The multimedia and technology magazine “Interactivity” features a good article about the different Dolby sound formats in quite some detail in its November issue. It not only explores the history and development of the format specifications, but also [...]
After months of delay and anticipation, Anime fans can finally take a deep breath. The Bubblegum Crisis DVD Suite has found its way into the stores at last, as Mutlimedia 200, publisher of the product, just told us. The Bubblegum Crisis DVD Suite consists [...]
Universal Home Video have just announced a correction of their mistakingly incorrect announcement of their brand new DVD release of “Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas”. The title had been announced to contain a 5.1 channel Dolby Digital soundtrack, [...]
Warner Home Video has just announced a partnership to promote DVD’s ability to play on personal computers and laptops equipped with DVD-ROM drives. If you buy Microsoft Windows 98 during November and December at participating outlets, such as Best Buy, [...]
Sigma Designs have today opened the doors to new DVD applications today during Comdex in Las Vegas, where the company announced its new REALmagic™ EM8221 DVD/MPEG-2 decoder chip module. Specially designed for the use in Notebook PCs the chip can turn [...]
Once again we have been able to scoop a look at an upcoming title for you. This time, it is Mimi Leder’s highly anticipated disaster film “Deep Impact” from Paramount Home Video. Starring Morgan Freeman and Robert Duvall, Deep Impact is an updated [...]
Amazon.com, the leading online seller of books and music disc, has today announced that starting immediately, the company also offers movies, both on video tape and DVD format. The company also opened the doors to its online-video section today on the [...]
George Lucas has selected a small number of theaters nationwide that will run the highly anticipated “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” trailer today. The trailer opens in regular theaters on Friday, November 20, but you can catch it today in a singular [...]
Especially for the holidays, a number of retailers and DVD publishers are teaming up to promote the new technology, and we just got news that Sears and the Musicland Corporation have also decided to continue their DVD cross-promotions. The partnership [...]
LAS VEGAS – Nov. 16, 1998 – Pioneer New Media Technologies Monday announced plans for the industry’s first 4.7GB DVD-R (Write Once) drive that includes 4.7GB DVD-RW (Rewritable) capabilities. DVD-RW brings rewritability to the popular DVD-R [...]
