So I read yet another breathless prognostication from a major newspaper–this time the San Jose Mercury News–that posits that discs are being rendered both useless and pointless by the advent of streaming video. And actually, this time, I may be coming around. Because remember how I said that an abundance of changes in the landscape [...]
Don’t be surprised if the next Macbook or Apple desktop suddenly comes with a blu-ray player in tow. There is conjecture that Apple might be adding Blu-ray drives to some of their machines despite Apple leader, Steven Jobs, recently complaining about the licensing fees and process for Blu-ray. Apple Computer was one of the big [...]
If you thought the format war was over, boy were you wrong. Players for the up and coming China Blue HD format has recently been revealed and they aren’t looking too shabby. For those who don’t know China Blue HD is China’s answer to the Blu-ray format and, according to EngadgetHD, are 40% cheaper than [...]
Now here’s showing an initiative — It was recently announced that Warner Bros. is set to begin a program that will help remedy the woes felt by early HD-DVD adopters. Apparently, if you have an HD-DVD that was put out by Warner Bros. you can send it in to them and for just $4.95 get [...]
