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Problems with the changing Blu-ray spec


According to a recent article at Gizmodo, there’s a bit of a split in the Blu-ray camp.  It seems that Sony, Pioneer, Sharp and LG are more than happy to stick to the 1.0 Blu-ray spec for as long as possible, while Panasonic, Samsung and Denon have all moved to version 1.1 and it seems […]

Australian Rental Chains Choose Blu-ray


Gizmodo recently reported that both Video Ezy and Blockbuster have decided to exclusively support Blu-ray DVD rentals.  Certainly not good news for the HD DDVD camp.  Makes sense though - let’s face it, with the bottom line being the rental potential any rental company is going to look every PS3 sale as a future BD […]

Latest HD DVD vs Blu-ray Sales Survey


OK, the report was comissioned by Sony but according to the latest GfK survey Blu-ray has around 95% of the Australian HD market.
From a report at the Smarthouse News website, there were around 18,000 Bd discs sold in October 2007 vs 2,000 HD-DVD titles.