2L Records Release Piano Music of Edvard Grieg on Blu-ray and SACD in Surround.

The magic of a "time machine" brings Percy Grainger's original performance back to life in this modern surround-sound recording with the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rolf Gupta. Edvard Grieg himself bears witness to the validity and authenticity of Grainger's......Read More

Adult Content Shaping The Future of Blu-ray and HD Downloads

The adult video industry has long been credited with resolving the VHS versus Beta war of past, and that same industry may just be settling a video format war again. I'm not talking about the Blu-ray vs. HD DVD battle......Read More

Air Force One and Glory Coming To Blu-ray on June 2, 2009 with BD-Live

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment re-lives two heart-pounding tales of American heroism and bravery with Oscar-nominated Air Force One (Best Editing and Best Sound, 1998) and Oscar-winner Glory (Best Cinematography and Best Sound, 1989) arriving on high definition Blu-ray™ June 2,......Read More

An Open Letter To Audiophile Record Labels About Blu-ray For Music

To All Audiophile and Specialty Record Labels, Today is the day to see the extraordinary opportunity in front of you. The days of selling retro-vinyl titles or dead-format SACDs are over. The Blu-ray era is here and you have every......Read More

Apple Rumored To Be Adding Blu-ray To Computers and iTunes 8.2

Apple Computer is notoriously secretive about their future technology which has created a whole world of Mac gossip and rumor sites. Computer super-site, CNET.com, is not one of these gossip sites and they are reporting that there is talk that......Read More

Are Blu-ray's Days Numbered? The Half Life of AV Disc Theory

New audio-video formats have a definite lifespan and that lifespan is getting increasingly short as "convergence" becomes more and more of a factor in consumer electronics. As Dr. Ken Taraszka pointed out in his January 2009 look at the current......Read More

Best Buy To Add Vinyl To Music Sections

Talk about going retro... Best Buy recently announced that they would be adding vinyl to the music section of their vast chain of stores. A lot of hype has been made of a resurgence of the LP; however overall sales......Read More

Blu-ray Limits Its Growth Rate With Constant Firmware Updates

What are the Hollywood studios thinking these days with these feature-loaded Blu-ray titles that have the power to render a player to not play their newest films? While Blu-ray has tremendous power to be updated thus allowing new, sexy added......Read More

Can The Home Theater Business Re-price Itself Back Into The Hearts and Wallets of Consumers?

This recession is a bitch. The talking heads on the Sunday morning shows were shooting off this weekend about the fact that the American economy was headed into recession no matter what, but the collapse of the real estate market......Read More

CEDIA 2009 Show Report - Andrew Robinson

While not quite as jammed packed or exciting as previous years, CEDIA 2009 still proved to be the place to be for new product launches, as understated as those launches may have been. Before I get into what excited me......Read More

CEDIA 2009 Show Report - Jerry Del Colliano

For most of the past decade CEDIA has been picking up steam while the winter Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has struggled with its identity as it struggled to digest COMDEX and the computer geeks that came along with the merger.......Read More

CEDIA 2009 Show Report - Ken Taraszka, MD

CEDIA has been blowing up with new video technology over the last few years. 1080p was the big news just years ago, and while talk of 2K, 1440p and other formats have been thrown around and to some extent even......Read More

Denon & Warner Home Video Offer Special Dark Knight Blu-ray Promotion

Mail-In Promotion Offers Consumers Both The Dark Knight and Batman Begins with the Purchase of Denon Blu-ray Disc PlayerDenon Electronics today announced it is teaming up with Warner Home Video for a major holiday promotion keyed to the much anticipated......Read More

DENON DVD-1800BD BLU-RAY DISC PLAYER TO EXPAND PRODUCT LINE-UP

New More Affordable Player Brings Denon-Quality Blu-ray Performance Within Reach of More Consumers; Features HDMI 1.3a with Deep Color Support Denon Electronics, a manufacturer of home entertainment components, today announced that it will begin delivering its DVD-1800BD Profile 1 version......Read More

Denon Introduces The First Universal Blu-ray Player That Also Plays SACD, DVD-Audio

Denon Electronics announced today the introduction of the ultimate 'Universal' Blu-ray Audio/Video player, Model DVD-A1UDCI (SRP: $3,800).  The DVD-A1UDCI 'Universal' BD Player joins the Denon AVP-A1HDCI A/V Preamplifier (SRP: $7,500) and the POA-A1HDCI 10-channel Power Amplifier (SRP: $7,500) in the......Read More

Denon Introduces Two New Value Priced Blu-ray Players

Denon Electronics today introduced two high-performance Blu-ray products, each designed to make the benefits of high-definition video and audio more available and affordable. The company's new Blu-ray offerings include two Profile 2.0 Blu-ray players, the DBP-2010CI (SRP: $699) and DBP-1610CI......Read More

