December 13, 2009
- Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince Blu-ray Liveblog Now (Gizmodo Australia)
The Harry Potter Half-Blood Prince Blu-ray Liveblog starts now.
December 7, 2009
- Will 2010 (Finally) Be Blu-ray's Year? (PC World via Yahoo! News)
A year ago, I wrote a similar Blu-ray blog with a nearly identical title–simply swap out "2009" for "2010." At the time, sales of Blu-ray players had been disappointing, although falling hardware and disc prices were inspiring some analysts to predict a brighter '09 for the high-def movie format.
- Will 2010 (Finally) Be Blu-ray's Year? (PC World via Yahoo! News)
A year ago, I wrote a similar Blu-ray blog with a nearly identical title–simply swap out "2009" for "2010." At the time, sales of Blu-ray players had been disappointing, although falling hardware and disc prices were inspiring some analysts to predict a brighter '09 for the high-def movie format.
May 12, 2009
- Watchmen Director’s Cut Blu-ray Details Revealed (Screen Rant)
A while back, director Zack Snyder promised fans that the DVD/Blu-ray versions of Watchmen were going to be packed with extras, including a director’s cut of film which would run almost thirty minutes longer than the theatrical version. Well, The Blu-Ray Blog has gotten hold of the details regarding the forthcoming release of the Watchmen Director’s
April 13, 2009
- Microsoft adjusts "Apple Tax" white paper (MacNN)
Following criticism from a variety of sources, the Microsoft-paid analyst Roger Kay adjusted his "Apple Tax" white paper, although most of the discrepancies remain.
February 6, 2009
- New Allio Lite Announced - Intel Atom in a 42″ HDTV (Geek.com)
Late last year, Allio became the first company to introduce an HDTV with a Blu-Ray touting PC built in.
- Main Menu (DVD-Recordable)
LG will ship the company's first Blu-ray player in Japan in the end of the month. This is the first time the Korean company has entered the Japanese market with a Blu-ray product.
- Sony: PlayStation 3 Beats Xbox 360 On Video Delivery (Gamasutra)
Sony is outlining several video-playing advantages it feels the PlayStation 3 holds over rival console Xbox 360, such as Blu-ray support and the lack of "double fees." The company's pitch follows only a day after Microsoft announced that 1 million Xbox Live Gold members have downloaded and activated Netflix's Xbox Live application since launching last November, watching 1.5 billion minutes of …
February 5, 2009
- Sharp BD-HP50U (PC Magazine)
In a world of increasingly capable and affordable Blu-ray players, the Sharp BD-HP50U is an underwhelming product that costs more than it should.
February 4, 2009
- Samsung BD-P2550 (PC Magazine)
This talented player not only handles Blu-ray and standard DVDs with aplomb, it also streams Netflix and Pandora content.
- Why $100 is the perfect Blu-ray player price (CNET)
Until DVD players came down to that price, the format wasn't even close to ubiquity.
February 2, 2009
- Kogan Blu-ray player (cnet.com.au)
Kogan's budget-line Blu-ray player has excellent playback, and is even region free. At the same time, it's a player we could only recommend as a stopgap solution for multi-region buyers.
- Eagle Eye Blu-ray Review (Screen Rant)
I don't have a standard format or a catchy heading for Blu-ray/DVD reviews so I'll just get right into a short review of Eagle Eye on Blu-ray (or BD as the studios call it, though I don't think that'll catch on). Overall Eagle Eye was an entertaining popcorn action flick which stated out strong but
