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Target Unifying Their Blu-ray Displays?

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We have been told that Target is in the process of unifying their Blu-ray displays in all stores. Read the story »

Top Selling DVD at Amazon is the Batman Begins Blu-ray

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The Blu-ray release of Batman Begins is a very hot seller at Amazon where it holds the top spot, beating out all other DVDs and Blu-ray Discs.

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Blu-ray’s Most Wanted

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About: Hailing from the East Coast, James Segars is the latest addition to the FWC family. A graduate from Florida State University -- with a firm background in both Film Production and Creative Writing -- James is both passionate and involved with journalism and the progression/evolution of HD technologies -- both acquisition and display. His most recent obsession is his 1080p Mitsubishi Projector (HC4900).See Authors Posts (43) | 22 Comments

While the Holidays and Black Friday are still a ways off, we thought it necessary to chef up a list of our most wanted Blu-ray catalog titles, you know, in case any Studios were looking for ideas… wink, wink. Read the story »

The Swag Giveaway Winner is…….

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About: Although a Seattle native, Tyler doesn't t fit that stereo type very well. He prefers Red Bull to Lattes, doesn't own a pair of birkenstocks, and has never hugged a tree in his life. As a life long Geek, he is pretty much addicted to anything that has to do with technology. He became hooked on HDTV in early '04, and hasn't looked back since. At his day job in the aerospace industry, he is never too far away from the latest news thanks to Google Reader on his iPhone. Tyler's vision for Format War Central is to provide a very diverse range of opinions, which he thinks really engages the readers and promotes vibrant discussions.See Authors Posts (177) | 16 Comments

Jerome is the winner of the HME Swag Giveaway! Read the story »

Toshiba Unveils Cell processor Laptops with Super Upconversion

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We have just received word from Wesley Tech that Toshiba has announced their new line up of Qosmio laptops which will feature the new CELL chips along with the much “anticipated” up-conversion technology. Read the story »

DVD DL Facts Revealed

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About: Is a student who is currently residing in Calgary Alberta, Canada. He is currently working on getting his Major in Accounting. Mehar is a avid blogger and technology enthusiast. Mehar had also spent the first two year's of his life living in San Francisco.See Authors Posts (15) | 8 Comments

We were at the DVD Forum site today and found DVD DL guidelines last updated in April of 2007, currently its the closest we will have to the truth.

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Dissected: Panasonic DMP-BD30K

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About: Although a Seattle native, Tyler doesn't t fit that stereo type very well. He prefers Red Bull to Lattes, doesn't own a pair of birkenstocks, and has never hugged a tree in his life. As a life long Geek, he is pretty much addicted to anything that has to do with technology. He became hooked on HDTV in early '04, and hasn't looked back since. At his day job in the aerospace industry, he is never too far away from the latest news thanks to Google Reader on his iPhone. Tyler's vision for Format War Central is to provide a very diverse range of opinions, which he thinks really engages the readers and promotes vibrant discussions.See Authors Posts (177) | 13 Comments

This is the first post in a new series we call “Dissected”. This series will show you the internals of stand alone Blu-ray players.

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French Matrix Trilogy Announced for October 22nd?

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About: Originally from New Zealand, Dave now resides in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a doctorate in Electrical Engineering, Dave's day job involves developing high resolution LCoS projectors. Dave also has a strong interest in cinema and film making, and has always been an early adopter - he still uses his Sony DVP-S7000 DVD Player and also owns first generation Blu-ray, HD DVD and DTheater D-VHS equipment. Dave has been following the HD Disc format war since the beginning, which resulted in the Blu-ray Statistics and HD DVD Statistics websites, designed to track the studio progress with features as they have released HD media product.See Authors Posts (246) | 2 Comments

Some very interesting Warner box sets have listed at Amazon France, including the eagerly anticipated Matrix Trilogy Box Set.

Matrix Trilogie : The Matrix ; Matrix Reloaded ; Matrix Revolutions has been listed for October 22nd, 2008.

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Sony To Launch Video Download Service

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About: Is a student who is currently residing in Calgary Alberta, Canada. He is currently working on getting his Major in Accounting. Mehar is a avid blogger and technology enthusiast. Mehar had also spent the first two year's of his life living in San Francisco.See Authors Posts (15) | 4 Comments

Sony has announced that they will roll out their download service in the United States this summer, it is unknown if this will also include Canada. Read the story »

Grocery Stores Now Selling Blu-ray Movies

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About: Although a Seattle native, Tyler doesn't t fit that stereo type very well. He prefers Red Bull to Lattes, doesn't own a pair of birkenstocks, and has never hugged a tree in his life. As a life long Geek, he is pretty much addicted to anything that has to do with technology. He became hooked on HDTV in early '04, and hasn't looked back since. At his day job in the aerospace industry, he is never too far away from the latest news thanks to Google Reader on his iPhone. Tyler's vision for Format War Central is to provide a very diverse range of opinions, which he thinks really engages the readers and promotes vibrant discussions.See Authors Posts (177) | 4 Comments

It looks like Blu-ray may become a hit with J6P faster than we all thought. We spotted some new release Blu-ray movies at our local QFC grocery store (Seattle Area). Read the story »