Archive for May 13th, 2008

Disney Pushes the Envelop With Sleeping Beauty Blu-ray
Blu-ray.com - 3 hours ago
When Disney releases 'Sleeping Beauty' this fall on Blu-ray, the studio is pulling out every trick in the book to ensure it lives up to its Platinum Series
Disney: Blu-ray's a Sleeping Beauty TVPredictions.com (press release)
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Wal-Mart Carrying $298 Blu-ray Players?
Afterdawn.com - 35 minutes ago
Take this with a grain of salt, but according to Blu-ray.com Wal-Mart has begun selling a $298 USD Blu-ray player in select stores, a price over $100 USD

DVD and Blu-ray Disc Pre-Order Listings are Up, Up and Away at Amazon
TVShowsOnDVD.com, Canada - 4 hours ago
And, even though the studio hasn't made it official yet, super e-tailer Amazon.com is already taking pre-orders for both the DVD and the Blu-ray Disc
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles - 1st Season Episodes to TVShowsOnDVD.com
Lonesome Dove (mini-series) - Classic 1989 Mini-Series Gets TVShowsOnDVD.com
A Mysterious Early 3rd Season DVD Pre-order Appears…Is It TVShowsOnDVD.com
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DVD and Blu-ray Disc Pre-Order Listings are Up, Up and Away at Amazon
TVShowsOnDVD.com, Canada - 56 minutes ago
And, even though the studio hasn't made it official yet, super e-tailer Amazon.com is already taking pre-orders for both the DVD and the Blu-ray Disc

My Say On Blu-Ray (CBS 13 Sacramento)

Now that the towel has been thrown… the white flag raised… and HD-DVD slowly disappears the way of other ‘great’ failed home video technologies like Betamax and DIVX DVD, we can begin focusing on the true future of high definition home video.  Blu-Ray .  

Price, performance, technology slowing growth of Blu-ray Disc players
Broadcast Engineering, KS - 2 hours ago
ABI Research principal analyst Steve Wilson says he expects Blu-ray Disc player functions to eventually expand, opening a way for them to play a broader

The graphic novel comes to home video. May 13, 2008 - On June 24, 2008, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release Persepolis on DVD and Blu-ray. The Academy Award nominated animated tale follows the struggles of a young woman through the sounds of music.


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'Terminator - The Sarah Connor Chronicles' Blu-ray Pre-orders
TheManRoom - 3 hours ago
Speaking of pricing, Fox appears to have slapped TSCC with a $39.99 list price, the same rate they charge for movies on Blu-ray. The actual Amazon price is

Washington, D.C. (May 13, 2008) — Amazon.com is now offering a time-limitedl ‘Buy 2, Get 1 Free” offer on 34 different Blu-ray high-def movies.

Amazon: Buy 2 Blu-ray Movies; Get One Free
TVPredictions.com (press release) - 3 hours ago
The films range in price from $19.95 to $27.95, which means you could get three Blu-ray movies for around $40. Amazon says the '3 for 2' offer is time