 | Pioneer 400GB Blu-ray discs will play on PS3 (AfterDawn, 12/04/2008 3:21am) |
| The manufacturer Pioneer has confirmed that its upcoming 16-layer Blu-ray discs will play back on most current standalone Blu-ray players including the Sony PlayStation 3.
The discs boast an impressive 400GB capacity and are finally headed into production by 2010 after being introduced earlier this year by Pioneer.
Current Blu-ray discs consist of either single layer 25GB discs or 50GB dual- ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony Says No to Blu-Ray/DVD Hybrid Discs (High-Def DVD Digest, 6/02/2006 10:39pm) |
| Despite the first hybrid high-def/DVD discs from rival format HD DVD already on the market, Blu-ray backers say they have no plans to release such "transitional" discs in the foreseeable future,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Chinese pirates crack Blu-ray DRM, sell pirated HD discs (Ars Technica, 11/17/2008 11:15pm) |
| A recent bust in China netted several hundred pirated HD discs ripped from Blu-ray masters. The discs were only 720p, not 1080p, but their mere existence shows that Blu-ray's amped-up DRM schemes, AACS and BD+, won't be enough to stop pirates.Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Audiophiliac's Top 13 music Blu-ray discs (CNET Blogs, 8/18/2012 5:14pm) |
| The Audiophiliac has the Blus -- a list of the best-sounding music Blu-ray discs, that is.
[Read [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony Introduces "Mastered In 4K" Blu-ray Discs Optimized for 4K Upscaling Displays (Big Picture Big Sound, 1/12/2013 4:23pm) |
| Superbit Redux? Sony unveils a new line of higher-bitrate Blu-ray Discs coming this [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Why Do You Pay More For Blu-Ray on Netflix? (High-Def Digest, 7/07/2009 7:30pm) |
| Sure the discs are more expensive, but one theory is that cracked discs are behind the Blu-Ray rate hike. In life, as in engineering, one thing cannot be overstated: flexibility is important. This is especially... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Ritek to launch HD DVD discs via co-marketing with Toshiba in Japan (Digi Times, 10/31/2007 4:36am) |
| Ritek, the second largest Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, on October 30 announced it will launch HD DVD-R (recordable, write once) and HD DVD-RW (rewritable) discs under its own brand Ridata, while Toshiba will launch its new HD DVD recorder in a joint sales promotion in the Japan market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| European Blu-ray Sales Top 1 Million (Format War Central, 12/04/2007 10:40pm) |
| Reuters is reporting that Blu-ray movie title sales have passed the  1 million mark. The article states that Blu-ray disc enjoys 73 percent of the European market.
Perhaps even more interesting is the statement that movies plus games combined totals 21 million discs, meaning that game discs outnumber movie discs roughly 20:1. It would seem that [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft working on Blu-ray recording support in Vista (HDTV UK, 1/16/2009 2:55pm) |
| Microsoft is to provide an update to Windows Vista that will allow Blu-ray discs to be recorded. A first beta version of Service Pack 2 for Vista has been released to a small group of Technology Adoption Program customers for evaluation. Though the ability to write data to Blu-ray discs will exist, Microsoft did not say whether a revised Windows Media Player would play Blu-ray movie discs. There' ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon Goes BOGO For Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 12/10/2007 10:30pm) |
| Amazon.com has expanded an earlier "Buy One Get One Free" Blu-ray offer to include a total of 115 discs. That's nearly three times the number of discs that the web retailer first put up nearly a week ago... ... (Read Full Article) |
| New 3-For-2 Deal on HD DVDs at Best Buy (High-Def Digest, 12/23/2007 9:00pm) |
| Capping off a holiday season filled with next-gen media sales, Best Buy is offering up one last "buy two get one free" deal on HD DVD discs. The retailer is advertising a total over 200 qualifying discs... ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES: TDK to show 8cm Blu-ray Discs (PC Advisor, 1/08/2007 11:04am) |
| TDK will unveil prototype 8-centimetre Blu-ray Discs at the Consumer Electronics Show today. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon Offers 50 Percent Off Select Blu-ray Discs (High-Def Digest, 12/26/2007 10:44pm) |
| If you've been waiting to pick up 'Ratatouille,' 'Lost' or any of Disney's other best-selling Blu-ray discs, there's never been a better time. In a just-launched post-Christmas sale, Amazon is offering... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Coinstar CEO: More Discs, Blu-ray to Lift Redbox (Home Media Magazine, 5/16/2013 8:21pm) |
| Redbox is becoming more attuned to consumer rental patterns, expects Blu-ray Discs to continue growing as a part of overall revenue and still anticipates overall rentals to increase 5% to 10% annually during the next three years, J. Scott Di [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Discs Becoming Popular Target For Shoplifters (About.com, 1/14/2009 8:00am) |
| Just as CDs and DVDs before it, Shoplifters are increasingly targeting Blu-ray Discs. One reason cited is that with the high price of Blu-ray Disc movies, some shoplifters feel that... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Memory-Tech said to make pre-recorded HD DVD discs in China, Taiwanese makers watching (Digi Times, 11/16/2006 4:57am) |
| Japan-based Memory-Tech will increase investment in China-based Shanghai United Optical Disc to produce pre-recorded HD DVD discs specifically for the China market, while Taiwanese pre-recorded discs makers will watch the situation and evaluate the feasibility of investing in China, according to industry sources. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 50 Percent off Select Blu-ray, HD DVD Discs at Amazon (High-Def Digest, 1/13/2008 9:00pm) |
| In what may be the biggest high-def disc sale yet, Amazon is offering up to 57% off select Blu-ray and HD DVD discs. Both promos were launched this weekend by the web merchant, and includes hundreds of... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | GTA V to ship on two discs for Xbox 360; one for PS3 (CNET News, 7/02/2013 4:31pm) |
| Due to the size of the upcoming title, the Xbox 360 version will ship with two discs. Because Sony's PlayStation 3 supports Blu-ray, those console owners will only need one [...] (Read Full Article) |
| AnyDVD HD now copies Blu-ray discs, too (TG Daily, 3/06/2007 8:09pm) |
| Slysoft claims to have bypassed virtually any copy protection technology that is integrated in the high-definition disc formats HD DVD and Blu-ray. Following the previously announced HD DVD ripper, the software now also supports Blu-ray discs and allows you to play both formats on computers without HDCP chips. ... (Read Full Article) |
| AnyDVD HD Is Here, So Start the Blu-ray BD+ DRM Crackin' [Cracked] (Gizmodo, 3/19/2008 8:35pm) |
| Late last year, disc-copying software maker SlySoft claimed they cracked the BD+ DRM protection in Blu-ray discs. They weren't kidding. The newest version of AnyDVD HD strips Blu-ray discs of BD+,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Company promises HD without the high price (PC Advisor, 3/11/2006 4:30pm) |
| The buzz about high-definition movies on optical discs might be all about HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc, but two companies are demonstrating at the CeBit trade show this week a system that delivers HD movies on DVD-like discs for use in cheap players. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Current Top 10 selling Blu-ray Discs (HD-Report, 11/06/2012 8:10pm) |
| Anyone interested in knowing the top selling Blu-rays? Here’s a list of the Top 10 Blu-ray Discs sold for the week ending Oct. 28 as provided by Home Media Research. At the top is Disney’s “Secret of the Wings,” available in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Top 10 Selling/Rented Blu-ray Discs & DVDs (HD-Report, 11/19/2012 6:51pm) |
| Here's a list of the top selling and rented Blu-ray Discs & DVD titles as of the week ending Nov. 11, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD movie discs may not work with your HDTV (ARNnet, 10/06/2005 10:01pm) |
| The likely format battle between HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc is bad enough for those eagerly awaiting the availability of favorite movies on high definition video discs, but soon there could be another reason to switch off to the new formats: many current HDTVs might be restricted to showing the movies in standard definition. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 2 Million Blu-ray Discs Sold Across Europe (Format War Central, 2/13/2008 11:37pm) |
| We read at DVD Times that the BDA has held a press conference in London to draw attention to a new sales milestone in Europe.
According to speakers at the even, since launch there have been 2.37M Blu-ray Discs sold across Europe.
At IFA last year (which is Aug/Sep time frame) the total was said to be [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Current Top 10 Selling Blu-ray Discs (HD-Report, 3/25/2013 10:40pm) |
| What are the current top selling Blu-ray Discs? For the week ending March 17, 2013 the number one Blu-ray Disc sold was Paramount’s Rise of the Guardians in its first week of being released. Coming [...] (Read Full Article) |
| DVD Players Obsolete? High Def. Discs Are Coming (KUTV.com) (KUTV.com, 2/09/2006 12:29am) |
| (KUTV) Your DVD player may not be all that old, but it will soon be obsolete thanks to new technology. Next month, a power struggle will take place over a new DVD format – one that plays high definition discs. There are two different formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Rachel Cericola's Top 5 Blu-ray Discs of 2012 (Big Picture Big Sound, 12/18/2012 4:26pm) |
| Our littlest staffer gives her short list of high-def must-haves for [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Maxell Introduces Recordable Blu-ray Discs for HD Camcorder Market (NBC26 Green Bay, 9/07/2007 5:43pm) |
| FAIR LAWN, N.J. -- Maxell Corporation of America, the technology and marketing leader in advanced data storage media, announced that it will begin shipping a new 8cm Blu-ray BD-R write-once and BD-RE rewritable discs for the HD camcorder market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray gets new level of copy protection (HDTV UK, 7/16/2008 10:47am) |
| A German manufacturer has developed a system designed to boost the copy protection of Blu-ray discs. "X-PROTECT Blue" is supposed to work with both HDMV and BD-J discs and will be updated regularly in an attempt to thwart piracy attacks. It should also work "flawlessly" with AACS... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Ian White's Top 5 Blu-ray Discs of 2012 (Big Picture Big Sound, 12/18/2012 5:23pm) |
| 2012 was only an average year for new releases, but some of the best Blu-rays of the year were much anticipated classics that delivered on all levels. Here [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to Bow New Blu-ray Mega Changers (Home Media Magazine, 5/26/2009 7:33pm) |
| Sony Corp. reportedly will unveil two new Blu-ray mega disc changers capable of storing 200 discs and 400 discs, respectively. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blockbuster to gage interest in HD online prior to retail launch (Addict 3D, 4/24/2006 11:07pm) |
| Wow, this next gen launch is getting uglier by the minute. Even though last January Netflix proclaimed loudly that it was going to offer both Blu-ray discs and HD-DVD, Blockbuster has told TG Daily they will also offer the discs-but only to online subscribers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer shows off 8x speed internal Blu-ray writer (HDTV UK, 1/10/2009 1:43pm) |
| The speed of Blu-ray drives continues to increase with news that Pioneer is to launch its BDR-S03J internal Blu-ray drive capable of burning write-once discs at up to 8x speed, Unfortunately, rewritable discs are a tad more complicated to burn and can only be written at 2x speed... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Philips/Lite-On Blu-ray Drive to Ship for a Dirt-Cheap $186 [Cheap Blu-ray] (Gizmodo, 11/16/2007 7:10pm) |
| If you want to just play back Blu-ray discs on your PC, this Lite-On branded BD-ROM drive from Philips will do the trick at 4x for $186. Let's get this straight: You can't burn Blu-ray discs with... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Feb. 27: Amazon's Best-Selling Blu-ray Player (TVPredictions, 2/27/2008 12:26pm) |
| What's the best-selling Blu-ray player at Amazon.com?As of Feb. 27, the answer is...Samsung's BD-P1400 Blu-ray player, available now for $357 -- almost $200 off the suggested list price. The high-def DVD player can playback Blu-ray discs and can upconvert standard-def DVDs so they will be near-HD quality. The set-top can also display Blu-ray discs in 1080p video.The player can be delivered in on ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Blu-ray survey shows discs preferred over downloads (Pocket-lint, 12/01/2008 1:14pm) |
| Physical format still in demand in the face of digital growth Two-thirds of consumers think that Blu-ray offers a better experience than streaming or downloading films, a new survey has revealed.
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Read Blu-ray survey shows discs preferred over downloads on Pocket-lint now]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| TDVision Systems intros 3D system using standard Blu-ray discs (HDTV UK, 5/22/2008 10:00am) |
| TDVision Systems will present a new system for watching 3D films using standard Blu-ray discs and compatible with standard Blu-ray players. This would allow a single disc to be pressed for both 3D and non-3D use... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Singulus tests 100GB, 4K-ready Blu-ray discs (Engadget, 9/12/2013 11:16pm) |
|
The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: Delkin launches 200-year archival Blu-ray discs (Pocket-lint, 6/27/2008 11:06am) |
| How do they know?Delkin Devices is now shipping Archival Gold Blu-ray recordable media, the first archival BD-R disc guaranteed to preserve data safely for over 200 years.
