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Sony Cuts Price on Fancy S550 Blu-ray Player (Still No Dealzmodo)

Yesterday Sony dropped the $400 BDP-S350 Blu-ray player to $300, a fair line to cross. Today Sony made the next logical step, dropping its $500 BDP-S550 to $400. It's a sizeable price decrease, and it comes well before Thanksgiving, indicating that there could easily be another sweet drop. I'm still more of a fan of the S350, though, now that both are BD-Live capable. That extra $100 for the S550 only gets you a 1GB Memory Vault ($12.99 on Amazon), a 7.1-analog output, DTS-Master Audio decoding and a light-up remote. Oh, and the product itself won't ship until the end of October when, who knows, another price cut may hit. [SonyStyle]

Sony is quilty of deceptive propaganda. Blu-ray video quality is only slightly bette...

Sony is quilty of deceptive propaganda. Blu-ray video quality is only slightly better than standard DVD. For most people, this does not justify switching to Blu-ray. The picture of Blu-ray is no where near 'picture perfect' as advertised. You want picture perfect? Try HD-DVD where the video quality is equal to or better than the big screen. I know this because I own both a blu-ray player and a HD-DVD player plugged through the same 56" Samsung TV with gold-plated HDMI cables. I've decided to stop purchasing blu-ray discs until the picture is improved to rival that of HD-DVD.

Sony BDP-S350 Blu-ray Player Sony's latest entry-level Blu-ray player has a lot going for it, but no BD-Live as shipped. 9.23.08 | Kim Wilson

The Sony BDP-S350 is the latest Blu-ray player from the company that invented the format. This is an upgrade from its previous entry-level model, the BDP-S300, offering more features and options. The blue brushed-aluminum faceplate, similar to the design of the top-end ES series, is attractive and elegant and sure to add some class to all your black components.

LG Electronics Selects Broadcom(R) Solution to Power World's First Network Blu-ray Disc(R) Player Featuring Netflix(R) Instant Streaming

a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced that its highly integrated BCM7440 Blu-ray Disc(R) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution has been selected by LG Electronics to power the world's first Blu-ray Disc player featuring Netflix(R) instant streaming. Leveraging the Broadcom(R) high performance Blu-ray SOC, LG's new BD300 player allows Netflix subscribers to instantly stream content over the Internet from a growing library of over 12,000 choices of movies and TV episodes directly to their TVs, at no additional charge. Broadcom's BCM7440 SoC has become the prevalent technology for Blu-ray Disc playback, exemplifying the company's technical abilities and commitment to this market. The new SoC offers high definition video playback at 1080p resolution, picture-in-a-picture video support, high defin

Sony burns Blu-ray at 8X with BWU-300S

Sony already has the world best selling Blu-ray player in PlayStation 3, which is hardly surprising since it is the head of the group promoting Blu-ray. Blu-ray still fairly rare to see on the computer market, but as development moves forward, prices should come down, eventually. The latest internal burner from Sony, BWU-200S, has gone from 4X burn speed to 8X, which is in line with the

Report Surfaces Regarding External Blu-ray Add-on for Xbox 360

Ever since Microsoft stopped producing external HD-DVD drives for the Xbox 360, rumors have been floating around in abundance that the gaming giant would go Blu-ray in the future. Despite the company repeatedly stating that they have no plans to go Blu-ray nor feeling the need to do so, and then turning around and saying that they “might” if the demand were high enough, a report released by Xbit Labs this morning seems to have put all of this to bed. According to the report, Toshiba - who have long held out on making Blu-ray players - won the contract through Tobsiba-Samsung Storage Technology to manufacture an external Blu-ray drive for the console. It was no secret to those following the HD-DVD/Blu-ray debate last year that Microsoft was unimpressed with the technology because of BD-Java support, therefore they opted to go with HD i

Price Watch: Sony Blu-ray player, $194.99 shipped

Remember Circuit City's deal on the Sony BDP-S300 Blu-ray player? It was $199.96, but most buyers had to pay sales tax. (Actually, I'm surprised no one called me out on the erroneous "$199.96 shipped" headline.) Well, ClubMac has the BDP-S300 for five bucks less ($194.99), with free shipping and no sales tax. No rebates, either.

Panasonic DMP-BD50 Blu-ray Player

For those of you who have waited to take the Blu-ray plunge until you could buy a dedicated player that does everything the Blu-ray format is capable of – and does it right out of the box -- your wait is over. Panasonic’s DMP-BD50 ($599.95) is the first standalone Profile 2.0 player, meaning it has the necessary audio and video decoders to play picture-in-picture content, and it supports BD-Live Web features that, while scarce at the moment, should appear on more and more discs over the next year. This model also has the audio bases covered, offering both internal decoding and bitstream output of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. Of course, thanks to recent firmware updates, Sony’s PlayStation3 has had the same features for a few months now, but that machine is a gaming console first, a Blu-ray player second.

Blu-ray for Less Green Sony's BWU-300S

Blu-ray for less green. Bloomberg Boot Camp, a report on today's technology. Sony has introduced its third generation Blu-ray drive that can be added to PCs to create Blu-ray discs...or play movies. And the price of the new BWU-300S....has dropped to under four hundred dollars. Sony's Bob DeMoulin acknowledges...

