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JVC’s Blu-ray/VHS/DVR Hits Japan
Original at Def Digest
• Fri, Jan 29
The JVC SR-HV250 is about as close as you’re going to get to a true universal player. Sure, there are Blu-ray players out there that handle CD, SACD, and DVD, but how many of them can play VHS tapes...
Heartless (2009) (R2/UK BD) in May
Original at DVDTimes.co.uk
• Fri, Jan 29
News: Lionsgate UK have announced they will be releasing Heartless on DVD, Blu-ray Disc, Video-on-Demand, Rental and Download-to-Own on 24th May 2010, just few days after it is available in cinemas on 21st May 2010. The film is a dark psychological horror...
Sony, Samsung & Toshiba Give Away Blu-ray Players with HDTV Purchase
Original at Bigpicturebigsound.com
• Fri, Jan 29
Amazon is offering a nice little high-def freebie with select HDTV products over 46 inches from top name brands.
Opinion: Samsung BD-C6900 3D Blu-ray player price announced
Original at Ubergizmo
• Thu, Jan 28
The next logical evolution in Blu-ray players would be the inclusion of the 3D Blu-ray standard, and Samsung wants to be first off the blocks with the BD-C6900 3D Blu-ray player, retailing for $400. Of course, to ensure maximum compatibility and enjoyment out of this device, you would do w...
Netflix not offering iPad streaming anytime soon
Original at Ubergizmo
• Thu, Jan 28
We know an instrument that Apple CEO Steve Jobs loves playing, the trumpet. After all, he blew it pretty well at the iPad's announcement, dubbing it the "best device" for watching mobile video. Sorry to burst his bubble, but Netflix's subscription-based streaming is not going to hit the iP...
Black Dynamite Blu-ray
Original at Bigpicturebigsound.com
• Wed, Jan 27
No relation to Napoleon Dynamite as it turns out, this Dynamite embodies the best clichés of '70s blaxploitation, in appropriately grainy high-def and thoroughly modern 5.1.
Victor JVC SR-HD1500 and SR-HV250 Blu-ray recorders
Original at Ubergizmo
• Wed, Jan 27
Victor JVC has unveiled a couple of its new Blu-ray recorders in the form of the SR-HD1500 and SR-HV250, where the former boasts a built in 500GB hard drive alongside a hefty price tag of €1,800. It enables one to record video in MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 formats, while the inclusion of the i....
Fame Blu-ray Review Review
Original at FlickDirect
• Tue, Jan 26
Considering that Frame was just re-made, this is a timely point for a Blu-Ray release of the 1980 hit musical because it is now an oldie classic. Viewers who think they vaguely remember it will probably recall the spin-off TV show and the ...
Engadget HD Podcast 176 - 01.26.2010
Original at Engadget
• Tue, Jan 26
By Trent Wolbe 05:30 - 3D stole the show at CES 2010 20:22 - Digital distribution is the real winner of Warner/Netflix deal 44:05 - Microsoft has AT&T's back, sues TiVo for patent infringement 52:50 - Poll: Did you buy an internet connected HDTV?
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Original at DVDTimes.co.uk
• Sun, Jan 24
Blu-Ray Review: Michael Mackenzie reviews Sony's UK BD release of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, one of the most charming and original animated movies in ages.
Opinion: Toshiba portable DVD player
Original at Ubergizmo
• Fri, Jan 22
DVDs might be in their twilight years at the moment with Blu-ray being in the ascension, but that doesn't mean they are less popular. For those who want to make this their ultimate portable DVD player purchase, Toshiba has just the thing with this sleek looking device which has a handle righ...
Blu-ray sales were up 67 percent in 2009
Original at Engadget
• Mon, Jan 18
By Ben Drawbaugh No matter what the benchmark, when you increase the number of households with a Blu-ray player up 76 percent, to 17 million, that's a good year. So what if it is was one of the worst economic times in US history, and that overall home media sales were down 13.7 percent -- not even Blu-ray could fe...
Why a Blu-ray Player Might Become Your Only Set-Top Box
Original at Gizmodo
• Wed, Jan 13
By Wilson Rothman We looked at the four newly announced flagship players from the four biggest Blu-ray companies, LG, Panasonic, Samsung and Sony. Any self-respecting Blu-ray player today has Pandora and Picasa, and of course Netflix subscription streaming video. They also have some form of pay-per-vi...
Blu-ray/iTunes/DVD Combo Movie Packs Prove DVD Is Still King [Rant]
Original at Gizmodo
• Mon, Jan 11
By Wilson Rothman A DVD can be portable-ish, playing on laptops, little LCD DVD players, and—especially for family stuff where these combo packs first appeared—in-car entertainment systems. There aren't many Blu-ray players in cars, and unless each of your kids gets their own iPod Touch, iTunes DRM vid...
