Author Topic: BREAKING DEVELOPMENT: Warner Bros. Goes Blu-Ray Exclusive! (Read 24856 times)

Marl☆1 · « **Reply #90 on:** Jan 06, 2008 at 11:54 PM »

Quote from: jcdvo on Jan 06, 2008 at 09:58 PM

if its for the hd-dvd format's survival its about time to consider free licensing. '

who knows, hd-dvd may become hd for the masses just like what vcd is to dvd here.

very interesting thought buddy. well, in this scenario, one obstacle they have to contend with as well is the cost of their players. the analogy break down when you consider that dvd players can play vcds AND that vcd players are dime a dozen.

streetsmart · « **Reply #91 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 07:15 AM »

Quote from: Munskie on Jan 06, 2008 at 08:00 PM

a look at Blu-ray and HD DVD exclusives for 2008

Universal
American Gangster
Charlie Wilson's War (Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts).
Wanted
The Incredible Hulk
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Mamma Mia!
The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Paramount/Dreamworks
Bee Movie
Beowulf
Sweeney Todd
1-18-08 (Cloverfield)
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Kung Fu Panda (animated from Dreamworks)
The Love Guru (Mike Myers new comedy)
Tropic Thunder (Spielberg produced Action Comedy with Ben Stiller)
Iron Man

Warner
Fred Claus
I Am Legend
Get Smart
The Dark Knight
Speed Racer
10,000 B.C.

New Line
The Golden Compass
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo

Sony
Vantage Point
Hancock
Step Brothers
You Don't Mess with Zohan (Adam Sandler)

Fox/MGM
Hitman
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
The Mist
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
Starship Dave (Eddie Murphy)
X-Files 2 (films in December, supposed to come out in July at theaters)
Jumper
Horton Hears a Who

Disney
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Wall-E

For me, parang mas maganda pa rin mga upcoming releases sa HD-DVD kaysa Blu-Ray!

Thanks for the info!

darkwing · « **Reply #92 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 07:53 AM »

Quote from: jcdvo on Jan 06, 2008 at 09:58 PM

if its for the hd-dvd format's survival its about time to consider free licensing. '

who knows, hd-dvd may become hd for the masses just like what vcd is to dvd here.

problem is that 70% of the movie studio is now blue

RadicalDude · « **Reply #93 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 08:13 AM »

Quote from: Munskie on Jan 06, 2008 at 08:00 PM

a look at Blu-ray and HD DVD exclusives for 2008

Universal
American Gangster
Charlie Wilson's War (Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts).
Wanted
The Incredible Hulk
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Mamma Mia!
The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Ey... the first Hellboy's in Blu... how come the second one's in Red?

pchin · « **Reply #94 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 08:17 AM »

Hmm...HD DVD still has some nice exclusives for 2008.

darkwing · « **Reply #95 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 08:36 AM »

i would add 'timed exclusive' to that ^_^

baby · « **Reply #96 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 08:39 AM »

Quote from: RadicalDude on Jan 07, 2008 at 08:13 AM

Ey... the first Hellboy's in Blu... how come the second one's in Red?

1st one is in Columbia tri star.

Mouldingo · « **Reply #97 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 08:48 AM »

Di natin masabi na exclusives pa mga 'to for long. Maraming chismis ngayon umiikot na NBC Universal might go neutral and Viacom Paramount might execute their exit clause sa 18 month contract nila w/ Toshiba. Maliit kasi ang HD DVD market share ng mga 'to compared to Warner, especially Paramount. Lalong liliit pa ang market with Warner gone... :'( :'( :'(

newbie pa rin · « **Reply #98 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 08:51 AM »

Time to save for a blue ray player.

