Archive for June, 2009
Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player
Jun 30th
First off, this IS the same player as the BDP-S350 however the remote included is a backlit remote that I believe is included with the BDP-S550 player. This BDP-BX1 also comes with a decent HDMI cable. Based on my research, Sony creates these different models at the request of the Big Box stores (BB, CC, etc…) to prevent shoppers from requesting they price match Costco, sam’s Club, etc…
On to the Player:
This unit is profile 2.0 compliant. Blue ray discs load fairly quickly but the slight delay over standard DVD’s takes a bit of getting used to. This is an inharent problem on any Blue-Ray player due to the sometimes heavy Java interface used for its menu structures. BD Live will require a USB memory stick to be inserted into the back of the player. I would suggest getting a 1 or 2 GB memory stick and just leave it there (not sure why Sony wouldn’t include internal memory?). These memory devices are VERY economical at this point so this is no big deal. Be cautious when purchasing a memory stick though, many may not fit due to it’s recession into the case a bit. I’ve read that the Kingstons work well. More >
Hd Dvd Blue Ray Player – Lord of the Rings Blue Ray
Jun 24th
The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Theatrical Editions) [Blu-ray]
I just thought I’d post this here to keep people informed that Peter Jackson did recently say in an interview to not expect LOTR on Blu-Ray before 2010 because they are too busy working on The Hobbit. He did say it’s in the works which is a good thing but we all have to wait till 2010 which just seems so far away. I will def. be buying this trilogy the day it comes out no matter the cost.
HD DVD Blue Ray Player – Home
Jun 24th
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What is blu-ray?
The company name “Blu-Ray Disc” came from the blue laser that is used
to read the Blu-ray disc . The blue laser is wavelength is about
double the wavelength of a normal DVD which always it to hold up to
50GB of space on one little flat disc. Blu-ray players started being
shipped around June 2006 it was not a big hit at first. No one wanted
to spend that much money on a DVD player. But ones people realized how
much better it is then a normal DVD player sales started to
skyrocket.
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what happened to HD DVD?
well, in early 2006 the HD-DVD player came out the then came the
Blu-ray, so HD DVD had a advantage. At first the Blu-ray wasn’t
looking good it was expensive and buggy and not much of a selection.
That all changed when the PlayStation 3 came out. With in a couple of
months the sales of the Blu-ray flu past HD DVD, HD DVD was forced to
drop out.