HD DVD and Blu-ray released on October 10th 2006
After last weeks disappointment with only one movie released for both formats which was the same movie and not even mentionable, both formats come out swinging. These are some of the heavy hitters we have been waiting for, like Batman Begins first and the every Dual Layer Blu-ray disc Click, which coincidentally was also recorded with HD cameras rather than film. Magnolia gets in the Blu-ray business with 6 movies and Warner continues to roll out the catalog titles like Army of Darkness. HD DVD's lead is by 22 movies, but at 3 more movies a week, HD DVD will probably still have the lead come Christmas time.This brings the total to HD DVD 90 vs Blu-ray 68.
Blu-ray
- 16 Blocks (Warner Home Video)
- Aeon Flux (Paramount Home Entertainment)
- Bikini Destinations: Triple Fantasy (Magnolia Home Entertainment)
- Bubble (Magnolia Home Entertainment)
- Click (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment )
- Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (Magnolia Home Entertainment)
- HDNet World Report Special: Shuttle Discovery's Historic Mission (Magnolia Home Entertainment)
- One Last Thing... (Magnolia Home Entertainment)
- Syriana (Warner Home Video)
- U2: Rattle and Hum (Paramount Home Entertainment)
- The War Within (Magnolia Home Entertainment)
HD DVD
- Army of Darkness (Universal Studios Home Entertainment)
- Batman Begins (Warner Home Video)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Warner Home Video)
- The Corpse Bride (Warner Home Video)
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Universal Studios Home Entertainment)
- The Polar Express (Warner Home Video)
- Waist Deep (Universal Studios Home Entertainment)
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Warner Home Video)
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HD DVD release schedule
Blu-ray release schedule
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
hmurchison @ Oct 9th 2006 8:55PM
The HD DVD titles are much better. Most people probably have never heard of those Magnolia titles.
ed @ Oct 9th 2006 9:15PM
HD DVD sells more players and movies than BluRay. Samsung, Toshiba, LG, HP, Acer, Sanyo, NEC and others are making HD DVD players. GM, Ford and Mercedes will have HD DVD in their cars. HD DVD seems more like a better choice to me. And I plan on getting one this December.
digiNic @ Oct 9th 2006 11:18PM
Hmurchinson, I agree. I was wondering if it was just me that thought HD DVD was releasing movies I would consider watching. All of Blu-ray's offerings to-date just have been of no interest to me whatsoever. I can not wait for Polar Express in HD! There is always this talk about studio support, size, etc...Has anyone ever stopped to consider the actual content? Maybe I am missing something, but I personally think HD DVD has been putting out better quality movies.
Shmoe @ Oct 10th 2006 1:10AM
I don't see anything in this Beta-Ray batch worth watching, other than Bikini Destinations, which you can get free on cable almost everynight.
Shmoe @ Oct 10th 2006 1:11AM
I want Top Gun on HD-DVD
WiFiSpy @ Oct 10th 2006 6:55AM
Batman Begins is the new Reference HD optical disc period.
Kevin @ Oct 15th 2006 4:09PM
You guys don't know what you're missing on those magnolia titles... they all rock.