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• NBC Nightly News plans to go hi-def
  Monday 12 February 2007 – 04:59
  Washington (DC) - NBC has announced that it is planning to air its nightly news program, NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams, in high definition, which would make it the only network news show in its timeslot to do so, according to a report on TVPredictions.com.
• High-def segment drives US front projector market :Quixel
  Wednesday 17 May 2006 – 12:49
  From DigiTimes
• High-def discs will never require dedicated Internet connection, says AACS rep
  Wednesday 22 March 2006 – 04:50
  According to Microsoft's key representative with the licensing body responsible for AACS copy protection, high-definition disc players will never require an exclusive, wired connection to the Internet. Newly discovered omissions from the latest drafts of AACS specs, back up his claims. So can the high-def revolution go on as planned?
• "High-Def" music service announced
  Monday 3 October 2005 – 04:28
  MusicGiants, a privately funded company, today announced a new music download service that wants to find its place in the market by offering higher-quality music tracks than what is available from other services such as iTunes and Napster.
• Intel High Def Audio has limited EAX support
  Thursday 19 February 2004 – 05:11
  After seven years, onboard sound finally got a major makeover.
• High-def media to dominate home video market by 2012
  Tuesday 10 October 2006 – 05:30
  It will take high-definition media - HD DVD and Blu-ray - another six years to surpass the revenues generated by standard definition DVDs, a market forecast suggests. Even with sales that are estimated to come in at less than $100 million this year, the battle between the two HD formats has begun to show a negative impact on the video industry.
• Blu-ray, HP at odds over high-def DVD launch plan
  Thursday 17 November 2005 – 04:43
  he Blu-ray Disc group, which aims to set the standard for next-generation DVDs, on Wednesday said it would not adopt a proposal from Hewlett-Packard by the launch of the technology, leading the PC maker to say it may back a rival in the looming multibillion dollar war.
• EA announces Def Jam: Icon for PS3 and Xbox 360
  Wednesday 18 October 2006 – 05:17
  Electronic Arts today announced Def Jam: Icon, a new game headed for the PS3 and Xbox 360 systems next year. Continuing the publisher's Def Jam series, Icon brings an unusual mix of fighting and music to the next generation consoles of Sony and Microsoft.
• Cinevision 2006: 5000 x 2000 pixels create high-def for movie theaters
  Thursday 15 June 2006 – 08:44
  Three German companies yesterday demonstrated what could be considered the ultimate movie experience of the future: If you thought it just doesn't get better than a 1080p high-definition home theater, think again: Cinevision 2006 runs at a stunning 10 megapixel resolution and promises to improve to 16 megapixels down the road. Extra: Image Gallery
• CMO's Quad Full High Def Display
  Friday 13 June 2008 – 07:50
  If Full HD is not enough for you (and there’s always those who want more) Chi mei Optoelectronics showed us a rather nice alternative.
• Netflix to rent high-def DVDs pronto
  Tuesday 28 February 2006 – 04:36
  Online DVD rental service Netflix sees its business accelerating as more local video rental stores close their doors and as it starts to offer high-definition movies.
• Extra Large High Def with Panasonic's Three-Chip Projectors
  Wednesday 14 March 2007 – 04:18
  When it comes to projection bigger frequently means better and Panasonic Projector Systems Company has just debuted two three-chip, DLP projectors for large venues.
• Matsushita: 65" high-def plasma TV for Japan
  Thursday 25 August 2005 – 04:11
  Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.
• HD DVD tops US list of high-def sales last week
  Tuesday 4 March 2008 – 10:20 in Consumer Electronics
  While Blu-ray has pretty much officially won the high definition media war, the HD DVD release of American Gangster beat out all of its Blu-ray contenders in the last full week of February.
• Samsung delays one high-def disc player, cancels another
  Thursday 4 October 2007 – 10:18 in Consumer Electronics
  Los Angeles (CA) - Two new high-def players from Samsung were expected this holiday season but those plans have now changed. Samsung had originally planned to release the BDP-2400 Blu-ray player, as well as a dual Blu-ray/HD DVD player, in the next month ...