then perhaps Sony's just announced Bravia BDV-IT1000 unit will be more to your liking. This one boasts 700W of total power, and includes some wireless rear speakers for added convenience, and slim speakers all around that Sony says are made possible thanks to its brand new finger-sized full-range speaker drive units. The Blu-ray player / receiver at the heart of the unit also looks to be capable enough, with it sporting BD-Live readiness, a pair of HDMI inputs, optical digital and analog stereo audio inputs, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD support, and Sony's trademark Digital Media Port to accommodate a range of <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/27/sony-announces-line-of-digital-media-port-accessories/">add-on devices</a>. No word on a price or release just yet, but we're guessing there's at least a decent chance that'll slip out before Sony packs up and leaves the IFA stage.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.sonyinsider.com/2008/08/28/bravia-theater-blu-ray-solution/">Sony Insider</a>]</div> </div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://presscentre.sony.eu/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=255&amp;NewsAreaID=2>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sony-debuts-bravia-bdv-it1000-blu-ray-home-theater-system/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1298286/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sony-debuts-bravia-bdv-it1000-blu-ray-home-theater-system/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/377436170" height="1" width="1"/>bdv-it1000blu-raybraviahtibifaifa 2008Ifa2008sonyThu, 28 Aug 2008 16:07:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sony-debuts-bravia-bdv-it1000-blu-ray-home-theater-system/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/377424242/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/hp-mediasmart-connect-review/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/hp-mediasmart-connect-review/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/reviews/" rel="tag">Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/media-pcs/" rel="tag">Media PCs</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/media-streamers/" rel="tag">Media streamers</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/hp/" rel="tag">HP</a></p><div align="center"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/hp-msc16md.jpg" /><br /></div> In our recent <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/19/the-media-center-extender-shootout/">roundup of Vista Media Center Extenders</a> we were very disappointed that <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/17/hp-mediasmart-connect-brings-digital-media-to-your-hdtv/">HP MediaSmart connect</a> wasn't available in time to go head to head with the rest. Now that the MediaSmart Connect is in hand, we were anxious to try it out and see how it compares and we have to say that with a MSRP of $350 and a street price at just under $300, we had pretty high expectations. Although there is no doubt that it has the nicest exterior and remote of any extender available, we're not sure if those two merits alone help it to live up to its premium price.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/hp-mediasmart-connect/">HP MediaSmart Connect</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/hp-mediasmart-connect/991594/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/hp-msc04lg_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/hp-mediasmart-connect/991595/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/hp-msc16lg_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/hp-mediasmart-connect/991592/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/hp-msc01lg_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/hp-mediasmart-connect/991580/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/hp-msc02lg_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/hp-mediasmart-connect/991585/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/hp-msc21lg_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/hp-mediasmart-connect-review/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>HP MediaSmart Connect Review</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/hp-mediasmart-connect-review/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1291590/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/hp-mediasmart-connect-review/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/377424242" height="1" width="1"/>extenderfeaturesHP MediaSmartHP MediaSmart ConnectHpMediasmartHpMediasmartConnectMedia CenterMedia Center ExtenderMediaCenterMediaCenterExtenderMediaSmartVista Media CenterVistaMediaCenterVMCWindows Media CenterWindowsMediaCenterThu, 28 Aug 2008 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/hp-mediasmart-connect-review/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/377407540/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/velodyne-gets-ready-to-rumble-at-cedia-with-new-subwoofers/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/velodyne-gets-ready-to-rumble-at-cedia-with-new-subwoofers/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/speakers/" rel="tag">Speakers</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a></p><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/8-28-08-optimum-sub.jpg" alt="" />Velodyne sure has been keeping quiet <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/velodyne/">of late</a>, but now we know why -- it's been saving it all up for a CEDIA extravaganza. From the top, it'll be introducing the Optimum-8, 10 and 12 subs, which feature up to 1,200-watts (RMS) of amplification, interactive front panel displays and an automated, one button 7-band equalizer. Moving on, we've got the in-wall SC-600, Class D-powered DEQ-R (in 8-, 10-, 12- and 15-inch models) and the the small(er) Impact line, which boasts a 6-inch forward firing driver and an 8-inch down-firing passive driver. Expect prices and availability to surface within a few days.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/velodyne-gets-ready-to-rumble-at-cedia-with-new-subwoofers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1298068/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/velodyne-gets-ready-to-rumble-at-cedia-with-new-subwoofers/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/377407540" height="1" width="1"/>cediaDEQ-RImpactoptimumSC-600speakerspeakerssubwoofervelodyneThu, 28 Aug 2008 15:32:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/velodyne-gets-ready-to-rumble-at-cedia-with-new-subwoofers/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/377347400/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sanyo-uncorks-1-295-720p-plv-z60-projector/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sanyo-uncorks-1-295-720p-plv-z60-projector/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/projector/" rel="tag">Projector</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.noydcom.com/press_release/sanyo/PLV-Z60/SANYO_PLV_Z60.pdf"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/8-28-08-z60-sanyo.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div> As the pre-<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/CEDIA/">CEDIA</a> releases continue to roll, we've got <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/26/sanyos-entry-level-plv-z700-projector-runs-1-995-shipping-in/">yet another</a> projector from Sanyo. The PLV-Z60 offers up a native 720p resolution, 10,000:1 contrast ratio, 1,200 ANSI lumens, 3D color management system, 12-bit processing IC for video decoding, scaling and gamma curve generation and a 2x optical zoom. You'll also find VGA, HDMI (x2), component (x2) and S-Video connections, and you can find the PJ itself next month for $1,295. [Warning: PDF read link]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.noydcom.com/press_release/sanyo/PLV-Z60/SANYO_PLV_Z60.pdf>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sanyo-uncorks-1-295-720p-plv-z60-projector/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1298102/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sanyo-uncorks-1-295-720p-plv-z60-projector/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/377347400" height="1" width="1"/>hd projectorHdProjectorpjPLV-Z60projectorsanyoThu, 28 Aug 2008 14:07:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sanyo-uncorks-1-295-720p-plv-z60-projector/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/377307069/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/philips-cinemaone-ipod-speakers-do-the-soundbar-thing/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/philips-cinemaone-ipod-speakers-do-the-soundbar-thing/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/other-hardware/" rel="tag">Other hardware</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/players/" rel="tag">Players</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/speakers/" rel="tag">Speakers</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/philips/" rel="tag">Philips</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.ifa.philips.com/products/pp_cinemaone.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/8-28-08cinemaone15.jpg" /></a> <div align="left">We suppose it was just a matter of time before iPod docks and HTIBs achieved some sort of unholy union, and their demonic lovechild has appeared at IFA -- say hello to the Philips CinemaOne. Essentially a mashup of an iPod speaker system, a DVD player, and a soundbar, it's designed to plug in to your flatscreen via HDMI and provide surround audio through five DSP-driven speakers and 4-inch sub, all in a package about the size of a football. The DivX-compatible DVD player seems decent, with 1080p scaling and Dolby Digital and DTS support, but even though the speakers use the same soundbar tech found in Philips' <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/ambisound">Ambisound</a> line, we've got our doubts that this thing sounds any good -- most soundbars we've heard require a separate large sub to be effective. No pricing or release date yet, but we'd wait to actually hear this thing in person before we started to set aside spare change. Action shot after the break.</div> </div><p><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/philips-cinemaone-ipod-speakers-do-the-soundbar-thing/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Philips intros the CinemaOne iPod / DVD soundbar</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.ifa.philips.com/products/pp_cinemaone.