http://discuss.slashgear.com/tags/blu-ray Discuss Gadgets! en-US Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:27:26 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://discuss.slashgear.com/search.php http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/samsung-offers-pricing-and-availability-on-new-blu-ray-home-theater-systems#post-8463 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:18:33 +0000 Shane McGlaun 8463@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>Samsung is into home theater in a big way with all sorts of products including some of the most popular HDTVs around. Samsung is set to start selling its 3D TVs and will offer <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-3d-tvs-landing-at-sears-locations-in-march-with-demo-systems-in-stores-2375288/">product demos</a> in Sears stores this summer. <a href="http://www.samsung.com">Samsung</a> has unveiled the pricing and availability on some of its new home theater systems that were on display at CES to go along with its new TVs.</p> <p><img src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/samsungc6730w-sg.jpg" alt="samsungc6730w sg" width="500" height="394" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-77278" title="" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-offers-pricing-and-availability-on-new-blu-ray-home-theater-systems-1077277/">Samsung offers pricing and availability on new Blu-ray home theater systems</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/sony-bdv-e570-blu-ray-home-theater-system-available-now-3d-in-summer#post-8446 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:47:46 +0000 Evan Selleck 8446@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>3D is making a huge push, hoping that the technology will be widely adopted by everyone sooner than later. Sure, there are still some people out there that refer to 3D as an old, recycled gimmick, but that&#8217;s not stopping all the major companies from doing everything they can to try and get it not only into movie theaters around the world, but also into your home. Enter Sony, who have just made available their BDV-E570 Blu-Ray home theater system, which comes with a nice little surprise this summer.</p> <p><img src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Sony-BDV.jpg" alt="Sony BDV" width="500" height="165" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-77227" title="" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/sony-bdv-e570-blu-ray-home-theater-system-available-now-3d-in-summer-0977226/">Sony BDV-E570 Blu-Ray Home Theater System Available Now, 3D in Summer</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/sony-lg-panasonic-samsung-new-blu-ray-players-hit-best-buy#post-8161 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:12:19 +0000 Chris Davies 8161@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>Looking to buy a new Blu-ray player, but wanting to wait until the <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/ces-2010" target="_blank">CES 2010</a> haul arrived on shelves?  Well, the shelves may not be particularly well organized at this point, but <a href="http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2010-03/the-new-blu-ray-players-have-arrived/" target="_blank">according to</a> Dave Zatz the newest models from Sony, LG, Panasonic and Samsung have all arrived at his local Best Buy.  That&#8217;s eight new Blu-ray players, prices kicking off at $180 and all packing network connectivity for streaming.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-76145" title="sony-bdp-s470-front" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sony-bdp-s470-front-540x405.jpg" alt="sony bdp s470 front 540x405" width="540" height="405" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/sony-lg-panasonic-samsung-new-blu-ray-players-hit-best-buy-0176141/">Sony, LG, Panasonic &#038; Samsung new Blu-ray players hit Best Buy</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/intel-sandy-bridge-chips-packing-pci-express-30-super-frugal-battery-life-possible#post-8131 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:31:27 +0000 Chris Davies 8131@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p><img class="alignright" title="Intel Logo" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/intel_logo-181x168-custom.jpg" alt="intel logo 181x168 custom" width="181" height="168" />We&#8217;re hearing increasing amounts about Intel&#8217;s upcoming <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/?s=Intel+sandy+bridge" target="_blank">Sandy Bridge</a> platform, the 32nm chip architecture expected to <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/intel-32nm-sandy-bridge-chips-tipped-for-q4-2010-1252004/" target="_blank">begin production in Q4 2010</a>, and now a few new tidbits have us even more excited.  <a href="http://www.hardmac.com/news/2010/03/01/one-continues-on-about-sandy-bridge" target="_blank">According to</a> Hardmac&#8217;s sources, Sandy Bridge will not only include native USB 3.0 support but PCI Express 3.0, for faster intercommunication with GPUs and other components; meanwhile we should apparently expect some healthy battery life improvements.