An excellent stocking stuffer for anyone who’s ever purchased a Halo “Legendary Edition”.
Microsoft downplays Blu-ray importance … again
Sept. 22, 2010 4 Comments
Format is “a passing fad” according to UK Xbox Boss
Lack Of Blu-Ray Drive Key To Microsoft’s Success
March 18, 2010 Leave a Comment
Keeping the drive out keeps Xbox 360 prices down, profits up.
Blu-Ray disc capacity jumping by over a third
Jan. 6, 2010 Leave a Comment
An unbelievably high amount of content, now on just one disc.
Sony’s new media slinging, Blu-ray playing device
Sept. 14, 2009 1 Comment
Affordable Blu-ray disc player with an impressive array of content streaming.
Stargate Atlantis fans’ choice Blu-ray coming
July 13, 2009 Leave a Comment
Two episodes for $30. Hrm.
Dollhouse mania crashes Foxstore.com
July 7, 2009 5 Comments
In an obvious publicity stunt, Foxstore.com goes down with Dollhouse fever.
Wicked cool Battlestar Galactica DVD and Blu-ray packages coming in July
April 30, 2009 2 Comments
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 [...]
Boondock Saints coming to Blu-ray
Dec. 4, 2008 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Martin’s all up in the Blu-ray
Nov. 18, 2008 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Bond on Blu-ray
Nov. 2, 2008 Leave a Comment
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.”
Sony delays Home … again
April 22, 2008 Leave a Comment
They say there’s no place like home, but what happens when you can’t find it?
PS3 gets DTS-HD April 15
April 12, 2008 1 Comment
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 the best [...]
LG BH200: Last call for dual-format!
March 30, 2008 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
And now that HD DVD is dead…
Feb. 19, 2008 Leave a Comment
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… [...]
Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club go Blu-ray-only
Feb. 15, 2008 Leave a Comment
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, [...]
Across the Universe Blu-ray
Feb. 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Toshiba tries to boost HD DVD with new players
Jan. 6, 2008 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Blu-ray only for Warner, HD DVD teetering
Jan. 5, 2008 Leave a Comment
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 [...]
