tgdaily.com - 12/23/2008
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While Blu-ray player and disc sales apparently are climbing, movie
executives repeatedly said that the Blu-ray has been a rather
disappointing business so far. HD DVD may be dead, but movie streaming
is developing into a serious rival for the Blu-ray disc and we hear
that this Christmas is ...
Studios (temporarily?) gain upper hand in Blu-ray DRM battle
arstechnica.com 12/15/2008 — Blu-ray's BD+ DRM scheme is temporarily functional again, and an increasing number of new movies can't be decoded by the current version of Slysoft's AnyDVD HD. It's a game of DRM cat-and-mouse, and the studios are currently out in front. Read ...
Sharp To Unveil TVs With Integrated Blu-ray Players Next Month
blog.wired.com 12/16/2008 —
The Blu-ray format has yet to blow up in a wave of success, but Sharp Electronics is betting that a Blu-ray-TV combo design will boost its sales and bring the company some needed buzz.
According to Sharp executive Mike Troetti, the company ...
Epson Endeavor ST120 HTPC with Blu-ray
slashgear.com 12/16/2008 — Epson Japan have updated their ST1XX series of super-compact desktop PCs with a shot of high-definition and an improved processor. No mere nettop, the Endeavor ST120 has a 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 CPU, a Japan-only MonsterTV HDUS digital TV ...
Epson intos the tiny, Blu-ray pack’n PC ST120 computer
crunchgear.com 12/16/2008 — This could possible be the answer to dwellers of shoe-box sized apartments looking for a full-featured HTPC . Check it : a Core 2 Due P8400 CPU, 1GB of RAM (upgrade that), up to 320GB HDD, a digital TV tuner, HDMI-out and a Blu-ray burner. What more ...
Infinity shows one-layer Blu-ray/DVD combo disc
electronista.com 12/19/2008 — Japanese disc producer Infinity on Friday rolled out the world's first production video title to include both Blu-ray and DVD on a single layer. A box for the TV series Code Blue will include playable versions of both formats by using a permeable ...
Olevia's BD-100 Blu-ray player dropping to $149.99 at Target
engadgethd.com 12/19/2008 —
Missed your opportunity to score a low-cost Blu-ray player on Black Friday ? Worried senseless about how you're ever going to get a BD deck for that special someone at a price you can stomach? Chill, please -- you're making us all anxious around ...
Blu-ray DVD Combo Disc Unveiled
ubergizmo.com 12/20/2008 —
Infinity from Japan has introduced the first production video title in the world that features both Blu-ray and DVD on a single layer. A boxed set of the TV series Code Blue will see playable versions of both formats, courtesy of a permeable layer ...
First Blu-ray Disc / DVD hybrid announced in Japan
engadget.com 12/20/2008 —
It sure took long enough to happen, but one of HD DVD's biggest benefits has finally made it over to the Blu-ray side. Yep, we're talking about a Blu-ray / DVD hybrid disc, with a single-layer of Blu on one side and a standard DVD on the other. ...
Japan gets world’s first Blu-ray/DVD hybrid title
crunchgear.com 12/20/2008 —
Tokyo-based Infinity Storage Media [JP] is the world’s first company that will roll out a Blu-ray / DVD hybrid disc (a boxed set, to be more precise), which has a single-layer of Blu-ray (25GB) on one and a conventional dual-layer DVD ...
OGCC Day 21 - Virtual Fireplace, Now In Blu-ray HD!
ohgizmo.com 12/22/2008 — By Andrew Liszewski
Well, there won’t be any HD-DVD players under the Christmas tree this year. Although, with the price of coal, they could make for a cheap stocking stuffer for all those bad boys and girls… Anyways, Blu-ray won the ...
Hybrid Blu-Ray / DVD Disc Announced
readwriteweb.com 12/22/2008 — Great news for those who have both Blu-ray and DVDs in the house; Infinity Storage Media has released the first hybrid Blu-ray and DVD disc in Japan.
The new media has a total storage capacity of 33.5GB and is compatible with existing DVD and ...
Get a Samsung M540 Slyde and Blu-Ray Player for FREE at Future Shop
intomobile.com 12/23/2008 — Time to start highlighting some boxing day promos. This time around we have one from Future Shop up here in Canada… and it sort of spotlights the dropping prices of Blu-Ray players these days.
Among a whole bunch of other deals touted in a recent Boxing Day flyer from Future Shop, ...
Sharp to unveil 32- / 42-inch Blu-ray-equipped LCD HDTVs at CES 2009
engadgethd.com 12/26/2008 —
You already knew that Sharp would be gearing up to bring a pair of Blu-ray-infused LCD HDTVs to the United States next month, but did you have any idea that they would be showing their faces first in Las Vegas? Yep, according to Wired , the ...