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/philips-cinemaone-ipod-speakers-do-the-soundbar-thing/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1298079/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/philips-cinemaone-ipod-speakers-do-the-soundbar-thing/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/377307069" height="1" width="1"/>ambisoundcinemaonects4000htibipod dockipod speakersIpodDockIpodSpeakersphilipssoundbarsurround soundSurroundSoundThu, 28 Aug 2008 13:20:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/philips-cinemaone-ipod-speakers-do-the-soundbar-thing/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/377217335/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/atlantic-technology-hooks-up-with-netstreams/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/atlantic-technology-hooks-up-with-netstreams/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/speakers/" rel="tag">Speakers</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.cepro.com/article/atlantic_technology_makes_ip_ready_speakers_for_netstreams/#When:16:23:01Z"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="Atlantic Technology IWTS-7 and IWTS-14 LCR speakers" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/20080827-atlantictech_iwts7_iwts14.jpg" /></a><br /></div> When it comes to whole-home audio systems, the idea of using IP transmission is attractive -- the cabling and fine-grained control satisfy our inner geek on so many levels. <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/Atlantic+Technology/">Atlantic Technology</a> is hoping its <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/in-wall/">in-wall</a> speakers will be a natural fit for this market, and has made its IWTS-4, IWTS-7 and IWTS-14 LCR models <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/09/09/netstreams-announces-cinemalinx-ip-based-home-theater-system/">NetStreams</a> compatible to fill the niche (and the holes in your walls). If you're not quite ready to spring for a full NetStreams system with all of its digital wizardry -- digital EQ and bi-amplification courtesy SpeakerLinX amps -- no worries, these speakers can also be hooked up to an old timey conventional analog audio signal. Expect these to ship in Q4 of this year for a yet-unannounced price.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.cepro.com/article/atlantic_technology_makes_ip_ready_speakers_for_netstreams/#When:16:23:01Z>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/atlantic-technology-hooks-up-with-netstreams/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1297303/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/atlantic-technology-hooks-up-with-netstreams/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/377217335" height="1" width="1"/>atlantic technologyAtlanticTechnologyin-wallip audioIpAudioiwts-14iwts-4iwts-7netstreamsspeakersThu, 28 Aug 2008 11:19:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/atlantic-technology-hooks-up-with-netstreams/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/377167584/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/stewart-filmscreens-media-decor-covers-yours-flat-panel-with-ar/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/stewart-filmscreens-media-decor-covers-yours-flat-panel-with-ar/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/misc/" rel="tag">Misc</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/other-hardware/" rel="tag">Other hardware</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.noydcom.com/press_release/stewart/media_decor/Stewart_Media_Decor.pdf"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/8-27-08-media-decor.jpg" /></a><br /></div> If those <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/04/08/draper-introduces-new-flatscreen-lift-to-conceal-your-hdtv/">other</a> flat-panel <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/10/22/k2-mounts-mk-1-studios-tv-lift-hids-flat-panel-under-bed/">concealers</a> have left you <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/08/18/mirror-collage-plasma--tv-cabinet-conceals-your-set-decorates-ro/">wanting</a> more, have a look at Stewart Filmscreen's alternative. The Media D&eacute;cor deployment system "lowers a piece of custom artwork over a fixed Stewart projection screen (or flat-panel TV) when they are not in use," giving those with wall-hung sets the ability to see something other than a black expanse when glancing above the mantel. The device is available in sizes large enough to cover screens up to 110-inches diagonal, and of course, the entire thing can be remotely controlled for extra wow. If this sounds like just the thing to burn through that wad of disposable income you've recently happened upon, give Stewart a call to find out pricing details based on size. [Warning: PDF read link]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.noydcom.com/press_release/stewart/media_decor/Stewart_Media_Decor.pdf>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/stewart-filmscreens-media-decor-covers-yours-flat-panel-with-ar/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1297276/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/stewart-filmscreens-media-decor-covers-yours-flat-panel-with-ar/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/377167584" height="1" width="1"/>artconcealercoverflat-panelmedia decorMediaDecorstewartstewart filmscreenStewartFilmscreenThu, 28 Aug 2008 10:22:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/stewart-filmscreens-media-decor-covers-yours-flat-panel-with-ar/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/377167585/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/philips-new-essence-flattv-and-aurea-sets/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/philips-new-essence-flattv-and-aurea-sets/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/philips/" rel="tag">Philips</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/lcd/" rel="tag">LCD</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/philips-led-42-top.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div> While our primary drool allotment will be directed at <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/philips-8mm-thin-lcd-turns-the-screws-on-sony/">Philips' new 8mm LCD concept</a>, Philips also has some new for-realsies LCDs here at IFA potentially worth your time. Leading off the pack is the LED-backlit 42PFL9803 FlatTV (pictured), a 42-inch set with 128 segments of LED for a purported 2,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. The set runs at 100Hz, has a 17-bit "Color Booster" for a wide gamut, and even does a bit of 2nd gen Ambilight for good measure. Essence (42PES0001) is another 42-inch, 1080p display, but stakes its claim on thinness, measuring 38mm (1.5-inches) deep, and has a single cable running to a connectivity hub which doles out the audio, video and power. 100Hz and wide color gamut are all here. Finally, Philips is doing up a new generation of Aurea sets with new 37-inch and 42-inch 1080p displays, which offer up "Active Frame" transparent frames to reflect the Ambilight surrounding the set. The displays also offer 100Hz, 30,000:1 contrast ratios and 2ms response times. No word on price or availability for any of these, which is starting to sound like the official theme of IFA 2008.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/philips-new-essence-flattv-and-aurea-sets/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1297881/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/philips-new-essence-flattv-and-aurea-sets/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/377167585" height="1" width="1"/>42pes000142pfl9803aureaessenceflattvifaifa 2008Ifa2008lcdphilipsThu, 28 Aug 2008 10:20:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/philips-new-essence-flattv-and-aurea-sets/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/377128645/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/tivo-completes-hat-trick-of-profitable-quarters-then-slips/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/tivo-completes-hat-trick-of-profitable-quarters-then-slips/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/dvrs/" rel="tag">DVRs</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a></p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080827/ap_on_hi_te/earns_tivo"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="Sad TiVo" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/sad-tivo.jpg" /></a>It's hard to believe that TiVo has been with us for 11-years, and even harder to understand how it's managed to hang around all that time with only three profitable quarters. TiVo closed out its second profitable quarter in a row on July 31st, but don't call off that <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/tivo-deathwatch-update-its-still-on/">deathwatch</a> just yet -- the company followed up the good news with a gloomy Q3 forecast to the tune of a $7M - $9M net loss, and revenue below expectations. Mounting competition from cable and satellite operator is eating into the DVR pie, and getting things up and running with <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/01/11/comcast-tivo-in-new-england-market-now-maybe-later-elsewhere/">Comcast</a> has been painfully slow. For TiVo's sake, we hope that things with <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/03/08/cox-already-testing-tivo-dvrs-in-new-england/">Cox</a> and Australia's <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/01/tivo-officially-launches-in-australia/">Seven</a> go a whole lot better, because cutting marketing costs to profitability in the competitive DVR market doesn't sound like a viable long-term strategy to us.