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Sony BMG has announced that the John Mayer’s concert Blu-ray Disc “Where the Light Is” will be released on July 1st. The footage is compiled from a December 8, 2007 performance at the Nokia Theater in Los Angelos. The performance is broken up into three categories: Acoustic, Trio and Band.

Video will be presented in 1080p24 with both a stereo PCM and 5.1 Dolby TrueHD soundtrack. The disc will also include exclusive BonusView and BD-Live features, including a picture-in-picture and downloadable “Belief” backstage performance.

Track List:

Acoustic Set:
1. Neon
2. Stop This Train
3. L.A. Song
4. Daughters
5. Free Fallin’

Trio Set:
6. Everyday I Have The Blues
7. Wait Until Tomorrow
8. Who Did You Think I Was
9. Come When I Call
10. Good Love Is On The Way
11. Out Of My Mind
12. Vultures
13. Bold As Love

Band Set:
14. Waiting On The World To Change
15. Slow Dancing In A Burning Room
16. Why Georgia
17. The Heart Of Life
18. I Don’t Need No Doctor
19. Gravity
20. I Don’t Trust Myself (With Loving You)
21. Belief
22. I’m Gonna Find Another You

Samsung continues to expand its lineup of Blu-ray products with its fourth-generation Blu-ray player, BD-P1500, featuring the latest in Blu-ray technology as well as advanced connectivity for use with other digital devices.

Designed with fans of multimedia technology in mind, the BD-P1500 easily connects to other digital devices through an HDMI 1.3 port with CEC for expanded color delivery and easy home theater control. The P1500 has BD Profile 1.1 Bonus View and is BD Live Ready. With its built-in Ethernet connection and USB input users can quickly upgrade their BD-P1500 with the latest firmware.

Audiophiles will love the BD-P1500 for going beyond standard Dolby Digital audio playback to include Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TruHD and DTS-HD High resolution (scheduled to available later this year via firmware update).

The BD-P1500 will be available in June 2008.

BBC Video has announced a July 22nd release date for their five-part series “Earth: The Biography.”

The five episodes from the series include Volcano, Atmosphere, Ice, Oceans, and Rare Earth. The combined runtime is 230 minutes which spans two BD-25 single-layer discs, presented in 1080p video with Dolby Digital 2.0 audio.

During a conference call, Netflix President and CEO Reed Hastings announced the following:

“Purchasing Blu-ray DVDs costs more both at retail and wholesale than standard definition DVDs, and consumers are used to paying more for high-definition content in every other channel, including video rental stores, video-on-demand, and cable channels. Because of the higher cost of Blu-ray and the consumer expectations around high-def content, we are planning on implementing a modest monthly premium for access to Blu-ray some time this year.”

You hear that? That’s the sound of people cancelling their Netflix accounts.

Five memorable classics make their high definition debut on Blu-Ray Disc June 3 from Fox Home Entertainment.

Featuring a battle that ranks as one of the most exciting ever fought in the skies, Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier and Christopher Plummer star in the BAFTA Award-nominated film BATTLE OF BRITAIN, the true story of England defending its homeland against the Germans’ attack during World War II.

Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins, Sir Laurence Olivier, Robert Redford and James Caan star in director Richard Attenborough’s epic A BRIDGE TOO FAR, recapturing the danger and excitement behind World War II Allies’ daring and disastrous attempts to capture key bridges behind enemy lines in a complicated parachute and armored assault.

With an all-star cast including John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Richard Burton, Sean Connery, Robert Mitchum, Rod Steiger and Peter Lawford, to name a few, the Academy Award-winning epic THE LONGEST DAY recounts one of the largest and greatest military missions in history; the triumph and tragedy of the World War II heroes as they stormed the Normandy Beach on D-Day.

Winner of seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor in a Leading Role (George C. Scott), Best Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Sound and Best Art Direction, the sweeping WWII epic PATTON tells the story of one of the most extraordinary generals, George S. Patton, Jr., whose lust for glory swept through the North African battlefield and across Europe, earning the fear and respect of his enemies, as well as the resentment of his allies.

Directed by Hollywood icon Robert Wise and nominated for eight Oscars, the definitive naval epic THE SAND PEBBLES stars Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Richard Crenna, Mako and Candice Bergen and follows a defiant sailor as he clashes with foreign culture as well as his own superiors during the 1926 Chinese Revolution.

Eagle Rock Entertainment has announced that they will release Korn: Live at Montreux on Blu-ray on July 1st. The concert took place in 2004 and was one of the last times that all the original band members played together.

Track List:

Sony today announced plans to release the Clint Eastwood hit “In the Line of Fire” on July 1st. The 1993 Wolfgang Petersen directed movie stars Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich and Rene Russo.

Complete tech specs and bonus features haven’t been announced but you can expectt 1080p video and Dolby TrueHD 5.1 sound along with the bonus features found on the 2001 special edition DVD.

Via HD Digest

Here are the new releases for Tuesday, April 22nd.

National Geographic: Six Degrees Could Change the World
One Missed Call
The Orphanage
Sublime

Via EngadgetHD

Universal Studios announced Thursday that they will kick off the summer with their first Blu-ray release – Doomsday. Universal will then release about 40 titles in the second half of the year including The Incredible Hulk,  Wanted, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Mamma Mia and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

Other planned releases include:
The Mummy
The Mummy Returns
The Scorpion King
American Gangster
Knocked Up
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Miami Vice
End of Days
U-571
Land of the Dead