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May 2007
What's in a number?
by ERSWeb
Why trying to ban the AACS HD-DVD decryption number is like trying to play god.
09F911029D74E35BD84156C5635688C0
by devloop
Alors qu'arnezami a publié il y a 3 mois la processing key utilisée pour le chiffrement des HD-DVD, l'AACSLA n'a décidé que récemment de faire censurer la fameuse clé sur les sites Internet.
Digg.com a été l'un des sites ayant recu la lettre de l'AACSLA et a retiré les articles concernant la clé... c'était sans compter sur les utilisateurs qui se sont rebellés contre cette censure.
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April 2007
AACS de nouveau ridiculisé
by devloop
Alors que l'AACSLA a révoqué la clé du logiciel WinDVD, des bidouilleurs sont parvenus à bypasser le système de vérification de disques pirates sur le lecteur HD-DVD de la Xbox.
AACS cassé
by devloop
Résumé des attaques portées sur le standard AACS à l'heure où une Processing Key a été trouvée par Arnezami.
Quelques explications sur le fonctionnement de AACS : déchiffrement, validation et révocation.
January 2007
Two More Aces for HD DVD: Intel and Microsoft
by kromakirk
Microsoft and Intel have gone public with their decision to join the HD DVD Supporters. Why this sudden change of stance after months of neutrality in this battle? How have they become from technology providers for both groups, sustainers of the HD DVD...
December 2006
Why HD-DVD / Blue-ray Combo Players Are A Bad Idea
by GorillaSushi
A hybrid player sounds like a great idea but what are the consequences?
November 2006
High Definition DVD: An Introduction
by kromakirk
Blu-ray is an optical disc format which is set to rival HD-DVD in the race to be the de-facto standard storage medium for HDTV. The HD-DVD vs Blu-ray battle resembles that between Betamax and VHS and DVD+RW and DVD-RW.Currently, the major Hollywood fil...
October 2006
Ehdmi.com Adds A New Hdmi Wall Plate To Their Website
by ehdmi
eHDMI.com is pleased to announce the addition of a new product to their website. Effective immediately beige HDMI wall plates are available to purchase on the internet store.
September 2006
HDMI.com Announces Drop in Price on their 5x1 HDMI Switch
by ehdmi
& 1 other
eHDMI.com, one of the internet's fastest growing HDTV destininations, is pleased to announce even further savings on their fast selling, 5X1 Enhanced HDMI Switch with built-in Equalizer (REV.2.0). The previous selling price was $132.73, and now can be purchased for the low price of $122.73.
July 2006
Upgrade computer or buy a new one?
by rdwilke
For those of you techies who are watching the new high capacity DVD (Blue Ray or HD DVD), the upgrade is too expensive for me to recommend, now. Plus, I am not sure which technology will win out in the long run.
Toshiba laptop features newest DVD technology
by rdwilke
Since Toshiba introduced its Qosmio (pronounced koss-me-oh) line of multimedia laptops in 2004, the company has produced some of the most innovative and feature-packed portable audio-visual powerhouses on the market. The latest model, the Qosmio G35-AV650, is the first notebook to incorporate a high-definition DVD (HD DVD) drive.
An early skirmish in the HD DVD wars
by rdwilke
Nine months ago, Intel and Microsoft ended their HD DVD agnosticism and decided to officially support the HD-DVD format over Blu-Ray, a format backed by Sony that had garnered the support of most movie studios and hardware manufacturers. In a blog post on the subject, I called the choice between HD-DVD and Blu-Ray a choice between "gee-whiz and pragmatism."
You can win the HD-DVD / Blu-ray format war
by rdwilke
Hardware manufacturer Ricoh has developed a new optical drive capable of reading and writing several formats, including HD DVD, Blu-ray, CD, and DVD. The device will be demonstrated at the International Optoelectronics Exhibition later this month, and a read-only version could potentially be available to OEMs by the end of the year. A write-enabled version, which will require a more powerful laser than conventional optical disk recording devices, will hit the market at a later date.
Next-gen DVD formats fall to the first of many hacks
by rdwilke
The folks at c't magazine have discovered a simple tool for beating the content protection on Blu-ray and HD-DVD formats: the print screen button. By pressing the print screen button once per frame, you can capture an entire movie at full resolution. Of course, you'd want to automate this task, but c't has shown that it can be done. They're promising more details in the forthcoming print version of their magazine.
HD DVD News Archives (June, 2006)
by rdwilke
Today's HD DVD headlines provides you with the latest information on the new HD DVD format and Blu-Ray technologies.
HD DVD News Archives (May, 2006)
by rdwilke
Today's HD DVD headlines provides you with the latest information on the new HD DVD format and Blu-Ray technologies.
HD DVD News Archives (April, 2006)
by rdwilke
Today's HD DVD headlines provides you with the latest information on the new HD DVD format and Blu-Ray technologies.
HD DVD News Forum
by rdwilke
Providing the latest information on the new HD DVD format, discs and Blu-Ray technologies.
HD DVD News
by rdwilke
The motion picture industry hoped to introduce the next generation of high-resolution DVD (Digital Video Disc) on a single format late in 2005. But now the movie studios are evenly divided between HD DVD (High Definition) and Blu-Ray, guaranteeing a long market battle.
June 2006
Le Monde.fr : La haute définition cadenassée
by nhoizey
la puce de chiffrement HDCP permet de vérifier le degré de protection octroyé par l'éditeur ou le diffuseur à tout contenu transitant par la prise HDMI, grâce à un système baptisé ICT
January 2006
DVD marketing war: Sony’s Blu-Ray against Toshiba’s HD-DVD - Marketing Planet
by nhoizey
We are about to live a revival of the marketing war "Betamax vs VHS". The marketing war of the high-definition next-generation DVD standard will be fought between Sony (Blu-Ray) and Toshiba (HD-DVD). The commercial launch is about to start, what will be the outcome?
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