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Dell’s Black Friday 2008 ads leaked

by Robert Nelson on Nov 11, 2008 at 12:00 PM

Black Friday, the day when consumers can generally expect to find some good deals, is thankfully just about upon us.  With a few weeks before Thanksgiving here in the US, it seems now is about the right time for the deals to begin making their way into the public eye. … Continue Reading »

Blu ‘revolution’ continues

by Christian Milsom on Nov 5, 2008 at 06:14 PM

Anybody who is fed up with new formats of media and still has only vinyl switch off your monitor now.  Boosted by their success in the High Definition DVD war with Blu-ray they have decided to expand the Blu franchise with Blu-spec CD. Details are sketchy regarding the actual advantages… Continue Reading »

RIP - VHS finally dies

by Christian Milsom on Oct 30, 2008 at 07:26 PM

In much the same way Blu-ray hopes to eventually ‘kill’ the inferior DVD, DVD has finally buried VHS.  “Old news!” I hear you cry, and yes, I appreciate that the VHS has been facing this impending doom for a while, but the day has finally come where we can officially… Continue Reading »

So is Blu-ray really dead?

by Jodie Andrefski on Oct 29, 2008 at 04:22 PM

Well, we all knew Steve Jobs’ view of Blu-ray (remember when he described it as a “bag of hurt?”), but it seems he is not the only one who thinks Blu-ray just may be drawing its last dying breaths.  Robin Harris proclaims “Blu-ray is dead” and makes some points that… Continue Reading »

Who’s on Crack in tech: 10.17.2008 Edition

by Iyaz Akhtar on Oct 17, 2008 at 01:32 PM

This is where we call out by names the actions and companies that seem odd, out of touch or just plain straight up smokin’ crack.  Technology is an odd realm where PR speak doesn’t hold a lot of water if the 1s and 0s don’t line up.  This week sees… Continue Reading »

Get a Blu-ray player for under $300 from Sherwood America soon

by Iyaz Akhtar on Oct 15, 2008 at 09:15 PM

A lower priced Blu-ray player is coming this November from Sherwood America for under $300.  Expect the usual BD features like 1080p video, upscales DVDs, and supports BD Profile 1.1.  With the holidays coming, expect more news like this. I have never heard of this particular company, so I did… 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 »

Cambridge Audio joins the Blu-ray club

by Jodie Andrefski on Sep 4, 2008 at 01:06 PM

Cambridge Audio just announced today in Denver that they too will be joining the ever popular Blu-ray club by coming out with their version of Blu-ray technology, the 640BD, in Spring 2009.  The player is meant to complement the Azur range of AV receivers, and from the spec sheet/release, it… Continue Reading »

Paramount wants you to replace your DVDs with Blu-ray, and they are giving you $10 each to prove it

by Jodie Andrefski on Aug 27, 2008 at 06:20 PM

Trying to lure in customers to replace their DVDs or HD DVDs with Blu-rays, Paramount is offering ten bucks per title to do just that. Although Paramount and Dreamwork titles are involved in the offer, it isn’t good for just any Paramount movie. According to HighDefDigest, the promotion will start… Continue Reading »

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