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Buffalo USB 3.0 X12 Blu-Ray Burner

Jeff B — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:17:56 +0000

If you’ve been waiting for a beefy Blu-Ray burner, then the Buffalo BR-X1216U3 could be worth looking into. Sporting USB 3.0 speeds up to x12, you can burn a 25Gb disc in about 11 minutes, which is about 50% faster than the majority of Blu-Ray burners currently available.

Also compatible with USB 2.o at slower speeds, the Buffalo BR-X1216U3 comes with software for converting and upscaling standard DVD’s to the Blu-Ray format. The end result is going to be anything all that fantastic but if you’re looking to phase out your old DVD player it could be a good idea.

On sale in now in Japan, the Buffalo BR-X1216U3 goes for $450. Do you need this?

[via EverythingUSB]

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Xbox 360 HD DVD Player $56.94 Shipped

Christen Costa — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:00:41 +0000

I don’t know why you’d buy one of these, but perhaps you’re opening up a museum.

Xbox 360 HD DVD Player available here for $56.94 shipped.

What May Have Lead To HD DVD’s Death

Christen Costa — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:53:24 +0000

According to Dealerscope, Sony paid Warner Home Video a purported $400 million to go Blu-ray in January. That isn’t to suggest that Toshiba wasn’t trying to payoff Warner, but simply lost in the end when Netflix and Best Buy sided with the Blu-ray camp.

HD DVD Is Six Feet Deep

Christen Costa — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:04:28 +0000

After heavy Internet rumor mongering, Toshiba has finally conceded defeat and announced the official death of HD DVD. Toshiba plans to discontinue HD DVD manufacturing on all levels by the end of March 2008.

Official announcement here.

Blu-Ray Wins HD DVD Battle and Rolls Out Make Up Line to Prove It…?

Christen Costa — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:12:54 +0000

At a glance, the title of this article has complete credence given HD-DVD’s recent demise. Heck, Netflix just signed on to do Blu-Ray only. But the reality of it, is that Cargo Cosmetics launched this line of make up specifically to mask the flaws that high def does so well at pointing out. According to CNET they ‘skirted copyright’ by replacing the ‘-’ with a ‘_’. So it’s Blu_Ray, not Blu-Ray Mr. Lawyer pants! Is that legal?

Paramount Drops Blu Ray For Cold Hard Cash

Christen Costa — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:25:49 +0000

Paramount has dropped Blu Ray in favor of HD DVD. One, its cheaper to produce HD DVD discs. Two its more “market ready�? – whatever that means. And three, HD DVD offered (allegedly) $50 million and $100 million in marketing dollars.

Paramount Opts for HD DVD Format [MarketingVox]

HD DVD Boasts Largest Capacity Disc – Take that Blu-Ray

Christen Costa — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:50:16 +0000

In the hopes of keeping rival Blu-ray at bay, Toshiba, developer of HD-DVD, has announced its 51GB capacity HD DVD. Blu-Ray has long been regarded as the technically superior disc with a 50GB capacity. Previous HD DVD discs only held 15GB or 30GB of data. The extra capacity is accomplished through a 3rd layer. It remains to be scene if the “3rd layer��? will increase cost and production time significantly.

51 GB HD DVD disc rivals Blu-ray capacity [TGDaily]

HD-DVD and XBox HD Movie Comparison

Christen Costa — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:42:53 +0000

Jake Ludington compares the Xbox Marketplace’s HD movies to that of HD-DVD. His verdict? Both pictures are almost identical but the Xbox’s HD movies are slightly brighter.

Check out Jake’s full comparison here.

Mediablab: Xbox Video Marketplace and HD-DVD Comparison [EhomeUpgrade]

Xbox HD DVD Confirmed

Christen Costa — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 20:01:00 +0000

Well, it looks like we now have confirmation that Microsoft will release an add-on HD DVD player for the Xbox 360. In the past add-on peripherals such as this have had poor adoptability in the video game system space. To make the slope even more slippery for Microsoft, Sony will be releasing the PS3 with a built in high-def DVD player (Blu-ray format). As we reported in December , it’s thought that the add-on HD DVD player will be for movie playback only, and won’t read games. No word on price or when it will be available.

Via PCWorld