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

Alticast Demonstrates AltiCaptor Blu-ray Disc Java Solution on Broadcom's Single-Chip BCM7440 Platform
Aug 30, 2007 – Alticast has announced that it will be demonstrating its AltiCaptor Blu-ray Disc Java (BDJ) solution at the IFA consumer electronics tradeshow in Berlin, Germany, from August 31st through September 5th.
News categories: Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, IFABerlin, Middleware, Semiconductor

Sunplus Presents World's First DVD SoC Solution SPHE8203A with DivX HD Playability at IFA2007
Aug 30, 2007 – Sunplus Technology (TSE:2401) (LSE:SUPD) has launched its new generation DVD player platform - SPHE8203A, which is the world's first SoC solution to support DivX high definition content playback. Sunplus will demonstrate SPHE8203A and its reference design at IFA 2007 (Stand 116, Hall 26) during Aug. 31-Sep. 5.
News categories: Digital TV, DVD, ICs, IFABerlin, Media Player, Semiconductor

Consumer Electronics in Russia positively moving ahead
Aug 30, 2007 – Supported by the favourable economic trend and driven by innovative technologies the Russian market for Consumer Electronics rose by a 10 % value growth in the first half year of 2007.
News categories: GfK, Automotive, Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, IFABerlin, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Russia, Smart TV, Tablet

Consumer Electronics in Central Eastern Europe Booming
Aug 30, 2007 – The Consumer Electronics market in the Central Eastern Europe region reveals again an impressive revenue growth of + 13,9 % in the first half of 2007 (Euro basis). Flat panel TVs, portable MP3 Players as well as In Car Entertainment are driving most of this upswing.
News categories: GfK, Automotive, Camcorder, Croatia, Czech Republic, Digital TV, DVD, Hungary, IFABerlin, Optical Disc Recorder, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Smart TV, Tablet

DVD Recorder Sales Rise as Player Sales Fall
Aug 29, 2007 – As worldwide DVD player shipments started to decline in 2006, shipments of DVD recorders continued to rise steadily, reports In-Stat. Sales of DVD player units declined from 126.4 million in 2005 to 124.8 million in 2006, and DVD recorder sales rose from 14 million in 2005 to 16 million in 2006, the high-tech market research firm says.
News categories: Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, HD-DVD, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder

AMIMON Announces WHDI Chipset Availability
Aug 28, 2007 – AMIMON has announced the availability of its Wireless High-definition Interface (WHDI) chipset. The WHDI chipset (AMN2110 and AMN2210) enables CE display and device manufacturers to develop home entertainment products that connect wirelessly.
News categories: Digital TV, DVD, ICs, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

Japan - July 2007 Domestic Shipments of Major Consumer Electronic Equipment
Aug 28, 2007 – Japan Domestic Shipments of Major Consumer Electronic Equipment (July 2007) - TVs (Plasma, LCD TV), DVD players/Recorders, Tuners for satellite broadcasting, ...
News categories: JEITA, Digital TV, DVD, Japan, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Portable Video Playback On The Rise Across Asia; GfK Asia Expects Asian Consumers to Purchase More than 10 Million Portable Video Players in 2007
Aug 24, 2007 – GfK Asia releases its 2007 Half Year Pan Asian Consumer Electronics Data Summary, highlighting the trends in the region's consumer electronics sector.
News categories: Asia, Australia, Cambodia, Camcorder, China, Digital TV, DVD, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Market Research, New Zealand, Optical Disc Recorder, Philippines, Singapore, Smart TV, Tablet, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

CableLabs® Approves DTCP-IP Content Protection for Digital Cable Products
Aug 23, 2007 – CableLabs and the Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator (DTLA) have announced CableLabs approval of the DTCP-IP technology for protection of cable content using Internet Protocol for unidirectional and bidirectional digital cable products.
News categories: CableLabs, Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator, Cable TV, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Licensing, Media Player, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming