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HIGH-DEF www.homemediamagazine.com Discovery Sampler Offered With Sony BD Player By Erik Gruenwedel ony Electronics Oct. 5 -19 will issue coupons to consumers purchasing Sony Blu-ray Disc players valid for a high-definition program sampler disc featuring episodes from Discovery Channel shows “Fearless Planet” and “Sunrise Earth.” The sampler also will run as an in-store trailer on Sony’s Bravia HD-display televisions. “Fearless” follows extreme sportsman Will Gadd, who traverses the S globe in search of locations highlighting natural rock, land and mountain formations. “Sunrise” showcases wildlife from dawn to dusk in exotic locations around the world. Discovery Channel is a unit of Discovery Communications, which has been an early adopter of HD programming through its HD Theater and acclaimed series “NASA: When We Left Earth.” Other Discovery Communications properties include TLC, Animal Planet, Science Channel, Planet Green and Investigation Discovery. “Discovery’s high-quality programs are a tailor made showcase for Blu-ray Disc and a great first experience for a consumer new to the format,” said Chris Fawcett, VP of marketing for Sony Electronics’ home video division. The two-week co-promotion is available at more than 11,000 retailers, including Sears, Circuit City and Sony Style. Sony Unveils a New Blu-ray Disc Burner By Chris Tribbey ony Electronics’ third-generation internal Blu-ray Disc writer will be priced at about $400 upon its release in October. The drive can burn a 25GB disc in 15 minutes, or a 50GB disc in about 30 minutes. The BWU-200S also will record DVDs and CDs, support DVD-RAM recording and will come bundled with a Men in Black Blu-ray Disc from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. “Consumers are demanding a BRIEFS I SONY BOOSTS FEATURES ON ITS BRAVIA TVS Sony Electronics is releasing three adaptation modules for its Bravia line of HDTVs, allowing for wireless transmission to multiple TVs, 1080p DVD upscaling and the addition of multiple HDMI inputs. DVD Link, on sale now for $200, attaches to the back of Bravia TVs and upscales standard-deﬁnition DVDs, while the Wireless Link module is a two-piece set-up that transmits 1080i video to up to ﬁve other high-def sources, over distances up to 65 feet. It will ship in October for $800. Available now for $150 is Input Link, which adds four additional HDMI inputs to Bravia TVs. – Chris Tribbey S better experience,” said Bob DeMoulin, marketing manager for branded storage products in Sony Electronics’ IT Products Division. “Not only are we providing state-ofthe-art hardware, but also the industry’s most complete software bundle and premium content.” The writer also will include Cyberlink software for editing, burning and viewing highdefinition content. The writer also can record as much as 50GB of data for backup, or 320 minutes of highdefinition video at 1080i. TOP 20 HIGH-DEF B L U - RA Y DI S C Week ended September 21, 2008 LABEL INDEX TITLE B LU-R AY D I S C COMING UP STREETING Forgetting Sarah Marshall Universal Street Date: 9/30 Iron Man Paramount Street Date: 9/30 Knocked Up Universal Street Date: 9/30 Rest Stop: Dead Ahead Warner Street Date: 9/30 The Sixth Sense Disney Street Date: 9/30 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre MPI/Dark Sky Street Date: 9/30 PREBOOKING Kung Fu Panda Para./DreamWorks Pre: 9/30, Street: 11/9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Speed Racer Transformers 88 Minutes The Forbidden Kingdom Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy Made of Honor The Mist Pushing Daisies: The Complete First Season The Nightmare Before Christmas The Love Guru Batman Begins 300 Baby Mama Terminator 2: Judgment Day Planet Earth: The Complete Series Troy: Director’s Cut A Clockwork Orange 1408 Top Gun Heroes: Season 2 Warner 100.00 Para./DreamWorks 55.20 Sony Pictures 43.79 Lionsgate 42.04 Disney 24.10 Sony Pictures 22.72 Genius/Weinstein 18.68 Warner 18.48 Disney 17.88 Paramount 16.83 Warner 16.76 Warner 16.28 Universal 11.98 Lionsgate 11.89 BBC Video 11.03 Warner 8.99 Warner 8.62 Genius/Weinstein 8.31 Paramount 8.04 Universal 8.01 Source: Nielsen VideoScan First Alert data 12 Home Media Magazine September 28–October 4, 2008 http://www.homemediamagazine.com

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