The Intel Q6600/XFX 680i LT motherboard bundle represents pretty good value. Even though the processor is OEM and doesn’t come with a heatsink and fan, you’ll be hard pressed to find 680i motherboard, a Q6600 processor, and 4GB of RAM for less than $500. Likewise, the Norcent 7 megapixel camera offers a bevy of features [...]
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Current Blu-ray Players Won’t Correctly Play Future Discs
After the past week, it seems more and more likely that Blu-ray will be the movie disc format of the future. But with the exception of the Playstation 3, current Blu-ray disc players were built without future-compatibility capabilities, so come this October owners won’t be able to take advantage of features like Internet connectivity or [...]
Toshiba drops HD DVD, Blu-ray wins
Toshiba HD DVDThe rumors were true. Japanese news source NHK (english translation and Reuters validation) is reporting that Toshiba is planning to drop support of HD DVD, striking a final blow to the format and conceding victory to Blu-ray. The Sony-backed high-definition disc has been gaining strides for some time, most notably after Warner Bros [...]
Toshiba and HD DVD
Toshiba is fighting losses in its HD DVD player business. For the week that ended Jan. 12, Blu-ray hardware captured 90 percent of the market, according to data collected by the NPD Group, a market analysis firm.Toshiba slashed prices on its players by 40 to 50 percent after Warner studio announced this month that it [...]
