Samsung Has New Blu’s Coming This Fall |
If you’re thinking of jumping onboard the Blu-ray bandwagon but have yet to decide on a player maybe you should hold off until Samsung comes out with its two new additions to its Blu-ray line this fall. The BD-1400 (priced at $550) will be notable for having support for 24 frames-per-second output, removing any instances of stuttering motion in the video (an effect called “judder”) for high-end displays capable of this mode. It will also have internal decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD so you can crank up the noise if you’ve got a high-end stereo hook-up.
In addition to the 24 fps support, the BD-P2400 ($650) adds another microchip that delivers HQV (Hollywood Quality Video) processing to deliver the absolute best video presentation experience you can get on these players. If you’ve got a nice home theater system then going the extra $100 and …


In a major hit to HD DVD supporters, Blockbuster has decided to go with the rival Blu-ray high definition DVD format in 1,450 of its 1700 stores across the nation. This decision was made after a year of renting both the Blu-ray and HD DVD formats in their stores after which the video rental giant found that Blu-ray was preferred by its consumers over 70% of the time.
In late February Sony announced they were going to
Today Sony unveiled a new VAIO FZ series laptop which packs a Blu-Ray disc player along with a 15.4 inch widescreen display. This combination results in a lightweight multimedia notebook that can play movies in 1080 HD resolution as well as record and play back personal content on the Blu-Ray media.
When the CeBIT show arrives in Hannover, Germany later this week one of the must-see pieces of hardware will be Hitachi-LG Data Storage’s first dual Blu-ray/HD-DVD internal drive for PCs. This baby was just announced and bears the swank product name of GGW-H10N Super Multi Blue. It can read, record and re-write CDs, DVDs, play and record single and dual-layered Blu-ray discs (4x or 3.5x speeds) and play HD-DVDs (no record on those babys just yet.)
Continuing the battle of DVD replacement formats, Sony is launching a less expensive player for Blu-ray discs bringing some additional pull to the
Sharp has introduced the BD-HP1, a new Blu-ray recorder which has been able to cut some costs due to some ingenuity along with the small requirement of a compatable Sharp television.
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In a repeat of the famous Betamax versus VHS, it appears that the adult film industry has chosen HD DVD over Blu-ray as their publishing medium of choice.
LaCie announced the release of its new external Blu-ray capable DVD Burner. Named the “LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive,” it supports external connection via either USB or FireWire. LaCie made the announcement at CES 2007. The company is claiming that the d2 is one of the first of its kind.
Time Warner has announced plans to introduce a new DVD format that will encode content in both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray formats. The format will be called Total HD.








