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Blockbuster Customers Trending Toward Blu-ray DVD
Video rental chain Blockbuster Inc. said on Monday that more of their customers prefer Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray DVD format to rival format HD DVD, and it will put Blu-ray discs into 1,700 of its 8,000 stores worldwide.
Who-ray came first?
Two companies with vastly different projects are claiming to be the first porn producers to release a Blu-ray disc
Sony Ships Lower-Priced Blu-ray Players
Sony Corp. has begun shipping a Blu-ray Disc player with a suggested retail price of $499 to major consumer electronics stores and specialty dealers across the U.S., the company announced.
Ray Star Re-signs as Exclusive With Lucas Entertainment
Performer Ray Star has extended his contract as a Lucas Entertainment exclusive until 2009.
Shiny, oiled Jenna Haze DVD is first porn Blu-Ray disc
A small company operated out of Porn Valley and Las Vegas has become the first adult firm to release a true Blu-Ray DVD, shot in HD and replicated in both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray formats
Vivid Entertainment Enters Blu-ray Market
Vivid Entertainment has entered the Blu-ray DVD market with the release of the Paul Thomas-directed “Debbie Does Dallas…Again.” The DVD will be the first adult Blu-ray disc to be stamped at a licensed replication facility and also the first to include full copyright protection.
LFP Video Dives Into Blu-ray
LFP Video Group has announced that it has assumed distribution of CDGirls.com’s “Jenna Haze Oil Orgy,” the first adult title released for the Blu-ray format.
Samsung To Launch Dual Blu-ray/HD DVD Player
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. plans to release an optical disc player this year that will play both Blu-ray discs and the rival HD DVD format, it said Friday.
CDGirls.com First to Jump on Blu-ray Bandwagon
Well-known adult Internet content producers CDGirls.com has announced that it’s become the first adult studio to release adult content on Blu-ray disc with the January release of “Jenna Haze Oil Orgy.”
Ray Guhn’s Lawyers File Motion to Define Community Standards
Lawyers for adult webmaster Clinton McCowen, aka Ray Guhn, filed a motion April 5, petitioning the court to determine the nature and geographic scope of the community whose standards will be applied in McCowen’s obscenity case.
Vivid Entertainment Offers Ray J Directing Deal
On the heels of co-starring in a celebrity sex tape with socialite Kim Kardashian, R&B recording artist Ray J has been offered a contract to direct his own line of films for Vivid Entertainment.
"Porn flatters itself," sniffs Blu-ray
Blu-ray Association spokesman Andy Parsons, a vice president of Pioneer, suggests that adult's notion of itself as a technology Taste Leader is exaggerated, even if the industry helped decide the VHS-Betamax war in the 80's
Hacker Cracks HD DVD, Blu-ray Protections
A hacker on the popular Doom9.net message forum has cracked the processing keys for both Blu-ray and HD DVD discs. By breaking the key, encrypted content can be extracted from both of the next-gen formats.
For Now, More Adult Studios Choose HD DVD Over Blu-ray
Despite recent reports that adult content is not prohibited from Blu-ray, many adult studios are opting to stick with HD DVD for now.
Maybe Porn on Blu-ray Isn't Dead After All
An official from the Blu-ray Disc Association said that despite reports to the contrary, all content, including adult movies, is welcome on the new format.
Digital Playground’s Joone: No Porn on Blu-ray
Has Sony made the same mistake it made with the ill-fated Betamax?
NEC Chip Blurs Blu-ray, HD-DVD Divide
With technology companies ramping up production of next-generation DVD hardware, NEC has developed a new chip that will make hardware devices compatible with both Blu-ray and HD-DVD technology.
Patent Application for HD-DVD, Blu-ray Combo Disc
A patent application spotted by New Scientist magazine may forestall the ultimate outcome of the next-generation DVD format war. According to the technology periodical, three engineers claim to have developed a technology that allows a single disc to hold both HD-DVD and Blu-ray formatted information.
New Charges, Arrest Possible in Ray Guhn Case
The case against adult webmaster Clinton Raymond McCowen, aka Ray Guhn, and two other men may expand, according to the prosecutor, who said he might name another defendant in the case and possibly bring an additional charge against one or all of the defendants.
Blu-ray Winning Content War, Rumored to Hit Hardware Snags
While most consumers remain blissfully unaware that the high-definition DVD war rages on between major electronics manufacturers and Hollywood studios, Sony’s Blu-ray system took two steps forward and one step back this week.