polyh3dron
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jjasper said:
Sumner Redstone liked the moneyhats and forced Paramount's hand. An HD DVD spy told him that Tom Cruise supported Blu-ray.
I made all this up
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Hi-Def Media Lovefest: The war is over and we can all go home.
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Sumner Redstone liked the moneyhats and forced Paramount's hand. An HD DVD spy told him that Tom Cruise supported Blu-ray.
plagiarize
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if you have a 1080p tv it'll deinterlace movie content to 1080p from 1080i. you won't get 1080p 24hz if your tv supports it, but you will still get 1080p.Flo_Evans said:
quest said:
Sony can't do that. Why do you think so many electronics companies support Blu Ray and not HD DVD? These companies are losing money on DVD players and don't want to have a bottom drop out so fast on their new tech, nor do they want cheap Chinese players on the market (which is why you always hear that about HD DVD and never BD)
The one positive affect of today's news for both camps is that hopefully the HD-DVD group will push Paramount to start putting out their big hits. Like others have stated, the only Paramount film I own in HD is MI:III. They put out like 4 movies a month or something and 90% of it is forgettable.
It'd be really nice if HD-DVD group pushed them to start pumping out films like Gladiator, something that has waited far too long to not appear on an HD disc so far.
It'd be really nice if HD-DVD group pushed them to start pumping out films like Gladiator, something that has waited far too long to not appear on an HD disc so far.
Alcibiades
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Blu-ray
Columbia
Disney
Fox
MGM
Lion's Gate
Warner
New Line
Weinstein
HD DVD
Universal
Paramount
Dreamworks (live-action)
Dreamworks Animation
Warner
New Line
Weinstein
A Sony insider on blu-ray.com has said Weinstein titles are in the works for Blu-ray, but no official announcement has been made. Also, Dreamworks and Dreamworks Animation are COMPLETELY SEPARATE companies. Dreamworks is owned by Viacom and is a sister company to Paramount (though they operate independently and publish on DVD under the "Dreamworks Home Entertainment" label, which Paramount distributes, just like Warner distributes for New Line who makes decisions independent of Warner). Dreamworks Animation is it's own company, but has a distribution deal with Paramount.
Confusing, but an important distinction.
That said, since Universal has been the most aggressive studio in number of releases, the support is a lot more balanced than it seems despite HD DVD not having Sony, Fox, and Disney.
Columbia
Disney
Fox
MGM
Lion's Gate
Warner
New Line
Weinstein
HD DVD
Universal
Paramount
Dreamworks (live-action)
Dreamworks Animation
Warner
New Line
Weinstein
A Sony insider on blu-ray.com has said Weinstein titles are in the works for Blu-ray, but no official announcement has been made. Also, Dreamworks and Dreamworks Animation are COMPLETELY SEPARATE companies. Dreamworks is owned by Viacom and is a sister company to Paramount (though they operate independently and publish on DVD under the "Dreamworks Home Entertainment" label, which Paramount distributes, just like Warner distributes for New Line who makes decisions independent of Warner). Dreamworks Animation is it's own company, but has a distribution deal with Paramount.
Confusing, but an important distinction.
That said, since Universal has been the most aggressive studio in number of releases, the support is a lot more balanced than it seems despite HD DVD not having Sony, Fox, and Disney.
favouriteflavour
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If we learned anything from dvd it should be that the format is not a determining factor in picture quality. Its studios making a fucking effort and the quality of the original source.
Edit: MGM needs to release singin in the rain to show they are serious. Please!
Edit: MGM needs to release singin in the rain to show they are serious. Please!
The 360 add-on, like HD-DVD players, are region-free right?
My house is pretty big and I have 5 HDTVs -- lugging around the PS3 and 360 + add-on is very inconvenient when you've got surround sound and what not at every TV.
I'm also buying a Japanese 360 in a few months, so the American add-on will work perfectly right? The 5 movie thing is a good deal and I can sell the ones I don't want to recoup a bit. If I go for it, it'll be my second add-on, for convenience's sake.
My house is pretty big and I have 5 HDTVs -- lugging around the PS3 and 360 + add-on is very inconvenient when you've got surround sound and what not at every TV.
I'm also buying a Japanese 360 in a few months, so the American add-on will work perfectly right? The 5 movie thing is a good deal and I can sell the ones I don't want to recoup a bit. If I go for it, it'll be my second add-on, for convenience's sake.
