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Hi-Def Media Lovefest: The war is over and we can all go home.

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fortified_concept

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wasting said:
Yeah, sorry, Disneys "small list" has alot better choices.
:lol
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Well good news is that Blu-ray isn't limited in only one big movie studio's exclusives :p It has three of them -MGM not counted- which combiles a much much more impressive movie list.
 
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DarkJediKnight

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ManaByte said:
It's the A2 which is 1080i

The AX2 is the 1080p one.
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The XA2 does not support 1080p/24, so it's technically not true 1080p like the discs themselves. It outputs in 1080p/60.

Samsung BDP1200, PS3, Pioneer, Sony BDPS1 all output in 1080p/24. Better technology = more money. I do wish Blu-ray had a 1080i/720p player to combat the HDA2.
 
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wasting

Banned
Good news for who? Sony/Lionsgate next couple months looks amazing.
wheres exclusive fox? :lol you didnt even count one of your exclusive studios? :lol

May 29, 2007
Basic Instinct (Lionsgate)
Chris Botti Live with Orchestra and Special Guests (Sony Music)
Curse of the Golden Flower (Sony)
Weeds: Season One (Lionsgate)

June 05, 2007
Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions Band: Live in Dublin (Sony BMG)
Hellboy (Sony)
The Messengers (Sony)
Rescue Me: The Complete Third Season (Sony)

June 12, 2007
Blood & Chocolate (Sony)
Cruel Intentions (Sony)
Daddy's Little Girls (Lionsgate)
Ghost Rider (Sony)
Seven Years in Tibet (Sony)

June 19, 2007

June 26, 2007

July 03, 2007
Flatliners (Sony)
The Patriot (Extended Cut) (Sony)

July 10, 2007

July 17, 2007
Premonition (Sony)
Waiting... (Lionsgate)
Wild Things (Sony)

July 24, 2007
Weeds: Season Two (Lionsgate)

July 31, 2007

August 07, 2007
Are We Done Yet? (Sony)
Arlington Road (Sony)
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (Sony)


August 14, 2007
Doctor Strange (Lionsgate)

August 15, 2007

August 28, 2007

September 04, 2007

September 18, 2007

November 20, 2007
 
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fortified_concept

Banned
wasting said:
Good news for who? Sony/Lionsgate next couple months looks amazing.
wheres exclusive fox? :lol you didnt even count one of your exclusive studios? :lol
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Again, I don't understand what are you laughing at or what's your point. Yes Fox is exclusive, where's teh funny?
 
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rubso

Banned
Universal +1

wasting, what about Fox list ?

VanMardigan, Toshiba's HD-A2 is just awesome, and it's just getting cheaper.
 
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Mifune

Mehmber
fortified_concept said:
Well good news is that Blu-ray isn't limited in only one big movie studio's exclusives :p It has three of them -MGM not counted- which combiles a much much more impressive movie list.
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I can't imagine anyone saying that right now Bluray's catalog is more impressive.

For whatever reason, the BR studios seem to be focused on mostly newer and/or blockbuster releases. I mean, the fact that Universal is putting out a movie like Sneakers or 12 Monkeys speaks to their strategy. I want movies of that tier to come from Warner, Sony, and Disney.

At least we should get Blade Runner, even if it turns out to be a little bit after the HD-DVD release.
 
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rubso

Banned
DarkJediKnight said:
The XA2 does not support 1080p/24, so it's technically not true 1080p like the discs themselves. It outputs in 1080p/60.
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Toshiba XA2 can output 1080p/24 through a firmware update, and It seems that the Europeans will get that update soon.

wasting said:
wheres teh movies?
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Fox is bailing out on Blu-ray?
 
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DarkJediKnight

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rubso said:
Toshiba XA2 can output 1080p/24 through a firmware update, and It seems that the Europeans will get that update soon.
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I didn't know that. In that case, I'll be ditching my A2 and getting the XA2, which IMO is the best overall High Def player (next to the PS3).
 
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rubso

Banned
DarkJediKnight said:
I didn't know that. In that case, I'll be ditching my A2 and getting the XA2, which IMO is the best overall High Def player (next to the PS3).
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Yeah, XA2 is great, but Unfortunately I can't buy it until I get a new Sammy 1080p HDTV.
 
