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Originally Posted by Adam Tyner
According to Video Business:
I also might go ahead and pick up Training Day and possibly Swordfish. I dont know. It will depend on my mood that day. ;) |
This is interesting, but also a bit scary. From video business...
"Batman Begins, anticipated for release on HD DVD by the end of May, is expected to be one of the first Warner HD DVD titles to carry extras distinct from its standard DVD version. " Im hoping that it has ALL of the sd dvd special features (maybe without the comic book menus though) AND some more. Cant wait for this one!! |
I think it will contain all of the 2-disc features, just like their launch HD titles did. Jarhead and Cinderella Man will both contain all features from their previous 2-disc dvd releases. I think Jarhead will also contain exlusive HD content.
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Originally Posted by RockStrongo
This is interesting, but also a bit scary. From video business...
"Batman Begins, anticipated for release on HD DVD by the end of May, is expected to be one of the first Warner HD DVD titles to carry extras distinct from its standard DVD version. " Im hoping that it has ALL of the sd dvd special features (maybe without the comic book menus though) AND some more. Cant wait for this one!! |
Originally Posted by Jimmy 345
It will include all the extras from the standard DVD as well as a few added quirks.
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Damn. The news of Goodfellas and Batman Begins is making me want to jump ship to HD-DVD.
Damn me and my patience on wanting to wait until what format wins. :( |
I love what Digital Bits had to say about Warner's wave two releases:
The studio's first DVD/HD-DVD hybrid disc (officially called a "HD DVD and DVD Combo Format" disc in press release lingo) will be Rumor Has It on 5/9 (SRP $39.99 - day and date with the standard definition DVD-only release). In terms of catalog titles, GoodFellas and Swordfish will arrive on 5/2, while Training Day will follow on 5/9 with Rumor Has It (SRP on the catalog titles will be $28.99 each). Say what? Seriously? Training Day? Swordfish? Why not toss in Battlefield: Earth and Catwoman? While GoodFellas is a nice surprise, and the others aren't bad films per se, one can only assume that titles like The Matrix and Batman Begins - the films that should really dazzle viewers in high-definition video and high-resolution audio - are being held back to allow for the inclusion of new and more complicated high-def bonus features. Nevertheless, I'm VERY surprised that Warner isn't being more aggressive in releasing at least a few of the kind of whiz-bang catalog films that early adopters really want to see on HD-DVD. It's puzzling and somewhat frustrating - not quite the format lunch we expected for HD-DVD anyway. After just having had to sit though Phantom of the Opera, I was hoping for a little better from Warner: Wave Two. Ah well... maybe Wave Three will impress. At least Universal has The Bourne Supremacy, U-571 and The Chronicles of Riddick on the way. Anyway, we've updated the High-Def Release List accordingly. |
Catwomen was actually on the list. Terrible movie but come on Hally Berry catwomen suit in high def.
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This Studio Canal list was posted on avsforum. It is french, but a good indication of titles to come soon....
http://www.tomshardware.fr/studiocan...news-6524.html - Ali - Arizona Dream - Basic Instinct - Elephant Man - L'Armée des Ombres - La Cité des Enfants Perdus - La Grande Vadrouille - La Haine - Le Cercle Rouge - The Graduate - Le Pacte des Loups - The Pianist - Three Days of the Condor - Million Dollar Baby - Mulholland Drive - Serpico - Terminator 2 - The Fog - Traffic - The Deer Hunter Hopefully, english language tracks and subs would be included. Im very excited about Le Pacte. Also, I wonder if this is a way around US distributing rights for T2?? |
Originally Posted by RockStrongo
This Studio Canal list was posted on avsforum. It is french, but a good indication of titles to come soon....
http://www.tomshardware.fr/studiocan...news-6524.html - Ali - Arizona Dream - Basic Instinct - Elephant Man - L'Armée des Ombres - La Cité des Enfants Perdus - La Grande Vadrouille - La Haine - Le Cercle Rouge - The Graduate - Le Pacte des Loups - The Pianist - Three Days of the Condor - Million Dollar Baby - Mulholland Drive - Serpico - Terminator 2 - The Fog - Traffic - The Deer Hunter Hopefully, english language tracks and subs would be included. Im very excited about Le Pacte. Also, I wonder if this is a way around US distributing rights for T2?? "StudioCanal ajoute qu'il prévoit d'ajouter du contenu interactif utilisant le iHD. Côté audio/vidéo, les films seront encodés au format VC-1 et utliseront une piste DTS HD Lossless." translation? so all these discs will have DTS? |
Originally Posted by Giles
"StudioCanal ajoute qu'il prévoit d'ajouter du contenu interactif utilisant le iHD. Côté audio/vidéo, les films seront encodés au format VC-1 et utliseront une piste DTS HD Lossless."
