Samsung Blu-ray Units Add Netflix, Pandora

Forum  |  forums.digitaltrends.com | Oct 23, 2008

Both Samsung Blu-ray players are available now; current owners can upgrade their units at no charge to support the new streaming media features. Updaters appear to require a Windows PC. The update also a Read | Permalink | Linking Blogs | Home Video More...

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Sony Vaio TT Lightest Blu-ray Notebook

Forum  |  forums.digitaltrends.com | Sep 23, 2008

Sony has unveiled its Vaio TT ultra-portable notebook computer, making a play for consumers who want their computers to be small and lightbut still pack entertainment power. The Vaio TT measures less than an inch thick and weights just 2.

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Blu-ray Market Share...Drops?

Forum  |  forums.digitaltrends.com | Sep 24, 2008

When competing high-definition disc format HD DVD threw in the towel in early 2008, most industry watchers were expecting a surge of consumer interest in Sony's victorious Blu-ray format.

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Netflix Adds $1/Month Charge for Blu-ray

Forum  |  forums.digitaltrends.com | Oct 9, 2008

Well, no more: Netflix has announced it will now begin charging $1 more per month for access to renting Blu-ray movies. To justify the increase, Netflix cites the price of Blu-ray movies compared to standard DVDs.

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Amex Digital Offers Blu-Ray for MacBooks

Forum  |  forums.digitaltrends.com | Oct 17, 2008

At Apple's introduction of new MacBook models earlier this week, Apple CEO Steve Jobs characterized Blu-ray technology as a "bag of hurt" from the perspective of a manufacturer because the licensing is "so complex.

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Talk Back: Toshiba XDE DVD Player: Better than Blu-Ray?

Forum  |  forums.digitaltrends.com | Aug 26, 2008

My Toshiba HD-DVD player does a great job of upconverting. I was really surprised the first time I watched a standard DVD on it. I'd love to see a comparison with this XDE player. It's hard to believe they've even improved it further.

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OWC Debuts Blu-ray Burner with 4 Interfaces

Forum  |  forums.digitaltrends.com | Oct 22, 2008

Other World Computing has announced a new external Blu-ray burnerand although the company is mainly known for selling Mac peripherals, the OWC Mercury Pro Blu-ray Burner features interfaces that should let users burn BD media from just about anything with a USB 2.

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Sherwood Announces $300 Blu-ray Player

Forum  |  forums.digitaltrends.com | Oct 15, 2008

Although the format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray ended early in 2008Blu-ray won, in case folks were wonderingthe market for high-definition discs hasn't really taken off.

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Acer Brings Blu-ray to Affordable Desktop

Forum  |  forums.digitaltrends.com | Oct 13, 2008

Acernow the parent company of Gatewayis hoping to find a sweet spot in consumers end-of-year holiday buying plans with its new Aspire X3200 desktopespecially if they're looking for a compact PC that can handle high-definition video.

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