SirLaw11 · « **Reply #99 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 09:01 AM »

Its a big blow to HD camp, but i will not say its over yet. This situation is something similar when Paramount/Dreamworks dropped blu-ray last year. HD DVD is cheaper, and if Universal/Paramount/Dreamworks fully commit to HD then the market is still gonna be seperated even though it will be 60/40. CE companies will be force to make dual player. And thus continue the war. Samsung is making another combo player to replace there recently release BD-UP5000 with BD-UP5500. This was announced today at CES 2008.

Anything can happen at any given time with M$ at toshiba's side, everything is possible. Wishful thinking on my part i guess. The good thing that i can say is, i can always import warner's title overseas for my HD DVD

once they go exclusive this June 08.

I will definitely buy a blu ray player once they come up with a decent complete profile 2.0 specs. But for now i will remain in the red camp.

Update:

Toshiba "Firmly Commited to HD DVD"

http://www.cepro.com/article/toshiba_firmly_committed_to_hd_dvd_despite_warner_move/

viperkid · « **Reply #100 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 09:19 AM »

It would not surprsie me if HD pulls a rabbit out of the hat so to speak since Microsoft is one of the backers of HD-DVD. I personally is Ok with the news since I'm neutral currently owns a HD-DVD player and plans to get a PS3 when MGS4 comes out.

Munskie · « **Reply #101 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 09:25 AM »

Quote from: RadicalDude on Jan 07, 2008 at 08:13 AM

Ey... the first Hellboy's in Blu... how come the second one's in Red?

Universal acquired the project when Revolution studios orpahned the film. Universal now will finance and distribute the sequel...

Munskie · « **Reply #102 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 09:28 AM »

Quote from: streetsmart on Jan 07, 2008 at 07:15 AM

For me, parang mas maganda pa rin mga upcoming releases sa HD-DVD kaysa Blu-Ray!

Thanks for the info!

Quote from: pchin on Jan 07, 2008 at 08:17 AM

Hmm...HD DVD still has some nice exclusives for 2008.

I agree. If no switching will happen (and thats a big "IF"), then ill still have valuable use for my HD DVD player...

SirLaw11 · « **Reply #103 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 09:38 AM »

Quote from: Munskie on Jan 07, 2008 at 09:28 AM

I agree. If no switching will happen (and thats a big "IF"), then ill still have valuable use for my HD DVD player...

hehehe its not like our hd dvd players will stop working after May 08. I love my HDXA2

as my primary player. SD upconvert is close to HD

pchin · « **Reply #104 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 09:47 AM »

Now that the news is out, it's very hard to get rid of our HD DVD collections & players so we can still enjoy watching our favourite movies for many years to come or at least until our HD DVD players kaput & konk-out!

baby · « **Reply #105 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 10:06 AM »

I don't know but the news Warner abandoning HD-DVD camp sounds fishy. Maybe there is a dispute. Something big is coming. Lets wait and see.

darkwing · « **Reply #106 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 11:35 AM »

Sony has said it will update the PS3 with BD2.0 specs at CES 2008, Warner has said the going exclusive is for them to push just 1 format and they waited to see who was leading, it makes sense to push just 1 format, less confusing sa consumers

juneaki · « **Reply #107 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 11:41 AM »

Hmmm! Billy is silent! Will he take this new development sitting down? It's interesting to wait for his announcement in the CES!

darkwing · « **Reply #108 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 11:46 AM »

Quote from: juneaki on Jan 07, 2008 at 11:41 AM

Hmmm! Billy is silent! Will he take this new development sitting down? It's interesting to wait for his announcement in the CES!

MS has been pushing for download services na

pchin · « **Reply #109 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 12:02 PM »

Quote from: darkwing on Jan 07, 2008 at 11:35 AM

Sony has said it will update the PS3 with BD2.0 specs at CES 2008

Another update so soon....good to hear.

krazy · « **Reply #110 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 01:11 PM »

Quote from: SirLaw11 on Jan 07, 2008 at 09:01 AM

The good thing that i can say is, i can always import warner's title overseas for my HD DVD once they go exclusive this June 08.