Read Delkin launches 200-year archival Blu-ray discs on Pocket-lint]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Fred Meyer Expands Blu-ray Section, Now Bigger Than Wal-Mart's (Format War Central, 3/18/2008 9:51pm) |
| During a trip to our local Fred Meyer, we noticed they had greatly expanded their Blu-ray movie section. Previously they had about the same space as the smaller Target stores. Now the section is 18 discs X 5 discs (some duplicates), and is larger than all the Wal-Mart stores in the area. They do still [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Web search: From lo-fi to high-def (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, 7/26/2006 11:12pm) |
| DVDs are only nine years old, yet the home-entertainment industry recently introduced the next generation in the home-video format -- high-definition discs, which require a new player. If you want to catch up, here's a one-stop Web guide to major audio-video formats over the decades. (See the Web Search blog at www.startribune.com/websearch for even more.) VIDEO HIGH-DEF DISCS ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray will be half of market sales by 2012, says Futuresource (AfterDawn, 6/28/2009 4:31am) |
| According to Futuresource Consulting, despite slower than expected growth, Blu-ray software sales will account for 50 percent of all home entertainment business by 2012.
Additionally, the company lowered its expectations for 2009, from 95 million discs sold to 75 million discs, specifically citing weak attachment rate with PlayStation 3s, which remain the most popular Blu-ray players. According ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to bring official Blu-ray discs to China as pirates peddle crapware (HDTV UK, 1/14/2009 9:35am) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will distribute 30 current Blu-ray titles in China, making it the first Hollywood studio to do so, according to Variety magazine. Titles including Hancock, Kung Fu Hustle, the Spider-Man trilogy, Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind will be available for around 205 yuan (about £18). Initially, Sony will import discs, but it is ho ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to bring official Blu-ray discs to China as pirates peddle crapware (HDTV UK, 11/19/2008 1:16pm) |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will distribute 30 current Blu-ray titles in China, making it the first Hollywood studio to do so, according to Variety magazine. Titles including Hancock, Kung Fu Hustle, the Spider-Man trilogy, Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind will be available for around 205 yuan (about £18). Initially, Sony will import discs, but it is ho ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal announces ‘Flipper’ Blu-ray/DVD Discs (HD-Report, 12/01/2009 8:44pm) |
| Universal Studios Home Entertainment officially announced a date for the first “flipper” discs, containing high-def Blu-ray content on one side and standard DVD content on the other side. What’s cool is the disc can be used in any Blu-ray or DVD player simply by flipping the disc.
The first titles on the new format from Universal [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Blowout: Over 650 Blu-ray Discs Under $10 Each (Pulp Fiction, Dark Knight, Alien, Much More) (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/29/2012 1:19am) |
| Amazon is making it easy to stuff a few stockings, with discounts on action, comedy, drama and other [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic to Launch the World's First Blu-ray Disc Recorders Capable of Playing Back BD-Video Discs (Japan Corporate News, 9/20/2006 4:57am) |
| Osaka, Japan, Sept 20, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Panasonic, the leading brand for which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known, unveiled the world's first Blu-ray Disc (BD) recorders that can play back BD-Video discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon HD DVD Sale: 103 Titles Included (Format War Central, 2/04/2008 9:15pm) |
| HD DVD is beginning to bounce back on the Amazon sales charts — with a total of six titles in the top 10 selling high-def titles — thanks to an incredible ongoing sale on Universal titles.
The majority of the discs are $14.95 — combo discs are slightly more, naturally — which is an exceptional [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic kicks off 50GB Blu-ray production (Engadget, 12/06/2005 9:10am) |
| Panasonic has announced they’ve begun “pilot production†of dual layer, 50GB Blu-ray discs out in their Torrance, California factory. This dual layer disc is apparently the first of many capacity enhancements that Blu-ray may see throughout the years by just slapping on more and more data layers; we know from a while back that Sony is working on octuple layer discs with a 200GB capacity . ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic intros 6x speed Blu-ray media (HDTV UK, 6/27/2008 12:33pm) |
| Panasonic has launched its six-times speed write-once Blu-ray media, offering a maximum data transfer speed of 216Mbps - 20% faster than 16x DVD-R discs. The discs have a wide power margin at any writing speeds from 1x to 6x, enabling high-quality recording even if the drive's laser power fluctuates, resulting in greater overall drive compatibility... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony’s 400-disc Blu-ray changer deemed worthy of your $1,900 - if you have 400 discs (CrunchGear, 9/02/2009 8:30pm) |
| The first reaction most have to these Sony megachangers hasn't changed over the years. Just insert the name of the appropriate physical media. But yes, some people do own that many discs and so these changers make sense for them. Plus, while digital downloads are great and the future of the average consumer, there are still some folk that demand the absolute best picture and sound which only Blu-ray can provide. Electronic house had a chance to sit down with the ES Blu-ray changer and sent it through the paces. (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray Disc Burner can publish 2.5 TB of data per session. (ThomasNet, 2/20/2006 3:04pm) |
| Bravo XR-Blu Disc Publisher provides users with automated burn and print device that supports up to 50 single-layer 25 GB capacity Blu-ray Discs per session; 50 GB, dual-layer discs are supported with upgrade. In addition to its built-in robotic arm, unit features full-color, direct-to-disc inkjet printing and Pioneer Electronics' BDR-101A Blu-ray Disc/DVD Recorder. Blu-ray enabled recording ... (Read Full Article) |
| NEWS: ITV attempts to remove Blu-ray copy ban (Pocket-lint, 7/07/2009 4:13pm) |
| "Talking" to Freesat and Toshiba
ITV has confirmed that it's "talking" to Freesat and Toshiba over plans to make its HD content more usable to consumers by allowing them to copy to Blu-ray discs.
At the time of writing, all ITV HD content is flagged as "Copy Never", meaning that it can't be archived by consumers onto optical discs. Its main competitor, the BBC, allows a sin ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray discs sold hit 9 million milestone (AfterDawn, 3/27/2008 8:18pm) |
| Citing strong sales of 'No Country for Old Men,', the Blu-ray camp has now topped 9 million discs sold since its launch.
BD sales for the first 11 weeks of 2008 is about 3 million units, adding to the 6 million that the format had sold since its inception in Q2 2006. The sales are clearly stronger than past years and analysts predict 16 million sold total for 2008.
For the week ended March ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray gets a new layer of copy protection (AfterDawn, 7/14/2008 5:38am) |
| The German manufacturer X-PROTECT has announced a new layer of copy protection for use on Blu-ray Discs, meant to add extra security to the existing AACS.
X-PROTECT, known for its creation of anti-piracy-protection systems for DVDs and DVD-Rs, say the new X-PROTECT blue solution will work with both HDMV and BD-J Blu-ray Discs and will be updated regularly to stop new piracy attacks.
Blue "f ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Planning 47 Million Blu-ray Discs per Month Capacity Worldwide (Format War Central, 6/12/2008 11:14pm) |
| There are a few interesting tidbits in this article over at the Inside Indiana Business website.
Sony is planning to expand its Blu-ray Disc manufacturing operations in Indiana, investing over $100M and creating 85 new jobs there.
Apparently the Terre Haute, Indiana facility currently produces 425,000 Blu-ray Discs per day.
Since Blu-ray Disc manufacturing began in Terre Haute [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer develops 16-layer, 400GB Blu-ray disc (Joystiq, 7/07/2008 9:30pm) |
| Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3
Dual-layer Blu-ray discs are so 2006. The new hotness is Pioneer's just-developed, 16-layer Blu-ray disc (pictured above) with a whopping 400GB of writable storage space. For reference, that disc could hold roughly eight copies of Metal Gear Solid 4, 187 copies of Final Fantasy VII, or 1.25 million copies of the original Super Mario Bros.The new discs require a sp ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Research and Markets: Blu-Ray Discs - Global Business Strategic Report - 2012 (Business Wire, 2/21/2013 2:00pm) |
| DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/r7qqnd/bluray_discs) has announced the addition of the "Blu-Ray Discs - Global Business Strategic Report" report to their offering. This report analyzes the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Some HDTVs May Not Play HD Discs (PC World, 10/05/2005 12:07pm) |
| Format wars take a new turn when it comes to copy protection. ... (Read Full Article) |
| The DVD Tackles the 21st Century (New York Times, 12/06/2006 3:41am) |
| Comparing two new high-definition discs. And the winner is ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony delays launch of Blu-ray movie discs (Tech Digest, 5/04/2006 7:27am) |
| High-definition DVD titles have already hit the shelves in US stores, but the arrival of the first... ... (Read Full Article) |
 | DVD Standard Battle Rages On (TechNewsWorld.com, 6/07/2005 12:12pm) |
| Two options, Blu-ray and high-definition DVD (HD-DVD), have emerged as potential standards for these next generation discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 4/11/2006 3:23pm) |
| Just after Toshiba's unveiling of the first computer with a built-in HD DVD drive, TDK has come out swinging, announcing it is now shipping blank Blu-Ray discs to retailers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 4/22/2006 10:28pm) |
| The high-definition DVD era began Tuesday with the official launch in the United States of HD-DVD movie players and discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Highlights for January 2nd, 2013 (High-Def Digest, 1/02/2013 5:01pm) |
| As we recover from our holiday hangovers, the new year begins mostly with a lot of reissues of old Blu-ray titles. However, mixed in here somewhere may be a few new discs worth looking at. Join us [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Highlights for December 18, 2012 (High-Def Digest, 12/18/2012 5:01pm) |
| Christmas is right around the corner, and the Hollywood studios have some last-minute Blu-ray releases to tempt holiday shoppers. Join us in the blog today to tell us which new discs you have your [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony says ok to Blu-Ray (MobileMag, 3/17/2006 4:19pm) |
| Sony for one isn't waiting to see who wins the next-gen DVD war. The electronics giant is going ahead with its plans to release Blu-ray Discs. The first players will hit the U.S. markets this summer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Primera Announces Blu-ray Disc Duplicator and Printer (Broadcast Newsroom, 10/12/2006 4:37pm) |
| Bravo SE Blu Disc Publisher sets new price/performance benchmark for publishing Blu-ray Discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Highlights: Week of June 23rd, 2013 (High-Def Digest, 6/24/2013 5:00pm) |
| Some weeks bring us more interesting Blu-ray releases than others. Regardless, new discs will hit stores this week, and we've got a rundown of what's available in the blog [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray disc sales, rentals skyrocket (CEA SmartBrief, 7/17/2009 5:00am) |
| Sales of Blu-ray discs jumped 91%, to $407 million, in the first half of 2009 even as consumers' home-entertainment spending -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| TDK Begins Shipping Blu-Ray Media (Data Storage Today, 4/11/2006 3:13pm) |
| Just after Toshiba's unveiling of the first computer with a built-in HD DVD drive, TDK has come out swinging, announcing it is now shipping blank Blu-Ray discs to retailers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Total HD disc format looks to be a total bust (Ars Technica, 9/18/2007 4:04am) |
| Warner has decided to indefinitely postpone plans to release hybrid discs that would support both Blu-ray and HD DVD. Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | RVBX: Ten Years of Red vs. Blue (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 1/19/2013 12:55am) |
New Video
Seasons: 10
Episodes: 222
Original Air Dates: 2003-12
Format: Blu-ray
Discs: 14
Price: $179.95
This hilarious sci-fi comedy web series chronicles a civil war between two factions of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Bible now available on Blu-ray & DVD (HD-Report, 4/02/2013 12:48pm) |
| History’s 10-hour mini-series The Bible: The Epic Miniseries is now available on Blu-ray Disc and DVD. The Blu-ray set from 20th Century Fox contains 4 discs in total with over 550 minutes of content. Along [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Highlights: Week of May 12th, 2013 (High-Def Digest, 5/13/2013 5:00pm) |
| The big news in Blu-ray Land this week is the roll-out of Sony's new "Mastered in 4k" line of discs. But what exactly are they? Are they worth the double-dip, or just a scam? Read all about these [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Holographic-memory discs may put DVDs to shame (New Scientist, 11/24/2005 6:30pm) |
| A new computer disc – about the size of a DVD yet able to hold 60 times more data and work 10 times faster – should go on sale in 2006 ... (Read Full Article) |
| Next-generation red-laser discs get US boost (Compound Semiconductor (Compound Semiconductor Magazine, 5/12/2005 1:52pm) |
| Taiwan\\\'s red-laser alternative to the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats attracts the interest of a US firm preparing to go global. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy offers 9 HD DVD discs with player purchase (Punch Jump, 1/21/2008 10:00pm) |
| Best Buy this week began offering nine free HD DVD titles with the purchase of eligible HD DVD Players from Toshiba Corp to online customers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Companies probe possible high-def DVD hack - CNET News.com (Digg.com, 1/02/2007 8:44pm) |
| Hacker posts details of how he unlocked the encryption that prevents high-definition discs from illegal copying. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner: HD DVD Plans Unchanged (High-Def Digest, 2/20/2008 11:30pm) |
| You may have a hard time finding an HD DVD player to play them on, but Warner says it will continue to issue HD DVD discs through the end of May. Though the studio declined comment on Toshiba's announcement... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Highlights: Week of June 30th, 2013 (High-Def Digest, 7/01/2013 4:00pm) |
| Holidays are a slow time for new Blu-ray releases, and this one almost brutally so. Very few new discs will hit stores this week, and fewer still worth buying. However, as always, we have a roundup [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray victory means royalties, royalties, royalties (CNET News, 2/19/2008 7:02pm) |
| Every time one of those drives or discs leaves a factory, the Blu-ray Disc Association will get a royalty. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD fights back with new features (AP) (Addict 3D, 6/29/2007 7:31pm) |
| AP - HD DVD has recently faced some head wind in its struggle to become the high-definition successor to the DVD, but its supporters are playing an ace from their sleeve with the arrival of the first discs that take advantage of its players' built-in Internet connections. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney Unveils First BD-50 Titles (High-Def Digest, 10/23/2006 8:55pm) |
| Continuing the rapid adoption of the BD-50, Buena Vista Home Entertainment has announced the release of its first four Blu-ray dual-layer 50GB discs in time for the holiday season. As reported late last... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD: Best Buy B2G1 Coming Soon (Format War Central, 12/20/2007 11:14pm) |
| While the current B1G1 offer from Best Buy is certainly sweet, and it’s a definite step in the right direction towards discounted software, the limited selection has got many early adopters in a bit of a bind because they already own many of the discs that are on sale. Well, fear not HD DVD owners, [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray Ups Ante on Data Storage (Wired News, 8/17/2005 9:43am) |
