June 11, 2008

Panasonic DMP-BD50 Blu-ray Player

Panasonic has announced DMP-BD50 , a new Blu-ray Player.

February 29, 2008

Lite-On DX-4O1S

Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions, have unveiled DX4O1S , the world's first USB-connected external BD-ROM drive. The Lite-On DX-4O1S can read BD media at 4x, single layer DVD at 12x, dual-layer at 8x and CD at 32x maximum.

The DX4O1S allows users to play back Blu-ray discs on any PC via a USB 2.0 cable.

February 27, 2008

Sony BDP-S550 and BDP-S350

Sony has announced BDP-S550 and BDP-S350 , their new blu-ray players.

Goldmund Eidos 20 BD

Goldmund has launched the Eidos 20 BD, a sleek blu-ray player. Eidos 20 features a custom power supply circuit and "mechanical grounding," a design that eliminates vibrations that could affect the video signal or the disc.

January 8, 2008

Sony TP home theater PC now with Blu-ray reader

Sony has updated their TP home theater PC to include a Blu-ray reader that can play HD movies at a full 1080p when attached to an HDMI-equipped HDTV or computer display.

The TP home theater PC uses Intel's 45nm Core 2 Duo and runs a 2.1GHz processor. On the premium model, a dual-CableCARD tuner allows it to watch and record cable HD at the same time.

Philips' BDP7200

Philips has announced BDP7200, their first Full Profile 1 compliant BD player. Philips' BDP7200 features Dolby® TrueHD and DTS® HD High Resolution Audio, multi-channel audio decoding and digital audio optical outputs, supports 1080p at native 24 frames per second (fps)2 cinematic resolution input via HDMI.

January 5, 2008

Warner Bros. goes Blu-ray

Warner Bros. Entertainment will release its high-definition DVD titles exclusively in the Blu-ray disc format beginning later this year.

"Warner Bros.' move to exclusively release in the Blu-ray disc format is a strategic decision focused on the long term and the most direct way to give consumers what they want," said Barry Meyer, Chairman & CEO, Warner Bros.. "The window of opportunity for high-definition DVD could be missed if format confusion continues to linger. We believe that exclusively distributing in Blu-ray will further the potential for mass market success and ultimately benefit retailers, producers, and most importantly, consumers."

October 30, 2007

Panasonic's DMP-BD30

Panasonic's DMP-BD30

Panasonic's DMP-BD30 is a next generation High Definition 1080p Blu-ray Disc player priced at just $500.

October 12, 2007

PS3 firmware update to boost Blu-ray functionality

Engadget reports the upcoming PS3 firmware update will boost Blu-ray functionality.

Don Eklund, executive VP of advanced technologies for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, says Sony :

"is expected to soon offer a firmware upgrade to boost its Blu-ray interactivity functionality,"

October 11, 2007

SONY 4x Blu-Ray disc burner

SONY 4x Blu-Ray disc burner

Sony Electronics has announced its second generation internal Blu-ray Disc (BD) writer drive for the computer aftermarket, which boasts 4X BD-R and 16X DVD+R recording speeds..