Posted 07/02/08 at 11:04:32 AM by Paul Lilly

Now that Blu-ray rules the high definition roost, many are left wondering what Toshiba's next move be in the wake of HD-DVD's death, and a new logo has kicked speculation into high gear. The Toshiba-chaired DVD Forum recently approved the DVD Download/DL logo, a new spec likely to show up in Toshiba's next batch of super upscaling DVD players. But what exactly is this new feature? According to wireless consumer advocate Christopher Rice, DVD Download/DL equipped players will enable transmissions of HD-quality video from the web, so not only will your standard videos look better when upscaled, but you'll have the option to download the DVD in HD.

If true, one has to wonder why Toshiba would go down this road again and wage another war with Blu-ray, but is it really such a big gamble? Despite winning the high definition format war, Blu-ray sales have been a bust among consumers, and buyers are realizing that upscaled DVDs look pretty darn good on a HDTV. And because the new players won't introduce a new optical format, movie studios won't be able to render the player obsolete as easily as they did with HD-DVD. Sounds promising in theory, but let's see how it shakes out in practice.

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Posted 01/11/08 at 07:20:12 PM by The Maximum PC Staff

CES is over, and what better way to celebrate then this, the big 50th edition of the Maximum PC Pocdast! This week, Dave, Will, Gordon, and Jeremy discuss all the awesome stuff they saw (or heard other saw) at the big trade show, Will's huge rig-building victory at CES, and what the heck happened during last week's podcast! We don't even answer any tech questions this week, it's that news-heavy of a show!

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Posted 01/09/08 at 06:19:57 PM by Paul Lilly

Hackers attack BitTorrent site, XBox 360 mulling over Blu-ray, Skype joins forces with the Playstation Portable, and much more!

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Daily News Brief, news, console, Blu-ray, HD-DVD, video games, consumer electronics

Posted 10/25/07 at 07:14:27 PM by Paul "One4yu2c" Lilly

Intel opens new plant for 45nm processors, Toshiba squelches HD-DVD rumor, Microsoft gets in your Face(book), find out who's getting sued this week, and much more!

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Posted 10/03/07 at 08:49:49 PM by Paul "One4yu2c" Lilly

Verizon's Voyager vows to vanquish the iPhone, HD-DVD opens up online shopping, sneak peek of Photoshop Express, and how close and personal are you with your vacuum?

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Posted 09/05/07 at 07:12:27 PM by Michael Brown

Got four HDMI video sources, but only one HDMI input on your TV? Here's a slick solution.

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Posted 08/24/07 at 08:10:01 AM by The Maximum PC Staff

The complete PDF archive of the October 2006 edition of Maximum PC, every article included, every page posted! Download it now!

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Posted 07/30/07 at 11:20:37 AM by Paul "One4yu2c" Lilly

The two next-gen high definition formats continue to duke it out, but are the latest jabs from either camp enough to make one of them the last one standing?

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