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Blu-ray backed by all Hollywood studios

News All six major Hollywood studios are now in the Blu-ray DVD camp, following Toshiba's decision to pull the plug on HD DVD earlier this week. As we look to (begin) releasing our titles on Blu-ray, we will monitor consumer adoption and determine our...

Tags: entertainment, consumer, titles, toshiba

22 February 2008, 9:22 > More matches in News

Blu-ray profile 1.1 player round-up

Crave We're into November now, and that means that all new Blu-ray players must conform to the BD Full Standard Profile -- profile 1.1 -- specification. However you look at it, the PS3 remains an excellent entry to the Blu-ray market, because it's an...

6 November 2007, 11:45 > More matches in Crave

Blu-ray winning format war, analyst says

News Sony's Blu-ray format for next-generation DVD drives will defeat Toshiba's rival HD DVD format, analyst firm Forrester predicted on Wednesday -- but it won't be a quick victory. After a long and tedious run-up to the launch, it is now clear to...

20 October 2005, 10:26 > More matches in News

Panasonic DMP-BD50: Blu-ray goes Live

Crave The Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray player we checked out recently was terribly exciting, but we're even keener on the company's DMP-BD50, which adds one important feature to the Blu-ray arsenal -- BD Live.

Tags: panasonic, colour, cd dvd, hd

5 March 2008, 10:49 > More matches in Crave

News.blog: Blu-ray player sales droop

News Looks like it wasn't the HD DVD/Blu-ray battle that was keeping potential customers away from high-definition video players after all. The NPD Group released some of its retail sales tracking data on Wednesday that showed sales of Blu-ray...

Tags: cent, sales, consumers, ray

1 May 2008, 10:33 > More matches in News

Samsung BD-P1000: Blu-ray pack leader

Crave Samsung was the first to release a Blu-ray disc player in the US, and has said it will also be the first to release one in Europe and the UK. It can output Blu-ray movies in Full HD 1080p, and can upscale your standard DVD movies so they look more...

Tags: samsung, movies, disc, hd

5 September 2006, 12:05 > More matches in Crave

Blu-ray movies: Where's the audience?

Crave Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has confirmed that its first batch of Blu-ray movies will arrive in the US on 20 June. The films, 50 First Dates, The Fifth Element, Hitch and the House of Flying Daggers are set to coincide with the release of the...

Tags: sony, definition, package, ray

14 June 2006, 13:09 > More matches in Crave

Blu-ray DVD players to use Java

News Sun Microsystems' Java technology will be built into Blu-ray DVD players, executives said on Monday, a development that advances the technology in the consumer electronics market for which Sun originally developed the software.

29 June 2005, 10:03 > More matches in News

Sony Vaio RC204: Blu-ray arrives in the UK

Crave Mad props to the people at Sony for sending us the UK's first Blu-ray-ready PC (which we've reviewed here). It's the Blu-ray disc burner sitting in the top drive bay that's got us truly excited though.

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18 May 2006, 12:01 > More matches in Crave

Sony BDP-S300: Blu-ray's been to Weight Watchers

Crave As we perch on the edge of our seats waiting for the Blu-ray vs HD DVD scuffle to end, we have plenty of time to predict which format will be triumphant. The latest salvo is Sony's announcement of a seriously cut-price Blu-ray player, the BDP-S300.

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8 March 2007, 10:58 > More matches in Crave

Sony PS3 DTS-HD Master Audio: Best Blu-ray player again

Crave We're just thrilled to see such complete support for all Blu-ray features. Because Blu-ray has plenty of storage space and a huge data transfer rate, it means you get audio at 24.5Mbps. The Sony PlayStation 3 is now available for around £285, which...

Tags: sony, master, hd, console

11 April 2008, 11:40 > More matches in Crave

HD DVD disc sales figures: Blu-ray gets really cross

Crave The headline number was that HD DVD owners are buying, on average, 3.8 movies each, with Blu-ray owners buying just 0.6 discs each. For a start, the HD DVD group routinely refuses to include the PlayStation 3 as a Blu-ray player, claiming most...

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14 November 2007, 10:05 > More matches in Crave

Is the PS3 any good as a Blu-ray player?

Digital Living I really want a Blu-ray player, but it is worth getting a dedicated player rather than a PlayStation 3? And here's why: the most important factor in deciding which DVD, HD DVD or Blu-ray player to buy (in your budget range) is surely the quality of...

28 March 2007, 17:24 > More matches in Digital Living

HD DVD vs. Blu-ray: Which is the Christmas winner?

Crave While you contemplate which colour socks and underwear to purchase, spare a thought for Blu-ray and HD DVD -- two of the hottest tech brands for this Christmas and next year. Opinion is divided: Crave has seen more Blu-ray devices than it has HD...

Tags: hd, christmas, ray, tech

15 December 2006, 11:49 > More matches in Crave

News.blog: US HDTV users still not hip to Blu-ray

News A new report released on Tuesday says that less than half of high-definition television owners in the US know what Blu-ray Disc is. While that's an improvement over a year ago, it still means that more than half of that group -- the target audience...

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4 June 2008, 10:04 > More matches in News