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NEWS ABOUT: Blu-ray

Blu-ray stories: 9 news summaries
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Wal-Mart Will Push TVs, Laptops on Black Friday

Discount circular leaks ahead of schedule

Nov 17, 09 6:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Details of Wal-Mart's Black Friday deals—normally kept under wraps until Thanksgiving week—have been obtained by CNNMoney and partially confirmed by the retailer. The day after Thanksgiving will see deep discounts on high-def TVs, laptops, and Blu-ray players. Some specifics:
  • Sanyo 50-inch plasma TVs will be available for
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big deals • iPod • sales • GPS • consumer electronics • Black Friday • large-screen TVs • Wal-Mart • Blu-ray • computers

3-D TV Shows Promise, But Those Glasses Still a Must

You'll have stuff to watch next year—but you still need specs

Sep 26, 09 12:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Admit it, your heart skips a beat at the prospect of a 3-D high-definition TV in your own home. And by this time next year, Sony and Panasonic will have ‘em on the market. But—and it’s a big one, even after the cost—you’re going to... More »

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entertainment • Sony • USC Trojans • Ohio State Buckeyes • Panasonic • network television • Blu-ray • movie industry • 3-D • college football • 3-D glasses • 3-D HDTV • Monsters vs Aliens • Ray-Ban

MUSIC REVIEW

 Neil Young's 
 Latest Redefines 
 Compilations 

10-disc set bursting with music, photos, video

Jun 17, 09 2:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Neil Young leaves other retrospectives in the dust with a look back at his career that spans 10 Blu-ray discs or DVDs, or eight CDs, the Chicago Tribune reports. Neil Young Archives: Volume 1, 1963-1972 contains everything from high school band recordings through Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young to his... More »

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entertainment • music • DVD • Neil Young • rock music • Blu-ray • Jay-ZTV • Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

 Hollywood Reeling 
 From DVD Slump 

Disappearing profits threaten movies, star deals

Jan 16, 09 6:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Hollywood studios are faced with huge losses because of a 21% slump in DVD sales and the fallout from the crisis on Wall Street, reports the Financial Times. Studio heads have been forced to cut back on the number of new movies in production and are preparing to trim the... More »

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Hollywood • Viacom • Steven Spielberg • NBC Universal • DVD • Sony • Paramount • studios • News Corp • Blu-ray • recession depression

PRODUCT REVIEW

 Netflix From 
 Web to TV? 
 You've Got 
 Options 

Blu-ray setup, Xbox and custom-built player all serviceable options

Dec 4, 08 3:05 PM CST
(Newser) - For those who disdain DVDs and won’t watch movies on computers, there are perfectly passable devices that get streaming video from Netflix to your TV, Nick Wingfield writes in the Wall Street Journal after testing an LG Blu-ray player, the Xbox game console, and a purpose-built device from Roku.... More »

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Internet • film • Netflix • Xbox • digital video • Blu-ray • Roku • streaming video

Blu-Ray
Never Sleeps

Young goes digital
with complete archive, new material on interactive discs

May 7, 08 11:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fans of Neil Young will soon be able to buy his entire music archive on Blu-ray discs, the AP reports. The first 10-disc set, out this fall, will cover the prolific rocker’s career from 1963 to 1972 and will include some previously unreleased songs, videos, and handwritten manuscripts. Buyers... More »

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music industry • music downloads • DVD • rock and roll • memorabilia • Neil Young • Blu-ray

DreamWorks in Limbo over HD DVD Format

Movie maker says it has 'an obligation' to  stick with Toshiba's HD DVD

Feb 27, 08 12:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Despite the fact that Toshiba lost its war with Sony’s Blu-ray disc technology, DreamWorks Animation says it plans to release its upcoming movies in the HD DVD format, unless it hears otherwise from Toshiba, Reuters reports. DreamWorks’ “Bee Movie” is scheduled for release in March. The studio said... More »

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Sony • HD DVD • DreamWorks • Toshiba • Blu-ray • movies

Toshiba Throws in HD Towel

Rival Blu-ray wins the battle of high-def movie formats

Feb 19, 08 3:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Toshiba is quitting the HD DVD player business after taking a licking in the protracted market competition, the company announced today. Toshiba's exit, which leaves Blu-ray's technology alone at the vanguard of digital video, comes after Warner Brothers joined the crowd of Blu-ray backers, leaving HD DVD in the cold,... More »

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Sony • HD DVD • high definition • Toshiba • Warner Brothers • Blu-ray

Netflix Goes Blue

Rental service will phase out HD DVD

Feb 11, 08 5:36 PM CST
(Newser) - The Netflix DVD rental service has decided to go exclusively with Blu-Ray as its hi-def format for customers, rather than HD DVD. By the end of the year, Netflix will no longer offer HD DVDs, reports CNET. The service made the decision based on the momentum towards Blu-Ray by Hollywood... More »

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HD DVD • Netflix • Warner Brothers • movie rentals • Blu-ray • movies

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