| Offering vastly increased capacity and backward compatibility with CDs and DVDs, Sony's next-generation optical discs look like the wave of the future. Here's how the new medium works, what you can do with it and what it'll cost. By Bruce Gain. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New titles on Blu-ray, 3D, & UltraViolet this week (HD-Report, 1/29/2013 5:12pm) |
| This week Season 3 of Masterpiece Classic: Downton Abbey hits shelves on Blu-ray Disc. This is the original UK version of the series from PBS that includes all episodes on three discs along with over [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 8/03/2007 12:02pm) |
| Hitachi has released two versions of the world's first Blu-ray camcorder that records directly onto high-definition discs. The DZ-BD70A and DZ-BD7HA camcorders can store up to a maximum of one hour of FullHD (1920 x 1080) footage on each Blu-ray disc. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Column: How HD DVD and Blu-ray differ (Sharewatch, 2/20/2007 4:44pm) |
| A. Both HD DVD and Blu-ray discs store much more data than regular DVDs, meaning crisper and sharper images and sounds on your high-definition television. They also offer greater interactivity and even the ability to grab new information over the Internet. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hacker Jolts HD DVD Coalition's Campaign Against Pirates (RedNova, 1/02/2007 5:16pm) |
| By John Markoff An anonymous computer programmer may have skewed the competition over standards for high-definition DVD discs by defeating a system that both sides use to protect digital content. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic's New Blu-ray Discs are World's First 6x Speed Burnable [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 6/18/2008 2:28pm) |
| Panasonic is doing its part to see Blu-ray make even more of a success with its new LM-BR25MD and LM-BR50MD disks for home disc-burning. Both are single-sided, write-once BD-Rs, compatible with... ... (Read Full Article) |
| New DVDs spark copy-protection confusion (ZDNet Australia, 2/16/2006 9:24pm) |
| When the first high-definition DVDs finally hit shelves this autumn, a mad scramble may ensue -- not for the discs themselves, but to figure out what computers and devices are actually able to play them in their full glory. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Mitsubishi Latest Blu-Ray Records HD Content on DVD [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 3/18/2008 9:49am) |
| The lastest Mitsubishi Blu-ray recorders released in Japan are the first to offer recording of high definition video in plain DVD discs using the AVC codec, good for saving HD TV episodes, and your... ... (Read Full Article) |
| New DVDs already sparking copy-protection confusion (Digg.com, 2/16/2006 9:40am) |
| "When the first high-definition DVDs finally hit shelves this spring, a mad scramble may ensue--not for the discs themselves, but to figure out what computers and devices are actually able to play them in their full glory." ... (Read Full Article) |
| Homegrown CBHD discs outsell Blu-ray by 3-1 margin in China (Ars Technica, 8/02/2009 8:00pm) |
A Japanese TV station broke a major piece of news on the progress of China Blue High Definition (a China-grown competitor to Blu-ray) in the China market last week, but the English-language technology press, through a translation mistake, misreported the news. It turns out that CBHD penetration in China appears to have hit a staggering 30 percent, in only a few months on the market.
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| (Unranked) | Friends (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 1/18/2013 11:45pm) |
Warner
Seasons: 10
Episodes: 236
Original Air Dates: 1994-2004
Format: Blu-ray
Discs: 21
Price: $279.98
Stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Titanic,' 'Raiders' usher in Blu-ray Disc blitz (USATODAY, 8/23/2012 11:33pm) |
Some cherished movies are finally making it to Blu-ray, including Lawrence of Arabia. But discs may have no future as streaming takes hold.
(Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | X-Men ‘Complete Collection’ on Blu-ray just $44 (HD-Report, 9/24/2012 10:23pm) |
| This week Amazon is offering a deal on X-Men: The Complete Collection on Blu-ray Discs. The regularly priced $129 set is just [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Universal players fast-tracks end to format war, says ABI (Electronic Engineering Times Asia, 1/24/2007 9:02pm) |
| Universal players for HD DVD and Blu-ray discs will provide an exit strategy from the 'war of the HD DVD formats,' according to ABI Research. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Tepid interest seen for next-gen DVDs in 2006 (ZDNet, 5/04/2006 5:21am) |
| Survey of high-volume DVD users shows that about one in five may buy high-definition DVD players or discs in 2006. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Bros. Supports Toshiba HD DVD (DesignTechnica, 5/10/2005 9:53pm) |
| Warner Home Video (WHV) today announced its support of the two new types of HD DVD pre-recorded discs developed by Toshiba ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Will Never Replace DVDs in PCs Says Analyst (High-Def Digest, 8/28/2009 6:00pm) |
| Less than four percent of new computers have Blu-ray drives. As we all know, Blu-ray has become an increasingly popular format, sales of both Blu-ray discs and players are higher than ever, and the format... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Highlights: Week of March 31st, 2013 (High-Def Digest, 4/01/2013 5:00pm) |
| Pickings are pretty slim when the top Blu-ray title of the week is a TV miniseries that just aired for free on cable yesterday. Nevertheless, we have a roundup of the week's paltry few new discs in [...] (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD and Blu-ray Learn to Play Together (Consumer Electronics News | GracesoftValues, 2/15/2007 6:28pm) |
| HD DVD and Blu-ray Learn to Play Together Dual-format players and discs could open the door for mass... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Consumer Alert: Warner To Lower Blu-ray Disc Prices (About.com, 7/16/2008 6:00am) |
| In order for Blu-ray to take on the current DVD juggernaut, prices for both players and discs have to come down in order to attract the masses. As a result,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV sets become a major holiday barometer (CEA SmartBrief, 12/01/2008 6:00am) |
| With Black Friday now in the rearview mirror, manufacturers of HDTV sets, Blu-ray discs and other video-enhancing goodies are -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Won The High-Def War, But Standard DVD Hangs Tough (Investors Business Daily, 5/31/2008 1:05am) |
| Blu-ray stomped HD DVD to become the standard format for high-definition movie discs, but years may pass before it can claim victory over the good... ... (Read Full Article) |
| British Blu-ray Booming (High-Def Digest, 7/10/2009 9:00pm) |
| Sales have skyrocketed, while traditional DVD sales have dropped slightly. According to the British Video Association, roughly 3.1 million Blu-ray discs have sold in the UK since the beginning of this... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony Reveals Second Round of Mastered-in-4K Blu-rays (About.com, 6/25/2013 4:00am) |
| I previously reported on Sony's new initiative to bring the benefits of 4K to consumers with the release of its Mastered-in-4K Blu-ray disc series. Even though the discs are actually ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon burns $10 Blu-ray discs with PS3, player (Punch Jump, 7/09/2008 4:29pm) |
| Amazon.com on Wed. began offering a new Blu-ray promotion that offers eight Blu-ray titles for $10 each with the purchase of Sony Corp.’s Playstation 3 or stand-alone Blu-ray player. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon Offers 2 For 1 On Blu-Ray Discs [Dealzmodo] (Gizmodo, 11/14/2007 11:20pm) |
| Amazon is gearing up for the holidays with a special 2 for 1 offer on Blu-ray titles from the Sony and Disney libraries. If you are thinking that these titles are crap, you are only partially... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Video: Into the Blu (Guardian Unlimited, 10/18/2007 12:09pm) |
| Sony's Blu-Ray discs are going head to head with high-definition DVDs in what has been called the last battle of the formats. Here Sony fires the opening shots with its TV ad for the Christmas market. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray's popularity continues to grow in Japan (HDTV UK, 7/22/2008 5:02pm) |
| We've already reported on the rising popularity of Blu-ray discs and hardware in Japan, and the trend is continuing, according to the latest sales figures of Blu-ray recorders and players... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony adds China as a Blu-ray producer (CEA SmartBrief, 1/21/2009 6:00am) |
| Sony has started manufacturing its Blu-ray discs in China. After Japan, the U.S. -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Search Amazon Pre-Orders for Blu-ray Deals (HD-Report, 8/03/2012 1:57pm) |
| We’ve seen what happened to the price of Star Trek: The Next Generation Season One after the pre-order period ended. It changed from a $59 super deal to $78 after release date. So, if you’re looking for a break on Blu-ray Discs sometimes [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Entourage: The Complete Series (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 1/19/2013 12:26am) |
HBO
Seasons: 8
Episodes: 96
Original Air Dates: 2004-11
Discs: 18
Price: $249.99 DVD, $299.99 Blu-ray
Stars Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Jeremy Piven.
This [...] (Read Full Article) |
| 'Goblet of Fire' Blu-ray Disc Replacement Details (High-Def Digest, 12/20/2007 9:00pm) |
| A week after reports first surfaced of misplaced discs in the Blu-ray edition of its Harry Potter giftset, Warner has kicked off a disc exchange program for affected consumers. Though the studio has yet... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Are There Blu-ray Disc Recorders? - Question of the Week (About.com, 5/19/2013 10:00am) |
| Blu-ray is now a major part of the home entertainment experience with Blu-ray disc players occupying a major spot on the equipment rack. However, even though playing Blu-ray discs provides ... (Read Full Article) |
| Is the PS3 Slim Better for watching Blu-ray discs? (High-Def Digest, 9/01/2009 1:25am) |
| Well, that all depends... In a recent hardware review, the folks over an Engadgetdid a great deal of studies on the PS3 Slim’s performance, and in most cases it out performed the older ‘fat’ PS3.... (Read Full Article) |
| 12 Free Discs With Toshiba's Third-Gen HD DVD Players at Amazon (High-Def Digest, 12/07/2007 11:46pm) |
| Amazon is matching Wal-Mart’s latest HD DVD "secret sale" value-add -- and beating it with a 25% price cut. The latest next-gen hardware deal from the web giant has actually been running for some time... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Optical disc deal (Australian IT, 2/13/2006 1:22pm) |
| TOSHIBA, which is pushing its HD DVD format for high-definition discs, has signed an agreement with LG Electronics to share patents for optical disc drives, players and recorders. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Managed Copy hits Blu-ray Discs December 4th, but you still can't use it (Engadget, 11/07/2009 7:34am) |
The egg had to come before the chicken right? Well either way, one of 'em came first and in the case of the latest Blu-ray feature, (Read Full Article) |
| New Doubts Over HD DVD (DVD-Recordable, 2/17/2006 11:00am) |
| There is confusion still over unresolved copy protection issues and questions about when the new high definition DVDs will work on HD DVD. If you have a brand new HDTV with HDMI inputs and buy a brand new HD-DVD player, it seems the discs will probably work. ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-Definition, Highly Limiting (Fast Company Magazine, 2/17/2006 3:53pm) |
| High-definition films with more than six times the detail as existing DVDs? That's the promise of the next generation of hi-def discs, both the HD-DVD format and rival Blu-ray. But the picture isn't all rosy, so to speak. These new... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony DADC ups output, adds jobs (Terre Haute Tribune Star, 10/27/2005 5:33am) |
| Sony DADC has expanded the production of universal media discs and hired an additional 55 employees in the process, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Retailers Make More Room For Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 1/21/2008 7:00pm) |
| According to a new Video Business report, some retail chains have begun adjusting their high-def shelf space to make more room for Blu-ray discs (and less for HD DVD). The industry trade says that Trans... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The 5 Best Blu-ray Players (eCoustics, 7/02/2013 8:01am) |
| If you want the best movie content and picture quality on your HDTV, you need a Blu-ray player. Not only do they play Blu-ray discs, which offer movies in full 1080p video, but they can support 3D video, stream content from the Web, and serve as a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Media, Tech Companies Probe Possible High-Def DVD Hack (ChannelWeb, 1/02/2007 3:24pm) |
| The companies behind an encryption system for high-definition DVDs are looking into a hacker's claim that he has cracked the code protecting the new discs from piracy. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD camps brace for war (Montgomery Advertiser, 1/15/2006 10:15am) |
| Move over DVD. A more-buffed movie disc is on the way. Actually, two new high-definition disc formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, are looking to supplant DVD. As the new discs and players arrive this spring, consumers will be left to choose sides in this looming format war. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ask the expert: DVD format wars (Financial Times, 4/06/2006 1:56pm) |
| Next-generation DVD or high-definition video discs promise to bring home cinema to your living room. But the prospect has been threatened by the failure of the technology’s leading developers – Sony and Toshiba – to agree on a common standard last year. ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Timecop,' 'Cat People' HD DVDs See Early Arrival (High-Def Digest, 12/20/2007 10:36pm) |
| Last-minute Christmas shoppers will have a couple more HD DVD discs to choose from this Sunday, with Universal announcing another three-day release date advancement for 'Timecop' and 'Cat People.' Originally... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Amazon Blu-ray Discs under $10 (HD-Report, 12/16/2012 10:30pm) |
| Looking for some stocking stuffers for the holidays? Or still upgrading your DVD collection to high-definition? Amazon has got a huge selection of Blu-ray Disc titles under $10, ranging from holiday comedy hits such as Elf, to blockbuster titles [...] (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 has high-def DVD, some kinks (Detroit Free Press, 11/15/2006 2:48pm) |
| Considering standing in line for a Sony PlayStation 3 Thursday night? Weigh these first: It's the only console to ship with a high-definition DVD drive, which can play high-def movie DVDs and game discs that store more information than a traditional DVD. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD-DVD movies hit pirate networks (Computer Active, 1/17/2007 1:14pm) |
| A film in the new HD-DVD format has found its way on to a pirate file-sharing website for the first time. The film, Serenity , is one of several available on the new discs, which give a much higher picture and sound quality than conventional DVDs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Gets Red Laser Format (DVD-Recordable, 9/13/2007 7:32pm) |
| The DVD Forum has approved the introduction of another extension of the HD DVD format, which allows HD DVD Format content to be stored on red-laser recordable discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony 4K Ultra HD TVs Start at $5K (CE Pro, 4/23/2013 1:00pm) |
| Sony will sell its 55- and 65-inch 4K Ultra HD TVs for $4,999 and $6,999, respectively, beginning on April 21, 2013. Both TVs come with Sony’s new “Mastered in 4K” Blu-ray discs of Spider-Man (2002), Ghostbusters and Angels & [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Hollywood serves movies your way (USA Today, 6/20/2006 2:45am) |
| Though movie studios fought the idea of home video when the VCR was born in the '70s, today Hollywood wants you to watch movies any way you want to as long as they're not pirated on demand, via Internet download, on DVDs and high-definition discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD Hardware, Software Shipments to Retail On the Rise (High-Def DVD Digest, 6/02/2006 9:45pm) |
| After consumer demand for HD DVD hardware and software outstripped retailer supply in the format's first month of market availability, additional players and discs are finally beginning to move to stores... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | NPD: PlayStation 3 Users Like to Watch Movie Discs (Home Media Magazine, 6/06/2013 3:53pm) |
| Sony PlayStation 3 owners like to watch movies on DVD and Blu-ray Disc over YouTube videos and Netflix streaming, according to new data from The NPD Group.
