nytimes.com - 1/5/2009
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The demise of the HD DVD video disc format appeared to hand the future of home entertainment to Blu-ray, but struggles continue. >
amexdigital.com - 1/12/2009
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amexdigital.com —
Take full advantage of the high-definition revolution with
this Blu-ray Disc player. It supports both single- and...
dual-layer BD-R and BD-RE discs, as well as BD-ROM discs, and provides decoders for Dolby Digital and DTS formats. Blu-ray Disc ...
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The Blu-ray Player BD-P1
ces.cnet.com - 1/9/2009
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ces.cnet.com —
We've already seen the entry-level LG BD370 ,
but now we've gotten a glimpse of the step-up...
Blu-ray player in LG's 2009 line-up: the BD390. The BD390 includes all of the features of its little brother--DVD upscaling, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD audio, ...
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LG BD390 Blu-ray player includes built-in Wi-Fi | CES ...
pimsmultimedia.com - 1/7/2009
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pimsmultimedia.com —
Building on the success of its BD300 Network
Blu-ray Disc Player – the world’s first Blu-ray player...
to instantly stream Netflix – LG Electronics introduced two new Network Blu-ray Disc Players (BD370, BD390) and three Network Blu-ray Disc Home Theater ...
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LG Electronics: FULL LINE OF NETWORK BLU-RAY DISC PLAYERS
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Stung By Blu-Ray, And Yet, No One Cares
paidContent —
... A year since HD DVD conceded defeat at last CES, Blu-Ray and its backers will be touting their so-called success at this year's CES, but the reality is far from it. As numbers point out, very few consumers know about Blu-Ray, and those who do still do not see enough value for the premium. As NYT points out in this story, "Going from the whirring VCRs of yore to a DVD player was a big leap in picture quality and convenience, while the jump from DVD to Blu-ray is subtler, at least for those who do not have the latest and largest high-definition ...
New CES, same doubts about Blu-ray
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Filed under: Blu-ray
You know the drill by now, every year around this time the Blu-ray disc format enters under suspicion that it won't measure up, with too many competitors already in place or on the way. Despite delivering improved second gen players in 2007, and a surprise victory over HD DVD to open CES '08, today's ...
News Bits: What's REALLY Going On With Steve Jobs
Contentinople: —
... that Jobs was skipping Macworld because the company was scaling back on tradeshows in general. In other news: All eyes will be on Blu-ray this year at the Consumer Electronics Show, which starts on Wednesday in Las Vegas, The New York Times reports. Skeptics say the format is threatened by the increasing presence of downloadable high-def movies, but supporters point out that 600,000 Blu-ray copies of Dark Knight were sold in one day. The Consumer Electronics Association predicts that consumers will spend $1.3 billion on Blu-ray players in 2009, compared with $1.2 billion ...
DVD Players To Outsell Blu-ray Players This Year
Silicon Alley Insider —
... NYT: The Consumer Electronics Association predicts that North American consumers will spend $1.3 billion on Blu-ray players in 2009, outpacing the projected $1.2 billion that will be spent on regular DVD players, although Blu-ray players are two to three times more expensive. ...
The future of Blu-Ray? Watch porn
Between the Lines —
... On the heels of the annual Consumer Electronics Show, the New York Times had a good read this morning about the fuzzy future of Blu-Ray. It kind of made me chuckle because The Times, much like most ...
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