Monthly Archives: February 2008

Blu-ray News Round-up

Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2008 by MegaZone

The Hollywood Reporter reports that Blu-ray is seeing explosive growth in Europe. Just two months after reaching the one million unit mark in movie sales they’d reached the two million mark. Media Control Gfk International reports movie sales total 2.4 … Continue reading →

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Microtune Touts The Use Of Their Tuner In TiVo HD

Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 by MegaZone

It seems a little odd, coming months after the product launch, but today Microtune issued a press release touting the use of their MT2131 3-in-1 tuner chip in the TiVo HD. Honestly, I think the language of their press release … Continue reading →

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HD DVD Promotional Group Issues Form Letter Response

Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 by MegaZone

After yesterday’s announcement that Netflix is dropping HD DVD and Best Buy will promote Blu-ray, the HD DVD Promotional Group issued what seems to be their form letter response: We have long held the belief that HD DVD is the … Continue reading →

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VUDU Reviewed, Doesn’t Cut It On HD Quality

Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 by MegaZone

EngadgetHD has reviewed VUDU, including their support for HD content. And they’re conclusions echo what I’ve said in the past: We wanted the VUDU to deliver in such a way that HD freaks could really grab hold if those excruciatingly … Continue reading →

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HD DVD Takes More Hits

Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 by MegaZone

Spanish distributor Tripictures has sided with Blu-ray. They’re the official Spanish distributor for New Line, and they’ll start their Blu-ray releases on February 20th with Hairspray, to be followed by Rush Hour 3 in March. From ZonaDVD via Blu-ray.com. In … Continue reading →

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