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Hifi.com to offer Free DVD Players to its customers

November 11, 1999 // 0 Comments

While supplies last, when consumers purchase any complete Dolby Surround® system from Hifi.com, they will receive a brand name DVD player absolutely free – a precedent setting offer from a consumer electronics e- tailer. Dolby Surround systems, [...]

A few words about Disney’s new strategy and moratorium plans

November 11, 1999 // 0 Comments

Yesterday the Walt Disney Company announced its new strategies regarding their future home video and DVD plans, which in essence limits a number of their animated classics in availability by putting them in their accustomed moratorium loop. But at the [...]

Hitachi announces the release of a 4.7 GB DVD-RAM Drive

November 10, 1999 // 0 Comments

Hitachi America, Ltd. announced that its Digital Media Group has completed development of its 4.7 gigabyte (GB) DVD-RAM drive for PC applications. Samples of the new GF-2000 drive will begin shipping in January 2000. For rewritable data storage, the [...]

New Line and America Online team up for a shagadelic promotion

November 10, 1999 // 0 Comments

New Line Home Video today announced the “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me” video and DVD exclusive online promotion of the year with American Online. Beginning this week, AOL members will have the opportunity to exclusively preview ten [...]

Walt Disney Company announces new home hideo strategy

November 10, 1999 // 0 Comments

Finally, one of the industry’s most anticipated press releases is available now. The Walt Disney Company is initiating a new worldwide strategy for releasing its classic library feature animation titles on DVD and VHS home video, it was announced today [...]

DVD Player pricing is reaching an all-time low for the Holidays

November 9, 1999 // 0 Comments

As all of you have certainly noticed, prices for DVD players have been dropping continuously since their introduction with models now available under $200. This pricing structure is important for DVD to further grow into the mainstream markets, and this [...]

Live webcast with the creators of the Saving Private Ryan DVD

November 9, 1999 // 0 Comments

Steve Gustafson and Mark Atkinson, members of Dreamworks’ DVD Production team who created the Saving Private Ryan DVD will be part of an online event on Thursday, November 11, 1999 at 10 p.m. EST. The event is hosted by InsideDVD on their website. The [...]
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