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Oppo's new DVD player upconverts, ups the ante

Friday, March 14, 2008 - 4:14am

The best-selling disc players aren’t high-def models like Blu-ray machines — they're upconverting DVD players. Those are regular DVD players that sport an HDMI output for easy connection to an HDTV (HDMI carries both audio and video). Oppo has...

SHIFT: HD DVD is dead, but who's the biggest loser?

Thursday, February 28, 2008 - 2:57pm

When Warner Bros. announced in early January that it was pulling the plug on the release of HD DVD discs and going solely with Blu-ray, everyone could read the writing on the wall without even squinting. Last week, speculation...

Goldmund's $16,900 Blu-ray DVD player: for people with cash to burn

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 - 12:12pm

One wonders how many Eidos 20 BD Blu-ray DVD players Goldmund plans to sell. Granted the company lives in the high-end-equipment space, but seriously folks, what’s up with the price? Yes, this is a very posh Blu-ray player with...

Peer Review: RIP HD DVD and other reflections on the format war

Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 7:24am

So HD DVD is officially dead, and we're more than a little pleased— as of a few months ago there was no end in sight for this tiresome format war. Last week teary commenters were bemoaning the death of...

Amandana Portable DVD Player offered for rich retro fetishists

Adario Strange

Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - 2:53am

One of my favorite Japanese brands, next to the recently embattled Sony, is the Harajuku based Amadana. The company's ability to seamlessly merge retro style with modern technology consistently evokes real-life images of "The Jetsons." The latest must-have gadget from...

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Oppo's new DVD player upconverts, ups the ante

SHIFT: HD DVD is dead, but who's the biggest loser?

Goldmund's $16,900 Blu-ray DVD player: for people with cash to burn

Peer Review: RIP HD DVD and other reflections on the format war

Amandana Portable DVD Player offered for rich retro fetishists

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