Possibly no DVDs or used games in Xbox 720 specs
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: January 25, 2012Filed under: Gaming
The rumors of the next Xbox console continue to come thick and fast recently, even though Microsoft continue to say nothing will be released in the near future. Only this morning Alan Ng told you about the rumored chipset that…
Days of cheap Blu-rays/DVDs numbered as tax loophole closed
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: November 9, 2011Filed under: Alternative News
Many consumers are really watching the pennies these days as the price of essentials continue on their upward trend. Lots of people look at varying ways to save a bit of money, and one of these looks to be ending….
Star Wars Blu-ray box set helps sales soar
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: November 1, 2011Filed under: Blu-ray Players, Electronics
Despite the PS3 having an inbuilt Blu-ray player the take up of the platform got off to a slow start, which wasn’t helped at first by the rival HD DVD platform that is now defunct. Recently though we have seen…
Xbox 360 Blu-ray preference or new media needed?
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: September 8, 2011Filed under: Gaming, Xbox 360
We recently told you that the Xbox 360 version of Battlefield 3 will be coming on two DVD discs, while the PS3 version will be on a single Blu-ray disc. There are now new rumors of an external Blu-ray player…
Get Star Wars free on Blu-ray with Panasonic purchase
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: August 12, 2011Filed under: Electronics, High Definition
Panasonic are well known for their quality HDTVs, but the company also manufacturer some desirable Blu-ray products amongst other things. Next month sees the release of arguably the best Sc-Fi series of films coming to the Blu-ray platform for the…
Samsung Blu-ray Player Update: UK Get Lovefilm
By: Chris Maugham | Posted: January 31, 2011Filed under: DVD Systems, Electronics
You may recall that back in January 2010 Samsung unveiled their updated platform Internet@TV, which, allowed users to access various different applications on all devices related to Samsung. These apps ranged from social networking, music, video, games and news amongst…
Sony BWU-500S / OEM BD-5300S: 12x Blu-ray Writer
By: Jamie Pert | Posted: November 5, 2010Filed under: Computer Hardware, Computers
Sony Optiarc has recently unveiled two new Blu-ray burners, in fact they are identical, however one comes in retail packaging (BWU-500S), whilst the other is an OEM product (OEM BD-5300S).
Pioneer BRXL Blu-Ray XL Burners: Specs no Price
By: Jamie Pert | Posted: October 25, 2010Filed under: Computer Hardware, Computers
Pioneer has recently announced a new Blu-ray burner which is capable of burning BDXL media, in case you do not know BDXL optical discs can store up to 128GB of data on them.
Xbox 360: Does it need Blu-Ray or DVDs?
By: Alan Ng | Posted: September 23, 2010Filed under: Polls
Earlier on we told you how the UK Xbox boss Stephen McGill said that Blu-ray isn’t necessary for the Xbox 360, but now we want to know what you think about the matter, would you like to see the Blu-Ray…
Xbox 360 vs. PS3: Microsoft Predicts Blu-ray Extinction
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: September 22, 2010Filed under: Gaming, Sony Playstation 3, Xbox 360
Back in the early days of the Sony PS3 and the Xbox 360 there was all this talk that the latter was going to adopt HD DVD, rather than Sony’s Blu-ray. However, Toshiba put a spanner in the works by…
Blu-ray 3D Specification: Now Approved
By: Jamie Pert | Posted: December 21, 2009Filed under: Electronics, High Definition
It seems as if the last few months have been huge for 3D viewing, now we have heard that the Blu-ray 3D specification has been approved, this should allow things to move on rapidly from here.
Blu-ray sales up, prices still high
By: Jamie Pert | Posted: August 17, 2009Filed under: Electronics, High Definition
According to a recent article which showed up on www.news.com.au it seems that Blu-ray has been adopted on the whole much faster than DVD, however it doesn’t look like there will be any drop in price anytime soon.
Blu-ray: easy to damage
By: Alan Ng | Posted: July 8, 2009Filed under: Electronics, High Definition
Recent reports have revealed that Blu-Ray discs are becoming more susceptible to damage, after many customers complained about Netflix’s Blu-ray rental service.
Xbox 360 and Blu-ray: Revisited
By: Alan Ng | Posted: June 1, 2009Filed under: Gaming, Xbox 360
We have found another Xbox 360 and Blu-ray article for you to read now, as the debate continues as to whether Microsoft will choose to include the Blu-Ray disc format on the next Xbox 720 console.
Xbox 720 vs PS3′s Blu-ray
By: Alan Ng | Posted: May 21, 2009Filed under: Gaming, Sony Playstation 3, Xbox 360
An interesting article has surfaced on the possibilities that Microsoft have in terms of storage capacity relating to their Xbox 720 console. A recent study has found that it might be possible to fit 12TB of data on a single…
