Blu-ray, also referred to as Blu-ray Disc (BD), is the name associated with a next generation optical disc format. It has the same physical proportions as standard DVDs and Compact disks, however offers over five times the storage capacity of conventional DVDs, holding up to 27 GB of data on a single-layer disc (that’s more than 2 hrs of high definition video or about thirteen hrs of standard video) Read the rest of this entry

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If you are looking for the ultimate in High Definition enjoyment at your home there are two items you need to have. The first important one of course is a full 1080p high definition television which can be an LCD model, Plasma or one of the new LEDs. And of course to play a movie and enjoy the full screen of your 1080p high def TV you’ll need a Blue Ray player.

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Hey Readers! I’ve been comin across some crazy stuff the past few days from a few different blogs around the web which I just had to share with you. Check em out below…

Sony Launches $200 BDP-S470 3D Blu-ray Player | Geeky Gadgets

Sony has launched its first 3D capable Blu-ray Player, the Sony BDP-S470 will be able to show 3D video in Full HD 1080p, when a firmware update is released in.

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Toshiba BDX2100 follow-up Blu-ray player launched – Pocket-lint

Toshiba BDX2100 follow-up Blu-ray player launched – For only £129.99.

Saving Private Ryan to storm Blu-ray

You might want to sit down for this one. Are you ready? Saving Private Ryan is coming to Blu-ray. Yep, the 1998 Academy …

Free Blu-ray Remote for BlackBerry By Pocket BLU | BlackBerry Cool

Pocket BLU have released a BlackBerry app that lets your BlackBerry communicate directly with your Blu-Ray player.

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I hope you’ve been enjoying my posts lately. I thought I might do something different today and rustle up a few bits of info from around the WWW. These are some of the news items and blog posts that have been popular over the last few weeks. Leave me your thoughts.

Panasonic announces new 3D Blu-ray recorders, players — Engadget

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Choosing A Blu-ray Drive

Blu-ray drives allow you to play blu-ray movies. They can be external drives or internal drives depending on what kind of system and set-up you have. The price can vary from around a hundred dollars up to five hundred dollars with the most expensive having more features. Blu-ray drives provide crystal clear HD programming right on your own computer screen.

Many people Read the rest of this entry

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Toshiba Wins Hollywood Support for the HD DVD format
 by: Iulia Pascanu

What led them to this choice, as all four studios stated separately, is better performance for the price and copyright protection.

The other standard in competition, the Blu-ray disc, unconditionally backed by Sony Pictures Entertainment, is also counting on support from Metro Goldwyn Mayer and Twentieth Century Fox. The Read the rest of this entry

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With so many Blu Ray Players on the market, selecting the one for you can feel like an impossible task. Never fear the expert voice of Dvd-Blue-Ray.com is here to help.

You may have a manufacturer that you naturally prefer or one that compliments your current home entertainment system, or if you are simply surfing the market, the brief overview of the reviews from Dvd-blue-ray.com will help.

I’ve chosen a selection of the economical models like the Denon DDV 1800BD and the top end of the market like the Sony BDP S5000ES, undoubtedly Sony have once again set the bar very high.

Samsung BDP 1500 – Incorporating the latest software and makes Blu-ray better and more accessible then before. Styled to compliment the Samsung TV, the Samsung BDP 1500 offers a fashionable player with surprising ease of use. It supports version 1.1 a superb feature enabling you to access features such as the Picture in Picture (PiP) technology and local storage.

Samsung BDP 2500 – Using the award-winning Hollywood Quality Video (HQV) chip for processing video the Samsung BDP 2500 blu ray player offers fantastic features ensuring a great way of enjoying the absolute best out of your high-definition video display. The BDP 2500 lets you enjoy bold, deep colour with crisp details and the full 1080p resolution. It provides this with the quality of construction and style of the BDP 1500 above.

Pioneer BDP LX08 – Not just a stylish sleek looking blu ray player, the BDP-LX08 gives you unrivalled image quality. It’s 1080p resolution, 24 frames per second speed coupled with the high tech HDMI Deep Colour, this Pioneer blu ray player will give you close to the ultimate viewing experience without the top end price tag.

Pioneer BDP LX71 – The Pioneer BDP-LX71 gives you amazing video and also great quality audio too. It comes with Wolfson Digital Audio Converters to create a sound experience barely matched by any other blu ray disc player. If that’s not enough, it is further enhanced by Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution and Dolby True HD. With all this, you know you will be getting the ultimate home entertainment experience in perfect high definition.

Pioneer BDP 51FD – Like most Blu Ray Players the Pioneer BDP 51FD offers superb 1080p resolution and 24 frames per second, however, added to this is upscaling meaning the picture quality is vastly improved. It does this by increasing the number of lines on the TV screen. 1080p currently produces the best resolution closely tailed by 1080i.

Panasonic DMP BD35 – Slim, stylish the Panasonic DMP BD35 really shows you how a good HD Blu-ray player should be without being too modern or futuristic. It benefits from the inclusion of Panasonic’s PHL Reference Chroma Processor Plus. This provides a fantastic image with realistic colour and an incredibly smooth motion to create a clearer picture. The BD35 blu ray player is capable of outputting 1080p/24fps and is compatible with DVDs formatted in 24fps.

Philips BDP 7200 – The style of the Philips BDP 7200 is quite different to that of other Blu ray players on the market. For a start it has a dark grey case with rounded corners, rather than the normal sharper edges. Philips is synonymous with high end technology being at the cutting edge of digital media storage even from the cassette to the floppy disc, CD, DVD and now through to the Blu Ray Disc. As usual their product is of very high quality.

Sony’s range of Blu Ray disc players is really quite unique. Not only do they have the broadest product range, but their range also fits perfectly with their Sony BRAVIA range of HD TV’s. There is no other manufacturer that offers the ability to provide such compatibility between a huge product range, pricing and quality. Yet again Sony have set the bar high and undoubtedly many of the other manufacturers are running to catch up.

Sony’s range of BDP S300, 350, 360 and 550 are quite unique, with the S360 having only just been released.

If you want to take your viewing experience that one step higher, there is also the Sony BDP-S5000ES. ES stands for Elevated Standard and they certainly are exceptional. A slightly bulky offering from Sony, but it certainly is worth it if you are that serious about your home cinema… And you must be for the price tag! Depending on where in the world you are, prices range from between $1,400 to $2,000 with the BDP-S360 being brought out from new for just $299 from Amazon.com.

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Bring Avatar Home: Books And Cds To Enhance Your Avatar Experience

Watching James Cameron’s Avatar is one of those cinematically immersive experiences you have rarely in your life. After the movie ends there is a feeling of wanting to take the characters and the story home with you, to watch it again and take in the details of Pandora within your own home.

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