Category Archives: Blu-ray/HD DVD

Blu-ray & HD DVD news round-up

Home Media Magazine reports that Kmart is going HD DVD exclusive – kind of. Kmart stores are only stocking Toshiba HD DVD players and are not selling standalone Blu-ray players, but they are selling the PS3 – which plays Blu-ray, … Continue reading

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Toshiba HD-A2 to drop below $100 at Wal*Mart

Lately I’ve made a number of posts about various retailers dropping their pricing on the Toshiba HD-A2 HD DVD deck under $200, which was started by Wal*Mart pricing them at $198. Well, Wal*Mart seems to be getting even more aggressive, … Continue reading

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Blu-ray news round-up

Circuit City was listing the LG BH200 dual-format Blu-ray/HD DVD deck for $799.99 earlier today, $200 off MSRP, according to EngadgetHD. But it is back to $999.99 now. Typo or a leak of what the pricing will be once it … Continue reading

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Panasonic introduces the first Blu-ray Final Standard Profile player, the DMP-BD30

Panasonic today introduced the DMP-BD30 Blu-ray player. This is the first player to support what is known as Blu-ray Final Standard Profile, also known as BD Profile 1.1. This includes two video decoders for PIP support, two audio decoders, and … Continue reading

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A slew of Buy.com deals on PS3, Blu-ray, Xbox 360, HD DVD, and more

I just received a Buy.com affiliate email update on a number of deals they’re currently running, a number of them are worth checking out: They have several Xbox 360 promotions: Xbox 360 Elite System (120GB HD) Holiday Bundle for $449.99 … Continue reading

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