September 14, 2009 by Ryan Cloutier
Filed under Gadget features, Science and Technology
Affordable Blu-ray disc player with an impressive array of content streaming.
July 13, 2009 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Television, The Magazine
Two episodes for $30. Hrm.
July 7, 2009 by Blast Magazine Newsroom
Filed under Entertainment, San Diego Comic-con 2009, Television, The Magazine
In an obvious publicity stunt, Foxstore.com goes down with Dollhouse fever.
April 30, 2009 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Blu-ray, DVD, Entertainment, Television, Video
We’ve got the frakking 411 from Universal on the release of several Battlestar Galactica DVD and Blu-ray sets, including a $350 complete series collection on Blu-ray that does everything but fly you away into outer space.
They’ll all be released on July 28.
The science fiction epic that not only bridged generations but brought a whole new [...]
December 4, 2008 by Blast Magazine Newsroom
Filed under Blu-ray, Entertainment, The Magazine, Video
Shepherds we shall be. To our local video store. For Boondock Saints on Blu-ray. February 10.
Set for $34.99, the Boondock Saints Blu-ray features deleted scenes and outakes with commentary from cast and crew and a special director’s cut.
We would like to see a “Saints” documentary or featurette — something NEW that you couldn’t find [...]
November 18, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Blu-ray, Entertainment, The Magazine, Video
Two classically funny and action-filled Martin Lawrence movies are coming to Blu-ray on Tuesday.
In “National Security,” Martin partners with Steve Zahn as LAPD rejects turned security guards who take down a smuggling ring to prove themselves to their law enforcement betters.
In “Blue Streak,” Martin’s a master jewel thief who made a $20 million [...]
November 2, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Blu-ray, Entertainment, The Magazine, Video
Be warned, you’ll probably have to upgrade your firmware if you have an older DVD player. That has been a problem for a lot of late, great Blu-ray releases, and it was a problem when DVD first came out as well. Do your homework, but realize that this is one of those holiday “must haves.”
April 22, 2008 by Joe Sinicki
Filed under Gaming News, Science and Technology
They say there’s no place like home, but what happens when you can’t find it?
April 12, 2008 by Joe Sinicki
Filed under Gaming News, Science and Technology
A firmware update, scheduled for April 15 will give Sony’s PlayStation 3 console something that home theater junkies have been asking for since its inception: support for DTS-HD High Resolution Audio and DTS-HD Master Audio.
DTS-HD is a lossless audio format capable of eight discreet channels. It is one of the, if not [...]
March 30, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Audio/Video, Reviews, Science and Technology
Okay, so you bet on the wrong horse. You early-adopted HD DVD. It was cheaper. It was attractive. It had a nice ring to it — it’s not DVD, it’s HD DVD. I mean, when has Sony ever won a format war? MiniDisc? Bah. No way Blu-ray will ever win this format war.
And you were [...]
February 19, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Electronics, Science and Technology
Engadget has put out a list of the top 10 things you can do with your newly defunct HD DVD player.
My favorite: 4. Buy the Blu-ray player of your choice, put it in the box, attempt to return it as “defective.” or 9. Lock it alone in a room with a few lethal weapons… let [...]
February 15, 2008 by Micah Warren
Filed under Blu-ray, DVD, Entertainment, HD-DVD, Video
Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club, in a statement released Friday, announced they will completely back the Blu-ray format and phase out existing HD DVD products. The news is potentially a death blow to HD DVD, following the news that Best Buy and Netflix seem to be headed in the same direction.
“We’ve listened to our customers, who [...]
February 1, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Blu-ray, Entertainment, Movies, Video
The 60s, Beatles, Vietnam and even a appearance by Bono are what you can expect in the Julie Taymor-directed “Across the Universe,” coming to video February 5.
The film is a magical journey set in a turbulent time — set right in the middle of the antiwar movement as Jude (Jim Sturgess) leaves Liverpool and his [...]
January 6, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Gadget features, Science and Technology
Toshiba canceled its CES press conference in the wake of a massive blow to their HD DVD line when Warner Home Video announced they would only support Blu-ray. But they’re definitely not running away scared as it appears Toshiba has pushed all of its chips to the center of the table in the form of [...]
January 6, 2008 by Blast Magazine Newsroom
Filed under Sidebars
This is the full text of a Toshiba press release on January 6 detailing the release of their new HD DVD players.
State-of-the-Art Performance, Successful Promotions and Affordable Pricing Result in Strong Consumer Acceptance of Third Generation Players
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ — CES — Demonstrating strong consumer acceptance for the HD DVD format, Toshiba [...]
January 5, 2008 by Bradley Ouellette
Filed under Blu-ray, Entertainment, Video
Warner Bros has announced they will drop support for the HD DVD format and produce high-definition titles exclusively for Sony’s Blu-ray.
This will serve as a huge problem for the HD DVD format. Warner Bros sells 18 to 20 percent of all home videos. This now leaves only Universal, The Weinstein Company and Paramount (and their [...]
September 3, 2007 by Bessie King
Filed under Entertainment, HD-DVD, Video
Paramount Home Entertainment, which includes Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Animation SKG, DreamWorks Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Nickelodeon Movies and MTV Films, has announced its decision to use only High Definition DVD, over competing Blu-ray technology.
The decision was made after company research said HD DVDs had the necessary technology on the market, low manufacturing costs and best value [...]
February 6, 2007 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Blu-ray, DVD, Entertainment, Movies, Quickies, Video
Animation in HD. 86 minutes of Martin Lawrence and Ashton Kutcher. Almost a dozen special features.
Need I say more?
Follow the path of Boog and Elliot as they join forces in the wilderness, in this latest Blu-Ray release.
The disc is packed full of featurettes and bonus material. You can spin the wheel in “Wheel of Fortune [...]


