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Sharp stepped up at the 70th Autumn Meeting of the Japan Society of Applied Physics to promote its new 500mW Blu-ray laser that is reportedly production ready and waiting to churn out triple and quad layer (100GB) discs at 8x speed. The only thing holding it back from release now is the lack of an official spec from the BDA. Geeking out over details of the aluminum oxynitride film that enabled this breakthrough (pictured above) continues beyond the read link.

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New Blu-ray laser from Sharp burns triple, quad layer discs but can’t cut red tape (yet) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just because Pioneer isn’t in the plasma business anymore doesn’t mean the company is dead, and one of the new points of focus over there is on media aggregation. So part of the new do-it-all Entertainment Tap concept Pioneer was displaying today included a demo of storing Managed Copies of Blu-ray Discs on a hard drive. The copy itself was done in about 4x real time (dependent on the drive’s speed) and looked great thanks to some hardware transcoding. We also appreciated the Pioneer interface that made copying the disc easy. Of course at this point this is just a demo, with no word on availability or price, but it is a start to what will one day hopefully be a better way to enjoy HD movies.

Continue reading Video: First working Blu-ray Managed Copy demo

Video: First working Blu-ray Managed Copy demo originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What do you get when you take every single source of audio and video content, including Blu-ray with Managed Copy, online streaming content and everything else you can think of (except Hulu), and then combine it with control and remote viewing capabilities? You guessed it, the Entertainment Tap. We understand that Pioneer is shooting for the stars with this one, but it most definitely falls under the category of it sounds too good to be true. Of course Pioneer is just trying to throw everything against the wall to see what sticks, which is great, but the anticipated release of 2010 seems ambitions considering everything included in the demo. We could go on and on listing the media sources and control devices, but Pioneer wasn’t exactly giving us any negative responses. Lets just say the new ET concept is a do it all media server as well as a client client that plays nice with everything. For example, the ET can connect to a HR22 DirecTV HD DVR via USB and using the data from the DVR, it’ll build its own version of the interface. Of course the whole video part is hard to integrate, so the ET simply instructs the TV to switch inputs at the right time to give you a seamless experience. At this point none of these features are finalized so don’t be bashful with your ideas in the comments, because who knows, Pioneer might actually include them.

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Pioneer shoots for the moon with its Entertainment Tap concept originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This article was written on June 29, 2007 by CyberNet.

Blu-ray continues to get a few more people on their side in the battle with HD DVD. Just two weeks ago, Blockbuster decided to lend support to Blu-ray because next month when Blockbuster increases their selection of high definition DVD’s,  Blu-ray was chosen as the format.  This was viewed as another victory for Blu-Ray, and another slap in the face for HD DVD.

Now the Blu-Ray Disc Association will presumably get additional people on their side with a new promotion that will give those who purchase a new Blu-Ray Player five free Blu-Ray movies. This INCLUDES those who also purchase a Playstation 3! There are 21 different movies that people will be able to choose from including The Guardian, Chicken Little, The Italian Job, Stealth, Species, Underworld: Evolution, and more.

This promotion starts on July 1st, and once it has started, you’ll be able to get additional information at the website that they’ve set-up for it.

HD DVD has turned to promotions in the past to boost their sales, so Blu-ray is probably hoping they’ll see a similar boost in sales with their promotion. The more people they’re able to get to purchase their player, the closer they are to winning the battle.

If you’re considering purchasing a player, you may want to keep your eye out for additional promotions. Blu-ray.com points out that if you purchase the Panasonic DMP-BD10A player, you qualify for an additional five movies which means you would end up with 10 free movies.

Maybe you’re wanting a Playstation 3 instead of a dedicated Blu-ray player? You’re in luck with this situation too because Sony will give you two free games and an extra controller until July 8th at the Sony store, and you’ll also receive a $50 gift card with it. Add the five free movies to that, and it’s a pretty good deal.

I’d say now’s the perfect time to purchase a Blu-Ray player or Playstation 3 if you’ve been contemplating it.

Source: Ars Technica

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What you’re looking at here is the latest addition to the Sony Blu-ray family. The BDP-N460 seemingly fits right in between the BDP-S360 and the BDP-S560 with an MSRP of $249. What sets it apart from its little brother is the fact that it can use its included network jack for more than just BD-Live and it features a USB port on the front, in addition to the one on the back for optional BD-Live storage. There’s no built in WiFi or MKV support like other brands though, but it is shipping with access to YouTube and to Bravia Internet Video, and in addition Sony promises Netflix Watch Instantly later this fall. No word on whether this means the end for the BDP-S360, but considering the price and improved features of the 460, that’s where we’d put our money.

Continue reading Sony’s new BDP-N460 Blu-ray player adds access to internet content

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Sony’s new BDP-N460 Blu-ray player adds access to internet content originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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