• netflix

    $1 Netflix Price Hike For Blu-Ray Access

    Netflix will be start charging you $1 more per month to offset the costs of Blu-Ray movies, starting November 5. You have to opt-in to the Blu-Ray access, and the $1 surcharge, by going to "your account" and "add Blu-Ray access." If you don't already have Blu-Ray access on your account, then your membership price stays the same. Sounds like they needed to invent a way to make more money and this fee, admittedly small, seemed the best way to go about it. Copy of the email they sent subscribers, inside. More »

    2:26 PM on Fri Oct 10 2008
    By Ben Popken
    3,743 views, 63 comments

    Most discussed SarahC83: Actually, in my Netflix account I have to specifically ADD Blu-Ray access. This involves visiting a specific page in the more »

  • tips

    Iron Man Blu-Ray Release Connects To Internet When You Insert It

    If you buy the newly released "Iron Man" Blu-ray disc and pop it into your computer, and it starts trying to download some mystery content from the Internet for the next 30-45 minutes, here's what's happening and how to turn it off. Thanks, Paramount, for your shoddy "interactive" quiz nonsense. More »

    5:30 PM on Thu Oct 2 2008
    By Chris Walters
    19,286 views, 56 comments

    Most discussed ezacharyk: And here I am stuck watching my "crappy" standard definition DVD version of Iron Man that doesn't try to download more »

  • rebates

    Who To Contact About Your Missing 5 Free BluRay Discs

    If you're still wondering where your 5 Free BluRay Discs are, here is the mailing address to send copies of your forms to (not Buena Vista Home Entertainment, as previously reported)

    Summer Blu-ray Offer (postmarked by 10/31/07)
    P.O. BOX 410338
    El Paso, TX 88541-0338

    Holiday Blu-ray Offer (postmarked by 2/28/08)
    P.O. BOX 410260
    El Paso, TX 88541-0260

    4:10 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
    By Ben Popken
    2,047 views, 19 comments

  • rebates

    Disney's Five Free Blu-Ray Disc Promotion Is Broken

    A lot of you have written in about problems with the Five Free Blu-Ray Discs promotion that was available here. The deal was supposed to be, buy a certain Blu-Ray disc player, mail in the coupon and proof of purchase postmarked by February 29, receive five free Blu-Ray movies. Many of you haven't received your movies. What happened? More »

    1:00 PM on Thu Apr 24 2008
    By Alex Chasick
    6,498 views, 36 comments

    Latest by Downhill: Thanks to 3entari for the post on Canadian orders (The Canadian offer's contact number is 1-877-823-0804.) I called the number and more »

  • customer service

    Newegg Doesn't Deliver PS3 With Spiderman 3, Blames Sony

    Okay, everyone together in Moe Szyslak's voice: "Whaaaaa?" We're just as confused as you are. Newegg, which has one of the most stellar reputations of any retailer, online or b&m, apparently sent a customer a regular PS3 box instead of one with a Blu-ray copy of "Spiderman 3." Here's where it gets all evil alternate universe: when the customer called to complain, the CSR told him it wasn't Newegg's problem and for him to talk to Sony.
    Update-3/7/08: Newegg contacted the OP and resolved the issue—see the OP's comment below. More »

    7:29 PM on Thu Mar 6 2008
    By Chris Walters
    10,438 views, 69 comments

    Latest by cerbie: @Rodalpho: You don't get what you need 100% of the time. I've had several issues over the years with Newegg, more »

  • format war

    The Format War Is Over, HD-DVD Surrenders!

    A Toshiba insider claims that the company will abandon its HD-DVD format, yielding the next-generation DVD format war to Sony's competing Blu-ray technology. So now that the war is over you should run out and buy a new Blu-ray player, right? Not so fast. More »

    7:33 PM on Sun Feb 17 2008
    By Carey
    11,300 views, 80 comments

    Latest by mikelotus: @doctor_cos: if you have an HD TV there is a clear advantage. You want to watch in HD or not? more »

  • consumer electronics

    Buyers Beware: Current Blu-ray Players Won't Correctly Play Future Discs

    After the past week, it seems more and more likely that Blu-ray will be the movie disc format of the future. But with the exception of the Playstation 3, current Blu-ray disc players were built without future-compatibility capabilities, so come this October owners won't be able to take advantage of features like Internet connectivity or enhanced interactivity (whatever that means—details are sketchy). "One key Blu-ray developer told BetaNews that although he builds discs for studios including Fox and Lionsgate, he did not buy a Blu-ray player for personal use." Regarding current Blu-ray player owners, Blu-ray developers told BetaNews, "They knew what they were getting into."
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    10:11 PM on Fri Jan 11 2008
    By Chris Walters
    66,020 views, 109 comments

    Latest by RvLeshrac: @Buran: Magnusson-Moss is a fine example of a law enacted to prevent corporations from telling us what we can and cannot more »