Engadget HD Podcast 171: CES 2010 day 2
Original at Engadget
• Fri, Jan 8
• 18 related articles
By Trent Wolbe 10:35 - Panasonic blows it out with 3D Blu-ray deck, HDTVs, channels and $21k camcorder 38:31 - Funai, Panasonic, Sanyo, Sharp and Toshiba to launch Netflix-enabled HDTVs or Blu-ray decks 39:59 - Sony Pictures has 3D Blu-ray titles in store for 2010
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Opinion: Samsung App Store For All Your (Samsung) Gadgets [Samsung]
Original at Gizmodo
• Wed, Jan 6
By Brian Barrett Samsung Unveils First Ever Application Store For TVs, Blu-ray Players, Home Theater Systems and Select Mobile Phones January 6, 2010 Samsung Apps" to be Rolled Out in Multiple Product Lines to Support a New Dimension of Home Entertainment with a Few Clicks of the Remote
Opinion: Samsung BD-C7500: Hope It Plays as Sweet as It Looks [Samsung]
Original at Gizmodo
• Wed, Jan 6
By Brian Barrett LAS VEGAS, January 6, 2010 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today unveiled its 2010 lineup of Blu-ray players, reaching new frontiers in delivering quality HD home entertainment.. Standing out among the f our-player l...
Vudu Brings Apps, By The Hundreds, To Big Name TVs and Blu-ray Players [Vudu]
Original at Gizmodo
• Wed, Jan 6
By Kyle VanHemert Whoa. This summer we were pretty excited about Vudu bringing Rotten Tomatoes to connected LG hardware. Take that excitement, add hardware from Mitsubishi, SANYO, Sharp, Toshiba, and Vizio, and multiply it by hundreds of services and you've got Vudu Apps.
The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
Original at DVDTimes.co.uk
• Wed, Jan 6
Blu-Ray Review: Released on BD in the UK next week, Tony Scott's "re-imagining" of the 70s crime classic The Taking of Pelham 123 is fast, noisy and colourful... and looks and sounds terrific in high definition.
Opinion: BDPorter Portable Bluray Projection Machine
Original at Ubergizmo
• Tue, Jan 5
Are you a rich Blu-ay fan? Well, if you are, you can go ahead and shell out the $7,700 for the BDPorter, which is Sony’s portable projector with built-in Blue-ray player. It’s a rollable cabinet that has a Blu-ray player inside it, a WXGA projector, surround sound headphones, speakers and a...
Podcast: 67 Gigs on Blu-Ray Disc?
Original at mevio.com
• Mon, Jan 4
News coming back online. Apple tablet the talk of the town. Many hokey stories about predictions hitting the scene. Read my PC Mag column. Lava planets found. CES starting up. Much chatter over the Google Nexus. Lenovo says it has a Pro-Netbook. What's that? BMW interfacing with everything. Micro...
Blu-ray Review: The Hangover Is Funny, but Not THAT Funny
Original at Film.com
• Tue, Dec 22
Exclusive to the Blu-ray are a picture-in-picture commentary with Cooper, Helms, Galifianakis, and Phillips, and two useless extras only accessible via ... and more »
Sword of the Stranger
Original at DVDTimes.co.uk
• Mon, Dec 21
Blu-Ray Review: A samurai with no name and an innocent orphan find themselves on the run from a band of evil Chinese warriors in this exciting period action film from first-time feature director Masahiro Andô. Out now on Region-ALL Austrlian BD from Madman.
How To: 100mW Blu-ray laser UnboxingOriginal at YouTube
• Sun, Dec 20
By rss@youtube.com (souljasai) Author: souljasai Keywords: green red laser 50mW 200mW budgetgadgets bg DX deal extreme wl wicked lasers nova viper nexus executive how to make diy dragon dilda focusable burning Added: December 20, 2009
How To: JVC HD Everio-TOD-MAC tutorialOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, Dec 8
By rss@youtube.com (JVCNederland) Author: JVCNederland Keywords: JVC HD Everio-TOD-MAC-Bluray Disc-AVCHD DVD-iMovie 09-Toast Titanium Added: December 8, 2009
Lost The Complete Fifth Season Blu-ray Review
Original at dBTechno
• Sun, Dec 6
Lost is back at it again with yet another season’s release on Blu-ray, as we are presented with Lost The Complete Fifth Season in high-def. This 5-disc Blu-ray high-def release is top-notch and is a must-own for any fan of the series. As this series turns the corner and gets ready to head home,...
