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Poll: Is Your Blu-ray Player Connected to the Internet?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 13:00:49 +0000

Back when the Blu-ray format was launched, the ability of players to connect to the internet was touted as a huge advance that would revolutionize the way we watch movies. Even if the feature didn’t quite live up to that hype, the internet connection still has its uses. Is your player connected online? In the...

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Mid-Week Poll: Do You Use BD-Live Features?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:00:42 +0000

Last week, we asked whether you use Digital Copies when they’re included with Blu-ray discs. At least among our readers (who are presumably very savvy consumers and the prime demographic for Blu-ray ownership), it looks like a majority of you do not. This raises the question of why studios bother to include them. This week,...

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Mid-Week Poll: Do You Want or Need a Web-Enabled TV?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:00:28 +0000

In addition to 3-D, the other big initiative from television manufacturers over the past year has been the push for web-enabled TVs with various widgets that allow access to internet features. I have to ask: Does anyone use these things? According to a recent report from media research publisher Futurescape, it’s expected that in the...

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Is the Internet Really Ready for Movie Streaming?

Josh Zyber — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:00:26 +0000

There’s been talk for years about the death of physical media for watching movies. Over the past year, that speculation and pontification has greatly intensified with the expansion of internet streaming services, especially Netflix. Proponents argue that soon, the very concept of using a physical disc to watch a movie will seem antiquated when instant-streaming...

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