Show Notes - Episode 122
SERIES: Lab Rats
EPISODE #: 122
RELEASE DATE: May 26, 2008
TITLE: High-Def DVD Survival Guide
RUN TIME: 23:56:30
HOSTS: Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers
STUDIO DIRECTOR: Maurice Cacho
EDITOR: Sean Carruthers
SOURCE: www.labrats.tv/episodes/ep122.html
NOTES:
- DVD- Digital Video Disc. It's also known as a Digital Versatile Disc.
- Blu-ray Association founders include Sony, Matsushita, Pioneer, Philips, LG, Thomson, Hitachi, Sharp, and Samsung.
- HD DVD consortium founders include Toshiba, Sanyo, NEC, and Memory Technology. Microsoft and Pioneer joined later. HD DVD officially died on January 4, 2008 when Warner Bros starting producing movies only in the Blu-ray format.
- Universal, which released exclusively on HD DVD, annouced in Fedruary it was moving to Blu-ray.
- Sony learned its lesson from the failure of Beta, and invested heavily in Blu-ray to make it a success.
- CES = Consumer Electronics Show -- the big gadget show in Las Vegas, NV every January.
- LG Super Blu BH200 High Definition Player= $586 Amazon.
- Samsung BD-UP5000 High Definition Player= $750 Amazon.
- If you're on Facebook don't forget to join the Biff and Boo Fan Club.
- Watch the 365 Days of Lab Rat at: http://www.tinyurl.com/2jp77e.
- Cyberwalker's Radio Show at http://www.cyberwalker.com/topic/49 .
- See Andy's guest appearances on the Lab with Leo at http://www.andywalker.com/labwithleo.html.
- Be sure to check out Andy's new DVD, Getting Started with Windows Vista, on sale now!
- Little Geeks Organization - Little Geeks is a philanthropic organization that collects, refurbishes and re-distributes donated home computers to children in need. Please give generously to the Little Geeks Foundation holiday fundraising campaign at http://www.tinyurl.com/3xb8dv.
- Technology Help Forums - click here.
- Become a Cyberwalker member and receive free newsletters at - click here.
- Check out - Andy's Books, the Windows Vista Help Desk is available now!
- Sean Carruthers Flickr Account at - GlobalHermit at Flickr.
CREDITS
Associate Producer:
Maurice Cacho
Theme Music by:
Title Graphics by:
Web Master:
Systems Manager:
Special Thanks To:
NOTE:
No animals were harmed during
filming of Lab Rats.
Many, many animals were
harmed during the filming of
BBC's Planet Earth in high-definition.
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Show Notes by Michael Britton
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