3D coming to Blu-ray?

The Blu-ray Disc Association has started looking to officially integrate 3D technology with the Blu-ray standard, according to a report by Video Business. While Blu-ray already trumps standard DVD in image quality, many consumers don't feel the improvement is large enough to justify the extra cost; 3D would presumably be another reason to ditch DVDs for Blu-ray Discs.
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Sharp announces Web-enabled Aquos HDTVs

It's Sharp turn to go online with its upcoming Aquos D-series LCD TVs designed for the Japan domestic market. According to the company's press release, these panels will allow their users to receive Web-based HD content, multichannel broadcasts and video-on-demand services. Aside from these value-added features, Sharp also claimed that the 10 new entries will have the highest energy efficiency in the industry. Furthermore, they have been retrofitted with a newly developed High-Picture-Quality Master Engine to help boost image quality.
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Alleged PS3 Slim spy photos get cease-and-desist treatment

Engadget is reporting that its Japanese site received a cease-and-desist notice from a "mysterious Chinese firm" demanding that it take down images of what may--or may not be--a new, slimmer version of Sony's PS3 game console.

Engadget didn't name the firm, but if such a company really exists--and it did send out a real cease-and-desist letter--it would lend some credence to the possibility that the photos are real. Engadget, as we do, finds the whole episode amusing, because in this day and age you just don't retract leaked photos. Once the genie's out of the bottle, nothing's bringing him back in; those images are everywhere.
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LG sets a new yardstick with 5.9mm-thin LED TVs

Imagine an HDTV that is half the thickness of your finger. Hailed as the world's thinnest 42- and 47-inch LCD panels, the upcoming LG LED TVs set a new benchmark with a 5.9mm-thin bezel. The Korean company has achieved this feat by employing edgelit LED backlight and a newly developed light guide sheet. The latter more than halved the depth of a conventional light guide plate, allowing these new displays to sport sleek side profiles. Furthermore, these LG edgelit LED TVs are also a lot lighter at 6.1kg and 7.3kg for the 42- and 47-incher, respectively. Having said that, it's unclear whether they will utilize an external A/V media box to help shed the extra kilos.
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Ghostbusters on Blu-ray: Dogs and cats to live in harmony?

1984 was a pretty amazing year for cinema. If you have a favorite 1980s film, there's a good chance it was released this year. It was, for example, the year than Arnold Schwarzenegger came from the future to kill Linda Hamilton. Harrison Ford also made an appearance with a whip and a hat, with the intention of looking around a doom-filled temple. But most crucially, it was also the year that New York's most terrifying ghosts were banished by a team of freelance scientists.

Now, some 25 years later, we're being given the chance to once again see Ghostbusters, one of the best movies of all time. This time though, it's being shown in 1080p and comes on a little plastic disc. Frankly, we couldn't be more excited about this movie arriving in HD on Blu-ray--it's one of those films that stands the test of time through fantastic casting, terrific props and a liberal dose of humor.
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