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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 5,917 |
| | Posted: | | | | McBlah, 100 pages served |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 1,911 |
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Warner Home Video has added three films to their release slate, all set to come to Blu-ray later this year. 'The Shawshank Redemption', rated one of the best movies of all time, 'Terminator 3', and 'Twister' have all been put on the release schedule. 'The Shawshank Redemption' will be released on a BD-50. No other specs or dates have been announced at this time. I would expect all to be set to come to HD DVD as well. | | | | Signature banned: Reason out of date... | | | | Last edited: by NewEnglander |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 844 |
| | Posted: | | | | Terminator 3 was actually released onto HD DVD last September. Not sure why Warner doesn't release things onto both formats at the same time...Batman Begins, for example, is not available on Blu Ray yet. Its a shame, because it looks just glorious in HD.  |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 844 |
| | Posted: | | | | Is it me, or has Warner embraced HD more than any other studio? They just seem to be releasing more titles to HD than other other 2 companies combined...good on them.  |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,911 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting bob9000: Quote:
Is it me, or has Warner embraced HD more than any other studio? They just seem to be releasing more titles to HD than other other 2 companies combined...good on them. It's not you.... but, it's now being rumored that Toshiba os once again offering Warner buckets of money to go HD DVD exclusive. If true, why can't Toshiba play fair? | | | | Signature banned: Reason out of date... |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 585 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting pplchamp: Quote:
but, it's now being rumored that Toshiba os once again offering Warner buckets of money to go HD DVD exclusive.
If true, why can't Toshiba play fair? You mean just like the same rumors that went around regarding Sony and the studios going Blu-ray exclusive?  Rumors are rumors.. I wouldn't put much stock in them. | | | "Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men" - Douglas Bader
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 3,321 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting bob9000: Quote:
Not sure why Warner doesn't release things onto both formats at the same time...Batman Begins, for example, is not available on Blu Ray yet. The reason commonly given is that Blu-ray can't support the same slate of bonus features found on the HD DVD versions at this time. They're waiting for BD 1.1 profile players to become available so they can add the picture-in-picture bonus material. The only other solution is to do like they did with 300 and simply drop some of the bonus stuff from the Blu-ray version. Quote:
Its a shame, because it looks just glorious in HD. Yes it does. I just watched it last weekend. | | | Get the CSVExport and Database Query plug-ins here.
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| Registered: March 16, 2007 | | Posts: 405 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting pplchamp: Quote:
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Is it me, or has Warner embraced HD more than any other studio? They just seem to be releasing more titles to HD than other other 2 companies combined...good on them.
It's not you....
but, it's now being rumored that Toshiba os once again offering Warner buckets of money to go HD DVD exclusive.
If true, why can't Toshiba play fair? pplchamp, not attacking you really, but in the console thread you jumped on stefc for posting a link to an article by market analysts Pachter saying that GTA IV was delayed due to the PS3. You asked stefc to please stop posting the rumors, in this thread...yet you then come in here and post this blatant rumor that Toshiba is paying off Warner to release more movies exclusively on HD-DVD. So I ask once, I'll even ask twice, please stop all the RUMOR MONGERING!!! | | | | My Collection!!! | | | | Last edited: by Calidain |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 844 |
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If true, why can't Toshiba play fair? In what Universe does ANY corporation play fair?  |
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| Registered: March 17, 2007 | | Posts: 175 |
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McBlah, 100 pages served Can I get a side of fries with that? | | | | Gotta nip it in the bud, Andy! |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,911 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Calidain: Quote:
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Is it me, or has Warner embraced HD more than any other studio? They just seem to be releasing more titles to HD than other other 2 companies combined...good on them.
It's not you....
but, it's now being rumored that Toshiba os once again offering Warner buckets of money to go HD DVD exclusive.
If true, why can't Toshiba play fair?
pplchamp, not attacking you really, but in the console thread you jumped on stefc for posting a link to an article by market analysts Pachter saying that GTA IV was delayed due to the PS3. You asked stefc to please stop posting the rumors,
in this thread...
yet you then come in here and post this blatant rumor that Toshiba is paying off Warner to release more movies exclusively on HD-DVD.
So I ask once, I'll even ask twice, please stop all the RUMOR MONGERING!!! There is a difference. I am not presenting a rumor as fact. | | | | Signature banned: Reason out of date... |
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| Registered: March 16, 2007 | | Posts: 405 |
| | Posted: | | | | Neither did stefc!!!
It doesn't matter if you present it as fact or not, you threw it out there to discredit Toshiba seeing as you like Blu-Ray. It is like a lawyer who states an opinion openly in court, the judge may have it stricken from the records and tell the jury to disregard it, but the idea is for the jury to still hear it in the end!!! | | | | My Collection!!! | | | | Last edited: by Calidain |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,911 |
| | Posted: | | | | Actually, I threw it out there before someone else did. I also clarfiied my position on rumors in that other thread. | | | | Signature banned: Reason out of date... | | | | Last edited: by NewEnglander |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 811 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Mark Harrison: Quote:
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Not sure why Warner doesn't release things onto both formats at the same time...Batman Begins, for example, is not available on Blu Ray yet.
The reason commonly given is that Blu-ray can't support the same slate of bonus features found on the HD DVD versions at this time. They're waiting for BD 1.1 profile players to become available so they can add the picture-in-picture bonus material. The only other solution is to do like they did with 300 and simply drop some of the bonus stuff from the Blu-ray version.
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Its a shame, because it looks just glorious in HD.
Yes it does. I just watched it last weekend. Definitely agree! 300 looks awesome in Hi-Def!  |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 422 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Ascended_Saiyan: Quote:
If HD DVD could produce 51GB discs at a price equal to BD50s (highly unlikely) Did you ever "learn" and "discover the truth" about the cost of BD-50?  Anyway, a slightly older quote from the HD DVD folks: "It is definitely more challenging to produce TL-51. But no one better complain if they are coming from BD land  . Because BD-50 is much more complicated still. I position TL-51 in complexity around BD-25 and obviously below BD-50."Quoting stefc: Quote:
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If HD DVD could produce 51GB discs at a price equal to BD50s (highly unlikely)
Reason behind this opinion? TL51 can be produced on existing HD DVD production lines so why would it cost more than BD50? Also worth noting is the following summary from a long AVS forum thread about TL51:
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1. TL51 and Hybrid disc 34/5 have been approved by the Forum.
2. Indications are that these will be backward compatible with Gen 1 and Gen 2 players
3. To reiterate there is no HD DVD hardware that these will not work with.
4. These can be produced on existing HD DVD lines
5. We can expect a TL51 title announcement next month
6. It's unknown if spinrate/bandwidth has been increased as part of this spec change
7. THOUSANDS of these discs have already been produced as part of testing
Can we stick to talking about this without any of you-know-who's vitriol? Bob9000 really got it right with his analysis, this thread would be a much better read if we could strip out all the nauseating arguments. Thanks for the summary, stefc, here's hoping for the best... | | | Erik
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 13,201 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting pplchamp: Quote:
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Is it me, or has Warner embraced HD more than any other studio? They just seem to be releasing more titles to HD than other other 2 companies combined...good on them.
It's not you....
but, it's now being rumored that Toshiba os once again offering Warner buckets of money to go HD DVD exclusive.
If true, why can't Toshiba play fair? Sony paid Target to only carry Blu-ray players in their stores. I didn't see anybody cry foul when that happened. How would this be any less fair? | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
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