LG has confirmed the UK launch of its dual-format Blu-ray and HD DVD player, the Super Multi Blue. The BH100, which plays both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs, will be available from the end of May, priced at around £999.99. LG is the first manufacturer to bring this solution to market. The Super Multi Blue incorporates interactive functions based on BD-Java, which allows advance…

  Sony has received the first orders for its new, top-end, digital cinematography F23 acquisition camera, with five F23 cameras going to equipment and rental company Band Pro in Munich and further orders in the UK and the Netherlands. The F23 is aimed at the top-end of movie-making, commercials and television production.   "The F23 is a new digital cinematography cam…

Design, Style and DVD Systems Will Fuel Consumer Demand  High definition simply isn't worth investing in until at least 2010 for most Europeans, according to some analysts, citing a paucity of content, both broadcast and pre-recorded. But new HD hardware such as Blu-ray and HD DVD players and not television sets that may well drive demand for HD-TVs screens meantime.

  Sony has finally delved into the film-technology-wedded progressive scan world as opposed to TV-technology interlaced world. Sticking firmly with Sony's own preferred 1080-line HDV format, but now incorporating both progressive and interlaced scans, Sony is clearly setting sights on the low budget filmmaker market. scan. The new V1 camera is slightly smaller and lighter than…

Could this be the sollution to the forthcoming DVD-war? Warner Bros has applied for a patent on a technology that will allow DVDs, Blu-Ray and HD-DVD to be burnt and played on the same disc. It should make choices for consumers a lot easier in the upcomming VHS-Betamax style battle between the two rival disc formats. The most prevalent technical difference between Blu-ray and HD DVD…

  Not So, Says Sony -  Thomson Camera Definition Too Vague   Thomson Grass Valley has denied reports that they are targeting high definition mini-dv cameras in their price dumping complaint to the European Commission.  Instead their spokesman claims that the company's rivals among non-EU manufacturers are "spreading misinformation and mischief" con…

  Pocket-Sized & Packed With High Tech Features  Until now, the concept of putting true 1080 HD (high definition) video recording capability in your pocket was purely science fiction. Get ready for the future. Canon's newest HV10 HDV camcorder delivers high definition video in a stylish package, loaded with new features and affordable, at an estimated selling price…

  Competition officials from the European Commission are looking into the licensing strategies behind the two rival next-generation DVD formats. The rival systems are  HD DVD, developed by Toshiba, and Blu-ray, created by a consortium led by Sony. Each system promises better picture and sound quality than existing DVDs can offer.

  Thomson GV Says Japanese HDV Cameras Are Far Too Cheap in Europe £4,000 HDV Cameras Could Soon Cost £12,000 With New Import Duty HDV Importers Alarmed at TGV Price-Dumping Complaint to EU EXCLUSIVE to Netribution The cost of a new HDV camera from Sony, JVC or Canon, could double or even treble, if a complaint of dumping by Japanese camera makers is u…

  The greater storage capacity of the Blu-ray Disc high-definition movie disc format is giving it an edge over the competing HD DVD format among Hollywood studios, according to Sony Corporation Chairman and CEO Howard Stringer, as the first Blu-ray titles are released by studios.

  Seventeen thousand Sky subscribers may face a delay in getting HD set-top boxes installed  for their new HDTV-ready sets, due to a shortage of boxes coming from manufacturers. Many subscribers have upgraded to the new standard to enjoy the World Cup and Wimbledon in high definition.