Category Archives: DVD

Amazon’s Video Streaming Service Goes Live – As A Trial

I mentioned Amazon’s planned video streaming service earlier this morning in my post about YouTube on TiVo, and now I see that, coincidentally, Amazon is releasing it to “a limited number of invited Amazon.com customers” starting today, according to The … Continue reading

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Netflix To Bring Movie Streams To The TV With LG Electronics

Well, it seems like Netflix is finally making a move to bring their Internet streaming service to the TV, as hinted at in their last quarterly call, and they’d partnered with LG Electronics to do it. They’re reportedly developing a … Continue reading

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Addonics Offers External Blu-ray & HD DVD Drive

Addonics is offering a multi-format external drive for many computing platforms. Product Features Play Blu-ray™, HD DVD™ or regular DVD movie on your computer Reads data from all popular DVD and CD format – Blu-ray™ and HD DVD™, standard DVD … Continue reading

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Remastering A Classic – Blade Runner Comes to High Def

Sound and Vision Magazine has a nice article on the restoration and remastering process that films undergo as part of the process of bringing them to high definition, with the focus of the article being on the upcoming HD release … Continue reading

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Best Buy Black Friday / Cyber Monday Specials

As evidenced by the flanking banners, BestBuy.com is having two back-to-back sales. First is the Thanksgiving Weekend Sale. Thursday, Friday and Saturday only 11/22 – 11/24, and then the Cyber Monday Sale, 2 Days Only: Sunday – Monday, Online Only. … Continue reading

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