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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,127 |
| | Posted: | | | | Here's the story from VarietyQuote:
Daily Variety has confirmed that Universal's commitment to backing HD DVD exclusively has ended. And Paramount has an escape clause in its HD DVD contract allowing it to release pics on Blu-ray after Warner Bros.' decision to back that format exclusively. Humm... | | | To err is human...
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 1,911 |
| | Posted: | | | | old news, read the other threads. | | | | Signature banned: Reason out of date... |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,127 |
| | Posted: | | | | It's not in the old HD DVD and Blu-ray thread or the HD DVD and Blu-ray (part 2) thread. So, where is it exactly?  | | | To err is human...
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,911 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Ascended_Saiyan: Quote:
It's not in the old HD DVD and Blu-ray thread or the HD DVD and Blu-ray (part 2) thread. So, where is it exactly? Posted by me... Page 2 of the Bly-ray vs HD DVD Part 2 thread... Quote:
Universal HD DVD exclusivity contract has expired, sits non-renewed
More news from the format war today, and it isn't good for the red camp. Daily Variety has confirmed that Universal's agreement to stick with HD DVD has ended and has not been renewed. Additionally, Paramount has an escape clause in its contract that can be exercised following Warner's departure from the (now dwindling) HD DVD ranks. The article highlights various ongoing commitments both companies have to the format, but we've heard these kind of promises before from studios. It's feeling like a party where everyone leaves at once; nobody wants to be the first out the door, but everyone's looking in that direction. | | | | Signature banned: Reason out of date... | | | | Last edited: by NewEnglander |
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| Registered: April 14, 2007 | | Posts: 433 |
| | Posted: | | | | And Universal has stated the the Variety report is incorrect Universal Re-Affirms HD DVD Support"Responding to published reports that its commitment to backing HD DVD exclusively has ended, Universal has issued a new statement of support for HD DVD." | | | | Chris |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 |  Posts: 254 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting cmaeditor: Quote:
"Responding to published reports that its commitment to backing HD DVD exclusively has ended, Universal has issued a new statement of support for HD DVD." Notice there is no mention of "exclusive" HD DVD support. I'm guessing Universal and Paramount will soon announce going Purple, and that will last 9-12 months before finally going all Blu next year. It will be interesting to see how much work it will take to port their existing HD DVD's over to Blu Ray. Will they even bother yet seeing as so many of their HD DVDs would be profile 2.0 Blu Rays. | | | | Last edited: by stefc |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,911 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting stefc: Quote:
Quoting cmaeditor:
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"Responding to published reports that its commitment to backing HD DVD exclusively has ended, Universal has issued a new statement of support for HD DVD."
Notice there is no mention of "exclusive" HD DVD support.
I'm guessing Universal and Paramount will soon announce going Purple, and that will last 9-12 months before finally going all Blu next year. It will be interesting to see how much work it will take to port their existing HD DVD's over to Blu Ray. Will they even bother yet seeing as so many of their HD DVDs would be profile 2.0 Blu Rays. The BD Live spec is complete. The PS3 displayed all the BD Live features at CES last week. Alien vs. Predatior vs. You was a BD Live game. The PS3 has a working BD Live f/w, it just has not been made available to us for download yet. It is supposed to be released later this month. Just an FYI... Profile 1.1 is called Bonus View Profile 2.0 is called BD Live You'll start seeing the CE's not using the numbers anymore. | | | | Signature banned: Reason out of date... |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 254 |
| | Posted: | | | | Dont start that Erik. I know about the new marketing names, they are a joke for consumers. As if Joe public will walk into a Best Buy and say "I would like a Blu Ray disc player but it has to have Bonus View and BD Live please".
While BD Live spec is "complete" it will not be mandatory so CEs will still manufacture Bonus view only players. Not to mention all the people who bought SA players over the last two years.
