Blue Underground Blu-ray Page Updated

Blue Underground has launched a new web page to promote their future Blu-ray Disc releases.
While the titles they show are mostly from the horror genre, it appears that they own the rights to others as well including cult favourite The Final Countdown.
They are certainly putting a lot of effort in for their titles – the [...]

DVDPlay Offers Blu-ray in Grocery Store Kiosks

I am sure a number of you have seen the DVDPlay machines in your local grocery store, renting DVDs for $1.50. This short and to the point article reports that DVDPlay will be adding Blu-ray to the kiosks, with no pricing differential – first titles from Sony being Untraceable and Men in Black.
Being a fan [...]

Best Buy “Sweetens” The Deal on Insignia Blu-ray Player

Last week we reported on the Insignia Blu Ray Player that would cost about $349.99, the player was met with much criticism due to the small price difference from the PS3, specifications, and previous questionable product’s from Best Buy’s in-house brand.
Today Best Buy has revealed the player will come with a $100 coupon book, [...]

Amazon’s Blu-ray Summer Blowout Sale, 116 Titles Included

Amazon is having a big summer blowout sale on Blu-ray movies. The sale includes 116 Blu-ray titles (see below.)
$14.45
Black Hawk Down
Blazing Saddles
Eyes Wide Shut
Fifth Element, The: (Remastered)
Kung Fu Hustle
Last Samurai, The
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
S.W.A.T.
Tears of the Sun
$14.95
Big Fish
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Curse of the Golden Flower
Dawn of the Dead
Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn
Hellboy (Director’s Cut)
Last Waltz, The
Masters [...]

Revenue Up, Market Share Static for Week Ending May 18th

Things are pretty static in the epic battle between Blu-ray Disc and DVD – the market share of the top 20 titles Blu-ray versus DVD was once again 5% for the week ending May 18th.
On the plus side, we do a see an increase in revenue. Consumers spent close to $8M on Blu-ray discs that [...]

Xbox 360 HD DVD Drive Hits $19.99 CDN

My fellow Canadians, you will be pleased to know that the remaining HD DVD drives left in Futureshop stores have just hit $19.99, the drive is sold out online and is available only in stores.

Akimbo Goes Out of Business!

For those who are not aware, Akimbo was a content-delivery service, over a year ago they announced a set top box that would allow you to stream video content on demand. The company was too busy searching for a good business model, eventually it caused them to drop their hardware model entirely and instead do [...]

Best Buy Blu-ray Disc Movie Promotions

Best Buy have some Blu-ray promotions currently – a chance to pick up some titles at Amazon prices or better…!
2 for $30: Blu-ray Disc movies at BestBuy.com! Valid 5/11- 7/5.
Blu-ray Disc movies $16.99, and $10 off select Blu-ray Disc movies at BestBuy.com. Valid 5/25-5/31.
Select Blu-ray Disc movies featuring Will Smith on sale at BestBuy.com!

Transformers Coming to Blu-ray on September 2nd?

TVshowsondvd.com has been a rather reliable site over the years. Lets hope that they are accurate about this!
Rumor has it that the Transformers Blu-ray release is getting a brand new VC-1 **Blu-ray maxed bitrate** encode that supposedly keeps the film grain intact, as well as lossless audio.
[via Blu-rayStats]

Mixed News for High Def Hobbits

If you are interested in the Lord of the Rings movies and the upcoming Hobbit movies, you might want to check out the online chat with Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro. Among other things they discuss the 20 most popular questions they received pre-chat.
Of course, the question a lot of us have is when [...]