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Sony Unveils Box Art, Adds Exclusives to ‘30 Days of Night’ Blu-ray

January 22nd, 2008 | Category: High-Def Disc Packaging, News - General, Sony
--> Sony has set final details for its Blu-ray release of '30 Days of Night,' revealing the disc's cover art and a previously unannounced high-def exclusive. Sony first announced the Josh Hartnett horror... Comments are off for this post

Warner Extends HD DVD Release Delay to Catalog Titles

January 22nd, 2008 | Category: News - General, Street Date Changes, Warner
Taking the next step in its transition to Blu-ray exclusivity, Warner has extended its three-week delay on HD DVD releases to include catalog titles. This move comes only days after the studio announced... Comments are off for this post

Sony Plans ‘Water Horse’ Blu-ray for April

January 22nd, 2008 | Category: Disc Announcements, News - General, Sony
In an early alert to retailers, Sony has revealed an April Blu-ray arrival for the fantasy-adventure 'The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep.' The family-friendly tale of a young boy who discovers the world-famous... Comments are off for this post

HD DVD Review: Resident Evil (German Import)

January 22nd, 2008 | Category: HD DVD Review, News - General
Considering how liberally many video games lift their ideas from movies, I suppose it should come as no surprise that, when experiencing a drought of creative inspiration, the movies return the favor by... Comments are off for this post

Universal: “No Plans” to Abandon HD DVD

January 22nd, 2008 | Category: News - General, Universal
Fending off continued speculation that Universal is mulling a switch from HD DVD-exclusivity, Universal Studios VP (and HD DVD Promo Group Co-Chair) Ken Graffeo says that the studio has no plans to make... Comments are off for this post

Blu-ray Review: The Rock

January 21st, 2008 | Category: Blu-ray Review, News - General
In reviewing the Jerry Bruckheimer produced blockbuster 'Con Air,' I said that he does ā€œbig dumb funā€ flicks better than anyone in the business. When these entertaining gems nail the right balance... Comments are off for this post

LCD Specs Playing with Your Eyes

January 21st, 2008 | Category: News - General
A recent question by one of our HDTV Magazine readers regarding LCD was: What does 4ms really mean? And how would that reconcile with the fact that a typical 60Hz frame rate would display each frame e... Comments are off for this post

Fox Plans ‘Mrs. Doubtfire,’ ‘Patton’ For Blu-ray

January 21st, 2008 | Category: Disc Announcements, Fox, News - General
Fox says it's planning to release first-ever high-def versions of 'Mrs. Doubtfire,' 'Patton,' 'The Longest Day' and 'The Sand Pebbles' this Spring as part of an upcoming Father's Day-themed promotion.... Comments are off for this post

Thousands Sign “Save HD DVD” Petition (UPDATED)

January 21st, 2008 | Category: News - General
--> Over six thousand HD DVD supporters have signed an online petition urging Warner Home Entertainment to reconsider its decision to abandon the HD DVD format. First posted on January 5th, the petition... Comments are off for this post

Retailers Make More Room For Blu-ray

January 21st, 2008 | Category: High-Def Retailing, News - General
According to a new Video Business report, some retail chains have begun adjusting their high-def shelf space to make more room for Blu-ray discs (and less for HD DVD). The industry trade says that Trans... Comments are off for this post

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