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StoOgE

First tragedy, then farce.
Mifune said:
For whatever reason, the BR studios seem to be focused on mostly newer and/or blockbuster releases. I mean, the fact that Universal is putting out a movie like Sneakers or 12 Monkeys speaks to their strategy. I want movies of that tier to come from Warner, Sony, and Disney.
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I would argue WB has put out just as many quality catelog releases as Universal. Grand Prix, Casablanca, Bullit arent exactly brand new blockbusters. In fact, of my HD movies, all but 1 are Universal/WB releases. I own a single Weinstein movie (The Matador = the awesome) (and DVE).

I guess I'll have Grindhouse pretty soon. Hopefully as a single movie. So that'll make two Weinsteins. I also kinda want to get Derailed.
 
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DarkJediKnight

Member
StoOgE said:
I would argue WB has put out just as many quality catelog releases as Universal. Grand Prix, Casablanca, Bullit arent exactly brand new blockbusters. In fact, of my HD movies, all but 1 are Universal/WB releases. I own a single Weinstein movie (The Matador = the awesome) (and DVE).
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Completely agreed. I only own 2 Universal movies: Fast and Furious and Serenity. All of my HD DVD titles are Warner and Mission Impossible 3. HD DVD is still fighting Blu-ray not because of Universal but Warner titles not on Blu-ray.
 
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StoOgE

First tragedy, then farce.
DarkJediKnight said:
Completely agreed. I only own 2 Universal movies: Fast and Furious and Serenity. All of my HD DVD titles are Warner and Mission Impossible 3. HD DVD is still fighting Blu-ray not because of Universal but Warner titles not on Blu-ray.
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thats kinda the odd thing, by coincidence most of the WB movies I do own are not on BRD at this point. There are some exceptions (Departed, Bullit), but most of them are HDDVD only at the moment.

Also, still waiting on my Brotherhood of the Wolf HDDVD to come in from France. It shipped like 2 weeks ago. Free shipping + ocean = long wait :lol
 
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distantmantra

Member
Mifune said:
For whatever reason, the BR studios seem to be focused on mostly newer and/or blockbuster releases. I mean, the fact that Universal is putting out a movie like Sneakers or 12 Monkeys speaks to their strategy. I want movies of that tier to come from Warner, Sony, and Disney.
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Sony released Volver, which is still my #1 high definition release. They need to ramp up the Sony Pictures Classics support on Blu Ray, and I'll be in hog heaven (more Almodovar, 2046, etc.).
 
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AgentOtaku

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StoOgE said:
thats kinda the odd thing, by coincidence most of the WB movies I do own are not on BRD at this point. There are some exceptions (Departed, Bullit), but most of them are HDDVD only at the moment.

Also, still waiting on my Brotherhood of the Wolf HDDVD to come in from France. It shipped like 2 weeks ago. Free shipping + ocean = long wait :lol
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I ****ING HATE YOU....
 
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StoOgE

First tragedy, then farce.
Also, Boiler Room has been showing on HDnet Movies.

This needs to be released in whatever format yesterday.
 
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AgentOtaku

Member
StoOgE said:
Also, Boiler Room has been showing on HDnet Movies.

This needs to be released in whatever format yesterday.
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yeah I saw it on yesterday but didn't get around to watching it.....HDnet sometimes has some amazing shit on in general (but alot of the time they don't)...like a few months back when the showed "Night of the Creeps" :D

that shit has yet to even have a DVD release
 
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rubso

Banned
Disney on HD-DVD ?!!
Disney's Name To Appear Over Unrated Film
Only days after renaming its home video division to Disney Home Entertainment, the Walt Disney Co. announced Tuesday that it intends to release Badder Santa: The Unrated Version on November 20 in HD DVD and Blu-ray. In the past, Disney has gone to great lengths to make sure that the Disney name did not appear above any releases that did not reflect the wholesome, family-oriented viewpoint of the company's founder. However, the 2003 Billy Bob Thornton movie inarguably contains the raunchiest language ever delivered in a Christmas movie, and the "unrated" version includes deleted scenes that magnifies the scatological nature of the film. The film, released in high-definition formats at Christmas time may also confuse parents who see the names "Disney" and "Santa" on the cover of the packaging, along with the name of the film's co-star, the late John Ritter.
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imdb
another link
 
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sonycowboy

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Mifune said:
I can't imagine anyone saying that right now Bluray's catalog is more impressive.

For whatever reason, the BR studios seem to be focused on mostly newer and/or blockbuster releases. I mean, the fact that Universal is putting out a movie like Sneakers or 12 Monkeys speaks to their strategy. I want movies of that tier to come from Warner, Sony, and Disney.

