HD DVD thread - Toshiba: HD DVD DISCONTINUED, REPAIR/SUPPORT CONTINUES, NO BLU PLANS

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[quote name='jollydwarf']Are a bunch of seemingly imminent 2008 HD-DVD releases from defecting studios going to be canceled outright?[/quote]
From Warner? I'd guess we'll see some stuff pulled before they are officially gone, sure. I think Universal and Paramount will be around for a while.

No idea how to answer your other questions since it is all up in the air. I'd just enjoy what you have now and continue to purchase whatever titles grab you, but if it's a source of constant distraction and worry just dump it off.



Frankly, I just got a new job yesterday that pays a LOT more than I was making before, so I'm actually thinking about picking up a standalone A-35 since I'm sure plenty of retailers are scared now.





Anyone else pick up Zodiac yet? I'm getting pretty tempted to buy it.
 
[quote name='DarkNessBear']Sweeney Todd and I Am Legend HDDVD exclusive?[/quote]

Sweeny Todd (Paramount) - So Far Yes
I Am Legend (Warner) - Both if before May or Blu Exclusive if after May.
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']
I Am Legend (Warner) - Both if before May or Blu Exclusive if after May.[/QUOTE]

I wouldn't be shocked if it somehow "slips" until after May.

If it is available for HD-DVD, I'll pick it up on that format over BD. If it's Blu-Ray exclusive, well, I'll have to pick it up on that.
 
[quote name='captainfrizo']I wouldn't be shocked if it somehow "slips" until after May.

If it is available for HD-DVD, I'll pick it up on that format over BD. If it's Blu-Ray exclusive, well, I'll have to pick it up on that.[/quote]

Oh, I'm sure that there will be "slips" after all, we have to deal with the BS of waiting a "short period" for the HD DVD release after a movie is released on DVD and Blu-Ray.
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']Oh, I'm sure that there will be "slips" after all, we have to deal with the BS of waiting a "short period" for the HD DVD release after a movie is released on DVD and Blu-Ray.[/quote]

yeah it sucks, but its better then nothing. I'll probably just get I Am Legend on Blu Ray instead of HD-DVD. I wonder why Warner is still releasing HD-DVDs when they are going Blu Ray only. If there is a reason, then I can almost guess the HD-DVD short period thing is to make people think its Blu-Ray only on release week, then after they already picked up the Blu Ray version the HD-DVD version will come out.
 
[quote name='tenzor']I wonder why Warner is still releasing HD-DVDs when they are going Blu Ray only.[/quote]

Warner is on a contract until June 1st. Thats the day they stop. Until then They have to keep on trucking.

Side note, New line, warners sister company will not be making any more Pans Labrinth on HD DVD, so once the initial stock is gone that will be it. Since its so few its supposed to become a collectors item.
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']Frankly, I just got a new job yesterday that pays a LOT more than I was making before, so I'm actually thinking about picking up a standalone A-35 since I'm sure plenty of retailers are scared now.[/QUOTE]

I haven't really seen any player prices drop. You could always pick up a A30 for kind of cheap from Amazon.

[quote name='Lice']Side note, New line, warners sister company will not be making any more Pans Labrinth on HD DVD, so once the initial stock is gone that will be it. Since its so few its supposed to become a collectors item.[/QUOTE]

That's a shame, Pan's Labyrinth was one of the best overall HD-DVDs I've seen so far.
 
[quote name='Lice']Warner is on a contract until June 1st. Thats the day they stop. Until then They have to keep on trucking.

Side note, New line, warners sister company will not be making any more Pans Labrinth on HD DVD, so once the initial stock is gone that will be it. Since its so few its supposed to become a collectors item.[/quote]

Yea, I'm still waiting for my copy of Pans Labrynth on Bluray....

:bouncy:
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']Anyone else pick up Zodiac yet? I'm getting pretty tempted to buy it.[/quote]
Mine's coming today, but I probably won't be able to watch it for a week or two.
 
Warner announced that their last title will be Twister.

Hooray?