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080827/ap_on_hi_te/earns_tivo>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/tivo-completes-hat-trick-of-profitable-quarters-then-slips/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1297574/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/tivo-completes-hat-trick-of-profitable-quarters-then-slips/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/377128645" height="1" width="1"/>comcastcoxdvrfinancialseventivoThu, 28 Aug 2008 09:21:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/tivo-completes-hat-trick-of-profitable-quarters-then-slips/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/377081248/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sharp-debuts-super-slim-xs1-lcd-d65e-display-lineup-and-bd-hp2/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sharp-debuts-super-slim-xs1-lcd-d65e-display-lineup-and-bd-hp2/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/sharp/" rel="tag">Sharp</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/lcd/" rel="tag">LCD</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/sharpxs1_082808.jpg" /><br /></div> Thin is in at IFA 2008, and Sharp's LCD lineup leads off with the super-skinny XS1 Aquos series LCD. A 23mm thick 1080p 52- or 65-inch panel packing 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 100Hz motion processing and detachable speaker system, halves it's <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/19/sharp-unveils-22-thin-internet-ready-lcds/">previous 5cm best</a> from May of this year. Old school fat LCD fans can look forward to the D65E line, pulling 20,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and claiming an "environmentally conscious design" for Sharp's premium range, in sizes from 32- to 52-inch models, with prices to match from &euro;899 to &euro;2299. Of course, none of this would be right without a matching Blu-ray player, and Sharp has announced the BD-HP21H, a Bonus View Profile 1.1 model with a quick-start mode, but like the XS1 lacks pricing info that would make it so much juicier. All are due in the UK in October, we should hope for more details before then.<br /><br /><strong>UPDATE:</strong> Add a few more zeros onto that contrast ratio -- 1,000,000:1 -- Thanks, celle!<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/sharp-xs1-eyes-on-2/">Sharp XS1 eyes-on</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/sharp-xs1-eyes-on-2/1003910/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/xsi-live017_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/sharp-xs1-eyes-on-2/1003909/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/xsi-live018_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/sharp-xs1-eyes-on-2/1003908/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/xsi-live007_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/sharp-xs1-eyes-on-2/1003907/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/xsi-live008_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/sharp-xs1-eyes-on-2/1003906/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/xsi-live010_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/xs1s-official-press-shots-1/">XS1's official press shots</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/xs1s-official-press-shots-1/1003936/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/xs1-pr-007_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/xs1s-official-press-shots-1/1003935/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/xs1-pr-002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/xs1s-official-press-shots-1/1003934/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/xs1-pr-003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/xs1s-official-press-shots-1/1003933/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/xs1-pr-004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/xs1s-official-press-shots-1/1003932/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/xs1-pr-006_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sharp-debuts-super-slim-xs1-lcd-d65e-display-lineup-and-bd-hp2/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1297726/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sharp-debuts-super-slim-xs1-lcd-d65e-display-lineup-and-bd-hp2/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/377081248" height="1" width="1"/>aquosbd-hp21hd65eifaifa 2008Ifa2008lcdxs1Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:15:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sharp-debuts-super-slim-xs1-lcd-d65e-display-lineup-and-bd-hp2/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/377048722/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/toshiba-expands-the-regza-family-with-rv-xv-series-1080p-lcds/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/toshiba-expands-the-regza-family-with-rv-xv-series-1080p-lcds/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/toshiba/" rel="tag">Toshiba</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/lcd/" rel="tag">LCD</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/rv555d_3.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div> IFA's apparently given Toshiba just the opportunity necessary to refresh its line of <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/regza">Regza</a> LCDs, for those without the Resolution+ itch with a few new sizes and features. The existing <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/01/06/toshiba-announces-slew-of-lcds-for-2008/">entry-level XV line</a> of 1080p LCDs gets 46- and 52-inch models, plus a gloss black design that helps it fit in at the Regza family reunion. The brand new RV line of 1080p LCDs bring similar features to the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/toshibas-new-zf-lcds-include-cell-based-resolution-upscaling/">ZF Series</a>, sans Resolution+ technology and one HDMI port, but with Active Vision M100 HD 100/120Hz 5:5 pulldown image processing intact. 37-, 42- and 46-inch sizes are confirmed for the October Euro launch, prices and U.S. availability for both TBD.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/toshiba-expands-the-regza-family-with-rv-xv-series-1080p-lcds/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1297708/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/toshiba-expands-the-regza-family-with-rv-xv-series-1080p-lcds/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/377048722" height="1" width="1"/>100 hz100hz120hz37rv555d42rv555d46rv555dactive visionActiveVisionifaifa 2008Ifa2008m100hdregzarvtoshibaxvThu, 28 Aug 2008 07:27:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/toshiba-expands-the-regza-family-with-rv-xv-series-1080p-lcds/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/377024900/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/toshibas-new-zf-lcds-include-cell-based-resolution-upscaling/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/toshibas-new-zf-lcds-include-cell-based-resolution-upscaling/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/toshiba/" rel="tag">Toshiba</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/lcd/" rel="tag">LCD</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/zf-57d.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div> As <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/10/toshiba-plans-new-lcd-hdtvs-for-ifa-will-include-resolution-te/">expected</a>, Toshiba is offering a new (supposed) world's first here at IFA: a true upscaling TV, finally getting rid of the middle man for upconverting those SD sources. The new ZF Series LCDs include <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Cell/">Cell</a> processors and Toshiba's home grown Resolution+ technology, which does similar edge and detail enhancement to Toshiba's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/XDE/">XDE</a> upscaler -- sharpening detail, smoothing edges, and leaving the rest of the image alone -- but with the added fun of Cell power in the mix. As for the actual displays, Toshiba will be shipping the 40ZF575D (40-inch) and the 46ZF575D (46-inch), both offering 1080p, 30,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 6ms response times and Active Vision M100 HD 100Hz 5:5 pulldown processing, along with four HDMI plugs, component video, RGB and PC input. Right now this is just a Europe launch, and we don't have exact ship dates or pricing, but hopefully Toshiba will soon rectify that.<br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/toshibas-new-zf-lcds-include-cell-based-resolution-upscaling-1/">Toshiba's new ZF LCDs include Cell-based Resolution+ upscaling</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/toshibas-new-zf-lcds-include-cell-based-resolution-upscaling-1/1003739/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/zf-003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/toshibas-new-zf-lcds-include-cell-based-resolution-upscaling-1/1003738/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/zf-004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/toshibas-new-zf-lcds-include-cell-based-resolution-upscaling-1/1003737/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/zf-002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/photos/toshibas-new-zf-lcds-include-cell-based-resolution-upscaling-1/1003736/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/zf-005_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/toshibas-new-zf-lcds-include-cell-based-resolution-upscaling/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1297676/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/toshibas-new-zf-lcds-include-cell-based-resolution-upscaling/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/377024900" height="1" width="1"/>celllcdresolutiontoshibaupscalingzfzf575dThu, 28 Aug 2008 06:33:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/toshibas-new-zf-lcds-include-cell-based-resolution-upscaling/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/376994459/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/panasonic-ifa-2008-prototypes-super-thin-super-green-super-bi/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/panasonic-ifa-2008-prototypes-super-thin-super-green-super-bi/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/plasma/" rel="tag">Plasma</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/ultra-thin-pdp.jpg" /><br /></div> Panasonic's welcoming you to the future of plasma HDTV, starting along with the stunning <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/hands-off-with-panasonics-150-inch-behemoth/">150-inch 4K plasma</a>, that is, surprisingly enough bigger than its old 103-inch model (shocking, we know) leading to the debut of three "super thin" plasma prototypes measuring 24.7mm deep in 50-inch and, for what it claims is the first time, 58- and 65-inch sizes that also include <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/wirelesshd">Wireless HD</a>. One-fourth the thickness of current Panasonic models and one-half the weight combined with no wires leads Panasonic to believe we'll be able to reorganize the living room shortly, without silly mounting issues and need to run cables. If that fails to inspire, how about a 42-inch prototype that claims twice the luminance efficiency and the same brightness as its current 42-inch 1080p model while only sipping half the power -- if that's a <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/29/how-much-does-it-cost-to-just-leave-your-hdtv-plugged-in/">concern</a>. Check out more pics after the break.