engadget.com - 9/10/2008
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While rumors have been flowing hot and heavy about VUDU's possible demise, it seems the company has other plans in mind. We've received word that select beta team members are now being asked to try out new downloads that are intended to rival Blu-ray quality. Dubbed HDX movies, these ...
pocket-lint.co.uk - 9/3/2008
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pocket-lint.co.uk —
INTERVIEW: Andy Griffiths, director of consumer electronics, Samsung
UK Samsung has said that it sees the Blu-ray...
format only lasting a further 5 years before it is replaced by another format or technology. ... Read Samsung: "Blu-ray ...
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NEWS: Samsung: "Blu-ray has 5 years left"
gizmowatch.com - 9/6/2008
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gizmowatch.com —
BD300 network Blu-ray player by LG is the
latest Blu-ray player to hit the market and we...
have lately seen a few of them from other brands being launched. The player can stream movies and shows and also offers DVD playback. This could very well be a ...
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LG launches Blu-ray and Netflix player
gizmodo.com - 9/17/2008
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gizmodo.com —
Like 99.99% off all the people on this
planet, you probably missed The X-Files: I Want To...
Believe when it crash landed, burning and smoking into theaters over the summer. Not to worry though—Fox is hoping that adding BD-Live functionality to ...
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X-Flies to Become First Fox Blu-ray Release With BD-Live ...
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Vudu Testing Blu-ray Quality "HDX" Flicks [Vudu]
Gizmodo —
... Blu-ray quality. These new HDX flicks are so data heavy, you've gotta wait two to three hours just for the flick to start. This actually jives with what we heard a few months ago—that Vudu was looking at offering two tiers of HD movies, though there's no guarantee that this is anything more than market research. That's a long time to wait for a quality (and likely, price) bump that your average Joe probably wouldn't be able to tell distinguish from their standard HD stuff. [Engadget] ...
Vudu testing out HD content to rival Blu-ray
CrunchGear —
... Seems a handful of Beta testers for Vudu have been asked to download content aptly named HDX that’s mean to rival Blu-ray. Apparently the downloads take up to three hours before it starts and I highly doubt anyone will want to stick around for that unless they start them ahead of time and go off to do something else, which is a bit more plausible. We’ll see if this actually makes it out of Beta. ...
Vudu preps HDX to rival Blu-Ray?
SlashGear —
... While Vudu is prepping its IP-based HD Video on Demand to rival Blu-Ray disc, some beta testers are seeping out their early tested result-it takes hours to download just for the flick to get started. There is no secret that ...
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