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U2 360° Tour Blu-ray actually makes compelling use of BD-Live

Normally, if asked to choose between living with or without gimmicky BD-Live enabled bonus features, we'd pick the latter. Musical preferences aside though, U2's use of the technology on their 360 Tour Blu-ray to share select performances from their 2011 tour is just the kind of cool use ca……

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Toshiba BDX2700 Blu-ray player review

One of the best things the HD DVD camp had going for it during the format war was great hardware from Toshiba. And after the war was over many assumed Toshiba would just ignore the Blu-ray player market entirely and focus on other areas. Of course that wasn't the case and the idea of a Blu-ray ……

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Blu-ray releases on July 27th 2010

Love it or hate it the top title this week is the modern remake of Clash of the Titans. And if you are worried about more fake 3D, don't, this Blu-ray Discs has lots of features, but one of them isn't 3D. But even if this one isn't for you there are still a few others worth a look like C……

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Lionsgate brings Apocalypse Now to Blu-ray October 19

Lionsgate has worked out a deal with director Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Corporation that allowed it to release his most recent flick, Tetro, but the big news is what's next — Apocalypse Now. The classic Vietnam War flick arrives on high definition for the first time October 19 in ……

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Sony's second retail Blu-ray 3D, Monster House, goes on sale September 14

Add one more to the list of retail Blu-ray 3D discs, now that Sony Pictures has put a date on Monster House. Due September 14, Sony Pictures' website currently lists the same special features included on the original Blu-ray release back in '06, which we expect to see included in the packag……

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Sony releases entry level SCD-XE800 SACD player in Japan, 10 years too late

Many of us at Engadget — being the audio geeks that we are — have rooted for SACD to take off as a format ever since its release in 1999. So we're more than happy to see Sony release the entry level priced SCD-XE800 SACD player. We'd being lying though if we didn't admit confusion ove……

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Denon plans 3D 'universal' Blu-ray players for the UK too

With their U.S. counterparts shipping soon, fashionably late to the A/V party (as per usual), high-end Hi-Fi manufacturer Denon will finally enter the 3D Blu-ray fray in the UK with the release of the DMP-2011UD (£600 in August) and DMP-1611UD (£400 in September) universal disc players…….

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Criterion Collection's October Blu-ray release schedule includes Seven Samurai

It hasn't been that long since Criterion collection started shipping its classics on Blu-ray, and one of the most recently announced movies on the way is Akira Kurosawa's classic, Seven Samurai. A flick which should need no introduction, it will get a three disc set when it arrives October ……

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LG's 3D bundle adds two pairs of glasses, $100 rebate and Under the Sea 3D disc

We've already seen 3D bundles from Samsung, Panasonic and Sony, now LG is getting in on the action. Announced today, the “1-2-3D” bundle applies to all who purchase a LX9500 or ……

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AMX's media server line axed over DVD ripping dispute

Looks like AMX isn't eager to be next in line for a battle after Kaleidescape and Real Networks, as it's chosen to kill the MAX line of multimedia servers, aimed at storing and streaming ripped discs, primarily in digital signage environments. CEPro notes several other similar servers t……

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