Fox is testing the digital distribution waters yet again, this time seeing how releases on UltraViolet would fare before releases on disc formats and on-demand video sources. More...

If you love the anti-piracy warnings that come up before you can watch a movie or TV series that you've just paid for, you're in luck: two new unskippable notices are being rolled out right now! More...

The Japanese corporation introduces its new optical burner: BDR-2207 supports the latest Blu-ray specifications and is capable of burning up to 128 Gigabyte on a single BD-R QL (quad-layer) disk. More...

Famous for its stylish self-assembly furniture, IKEA is entering the home entertainment market with an all-in-one smart TV, Blu-Ray player and music centre, built into a modular furniture system. More...

A new report claims that people will watch more movies via the Internet than they will on DVD and Blu-Ray disks for the first time in 2012, although revenues from Internet movies will still be lower. More...

Thanks to tipster philcruicks in our forums, we have learned that you can get WinX Blu-ray Decrypter for free if you activate it before September 15th, that's a saving of $49.95! Backup and Decrypt Blu-ray... More...

While Nintendo's upcoming Wii U game console will be more powerful than the current generation of game consoles, don't expect the device to play any of your collection of DVD and Blu-Ray movie disks. Nintendo... More...

After months of speculation, Lucasfilm has finally announced when the long awaited Blu-Ray disk versions of the Star Wars movie series will be released. Engadget reports that today (which for some reason is an unofficial... More...

In 2006 the battle for physical high definition media was starting, with some tech giants like Toshiba, Microsoft and Intel taking the side of HD DVD and others like Sony, Samsung, and Apple taking Blu-ray’s... More...

A new Microsoft advertisement pokes fun at Apple's lack of support for Blu-ray on their Mac laptops. The commercial makes fun of the lack of support for Blu-ray in Mac OS X, even with the... More...

An old saying says that the enemy of an enemy is a friend. Microsoft has declared Blu-ray an enemy thus making Apple their friend; for now. Back in June a reader of Mac Rumors sent Steve... More...

In a firmware update today, Sony will be issuing PS3 owners with the capability to watch 3D Blu-ray content on their consoles, according to PC World. Of course, you’ll still need the appropriate TV to... More...

One of the things making today’s Twitter headlines was the supposed release of the HDCP 'master key' – a key that allows the hacking of any HDCP-protected content for any HDCP-protected device. Currently, there’s not... More...

MacRumors reports on an email exchange that took place between Steve Jobs and one of their readers regarding the possibility of Blu-ray coming to the Mac, and the prospects aren't pretty. Blu-ray drives and playback... More...

Long used as an ingredient in not only white paint, but make-up; a new crystal form of titanium oxide could be used to create optical disks with 1000x-plus the capacity of a standard DVD. The material,... More...

A report published by research company Nielsen claims that the main motive for consumers buying a PlayStation 3 is its Blu-ray capabilities, rather than gaming, although only by a small amount, Neowin has discovered via... More...

Kaleidescape, makers of multi-room home entertainment devices, has announced a new line of blu-ray players - the M300 and the M500. The two players can play back 1080p content at 24 frames per second with bitstream... More...

In addition to the movie box offices, James Cameron’s Avatar has seen been seeing strong success on the piracy shores. Since last week’s Blu-ray release, the $237 million dollar film has been downloaded far more... More...

Another day, another email from Steve Jobs—this time concerning the lack of the Blu-Ray support from Apple. A 9to5Mac reader questioned Jobs over the lack of Blu-Ray to share his HD home movies and while... More...

With Blu-ray winning the next generation DVD format war, and the format starting to go mainstream, consumer awareness and Blu-ray sales are on the rise according to a report by the NPD Group. The report,... More...

Netflix, one of the largest online DVD rental companies in the United States with over 10 million subscribers, today announced a disappointing 20% rate increase for Blu-ray subscribers. In the announcement Jessie Becker, VP... More...

Backup4all is a backup utility that allows you to easily backup to any local or network drive, backup to FTP (with support for SSL encryption, proxy server, passive mode), backup to CD/DVD/Blu-ray, or other removable... More...

If you're heading to China anytime soon be on the lookout for Blu-ray rip offs. Not that this is a surprise to you or I, but Chinese pirates are attacking Blu-ray full force.... More...

After months of rumors and denials, the XBOX 360 with a Blu-ray disc drive is due to be manufactured soon and shipped in Q3 of 2008. Pegatron Technology, an OEM subsidiary of Asustek Computer, is... More...

Microsoft Corp is not in talks to include Sony Corp's Blu-ray high-definition DVD technology in its Xbox 360 video game console, an executive said on Wednesday. The comments by Aaron Greenberg, group product manager for... More...

CEO Steve Ballmer said his company is working on Windows device driver support for the Blu-ray high definition movie format. Microsoft is developing software that will add native support for devices that play Sony's Blu-ray... More...

