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Old 30-06-2007, 11:16
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Found this on another forum
http://areahd.dvdtiefpreise.com/?p=109

Some german/french movie distributers are releasing some blu ray films onto hd dvd, they are also listed on german amazon.

Silent Hill
Resident Evil 1+2
Fantastic 4
Hannibal
Underworld
Ghost Rider

Looking forward to resident evil and Silent Hill

Now if only they could get Casino Royale as well
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Old 01-07-2007, 17:48
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http://www.play.com/DVD/HD%20DVD/4-/...1/Product.html

A bit of topic here for the thread and i cant be bothered starting another thread, so here it is. Play have heroes season 1, part 1, 4 discs due for release 1st oct, for £27.99. The us version is the full season, 7 discs, and you can get it on import for £45 or so, at the end of august. Is this another sign of rip off britain All i can say is thank goodness for region free and the internet.
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Old 05-07-2007, 13:23
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http://forums.highdefdigest.com/showthread.php?t=10547

Mr and Mrs Smith is coming to hd dvd via poland . It is a fox film and was pulled from blu-ray along with a couple of other titles and still hasnt been dated for blu-ray. So thanks to european film distribution, hd dvd will be getting what should be a blu-ray exclusive, first.
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Old 05-07-2007, 13:27
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http://www.play.com/DVD/HD%20DVD/4-/...1/Product.html

A bit of topic here for the thread and i cant be bothered starting another thread, so here it is. Play have heroes season 1, part 1, 4 discs due for release 1st oct, for £27.99. The us version is the full season, 7 discs, and you can get it on import for £45 or so, at the end of august. Is this another sign of rip off britain All i can say is thank goodness for region free and the internet.



Heroes season 1 on R1 for £29.99 which is putting another nail into the UK retail coffin
The HD DVD version boxset is only £44.99, pre-ordered already
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Old 05-07-2007, 13:29
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Mr and Mrs Smith is coming to hd dvd via poland . It is a fox film and was pulled from blu-ray along with a couple of other titles and still hasnt been dated for blu-ray. So thanks to european film distribution, hd dvd will be getting what should be a blu-ray exclusive, first.




It's a mess and rumours of the EU investigating exclusive deals done between the Blu-ray camp and European distributors as they could be regarded as price fixing via controlling supply.
That said by the time any investigation even gets started the "war" may well be over thanks to dual format players or the collapse of Universals HD DVD sole support.
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Old 06-07-2007, 12:32
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...HD-DVD

http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents

Nuff said.
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Old 06-07-2007, 16:30
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You do realise that that man is well known for his BR biased views?

The idea that HD DVD is suddenly going to disappear is laughable. BR has its fair share of problems and setbacks to overcome yet.This 'format war' will go on for years yet
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Old 06-07-2007, 22:21
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You do realise that that man is well known for his BR biased views?

The idea that HD DVD is suddenly going to disappear is laughable. BR has its fair share of problems and setbacks to overcome yet.This 'format war' will go on for years yet

I agree.

Its always been known that the PS3 will artificially provide a surge in BR sales.

However ,the number of players involved is still so small that BR cannot expect to last based on PS3 users buying discs.

It will still come down to standalone players .

Neither format will survive on disc sales to gamers

However,it does look as if HD-DVD has an uphill struggle and its high time they got some must have movies out.
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Old 06-07-2007, 22:33
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http://www.idvd.pl/sklepy/filmy/kolekcje/67/#wiecej

Apocalypto is coming via poland again
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Old 06-07-2007, 22:45
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http://www.blahdvd.com/blah/HD_Produ...=HD-HSP1017-ND

Transformers coming to hd dvd + blu ray on the 3/12/07 in the uk, hopefully sooner in the us. Finally a title to get excited about
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Old 07-07-2007, 09:45
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Its always been known that the PS3 will artificially provide a surge in BR sales.

