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Casino Royale on Blu Ray
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destrekor
Lifer
look at it this way:
Universal Pictures is the only exclusive to HD-DVD
Sony, Fox, Lionsgate, and Disney are exclusive to BD
Disney has a few SMASH hits releasing on BD in the coming months, and both Sony and Fox always have a few huge releases.
Sony plans to bring a BD player at the $300 pricepoint by the end of the year, likely sooner than that considering they are already bringing a $500 player to market very soon.
and people arguing the low ratio of hardware sales to software sales, realize that not every PS3 owner will buy BD because not every owner either believes in adopting a new format, OR does not have an HDTV and views said formats as worthless for themselves.
I am sticking to BD and at this point just don't see HD-DVD challenging the format
Universal Pictures is the only exclusive to HD-DVD
Sony, Fox, Lionsgate, and Disney are exclusive to BD
Disney has a few SMASH hits releasing on BD in the coming months, and both Sony and Fox always have a few huge releases.
Sony plans to bring a BD player at the $300 pricepoint by the end of the year, likely sooner than that considering they are already bringing a $500 player to market very soon.
and people arguing the low ratio of hardware sales to software sales, realize that not every PS3 owner will buy BD because not every owner either believes in adopting a new format, OR does not have an HDTV and views said formats as worthless for themselves.
I am sticking to BD and at this point just don't see HD-DVD challenging the format
Were already near the $300 mark. The HD-A2 with 5 free HD-DVDs is $360ish shipped from Amazon.
The Chinese manufacturers are supposed to have some HD-DVD players sometime in 2007. I'm sure we will get closer to the $200 mark with them.
I wouldn't doubt a $200ish HD-DVD player and a $400ish Blu-ray player by Christmas this year.
HD-DVD titles have been slow the past few months, but there are several titles scheduled for release this spring/summer. The war is far from over.
destrekor
Lifer
faulty
one, Toshiba has acknowledged that specific 51gb disc has not been submitted to the 'Forum as others have suggested.
also, it would screw over all current HD-DVD adopters, as there is no way they can get that spec of HD-DVD to work in current players. Reason: the 51gb disc utilizes three 17gb layers. Current HD-DVD spec calls for 15gb layers.
And Sony can bring out a triple-layer 75gb disc. Question remains if current players could play that. Not sure if moving from dual to triple layer would require merely a firmware update or a whole new drive mechanism. no one has claimed to either direction.
spacejamz
Lifer
From avsforums, here are the scheduled exclusive releases for each side through June:
Pirates and Cars should be huge for blu ray...not sure if Eragon will get delayed or not.
HD DVD
04/03
Good Shepherd, The
04/17
Feast
Game, The
Jerk, The
School for Scoundrels
Smokin' Aces
04/24
Eternal Sunshine
Nutty Professor (1996)
05/01
Alpha Dog
Hitcher (2007)
05/08
Black Christmas
Harsh Times
05/22
40-Year-Old Virgin
Hurricane, The
Skeleton Key
Smokey and the Bandit
Blu Ray
03/20
Big Fish
Chicken Little
Eragon
Finding Neverland
Holiday, The
Rocky Balboa
03/27
Pursuit of Happyness, The
04/03
G.I. Jane
Identity
King Arthur (DC)
Me, Myself & Irene
Natural, The (DC)
Volver
Warriors of Heaven& Earth
04/24
Deja Vu
Night at the Museum
Queen, The
Secret Window
Ultimate Avengers Coll.
05/01
Happily N'Ever After
05/08
Dirty Dancing
Donnie Brasco EC
Revenge DC
05/22
Apocalypto
POTC Curse Black Pearl
POTC Dead Man's Chest
05/29
Basic Instinct
Weeds Season One
06/05
Cars
06/08
Con Air
Crimson Tide
Rock, The
Pirates and Cars should be huge for blu ray...not sure if Eragon will get delayed or not.
HD DVD
04/03
Good Shepherd, The
04/17
Feast
Game, The
Jerk, The
School for Scoundrels
Smokin' Aces
04/24
Eternal Sunshine
Nutty Professor (1996)
05/01
Alpha Dog
Hitcher (2007)
05/08
Black Christmas
Harsh Times
05/22
40-Year-Old Virgin
Hurricane, The
Skeleton Key
Smokey and the Bandit
Blu Ray
03/20
Big Fish
Chicken Little
Eragon
Finding Neverland
Holiday, The
Rocky Balboa
03/27
Pursuit of Happyness, The
04/03
G.I. Jane
Identity
King Arthur (DC)
Me, Myself & Irene
Natural, The (DC)
Volver
Warriors of Heaven& Earth
04/24
Deja Vu
Night at the Museum
Queen, The
Secret Window
Ultimate Avengers Coll.
05/01
Happily N'Ever After
05/08
Dirty Dancing
Donnie Brasco EC
Revenge DC
05/22
Apocalypto
POTC Curse Black Pearl
POTC Dead Man's Chest
05/29
Basic Instinct
Weeds Season One
06/05
Cars
06/08
Con Air
Crimson Tide
Rock, The
DivideBYZero
Lifer
From a UK standpoint I see Blue Ray movies available, but pretty much NO HD-DVD titles on the shelves. If I had to choose right now I'd choose BR.
Red Dawn
Elite Member
Casino Royale on Blu-Ray and regualr DVD is a long wait at Netflix, typical of all new releases. The only reason I have Blu-Ray is because I have a PS3. If I didn't have the PS3 I would be waiting for the prices to drop and I probably would pick up the least expensive of the two (HD-DVD vs BR).
KLin
Lifer
That's why I really like Blockbuster online. I can take movies from the online servce to the store in my town and get free rentals(I got casino royale yesterday as a free rental). Since I have the HD player for my xbox360, I'm forced to get the regular DVD anyways. :thumbsup: to Blockbuster Online.
This format war sucks. I need a relatively cheap dual format player (that isn't gimped) to hit the market. I have a PS3 right now so I do rent BR movies, but there are movies on HD-DVD that I would like to see also. Stupid bastards should have worked this out before all this started.
AnitaPeterson
Diamond Member
NOT!
it was NOT a James Bond movie...
I found it to be boring, excruciatingly long, and Craig has no charisma... someone else said it was a Bourne movie, not a Bond movie.
It was a pointless film, with an unconvincing ending.
As far as I'm concerned, it does not compare with the rest of the series (which should've ended, anyway, with the last Brosnan flick)
I remember quite a few years ago I read a science-fiction book which had its main characters indifferently passing by a theater showing a film with the 10th Bond actor, this time Bond being an Asian (!).... Now, considering that Sony has had the hots for the Bond franchise since the '70s, it's conceivable that it has played a major part in the decision made by the "electronic Godzilla" regarding the acquisition of MGM Studios... and that it will stubbornly refuse to release it in a competing video format UNLESS BR urns out to be a flop (which I hope will be the case).
Mark my words: allowing corporations to control BOTH the software AND the hardware is a very bad idea.
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