Archive for August, 2009

Qdeo Blu-ray test disc promises more nits to pick and adjustments to obsess over

Pristine transfers and favorite demo material aside, if you're an obsessive-compulsive videophile like us, one of the first discs you reach for after unboxing that new TV is a calibration disc. You know, the ones with the exciting test patterns and narration that empty a room really fast. Make space in ……
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Toshiba engineering still holding grudge, saddles 2TB RD-X9 DVR with DVD

It's not a big leap to assume that folks who can grab and actually use Toshiba's RD-X9 2TB DVR would want to occasionally archive some of their shows to an optical disc. Yes, plugging in an external USB drive for backups is probably a better approach, but those optical discs are just so bite-sized an……
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Sonic upgrading CinemaNow movie streaming to 1080p

VUDU and Xbox Live, welcome your new competition in the 1080p movie streaming arena, now that Sonic Solutions has announced its CinemaNow service will offer “Blu-ray Disc resolution” (3D is already on the way) with buffer-free playback thanks to its new Cinevision Adaptive HD encoding and delivery system. So……

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