Archive for April, 2008

Universal Talks Blu-Ray Audio Plans

michiganseosolutions691 wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIn the waning months of Universal Studios Home Entertainment’s HD DVD era, the studio had standardized the use of Dolby TrueHD audio on almost all newly announced titles. This was in stark contrast to the early Universal HD DVD days …
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Exclusive: Universal Talks Blu-ray Audio Plans

unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt“The first wave of Universal Blu-ray Disc titles on July 22 are all from the Mummy franchise and were all previously released on HD DVD: The Mummy, The Mummy Returns and The Scorpion King. All of these titles were published with Dolby …
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Analyst: HD DVD demise hasn't meant scramble for Blu-ray

wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptSales of Blu-ray disc players haven”t been helped by maker Toshiba”s capitulation over producing the rival HD DVD format… research firm NPD Group said Wednesday.
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Pans Labyrinth Blu ray

unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptI must admit I am surprised to see the 4 star rating. 5 Stars superb hd dvd the first and last new line hd dvd with one of the finest movies of the year.The movie doesnt need any comment and on this hd dvd you […]

HD DVD demise didn't boost Blu-ray

wilko wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptSales of Blu-ray disc players haven’t been helped by maker Toshiba’s capitulation over producing the rival HD DVD format, research firm NPD Group said Wednesday. read more.
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What should i get a ps3 or an xbox 360? and how do i make th

Tarso T. wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptYou can play HD-DVD if you have the HD-DVD drive otherwise you can’t. - You need to buy a separate wireless adapter to go online. - Has HDMI 1.2. - Better graphics (not sure). It’s debatable. - Upgradeable hard drive. …
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High Definition DVD - The Format War’s Second Act

Pravin wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptToshiba has developed a proprietary technology dubbed high definition DVD (HDDVD) and to support their format has developed alliances with Microsoft and Universal Films, among others. The HDDVD disks will be available in 15GB and two …
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Blu-ray player sales are falling

unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptHD DVD died out in February, yet sales have sputtered. One likely reason is price. Blu-ray players were selling for an average of $400 USD during March while just 3 months earlier in the holiday season they were selling for closer to …
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Microsoft puts Blu Ray on its console

Maxx_75 wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptPS3 has another dimension to it: HD-DVD of the former vs. Blu-ray of the latter. Rumor has it that Microsoft is looking to incorporate Blu-ray in its console to better take on Sony’s offering. As early as May 2008, we might have Xbox …
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Paramount Goes Back to Blu Ray

unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptLess than 2 weeks after longtime HD DVD supporter Universal Studios announced their intention to support hi-def format war winner Blu-ray Disc (”BD”) for the first time, including TV-on-BD support with two season sets of NBC’s huge …
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