The war between the two high definition formats, Blu-ray and HD DVD, seems to have come to a bloody end. Company after company has pledged its allegiance to Blu-ray, and things look grim for Toshiba.... More...

Hello Blu-ray ... adios, HD DVD. There was no doubt in my mind when I heard that Universal studios lined up with Warner Bros in its support for Blu-ray. Hold off on your calls and... More...

Notebook PCs coming out this year will likely include more colorful screens thanks to LED (light emitting diode) backlights and Blu-ray Disc optical drives this year, an executive from Micro-Star International (MSI) says, as well... More...

Sure, I could throw a breaking headline at you, but this is all about killing off all those juicy rumours. As we know, Microsoft chose DVD for the Xbox 360, and allowed those interested to... More...

We all knew the Warner announcement would do a lot of damage, and now the statistics to back up those predictions are here. According to the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert sales numbers for last week,... More...

Consumer electronics maker Toshiba Corp said on Monday it is slashing prices of its HD DVD format players by between 40 to 50 percent as major Hollywood studios move to embrace Sony Corp's Blu-ray format... More...

Microsoft Corp's Xbox video gaming unit still fully backs Toshiba Corp's HD-DVD high-definition DVD format but could consider supporting Sony Corp's rival Blu-ray technology should consumers want it, an executive said on Tuesday. "It should... More...

LG recently released its dual Blu-Ray / HD-DVD player (the BH200) better known as "Super Blu". Today at CES, we got a close look at it in action and we were impressed. Priced at... More...

Paramount is poised to drop its support of HD DVD after Warner Brothers’ recent backing of Sony’s Blu-ray technology, in a move that will sound the death knell of HD DVD and bring the home... More...

In response to consumer demand, Warner Bros. Entertainment stated today in a press release that it will release its high-definition DVD titles exclusively in the Blu-ray disc format beginning later this year. The announcement was... More...

Panasonic has begun shipping samples of the world's thinnest (that’s 9.5 mm to be exact) internal Blu-ray Disc drives to personal computer manufacturers. The new sample 9.5 mm high BD drives were accomplished by combining... More...

Any Australian resident 18 years or older who purchases one of twelve Sony Bravia Full HD 1080 LCD Televisions from a participating authorised Austrialian Sony dealer between 9am ADST December 21, 2007 and 11:59pm AEDST... More...

In response to rumours whispered by members of the Blu-ray camp, Warner Home Video announced that it will not be ditching HD DVD for Blu-ray. Warner Brothers is currently the only major studio to support... More...

Samsung Electronics, a leading maker of various equipment, has quietly started to sell its BD-P1400 Blu-ray disc (BD) player for $299 in certain locations. The decision moves Blu-ray format into the same price range as... More...

Major Australian rental chains Video Ezy and Blockbuster - both of which are owned by the same company, Franchise Entertainment Group - have gone all-out for Blu-ray Disc, they said today. Neither chain - comprising... More...

The market share of notebook PCs with Blu-ray drives is expected to increase from 1% this year to 10% in 2008 due to notebook makers more willing to adopt cheaper Blu-ray combo optical disc drives... More...

High definition media like HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc has increase to account for just under 20 per cent of Japanese consumers' retail recorder purchases, numbers from market watcher GfK show. And of the two... More...

If the rumour isn't just a rumour, Wal-mart has just proven it isn't backing HD DVD whatsoever. Here is some information about one of the 4 planned "Secret Sales" for the holiday season. A supposed... More...

The European HD DVD Promotional Group has revealed figures gathered by independent research firm GfK that show stronger software-to-hardware attach ratio compared to Blu-ray Disc. According to the data reported by Pocket-lint, European HD DVD... More...

If price is the battleground where the war between Blu-ray and HD DVD will be fought, then Philips and Lite-On Digital Solutions fired a new salvo on Tuesday, with the announcement of a $199 drive.... More...

Home Media Research, a division of Home Media Magazine, has found that from January 1 through September 30, total U.S. sales of Sony's Blu-ray discs amounted to 2.6 million units compared with Toshiba's 1.4 million... More...

Samsung has thrown its weight entirely behind its dual-format Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD player and will de-emphasis its BD-only offerings, online reports suggest. However, the two-format machine, the BD-U5000, may have been delayed. Separate... More...

Although the company did not address North America, Sharp has plans to ship Blu-ray Disc recorders for the Japanese market this fall. Starting on October 27, Sharp's basic HDD-less models ($875 to $1,040) for recording... More...

In a major step toward bringing an end to the much-buzzed-about format war that has pitted HD-DVD technology enthusiasts against the backers of Blu-ray technology, Intel Corp.'s CEO Paul Otellini today said during the Intel... More...