Mitsubishi Develops MPEG2 Technology Allowing Two Hours of HDTV Images on DVDs
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has developed MPEG2 video encoding technology that enables two hours of recording of high-vision images of satellite digital broadcasting and terrestrial-wave digital...
Optical Storage Industry Achieves Capacity Milestone With 2.3 GB 3.5-Inch Magneto-Optical Products
The Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA) today confirmed that the industry has achieved the next plateau on the 90-millimeter (3.5-inch) Magneto-Optical (MO) technology roadmap. With...
Matsushita (Panasonic) Announces Development of the Industry's Most Power-Efficient MPEG-4 Video Decoder LSI
Matsushita Electric Industrial today announced their development of the industry's most power-efficient MPEG-4 video decoder LSI, for use in various mobile phone systems such as...
Spatializer Audio Laboratories Extends its DVD Virtual Surround Sound Leadership with New Licensing Deal with SANYO
Spatializer Audio Laboratories Inc. announced today that SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. has licensed Spatializer N-2-2.(TM) , the de facto standard for DVD virtual surround sound,...
Vivastar presents three new DVD-RAM products for professional back-up
Vivastar is expanding its DVD product range; from February, the Swiss full-range supplier of solutions in the area of optical storage technologies will also be...
Pioneer DV-747A Sets New Standard For DVD Players
Pioneer today launches the consummate DVD player, the DV-747A, which is the only DVD player on the market offering playback capabilities for not only DVD-Video...
JVC pacts with four studios on high-def D-VHS
Four movie studios will start releasing films on the secure version of a new digital videotape format called D-VHS. Artisan Entertainment DreamWorks SKG, Twentieth Century...