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  • The new consumer version that will be offered by several companies — including Skpye — is much less elaborate, basically allowing VOIP video systems to link up with standard hi-def TVs.

    Boing Boing 2010

  • The single-disc version of Batman: GothamKnight will have an MSRP of $24.98, while the two-disc Special Edition will go for $29.98 and will include lots of extra features that will also be included in the Blu-ray hi-def edition (MSRP $34.99).

    Batman: Gotham Knight Gets Release Date | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009

  • The full trilogy will hit the hi-def format on April 6, according to a report at Video Business (via ComingSoon).

    ‘The Hobbit’ And ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Updates To Brighten Your Monday » MTV Movies Blog 2009

  • SKD/Alamy Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, such as the $229 Beats solo hi-def shown here, appeal to rap music fans.

    This Year's Hot Holiday Gifts 2011

  • On the lower end, the Canon Rebel T1i and Nikon D5000 shoots in 720p hi-def at a steady 30 frames per second.

    Shopping guide: Picking the right video camera 2009

  • Elsewhere, 09/09/09 was a double-header day in games: less celebrated for the 10th anniversary of the cut-down-in-its-prime Dreamcast, which Sega celebrated by announcing a return to Sonic the Hedgehog's roots with a new hi-def 2D game due in 2010, while a group of indies announced Rush Rush Rally Racing, the first new Western-made game for the console in many years.

    Boing Boing 2009

  • Paramount is determined to give you what you want and surely those fans do care about hi-def.

    Michael Giltz: DVDs: Donwton Abbey Has Gone Down, Down, Down in Quality Michael Giltz 2012

  • Currently, only Blu-Ray disc players, gaming devices like Playstation 3, certain hi-def DVD players, and some personal computers can transmit a 1080p signal.

    Archive 2009-03-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009

  • Paramount is determined to give you what you want and surely those fans do care about hi-def.

    Michael Giltz: DVDs: Donwton Abbey Has Gone Down, Down, Down in Quality Michael Giltz 2012

  • This isn't some mish-mash of stolen stock imagery: The author, Quang-Tuan Luong, spent over a decade photographing all 58 national parks with a large-format camera, resulting in more than 3,000 gorgeously hi-def shots—those with iPads will especially enjoy the vivid detail.

    Take a Hike 2011

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  • short for 'high-definition' - the sliding marketing term for more colour, more pixels, more details, more resolution.

    April 23, 2015