News Articles related to DVD and Home Theater

The following news articles open in a new browser window, and are listed in reverse chronological order.  Articles of general interest are highlighted in bold.

March 2003

March 11

> DVD recorder sales will pass DVD players sales within three years

January 2003

January 6

> Monster Cable teams with THX to introduce new cable line

January 4

> Sales of large-screen TVs jump

October 2002

October 21

> DVD Multi drives hit the mainstream

October 15

> Wal-Mart to rent DVDs; mimic Netflix

October 13

> Manufacturers push CD replacements [Super Audio CD and DVD-Audio]

October 1

> Disc makers bet on blue lasers

September 2002

September 26

> Digital TV could bring unpleasant surprises

September 25

> Buena Vista Home Entertainment, New Line Home Entertainment and Warner Home Video promote next-generation of internet enhanced DVD format

September 21

> Cable connection weakest link on digital video recorders

September 19

> Government sets 2006 deadline for digital TV signals

September 18

> Pioneer warns of DVD recorder woes

August 2002

August 30

> DVD maker says Hollywood will decide format war

August 26

> DVD format fight looms over Toshiba-NEC proposal

July 2002

July 17

> One-Billionth DVD to ship this month

July 16

> DVD fans savor scenes from the cutting-room floor

> Hollywood to capitalize on DVD boom

July 1

> DVD sending home theater sales through the roof

June 2002

June 27

> DVDs and re-releases let directors take fresh stab at older movies

June 21

> Some stores phasing out VHS movies in favor of DVD

June 12

> DVDs in a family way

> First Planetweb-enabled DVD player: Samsung DVD-P721M

June 11

> Glitch hampers Pioneer DVR-7000 DVD recorder

June 5

> Group aims to prevent digital TV "anarchy"

June 3

> Hollywood, Silicon Valley Near Deal on Digital TV

> Studios back D-VHS/D-Theater format

May 2002

May 31

> Harry Potter becomes the fastest and best selling DVD ever

May 29

> DVD patent group reduces royalty fees

May 24

> DVD-compatible optical disc hits 100 Gbytes

May 23

> Netflix stock climbs during initial trading

May 15

> "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones" will be released to DVD in fall 2002

May 14

> Sony slashes PlayStation 2 price by $100

> Target stores introduce home video to DVD transfer service

May 9

> Boeing puts digital movie systems in 23 theaters

May 7

> DVDs take wind out of sails for video on demand

May 2

> SonicBlue ordered to track ReplyTV users' viewing choices

May 1

> DVD software shipments jump 74% in first quarter

> Digital TV "revolution" yields mostly white noise

> Cable industry offers digital TV compromise

April 2002

April 30

> Telarc announces major price reduction for all SACD product

April 26

> Prices falling on DVD recordable

April 19

> Blockbuster in test of subscription rental program

April 18

> Matshushita: Blu-ray has a way to go

April 17

> American film copying thrives in China

April 16

> HP upgrades DVD+RW drives - at a price

> Philips: Microsoft's backing DVD+RW

April 11

> Microsoft chooses sides in DVD [recordable format] war

April 8

> Apple reaps DVD fruits

> Newest storage technology - holographic DVD

April 4

> Holographic video recorder at NAB show

March 2002

March 22

> DVDs send users on an Easter Egg hunt

February 2002

February 22

> DVD successor takes place outside of standards forum

February 21

> Microsoft Windows Media Player aware of DVDs watched

February 19

> Electronics firms unify blue-laser DVD standards [High Definition DVD format]

February 5

> Warner aims high with Harry Potter on video

January 2002

January 30

> Studio pictures offer competition to DVD format [Digital-VHS]

> New digital video format makes inroad in Hollywood

January 29

> Four studios throw weight behind Digital-VHS

January 8

> Digital-VHS takes on DVD

December 2001

December 26

> DVD recorder can't beat PCs

November 2001

November 23

> Sony straddles the DVD [recordable format] fence

November 16

> Studios cutting price on DVD catalog titles

November 13

> COMDEX: Three DVD recordable formats get thumbs up

November 12

> Despite weakened economy, DTV sees significant growth

November 7

> Sony begins shipping three new DVD players with SACD playback

> Pearl Harbor DVD to feature Dolby Headphone track

November 6

> Shrek rakes in $110 million in home video/DVD debut

> Fall ABC lineup features HDTV shows in Dolby Digital 5.1

November 5

> Dolby Laboratories begin licensing Dolby Digital EX

> Hitachi develops versatile DVD drive

October 2001

October 28

> "Monster" Play? THX Pulls "Shrek"

October 11

> Forecast: DVD in half of U.S. homes by 2003

October 10

> EMI Music Distribution jumps on DVD-Audio bandwagon

October 9

> Ulead DVD MovieFactory transforms home videos into polished DVD movies

October 4

> Sony ships stylish new DVD player; three-position player offers unique design options

October 1

> Sony introduces first DVD changer for the car

September 2001

September 24

> U.S. DVD player sales seen doubling in 2001 - study

> Leading experts praise Superbit™ DVD titles from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

September 19

> Broadcom, Genesis Microchip and TI introduce consumer electronics extension to DVI 1.0 standard [as a new digital video interface between DVD players, HDTV, and digital STBs]

September 18

> Sonic introduces DVD-Audio Creator - first full-specification DVD-Audio authoring system ships

September 11

> DVD creates devoted cinephiles

> Get ready for Phantom Episode 1A - new scenes as part of $4 million outlay

> "Phantom" fatter with $4 million of DVD extras

> Studios stake out new year - first quarter 2002 DVD releases

> Best Buy and NetFlix offer co-branded online DVD movie rental service

September 9

> ABC planning more HDTV shows

September 7

> New THX Ultra2 provides optimum playback of all multi-channel music and movie formats

> DVD disc jockeying - greed the reason many classics have yet to make their debut on disc

> DVD recordable formats don't get along

> What can you copy?

September 5

> Next-generation ReplayTV recorders ship in November

August 2001

August 21

> DVD Recordable Council launches worldwide program to promote recordable DVD products

August 16

> Disney splits release dates for "Pearl Harbor" DVD release

August 15

> Pearl Harbor will be released to DVD in three different versions, starting on Dec. 4

August 9

> Shrek to be released on Friday, Nov. 2 as a 2-disc set with 11 hours of bonus programming

August 8

> Sharp introduces groundbreaking high-definition DLP front projector

August 6

> Columbia Tristar launches "The Superbit" DVD collection

July 2001

July 25

> Pioneer announces new, lower prices for DVD-R and DVD-RW media

> Satellite and cable TV industries announce support for DVI (Digital Visual Interface) in new HDTV set-top boxes

July 23

> DVD midyear player sales reach 20 million milestone, software shipments surpass last year by two and a half times

July 17

> Strong growth in receiver segment propels U.S. home audio processing and amplification market, says Frost & Sullivan

> Pinnacle Systems unveils professional real-time editing and DVD authoring solution

July 12

> JVC begins shipping "D'ahlia" Hologram HDTV television to stores nationwide

July 10

> Sony to begin European DVD player production

> Kodak to bring photo CDs to DVD players for display on TVs

July 9

> New Line launches new DVD brand ["infinifilm"] with "Thirteen Days" - Editor's note, read our review of the Thirteen Days DVD review to find our about the new infinifilm brand.

> Pioneer launches new mutli-functional DVD navigation system with DVD-Video playback

July 5

> 2001 DVD PRO Discus awards finalists announced

July 2

> Record TV to DVD (Forbes.com's Tech O'Clock Tech) - talks about Panasonic's forthcoming DMR-E20 DVD-RAM/DVD-R recorder

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