Blu-Ray to Benefit from Sony Acquisition of MGM
With its acquisition of Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Sony Corp. is one step closer to its vision of linking hardware and content, and to winning...
Microsoft unveils IPTV-ready set-top box
Microsoft has teamed up with consumer electronics firm Thomson to launch set-top boxes supporting Microsoft TV's Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) software platform.
The system allows...
Turn your mobile into a TV
O2 and NTL have joined forces to test the feasibility of watching TV over mobile phones.
Five hundred O2 customers in Oxford will be treated...
Secure Video Platform to Combat DVD Piracy
A GROUP of three tech groups - STMicroelectronics, Thomson and NDS - has announced an anti-piracy measure for DVDs, to replace the well-hacked Macrovision.
The...
Silicon Optix REALTA Chip Brings Hollywood Quality Video To The Home
Silicon Optix Realta with HQV technology, a powerful and fully programmable single-chip video processor that brings Teranex?s Hollywood Quality Video to the home entertainment and...
Enhanced home cinema quality in 16:9 widescreen format
NEC supplements its home cinema range with the HT410 and HT510
Many TV films are now broadcast in widescreen format and it is the standard...
3CCD JVC Pro HDV camcorder 'on way'
JVC Professional is using the IBC show in Amsterdam to show off a mock-up of its first 3CCD HDV camcorder. Hidden in a private meeting...
Pace Reveals First MPEG-4 High Definition Set-Top Box Platform Pace Demonstrates Expertise in All Advanced Video Codecs
Pace Micro Technology (LSE:PIC) has today revealed its first MPEG-4 Part 10 (H.264) high definition (HD) set-top box platform as the Company continues to demonstrate...
Hitachi Introduces Flat Panel LCD Television at CEDIA EXPO 2004
Hitachi America today announced the company's first UltraVision(TM) CineForm(TM) flat-panel LCD television, the 32HDL51, at CEDIA EXPO 2004. Unveiled in 2004, the UltraVision CineForm series...