Denon To Add VRS From Anchor Bay To Their Blu-ray Players and AV receivers For 1080p Scaling

Anchor Bay announced today that Denon Electronics has chosen to incorporate Anchor Bay video processing chips, with the latest proprietary Video Reference Series (VRS) technologies including Precision Video Deinterlacing and Precision Video Scaling, across their newly introduced product line. Seven......Read More

DENON TO PROVIDE ADVANCED PRODUCTS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS AT CEDIA

Special Presentations at Denon Booth #204 Throughout the Show Denon Electronics will provide product demos and educational presentations for custom integration professionals at CEDIA. Attendees will be able to participate first-hand in Denon®'s "Boundless Opportunities" proposition in three separate booth......Read More

First Annual Loss for Sony in 14 Years

Sony reported their first annual loss in 14 years today; however the company beat their estimate as to how deep the loss would be. For the past year or so Sony has been slashing jobs, offering early retirements and closing......Read More

HDMI 1.4 - Another New Example of Planned Obsolesce Imposed On The Home Theater Market

I just read an editorial by controversial filmmaker Michael Moore last week on the Huffington Post about one of his most popular topics, General Motors. Before he got to a pretty empowering outlook for what the company could do going......Read More

Holiday Blu-ray Sales Very Strong Despite Weak 2008 Shopping Season

During these unprecedented economic times, not every category of the economy is completely stinking it up. Hollywood studios and large electronics companies have put a major push to make Blu-ray get up and dance on its own as an......Read More

JVC's New Sub-$200 Blu-ray Player

JVC just announced the availability of a new entry-level Blu-ray player. The new JVC XV-BP11 is a truly versatile high definition player, offering playback of high definition Blu-ray discs, plus playback of the AVCHD format, the high definition format widely......Read More

LG To Add VUDU To Its Blu-ray Players

LG Electronics today announced the addition of the high-definition streaming movie service from VUDU, Inc. to the LG Wireless Network Blu-ray Player (model BD390). With VUDU, consumers can instantly buy or rent from an extensive library of movies and TV......Read More

Marantz Adds Flagship Blu-ray Player To Its Lineup

Marantz is expanding its line of advanced Blu-ray players to include four Profile 2.0 models, all with Ethernet connectivity and features to increase flexibility in both playback and installation. Leading the new lineup is the company's highly anticipated flagship player,......Read More

Marantz Adds New Blu-ray Players To Product Lineup

Marantz is expanding its line of Blu-ray players to include four Profile 2.0 models, all with Ethernet connectivity and features to increase flexibility in both playback and installation. Leading the new lineup is the company's highly anticipated flagship player, the......Read More

MARANTZ DEBUTS NEW MODEL BD7003 BLU-RAY DISC PLAYER AT CEDIA 2008

New More Affordable Profile 1 Version 1.1 Blu-ray Player Marantz America, a provider of advanced home entertainment solutions, will introduce a new high definition video source component at CEDIA 2008 - the BD7003 Profile 1 Version 1.1 Blu-ray Disc Player......Read More

Marantz To Offer $100 Rebate on Blu-ray Players

Marantz is gearing up to energize holiday sales with its "Get some GREEN by going BLU" rebate offer of $100 with purchase of its high-performance BD7004 (SRP: $799.99) and BD5004 (SRP: $549.99) Blu-ray players. The mail-in rebate offer applies to......Read More

NAD's New Flagship M56 Blu-ray Player

NAD Electronics just showed a glimpse at the new Masters Series M56 Blu-ray Player at the recent CEDIA tradeshow in Atlanta, Georgia. Boasting full support for the latest HD audio and video formats, plus compatibility with existing CD and DVD......Read More

Netflix To Offer Download System on Sony's PS3 Game System

Not to be outdone by Microsoft's Xbox 360 game system, Netflix just announced that for $8.95 their subscribers will be able to rent movies via their Playstation 3 game console. This download service will not interfere with Netflix rent-by-mail service......Read More

Netflix Ups Blu-ray Surcharge From $1 to $4 Per Month

Leading home video rental service, Netflix, informed their Blu-ray subscribers today that on April 27, 2009 they will institute a new increase the monthly charge. The price increase depends on the volume of discs in your subscription thus subscribers could......Read More

Oppo Offers Special Edition Of Their BDP-83 Blu-ray Universal Player

The OPPO BDP-83 Special Edition Blu-ray Disc Player is a new upgraded unit based on the highly acclaimed BDP-83. Already well known for its critically acclaimed audio and video performance, the BDP-83 is upgraded with an all new analog audio......Read More