At least we should get Blade Runner, even if it turns out to be a little bit after the HD-DVD release.
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HD-DVD is doing it out of necessity, IMO. For most studios, it doesn't make much sense to release your premium library until there is a certain installed base to take advantage of it. This is exactly what they did with DVD. For new releases, they can ride the wave and marketing of the DVD releases and release a premium edition later if they want.
 
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DarkJediKnight

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rubso said:
Disney on HD-DVD ?!!

imdb
another link
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Misprint. Some people mistakently call Blu-ray HD DVD

Oh and. Not my cup of tea but...

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Includes 7.1 PCM. Completely unnecessary for a film like this but whatever.
 
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teiresias

Member
Given Universal's absolute dirth of recent blockbusters/big releases, the fact that they have to release catalog titles isn't really surprising.
 
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Mifune

Mehmber
teiresias said:
Given Universal's absolute dirth of recent blockbusters/big releases, the fact that they have to release catalog titles isn't really surprising.
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I would take Children of Men over any of the BR exclusives, with the possible exception of Casino Royale.
 
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yacobod

Banned
my tosh A2 arrived today from amazon, i upgraded to firmware 1.6, and pretty much all my movies crash, whats the problem?

do i have a bad player, i mean movies will play for 10 minutes, and crash, or they will crash during promos, its pretty annoying, anyone with any experience with this?

movies that have had problems playing that ive tested so far are batman begins, aeon flux, matrix, matrix reloaded, MI3, King Kong

only movies that played well were riddick, mummy, and every dvd i tried
 
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neojubei

Will drop pants for Sony.
Mifune said:
I would take Children of Men over any of the BR exclusives, with the possible exception of Casino Royale.
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I just want 300 and sin city on blu-ray


make it happen!!!!!

edit yup 300. But Sin City would be the true gem for me. Marv in HD glory. yes i will pay 34.95 for that.
 
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VanMardigan

has calmed down a bit.
yacobod said:
my tosh A2 arrived today from amazon, i upgraded to firmware 1.6, and pretty much all my movies crash, whats the problem?

do i have a bad player, i mean movies will play for 10 minutes, and crash, or they will crash during promos, its pretty annoying, anyone with any experience with this?

movies that have had problems playing that ive tested so far are batman begins, aeon flux, matrix, matrix reloaded, MI3, King Kong

only movies that played well were riddick, mummy, and every dvd i tried
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If that's the latest firmware, you might have gotten bum hardware. The movies that crashed all use IME, so that may be the issue. I'd contact Toshiba or get a replacement from Amazon.
 
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Beer Monkey

Member
Mifune said:
I would take Children of Men + Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind over any of the BR exclusives, with the possible exception of Casino Royale.
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Fixed.

It hurts me being BD-only. It hurts real bad, but I'm trying to hold out.
 
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distantmantra

Member
Hotarubi said:
That's fine. Maybe by the time his next film hits video, Blu-Ray players will be in a reasonable price range.
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I'm sure BR players will be much cheaper by then. Volver looks absolutely breathtaking. I eagerly await more Sony Pictures Classics releases on Blu-Ray.
 
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Bebpo

Banned
bigfatgameguy said:
Well format war over, Harry Knowles picked HD-DVD

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/32838
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The kicker is... that it can play the 9000 or so DVDs I already have, as well as the HD DVDs. That Backwards compatibility feels right. Also - from the demonstrations I've seen, HD DVD looks better than the BLUE RAY discs. I also love that the player has an upconversion that raises the quality of my existing DVD library to 720p and sometimes 1080i. I've already tested it out and DVDs that I watched last time I watched them - look better than they had before.
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Wow, you'd think Mr. I watch movies all the time and know the industry, would be a little more knowledgable about the two formats...
 
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Mrbob

Member
Yeah Harry's reasonings are hilarious, but hey, this is Harry we are talking about here. I'm not surprised.

Anyway, I noticed there are 5 one minute HD clips from The Matrix on the Live Marketplace right now. Have to say I'm amazed at the HD transfer for this movie, looks great. I still don't want the second and third movies though, so hopefully when it hits BRD I can buy just the first movie. But I doubt it. :/
 
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XMonkey

lacks enthusiasm.
Big sack of dumb said:
The kicker is... that it can play the 9000 or so DVDs I already have...

raises the quality of my existing DVD library to 720p and sometimes 1080i.
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*shakes head*
 
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