Recent News Tagged: Blu-ray


Blu-ray Deal: BBC Collection For $70
Posted by Dana Olson at 2010-07-28 08:47:25
Tagged: [Deals] [Blu-ray]

The absolute best part of owning a Blu-ray player, of any kind, not just the PS3, is the BBC's nature documentaries. Well, at least that's my opinion. If you haven't yet seen Planet Earth, now is a mighty fine time to do so, as you can get it as well as Ganges, Wild China, and Galapagos all for the fine price of $69.99 US from Amazon - today only. Yes, they will ship to Canada, and even after import fees you're still looking at a nice savings since our regular price is $148!
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Canada Deals: Save $20 On PS3 Games
Posted by Dana Olson at 2010-07-23 14:36:23
Tagged: [Deals] [PlayStation 3] [Blu-ray]

FutureShop is advertising a savings of $20 on your choice of Heavy Rain, MAG, and White Knight Chronicles, as the three games will be selling for a fair $39.99.

In addition to this, there is an interesting bundle: Clash of the Titans Blu-ray movie, plus Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe PS3 game, plus a Sony Blu-ray Remote for your PS3, all in one box for a price of $59.99.



US Deal: Planet Earth Blu-ray For $38
Posted by Dana Olson at 2010-04-22 10:38:55
Tagged: [Deals] [Blu-ray]

Heads up - Amazon has Planet Earth Blu-rays (David Attenborough version) on sale today for just $37.99. If you haven't bought it yet, and have any interest whatsoever in the world you live in, buy it now. You will not be disappointed, other than when it's over and you have no more discs to play.
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PS3 Ready For 3D Blu-ray Movies
Posted by Dana Olson at 2009-12-17 11:01:56
Tagged: [Blu-ray] [PlayStation 3]

The Blu-ray Disc Association has reportedly confirmed that the Blu-ray 3D spec is finalized, and the PS3 is ready to fully support it. This means it will be outputting dual 1080p, and shows another advantage over many standalone Blu-ray players. With the feast of 3D movies and gaming on the horizon, the PS3 looks to be the only current system capable of satiating this hunger. Now, let the 3D TV prices fall!
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Netflix Discs Arriving Soon
Posted by Dana Olson at 2009-11-05 20:07:35
Tagged: [Blu-ray] [PlayStation 3]

American PS3-owning Netflix subscribers have been receiving notifications that the Netflix discs will be arriving soon. How soon? As early as tomorrow for some people. The disc is a temporary fix, as apparently sometime next year there will be a downloadable client of some sort. My guess will be it'll be in the PS3 firmware as an icon on the XMB, and will show up for Canadians to taunt us, much like the existing PlayStation Store icon in the Video column.
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District 9 Includes God Of War 3 Demo
Posted by Dana Olson at 2009-10-28 12:50:55
Tagged: [Blu-ray] [Demos] [PlayStation 3]

Today Sony revealed that Blu-ray versions of District 9 will be released as a hybrid disc, including the God of War 3 demo on the disc. The movie releases on December 29th, 2009.

It makes me wonder why they put the demo on this disc, but not on the God of War Collection disc... Ah, forget it. If I think about it more, my head will explode.
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US Deal: Buy 2, Get 1 Free Blu-ray Movie
Posted by Dana Olson at 2009-08-18 11:54:40
Tagged: [Deals] [Blu-ray]

Amazon is currently holding a deal, where you can buy two Blu-ray movies and get one for free. There is a pretty decent selection, so head over before August 21st if you're in the market for some new Blu-ray movies.
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US Deal: Firefly The Complete Series on Blu-ray
Posted by Dana Olson at 2009-06-09 12:03:06
Tagged: [Deals] [Blu-ray]

Amazon has a deal of the day today, and it's Firefly The Complete Series for $39.99. The regular price is said to be $89.98, so that's a large discount for a pretty awesome show that was put down before its time.
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Canada Deals: DVD Trade-In For Blu-ray, Games, PS2
Posted by Dana Olson at 2009-04-23 11:37:40
Tagged: [Deals] [Blu-ray] [PlayStation 2] [PlayStation Portable]

Here are a handful of deals for Canadians.
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Warner Institutes Red2Blu Program
Posted by Dana Olson at 2009-04-22 15:49:38
Tagged: [Blu-ray]

Warner Bros. are offering a new service for the poor suckers who got stuck with their HD DVD player and collection of movies.

For a fairly low fee of only $4.95 per movie (up to 25 movies) plus a reasonable shipping fee, you can now replace your old format for a new, Blu-ray version. That's much less money than re-buying the Blu-ray version, and if I had any HD DVDs (and lived in the US), I'd be all over this.
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Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Dated For North America
Posted by Dana Olson at 2009-04-13 23:07:20
Tagged: [Blu-ray]

A North American release for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete has been chosen. The date is June 2nd, 2009.
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Blu-ray Doubles Tales Of Vesperia Voice Work
Posted by Dana Olson at 2009-04-07 09:33:34
Tagged: [PlayStation 3] [Blu-ray]

Namco Bandai held a press conference yesterday where they officially confirmed the PS3 port, as revealed in the Shonen Jump scans.
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Canada Deal: $10 Blu-ray Movies
Posted by Dana Olson at 2009-03-18 09:17:00
Tagged: [Deals] [Blu-ray]

Dell Canada has a deal on right now: 3 Blu-rays for $30. You don't get a choice of movie, mind you, but if you wanted to buy Casino Royale, Hitch, and Surf's Up, then this is a great deal. Shipping is free.

