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  • Black Friday 2009: Score a $78 Blu-ray player (and more) from Walmart

    We have seen a few good deals coming from Walmart including the $30 Pixi and the BlackBerry offers. Not to mention the sales on video games. But after digging through the leaked sales flyer for Black Friday, we now have a complete list of nice prices—including a Blu-ray player for $78. Of course this is a lower end model, its the Magnavox NB500 and it normally retails for $129, but still $78. Anyway, in addition…

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Best Buy partners with CinemaNow for movie streaming

by Shawn Ingram on Nov 4, 2009 at 07:08 AM

Physical media is slowly dying, or so it seems, and we all know it.  The retailers know it, too, and some have been striving to find a way to survive if/when the transition finally happens.  One of those retailers, Best Buy, has just inked an interesting deal with CinemaNow that… Continue Reading »

JVC intro’s the $199.95 XV-BP11 Blu-ray player

by Robert Nelson on Oct 29, 2009 at 10:13 AM

I am still happily sporting a regular old DVD player, not to mention I am not sure I even want to go the Blu-ray route at all, personally I think the future is heading towards devices like the Roku set-top box. Granted we still have a ways before we get… Continue Reading »

Recession-O-Rama deals for the Weekend 10.25.09

by Natesh Sood on Oct 25, 2009 at 05:01 PM

This week’s Recession-O-Rama deals features a portable USB drive, an iPhone app, buy 2 get 1 game free deal, a Blu-Ray player, and a digital camera.  Our first deal this weekend is an 8GB portable USB drive from Newegg.  Priced at $19 and $3 for shipping, it operates at 200x… Continue Reading »

Streaming Netflix from your Blu-ray player has just been made less expensive

by Robert Nelson on Oct 21, 2009 at 02:10 PM

It seems that Netflix is determined to be everywhere, we have seen dedicated players such as the Roku set top box, we have seen it integrated into television sets and even Blu-ray players.  That said, the Blu-ray players, despite being a nice option have not yet offered the most cost… Continue Reading »

Future-proof your movie purchases with Disney’s Keychest

by JG Mason on Oct 21, 2009 at 07:42 AM

What if you could make sure your movie purchases would work tomorrow, on any device, and you could lose worries of scratching a disc?  That is the idea behind Disney’s Keychest, a new way to future-proof your media purchases and instantly access your media on any device that is supported. … Continue Reading »

Samsung adds Blockbuster, Amazon video to HDTVs and Blu-Ray players

by Shawn Ingram on Oct 14, 2009 at 06:04 PM

It seems like no set top box is safe from getting Internet video options lately.  Amazon, Blockbuster and Netflix have been hard at work to get their respective video stores on as many boxes as possible.  We’ve seen a number of companies add the functionality through new hardware and firmware… Continue Reading »

This year’s hot holiday tech trend: cheap gadgets

by Sue Walsh on Sep 30, 2009 at 04:31 PM

With the economy still on a downturn, tech retailers are preparing for the upcoming holiday season by offering a variety of cheap gadgets.  With no hot new must have gadget this year and consumers not as willing to snap up pricey gadgets, retailers are hoping that cheap gadgets will have… Continue Reading »

QNAP gets in on the network media player game

by Iyaz Akhtar on Sep 28, 2009 at 12:41 PM

A few of us adventurous types have hooked up a computer to our living room television set up.  However navigating with a keyboard and mouse in a living room is less than ideal.  There are other ways to access your home video library and web content on your TV.  QNAP… Continue Reading »

PS3 fat for $219 at Sony Outlet

by Iyaz Akhtar on Sep 23, 2009 at 03:10 PM

Sony is running some deals at their outlet store.  There are all kinds of deals available.  A Sony sound bar virtual surround sound system for under $150 (down from $240), the Webbie HD pocket cam for $99.99 (down from $169.99), televisions, computers, and even the old version of the 40GB… Continue Reading »

New wave of Yamaha gear hits streets

by Heather Wood on Sep 10, 2009 at 12:53 PM

Yamaha has announced a new range of devices, including a line of Blu-ray disc players, channel network AV receiver and five disc CD changer.  You can find these products currently on sale at major electronics retailers. First up is the RX-V2065, a 7.1 channel AV receiver with five 1080p-upscaling HDMI… Continue Reading »

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