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more about #bd more comments → yantelope: The simple quick reason why they didn't put them both together is because people don't want to spend $20 on DVDs anymore and Blu-ray was supposed to a... more » Slinkytech: Because they are greedy and would rather exploit their customers than to make then happy. more » dagamer34: I'd rather not, since that means that people wonder which side the DVD version is on, as I doubt it will be standardized (is the label correspond to t... more » whiteflea: I'm happy they are finally doing this and all, but it seems obvious that doing it right away would have made less impetus for people to buy Bluray pla... more » Purple Dave: Why? Because Sony wanted to corner the entire market, and doing dual-format releases means sharing the royalties with the DVD format. They thought t... more » Voyou_Charmant: Gizmodo was against it before it was for it. more » Nick: now what would truly be amazing here is a player with dual lasers. then you could put the video on one side and encode the audio on the other. Dea... more » jayhawk11 is not a fan of smallpox.: I keep praying that one day soon we can stream in quality approaching that of Blu-ray. Something tells me we're still years away from that, though. more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Can anyone translate those to english please? Like, how long to burn a blu-ray in 8x and 12x? I want one of those, but still waiting for the prices ... more » G.O.D.: Will anyone ever need to burn a blue ray. I back up on external HD's that are much cheaper. I stream all my HD movies from my Media center. Isn't t... more » Perk-i: Am I the only one that's tired of the nX speeds on optical drives. Twelve times WHAT? A 12x Blu-ray drive must be slower than my old 52x CD-Rom driv... more » HAZman27: Now, I'm no engineer, but I'm pretty sure 12x is equivalent to 1.5 * the speed of an 8x drive. Calling that a slight increase is like saying that som... more » TheWerewolf - Sotto voce: Two problems: The cost of the burners (which still are over $200) and the cost/availability of the media (ie: high and rare). When you can get a DVD... more » G.O.B.: Come on!: 12x Bag of hurt. more » GiacomoCormorant: Blu-Ray backups dude! more » -
#rant
Dual-Sided Blu-ray/DVD Discs: What the Hell Took So Long?
HD DVD made dual-sided HD DVD/DVD combo discs in 2006. They even announced a dual-sided HD DVD/Blu-ray disc in January 2007. So why the fuck did it take three more years to make a Blu-ray/DVD combo? More » -
#bluray
Pioneer Churns Out the World's First 12x Blu-ray Burner
The BDR-205 is pretty much like any other mainstream 5.25-inch internal Blu-ray writer, in terms of looks and features, except for the fact that it, get this, spins slightly faster than the current crop of 8x writers. Slightly! More » -
#bluray
A Peek Inside a Blu-ray Factory
Sony recently opened a new Blu-ray factory in the suburbs of Sydney, and however you may feel about the format itself, the automatized precision in the creation of BDs is still a marvel. More » -
#bluray
Asus Slim Blu-ray Drives Feature a Wicked X
We don't know what the LED X found on the side of this Asus Blu-ray drive is supposed to symbolize to the people of Earth, but we aren't ones to argue with pointlessly glowing aesthetics. More » -
#bluray
Zack Snyder to Host Watchmen Screening Over BD Live
Warner Bros is super, super smart about marketing their Blu-ray discs. First they had Christopher Nolan host a community screening for The Dark Knight. Now director Zack Snyder will do the same for Watchmen. More » -
#dealzmodo
A $100 Blu-ray Player Just In Time for Father's Day
In honor of summer and men who procreate everywhere, Meijer is offering a $100 Blu-ray player through July 31st. Of course, it's from the not-so-celebrated Curtis Mathes brand. More » -
#bluray
Blu-ray Cheaper and More Popular, But Still Confusing To Most People
The gadget-sale tracking NPD says Blu-ray sales were up 72% from a year before, while dollars earned were up just 14% (players are getting cheaper)—yet most people still don't really know what Blu-ray is. More » -
#blurayburners
LaCie d2 External Blu-ray Burner Joins the 8x Crew
Even though 8x media is still hard if not impossible to come by here in the States, Lacie's new d2 external burner will be ready for it when it's here. It's $450, available now. More » -
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#ces2009
Samsung BD-P3600/P4600: Super-Slim, Wall-Friendly Blu-ray Decks
Samsung's latest two BD-Live Blu-ray decks are design conscious to the max—one is a wall-mountable 1.5-inches thin (BD-P4600) and the other is a low-profile, sleek tabletop deck (BD-P3600), and both stream Netflix and Pandora. More » -
#ces2009
Sharp's Aquos BD Series HDTVs Include Built-In Blu-ray Players
What's that CES magic word we hear? Convergence? Yes, indeed: Sharp's all-new BD series, as the name suggests, features a built-in side-loading Blu-ray player in all fives sets ranging from 32-52 inches. More » -
#bluray
New BD+ Blu-ray Copy Protection Cracked Months Ahead of Schedule
The robust update Blu-ray's BD+ copy protection that was gonna take three months to crack was just busted by Slysoft, months ahead of schedule. Wanna guess what's gonna happen to the next BD+ update? [Inquirer] -
#dealzmodo
Sharp LCD TVs Come With a Free Blu-ray Player Until January 31
While the downward pricing spiral may be over, manufacturers are finding new ways to move TVs, like including a free Blu-ray player worth $300 when you buy one of many Sharp LCDs. -
#bluray
Studios Win Battle in Blu-ray DRM, Still Losing the War
One of Blu-ray's touted technologies—for studios—was that even if its copy protection was busted, it could be updated in future titles, requiring a new set of cracks. A November update is their most iron-clad yet. More » -
#bluray
The Original Blu-ray Machine: A Map Copier
We thought Sony was clever, but here's the original "Blu-ray" device. It's a copier, duplicating large mylar maps by using ammonia and photosensitive paper to transfer the image. And here's a pile of its product: -
#clips
Even Anime Has Turned on Sony
It's a sad state of affairs when Sony loses the hearts and minds behind Japan's unofficial national past time: Anime. From the show Kannagi, we won't ruin all the fun...but we will say, "It's a Sony!!" [Thanks Tyler!] -
#bluray
This Week in Blu-Ray: Bender's Red Ryder BB Gun Edition
Giz Pick of the Week — Futurama: Bender's Game More »
