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Price Watch: Sharp Blu-ray player, $179.99

By CNET Blogs • Nov 17, 1:00pm

Finally, a late-model Blu-ray player for a reasonable price, and no rebates required! ...

Politics & Policy

Chinese pirates offering cheap AVCHD Blu-ray rips on disguised DVD-Rs

By Engadget • Nov 17, 11:26am

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Just last week we heard that Warner Bros. was ending its home video / DVD business in South Korea due to rampant piracy, and now we've got a report from China suggesting that sophisticated pirates are duping buyers with faux Blu-ray Discs that are actually DVDs. As the story goes, movie pirates in select parts of Asia are ripping bona fide BDs and then burnin ...

Products & Equipment

PS3 U.S. Release Date Revision (11.17.08)

By IGN • Nov 17, 8:00am

Dates, dates, and more dates! Your guide to the PS3 retail calendar. ...

Products & Equipment

Memorex MVBD-2510 Blu-ray player hits $139.99 (but not for long)

By Engadget • Nov 17, 6:24am

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Okay, so maybe Memorex's Profile 1.1 MVBD-2510 was only $269 from the get-go, but busting through the unofficial $150 price barrier is a pretty big deal for Blu-ray. Granted, we're totally expecting a few more to join the fold come Black Friday, but who's not all about buying from the comfort of one's home versus braving frigid temperatures only to catch e ...

Marketplace

Circuit City Black Friday Blu-ray Deals

By Format War Central • Nov 17, 3:33am

Circuit City’s Black Friday list was revealed yesterday, media enthusiasts will be pleased! Here are a few items we feel are worth a mention:
Blu-ray Players

Samsung BDP-1500 BD-Live: $199 Regular: $250
Sony 40″ 1080p LCD HDTV & Sony Blu-Ray Player Bundle (Model # KDL40V4100 and BDPS350) - $1,199.98
Sony 46″ 1080p LCD HDTV & Sony Blu-ray Player Bundle (Model # KDL46 ...

Marketplace

HDTV penetration at all-time high

By AfterDawn • Nov 17, 12:36am

According to a new Leichtman Research study, one-third of all Americans now own an HDTV, putting market penetration at an all-time high. The number has doubled from 2006's figures.

Just over 22 percent of all US homes purchased a new HDTV in the last 12 months, and about 48 percent spent over $1000 USD for their new TV.

"About 40 million U.S. households now have at least one HDTV set, and ...

Marketplace

Blu-Ray Goes from Christmas Casualty to Christmas Savior? [Blu Ray]

By Kotaku • Nov 16, 4:00pm

On Tuesday, the economy was gonna kill Blu-Ray. As of Friday, Blu-Ray might save Christmas. Right now, the only difference between our economy and a back-alley crapshoot is the informed punditry of... ...

Programming

NEWS: Netflix stops HD DVD rentals

By Pocket-lint • Nov 14, 3:38pm

End of year deadline reached for failed format Although not entirely unexpected, in th States Netflix has put an end to its involvement with the failed HD DVD disc format.
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Read Netflix stops HD DVD rentals on Pocket-lint now]]> ...

Chuck: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray Disc

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By Big Picture Big Sound • Nov 14, 5:41amProgramming

Paramount Confirms 'Friday the 13th' Blu-ray Specs

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By High-Def Digest • Nov 13, 7:00pmProgramming

Pioneer KURO 60-inch 1080p Plasma HDTV is I4U Top 100 Gift Tip #86

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By I4U • Nov 13, 5:50pmProducts & Equipment

34% of U.S. Households Have HDTV, Study Shows

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By CE Pro • Nov 13, 5:25pmMarketplace

Review: The World's Thinnest LCD HDTVs [Ultrathin Lcds]

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By Gizmodo • Nov 13, 5:00pmProducts & Equipment

Del Toro Says 'Cronos' Blu-ray On the Way

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By High-Def Digest • Nov 13, 5:00pmProducts & Equipment

Disney: Economy May Slow Blu-ray Adoption

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By Format War Central • Nov 13, 3:48pmMarketplace

Amazon offers 45% off Blu-ray sale

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By Punch Jump • Nov 13, 3:41pmProgramming

Wal-Mart offers PS3, HDTV Value Bundle

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By Punch Jump • Nov 13, 3:35pmProgramming

Supernatural: The Complete Third Season on Blu-ray Disc

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By Big Picture Big Sound • Nov 13, 6:04amProgramming

Philips BDP7200 Blu-ray Player $199 at Costco

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By Format War Central • Nov 12, 10:08pmMarketplace

'Street Fighter' to Kick It on Blu-ray this February

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By High-Def Digest • Nov 12, 9:00pmProgramming