Posts Tagged ‘BD Live’

The best of Blu-ray from CES 2012

Published January 17th, 2012
Sony Blu-ray player

The 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) took place in Las Vegas last week as manufacturers from across the globe gathered to unveil their latest innovations. Blu-ray technology was no exception, so we thought we’d compile a mini round-up of the major BD announcements from the show. Sony Sony unveiled a new version of its Google [...]

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Bang & Olufsen announces TV with integrated Blu-ray player

Published December 8th, 2011
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If you’re in the market for some top quality home entertainment to enjoy your Blu-rays on this Christmas, you might be interested in Bang & Olufsen’s latest offering. The audiovisual aficionados announced this week an upgrade to its BeoVision 7-40 HDTV, adding an integrated Blu-ray player to the system. The Blu-ray player has BD Live [...]

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Blu-rays for the Weekend: Best remakes

Published November 25th, 2011
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With David Fincher’s adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo set to hit the big screen next month, this week we’re looking at the best re-makes available on Blu-ray. So if you’re stuck for ideas this weekend, why not try out one of the following? King Kong The original film struck fear into its [...]

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Attention Android users, Blu-ray is coming your way

Published February 23rd, 2011

[tweetmeme source= "blurayreporter" only_single=false] If you own a smartphone, tablet device, e-reader or anything else with Android technology then you might be interested to know that it won’t be long until you can watch your Blu-ray titles on it. 20th Century Fox’s upcoming Blu-ray Disc release of blockbuster Unstoppable is the first to come with [...]

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Universal confirms Get Him to the Greek BD release and features

Published August 10th, 2010

[tweetmeme source= "blurayreporter" only_single=false] Funny man duo Jonah Hill and Russell Brand made Get Him to the Greek a box office smash earlier this year with their outrageous, cross-country capers.  As with any comedy, the outtakes are often as entertaining as the main feature, and the exclusive Blu-ray content set for inclusion is no exception.  [...]

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Ultimate Editions of Harry Potter 3 and 4 announced

Published July 21st, 2010

[tweetmeme source= "blurayreporter" only_single=false] Avid Harry Potter fans will be pleased with the latest announcement from Warner Home Video that Ultimate Editions of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire are to be released on Blu-ray Disc. These Ultimate editions are jammed packed with special features, including [...]

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Back To The Future celebrates 25th anniversary with Blu-ray box set

Published July 7th, 2010

In 1985, Marty McFly and ‘The Doc’ took millions of spellbound viewers on a high flying voyage across the space-time continuum in the first of a trio of wildly inventive tales that broke box office records around the world. October 26th this year will mark the 25th anniversary of this epic tale and to celebrate, [...]

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True Blood brings social media to Blu-ray Disc

Published June 3rd, 2010

[tweetmeme source= "blurayreporter" only_single=false] BD-Live functionality has come a long way since launch, with more and more discs taking advantage of the technology to add interactive features such as MovieIQ and Cinechat. But the latest social media capabilities on True Blood season 2, released on BD this week, have taken it to a whole new [...]

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Sony brings World Cup content to Blu-ray Disc players

Published May 17th, 2010

[tweetmeme source= "blurayreporter" only_single=false] Football fans will be hard pushed to leave the sofa this summer with Sony adding FIFA World Cup content to its internet video service on Bravia TVs and Blu-ray Disc players. Previous World Cups can be re-lived with content including the top 20 tournament moments and profiles of legendary players. Christian [...]

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Blu-ray becomes a Green Zone

Published May 6th, 2010

[tweetmeme source= "blurayreporter" only_single=false] War movie fans will be pleased to learn that action thriller Green Zone is due for Blu-ray Disc release on 12th July.  The action thriller, starring Matt Damon as a rogue army officer, keeps the Iraq war firmly on the agenda following the Oscar success of The Hurt Locker. Set in [...]

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