In its 2013 gaming survey — conducted online Feb. 15 to March 4 to 8,800 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony BDP-S5100 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 6/21/2013 10:00am) |
| The BDP-S5100 is a great example of how Blu-ray Disc players have morphed into a total content access entertainment device.
Although the core of the BDP-S5100 is its ability to play Blu-ray discs (both 2D and 3D - including 2D-to-3D [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Cannot Contain Metal Gear Solid 4's Awesomeness [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 3/03/2008 5:30pm) |
| The one technical advantage Blu-ray held over HD DVD is that Blu-ray discs hold more stuff, 50GB on a dual-layer disc. But that's still not enough for Metal Gear Solid 4 in all its glory, according... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Japanese firm creates a Blu-ray/DVD hybrid: (CEA SmartBrief, 12/31/2008 6:00am) |
| Pony/Canyon, a Japanese software firm, has announced that in February it will begin offering Hybrid Blu-ray/DVD discs that ca -More- ]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Discs Won?t Come Cheap (, 2/08/2006 1:45pm) |
| Consumers will likely pay lots more than the $23.45 wholesale price Sony Pictures will charge for its high-definition DVDs. High-definition DVDs ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer Plans Next-Gen Hybrid (DVD-Recordable, 9/01/2006 2:37pm) |
| Pioneer presented plans for upcoming Blu-Ray burners at the IFA 2006, saying that that they are planning a hybrid drive that can play Blu-ray and HD DVD discs for 2007. ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG To Launch First Dual-Format HD Disc Player (CRN, 1/05/2007 3:18pm) |
| LG Electronics plans to launch the first DVD player that can play both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs, making it possible for consumers to buy high-definition movies without worrying about the recording format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony to option Blu-ray / game discs to PS3 (Punch Jump, 2/11/2009 10:50pm) |
| Sony Corp. this week told Video Business that it plans to release hybrid Blu-ray disc / video game titles to the Playstation 3 hardware. ... (Read Full Article) |
| $10 Rebate on Select Disney Blu-ray Discs (High-Def Digest, 2/14/2008 5:00pm) |
| If you've been considering upgrading your standard-def DVD editions of select Disney titles to Blu-ray, here's a deal to be on the look out for. Here's how it works: included in some Blu-ray editions of... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Games consoles in competition (San Diego Union-Tribune, 11/17/2006 9:42am) |
| Features : Plays high-definition Blu-ray discs, some original PlayStation and PS2 games, DVDs, CDs and Super Audio CDs. Owners get free online gaming and Web surfing access. The PS3 also links up with Sony's PlayStation Portable handheld. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Dick Van Dyke Show: The Complete Series, The (Blu-ray Review) (Home Media Magazine, 1/18/2013 11:51pm) |
Image
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 158
Original Air Dates: 1961-66
Format: Blu-ray
Discs: 15
Price: $349.98
Stars Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore.
This classic would prove hugely influential on the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner To Release Three HD-DVD Titles June 6 (High-Def DVD Digest, 5/23/2006 10:19am) |
| Continuing their support of the HD-DVD format, Warner Home Video will release three new discs on June 6, including their next day-and-date with DVD title, the Harrison Ford thriller 'Firewall.' Also due... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Launches New HD DVR (DVD-Recordable, 11/02/2007 2:32pm) |
| In Japan, Toshiba have shipped a new digital video recorder (DVR) with HD DVD drive that integrates key new features that bring greater freedom of recording to the HD DVD, including recording of HD video to standard DVD discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| SONY BDP-S300 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 1/11/2008 11:00am) |
| The BDP-S300 is an entry-level Blu-ray format player from Sony, which can be found for $399, or less, at most retailers. This unit plays Blu-ray discs at full 720p, 1080i,... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Strong summer movies drive DVDs to '06 rally (Reuters via Yahoo! News, 1/02/2007 10:30am) |
| Call it the year of smoke and mirrors. When 2006 began, fearful studio executives were still reeling with the first down year in DVD history. They were anxiously looking for salvation, and hoping to find it in high-definition discs, digital downloads or perhaps a combination of the two. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Pioneer Launches Fastest Blu-ray Writer (Home Media Magazine, 9/30/2009 11:57pm) |
| Pioneer Electronics said Sept. 30 that its BDR-2205 computer writer burns Blu-ray at 12 times speed for both single- and dual-layer discs, the fastest writing time yet for a Blu-ray drive. (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy to offer Blu-ray gift card promo next week (Punch Jump, 1/18/2008 5:56pm) |
| Best Buy stores will offer a free gift card with the purchase of multiple Blu-ray discs titles in the latest promotion to spur high-definition content sales. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Pioneer BDP-150 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 8/31/2012 10:00am) |
| If you are looking for a straight forward Blu-ray Disc player, check out the Pioneer BDP-150. The BDP-150 plays 2D/3D Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, CDs, and SACDs. In addition, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| PS3 to put 'focus' on Blu-ray (Digit Magazine, 11/09/2006 9:43am) |
| The coming launch of Sony's PlayStation 3 game console will put more focus on the Blu-ray disc format, but don't expect a resolution to "the format wars" over high-definition video discs, said Peter Chernin, the president and chief operating officer of News Corp. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product Of The Week (About.com, 10/10/2008 10:00am) |
| The BDP-S350 is a third generation entry-level Blu-ray format player from Sony. This unit plays Blu-ray discs at 720p, 1080i, or 1080p resolution via its HDMI output, and is also... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Hacker Puts Spotlight on HD DVD and Blu-ray AACS Copy Protection (High-Def Digest, 12/29/2006 2:21am) |
| With all the fanfare of a Hollywood major motion picture, a hacker named muslix64 has claimed to have decrypted the AACS protection used in HD-DVD and Blu-Ray discs, setting off a sea of breathless reports... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 9/15/2006 9:11pm) |
| Samsung Electronics on Thursday took steps to address image quality concerns with its high-definition Blu-ray disc player. The electronics giant plans to make production changes and offer owners of existing players free upgrade discs to silence complaints from product reviewers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Reuters: Strong Summer Movies Drive DVDs to '06 Rally (Hollywood.com, 1/02/2007 4:46pm) |
| Call it the year of smoke and mirrors. When 2006 began, fearful studio executives were still reeling with the first down year in DVD history. They were anxiously looking for salvation, and hoping to find it in high-definition discs, digital downloads or perhaps a combination of the two. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Lionsgate, Miramax Plan Tarantino Blu-ray Set (Home Media Magazine, 9/24/2012 9:31pm) |
| Lionsgate and Miramax are teaming up on a massive Quentin Tarantino Blu-ray Disc boxed set, including eight films and two bonus discs with five hours of extras.
The collection, streeting Nov. 20 with a list price of $119.99, includes [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Panasonic 2013 Blu-ray Disc Players Now Available (About.com, 4/09/2013 3:00pm) |
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If you are in the market for a new Blu-ray Disc Player, especially a player that does a lot more that just spin discs, something from Panasonic's new line-up for ... (Read Full Article) |
| News website stand against piracy triggers online revolt (AFP) (Addict 3D, 5/06/2007 4:15am) |
| AFP - Popular news-ranking website Digg has sparked a fierce rebellion in the world of citizen journalism by trying to stop the spread of software code for hacking high-definition movie discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ricoh Device May Easefight Over DVD Formats (RedNova, 7/15/2006 12:12am) |
| By HIROKO TABUCHI Associated Press writer TOKYO -- Japan's Ricoh Co. said Thursday it will be ready to supply an optical component that reads both HD DVD and Blu-ray discs next year -- a move that could diffuse the battle between rivals Toshiba and Sony over next-generation DVD formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Samsung BD-E5900 3D Network Blu-ray Player - Product of the Week (About.com, 11/16/2012 8:00am) |
| The Samsung BD-E5900 a very affordable Blu-ray Disc Player that plays Blu-ray Discs, standard DVDs (with upscaling), most recordable DVD formats, music CDs, [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Finally Popping 400-Disc Blu-ray MegaChanger (So Don't Toss Your DVDs Yet) [Sony] (Gizmodo, 7/23/2009 7:00pm) |
| As predicted, Sony is announcing BDP-CX960, a 400-disc Blu-ray MegaChanger for the relatively sane price of $800. Trouble is, nobody has 400 Blu-ray discs yet.
OK, I'm sure somebody (Howard... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Sony to offer digital PS3 titles on disc release date (HD-Report, 9/25/2012 6:29pm) |
| Sony has announced that 8 PS3 titles will be available to download digitally the same day as physical discs hit shelves. Sony's new digital initiative, called "Day 1 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 Games Only On DVD-9 Discs (DVD-Recordable, 5/11/2006 4:08pm) |
| Following Microsoft's official announcement to offer an HD DVD drive as a peripheral to the Xbox 360 by the end of the year, Microsoft's executives said that the Xbox 360 games will not ship on HD DVD media any time soon. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New on Blu-ray Disc, July 13, 2013 (HD-Report, 7/31/2013 3:44am) |
| Here are our Blu-ray Disc picks for July 30, 2013. Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season Four hits shelves in a 3-Disc Blu-ray set that includes all 26 episodes from 1990-1991 on 6 discs. [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Save Fifty Percent on Criterion Blu-rays at Barnes & Noble! (High-Def Digest, 10/30/2012 10:00pm) |
| It's that time of year again! Barnes & Noble has a huge Criterion DVD and Blu-ray sale going on right now! The retailer is selling a wide variety of Criterion DVD and Blu-ray discs for 50% off the [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft continues anti-Blu-ray message (HDTV UK, 9/24/2008 12:51pm) |
| In Microsoft's latest attack on Blu-ray, its SVP of Interactive Entertainment, Don Mattrick, has reiterated the company's commitment to high definition streaming and downloads rather than physical discs. "I think that what people want is digital high-def content, I think that's what our box provides, and we've announced several movie partners - and one in particular, Netflix, for the streamin ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Are Blu-ray Disc Players Compatible with Standard DVDs and CDs? - Question of the Week (About.com, 3/24/2013 10:00am) |
| Blu-ray disc players provide a great TV viewing experience from Blu-ray Discs, but I get the following question a lot: If I buy a Blu-ray Disc player, what do I ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Outlines 'Batman Anthology' Blu-ray Specs (High-Def Digest, 2/24/2009 11:00pm) |
| Warner has unleashed the full details of its 'Batman' anthology Blu-ray box set, which arrives this May with five discs and multiple hours of bonus features. As previously reported, Warner announced a... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ritek to double monthly Blu-ray disc production (HDTV UK, 1/28/2009 11:26am) |
| Ritek has announced that it's increasing output production of blank Blu-ray discs, with the opening of a second production line which should see its monthly capacity doubled to half-a-billion units... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung Blu-ray Player: $422 (TVPredictions.com, 9/10/2007 2:21pm) |
| Amazon.com is now selling a Samsung Blu-ray player for $422 -- about $180 off the suggested list price. The player, model BD-P1200, plays Blu-ray High-Definition discs as well as upconverts your standard definition DVDs to near HD quality. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Cuts Price on New Blu-Ray Player (The Columbian, 6/04/2007 7:05am) |
| NEW YORK (AP) -- With dominance of the market for high-definition movie discs still up in the air, Sony Corp. said Monday it is including a small surprise with the new Blu-ray disc player it is shipping this week: a price tag $100 lower than previously announced. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Rental Gets Serious In Japan [Blu-Ray] (Kotaku, 3/18/2008 9:00am) |
| Starting march 19th (tomorrow!), Japanese rental chain TSUTAYA will begin offering Blu-ray discs for rent at ten shops in big cities across Japan. The service will include rental at TSUTAYA bricks... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Walmart Selling $38 Blu-ray Player on Thanksgiving (Home Media Magazine, 11/08/2012 9:02am) |
| Walmart Nov. 8 said it would offer a $38 LG Blu-ray Disc player with Wi-Fi, in addition to movie discs priced from $1.96 during three in-store events beginning at 8 p.m. local time on Thanksgiving.