</p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/intel-sandy-bridge-chips-packing-pci-express-3-0-super-frugal-battery-life-possible-0176048/">Intel Sandy Bridge chips packing PCI Express 3.0, super-frugal battery life possible?</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/lg-hdtv-roadmap-leaks-3d-lx9500-from-mid-may#post-7959 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:36:04 +0000 Chris Davies 7959@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>A leaked spreadsheet has tipped LG&#8217;s upcoming HDTV range, together with various different A/V components.  According to <a href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0At_zVtaqEeTRdG1PeVc1SUVPYTNtZFo4SW9KUDZiY1E&amp;hl=en" target="_blank">the document</a> &#8211; which now looks to have been closed down &#8211; the LG <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/lg-lcd-hdtv-ces-2010-range-revealed-3d-ready-flagship-infinia-le9500-0668175/" target="_blank">LCD</a> and <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/lg-plasma-hdtv-ces-2010-range-boast-super-narrow-bezels-0668178/" target="_blank">plasma</a> HDTVs the company announced back at <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/ces-2010" target="_blank">CES 2010</a> will begin to arrive in March and April this year; of most interest, perhaps, is that the company&#8217;s 3D LX9500 HDTV will ship in the second week of May.</p> <p><img class="alignnone" title="LG LE9500 HDTV" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/lg_infinia_le9500_lcd_hdtv-540x351.jpg" alt="lg infinia le9500 lcd hdtv 540x351" width="540" height="351" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/lg-hdtv-roadmap-leaks-3d-lx9500-from-mid-may-2475411/">LG HDTV roadmap leaks: 3D LX9500 from mid-May</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/ps3-3d-gaming-due-summer-2010#post-7477 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:59:59 +0000 Chris Davies 7477@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>Remember how we told you the Sony PS3 was compatible with the Blu-ray Disc Associations finalized 3D specification <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/blu-ray-3d-specification-finalized-and-ps3-compatible-1766232/" target="_blank">back in December 2009</a>?  If you&#8217;ve been wondering when exactly that 3D technology would actually arrive on the console, the answer is sometime this summer.  Pocket-lint grabbed John Koller, director of hardware marketing for SCEA, and <a href="http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/31367/sony-ps3-3d-firmware-summer-2010" target="_blank">pestered him</a> into confirming that Sony are currently developing 3D stereoscopic games that are scheduled to arrive alongside the company&#8217;s <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/2010-sony-bravia-hdtv-range-revealed-3d-wifi-and-more-0668345/" target="_blank">3D LCD HDTVs</a> over summer 2010.</p> <p><img class="alignnone" title="Sony PS3" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Sony_PS3_Slim_1-540x381.jpg" alt="Sony PS3 Slim 1 540x381" width="540" height="381" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/ps3-3d-gaming-due-summer-2010-1073606/">PS3 3D gaming due Summer 2010</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/gateway-fx-sx-and-dx-series-desktops-get-intel-core-i3i5i7-updates#post-7188 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:21:07 +0000 Chris Davies 7188@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.gateway.com/" target="_blank">Gateway</a> has given its desktop range a shot of Core i3, i5 and i7 in the arm, with new FX Series gaming machines, SX Series small-form-factors and DX Series multimedia machines all getting Intel&#8217;s latest processors.  Of the three, the FX models are the most interesting; inside their glossy tower casings there&#8217;s up to a 2.8GHz Core i7 processor, ATI Radeon HD5850 1GB graphics and up to 16GB of DDR3 memory, with prices kicking off at $1,299.99.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-72598" title="GW FX6831 w kb spkrs mouse straight-low res" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/GW-FX6831-w-kb-spkrs-mouse-straight-low-res-540x393.jpg" alt="GW FX6831 w kb spkrs mouse straight low res 540x393" width="540" height="393" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/gateway-fx-sx-and-dx-series-desktops-get-intel-core-i3i5i7-updates-0372592/">Gateway FX, SX and DX Series desktops get Intel Core i3/i5/i7 updates</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/acer-aspire-as5470-and-as7740-pack-core-i3-i5-cpus#post-6181 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:02:02 +0000 Chris Davies 6181@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.acer.com/" target="_blank">Acer</a> have announced a new range of Aspire notebooks packing Intel&#8217;s new Core i3 and i5 Arrandale processors.  