Must See HDTV (May 13th - 19th)

www.engadget.com Richard Lawler 11 days ago

The flood of season finales continues, and this week it even includes some notable series coming to an end. Doctor Who, Castle, and Arrow are among those taking off for the summer, but they will be back. Look below for the highlights this week, followed after the break by our weekly listing of what to look out for in TV, Blu-ray and videogames.The OfficeAfter nine seasons, this US adaptation of a British comedy is finally coming to an end. Some might say it's hung out for (at least) a season too long, but still we're sad to see it go. There's a retrospective running before the finale on Thurs... Read similar

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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 Blu-ray Disc Review

www.theblurayblog.com Brenden 111 days ago

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BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, PART 2 (2013, Blu-ray released January 29, 2013 – MSRP $24.98) THE FILM: “The Dark Knight along with new sidekick Robin have finally reclaimed Gotham City and allowed a ray of hope to penetrate the reign of terror that The Mutants had cast upon his city. With Batman back in [...]Read similar

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Kaleidescape Movie Store opens with Warner and UltraViolet, promises Blu-ray quality and extras

www.engadget.com Richard Lawler 165 days ago

We got a peek at Kaleidescape's digital delivery plans at CEDIA earlier this year, but now it's thrown open the doors of its store, letting users of its systems purchase and download movies, no messy (and lawsuit-entangled) disc changers necessary. The Kaleidescape Store is currently offering movies by Warner (around 3,000 films and 8,000 TV episodes), and befitting its high-end stature, it's bring a little extra over many other offerings. According to the company it's secured an agreement guaranteeing all the extra content from the retail discs are available too, and with video and audio qu... Read similar

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Report: Next Xbox will use persistent ’Net connection to block used games

arstechnica.com Kyle Orland 108 days ago

System will reportedly use Blu-ray discs, sport eight-core processor.Read similar

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Redbox Instant streaming now available on LG Smart TVs

www.engadget.com Richard Lawler 10 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 89 days ago

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

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Redbox Instant headed to iOS, Android, many other devices; costs $8 per month for streaming and discs

www.engadget.com Ben Gilbert 164 days ago

Redbox Instant is almost here, and when it arrives sometime in early 2013, it'll cost around $8. Redbox announced pricing for its disc + streaming package this morning, pinning an $8 monthly charge to unlimited streaming, as well as access to four free one-night disc rentals at any Redbox kiosk ($9 a month turns those four discs into Blu-ray releases, magically). The service seeks to undermine streaming's 800 pound gorilla, Netflix, by undercutting its service offering -- Netflix's base streaming-only package starts at $8, whereas Redbox offers four disc rentals as well for the same price. R... 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 156 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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Criterion April Blu-ray titles: Richard III, Naked Lunch, Gate of Hell, Repo Man, Pierre Etaix

www.theblurayblog.com Brenden 110 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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Sony patent application measures load times to detect pirated games

arstechnica.com Kyle Orland 89 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 113 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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Review: Blu-ray player software for Mac

www.tuaw.com Mel Martin 115 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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Report: Next Xbox will use persistent ’Net connection to block used games

arstechnica.com Kyle Orland 108 days ago

System will reportedly use Blu-ray discs, sport eight-core processor.Read similar

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Top 20 Blu-ray Releases of 2012 (US/Canada)

www.theblurayblog.com Brenden 139 days ago

Well, that was a hell of a year. 2012 was a tad tumultuous over here at The Blu-ray Blog, with a hack so vicious that it took us down for a good long time and, on the bright side, wave upon wave of some of the best Blu-ray discs we’ve seen thus far in the [...]Read similar

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

www.slashgear.com Craig Lloyd 53 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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Panasonic has four new Blu-ray players and a few new media streamers

www.engadget.com Ben Drawbaugh 138 days ago

Modern Blu-ray players also make full-featured media streamers so in addition to Panasonic's four new Blu-ray players for 2013, there are two new boxes with Viera Connect (Netflix, HuluPlus, Amazon Instant Video, Vudu, CinemaNow and YouTube) sans optical disc drives. The 2D DMP-BD79 Blu-ray player is the only one in the lineup without built-in WiFi, while the high-end DMP-BDP330 is the only new Blu-ray model with 4K up-scaling, a web browser and two HDMI outputs. Like the 330, the DMP-BDP230 also does 2D-3D conversion and features Display Mirroring with select Andriod phones and tablets as w... Read similar

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Cyberlink's PowerDVD 13 universal media player for Windows 8, iOS, and Android has an improved UI and 4K support

www.engadget.com Michael Gorman 51 days ago

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It's been well over a year since Cyberlink released a new version of its venerable PowerDVD software, but now version 13 has arrived sporting a shiny new look, 4K support and a fresh media upconverting trick. Among the UI highlights are: a dedicated movie library, the addition of cover art for movies and music, a mini music player and the ability to customize hotkeys and mouse controls. Oh, and the app is built to auto-scale the interface to play nice with hi-res Retina displays, too. As with the prior version, PowerDVD 13 uses Cyberlink's TrueTheater video technology to enhance picture quali... Read similar

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Next-Gen Xbox Protection Rumor Raises The Question Of Always-On DRM

techcrunch.com John Biggs 108 days ago

According to an Edge report, the rumored next Xbox will have a game registration system that will prevent the 50GB Blu-ray titles from being resold on the secondary market. The Edge writes: Sources with first-hand experience of Microsoft’s next generation console have told us that although the next Xbox will be absolutely committed to online functionality, games will still be made available to purchase in physical form. Next Xbox games will be manufactured on 50GB-capacity Blu-ray discs, Microsoft having conceded defeat to Sony following its ill-fated backing of the HD-DVD format. It is believ... 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 53 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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Sony to launch 4K digital distribution network this summer, 'mastered in 4K' Blu-ray discs

www.engadget.com Richard Lawler 138 days ago

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Now that Sony is bringing 4K TVs to more mainstream sizes with the launch of 55- and 65-inch models later this year, it's also expanding the availability of content. When it launched its $25,000 84-inch Ultra HD LCD last year it loaned owners a hard drive solution that came preloaded with movies, but now buyers will be able to download native 4K movies as well. According to CEO Kaz Hirai "4K is not the future...it's now" and Sony is doing it's best to make that happen. Also arriving on shelves are a series of "mastered in 4K" Blu-ray discs, which it promises are sourced in 1080p from their o... Read similar

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