<p><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/panasonic-ifa-2008-prototypes-super-thin-super-green-super-bi/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Panasonic IFA 2008 plasma prototypes: super thin, super green, super big</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/panasonic-ifa-2008-prototypes-super-thin-super-green-super-bi/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1297652/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/panasonic-ifa-2008-prototypes-super-thin-super-green-super-bi/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/376994459" height="1" width="1"/>150150 inch150Inchhigh luminanceHighLuminanceifaifa 2008Ifa2008super thinSuperThinwireless hdWirelessHdThu, 28 Aug 2008 05:49:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/panasonic-ifa-2008-prototypes-super-thin-super-green-super-bi/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/376965868/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/panasonic-dmp-bd35-and-dmp-bd55-blu-ray-players-officially-officia/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/panasonic-dmp-bd35-and-dmp-bd55-blu-ray-players-officially-officia/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/players/" rel="tag">Players</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/panasonic/" rel="tag">Panasonic</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/dmp-bd35.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div> Say hello to the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/18/panasonic-prepping-dmp-bd35-and-dmp-bd55-blu-ray-players/">successors</a> of the short-lived Panasonic <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/11/panasonics-dmp-bd50-blu-ray-player-gets-reviewed/">DMP-BD50</a>, the new DMP-BD35 (above) and DMP-BD55 (after the break) check off every feature we can think of for a new Blu-ray player, complete with a slim profile (49mm high on the BD35) and hopefully low, low price thanks to a <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/22/panasonics-uniphier-3-to-deliver-cheaper-bd-live-enabled-blu-ra/">45nm 3rd-generation</a> <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/uniphier">UniPhier</a> processor. Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD MA audio support, with internal decoding or bitstreamed output in full 7.1 (plus 7.1 analog audio outs on the DMP-BD55) on top of fully BD-Live / Profile 2.0 compatible hardware finally promise no-compromise hardware for Blu-ray buyers. Release dates and pricing information? Your guess is as good as ours, for now.<p><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/panasonic-dmp-bd35-and-dmp-bd55-blu-ray-players-officially-officia/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Panasonic DMP-BD35 &amp; DMP-BD55 Blu-ray players officially official, still unpriced</em></a></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/panasonic-dmp-bd35-and-dmp-bd55-blu-ray-players-officially-officia/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1297633/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/panasonic-dmp-bd35-and-dmp-bd55-blu-ray-players-officially-officia/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/376965868" height="1" width="1"/>45nm7.1bd livebd-liveBdLivedmp-bd35dmp-bd55ifaifa 2008Ifa2008slim profileSlimProfileuniphierThu, 28 Aug 2008 05:09:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/panasonic-dmp-bd35-and-dmp-bd55-blu-ray-players-officially-officia/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/376937299/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sonys-1-000-000-1-contrast-bravias-launch-in-japan-this-october/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sonys-1-000-000-1-contrast-bravias-launch-in-japan-this-october/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/sony/" rel="tag">Sony</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/lcd/" rel="tag">LCD</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&amp;u=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20080828/sony1.htm&amp;usg=ALkJrhizqc9u8F5_LsMloAL3h5JKJ6d6zQ"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/sonybravias_082808.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div> Sony's <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/05/sony-gets-official-with-xbr6-xbr7-xbr8-hdtv-lineup/">XBR6 / XBR7 / XBR8</a> models are still waiting in the wings for their U.S. debut, but along with HDTVs that push the extremes in thin and fast, the company announced these more conventional models it's deemed "the highest quality BRAVIA HDTVs in history." The XR1 (read: XBR8) series will feature a 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio (3,000:1 static) courtesy of those new TRILUMINOS three-color LEDs, 10-bit BRAVIA Engine 2 processing and Motionflow 120Hz technology. If you can live without 240Hz or WHDI, the 1080p 55-inch edition runs &yen;750,000 ($6,489 U.S.) with a 46-inch for &yen;600,000 ($5,479 U.S.). The next level down is the X1 (read: XBR6 / XBR7) series, based on old school CCFL backlights limited to a 3,000:1 contrast rating, ranging in size from 40- to 52- inches and in price from &yen;530,000 ($4,866 U.S.) to &yen;320,000 ($2,922 U.S.) when they go on sale October 10. Digital Media Extender support, DLNA connectivity and all the other high end feature's make their expected appearance across the lineup. With fears of <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/19/sony-toshiba-farming-out-more-lcd-production/">watered down technology</a> effectively quelled, Sony wouldn't make us wait until October to find out when we can buy an HDTV in the U.S. or <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/12/sony-introduces-x4500-and-w4500-bravia-series-lcd-hdtvs-in-euro/">Europe</a> from this lineup -- somehow we <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/28/sonys-shrouded-bravia-z4500-lcd-with-200hz-motionflow/">doubt it</a>.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&amp;u=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20080828/sony1.htm&amp;usg=ALkJrhizqc9u8F5_LsMloAL3h5JKJ6d6zQ>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sonys-1-000-000-1-contrast-bravias-launch-in-japan-this-october/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1297604/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sonys-1-000-000-1-contrast-bravias-launch-in-japan-this-october/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/376937299" height="1" width="1"/>braviabreaking newsBreakingNewsKDL-40X1KDL-46X1KDL-46XR1KDL-52X1KDL-55XR1triluminosx1xbr6xbr7xbr8xr1Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:23:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sonys-1-000-000-1-contrast-bravias-launch-in-japan-this-october/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/376870753/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sony-delivers-the-first-240hz-lcds-november-10/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sony-delivers-the-first-240hz-lcds-november-10/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/sony/" rel="tag">Sony</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/lcd/" rel="tag">LCD</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&amp;u=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20080828/sony5.htm&amp;usg=ALkJrhgI5cth5E6h64tWjORz0mmwVxzNZw"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/sonyw1_082808.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div> <img vspace="4" hspace="16" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/motionflowlogo.jpg" />Sure Samsung had <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/240hz">240Hz </a>(and wavier hair) first, but with its TVs stuck in development until 2011, Sony's back with another first / best of the night in the W1 series display, packing four times the speed of previous LCD HDTVs, and double that of the new <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/120hz">120Hz</a> your best friend just picked up. Allegedly smoother than Billy Dee Williams cracking open a Colt 45 in Cloud City, the KDL-46W1 and KDL-40W1 bring 1080p with a 3,000:1 contrast ratio, BRAVIA Engine 2 image processing, 24p support and an assortment of hookups from modem to HDMI. Stop by your nearest Japanese electronics shop November 10 to get a peep at these and their <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sony-unveils-worlds-thinnest-lcd-hdtv-9-9mm-kdl-40zx1/">slim, sexy sister</a>, but bring &yen;400,000 ($3,652 U.S.) for the 46-inch or &yen;290,0000 ($2,648 U.S.) for the 40-inch -- you could try showing up without it, but why take chances?<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&amp;u=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20080828/sony5.htm&amp;usg=ALkJrhgI5cth5E6h64tWjORz0mmwVxzNZw>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sony-delivers-the-first-240hz-lcds-november-10/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1297532/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sony-delivers-the-first-240hz-lcds-november-10/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/376870753" height="1" width="1"/>240hzbraviabreaking newsBreakingNewskdl-40w1kdl-46w1lcdmotionflowsonyw1Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:33:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sony-delivers-the-first-240hz-lcds-november-10/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/376861181/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/wirelesshd-nails-down-content-protection-spec/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/wirelesshd-nails-down-content-protection-spec/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/other-formats/" rel="tag">Other formats</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/other-hardware/" rel="tag">Other hardware</a></p><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/wirelesshdtm-announces-publication-wireless-dtcp/story.aspx?guid={A7C863AF-FE3F-483A-B8C6-F7293533B0D3}&amp;dist=hppr"><img vspace="4" hspace="16" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2006/10/wirelesshdlogo.jpg" alt="" /></a><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/wirelesshd">WirelessHD</a> has finished its own content protection system, under the guise of Hollywood's big studios, Digital Transmission Content Protection (DTCP). The idea behind DTCP is establishing that content protected under another system -- like DVD's CSS or Blu-ray's <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/aacs">AACS</a> -- it will retain that same copy protection after it's transmitted, while still allowing streaming and copying from one device to another. Moving beyond simple wireless displays, this allows for easy wireless transmission of managed copies to DVRs, portable media players, etc. Ordinarily, we'd be rather averse to anything the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/mpaa">MPAA</a> has had a hand in, but we're cautiously optimistic if managed copy can actually become more than a theory. Punch the read link for a look at the specs and see if our trust has been misplaced. Of course, they also promised we'd be <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/10/31/wirelesshd-group-plans-to-replace-cables-using-60ghz-band/">seeing hardware in 2008</a>...we're running out of time while <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/whdi">WHDI</a> and <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/uwb">UWB</a> are calling.