Archive for December, 2006

The 2006 Engadget Awards: Nominate the HDTV of the Year

Sunday, December 31st, 2006

Filed under: Announcements, HDTV

It’s time for the 2006 Engadget Awards, and we’re asking for your nominations for the HDTV of the Year.
Nominating is easy, here’s how you do it:

Leave a comment as you normally would with what you’re nominating for this category (remember, comments must be validated!).
Don’t include your reasons for nominating it or any […]

Toshiba’s HD-XA2 HD DVD player delayed until January

Friday, December 29th, 2006

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Toshiba has launched its first second generation HD DVD player, the HD-A2, but the more fully featured HD-XA2 will not see daylight until 2007. We had expected to see the player this year, but a dealer’s post on AVS Forum indicates the first shipment isn’t expected to hit until January 3rd […]

Cyberlink’s $99 PowerDVD Ultra enables HD DVD and Blu-ray on your PC

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Cyberlink has finally released a standalone version of its HD DVD and Blu-ray movie playback software, PowerDVD Ultra. The total package carries a $99/€99 price tag and is available for download now, while Intervideo’s WinDVD 8 continues to wait for its HD upgrade. Dual core processor, 512MB of RAM, 256MB of […]

Toshiba’s 55-inch SED TV to be a no-show at CES

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

Filed under: Displays, HDTV

If you had high hopes of seeing Toshiba’s “soon-to-be-released” SED TV showcased at CES in just a few weeks, well, you can probably already read the writing on the wall. Unsurprisingly, the set has seemingly hit another snag on its journey to retail reality, as Toshiba has announced that “technical issues” will […]

DISH Network looking to offer movie downloads via IPTV?

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment

With all the zany competition going on in the television world, it’s not too surprising to see DISH Network hopping on the (quickly growing) movie download bandwagon. Apparently, the satellite provider is readying an IPTV service to offer “SD and HD quality movies, music, adult programs, entertainment news, and other services […]