Portable DVD players are sharper, cheaper
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Norwell mom Tracey Palmer said she couldn't live without her portable DVD player. She doesn't like it when her daughters, Addison, 6, and Hadley, 2, zone out in front of videos, but when they're on long car or airplane rides, her family's portable is a lifesaver.
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Sonyâs announcement this week of a new Blu-ray device in time for the Summer season in the US is more about stopping people going out and buying a HD DVD player, than making more sales of its existing device.â¦
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A new specification will add features to Blu-ray disc players proves that people really just subscribe to consumer electronics rather than buying them. Accept that and you can defend profligate spending on the latest TV or being a penny-pincher.
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DVD recorders are getting cheaper and easier to use, but that may not be enough to spark demand for the sluggish selling devices.
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From cell phones and personal media players to LCDs with built-in DVD players, here's a look at what's hot at CES.
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A snip at at just Â£169.62 (plus P+P of course) Breaking News Venturer's anticipated cut-price SHD7001 HD DVD player went on sale this morning on the QVC home shopping channel for less than was expected. At Â£162.62 (or two easy payments of Â£84.96) it's by far the cheapest standalone high definition DVD player on the market.â¦
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Device is designed for home users, but its price tag is steep.
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For the first time, more US households now own DVD players than video recorders, according to a survey that reinforced the decline of the 30-year-old tape technology.
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It seems like a cool idea â-unglasses with a built-in digital music player and speakers. No headphone cables to untangle as with most portable players.
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The two movie disc formats that are competing to replace the DVD have had a rocky start, with clunky first-generation players and an audience that's been reluctant to buy them for fear of betting on the losing side.
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Blog: Consumers can buy a high definition disc player that plays everything, or they can save money and buy separates.
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Influx of low-power diodes should help bring down cost of next-gen optical disc players.
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Hard drive-based audio player will get a new look and a lower price.
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A snip at at just Â£169.62 (plus P+P of course) Breaking News Venturer's anticipated cut-price SHD7001 HD DVD player went on sale this morning on the QVC home shopping channel for less than was expected. At Â£162.62 (or two easy payments of Â£84.96), it's the cheapest standalone high definition DVD player on the market.â¦
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Consumers looking to upgrade their home theaters can now choose between two types of high-definition DVD players &#151; the confusing result of a long-running format war involving Hollywood studios and technology companies.
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Will the competing next-generation optical disc standards ever meet in the same device? Not for now, it seems.
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Hardware manufacturers are in fix when it comes to settling down for a standard for DVDs. Toshiba, NEC and Sanyo are favoring a next-generation DVD standard called HD (high-definition) DVD while Sony and other