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JVC Announces Popularly-Priced Blu-ray Player

By Shane Sturgeon • Oct 28, 1:20pm

JVC XV-BP11 Blu-ray PlayerJVC today announced the availability of a new entry-level Blu-ray player. The new JVC XV-BP11 is a truly versatile high definition player, offering playback of high definition Blu-ray discs, plus playback of the AVCHD format, the high definition format widely used for HD camcorders, including the JVC HD Everio line.

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Coming Soon: Netflix Members Can Instantly Watch Movies and TV Episodes Streamed to TVs Via the PlayStation(R)3 Computer Entertainment System

By Shane Sturgeon • Oct 26, 12:30pm

Netflix-PS3Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) and Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) today announced that they are joining forces to make thousands of movies and TV episodes from Netflix available to be streamed instantly to TVs via the PlayStation®3 (PS3(TM)) computer entertainment system. Netflix expects to begin streaming via the PS3 system...

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Samsung Announces Its First Internal Blu-ray Disc Combo Drive With BD-R and BD-ROM Read Speed of 8X

By Shane Sturgeon • Oct 8, 1:27am

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a worldwide leader in digital consumer electronics and information technology, has launched its first internal Blu-ray disc COMBO, the SH-B083. The Samsung Blu-ray disc (BD) drive is available with large capacities of up to 25GB for a single layer disc and 50GB for a double layer disc for use in PCs. Building upon the company's ODD leadership, the new Blu-ray drive reads BD-R and BD-ROMs at up to 8x speeds. The COMBO drive also reads CDs at up to 40x and DVDs at up to 16x.

With Samsung's fast dual layer jumping algorithm, the new SH-B083 COMBO drive features an average access speed of...

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Corel® WinDVD® Pro 2010 Delivers the Ultimate Blu-ray and DVD Playback Experience on the PC

By Shane Sturgeon • Sep 15, 3:38pm

Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL) (TSX:CRE) today announced the newest version of the world's most widely used DVD playback software-Corel® WinDVD® Pro 2010. This latest release delivers the industry's best movie-watching experience on the PC, introducing speed enhancements across the application, improved Blu-ray support with BD-Live™, new GPU-based upscaling that boosts standard-definition (SD) video to HD-like quality, all delivered through a new clean and easy-to-use interface.

Whether you're watching a Blu-ray Disc® or an AVCHD™ or SD home movie, WinDVD Pro 2010 provides...

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Pioneer Showcases the World's First THX Certified Blu-ray Disc Player

By Shane Sturgeon • Sep 11, 6:28am

Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. announces its Elite® BDP-09FD flagship model has become the world's first Blu-ray Disc® Player to achieve THX® certification and that its Elite® EX Series in-wall speakers have attained THX Select2™ certification. These products complement Pioneer's current top-of-the-line Elite A/V Receivers that are the world's first and only THX Ultra2™ Plus Certified receivers to feature Class D digital amplification. When used...

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Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Unveils the 'Diamond Collection'

By Shane Sturgeon • Sep 11, 6:09am

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) announced the launch of the new Diamond Collection today at the D23 Expo. Diamond Collection is the definitive collection of the Walt Disney Studios most historic and beloved animated classics that will debut on Blu-ray Hi-Def.

Beginning with Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on October 6, the Diamond Collection comprises an additional 13 of Disney's most treasured titles, including...

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Sonic Simplifies and Broadens High-End BD Creation

By Shane Sturgeon • Sep 10, 11:41am

Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ:SNIC) today announced a new lineup for its professional Blu-ray Disc (BD) authoring, compression, and quality assurance products. Built on the same advanced technology that has made Sonic BD production systems the choice of more authoring facilities than all other BD production platforms combined, the new BD product line features...

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New Sony Blu-ray Player Integrates Streaming Internet Video for Ultimate Home Entertainment Experience

By Shane Sturgeon • Sep 10, 4:14am

Offering the best of full HD 1080p and streaming Internet video, Sony today introduced the BDP-N460 networked Blu-ray Disc(TM) player.

Beside playing Blu-ray Discs and DVDs, the device instantly streams one of the largest collections of premium and free on-demand entertainment from the BRAVIA(TM) Internet Video platform including thousands of movies, TV programs, and music from...

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LG Electronics Adds VUDU HD Movie Service to Wireless 'NetCast' Network Blu-ray Disc Player

By Shane Sturgeon • Sep 10, 4:04am

LG Electronics today announced the addition of the high-definition streaming movie service from VUDU, Inc. to the LG Wireless Network Blu-ray Player (model BD390). With VUDU, consumers can instantly buy or rent from an extensive library of movies and TV titles, including an industry-leading catalog of more than 2,200 high-definition (HD) movies. The BD390 with VUDU will be demonstrated here this week at the Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) EXPO 2009 (Booth #2623).

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Panasonic Launches Blu-ray Disc(TM) Home Theater System

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By Shane Sturgeon • Sep 10, 3:11amBlu-rayProducts & Equipment

Sonic Launches BD PowerStation

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By Shane Sturgeon • Sep 5, 2:41amBlu-ray

Samsung Announces YouTube Service Availability for Select Blu-ray Players

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By Shane Sturgeon • Sep 4, 10:27pmInternet HD VideoBlu-ray

Toshiba Introduces Blu-ray Disc Player

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By Shane Sturgeon • Sep 4, 7:58pmBlu-ray

Blu-ray Disc Association Provides Updates on 3D Technology

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By Shane Sturgeon • Sep 4, 2:35pmBlu-ray3D HDTV

Walt Disney Studios Extends Blu-ray(TM) Combo Pack Efforts through December 2010

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By Shane Sturgeon • Aug 12, 3:18pmBlu-ray

Marvell Redefines Video Quality - Introducing Qdeo HD Video Evaluation Blu-ray Disk

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By Shane Sturgeon • Aug 12, 3:11amBlu-ray

It's Official, Toshiba to Enter Blu-ray Market

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By Shane Sturgeon • Aug 10, 2:26pmBlu-ray

Onkyo Debuts Blu-ray Disc Player with BD-Live Interactive and AVCHD Compatibility

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By Shane Sturgeon • Jul 28, 9:41pmBlu-ray

Onkyo Home Theater Packages Ideal for Blu-ray and HD Video Systems

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By Shane Sturgeon • Jul 28, 9:39pmBlu-ray

Sony Organizes Your Entertainment Collection With New 400-Disc Blu-ray Disc/DVD MegaChanger

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By Shane Sturgeon • Jul 23, 11:44pmBlu-ray