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No, Fight Club Has Not Turned Into A Horrible Romantic Comedy
11:40AM Sean Fallon | If you picked up the new Fight Club Blu-ray edition, don’t panic when you see the menu screen. Edward Norton HAS NOT been replaced with a Drew Barrymore character that makes out with her alter ego to vent sexual frustration. More »
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One Day, Someone Will Post The Blu-ray Version Of This Video
8:20AM Jesus Diaz | In 1985, people thought Laserdiscs would be the future of cinema. After all, they had unmatched picture quality, they were virtually indestructible and they had a lot of extras. Just like Blu-ray. See what I did there? See? [Obsolete]
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1:15PM Nick Broughall | Can anyone explain to me how 4.1 surround sound works from a soundbar? I can understand virtual 5.1 and Sharp’s 3.1 well enough, but what about 4.1? Is that three front speakers and one rear? Stereo front and stereo back? Three back and one front? I’m confused! More »
LG Soundbar Offers 4.1 Audio Plus Blu-ray For $1499
1:15PM Nick Broughall | Can anyone explain to me how 4.1 surround sound works from a soundbar? I can understand virtual 5.1 and Sharp’s 3.1 well enough, but what about 4.1? Is that three front speakers and one rear? Stereo front and stereo back? Three back and one front? I’m confused! More »
Hardware
Mac Mini Upgrade Kit Installs Blu-ray, Too Bad OS X Can’t Use It
11:59PM Danny Allen | Apple’s recently boosted the speed and storage on its Mac Minis, but they missed out on any Blu-ray love. AMEX Digital’s Upgrade Kit is designed to fix that. One small problem though: OS X still lacks native Blu-ray movie playback. More »
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4:30PM Nick Broughall | Looking through the spec sheet for the BDP 10 Blu-ray player from Harman Kardon, I can’t see why this thing costs $999. The latest players from Sony, Panasonic, Samsung, LG… and pretty much every other manufacturer, offers pretty much the same for half the price or less. So what exactly are you paying for? More »
Harman Kardon BDP 10 Blu-Ray Player Seems Expensive
4:30PM Nick Broughall | Looking through the spec sheet for the BDP 10 Blu-ray player from Harman Kardon, I can’t see why this thing costs $999. The latest players from Sony, Panasonic, Samsung, LG… and pretty much every other manufacturer, offers pretty much the same for half the price or less. So what exactly are you paying for? More »
Computers
Maingear Shift’s Spartan Case Belies High Performance PC Line
1:00AM Jack Loftus | Maingear, the custom PC maker and purveyor of tramp-stamp laptops, has let loose a duo of simplistic-looking desktop towers this morning designed to “shed the bling” and focus instead on what’s going down inside the case. More »
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12:29PM Nick Broughall | One of the best films of 2009, District 9, is coming to Blu-ray, and if you happen to pick up the US version (and your PS3 is US as well), you’ll get the added bonus of being able to play a demo of the upcoming game God of War 3 for PS3. More »
US District 9 Blu-ray Will Have God Of War 3 Demo On The Same Disc
12:29PM Nick Broughall | One of the best films of 2009, District 9, is coming to Blu-ray, and if you happen to pick up the US version (and your PS3 is US as well), you’ll get the added bonus of being able to play a demo of the upcoming game God of War 3 for PS3. More »
Games
Microsoft Says No Xbox Blu-ray Drives Period
10:45AM Wilson Rothman | In a revised statement, Microsoft says it has “no plans” to introduce any Blu-ray add-on for the Xbox 360. But—despite the fact they watched the same video you did—they claim Ballmer was referring to the PC. More »
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Ballmer Talks Natal, Says Blu-ray Add-On For Xbox Coming?
3:00PM Wilson Rothman
In the first segment of our exclusive Steve Ballmer interview series, the Microsoft CEO and I talk about Natal, the blurring of console generations, and the surprising fact that “you’ll be able to get” Blu-ray add-on drives for Xbox 360. More »
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