Archive for May, 2010

Movies could be available as a VOD rental before DVD, Blu-ray — for $20 to $30 each

The MPAA has often stated its desire to offer movies through video on-demand ahead of their release on DVD or Blu-ray — provided the analog hole was closed — and now that it has been, the Wall Street Journal reports Disney, Fox, Paramount, Sony, Universal and Warner Bros. are considering a pitch ……

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HDTV Listings for May 24, 2010

What we're watching tonight:

Fox (720p) has the series finale of 24 at 8 p.m.
NBC (1080i) has the season finale of ……

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Blu-ray releases on May 25th 2010

We've never seen so many Blu-ray releases in the same week where we didn't really see anything we wanted to watch. We're sure some are glad to see HBO bring the second season of True Blood nearly 10 months after it aired on HBO — we're still waiting on a few ourselves. Other than th……

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Comcast's HD VOD selections continue to approach infinity, or at least 3,000

It's time for your yearly Comcast Project Infinity video on-demand update: It's ramping up to 11,000 different movies available, with 3,000 in HD (up from 1,000 back in October '08) and that infrastructure upgrade we'd heard about should mean even more on the way. CEO Brian Roberts j……

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Saving Private Ryan Blu-ray discs recalled due to audio glitch

So nice, they'll have to release it twice. Apparently a problem with the audio synchronization in at least one of the chapters of Saving Private Ryan slipped past Technicolor and Paramount, causing the whole lot to be recalled. If you own it, you've got a bad disc, so check the press rel……

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Panasonic sweetens the 3DTV deal with Coraline, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 3D Blu-rays

We know what you're thinking: “there's no way I'm buying a 3DTV until there's actually some content available to watch.” To tide you over, Panasonic's announced a promotion for new buyers to be among the first to get Coraline and Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs on Blu-ray 3D…….

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DirecTV quickly signs up the first baseball 3D broadcast

After being left out of the Masters 3D presentation, DirecTV isn't missing out on this one. It's teaming up with FSN Northwest and YES Network to bring home two games between the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners on July 10 and 11, although they will only be viewable by customers in the ……

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Sony BDP-S570 Blu-ray player review

So much has changed since we reviewed our first high-def disc player years ago, but one thing that hasn't changed is that each generation manufactures add more features and charge less. The latest Blu-ray player from Sony continues that trend featuring things like WiFi and 3D output, and at a s……

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Poll: Did Avatar work in your Blu-ray player?

The biggest Blu-ray release so far had to endure a few glitches, and we're just wondering exactly how many of you experienced BD+ related problems (or didn't.) So if you're an obsessive updater who checks for new firmware every day whether they're watching a movie or not, or just……

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Blu-ray releases on May 4th 2010

Who isn't excited about one of the all time great World War II movies on Blu-ray in HD for the first time ever (IMDB 8.5)? We know we can't wait to live in terror once again as the soldiers hit the beach and make a run for it. If you haven't seen Saving Private Ryan before, and enjoy war……

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