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New Line Home Entertainment has announced that they will bring the fantasy epic 'The Golden Compass' exclusively to Blu-ray on April 29th, day-and-date with the DVD release. No specs are available at this time, but over 2.5 hours of extras will be presented, including three featurettes and a Blu-ray exclusive Visually Enhanced Commentary.

Sony is reportedly getting ready to drop the 80GB version of the Playstation 3 console, according to an internal Best Buy memo obtained by the gaming blogger PS3Fanboy.

Citing a 40% drop in comparable-year pricing and improved features, Consumer Reports in its March issue rating 101 HDTVs said it’s a bull market for plasma, LCD and rear-projection models.

The report said consumers should consider a 1080p-resolution model first if price is no object. At the same time, tests revealed that many 720p resolution models — especially below 50 inches — performed better than 1080p models.

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I got my digital-to-analog converter coupons in the mail today and immediately went to my local Radio Shack to “cash” them in.

Citing higher retail and wholesale prices, Netflix plans to implement a "modest monthly premium" for access to Blu-ray titles some time this year.

Speed Racer entered the public lexicon in the late 1960s when the popular Japanese animated series “Mach GoGoGo” was translated for the United States market. As one of the earliest Animé series to gain popularity in the United States, Speed Racer has been a formative cartoon experience for generations of television viewers. Self –professed Animé fanatics, Larry and Andy Wachowski, had always been fans of the show.

Every major studio opened its doors to members of Home Theater Forum (HTF) Oct. 19-24, showing off BD Live features, answering questions and touting upcoming releases. When members weren’t getting insights on the latest Blu-ray Discs, they were enjoying tours or attending tapings of “Real Time with Bill Maher” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”

Yesterday, Dish Network announced that 21 new markets will be transmitting content in MPEG-4, bringing the total US Markets using the standard to 52. In six of these added markets, local HD channels were added to content rosters.

The Sony HDR-TG1 is one of the sexiest HD camcorder. It was dubbed the world's smallest full HD camcorder when it was unveiled in April. There are more small HD camcorder available now, but the design of the Sony HDR-TG1 is the most enticing.