Scrubs The Complete Eighth Season Blu-ray Review
Original at dBTechno
• Sun, Dec 6
ABC Studios Home Entertainment Released: November 2009 ABC has taken their popular final season of the hit show Scrubs and has released it on Blu-ray for the first time with Scrubs The Complete Eighth Season. Scrubs is a very fun comedy and has been a wildly successful show for years now, an...
Podcast: Xperia Pureness. Worst Name Ever.
Original at mevio.com
• Thu, Sep 3
iPhone to finally get MMS later this month. HTC Hero going to Sprint. Toshiba finally rolls out Blu-Ray. NJ Apple store robbed in 31 seconds flat. Forrester says e-book reader should be $50. Mt. Wilson is saved. Sony-Ericsson shows very hot phone with very dumb name. Too many planted stories about...
Podcast: Bing a Bust According to Comscore
Original at mevio.com
• Mon, Jul 20
Learn to program the iPhone in college. Barnes and Noble unveils digital books store. Amazon screws over Kindle users. MSFT offering free trials of Office. Meanwhile the company getting into developing Linux code. My advice to companies: do not remove programs remotely from people's machi...
How To: CNC Laser Umbau BlurayOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, Jun 2
By rss@youtube.com (insaneware) Author: insaneware Keywords: DVD Brenner burner Laserpointer Tutorial red rot green grün homemade dvd 1320mw tutorial laser pointer anleitung 100mw 200mw Added: June 2, 2009
A Bug’s Life Blu-ray Review
Original at dBTechno
• Mon, May 25
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Released: May 19, 2009 A Bug’s Life is long overdue in my opinion to receive a release on the Blu-ray format, but the wait has been well-worth it thanks to what Disney has done with this one! Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has finally release...
LG BD390 Wi-Fi Blu-ray Player Review: So Packed You'll Forget About Blu
Original at Gizmodo
• Thu, May 14
By Wilson Rothman There are four major contenders in the standalone Blu-ray player field right now: Samsung, Sony, Panasonic and LG. As of now, in the feature department, LG appears to be in the lead. Matt Moskovciak at CNet recently rated five Blu-ray players (not including this one), and picked Panasonic...
Patch: Week recap: PS3 FFVII Blu-ray; Xbox 360 Elite; Wii sales
Original at Punch Jump
• Sun, Apr 26
Sony this week said that NBC Universal TV shows are now available in HD on PSN. HD shows include 30 Rock, Heroes, and The Office. Sony this week released patch 1.24 to Killzone 2. The update addresses various game issues and adds three new ranks and a ...
Engadget HD Podcast 131 - 04.08.2009
Original at Engadget HD
• Wed, Apr 8
By Trent Wolbe 15:42 - Snow White's Blu-ray debut is October 6 19:56 - Blockbuster voices "substantial doubt" about ability to survive 25:45 - At $1 a day Redbox is perfect for consumers, not so much for Hollywood 39:56 - TiVo update brings pause menu ads to Series3 & TiVo HD owners
How To Modify the AutoPlay Disc Feature in VistaOriginal at youtube.com "Blu ray" OR Bluray OR BluRay OR Blu
• Thu, Apr 2
The autoplay popup appears each time you insert a CD, DVD, HD DVD or Blu-ray disc in your computer. This tutorial will show you how to customize ... it.truveo.com
How To: BLURAY ON DVDOriginal at YouTube
• Sun, Mar 1
By rss@youtube.com (hallwoodsgadgets) This shows you how to put bluray mkv files onto dvd. Author: hallwoodsgadgets Keywords: bluray mkv hd Added: March 1, 2009
How to make HD Videos Using Windows Movie Maker in Windows XPOriginal at YouTube
• Sun, Mar 1
By rss@youtube.com (11Sqd3) This is a Tutorial on how to make HD Videos on Windows Movie Maker in Windows XP! Please Comment and Rate and Please Subscribe!!! If you have any Problems when Doing the Tutorial please Comment me!! Keywords: How to make Videos Microsoft Silverlight Yahoo Google HD Blu Ray 1280p 720p Youtu...
Engadget HD Podcast 122 - 02.11.2009
Original at Engadget HD
• Tue, Feb 10
By Trent Wolbe 20:54 - Pioneer reportedly ending TV production, spinning off DVD business 30:27 - Panasonic drops the axe on DMP-BD35 Blu-ray player 33:33 - NPD Group says discs don't have to fear downloads... yet 39:57 - VUDU permanently cuts retail price of movie set-top-box in half
Patch: AnyDVD (HD) 6.5.0.7 Update
Original at DriverHeaven.net
• Wed, Dec 31
By Iria New (Blu-ray): More support for new version of the BD+ copy protection All remaining discs with the new BD+ protection should work now, e.g. Shareware 6.5.0.7 2008 12 31 - New (Blu-ray): More support for new version of the BD+ copy protection All remaining discs with the new BD+ protection...
