Meet The LG BD590 Blu-ray Player

At CES 2010 LG announced its upcoming lineup of Blu-ray players, of note is the LG BD590 Blu-ray player which comes with a 250 GB HDD and VUDU support (Like the BD390) right out of the box. Thanks to LG’s NetCast feature, Netflix, Youtube, Pandora, and CinemaNow, streaming will be included with the player, the player [...]

PS3 Netflix Streaming Discs Shipping Now

If you ordered a PS3 Netflix streaming disc you should be receiving one in the mail shortly according to various PS3 owners who have started to receive theirs. The streaming discs are a temporary solution, Netflix hopes to have a client accessible via the XMB ready for release sometime in 2010.
If you’ve received your disc, [...]

Apple Releases Apple TV 3.0 Software Update

Apple has released firmware 3.0 for Apple TV devices, the new firmware brings with it many new features and bugfixes, the most prominent change being the redesigned menu. Other additions include, Genius Mixes support, Internet radio, and support of iTunes Extras.
“The new software for Apple TV features a simpler and faster interface that gives you [...]

Standalone BD-Live Now Possible

If you’re a fan of accessing external content from your physical media be it from a Blu-ray, HD DVD, or even DVD, the issues one might come across are the constant switching of discs to do so. A company called Related Content Database (RCDb) with partner Videon Central is working on a technology that allows [...]

Vudu Comes to LG BD390 Blu-ray Player, Other Players Bow Down

We had a feeling the LG BD390 was poised to have the Vudu service added to it. This was because for the last week or two, the Vudu Logo had been displayed on the BD390 page of LG’s website. So when the press release from Vudu hit our inbox, we did a face palm…. kicking [...]

Warner Movie Library Coming to Wii In Japan

The Warner Brothers library will soon make its way to the Wii with those fortunate enough to live in Japan being able to access it immediately. As of July 15, by downloading Fujisoft’s “Everyone’s Theater Wii” application users will be able to rent videos such as The Goonies, Free Willy, etc. The application itself will [...]

Experience XBOX Live “Smooth Streaming”

In a few months 1080p streaming will hit the Xbox 360, many are skeptical as to how it will work if at all. Fortunately, a tech demo exists showcasing how this streaming system will work when it launches this fall. The requirements are of course a capable PC web browser and Microsoft Silverlight.
Let us know [...]

Nintendo on Netflix: “We will do Something Different”

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime was recently quizzed about several topics regarding his company. Among them were rumors of a Netflix Streaming service on the Nintendo Wii, his answer was surprising,
“We have nothing to announce [as] a partnership from an online streaming standpoint,” Fils-Aime said. “Should we go down that path we will do [...]

Vudu Gets HD Disney Movies Day-and-Date With Blu-ray

Disney has made 60 HD films available to Purchase via Vudu, the video-on-demand set-top company. This will allow Vudu set-top owners to download, watch, and store titles like National Treasure, Bolt, Tinkerbell, and every film in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy through their set-top boxes.
HD and HDX!
Customers have the [...]

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 [...]