Looks like the format war is finally over.
Warner Bros. announced recently that it would drop support for HD DVD and only release on Blu-ray and regular DVD starting in May.
I’m glad I waited before purchasing a next-gen HD player. Blu-ray’s specs are much more suited to high quality video in my opinion.
Apple Insider has some more details on this big decision.
I’ve put up two new sections on our Splice Store. In the Movies category you will now find a selection of the top selling Blu-ray and HD DVD titles for sale. There’s no better time than right now to start expanding your movie collection in HD!
Don’t have a next-gen HD player yet? That’s OK we also have a large selection of DVD movies for sale.
The Blu-Ray and HD DVD format war is really kicking up a storm recently. If we rely on the sales results alone Blu-Ray is clearly in the lead. However, the low cost of HD DVD players is attracting quite a few customers.
Lets poll our tech savvy readers to find out how many of you have taken the plunge and purchased a next gen high definition player for your home theaters.
Loading ...I came across some interesting developments in the recent HD DVD announcements. The pieces of the puzzle are slowly starting to come together.
Firstly Crave was kind enough to point out that shortly after Paramount’s big announcement both Fox and MGM made a press release stating that they will be implementing “an aggressive global Blu-Ray Disc release strategy, including 29 new releases and ‘must-have’ catalog titles that runs through the end of the 2007 calendar year”.
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Last night an angry Michael Bay, the Director of Transformers, The Island, Bad Boys II, etc, lashed out at Paramount on his personal blog for dropping Blu-Ray support.
His post was entitled “Paramount pisses me off!” and read like this…
“I want people to see my movies in the best formats possible. For them to deny people who have Blu-ray sucks! They were progressive by having two formats. No Transformers 2 for me!
Pretty harsh words! He was quick to sober up realize his mistake and has now removed the post. His latest entry reads…
“Last night at dinner I was having dinner with three Blu-Ray owners, they were pissed about no Transformers Blu-Ray and I drank the kool aid hook line and sinker.” “So today I saw 300 on HD-DVD, it rocks! So I think I might be back on to do Transformers 2!”
This guy really changes his mind quickly! I hope he learned his lesson, don’t drink and blog!
Michael Bay’s full post on his personal blog.
It was really starting to look like Blu-Ray was beginning to win the HD format war. Today, Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation SKG surprised the film industry by dropping support for Blu-Ray and announced exclusive support for HD DVD. This is very reminiscent of the VHS vs. Betamax format war of the 1980s. Is this a lethal blow after a long battle or merely a minor setback for Blu-Ray?
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