Archive for July, 2010
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Engadget HD Podcast 201 – 06.30.2010
Now that episode 200 is out of the way we can get back to what we do best; talkin' up HD. Lots of fun stuff this week too, like Mitsubishi's gigantic 75-inch LaserVue TV, which of course kicked off additional topics like how big of a TV should you buy, and how much you spent on your HDTV. Th……
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Ask Engadget HD: Should I switch to Windows Media Center?
We've dealt with plenty of novices considering making the jump to CableCARD and Windows Media Center, but what about someone with a more complex setup and list of requirements? Enter our friend Daryl, currently using a 20TB home server feeding ripped discs to a Mac Mini running Plex, and a TiVo……
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