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/wirelesshdtm-announces-publication-wireless-dtcp/story.aspx?guid={A7C863AF-FE3F-483A-B8C6-F7293533B0D3}&amp;dist=hppr>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/wirelesshd-nails-down-content-protection-spec/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1297076/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/wirelesshd-nails-down-content-protection-spec/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/376861181" height="1" width="1"/>copy protectionCopyProtectiondigital transmission copy protectionDigitalTransmissionCopyProtectiondtcpmanaged copyManagedCopywireless hdWirelessHdThu, 28 Aug 2008 02:05:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/wirelesshd-nails-down-content-protection-spec/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/376841246/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sony-unveils-worlds-thinnest-lcd-hdtv-9-9mm-kdl-40zx1/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sony-unveils-worlds-thinnest-lcd-hdtv-9-9mm-kdl-40zx1/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/sony/" rel="tag">Sony</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/lcd/" rel="tag">LCD</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&amp;u=http://www.sony.jp/CorporateCruise/Press/200808/08-0828/&amp;usg=ALkJrhhgYHgsQTzis754mbgZUAao1tZJEg"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/kdl40zx1a.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div> <img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/bravia1080wirelesslogo.jpg" alt="" />Sony's taken the crown in the race for thinnest LCD HDTV. At just 9.9mm thick the KDL-40ZX1 nearly halves the depth of Hitachi's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/hitachi-shows-off-its-0-74-inch-thick-lcd-hdtv-in-person/">former champ</a> (likely throwing up in the bathroom right now) and comes within a whisper of Pioneer's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/07/hands-on-with-the-pioneer-9mm-thick-kuro-plasma/">ultra thin concept</a>. Featuring a LED backlighting, a 3,000:1 contrast ratio, 120Hz MotionFlow tech, x.v.Color and BRAVIA Engine 2 image processing this is about as close to a 40-inch window on your wall as is likely to arrive soon. Only one HDMI in is directly on the screen itself, all unnecessary HDMI / USB / component inputs are relegated to a base station, with the option for wired or -- possibly <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/whdi">WHDI</a> based? -- <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/14/sony-ready-to-debut-whdi-with-the-dmx-wl1t/">5Ghz wireless</a> (unfortunately limited to 1080i max resolution for now). We'd mention the XMB GUI, AcTVila video on-demand and DLNA support, but at some point it's just piling on. A mere 490,000 yen ($4,474 U.S.) puts the ZX1 on your wall, due at your local Japanese retailer November 10. See you there?<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&amp;u=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/index.htm">AV Watch</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.sonyinsider.com/2008/08/27/the-worlds-thinnest-lcd-tv-is-now-99mm-sonys-kdl-40zx1/">Sony Insider</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&amp;u=http://www.sony.jp/CorporateCruise/Press/200808/08-0828/&amp;usg=ALkJrhhgYHgsQTzis754mbgZUAao1tZJEg>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sony-unveils-worlds-thinnest-lcd-hdtv-9-9mm-kdl-40zx1/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1297528/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sony-unveils-worlds-thinnest-lcd-hdtv-9-9mm-kdl-40zx1/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/376841246" height="1" width="1"/>120hz9.9mmbraviabreaking newsBreakingNewskdl-40zx1lcdsonythin thinnestThinThinnestwhdiwirelessThu, 28 Aug 2008 01:44:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/28/sony-unveils-worlds-thinnest-lcd-hdtv-9-9mm-kdl-40zx1/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/376757915/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/directv-adds-hd-locals-in-chattanooga-augusta-pennsylvania/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/directv-adds-hd-locals-in-chattanooga-augusta-pennsylvania/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/satellite/" rel="tag">Satellite</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/new-content/" rel="tag">New content</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="16" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.hdbeat.com/media/2006/06/at59.gif" />Coming right back is <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/directv">DirecTV</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/24/directv-launches-hd-locals-in-rochester-ny-and-lincoln-ne/">just a few days after</a> activating HD locals in New York and Nebraska comes word that Johnstown-Altoona, PA, Chattanooga, TN and Augusta, GA are the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/28/directv-announces-next-44-markets-to-get-hd-locals/">latest in its 44 planned</a> local rollouts this summer/fall. Better hurry DirecTV, the days are already getting shorter. Beyond the read links is the list of newly-added local networks, proceed with caution, or reckless abandon, it's pretty much the same to us either way.<br /><br /><a href="http://investor.directv.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=330831">Read</a> - Johnstown-Altoona, Pa<br /><a href="http://investor.directv.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=330826">Read</a> - Chattanooga, Tenn<br /><a href="http://investor.directv.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=330818">Read</a> - Augusta, Ga<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/directv-adds-hd-locals-in-chattanooga-augusta-pennsylvania/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1297279/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/directv-adds-hd-locals-in-chattanooga-augusta-pennsylvania/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/376757915" height="1" width="1"/>augustachattanoogadirec tvDirecTvgeorgiahd localsHdLocalslocalspennsylvaniatennesseeWed, 27 Aug 2008 23:29:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/directv-adds-hd-locals-in-chattanooga-augusta-pennsylvania/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/376669215/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/the-hi-def-history-of-the-nfl/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/the-hi-def-history-of-the-nfl/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/abc/" rel="tag">ABC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/cbs/" rel="tag">CBS</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/espn-hd/" rel="tag">ESPN-HD</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/fox/" rel="tag">Fox</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="16" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2007/09/newshield.jpg" alt="NFL logo" />With the first <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/22/all-nfl-games-on-cbs-will-be-in-hd-this-season-finally/">all HD NFL season</a> set to kick off in about a week, our friends over at HD Sports Guide thought it was a good time to look back on the history of the NFL in HD, and we couldn't agree more. No matter if you were there when CBS pioneered football in HD in the New York market way back in 1998 or just got your first HDTV a few weeks ago, we think you'll enjoy the short walk down memory lane that includes a number of stats like the total number of HD games produced by CBS (270), or the teams who've gotten the biggest shaft over the years -- sorry Texan fans. So before you start enjoying every professional football game in HD this season, have a read so you can really appreciate all the SD suffering some of us have endured over the past ten years.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.hdsportsguide.com/news/2008/nfl-high-definition-history/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/the-hi-def-history-of-the-nfl/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1293575/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/the-hi-def-history-of-the-nfl/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/376669215" height="1" width="1"/>HDNFL HDNflHdWed, 27 Aug 2008 21:05:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/the-hi-def-history-of-the-nfl/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/376637933/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/jvcs-nx-bd3-system-enters-the-blu-ray-htib-arena/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/jvcs-nx-bd3-system-enters-the-blu-ray-htib-arena/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/players/" rel="tag">Players</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/speakers/" rel="tag">Speakers</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/jvc/" rel="tag">JVC</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/08/27/jvc.dlna.blu.ray.system/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/20080827-jvcnxbd3.jpg" alt="JVC NX-BD3 Blu-ray HTIB" /></a><br /> </div> The appearance of Blu-ray HTIB systems under <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/01/06/samsung-goes-wild-with-bevy-of-new-htib-systems/">a</a> <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/20/panasonics-blu-ray-sc-bt100-htib-system-gets-reviewed/">number</a> <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/08/31/sony-unveils-blu-ray-equipped-htp-bd2rsf-htib-system/">of</a> <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/25/pioneer-reveals-four-new-htib-systems-three-with-blu-ray-player/">brands</a> is an encouraging sign that the format is at least trying to move into the mainstream living room, and now JVC's thrown its hat into the ring with the 2.1-channel NX-BD3. Of course, simply pulling bits off of Blu-ray discs isn't enough entertainment value these days, so the system also sports DLNA support, a 200-Watt powered sub and a 4x55-Watt amplifier (leaving you two channels to grow into). At &pound;799 ($1,465) for a 2.1-channel setup, you might expect to get the latest and greatest in Blu-ray tech, but Profile 2.0, DTS-HD MA and Dolby TrueHD didn't make the cut -- let's hope some sort of "market adjustment" happens between the time this appears next month and when it crosses the pond.