Not too surprisingly, Universal has agreed to begin working on Blu-ray titles, although the studio made no claims on any discontinuation of HD-DVD support. “While Universal values the close partnership we have shared with Toshiba, it is time to turn our [...]
No ticker tape parades, no sailors kissing their sweethearts, but the high def war is over. Toshiba announced from Tokyo this morning that it will no longer develop, manufacture or markey HD-DVD. Shipments of players will reduce until they cease at the [...]
It has long been the policy here to not report rumors as news no matter how exciting or tempting those rumors can be. That includes the myriad of rumors going on around Toshiba over the last few days. But a few things have happened in the whole high [...]
Digital Leisure has announced a Blu-ray and an HD-DVD version of the 1980’s laserdisc game Space Ace. The less well known cousin of Dragon’s Lair will be enhanced for HDTV. Both versions come in their original 1:33 ratio and in new 1080p widescreen [...]
David Lean’s A Passage to India will be arriving on blu-ray this March from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The new disc will feature the film in widescreen and Dolby TrueHD 5.1 along with a trivia track, and audio commentary and seven featurettes. [...]
In the early days of Disney animation there were some odd ducks – literally. In attempt to woo South American audiences, Walt Disney produced Salidos Amigos and The Three Caballeros. Although the films have shown up on DVD in the past, Disney is now [...]
The family adventure The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep is coming to a two-disc special edition DVD and a Blu-ray in April. When a lonely young boy named Angus discovers a large, mysterious egg along the shores of Loch Ness, no one is prepared for what [...]
As the need for portable devices grows, some interesting ideas will pop up. Wearable Video Inc. has created a vest for displaying video. The vest is being marketed primarily towards developers who want to use the vest for product advertising, but it’s [...]
After the announcement from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment that Alvin and the Chipmunks would be arriving as a special edition DVD, a single disc DVD and a Blu-ray, we’ve gotten word that Sony has canceled the 2-disc DVD version. The single disc DVD [...]
THINKFilm continues to put out some outside of the mainstream films and is preparing a DVD release for Alpha Male this spring. Jim Ferrisis a warm, charismatic, and successful man who provides an exquisite lifestyle for his beautiful wife and two [...]
