News of Blu-ray Disc Drives

Still no word on when it will be released, but there's going to be multiple versions.. including Blu-ray and HD DVD.

http://www.michaelbay.com/blog/files/tr ... try-id-139

The Transformers DVD...when does it come out you ask. What's it gonna have? What I can tell you is this: there will be 2 versions:

1- A regular version with no extras (just a director commentary).

2.- A multi-disc version with the movie w/ director's ...

Tartan Video goes exclusively Blu-Ray
Funimation goes exclusively Blu-Ray
Bandai goes format neutral (was HD DVD exclusive)
Blu-Ray exclusive Starz announces first wave of Blu-Ray releases
DVD International goes format neutral (formerly HD DVD exclusive)
BCI enters format war, format neutral
Entertainment in Video (UK) announce Blu-Ray support (not sure if they do or have supported HD DVD)
Harry Potter and BladeRunner slated for HD DVD and Blu-Ray release
Image Entertainment announces Blu-Ray titles (possibly ...

I had a good chuckle at this.

http://www.theonion.com/content/statsho ... ing_to_blu

"Why I was wrong about HD DVD"
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6449_7-675 ... =cnetfd.mt

As it stands, this is a race to the bottom, and the more I look at it, the more I realize that I was wrong to think that a format war was bad. We need these guys to beat each other up. We need Toshiba and Microsoft to push Sony and its allies to make better and cheaper Blu-ray ...

Today, CDRLabs brings you an in depth look at LG's new dual-format "Super Multi Blue" drive, the GGW-H10N. This all in one solution combines a Blu-ray Disc writer and HD DVD-ROM drive, giving users the ability to enjoy movies in both formats. The GGW-H10N can also store up to 50GB of data onto a single Blu-ray disc and is one of the first drives with the ability to write to BD-R media at 4x.

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According to the HD DVD Promotional Group's latest announcent, HD DVD hardware sales went up 37% this quarter while Blu-ray hardware went down 27%.

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At the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) Home Media Expo 2007, the North American HD DVD Promotional Group today announced that overall HD DVD hardware sales were up 37 percent from Q1 to Q2 2007, while software sales experienced a 20 percent increase in growth. The data is based on ...

Here's something that should make dolph happy. According to IGN, FUNimation has decided to support Blu-ray.

http://dvd.ign.com/articles/804/804901p1.html

The folks at FUNimation Entertainment are far more forthcoming than some of their competitors when it comes to their plans for high-def. For starters, they have acknowledged to IGN that they have in fact chosen to go with the Blu-ray format when they do start releasing titles.

"At this point, we are ...

LG Germany has announced that it will ship the GGW-H20N, 6x BD burner with HD DVD read support, in Q3 for about €400. That's almost half the price of what LG's first gen hybrid drive, the GGW-H10N, cost in Germany now. Not bad! (but I guess LG noticed that no one bought them at that price)...
It looks like the GGW-H20N will also be the first 6x BD-R burner (and according to CDrinfo ...

According to DVD Dossier, Toshiba will be selling the HD-A2 for $99 starting on July 22nd. On top of that, you get 3 free HD DVD's.

http://www.dvddossier.com/2007/07/a2-toshiba-hd-d.html

I just received an e-mail tonight from the folks at the EMA (Electronic Merchant's Association), who are responsible for a big industry event next week, the Home Media Expo. The e-mail is ostensibly an attempt to boost last minute attendance at next ...

Yup, I bit the bullet and finally purchased my PS3 60GB unit today... I've been waiting to get one since launch day, and it's finally here and set up in my front room, to my 46" Sharp LCD TV. And let me tell you it does *NOT* disappoint!! Well, for movies at least :P

I watched A Knights Tale, and was very happy with it. But I'm ...