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/08/27/jvc.dlna.blu.ray.system/">Electronista</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://uk.cinenow.com/articles/8511-jvc-launch-dlna-enabled-blu-ray-home-cinema-system>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/jvcs-nx-bd3-system-enters-the-blu-ray-htib-arena/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1297156/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/jvcs-nx-bd3-system-enters-the-blu-ray-htib-arena/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/376637933" height="1" width="1"/>blu-rayhtibjvcnx-bd3speakersWed, 27 Aug 2008 20:04:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/jvcs-nx-bd3-system-enters-the-blu-ray-htib-arena/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/376572084/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/lg-injects-7000-series-hdtvs-with-bluetooth-at-ifa/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/lg-injects-7000-series-hdtvs-with-bluetooth-at-ifa/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/displays/" rel="tag">Displays</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/lg/" rel="tag">LG</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/lcd/" rel="tag">LCD</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/plasma/" rel="tag">Plasma</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/150390/lg_puts_bluetooth_into_new_lcd_plasma_tv_sets.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/lgpg7000_loves_bluetooth_082708.jpg" /></a><br /></div> Even though it's in nearly every phone available, only a <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/04/25/samsung-rolls-out-bluetooth-equipped-pavv-cannes-plasma-tv/">few</a> flat panels with <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/02/27/samsung-launches-three-new-1080p-plasmas-in-korea/">integrated</a> wireless networking have surfaced so far, and now LG's packing Bluetooth into its already highly anticipated <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/14/lgs-pg7000-plasma-claims-infinite-contrast-too/">"infinite black" PG7000 plasma</a> and <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/scarlet">Scarlet</a> LG7000 LCD models. Pricetags are still in the air, but LG says these flatscreens will hit worldwide starting with Europe in September.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/150390/lg_puts_bluetooth_into_new_lcd_plasma_tv_sets.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/lg-injects-7000-series-hdtvs-with-bluetooth-at-ifa/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1297152/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/lg-injects-7000-series-hdtvs-with-bluetooth-at-ifa/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/376572084" height="1" width="1"/>7000bluetoothifaifa 2008Ifa2008lcdlglg7000pg7000plasmawirelessWed, 27 Aug 2008 18:28:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/lg-injects-7000-series-hdtvs-with-bluetooth-at-ifa/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/376531512/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/the-incredible-hulk-blu-ray-brings-green-ray-bd-live-october-21/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/the-incredible-hulk-blu-ray-brings-green-ray-bd-live-october-21/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a></p><em><a href="http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Universal_Specs_The_Incredible_Hulk_Blu-ray_Pre-orders_Launch/3356"><img vspace="4" hspace="16" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/theincrediblehulkbox_082708.jpg" /></a>The Incredible Hulk</em> Blu-ray is definitely getting a more thorough treatment than its <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2006/09/05/hulk-king-kong-and-waterworld-coming-to-hd-dvd-november-14th/">barebones</a> <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/supersearch/?q=hulk&amp;sort=date"><em>Hulk</em></a> HD DVD distant cousin, packing <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/u-control">U-control</a> picture-in-picture and interactive features as well as a standard definition digital copy on a second disc. The 50GB Blu-ray disc includes the 1080p MPEG-4 encoded flick, a DTS-HD Master Audio track as well as <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/bd-live/">BD Live</a> chat, and scene sharing. Hopefully there's room for the hour+ additional footage hinted at by the director in previous interviews, but we're sure that won't stop fans from preordering to get the limited edition "Green Ray" 3D packaging.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Universal_Specs_The_Incredible_Hulk_Blu-ray_Pre-orders_Launch/3356>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/the-incredible-hulk-blu-ray-brings-green-ray-bd-live-october-21/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1296803/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/the-incredible-hulk-blu-ray-brings-green-ray-bd-live-october-21/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/376531512" height="1" width="1"/>bd livebd-liveBdLiveblu-raychatgreen rayGreenRayhulkthe incredible hulkTheIncredibleHulku-controluniversalWed, 27 Aug 2008 17:41:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/the-incredible-hulk-blu-ray-brings-green-ray-bd-live-october-21/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/376479101/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/sony-intros-ta-da5400es-ta-da3400es-and-str-dg820-av-receivers/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/sony-intros-ta-da5400es-ta-da3400es-and-str-dg820-av-receivers/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/receivers/" rel="tag">Receivers</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/sony/" rel="tag">Sony</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://209.85.171.104/translate_c?hl=en&amp;sl=ja&amp;u=http://www.sony.jp/CorporateCruise/Press/200808/08-0827/&amp;prev=/search%3Fq%3DTA-DA5400ES%2Bimpress%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG&amp;usg=ALkJrhhpvySFzLvs5ByTXa3qkTpKAq8krg"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/8-27-08-tada5400es.jpg" /></a><br /></div> We thought we had seen all of Sony's <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/26/sony-unveils-2008-es-receiver-lineup/">2008 ES lineup</a>, but boy were we distinctly incorrect. Sony Japan has today revealed a trio of newcomers, two of which we've never seen before. The TA-DA5400ES packs a 120-watt x 7 channel internal amplifier, six HDMI inputs (and 2 outputs), six optical audio jacks and three sets of component inputs (among others). As for the STR-DA3400ES, the wattage steps down to 100-watts per channel and the port selection isn't nearly as robust; the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/06/23/sony-intros-str-dg520-str-dg720-and-str-dg820-av-receivers/">STR-DG820</a> is already available in the States, making us believe this one's just an overseas re-release. Anywho, feel free to check out the full specifications in the read link below, and you can look for these to land (at least in Japan) this November.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.sonyinsider.com/2008/08/27/sony-unloads-salvo-of-high-end-recievers-ta-da5400es-ta-da3400es-and-str-dg820/">SonyInsider</a>]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://209.85.171.104/translate_c?hl=en&amp;sl=ja&amp;u=http://www.sony.jp/CorporateCruise/Press/200808/08-0827/&amp;prev=/search%3Fq%3DTA-DA5400ES%2Bimpress%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG&amp;usg=ALkJrhhpvySFzLvs5ByTXa3qkTpKAq8krg>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/sony-intros-ta-da5400es-ta-da3400es-and-str-dg820-av-receivers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1296908/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/sony-intros-ta-da5400es-ta-da3400es-and-str-dg820-av-receivers/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/376479101" height="1" width="1"/>av receiveravrAvReceivereses seriesEsSeriesjapansonySTR-DG820TA-DA3400ESTA-DA5400ESWed, 27 Aug 2008 16:20:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/sony-intros-ta-da5400es-ta-da3400es-and-str-dg820-av-receivers/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/376456741/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/hdtv-listings-for-august-27-2008/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/hdtv-listings-for-august-27-2008/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/abc/" rel="tag">ABC</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/cbs/" rel="tag">CBS</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/espn-hd/" rel="tag">ESPN-HD</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/listings/" rel="tag">Listings</a></p><strong><img vspace="4" hspace="16" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/mythbusters-logo.jpg" alt="" />What we're watching tonight:</strong><br /> <ul> <li> USA (1080i) has U.S. Open Tennis at 7 p.m.</li> <li> Discovery (1080i) brings the series premiere of <em>NextWorld </em>at 8 p.m. followed by <em>MythBusters </em>and M<em>an vs. Wild</em></li> <li> History (1080i) presents <em>MonsterQuest </em>at 9 p.m. and <em>Jurassic Fight Club</em> at 10 p.m.</li> <li> ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC &amp; PBS have the Democratic National Convention at 10 p.m.</li> <li> A&amp;E (720p) has <em>Dog the Bounty Hunter</em> at 9:30 p.m.</li> <li> Bravo (1080i) drops in the season finale of <em>Shear Genius</em> at 10 p.m.</li> <li>National Geographic (1080i) has <em>Taboo </em>at 10 p.m.</li> <li> ESPN (720p) has MLB with Red Sox/Yankees at 7 p.m.