Archive for October, 2009

LaCie d2 Blu-ray Professional BD-R, BD-RE Drive review (Macworld UK)

Lacie’s d2 Blu-ray Professional BD-R, BD-RE Drive is an external optical drive that can burn data to Blu-ray discs, as well as single and dual-layer DVD and CD media.
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JVC unleashes new VHS / DVD / Blu-Ray / HDD player (Geek.com)

Let’s face it: if you haven’t cracked open those soggy basement boxes of VHS tapes and transferred their spooled bellies full of cherished mid-80s vacation memories to DVD at this point, you’re never going to. But companies keep on insistently grafting VHS decks onto top of the line Blu-Ray devices, so there must be some […]

“Ponyo” Coming to DVD and Blu-ray on March 2, 2010 (UPDATED) (Toon Zone)

UPDATED : Frank Marshall has confirmed that Ponyo will be released on DVD and Blu-ray disc on March 2, 2010 . A limited edition DVD release will be… [read more]
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Could Wii 2 with Blu-ray be in the Works? (Gamers.com)

Earlier today we spotted this rumor suggesting that Nintendo’s looking to launch a Wii 2 with a Blu-ray drive and 1080p graphics late next year.
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MediaTek MT8530 is World’s First DivX Plus(TM) HD Certified Chip to Power Blu-ray … (ThomasNet)

MediaTek Blu-ray chip delivers high-quality DivX Plus HD 1080p video experience with advanced features in the MKV container SAN DIEGO and HSINCHU, Taiwan, Oct. 26 — DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX), a digital media company, and MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced the DivX Plus(TM) HD Certification […]

God of War 3 demo to be on District 9 Blu-ray (Network World)

Despite the fact that the game will bring Kratos’ first two adventures into HD while adding trophies and only costing $40, it’s possible that some people who have had enough of the first two titles might not be interested in purchasing the God of War Collection. Thankfully, Sony has announced via the PlayStation Blog that […]

SANDY BERGER: Now Might Be Good Time to Go Blu-Ray (The Southern Pines Pilot)

When Blu-ray won the format war, manufacturers such as Sony expected consumers to flock to the new players and to be excited about purchasing new Blu-ray movies. However, consumers looked at the Blu-ray movies and players in their local television stores and decided that they really didn’t need to upgrade to Blu-ray. Part of that […]

Blu-ray Review: Monsoon Wedding (The Criterion Collection) (Blogcritics.org)

Monsoon Wedding joins The Criterion Collection on Blu-ray and DVD.
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