Tweet The perception that Blu-ray is the new standard in home entertainment is spreading, with a new German survey finding that 91 per cent of video buyers understand Blu-ray to be the best way to bring high definition pictures to a home cinema. The survey by GfK demonstrates that awareness of the Blu-ray format has [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Rolling Stones to make Blu-ray debut later this year
Published March 26th, 2010Tweet Rock ‘n’ Roll legends the Rolling Stones have announced plans to release their first Blu-ray Disc later this year. ‘Ladies and Gentlemen…The Rolling Stones’, the legendary concert film from 1972, has been fully restored to make the most of Blu-ray’s picture and sound quality.  The European release date is not yet confirmed but is [...]
CyberLink launches PowerDVD 10, includes Blu-ray 3D support
Published March 24th, 2010Tweet CyberLink Corp has released PowerDVD 10, a universal media player for the PC designed to upgrade and deliver the best playback experience. At launch, PowerDVD 10 includes Full HD support for Blu-ray Discs and a range of ‘TrueTheatre’ technologies that upscale and enhance DVDs and video files to HD. Later in the summer, CyberLink [...]
Blu-ray Disc players make it into the UK’s official shopping basket
Published March 23rd, 2010Tweet Alongside lip gloss, cereal bars, bottles of mineral water and hair straighteners, Blu‚Äìray Disc players will now be included in the UK‚Äôs official inflation calculations after Government statisticians looked into the contents of people‚Äôs homes and handbags to assess how the nation’s spending habits have changed. Each year, the Retail Price Index and Consumer [...]
Avatar confirmed to hit Blu-ray Disc in April
Published March 22nd, 2010Tweet Update: We are now giving away a Blu-Ray Disc every Monday to our blog and Twitter followers. Last week, we gave a copy of Disney-Pixar’s Up to @ejkoenig on Twitter. Today, we are giving away a copy of the epic, visually stunning Avatar. To enter, simply leave a comment stating what you loved most [...]
Samsung previews 3D Blu-ray player with built-in Freeview HD
Published March 19th, 2010Tweet Samsung‚Äôs new 3D player with built-in Freeview HD has received a glowing review by Stuff Magazine, who got the chance to try it out before its release in May. In addition to a built-in Freeview HD TV tuner, the BD-C8500M player has Wi-Fi on board to enable access to Samsung’s Internet@TV service, which supports [...]
Up in the Air Blu-ray preview
Published March 19th, 2010Tweet Whilst Oscar nominated Up in the Air is not yet released on Blu-ray Disc, the special features we can expect in the package will make it worth the wait.  These include a feature-length audio commentary by writer/director Jason Reitman, director of photography Eric Steelberg and first assistant director Jason Blumenfeld, where they discuss changes [...]
BVA’s ‘What Are You Waiting For’ campaign proves a success
Published March 18th, 2010Tweet Research out from Kantar Worldpanel has shown that the British Video Association’s ‘What are you waiting for?’ TV advertising campaign from Q4 2009 was successful in raising awareness of the benefits of the Blu-ray format in the run up to Christmas. Kantar World panel found that the campaign, which ran across all major UK [...]
LG confirms 3D plans for the UK
Published March 17th, 2010Tweet LG has confirmed that it plans to launch a range of 3D TVs and a 3D Blu-ray Disc player in the UK this May. The LG BX580 Blu-ray Disc player will ship with full support for Blu-ray 3D, while also remaining backwards compatible with 2D BDs and DVDs. The player also includes Wi-Fi support, [...]
Saving Private Ryan makes Blu-ray Disc debut this April
Published March 16th, 2010Tweet Paramount Home Entertainment has announced that Steven Spielberg’s critically lauded WWII epic Saving Private Ryan will make its long-awaited debut on Blu-ray Disc in April. The film, which stars Tom Hanks and Matt Damon and was the recipient of five Academy Awards including Best Director, is named by Amazon in its list of the [...]
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