Sounds like The Dark Knight will be the "killer-app" of Blu-Ray much like The Matrix was for DVD. I know I purchased a PS3 partially in anticipation of this title.

I posted this on another thread, but I thought this would be of interest for those who are still on the fence about getting a BD player. Dark Knight will be bundled with some hardware purchases, including PS3.

"Many of the Dark Knight discs, the trade publication said, will be bundled with hardware, including Blu-ray players and game devices. "If a household is on the fence about making a Blu-ray player or PS3 purchase, this title can be influential in making that happen," Warner Home Video's Dorinda Marticorena told Video Business. The Los Angeles Times reported on Friday that several major studios and consumer electronics firms plan to spend $25 million during the holiday season as part of their "Tru Blu" campaign to promote Blu-ray releases."

Does anyone know if the Blu-Ray (w/BatPod) version will have a digital copy? I know the regular Blu-Ray has been advertised with a digital copy...

Bundling is very smart. That insures the disc will sell a million copies (or close to it) on release week because each copy will have to be scanned therefore counted as sold.

The first review is out:

http://www.homecinemachoice.com/Play...Dark+Knight+BD

I guess that proves the shifting ratio thing. Can't wait!

Those lucky bastards.

Some people have reporting receiving shipping confirmations from WHV already.

Where did you see this at? I'll order the thing tonight if they are shipping it this early!

Thank heavens!

Agreed.

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-bargain...lu-ray-17.html

It's not that hard to believe actually. I got my Band of Brothers set a week, if not weeks early. Same goes for various other items I've bought from WHV.

I know that I read something someone mentioned on AVs about WB store orders being shipped direct from Cinram. That could explain why some titles get mailed a few weeks early. It could also explain the crappy packaging jobs they usually do!

Someone mentioned on one of the other sites that they got Shawshank in already from the WB store. That is going to be released the week before TDK so anything is possible.

That was me who got the shipping notice from WHV. It's not unusual to receive early from them (I got the Wire Season 5 a month before release), but for such a high-profile title, I wasn't expecting it. They sent it overnight, so I'll know Monday.

Thank you for shopping with WARNER HOME VIDEO.

Your order confirmation number is XXXXXX.

We have shipped your order for the following on 11/13/2008:
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QTY Item
1 Dark Knight, The: 3-disc Blu-Ray
Blu-Ray
1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars (BD)
Blu-Ray

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Your order was paid as follows:

VISA $45.66

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First "Dark Knight" review.

Finally got to see an IMAX presentation of this at the Smithsonian last night...and it is a totally different experience. One thing I wasn't aware of was that every aerial view of the city was shot in IMAX, so you would get amazing views that take up all of your vision. With the shifting ratios, I'll be looking forward to that feeling being at least partially emulated.

Cannot wait.

Has anyone been able to round up some substantial proof that FYE stores will be getting the BD Steelbook? We heard about it about a month or so ago and then nothing...

I work at FYE. We don't have a listing in our system for a Dark Knight Blu-Ray steelbook. Just the regular Blu-Ray and the Batpod.

The steelbook is just for the standard 2-Disc, and to debunk another rumor, we don't have any listings for multiple steelbook covers (like we did for Transformers).

I checked at FYE yesterday. No Steelbook for blu ray, but there is a steelbook for the dvd version.
Lame.

Anyone besides me already got a boner after reading that?

You better believe I did. December 9th cannot, will not come soon enough.

well, that's a pleasant surprise. WHV actually did ship my Dark Knight almost a month early:

order placed!

Congrats! Let us know what you think.