NU EBC100 - Slimmest External Blu-ray combo —
iTech News Net
NU launches the EBC100 the world’s first and slimmest external Blu-ray combo drive. The NU EBC100 burns DVD+/-R at 8X, DVD+/-RW at 4X, DVD+/-R DL at 2X, and DVD-RAM at 5X. It can read BD-ROM at 2X speed.
The EBC100 supports also BD-R and BD-RE reading. It can also burn CD-R and CD-RW ...
MediaTek and Sunplus to offer Blu-ray Disc chipsets next year —
Engadget HD
While the average consumer won't care an awful lot about what goes into a Blu-ray Disc chipset, here's something anyone working hard for every dollar they earn can appreciate: more competition. Word on the street has it that both MediaTek and Sunplus Technology, two Taiwan-based consumer IC ...
Blu-ray reportedly doing more than alright in Europe —
Engadget HD
Before you get all shocked and awed, may we remind you that Blu-ray has been performing well across the pond pretty much all year. We know, this beacon of shining, happy news from Futuresource is quite the contrast from what we've been hearing lately about the industry overall, but it's far ...
South Park making long-awaited Blu-ray debut in March —
Engadget HD
South Park was already a winner in HD , and now it's finally making the expected leap to BD. For the first time ever, the calloused crew will be seen on Blu-ray format when the Complete Twelfth Season BD launches day-and-date with the DVD set in March 2009. All 14 uncensored episodes will ...
Hybrid DVD/Blu-ray disc released in Japan —
Joystiq [PlayStation]
Don't you wish your favorite Blu-ray movie could work at grandma's place? But drats, for some reason she just doesn't have a Blu-ray player. Thankfully, you own a hybrid DVD/Blu-ray disc, so you'll be able to watch your Blu-ray movie on a standard DVD player. It won't be in HD, but SD movie ...
World’s First Blu-ray / DVD Hybrid Disc —
iTech News Net
JVC Victor announced the development of the Blu-ray / DVD hybrid technology in 2004. Four years later, Infinity Storage Media and Kydo TV finally partnered to launch the first title, the Japanese drame Code Blue, using the Blu-ray / DVD Hybrid Disc.
The Blu-ray / DVD Hybrid Disc has ...
Blu-ray releases for the week of December 21st —
Joystiq [PlayStation]
Let's start things off with a nice deal on the critically acclaimed Band of Brothers , yours for only $37.49 . This week's Blu-ray release dates seem to be all over the place: a couple were released today, some will be released on Tuesday and the remainder will be released on Saturday:
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Blu-ray sales poised to eat away at DVD —
TECH.BLORGE.com
As predicted the Blu-ray format experienced excellent holiday sales during the past few weeks. One of the hottest ticket items are Blu-ray players and HD-TVs. Consumers have spent over $60 million on Blu-ray titles last week, representing 14% of the [...]
World’s first Blu-ray/DVD hybrid developed in Japan —
Boy Genius Report
Here it is folks, it’s what you’ve all been waiting for (or not): The very first Blu-ray / DVD hybrid disc. With permeable layers for DVD and Blu-ray, and different thicknesses between those layers, the lasers penetrate to certain depths allowing for either the DVD or Blu-ray to ...
First Blu-ray Disc / DVD hybrid announced in Japan —
Engadget HD
It sure took long enough to happen, but one of HD DVD's biggest benefits has finally made it over to the Blu-ray side. Yep, we're talking about a Blu-ray / DVD hybrid disc, with a single-layer of Blu on one side and a standard DVD on the other. Not surprisingly, the action's going down first ...
The Top 50 Best Selling Blu-ray Players —
Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine
If you're not too keen on the idea of using a games console as your Blu-ray player, we can help - even if your budget is less than US$180. Here's a list of the best selling Blu-ray players on PriceGrabber right now, with links to the places offering the best prices available on the net...
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Xbox 720 will not use Blu-Ray: Reasons explained —
PR News:
When Sony fans first learned that the new PlayStation was to use a Blu-ray player, Microsoft came out and said that the format was not needed for gaming. This has since been proven wrong, but Microsoft still seem to be apprehensive to switch to Blu-ray, and for those who are hoping that the ...
Memorex issues firmware update for MVBD-2510 Blu-ray player —
Engadget HD
Memorex isn't spilling any details, but lo and behold, it has pumped out a version C firmware for its low-end MVBD-2510 Blu-ray player . 'Course, the player has only been out for a couple of months now, but it is apparently already in need of 23.1MB of refreshing. Oh, and don't bother checking ...
Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray Player Review —
I4U News
Our review partner Digital Trends published a review of the Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray Player.
Quote from the review: "Now that the price has dropped on Sonys BDP-S350 to $299, full-featured Blu-ray Disc players are coming into reach for the rest ...
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