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Sony BDP-S1
Reviewed on March 29, 2006
CNET editors preview the Sony BDP-S1, the company's first stand-alone Blu-ray player for the U.S. market.
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Insignia NS-2BRDVD
Reviewed on February 18, 2009
The Insignia NS-2BRDVD is an underfeatured and slow-loading Blu-ray player, but it provides basic Blu-ray playback at a bargain.
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Samsung DVD-HD960
Reviewed on November 6, 2006
While the stylish Samsung DVD-HD960 isn't perfect, it is one of the first players to offer 1080p upconversion, and its image quality will satisfy just about everybody.
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Blank Blu-ray discs start shipping
April 10, 2006
Next-generation optical discs are headed to retailers, but the players aren't here yet.
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Warner joins Blu-ray DVD camp
October 21, 2005
With Sony and its Blu-ray technology ahead in the DVD-format war, a second studio says HD DVD is just not enough.
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Cost questions dog Blu-ray DVD's lead
November 28, 2005
By all accounts, Sony's high-definition discs are being tapped as the successor to standard DVD. But serious production questions remain.
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LG: No go on combo of Blu-ray, HD DVD
September 20, 2006
Will the competing next-generation optical disc standards ever meet in the same device? Not for now, it seems.
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LG to sell first Blu-ray/HD DVD combo player
January 7, 2007
Electronics maker unveils the Super Multi Blue, the first player that can play discs from the competing Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats.
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False starts in race to future of DVDs
October 15, 2007
The number of Blu-ray and HD DVD players and discs remains stubbornly miniscule. Should consumers pay any attention at all?
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Advisory group includes HD DVD, Blu-ray supporters
April 19, 2006
Companies representing warring disc technologies unite in effort to ensure smooth rollout of next generation of movie discs.
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HP backs both rivals in DVD horse race
December 16, 2005
In a switch, Hewlett-Packard says it will support HD DVD as well as Blu-ray, its longtime favorite for next-generation discs.
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Designers hanker for next-generation DVDs
August 9, 2006
HD DVD and Blu-ray formats will bring about a revolution in DVD special features.
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FAQ: What's next in HD video fracas?
February 5, 2008
HD DVD isn't dead, at least not quite. That leaves many options and potentially expensive mistakes for consumers.
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Panasonic plays DVD maker to push next-gen format
May 3, 2005
Temporary plan is meant to reassure Hollywood that the current format battle will be resolved and that Blu-ray is the future.
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A shotgun marriage for Blu-ray and HD DVD?
January 5, 2007
More than any other factor, slow sales for movie players may help the two sides overcome irreconcilable differences.
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Next-generation DVD formats rally support
January 7, 2005
Groups supporting competing formats push their chosen technologies at the Consumer Electronics Show.
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Next-gen DVD war could be messy--or not
August 16, 2006
Conference attendees have different theories as to how the format competition between HD DVD and Blu-ray will play out.
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Blu-ray vs. HD DVD: War without end
October 10, 2007
Which side will win remains unclear, but the camps seem to agree that both formats are mere rest stops on the journey to instant digital downloads.
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Intel, Microsoft endorse HD DVD
September 27, 2005
Companies join forces with Toshiba, NEC and others to face off against Sony, Dell, Apple, et al in war over a standard to succeed DVD.
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DVD dispute burns at PC makers
September 29, 2005
Dell, Hewlett-Packard assail Intel, Microsoft, which have lined up in the opposite next-generation format camp.
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