Blu Ray Player Archive

  • Walmart buys VUDU

    Walmart buys VUDU

    The title says it all, ladies and gentlemen. Walmart plans to buy VUDU. The deal is expected to close in a few weeks. Full press release inside.

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  • CrunchDeals: Samsung Blu-ray player with Netflix for only $100

    CrunchDeals: Samsung Blu-ray player with Netflix for only $100

    Isn't it grand that Blu-ray players keep dropping in price. Like this Samsung BD-P1590. First off, it's a refurb, but you still get a 3-month warrenty on a player that offers so much for the money. I would buy it.

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  • CrunchDeal: Blu-ray player for $117.99

    CrunchDeal: Blu-ray player for $117.99

    Still waiting on picking up the Blu-ray player? I held off too until I saw one of these deals, and picked one up a few months ago. If you've been holding off until after the holidays, here's your chance to pick up a 1080p Blu-ray player for a good price.

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  • Vardia: Toshiba announces four new Blu-ray recorders and players

    Vardia: Toshiba announces four new Blu-ray recorders and players

    Last summer, Toshiba decided to abandon their self-developed HD-DVD format and to go Blu-ray instead. Soon after, the company started rolling out a few Blu-ray devices here and there, but today Toshiba Japan announced [JP] a flood of new Blu-ray-powered devices. The company is ready to roll out a total of three Blu-ray recorders and one Blu-ray player in the next few weeks.

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  • Denon’s S-5BD combines a BD player and 5.1 receiver for fun and profit

    Denon’s S-5BD combines a BD player and 5.1 receiver for fun and profit

    All-in-one solutions are nothing new. Hell, Walmart sells them, but that term is generally reserved for lower-market products, not something from a top-tier audio brands. Denon doesn't care about that stereotype though. The companies new S-5BD is a Blu-ray player and high-end audio receiver. All-in-one!

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  • Live from Samsung’s CES 2010 press conference

    Live from Samsung’s CES 2010 press conference

    Here we are, living it up at Samsung’s press conference. Things will start off at 2pm PST. 1:53pm – It’s not 2pm yet. 2pm – Just started. Standard blah blah. Sold 2.6 million LED TVs worldwide. 80% market share in LED TV category. #1 brand for mobile phones in US. 25% market share. 1 Samsung mobile phone sold every second. Focus [...]

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  • bdporter: Sony Music’s roll-front cabinet with integrated Blu-ray player and projector

    bdporter: Sony Music’s roll-front cabinet with integrated Blu-ray player and projector

    Sony Music Japan has announced a pretty unusual product today, the so-called bdporter [JP]. It's essentially a roll-front cabinet with a set of devices that's geared toward home theater fans who look for a unique piece of furniture. Buyers will get a Sony Blu-ray player, a WXGA projector, surround headphones, active speakers and a 60-inch projector screen.

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  • CrunchDeals: $78 Blu-ray player

    CrunchDeals: $78 Blu-ray player

    Been holding out of buying a blu-ray because you were waiting for them to get cheap? Wait no longer, penny pincher! Wal-mart is selling off a bare bones unit for $78 plus shipping.

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  • Amazon Black Friday deals

    Amazon Black Friday deals

    Not content to merely offer competitive pricing on Black Friday, Amazon has gone ahead and somehow turned Black Friday into an entire week. The online retailer will be offering plenty of deals every day – some better than others, with the best ones selling out quickly. Although there are far too many items to [...]

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  • Walmart Black Friday ad

    Walmart Black Friday ad

    Walmart’s Black Friday ad is here, packed full of holiday goodies. Stores open at 5AM Friday morning and doorbusters will be available until 11AM. Here’s a list of gadget-related items. Doorbusters are marked with an asterisk. Computers Acer 17.3″ Blue Laptop w/4GB Memory, 320GB Hard Drive and Windows 7 Premium (Online Only) – $498.00 eMachines 15.6″ Notebook w/AMD Processor, [...]

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  • Kmart pre-Black Friday Thanksgiving sale

    Kmart pre-Black Friday Thanksgiving sale

    Yeah, seriously. Who wants to wait for Black Friday? Not Kmart! Even though the store will indeed be having a Black Friday sale, you’ll also be able to get your gravy-covered mitts on a bunch of goodies Thanksgiving day. So choke down that turkey, scoot your chair back, and head to the store before the [...]

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  • Target Black Friday ad

    Target Black Friday ad

    Well, well, well. If it isn’t Target’s Black Friday ad? Let’s see what’s inside, shall we? Oh my, hello there 32-inch HDTV for $246. How do you do? Stores open at 5AM on Black Friday. Doorbusters are marked with an asterisk and are good “while supplies last,” according to the circular. Digital Cameras Kodak ZD15 Digital Camera – [...]

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  • Sam’s Club (rumored) Black Friday ad

    Sam’s Club (rumored) Black Friday ad

    A list of rumored items for the Sam’s Club Black Friday ad has been percolating around the web lately. There’s no ad scan to confirm any of this yet, but I’ll update this post once more information becomes available. For now, though, here’s a list of the rumored electronics items: Blank Media Blu-ray 2-Packs – $17.00 Computers Acer Aspire One [...]

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  • Rumor: Walmart selling $199 Xbox 360 with $100 gift card on Saturday?

    Rumor: Walmart selling $199 Xbox 360 with $100 gift card on Saturday?

    Well what have we here? It seems that a “retail tipster” sent Kotaku the following inventory screen showing this potentially enticing deal: an Xbox 360 Arcade system for $199 “with $100 GC.” Let’s pretend for fun that “GC” means “gift card” shall we?

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  • Here’s an idea, stop including standard A/V cables with Blu-ray players

    Here’s an idea, stop including standard A/V cables with Blu-ray players

    Manufacturers, let me save you some money. It won’t be much, but something is better than nothing. But more importantly you would be helping out the consumers actually spending money on your products. So please, stop including standard A/V cables with Blu-ray players. We don’t need anymore of them, thankyouverymuch. Every household in America already [...]

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