Neo HDTV » blu-ray http://neohdtv.com The latest news of Digital TV and Accessories Mon, 21 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Cartoon Network Soars With Worldwide Broadcast Rights To DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon Television Series http://neohdtv.com/cartoon-network-soars-with-worldwide-broadcast-rights-to-dreamworks-animation%e2%80%99s-how-to-train-your-dragon-television-series/ http://neohdtv.com/cartoon-network-soars-with-worldwide-broadcast-rights-to-dreamworks-animation%e2%80%99s-how-to-train-your-dragon-television-series/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 01:00:00 +0000 http://neohdtv.com/cartoon-network-soars-with-worldwide-broadcast-rights-to-dreamworks-animation%e2%80%99s-how-to-train-your-dragon-television-series/ http://neohdtv.com/cartoon-network-soars-with-worldwide-broadcast-rights-to-dreamworks-animation%e2%80%99s-how-to-train-your-dragon-television-series/feed/ 0 US consumers purchase $55 million worth of 3D TVs and Blu-ray players, despite the glasses http://neohdtv.com/us-consumers-purchase-55-million-worth-of-3d-tvs-and-blu-ray-players-despite-the-glasses/ http://neohdtv.com/us-consumers-purchase-55-million-worth-of-3d-tvs-and-blu-ray-players-despite-the-glasses/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 11:58:00 +0000 Thomas Ricker http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/us-consumers-purchase-55-million-worth-of-3d-tvs-and-blu-ray-pl/ It's early days yet, but NPD claims that revenue from US sales of 3D TVs and standalone 3D-capable Blu-ray players has exceeded $55 million in the first three months of availability. Mind you, this steady growth comes despite the absence of some major players. While that number might sound big, it's tiny in comparison to the total number of TVs sold each month in the US and, according to our friend Ross Rubin, executive director of industry analysis at NPD, sales are expected to remain small throughout 2010. Regarding those much maligned 3D glasses, only 10% of those surveyed by NPD cited "looking silly" as a main concern. Instead, the biggest concern was not having enough glasses on hand for everyone looking at the set. A concern driven by cost, undoubtedly, and a dearth of survey participants from New York's trendy Lower East Side.

Disclaimer: NPD's Ross Rubin is a contributor to Engadget.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]> http://neohdtv.com/lord-of-the-rings-movies-break-out-of-the-box-set-hit-blu-ray-individually-914/feed/ 0 Vizio rolls out dual-band ‘HD’ router, trio of WiFi-equipped Blu-ray players http://neohdtv.com/vizio-rolls-out-dual-band-hd-router-trio-of-wifi-equipped-blu-ray-players/ http://neohdtv.com/vizio-rolls-out-dual-band-hd-router-trio-of-wifi-equipped-blu-ray-players/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:10:00 +0000 Donald Melanson http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/vizio-rolls-out-dual-band-hd-router-trio-of-wifi-equipped-blu/
WiFi-equipped TVs may have been Vizio's big focus at CES earlier this year, but it's now expanding things to some other devices as well -- it's just announced a trio of WiFi-equipped Blu-ray players, and a dual-band 'HD" router to go along with them. That router, the XWR100, apparently earns the 'HD' designation by prioritizing HD media streamed to Vizio's VIA-enabled devices, like the company's three just-announced Blu-ray players. Those include the VBR210, VBR220 and VBR231, the latter of which is the first dual-band wireless Blu-ray player, and all of which include Vizio Internet Apps (or VIA) to stream content from Vudu, Netflix and other services. Look for the router (pictured after the break) to set you back $99.99 when it rolls out sometime in the third quarter, while the three Blu-ray players will be available this month and next for $189.99 and $199.99. Head on past the break for the full press release.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]> http://neohdtv.com/vizio-rolls-out-dual-band-hd-router-trio-of-wifi-equipped-blu-ray-players/feed/ 0 Marshal’s new media drive is no laughing matter, plays Blu-ray and DVD ISOs http://neohdtv.com/marshals-new-media-drive-is-no-laughing-matter-plays-blu-ray-and-dvd-isos/ http://neohdtv.com/marshals-new-media-drive-is-no-laughing-matter-plays-blu-ray-and-dvd-isos/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:43:00 +0000 Sean Hollister http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/22/marshals-new-media-drive-is-no-laughing-matter-plays-blu-ray-a/ Yes, it's just a hard drive that plays 1080p content, but this one can connect to your PS3; according to some machine translated Japanese, Marshal's new "Media Joker" can also act as an external hard drive for your Sony game console or a Toshiba REGZA TV. While you won't be able to install games on the up-to-2TB hard drive that you'll provide yourself, the black box can notably play Blu-ray ISOs -- though that, the company carefully cautions, will surely void your warranty. The case admirably provides most all ports you could want, including component, composite, both flavors of S/PDIF, HDMI 1.3, LAN, an SD card slot and a pair of USB sockets, and supports a host of audiovisual formats, the full list available at the more coverage link. Find it retailing for ¥16,800 (about $184) this Saturday in some neon-lit corner of Japan.

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This is a very odd week for us because while there are a number of day and date titles none that we can say we've heard of, except the super terrible Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lighting Theft. As far as we can tell the beset is Matt Damon's Green Zone, but even that isn't something we feel the urge to buy and instead will wait another 30 days to watch it via Netflix. There are a few for the fairer sex this week as well, like The Last Station and Remember Me.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]> http://neohdtv.com/lgs-bx580-network-3d-blu-ray-player-now-shipping-for-100-less-than-expected/feed/ 0 Tranquil PC iXL takes you up to 2.93GHz sans fans, has equally lofty price http://neohdtv.com/tranquil-pc-ixl-takes-you-up-to-2-93ghz-sans-fans-has-equally-lofty-price/ http://neohdtv.com/tranquil-pc-ixl-takes-you-up-to-2-93ghz-sans-fans-has-equally-lofty-price/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:33:00 +0000 Vladislav Savov http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/21/tranquil-pc-ixl-takes-you-up-to-2-93ghz-sans-fans-has-equally-l/ We told you Intel's 32nm Clarkdales were power efficient, right? Well, Tranquil PC's slapped one of those chips, a 2.93GHz Core i3-530 to be precise, into its all-new iXL Power PC and now boasts a total system juice consumption of a measly 30W at idle. That means this HTPC can get away with living the quiet, fanless life, while HDMI, a trio of eSATA ports, a multicard reader, and a Blu-ray option flesh out a comprehensive package. Naively, we thought we'd throw the Blu-ray drive in with a 500GB hard disk to see what this might cost us, and were stricken with grief at the sight of a £742 ($1,100) price tag. Should four-digit entry fees not scare you off, you'll want to know that the iXL is shipping now. For everyone else, hit the source link for a a bunch of glamor photos.

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