Resident Evil gets HD treatment

March 24, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Resident Evil 4 and Codename Veronica to release fall 2011.

Lead designer calls Shadow of the Colossus and Ico remakes “overwhelming”

Sept. 17, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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As if you needed another reason to be excited.

Ezio unveils $12,500 broadcast monitor

April 20, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Featuring better-than-HD specifications and a five-figure price tag, Ezio’s new 22.5″ pro broadcast monitor is a beast. The ColorEdge CG232W is a reference/editing monitor that supports BNC/SDI, DVI-D and VGA connections for television studio and broadcast applications. The monitor has a native resolution of 1920ƒâ€”1200, a wide color gamut, and 176-degree viewing angles. “The wide [...]

New Wii console due by 2011?

Oct. 2, 2008   8 Comments  

Nintendo is reportedly already showing off an early build of the Wii’s successor to a select few in the games industry. Rumored to be hitting stores by 2011, the project is being reffered to as “Wii HD” and is apparently moving in a different direction than recent Nintendo hardware transitions. Those who have seen the [...]

The 2007 World Series Film

Jan. 22, 2008   Leave a Comment  

I had a chance to preview MLB Production’s official 2007 World Series Film narrated by superstar and devout Sox fan Matt Damon. I never, ever get enough of watching the Red Sox win. After living for years under the shadow of my entire Yankee-loving family, I’ve acquired a library of books, posters and DVD’s from [...]

Resident Evil: Extinction on Blu-ray

Jan. 8, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Milla Jovovich is just about one of the hottest gun girls in the world. Resident Evil: Extinction on Blu-ray is an excellent high-def adaptation for this video game movie. Granted, the movie got poor critical acclaim, but if you are a fan of the franchise, this one looks and sounds awesome. The Blu-ray features 11 [...]

Creative launches upconverting iPod dock

Jan. 7, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Creative announced Monday the new Xdock HD, which will upconvert iPod-resolution video to 720p or 1080i and upconverts music to their X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity technology. The Xdock HD can also play video on an HDTV in DTS surround sound. It will work with the iPod Touch, Classic, new Nano and previous generation iPod’s asa well. [...]

Toshiba tries to boost HD DVD with new players

Jan. 6, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Toshiba canceled its CES press conference in the wake of a massive blow to their HD DVD line when Warner Home Video announced they would only support Blu-ray. But they’re definitely not running away scared as it appears Toshiba has pushed all of its chips to the center of the table in the form of [...]

Toshiba third generation players deliver on the promise of the HD DVD format (press release)

Jan. 6, 2008   Leave a Comment  

This is the full text of a Toshiba press release on January 6 detailing the release of their new HD DVD players. State-of-the-Art Performance, Successful Promotions and Affordable Pricing Result in Strong Consumer Acceptance of Third Generation Players LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ — CES — Demonstrating strong consumer acceptance for the HD DVD format, [...]

Blu-ray only for Warner, HD DVD teetering

Jan. 5, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Warner Bros has announced they will drop support for the HD DVD format and produce high-definition titles exclusively for Sony’s Blu-ray. This will serve as a huge problem for the HD DVD format. Warner Bros sells 18 to 20 percent of all home videos. This now leaves only Universal, The Weinstein Company and Paramount (and [...]

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Nov. 28, 2007   Leave a Comment  

A recent survey sponsored by IOGEAR (sure they have an interest in the subject matter…) suggests consumers are lacking adequate numbers of HDMI inputs on the TV’s and home theater receivers. As video games and home video units adapt high definition technology, most televisions still only carry one HDMI port while many affordable receivers come [...]

Big deal for HD DVD

Sept. 3, 2007   1 Comment  

Paramount Home Entertainment, which includes Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Animation SKG, DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Nickelodeon Movies and MTV Films, has announced its decision to use only High Definition DVD, over competing Blu-ray technology. The decision was made after company research said HD DVDs had the necessary technology on the market, low manufacturing costs and best [...]