Will Toshiba Hurt Blu Ray With $199 HD DVD Up Scaler
Next month Toshiba roll out a low cost HD DVD up scaler that many say is as good as a more expensive Blu ray payer when it comes to quality. But will this be the last of the HD players bedore internet downloads kick in?

High Pricing Keeping Blu-Ray Down
Even though it managed to win the optical media war and even though Blu-ray player sales are expected to reach at least 5 million units by the end of the year, it still looks like Blu-Ray Disc prices will not come down any time soon, which some say is holding back mass acceptance of the format.

High Quality Toshiba DVD Player Challenges Blu ray
Toshiba may have found a new way to win the Blu ray war? After losing out in a head on HD DVD Vs Blu ray battle Toshiba has developed a low cost DVD player that delivers quality that several journalists in the USA have said was "excellent".

Sony Stars In Blu-Ray Slump
The market desire for Blu-ray players is looking a bit shaky and its Sony that?s taking a kick to the groin over the latest figures.Also on the skids isthe Sony eBook.

Pioneer To Finally Launch Blu-ray Recorders
According to Reuters, Pioneer plans to launch Blu-ray DVD recorders by the end of the year, taking aim at a rapidly growing market after the end of a bitter format battle.

JB Hi Fi Never Offered TiVo Media Claims Wrong
Claims that retailers in particular JB Hi Fi have knocked back distribution of the new TiVo are rubbish a senior Channel Seven executive has told ChannelNews. They also said that no other retailers other than Harvey Norman had been offered the new $699 TiVo unit which goes on sale at Harvey Norman on the 29th of July exclusively for 1 month only.

Foxtel Slammed At Offical TiVo Launch
Seven Media have taken a massive swipe at Foxtel claiming their pay TV is expensive and ?8 year old technology?. The claims were made at the offical launch of the new HD TiVo PVR which comes with no subscription fee and superior software for the recording of free to air TV.

Toshiba To Take On Blu-ray Quality With New DVD Player
After being beaten up by Blu-ray it appears that Toshiba has not given up on the development of technology that delivers high quality content to a screen with news that they will later this year they roll a DVD player capable of producing high-resolution images from regular DVDs that the Japanese Company claims will deliver the same quality as Blu-ray.

New 500GB Recordable Blu-ray Exposed In Oz
Australia is the first country outside of Japan to receive Panasonic?s first stand-alone Blu-ray Disc recorder. The DMR-BW500 will have a 500GB HDD, Blu-ray recording functions, and twin DVB-T HD tuner with 7-day EPG.

Two Channel DVD Recorder From Panasonic
Panasonic has released four new DVD recorders that the company claims to deliver quality picture and sound, ?technology advancements of Deep Colour,? as well as 1080p up-conversion for full HD viewing.

Philips Unveils Upscaling DVD Recorders With Hard Drive
Philips has rolled out two new DVD recorders that come with a built-in HDD and digital SD tuner for easy program recording and playback.

Consumers Want Web DVD Features
According to a report from TDG, consumers are warming to the idea of having web-enabled features on their next DVD player, a good sign for technology vendors looking to sell truly interactive, customised media experiences to buyers.

HD DVD Consumers Set To Be Left With Dead End Player
Tens of thousands of consumers who purchased a HD DVD player, some costing over $1,500, could be asking for their money back after news leaked that Toshiba are set to pull the plug on the format.

Kaleidescape Launched In Australia
Kaleidescape which is currently in a bun fight with the US DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA) has appointed Rabone Systems as an Australian Dealer for Kaleidescape systems.