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makingmusic476 on 04 January 2008
LordTheNightKnight said:

makingmusic476 said:
I can't wait to see LotR on Blu. New Line will give it a Blu-Ray specific encode now, instead of porting over the low bitrate HD DVD bitrate like Warner has been doing for all it's releases.

Isn't the bitrate is to squeeze it all on one disc, not due to HD-DVD matching?

The first Blu-Ray specific encode from either studio was New Line's Shoot 'Em Up, released just a few days ago. If that wasn't a hint at things to come, I don't know what was, lol.

Lol? Now I'm wondering if you are really about blu-ray over gloating.


 


I'm confused about that first bit...

And as to the second bit, I was just pointing out that Shoot 'Em Up may have been more than just a fluke/coincidence.



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makingmusic476 on 04 January 2008

From Maxpower, one of the Blu-Ray.com Insiders:

WB will continue to release HD DVDs but not in any sort of timely fashion...

In May WB will no longer be shipping any HD DVDs to their distributors.

From March, any HD DVD that has sold out will not be be replicated again. So if anyone wants to pick up a few of these 'collectors items' get them now!



LordTheNightKnight on 04 January 2008
makingmusic476 said:
LordTheNightKnight said:

Warner: New Line, HBO Not Covered By Blu-ray Announcement

Fri Jan 04, 2008 at 08:35 PM ET

Though it's widely expected that Warner Bros. subsidiaries New Line and HBO will follow Warner Home Entertainment to Blu-ray exclusivity, for the moment they remain format-agnostic.

That's according to Warner Home Entertainment President Kevin Tsujihara, who said that the studio's announcement that it would drop HD DVD support does not extend to titles released by New Line, HBO or the BBC (which Warner distributes here in the US).

"They'll be making whatever decision they're going to make," said Tsujihara. "I assume they'll let people know very quickly, but they are not covered by this initial announcement."

Tsujihara's comments came in a post-announcement conference call with various members of the media, including High-Def Digest.

Stay tuned for more news from the Warner conference call...

See what people are saying about this story in our forums area, or check out other recent discussions.

 

And the circle-jerking just keeps on coming.

 

Yet this does mean a LotR trilogy is still likely on both formats.


Boo, then videobusiness lied. :(


Again, you could still get LotR on blu-ray, especially since New Line has actually given more blu-ray releases than HD-DVD.

Yeah, the only reason I've wanted HD DVD to die (to put it bluntly), was because it's been obvious Blu-Ray was going to win for a while now, and the sooner it does, the sooner neutral studios take advantage of Blu-Ray's space and bitrates, and the sooner HDM in general takes off.  Deuling formats isn't good for anybody, and since Blu was already so far ahead, I figured it why would we want to go through all of the trouble of having HD DVD gradually making a turn around, then eventually pass up Blu-Ray, then, in a few years, finally almost killing off BD, better never fully being abel to put the format to rest because of the ps3 (at which point Blu-Ray would become like UMD).  The whole scenario seemed like a waste of time, when we could have on format in only a year, maybe less, so why the hell not?

You still think mainstream consumers are even aware of one HD format, let alone two, that are supposedly scaring them off? Warner may think so, but if they push for mainstream awareness, that would have a better affect than simply going exclusive. 



A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs

LordTheNightKnight on 04 January 2008
makingmusic476 said:
LordTheNightKnight said:

makingmusic476 said:
I can't wait to see LotR on Blu. New Line will give it a Blu-Ray specific encode now, instead of porting over the low bitrate HD DVD bitrate like Warner has been doing for all it's releases.

Isn't the bitrate is to squeeze it all on one disc, not due to HD-DVD matching?

The first Blu-Ray specific encode from either studio was New Line's Shoot 'Em Up, released just a few days ago. If that wasn't a hint at things to come, I don't know what was, lol.

Lol? Now I'm wondering if you are really about blu-ray over gloating.


 


I'm confused about that first bit...

I mean that blu-ray releases tend to be on one disc, while HD-DVD releases tend to be on two. Since a blu-ray release would have to squeeze the movie along with the extras, something would have to be dropped to fit in the higher bitrate, unless they wise up and realize only blu-ray fanboys care about multi-disc releases.

And as to the second bit, I was just pointing out that Shoot 'Em Up may have been more than just a fluke/coincidence.

Okay, I stand corrected. 


 



A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs

coolestguyever on 04 January 2008

This is the beginning of the end for HD-DVD! soon Universal Studios and Paramount will come crawling back to Blu Ray and beg Sony (or whoevers in charge) to let them produce movies for Blu Ray.



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Victoresparza2003 on 04 January 2008

It was a stupid decision for Paramount to produce HD-DVD movies to start with now they will suffer the consequences.



Auron on 04 January 2008
Victoresparza2003 said:
It was a stupid decision for Paramount to produce HD-DVD movies to start with now they will suffer the consequences.

 Get what they deserve.



Victoresparza2003 on 04 January 2008

Anyways, I am still waiting for that LOTR Blu-Ray.



LordTheNightKnight on 04 January 2008
Auron said:
Victoresparza2003 said:
It was a stupid decision for Paramount to produce HD-DVD movies to start with now they will suffer the consequences.

Get what they deserve.


Yes, a bunch of fanboy insults on message boards must surely sting, when what you say won't really hurt their sales, especially with DVD sales in general, where the studuios get their real money, being unaffected by this annoucement. 



A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

Plus, just for the hell of it: Kelly Brook at the 2008 BAFTAs

NeoRatt on 04 January 2008

I really don't see how this benefits consumers. I have invested in both formats so I wouldn't get screwed...

But, what is Warner saying to their fans who purchased HD DVD players only?

Also, I think this makes the war worse not better. It is going to be dig in time. If the studios that are on the HD DVD dig in, the war may never get resolved.

This generation of DVD stinks. And it is only getting worse not better.