Optical Disc Recorder (DVD, Blu-ray) News

Germany: Consumer Electronics Market Index CEMIX Q1-Q3
Dec 6, 2007 – Results from Q1-Q3 2007 of the Consumer Electronics Market Index (CEMIX), a German market indicator for Consumer Electronics markets, are now available for download.
News categories: GfK, BVT, gfu, Digital TV, DVD, Germany, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

UK: Digital Television Recorders gaining acceptance
Nov 21, 2007 – In the UK market, Digital Television Recorders (DTRs) finally seem to be gaining acceptance as replacement products for Video Recorders. Unit sales doubled between the year ending September 2006 and the equivalent period in 2007.
News categories: GfK, Digital TV, DVD, DVR, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UK

Horizon Semiconductors sets in motion next generation location-free universal HD-DVD/Blu-Ray™ decoder/transcoder SoC
Nov 19, 2007 – Horizon Semiconductors has announced the immediate availability of a System-On-a-Chip (SoC) solution enabling dual channel native 1080/60p decoding, encoding and transcoding for next generation media players/recorders supporting the HD-DVD and Blu-Ray™ optical disc formats.
News categories: Horizon Semiconductors, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, DVR, HD-DVD, ICs, Optical Disc Recorder, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

More CE Devices Enter the Digital TV Market
Nov 13, 2007 – Hybrid devices such as IP-enabled game consoles and DVD players/recorders with integrated digital TV receivers are beginning to make their mark on the DTV industry.
News categories: IMS Research, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Watermarking

Horizon Semiconductors Delivers Revolutionary Single Chip Native 1080/60p High Definition Transcoder for Next-Generation Set-Top Boxes, Media Players, iVDRs and Location-Free TV
Oct 15, 2007 – Horizon Semiconductors has announced the immediate availability of the industry's first single chip multi-standard native 1080/60p Transcoder for the triple-play/quad-play Cable, Satellite and IPTV Set-Top Box, Digital Video Recorder and Home Media Center, Blu-Ray/HD-DVD player and recorder, iVDRs, place shifting boxes and location-free TV markets.
News categories: Horizon Semiconductors, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, IPTV, Optical Disc Recorder, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Panasonic Achieves the World-first Application of 45-nm System LSI Technology into Consumer Electronics
Oct 2, 2007 – Panasonic has achieved a world-first by applying a 45-nm system LSI to consumer electronics. The new LSI is used for six new models of Panasonic's new DIGA-series high definition video recorders, scheduled for release in November 2007.
News categories: Panasonic, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, DVR, HD-DVD, ICs, Optical Disc Recorder, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Panasonic Unveils Six New DIGA Blu-ray and DVD Recorders at CEATEC JAPAN 2007
Oct 2, 2007 – Panasonic has unveiled three new Blu-ray Disc (BD) recorders and three high-definition (HD) DVD recorders at CEATEC JAPAN 2007.
News categories: Panasonic, Blu-ray, DVD, DVR, HD-DVD, Japan, Optical Disc Recorder, Set Top Box

DLNA Launches Expanded Certification Program for Home Networking Products
Oct 1, 2007 – Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA®) has announced the expansion of its Certification and Logo Program to now cover four DLNA device classes: Digital Media Server, Digital Media Player, Mobile Digital Media Server, and Mobile Digital Media Player.
News categories: Digital Living Network Alliance, Digital TV, Media Player, Mobile, Optical Disc Recorder, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, Tablet

Horizon Semiconductors Unveils Industry's First True 1080/60p Universal System-On-A-Chip Solution for Next Generation HD-DVD and Blu-Ray™ Media Players/Recorders
Oct 1, 2007 – Horizon Semiconductors has announced the immediate availability of the industry's first universal System-On-a-Chip solution enabling dual channel true 1080/60p decoding for next generation media players/recorders supporting the HD-DVD and Blu-Ray™ optical disc formats, as well as legacy red laser DVD format.
News categories: Horizon Semiconductors, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, HD-DVD, ICs, Optical Disc Recorder, Semiconductor