Update: Also, some WalMart stores in Canada have a selection of titles on for $10 each, including Terminator 2 and Total Recall. Check your local store.

Thanks to Colin McFedran for the Dell.ca tip!
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US Deal: Over 300 Blu-ray Movies On Sale
Posted by Dana Olson at 2009-03-16 16:24:34
Tagged: [Deals] [Blu-ray]

Canada has their deal, and now it's the USA's turn. Amazon is bragging over 300 Blu-ray titles are on sale, for up to 54% off the regular price. The sale ends March 22nd.
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Canada Deal: Up To 60% Off Blu-ray Movies
Posted by Dana Olson at 2009-03-12 09:17:30
Tagged: [Deals] [Blu-ray]

Amazon.ca is having a pretty big sale on over 250 Blu-ray movies. Click here to browse the list. It's unclear when the sale ends, so buy sooner than later if you see something you want.
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Amazon Blu-ray Deals - Save Up To 50%!
Posted by Dana Olson at 2009-02-05 10:48:46
Tagged: [Deals] [Blu-ray]

Amazon.com has a pretty great deal on for Blu-ray movies right now.

From a selection of about 70 titles, if you buy three, you save 30% off your order. If you buy 6, you save 40% off your order. If you buy 10 or more, you save a whopping 50% off your order.

The offer ends February 13th.
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Planet Earth Blu-ray Deal
Posted by Dana Olson at 2009-01-28 14:54:46
Tagged: [Deals] [Blu-ray]

Last week I got the urge to see Planet Earth, and so I looked around for a deal. I found a good one.
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Square Enix Claims Final Fantasy XIII Demo Japan Only
Posted by Mike Hartnett at 2009-01-13 03:20:55
Tagged: [Demos] [Blu-ray] [Japan]

After having received several questions regarding the Final Fantasy XIII demo set to debut on the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete Blu-ray disc, Square Enix has finally responded and their answer may come as quite a surprise.
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Blu-ray Movie Releases for the Week 12-21-2008
Posted by Colin McFedran at 2008-12-21 11:01:30
Tagged: [Blu-ray]

Choices are slim this week but you can always catch up on the back catalog of great BD movies or...our PICK of the WEEK!

I'll be enjoying it on my brand new 46" 1080p Samsung by the way...schweet.
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Blu-Ray Movie Releases for the Week of 2008-12-14
Posted by Colin McFedran at 2008-12-14 19:25:25
Tagged: [Blu-ray]

Well, my 20 year old SDTV just 'blu'up this afternoon and I'm living in the age of radio (and internet but in Canada all the good streaming TV is ip blocked). Has this stopped me, a man in TOTAL distress, from giving you the run down on this week's Blu-ray releases and giving a Pick of the Week? Hell no.
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The Dark Knight Blu-ray First-Day Sales Are High
Posted by Dana Olson at 2008-12-11 12:45:57
Tagged: [Blu-ray] [Sales & Statistics]

The Dark Knight sold over 600K units on the Blu-ray format on its first day of sales (US, Canada, and UK combined). That is very impressive, considering Iron Man moved only 250K, in comparison.
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Blu-ray is a Failure...Not So in Japan
Posted by Colin McFedran at 2008-12-10 23:37:04
Tagged: [Blu-ray] [Japan]

Those of you paying attention to the HD optical format slaughter war are no doubt aware that the naysayers have been writing Blu-ray's obit since winning the war against HD DVD. However, statistics from Japan are showing there is life in Blu-ray yet.
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Blu-ray Releases for the Week Of Dec. 9, 2008
Posted by Dana Olson at 2008-12-08 00:40:43
Tagged: [Blu-ray]

There's really only one choice this week, and you all should already know what that is.
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PS3 Supports 400GB Blu-ray Discs
Posted by Dana Olson at 2008-12-02 17:36:55
Tagged: [Blu-ray] [PlayStation 3]

According to a post over at PS3 Fanboy, the 400GB Blu-ray discs that were pioneered by Pioneer earlier this year are compatible with all existing Blu-ray drives - including the PlayStation 3.
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Iron Man Ultimate 2 Disc Blu-ray on Sale
Posted by Colin McFedran at 2008-11-30 22:30:52
Tagged: [Deals] [Blu-ray]

Here is a quick little deal...$15.49 USD for Iron Man Ultimate Blu-ray.
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Blu-ray Releases for the Week Dec 2, 2008
Posted by Colin McFedran at 2008-11-30 08:36:09
Tagged: [Blu-ray]