Indeed, Walmart on Black Friday in 2003 [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon to Give Away Free 100-Disc Blu-ray, HD DVD Library (High-Def Digest, 1/14/2008 11:37pm) |
| -->As part of a new month-long sweepstakes, sixty lucky winners will take home a free high-def disc player and a hundred free discs from Amazon.com. The new pair of promos (one for Blu-ray and one for... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Jonathan Takiff | Toshiba debuts a bit flawed HD DVD player (Philadelphia Daily News, 5/24/2006 7:33am) |
| THE GIZMO: Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD Player. Traditionally, the first product introducing an important format is full of promise and also a bit of a clunker. So it goes with the first HD-DVD player from Toshiba, and the first companion high-definition discs from Warner Bros. and Universal. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's claim for living room supremacy: PS3 video downloads (Ars Technica, 6/26/2008 3:11pm) |
| Sony has confirmed that its long-awaited video service will be launching this summer, with its genesis on the PlayStation 3. With Sony's massive library and the ability to play Blu-ray discs, the PS3's hold on your entertainment center just got a bit stronger.Read More... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon Drops Prices on Select Blu-ray Discs to 50% Off List (High-Def Digest, 3/05/2007 10:49pm) |
| Conveniently timed to conincide with this week's dry spell of new high-def disc releases, Amazon has listed nearly four dozen Blu-ray titles at 50% off list price. The list of 47 total titles includes... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | 'Mastered in 4K' Blu-ray Discs Boast the Highest Quality Source for both UHD and HDTVs (High-Def Digest, 4/08/2013 7:00pm) |
| Sony Home Entertainment ready to offer the oft-demanded better-sourced Blu-rays. Amid Sony's recent array of 4K Ultra HD blitz is a newly marketed Blu-ray standard. From Sony: "Sony Pictures Home [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon puts a bet on both DVD formats (Financial Times, 4/24/2006 8:22pm) |
| Amazon , the largest US online retailer, has entered the developing show-down over high-definition DVD formats, with a new “DVD on demand†service. The service allows content owners to produce discs in either of the competing new formats in response to demand. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung's 4th-Gen BD-P1500 Blu-ray Player is Announced [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo, 1/06/2008 10:00pm) |
| Samsung just announced it's new fourth-gen Blu-ray player, the BD-P1500. It'll feature HDMI 1.3, built-in Ethernet for BD profile 1.1 discs and firmware downloads, and 7.1 PCM, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV DVD Dual-Format Player: $749 (TVPredictions.com, 10/22/2007 3:06pm) |
| Amazon.com is now selling a LG HDTV DVD Dual Format Player for $749 -- more than $300 off the suggested list price. The set-top, model BH100, will play both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs at 1080p resolution. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Review: Sony BWU-100A Blu-ray Recordable Drive (ExtremeTech, 12/05/2006 3:28pm) |
| Review: Sony's new BWU-100A Blu-ray drive for the PC can burn DVDs and CDs as well as Blu-ray discs. It even ships with software that allows you to play back Blu-ray movies. At a whopping $750, is the price worth the convenience? ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVDPlay First Rental Kiosk Operator to Offer Blu-Ray Discs (Business Wire, 5/28/2008 4:01am) |
| CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DVDPlay Inc., a DVD rental kiosk operator and developer, today announced their plan to add the Blu-ray disc format to their standard DVD selection at the ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner promising Profile 1.1 Blu-ray titles soon (HDTV UK, 1/14/2008 8:00am) |
| Warner has announced that Blu-ray discs with Profile 1.1-compliant content will be available in the near future.
Warner Home Entertainment president, Kevin Tsujihara, said that the first twelve movies to be released were those previously released on the HD DVD format which utilised the HDi interactive functionality.
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| Samsung delays Blu-ray Disc player (Addict 3D, 4/04/2006 5:59am) |
| In breaking news out of Japan today (April 3, 2006), Samsung is rescheduling its initial U.S. Blu-Ray player launch from May 23 to June 25 in order to complete compatibility testing with several Blu-Ray test discs that will become available in late April from product manufacturers and content providers. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | DVDs, Blu-ray disc rentals still surpass streaming (CNET News, 8/08/2012 3:11pm) |
| DVDs and Blu-ray discs have grabbed 62 percent of all movie rentals, while streaming and video-on-demand accounted for the remaining 38 percent, says NPD [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-Ray and H DVD Past Prime? (HDBlog.net, 3/10/2006 1:22pm) |
| Martin Lynch at the Inquirer has an article about how HD DVD and Blu-ray are obsolete before they even hit the market. His main point:
Storage has moved on. High-density discs are no longer the revolution they once were. Hard disk-based storage has passed it by. Even Flash-based storage is growing rapidly in capacity terms. People [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| 'Jazz Standards,' 'Way to Paradise' Multichannel Audio Titles Out Today on HD DVD (High-Def Digest, 9/11/2007 2:55pm) |
| Surround Records has issued two additions to its HD DVD series of multichannel audio releases, due in stores today. Like 'Uncommon Bach' (which hit stores this past June), both new HD DVD discs are produced... ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | New guide: EasyBD Blu-ray authoring tutorial lesson 1 - A basic disc (AfterDawn, 10/15/2012 4:44am) |
Late last week I announced a new guide for preparing Blu-ray assets to be used in a new series of AfterDawn guides for authoring Blu-ray discs. Today I'm pleased to announce that the first of those guides is finally available.
EasyBD is a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Greg Robinson's Top 5 Blu-ray Discs of 2012 (Big Picture Big Sound, 12/17/2012 5:32pm) |
| Resident hardware and software critic Greg Robinson tackles his own mission impossible: choosing just five Must-Own titles from the Blu-ray offerings of [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Hitachi's DZ-BD9H straight-to-Blu-ray 1080p camcorder (Tech Digest, 1/25/2008 8:00am) |
| What with the HD format war of ultimate tedium all but over, it's time to sigh heavily and start buying things that have got Blu-ray drives in them. You might as well. We'll all have to eventually.
Like this thing - the Hitachi DZ-BD9H high-definition camcorder. It takes mini 8cm Blu-ray discs (current UK RRP £14 each), which can store around an hour of footage...]]>
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| OWC upgrades Blu-ray burner to 8x (AfterDawn, 2/25/2009 6:22am) |
| Just a few months after launching their quad-interface Blu-ray burner, OWC has upgraded the Mercury Pro Blu-ray drive to burn discs at up to 8x, from the previous maximum of 4x.
The rough translation of the speed equals 2GB per minute, meaning you can complete burning a dual-layer BD-50 in just over 25 minutes.
The drive, as is standard, will burn DVDs at up to 16x and CDs at up to 40x. The ... (Read Full Article) |
| Disney's 'Pirates of the Caribbean' Booty to Include Two Discs, BD-Java Features (High-Def Digest, 2/20/2007 10:32pm) |
| In a pair of Blu-ray firsts for Disney, the studio will unleash their premiere two-disc and BD-Java-enhanced titles when it brings the blockbuster 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films to the format this spring.... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Rumour: Mac to get native Blu-ray support in OS X 10.5.6 (HDTV UK, 10/10/2008 12:52pm) |
| Kevin Rose, who for some reason has become a fairly trusted source for Apple rumour that become reality, has suggested that native Blu-ray support will be available in the next upgrade to Mac OS X Leopard. Currently at 10.5.5, version 10.5.6 would allow Blu-ray discs to be handled without the need for third-party software add-ons, and would then allow Apple to add Blu-ray drives to their machines. ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD: Are YOU Accessing Online Content? (Format War Central, 12/05/2007 12:03pm) |
| Assuming you have all of the necessary components (HD DVD player, Web Enabled Disc, High Speed Internet, Spare Ethernet Cable) accessing online content for your HD DVD discs couldn’t be easier, and yet not every consumer is accessing these features.
The HD DVD promotional group has stated that on average 30% of the HD DVD [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| (No Title) (, 5/06/2007 4:24am) |
| An HD DVD sign is prepared at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the opening of the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show, 05 January 2007. Popular news-ranking website Digg has sparked a fierce rebellion in the world of citizen journalism by trying to stop the spread of software code for hacking high-definition movie discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sanyo has said it's doing something to make Blu-ray lasers better (Tech Digest, 10/09/2008 10:20am) |
| To this end, Sanyo is promising to boost the capacity of Blu-ray discs to 100GB and maximise write-speed of burners to around 12x. It's all thanks to clever and more powerful new blue laser diode technology, which allows up to four data layers - each packing in 25GB of deleted scenes and staggeringly dull interviews with the leading man - to be stuck into a single Blu-ray disc at TWELVE TIMES wri ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic to launch SD-based high-def camcorder (Digit Magazine, 11/08/2006 10:13am) |
| Panasonic will begin selling two new high-definition camcorders in December, based on the recently-developed AVCHD format, it said Wednesday. One of the cameras, the HDC-SD1, records images onto an SD (Secure Digital) memory card so users don't have to worry about blank tapes or discs. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount Germany Denies Amazon's Blu-ray Announcements (Format War Central, 1/23/2008 11:18am) |
| According to a story on Heise.de, the Paramount Blu-ray titles listed for pre-order on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.de were a mistake. Amazon has now updated the listings to reflect the discs as being HD DVD releases. We were skeptical about this, since amazon has been known to make mistakes when it comes to HDM pre-order details. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Woolworths to drop HD DVD, claims Blu-ray outsold it 10:1 over Christmas (HDTV UK, 1/28/2008 8:00am) |
| Woolworths may not be the first name you think of when it comes to buying movies, but they do tend to stock a fairly decent range of CDs and DVDs, and have also started selling high definition discs.
So, it's not inconsequential that they've decided to stop stocking HD DVDs in store, in favour of creating more shelf space for Blu-ray, from March. HD DVDs will still be available to buy online, t ... (Read Full Article) |
| VideoScan: Blu-ray Commands Thanksgiving Week Disc Sales (High-Def Digest, 11/29/2007 5:00pm) |
| Black Friday? More like Blu Friday. According to Nielsen VideoScan, US sales of Blu-ray discs swelled to a nearly 3:1 lead over HD DVD in the first official week of the holiday shopping season. According...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/highdefdigestallnews/~4/192514503" height="1" width="1"/> ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Blu-ray Disc Region Code - Home Theater Term of the Week (About.com, 11/21/2012 5:30am) |
| Blu-ray discs are region coded in a similar fashion to a system used to region code (Read Full Article) |
| Is HDCP Dead? PS3 Blu-ray and Xbox 360 HD DVD Without HDMI (I4U, 5/09/2006 10:52am) |
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The Microsoft Xbox 360 does not support HDMI and the cheaper version of the Sony PS3 also does not have a HDMI interface. Which means if HDCP is enforced on Blu-ray or HD DVD Discs you would only be able to watch the movie in DVD quality.
The Sony P... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Surprise! Japanese Get First Toshiba HD DVD Player (I4U, 3/31/2006 2:37pm) |
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The Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD player is in stores in Japan and it comes even with HD DVD movies.
Initial shipments of the Toshiba HD-AX1, until April 27, will bundle two complimentary HD DVD movie discs, "Resident Evil" and a Japanese film, &q... ... (Read Full Article) |
| High-definition DVD invites format wars (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News, 1/10/2006 11:58am) |
| Move over DVD. A more-buffed movie disc is on the way. Actually, two new high definition disc formats, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, are looking to supplant DVD. As the new discs and players arrive this spring, consumers will be left to choose sides in this looming format war. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Microsoft condemns Blu-ray to the tech trash can (Tech Digest, 3/17/2008 3:31pm) |
| Along with Toshiba, Microsoft is one of those companies that helps tech writers
to fill up column inches and maintain pixel word counts when
looking at high definition. Microsoft's senior Xbox executive, Chris Lewis, has
said that, "before very long we will look back wistfully at shiny discs as
something that was somewhat a historic phenomenon in a way that we kind of
think about vinyl [he ... (Read Full Article) |
| First Review: LG BH100 Hybrid Blu-Ray/HD-DVD Player (Format War Still On) (Digg.com, 1/24/2007 8:02pm) |
| This is the first high definition disc player that is compatible with both Blu-ray and HD-DVD discs. But don't waive the white flag in the format war quite yet. The quality isn't videophile grade, and the HD-DVD compatiblity is missing key elements. Read on for the full review, full gallery, screenshots, and how it stacks up to the Xbox DVD Drive. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy completely drops all HD DVD stock (AfterDawn, 3/28/2008 6:22pm) |
| It seems that Best Buy is completely dropping HD DVD, and is pulling all titles and players from its retail stores.
