Category Archives: CES

Germany’s Constantin Film Dumps HD DVD, Goes Blu

Posted on Saturday, January 12, 2008 by MegaZone

Constantin Film AG, which bills itself as “Germany’s leading independent film production and distribution company” is dropping the neutral position it has held in favor of Blu-ray exclusivity. All releases from March 1, 2008 onward will be exclusively Blu-ray. Franz … Continue reading →

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Monsoon Multimedia Touts More Hava Features

Posted on Friday, January 11, 2008 by MegaZone

It seems that Monsoon Multimedia’s tactic this CES has been to spread their press releases out over several days. Today we have two more HAVA related releases touting more features of their platform. The first is the announcement of HAVASoft, … Continue reading →

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The Hauppauge HD PVR, High-Def Component Input For The PC

Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 by MegaZone

Hauppauge today announced a new forthcoming product, the HD PVR. It is a high-definition DVR USB add-on for the PC, which can record HD content in the H.264 or AVCHD formats from component video input. The HD PVR comes with … Continue reading →

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A Mixed Bag From Universal For HD DVD

Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 by MegaZone

With Warner’s switch to Blu, Universal is the largest studio releasing HD DVD, so there are a lot of eyes watching their every move. And there have been mixed reports over the past day. First up, Variety is reporting that … Continue reading →

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Matsushita Jumps On The Name Change Bandwagon

Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2008 by MegaZone

Scientific Atlanta is now Cisco, OCAP… I mean the OpenCable Platform is now Tru2Way, and, as of October 1, 2008 Matsushita will be Panasonic. After 90 years Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. has decided to adopt the name of their most … Continue reading →

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