DVD (Blu-Ray, HD DVD, DVD-Recorder, …) News

WHDI Demonstrates 3D and Lays Out Standard Roadmap
Jun 7, 2010 – WHDI LLC, the organization responsible for managing and licensing the WHDI™ (Wireless Home Digital Interface™) standard has announced the technical features that will be included in upcoming versions of the WHDI specification.
News categories: Wireless Home Digital Interface, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

Sigma Designs Doubles Blu-Ray Media Processor Performance
Jun 1, 2010 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) has announced the availability of its SMP8646 media processor SoC. Designed for networked Blu-ray devices, the chipset enables the latest consumer experiences including 3D video, Flash video, Android and OTT services.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Blu-ray, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Streaming

CyberLink Demonstrates Blu-ray 3D on PCs at Computex 2010
Jun 1, 2010 – At Computex 2010, CyberLink (5203.TW) is demonstrating its PowerDVD 10 ULTRA 3D that enables Blu-ray 3D movie playback on PCs. With PowerDVD, consumers will be able to enjoy full 1080p high-definition stereoscopic video on Blu-ray 3D movies.
News categories: CyberLink, Blu-ray, Media Player, Metaverse

Marvell Introduces '3D by Marvell'
May 31, 2010 – Marvell (Nasdaq: MRVL) has introduced '3D by Marvell', support for 3D Blu-ray playback integrated in the ARMADA™ 1000 High Definition (HD) Media Processor System-on-a-Chip (SoC).
News categories: Marvell, Blu-ray, Digital TV, ICs, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Global Stagnation Set to Continue in Home Video Entertainment
May 25, 2010 – According to Strategy Analytics, the global home video market is poised to see further declines in the years ahead. Global revenue from sales of DVDs and Blu-Ray declined more than 4% in 2009, to $35.7 billion, and is set for another 2% drop in 2010.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Streaming

Zoran Licenses RealD Format for Delivery of 3D Content on CE Products
May 25, 2010 – Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) and RealD have announced that Zoran has licensed the stereoscopic RealD Format and will incorporate support for 3D content delivery and display technology into its TV, set-top box and Blu-ray products.
News categories: RealD, Zoran, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Licensing, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Panasonic Blu-ray Chip Now Certified for DivX Plus™ HD Playback
May 24, 2010 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) has announced the DivX Plus™ HD Certification of the latest Blu-ray player system LSI (Model: MN2WS0141DFF) in the UniPhier® series from Panasonic.
News categories: DivX, Inc, Panasonic, Blu-ray, Media Player, Semiconductor, Streaming

WirelessHD™ Next Generation Standard Now Available
May 10, 2010 – The WirelessHD™ Consortium has made available the WirelessHD 1.1 specification. The specification enables HDTVs, Blu-ray disc players, PCs and portable devices to transmit, share and display content, as well as transfer media files, among a variety of devices.
News categories: Blu-ray, Peripherals / Accessories, Portable, Smart Home, Smart TV

Digital TVs, Blu-Ray Players and Portable Media Players Drive Adoption of Wi-Fi in Consumer Electronics
May 3, 2010 – Across all stationary consumer electronics, which includes set top boxes, game consoles, Blu-ray players, digital picture frames, among other devices, Wi-Fi-enabled devices will exceed 200 million units by 2014, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Camcorder, DVR, Gateway, Home Server, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet