Wii U won’t play Bluray or DVDs but will connect to social networks

June 15, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Nintendo president cites cost as a reason.

No, the new Xbox 360 disc format is not blu-ray

March 30, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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Update will reportedly add 1GB of storage to game discs.

Sony’s streamlined Blu-Ray to PSP solution

Sept. 29, 2009   Leave a Comment  

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Transfer your Blu-Ray discs to your portable for movie-watching on the go.

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, [...]

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 [...]

Big deal for HD DVD

Sept. 3, 2007   1 Comment  

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 [...]