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Celebrate SENNA and Win a Blu-ray Set of the “30 for 30″ Series
In celebration of the theatrical release of SENNA, ESPN Films has provided us three Blu-ray sets of their “30 for 30″ series to give away ($74.99 value each). You can learn more about the set at BestBuy.com.
By now you have probably heard about the film, SENNA, about the life and death of Formula One Brazilian race car driver, Ayrton Senna.
Spanning his years as a driver from 1984 to his untimely death a decade later, SENNA explores the life and work… More »
Avatar Extended Collector’s Edition to Release November 16
The highly-anticipated Avatar Extended Collector’s Edition on Blu-ray and DVD is set to release in North American on November 16th. With three versions of the film, Avatar fans will get to see over eight hours of never-before seen material including over 45 minutes of deleted scenes.
The three-disc Avatar Extended Collector’s Edition Blu-ray and Theatrical Special Edition Re-Release DVD will both feature the original theatrical release, a special edition re-release, family audio track with all objectionable language removed, and a new… More »
“GoodFellas” 20th Anniversary Release
Believe it or not, it has been 20 years since the release of the film, GoodFellas, claimed by many to be one of the best mob movies. The film was directed by Martin Scorsese and is based on a book by Nicholas Pileggi called Wiseguy.
The film has an all-star cast including Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Paul Sorvino and Lorraine Bracco. The movie fallows the life of Henry Hill (Liotta), who moves his way up in the… More »
DVD & Blu-ray on a single disc
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has invented a way to create a disc that plays DVD video on one side, and Blu-ray video on the other. It’s a two-fer that gives viewers a more versatile choice when it comes to buying their favorite movies.
The funny thing is, Universal attempted this exact same thing a while back when the company still supported the now-defunct HD-DVD format. So it’s not too surprising that they’d resurrect the idea now that they’ve thrown their weight… More »
How long until video hardware is obsolete?
VHS has gone the way of the dinosaur. DVD is on its way out. Blu-ray is the flavor of the month, but how long will that month last?
Netflix and iTunes already offer streaming movie rentals to computers and game consoles, and more and more DVD and Blu-ray players are coming equipped with the ability to stream video from online services. Today, Best Buy announced that it’s adding CinemaNow’s DVD streaming service to “every Web-connected device” the retail chain sells.
So I… More »
Black Friday hits early: $99 Blu-ray player
Best Buy is offering a Blu-ray player with streaming Netflix for just $99. The player is part of Best Buy’s own “Insignia” brand of electronic products, and it also includes BD-Live capabilities, which connect your player to the Net for added content that enhances your Blu-ray disc experience.
The Insignia NS-BRDVD3 Blu-ray Player outputs at 1080p and comes with a remote control and an A/V cable (HDMI cable sold separately). It plays BD-ROM discs, standard DVDs, and MP3 & WMA audio,… More »
Panasonic’s Full HD 3D trucks coming to you
Panasonic today has launched a nationwide truck tour that will give the public its first look at the Full HD 3D Home Theater System, a revolutionary system that uses hi-def Plasma and a prototype Blu-ray player to deliver 1080p HD 3D entertainment in your living room.
Panasonic is going to unprecedented lengths to show consumers how this new technology works — and why you’re going to want it. Three custom-built, expandable tractor trailers are traveling the nation, each containing a Full… More »
Panasonic Blu-ray players to get Amazon VOD
Move over, AppleTV.
Panasonic has just announced that as of today, Amazon Video On Demand is now available on its entire line of Blu-ray players. So in addition to playing those incredible high-def movie discs, your Blu-ray player will also now instantly stream movies and TV episodes from Amazon’s catalog of 45,000+ titles, including more than 1,000 in HD.
Panasonic has already been offering Amazon Video On Demand on its line of VIERA CAST-enabled HDTVs as of April ’09. Today Panasonic is… More »
Blockbuster OnDemand coming to Samsung TVs
Samsung has announced a new partnership with Blockbuster to bring its OnDemand streaming movie service to all 2009+ model Samsung Blu-ray players and HDTVs.
Samsung’s Plasma Series 650 and above HDTVs, LED Series 7000 and above HDTVs, and all 2009 model Blu-ray players will get a firmware update this fall that will allow users to search the entire OnDemand library, and then stream any movie directly onto their TV, with no other hardware required. (Sorry international movie buffs, but the Samsung/OnDemand… More »
The UK’s first Blu-ray recorder
Panasonic is releasing the first Blu-ray recorder for the UK, and it’s a slick package that comes with all the extras.
From Panasonic’s press release:
The continued trend toward Full HD in TV broadcasts, discs and digital AV equipment has spawned demand for innovative digital recorders. Panasonic’s response is the “HD Everything” concept – products that allow anyone to easily control, preserve and share a wide variety of Full HD images.
Specs include:
DVR recording in high-def
Copy up to 24 hours of content from… More »
Sony unveils Blu-ray playing Vaio NW
On the heels of Apple cutting the price of its MacBooks, Sony fires back with its brand new bargain-priced VAIO NW, priced at just $880. The best part: it comes with a built-in Blu-ray drive!
There haven’t been very many computer releases so far that feature Blu-ray drives, and while we all wait for Apple to jump on the Blu-ray bandwagon, Sony has stepped up to the plate with a very affordably-priced PC that has a nice, sleek look, a widescreen… More »
Blu-Ray player price drop
If you’ve been wrestling with the should-I-or-shouldn’t-I? debate of upgrading the ol’ DVD player to a Blu-Ray player, Walmart has reportedly made your decision an eentsy bit easier. The house that Sam built has dropped the Magnavox NB500MGX Blu-Ray/DVD combo player to the rock bottom, record setting price of just $128.
There’s a catch: you can’t buy it online. You have to leave the house, drive down to your local Walmart (which, let’s face it, is probably less than 300 feet… More »
PlayStation Network On Other Sony Hardware
With over 20 million registered users around the world, the PlayStation Network or PSN is huge but it doesn’t mean worldwide PS3 sales are better. In order to promote PS3 (sorta), Sony intends to introduce PSN to other hardware (think HDTV, laptops?) under its brand.
So if you don’t have the PS3 or PSP, you can still enjoy the online content but you still need a controller to play online games, if you know what I mean.
Via: Crunchgear
Image: Sony… More »
Xbox 360 Adds HD-DVD Player
Not willing to be outdone by the Wii or the Playstation 3, Microsoft will be released an HD-DVD drive as an accessory to their Xbox 360.
The attachment will cost 19,800 yen in Japan, bringing the combined cost of the basic Xbox 360 and the HD-DVD player to 49,600 yen — compared to 59,800 for the basic PlayStation 3 in Japan. The higher-end Xbox plus the HD-DVD player will cost 57,700 yen. Sony has left it up to retailers to set… More »