High Definition Optical Discs (Blu-ray and HD DVD)
I think this is debatable given how slow blu-ray has been climbing up, and the continued prevalence of DVD players. Of course there will be users who must have the extra fidelity of blu-ray, but for the majority they’re still fine saving $20 and just buying the DVD…so I’m not sure how blu-ray is "remaining dominant" HighDefDigest To give a […]
Read moreIt’s all about the bottom line at the end of the day, and it seems Toshiba is finally swallowing their pride and considering Blu-ray. It’s about time, Sony sold VHS after their Betamax fiasco, so can’t we all just get along and bring those prices down for everyone to enjoy?!? HighDefDigest According to Nikkei, a provider of Japanese business news, […]
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Gotta love what Oppo has done in the years since they started. Initially they were known as inexpensive players which would play DiVx and multiple other video formats on disc without having to have an HTPC connected to your TV. Since then, they have really earned the respect of the high-end A/V crowd by providing the ultimate in picture quality […]
Read moreI’ve been a longtime reader of Consumerist, so it’s good I can finally post news from them. This one’s interesting–I’ve been a blu-ray subscriber for quite some time, and have only found maybe 2 blu-ray discs that had this problem. What about you guys? Consumerist We have been experiencing a growing number of brand new Blu-Ray releases from Netflix that […]
Read moreI’m not sure if this really is the dagger, considering I’ve never even thought of selling a movie to GameStop, but apparantly it’s a big deal. I still say just sell it on ebay and you’ll end up making more money. Consumerist Blu-ray sales may be on the uptick, with sales up 72 percent so far over what they were […]
Read moreVia and Arcsoft have teamed up to deliver a platform that will allow you to pass full bitrate LPCM audio to your AVR. This will allow any Dolby Digital TrueHD or DTS-HD Master track to be decoded by Arcosft TMT and then passed with no compression or down sampling to your audio reciever providing the exact same audio experience as […]
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This is not the week of blockbuster releases for the Blu-ray format. However, there are a lot of solid cult following type of releases that are always a good bet. The two I am going to recommend are Office Space and Jeff Durnham. If you haven’t had the chance to check out Jeff’s comedy/ventro act, you are missing out and […]
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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Pretty Woman hits the screen in glorious high definition. This is one movie where the significant other will appreciate your latest Blu-ray purchase. Another solid bet are Imax films. Seeing the detail in a nature documentry is a great way to show off your home theater :). Nothing else really grabs my attention. What […]
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Read moreSure the video and audio quality is an improvement but what about the interactive features? EngadgetHD has a recap of the BD-Live director’s chat from Hellboy II. Accessing Hellboy’s BD-Live menu and logging in to our UniversalHiDef.com account wasn’t too troublesome thanks to a USB keyboard plugged into a PlayStation 3, but until we took the extra step of […]
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