Kant

Saw this on HTF:
Posted by amillians-

Warner/New Line/HBO/etc. just announced 52 HD-DVD titles for release Q4 '05:

http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2005/Jan/1106003.htm

ABOVE THE LAW
ALEXANDER
ANGELS IN AMERICA (HBO)
AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY (NEW LINE)
BATMAN BEGINS
BLADE (NEW LINE)
CATWOMAN
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
CONSTANTINE
CONTACT
DARK CITY (NEW LINE)
THE DUKES OF HAZZARD
ERASER
EXECUTIVE DECISION
FINAL DESTINATION (NEW LINE)
FRIDAY (NEW LINE)
FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON (HBO)
THE FUGITIVE
GOTHIKA
HARD TO KILL
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN
HOUSE OF WAX (2005)
THE LAST SAMURAI
THE MASK (NEW LINE)
THE MATRIX
THE MATRIX RELOADED
THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS
MAVERICK
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
THE MUSIC MAN
MYSTIC RIVER
NEXT OF KIN
NORTH BY NORTHWEST
OCEAN'S ELEVEN
OCEAN'S TWELVE
PASSENGER 57
THE PERFECT STORM
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (2004)
THE PLAYER (NEW LINE)
THE POLAR EXPRESS
RED PLANET
RUSH HOUR (NEW LINE)
SE7EN (NEW LINE)
SOLDIER
THE SOPRANOS (HBO)
SPAWN (NEW LINE)
SWORDFISH
TROY
UNDER SIEGE
U.S. MARSHALS
WILD WILD WEST

Paramount just announced 21 HD-DVD titles for Q4 '05:

http://www.mysan.de/international/article21498.html

THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
ELIZABETHTOWN
COACH CARTER
ITALIAN JOB
SCHOOL OF ROCK
SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW
FORREST GUMP
BRAVEHEART
GHOST
GREASE
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2
BLACK RAIN
SAVE THE LAST DANCE
SLEEPY HOLLOW
U2 RATTLE & HUM
VANILLA SKY
LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER
STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT
WE WERE SOLDIERS

Universal just announced 16 HD-DVD titles, likely for Q1 '06:

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/s...02774126&EDATE=

THE BOURNE SUPREMACY
THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK
VAN HELSING
APOLLO 13
U-571
12 MONKEYS
DUNE
THE THING
END OF DAYS
BACKDRAFT
WATERWORLD
THE BONE COLLECTOR
SPY GAME
PITCH BLACK
CONAN THE BARBARIAN
DANTE'S PEAK

My god! It has begun! Seven in HD? Nice!!!
Would like to hear specs though.

Michael Corvin

Whew! I was wondering when I was going to get my Catwoman in HD fix. Thank god that is one of the first batch!

supersonicx

As Mr. Burns would say: Excellent.

ShagMan

SONOVA!!! That makes me fuming mad, DVD-HD gets a Dark City, but regular DVD fans have been waiting for a re-release of the old snapper in anamorphic for YEARS!!! Same goes for Dune.

Kant

I believe that Dark city is indeed 16:9 in the curent version.

I will wait buying the Matrix box a little now...

steebo777

Bollocks. I am still hoping they push it back to Summer 2006 just so there may be a possibility of more of a standard than two seperate ones right now. Here's to hoping this works out for all involved

matome

There's probably around ten titles I'd double-dip right off the bat, but that's about it. Let's see how the format wars turn out his year.

RichardW

WB has a great list of titles. I could see myself buying quite a few of those. I'm not too excited about the Paramount/Universal lists, though. It's really too bad that we will have a format war. At least it'll keep me from being an early adopter.

Geofferson

Cool!

Cameron

this should be fun...i wonder what retailers will carry these

CoolKidd

Nice! Does any body knows when is the HD DVD Players will come out?

joels1017

hopefully before the movies....

dmpre99

Does anyone know what korea is going to do with hd dvd and blue ray coming out?

mr_jbloggs

What! no Blair Witch Project.

Michael Corvin

I just bought the Ultimate Matrix last week. D'oh. Oh well, I will wait out the format war and price drops before jumping in. It will also give them some time to master the format as well.

minesh1

I don't know, but I'm definitely going to have to see for myself (no pun intended) whether HD-DVD is justifiably better before I double dip on any titles I currently own. Any new purchases will probably be HD, unless the price differential is too much (~$10).

Speaking of which, any idea what the pricing of discs and players is projected to be?

Green Jello

I saw the new Toshiba HD-DVD unit at CES yesterday. It's slated for a Q4 2005 release with an MSRP of $1000

I wouldn't worry about the format war. By the time the players become affordable to the masses, if both formats are still around, you will start to see universal players like the SACD/DVD-A players.

RUN-DvdMC

Is the quality of the pic going to be that noticeable in HD-DVD? I don't have an HD tv and I was wondering if it was worth waiting to purchase some of those titles on regular dvd if HD-DVD is going to be that much of a difference. Also will these new dvds have enough room for supplements or will they be barebones like the superbit titles. Thanks for the answers guys.

Class316

IMO wasting money on this before there's even a standard format is just silly.

ignition

I'll be sticking to my current DVDs. I honestly think this new format will not be embraced by the puiblic, just like Laserdisc and D-VHS. Do I think it's a good format? Yes. Would I like to support it? Yes. Do I think the public is going to embrace it? No.. The public has invested too much into DVD, and I don't see the normal, everyday person going into Best Buy and rebuying their entire collection on HD-DVD. Now, the normal everyday personis the crux of the market, in this case. I don't doubt that a lot of people on this forum will be buying tons of HD titles, but that won't be enough.

People just now are getting into DVD, with lots of people just converting in the past year from VHS. A new format will not be popular, and I honestly see it going the way of D-VHS and Laserdisc.

DanishDVDfreak

Hmm...how did Laserdisc "flop" exactly ? It became kinda obsolete after DVD, but I think that "flop" is a harsh word for it...Its been around for over a decade before DVD...a pretty long time for a flop I would say

No...Divx and EZ-D...THAT was a flop

digitalfreaknyc

I see 8 I'd double dip on. Ugh. this is going to get ugly

Yes, I have an HDTV and YES it makes a huge difference. I keep thinking there might be something wrong with my DVD's because, well, they just ain't as clear as HD. I'd love to see anyone who currently owns an HDTV hold off on getting into this.

Green Jello

These are the same people who are buying HDTVs like crazy. It's very simple. Since the HD-DVD format is backwards compatible and will play the original DVDs, regular DVD players will disappear as soon as the price comes down low enough. Soon it will be like Progressive Scan. Originally, it was only on units that were $1000+, and now it's hard to find a unit that doesn't have it even for $30.

RockStrongo

Its all gonna depend on backward compatibility of DVDs, price of media, price of players and so on.

D-VHS and Laserdisc are different animals.

I do not see this being a huge market at the beginning, but slowly people may convert.

ignition

Sorry, I guess "flop" was too serious a word. How about not be embraced by the public?

Well, I own an HDTV, and I will not upgrade anything unless DVDs stop being made and sold.