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Written by Michael Lankton
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Thursday, 23 April 2009 |
 Better late than never. Warner Bros. has put up a web page announcing a trade-in program that will allow HD DVD owners to get a bit of a break on upgrading the HD DVD titles in their libraries to the Blu Ray versions of the same title.
HD DVD owners looking to move to Blu Ray can mark the titles they want to convert on the site, mail in the HD DVD cover inserts, and for $4.95 plus shipping Warner will send them Blu Ray versions of those titles. Sixteen months after Warner ended the format war, this program may be a little late in coming. However, those still in possession of their HD DVD collection with an interest in going Blu may find this program an attractive incentive.
Ah, the halcyon days of the format war. Chalk me up on the losing side of that one. A year into Blu Ray ownership, I have no big gripes against the format. It's caught up to where HD DVD was during the format war, and extra storage capacity certainly isn't a detriment.My HD DVD collection is long gone, but if you're still hanging on to yours the Warner offer may be of interest. |
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Monday, 08 December 2008 |
 Denon has released the first information for their upcoming Blu Ray universal player, the Denon DVD-A1UDC1.
The Denon DVD-A1UDC1 will be Denon's first Blu Ray Profile 2.0 player, and features SACD and DVD-Audio playback in addition to Blu Ray, DVD and CD capabilities. A Silicon Optix Realta chip handles all scaling duties, so video performance should be stellar. Denon is touting the Denon Link 4th Edition interface that allows the Denon DVD-A1UDC1 to share the same clock as a Denon AVR-5308CI for digital signals. This apparently eliminates almost all possibility of jitter when playing back digital sources. The DVD-A1UDC1 sports 7.1 analog outs and balanced outputs for two channel, for those who prefer analog to HDMI for audio.
Word is still out on whether the unit will be Divx endowed, which would truly make this unit a one box solution for all your disc playback needs. The Denon DVD-A1UDC1 is slated to ship in February 2009 for a cool 3800 clams. |
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Monday, 07 January 2008 |
 Panasonic is again leading the way for Blu Ray player manufacturers, announcing their new DMP-BD50 Blu Ray player, the first player to conform to Blu Ray Profile 2.0.
Profile 2.0 introduces online connectivity, tagged by Blu Ray as BD-Live, similar to what HD DVD already offers. The Panasonic DMP-BD50 also supports all advanced audio codecs, and gives users the option to output LPCM or bitstream over HDMI. 7.1 channel analog outputs are provided for users who do not have HDMI capable processors, or who feel that the DACs in the DMP-BD50 do a better job.
Previous Panasonic Blu Ray players have been unanimously hailed as the best the Blu Ray camp had to offer, so the Panasonic DMP-BD50 is hotly anticipated. No pricing details at this time. |
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Monday, 07 January 2008 |
 Samsung has introduced their second generation HD DVD-Blu Ray combo player, the Samsung BD-UP5500.
The Samsung BD-UP5500 will carry the same feature set as the fourth generation Samsung Blu Ray players. Onboard decoding of all advanced audio codecs is featured, as is output of an uncompressed bitstream for decoding by AV receiver or pre/pro. The BD-UP5500 is 1080p via HDMI 1.3, features 7.1 channel audio, and is Profile 1.1.
The Samsung BD-UP5500 is slated to hit stores in May, just three months on the heels of their first combo player, the Samsung BD-UP5000. The BD-UP5500 will list at $599. |
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Written by Michael Lankton
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Monday, 17 December 2007 |
 Another entry level Blu Ray player has dropped in price, just in time for last minute Christmas shoppers.
The Sony BDP-S300 is being listed on Best Buy and Circuit City's web sites for the new price of $299. No mention on whether the price cut is permanent or just a temporary incentive to move players.
The Sony BDP-S300 joins Samsung's BD-P1400 in the sub $500 Blu Ray player club.
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