Warner Home Video has announced that the first film in the world to debut on the DVD format, Twister (1996), will at last be available to own in high-definition on the Special Edition HD DVD disc. The HD DVD is expected to be priced at $28.99 SRP a copy.

Main feature will be presented in:
- 1080p High-Definition 16x9 2.4:1
- Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (English)
- Dolby Digital-Plus 5.1 (English & French)
- English [SDH] & French subtitle options

Bonus contents include:
- Commentary by director Jan De Bont and Visual Effects Supervisor Stefan Fangmeir
- New Featurette “Chasing the Storm: Twister Revisited”
- The History Channel Documentary “Nature Tech: Tornadoes”
- Anatomy of a Twister
- HBO First Look: The Making of Twister
- Van Halen “Humans Being” Music Video
- Theatrical Trailers
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Also Dreamworks announced Bee Movie and the slight delay of two releases.

DreamWorks Home Entertainment has announced that Bee Movie will be available to own in high-definition exclusively on HD DVD, come March 11, for $39.99 SRP a copy. Full details coming soon...

DreamWorks has also confirmed that Things We Lost in the Fire HD DVD will be released on March 4 instead of February 12.

Similarly, Paramount's Into the Wild HD DVD will be released on March 4 too instead of February 12.
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http://hddvdformat.blogspot.com/
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']Where in that statement does it say "last title on HD DVD"?[/QUOTE]

Whoops, I missed that "at" part. :whistle2:#

Sorry, I'm rolling on very little sleep.
 
What's the likelihood that one or both versions of the Matrix trilogy on HD-DVD will go out of print ASAP? I really don't want to throw $60-80 down now, if avoidable.
 
[quote name='jollydwarf']What's the likelihood that one or both versions of the Matrix trilogy on HD-DVD will go out of print ASAP? I really don't want to throw $60-80 down now, if avoidable.[/QUOTE]

ASAP?

Not very likely I imagine. Even if it did go OOP, you would think that they would be readily available in the used market.
 
[quote name='jollydwarf']What's the likelihood that one or both versions of the Matrix trilogy on HD-DVD will go out of print ASAP? I really don't want to throw $60-80 down now, if avoidable.[/quote]

Buy mine.
 
These delays (especially Bee Movie) seem a little bit fishy to me, although I think that may just be paranoia creeping in with the recent announcements. I suppose it's not as bad as if they said it was delayed and then didn't give a revised date, though.



LOL at this thread losing a "Cheapy Head Ranking" when the Warner announcement hit. I wasn't aware the thread was suddenly worse due to a movie studio making a deal with a megacorp, but I do what I can.
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']These delays (especially Bee Movie) seem a little bit fishy to me, although I think that may just be paranoia creeping in with the recent announcements. I suppose it's not as bad as if they said it was delayed and then didn't give a revised date, though.[/QUOTE]

Bee Movie isn't a delay, only Things We Lost In The Fire/Into The Wild have been delayed.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']There were two versions of the Matrix on HD?[/QUOTE]

one is 5 disks with the movies being flippers and tons of special features

the other is 3 disks, no flippers, and some special features
 
[quote name='rewn']Hey cool - not to get too off topic - but do you carry a major role in that movie? I've been a horror buff for many years and it's good to see a CaG getting a piece of the action ;) - Did you check out Horrorfest this year?[/QUOTE]

DesertEagle played a SWAT team leader type dude in the movie, but I had to cut a lot of his scenes because I thought he kind of ran like a girl. Then he kept dropping his gun. I'll have to think twice about putting him in another movie. ;)
 
[quote name='rsigley']one is 5 disks with the movies being flippers and tons of special features[/QUOTE]

To expand - the 5 disc set is basically the old Matrix DVD set, except the 3 main films are in HD.

The fact that they were flippers was enough of a deterrent for me to just go with the smaller set.
 
[quote name='unlickedcub']DesertEagle played a SWAT team leader type dude in the movie, but I had to cut a lot of his scenes because I thought he kind of ran like a girl. Then he kept dropping his gun. I'll have to think twice about putting him in another movie. ;)[/QUOTE]

Well, it IS your bio-pic, right? Variety said I was "Spot On", Entertainment Weekly raved, "Fantastic" and TomKat Monthly wrote, "He could be the next Jeff Stryyker" ;)

While reading the script, I just remembered all our Lost Planet matches, the fumbles and charming goofs. Daniel Day-Lewis has some competition this year.
 
that ultimate t2 set coming out looks insane..

also im still stuck on part 3 of the pottters. (been a busy week)..

when is everyone watching part 5 again?
 