The 15.6-inch AS5740 and 17.3-inch AS7740 notebooks kick off from $599.99 and have a choice of Core i3-330M 2.13GHz or Core i5-430M 2.26GHz CPUs, optional ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 or HD 5470 graphics, and optional Blu-ray drives.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-68524" title="Acer Aspire AS5740 Notebook in Gemstone Blue" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Acer-Aspire-AS5740-Notebook-in-Gemstone-Blue-540x461.jpg" alt="Acer Aspire AS5740 Notebook in Gemstone Blue 540x461" width="540" height="461" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/acer-aspire-as5470-and-as7740-pack-core-i3-i5-cpus-0668522/">Acer Aspire AS5470 and AS7740 pack Core i3 &#038; i5 CPUs</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/sony-vaio-e-series-core-i3i5-overshadowed-by-color#post-7157 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:10:23 +0000 Chris Davies 7157@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>As painfully garish color schemes go, Sony&#8217;s new <a href="http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=10551&amp;storeId=10151&amp;langId=-1&amp;categoryId=8198552921644699998&amp;N=4294953240#gallery" target="_blank">VAIO E series</a> will take some beating.  The company has taken a 15.5-inch notebook with an Intel Core i3 processor, 4GB of RAM and up to a 500GB hard-drive, and clad it in a variety of hues and finishes; they&#8217;ll even sell you a matching (or eye-wateringly contrasting) keyboard skin.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-72540" title="Sony Vaio E Series" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Sony-Vaio-E-Series--540x362.jpg" alt="Sony Vaio E Series 540x362" width="540" height="362" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/sony-vaio-e-series-core-i3i5-overshadowed-by-color-0272539/">Sony VAIO E Series: Core i3/i5 overshadowed by color</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/samsung%e2%80%99s-3d-blu-ray-player-available-for-399-preorder-on-amazon-then-dropped#post-6988 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:58:35 +0000 Paul Fang 6988@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>All the discussion and demoing at this year’s CES over three-dimensional viewing technology is finally manifest in the form of the <a href="http://www.3d-display-info.com/samsung-bd-c6900-3d-blu-ray-player-will-cost-400">Samsung BD-C6900</a> 3D Blu-ray player, which just popped up for preorder on Amazon today….and unceremoniously <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00365EVWO">dropped off the site</a> a few moments ago.</p> <p><a rel="attachment wp-att-71930" href="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/bdc6900l30600.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-71930" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/bdc6900l30600-540x234.jpg" alt="bdc6900l30600 540x234" width="540" height="234" title="" /></a></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/samsung%e2%80%99s-3d-blu-ray-player-available-for-399-preorder-on-amazon-then-dropped-2871928/">Samsung’s 3D Blu-ray player available for $399 preorder on Amazon, then dropped</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/oppo-announces-affordable-solution-for-hd-playback-bdp-80-blu-ray-player#post-6847 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:56:35 +0000 Paul Fang 6847@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>Oppo makes some high-quality disc players, but often buyers must stuff also swallow the hefty prices that accompany its products.  However, the company has<a href="http://www.electronichouse.com/article/oppo_adds_289_bdp_80_universal_player/"> announced the arrival </a>of the BDP-80 Blu-ray player, a much more affordable companion to its highly-reviewed<a href="http://www.slashgear.com/more-update-on-oppo-blu-ray-player-bdp-83-0815522/"> BDP-83</a> (which has been recently involved and reported here in a<a href="http://www.slashgear.com/lexicon-bd-30-reviewed-an-oppo-bdp-83-at-7x-the-price-1870267/"> Lexicon design scandal</a>).</p> <p><a rel="attachment wp-att-71206" href="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Blu-ray-BDP-80_leftangle_hr_610x123.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-71206" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Blu-ray-BDP-80_leftangle_hr_610x123-540x108.jpg" alt="Blu ray BDP 80 leftangle hr 610x123 540x108" width="540" height="108" title="" /></a></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/oppo-announces-affordable-solution-for-hd-playback-bdp-80-blu-ray-player-2571205/">Oppo announces affordable solution for HD playback, BDP-80 Blu-ray Player</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/blu-ray-8220the-best-is-the-enemy-of-the-good8221#post-6476 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:17:24 +0000 Michael Gartenberg 6476@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>It&#8217;s sometimes a challenge to understand how arguably better technologies often lose out to things that are inferior. We&#8217;ve seen it time and time again. The problem is that consumers are often not interested in the &#8220;best&#8221; technology but are more than satisfied with that which is &#8220;good enough&#8221;. These days, a good example would be to look at <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/blu-ray" target="_blank">Blu-Ray</a> and how it&#8217;s being adopted by consumers.