Unlike many fans of
either format Criterion has so far been satisfied to sit on the sidelines and let things transpire as they may, and for the time being they will continue to. On the new Criterion Collection blog executive Peter Becker spelled out the company's view on the ongoing tiff between HD DVD and Blu-ray. Criterion benefited by moving from making well-received laserdiscs to the DVD format early on, but with the lack of a single standard, it is left with the choice of either alienating some customers, or creating two sets of inventory for all of its content. While dual releases might be feasible for larger players like
Warner and
Paramount, Criterion is going to let things shake themselves out before releasing HD content on disc. Since it has been mastering all of its films in HD for years one can only imagine the stockpile of content and extras waiting to be unleashed...someday.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
img eL @ Nov 6th 2006 3:22PM
Criterion should at least jump in & get there feet wet, & also jump in with 3K, 4K, 5K, & beyond HD/BLu-Ray Roms
Alex @ Nov 6th 2006 9:42PM
Well they took forever to finally start doing anamorphic dvds stating that they were "evaluating the technology" before ever releasing one. So I'm not surprised they're waiting for the HD-DVD/BluRay skirmish to settle.
Wayne @ Nov 7th 2006 9:56AM
Don't they do limited edition releases anyway? What's the big deal? They should release movies for both formats. You won't be able to buy them in a couple of years anyway.