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Home Media Magazine offers expanded coverage of the high-definition Blu-ray Disc format, the next generation in packaged media.



BD Live Needs Wireless Connection and Compelling Content, Tastemakers Panel Says

October 02, 2009

U.S. consumers appear ready to embrace BD Live, but only if Internet connections are wireless — and studios come up with sufficiently compelling content and other features.



Some PS3 Owners Say Firmware Killed Their Blu-ray

September 30, 2009

Sony Computer Entertainment America’s (SCEA) latest firmware updates for its PlayStation 3 gaming system offered cosmetic redesigns and were intended to improve user navigation and profile information. But an increasing number of PS3 owners, mostly those with 60GB launch players, are saying the 3.0 and 3.01 updates had a disastrous side effect: it disabled the Blu-ray Disc player.



Pioneer Launches Fastest Blu-ray Writer

September 30, 2009

Pioneer Electronics said Sept. 30 that its BDR-2205 computer writer burns Blu-ray at 12 times speed for both single- and dual-layer discs, the fastest writing time yet for a Blu-ray drive.



Digital Playground Bows 150th Blu-ray Disc Release

September 30, 2009

Digital Playground Oct. 6 will release Sophia Santi in White — the adult entertainment studio/distributor’s 150th title on Blu-ray Disc.



DisplaySearch: LCD Shipments to Grow as Margins Drop

September 29, 2009

Year-over-year worldwide LCD TV shipments should grow nearly 25%, thanks to increased demand in North America and China, according to DisplaySearch, the TV research arm of the NPD Group.



Report: Late 2009 HDTV Sales Rebound Expected

September 29, 2009

Discount pricing, free Blu-ray Disc players and consumer interest in budget, midsize displays will contribute to a projected second half of 2009 surge of high-definition television unit sales, according to a new SNL Kagan report.



Sony to Deliver Digital Copy Direct From Blu-ray Disc

September 28, 2009

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Sept. 28 said going forward it would incorporate directly on a Blu-ray Disc the digital copy of a new-release movie playable on the PlayStation Portable (PSP). The digital file can be transferred from the disc to a PSP using the Blu-ray drive in a PlayStation 3.



Panasonic Unveils 50-Inch 3D Plasma TV

September 28, 2009

First introduced in the form of a 103-inch plasma HDTV, the electronics giant Sept. 28 unveiled a smaller, 50-inch Full-HD 3D plasma, which includes active shutter glasses that allow for theater-quality 3D at home.



Best Buy Bows 'Monster' Blu-ray Deal

September 27, 2009

Best Buy is offering Paramount/Dreamworks Animation's Monsters vs. Aliens on Blu-ray for $4.99 with the purchase of an Insignia Profile 2.0 Blu-ray player for $149.99.



Cos. to Turn BD Players Into Network Devices

September 24, 2009

As early as this holiday season, Internet-connected Blu-ray Disc players could be multipurpose, networked set-tops, thanks to a new software solution from Related Content Database (RCDb) and Videon Central.






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