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HDMI Licensing, LLC, theagent responsible for licensing the High-Definition MultimediaInterface(TM) (HDMI(TM)) specification, today announced the rapidpenetration of HDMI into the PC market with more than 50 HDMI PC productscurrently available, including nearly two dozen desktop and notebook PCs,families of HDMI PC monitors from major manufacturers and a broad range ofmotherboards and graphics cards with HDMI outputs.If you'd like to read more, HDMI Licensing, LLC's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
HDMI is the de facto standard digital interface for HDTVs and high-definition (HD) consumer electronics products. HDMI is also currently theleading interface for PCs intended for HD content usage, includingconnection to HDTVs and HD video camcorders.
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As Cyberlink's support forums show, however, not everybody's been rewarded for their patience (and hundred bucks), with a number of reports cropping up of playback problems with both high-def formats on systems that Cyberlink's own system adviser says meet the necessary requirements. The main problem appears to occur with those using an HDMI or DVI-to-HDMI connection between their video card and display device, with the video reportedly only playing for a few seconds before throwing up an "Error 0103" message stating that the player couldn't be initialized. While there's reports of the problem dating back to shortly after the software's release in late December, there's so far been no fix for the issue and no word from Cyberlink on when one might be coming.While I've run into my share of problems with PowerDVD BD and Ultra, my experiences aren't nearly as bad as some of the ones on CyberLink's forum. If you'd like to read more, head on over to Engadget. Add a comment
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Lite-On IT will invest US$2 million to establish a new subsidiary in China through its overseas subsidiary High Yield Group (BVI) for the production and marketing of electronic devices and components, according to a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on February 5. The corporate name will be determined at a later date.Lite-On already manufactures many of their products in China so I'm not sure how they will benefit from this subsidiary. If you'd like more, head on over to DigiTimes. Add a comment
Lite-On IT's board of directors, at a meeting on February 5, approved the investment in China, and in addition gave the OK to invest a further nine million euro in Lite-On IT's subsidiary in the Netherlands.
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (NYSE: MC - News) known for its leading Panasonic brand, today announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Panasonic Corporation of North America, will establish a Panasonic Hollywood Blu-ray Testing Center (PHBTC) within the existing facilities of Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory and start testing services immediately.If you want to read more, Panasonic's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
Blu-ray Discs feature strong copyright protection technology, and conducting logical format verification of entertainment content in replicated BD-Video discs requires technical sophistication. Until now there has been no testing service available for content verification before disc replication although many in the motion picture industry expressed the need for a testing center to provide such services, especially in the Hollywood area. The new Panasonic testing center, PHBTC, meets the industry's need and is expected to accelerate the release of BD-Video titles by the motion picture industry.
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Your favorite drive didn't make it onto the list? Then go and vote for February's top DVD writer. Add a comment
- Pioneer DVR-111/A11
- LG GSA-H22N/L
- (tied) Lite-On SHM-165H6S/165P6S and Samsung SH-S182D/182M
- (tied) LG GSA-H10N/L/A and Plextor PX-760A/SA
- LG GSA-H10N/L/A
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What motivated you to help circumvent the content protection scheme associated with HD DVD and Blu-ray?The interview is definitely an interesting read. Head on over to Slyck News if you'd like to check it out. Add a comment
With the HD-DVD, I wasn't able to play my movie on my non-HDCP HD monitor. Not being able to play a movie that I have paid for, because some executive in Hollywood decided I cannot, made me mad...
After the HD-DVD crack, I realized that things where "unbalanced" by having just one format cracked, so I did Blu-ray too.
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Volume production of the EMMA3 series is scheduled to begin in April 2007. More information is available on NEC's website. Add a comment
NEC Electronics has introduced its newest generation of its renowned EMMA series of high performance system LSI chips for digital consumer applications. The EMMA3 series is optimized for systems such as HD DVD players and recorders that handle the processing of next generation DVD content.
The latest EMMA series incorporates in a single chip all the functions necessary to process high definition images, sounds and graphics in HD DVD players. It can process compression formats such as MPEG2, H.264, and VC-1, and offers powerful support for high level applications by way of two built-in CPUs. EMMA3 is already used successfully in HD DVD players sold by Toshiba Corporation such as the HD-XA2 and HD-A2 in North America, the HD-XA2 and HD-XF2 in Japan, as well as other players designed for Europe and Australia.
