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Review [LCD]: Sony KDL-40W4000 40-inch

Sony’s previous TV, the KDL-46W3000, was a serious disappointment, with pictures largely ruined by overt smearing and motion blur. So we can’t say we’re expecting very much from the new 40in Sony KDL-40W4000. Terrific is the 40W4000’s black level response. Sony has been making stead improvements in this department with every successive LCD generation, but [...]

New Blu-ray titles

We must have missed the memo that this was catalog week for Blu-ray titles, but hey at least we have some solid catalog titles to choose from.

Blu-ray releases on May 6th, 2008

Again this week the biggest news is the lack of a Blu-ray release, but this time from a studio that hasn’t announced it’d go Blu. That’s right, the once Red exclusive Weinstein, has been MIA in the HD movie business for a long time and no word when that might change. But I’m Not There [...]

New releases on Blu-ray

The big news this week is what’s not being released on Blu-ray, as the two biggest titles released today on DVD are not available in HD. The biggest one is easily Cloverfield, which is obviously MIA because Paramount has yet to release any Blu-ray movies since going Red exclusive.

Sony confirms Profile 2.0 (BD-Live) upgrade for PS3

The next firmware update to the PlayStation 3 will add full Profile 2.0 compatibility to the game console’s Blu-ray player. Sony hinted that the update would be coming during January’s Consumer Electronics Show, but today’s announcement confirms that it will arrive before the end of March.

Sony in talks to burn Blu-ray on Xbox 360

The Financial Times this week reported that Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. are in talks to offer a Blu-ray disc drive for the Xbox 360 video game console. Stan Glasgow, Sony Electronics U.S. president, told the publication that the two companies are discussing a possible adoption of Blu-ray technology for the Xbox 360 successor.