Some good older movies this week including Casablanca, Home Alone and Assault on Precinct 13 (the orignial). But one movie stands above these as our Pick of the Week.
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Blu-ray Releases for the Week Nov. 23, 2008
Posted by Colin McFedran at 2008-11-23 10:32:33
Tagged: [Blu-ray]

Have you bought a Blu-ray recently? Not a lot of good choices this week...but which makes our Pick of the Week?
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Blu-ray Releases for the Week of November 18, 2008
Posted by Colin McFedran at 2008-11-16 20:01:07
Tagged: [Blu-ray]

As we ramp up to Christmas...more and more releases to choose from.
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Hellboy II to Feature Live Chat with Director
Posted by Colin McFedran at 2008-11-12 23:59:31
Tagged: [Blu-ray] [PlayStation 3]

Director Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy/Pan's Labyrinth/Hellboy II) sat down with Home Media Magazine to talk Blu-ray, PS3 and BD-Live.
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Blu-ray Releases and Pick of the Week
Posted by Colin McFedran at 2008-11-09 11:27:56
Tagged: [Blu-ray]

Another deluge of choices this week...who will be the Pick of the Week?
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Free BD Remote with Purchase of Select BD Titles
Posted by Colin McFedran at 2008-11-09 11:15:26
Tagged: [Deals] [Hardware] [Blu-ray]

Buy selected Blu-ray movies at Best Buy USA and get yourself a free Sony PS3 BD Remote. Why? The movie studios know that if you have a BD remote you will purchase 2.5 times the movies as someone that doesn't! Fact!
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Blu-specCD Format From Sony
Posted by Colin McFedran at 2008-11-05 17:51:21
Tagged: [General News] [Sony] [Blu-ray]

Enjoying your Blu-ray discs? Sony has announced the launch of a new CD specification that is backwards compatible with existing CD players but provides better sound when played with the magical blu laser.
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Blu-ray Releases and Pick of the Week
Posted by Colin McFedran at 2008-11-02 11:37:05
Tagged: [Blu-ray]

This week sees the release of 17 new Blu-ray discs. Which one is right for you?
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Netflix To Charge More For Blu-ray
Posted by Dana Olson at 2008-10-08 14:38:44
Tagged: [Bad News] [Blu-ray]

Starting early next month, Netflix will be charging an extra dollar per month for Blu-ray rental access.

Only one dollar? That's not a big deal, but is it really going to help them that much?

What do you think? Are you willing to pay the [low] price for superior sound and video quality? Methinks you are, seeing as how, if you're reading this, you likely paid extra to buy a PS3 - the superior console.
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Blu-ray Coming To Xbox 360
Posted by Dana Olson at 2008-10-08 12:48:53
Tagged: [Rumor] [Blu-ray]

It looks like Microsoft is preparing to launch a Blu-ray add-on for the Xbox 360 console. It's highly unlikely that it will be used for anything other than Blu-ray movie playback, so this will really only appeal to existing 360 owners who just want the ability to watch Blu-ray movies.

I'm treating this as a rumor, though it sounds very plausible and X-bit Labs are reporting it as fact.
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Amazon Blu-ray Deals
Posted by Dana Olson at 2008-09-23 09:57:36
Tagged: [Deals] [Blu-ray] [Hardware]

Amazon currently has a deal on where you can get a free Sony Blu-ray Remote for your PlayStation 3 if you buy any three Warner Blu-ray discs.

Also on sale are many Blu-ray movies at up to 55% off.

It's good to go Blu.
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BioShock Doesn't Need Blu-ray
Posted by Dana Olson at 2008-08-29 09:34:35
Tagged: [General News] [PlayStation 3] [Blu-ray]

"We've tried to do what we can to make sure that the PS3 looks just as great as the 360, but in terms of necessarily utilising something specific about Blu-ray, to my knowledge, Blu-ray hasn't necessarily made a huge difference."

Here's an idea: put the Challenge Rooms ON THE DISC. There, Blu-ray made a difference.
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Final Fantasy XIII Demo Information
Posted by Dana Olson at 2008-08-17 02:28:57
Tagged: [Blu-ray] [PlayStation 3] [Demos]

Earlier, FinalFantasyXIII.net posted a story with a bunch of information about Final Fantasy XIII.

The most interesting bits are:

  • Advent Children Complete includes the FFXIII demo on a PS3 disc. This likely means it will be region-free.
  • The demo will be longer than Advent Children Complete's running time.
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    Dead Space: Downfall Trailer
    Posted by Dana Olson at 2008-08-14 20:47:13
    Tagged: [Videos & Trailers] [Blu-ray]

    A two-minute trailer for the Dead Space: Downfall animated film has been released on GameVideos.
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    Advent Children Includes FFXIII Demo
    Posted by Dana Olson at 2008-08-01 23:42:57
    Tagged: [Blu-ray] [PlayStation 3] [Demos]

    The first news out of Square-Enix's event is that the Blu-ray version of Advent Children Complete will include a demo for Final Fantasy XIII, at least in Japan. No word on other regions yet (unlikely).

    This is not the "shocking announcement." It can't be...
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