Instead of putting the remaining discs through a firesale, Best Buy managers have received a memorandum to remove all HD DVD products from store shelves. The memorandum reads, “Mosaic [field marketing company] will be in all stores before open on March 26 to pull and send back al ... (Read Full Article) |
| DVD Pioneer Hansen to Open First Indie HD Blu-ray Disc Facilities - Disney, WB, Sony, Fox, Philips, Dell, Panasonic, (PR Web via Yahoo! News, 2/11/2006 12:00pm) |
| Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 11, 2006 -- DVD pioneer Erick Hansen, founder and Chairman of Blue Ray Technology, will open the perhaps the first independent Blu-Ray factories to make high definition discs for the next generation of the super quality format. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray outselling DVD, in Japan (AfterDawn, 7/02/2008 7:45pm) |
| According to sales data from Amazon Japan, it appears that in the region, sales of Blu-ray discs are finally outselling their standard definition counterparts, at least for a couple of genres.
Nikkei has reported that for the first six months of 2008, Sony Pictures’ Resident Evil Trilogy Boxset on Blu-ray was the best selling movie product for the whole site, “significantly outperforming” th ... (Read Full Article) |
| Xbox 360 HD DVD drive cut, awareness remains low (AV zombie, 7/30/2007 8:35am) |
| Xbox 360 HD DVD drive cut, awareness remains low In the US, Microsoft is cutting the cost of the Xbox 360 HDTV disc to 180 dollars. Buyers will also get to pick five free HD DVD discs as part of a generic format promotion. The reduction, which begins on August 1, is expected to herald ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | What is a Network-Enabled Blu-ray Disc Player? - Question of the Week (About.com, 5/05/2013 10:00am) |
| There are other reasons to buy a Blu-ray disc player than for just playing Blu-ray discs, DVDs, or CDs. Most of today's Blu-ray disc players are also network enabled, which ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Warner Bros. January Blu-ray & DVD clearance (HD-Report, 1/07/2013 8:50pm) |
| The Warner Bros. online shop is having a January clearance sale on Blu-ray Discs and DVDs. The majority of the clearance items seem to be TV shows on DVD, but if you dig around (or [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Current DVDs will make transition to digital TV (Duluth News Tribune, 1/14/2006 9:15am) |
| Q: Over the years I have battled to keep my home movie collection in a format viewable with current technology. I've transferred them from 8 mm film to VHS videotape. Later I transferred the VHS videotape onto DVD discs, viewable on my home DVD player. ... (Read Full Article) |
 | Sony VAIO XL1 Digital Entertainment System (BIOS, 10/21/2005 11:09am) |
| Sony's VAIO XL1 Digital Living System is a new digital content management product developed in close partnership with Microsoft, allowing movie and music buffs can get back to enjoying their discs instead of playing hide-and-seek with them. Consisting of a 200-d... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Paramount to Discontinue HD DVD after March 4th (Format War Central, 2/29/2008 1:34am) |
| Confirming the forum chatter, the Hollywood Reporter states that Paramount will cease HD DVD releases after the titles due March 4th.
The studio’s final two HD DVD releases will be "Things We Lost in the Fire" and "Into the Wild".
Paramount is expected to start rolling out Blu-ray Discs in the summer. Until then, titles will be [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| Which Movie Studio Has The Best Blu-ray Discs? (About.com, 7/21/2009 10:00am) |
| If you own a Blu-ray Disc player, you no doubt have found that Blu-ray Disc movies can be quite expensive, when compared to DVDs. A trip to your local retailer to shop for Blu-ray movies can be quite frustrating. Which hi-def movies do you really want to add to your movie collection? With that in mind, High-Def Digest has put together an excellent "report card" ranking each studio according to b ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD sales plummet (the INQUIRER, 1/28/2008 8:00am) |
| Egan Orion the Inquirer, Monday 28 January 2008. 15:21:00
Warner's dump flecked, bloody
IN THE WEEK after the Warner film studio announced on January 4th that it would no longer release movies in HD DVD format, consumer retail sales of HD DVD discs plummeted, according to market analysis company NPD Group as reported by the New York Times....]]>]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| HD DVD / Blu-ray Special Feature: 9. High street retailers (HDTV UK, 1/07/2008 8:00am) |
| Who are they?
In the UK, the high street record and video stores will play a fairly prominent role in deciding how high definition discs fare.
If they follow the lead of many US stores, Blu-ray could do quite well. That is, if they decide to push the HD formats at all. Shelf space is at a premium, and DVDs still account for a huge proportion of the market.
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| Plextor Introduces Two New Blu-ray Internal Drives (I4U, 3/24/2008 2:00pm) |
| Plextor announced new internal Blu-ray drives today with a pair of drives that combine HD DVD and Blu-ray into one device. The PX-B920SA drive can write to BD-R discs at 4x and sues a SATA interface. Plextor says this drive is ideal for OEMs where playback... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Delays HD-DVD Player Until Mid-April (I4U, 3/23/2006 8:42am) |
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Because the Warner delayed the release of their HD DVD discs now Toshiba announces to they delay the release of the HD-A1 player as well.
Video Business reports that Toshiba is pushing back the launch of their HD DVD Player to mid-April.
HD DVD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| WinDVD 9 adds support for Blu-ray, AVCHD--and even HD DVD (CNET Blogs, 3/18/2008 5:30pm) |
| Corel's WinDVD 9 software handles Blu-ray, HD DVD, and standard DVD discs(Credit: Corel)The HD format war may be over, but don't tell Corel. The company's WinDVD 9 software plays both Blu-ray and the now-defunct HD DVD format--perfect for those few Windows PCs with HD ...]]> ... (Read Full Article) |
| Best Buy drops Blu-ray player to $99 (Punch Jump, 10/26/2009 3:39pm) |
| Best Buy Co. Inc stores this month discounted a house brand Blu-ray player to under $100 in a new high-definition hardware sale.
This week, the Insignia Blu-ray Disc Player to $99.99 after $50 instant savings.
In addition, it discounted all regular priced Blu-ray discs by 30 percent this week.
Meanwhile, retailer Amazon.com this month began holding a new [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray's DRM crown jewel tarnished with crack of BD+ (Ars Technica, 11/08/2007 4:53pm) |
| <p>SlySoft promised the BD+ would be cracked by the end of 2007, and the company was on the money. Blu-ray's one DRM "advantage" over HD DVD has apparently disappeared, as the newest beta of AnyDVD reportedly can rip discs protected with BD+.</p><p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071108-blu-rays-drm-crown-jewel-tarnished-with-crack-of-bd.html">Read More ... (Read Full Article) |
| Circuit City to sell $8.99 Blu-ray discs Black Friday (Punch Jump, 11/24/2008 3:41pm) |
| Circuit City Stores Inc. on Black Friday will sell Blu-ray disc titles as low as $8.99 to spur high-definition sales. ... (Read Full Article) |
| ABI Research Foresees a Speedy End to High-Definition DVD Player Format Wars (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 1/23/2007 2:19pm) |
| NEW YORK----When LG Electronics launched its Super Multi Blue Player at the recent CES exhibition, it signaled an exit strategy from the "war of the high-definition DVD formats." By creating a player that will accommodate both HD-DVD and Blu-ray discs, the Korean manufacturer may have created a precedent that the rest of the industry will have to follow. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal unveils audio plans for Blu-ray (AfterDawn, 5/01/2008 5:32pm) |
| Coming up on their deadline to become a Blu-ray only production house, Universal has unveiled its plans for the audio it intends to use on the format. Ever since their defection from the HD-DVD camp, they've been working on a way to maximize the 50Gb worth of space available to them on BD-50 discs.
When working for the HD-DVD group, Universal had slapped together some audio configurations wit ... (Read Full Article) |
| Grokster Decision, Lawyers and the Blue Battle of Words PtoP down for the count, discs or data, and the battle between (Digital Video Editing, 7/25/2005 7:19pm) |
| The Grokster vs MGM decision shouldn't have come as a big surprise to anyone last month even though lots of us clutched that faint ray of hope the Sony VCR ruling would help shield the industry. The surprise was the nine-zip decision. Granted, most of the sitting judges are older than dirt. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray DVR coming from Mitsubishi (AfterDawn, 12/06/2008 3:15am) |
| Mitsubishi has released a new Blu-ray DVR, dubbed the DVR-BF2000 that comes with a 500GB HDD and the simple ability to burn Blu-ray discs.
User can also record two program simultaneously, one to disc and one to the HDD. Users can also record one program while watching another, thanks to the dual digital tuners set to support Japan's BS/110CS digital and analog broadcast systems.
AVC record ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Sony intros BDU-X10S: sub-$200 Blu-ray ROM PC drive (HDTV UK, 1/07/2008 8:00am) |
| Sony has introduced its first sub-$200 internal BD-ROM drive, aimed at those upgrading an existing desktop PC into one which can play high definition Blu-ray Discs, while still retaining DVD and CD read functionality.
Presumably, most users will want to add the BDU-X10S in a second drive bay, as this is purely a read-only device, so standard DVD and CD burning functions would be lost if replacing ... (Read Full Article) |
| eBay overflowing with cut-price HD DVD discs and players (Tech Digest, 2/19/2008 11:26am) |
| Those
eBay sellers are craftier than I first thought. Whilst the announcement from
Toshiba that they were to cease production of HD DVD players only arrived this
morning, the public has expected it since early January, when Warner battered
the format into oblivion, by deciding on exclusive support of Blu-ray and
finishing its contract with HD DVD. A quick glance on eBay this morning has
turn ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba, Memory-Tech develop new DVD-HD-DVD compatible discs (EARTHtimes.org, 9/12/2006 7:53am) |
| Japanese electronics giant Toshiba Corp. and optical disc maker Memory-Tech Corp. have jointly developed a single-sided three-layer ROM disc that supports high capacity storage and playback of content in both DVD and HD DVD formats. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic pushing Blu-ray envelope with 3D standard proposal (HDTV UK, 11/27/2008 12:22pm) |
| Panasonic has submitted its proposal for a 3D Blu-ray standard to the Blu-ray Disc Association. The standard would offer guidelines for creating "left/right-eye two-channel full HD images". Panasonic's director of AV developments, Hiroshi Miyai, said that the changes should be quite simple, claiming that the discs would simply need some kind of flag to identify image data, equipment and other e ... (Read Full Article) |
| U.S. Blu-ray disc sales to hit 80 million this year: study (CEA SmartBrief, 2/24/2009 6:00am) |
| Blu-ray discs are moving beyond their "early adopter" status and are becoming a mainstream product for top-quality video. -More- A new way to find revenues on high-end CE Products
Valuable high-demand parts harvested from defective or returned CE products are rigorously tested and certified for resale and reuse-instead of going to landfills. Our customers share in the revenues while meeting re ... (Read Full Article) |
| Yamaha BD-S2900 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product Review and Rating (About.com, 11/20/2008 1:00pm) |
| The BD-S2900 is Yamaha's first entry into the Blu-ray Disc player market. This player features 1080p/60 or 1080p/24 resolution playback for Blu-ray Discs, provides bitstream output for both Dolby TrueHD... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sherwood BDP-5003 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product Review and Rating (About.com, 12/30/2008 11:00am) |
| The BDP-5003 is Sherwood's first venture into Blu-ray Disc player territory. Features of the BDP-5003 include playback of Blu-ray Discs at full 1080p/60 or 1080p/24 resolution and Standard DVD upscaling... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blade Runner, The Final Cut, comes to HD DVD and Blu-ray (HDTV UK, 11/26/2007 8:00am) |
| One movie which won't force you to choose between HD DVD and Blu-ray is Blade Runner, The Final Cut, which comes to both high definition disc formats next Monday, 3rd December.
The discs feature remastered visuals and audio, plus new scenes, previously unseen special effects, commentaries from Ridley Scott, and documentaries about the making of the film.
The film's Vangelis soundtrack gets the ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic DMP-BD70V VHS/Blu-ray Player (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/24/2009 11:45pm) |
| Old meets new with Panasonic's combo deck that plays VHS tapes, CD, DVDs and Blu-ray Discs, along with online videos from YouTube. (Read Full Article) |
| Sony debuts Blu-ray in China (AfterDawn, 11/22/2008 9:03pm) |
| In an effort to stop the growing piracy of Blu-ray discs in the region, Sony Pictures has become the first Hollywood studio to distribute Blu-ray titles in China.
