Blu-ray New Releases for 4-28-2009

The following are the Blu-ray new releases for Tuesday, April 28th, 2009.
Amazing Journeys
Razor Digital Entertainment
Retail: $24.99
Amazon: $13.99
Bride Wars
20th Century Fox
Retail: $39.99
Amazon: $25.99
Brideshead Revisited (Import)
101 Distribution
Retail: $44.98
Amazon: $40.49
Da Vinci Code Blu-ray Gift Set
Sony Pictures
Retail: $55.95
Amazon: $38.99
Handel: Giulio Cesare / Christie, Connelly, Glyndebourne Opera
BBC Opus Arte
Retail: $58.98
Amazon: $37.99
Hotel for Dogs
Paramount
Retail: $39.99
Amazon: $25.99
In the Realm of the Senses [...]

CBHD Players Ship In China, Format War Begins

Chinese manufacturer’s TCL and Shinco have officially launched the first set of CBHD players in China coincidentally starting a format war against rival Blu-ray.
Both Shinco and TCL state CBHD players will cost approximately 40% less than any Blu Ray player currently available on the Chinese market. The players will launch at a MSRP of 2,000 [...]

Warner Launches “Red2Blu” HD DVD to Blu-ray Upgrade Program

Warner has announced a new HD DVD to Blu-ray trade-in/upgrade program. The program dubbed “Red2Blu” allows you to upgrade up to 25 Warner HD DVDs to the Blu-ray versions of the movie. The cost is $4.95 per disc (some multi disc sets are more) and a flat shipping fee of $5.95 per order.
Lucky for us [...]

Blu-ray New Releases for 4-21-2009

The following are the Blu-ray new releases for Tuesday, April 21st, 2009.
Arctic Tale
Paramount
Retail: $29.99
Amazon: $19.99
Awake Live
Warner
Retail: $27.99
Amazon: $19.99
Blu-ray Action Bundle, Vol. 2
Twentieth Century Fox
Retail: $74.97
Amazon: $47.99
Blu-ray Action Bundle, Vol. 3
Twentieth Century Fox
Retail: $74.97
Amazon: $44.99
Blu-ray Comedy Bundle, Vol. 3
Twentieth Century Fox
Retail: $84.97
Amazon: $57.99
Blu-ray Comedy Bundle, Vol. 4
Twentieth Century Fox
Retail: $104.97
Amazon: $68.99
Blu-ray Comic Book Hero Bundle
Twentieth Century [...]

Momitsu Promises Cheap Region Free Blu-ray Player

The BDP-899 Blu-ray player is touting region free playback for both Blu-ray and DVD with a price point that is easy on the wallet. For a mere $349 you will be able to purchase a region free, profile 2.0 Blu-ray player, specifications are available below,

Upscales DVDs to 1080p
BD-Live ready
HDMI Deep Colour
Support of:  MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, [...]

Blockbuster Casts Doubt on It’s Future

Blockbuster Inc, the largest retail movie rental chain in North America is casting doubt on its future to continue. Blockbuster claims it may not be able to meet the requirements for a $250 million loan that would ensure operation.
Blockbuster has also entered the on demand video service this year with the release of MediaPoint, a [...]

Blu-ray New Releases for 4-14-2009

The following are the Blu-ray new releases for Tuesday, April 14th, 2009.
7.1 Music Classical Collection – Acoustic Reality Experience
Surround Records
Retail: $289.99
Amazon: $289.99
8 Mile
Universal Studios
Retail: $29.98
Amazon: $20.99
Cranford
BBC Warner
Retail: $39.98
Amazon: $28.99
Don Pasquale
Decca
Retail: $32.98
Amazon: $26.49
IMAX: Deep Sea/Into the Sea
IMAX
Retail: $28.99
Amazon: $19.99
Living Landscapes: Earthscapes – Wild Africa
Digital Enviroments
Retail: $12.98
Amazon: $8.99
Mean Girls
Paramount
Retail: $29.99
Amazon: $19.99
Music Experience in 3-Dimensional Sound Reality Collection
Surround [...]

Microsoft: Digital Downloads Won’t Completely Take Over

Head of Microsoft UK’s Xbox Division Neil Thompson had some interesting things to say about digital downloads. Despite Microsoft’s push towards a digital future, Thompson believes digital downloads won’t take over, instead compliment “packaged goods”.
“People often ask me, ‘Will Halo X be download only?’ But I don’t see the packaged goods business declining. What I [...]

Blu-ray New Releases for 4-7-2009

The following are the Blu-ray new releases for Tuesday, April 7th, 2009.
2010: The Year We Make Contact
Warner Home Video
Retail: $28.99
Amazon: $13.99
Above the Law
Warner Home Video
Retail: $28.99
Amazon: $13.99
Africa’s Elephant Kingdom
Genius Products
Retail: $21.95
Amazon: $15.49
American History X
New Line Home Video
Retail: $28.99
Amazon: $14.99
Bricktown
Celebrity Video Distribution
Retail: $24.99
Amazon: $15.49
Collateral Damage
Warner Home Video
Retail: $28.99
Amazon: $14.99
Day the Earth Stood Still
20th Century Fox
Retail: $39.99
Amazon: [...]

Panasonic DMP-BD605 Blu-ray Player Lands at Costco

Panasonic has released it’s DMP-BD605 Blu-ray as a Costco exclusive model. The player is priced at $279.99, and as far as we can tell is the same exact player as the Panny DMP-BD60 (but with a free HDMI cable included in the box). We have a feeling this is to reduce the amount of returns [...]