Category Archives: Formats

Progressive Discounts On Sony Blu-ray Discs At Amazon

Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2008 by MegaZone

Through November 27th, Thanksgiving here in the US, Amazon is running a special sale on Sony Blu-ray titles. The more movies you buy, the larger the discount you receive. Buy four to six titles and receive and save 15%, seven … Continue reading →

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Memorex Blu-ray Player $149.99 At Buy.com

Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2008 by MegaZone

Buy.com is selling the Memorex MVBD2510 Blu-ray player for $149.99 with free shipping. This is a Profile 1.1 / Bonus View player, not Profile 2.0 / BD-Live. So you might go for one of the BD-Live decks selling for around … Continue reading →

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A Stake Through HD DVD’s Cold, Dead Heart

Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008 by MegaZone

While Toshiba officially pronounced HD DVD dead back in February, movies have still been available from Netflix for users to rent. But not anymore, well, not after December 15, 2008 anyway. Effective December 15, 2008 HD DVD will no longer … Continue reading →

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More Amazon Blu-ray Sales

Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 by MegaZone

Amazon really seems to be pushing Blu-ray, which is great news if you like your high-quality home video. They’re running two more sales. First up is a Buy Two, Get One Free deal running through December 31st. It appears to … Continue reading →

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50% Of US Households To Have Blu-ray By 2010

Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 by MegaZone

German technology company Singulus, which produces Blu-ray manufacturing equipment, predicts that 50% of US households will have purchased a Blu-ray player by 2010, while it will take until 2011 or 2012 to hit the same levels in Germany. They also … Continue reading →

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