Star Trek fans who have been waiting for the newly remastered Original Series to migrate from HD DVD to Blu-ray will be disappointed by Paramount’s announcement that reissues will continue on DVD only.
The HD DVD camp made quite a ballyhoo after the first season of Trek:TOS debuted on its hi-def format, following an impressive remastering [...]
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No HD future for remastered Star Trek
April 17th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: HD DVD and Blu-ray · High definition TV · Home cinema · Trade
US retailer lines up to buy Denon and Marantz
April 15th, 2008 · No Comments
Mainstream US CE retailer Best Buy is apparently in the running to buy a large chunk of D&M Holdings, owner of high-end AV brands Marantz, Denon, Boston Acoustics, Snell and Escient. Holding company RHJ International SA/NV is auctioning its 49 per cent stake in D&M, and has lined up four potential suitors: the aforementioned US [...]
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PS3 finally gets DTS-HD Master Audio support for Blu-ray
April 10th, 2008 · No Comments
The PlayStation 3 will finally get support for DTS-HD Master Audio on Blu-ray discs. The high-quality lossless audio format will become available to PS3 owners with a firmware update due April 15.
DTS-HD MA has long been favoured by Fox for its movie releases. With a bit-rate up to 24.5 Mbps, the system can deliver 7.1 [...]
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Home Cinema Choice Awards announced, Panasonic Blu-ray and BT Vision lead winners
April 8th, 2008 · No Comments
The UK’s ultimate home AV gear for 2008 was revealed at a ceremony in central London last Friday, as the annual Home Cinema Choice Awards were announced. Presented by former Dr Who Sylvester McCoy, the 19 categories were judged and awarded by leading reviewers from UK AV magazine Home Cinema Choice.
Amongst the winners, BT took [...]
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Warner brings DVD and VOD same day releasing to UK
April 7th, 2008 · No Comments
In what could be a trend-setting deal, Warner says it will release new movies on DVD day and date with availability on the UK’s leading Video on Demand services. The move will allow subscribers to Sky Box Office, BT Vision, Virgin and Xbox Live to download and view titles for 3.95 pounds. Viewers will need [...]
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