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    Samsung first to market in Australia with 4K, Ultra HD Blu-Ray player

    Samsung Electronics Australia has announced the local availability of the Samsung 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player. If you've got a 4K TV and are searching for new content sources, then it looks like we're going one more round with optical media. The UHD Blu-ray player went on sale from Australian retailers last Thursday, the 5th May 2016 and will cost you A$599 RRP. While...

    Blu-ray wins format war, now Sony can't meet demand?

    After Blu-ray beat our HD-DVD for the title of HD format earlier this year, demand is predicted to substantially grow over the next 12 months. Estimates are around 48 million, the problem is Sony (the largest Blu-ray manufacturer) only has capacity to manufacture around 38 million per year. The solution - either Sony needs to build / buy further production facilities and...

    Microsoft Xbox 360 HD DVD Player Officially Discontinued

    Well, I now have a piece of history. Turns out it cost me $250 to play the 4 HD-DVD's I bought. I'm glad the war is over now, it's a lot less confusing for consumers. read more | digg story

    Blu-ray is the next generation DVD format.. well almost

    A lot of tech sites are calling the next generation DVD format war between Blu-ray and HD-DVD over. Why now ? Well, we all knew the HD-DVD camp were on their last legs, with companies jumping ship, left, right and centre. The main driving force behind the format, Toshiba, has reportedly confirmed they will drop their support for HD-DVD. Now I'm...

    Warner Bros goes Blu-ray only, blow to HD-DVD

    Time for an update on the next gen DVD format war. In a surprising move by Warner Bros, the movie studio have decided to move to exclusively Blu-Ray after previously supporting bloth Blu-ray and HD-DVD. This is in contrast to Paramount's decision last year to move to support only HD-DVD. Had Warner decided to do the same, it would have almost sealed the deal...

    Blu-ray Australia giving away 5 free Blu-ray movies

    If you own one of the following Blu-ray player models - Sony BDP-S300, Sony BDP-S500, Sony BDP-S1E, Samsung BDP-1000, Samsung BDP-1400, Sharp BDHP20X, Panasonic DMP-BD10, Panasonic DMP-BD10A, Pioneer BDP-LX70, Pioneer BDP-LX70A, then you can get yourself 5 free Blu-ray movies. Unfortunately you can only select one from each category below, but there are some good titles available. Category 1: Casino Royale,...

    JB Hi-Fi now adds support for HD-DVD

    After previously deciding to sit fairly and squarely in the Blu-ray camp, JB Hi-Fi have now announced they will sell HD-DVD players and HD-DVD movies along with Blu-ray. Check out the Press Release from Toshiba.

    Transformers hits DVD / HD-DVD

    What can I say other than.. it's about time. I've been hanging out for this since seeing the movie in the cinema. Of course the only option for me is to add to my HD-DVD collection, this movie is the exact reason we need high definition, to see all the amazing detail the movie creators intended. More @ CrunchGear

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    Blu-ray is the next generation DVD format.. well almost

    A lot of tech sites are calling the next generation DVD format war between Blu-ray and HD-DVD over. Why now ? Well,...

    Warner Bros goes Blu-ray only, blow to HD-DVD

    Time for an update on the next gen DVD format war. In a surprising move by Warner Bros, the movie studio have decided to...

    Blu-ray Australia giving away 5 free Blu-ray movies

    If you own one of the following Blu-ray player models - Sony BDP-S300, Sony BDP-S500, Sony BDP-S1E, Samsung BDP-1000, Samsung BDP-1400, Sharp...
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