A Blockbuster for Blu-ray
June 19, 2007
By now most of you have heard about Blockbuster’s decision to roll-out Blu-ray media in an additional 1450 stores across the nation. Without dissecting each individual quote, retort and tidbit of information gleaned from the multiple
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Review: Sony BDP-S300 Blu-ray Player
June 13, 2007
A good friend of mine was kind enough to drop by and allow me to check out his new Sony BDP-S300 ($499) Blu-ray player. You know me, check out turned into a five and a half hour review. Sony’s BDP-S300 at $499 has sparked a fair amount of interest among those who have, thus [...]
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Rumors of a Dual-Format Player from Samsung Just Won’t Die
April 6, 2007
Just a few months after HD DVD’s launch we began hearing rumors that Samsung and LG were considering dual-format (Blu-ray and HD DVD) players, flash forward a few months later to CES 2007 and LG does indeed introduce a dual-format player, however Samsung’s supposed player was no where to be found.
The common consensus was that [...]
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Format Wars: Bold Claims
January 11, 2007
In an increasingly all too common occurrence, comments from members of the BDA (Blu-ray Disc Association) have overshadowed the actual products themselves. Bear with me, this is a bit convoluted but in the end; we may shed some light on where the two competing formats really stand.
It all started back in October when the North [...]
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Review: Sony PlayStation 3 (BD Playback)
January 1, 2007
I’ll bet that’s a post title some of you are a bit surprised to see here but as the months have progressed since HD DVD’s launch, it has become increasingly apparent we’re no closer to deciding on the next-generation optical disc format than the day(s) they were originally announced. Just after Christmas I found myself [...]
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Blu-ray’s Big Day
November 17, 2006
So the PlayStation 3 launched today; that is if you call 150K to 200K consoles a real launch. Aside from relatively few PS3’s available at retailers, scaling issues reports of HDMI errors, a robbery a shooting and running face-first into a flag pole; everything went well.
Ok, in all seriousness you had to expect me to [...]
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Sony’s Blu-ray Player Delayed Yet Again
October 19, 2006
Sony’s BDP-S1 has been delayed, again, three times to be exact. (at least that’s my count) Originally scheduled for release on August 15th the player was then bumped back to October 25th and now SonyStyle.com
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Samsung BD-P1000 Firmware Update Released
October 17, 2006
Samsung’s much maligned (unfairly in some cases) BD-P1000 Blu-ray player finally has a
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First Three 50GB Blu-ray Disc Titles
October 9, 2006
Four months ago I ruffled a few feathers with a post entitled ‘Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD Fact vs. Fiction’ in the post I argued against four misconceptions that seemed to be permeating among consumers and retailers alike, with regard to Blu-ray’s supposed superiority over HD DVD. Those points were ‘Blu-ray is superior because it supports [...]
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PS3 Launch Scaled Back, Delayed in Europe
September 6, 2006
The PlayStation 3’s global launch suffered another setback this morning, as further delays and reduced North American allocations of the popular game console were announced by Sony corporate in Japan. Sony’s Ken Kutaragi
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