The studio will distribute 20 current and catalog titles in the format for 205 yuan ($30 USD) a price that it almost certainly way to high for the low-wage country.
A few of the movies available are "Hancock," "Kung Fu Hustle," ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Save Up to Fifty Percent on Criterion Blu-rays at Amazon! (High-Def Digest, 6/03/2013 6:26pm) |
| Amazon is selling numerous Criterion Blu-ray favorites for up to fifty percent off! The retailer is selling a wide variety of Criterion DVD and Blu-ray discs for up to 50% off the suggested list [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Warner Home Video Welcomes Toshiba's Announcement of New HD DVD Disc Line-up (Business Wire via Yahoo! (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 5/10/2005 3:00pm) |
| Warner Home Video today announced its support of the two new types of HD DVD pre-recorded discs, the details of which will be unveiled by Toshiba Corporation at MediaTech Expo 2005 HD DVD Workshop, a technology forum for media replicators to be held in Las Vegas on May 11th. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray Player FREE with Purchase of 8 Warner Movies (Big Picture Big Sound, 12/08/2008 5:37pm) |
| OK, we've finally entered the realm of ridiculousity. Now with a brand new Amazon offer, if you buy Samsung's BD-P1500 Blu-ray Disc player along with eight Warner Blu-ray titles, you get the player and discs for $137.28, effectively getting the player for free.
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| HD DVD not dead yet: research group calls for caution interpreting weekly sales figures (HDTV UK, 1/29/2008 8:00am) |
| According to the NPD Group, who has provided weekly sales tracking figures for high definition discs in the US, the HD DVD format is far from dead.
They have correctly reminded those using the figures alone to signal Blu-ray's victory to be cautious at using a single week's results to plot a trend.
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| Sony Japan launching 6x speed Blu-ray discs (HDTV UK, 7/17/2009 11:48am) |
| While Sony has already introduced an 8x Blu-ray disc writer, the media has yet to officially catch up. The likes of Imation and Panasonic have created 6x speed Blu-ray media, usable in recorders such as the LG GGW-H20LI, and now Sony is to launch two types of 50GB (dual layer) Blu-ray disc in Japan capable of 6x burning... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Shuttle introduces XPC G5 6801M Mini-PC media centre with Blu-ray (and HD DVD) playback (Tech Digest, 4/11/2008 7:08am) |
| Shuttle has introduced the XPC G5 6801M
Mini-PC, an AMD-powered media centre offered with LG's GGC-H20L drive
for playback of Blu-ray and (if you have any) HD DVD discs via the built-in
HDMI connection... ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG BH200 Hybrid Blu-ray and HD DVD Player ships (I4U, 12/10/2007 4:35pm) |
| LG Electronics announces that their new hybrid HD player BH200 is shipping.
The LG Super Blu Player features the BD Standard Profile, and is also ready for BD Profile 1.1 when Blu-ray discs with the new profile become available in 2008. The LG BH200 s... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Walmart to Reduce DVD and Blu-ray Disc Movie Displays (About.com, 10/08/2009 4:00pm) |
| In a puzzling move, especially just before the Christmas and Winter Holiday shopping season, retail giant Walmart has made a decision to unclutter their end-caps by removing displays of DVDs and Blu-ray Discs (in-aisle displays will remain). For more details on this development, check out the report from Blogging Stocks. (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon: $129 Toshiba HD-A3 with 7 HD DVDs and free shipping (Engadget, 1/18/2008 11:51am) |
| Filed under: HDTV
Guess what? It's yet another rock bottom sale day for Toshiba's HD-A3 HD DVD player. This time it's Amazon serving up the HD-A3 with 7 HD DVD titles and free shipping for just $129. The deal combines the extended 5 HD DVD "perfect offer" with Warner Bros' 300 and Universal's The Bourne Identity HD DVD titles thrown in for kicks. That's two extra discs and $21 less than th ... (Read Full Article) |
| GalleryPlayer Inks Exclusive Distribution Deal with Image Entertainment to Bring the World's Finest High Definition Art and Photography to Blu-ray Discs (Business Wire, 7/16/2007 1:00pm) |
| SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GalleryPlayer, best known for having one of the largest libraries of rights-protected high definition image programming in the world, has inked an exclusive ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | AVCHD - Home Theater Term of the Week (About.com, 10/31/2012 10:00am) |
| AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition) is a high definition (HD) digital video camera recording format recording 1080i and 720p signals onto MiniDVD discs, MiniDV tape, Hard Drive, and digital ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Releases Firmware 3.0 for First Gen HD DVD Players (Format War Central, 4/29/2008 10:31am) |
| In what very well may be the final update, Toshiba has released firmware version 3.0 for the HD-A1, HD-D1, and the HD-XA1 HD DVD players.
Toshiba says the firmware "Improves network connectivity for supporting the download of web-enabled network content associated with certain HD DVD discs, improves certain video and audio processing capabilities, and also addresses [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| CES 2008: Blu-ray press conference upbeat, sales numbers a bit low? (HDTV UK, 1/08/2008 8:00am) |
| One side of the disc debate definitely not cancelling their press conference is the Blu-ray Disc Association.
Stuart liveblogged the event so if you want the nitty-gritty, head over there.
Here's the main points:
In 2007, Blu-ray sold 64% of total HD discs, compared to 36% HD DVD (Home Media Research figures).
Globally, Blu-ray took 66% disc sales, and 65% of hardware (including PS3).
1/2 mil ... (Read Full Article) |
| Warner to launch "coffee book" style Blu-ray discs (Tech Digest, 3/10/2008 3:41pm) |
| Now that the high definition
disc format war is all but over, it seems studios can start rolling out their
own gimmicks and features. Warner has decided that it will release ten Blu-ray
coffee-book style titles this year, including "Bonnie and Clyde", "Dirty
Harry", "Woodstock", "Harry Potter", "Bladerunner", "Gone With the Wind" and
"North by Northwest"... ... (Read Full Article) |
| U.S. Indie Blue Ray Technologies to Launch Blue Ray Games for Multi-Billon Dollar Games Market (PR Web, 5/23/2006 4:06pm) |
| The new BD Games division will specialize in using remarkable capabilities of Blue Ray Discs and new PS3 combo hi-def movie and game console. The firm will both manufacture high-definition game disks for studios and to develop its own line of games in-house. Blu-ray pricing and availbility follows. (PRWEB May 23, 2006) Trackback URI: ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray falling short of forecasts: Sony (HDTV UK, 1/14/2009 9:35am) |
| Sony has suggested that US sales of Blu-ray players and discs has fallen short of previous forecasts. A target of five million Blu-ray players sold worldwide this year will not be met, according to the head of Sony's US electronics unit, Stan Glasgow. He said that consumers may adopt Blu-ray players if the cost of movies comes down. "They (movie studios) need to make money, and the packaged medi ... (Read Full Article) |
| News Confirmed: HDTV DVDs Hacked! The software group says the code on both Blu-ray and HD-DVD has been broken. By ... (TVPredictions.com, 1/26/2007 12:18pm) |
| Washington, D.C. (January 26, 2007) -- The group behind the encryption software for HDTV DVDs has confirmed that the discs have been hacked. ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Kaleidescape Offers Industry's First Internet Delivery Of Movies That Match Quality And Extra Content Of Blu-ray Discs And DVDs (HDTV Magazine, 12/12/2012 3:21am) |
| Kaleidescape, Inc. today announced an industry-first service that enables the digital delivery of movie purchases over the Internet with video and audio quality equal to Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD. The new service is initially backed by a [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Certain Xbox 360 Titles May Fill 4 DVDs (Slashdot, 12/06/2005 12:08am) |
| MBCook writes "A Joystiq post says that certain 'highly anticipated' Xbox 360 titles will fill four discs-worth of content. From the post: 'From the high-res textures fit for an HDTV to the higher polygon counts befitting a next-gen console, the space available on standard DVDs is suddenly in increasingly short supply. [...] According to Game Informer, nearly every developer they talked to at ... (Read Full Article) |
| Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5 (BIOS, 3/07/2006 11:07am) |
| DVD MovieFactory 5 is Ulead's first consumer disc authoring software to support High-Definition (HD) video discs. The consumer DVD authoring package promises easy disc authoring, an expanded range of creative options and future-ready support for both HD DVD and... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Next DVD Format War Still Wide Open (Slashdot, 3/10/2006 2:32pm) |
| An anonymous reader writes "Despite the wishes of partisan players like Sony and Toshiba, many consumer electronics manufacturers are opting to support both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray discs in upcoming media players." From the article: "Consumer electronics maker LG Electronics and PC maker Fujitsu-Siemens both said on Thursday they would keep their options open after computer giant Hewlett-Packard sai ... (Read Full Article) |
| LG BH100 Wins CNET's Best in Show 2007 (I4U, 1/11/2007 4:15pm) |
| The LG BH100 HD DVD and Blu-ray multi format player wins the CNET Best in Show award at the CES 2007.
I totally agree with this choice. No other company was able to announce a player that can play Blu-ray and HD DVD discs. This player solves the nex... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba Vardia RD-A301 HD-DVD HDD Recorder (I4U, 10/31/2007 4:29pm) |
| Toshiba announces the Vardia RD-A301 HD-DVD recorder with 300GB Hard-drive. Toshiba highlights that the Vardia RD-A301 can record HD video to standard DVD discs. The new DVR, HD DVD Vardia RD-A301, integrates HD Transcoder, which achieves longer ... ... (Read Full Article) |
| Amazon takes $125 off Blu-ray player and four discs (Punch Jump, 5/22/2009 3:39pm) |
| Retailer Amazon.com this week began offering $125 off the purchase of select Samsung Blu-ray players and four Blu-ray disc titles in the latest high-definition promotion.
In the new offer, customers who purchase the BD-P1600 or the BD-P3600 and four qualifying Blu-ray disc titles will receive $125 off their purchase instantly.
Qualifying Blu-ray titles include 300, Twister, I [...] ... (Read Full Article) |
| HTPC makers add Blu-Ray ripping/management software (TV Squad, 3/14/2008 7:01pm) |
| Filed under: HDTV, PVR Wire, Hardware, Software
High end home theater PC makers Niveus and VidaBox are treading into shady waters by adding features that either enable or compliment ripping HD-DVD and Blu-Ray discs. Now, in theory there's nothing wrong with using software that can rip video from a disc, if it's a disc you own the rights to, like say your wedding video. But generally speaking, re ... (Read Full Article) |
| Denon DVD-A1UD high-end universal Blu-ray player (Tech Digest, 12/05/2008 5:32pm) |
| Okay, I'll have to admit I asked for this a bit. In my last post about Denon Blu-ray players I demanded to know what Denon would describe as 'high-end', after their 'entry-level' player cost £600. Well, this is it. It's the catchily-named DVD-A1UD, and it'll play back Blu-ray discs, Super Audio CD (SACD), DVD-Audio, DVD-Video and plain old CDs. The DVD-A1UD is the replacement for the Denon ... (Read Full Article) |
| Chinese pirates offering cheap AVCHD Blu-ray rips on disguised DVD-Rs (Engadget, 11/17/2008 11:26am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Just last week we heard that Warner Bros. was ending its home video / DVD business in South Korea due to rampant piracy, and now we've got a report from China suggesting that sophisticated pirates are duping buyers with faux Blu-ray Discs that are actually DVDs. As the story goes, movie pirates in select parts of Asia are ripping bona fide BDs and then burnin ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony launches BWU-300S 8X Blu-ray disc writer (HDTV UK, 10/07/2008 2:00pm) |
| Just when you thought a Blu-ray writer with 6x write speed was impressive, Sony comes along with its internal BWU-300S Blu-ray drive that is theoretically capable of writing Blu-ray discs at up to eight times speed. I say theoretical, because the fastest media currently available only officially supports 6x burning. However, should the disc media cope with such blazing fast speeds (and Sony's tes ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony's Newest DVDirect Recorder Now Transfers High-Definition Home Videos to DVD (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance, 7/18/2007 12:35pm) |
| Sony Electronics today debuted its next-generation multi-function DVDirect DVD recorder which can quickly transfer high-definition home videos and digital photos to DVD discs without using a computer. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Perfect Dark for 360 Collector's Edition (1up.com, 9/06/2005 6:59pm) |
| Rare and Microsoft Studios announced the release of a limited edition collectible box set of Perfect Dark Zero for Xbox 360. In addition to two discs of game and bonus content, the pack includes "Hong Kong Sunrise," a special-edition comic booklet set in the "PDZ" universe which sets up the game's story, and one of nine mysterious Holographic Glyph Card collectibles, all placed inside a sleek ... (Read Full Article) |
| Kaleidescape Server to Support Blu-ray in 2009 (eHomeUpgrade, 2/09/2008 8:00am) |
| They’re at it again – Kaleidescape, a media server manufacturer, has set their sights on offering a media server that will hopefully be able to rip Blu-ray discs in 2009. Some might remember how Kaleidescape got into a court battle last year with the DVD Copy Control Association over one of their servers’ ability to rip DVD’s. Now, Kaleidescape has a new Blu-ray enabled dev ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Black Friday Blu-ray 3D Sale: Titanic, Prometheus, Transformers: $14.99, and More (Big Picture Big Sound, 11/23/2012 2:55am) |
| Need more 3D content? Amazon has a big Black Friday sale on Blu-ray 3D Discs with many selling for $14.99 or [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Chinese movie pirates selling fake Blu-rays of stolen films (HDTV UK, 1/16/2009 2:55pm) |
| Duped twice. That's what you'd be if you'd bought any of the fake Blu-ray discs emanating from China, a huge batch of which were seized by officers from the International Federation Against Copyright Theft - Greater China. Not only had the pirates ripped off Chinese and Japanese titles including Kung Fu Panda, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Wall·E and The Women, but they had tried to pass lower qu ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray has best week ever, thanks to 'Iron Man' (AfterDawn, 10/12/2008 3:59pm) |
| According to Nielsen VideoScan data from Home Media Magazine, Blu-ray Disc had its best week ever as a format, thanks mainly to the blockbuster smash hit Iron Man.