Radio Shack Earns New Sales With Green Trade-in Program

If you thought sex sells then wait until you see how green sells. Radio Shack is the latest player in the consumer electronics space to cash in on the opportunity to open a sales dialog with consumers by suggesting that......Read More

Rumor: You Tube To Be Releasing 1080p Video

Online review site, Lifehacker.com, is reporting that Google's uber-popular, free video download site, YouTube.com, will be launching a 1080p HD video service in the next few days. This news comes as players like Microsoft and Apple jockey for position in......Read More

Samsung and Blockbuster Ink VOD Deal For HDTVs and Players

Samsung and Blockbuster just announced the immediate availability of Blockbuster's vast and growing library of premium digital entertainment for rent or purchase on select 2009 Samsung HDTVs, Blu-ray players and Blu-ray integrated Home Theater Systems. Specific models featuring the new......Read More

Samsung Announces YouTube Service for Select Blu-ray Players

Samsung Electronics America today announced the availability of YouTube on select Samsung Blu-ray players. Owners of the BD-P1600, BD-P3600 or BD-P4600 Blu-ray players will be able to enjoy user-generated content on YouTube by uploading the value-added service at no additional......Read More

Samsung Inks a DRM Deal with Intertrust

Intertrust Technologies Corporation and Samsung Electronics have entered into a patent licensing agreement for all products made by the Samsung Digital Media & Communications (DMC) Division. Licensed Samsung DMC products include a broad range of consumer electronics and mobile products......Read More

Sony and Best Buy To Sell Exclusive ALTUS Line of Electronics

Representing nearly two years of cooperation in market research and engineering efforts, Sony Electronics Inc. and Best Buy Co., Inc. today announced the new "ALTUS" audio product line. Featuring a stylish assortment of wireless music systems, speakers, and home theater......Read More

Sony New 400-Disc Mega-Changer Blu-ray/DVD Player

Looking to help consumers simplify and manage their living room entertainment experience, Sony today announced the new BDP-CX960 and the "Elevated Standard" (ES) BDP-CX7000ES 400-disc Blu-ray MegaChangers. The company also announced the BDP-S1000ES single disc ES player expanding Sony's Blu-ray......Read More

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Partners with Gracenote To Deliver First Live, In-Movie Film Information with movieIQ

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment today announced the launch of movieIQ, a new Blu-ray Disc feature powered by Gracenote® that offers viewers access to a real-time movie database. With a movieIQ-enabled Blu-ray Disc and an internet-connected Blu-ray™ player, movie fans can......Read More

Sony's New Blu-ray Player Offers Download Functionality

Sony's new BDP-N460 Blu-ray player instantly streams one of the largest collections of premium and free on-demand entertainment from the BRAVIA™ Internet Video platform including thousands of movies, TV programs, and music from YouTube, Slacker, and, later this fall, Netflix.......Read More

The Passion of The Christ - Largest Indie Film of All Time Coming to Blu-ray

THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, arrives on Blu-ray Disc (BD) February 17 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.  Written and directed by two-time Academy Award®-winner* Mel Gibson (Braveheart) and starring Jim Caviezel (Déjà Vu) and Monica Bellucci (The Matrix Revolutions),......Read More

Toshiba To Make Blu-ray Players Late in 2009

The Eagles said that they would reunite "when hell freezes over" but somehow they all ended up on a stage together again. In a similar move, Toshiba is reported to be preparing a Blu-ray product offering slated for release later......Read More

VIZIO Adds Blu-Ray Player and New HD Sound Bars to Accessories Line up

VIZIO recently announced three new products for its Accessories line of products including two Sound Bar systems and a Blu-ray Player for less than $200. "VIZIO doesn't stop at high performance HDTVs at a great price. Our Accessories line continues......Read More

Wal-Mart Selling Some Blu-ray Titles Online For $10

And I thought Subway selling foot-long hoagies for five dollars was impressive but news has leaked that Wal-mart is selling some older catalog Blu-ray titles for as little as $10. Some of these titles include "First Blood", the home theater......Read More

Warner Brothers To Buy Back DVDs For Blu-ray Discs

After Hollywood super-studio, Warner Brothers, ended the HD disc format war on "Blu-Friday" at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show they offered a trade-in program where end users could swap out their HD DVD titles for Blu-ray. Now the studio is......Read More

What if HDMI Actually Worked?

Let me be clear with the fact that without HDMI there wouldn't be volumes of 1080p HD content, complete with beaming video, 7.1 uncompressed HD audio and all of those feature-laden supplemental materials that we get from Blu-ray. At the......Read More

Wireworld Introduces New Glass Optical Cables For Use With Mac Computers

Wireworld has introduced a new series of optical digital cables that utilize conductors made of 280 glass fibers, rather than the common plastic monofilament conductor, to provide improved sound quality in home theater, computer audio and professional audio applications. In......Read More