Posted December 29, 2005 
Comments(0) I don’t know what the Tom’s Hardware were thinking when they published that article. It’s very funny though. Maybe they should first learn the basics of DVD media and writers? They weren’t even able to find DVD-R DL media to those tests. And they did not tell what media brands (or MIDs) were tested.
Posted December 28, 2005 Comments(0) After months of intense wrangling between the competing Blu-ray and HD-DVD groups, the battle lines in the war over a next-generation high-definition DVD format have moved to the doorstep of Microsoft Corp.
Posted December 27, 2005 Comments(0) Nero has quietly released an update to their Nero 7 software suite on the 22nd of December. Changes to this new version are currently unknown, as Nero is yet to release a changelog.
Posted December 27, 2005 Comments(0) Pioneer Corporation announced today that the company’s first internal BD/DVD writer with ATAPI connection for Windows PCs has recently been developed. The new Pioneer BDR-101A complies with the latest specifications for the BD-R (Blu-ray Disc recordable), BD-RE (Blu-ray Disc rewritable), and the BD-ROM (Blu-ray Disc read-only memory). It is expected to start shipping at the end of January, 2006.
Posted December 26, 2005 Comments(0) The leading shareware CD ripper/recorder/audio format converter has been upgraded to a 9.0.1. The new version adds WavPack format support, which of course an excellent addition.
Posted December 24, 2005 Comments(0) Once again is that magical time of the year when all the Christians gather to celebrate the birth of Santa Claus. Good old Santa, the jolly old fella with a huge white beard, a bag full of presents and a taste for Cola-Cola colored clothing.
Posted December 23, 2005 Comments(0) Digigami today announced its new MegaPEG HDTV VBR MPEG-2 encoder is capable of matching and, in some cases, exceeding the picture quality while at the same time offering reduced bitrates compared to current H.264 encoders. So would the MegaPEG HDTV VBR MPEG-2 encoder be a better choice for HDTV content?
Posted December 22, 2005 Comments(0) Well aren’t the french roosters cocky! Their parliament has voted in favor of allowing free sharing of music and video on the Internet. This is a most interesting and important result, as France is one of the major political powers in the European Union, and this decision is quite clearly against the what the EU has going for. This is perhaps the first major loss for the lobbyists of music and movie industry.
Viva la France!
Posted December 22, 2005 Comments(0) At the 2006 CES, DTS, will premiere DTS-HD Master Audio, the company’s high definition surround sound solution for next-generation high definition media. This marks the first public demonstration of high definition video content shown in conjunction with 7.1 discrete channels of surround sound that is bit-for-bit identical to the master soundtrack. Previously announced as DTS-HD, DTS-HD Master Audio has been selected as an option in the standards for the upcoming Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD media formats.
Posted December 21, 2005 Comments(0) First rumours and reports of first mod chips for Xbox 360 are rising. The Engadget has received reports that the first chips will be available within a month, allowing to play backed up game copies.
