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May 2007 - Posts

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 10:03 AM

Why HD DVD is more technically advanced than Blu-ray

Since forever it seems that there is this idea that Blu-ray is "more technically advanced" than HD DVD. This was based on Sony's PR as far as I can tell, so now I feel it is necessary to call out the gaping holes in Blu-ray to prove how much more technically
Posted by andypennell | 28 Comments
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 9:43 AM

Fixing Letterboxed Widescreen content on HD DVDs

HD DVD obviously rocks on HD content, but the SD content on the discs often grates me as it is displayed as widescreen content with black bars on the top and the sides. This happens because the original content (usually Extras) came from old fashioned
Posted by andypennell | 3 Comments
Saturday, May 12, 2007 1:56 PM

Xbox 360 HD DVD Update Now Available

[Player version list now moved to separate post ] As of 2am this morning, the latest software for the Xbox HD DVD player is now available via Xbox Live (and will be posted on xbox.com in due course). The three teams involved (HD DVD, Xbox and the Codec
Posted by andypennell | 84 Comments
 
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