However ,the number of players involved is still so small that BR cannot expect to last based on PS3 users buying discs.

It will still come down to standalone players .

Neither format will survive on disc sales to gamers

It amuses me the way that some people disregard PS3 Blu Ray sales as if they don't count?! I've got a Playstation 3, and so far own 4 Blu Ray films. All future discs I buy will be Blu Ray rather than dvd. I'm sure I can't be the only person with a PS3 who is using their console as their main BD/DVD player. So in what way is this "artificial"? Do my purchases not count towards total sales figures, as I'm not watching them on a standalone player?! It seems that some in the hd-dvd camp are clutching at straws...


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Old 07-07-2007, 10:07
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All HD DVD players including the Xbox 360 add-on are bought for the express purpose of watching HD DVD films.

PS3 blu-ray players do count but how many people will be watching bluray even now using them, many will use it just for gaming, they count as bluray players but because of their ambiguity in terms of usage they should not count for as much when it comes to the expected disc purchase per player rate.
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Old 07-07-2007, 12:46
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All HD DVD players including the Xbox 360 add-on are bought for the express purpose of watching HD DVD films.

PS3 blu-ray players do count but how many people will be watching bluray even now using them, many will use it just for gaming, they count as bluray players but because of their ambiguity in terms of usage they should not count for as much when it comes to the expected disc purchase per player rate.
It is said HD DVD standalone players have sold more than Blu-ray standalone players.

It is said Blu-ray discs are out selling HD DVD discs. Now it might be because Blu-ray users are buyung more discs, i cant see that especially when you see the PS3 with the sales it has and people like 'guitardave' using it has a Blu-ray player as well as a games machine.

I think people are forgeting that Sony had a grand master plan ( if it works that is ) of putting Blu-ray into the PS3 knowing what would happen. Not only that but when 'normal' people buy the PS3 who only use DVD and dont know about the next HD-DVD war between HD DVD and Blu-ray, later down the line they realise or know they already have one.

I get sick of hearing, its only 'winning' because of the PS3. Well obviously, wasnt that the plan Sony had from the begining. You cant just disregard sales of one product so it suits peoples arguements.
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Old 08-07-2007, 21:52
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You do realise that that man is well known for his BR biased views?

The idea that HD DVD is suddenly going to disappear is laughable. BR has its fair share of problems and setbacks to overcome yet.This 'format war' will go on for years yet
You should know "The Bits" has been going for years with a reputation for informed, fair and unbiased reporting, calling for sensible changes (demise of Divx (the disk format, not the encoding format) and anamorphic DVDs). It's only recently decided which side to recommend after careful observation of the market forces at work in the "war".

The war will be over early in the new year. Sure, HD-DVD will be around for a little while after that, but with a rapidly decreasing number of new titles and players marked down in end-of-line sales.
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Old 08-07-2007, 22:39
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It amuses me the way that some people disregard PS3 Blu Ray sales as if they don't count?! I've got a Playstation 3, and so far own 4 Blu Ray films. All future discs I buy will be Blu Ray rather than dvd. I'm sure I can't be the only person with a PS3 who is using their console as their main BD/DVD player. So in what way is this "artificial"? Do my purchases not count towards total sales figures, as I'm not watching them on a standalone player?! It seems that some in the hd-dvd camp are clutching at straws...


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Well if all the discs you buy in future will be BR instead of dvd then you obviously dont buy much .

What percentage of output is on BR compared to dvd?

0.0000 what %?

I think all 20-30 titles that I bought within the last month were not out on HD of either format and remain unlikely to ever be

Of course your sales count ,but my point is that in the long run if most BR sales are to PS3 owners then its not enough to sustain the format indefinitely.
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Old 08-07-2007, 23:01
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Well if all the discs you buy in future will be BR instead of dvd then you obviously dont buy much .

What percentage of output is on BR compared to dvd?

0.0000 what %?

