CES 2008 report
Welcome to our Blu-ray Disc coverage of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2008,
held from January 7 to January 10, 2008 in Las Vegas, USA. This "report" is a compilation
of our photos taken by Ben, Josh and Peter during CES 2008. If you are interested in more information
about a specific company/booth, simply follow the links to the news posts.
Blu-ray Disc Association Press Conference
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BDA hall of fame, from left to right: Bob Chapek (head of Buena Vista worldwide), Steve Beeks (President of Lionsgate), Ron Sanders (President of Warner Home Video). Andy Parsons (BDA spokesperson and Pioneer Senior Vice President) can also be seen sitting next to Mr. Sanders
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For more information about the BDA press conference, please see:
Blu-ray Disc Association Press Conference.
Blu-ray Disc Association Booth
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The Blu-ray Disc Association, which was designed by Disney, was a very elaborate display involving themes
from popular Blu-ray films. As you can see from the last photo, during the show it was packed.
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Fox was showing off their Alien vs Predator vs You BD-Live game at the BDA booth during
the show. The unique game allows viewers to play across the Internet.
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The FACTory Trivia Game was a great example of how BD-Live titles might be authored in the future.
Technicolor's product provides a simple way to enhance the Blu-ray experience.
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BD Magic shows one of the many things possible with BD-Live; Many companies were showing off their players at the BDA booth.
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Screenshots of some highly anticipated Disney Blu-ray titles: The Lion King, Finding Nemo and Peter Pan. Unfortunately the photos we took are quite blurry and contain reflexes, we apologize for this.
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For more information about the BDA booth, please see:
CES 2008: Blu-ray Disc Association Booth.
Philips
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The Philips BDP7200 Blu-ray player with remote.
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For more information about the Philips booth and BD products at CES, please see:
CES 2008: Philips BDP7200 Blu-ray Player,
CES 2008: Philips Future Plans,
CES 2008: Blu-ray Disc Association Booth,
CES 2008: Philips, Sharp, LG and HP.
Sharp
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Sharp Blu-ray booth; Sharp BD-HP20; Sharp BD-HP50
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For more information about the Sharp booth and BD products at CES, please see:
CES 2008: Sharp Introduces BD-HP50,
CES 2008: Blu-ray Disc Association Booth,
CES 2008: Philips, Sharp, LG and HP.
LG
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LG Blu-ray booth; GGC-H20L; GGW-H20L; LG BH-290;
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For more information about the LG booth, please see:
CES 2008: Philips, Sharp, LG and HP.
Panasonic
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Panasonic's upcoming DMP-BD50 Blu-ray Player
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Panasonic's new SC-BT100 Home Theater in a Box
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For more information about the Panasonic booth, please see:
CES 2008: Panasonic DMP-BD50 Blu-ray Player.
Samsung
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Samsung's upcoming
BD-P1500 BD player
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For more information about Samsung's upcoming Blu-ray products, please see:
CES 2008: Samsung Unveils BD-UP5500,
CES 2008: Blu-ray Disc Association Booth.
Pioneer
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Pioneer's upcoming BDP-05FD Blu-ray Player
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For more information about the Pioneer booth, please see:
CES 2008: Upcoming Pioneer BDP-05FD Blu-ray Player.
Funai
For more information about the Funai booth, please see:
CES 2008: Funai Advance Press Release - New Bonus View Player,
CES 2008: Funai Player to be Marketed as Sylvania,
CES 2008: Funai / Sylvania Blu-ray Player,
CES 2008: Blu-ray Disc Association Booth.
Hitachi
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Hitachi's DZBD70A and DZBD7HA Blu-ray camcorders with 8cm BD-R and BD-RE media.
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For more information about the Hitachi booth, please see:
CES 2008: Hitachi.
THX
For more information about the THX booth, please see:
CES 2008: THX.
Dolby Laboratories
For more information about the Dolby Digital booth, please see:
CES 2008: Dolby Laboratories.
Cyberlink
For more information about the CyberLink booth, please see:
CES 2008: CyberLink.
Verbatim
For more information about the Funai booth, please see:
CES 2008: Verbatim.
Final words
Josh: "I revisited the BDA booth on the second day of the show, to see if the excitement of the first day carried
over to the second. To no one's surprise, the booth was packed just as much on the second day as it had been on the first. Even while sitting down for a late dinner
after the show, I heard discussion of Blu-ray and Warner's recent decision to back it exclusively. There was a huge buzz at the show, which is surely going to carry
over to consumers."
That's the end of our CES 2008 coverage, we hope you have enjoyed it. If anyone from the press is interested in high-resolution
versions of any of our photos, feel free to contact us and we'll see what we can do.
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