Tag: High Definition Optical Discs (Blu-ray and HD DVD)

Anyone surprised by THIS announcement? I think everyone knows Blockbuster had a LOT (everything?) to do with the ridiculous 30-day window that Netflix and Redbox have agreed to with the major studios. HDTV Mag "This new agreement reflects our strategy to be the only multi-channel provider for movies. We are excited to offer our customers the best home entertainment from […]

Not that many big movies out this week. Armored has a fairly large cast of has-beens, and it was pretty painful to watch (seriously…it reaches the point of being ridiculous soon after it starts). Did You Hear About The Morgans is about as predictable as the trailer made it out to seem, but I’m sure Hugh Grant fans (are there […]

How "Old Dogs" hasn’t gotten more notice is beyond…..ok, totally kidding…that movie was just plain awful. And let’s talk about Boondock Saints II. I was a HUGE fan of the original….but BOY was I disappointed. For having waited so long I was extremely disappointed with what it delivered. Michael Moore’s Capitalism is sure to upset as many people as it […]

This has been in the courts for a long time so I doubt anyone is truly surprised by the ruling. It’s ashame though, as Real was trying to legitimize and give folks a legal way to do what they’re already doing with AnyDVD. Alas, guess those people will have to continue onward. Physorg RealNetworks Inc. said Wednesday that it will […]

Noticed some new Blu-ray players on your retail store’s shelves? ZNF covers some of the new models and what the hype is. I got a kick out of the one with an internal 250gb hard drive….I’m curious what percentage of you are waiting for the 3D-ready models? ZNF The two Sony Blu-ray players are significantly thinner than prior models. At […]

Light week this week for releases, but a couple gems. I’m old enough to remember The Neverending Story, a classic fairy tale story with a kid who rides a big dog and battles something evil I don’t remember. Clash of the Titans has recently enjoyed some news on a remake, but not sure how well the original will hold up […]

…for everyone except Blockbuster Video, of course. So….Blockbuster Video, who rent movies to customers, do not get a 30 day window and can continue to charge more. Where Redbox and Netflix….who rent movies to customers….DO have to have the window? Anyone else think the 30-day window idea came from Blockbuster? Home Media Mag Keyes attributed the miss to big-box retailers […]

This must be the week of bundled sets of older releases. Analyze This was far greater than Analyze That, so I surely couldn’t recommend that one. Dirty Harry was great but I’ve never seen Magnum Force. Grumpy Old Men/Grumpier….well, I’ll just not say anything on that. The Box was pretty boring until the end. The Damned United was quite entertaining, […]

I will defer to your guys opinions on this. While you have companies like ATI and Nvidia quickly (or already) dropping Component video from their graphics cards, there are still media players coming out with it. Are you sad to see it go or think it’s due time? CE Pro But that’s not the end of the story. After January […]