Sony and LG have decided to make amends on a patent dispute. Back in February, LG filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission claiming Sony’s assortment of Blu-ray players violated eight of LG’s patents. Sony responded by claiming LG violated its patents in some of its mobile phones. The whole thing got so bad, PS3 consoles were seized in Europe by Customs.

According to new data gathered from market research firm NPD Group, the vast majority of video consumers still prefer physical Blu-ray and DVD discs “more than all digital-video options combined.” The NPD Group surveyed roughly 10,000 US consumers over the age of 13 regarding their personal video habits from January to March of this year. more »

Alright Star Wars fans like you and me, here’s something to give us all hope that we will soon be watching Star Wars the complete saga in the comforts of our home entertainment cener with all of its high-definition beauty. Release date for the “Star Wars: The Complete Saga” on Blu-ray has been sort of more »

We already knew that Star Wars was heading to Blu-ray and that they had already been available for those willing to pre-order — however we can now tell you that the availability date is September 27th. Of course, that is assuming we can trust these now updated Amazon product listings. And with that, the Star more »

Good news for Star Wars fans, well those fans that also happen to be into Blu-ray as the movies are now available for pre-order. The movies are expected to arrive in September, but you can go ahead and get your order in as of now. The pre-orders are coming by way of Amazon and there more »

Continuing with last year’s theme of 3D, Sony has a lot of 3D devices on display at CES. Unfortunately not all of the products Sony has at their booth are scheduled to come out this year, if at all. The first prototype device I saw was a portable 3D Blu-ray player that didn’t require any more »

It is not everyday that we mention DVD releases here on Gadgetell. Given that, when we do find the time to make a mention it must be something special. Well, I am not sure is this can be considered that, but it is a movie that will bring back some great memories for lots of more »

Many a geek have participated in Netflix’s competition to improve their recommendation algorithm. The prize? $1 million. However, Netflix has now officially cut the second iteration of this competition short due to privacy concerns. Apparently, a woman filed a lawsuit against Netflix claiming that her private life could be violated by the huge database of more »

The BDP-80 is a Blu-ray disc player which supports BD-Live (BD Profile 2.0). What this means is that it comes with an ethernet port, allowing you to access internet-based content. A built-in 1GB internal storage allows you to do just that, along with access to Bonus View features. The player supports a vast array of more »

Just like we heard earlier this month, Netflix has begun delaying the release of Warner Bros DVD titles. First up, or should I say first affected is The Invention of Lying and Whiteout. These titles are both scheduled to be available with Netflix as of February 16, 2010. Now for the part that is going more »