Tag Archives: Blu-ray

Panasonic Bundles Plasma and Blu-ray for $500 Savings

Posted on Monday, December 10, 2007 by MegaZone

According to this Dow Jones article out of Tokyo, by way of the Netherlands, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., better known by their brand name Panasonic, will begin bundling plasma TVs and Blu-ray Disc players at retailers in the US next … Continue reading →

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LG Ships Second Generation BH200 ‘Super Blu’ Dual-Format Player

Posted on Monday, December 10, 2007 by MegaZone

Announced in September, LG is now shipping their second generation Blu-ray Disc / HD DVD dual-format ‘Super Blu’ deck, the BH200. While their original BH100 was a full Blu-ray player, but not a full HD DVD deck – it could … Continue reading →

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High Quality Blu-Ray Player For Under $300 With Five Free Movies

Posted on Sunday, December 9, 2007 by MegaZone

One thing the format war is good at is driving down pricing. Now one of the better current Blu-ray players on the market is selling for less than $300 at Amazon. You can get the Samsung BD-P1400 1080p Blu-Ray Disc … Continue reading →

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Is Warner Bros. Feeling Blu?

Posted on Saturday, December 8, 2007 by MegaZone

Speculation is heating up that Warner Bros. will pick a side in the high-def format war in time for the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show, which kicks off January 7th in Las Vegas. (I’ll be there.) And the speculation is that … Continue reading →

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Remastering A Classic – Blade Runner Comes to High Def

Posted on Friday, December 7, 2007 by MegaZone

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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