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Panasonic BD60 Blu-ray Player for $109 at Dell (Sold out)
Posted November 20, 2009 04:00 PM by Juan Calonge
While the Internet is abuzz with leaked Black Friday deals from major retailers, Dell has quietly started a remarkable deal on the Panasonic DMP-BD60, which can be had for $109 plus tax, with free shipping. This is a BD-Live compatible player, which supports streaming from YouTube and Amazon, and decodes DTS-HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD. Update: the offer has now ended.
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Lionsgate Brings Four Classic Action Films to Blu-ray
Posted November 20, 2009 03:29 PM by Josh Dreuth
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the classic action films 'The Running Man', 'Hard Rain', 'Drop Zone', and 'The Phantom' to Blu-ray on February 9th. All four films, which feature performances by such action stars as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Wesley Snipes, will be presented in 1080p AVC video accompanied by 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks.
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$10 Off Santa Buddies Blu-ray with Coupon
Posted November 20, 2009 07:54 AM by Juan Calonge
Similarly to what was recently offered for 'Up', Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has now a printable $10 off coupon good for the purchase of the 'Santa Buddies' Blu-ray combo pack. This coupon is redeemable at participating retailers, and there are versions available for the US and Canada. This promotion expires on November 29.
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Steep Increase in Blu-ray Demand, More to Come
Posted November 20, 2009 07:35 AM by Juan Calonge
During a Blu-ray-related forum held in Taipei (Taiwan), a BDA executive revealed that sales volumes of BD movie discs in the US, Europe and Japan in January-September 2009 increased 183%, 200% and 180% respectively from the same period in 2008. Global demand is expected to further increase as average BD player price drops from the current $193 to the $77 forecast for 2012.
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The PS3 is Firmware-Upgradeable to 3-D
Posted November 19, 2009 10:36 AM by Juan Calonge
All PS3 units "will be firmware-upgradeable to 3-D", according to gaming site Gamasutra, citing a Sony presentation for investors given on Wednesday, when Sony outlined its strategy for growing its key business. In principle, that involves only games, but reinforces hope for existing PS3s being enabled for 3-D movie watching.
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Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story on BD
Posted November 19, 2009 07:19 AM by Juan Calonge
An early announcement to retailers indicates that Anchor Bay Entertainment will release Michael Moore's latest documentary 'Capitalism: A Love Story' on Blu-ray on December 29, making it the first Moore film on high-definition disc. There is no information on technical specifications or special features at this time.
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Best Buy Deal of the Day: LG BD370 for $130
Posted November 19, 2009 05:00 AM by Juan Calonge
Only today, Best Buy is offering the LG BD370 Blu-ray player with Netflix streaming for $129.99 with free shipping. At the time of writing, this price is about $20 lower than what Amazon is asking for the same item, even though it must be noted that Amazon is also offering three free BD movies with the purchase of this player.
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$30 Worth of VOD, $10 off 20 BDs or 3 Free BDs with Player Purchase
Posted November 19, 2009 04:30 AM by Juan Calonge
During this week, if you buy a compatible Panasonic Blu-ray player (including the Panasonic DMP-BD60, BD80 or even the BD70V BD/VHS combo), Amazon is offering $30 credit of video-on-demand, which you can use by June 30, 2010. Alternately, if you buy a Sony BDP-S360, you get $10 off on up to 20 eligible BD titles. Or you can buy an LG BD370 with three free movies.
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BD Sales: November 9-15 – Pixar Goes Up in Monster Week (Update)
Posted November 19, 2009 04:00 AM by Juan Calonge
Two titles from Pixar Animation Studios and released by Disney were the top sellers in the week ended November 15, according to Nielsen VideoScan. 'Up' was the clear number one. 'Monsters, Inc.' followed, with Blu-ray sales so strong that they propelled the title to number 6 on the overall packaged-media sales chart. Update: top 10 and sales figures added.