[quote name='guyver2077']that ultimate t2 set coming out looks insane..

also im still stuck on part 3 of the pottters. (been a busy week)..

when is everyone watching part 5 again?[/QUOTE]
This weekend if you get your ass in gear!
 
Yeah, I have zero against MS bringing out another attachment. I'd buy a Blu-Ray attachment next week if one came out.

I'm not going to buy a standalone because I don't want to pay that much for something I'm going to replace when the Blu hardware is updated, but I wouldn't care if it only cost me 150-180 bucks.

FWIW, I also doubt it happening anytime soon. They already responded with their usual shoot-it-down to the rumors anyway.
 
[quote name='Sporadic']I doubt it, this isn't they first time they pulled out the "well, maybe" card on a Blu-Ray attachment.

Although if they could push out a Blu-Ray attachment for $179, I'd be all for it.[/QUOTE]

It might sound crazy but , I'd like it if I could use the HD DVD add-on with my PS3 also .
[calm down I know I can't]
 
[quote name='Richlough']It might sound crazy but , I'd like it if I could use the HD DVD add-on with my PS3 also .
[calm down I know I can't][/QUOTE]

To be honest, since the PS3 can run Linux, I'm surprised nobody ever got the HD add-on to work with the PS3.

You think it would be as simple as getting PowerDVD to run in emulation but then again, I've never played with the PS3 and my knowledge of Linux is very basic.
 
Amir has debunked those rumors profusely already on AVS. There is no blu-ray attachment being planned. He said even if they decided tomorrow to make one (and they aren't), it would take a very long time before it would hit shelves.

On another note, I have realized, after reading a lot of CES news, that HDM's days are way more numbered than I thought. I mean literally. With announcements like XtremeHD stuff (satellite VOD up to 80mb/s, 2x the bitrate of bluray) and other similar services - it's only a matter of months before HD direct download services offer a better product than can be found on shiny discs.

I know a lot of you just hate the idea of DRM'd downloads period, but you better get use to it. Because if you love your discs, they will only offer you an inferior product (bitrate etc) very soon.

Also, check this out. Pretty cool idea, I like where it's headed:

The HD digital distribution club just got a little bigger, as lossless audio distributor MusicGiants is launching its VideoGiants service with 250 movies from Paramount, and additional content from HDNet. Available in 1080p or 1080i WMV format, users can purchase the movies in 10-packs for $159 delivered via Seagate hard drives or, in a few months, one at a time via direct download to a home media server. After that, it can be viewed via the media PC or Media Extender (including Xbox 360). MusicGiants has been selling HD audio tracks to high end home theater owners via its network of dealers and installers for about two years, with plans to make this type of service available to the mass market soon. Still think the future of HD content is on shiny discs?
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So $160, right now, and you get 10 movies in 1080p on some hard drives shipped to you, that plug right into your Xbox. And in a couple months, download and buy them individually.
 
[quote name='thrustbucket']Amir has debunked those rumors profusely already on AVS. There is no blu-ray attachment being planned. He said even if they decided tomorrow to make one (and they aren't), it would take a very long time before it would hit shelves.

On another note, I have realized, after reading a lot of CES news, that HDM's days are way more numbered than I thought. I mean literally. With announcements like XtremeHD stuff (satellite VOD up to 80mb/s, 2x the bitrate of bluray) and other similar services - it's only a matter of months before HD direct download services offer a better product than can be found on shiny discs.

I know a lot of you just hate the idea of DRM'd downloads period, but you better get use to it. Because if you love your discs, they will only offer you an inferior product (bitrate etc) very soon.

