Aug

31

The DVD Forum

Posted by Todd

August 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The DVD Forum is a committee of sorts that helps to govern the direction of the technology.  It is basically a collection (around 220 to be exact) of companies that meet from time to time to discuss the latest advancements as well as define the specification and “rules” of the technology.  The company that I [...]

Aug

30

Ultimate guide to anamorphic wide screen from The Digital Bits

Posted by Todd

August 30, 2007 | 1 Comment

One last post before I head out of the office for the day. I am sure that everyone has had that one relative that just doesn’t understand DVD in general. I am also sure that you have had to deal with this question: “Why do we have those stupid [...]

Aug

30

Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD player on sale at Amazon

Posted by Todd

August 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Just a quick post to let you know that Amazon has a great deal on this Toshiba HD-DVD player. The price is $253.99 and also features free shipping. If you apply for an Amazon Visa card you get another $30 dollars off. If you were waiting for an [...]

Aug

30

Used DVDs Need Love Too!

Posted by Todd

August 30, 2007 | 1 Comment

I don’t know about you, but I’m not a millionaire. Heck there have been times when I am not even a hundredaire (if that’s even a word). The problem is, I want to buy DVD’s. I really do. But sometimes the mortgage payment gets in the way. [...]

Aug

30

New DVD format promises 1 to 5 terabytes of storage

Posted by Todd

August 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I realize that higher capacity optical media formats are announced all the time. Most never make it to market. This is just crazy though. A company called Mempile has developed a new technology that will allow 1 terabyte or 1,000 gigabytes of data to be stored on a [...]

Aug

29

Welcome to DVD Shrink

Posted by Todd

August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the new DVD blog here at Content Quake.  I’m Todd and I have worked in the entertainment industry for over 4 years.  More specifically I am a DVD authoring engineer for one of the largest compression and authoring facilities in the world.  Basically I live [...]