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The Adventures of Tintin Blu-ray announced and detailed

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Hot damn, these holiday releases are hitting Blu-ray faster than I can catch them in theatres. I must be mistaken, but doesn't it seem like The Adventures of Tintin only just came out a few weeks ago? I was really looking forward to seeing this trip to the uncanny valley on the big screen but this news makes me think I might be too late, yet again. Sigh. Nevertheless, the animated Spielberg/Jackson co-production is now scheduled to hit Blu-ray on March 13 in a couple of high-def varieties - the two-disc Blu-ray/DVD edition and the slightly-pricier three-disc 3D/Blu-ray/DVD edition. ...Continued...

source: www.theblurayblog.com

21 Feb 2012

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The Hobbit will be first movie to support UltraViolet in New Zealand and Australia

www.engadget.com Sharif Sakr 31 days ago

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Peter Jackson's homeland hasn't been too hot on UltraViolet until now, despite the cross-platform library tool's growing popularity in the US and UK. That'll change with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, which is set to launch on DVD and Blu-ray in New Zealand on May 1st and will allow both Kiwis and Aussies to purchase the movie on disc and then watch it on PC, Mac, iOS, Android and hopefully even Xbox via a redemption code and a Flixster account in the cloud -- with no DIY required. In wider UV-related news, the technology is also scheduled to reach France and Germany by the end of Q3 of ... Read similar

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Redbox Instant streaming now available on LG Smart TVs

www.engadget.com Richard Lawler 3 days ago

While still in beta, Redbox Instant is slowly increasing the number of devices it supports and has now announced its launch on LG's Smart TV platform (TVs only, not Blu-ray players, for now.) The hybrid disc / video on-demand / subscription streaming movie service has continued to push updates to its apps on Android and iOS since their debut, and has been posting promotions of its "disc + digital" approach. Its digital catalog is still more limited than competition like Netflix or Amazon Prime, but the disc aspect is an interesting hook, allowing users to pick up a brand new flick at the kiosk... Read similar

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Sony patent application measures load times to detect pirated games

arstechnica.com Kyle Orland 81 days ago

A hard drive full of Blu-Ray disc images wouldn't work under the new method.Read similar

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Activision Reveals Animated Human That Looks So Real, It's Uncanny

feeds.mashable.com Charlie White 51 days ago

Activision showed off the state of the art of real-time graphics on Wednesday, releasing this mind-boggling character demo. The character's skin, facial expressions and eyes look so real, it's uncanny.When you watch this video, see if you think this character has reached the other side of what's commonly called the "uncanny valley," a term first uttered by early robotics guru Masahiro Mori in 1970. It describes the range of sophistication of animated graphics, from one side of the valley where human figures simply look unrealistic, to the middle of the valley — where they look just reali... Read similar

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Peter Pan: Three-Disc Diamond Edition Blu-ray Disc Review

www.theblurayblog.com Brenden 92 days ago

PETER PAN (1953, Blu-ray released February 5, 2013 – MSRP $44.99) THE FILM: “Think of the happiest things as Peter Pan soars to spectacular new heights! Now more sensational than ever with digitally restored picture and brilliant high-definition sound! Bid your cares goodbye as Wendy and her brothers embark on fantastic adventures with the hero [...]Read similar

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Best Buy's CinemaNow opens home disc-to-digital program, makes cloud copies of DVDs for a fee

www.engadget.com Richard Lawler 148 days ago

One interesting development of the UltraViolet program has been Walmart / Vudu's in-store disc-to-digital program, and now Best Buy is apparently ready to offer similar functionality, but within the comfort of one's own home. The Best Buy-owned CinemaNow is flashing a Disc to Digital beta page that offers downloads of a player for Windows or Mac PCs that not only allows access to one's UltraViolet library both online or offline, but also insert any DVD (no word on Blu-ray support yet) and convert it to an SD or HD UltraViolet copy. Forum posters report the pricing is equivalent to Walmart's,... Read similar

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Criterion April Blu-ray titles: Richard III, Naked Lunch, Gate of Hell, Repo Man, Pierre Etaix

www.theblurayblog.com Brenden 102 days ago

I know I should be more excited to get my hands on these newly announced Blu-ray editions of Cronenberg‘s Naked Lunch, Alex Cox‘s Repo Man and Richard III by Olivier but damn if I’m not super excited to discover what this Pierre Etaix boxed set is all about. I mean, we’ve all seen him acting [...]Read similar

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Criterion March Blu-ray titles: The Blob, Ministry of Fear, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Badlands, Monsieur Verdoux, A Man Escaped

www.theblurayblog.com Brenden 148 days ago

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I must sound like a broken record by this point, gushing month after month over the latest batch of Criterion Blu-ray announcements but damn, if this isn’t a brilliant looking batch of discs! I have to admit that I’m a little sad that Fritz Lang‘s Ministry of Fear is getting the feature-light treatment (though it [...]Read similar

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Chrysler announces Blu-ray system is now available in minivans

www.slashgear.com Shane McGlaun 159 days ago

DVD players have been available in all manner of vehicles for just about as long as the DVD has been around. Before DVDs, some vans even had old school VCRs in them to allow people to watch movies on the go. What we haven’t seen so far is Blu-ray players available in vehicles, which is Read The Full StoryRead similar

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Sony patent application measures load times to detect pirated games

arstechnica.com Kyle Orland 81 days ago

A hard drive full of Blu-Ray disc images wouldn't work under the new method.Read similar

