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Two more movies will carry the THX EX audio format

March 1, 2000 // 0 Comments

We just received information about two more movies that will be THX EX enhanced when they hit movie theaters shortly. Ridley Scott’s Gladiator and Brian DePalma’s Mission To Mars have both been mixed with the THX EX extension in their Dolby Digital [...]

Toshiba unveils innovative combination CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive

March 1, 2000 // 0 Comments

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Disk Products, Wednesday announced the availability of its combination CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive via distribution as well as the Toshiba Web site. The ideal optical storage product, the SD-R1002 provides the low-cost [...]

Alpha Sound & Vision enters into agreement with NeTV

February 29, 2000 // 0 Comments

stereoscape.com, inc. today announced that its Alpha Sound & Vision, Inc. subsidiary entered into an agreement with NeTV, whereby Alpha is authorized to market NeTV’s products through its current and future retail stores and the Internet. [...]

Sony recalls defective battery packs

February 29, 2000 // 0 Comments

Consumer electronics giant Sony has recalled 415, 000 battery packs used in DVD players, camcorders, digital cameras and other devices. The recall follows the discovery of three defective battery packs in Japan and Germany. A malfunctioning welding [...]

Massive and detailed title update from Synapse Films

February 29, 2000 // 0 Comments

It looks as if 2000 is going to be a huge year for independent DVD distributor Synapse Films. Synapse’s president Don May, Jr. is very proud of his company and he has given us an update on many of his recent success and upcoming releases. Deadbeat at [...]

Industry leaders demonstrate real-time DVD+RW recording

February 28, 2000 // 0 Comments

Hewlett-Packard Company, MCC/Verbatim, Philips Electronics, Ricoh Company Ltd., Sony Corporation and Yamaha Corporation today reinforced their commitment to 4.7 Gigabyte DVD+RW technology in the first public demonstration in Europe of both real-time [...]
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