Archive for October, 2009

Japanese Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, October 19-25 (Anime News Network)

According to the Oricon survey firm and the Mainichi Shimbun paper, the fourth Blu-ray Disc volume of K-ON! is the fourth volume in a row to debut at #1. It sold 27,000 in its first week.
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TVB Tech Alert: JVC XV-BP11 Blu-ray Player (Television Broadcast)

WAYNE, NJ. :. JVC this week rolled out a new “entry-level” Blu-ray player for less than $200. The JVC XV-BP11 plays back of high-definition Blu-ray discs as well as AVCHD format, the high-definition format widely used for HD camcorders, including JVC’s HD Everio line.
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Hollywood directors back Blu-ray format (ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Directors Gavin Hood (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) and Baz Luhrmann (Australia) are both supporters of the Blu-ray format.
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Samurai 7 - Box Set [Blu-ray]

Samurai 7 - Box Set [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)By Inukai Junji
Buy new: $34.9928 used and new from $31.98 Customer Rating: Customer tags: blu-ray(16), anime(15), anime blu-ray(7), playstation 3(6), samurai 7(6), high definition(5), […]

Disney Releases Clips from “Up” DVD/Blu-ray Bonus Features (Toon Zone)

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has released new video clips from the bonus features of the DVD and Blu-ray release of Disney/Pixar’s Up : [read more]
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ASRock ION330 Gets Blu-ray (I4U)

ASRock has announced that its ION330 SFF computer is getting an update. The machine was small is size already making it an appealing HTPC for home theater fans and now the device is gaining a Blu-ray player. Other updates from the previous version of th…
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Buffalo BR-PX68U2-BK Blu-Ray Writer Arrives In November…In Japan (The Inquisitr)

The Buffalo BR-PX68U2-BK Blu-Ray Player has just went on sale in Japan and offers some great multimedia capabilities, not to mention a very respectable price point. The compact writer (137mm x 142mm x 20mm) is a relatively lightweight 340 grams and features a USB 2.0 drive with a ton of file support which includes: write […]

News: Blu-ray District 9 GOWIII demo US-only (Eurogamer)

Sony’s European plans are a secret. Sony has said that Europe will not receive a God of War III demo with the Blu-ray release of film District 9. “The District 9 deal is for the US only,” a spokesperson told Eurogamer this morning. “We’ll announce our plans for the GOWIII demo in due course.” Europe […]