Sony Revolutionises Visual Entertainment with New Blu-ray Players

Sony Singapore breaks new ground with two Blu-ray disc players, BDP-S350 and BDP-S550, adding to its suite of Full HD gadgets. On top of the ability to support Full HD resolution content, the latest Blu-ray disc players from Sony display interactive features such as BD Live and easy access to the latest updates on Blu-ray. With its slim and classic frame design, the competitively priced players make for a perfect fit in the functional and space-efficient living rooms of today’s consumers.

Sony Blu-ray vs DVD: What are you buying?

I can remember when Blu-ray first came out and buying a Blu-ray player was in the thousands to buy, but not anymore. Many customers still feel to date that Blu-ray prices are still too high and that is why they are not purchasing them.

LG Electronics Selects Broadcom SoC to Power World's First Network Blu-ray Disc Player Featuring Netflix Instant Streaming

October 20, 2008 -- Broadcom Corporation today announced that its highly integrated BCM7440 Blu-ray Disc system-on-a-chip (SoC) has been selected by LG Electronics to power the world's first Blu-ray Disc player featuring Netflix instant streaming. Leveraging the Broadcom high performance Blu-ray SOC, LG's new BD300 player enables Netflix subscribers to instantly stream content over the Internet from a growing library of over 12,000 choices of movies and TV episodes directly to their TVs, at no additional charge.

Blu-ray: Victor in the HD DVD Wars, But Ultimately Doomed?

"CNET's Crave on Friday reported on Nielsen's latest VideoScan figures, showing that Blu-ray Disc's market share in the video disc market has slumped in the past week. According to Nielsen, Blu-ray's market share dropped to just 8 percent of the overall market, giving DVDs a whopping 92 percent ownership. Granted, those figures show only one week's performance, and Blu-ray may have a huge week soon and capture more of the market, but let's be honest with ourselves: do we really think that will happen? According to a study released in August by ABI Research, more than half the people it surveyed had no plans to buy a standalone Blu-ray player in the near future, and 23 percent are considering it, but not until 2009. When your format is limping along with just 8 percent of the market, the last thing you want to hear is that only 23 percent

Analyst: Sony Should Consider PS3 Price Cuts In Tough Holiday Battle

Analyst: Sony Should Consider PS3 Price Cuts In Tough Holiday Battle With production costs still a formidable challenge, Sony has said not to expect Christmas price cuts for the PlayStation 3 -- but EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich believes the PS3 may be taking a big hit from recent Xbox 360 price reductions.

Insignia Profile 2.0 Blu-ray Player Released at Best Buy

With Blu-ray player prices dropping as the holiday season approaches, it is great to see new players joining the market. Insignia is the latest Blu-ray Profile 2.0 player to come to the market. Best Buy has listed this player at $250, and is already backordered online by one to two weeks. However, a recent trip to Best Buy shows that they are still on the shelves.

Sony Gives Us Another Delicious Blu Format: Blu-spec CD

By the time you finish reading this post about Sony's latest media format—Blu-spec CD, which uses the same Blu Laser Diode as Blu-ray for audio CDs—they will likely have launched yet another one that we'll report on shortly. In the meantime, Blu-spec CDs are apparently excellent because the new CD cutting machines "eliminate vibration," which improves the laser beam quality and makes stuff sound better. And totally uncharacteristic of Sony, it'll actually work in your existing CD drive too. Sixty Blu-spec titles will be out by Christmas. [PC Pro]

Will this be a Blu-ray Christmas?: The new generation of DVD player beckons from holiday ads. Blu-ray produces crystalline images and great sound. Do you need one now?

TMCNet: Will this be a Blu-ray Christmas?: The new generation of DVD player beckons from holiday ads. Blu-ray produces crystalline images and great sound. Do you need one now?

Best Buy Cuts Blu-ray Price To Under $200

Blu-ray Disc players have begun crossing the $200 barrier, as Best Buy has begun cutting the price of one Blu-ray player to $199.99.

Sony bigwig scoffs at Samsungs Blu-ray dead in five years prediction

Blu-ray’s not going anywhere, say the people that invented itA few weeks back a Samsung exec predicted that the Blu-ray format would be a short-lived one - in fact, he reckoned it only had five years left, with downloads superseding it as the hi-def video format of choice. Not true, say Sony: Blu-ray will live on!

Sony cuts $100 off Blu-ray Disc player prices

OCT. 2 | Sony’s latest Blu-ray Disc players have dipped $100 in price, as widely expected by retailers.

Sony adds 'Pineapple Express' iTunes digital download to DVD, Blu-ray

Sony adds 'Pineapple Express' iTunes digital download to DVD, Blu-ray Marking the first time they have ever done so, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that the two-disc DVD and Blu-ray offerings of the comedy Pineapple Express will include a free digital copy of the film downloadable from iTunes in addition to the digital copy that can playback on PCs and the Sony handheld PSP.

Blu-ray is dead. Nice job, Sony

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Blu-ray is dead - heckuva job, Sony!

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Sony Releases Pricey Blu-ray Player

Sony’s new blu-ray player does have a bevy of features, but it certainly comes at a hefty price of $2,299.

Panasonic Blu-ray Grabs Extras From Internet

Panasonic’s has released a new Blu-ray the same day LG released its new version, too. Both Blu-rays feature BD-Live compatibility, allowing users to connect to the Internet to download images, subtitles and other data and take part in interactive activities and multi-player games linked to bonus cinema content found on Blu-ray discs. These two new releases come at a time when Samsung are giving Blu-ray players away when purchasing certain models of flat-panel TV.

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