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HD DVD & Blu-ray

Echo Bridge Announces Next Pair of Budget Blu-rays

By High-Def Digest • 11 hours ago

Echo Bridge has unveiled its latest slate of bargain-priced Blu-ray releases, with a pair of TV disaster titles due in early Summer. On tap for June 3, Echo Bridge will release the NBC all-star (well,... ...

Products & Equipment

First Blu-ray players for under $300 alert!

By Tech Digest • 12 hours ago

The cheapest Blu-ray players in the world have just clocked in at the American supermarket chain, Wal-mart, at under $300 - roughly £150. Available for $298, the Magnavox NB500MG9 and Sylvania NB500SL9 have some nice features surprisingly, including Blu-ray Final Profile 1.1, HDMI 1.3, and DVD 'upscaling' to 1080p. Still, they're not quite as cheap as those $99 Toshiba HD DVD players... ...

Products & Equipment

Marantz BD8002: chunky feature-laden Blu-ray player coming to Japan

By Tech Digest • 13 hours ago

High-end manufacturer Marantz has announced it's bringing the BD8002 Blu-ray player to the Japanese market next month. It features a Silicon Optix 10-bit chipset, compatibility with Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio, 7.1 analogue audio output, full 1080p video output including 24fps mode for accurate playback of movies, and of course HDMI output... ...

Global & Worldview

ITV tests high definition service

By HDTV UK • 16 hours ago

Wednesday saw ITV transmit its first twelve hours of high definition TV, though the content was not (officially) publicly accessible via freesat, where the service will initially launch in the coming few weeks. Content included coverage of the UEFA Cup... ...

Marketplace

Wii Dominates April, PS3 & Xbox 360 In Dead Heat On GTA IV Sales [Console Wars]

By Kotaku • May 15, 10:40pm

Nintendo had an amazing April, pushing over 700,000 Wiis in the United States. That's a massive difference from its "current gen high definition console" competition, as the Xbox 360 and PlayStation... ...

HD DVD & Blu-ray

Specs, Box Art Revealed for 'Dark City' Blu-ray

By High-Def Digest • May 15, 10:00pm

New Line has unleashed final specs and box art for the next-gen release of 'Dark City,' which comes to Blu-ray this July with hours of all-new bonus material. As originally reported last month, the eagerly-awaited... ...

HD DVD & Blu-ray

'Life Before Her Eyes' Headed to Blu-ray

By High-Def Digest • May 15, 8:00pm

Magnolia has alerted retailers to an August Blu-ray release for the acclaimed indie drama 'The Life Before Her Eyes.' Starring Uma Thurman (and Evan Rachel Wood as Thurman's younger self) who struggles... ...

HD DVD & Blu-ray

Specs, Box Art in for 'College Road Trip' Blu-ray

By High-Def Digest • May 15, 6:00pm

Disney has announced final specs for the Blu-ray release of 'College Road Trip,' which hits high-def this July with extensive bonus features and uncompressed audio. As first reported earlier this month,... ...

I Want My 'Mummy' Specs for Blu-ray

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By High-Def Digest • May 15, 4:00pmHD DVD & Blu-ray

Low-priced Blu-ray Disc Players Reach Wal-mart Shelves

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By About.com • May 15, 3:00pmHD DVD & Blu-ray

LG Blu-Ray writer burns 4x media at 6x speeds

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By the INQUIRER • May 15, 11:29amProducts & Equipment

Sony shows PS3 production costs are dropping

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By AfterDawn • May 14, 10:35pmHD DVD & Blu-ray

Disney Flaunts 'Sleeping Beauty' Blu-ray Belles, Whistles

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By High-Def Digest • May 14, 10:00pmHD DVD & Blu-ray

'In the Line of Fire' Blu-ray Specs, Box Art Announced

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By High-Def Digest • May 14, 6:00pmHD DVD & Blu-ray

Super-slim Xbox 360 likely for 2009

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By Tech Digest • May 14, 4:20pmProducts & Equipment

Microsoft Denies Slimmer Xbox 360 [Gaming]

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By Gizmodo • May 14, 2:30pmProducts & Equipment

DivX Technology for PS3 Games Now Available

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By I4U • May 14, 2:26pmHD DVD & Blu-ray

LG Kills Blu-ray/HD DVD Hybrid Player [Hd Dvd]

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By Gizmodo • May 13, 8:19pmHD DVD & Blu-ray

Genius Products Planning Return to Blu-ray with 'Lonesome Dove?'

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By High-Def Digest • May 13, 6:00pmHD DVD & Blu-ray

Best Buy offers new 2 for $30 Blu-ray sale

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By Punch Jump • May 13, 4:08pmHD DVD & Blu-ray