DVD (566 articles)

Kaleidescape adds Blu-ray to its movie servers

Kaleidescape has announced two players with Blu-ray capabilities for its media server setup - the M500 and the M300. The M500 allows you to import Blu-rays onto your media server as well as playback,...

FCC approves Hollywood move to block analogue outputs

The FCC has approved a request by the Motion Picture Association of America that will allow film studios to block analogue video output on certain devices. The move comes after 2 years of lobbying by...

Burn Blu-rays onto recordable DVDs

The developers of x.264, the open source version of the h.264 hi-def video codec used by YouTube and many others, have taken the first step towards building a free Blu-ray creation toolkit. They've...

Avatar becomes fastest selling DVD ever at Play.com

Avatar has beaten off previous efforts from Mamma Mia and The Dark Knight to become Play.com’s biggest selling DVD ever.

We brought you news of the box office spectacular Avatar going...

Avatar goes on pre-order

Avatar, the big 3D hit of 2009, has gone on pre-order meaning you can count down the days before its release and be safe in the knowledge that you'll have a copy winging its way to you.

Available...

Win one of three copies of Taking Woodstock on DVD

To coincide with the 8 March release of Taking Woodstock, Pocket-lint is giving away three copies of the DVD.

Directed by Ang Lee and starring Eugene Levy, Emile Hirch and Liev Schrieber, the...

Tech deals: Xenta DVD player £17.99 from Ebuyer.com

Some would have us believe that we should all be making the switch to Blu-ray and subsequently the format's players. Yet there is still a large proportion of people who have built up decent collections...

Tech deals: Pixar's "UP" on DVD for £9.99

We recently reviewed Pixar's latest computer animated effort "UP" where it received a whopping 9/10.

In light of this we thought we'd try and find a decent deal for the DVD version of the...

Toshiba launches 2010 DVD range

Toshiba has unveiled its entire DVD line up for 2010 with new players, recorders and portable options announced for launch this year.

As far as DVD players go, all due in April there's entry...

Star Wars 3D in the pipeline

Star Wars in 3D could become a reality as George Lucas has stated that he was impressed with the technology used in Avatar and its subsequent success at the box office.

Lucas states: “We’ve...

Marantz UD8004 Blu-ray player launches

Marantz is offering an alternative to its £5000 flagship universal Blu-ray player with the launch of a £2299 effort.

The new Marantz UD8004 universal high definition player claims to offer...

Philips BDP7500 Blu-ray player on sale in the UK

The Philips BDP7500 Blu-ray player is now available in the UK, bringing 1080p, 24fps, Full HD images as well as the ability to upscale standard definition DVDs to near Full HD quality.

Claiming...

Win one of five copies of the new Star Trek DVD

Pocket-lint has teamed up with Paramount to bring you the chance of winning one of five copies of its new re-imagining of the legendary adventure, Star Trek - due for release on 16 November 2009.

This...

Asus SDRW-08D1S-U slim DVD drive launches

Asus has announced the launch of the SDRW-08D1S-U external slim DVD writer, angled as ideal for use with netbooks that have no optical drive of their own as well as for home users wanting to back data...

Samsung LE22B470 DVD TV combo launches

Samsung has launched its first TV slash DVD combo offering in the UK. The LE22B470 LCD TV is angled as "the perfect solution for stressed parents struggling to decide between a TV and a DVD player for...

Denon launches "state-of-the-art" DBP-4010UD Blu-ray player

While you can now get a Blu-ray player for under £100, Denon is forging onward at the high end of the market with the introduction of the new £1900 DBP-4010UD, a "state-of-the-art" effort that's said...

VIDEO: Fawlty Towers released on iTunes, remastered for DVD

To mark the 30th anniversary of the classic series, a special edition remastered DVD boxset of Fawlty Towers has been released while the original series has become available to download in the UK on...

Amazon releases unbranded cables, blank media

Amazon has launched a range of "Basics" products in the US - a self-branded set of bog-standard cables, blank CDs, blank DVDs, etc. The company says that additional accessories and other items will be...

LaCie updates Portable DVD Drive

LaCie has announced the latest versions of its Portable DVD+/-RW Drive, designed by Sam Hecht, on sale now for £64.99.

With a "sleek black finish", the drive offers new multimedia burning...

Daily Tech Deal: Xenta portable DVD player

Our tech deal today brings you word of a bargain portable DVD player, that appears to be the ideal solution for watching your favourite films on the go or possibly just keeping the kids quiet on long journeys.

Tesco to offer "digital copy" movies and networked extras

Tesco is to offer "digital copy" versions of movies, with the launch of "virtual DVDs", due to be on sale this autumn.

The retail giant has teamed up with Microsoft on the tech side of things,...

SpongeBob SquarePants gadgets that are too cute to be just for kids

Loveable cartoon character Spongebob Squarepants has spawned a range of character inspired consumer electronics devices including a DVD player, digital picture frame and boombox.

Rather than...

Toshiba still upscaling with the XDE600 DVD player

There's no reason why the world should switch to Blu-ray, even if Toshiba finally has, so the XDE series of DVD players is still there offering "near to 1080p quality".

The XDE600 is named...

Daily Tech Deal: "Everything" under a fiver at Play.com

Play.com is offering a variety of goods that retail for under £5 which include categories such as DVDs, music, books, technology, toys, mobile and clothing.

In the tech category you'll get...

Lite-On announces eTAU108 external DVD writer

Lite-On has announced an external DVD writer called the eTAU108. The company says that it's "ideal for users seeking to save files and playback data whilst away from the home or office".

We...