What about the number of licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? Does it have that answer?

42.

Wait -- that was the answer to something else entirely . . .:)

Hmm . . . "the world may never know!"

Apparently it can also cure cancer, but only if you buy enough games.

I think any talk about sales for either side needs to include all three factors:
Capable Players sold
Software units sold
Software units sold per capable player sold.

All three numbers are equally important. The day that BD finally overtakes HD DVD in software units sold per capable player sold we will see every Sony fanboy THEN proclaim its importance, as they did with the first two numbers.

Until a format holds all three numbers, there really is no "winner."

PS3 fanboys can't say it is reasonable to count the PS3 numbers and not count attach rate. The two are inseparable.

Aside from Lawrence of Arabia and Bridge on the River Kwai (both of which we already knew were on their way), the only other title in there that makes me happy is Finding Nemo (my all-time favorite Pixar movie).

Chronicles of Narnia and Lawrence of Arabia will be huge for 08.

I have no idea what "High-Def 2.0" is, but I can't wait for Lawrence of Arabia and Finding Nemo, even if they likely won't be out for another year :lol:. I'm surprised Fox didn't announce another 100 titles with dates.

Nemo is going to be brilliant in HD! Can't wait.

Run Lola Run is mine...never bought the SD. Get on Leon pronto Sony!

And Dogma in HD? Three words: 1080p Shit Demon. That is all.

Can't wait for Finding Nemo.

Really wish Sony was working on getting Leon out instead of Dogma, well I'd take any Sony title over Dogma.

technicaly, that's only 2 stats (this first 2), the third is a direct calculation of the first 2. I don't think you can draw clear conclusions to those stats unless you are able to have statistics such as "capable units sold with intent to play only BluRays" to differentiate ps3 sales between BD+gaming, only-gaming, and only-BR. Without that stat, which is impossible to determine, you'll never get the statistics you're looking for.

I disagree. The third number is a direct function of the first two. If you think studios are not looking at how many discs are sold for each player that is sold, then you are fooling yourself. In a lot of ways, this number can be more important that total units sold.

If we agree to count any unit capable of playing a format into the total installed userbase, which I think is the only reasonable way to count this number, then the number of media units sold per capable player becomes an indispensable number, since the number of capable and utilized decks is such a widely disputed number.

I think studios are smart enough to realize some % of PS3 owners bought the machine for gaming and are ok with that.

:drool:

I'll believe 'em when I see 'em

um, how about High Tension - floggin' the horse there aren't you Lionsgate?

cool :thumbsup: Narnia looked amazing on StarzHD.

Very exicted about Lawrence of Arabia, Bridge on the River Kwai, and Finding Nemo.

I'd like to see these in 2008:

Fox: Alien, Aliens, Xmen 1 and 2, all Bonds, Last of the Mohicans, Patton, Platoon, The Poseidon Adventure, PREDATOR, remaining Rocky films, Young Frankenstein.

Sony: We should be seeing The DaVinici Code in '08. Air Force One, Bad Boys I & II, Christine, Glory (this was planned for '07), The Fog, Men in Black, The Natural, Taxi Driver.

I would also like to see Cabin Fever from LionsGate. And a better version of T2.

I hope Disney has plans for Armageddon next year. We in the US have yet to receive a proper widescreen presentation on home video. With the 10th Anniversary coming up, I'd sure like to see a BD50 with AVC and PCM audio. And all the extras from the Criterion release. Tombstone would be another release I'd love to see in '08.

also from Disney: The Others, Pulp Fiction, The Sixth Sense, Signs, Dick Tracy.

in regards to the DaVinci Code - it would be great if it were the extended cut as it available to buy in import standard dvd form.

The Criterion release of Armageddon was also extended cut (for those who don't know that).

Armageddon / Will Patton = Sale!

I thought all the Bond films went to Sony.

I'd love to own 'Adventures of Baron Munchausen' since I just watched it recently on Mojo HD.

Fox NEEDS to start releasing their musicals.

What would be great is if they could include both cuts. Same deal with The Natural, which was slated to be released earlier this year as extended only.

For me, I am more than willing to forgive Fox if they can give us Angel in hi-def!

I'm not sure how many high-def seasons of Angel there are -- its fifth and final season is the only one that aired that way, at least. Like Firefly, I don't believe its effects were rendered in HD, so there'd be a noticeable drop in quality in those scenes.

I'm pretty sure Sony is holding the extended cut of The DaVinci Code (people really want a longer version of that movie??!!) to tie in with the theatrical release of Angels & Demons, production of which has been pushed back due to the writer's strike.

No, MGM dropped Sony as their distributor and moved to Fox instead. The only Bond films that Sony has distribution rights to are Casino Royale and its upcoming sequel, because Sony is co-producer on those. The older catalog titles all now fall under Fox, who released them most recently on DVD.

I enjoyed this movie more than the first viewing.

oh that's right, I keep on forgetting the distribution of the MGM library

Most of your requests mirror my own. I'd love to see those Fox titles released and of course Armageddon still is a guilty pleasure that would look fantastic in high def!