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Title: Hi-Def Releases
Released: 1st January 2001
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Blu-ray Disc: 13th June Releases

Blu-ray Disc: 23rd May Releases

HD DVD: 18th April Releases

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HD DVD: 20th June Releases

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11th April 2006 20:48 #1

Steven Ray Member Join Date: November 2005 Location: United States Posts: 99

Are there going to be special things only on these High def dvds??

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11th April 2006 20:54 #2

sroberts1220 Member Join Date: April 2006 Location: United States Posts: 2

Blu Ray is going to be the winner I think. Once Universal signs up to release them on Blu Ray, that will be the end of the format war.

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11th April 2006 20:55 #3

sroberts1220 Member Join Date: April 2006 Location: United States Posts: 2

By the way, Blu Ray discs will have added content, they just are not announced yet for the specific titles.

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11th April 2006 20:58 #4

Stephen Member Join Date: February 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 64 Send a message via ICQ to Stephen

good to see 1080p stated on the HDDVDs - are they just releasing pack shots without any details on these things at the moment?

And what exactly is Dolby Digital Plus? Do you need a new amp to decode it or is it just that the bit-rate has been raised up to the proper 640kb/s from DVDs 448kb/s?

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11th April 2006 21:02 #5

Franchise Member Join Date: March 2006 Location: United States Posts: 277

I'm not sold on this as an early bit of hardware that I have to have. It's a lot like the XBox 360 to me. Looks cool, but I'm going to wait for a lower price.

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11th April 2006 21:03 #6

Mal Webmaster Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,244

Is it just me that thinks Blu-ray covers look like games, especially Robocop?

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11th April 2006 21:22 #7

Mike Dunn Member Join Date: June 2005 Location: United States Posts: 90

Not all of those HD DVD titles are being released on April 18. It's nice to finally see some cover art for the Universal titles.

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11th April 2006 21:22 #8

Tony DeFrancisco Senior Member Join Date: July 2005 Location: United States Posts: 2,648

I'll be buying Blu-Rays for the PS3 when it comes out, but otherwise, I won't buy any Blu-Ray players or discs.

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11th April 2006 21:27 #9

Version 1 Member Join Date: January 2006 Location: United States Posts: 176

Isnt Blu-Ray disc where one you play it you have 48 hours and then it stops working,or was that something else???

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11th April 2006 21:32 #10

Mike Dunn Member Join Date: June 2005 Location: United States Posts: 90

Version 1 wrote: Isnt Blu-Ray disc where one you play it you have 48 hours and then it stops working,or was that something else??? You're thinking of either Divx or Flexplay.

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11th April 2006 21:52 #11

Kaya Savas Member Join Date: April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 1,250

Yeah, I do believe that Sony will win this format war, I think they're still bitter over Betamax. Also I think releasing these when there IS NO PLAYER TO PLAY THEM IN is the stupidest move ever. They delayed Blu-Ray players but still release the movies?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Where is the logic? "Oooh, they look purty on my shelf".

Also, what is Dolby Digital-Plus? Why can't they put DTS-ES on all of these?

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11th April 2006 22:16 #12

Ray Waterway Member Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 356

"Serenity" in HD will be awesome. I also like how these HD releases are retaining their original aspect ratio and not cropping them to 1.78:1. I absolutely hate watching a film that was formerly 2.35:1 in HD at a 1.78:1 ratio, unless it's something like "Once Upon A Time In Mexico", where the movie was shot for 1.78, but matted out to 2.35 for the theaters...

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11th April 2006 22:26 #13

ECE Member Join Date: April 2006 Location: United States Posts: 6

I think Blu Ray will win because it will come with PS3.

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11th April 2006 22:28 #14

Elex163 Member Join Date: April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 9

There are still old movies that haven't even been released on dvd like Monster Squad, Night of the Creeps, Howard the Duck and more. Why new formats now? It bugs me out.

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11th April 2006 22:40 #15

anthony pierce Member Join Date: November 2005 Location: United States Posts: 106

sroberts1220 wrote: Blu Ray is going to be the winner I think. Once Universal signs up to release them on Blu Ray, that will be the end of the format war.

