Even though HD-DVD are titles already trickling on to store shelves, titles on the rival Blu-ray format won't be available until the end of June. The reason for the holdup? Samsung, manufacturer of the first commercially available Blu-ray player, says that its Blu-ray units won't be on store shelves until June 25th. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment president Benjamin Feingold said that their first Blu-ray titles will be ready on May 23rd as planned, but at the urging of their retailers and hardware partners they have agreed to hold back on their release for a month in order to coincide with the availability of the players.
The first Blu-ray titles slated for release on June 20th are "Underworld Evolution" (arriving the same day as the DVD), "50 First Dates," "The Fifth Element," "Hitch," "House of Flying Daggers," "A Knight's Tale," "The Last Waltz," "Resident Evil Apocalypse" and "XXX."
News source: Reuters
The first Blu-ray titles slated for release on June 20th are "Underworld Evolution" (arriving the same day as the DVD), "50 First Dates," "The Fifth Element," "Hitch," "House of Flying Daggers," "A Knight's Tale," "The Last Waltz," "Resident Evil Apocalypse" and "XXX."
News source: Reuters
but then again i dont see either blu-ray or hd-dvd taking over the standard of DVD anytime soon since DVD already established itself as the new standard worldwide for entertainment and i dont think people are going to want to "buy" another format when dvd just started to get really popular in the last 4ish years or so.
so unless blu-ray or hd-dvd is WAY superior to standard dvd i doubt the "average joe" will care about them.
but we will just have to sit back and see what happends
That movie is 100% ownage. However, at the end of the day, the up-scaling DVD player wins
Warner has said it will not favor one format over the other.
LG has backed off and they have announced their Blu-ray *only* player will arrive this summer.
Broadband speeds are increasing, fortunately.
Plus the burners will be out around the same time as the players.
It was years before DVD burners became standard equipment on PCs.
Columbia (Sony) Blu-ray Discs:
6/6 - Underworld: Evolution (day and date)
6/20 - 50 First Dates, The Fifth Element, Hitch, House of Flying Daggers, A Knight's Tale, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, xXx (delayed from 5/23)
6/27 - Ultraviolet (day and date), Kung Fu Hustle, Legends of the Fall, Stealth, S.W.A.T. (delayed from 6/13)
MGM Blu-ray Discs:
6/20 - The Last Waltz (delayed from 5/23)
6/27 - Robocop, Species, The Terminator (delayed from 6/13)
A far better selection than the *three* that were available for HD DVD.
Also read Bill Hunt's "experience" with the Toshiba.
Then comes November 7th...format war? What format war?
www.hd-dvd-report.com
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