Universal To Go Blu-Ray Soon

We recently heard about and now Universal is expected to head to Blu-Ray exclusivity.

Paramount Goes Blu-Ray Exclusive, HD-DVD Nearing Death

Paramount is poised to drop its support of HD DVD after Warner Brothers’ recent backing of Sony’s Blu-ray technology, in a move that will sound the death knell of HD DVD and bring the home entertainment format war to a definitive end.

Warner Bros Goes Blu-Ray, Makes Up 18-20% Of The Market

This could definitely boost Playstation 3 sales in the near future.

“The window of opportunity for high-definition DVD could be missed if format confusion continues to linger. We believe that exclusively distributing in Blu-ray will further the potential for mass market success and ultimately benefit retailers, producers, and most importantly, consumers,” Warner Bros Chairman and Chief Executive Barry Meyer said in a statement.

LG Netflix Set-top Box Streams Movies To Your TV

The set-top box will have the same set of movies that are available through Watch Instantly, currently around 6,000 titles. Movies will be streamed to the box, not stored on the device.

LG does not have an exclusive deal with Netflix, so we can expect to see other companies to include this feature (Microsoft’s Xbox? PS3?). No other partners have been announced at this time, but Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said that he wants to see a wide variety of partners using the technology.

The pricing for the box has not been set, but I would expect it to cost less than $200 ($99 might be a good introductory price).