Topic: News

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has been told by a Judge that if it wants to sue P2P pirates in his court it will have to actually present some evidence.

A Toshiba-developed single-sided triple-layer HD DVD disc format with a total storage capacity of 51GB that was reportedly approved by the DVD Forum is just a preliminary version (version 1.9) rather than a final one, according to industry sources in Taiwan.

LG officially introduced its second-generation LG Super Blu Player (model BH200). Sporting both formats' logos, LG's new high-def player is capable of Blu-ray disc and HD DVD playback with BD-Java and HDi interactivity.

The ad-supported music store SpiralFrog made its long-awaited debut on Sunday evening opening with more than 770,000 songs and 3,500 music videos from numerous independent labels and Universal Music Group, the largest of the top four record companies.

Pirate-hunting peer-2-peer poisoners Media Defender seem likely to have been trying to set up a fake torrent site with the aim of entrapping p2p users.

The DVD Forum has approved the introduction of another extension of the HD DVD format, which allows HD DVD Format content to be stored on red-laser recordable discs.

Moser Baer India Ltd has entered the PC peripherals market with the introduction of its first DVD writer, partnering with Philips and Lite-On Digital Solutions.

It looks like HD DVD has pulled ahead in the race to put gigabytes on 12cm discs with the formal approval of it's new triple-layer 51GB standard.

Sony have announced that it will be adding two new Blu-ray Disc players to its roster of high-definition movie players. Joining the $499 entry-level BDP-S300 sometime this fall will be two higher-end machines.

Panasonic announced the debut of its newest LCD home theater projector with 1080p (1,920 x 1,080 pixel) native resolution. The PT-AE2000U suits or savvy home theater enthusiasts and audio video professionals who desire an immersive home entertainment viewing experience.

CMC Magnetics, Ritek, Prodisc Technology and Daxon Technology, four major Taiwan-based producers of blank CD-R discs, are poised to jointly file legal proceedings in Taiwan to accuse Royal Philips Electronics of imposing its unreasonable and discriminating Veeza licensing program upon them.

As the recording industry wakes up from its summer slumber and starts thinking about what will motivate the consumer for the holiday selling season, the major labels are getting ready to launch the "ringle," which combines the mostly defunct single format with ringtones.

The UK government has responded to an electronic petition that called on it to ensure the BBC's iPlayer works on non-Windows PCs.

Resident DVD expert Flash continues his series looking at common questions around the theme of DVD writing. Today he is looking at how to play HD Movies on the Kiss 1600 and Freecom MP350 If you have a question you would like Flash to answer please please email him.

Verbatim has been flaunting the latest addition to its range of recordable high-definition discs – a 30GB dual-layer, single-sided, write once HD-DVD-R disc.

At IFA, Microsoft has made another step to help the HD-DVD format. The maker of Xbox 360 announced a 20-euro cut in the price of its HD DVD add-on drive for the gaming console. According to the Redmond company, the blue-laser high-definition-disc drives are to retail in Europe for 180 euros ($244).

Vringo, a startup launched last year, wants to help you send video to your friends' phones.

Matsushita thinks plasma is still superior to LCDPlasma television technology has a bright future despite an onslaught on its home turf from rival LCD (liquid crystal display) TVs, makers of plasma screens told Reuters at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin.

TiVo is still struggling to add customers, and miscalculations over the popularity of its HDTV products also hurt the company's bottom line for the quarter ending in July.

Responding to consumer demand, Sony has restocked the 60GB PlayStation 3 online.