Archive for December, 2008

Blu-ray sinks the PS3 (ZDNet)

Sony’s Blu-ray fiasco is the gift that keeps on giving. The latest gift: handing the game console market to Microsoft and Nintendo. The Blu-ray albatross The Wall Street Journal (subscription may be required) reports that US sales of the PS3 fell 19% last month from a year earlier - while rivals Wii and Xbox are […]

Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray Player Wins Greentech Kudos (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News)

The Sony BDP-S350 offers significantly faster disc-loading times, improved DVD upconversion quality, and greater compatibility with the latest features of the Blu-ray disc format. It’s also the most energy-efficient Blu-ray player we’ve ever seen–and at $299.99, it’s affordable.
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Blu-Ray Player BRAND NEW (Unwanted gift) (Jersey Insight)

We are selling our brand new Sharp BDHP21H Blu-ray disc player which is un-opened. It is retailing at the coop For £215.27 so a real bargain at only £140.Genuine reason for sale
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Surfer, Dude (Blu-ray) (DVD Talk)

movie’s called Surfer, Dude , and the first image on this Blu-ray disc that splashes across the screen is a loading graphic: a silhouette of some topless broad against a psychedelic pot leaf. That…kind of sums it up right there.
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LG Electronics Announces New Streaming Content Partners for Its Network Blu-ray Disc Players (Broadcast Newsroom)

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. , Dec. 30 /PRNewswire/ — LG Electronics today announced the expansion of network entertainment options for its Network Blu-ray Disc players through new alliances with CinemaNow and YouTube(TM).
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LG further diversifies its Blu-ray players with online content (BetaNews)

During the summer, Korean CE maker LG debuted the first streaming Netflix-enabled Blu-ray player. Today, the company announced its Blu-ray players will receive content from more streaming partners.
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LG Adds YouTube and CinemaNow to Blu-ray Players [Blu-Ray] (Gizmodo)

I know what you’ve been thinking, Mr. Home Theater Enthusiast. “Why can’t I watched low rez Flash clips on my awesome HDTV and Blu-ray player?” Thanks to LG…Now. You. Can. LG has announced that…
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Should you buy Blu-ray? (Baltimore Sun)

It makes sense if you can also use it to play DVDs, view photos Remember the first time you watched a movie on DVD? You were probably instantly blown away by how much better it was than VHS. The quality of the video and audio was superior, it came in a smaller […]