Sub-$300 Blu-ray Player Coming (or Possibly Already Here)
For those of you who frequent our web forums, you may have noticed users reporting seeing a Magnavox branded Blu-ray Disc player at local Wal-Mart stores for under $300. Sources have now confirmed that Wal-Mart will showcase the Magnavox NB500MG9 for $298 for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, making it the cheapest Blu-ray player on the market.
The player, which is manufactured by Funai, is a BonusView (Profile v1.1) player, meaning it supports playback of picture-in-picture features found on many Blu-ray discs. The player also supports 1080p24 video output and decoding of Dolby TrueHD audio.
Best Buy will also release their own version of the player under their Insignia brand later this year for $350. No word on how these two players will differ.
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1292New Line Announces Dark City Blu-ray Specs
New Line Home Entertainment has revealed the specs for the upcoming Blu-ray release of the sci-fi cult classic film 'Dark City', due to hit store shelves on July 29th, day-and-date with the DVD re-release. Both the theatrical and director's cut of the film will be presented on a BD50 using seamless branching. Video will be presented via 1080p VC-1 accompanied by a 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack.
Extras include an introduction by writer/director Alex Proyas, multiple audio commentary tracks (including the famous Roger Ebert commentary), two documentaries ("Memories of Shell Beach" and "Architecture of Dreams"), a production gallery, text essays and reviews, and the theatrical trailer. On the director's cut, there will also be a fact track.
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1294Another one of my favorite thinking sci-fi! Must buy!
Dark City: Director's Cut (Blu-ray) New Line Cinema | 1998 | 111 mins | Unrated | Jul 29, 2008
VideoCodec: VC-1
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
AudioEnglish: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
SubtitlesEnglish SDH
Spanish
Discs50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set
This post has been edited by aiman04: May 16 2008, 09:12 AM