Engadget HD Podcast 116 - 12.31.2008
Original at Engadget HD
• Tue, Dec 30
By Trent Wolbe 13:49 - Poll: Did you go Blu in 2008? 26:19 - First Blu-ray Disc / DVD hybrid announced in Japan 29:22 - LG's BD300 Blu-ray gets HD Netflix-enabling firmware update 33:51 - Could you live on online TV / Netflix alone? One gal found out. 52:23 - Verizon FiOS HD DVR Review
What Blu-ray needs to do in 2009 in order to gain ground
Original at Engadget HD
• Mon, Dec 29
By Darren Murph Just think about it -- the move from VHS to DVD was almost entirely unlike the transition from DVD to Blu-ray. In the former example, the quality improvement was incredible. Rewinding became a thing of the past. Full blown surround sound was introduced. Special features and tasty extras were...
Patch: Firmware Update For Netflix HD Streaming on Samsung BD Players Available Now [Netflix Streaming]
Original at Gizmodo
• Wed, Dec 3
By John Mahoney Just as planned, Samsung has loosed a firmware upgrade (version 2.1) for its BD-P2500 and BD-P2550 Blu-ray decks that now supports Netflix streaming in glorious 720p. Go grab it now. [Thanks, Ari!]
Engadget HD Podcast 112 - 11.21.2008
Original at Engadget HD
• Fri, Nov 21
By Trent Wolbe 25:05 - Microsoft exec touts HD streaming over discs, suggests Xbox 360 will outlast PS3 28:09 - Ask Engadget HD: Best gaming / movie console: Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3? 31:46 - Editor ponders: Do you need a Blu-ray player? 42:31 - Netflix no longer carrying HD DVDs as of December 15th
How-To Modify The AutoPlay Disc Feature In VistaOriginal at Google Video
• Thu, Nov 20
The autoplay popup appears each time you insert a CD, DVD, HD DVD or Blu-ray disc in your computer. This tutorial will show you how to customize ... video.google.com
How To: DVD neXt COPY Ultimate Review and Tutorial - Copy and Burn Blu-Ray DiscOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, Nov 19
By rss@youtube.com (Act2Scene5) http://www.digitaldrake.com/dvd-next-copy-ultimate/ Review and tutorial of DVD neXt COPY Ultimate. Copies DVD to DVD movies, converts DVD to iPod, Zune, and PSP; copies and burns Blu-ray discs. Keywords: dvd next copy ultimate dvdnextcopy to ipod zune psp blu-ray disc burn
Giz Explains: Why HD Video Downloads Aren't Very High Def
Original at Gizmodo
• Wed, Sep 10
By matt buchanan As you can see, regular DVD runs at about 6-8 megabits per second. High-def iTunes content, despite having a higher resolution, is half that, a mere 4Mbps. Vudu's current HD movies is also about 4Mbps, if you've got the pipes. Xbox Live Marketplace has the highest bitrate—and indeed, often g...
Oppo BDP-S83 Blu-ray Player May Be First (Almost) Universal Disc Reader
Original at Gizmodo
• Fri, Sep 5
By Wilson Rothman First, we can tell it's going to be a step up from the bottom rung due to the presence of Ethernet port—signifying BD-Live (Blu-ray Profile 2.0) capability—and analog 7.1 outputs. But what takes it beyond other players are the SACD and DVD-Audio logos on there. No current Blu-ray player can ha...
How To: Install Ubuntu on PlayStation 3
Original at Lifehacker
• Fri, Jun 29
By Kyle Pott The Ubuntu documentation project has a writeup on how to install Ubuntu on PlayStation 3. In case you didn't know, the swanky PS3 allows you to install alternative operating systems with relative ease. The tutorial demonstrates how to partition the PS3's hard drive and install any flavor...
Sony Unveils the World’s Smallest AVCHD High-Definition Camcorder
Original at TechSmec.com
• Mon, Apr 30
By webmaster Sony is bolstering its lead in the high-definition camcorder arena with the introduction of AVCHD™ technology-based models.The new Handycam HDR-CX7 model is the world’s smallest and lightest AVCHD high-definition camcorder. It can record nearly three hours of full HD 1080 video on an...
Engadget Podcast 096 - 01.08.07
Original at Engadget
• Mon, Jan 8
By Randall Bennett 02:26 - Live from the Sony Keynote 06:52 - Sony Vaio VGX-TP1 announced, loaded up with HDMI out, DVD burner 21:33 - Microsoft announces the HP TouchSmart PC 32:15 - LG's BH100 hybrid Blu-ray & HD DVD player: $1,199 39:00 - Live coverage of Verizon's press conference