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Some two weeks after commenting that the HD disc format war is at “stalemate” Sony CEO Howard Stringer now says that Blu-ray can still defeat HD DVD. “It isn’t the cheaper format,” he admits, “but it is the better format.” Talking to trade magazine The Hollywood Reporter, Stringer added: “Our partners are with Blu-ray disc [...]

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The world’s first OLED TV has gone on sale in Japan, ahead of its official December 1 launch date.  The Sony XEL-1 is just 3mm thin and has a screen measuring 11-inches, yet despite selling for 200,000 yen the first batch are already sold-out on pre-orders. Sony says it hopes to produce 2,000 OLED TVs [...]

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Samsung says it will spend 2 trillion Won expanding its eighth-generation LCD panel production line, but joint venture partner Sony is not taking part. The enlarged factory is expected to begin production during the third quarter of 2008. The first phase of the so-called 8-1 line belongs to S-LCD Corp., which is run by the [...]

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Continuing to push the interactive envelope, Warner’s US release HD DVD of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will feature a unique ‘Live Community Screening’ viewing option. Owners of internet connected HD DVD players can watch the movie via their own players, with one host controlling playback. This ‘community’ can then talk to [...]

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Sony has been fined 47.19 million euros by the European Commission after being found guilty of participating in a European professional video tape cartel. Sony Corporation, Sony France SA and Sony Europe Holding BV have all been found guilty in an investigation which covered activities in the pro video market between 1999 and 2002. The [...]

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Buoyed by improved sales, Sony now believes that the PlayStation 3 can show the same kind of commercial legs as the PS2. “The momentum shift and the energy behind PS3 in time for Christmas is extremely fortuitous,” says CEO Sir Howard Stringer. “This momentum now is the same as it was with PlayStation 2.” Sony [...]

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Sony has admitted that the Japanese debut of its first OLED TV will be limited to just 2000 units. This means that the store allocation of the eagerly-awaited XEL-1 will be restricted to just several units each, guaranteeing a sellout despite the high-ticket price.

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Walt Disney Studios will join Fox Home Entertainment in offering a portable compressed version of feature films as an extra on some of its blockbuster Blu-ray releases during 2008. The so-called ‘Digital Copy’ version can be transferred without restriction to portable media players and PCs. Fox has been the first out of the gate to [...]

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