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• The Best Blu-ray Players Movie aficionados, take note: With a Blu-ray Disc player, you no longer have to make compromises on image quality. Here's a rundown of the best high-definition players on the market today.
• Disney Banking on Custom Blu-Ray Features Live, onscreen chat functions for future installments of such titles as "Lost" and "High School Musical" are among the next-generation extras.
• Latest Blu-ray Players Add Bonus Features Philip's unit shoots to the top thanks to its balance of price and impressive image quality. Sony's PS3 remains a strong runner-up.
• Now Playing: High-Def Movies Whether you choose a Blu-ray Disc player or opt to access your video from the Web, here are the best options for watching high-definition movies on your TV.
• Pioneer Elite BDP-95FD Blu-ray Disc Player This Blu-ray player's built-in media server doesn't justify its high price.
• Philips BDP7200/37 Blu-ray Disc Player BonusView Blu-ray player has great image and sound quality.
• Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray Disc Player BonusView Blu-ray player responds speedily, but that doesn't make up for disappointing image and sound.
• Sharp BD-HP20U Blu-ray Disc Player This Blu-ray player delivers video that looks and sounds great.
• Samsung BD-P1400 Blu-ray Disc Player This Blu-ray player is inexpensive, but its image quality and features disappoint.
• Sony PlayStation 3 (40GB; as Blu-ray Disc Player) Game console system doubles as a great Blu-ray Disc player, too.
• 600 Bucks: So Much Money, So Little Time We ask PC World staffers how they might spend their $600 economic stimulus payment.
• Casual Friday: BD-Live Goes Live This week we check out the first BD-Live disc to see what the big deal is, and then we go game-mod crazy.
• Blu-ray Tech Advance Integrates iPhone, iPod Touch The iPod Touch and iPhone seem set to enter a special relationship with Blu-ray discs and players...
• PS3 BD Live Support Coming Soon With the next firmware update, the PlayStation 3 becomes the first Blu-ray player to get BD Live support.
• Google Exec Praises, Criticizes Apple iPhone While lauding Apple's iPhone as being innovative in the mobile space, a Google official Thursday later cited disadvantages of the device.
• Blu-ray's Future, PC in a Pocket, FAA vs. Batteries Readers discuss Blu-ray's longterm prognosis, uses for USB thumbdrives, and FAA rules on laptop batteries.
• Top Four Reasons Blu-ray Disc Will Tank HD DVD may be "dead," but that doesn't mean you should rush out and buy a Blu-ray player. Here are a few reasons why.
• The High-Def Format War Is Over--Now What? Toshiba withdraws support for HD DVD, and Blu-ray is the new high-def standard. Not all our readers are pleased.
• Toshiba After HD DVD: What Lies Ahead? What's next for Toshiba and for HD DVD consumers? The answers may be hidden in Toshiba's own words.
• Timeline: HD DVD vs. Blu-ray Disc The battle for high-def video dominance began in 2000; here's a look at how Blu-ray bested HD DVD.
• Microsoft Stays Mum on Blu-ray Disc Support Microsoft won't say if it will support Blu-ray for the Xbox; continues selling HD DVD external add-on.
• Toshiba Abandons HD DVD UPDATE: Toshiba says it will no longer develop, manufacture, or market HD DVD players and recorders.
• Of Web Site Attacks and High-Def Formats What do Scientology and high-def movie formats have in common? Controversy, as readers prove in our forums.
• UK Retailer Dumps HD DVD for Blu-ray Woolworths stores in the UK will no longer be stocking HD DVD titles, but they will be available online.
• Blu-ray Disc--The New VHS? In which our columnist declares his loyalty to the Blu-ray camp, and readers tell us what they think.