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Blu-ray Disc is Where The Wild Things Are

Blu-ray.com and BigPictureBigSound have both this week reviewed the much-anticipated Blu-ray Disc release of Spike Jonze’s Where The Wild Things Are. The critically acclaimed film, based on the book by Maurice Sendak, is due to hit European shelves from May, […]

The Twilight Saga: New Moon rising on BD this March

Vampire franchise phenomenon The Twilight Saga is set to continue its domination of the film world when the second film in the series, New Moon, is released on Blu-ray Disc in Europe from next month. The film, which set theatrical […]

Panasonic demos DMP-BT300 3D Blu-ray player

The UK’s Stuff magazine has had a sneak preview of Panasonic’s first 3D Blu-ray player, the DMP-BT300. First shown at CES in January, the 3D player is expected to go on sale in Europe from May. Following the announcement of […]

The Gadget Show on the BD experience: enough to set your heart racing

Last week, UK TV programme The Gadget Show carried out an interesting experiment to get a better idea of the emotional impact of the Blu-ray experience when compared with DVD. It took a group of students from Aston University and […]

Sony announces details of its first two Blu-ray 3D Disc players

Following its initial reveal of 3D players at CES, Sony has officially announced details of its first 3D-capable models to hit the market. Firstly there is the affordable BDP-5470, which will become 3D-enabled courtesy of a firmware upgrade.¬† Then there […]

This Is It to hit Blu-ray this February

Michael Jackson’s show that never was, This Is It, will be available on Blu-ray Disc in Europe from Monday 22nd February.¬† With Blu-ray Disc’s superior, 7-channel sound quality, this is the best way to watch this music filled documentary and […]

Blu-ray player prices continue to fall

The price of Blu-ray Disc players continues to fall in the UK, with a number of models from leading consumer electronics manufacturers and BDA members now available on the market at around the ¬£100 mark. For example, the Phillips BDP3000 […]

Go behind the scenes with The Oscars’ Best Pictures on Blu-ray

Update: To spread the love a little, we are now giving away a Blu-Ray Disc every Monday to our blog and Twitter followers. Last week, we gave a copy of Hurt Locker to @melspur¬†on Twitter. Today, we are giving away […]

Lord of the Rings Trilogy confirmed to hit Blu-ray in April

Update: Thanks to our amazing Twitter followers, we have recently crossed the 1,000 follower mark. To give something back to you all (alongside the weekly Blu-ray Disc giveaways of The Hurt Locker and Avatar…), we’ve decided to send out the […]