Also, check this out. Pretty cool idea, I like where it's headed:



So $160, right now, and you get 10 movies in 1080p on some hard drives shipped to you, that plug right into your Xbox. And in a couple months, download and buy them individually.[/QUOTE]

As long as there's no DRM, I'm all for it. Otherwise, I'll keep my money thank you very much.
 
[quote name='daphatty']As long as there's no DRM, I'm all for it. Otherwise, I'll keep my money thank you very much.[/QUOTE]

Every disc you buy has DRM too.

Why would any company create WMV's in 1080p of their movies and sell them without DRM just so they can find them on bittorent 5 minutes later?
 
[quote name='velvet396']Universal's exclusivity contract expired? :([/quote]

The contract in place with Toshiba expired but they haven't announced any plans to go neutral yet, they've just said that they're still supporting HD DVD.
 
[quote name='Ice2Dragon']Got Zodiac and White noise today.

Zodiac is phenomenal.. WN is a huge ass disappointment.. Honestly the DVD upconverted looks better -_-V[/QUOTE]

white noise got 4/5 stars on HDD

"Although Universal's history with catalog titles has been hit or miss as of late, I’m happy to report that this 1080p/VC-1 encode is easily the best I've seen from the studio in quite a while."
 
Good news.

Responding to published reports that its commitment to backing HD DVD exclusively has ended, Universal has issued a new statement of support for HD DVD.

"Contrary to unsubstantiated rumors from unnamed sources, Universal's current plan is to continue to support the HD DVD format," said Ken Graffeo, executive vice president of HD strategic marketing for Universal Studios Home Entertainment and co-president of the HD DVD Promotional Group.

Graffeo's comments follow a report in yesterday's Variety that Universal's agreement to exclusively support HD DVD had ended and had not been renewed. The report went on to speculate that both Universal and Paramount could switch sides soon, ending the high-def format war instantly.

A Universal spokesperson told us this afternoon that the studio plans to issue new upcoming HD DVD title announcements in the near future.

The HD DVD Promotions Group is also said to be planning its own statement regarding the rumors of a Universal switch to format neutrality.

Stay tuned...
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http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/s...ends/Universal_Re-Affirms_HD_DVD_Support/1362

Doesn't get much more offical than that.
 
[quote name='rsigley']white noise got 4/5 stars on HDD

"Although Universal's history with catalog titles has been hit or miss as of late, I’m happy to report that this 1080p/VC-1 encode is easily the best I've seen from the studio in quite a while."[/quote]

high def bias gives another 4/5 star review to an hd dvd movie. Shocker of the century.

One site gives it 4/5 stars, another will give it 1/5, then another 2/5, every site is different.
 
[quote name='Ice2Dragon']high def bias gives another 4/5 star review to an hd dvd movie. Shocker of the century.

One site gives it 4/5 stars, another will give it 1/5, then another 2/5, every site is different.[/QUOTE]

He is referring to the PQ rating and you suck, that's why HDD got rid of you not because they are bias.
 
[quote name='Sporadic']He is referring to the PQ rating and you suck, that's why HDD got rid of you not because they are bias.[/quote]

Mkay. Must suck to have to pay 50 bucks to import movies I get for 20 here on blu ray :)

Yes, I left the site. Makes sense. :(

once again, sporadic jumps all over me without even reading what I said.

Every WEBSITE REVIEWS MOVIES DIFFERENTLY.

lets take for example the 28 days later video quality.

Blu ray.com = 4.5
HDD = 1.5

Theres tons of descripincies for EVERY movie, detail to grain, directors intention, etc.

Its up to the REVIEWER WHO REVIEWS the movie to get an accurate PQ assessment.

Notice how theres rarely ever a review THAT AGREES with another on everything.

Some sites gave Sunshine 5 star video/audio, others gave it 4.

Its all based on WHO reviews it and how THEY perceive it, but once again, your anti Ice2Dragon strikes again.

Thats why there are 1000000 of review sites for movies, why there are millions of reviewers for movies out there.

Everyones opinion is different.
 
[quote name='Ice2Dragon']words[/QUOTE]

[quote name='Sporadic']He is referring to the PQ rating and you suck, that's why HDD got rid of you not because they are bias.[/QUOTE]

fixed

also eat a dick
 
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