With the 3D euphoria over, is it time to up frame rates in Hollywood and in the home?

ExplainedAlready popular in Hollywood and destined to be in your next TV, 4K - a.k.a. Ultra HD - promises four times the detail of Full HD, but it could be a few years away yet.

As film streaming services pop up all over the web, Ridley Scott, the man behind Alien and Blade Runner, has warned audiences that they don't offer you a view of the film as it was intended to be seen.

Tesco has linked up with Blinkbox to offer its customers digital copies of movies that are bought in the store.

The UK government has put plans in place to hobble the likes of Amazon and Play.com by announcing that it is to close a loophole that allows the cheap import of Blu-rays, DVDs and CDs from the Channel Islands in the UK.

Blu-ray sales in Europe have been enjoyed something of a boost this year with Twentieth Century Fox announcing that in Q3 Blu-ray disc sales in Europe were up by 49 per cent.

Blu-ray disc sales have helped the home entertainment industry to its first increase in more than three years, with the DEG reporting that the format has seen a five per cent upsurge in sales.

Disney plans to release four more classic animations in 3D after the overwhelming success of The Lion King remake.

Global sales of Blu-ray players are expected to eclipse that of DVD players within four years, according to a report from research company In-Stat.

Today marks the release of Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray and Home Cinema Choice has already managed to check out the discs and offer its in-depth thoughts on the boxset.

The Star Wars Saga Blu-ray boxset, out on September 12, will be the first software release to feature THX's new Media Director 'smart content' technology.

In DepthLucasfilm may be a company responsible for many of the major technological advances in moviemaking, but it also does a fantastic job of making the old feel new.

Pioneer has announced two more Blu-ray players to join its 2011 line-up, this time toting 3D playback with a slightly more painful price tag than the BDP-140 launched earlier this week.

IFA 2011Networking company Netgear has announced three new products designed to shunt bits to your internet-enabled entertainment devices.

Pioneer GB has revealed four new Blu-ray home cinema systems, which are based on two main system units in "regular" and "basics" flavours.

VideoMost movie fans will have already pre-ordered their copy of the forthcoming Star Wars Saga box set, but anyone still undecided can get yet another taster of what the Blu-rays have to offer thanks to 20th Century Fox.

ExclusiveWith the announcement that Twentieth Century Fox is to add Android to its list of devices compatible with its digital copy service, there seems to be something of a question mark surrounding Blu-ray.

A new Blu-ray release by Warner Bros has been hit with aspect ratio woes, with review copies of Iron Clad sent in 16:9 format, rather than 2.35:1 that the film should be shown in.

ExclusiveDigital copies bundled with each Blu-ray discs represent the best way for people to satisfy both their need for a physical product and a future-proof format that they buy, according to Twentieth Century Fox.

InterviewBlu-ray is five years old this week, with the first discs coming to market way back in June 2006. While the format may not yet be in the public conscience as DVD and VHS before it, there's still no better way to watch movies in the home at 1080p quality.

Blu-ray is celebrating its fifth birthday today, marking the date the first Blu-ray discs went on sale to consumers.

ClosedGerman tech up for grabs!

The state of the home entertainment market has been analysed by the NPD group, which suggests that DVD and Blu-ray sales in the US in 2011 are way down on 2010's figures.

The UK Blu-ray launch of John Carpenter's latest movie has been delayed and it is all down to Home Cinema Choice magazine.

UpdateStar Wars is to finally be released on Blu-ray in 2011, with the entire sextology given the high-definition treatment for the first time.