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Deal Alert: John Adams Blu-ray for $25 (Update)
Posted November 19, 2009 03:00 AM by Josh Dreuth
Those Blu-ray owners looking to score the HBO miniseries 'John Adams' for a
good price on Black Friday now have no reason to wait. Best Buy has put the
award-winning series on sale for only $25, which is $55 less than MRSP and
$20 less than what Amazon currently lists as the products price. The sale will
likely end this week, so those interested in checking out the historic series
are advised to act quickly. Update: Amazon has now matched this deal.
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Suspiria Blu-ray Announced in the UK
Posted November 18, 2009 04:53 PM by Juan Calonge
Newly-created label Cine-Excess (under the Brunel University's School of Arts Cult Film Archive, which has recently acquired rights to part of Roger Corman's film catalog), in conjunction with distributor Nouveaux Pictures, has announced the Blu-ray release of Dario Argento's giallo classic 'Suspiria' on January 18, 2010. Audio and video specifications and region coding are not known at this time.
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Universal to Expand BD/DVD Combos to Catalogs
Posted November 18, 2009 11:33 AM by Juan Calonge
Universal Studios Home Entertainment is going to expand the use of BD/DVD combos beyond family titles by re-releasing as combos several of its catalog titles already released on BD. The first titles to be thus rereleased include '8 Mile', 'Dawn of the Dead', 'Doom', 'End of Days', 'Jarhead', 'The Last Starfighter', 'The Rundown', and 'Street Fighter', which will reportedly come out as combos on January 5, 2010.
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Lost City Raiders Coming to Blu-ray in Canada
Posted November 18, 2009 09:02 AM by Josh Dreuth
Morningstar Entertainment has announced that they will bring the Sci-fi film 'Lost City Raiders' to Blu-ray on January 5th in Canada. This made for TV movie starring James Brolin is the second Blu-ray to be released by the company ('A Christmas Carol' was the first). Technical specs and special features have not been announced at this time.
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Norton Ghost 15 Adds Blu-ray Support
Posted November 18, 2009 08:44 AM by Josh Dreuth
The latest version of Symantec's popular PC backup software, Norton Ghost 15, has added recovery media support for both BD-25 and BD-50 discs. Users who upgrade will now be able to back up their Windows 7 based computers onto a Blu-ray disc via an internal or external Blu-ray drive.
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Tech Specs Announced
Posted November 18, 2009 08:30 AM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs for the upcoming Blu-ray release of 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs', which is scheduled to be released on January 5th. For this computer animated feature, video will be presented in 2.35:1 1080p AVC video accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
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Park's Vengeance Trilogy in March 2010
Posted November 18, 2009 08:15 AM by Juan Calonge
Palisades Tartan has informed on an email newsletter that it will release Park Chan-wook's "Vengeance Trilogy" (comprised of 'Sympathy for Mr Vengeance', 'Oldboy' and 'Lady Vengeance') on Blu-ray in the US in March 2010. At the moment no edition details are known, but they are likely to mirror those of the UK editions (see blu-ray.com's post of October 26).
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Une Femme Mariee Announced for UK Blu-ray
Posted November 17, 2009 05:31 PM by Josh Dreuth
Eureka Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'Une Femme Mariee' to Blu-ray as part of their "Masters of Cinema" collection on January 25th in the UK. This disc will feature a newly restored 1.37:1 1080p video presentation, improved English subtitles, and accompanied by an 80-page book.
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Sony Announces Bright Star for Blu-ray Release (Update)
Posted November 17, 2009 05:22 PM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring 'Bright Star' to Blu-ray on January 19th. Technical specs have not been announced at this time, though you can expect to see a 1080p AVC video presentation accompanied by a 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Special features have also not been announced at this time. Update: This release has been canceled.
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Apatow to Make Appearance on Funny or Die
Posted November 17, 2009 03:30 PM by Josh Dreuth
In conjunction with the November 24th Blu-ray release of 'Funny People', director Judd Apatow will make an appearance on comedy website Funny or Die to promote the release. Tomorrow, Wednesday November 18th from 12:30-1:00PM PST, Apatow will answer viewer-submitted questions about the movie and some of the special features that can be found on the forthcoming Blu-ray.
