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How would you like a 60-Inch 1080p HDTV for $999? Or, how about a 42-inch Plasma HDTV for $599?
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The number is expected to break a format record.
Warner Bros. is expected to ship a record one million Blu-ray copies of The Dark Knight to retail stores for its release on December 9.
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs yesterday said that his company’s TV set-top business, Apple TV, is still just a “hobby.”

Apple TV, which now retails for $229, is a device that sends audio and video files (including high-def shows) from your PC to a High-Definition TV.
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Included with many Blu-ray releases is a small slip of paper which contains a warning that the disc may not play in your player unless your player has its latest firmware upgrade. It suggests that you visit http://www.blu-raydisc.com/forbestresults which contains a listing of all the various Blu-ray players and links to the [...]

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Shortly after the release of Iron Man on Blu-ray on October 1, people started complaining of defective discs. The problem turned out to be that all the Blu-ray players downloading additional content brought down Paramount’s BD-Live servers, causing delays while loading the disc. Which really makes you wonder what will happen when [...]

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More than six months after HD-DVD gave up the format war, there are several signs that Sony’s rival Blu-ray format is struggling to gain consumer acceptance. According to recent sales data from Nielsen, market share for Blu-ray discs in the U.S. is declining, and Sony and its Blu-ray partners are trying several [...]

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A Cinerama shot from How the West Was Won

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Home theater buffs can resurrect a groundbreaking Cold War-era film format in their homes this week with the new Blu-ray Disc version of How the West Was Won, out today [...]

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Does Steve Jobs have a surprise in store for the analysts and reporters gathering in San Francisco for Let’s Rock — the dog-and-pony show Tuesday at which Apple (AAPL) is widely expected to unveil the next generation of iPods?
Peter S. Magnusson hopes he does — and what he’s wishing for is a [...]

HDTV Intended Buyers Prefer HD DVD, Are Mainstream
First wave of high-definition DVD owners choose Blu-ray, but next wave to choose HD DVD, research group claims.

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By Jason Unger
Filed in: News, Product News, Blu-ray/HD DVD, Research

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12.17.2007 — Nearly one-third of non-HDTV households intend [...]

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3 Good Reasons To Stick With HD DVD
By most accounts, Blu-ray has surged ahead in the high-def format war. But here are three reasons why HD DVD is still a solid investment.

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