Blu-ray

Netflix vs Blockbuster (comparison)

Netflix vs Blockbuster (comparison)

Long gone are the days of walking into a video store to rent movies, mostly due in part to services like Netflix, who put the likes of Hollywood Video out of business and even heavily bruised [...]

Sony BDV-F7 Home Theater System Review

Sony BDV-F7 Home Theater System Review

Sound bar home theater systems have always intrigued me – I’ve always had systems with the most speakers I could fit in my house, so why would I want to drop down to only one?  Still, [...]

Planet Earth Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set

Planet Earth Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set

Call us suckers, but this “Planet Earth: Limited Edition” Blu-ray box set is product packaging at its best. Planet Earth is a multi-part series that aired on the Discovery channel in full HD a few years [...]

“Star Wars: The Complete Saga” Release Date Announced, Hitting September 16th

“Star Wars: The Complete Saga” Release Date Announced, Hitting September 16th

You can now consider the weekend of September 16th completely booked?  Why?  That’s when “Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI)” releases on Blu-ray.  To be entirely clear, that’s every Star Wars movie under the sun. [...]

VUDU Streaming Now Shipping With 2011 Sony Blu-Ray Players

VUDU Streaming Now Shipping With 2011 Sony Blu-Ray Players

Today, Sony announced that their network connected 2011 Blu-ray players will now ship with VUDU instant movie streaming service built-in.  The models include BDP-S280, BDP-S380, BDP-S480, BDP-S580, BDP-S780, BDV-E280, BDV-E580 and BDV-E780W. VUDU is a subscription free [...]

Inception Gets Deluxe Blu-ray Edition, Complete With Briefcase

Inception Gets Deluxe Blu-ray Edition, Complete With Briefcase

Inception was one of the best movies of the summer, a total-head trip with amazing special effects. Now it’s getting the deluxe home theater treatment, with a Blu-ray set encased in a replica of the briefcase [...]

Star Wars Saga Coming To Blu-Ray Fall 2011

Star Wars Saga Coming To Blu-Ray Fall 2011

The Complete Star Wars Saga is coming to Blu-ray, announced George Lucas at this year’s Star Wars Celebration V. Notice I didn’t say Star Wars Trilogy — no folks, you’ll be getting all six films in [...]

Samsung’s BD-C8000 Is A 3D Portable Blu-Ray Player

Samsung’s BD-C8000 Is A 3D Portable Blu-Ray Player

Samsung also unveiled another first today, with the first portable 3D Blu-ray Player — though there’s a catch. The BD-C8000 delivers 1080p video on the go, but you need to hook it up to a 3D [...]

Redbox To Start Offering $1.50 Blu-ray Rentals At All Locations This Fall

Redbox To Start Offering $1.50 Blu-ray Rentals At All Locations This Fall

Ooh, this is exciting. Redbox, everyone’s favorite supermarket rental service, is going to have Blu-ray rentals. They’ve already rolled out the service at 13,300 of their rental locations, and they expect all 26,000 to have it [...]

Plextor Releases USB-Powered Blu-ray Drive

Plextor Releases USB-Powered Blu-ray Drive

Plextor’s new PX-B120U seems like your standard BD-ROM drive, with Blu-ray playback and CD/DVD burning, though it’s got a nice blue color scheme. But the real draw here is USB power, which gives it a certain [...]