translation? so all these discs will have DTS? |
Originally Posted by RockStrongo
This Studio Canal list was posted on avsforum. It is french, but a good indication of titles to come soon....
http://www.tomshardware.fr/studiocan...news-6524.html - Ali - Arizona Dream - Basic Instinct - Elephant Man - L'Armée des Ombres - La Cité des Enfants Perdus - La Grande Vadrouille - La Haine - Le Cercle Rouge - The Graduate - Le Pacte des Loups - The Pianist - Three Days of the Condor - Million Dollar Baby - Mulholland Drive - Serpico - Terminator 2 - The Fog - Traffic - The Deer Hunter Hopefully, english language tracks and subs would be included. Im very excited about Le Pacte. Also, I wonder if this is a way around US distributing rights for T2?? |
HD-dvd Rumored ....
6/6 Firewall 6/13 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 6/13 16 Blocks 7/25 V For Vendetta |
Originally Posted by DthRdrX
HD-dvd Rumored ....
6/6 Firewall 6/13 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 6/13 16 Blocks 7/25 V For Vendetta I already posted a link to TLA's preorder for 16 Blocks (HD-DVD). http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showpost.ph...9&postcount=11 |
Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
Damn. The news of Goodfellas and Batman Begins is making me want to jump ship to HD-DVD.
Damn me and my patience on wanting to wait until what format wins. :( Say things like, $499 for not only HD, but also an upconverting player. If the format fails, at least I still have an upconverter as well as a DVD player. It's all just excuses to buy, but they help. You can also sell some of your unused DVD collection like I did. That's if you don't use them like me. If you start to see the format way sway one way or the other, you can sell your player and get out early before it dives. Once I see a path (which should be clearer in 6 months to a year), I plan on dumping one of the formats. DIVX had signs and one of these formats will too. |
Originally Posted by Matthew Chmiel
Damn. The news of Goodfellas and Batman Begins is making me want to jump ship to HD-DVD.
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Because he can buy an HD-DVD player for $500 and watch these movies in the next month or so? Warner will release them on Blu-ray too, if what they say is true, but when? Is it worth the additional cost? I'm sure it may be for some people, but we're all capable of making our own informed decisions here.
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I have already sold my copy of Goodfellas. So Goodfellas and Batman Begins are must buys now. I even went ahead and grabbed Last Samurai because getting any HD discs from Netflix is seeming impossible now.
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I wasn't planning to, but I went ahead and ordered Doom from amazon. UPS is delivering it today. I'll definitely be getting Goodfellas and Swordfish Tuesday. I hope amazon adds them in the next couple of days. Right now, you can't even pre-order them. You can only sign up to have them email you when it's available.
I would suspect Universal would want to make Inside Man a day & date HD title. I'm sure we could expect that one sometime in July or August. |
Originally Posted by Adam Tyner
Because he can buy an HD-DVD player for $500 and watch these movies in the next month or so? Warner will release them on Blu-ray too, if what they say is true, but when? Is it worth the additional cost? I'm sure it may be for some people, but we're all capable of making our own informed decisions here.
For instance, have you noticed that the HD DVD and Blu-ray FAQ doesn't even include a question as obvious to ask as "Which studios support each format"? |
Originally Posted by AllHallowsEve
Say things like, $499 for not only HD, but also an upconverting player. If the format fails, at least I still have an upconverter as well as a DVD player.
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Originally Posted by Jimmy 345
Well its only five times the price of an upconverter player that does the same thing. I am sure most bought it for HD-DVD not for upconverting there DVDs.
At least for my ISF calibrated 61in Sammy DLP tv, it looks better than those. Very detailed picture with absolutely no macroblocking. So, I was able to sell my Oppo for $150 and have just one player for all DVDs. Thats a big plus to me. I wasnt expecting that the upconversion will really be that quality. I was pleasantly surprised. Now, I have room for a BD player in my entertainment center also. Also, as for the "5 times" the cost, I paid $440 for mine, plus $15 in reward zone points, plus $25 Toshiba certificate for a free movie. Most GOOD upscaling players are around $150-200 and thats for the lower end ones. |
Originally Posted by Jimmy 345
Well its only five times the price of an upconverter player that does the same thing. I am sure most bought it for HD-DVD not for upconverting there DVDs.
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I have a new demo disc. Out of the 6 released, Doom, imo, definitely has the best combo of picture and sound. Early in the movie, where they are flying over the city, that shot just looked incredible. The movie isn't great, but I do like more after the second viewing. This is a good disc to show off your new HD-DVD player, at least until Batman Begins and King Kong make their debut.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Cinema
I have a new demo disc. Out of the 6 released, Doom, imo, definitely has the best combo of picture and sound. Early in the movie, where they are flying over the city, that shot just looked incredible. The movie isn't great, but I do like more after the second viewing. This is a good disc to show off your new HD-DVD player, at least until Batman Begins and King Kong make their debut.
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