Category: Blu-ray
Blu-ray Xbox 360 rumour rises again – internet says "yes," Microsoft says "no"
The old, very old, boring and no doubt entirely untrue “Blu-ray Xbox 360” rumour surfaced over the weekend – and has already been SHOT DOWN by Microsoft. Again. We are stuck in a time loop where every week we write this very same news.
Gadgety blog TechCrunch started it all by running a news piece – or some might say HIGHLY IRRESPONSIBLE LIE – stating that Microsoft is planning to announce a Blu-ray Xbox 360 tonight. As in, today. This evening. June 9, 2008…
Sony/NEC predicts sub-$100 Blu-ray drives for PCs by year end
In the ongoing push to make Blu-ray hardware more affordable, SonyNEC Optiarc (a joint collaboration between Sony and NEC) has predicted that Blu-ray drives for desktop PCs, capable of reading Blu-ray Discs and reading and writing DVDs and CDs, could go for under $100 (about £60) by the end of 2008.
It’s worth bearing in mind that this is most likely to be a wholesale price for PC manufacturers. Similar drives for notebook PCs could hit the $150 level, while Blu-ray burners will be priced in the region of $150-$200…
Blu-meh: US HDTV owners aren't interested in new high definition disc players
A recently published NPD survey reveals that less than ten percent of US HDTV owners are planning on buying a Blu-ray disc player in the next six months.
11 million Blu-ray discs sold in two years as popularity increases
In the two years since the Blu-ray high definition disc format launched, it has sold over 11 million film discs, according to recent research from the Redhill Group.
That’s still a minuscule proportion of total DVD sales for the same period, but the figures numbers suggest that the format is gaining in popularity as more new and catalogue titles make their way to the Blu side…
Toshiba to have another crack at Sony in the HD war
The battle for the discs may have been lost but Toshiba are not about to give up on the HD war so easily.
According to an insider, who is probably being dragged out and shot as we speak, Toshiba is set to release a DVD upscaler…
LaCie d2 – external 4x speed Blu-ray burner
LaCie has updated its Blu-ray drive, offering 4x speed burning with the LaCie d2…
Panasonic DMR-BW500 recordable Blu-ray and PVR is Australia's first
Panasonic has launched its new all-in-one Blu-ray burner and PVR in the Australian market, claiming it to be the first recorder on the continent.
The DMR-BW500 boasts some impressive features, including a 500GB hard drive, twin TV tuners, Blu-ray burner, and full PVR functionality including up to an eight hour buffer for live TV…
Sharp intros AQUOS Blu-ray DVRs with up to 1TB of storage
Sharp is to launch three new AQUOS combo units in Japan, featuring a Blu-ray player and Digital Video Recorder plus digital and analogue TV tuners.
Available with three hard drive sizes — 250GB, 500GB, or 1TB — they record to the hard drive in the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format in any of three different bitrates (4.8, 8, and 12Mbps), so users can choose what quality to record at and, consequently, how much content can be stored…
Wooo, a Hitachi Blu-Ray recorder
I’m not entirely sure I’m ready for Blu-Rays at all at the moment but Hitachi say I am, so much so that they’re trying to get me really excited with their new Blu-Ray recorder by calling it a Wooo
Will ASDA slash Blu-ray player prices or must we still suffer rip-off Britain effect?
Early reports suggested that ASDA might sell several Blu-ray players at much cheaper prices, following in the footsteps of US parent company Wal-Mart.
However, it seems that hope was a little premature, with the head of PR at ASDA, Ed Watson, contacting Tech Radar to explain that there were currently no plans to sell really cheap Blu-ray players…
