HD-DVD (High-Definition DVD) News

Toshiba's CH-DVD to Hit Market in March
Jan 16, 2008 – The difference between Toshiba's "Chinese CH-DVD format" and HD-DVD lies mainly in the updating of the format's guiding system to use the Chinese-developed AVS audiovisual standard.
News categories: Toshiba, China, Digital TV, DVD, HD-DVD

Toshiba Deploys New HD DVD Marketing Initiatives Based on Strong Fourth Quarter Unit Sales
Jan 14, 2008 – Toshiba America Consumer Products has announced that it is stepping up its successful marketing campaign for HD DVD as it experienced record-breaking unit sales in the fourth quarter of 2007.
News categories: Toshiba America, Digital TV, DVD, HD-DVD, USA

Paramount Denies Report It Will Drop Toshiba's HD DVD
Jan 8, 2008 – Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures denied a newspaper report that the studio is poised to follow Time Warner Inc. in abandoning Toshiba Corp.'s HD DVD technology.
News categories: Paramount Pictures, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, HD-DVD

Blu-ray Disc Movie Titles Outsold HD DVD by Nearly 2-to-1 in the United States and Nearly 3-to-1 in Europe During 2007; Blu-ray Totally Dominates Japanese Market
Jan 8, 2008 – Blu-ray Disc movie titles outsold HD DVD in the United States by a nearly 2-to-1 margin last year, according to sales figures from Home Media Research, an independent market research firm.
News categories: Blu-ray Disc Association, Blu-ray, CES2025, Digital TV, DVD, Europe, HD-DVD, Japan, Market Research, USA

MPEG LA Expands Call for HD DVD Patents
Jan 8, 2008 – In its continued response to marketplace interest in the creation of a joint HD DVD patent license including as much essential intellectual property as possible, MPEG LA has expanded its call for patents essential to the implementation of the HD DVD Standard.
News categories: MPEG LA, HD-DVD, Licensing, Patent

Broadcom's Media PC Technology Enables High Quality Blu-ray Disc® and HD DVD Playback for Acer's Aspire® Notebook Computers
Jan 7, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that Acer has selected its media PC technology for a new line of affordable Aspire® notebook computers.
News categories: Broadcom, Acer, Blu-ray, CES2025, Digital TV, DVD, HD-DVD, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor

Dolby Displays Cutting-Edge Audio and Image Technologies for Digital Entertainment
Jan 7, 2008 – At the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB), is demonstrating technologies that transform images and sound to elevate the digital entertainment experience.
News categories: Dolby, Blu-ray, CES2025, DVD, HD-DVD, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Samsung Leads Consumers to a Life Made Simple at CES 2008, Unveils Breakthroughs in Digital Media Technology and Design
Jan 6, 2008 – Samsung Electronics opened the CES 2008 show unveiling its vision of a world of complete connectivity, one in which the boundaries to both rich content and beautiful design are gone and the result is a life made simple.
News categories: Samsung Electronics, Blu-ray, Camcorder, CES2025, DVD, HD-DVD, IPTV, Mobile, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

CyberLink Showcases Solutions that Make Digital Media Entertainment Come Alive at CES
Jan 4, 2008 – CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW) is showcasing the latest advancements for enabling and enhancing digital media entertainment at the Las Vegas Hilton, Suite 2365 at CES 2008, from January 7-10.
News categories: CyberLink, Blu-ray, DVD, HD-DVD, Streaming