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Blu-ray releases on September 2nd, 2008 {Engadget HD}
Sep 2nd 2008 5:20AM Confirmation by Paramount themselves:
“We’re so happy to finally bring Michael Bay’s true vision to life with this release,” said Rob Moore, vice chairman of Paramount Pictures. “Because of Blu-ray’s expanded capacity, we are able to elevate the bit rate used for the picture as well as present uncompressed audio in the form of Dolby True HD.”
http://www.homemediamagazine.com/news/html/breaking_article.cfm?article_id=12858
More research asserts that Blu-ray adoption isn't apt to surge soon {Engadget HD}
May 14th 2008 4:42PM So 4% have a dedicated Blu-ray player and 9% intend to buy one.
Therefore, installed base will triple (4% to 13%) inside of a year. And that's not counting the PS3.
Is that bad news?
Engadget HD Podcast 084 - 05.07.2008 {Engadget HD}
May 7th 2008 5:25PM - The Orphanage is a SPANISH movie, not Italian.
- Paramount has announced it is going to re-issue its entire back catalog:
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Paramount/Disc_Announcements/Paramount_to_Re-Issue_Entire_Blu-ray_Back_Catalog/1715
Blu-ray releases on May 6th, 2008 {Engadget HD}
May 5th 2008 10:37AM "Actually only 6 of the 32 titles are being re-released on May 20th. So the asterisk will live on."
Actually not - go to dvdempire:
http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_preorderpage.asp?userid=99366234616558&site_id=69&site_media_id=0&swit=3&sort=2&display_pic=1&week=5%2F20%2F2008
They're all there (except Norbit and Freedom Writers which for some reason are already in stock!)
Wal-Mart to officially discontinue HD DVD sales by June {Engadget HD}
Feb 15th 2008 11:57AM Confirmation here:
http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/15/technology/wal-mart_blu-ray/index.htm?postversion=2008021511
Sigmatek's European SBR-1000 player does Blu-ray cheaper {Engadget HD}
Feb 15th 2008 10:53AM You were happy about cheaper HD DVD players from less-known brands:
[QUOTE]As production ramps up and costs drop through the floor we can expect these brands (and there are at least 3 of them making this kind of player) to start exporting.
Expect $100 HD DVD entry level players by Easter/summer as a permanent feature, not a season special.
Blu-ray simply cannot compete.
[END QUOTE]
http://www.engadgethd.com/2007/11/29/venturers-shd7000-hd-dvd-player-now-at-wal-mart-for-200/
Hey look at the bright side - HD DVD prices are coming down much faster than you expected. Forget 2nd-brand players for $100 in Easter/Summer - you can now get a Toshiba for $120 at amazon!
Engadget HD Podcast 072 - 02.14.2008 {Engadget HD}
Feb 15th 2008 4:38AM You wonder what happened with Transformers and Bourne Supremacy? Simple - they were part of a buy-one-get-one-free offer at Best Buy: http://forums.highdefdigest.com/showthread.php?t=38713
Finally some hard numbers in the format war {Engadget HD}
Apr 12th 2007 6:31PM Nielsen VideoScan is considered to be the most reliable source of retail information in the field of home video.
WRT titles selected, just look at recent dual new releases:
Since launch The Departed has sold 38,993 units on Blu-ray and 23,454 on HD DVD. Babel has sold 8,610/6,422. Lady in the Water 1,220/952. Wicker Man 1,469/1,025.
Sony officially announces $600 BDP-S300 Blu-ray player {Engadget HD}
Feb 28th 2007 4:25AM Yes it does. From the press release: "It has the added feature of 1080p upscaling through HDMI to 1080p capable HDTVs, improving the picture performance of existing DVD libraries."
Engadget HD Podcast 039 - 1.24.2007 {Engadget HD}
Jan 24th 2007 4:25PM He says there are no Universal titles with Dolby TrueHD. That is not true.
"End of Days" and "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" have Dolby TrueHD.
