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The world’s first HD DVD player has finally gone on sale, in Japan. The long-awaited Toshiba HD-XA1 makes high definition disc playback a reality, upscaling the definition available from DVD and extending the audience experience with a range of playback options, including enhanced L-PCM 5.1ch audio, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD.
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The world is flat - Business - The Washington Times, America’s Newspaper
The demise of the CRT TV is happening at an unprecedented rate. Even the world’s largest brands seem to have been caught out by both the appetite of the consumer for slick looking thinscreens and the rapid price erosion which is fuelling the […]

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With the hype machine gearing up behind both HD DVD and Blu-ray, it’s easy to get swept along with the futuristic view of a converged HD entertainment universe. But not all commentators relish the move to technologies laced with some of the most severe digital rights management technology devised. Andy Marken, of Marken Communications, […]

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While much of the consumer electronics industry remains in the doldrums, the custom installation trade continues to buzz. So much so that CEDIA (the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association) has added a second US trade show to its calendar. Joining its always excellent signature September event will be a spring show to be held […]

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Expect the price of large screen LCD and plasma TVs to plunge over the next few years, as the biggest names in glass embark on a full-blown panel production war. Sony is extending its partnership with Samsung and this week announced that it’s building a new LCD panel production facility in South Korea. The […]

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