DVDs, on the other hand, utilize red lasers to scan their content, which can be read by either regular DVD or Blu-ray players. However, your average DVD player is unable to produce the blue lasers ...

The answer comes down to which line doubler is better — the one in your TV or the one in your DVD player. In this case, the Yamaha DVD-C920 line doubler (progressive scanning) is much better than that ...

NEC has developed technology to record and read both current and next-generation DVDs with a single optical head, adding to the momentum of blue-laser DVD products. NEC said Thursday that its new ...

CENTERPIECE: Super Multi Blue: Blu-ray/HD DVD combo player that's launching end of January. Available first week of February. PRICETAG: $1,199 SPECTACLE: ...

Toshiba, Japan's second-largest electronics conglomerate, is set to offer two models of HD DVD players, the HD-XA1 and HD-A1, in the United States for $799 and $499, respectively.

HD DVD had exclusive agreements with Paramount and Universal, meaning that films like The Bourne Identity were available in red-tinted packaging that signaled a compatible disc for HD DVD players.