New 500GB Recordable Blu-ray Exposed In Oz Australia is the first country outside of Japan to receive Panasonic’s first stand-alone Blu-ray Disc recorder. The DMR-BW500 will have a 500GB HDD, Blu-ray recording functions, and twin DVB-T HD tuner with 7-day EPG.
Two Channel DVD Recorder From Panasonic Panasonic has released four new DVD recorders that the company claims to deliver quality picture and sound, ‘technology advancements of Deep Colour,’ as well as 1080p up-conversion for full HD viewing.
First Twin Tuner Blu-ray Recorder And 46" Plasma Rolled Out Panasonic Australia has announced the first recordable Blu ray DVD player outside of Japan.The new model comes with Twin High Definition (HD) Tuner and VIERA Link. They are also releasing the first 46" plasma TV as well as new 37" Full HD LCD TV models.
Sony Moves Into Server Market I have been saying for a long time now that what is needed for the home is an entertainment server from a CE vendor not an IT vendor like Microsoft. Now Sony has unveiled a high end server specifically designed to organise collections of digital movies, music and photos in a stand-alone device: the HES-V1000 Home Entertainment Server. The only problem is that it is massively over priced at $3,500.
New Sony 50GB Blu-Ray Discs Sony has launched a 50GB Blu-ray disc which it says will hold over 10 hours of high definition video.
Western Digital Throws The Book At Storage Western Digital has launched a new line of external hard drive storage systems called My Book. Designed to be as easy to use as common household appliances, the My Book Essential Edition is available in capacities from 250 GB ($299) to 500 GB ($559).
Sony And Toshiba Slug It Out In Format War Which is best, HD DVD or Blu-ray? In a battle that will cost millions, some of the biggest names in the business are set to slug it out.
Portable DVD Library on a Hard Drive Dvico today announced the imminent release of the TViX M-3100U, a standalone, hard disk player that plays digital media and DVD files to a home entertainment system.
CE Storage Is Hot Storage is becoming a key selling point for CE resellers with millions now chewing it up for music, video and digital camera content.
Samsung Execs Jailed Over CE Price Fixing The US Government has netted over a billion dollars in fines and jailed 3 Samsung exectives following an investigation onto CE DRAM Memory price fixing.
LG In Shock Blu Ray Move In a shock move LG Electronics has dropped plans to introduce a Blu-ray Disc player this year along with a family of Portable Media Center products, as originally planned and promoted heavily at the recent CES show.
Topfield Portable Records TV Australian company Topfield, best known for its set-top boxes, is releasing its first recordable 20GB portable video player.
SanDisk Takes On Apple SanDisk has launched a barrage of new "memory" products at this years CES in Las Vegas including two new lines of MP3 players. The Company has also said that it will take Apple head on in the flash MP3 market.
5GB Drive for CF Slot In the US Sony has release a 5GB drive that connects via a Compact Flash Type II slot. The Compactvault is designed for photo enthusiasts and so-called "prosumers".
Claritas Launches Powerful Media Centre Claritas Technology has unveiled its One Terabyte Media Centre--five times the storage capacity of personal video recorders.
Pioneer's Digital Home DVD Recorder Pioneer has thrown down the gauntlet to Microsoft and KISS with its new range of USB-enabled DVD Recorders, saying it’s “time to pull the plug” on the PC.
A DVD recorder with 80GB HD for under $500 Lenoxx Electronics is releasing a DVD recorder with a built-in 80GB hard drive for under $500. The DVR 400 will be available in October and records in the DVD+R and DVD+RW formats. Industry analysts have forecast huge drops in the prices of DVD recorders this year, with In-Stat/MDR predicting sub-$500 prices before 2004 is out.
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