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11th April 2006 22:56 #16

Eliason A. Senior Member Join Date: January 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,015

IT BEGINS!!!!!!!!!!

If it comes to this, at least I can buy The Last Samurai right away. I'm sure buying your favourite movie is going to be everyone's priority for the new formats.

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11th April 2006 23:28 #17

Grant Padre Member Join Date: November 2004 Location: United States Posts: 23

Are the boxes a different shape than regular DVD cases? I can't tell from the pictures.

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11th April 2006 23:36 #18

Je Ff Member Join Date: February 2005 Location: United States Posts: 433

Does anyone else think these are really ugly? I guess its necessary so people know what they're buying, though. I refuse to play any part in the "format war". I will buy DVDs for years to come.

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11th April 2006 23:43 #19

YlowBstard Member Join Date: February 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 854

I`m going to stay away from both HD and BluRay aswell. Those cases for both formats are equally ugly, and come on, DVD`s still have a lot of life left. It seems kind of unneccessary at this point. I am furious that the PS3 will include a blu ray player because that means the price is going to be a lot more steep, and that just isnt cool!

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11th April 2006 23:51 #20

Jonny "Me You" Senior Member Join Date: March 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,762

Hey Chris or Mal or Tom or whomever, are you guys going to get hi-def setups so these discs can all be reviewed? Just curious.

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11th April 2006 23:56 #21

Mal Webmaster Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,244

I'll probably get a new PC at some point with both a Blu-ray and HD DVD drive, and use Power DVD or something, but that's about it. Not that I review anything these days.

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11th April 2006 23:58 #22

Chris Gould Webmaster Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 4,723 Send a message via ICQ to Chris Gould

I'm not. Already invested too much in DVD, and these formats are premature.

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11th April 2006 23:59 #23

Alvan Bobrow Member Join Date: June 2005 Location: United States Posts: 22

you know, looking at the top and bottom part of these cases makes it feel like they are really putting the world BEST IN ..., but to people who do not,YET, have a HDTV, makes us (well, at least me) seem jealous.

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12th April 2006 0:03 #24

William Coffey Member Join Date: June 2005 Location: United States Posts: 284

So, that True HD track on Phantom, is that like 5.1 EX?

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12th April 2006 1:08 #25

elle_driver Member Join Date: February 2006 Location: United States Posts: 348 Send a message via ICQ to elle_driver

I don't think I'll be taking any sides at this point, don't wanna end up with a Betamax... Although if I had to choose a format based on the titles released, I'll go for HD.

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12th April 2006 1:18 #26

Mr. Floppy Member Join Date: April 2005 Location: Spain Posts: 26

Woo, good to see finally 1080p on HD-DVD. Even if the players can't do it.
So, Universal is the only one releasing pics only on HD-DVD, right? I'll go with BD. Players can do NOW 1080p, bigger capacity...

I don't like the "Experience" covers, and the chopped ones in both BD and HD-DVD ¬_¬

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12th April 2006 1:36 #27

Krammer Member Join Date: January 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 20

All HD films will be mastered in 1920x1080 regardless of format of choice.

ya need a "new" audio receiver to have Dolby Digital Plus, HD-DTS & Lossless audio.

You also need a television capable of displaying 1080p & it also has to have a 1080p input jack for you to view 1920x1080 progressive scan. If not, your stuck with 1080i or lower res.

Oh, & of course the minimun $500US purchase of a HD player.

Tempting, but I am not a millionare yet.

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12th April 2006 1:46 #28

Matt Contributor Join Date: October 2004 Location: United States Posts: 1,865

The rational voice inside me says, "Wait, wait...wait until a few things are decided first before buying a new format player", but the irrational voice inside me, which is also the one that made me by an XBOX 360 a couple of months back, says, "I can't wait to see what some of these movies will look like on a brand new, 1080p big screen". Damn irrational voice--he's always writing checks that I have to pay for.

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12th April 2006 1:55 #29

Mr. Floppy Member Join Date: April 2005 Location: Spain Posts: 26

Oh, wait... I just noticed :O
I want the special feautures on HD too!!

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12th April 2006 2:37 #30

Eilt Druin Member Join Date: April 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 175

Serenity in hi-def. Wow. Just when I thought it couldn't get any better.

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