My question is will Universal and Paramount bother converting their HDi menu system to Java, their IMEs to Bonus View and web enhanced features to BD Live if only the PS3 customers can use it? Or will we just see simplified releases. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 3,197 |
| | Posted: | | | | Buy them on HD DVD today instead.  | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| | Posted: | | | | Quoting stefc: Quote:
Dont start that Erik. I know about the new marketing names, they are a joke for consumers. As if Joe public will walk into a Best Buy and say "I would like a Blu Ray disc player but it has to have Bonus View and BD Live please".
While BD Live spec is "complete" it will not be mandatory so CEs will still manufacture Bonus view only players. Not to mention all the people who bought SA players over the last two years.
My question is will Universal and Paramount bother converting their HDi menu system to Java, their IMEs to Bonus View and web enhanced features to BD Live if only the PS3 customers can use it? Or will we just see simplified releases. I think they will. As long as the movie plays on all players (current plan) I don't see why they wouldn't add those features to those that adctually spend more for the other players. All BD Live adds is web content, so the question is, is that stuff really popular? I don't even know if I will use it. I might depending on the content. The good thing for people that are just now getting into BR is that all (new) players must be Bonus View comnpatible. | | | | Signature banned: Reason out of date... |
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| | Posted: | | | | Quoting stefc: Quote:
My question is will Universal and Paramount bother converting their HDi menu system to Java, their IMEs to Bonus View and web enhanced features to BD Live if only the PS3 customers can use it? You mention the PS3 customers as if they're a very small fraction of the Blu-ray market. I don't have any exact numbers, but it's my impression that the PS3 customers far outweighs all the rest put together. By a massive margin. | | | Get the CSVExport and Database Query plug-ins here.
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| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Mark Harrison: Quote:
You mention the PS3 customers as if they're a very small fraction of the Blu-ray market. I don't have any exact numbers, but it's my impression that the PS3 customers far outweighs all the rest put together. By a massive margin. You are correct...to a point. While the number of PS3 owners far outweighs the number of 'standalone' owners, statistically speaking, most of them do not buy Blu-ray discs on a regular basis. If they did, Blu-ray would have had, at the very least, a 5 or 6:1 sales advantage. So, as far as the Blu-ray 'disc' market is concerned, they are a small fraction. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,911 |
| | Posted: | | | | What was so negative abiout "Old news, read other threads"????
This is getting rredicukous. | | | | Signature banned: Reason out of date... |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,127 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting pplchamp: Quote:
Quoting Ascended_Saiyan:
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It's not in the old HD DVD and Blu-ray thread or the HD DVD and Blu-ray (part 2) thread. So, where is it exactly?
Posted by me... Page 2 of the Bly-ray vs HD DVD Part 2 thread...
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Universal HD DVD exclusivity contract has expired, sits non-renewed
More news from the format war today, and it isn't good for the red camp. Daily Variety has confirmed that Universal's agreement to stick with HD DVD has ended and has not been renewed. Additionally, Paramount has an escape clause in its contract that can be exercised following Warner's departure from the (now dwindling) HD DVD ranks. The article highlights various ongoing commitments both companies have to the format, but we've heard these kind of promises before from studios. It's feeling like a party where everyone leaves at once; nobody wants to be the first out the door, but everyone's looking in that direction. Ok. Thanks. I was looking for posts with links. That's probably why I missed it. I apologize. | | | To err is human...
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 5,494 |
| | Posted: | | | | I think the Studios should quit worrying backing whatever HiDef format to go with , and concentrate on the writers strike.. The Oscars will be in terrible trouble if this is not ended soon., as the Studios will lose millions and millions of $'s if their telecast in February turns into another Golden Globes fiasco as it was last night. The studios depend on this Oscar Telecast to catapult their films into Box Office Gold and gain all and any extra momentum at the Gate.. They will loose all of this if they don't end this strike soon., and to quit worrying about whether to go Blu ray or HDD.., Like what is the emergency here? Beta and VHS were hand in and hand for 10 years not just 10 months.   | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
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| | Posted: | | | | Quoting widescreenforever: Quote:
I think the Studios should quit worrying backing whatever HiDef format to go with , and concentrate on the writers strike.. I think the studios have enough manpower to work on both of these issues at the same time.  | | | Get the CSVExport and Database Query plug-ins here.
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