Yearly Archives: 2011

With a total run time of 386 minutes on 4 discs, Amazon is offering the Rambo: The Complete Collector's Set on Blu-ray for $27.49. The price reflects a 50% markdown from the list price of $54.99. Over 20 bonus features include featurettes such as "The Art of War: Completing RAMBO," "Afghanistan: Land in Crisis," and "The Weaponry of Rambo."

If you're a Comcast customer in Houston, you'll be happy to know the company has added seven HD channels. According to The Houston Chronicle, BBC America (Ch. 730), Big Ten Network (Ch. 707), Galavision (Ch. 650), Nat Geo Wild (Ch. 687), Outdoor Channel (Ch. 708), Oxygen (Ch. 718), and PBS Kids Sprout (Ch. 740), are now part of the high-definition lineup.

If you're a Charter Communications customer you'll be happy to know the company has launched access to the online services HBO GO and MAX GO.

What are the top On Demand movies so far this year? Research firm Rentrak has released data from January 1, 2011 through June 30, 2011 which reveals the top VOD movies by transaction rate.

20th Century Fox's X-Men: First Class will be the first Blu-ray Disc to include a digital copy of the film compatible with Google's Android...

Sony is selling a refurbished 7" Portable DVD player for $49. The DVP-FX750 is list-priced at $99, and normally sells for $76 at Sony.com in their outlet department. Outputs include A/V line out (making the player a standard DVD player to plug into a TV) and two built-in headphone jacks.

Could this be the first Blu-ray Disc that comes with a Lego Minifigure? Gosh it might just be! On September 16, LEGO Group and Lucasfilm will release LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace on both Blu-ray Disc and DVD.

Blockbuster, now owned by DISH Network, has announced they will keep 1,500 stores open in the U.S. after a New York court approved closing of the stores under bankruptcy protection. The company says they have made agreements with the property owners to keep the stores running, which in effect employs 1,500 people.

In the Miami and Ft. Lauderdale areas of Florida, DIRECTV has added TeleFutura HD to their high-definition lineup. The local broadcast Spanish language channel can be found on DIRECTV Channel 69.

Here's what's on CBS, NBC, ABC and FOX in primetime HD tonight (July 21, 2011). CBS is showing a new episode of "Big Brother 13." NBC is showing a new episode of "Love Bites." ABC is showing new episodes of "Wipeout," "Expedition Impossible," and "Rookie Blue." And, FOX has a new episode of "So You Think You Can Dance" at 8:00 PM.