</li> </ul><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/hdtv-listings-for-august-27-2008/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1297043/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/hdtv-listings-for-august-27-2008/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/376456741" height="1" width="1"/>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:51:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/hdtv-listings-for-august-27-2008/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/376445625/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/toshibas-hanging-on-to-those-hd-dvd-patents/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/toshibas-hanging-on-to-those-hd-dvd-patents/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/hd-dvd/" rel="tag">HD DVD</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/toshiba/" rel="tag">Toshiba</a></p><a href="http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20080826PB200.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="16" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/oranjuicejones-therain_082608_220.jpg" /></a>Toshiba almost had to mess up its thirty-seven hundred dollar lynx coat, at the thought of seeing its <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/02/20/two-years-of-battle-between-hd-dvd-and-blu-ray-a-retrospective/">HD DVD</a> walking in the rain with some alley-cat-coat wearing hush-puppy-shoe-wearin' Taiwanese crumb cake. According to China's<em> Economic Daily News</em>, some Taiwanese manufacturers apparently sought to buy out the company's blue laser patents and use them negotiate a reduction in the cost of Blu-ray licenses. Whatever the master plan was, it's all for naught since Toshiba's not keen on giving up its licenses, which <em>EDN</em> sees as related to the upcoming <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/28/chinas-blu-ray-competitor-cbhd-brings-hd-dvd-back-from-the-dead/">China Blue High Definition</a> discs still set to roll out based on HD DVD. HD DVD without Toshiba is like corn flakes without the milk, so it's unlikely we'll ever see it with anyone else, Tosh's own <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/19/eyes-on-toshibas-new-xd-e500-upconverting-dvd-player/">XDE dalliances</a> notwithstanding.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20080826PB200.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/toshibas-hanging-on-to-those-hd-dvd-patents/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1295894/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/toshibas-hanging-on-to-those-hd-dvd-patents/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/376445625" height="1" width="1"/>cbhdchina blueChinaBluehd dvdHdDvdoran juice jonesOranJuiceJonespatentstaiwantoshibaWed, 27 Aug 2008 15:33:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/toshibas-hanging-on-to-those-hd-dvd-patents/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/376413877/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/netlogic-bdp810-blu-ray-player-details-peek-out/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/netlogic-bdp810-blu-ray-player-details-peek-out/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/players/" rel="tag">Players</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/20080826-netlogicbdp810.jpg" alt="Netlogic BDP810" /><br /></div> News about a new Blu-ray player from Swedish firm Netlogic has crept out of the shadow of the <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/IFA+2008/">IFA</a> show, so let's see what this new BDP810 model is bringing to the party. Our Swedish isn't so good, but luckily what few details are to be had are spelled out on the shec sheet in English. Pretty standard Blu-ray player stuff here with the addition of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA support, though we're not sure if that means decoding is onboard or if the bits must be sent out of the player. Also, no mention is made of ethernet connectivity, so we're going to file the BDP810 as a <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/profile+1.1/">Profile 1.1</a> unit for now. But the one spec we'd really like to see is sadly missing -- price. With an October launch, there's plenty of time to sort this all out, but we're hoping for the entry-level end of the Blu-ray player market to open up.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.netlogic.se/">Read</a> - Netlogic IFA page<br /><a href="http://www.netlogic.se/upload/Produkter/BDP810/DMTECH_BDP810_spec.jpg">Read</a> - Netlogic BDP810 spec sheet [jpeg link]<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/netlogic-bdp810-blu-ray-player-details-peek-out/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1296076/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/netlogic-bdp810-blu-ray-player-details-peek-out/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/376413877" height="1" width="1"/>bdp810blu-ray playerBlu-rayPlayerifa 2008Ifa2008netlogicprofile 1.1Profile1.1Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:43:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/netlogic-bdp810-blu-ray-player-details-peek-out/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/376372252/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/sony-debuts-1-500-sacd-player-with-hdmi-output/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/sony-debuts-1-500-sacd-player-with-hdmi-output/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/other-hardware/" rel="tag">Other hardware</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/players/" rel="tag">Players</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/sony/" rel="tag">Sony</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.sonyinsider.com/2008/08/27/sony-unexpectedly-releases-super-audio-cd-reciever-scd-xa5400es/"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/sony-sacd-08-27-08.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /> <div align="left">We have to admit, that headline makes us a little bit giddy, and Sony seems to be betting there's enough folks giddy enough to throw down their credit card to snag its new high-end <a href="javascript:void(0);/*1219856444850*/">SACD</a> player, which has just made its debut in Japan. In addition to making a bold statement of non-conformity in your A/V rack, the SCD-XA5400ES is particularly notable for its inclusion of an HDMI output, which nicely complements the usual digital optical, coax, and analog audio options. According to Sony, you can also expect nearly zero distortion from the twin R-core transformer and D/A system, which is independent from the general processing chipset. What's more, unlike many such product announcements, while this one made its debut in Japan, it's already available for pre-order from at least one US retailer (JR.com), although there's no promised release date just yet (it lands in Japan in October).<br /></div> </div><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.sonyinsider.com/2008/08/27/sony-unexpectedly-releases-super-audio-cd-reciever-scd-xa5400es/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/sony-debuts-1-500-sacd-player-with-hdmi-output/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1296864/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/sony-debuts-1-500-sacd-player-with-hdmi-output/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/376372252" height="1" width="1"/>hdmisacdsacd playSacdPlayscd-xa5400essonyWed, 27 Aug 2008 13:54:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/sony-debuts-1-500-sacd-player-with-hdmi-output/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/376346332/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/tv-norge-hd-delivers-norways-first-homegrown-hd-channel-october/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/tv-norge-hd-delivers-norways-first-homegrown-hd-channel-october/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/satellite/" rel="tag">Satellite</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/new-content/" rel="tag">New content</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://technofranki.blogspot.com/2008/08/norway-getting-its-first-hd-channel.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/tvnorge_hd_logo_egenlagd.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div> <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/norway">Norway</a> has its first local HD channel is on the way, as TV Norge and Canal Digital have teamed up to deliver TV Norge HD beginning October 3. Norwegian produced content isn't due until '09, in the meantime viewers can live with simulcasts of programs like <em>The Closer</em>, <em>CSI </em>and <em>Rome</em>. Canal Digital previously delivered the European soccer championships and Olympics in HD, and reports over 100,000 HD receivers already installed among Norwegians 1.3 million HDTV owners. NRK, TV2, the ball is in your court.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://technofranki.blogspot.com/2008/08/norway-getting-its-first-hd-channel.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/tv-norge-hd-delivers-norways-first-homegrown-hd-channel-october/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1296166/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/tv-norge-hd-delivers-norways-first-homegrown-hd-channel-october/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/376346332" height="1" width="1"/>canalcanal digitalCanalDigitaleuropenhdnorwaynorwegiantv norgeTvNorgeWed, 27 Aug 2008 13:13:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/tv-norge-hd-delivers-norways-first-homegrown-hd-channel-october/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/376295934/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/ask-engadget-hd-to-tivo-or-not-to-tivo/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/ask-engadget-hd-to-tivo-or-not-to-tivo/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/ask-engadgethd/" rel="tag">Ask Engadget HD</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/dvrs/" rel="tag">DVRs</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/set-top-boxes/" rel="tag">Set-top boxes</a></p><div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/8-17-08-tivo_hd.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div> For as much <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/01/twc-gets-official-with-navigator-rollout-in-raleigh-nc-hands-o/">grief</a> as television providers get for their lackluster set-top-boxes / HD DVRs, we wonder why everyone doesn't own a <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/07/24/tivo-hd-review-roundup/">TiVo</a>? Actually, that'd be Tyler who's wondering:<br /> <br /> "I'm using an HD DVR provided by my cable company, and most times, it works well enough. I've heard that TiVo boxes are <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/comcast+tivo/">superior</a>, though I'm having a tough time justifying the additional monthly cost. I'd love to hear some pros and cons from current / former owners, as well as whether or not they think it's worth it."