Monday: March 15, 2010
- Netflix decides to cancel new contest amidst privacy concerns.
The retreat announced Friday settles a lawsuit alleging Netflix's plans to release millions of movie-rental records that could have illegally exposed sensitive information about its subscribers' tastes and lifestyles.
Wednesday: February 3, 2010
- Sorry, DVD version of Avatar won't contain any 3-D effects from the theaters.
FOX would like you to keep going to the theaters to get the full experience of Avatar rather than have it recreated poorly in your living room. Also, Rupert Murdoch would really like to see a sequel.
Thursday: January 7, 2010
- Netflix customers will have to wait 28 days for new releases from Warner Brothers.
This means that when a popular Warner Bros. movie comes out on DVD for sale at your local Target or Best Buy, you must wait another month before you can get it delivered to your door or desktop via Netflix.
Tuesday: January 5, 2010
- Movie ticket sales managed to surpass DVD sales in 2009.
The last time this happened was way back in 2002. Also, it turns out that people really like renting movies these days rather than pay ridiculous prices to actually own said DVDs. Hooray for Hollywood.
Friday: November 13, 2009
- Brand new synthetic DVD capable of lasting roughly a thousand years.
...by which time civilization will have long forgotten about this fabled DVD technology that we speak of. BONUS: they'll still be available at most major landfills for future generations to enjoy as well!
Monday: November 2, 2009
- Ten applications to boost your beloved media center.
A good list of of booster apps that covers everything from ad scrubbing to plugging Hulu into your copy of Windows Media Center. I still rely pretty heavily on iSquint for some quick Mac video conversions.
Wednesday: October 28, 2009
- Disney offering refund on Baby Einstein videos that didn't turn children into geniuses.
Turns out that these videos didn't really make a whole lot of difference on a child's intellect by any means. Who would have guessed? Every household is eligible for a $15.99 refund for up to four DVDs.
Thursday: October 22, 2009
- Disney would like you to be able to watch your movies anywhere.
Disney's new initiative is called 'Keychest' and you just might be able to have your movies delivered via some nifty cloud-computing concepts. They also hope that the initiative will prolong the relevancy of DVDs and Blu-ray so don't go throwing away all of your discs just yet.
Wednesday: August 26, 2009
- Blu-ray won't replacing the DVD drive in computers anytime soon according to analyst.
At least not until 2013 anyway.
Friday: August 21, 2009
- Yes, Final Fantasy XIII for Xbox 360 will require a couple of disc changes.
This is not the final count as we’re still working on it, but we’re aiming for about three discs for the Xbox 360 version,' he stated when talking about the number of discs.
Friday: July 17, 2009
- Blu-ray disc sales actually up this quarter.
Rentals and overall sales are significantly higher than the were the same time last year. Take that, DVD.
Wednesday: June 24, 2009
- New type of DVD format can hold 2,000 movies on one disc.
Commercial release still about five years away though.
Tuesday: June 23, 2009
- Five reasons why Blu-ray is hurting right now.
Blu-ray by all accounts was supposed to revolutionize personal video with crisp high-definition picture quality and booming sound. But uptake has been slow. Here are five reasons that Blue-ray isn't making the splash it was expected to.
