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UK retailers: DRM is killing us

No big deal: Consumers are increasingly dissatisfied with copy protection systems. Everybody knows - except parliament and big money. New is: even retailers are complaining about the limitations on where and how to use bought entities: "DRM is killing us" so they say, regarding to an articel at Ars Technica. ... [More]

BD news from Lite-on and Sony

Sony recently announced the launch of two new Blu-ray disc players, an expensive one (BDP-S500) as well as a 'small priced' device for the average cosumer (BDP-S300). Meanwhile Lite-on presents the first BD read-only player for PC. ... [More]

Picture in picture for Blu-ray movies

Coming Blu-ray movies will get picture in picture features, like an actor describing his role in a seperate picture while the movie is playing. The feature is well known from HD-DVD ('300') and TV, where people are used to get different informations from different parts of the picture. ... [More]

First standalone HD DVD player for less than 100.- US-Dollar

Toshiba's HD-A2 player is going to be the first standalone HD DVD player breaking the $100-barrier. As Toshiba announced, the device will be on sale for $98.87, starting today. ... [More]