Category Archives: Formats

Blockbuster Ramps Up Their Blu-ray Efforts

Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008 by MegaZone

Blockbuster is rolling out Blu-ray to all of the corporate stores in the US and Canada, as well as select franchise locations. They’ll be installing Blu-ray kiosks in over 5,000 stores. The kiosks feature a 42″ HDTV and a PS3 … Continue reading →

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Amazon Giving HD DVD Buyers A $50 Credit

Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008 by MegaZone

Following in the footsteps of Wal*Mart, Best Buy, and Circuit City, Amazon is also extending an olive branch to those who purchased an HD DVD player. If you purchased your HD DVD player from Amazon on or before February 23, … Continue reading →

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PS3 To Get DTS-HD MA Decoding

Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008 by MegaZone

AV Watch managed to sit down with the PlayStation3 firmware developers and came away with some interesting information. Two of the features that are in the works are 1080 deinterlacing and DTS-HD MA support on Blu-ray. DTS-HD MA is the … Continue reading →

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Amazon Blu-ray Buy Two, Get One Free Sale

Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008 by MegaZone

Since the end of the format war Blu-ray sales have been thin on the ground, so it is nice to see a new buy two, get one free Blu-ray sale from Amazon. This one has 58 Blu-ray titles to select … Continue reading →

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Wal*Mart Offering HD DVD Player Refunds

Posted on Monday, April 7, 2008 by MegaZone

Joining Best Buy and Circuit City, Wal*Mart is offering an olive branch for the suckersunfortunates who were left with an abandoned format when HD DVD threw in the towel. Wal*Mart will allow you to return your HD DVD player for … Continue reading →

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