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Cinram expanding Blu-ray replication
(unknown author) via CDFreaks news section on Mon, 08 Dec. 2008
In their recent second quarter financial call, Cinram reported that they will be expanding their Blu-ray replication capacity to meet increased demand for the fourth quarter of this year. Cinram is one of the world's largest producers of pre-recorded optical media, serving many of the major...read more... readmore
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Isohunt sues CRIA
(unknown author) via CDFreaks news section on Thu, 09 Oct. 2008
In a rather odd twist of fate, the peer-to-peer isoHunt web site has launched a lawsuit against the Canadian Record Industry Association (CRIA), seeking a judge to rule that the popular BitTorrent tracking web site does not infringe on record studio copyrights. In May, isoHunt founder Gary Fung...read more... readmore
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RealDVD makes ripping easier; DRM restrictions included
(unknown author) via CDFreaks news section on Thu, 09 Oct. 2008
RealNetworks publicly launched RealDVD, a new program that makes it possible for PC owners to easily rip their DVDs to a computer with digital rights management (DRM) security included. It will typically take between 10 to 40 minutes to rip anywhere from four-to-eight GB of data, and users have...rea readmore
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SanDisk & big 4 labels launch music on microSD
(unknown author) via CDFreaks news section on Mon, 22 Sep. 2008
Now that many consumers have switched over from bulky portable CD players to compact MP3 players, the music industry is trying hard to find new ways to overcome falling CD sales and so far online music download shops have not made up for the declining sales. So this time the 4 major record...read more... readmore
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Experts warn about SSD security risks
(unknown author) via CDFreaks news section on Tue, 26 Aug. 2008
As Solid State Drives (SSDs) gradually replace hard disks over the coming years, particularly in laptops, security experts are warning about the additional security risks of using SSDs. It turns out that SSDs are vulnerable to physical hacking against both the flash memory and the chips that...read more... readmore
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Microsoft to support Blu-ray
(unknown author) via CDFreaks news section on Thu, 21 Aug. 2008
Microsoft will soon be releasing the Windows Feature Package for Storage 1.0, loaded with a built in component that allows Windows users to perform master style burning on Blu-ray media.This new software package will contain at least 3 new technologies, including the Active Storage Platform, which...read more... readmore
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New SATA spec. to feature 6Gbps & new logo
(unknown author) via CDFreaks news section on Tue, 19 Aug. 2008
As the Solid State Disk manufacturers push their latest SSD transfer rates towards Serial ATA's limit of 3 Gbps, the Serial ATA International Organisation has officially ratified the 6 Gbps SATA physical layer specification to double the bandwidth. The SATA version 3.0 standard is expected to...read more... readmore
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Sony adds DRM to upcoming PlayTV PS3 add-on
(unknown author) via CDFreaks news section on Fri, 15 Aug. 2008
Back in February when Sony unveiled its upcoming digital TV receiver PlayTV, Sony that the recordings would be made in its raw digital format without copy protection. For example, recordings could be transferred to any storage medium or be re-encoded and transferred to portable equipment to...read more... readmore
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PC makers want lower cost BD-ROM drives
(unknown author) via CDFreaks news section on Thu, 14 Aug. 2008
PC manufacturers HP, Dell, Acer, ASUS and others are reportedly shopping around, requesting lower OEM prices for BD-ROM and BD combo drives. According to the report, PC makers are asking for up to 23% price reductions on Blu-ray drives, but no suppliers have agreed to the requests in order to...read more... readmore
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Taiwan recordable disc production maxed
(unknown author) via CDFreaks news section on Thu, 14 Aug. 2008
Many recordable media manufacturers in Taiwan are operating at over 90% production capacities this quarter, up from 70-80% as seen last quarter. Orders have increased without regard to price increases of approximately 10%, which were recently instituted by CMC Magnetics and other Taiwan...read more... readmore
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Sony OLED TV less durable than claimed
(unknown author) via CDFreaks news section on Tue, 05 Aug. 2008
Recently Sony announced it would launch a very flat OLED TV. The Sony XEL-1 will become the first TV on the market using the new OLED technology which is said to be superior in picture quality and energy consumption compared to current technology such as plasma and LCD. The XEL-1 will only...read more... readmore
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Sales of Blu-ray production lines in the lift
(unknown author) via CDFreaks news section on Tue, 05 Aug. 2008
To make Blu-ray a success there are many steps to take. Of course adoption by consumers is key and for that to happen they have to understand the benefits, the players have to be affordable and content has to be available. For the last thing studio support is required but of course also production...read more readmore
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Sony unveils multi-codec Blu-ray encoder
(unknown author) via CDFreaks news section on Tue, 05 Aug. 2008
Sony has unveiled its latest professional Blu-ray encoding solution, the BAE-VX1000. This multi-codec video encoder is capable of processing primary and secondary MPEG2 and H.264/AVC high definition video streams in real-time, suitable for use with the Blu-ray Disc format. It can handle...read more... readmore
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Amazon starts Blu-ray promotion, slashes HD DVD prices
(unknown author) via CDFreaks news section on Sun, 06 Jul. 2008
Amazon has recently started promoting high definition with sales for both Blu-ray and HD DVD content. On select Blu-ray titles, customers can purchase 3 discs for the price of two, where they get the lowest priced item at no additional cost. It has also cut the price of Blu-ray titles...read more... readmore
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JVC now makes very slim, eco-friendly LCD TVs
(unknown author) via CDFreaks news section on Wed, 25 Jun. 2008
Interesting story over at TG Daily. JVC has announced new slim LCD TVs as part of its Procision series. What makes these hi-res (1080p) TVs special is not just their thin form factor, but their reduced power consumption: The LT-42SL89 @ 42" and the LT-46SL89 @ 46" are...read more... readmore
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Microsoft postpones MSN Music DRM server shut-off
(unknown author) via CDFreaks news section on Thu, 19 Jun. 2008
Microsoft has finally decided to reverse its decision to take its MSN Music authorisation servers offline on August 31st, going by an e-mail it has just after sending out to its customers. Instead, it will keep these authorisation servers active until the end of 2011. Microsoft will...read more... readmore
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Disc repairing machine seems to work
(unknown author) via CDFreaks news section on Thu, 19 Jun. 2008
A new product just on the market was reviewed at BigPictureBigSound.com and the writer showed that this disc repairing machine had a good success rate of 70%. During its announcement the machine was priced at $249, but 18 months later VenMill industries introduces their Skip-Away Pro for $499. A...read more... readmore
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Very cheap upconverting DVD player from JVC
(unknown author) via CDFreaks news section on Tue, 17 Jun. 2008
Every two weeks you see one of your neighbours running around with a big screen TV. As happy as they are they ask you to watch a football match and after being stunned and impressed, you see yourself saving some cash the coming weeks. Two weeks later and it's your turn. You had a big fight...read more... readmore
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Five reasons to buy a Playstation 3
(unknown author) via CDFreaks news section on Tue, 17 Jun. 2008
At PC World the writers are giving you five reasons why you should have bought a Playstation 3 for father's day. It's been a while since Sony entered the next-gen console market with the Blu-ray fitted PS3, and since then we've heard a lot of bad news surrounding the console....read more... readmore
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Online rental to replace DVD cashcow?
(unknown author) via CDFreaks news section on Tue, 17 Jun. 2008
Slowly we are seeing a transition from DVD to the Internet and VoD rentals. For years DVDs were Hollywood's main source of revenue and now we're seeing that more and more people wouldn't mind seeing movies without the use of a disc. With Wal-Mart and other retailers not being enthusiastic...read more... readmore
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