'Iron Man' sold 7.2 million DVDs for the week of September 29th to October 5th and sold 510,000 Blu-ray Discs, smashing previous first week records for the HD format.
Paramount added that the disc sold 260,000 units on its first ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray victory to spur Java development, says James Gosling (HDTV UK, 3/10/2008 11:14am) |
| James Gosling, widely accepted
as the "father of Java", has said that Blu-ray's victory should spur further
use of the Java programming language to bring greater interactivity to discs.
Raising the slightly embarrassing point that Profile 2.0 Blu-ray players are
still extremely scarce, Gosling told ZDNet Australia, "There's actually this
Profile 2.0 spec for Blu-ray, which almost all of ... (Read Full Article) |
| Toshiba develops HD DVD writer drive (InfoWorld, 10/02/2006 2:12pm) |
| ( InfoWorld ) - On Tuesday Toshiba will unveil the first slim-type HD DVD writer drive suitable for use in laptop computers. The SD-L902A drive is the standard 12.7-millimeters high, which means it can fit in the drive bay of most laptop computers. It can read and write HD DVD, DVD, and CD discs, Toshiba said Monday. It will be shown at the Ceatec show, Japan's biggest electronics show, ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blue Ray Technologies Goes Gold as First U.S. Indie Blu-ray Plant Opens (PRWeb, 8/08/2007 7:05am) |
| Blue Ray Technologies opens $12 million plant in Spokane, making it the first independent U.S. Blu-ray manufacturer. Plant is important to TV producers and indie filmmakers who can't wait in line for high definition discs at plants controlled by major studios busy filling their own pipelines. Distribution offered too by Edge of Light Media, a co-venture with John Daly ("Terminator," "Platoon" ... (Read Full Article) |
| 100GB 1920p-capable high definition discs on their way (HDTV UK, 1/16/2009 2:55pm) |
| It's enough to make you cry. If physical disc formats really do have some shelf life, then Royal Digital Media's new optical disc format may have some worth, but if it's at the expense of Blu-ray, it's going to play havoc with the consumer. Technical part first: Royal Digital Media has developed a 100GB-capacity disc which can handle four hours' worth of 1920p HD video -- "the next generatio ... (Read Full Article) |
| Panasonic unveils DMP-BD30 "next-gen" Blu-ray player (Engadget, 10/31/2007 2:38am) |
| Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Panasonic's new DMP-BD30 Blu-ray player serves up those HD discs extra fancy, being the first player to meet the requirements for BD-Video Final Standard Profile 1.1. That means a secondary video decoder for picture in picture (such as director's commentary), and an extra audio decoder for working in sound from that second source or from interactive feature ... (Read Full Article) |
| Sony BMG to Bow Live Discs From Chris Botti, Bruce Springsteen on Blu-ray (High-Def Digest, 4/06/2007 7:58pm) |
| Sony BMG today announced it will debut two new music titles on Blu-ray this summer, including live sets by Bruce Springsteen and Chris Botti. Due first on May 29 is 'Chris Botti Live with Orchestra and... ... (Read Full Article) |
| First HD Bollywood movie released on Versatile Multilayer Disc (Addict (Addict 3D, 5/03/2005 8:53am) |
| New Medium Enterprises Inc. (OTCBB: NMEN): -- US Presentation to be led by the first 3 hour Bollywood feature film, Shabd, in Brilliant True High Definition, (HD), along with film features and sporting events on New Medium Enterprises\\\' proprietary cost-effective VMD player, bringing razor sharp HD IMAGE QUALITY to mass market consumers, priced in the range of current Standard Definition discs a ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | The Dark Knight Rises Blu-ray, DVD & UltraViolet release date (HD-Report, 9/18/2012 2:19pm) |
| A release date for The Dark Knight Rises on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download has been revealed as Dec. 3, 2012. One home media edition (Source: Blu-ray.com) contains two Blu-ray Discs, one DVD, and license for UltraViolet Digital Download. The [...] (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Deal: Buy Two Get One Free, 172 Titles Included (Format War Central, 12/10/2008 12:17pm) |
| Amazon is once again having a “Buy Two Get One Free” deal on selected Blu-ray discs. The deal runs until December 17th, so you have all week to indulge yourself on this deal.
This B2G1 deal includes 172 selected Blu-ray titles including: Planet Earth, Blade Runner, and the cool “Smile Box” Cinerama version of “How The West Was Won”.
We wonder how much worse ... (Read Full Article) |
| Universal Launches Blu-Ray Features for iPhone/iPod Touch Users (Big Picture Big Sound, 7/23/2009 1:04am) |
| Starting with Fast & Furious, viewers of Universal Blu-ray Discs can use an iPhone app to tap into BD-Live bonus features, Facebook and Twitter functionality. (Read Full Article) |
| OPPO Makes DVD Look Its Very Best With New Universal Up-Converting DVD Player (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance, 12/06/2006 1:30pm) |
| OPPO Digital, an award-winning consumer electronics manufacturer, announced the DV-981HD, its new flagship universal up-converting DVD player. The DV-981HD excels in translating standard definition video stored on DVD discs to high definition format suitable for display on HDTV and home theater projectors. Featuring an HDMI output and DCDi® by Faroudja video processing technology, it delivers a ... (Read Full Article) |
| (Unranked) | Denon Spills Details on New DBT-3313UDCI Universal Blu-ray/DVD/SACD/DVD-Audio Player at CEDIA 2012 (Big Picture Big Sound, 9/08/2012 8:16am) |
| The new unit plays virtually all 5-inch silver discs and streams Netflix, YouTube and [...] (Read Full Article) |
| CBHD Overtakes Blu-ray In China (About.com, 8/18/2009 10:00am) |
| While HD-DVD lost to Blu-ray Disc in the West for high definition dominance back in February 2008, it looks like the Chinese-modified version of HD-DVD, known as CBHD (China Blue High Definition) is outselling Blu-ray in China by a margin of 3 to 1. For more details and perspective on this interesting developement, check out the report from Ars Technica. (Read Full Article) |
| Denon Announces Less Expensive Flagship Blu-ray Disc Player (About.com, 9/26/2009 8:00am) |
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Although Denon introduced their flagship $4,500 DVD-A1UDCI Blu-ray Disc player just this past January at CES, they have just announced a new "flagship quality" Blu-ray Disc player for less than half the price (which is still $1,999).
Just as with the DVD-A1UDC1, the new DBP-4010UDCI meets Profile 2.0 specifications with the required Ethernet port as well as a slot for memory expansion and audio, video, still image file playback via SD card. This player is also playback compatible with Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, CDs, but DVD-Audio Discs and SACDs. Also, another welcome feature for audiophiles has a separate 2 channel/7.1 channel analog audio outputs and bass management control, and, for videophiles, the DBP-4010UDCI offers vertical stretch, so that films with 2:35 aspect ratio images can be properly displayed when using projectors with 2:35 aspect ratio lens attachments.
However, one important change from the previous DVD-A1UDCI is the switch from using the the Silicon Optix Realta Chip for DVD upscaling, to the use of the Anchor Bay VRS ABT-2010 Chip for that purpose.
Also, for custom installers, the DBP-4010UDCI is fully equipped with both RS-232 and Wired remote in/out connectors.
For complete details, check out the Official Denon Announcement, along with the DBP-4010UDCI Specification Sheet and User Manual. Photos (c) Denon USA - Click on photos for larger view. (Read Full Article) |
| Sharp Develops Dual-Layer Super-Resolution Optical Disc Technology (HardwareZone, 7/11/2005 9:03pm) |
| Sharp Corporation has developed an optical disc technology that enables super-resolution readout of data pits in a dual-layer structure by employing a transparent super-resolution functional film. The development of this technology will make it possible to increase the storage capacity of optical discs using blue lasers to 100 GB in the dual-layer structure. ... (Read Full Article) |
| Blu-ray Disc Movie sales in Europe surpass one million units (HDTV origin, 11/27/2007 5:37pm) |
| [IMG Blu-ray Disc Movie sales in Europe surpass one million units]Total Blu-ray Disc movie sales across Europe have topped one million units, it was announced today by the Blu-ray Disc Association European Promotions Committee. Of the High Definition movie discs bought by consumers year-to-date in Europe, 73% were in the Blu-ray Disc format and 27% were HD DVD, according to sales data provided by ... (Read Full Article) |
| HDTV UK's Guide to the Ultimate High Definition Home Cinema Experience - Part Three: High definition disc players (Tech Digest, 11/15/2007 8:00am) |
| In the third of this six part series on creating the ultimate high definition home cinema system, we look at high definition disc players
When it comes to watching high definition content, particularly movies, there's a paradox.
Theoretically, the easiest and cheapest method is to invest in a high definition disc player (HD DVD, Blu-ray, or HD VMD) and buy high definition discs.]]>
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| VHS lives: JVC announces VHS/DVD/Blu-ray recorder for Japan (CrunchGear, 10/30/2009 8:21am) |
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It seems VHS will never die, and this is generally welcome, as a lot of good movies aren't still available on optical discs. In summer 2008, Panasonic released a VHS/Blu-ray combo, followed by Sharp's Aquos BD-HDV22 that was pretty much the same thing. And today, over one year later, JVC anounced the DR-BH250 [JP], which is a VHS recorder, Blu-Ray Recorder and 250GB HDD rolled into one. (Read Full Article) |
| Sony Adding PSP-only Digital Copies To Blu-ray Discs [PSP] (Kotaku, 9/30/2009 9:40pm) |
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will be introducing digital copies of movies on upcoming Blu-ray releases that are exclusively offered for use on the PSP. That should make the process of adding...
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| Sony adds PSP copy to Blu-ray discs (AfterDawn, 10/03/2009 9:33pm) |
Sony America has announced that beginning with the upcoming Blu-rays "Godzilla" and "The Ugly Truth," a new feature will allow PSP owners to directly transfer digital copies right from their PS3 instead of from their computers from a separate DVD disc.
“Blu-ray is already known as the best way to watch movies at home, and now SPHE & SCEA are also making it the most convenient way to watch movies on the go,” Sony VP of new business development Rich Marty added, via VB.
Added director of hardware marketing John Koller: The new feature will allow “users to easily take the best in movie and entertainment content on-the-go—all of which is only possible on the PSP and PS3 platforms.”Permalink | Comments
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| LG N2B1D NAS With 2TB And Blu-ray Drive Unveiled (I4U, 10/06/2009 9:30am) |
| LG unveils what the company calls the world's first NAS with a Blu-ray drive.
The LG N2B1D features 2TB of hard-drive disk space and a Blu-ray drive to backup data on Blu-ray discs.
The new LG NAS is geared towards consumers for home use and promises...
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| Samsung Announces Internal Blu-ray Combo Drive with 8x BD-R Burning (I4U, 10/08/2009 3:00pm) |
| Samsung has announced the pending launch of its first Blu-ray combo drive that can burn BD-R media at 8x speed. The drive is called the SH-B083 and it can burn to 25GB and 50GB Blu-ray media.
In addition to burning BD-r and reading BD-Rom discs, the dri...
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| New Sony Blu-ray Player Integrates Streaming Internet Video for Ultimate Home Entertainment Experience (HDTV Magazine, 9/10/2009 5:14am) |
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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| JVC Announces Popularly-Priced Blu-ray Player (HDTV Magazine, 10/28/2009 2:20pm) |
JVC 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.
JVC XV-BP11 Features...
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| Pioneer BDP-320 Blu-ray Disc Player - Product Review (About.com, 9/15/2009 10:00am) |
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The Pioneer BDP-320 is a Blu-ray Disc player that combines practical features with good performance. Blu-ray discs are played at full 1080p via its HDMI output. This player is also compatible with standard DVDs and most recordable DVD formats, and standard music CDs. Standard DVDs are upscaled up to 1080p via the HDMI output. Onboard decoding or undecoded bitstream output of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD is provided via HDMI. The BDP-320 aheres to Blu-ray Profile 2.0 (BD-Live) specifications, and also BDP320 incoporates Precision Quartz Lock System (PQLS) for jitterless audio transmission between the BDP320 and compatible Pioneer home theater receivers for better audio CD playback performance using the HDMI connection. To find out if the Pioneer BDP-320 is right for you, check out my Short and Full Reviews, as well as a supplmentary Photo Profile and Video Performance Tests. Photos (c) Robert Silva - Licensed to About.com (click on photos for larger view) (Read Full Article) |
