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Blu-ray Disc Association to attend this year’s IFA conference in Berlin

[tweetmeme source= “blurayreporter” only_single=false] Next week the annual IFA conference will take place in Berlin. IFA is the world’s leading business event for consumer electronics and home appliances products and this year it will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Attracting industry […]

Blu-ray Monday Giveaway: Kick-Ass

[tweetmeme source= “blurayreporter” only_single=false] This week, despite being a day late due to the UK’s bank holiday, we’re giving away one of 2010’s hottest films so far, Matthew Vaughn’s tongue-in-cheek, superhero send-up Kick-Ass. Based on the popular comic by Mark […]

Star Wars Saga finally available on Blu-ray Disc next autumn

[tweetmeme source= “blurayreporter” only_single=false] Its official‚Ķ a box set of all six Special Edition Star Wars films will arrive in full Blu-ray glory next autumn. At the Star Wars Celebration V convention in Orlando last week George Lucas said “Blu-ray […]

Toy Story 3 heading to Blu-ray

[tweetmeme source= “blurayreporter” only_single=false] Great news for animation fans – Disney has confirmed that Toy Story 3, now the highest grossing animated film of all time, will be released on Blu-ray Disc before Christmas. Better still, it comes loaded with […]

Blu-ray home cinema system review: Samsung HT-C6200 2.1

[tweetmeme source= “blurayreporter” only_single=false] Home cinema systems are increasing in popularity, and when they include a Blu-ray Disc player, the experience couldn’t be better. One of the latest to come onto the market is the Samsung HT-C6200 2.1 Blu-ray home […]

Blu-ray Monday Giveaway: Sherlock

¬†[tweetmeme source= “blurayreporter” only_single=false] This week we are giving away Sherlock, the critically acclaimed contemporary remake of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic tale.¬†¬† Lead by Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock and Martin Freeman as Dr Watson, this fast paced drama is full […]

Blu-ray movies on the go with Samsung’s first portable Blu-ray 3D Player

[tweetmeme source= “blurayreporter” only_single=false] Samsung has announced its first portable Blu-ray 3D Player, which allows you to watch your favourite Blu-ray Discs on the move, or 3D movies when connected to a 3D TV. The BD-C8000 has built in Wi-Fi, […]

Next generation Karate Kid chops its way onto Blu-ray

[tweetmeme source= “blurayreporter” only_single=false] A few weeks ago we covered the Blu-ray Disc release of the original Karate Kid. Now Sony Pictures has announced that the remake, currently in cinemas across the world and starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith, […]

THX and BluFocus launch Blu-ray 3D certification

[tweetmeme source= “blurayreporter” only_single=false] THX has this week announced a new certification for Blu-ray 3D that has been jointly developed with BluFocus, one of the Blu-ray Disc Association’s official testing labs. The certification will measure 3D picture quality, interoperability and […]