HD DVD and Blu-ray releases before CES
You may have wondered where our weekly HD DVD and Blu-ray release post was and we have been wondering the same thing about all the releases. We can understand the push right before Christmas, but we are kind of surprised at the limited number of titles released just before CES. So we are going to sum up all the releases since Dec 19th through CES. While HD DVD still has a comfortable lead through the Christmas Season and CES, January looks like it may be the month for Blu-ray content. Of course new titles are announced almost constantly, currently Blu-ray has 25 titles with release dates in January compared to HD DVD's 12, but even with twice as many titles this month, it still won't be enough to overcome HD DVD's lead.HD DVD 147 vs Blu-ray 131.
Blu-ray
- Crank (Lionsgate)
- The Covenant (Sony)
- The Descent (Lionsgate)
- Transporter 2 (Fox)
- The Breakfast Club (Universal)
- The Deer Hunter (Universal)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Nick @ Jan 3rd 2007 10:40PM
Anyone hear the news that the Blu-Ray version of Descent does not work properly in all Blu-Ray players? It doesn't appear to be a problem for the PS3. But oddly enough, Sony's own stand alone Blu-Ray player has some issues with the title.
Can anyone confirm?
Matt B. @ Jan 3rd 2007 10:51PM
very true. doesn't work in the Sony standalone unit or the Pioneer(?) unit that it's based on. it's because these players don't support BD-J (Blu-Ray with Java-based menus) and Sony is supposed to have an update out for their player by 'the end of January'.
Mark @ Jan 4th 2007 1:37AM
Oh, and when they issue the update I hope they don't forget to include the latest player/device blacklist code, we wouldn't want Decent's best boy grip not to get paid.
Wayne @ Jan 4th 2007 8:13AM
I'd be interested to see how "Crank" looks in HD. It was filmed with two handheld HD cameras by the co-directors.