Category Archives: Formats

The Other Shoe Drops, Paramount Announces Blu-ray Plans

Posted on Friday, May 2, 2008 by MegaZone

Ever since the death of HD DVD the question has been out the HD DVD exclusive studios would enter, or re-enter, the Blu-ray market. Universal announced their plans a couple of weeks ago, and now Paramount has announced their initial … Continue reading →

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Samsung Ups BD-P1500 Blu-ray Player Specs, Keeps Price The Same

Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 by MegaZone

I reported on the Samsung BD-P1500 from CES in January. At the time the $399 MSRP player was announced as a Blu-ray Profile 1.1, aka Bonus View, player due in June. Well, as the Blu-ray competitive landscape is rapidly evolving, … Continue reading →

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Amazon Starz And Sony Blu-ray Sales

Posted on Sunday, April 20, 2008 by MegaZone

Amazon appears to be running a couple of Blu-ray sales – one on horror titles (plus one odd man out) from Starz, and another on music titles from Sony. With discounts of up to 60%, there are some good deals … Continue reading →

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Universal Finally Announces Their Blu-Ray Plans

Posted on Friday, April 18, 2008 by MegaZone

Universal was the only studio to be HD DVD exclusive from the launch of the format until its death. Since HD DVD went defunct and Universal turned Blu, we’ve been waiting to hear what their BD release plans would be. … Continue reading →

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A Preview Of PS3 Firmware 2.30 – DTS-HD MA Is In There

Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008 by MegaZone

Just last night (or this morning) I posted about word that DTS-HD MA (and the lesser DTS-HD HR) support would be coming to the PlayStation3 in a future release. Well, now comes word that that ‘future release’ will be the … Continue reading →

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