Last Bastion of HD DVD Falls As Toshiba Goes With Blu-Ray

Last Bastion of HD DVD Falls As Toshiba Goes With Blu-RayJuly 20th, 2009 Posted in General, Hot Stuff, Tech News, TechnologyThere have been many epic format battles over the last few decades. First there was Betamax vs. VHS, then CD vs Minidisc and most recently HD DVD vs Blu-ray. It is now rumoured that Toshiba, the once ardent supporter of HD DVD, will be releasing a Blu-ray player by the end of the year.Toshiba was one of the main supporters of the HD DVD format (along with Microsoft) and

COOL GEAR: Tech Gifts for Dads

JVC XV-BP1 Blu-ray player     Since EM is first and foremost an Entertainment Website, I thought I’d start our Father’s Day Tech Guide off with a nice Blu-ray Player. JVC’s first Blu-ray player is a versatile HD player, offering playback of Blu-ray discs, plus playback of the AVCHD format, the HD format widely used for HD camcorders, including the JVC HD Everio line.  Other features include BD Live (Profile ver. 2.0) compatibility when used with USB memory for access to easy firmware