Crayon Shinchan
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The way you list Dreamworks/Paramount to inflate it
You could list Sony/Disney like so
Sony
Colombia
Tristar
Disney
Beuna Vista
Miramax
You could list Sony/Disney like so
Sony
Colombia
Tristar
Disney
Beuna Vista
Miramax
Ignatz Mouse
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Crayon Shinchan said:
Might as well add Touchstone.
plagiarize said:
I am aware, my TV analog circuit is just not as good as the digital path. I just switched my cable box from component to HDMI connection and it was a pretty big difference. Hmm I just realized it could be my cable boxes analog outs... but whatever! I want a digital video and audio signal (on the same cable!) and would rather skip the player interlacing it then the TV de-interlacing if I can
jjasper said:
I hope hd-dvd gains momentum then and forces them out of that position. I want a winner and players under 200 dollars. I am not going to use a game console as a movie player. I also need 2 and soon 3 players when I do switch over. I don't care who wins as long as I get cheap player asap.
Alcibiades
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Except Disney, Buena Vista, and Miramax act as a single unit.Crayon Shinchan said:
Paramount and Dreamworks operate independently despite both being owned by Viacom. Warner, New Line, and HBO also operate independently, despite Warner distributing the home video titles of all 3.
Giving Paramount credit for the work done at Dreamworks has actually aggravated Steven Spielberg and other people at Dreamworks. Heck, they hired Stacey Snider, who used to be a top exec at Universal Studios, just to help run Dreamworks. Miramax on the other hand, couldn't start making their own decisions independent of Disney approval.
quest said:
I disagree. HD DVD standalones are already pretty affordable for anyone with the disposable income to buy an HDTV, and while standalone Blu-ray players aren't quite there yet, I'd be willing to bet they will be this Christmas. If price of the hardware was the issue, HDTV owners would be buying HD DVD players in droves. They aren't.
Mainstream consumers will not buy an HD movie player no matter how inexpensive it is as long as half the movies they want are exclusive to an incompatible HD movie format.
Azrael said:
It is the cheap A series that is keeping this format war alive. It is outselling stand alone blue ray players by a lot. The people who buy the stand alone players buy a crap load of movies. That is why blue ray only has 66% of movie sales dispite having what 10 or 20 times as many players. A entry level blue ray player would sell a lot better than the current insanely priced players. Soon as blue ray stand alone players out sell hd-dvd stand alone players the war is over that is it.
heavy liquid
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Tomorrow will be a good day!
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=412
The deal excludes Steven Spielberg's films.
Way to waste $150 million Toshiba...
The deal excludes Steven Spielberg's films.
Way to waste $150 million Toshiba...
damn, it's on pre-order at amazon.com >_<heavy liquid said:
favouriteflavour
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BloodAdo said:
Way to waste a post. Producing doesnt count. This was mentioned already.
heavy liquid
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rubso said:
Not in the stores yet, but it'll be in the stores Tuesday. No delays.
Well, might as well be now, I guess.
siamesedreamer
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What is this gonna do to Blockbuster's Blu-Ray decision?
purnoman3000
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Another aside about Heroes, I don't want to judge as I have seen little of the series and won't base anything on my limited viewing as it didn't interest me but isn't it very similar to the comic series Rising Stars?
I liked Heroes early on in the season, but later on everyone just used their powers for everything which I guess is expected, but I didn't find it so appealing anymore. I guess I'm more of a drama and action guy, easy on the science fiction please. This is why I really like BSG, it is sci-fi but it's not all about sci-fi. When I watch Heroes, it's "oh he used his powers to do that", "oh more powers, yay". I don't find any TV series worth buying except for Simpsons, Futurama, and Family Guy.lupin23rd said:
I'll be getting the Spidey trilogy though.
MobiusPigeon
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does anyone else have the feeling that ps3 has alot to do with this? with it inevitably coming in 3rd this christmas and xbox LIVE movies doing shockingly well, sonys plan may have backfired it seems. Oh and $150 HD DVD players.
heavy liquid
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Barnolde said:
:lol It's funny how that used to be some of the HD DVD fan's stance. What goes around, comes around.
Ignatz Mouse
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I loved heroes up until the last couple of episodes.
Which is fairly true to one of it's main inspirations, Watchmen.
Which is fairly true to one of it's main inspirations, Watchmen.
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