Tag: blu ray
PS3 launch helps Sony Pictures sell over 180,000 Blu-ray Discs in Europe
More figures in the great Blu-ray v HD DVD war. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that it’s sold more than 180,000 Blu-ray Discs in Europe, with sales having increased more than 1,000% since the launch of PS3 in March.
Total HD dual-format Blu-ray/HD-DVD discs delayed
Warner’s combined HD-DVD and Blu-ray super disc format it calls Total HD has had its launch pushed back to 2008.
It was hoped the new combined format would appear this year, and would go some way toward ending the ludicrously pointless HD format war…
2007 Tech Trends No. 3: Blu-ray and HD DVD convergance
Third in a series of posts highlighting Tech Digest’s pick of big technology trends for the second half of 2007…
Will the rival Blu-ray and HD DVD camps make peace this side of Christmas (or even emerge from their trenches for a festive football match emulating the British and German troops in World War I? Not likely. Their battle will continue at full pelt until someone loses – mainly all the poor punters who plumped for the wrong format.
YouTube launches UK site and Manhunt 2 banned by BBFC: the best stories from Shiny Media
– Recognizing that over half of YouTube users are outside the U.S, country-specific sites have launched today. And yes, the UK is one of them [Techscape]
Blu-ray loses less momentum than HD-DVD
The so-called “format war” between HD-DVD and Blu-ray* looks one small step nearer its conclusion today, as Blockbuster announces it will only stock Blu-ray discs in the majority of its US branches.
Daily Tech Hotlinks for 18-June-2007: China, Sony, closed captioning, text speak, Blu-ray
– China is blaming the internet for 80% of juvenile crime, including murders, such as the case of the 16year old boy who killed his parents for refusing to give him money to go to a cybercafe.
– Shock! Horror! Sony’s PR department actually does some work, and apologises to The Church of England for the Resistance: Fall of Man business. Next shock: Sony actually releases quality video games!
– Could closed captioning be coming to web videos, for those hard of hearing who simply must watch the video of two otters holding hands?
– The British Goverment…
This week's hottest HDTV stories: HD DVD v Blu-ray, JVC's 110-inch telly, Beijing Olympics and more…
Got an HD-ready telly? Planning to get one when your next bonus comes through? Just interested in HD stuff so you can weep out of sheer envy? You’ll be wanting our sister blog HDTV UK then. Here’s their top ten stories this week.
Resistance: Fall of Man controversy continues and rumours of iPhone delays: the best stories from Shiny Media
– The controversy over Resistance: Fall of Man continues. The Church is now appealing directly to the people of Japan [PSPSPS]