I think all 20-30 titles that I bought within the last month were not out on HD of either format and remain unlikely to ever be

Of course your sales count ,but my point is that in the long run if most BR sales are to PS3 owners then its not enough to sustain the format indefinitely.
What makes you say that?
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Old 08-07-2007, 23:06
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What makes you say that?
Because its like saying that dvd would be the success it is based on sales only to PS2 users.

BR (or HDDVD) will not be a success until standalone players start to sell in big numbers
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Old 08-07-2007, 23:23
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Because its like saying that dvd would be the success it is based on sales only to PS2 users.

BR (or HDDVD) will not be a success until standalone players start to sell in big numbers
But PS2 wasnt based around its DVD player capabilities, nor was it better than the DVD players that were already out. None the less it only helped ( most likely by a big amount ) that that there was 100+ million PS2's sold.
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Old 08-07-2007, 23:32
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But PS2 wasnt based around its DVD player capabilities, nor was it better than the DVD players that were already out. None the less it only helped ( most likely by a big amount ) that that there was 100+ million PS2's sold.

If dvd had relied solely on PS2 buyers obtaining discs it would be a long way behind where it is now.

Like it or not ,Joe Public will not want to buy a games console to watch HD discs.

I know I dont
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Old 09-07-2007, 00:17
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If dvd had relied solely on PS2 buyers obtaining discs it would be a long way behind where it is now.

Like it or not ,Joe Public will not want to buy a games console to watch HD discs.

I know I dont
True, but then again, DVD sales would be down if it wasnt for the huge PS2 install base, works both ways.

And ill never know why people even think this. There is plenty of people that will buy the PS3 for just Blu-ray. Just look in various forums to see this.

Present - Buy a standalone Blu-ray player for £400 or buy a PS3 which is a games console AND a Blu-ray player ( which is said to be better ) for £400. Its a no brainer to me.

Future - Buy a standalone Blu-ray player or buy a PS3 and get a games console AND a Blu-ray player for £100 - £300.
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Old 09-07-2007, 09:15
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The PS3 can do so much more than play games and watch BDs. The appeal of having just one box that can handle all your AV entertainment needs shouldn't be underestimated.

Mr Rik is right - it's all part of Sony's grand plan to win the real war. Not the HD-DVD vs Blu Ray skirmish, but the war to position their box underneath your TV and next to your HiFi. The PS3 is the Trojan horse to win the real war.
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Old 09-07-2007, 21:56
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Well if all the discs you buy in future will be BR instead of dvd then you obviously dont buy much .

I think all 20-30 titles that I bought within the last month....

Well, I don't know whether to bow down before your collection, or worry for you that you may actually fuse to your armchair because you do nothing other than watch dvd's!!! 30 in a month?! That's 1 for every day!
Quite obviously, compared to you, I buy a truly feeble amount of discs. The point that I was making, that I would buy future titles on BD rather than dvd remains true, subject to them being available of course. I generally don't buy older films, so the new films that I like should be available on BD.
As I was saying, I'm sure I'm not the only person to do this, and therefore, between us, I'm sure we will make a significant ongoing percentage of total BD sales.


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Old 20-07-2007, 10:38
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Rip off uk is back, play has heroes the full series rrp £79.99 down to £63.99, lol i can see why retailers want region coding

http://www.play.com/DVD/HD%20DVD/4-/...1/Product.html

The you save price part of £17 is quite funny, cos we are saving £35 and getting it quicker from the us.
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Old 20-07-2007, 10:48
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Here is a more recent, up to date release schedule for hd dvd for this years releases

http://forums.highdefdigest.com/showthread.php?t=11990

Harry potter 1-5 years has been announced

http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/news/...ay,_HD_DVD/777

$150 for the box set, prob £80 then for importing
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Old 20-07-2007, 11:26
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All hail Warner

I just got "Streets of Fire", looks gorgeous considering it's age and stylised filming and the soundtrack gold just a shame it's got sod all extras.
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