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Vudu brings disc-to-digital UltraViolet conversions home to beta users

www.engadget.com Ben Drawbaugh 106 days ago

As promised, Vudu has taken the trip to Wally World out of the process used to watch your discs via UltraViolet streaming apps and sites -- the legit way. Just like the in-store process, DVDs or Blu-rays can be leveraged to buy digital versions of the movie anywhere UltraViolet movies are available. Going from a DVD to an standard definition copy will run you $2, while upgrading to HD is $5 -- Blu-ray to HD is also $2 -- which is the exact same pricing as the in-store offering. Those who want to convert a few titles, and are lucky enough to get invited to the beta, can download the Windows-o... Read similar

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Warner Archive on-demand disc service kicks off Blu-ray availability with Gypsy, Deathtrap

www.engadget.com Sean Buckley 180 days ago

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Clamoring for some obscure classics to grace your high-definition home entertainment center? Warner Bros. has a service to sell you, or re-sell you, as it were: the Warner Archive is finally ready to dabble in Blu-ray. Film buffs know the service for delivering made-to-order discs on-demand, typically offering rare, less popular films. Blu-ray discs start shipping out on November 20th, with Deathtrap and Gypsy premiering as the first titles available for pre-order. Not familiar? Skip on past the break and let Ms. Gypsy Rose Lee explain while you'll have a real good time.Continue reading Warn... Read similar

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Review: Blu-ray player software for Mac

www.tuaw.com Mel Martin 108 days ago

It's been a while since Steve Jobs declared Blu-ray a "bag of hurt", and in the years since Apple has been uninterested in the Blu-ray disc format. Maybe they don't want to pay the license fees, maybe they'd rather sell you movies from iTunes, who knows, but Blu-ray hardware from Apple isn't likely. If you must play Blu-ray discs on your Mac, however, there are plenty of internal (for Mac Pro) and external Blu-ray drives that work just fine. Prices start at around $50. The OS supports data Blu-ray discs, and you can burn them with commercial utilities like Toast. Despite Apple's dislike of Bl... Read similar

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NVIDIA reveals Volta next-gen GPU platform

www.engadget.com Michael Gorman 60 days ago

We're here at NVIDIA's GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, and company CEO Jen Hsun-Huang has just revealed the next step in its GPU roadmap. Called Volta, it's scheduled to arrive after Maxwell, and will advance GPU technology with a ridiculous amount of memory bandwidth. Volta GPUs will have access to up to 1TB per second of bandwidth by stacking the DRAM on top of the GPU itself, with a silica substrate between them. Then, by cutting a hole through the silicon and connecting each layer it's possible to move, according to Huang "all of the data from a full Blu-Ray disc through the chip ... Read similar

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House of Cards coming to DVD and Blu-ray June 11

www.slashgear.com Craig Lloyd 46 days ago

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Netflix’s latest original series, House of Cards, is coming to DVD and Blu-ray for all of those folks who have been too cheap to get a Netflix subscription, although you’ll be paying much more for the discs than you would a Netflix membership, seeing how the Blu-ray version will set you back $52.99, while a Read The Full StoryRead similar

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Schindler’s List 20th Anniversary Blu-ray announced and detailed

www.theblurayblog.com Brenden 116 days ago

We’re getting close to the day that every Spielberg film will be available on Blu-ray. Universal‘s upcoming 20th Anniversary edition of Schindler’s List brings us one step closer. It doesn’t appear to be a feature-packed release (can’t say I’m shocked at the lack of commentary, as Spielberg has yet to give up the goods) but [...]Read similar

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Lincoln Blu-ray Disc Review

www.theblurayblog.com Brenden 3 days ago

LINCON (2012, Blu-ray released March 26, 2013 – MSRP $45.99) THE FILM: “Capturing the danger and excitement of political intrigue, Steven Spielberg‘s Lincoln chronicles the final four months in the life of the man regarded as America’s greatest President. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis in the title role, the untold story focuses on a defining moment in [...]Read similar

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Samsung ‘Premium’ Blu-ray Player Does Ultra HD… Sort Of

feeds.mashable.com Pete Pachal 130 days ago

LAS VEGAS -- Now that Ultra High-Definition TVs -- which have 4x the number of pixels as 1080p sets -- are a real thing, the question remains: Does anything exist that can actually play the format? Samsung says yes, offering up a "premium" Blu-ray player capable of serving up Ultra HD video ... with a catch.The catch is the video is actually upconverted from 1080p (or standard-def), not native 4K (the other term for Ultra HD). You can't really blame Samsung -- since there isn't yet a consumer disc format for Ultra HD, there wasn't really a way to build a player that outputs 4K natively, at lea... Read similar

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Jurassic Park 3D Blu-ray comes home April 23rd after its one-week theatrical return

www.engadget.com Richard Lawler 111 days ago

We've known since last year that Jurassic Park would make its return to theaters in 3D this April, but now Universal has also dropped the details about its Blu-ray 3D release, as well as the 2D release of all the flicks individually in March. Just to fill in the timeline: first Jurassic Park 1, 2 and 3 will hit Blu-ray/DVD individually (following the triple pack that shipped in 2011) on March 26th, then Jurassic Park in 3D arrives April 5th in regular and IMAX theaters (no, the now-dated CGI has not been redone, you can get a peek in the trailer embedded after the break) followed finally by ... Read similar

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Netflix's House of Cards comes to Blu-ray in June; second screen feature tweaked on Android

www.engadget.com Richard Lawler 46 days ago

While Netflix is focused on a streaming future the first series to appear exclusively on its service will see a more conventional release this summer. High Def Disc News points out an Amazon listing indicates the House of Cards Season One Blu-ray will arrive June 11th, from Sony Pictures. Sony signed on to distribute the Media Rights Capital project worldwide after a window for Netflix's streaming exclusivity, so if Super HD still isn't enough quality-wise -- and since 4K streaming isn't here yet -- you do have other options, currently priced at $52.99 sans details of extras or technical spe... Read similar

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