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Samsung will not introduce a dual format Blu-ray HD DVD player into Europe after all. Brand spokesman Steve Mitchell has confirmed that plans to ship the Duo HD player into the UK this Summer have been scrapped, “because of the changing nature of the HD disc market.” Samsung recently confirmed a similar decision for the [...]

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The price of a Sony Blu-ray player will hit 200 dollars by 2009. That’s the view of a man who should know. Sony Electronics US president Stan Glasgow made the prediction during the company’s recent press briefing. Players are expected to close out in 2008 at around 299 dollars. Glasgow also predicts that dedicated player [...]

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Comedy hi-def format HD VMD, proposed by UK-based New Medium Enterprises, says it’s ready and willing to take on Blu-ray. Echoing scenes from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, NME CEO Geoff Russell challenges: “The way is now clear for VMD to be embraced by the industry, our technology is robust and our format is [...]

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Pioneer has been voted the most popular UK TV brand, according to a poll by review website Reevoo. Pioneer Kuro screens came out on top of a survey of 15,000 customer reviews. Heidi Johnson-Cash, Pioneer’s UK Marketing manager said: “We’re delighted that the KURO has been chosen as the favourite television brand. Pioneer’s aim is [...]

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With no dedicated Blu-ray players offering internet interactivity at the moment, it seems a stretch to suggest that BD Live players will be the biggest selling web-enabled devices by 2012. Yet that’s the prediction of market research operation Multimedia Intelligence. It predicts that 50 million BD Live players will be in circulation by the target [...]

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Amid mounting concern over energy-hungry flat-panel TVs, Japan says is will soon mandate tighter energy-saving standards for both LCD and plasma televisions. The move is part of a wider initiative to cut global warming emissions from households. Japanese appliances must already carry an energy star label, to indicate their power consumption. Panasonic says that it [...]

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Sony will finally introduce Blu-ray players compliant with the Profile 1.1 and 2.0 specification of the hi-def format this summer. The Profile 1.1 BDP-S350, which will have a US street price of 400 dollars, comes with a LAN connector, but it will not be compatible with BD Live straight out of a box. Buyers will [...]

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Paramount has confirmed that it’ll be back producing movies on Blu-ray this summer, following the demise of the HD DVD format. In a statement published by The Hollywood Reporter, the Hollywood major says: “We are pleased that the industry is moving to a single high-definition format, as we believe it is in the best interest [...]

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