<br /> <br /> Time to take a stand for your box, TiVo owners. What makes it so worthwhile? Is now a good time to buy one?<br /><br /><em>Got a burning question that you'd love to toss out for Engadget HD (or its readers) to take a look at? Tired of Google's blank stares when you ask for real-world experiences? Hit us up at </em><strong>ask at engadgethd dawt com </strong><em>and keep an eye on this space -- your inquiry could be next.</em><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/ask-engadget-hd-to-tivo-or-not-to-tivo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1296236/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/ask-engadget-hd-to-tivo-or-not-to-tivo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/376295934" height="1" width="1"/>askask engadget hdAskEngadgetHddvrfeatureshd dvrHdDvrpvrset-top-boxtivoWed, 27 Aug 2008 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/ask-engadget-hd-to-tivo-or-not-to-tivo/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/376287971/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/sherwood-bringing-two-new-blu-ray-players-to-cedia/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/sherwood-bringing-two-new-blu-ray-players-to-cedia/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/blu-ray/" rel="tag">Blu-ray</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/players/" rel="tag">Players</a></p><a href="http://www.twice.com/article/CA6590382.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="16" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/sherwoodlogo.jpg" /></a>Sherwood's been known mainly for its audio, but TWICE has the details on two new Blu-ray players on the way at <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/CEDIA/">CEDIA</a>. Consisting of the high end $499 MSRP BDP-6003 and the mass market-targeted $299 BDP-5003 are both Bonus View Profile 1.1 players that upscale all content to 1080p and decode all Blu-ray audio formats, with the 6003 including 5.1 analog out, while the 5003 makes do with just stereo. Front mounted USB ports, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/DivX/">DivX</a>, JPEG and MP3 playback, HDMI 1.3 and Ethernet ports are consistent across both players, but we'll wait for a hands-on next week to see if analog surround sound is enough to bring this hardware on a level with the competition.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.twice.com/article/CA6590382.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/sherwood-bringing-two-new-blu-ray-players-to-cedia/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1296371/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/sherwood-bringing-two-new-blu-ray-players-to-cedia/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/376287971" height="1" width="1"/>5.1 analog5.1Analogbdp-5003bdp-6003blu-raybonus viewBonusViewcediasherwoodWed, 27 Aug 2008 11:47:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/sherwood-bringing-two-new-blu-ray-players-to-cedia/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/376278796/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/tivo-entertainment-weekly-suggested-recordings/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/tivo-entertainment-weekly-suggested-recordings/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/dvrs/" rel="tag">DVRs</a>, <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/others/" rel="tag">Others</a></p><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSBNG32725120080827?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=technologyNews"><img vspace="4" hspace="16" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/sad-tivo.jpg" alt="" /></a>Look <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/tivo">TiVo</a>, it's not like we enjoy having you on <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/01/tivo-deathwatch-update-its-still-on/">deathwatch</a>, so the next thing we want to hear about is <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/05/11/amazon-unbox-content-going-hd-on-tivo/">HD Amazon Unbox rentals</a>, or a do everything tru2way box or...something. <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/22/tivo-lets-users-buy-stuff-from-amazon-on-their-tv-all-three-qvc/">Direct marketing via our set-top box</a> and this latest announcement -- automatic recordings based on suggestions from Time Warner's (the parent company of this blog) <em>Entertainment Weekly</em> -- just aren't cutting it. Broadband-enabled TiVo users can subscribe to EW's "What to Watch" picks and download EW.com video clips to watch on their TV. As much as we enjoy <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/listings/">telling</a> ( and being told) what to watch, most of us have a good idea of what we'd like to see on TV already. As part of a strategy it claims as a way to differentiate itself from generic cable &amp; satellite DVRs it's <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/03/20/poll-who-makes-the-best-hd-dvr/">already regarded as being significantly better than</a>, it's not very inspiring.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSBNG32725120080827?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=technologyNews>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/tivo-entertainment-weekly-suggested-recordings/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/forward/1296620/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/tivo-entertainment-weekly-suggested-recordings/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~4/376278796" height="1" width="1"/>dvrentertainment weeklyEntertainmentWeeklysuggested recordingSuggestedRecordingtivoWed, 27 Aug 2008 11:18:00 ESThttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/tivo-entertainment-weekly-suggested-recordings/http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EngadgetHd/~3/376262881/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/engadget-hd-podcast-099-08-27-2008/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/27/engadget-hd-podcast-099-08-27-2008/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/podcasts/" rel="tag">Podcasts</a></p><img hspace="14" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/09/engadgetpodcastlogo.jpg" alt="" />We start off by talking Blu-ray players -- Samsung, Pioneer and Yamaha all introduced new models this week. We're not ones to complain about increased choice in the market, but we sure do wish that the lower price points would open up. Rumors have been swirling around VUDU this week, and we sympathize with the small company duking it out with much bigger players. Speaking of which, Sony's PlayTV DVR accessory for the PS3 came out, but is it too little, too late? Another company we like to pull for is DISH, which has made the leap (in certain markets) to 100-percent MPEG-4 encoding, which leads us talk about how much (or little) the encoding has to do with ultimate picture quality. That's one area we think ABC needs to step up in its World News Tonight and Nightline productions, so we'll keep hoping for the day that all newscasts get treated to high-quality HD. Finishing up, it's the beginning of football season, which promises lots of joy for college and pro fans alike. <br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>Get the podcast</strong> <p>[<a href="http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=126269845&amp;s=143441">iTunes</a>] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (MP3).<br />[<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/category/podcasts/rss.xml">RSS</a>] Add the Engadget HD Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator and have the show delivered automatically<br />[<a href="zune://subscribe/?EngadgetHD=http://www.engadgethd.com/category/podcasts/rss.xml">Zune</a>]Subscribe to the Podcast directly in the Zune Marketplace<br />[<a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/podcasts/EngadgetHD_Podcast_099.mp3">MP3</a>] Download the show (MP3).<br /><br /></p> <p><strong>Hosts: </strong>Ben Drawbaugh and Steve Kim <strong><br /><strong><br /><strong>Producer: </strong></strong></strong>Trent Wolbe<strong><strong><br /></strong></strong></p> <strong> <strong> <strong>Program</strong></strong></strong><strong><strong><strong><br /></strong></strong></strong>01:04 - <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/20/engadget-hd-podcast-098-08-20-2008/#comments">Comments from Engadget HD Podcast 098 - 08.20.2008</a><br />16:43 - <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/26/samsung-gets-official-with-bd-live-ready-bd-p2500-blu-ray-player/" title="View Samsung gets official with BD-Live-ready BD-P2500 Blu-ray player on Engadget HD" target="_blank">Samsung gets official with BD-Live-ready BD-P2500 Blu-ray player</a><br />18:10 - <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/21/best-buy-unveils-the-samsung-bd-p2550/" title="View Best Buy unveils the Samsung BD-P2550 on Engadget HD" target="_blank">Best Buy unveils the Samsung BD-P2550</a><br />20:53 - <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/22/pioneer-elite-bdp-09fd-profile-2-0-blu-ray-player-leaks-out/" title="View Pioneer Elite BDP-09FD Profile 2.0 Blu-ray player leaks out on Engadget HD" target="_blank">Pioneer Elite BDP-09FD Profile 2.0 Blu-ray player leaks out</a><br />22:45 - <a target="_blank" title="View Audioholics sets loose Yamaha BD-S2900 Blu-ray player for less than $1,000 on Engadget HD" href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/23/audioholics-sets-loose-yamaha-bd-s2900-blu-ray-player-for-less-t/">Audioholics sets loose Yamaha BD-S2900 Blu-ray player for less than $1,000</a><br />25:20 - <a target="_blank" title="View Double toil and trouble, VUDU rumor pot bubbles over on Engadget HD" href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/24/double-toil-and-trouble-vudu-rumor-pot-bubbles-over/">Double toil and trouble, VUDU rumor pot bubbles over</a><br />34:43 - <a href="http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/08/22/sonys-playtv-dvr-for-playstation-3-reviewed-on-video/" title="View Sony's PlayTV DVR for PlayStation 3 reviewed on video on Engadget HD" target="_blank">Sony's PlayTV DVR for PlayStation 3