Idea replication blog

Chicago, IL,  (June 02, 2010) – The Chicago-based CD, DVD and Blu-ray disc replication and packaging services company iDEA MEDIA SERVICES, in support of its partners at Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications whose networks include the Discovery Channel, is pleased to have packaged the eleven part, dual disc DVD boxed education edition of the Discovery Channel’s wildly popular natural history series LIFE .  Read the full story

iDEA MEDIA SERVICES, a leader in CD, DVD, Blu-ray disc replication and packaging, is pleased to be the official media manufacturing partner for the progressive improvisational rock band Umphrey’s McGee. Read the full story

By Andrew Shapiro

One of the things both our industrial clients and our entertainment clients have in common is an increase in the amount of content they need to send abroad. Establishing a foothold for your business in an international market or making sure your latest nature special gains as much revenue as possible form the European market are both excellent reasons to consider producing replication runs for overseas consumers. The only down side, in fact, is the confusing array of standards and compatibility issues that can arise when leaving the USA. Lets take a look at the major considerations in some depth: Read the full story

By Andrew Shapiro

In the past few weeks we’ve discussed DVD Video, Blue-Ray and CD or DVD-ROM. I realized recently how long it’s been since I have discussed, at length, the audio CD format with a client. I’m also willing to bet it’s been some time since you have actually considered the audio CD and what its advantages and disadvantages are, or at the very least, what else it can do besides play audio. Read the full story

By Andrew Shapiro

The high definition format wars have been over for more than a year now and those of us in the production and replication industries can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Or can we? At the end of the last holiday shopping season Sony reported somewhat disappointing sales numbers for their now Read the full story

Flash memory storage is accelerating

In both the consumer and professional fields the demand for storage space continues to skyrocket, with the three key competing formats – removable optical, flash memory, and hard disk – battling it out on an ever-expanding landscape that continues to demand larger and larger storage capacities.

In the consumer arena, traditional optical media solutions such as CD and standard definition DVD are Read the full story

SanDisk introduces music on a flash card for portable players Read the full story

Can home entertainment save the holiday season?

These are challenging times, not just for the home entertainment industry, but for everyone. With the mortgage meltdown, skyrocketing unemployment, and the Dow and unpredictable roller-coaster, it’s beginning to look more and more as though we are headed for a recession – if we’re not already in one. Read the full story

USB Flash Drives are data transport systems. Its innovation has opened new door for extensive marketing. People have accepted and admired the wide usages of USB Flash Drive. The reason is simple. With a capacity ranging from 64 MB to 4 GB, the USB Flash Drive can store quite a lot of memory and can be used for a variety of purpose. Read the full story