Netflix chooses Blu-Ray, dropping HD DVD from Rentals.
02-26-08, 08:34 AM
#301
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I got Beowulf and Assassination of Jesse James on HD-DVD from Blockbuster Online shipped yesterday. My local Blockbuster store (Danada Blockbuster in Wheaton IL) stocked 3 copies of American Gangster (and multiple copies of other new releases like Brave One, Bourne Ultimatum, The Kingdom, etc). I had been using Netflix off and on since the beginning, but it's hard to believe how crappy they are treating their HD-DVD customers.
02-26-08, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Deftones
Just a bump up. Netflix says they are ramping Blu Ray stock. That is good news.
)Now if I could just get Superbad...
02-26-08, 09:01 AM
#303
Originally Posted by steebo777
Beowulf in my queue was removed completely as an HD DVD and replaced as a DVD. Same with Into the Wild. WTF?
02-26-08, 09:16 AM
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I also got Assasination of Jesse James on HD from Blockbuster shipped yesterday.
After many months with Netflix for HD, I say good riddence for dumping HD like this. It would have faded out on its own. Hell, with as many cancellations as there has been with HD, even Blockbuster won't be getting many more HD new releases in (to no fault of their own).
After many months with Netflix for HD, I say good riddence for dumping HD like this. It would have faded out on its own. Hell, with as many cancellations as there has been with HD, even Blockbuster won't be getting many more HD new releases in (to no fault of their own).
02-26-08, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by sbelli
Hell, with as many cancellations as there has been with HD, even Blockbuster won't be getting many more HD new releases in (to no fault of their own).
Are you referring to specific titles, or stores cancelling affiliations?
I'm fairly certain there were far more blu titles delayed/cancelled than there ever were HD, but I could be mistaken. I just don't remember that being an issue.
02-26-08, 09:53 AM
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^^ I was just referring to the fact that there are only a few more HD DVD titles slated to come out and some of them, such as "There Will Be Blood" have already been cancelled. I suspect things like "I Am Legend" and the "Bee Movie" may follow the same route.
Prior to the Warner Brothers and Toshiba annoucements, yes, there were fewer cancellations on HD DVD than there were Blu-Ray. But now that the end is near for HD DVD, the few titles that are left may be cancelled. That's all I was referring too. As a result, that's why BB may get very few new HD DVD releases in as well.
Prior to the Warner Brothers and Toshiba annoucements, yes, there were fewer cancellations on HD DVD than there were Blu-Ray. But now that the end is near for HD DVD, the few titles that are left may be cancelled. That's all I was referring too. As a result, that's why BB may get very few new HD DVD releases in as well.
02-26-08, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by sbelli
....I suspect things like "I Am Legend" and the "Bee Movie" may follow the same route.
Cross another one off the list.
Edit: Bee Movie not available as HD DVD either.
Last edited by BuckNaked2k; 02-26-08 at 12:17 PM.
02-26-08, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by sbelli
^^ I was just referring to the fact that there are only a few more HD DVD titles slated to come out and some of them, such as "There Will Be Blood" have already been cancelled. I suspect things like "I Am Legend" and the "Bee Movie" may follow the same route.
Prior to the Warner Brothers and Toshiba annoucements, yes, there were fewer cancellations on HD DVD than there were Blu-Ray. But now that the end is near for HD DVD, the few titles that are left may be cancelled. That's all I was referring too. As a result, that's why BB may get very few new HD DVD releases in as well.
Prior to the Warner Brothers and Toshiba annoucements, yes, there were fewer cancellations on HD DVD than there were Blu-Ray. But now that the end is near for HD DVD, the few titles that are left may be cancelled. That's all I was referring too. As a result, that's why BB may get very few new HD DVD releases in as well.
