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

Engadget has their weekly post for high-def DVD releases. I can’t say I would get any of this week’s releases. The rock was pretty good, but I doubt I would splurge. EngadgetHD * Mobsters (Universal) * The Pianist (Universal) * White Noise (Universal) * White Noise 2: The Light (Universal) * Zodiac: Director’s Cut (Paramount)

LAS VEGAS (CES Booth #14200), Jan. 6, 2008 – Sony Electronics today announced an internal BD-ROM drive that can upgrade an existing desktop computer into a high-definition Blu-ray Disc™ player, as well as a DVD and a CD player. The new BDU-X10S BD-ROM drive comes with CyberLink’s PowerDVD BD Edition software for playback of commercial movie titles, recorded Blu-ray Disc […]

I think the format war just turned into a blood bath. Warner will serve you HD DVD and Blu-ray until May and then after that, it will only be Blu-ray. Head on over to EngadgetHD for the full scoop. EngadgetHD "Warner Bros.’ move to exclusively release in the Blu-ray disc format is a strategic decision focused on the long term […]

Via Engadget HD , it appears more than one person is reporting quality issues with the HD DVD version of Battlestar Galactica. This is one show I was about to buy because I was never able to catch it when it was broadcasting. Scratches and audio sync issues are two of the common problems. When will people learn? When targeting […]

For the low low price of $300 you can buy yourself into the format wars. Amazon is selling Samsung’s BD-1400 BR player for $299 and free shipping. This certainly puts it within sniffing distance of the HD DVD camp. Spec wise, the BD-1400 has some sexy goin’ on. 1080p/24 for Blu-ray, 1080p upconversion, HDMI 1.3, and support for Dolby TrueHD […]

The format war rages on across the world. Its tragic to see this many innocent pocketbooks killed because of this senseless war. The HD DVD camp aims to make your pain and suffering a little less meaningless with a Community Screening feature with the release of the newest Harry Potter film. Owners of the new film will be able to […]

You try and you try and you try but do employees have company loyalty anymore? Sure, just because they are working for bird feed and garbage scraps doesn’t mean they should be moonlighting on you. Does it? Not only did he review Star Trek The Original Series: Season 1 , he also had a chance to put together a fine […]

If you are entrenched firmly in the BLu-ray camp, or perhaps already have a Xbox360 add-on drive, you will be interested to know about Lite-On’s newest drive. For a mere $199, you can get a BD-ROM that reads all of the right discs. Some might be a little ticked off that it won;t write to DVDs. Gear Log Spec-wise, the […]

Remember BD+? Fox pissed off at least two people when they implemented this on their new BR releases. Well fear not, SlySoft has provided you a method to get around this DRM scheme. SlySoft Note to Twentieth Century Fox: As you can see, BD+ didn’t offer you any advanced security, it just annoyed some of your customers with older players. […]