Amazon offering gift cards for DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD trade-ins
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 »
Netflix to kill HD DVD rentals December 15
Remember HD DVD, the now-dead next-gen format? Well it turns out that Netflix is getting ready to bring those rentals to an end. The news comes as little surprise as Netlfix announced way back in February that they decided to support the Blu-ray format. The original announcement was that they… Continue Reading »
So is Blu-ray really dead?
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 »
Toshiba decides to hold on to the HD DVD patents
Well despite the fact that HD DVD is now a dead format, Toshiba is not yet willing to part with those patents. A recent report coming from the Economic Daily News, a Chinese-language newspaper is claiming that the Taiwan Information Storage Association’s (TISA) has contacted Toshiba in an effort to… Continue Reading »
Paramount wants you to replace your DVDs with Blu-ray, and they are giving you $10 each to prove it
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 »
Blu-ray may have won the battle, but the war against consumers isn’t over
Although HD DVD has conceded defeat in the race to become the high definition successor of the DVD, and left the path open for Blu-ray, its still not been an easy going to convince consumers that they need to invest in this next generation disc format. In a situation that… Continue Reading »
Wal-Mart steps up sale of Blu-ray; offers up $100 gift card
Here comes yet another effort to push Blu-ray into more households. Wal-Mart is currently offering a $100 gift card along with the purchase of any Blu-ray player. The promotion will run from June 8-14 and to kick off, Wal-Mart is even adding more Blu-ray brands to its inventory with units… Continue Reading »
LG kills off their HD DVD/Blu-ray combo player lineup
Following in the path of Samsung, LG has officially announced they will be discontinuing their production of the HD DVD/Blu-ray combo players. The end of line from LG will come this fall with the LG BH200 that will retail for $587. “Surely, it is a very tough decision for us… Continue Reading »
Xbox 360 to get Blu-ray?
Even though Microsoft has “officially” stated that a Blu-ray drive would be sold for the Xbox 360, this rumor just does not want to die. The latest information is coming courtesy of the Chinese newspaper, Economic Daily News, and it seems to indicate that Microsoft is still interested in utilizing… Continue Reading »
Amazon plays nice, offers $50 credit for HD DVD purchasers
Well, they may be a little late to gifting HD DVD purchasers something to help cover the blow, but better late than never. For those who purchased an HD DVD player before February 23, 2008, Amazon is giving $50 Amazon credit to anything, to which there are, of course, some… Continue Reading »
Experience what it’s like to download at unlimited speeds from a massive collection of over 800 Terabytes of user uploads. You’ll max out your Internet connection downloading a file in… Continue Reading »
Palm Pre Information & Updates
Palm just introduced their next-gen smartphone, the Palm Pre, and next-gen operating system, Palm webOS. Gadgetell's got the latest Pre and webOS information and news for you right here.


