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icruise · Jul 25, 2007, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by jokell82

So what exactly is all that "studio support" giving to BD?

So is your position that Fox will never release anything?

starman · Jul 25, 2007, 10:13 AM

Fox is in a position to release a TON of good material and bring Blu-Ray up, but they don't. Die Hard, Predator, The Sound of Music, Aliens, The Commitments, and a ton of others. But they don't. So why not?

icruise · Jul 25, 2007, 10:26 AM

Well, conventional wisdom is that they were worried about security. (And before we start listing off movies that various studios have but don't release, keep in mind that all of these studios have been very reluctant to put their big titles on HD formats so far.)

With the recent upgrades to BR security, the hope is that they will start releasing things, although that's only speculation. But I think it's a little strange to say that it means nothing for them to be on one side or the other just because they're aren't releasing things right this second.

starman · Jul 25, 2007, 10:37 AM

Pfft. If Disney's releasing anything on BR, then there's no reason other studios shouldn't. End of story. It has to be something else.

Eug · Jul 25, 2007, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by jokell82

* Hot Fuzz (HD DVD)
* Shaun of the Dead (HD DVD)

I'm definitely in for these.

jokell82 · Jul 25, 2007, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by icruise

Well, conventional wisdom is that they were worried about security. (And before we start listing off movies that various studios have but don't release, keep in mind that all of these studios have been very reluctant to put their big titles on HD formats so far.)

With the recent upgrades to BR security, the hope is that they will start releasing things, although that's only speculation. But I think it's a little strange to say that it means nothing for them to be on one side or the other just because they're aren't releasing things right this second.

If they were only waiting for security, they would've made announcements by now. And it's not that they're not releasing things right this second, it's that they haven't released a thing yet and have no plans to release anything in the future. I'd be pretty pissed about that if I was a BD owner.

More than likely they're waiting for the market to become bigger than the .5% of the home video market it is now. And with recent trends showing a slow in BD sales and an upswing in HD-DVD sales, there's no guarantee they'll stay BD exclusive.

Originally Posted by Eug

I'm definitely in for these.

Same here. Plus 300 and Bourne Identity. Ever since a Movie Stop opened near me I've been buying more. Trading in 4 DVDs and get $20 off a new release is a great deal (considering how many horrible DVDs I have).

starman · Jul 25, 2007, 11:33 AM

I gotta say this, though: in looking for Streets of Fire last night, I found that saying "HD-DVD" doesn't roll off the tongue as well as "Blu-Ray" does.

Dakarʒ · Jul 25, 2007, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by starman

I gotta say this, though: in looking for Streets of Fire last night, I found that saying "HD-DVD" doesn't roll off the tongue as well as "Blu-Ray" does.

I don't really care who wins, but that is one of a few superficial reasons why I lean toward Blu-Ray.

starman · Jul 25, 2007, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by Dakarʒ

I don't really care who wins, but that is one of a few superficial reasons why I lean toward Blu-Ray.

Right? I mean, I found that saying "HD-DVD" last night to a handful of people was just too much of a mouthful, where "Blu-Ray" was just simple. Two syllables vs. five.

Eug · Jul 25, 2007, 11:40 AM

Yeah, I think the name "HD DVD" is kinda lame.

Also, searching for "HD DVD" on some websites gives you a ton of DVDs. Not so bad these days though. It was worse last year.

Dakarʒ · Jul 25, 2007, 11:43 AM

I'd be more inclined to call it H-DVD, as its a little easier, but wholly inaccurate, I guess.

Eug · Jul 25, 2007, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by Dakarʒ

I'd be more inclined to call it H-DVD, as its a little easier, but wholly inaccurate, I guess.

Plus "HDVD" is a bootleg format common in Chinatown.

I do prefer "HD DVD" to "HDVD" though personally.

I guess the one plus of the boring name "HD DVD" is that many people know immediately that it's a special kind of DVD. That said, marketing for the name "Blu-ray" has been pretty effective, so people know that they too are high-def discs.

Dakarʒ · Jul 25, 2007, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by Eug

Plus "HDVD" is a bootleg format common in Chinatown.

Heh.

Originally Posted by Eug

I do prefer "HD DVD" to "HDVD" though.

I don't much care, except the latter is way easier to say.

analogue SPRINKLES · Jul 25, 2007, 12:20 PM

Thieves choose Blu-ray over HD DVD in mass disc heist - Engadget

Hilarious comments.

Eug · Jul 25, 2007, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by analogue SPRINKLES

Thieves choose Blu-ray over HD DVD in mass disc heist - Engadget

Lamest article on the format war yet.

analogue SPRINKLES · Jul 25, 2007, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by Eug

Lamest article on the format war yet.

Yet the 100th sale on HD-DVD players with X number of free crappy movies is news worthy every week.

pooka · Jul 25, 2007, 12:28 PM

I typically just say "HD". Walk into store "Do you have such and such on HD?" and all is well. So if Sony would just let Doo-Ray die, everyone could be happy.