Sharp is about to unleash some of the world’s first Blu-ray recorders for HD television with four new models slated for release in Japan from next month. Sharp’s BD-HDW20 and BD-HDW15 Blu-ray recorders to be released in Japan in December. According to the Sharp Japan Web site (via Google Translate), the flagship of the new …
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commentary Just when things were looking good for Sony and its Blu-ray format, one company’s decision has meant that customers and retailers will be the biggest losers in the so-called “format war”. Paramount’s announcement that it will support HD DVD exclusively has seemingly thrown this conflict into irrelevance. Only last week, figures emerged that Blu-ray was outselling HD DVD two-to-one …
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The little guy has won out on the end, as Channel Nine has lost its case against IceTV in which it claimed that the company’s IceTV Guide infringed the station’s copyright. Credit: IceTV The decision was handed down at the Federal Court in Sydney this morning. According to IceTV’s website, the court found that “IceTV did not and does not …
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NEC Australia announced on Thursday its new range of home cinema displays at the CEDIA expo on the Gold Coast, which includes six new LCDs and a high-definition 50-inch plasma. The PXT-50XD1 plasma is a first for NEC, which they see as a strategic move to enter the home theatre market. Its features include a built-in HD TV tuner, 2 …
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In an industry first, all of the commercial TV broadcasters have announced today they will provide an electronic program guide to all manufacturers of free-to-air personal video recorders and similar services.. Julie Flynn, chief executive officer of industry body Free TV said the announcement was a “critical plank” in the transition to digital adoption. “Free-to-view digital television is an open …
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The introduction of TiVo in Australia has overcome its first major hurdle with all of the commercial networks agreeing to share its program guide data, according to a leading media broker. Harold Mitchell, chairman and CEO of Mitchell and Partners, Australia’s largest independent communications group, claims that an agreement between the networks has been struck. Mitchell said he spoke to …
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