Archive for August, 2006

TDK Increases Blu-ray Capacity

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

TDK unveiled a prototype high-definition DVD disc with eight times the capacity of the industry standard Thursday.

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TDK Increases Blu-ray Capacity

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

TDK unveiled a prototype high-definition DVD disc with eight times the capacity of the industry standard Thursday.

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Cardwell backs third high-def format

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

Former WHV head advising on red-laser-based discs coming to market.

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Cardwell backs third high-def format

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

Former WHV head advising on red-laser-based discs coming to market.

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Intel unveils Merom chip for notebooks

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

Intel formally announced its Merom chip for notebooks Monday, as vendors including Dell’s Alienware, Gateway and Toshiba announced new models built around the processor.

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Intel unveils Merom chip for notebooks

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

Intel formally announced its Merom chip for notebooks Monday, as vendors including Dell’s Alienware, Gateway and Toshiba announced new models built around the processor.

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HD DVD vs. Blu-ray Media Disk War Heats Up

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

The long, hot summer may be winding down, but the HD-DVD-versus-Blu-Ray optical media marketing wars are just starting to heat up.

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HD DVD vs. Blu-ray Media Disk War Heats Up

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

The long, hot summer may be winding down, but the HD-DVD-versus-Blu-Ray optical media marketing wars are just starting to heat up.

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Canon HDV XL-2

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

The folks over at camcorderinfo.com managed to get an exclusive peek at Canon’s new HDV XL-2 video camera. The formal announcement from Canon should be coming later this week at the Canon EXPO event happening in New York City. They are also reporting that this new HDV XL-2 will only record in 1080i and not 720p. Also the XL-2 will not support 24p. Expect to pay at least $10,000 for this beast. More confirmed details will come later this week after the formal announcement.

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How fast does the processor need to be to edit HDV?

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

If you have a processor of at least 2.6 Ghz or faster, you’ll be plenty fast to edit HDV, particularly if you use an intermediary codec.