Category Archives: Formats

Back in June I told you about the promotional offer wherein you could get five free movies with the purchase of specific models of Blu-ray player. Well, that offer expired on September 30 – yesterday. In what should be of … Continue reading →

On December 1, Sharp will introduce a DVR/Blu-ray recorder in Japan with a 1TB hard drive for 300,000 yen (~$2,615). It will be able to record up to 127 hours of HD content. This will be the high-end model in … Continue reading →

Collecting some of the current Blu-ray / HD DVD format war news that came out today, I’ll start with High-Def Digest’s report (via EngadgetHD) on a recently released report by Forrester Research, that the format war is still Blu-ray’s to … Continue reading →

Home Theater Specialists of America (HTSA), a buying group representing 62 specialty A/V dealers and installers with $500 million in value have announced that they will be exclusively backing Blu-ray Disc. According to an internal study, 92% of all high-definition … Continue reading →

The new Adobe Premiere Elements Version 4, targeting home users, supports Blu-ray – but not HD DVD. The professional level Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 also supports Blu-ray Disc exclusively, no HD DVD support. These are two of the most popular … Continue reading →