$399 PS3 on sale Nov. 2

OCT. 18 | Sony Computer Entertainment America confirmed it will introduce a stripped-down, 40GB model of its PlayStation 3 priced at $399 on Nov. 2, as expected, and at the same time dropped the price of the more robust 80GB model to $499.

https://www.videobusinesss.com/article/CA6492590.html

Dell offers sub-$1,000 Blu-ray laptop

The PC maker touts a Blu-ray disc playback option with its Inspiron 1525 laptops starting at $879. Read this blog post by Jonathan Skillings on News Blog.

http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9905416-7.html

Best Buy named leading high-def retailer

Best Buy has emerged as the leading retailer of Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD titles by a wide margin, easily topping DVD-dominant Wal-Mart, according to the NPD Group.

http://www.contentagenda.com/article/CA6487837.html

Acer Closes in on HP, With Inspiration from Apple

Acer Closes in on HP, With Inspiration from Apple - The new Acer Gemstone laptop line is a sight to behold, with rich new colors and Dolby integrated sound. - Talk Backs at Digital Trends are opinion pieces that hope to spur thought, debate and give insite into the Consumer Electronics industry. We

http://news.digitaltrends.com/talkback239.html

HD-DVD Gets Boost from Paramount, DreamWorks

Movie studios Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation SKG decided to release high-definition movies exclusively in the HD-DVD optical-disk format backed by Toshiba and Microsoft, giving HD-DVD a boost in its ongoing format war with Sony's Blu-ray format.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6470533.html?industryid=47171

Blu-ray Review: ABBA: The Movie

This is a review of the Australian Blu-ray (all region) release of 'ABBA: The Movie,' a title distributed in select international territories by Polar/Universal Music.

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/422/abbathemovie.html

Samsung readies dual format player

Though it s currently leading in sales, the Blu-ray high-definition DVD format lost one of its major backers Friday, as Samsung announced it will produce a dual-format player in time for the holidays.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117963068

SlySoft Claims Total Crack Of Blu-ray Discs (PC Magazine)

SlySoft, a developer of DVD cloning software, claims to have completely cracked the BD+ DRM protocol guarding Blu-ray discs.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2277476,00.asp

Katzenberg sees digital future

While many in Hollywood are arguing over whether Blu-ray or HD DVD will drive the future of home entertainment, Jeffrey Katzenberg has his answer: Neither.

http://www.multichannel.com/article/VR1117962026.html?categoryid=18&cs=1

HD DVD Review: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Ultimate HD-Edition)

This is a review of the German HD DVD release of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day.' Non-format-specific portions of this review were first published in our review of Lionsgate's Blu-ray release of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day.' Note that this disc is not region-coded and will play in any HD DVD player.

http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/681/terminator2_ge.html