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-69788" title="bluray_logo" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/bluray_logo.jpg" alt="bluray logo" width="500" height="332" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/blu-ray-the-best-is-the-enemy-of-the-good-1369785/">Blu-ray: &#8220;The Best is the Enemy of the Good&#8221;</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/lexicon-bd-30-reviewed-an-oppo-bdp-83-at-7x-the-price#post-6621 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:20:27 +0000 Chris Davies 6621@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>Take a look at the guts of these two Blu-ray players; can you spot the difference?  If your answer is &#8220;no, Chris, I can&#8217;t&#8221; then pat yourself on the back, since as far as Audioholics can tell, <a href="http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/transports/high-definition-dvd-players-hd-dvd-blu-ray/lexicon-bd-30-blu-ray-oppo-clone/oppo-inside-lexicon-outside-1" target="_blank">there </a><em><a href="http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/transports/high-definition-dvd-players-hd-dvd-blu-ray/lexicon-bd-30-blu-ray-oppo-clone/oppo-inside-lexicon-outside-1" target="_blank">is</a></em><a href="http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/transports/high-definition-dvd-players-hd-dvd-blu-ray/lexicon-bd-30-blu-ray-oppo-clone/oppo-inside-lexicon-outside-1" target="_blank"> no difference</a>.  That would be fine, if the <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/?s=oppo+bdp-83" target="_blank">Oppo BDP-83</a> (on the left, and which has an MRSP of $499) hadn&#8217;t been used as the donor machine for the <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/?s=lexicon+bd-30" target="_blank">Lexicon BD-30</a> (on the right, and which has an MRSP of $3,500).</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-70268" title="oppo_bdp-83_lexicon_bd-30" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/oppo_bdp-83_lexicon_bd-30-540x272.jpg" alt="oppo bdp 83 lexicon bd 30 540x272" width="540" height="272" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/lexicon-bd-30-reviewed-an-oppo-bdp-83-at-7x-the-price-1870267/">Lexicon BD-30 reviewed: an Oppo BDP-83 at 7x the price</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/via-vinyl-envy-vt1730-usb-20-audio-controller-drips-connectivity#post-6499 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:32:26 +0000 Chris Davies 6499@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>It used to be that you&#8217;d need a day-pass to a professional recording studio if you really wanted to do justice to your <em>Human League</em> tribute album, but these days you can do it all in your bedroom.  VIA&#8217;s latest &#8211; the <a href="http://www.via.com.tw/en/products/audio/controllers/envyusb/" target="_blank">VIA Envy VT1730 USB 2.0 Audio Controller</a> &#8211; takes things to the next level, offering 8 channels of 24-bit/192kHz recording or playback with a single USB 2.0 hookup to your host computer.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-69813" title="VIA Vinyl Envy VT1730" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/VIA-Vinyl-Envy-VT1730-540x359.jpg" alt="VIA Vinyl Envy VT1730 540x359" width="540" height="359" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/via-vinyl-envy-vt1730-usb-2-0-audio-controller-drips-connectivity-1469812/">VIA Vinyl Envy VT1730 USB 2.0 audio controller drips connectivity</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/asus-eee-box-eb1501-b0367-1080p-nettop-gets-blu-ray#post-6453 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:14:23 +0000 Chris Davies 6453@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>ASUS&#8217; Eee Box EB1501 was already standing out as a potentially decent HTPC, and the company have added another feather in its metaphorical cap by apparently introducing a Blu-ray version.  Announced <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/asus-eeebox-eb1501-nettop-with-nvidia-ion-and-dvd-debuts-0258770/" target="_blank">back in October 2009</a> with Intel&#8217;s Atom 330 CPU, NVIDIA Ion graphics and a slot-loading DVD burner, the new Eee Box EB1501-Bo367 with Blu-ray is <a href="http://en.toppreise.ch/index.php?a=186169" target="_blank">now showing up</a> with several European online retailers.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-69689" title="asus_eee_box_eb1501_blu-ray" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/asus_eee_box_eb1501_blu-ray-540x133.jpg" alt="asus eee box eb1501 blu ray 540x133" width="540" height="133" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/asus-eee-box-eb1501-b0367-1080p-nettop-gets-blu-ray-1369690/">ASUS Eee Box EB1501-B0367 1080p nettop gets Blu-ray</a></p>