DivX, Inc. today announced they have certified two Marantz Blu-ray players for DivX HD playback — the high-end Marantz BD7004 and BD5004 Blu-ray players, both currently available in the US and Canada.
Using the DivX codec technology, the devices can now playback 1080p high definition DivX content that has been compressed to fit onto a standard [...]
Sony is launching its most comprehensive range of Blu-ray home cinema systems for the European market to date, with a range of seven new models designed to suit a wide array of customers’ needs.
At the top of the the new range with features such as Full 1080p HD video, 1080p DVD upscaling, Virtual 7.1-channel and [...]
Toshiba has announced they will be entering the Blu-ray market with a player before the end of the year.
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has announced they will be bringing the horror classic An American Werewolf in London to Blu-ray Disc for the first time on September 15, 2009 at a suggested retail price of $26.98 day-and-date with a 2-Disc DVD edition (SRP $19.98) with the release of An American Werewolf in London — Full [...]
Warner Home Entertainment has detailed their forthcoming October 20th, 2009 Blu-ray release of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The 1971 children’s classic starring Gene Wilder will come in one of Warner’s Blu-ray coffee table books, featuring thirty-eight pages of photos and information.
The release will also be provided with a host of extras including [...]
Paramount Home Entertainment today announced the August 4th, 2009 release of The Soloist on Blu-ray day-and date with the DVD release. Based on the best-selling book by Los Angeles Times journalist Steve Lopez, The Soloist is an emotional story of the power of friendship. When Lopez (Oscar® nominee Robert Downey Jr.) discovers former classical music [...]
Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) has announced today that on September 1st, 2009 they will be introducing the first two Blu-ray titles in their new “Sapphire Series” line. Braveheart and Gladiator will arrive on Blu-ray on September 1st, followed a month later by Forrest Gump on November 3rd.
Paramount says The Sapphire Series will capitalize on the [...]
Warner Home Entertainment has detailed their forthcoming Blu-ray release of the Judy Garland classic, The Wizard of Oz on Blu-ray Disc, to be released day-and-date with the DVD version on September 29, 2009. The Wizard of Oz Ultimate Collector’s Edition will come in limited numbered editions with the film encoded in its original theatrical aspect [...]
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has announced today that on August 18th, 2009 they will release Hannah Montana: The Movie on Blu-ray Disc day-and date with the DVD.The BD (Blu-ray Disc) will come in a three-disc combo pack featuring the high defininition Blu-ray Disc, a standard definition DVD, and a disc containing DisneyFile™ digital copy [...]
At last week’s CEA Line Show and Digital Downtown Conference in New York City the CEA (Consumer Electronics Association) gave their outlook for consumer spending in the electronic sector for the second half of 2009. Stating that unemployment still looks weak and the technology sector is “caught in the carnage,” the CEA said they are still optimistic that the economy will begin to turn around in the second half…
