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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 »

Amazon offering gift cards for DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD trade-ins

by Robert Nelson on May 31, 2009 at 10:19 AM

I wish I could say that this was a brand new offer from Amazon, but either way it was new to me, so it is likely to be new to others as well.  In what may be a possible sign of the current economic times, Amazon is currently offering to… Continue Reading »

Panasonic unveils world’s first portable Blu-ray player

by Robert Nelson on Jan 8, 2009 at 12:07 AM

During the Panasonic press conference this afternoon here at CES, they unveiled a “world’s first” portable Blu-ray player.  The unit is model number DMP-B15 and it features an 8.9-inch WSVGA display and along with the ability to play Blu-ray discs it also has access (when connected via Ethernet to the… Continue Reading »

Vizio unveils the $199 VBR100 Blu-ray player

by Robert Nelson on Jan 7, 2009 at 06:09 PM

Today at CES, Vizio announced their VBR100 Blu-ray player.  Feature wise the VBR100 will offer 1080p quality with Blu-ray movies as well as the ability to upconvert standard DVD’s in either 720p, 1080i or 1080p.  As for video outputs, the player will have HDMI (1.3), component and composite and the… Continue Reading »

Recession got you down?  Why not pick up a $5,879 Blu-ray player?

by Christian Milsom on Dec 8, 2008 at 01:25 PM

There are some companies in the world that aim purely at the upper end of the pay scale.  Denon has just released their new DVD-A1UD which costs a staggering $5,879, a price that us debt ridden unemployed mortals can only gape at. So what does it actually do?  Well, it… Continue Reading »

Would you like a side of Netflix with that Blu-ray player?

by Robert Nelson on Oct 23, 2008 at 09:29 PM

Samsung and Netflix have just announced a new partnership that will bring Netflix video streaming to a handful of Blu-ray players.  The models that will be compatible are the BD-P2550 and BD-P2500, both of which are currently available and retail for $399.99. It was also stated that in the future… Continue Reading »

Netflix expecting 500,000 Blu-ray subscribers in Q4 2008

by Robert Nelson on Oct 21, 2008 at 09:22 AM

Despite charging a premium for Blu-ray rentals, Netflix is still expecting to see roughly 500,000 subscribers become Blu-ray subscribers.  That means that just a little under 6% of their 8.6 million customers are willing to shell out that extra buck every month.  Or in other words, it means Netflix will… Continue Reading »

Vudu offers up 1080p Blu-ray quality movie downloads, with no extra charge

by Robert Nelson on Oct 2, 2008 at 04:18 PM

Vudu first teased us with the announcement a few weeks back that they would soon be offering Blu-ray quality downloadable movies.  However, at the time, the details were limited and the service was only available to a limited group of beta testers.  Well, flash forward a few weeks and Vudu… Continue Reading »

LG intro’s the Netflix streaming BD300 Blu-ray player

by Mark Rollins on Sep 5, 2008 at 09:28 PM

The new BD300 Blu-ray Player from LG is more than just a device to play Blu-ray format discs, as it can do a whole lot more.  The BD300 allows for the streaming of movies, and can support many audio formats and has refresh rates of both 24Hz and 60Hz.  Additionally,… Continue Reading »

Is the Blockbuster, Circuit City merger doomed before it begins?

by Jason Tabrys on Apr 17, 2008 at 04:59 PM

The courtship began in December with heady bids, chocolate kisses, and flowers. Blockbuster, the movie rental leader was set to hitch Circuit City to it’s star. Making its overtures public on Monday with an offering reportedly worth nearly 1 billion dollars. There were talks of crossing platforms with Circuit City… Continue Reading »

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