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Sony Adds Netflix to Network Blu-ray Player
Posted November 17, 2009 03:25 PM by Josh Dreuth
Sony Electronics has announced that owners of the Sony N460 Network Blu-ray Player will now be able to stream video content to the player as part of their standard Netflix subscription. Similar to other Netflix-streaming Blu-ray Players, content is delivered over an Internet connection to the player so it can displayed on the viewer's HDTV.
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Marantz Offers $100 Rebate on Blu-ray Players
Posted November 17, 2009 03:02 PM by Josh Dreuth
Marantz has announced that they are offering a $100 mail in rebate on the purchase of either the Marantz BD5004 or BD7004, from now until the end of the year. With the requirement that the player must be purchased from an authorized retailer to qualify, you are unlikely to find these units for less than their MRSP ($549 and $799, respectively), but the rebate is welcome by those looking to purchase the high-end Blu-ray Disc players.
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Today on Blu-ray - November 17th
Posted November 17, 2009 09:43 AM by Josh Dreuth
When George Lucas announced that he would be directing three new Star Wars films, fans young and old built a level of anticipation not seen since the original trilogy first graced theater screens - at least until they met Jar Jar. So when Paramount announced they would revisit Star Trek with Lost co-creator J. J. Abrams at the helm, no one could blame Trekkies for being a tad apprehensive about what direction he would take with their beloved space-based series. The results, however, not only met fan's lofty expectations, but also those of film critics and general moviegoers alike. Thanks to Abram's efforts, Star Trek was both a critical and commercial success and - with today's Blu-ray release - is expected to be a home video success as well.
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Warner Launches DVD2BLU Program
Posted November 17, 2009 09:40 AM by Josh Dreuth
Warner Home Video has announced that they have launched a new program which allows owners trade in their Warner DVD titles for Blu-ray upgrades for as little as $7.95. To take advantage of the program, owners will be required to identify which titles they want to upgrade through the DVD2Blu site, and then mail-in their DVD discs to show proof of ownership. In 4-5 weeks they will receive Blu-ray copies of those same titles.
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Buy Fight Club and Boondock Saints, Save $5
Posted November 17, 2009 06:03 AM by Juan Calonge
For a limited time, if you buy the just-released Blu-ray of 'Fight Club' at Amazon together with the BD of 'The Boondock Saints', you will get an additional $5 off at checkout, making the total $23.48 for the two movies at the time of writing. There is no information regarding when this offer will expire.
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Apocalypse Now Redux German Blu-ray Detailed
Posted November 17, 2009 05:45 AM by Juan Calonge
Universum Film has announced and detailed the Blu-ray release of Francis Ford Coppola's 'Apocalypse Now Redux' for January 29, 2010. The feature will be presented in 1.99:1 1080p video, accompanied by English and German DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio soundtracks. There is no information regarding region encoding.
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Deal Alert: The Prisoner Blu-ray for $34.99 with Coupon
Posted November 17, 2009 04:43 AM by Juan Calonge
The Blu-ray five-disc set of 'The Prisoner: The Complete Series' can be ordered on DeepDiscount for $39.99 (60% off MSRP). Additionally, you can use discount code N4V24RVDNH for an additional $5 off. At the moment the item is listed as temporarily out of stock so buyers will have to exercise patience.
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Elvis Costello to Present Spectacle Blu-ray in NY
Posted November 17, 2009 03:21 AM by Juan Calonge
'Elvis Costello: Spectacle Season 1' comes out on BD today. To promote the release, the London-born singer/songwriter turned TV host will be appearing today at Barnes & Noble Tribeca (97 Warren Street, New York). Fans will have the opportunity to meet Elvis Costello and get their Blu- Ray copy signed by him.
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La Boheme Blu-ray Coming December 15th
Posted November 16, 2009 06:15 PM by Josh Dreuth
Kultur has announced that they will bring Giacomo Puccini's 'La Boheme' to Blu-ray on December 15th. This big budget motion picture based on the immortal opera was directed by Academy-award nominee Robert Dornhelm and stars opera's 'Golden Couple', soprano Anna Netrebko and tenor Rolando Villazon.
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