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The Motley Fool
April 5, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Blu-Ray on the Horizon Blu-ray technology may one day supplant VHS and DVD.   |
Home Theater
October 29, 2008 |
The VCR Is Dead The VCR quietly passed away this month as JVC stopped making standalone VHS decks. |
Home Theater
January 15, 2009 |
Pioneer Discontinues Laserdisc Players Pioneer has discontinued its last three laserdisc player models. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2011
Tierney Plumb |
I Was Wrong About HD-DVDs Blu-ray won the battle, even as regular old DVDs hang around. |
The Motley Fool
October 10, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Not So Fast, Warner, HD Isn't Ready Yet Warner Home Video cut its high-def forecasts, but not far enough. It's VHS vs. Betamax all over again. That's hardly the stuff of sales-record legend. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2006
John Boyd |
Duel of the Discs A Japanese expert's assessment of next-generation DVD machines produces some surprises. |
InternetNews
April 12, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Who Is Drawing Out The High-Def DVD Stalemate? The split in HD DVD format has irritated many of those involved and resulted in consumer confusion over both formats. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Goodbye to DVDs DVDs will be replaced by HD-DVD or Blu-ray discs. While you may find yourself making a decision as a consumer later this year, you probably want to know whether there's anything in it for you as an investor. |
BusinessWeek
August 16, 2004
Ronald Grover |
A War That Hollywood Can't Afford As DVD sales slow, any delay of next-generation must-haves will cost the studios. What should Hollywood do about the battle between Sony and Toshiba over high-definition DVD formats? |
Home Toys
February 2006
James Russo |
Classic Home Toys Installment #2: The Rise and Fall of Betamax Beta and Betamax decks are alive and well. You probably won't find them in your local home electronics store, though. Beta has been relegated mainly to television studio use as well as portable video news cameras. |
PC Magazine
July 13, 2004
Jeremy A. Kaplan |
High-Definition DVD Blu-Ray and HD-DVD go head to head. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Hybrids Are Where It's At In the battle between Blu-ray and HD-DVD, increasing moves towards hybrid technologies should help consumers become adopters. |
PC World
January 2004
Michael Gowan |
Capture TV on DVD The latest DVD recorders are more versatile than your VCR, but getting the most from one isn't as simple as pushing 'record'. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Will Blu-ray Prove Red-Hot? Sony's rival format enters the high-definition home video battle. Investors may want to rethink their priorities before they pay up for a player that will likely drop precipitously in price, the way high-def television sets have in recent years. |
InternetNews
February 19, 2008 |
Toshiba to Quit HD DVDs, Ends Format War Toshiba surrendered in the high-definition home movie war on Tuesday, giving up on its HD DVD format. |
PC Magazine
May 18, 2005
Don Labriola |
Discs After DVD: Blue-Light Specials Early adopters of blue-laser drives will likely use them as storage peripherals. A variety of other optical-disc formats and streaming content-delivery services will soon be vying for the same consumer dollars, and DVDs themselves may continue to be the leading video storage and distribution medium through the end of the decade. |
PC World
April 2006
Dan Tynan |
High-Def Discs Battle for Your Bucks Should you buy a new HD disc player? Probably, but not anytime soon. |
InternetNews
June 19, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Blockbuster Picks Blu-Ray Over HD DVD Finally, someone picks a side in the format war. Can HD DVD recover? |
PC World
August 23, 2002
Martyn Williams |
Sony Set to Unveil Multi-Format DVD Drive New drive will simplify the standards battle by supporting two competing recordable DVD formats. |
The Motley Fool
September 20, 2006
Rich Duprey |
A Hi-Def DVD Hybrid Whether we'll actually ever see mass production of either HD-DVD or Blu-ray, or whether one of the formats becomes this generation's Betamax, some companies will still earn a profit from it all. They're the ones at which investors should probably look more closely. |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2006
Seth Jayson |
DVD Wars: The Waiting Game Delays and confusion in the DVD wars may snag both consumers and investors. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Hollywood Batters Blu-Ray Can the movie studios kill the most promising new DVD format? |
InternetNews
October 21, 2005
Clint Boulton |
Warner The Latest on Blu-ray Bandwagon Warner becomes the fifth of the six major movies studios to back the Blu-ray DVD format, casting a pall on HD-DVD. |
PC World
January 2006
Richard Baguley |
Burn TV on DVD Samsung DVD-VR325... CyberHome DVR1600... Lite-On LVW-5045... Toshiba RD-XS54... Philips DVDR3355... Sony RDR-VX515... Pioneer DVR-633H-S... Panasonic DMR-EH50S... Humax DRT-400... Samsung DVD-TR520... |
PC World
June 29, 2001
Anush Yegyazarian |
Recordable DVD Wars Heat Up With New Entries Prices drop as three major camps ready consumer recorders and PC drive, but a DVD Rewritable standard is still elusive. |
