All prices are on the table.

I assumed that designation was to differentiate between the Lynch film and the Sci-Fi miniseries.

The Sopranos isn't half the show it used to be, and it's never looked very good in High Definition. Personally, I'm not much excited over that one.

Mission Impossible: Ultimate Missions Collection HD DVD Box Set @ Amazon $69.95

yes? we knew about this.

It wasn't up for sale until today.

Its been up for a couple days. I preordered it yesterday morning. I think there was a discussion about it in the hd/bd software bargains thread.

Its probably more appropriate for that thread, but dont sweat it. I was excited about it too!

Read post 26 of this thread posted yesterday.

Got it, my bad!

Just found out that Paramount is releasing Nacho Libre on HD-DVD and Blu-ray on Oct. 31st (the previous release date was a week earlier).

Jack Black in hi-def. Scary.

Only the theatrical cut of the '84 film says "Directed by David Lynch." The other says "Directed by Alan Smithee." If it were the Sci-Fi miniseries, it would have said (Miniseries) and if it were the Smithee version, it would have said, (Extended).

...And if it were just being honest it would have said (Dull).

I think it would have said (Fascinating Failure), but that's just me.

So, why don't we have The Matrix and Batman Begins on HD DVD yet? According to Robert George on AVS, The Matrix was postponed to add a TrueHD track and perhaps a new VC-1 encode since the encoding tools have taken such huge strides since day one. Reportedly Batman Begins was also re-encoded.

If true, I support any delay if it results in better quality.

Especially since The Matrix and Batman will most likely be seen by a large portion of the public as releases against which the whole format is judged.

According to Best Buy and Amazon, Backdraft is still coming out on 9/12, not 9/19 as re-scheduled.

Like The Thing, Universal just made The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift a combo
source

Was anyone actually looking forward to The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift?

Not surprising. Since they got the 30/9's working, I am betting most, if not all new releases will be on combos. Nothing like paying more for something you will never use.

Has anyone heard whether A&E will be supporting HD DVD and/or BD?

Sorry if this has already been posted, but apparently Season 7 of The West Wing won't be on HD DVD. It's inclusion on that insert with Smallville Season 5 was a mistake...but Smallville is still coming.

Source.

Disney BD Japanese release and spec.

11/8
- Eight Below: BD25, 120min, English LPCM 5.1ch/Japanese DTS 5.1ch/DD 5.1ch
- Gone In 60 Seconds: BD25, 118min, English LPCM 5.1ch/Japanese DTS 5.1ch/DD 5.1ch
- Haunted Mansion: BD25, 88min, English LPCM 5.1ch/Japanese DTS 5.1ch/DD 5.1ch
- Dinosaur: BD25, 82min, English LPCM 5.1ch/Japanese DTS 5.1ch/DD 5.1ch

12/6
- Pirates of the Caribian: BD50, 143min, English LPCM 5.1ch/Japanese DTS 5.1ch/DD 5.1ch
- Flight Plan: BD25, 98min, English LPCM 5.1ch/Japanese DTS 5.1ch/DD 5.1ch
- Sky High: BD25, 99min, English LPCM 5.1ch/Japanese DTS 5.1ch/DD 5.1ch
- Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy: BD25, 109min, English LPCM 5.1ch/Japanese DTS 5.1ch/DD 5.1ch
- The Pacifier: BD25, 95min, English LPCM 5.1ch/Japanese DTS 5.1ch/DD 5.1ch
- Innocence: 12/6, BD50, 99min, LPCM 7.1ch/DTS-ES6.1ch/DD-EX 6.1ch

12/20
- Chicken Little: BD50, 81min, English LPCM 5.1ch/Japanese DTS 5.1ch/DD 5.1ch
- Pearl Harbor: BD50, 183min, English LPCM 5.1ch/Japanese DTS 5.1ch/DD 5.1ch

1/26
- Starship Troopers: TBD
- Enemy of the State: TBD

So will they be using AVC, VC1 or Mpeg2?

what's 'Innocence'?