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Toshiba Applies To Blu-ray Disc Association And Plans To Manufacture Blue-ray Players

J. Frank Wilson on Aug 12, 2009 (Updated: Mar 20, 2021)

Toshiba announced this week that they have applied to the Blu-ray Association and will begin producing Blu-ray DVD players. Toshiba had developed the …

J. Frank Wilson on Jun 6, 2006 (Updated: Mar 20, 2021)

SONY just announced the STR-DG1000 receiver… the first A/V receiver designed to optimize Blu-ray discs and other HD content. What is Blu-ray you …

J. Frank Wilson on May 8, 2008 (Updated: May 30, 2020)

Neil Young is now the poster boy for Sun Microsystem's Java On2 interactive Blu-ray DVD technology. Young made the announcement on stage with Sun …

Lauren Banks on Mar 3, 2009 (Updated: Jan 2, 2021)

When Universal Studios releases the Wanted: Weapons of Fate ($39) videogame on March 24, in-the-know consumers will refer back to the film’s DVD …

J. Frank Wilson on Dec 2, 2008 (Updated: Jan 11, 2020)

If you want a new Blu-ray DVD player and are a Netflix subscriber, then the LG BD300 Network Blu-Ray Disc Player is exactly what you are looking for. …

J. Frank Wilson on Jun 26, 2006

Get ready to start upgrading your DVD collection. The next generation of DVD players featuring Blu-Ray are hitting the market. One model in particular …

J. Frank Wilson on Dec 28, 2007

Did you get a Sony PlayStation 3 or a Blu-ray DVD player for Christmas? The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) is giving away 5 free Blu-ray DVDs to …

J. Frank Wilson on Oct 29, 2006 (Updated: Mar 3, 2015)

When Apple joined the Blu-Ray Disc Association in March 2005, the move was seen as a coup for Blu-ray and a blow to the competing HD-DVD format, but …

J. Frank Wilson on Jan 7, 2008

While I’m getting over jet lag and waiting for the press office at CES to open so I can pick up my badge I thought I’d blog about the DVD …

J. Frank Wilson on Aug 21, 2007 (Updated: Jan 2, 2021)

Viacom‘s Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation SKG announced they are abandoning Sony‘s HD Blu-ray format and will instead only …

J. Frank Wilson on Jan 8, 2008 (Updated: May 7, 2018)

According to the Financial Times, Paramount Pictures is going to drop their support for Toshiba's HD-DVD after Warner Brothers pulled out of the …

J. Frank Wilson on Jan 8, 2008 (Updated: Oct 5, 2019)

UPDATE: Paramount spokeswoman Brenda Ciccone made this statement in response to reports that Paramount is abandoning the HD-DVD format: …

J. Frank Wilson on Feb 18, 2008 (Updated: Nov 21, 2011)

The format war between HD-DVD and Blu-ray came officially to a end this week when all six major Hollywood studios announced that they joined the …

J. Frank Wilson on Jan 2, 2023 (Updated: May 21, 2023)

Before products become common household names, they usually make their first appearance at CES. Here are some of the most popular CES debuts of all …

J. Frank Wilson on Nov 7, 2006

While there has been much focus on the developing battle between Blu-Ray and HD DVD, it seems that both formats are underperforming with consumers in …

J. Frank Wilson on Aug 2, 2006

Most people know about Blu-ray Disc’s basic features, but not everyone knows all of its new features over ordinary digital versatile disks. Some …