InternetNews
January 7, 2008 |
Toshiba: HD DVD is no Loser to Blu-ray Toshiba Corp said on Sunday its HD DVD high-definition video format is not dead despite being dealt a big setback by Warner Bros studio's decision to exclusively back Sony Corp's rival Blu-ray technology. |
Home Theater
March 2004
Benjamin Dover |
Sony RDR-GX7 DVD Recorder Sony's RDR-GX7 can record three of the five DVD-recordable formats--DVD-R, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW--and it can play DVD+R in addition to these three. |
PC World
January 11, 2001
Anush Yegyazarian |
Recordable DVD--Great Idea, but Which Format? DVD recorders make an entrance, but competing standards muddy the waters... |
Home Toys
April 2006
James Russo |
Classic Home Toys Installment #3: Before There Was DVD There Was...Laservision. Laservision players had actually been invented in 1972 (under the name MCA Disco- O-Vision) and was intended to be an economical way to sell movies to the consumer market. It would be a few years before the players would hit electronics store shelves. |
Home Theater
May 5, 2009 |
GE Disc Stores Half a Terabyte General Electric has developed an optical disc format using microholographic technology that stores 500 gigabytes, or about 100 times the capacity of a DVD, and 10 times the capacity of a Blu-ray dual-layer disc. |
PC World
February 2001
Jon L. Jacobi |
DVD-RAM Video: Don't Ditch Your VCR Someday, DVD-RAM may dominate the video recording realm. But Panasonic Consumer Electronics' gleaming DMR-E10 DVD Video Recorder--the first consumer-oriented DVD-RAM digital video recorder (DVR)--isn't ready to occupy the throne... |
The Motley Fool
February 19, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
HD-DVD Meets Betamax Blu-ray triumphs in the hi-def war. Did you choose wisely? |
BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Fine-Tuning The HDTV Picture How to setup your video projector for best results, why DVDs provide a better image than standard TV, and how to setup HDTV. |
InternetNews
May 13, 2005
Tim Gray |
Toshiba's Triple HD-DVD Play No one is ready to yield in the HD-DVD storage battle. |
Home Theater
November 22, 2004
Darryl Wilkinson |
Green with Envy Over New Blu-Ray Triple Disc Recorder Sharp's three-in-one HD recorder is the first to combine Blu-ray Disc and DVD recorders with a hard disc drive. |
InternetNews
January 7, 2008
Andy Patrizio |
HD DVD Down, But Still Not Out The loss of Warner Bros. struck a blow for Blu-ray's supporters, but analysts say the high-definition format battle is far from over. |
BusinessWeek
March 6, 2006
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
HDTV Moves To The Next Level 1080p image quality is dazzling, but don't expect TV shows in the format. |
Home Theater
February 27, 2007
Darryl Wilkinson |
Cheaper, Faster, Blu-rayer If you've been waiting for the prices of stand-alone Blu-ray Disc players to reach a more reasonable level, Sony says that day is almost here. |
Home Toys
October 2002 |
What is Digital? An Exploration of Terms and Usage So many things come with the digital designation the true concept of what digital actually is has become diluted over time. |
InternetNews
February 11, 2008
Andy Patrizio |
Double Dose Of Bad News For HD DVD Best Buy and Netflix have turned their back on HD DVD. |
Home Theater
June 2007
Geoffrey Morrison |
Blu-ray and HD DVD Face Off A comparison of Blu-ray and HD DVD players includes a look at models from Toshiba, Panasonic and LG. |
Home Toys
August 2004 |
Understanding Double Layer DVD Recording While consumers around the world have enjoyed burning their own DVDs for a few years now, the inevitable question of "what's next" is now upon the industry. But double layer DVD technology is not new. |
Home Theater
May 2005
Robert Scott |
Panasonic DMR-E75V DVD/VHS Player This combo unit lets you copy VHS tapes to DVD, and vice versa, and watch either format from a single device. |
PC Magazine
February 19, 2008
Lance Ulanoff |
Why Sony Won the Format War Sony's Blu-ray proved it could out-market, out-punch, and over-match its pugilistic HD DVD rival. |
InternetNews
October 20, 2005
Clint Boulton |
Can Blu-ray, HD-DVD Meet in The Middle? Blu-ray supporter Hewlett Packard asks the Blu-ray Disc Association to support technologies that underpin competing HD-DVD format. |
PC World
July 2006
Melissa J. Perenson |
DVD Goes High-Def High-definition DVD products are here, but consumers still face a thorny dilemma as two incompatible formats battle for their dollars. |
The Motley Fool
June 18, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Blockbuster: Hooray for Blu-ray The video rental chain gives one high-def platform a needed boost. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2008
Tekla Perry |
One Format War Is Over. Is Another Beginning? The battle of the blue disks seems, finally, to be over. |
InternetNews
October 3, 2005
Clint Boulton |
Battle For DVD Format Unfolds Film studio Paramount Home Entertainment said it would embrace the Blu-ray format backed by a group led by Sony. |
PC World
October 2004
Michael Gowan |
Video to DVD, Sans PC You can archive old home movies onto DVD without ever touching a PC. We explore your options and offer some tips on doing it right. |