But Warner's switch to Blu-Ray is global (not just the US), after May of this year no more Warner and New Line HD DVD's will be produced/released anywhere. So for upcoming movies like The Dark Knight, you will need a PS3 or standalone BD player as BD will be the only version available after May 2008.

darkwing · « **Reply #111 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 01:32 PM »

no surprise here in the stock market after the WB move

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a8VXNBrm2jMw&refer=home

"Toshiba, the rival HD DVD standard's leading promoter, fell 2.5 percent to its lowest in more than nine months."

oReOsHaKe · « **Reply #112 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 04:08 PM »

Quote from: krazy on Jan 07, 2008 at 01:11 PM

But Warner's switch to Blu-Ray is global (not just the US), after May of this year no more Warner and New Line HD DVD's will be produced/released anywhere. So for upcoming movies like The Dark Knight, you will need a PS3 or standalone BD player as BD will be the only version available after May 2008.

SD-DVD will still be released though.. So for those die-hard HD-DVD fans who dont want to go neutral, then SD-DVD is the way to go.. hehehe

Mouldingo · « **Reply #113 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 10:35 PM »

Format war reworks 1980s video fight

...As they made their decision, Warner executives were particularly mindful of the international market. The studio has one of the industry’s most powerful overseas distribution networks, which it has emphasised as a vital source of growth. While Blu-ray disc sales had opened only a modest lead over HD-DVD in the US, the advantage had swung to a wide margin elsewhere.

In the UK and France, for example, Blu-ray discs accounted for 75 per cent of the market. In Japan, that was more than 90 per cent.

The studio’s switch means the outlook is gloomy for the studios that have championed HD-DVD. Universal, owned by General Electric, has been the format’s biggest champion but it was keeping tight-lipped yesterday about its next move.

It was also unclear yesterday whether the other studios backing HD-DVD would change sides, although it is understood Paramount has reserved the right to switch its backing to Blu-ray.

Full Article from the Financial Times

juanch · « **Reply #114 on:** Jan 07, 2008 at 11:13 PM »

I really hope Toshiba w/M$ volleys offensive against the blu-camp.

for some reason I'm enjoying this war, for me it's like a watching a really fun Pacquiao fight.

I don't want to see HD-DVD go down without a fight.

barrid · « **Reply #115 on:** Jan 08, 2008 at 06:40 AM »

I will surely go neutral when the prices of Blu-Ray hardware goes down to less than 200 dollars.

maybe, the reds will come out with cheaper Blu-Ray player. $:-\$

Mouldingo · « **Reply #116 on:** Jan 08, 2008 at 07:38 AM »

WOW BITIN

Paramount/DreamWorks: "Still Supporting HD DVD" [UPDATED]

UPDATE: We have received word from Paramount/DreamWorks that although they continue to support HD DVD, they will not be making any new high-def title announcements at CES 2008.

Paramount/DreamWorks responded to Warner's shift to Blu-ray exclusivity today, saying that the studios have no plans to abandon the HD DVD format.

Following Warner's shocking defection to Blu-ray last Friday, and the subsequent cancellation by the HD DVD Promotions Group of its planned CES media event Sunday night, speculation has run rampant regarding Paramount's next move, as well as the fate of any HD DVD title announcements they had originally planned for CES.

High-Def Digest contacted Paramount for comment, and we were told by a spokesperson that despite the events of the past few days, "we are still supporting HD DVD," and that neither Paramount nor DreamWorks had any further statements on the matter at this time.

As for any Paramount HD DVD title announcements originally planned for CES, at press time any such plans were "up in the air." Needless to say, we'll keep you posted.

Watch this space for continuing coverage....

pchin · « **Reply #117 on:** Jan 08, 2008 at 08:49 AM »

Quote from: Mouldingo on Jan 08, 2008 at 07:38 AM

Paramount/DreamWorks: "Still Supporting HD DVD" [UPDATED]

UPDATE: We have received word from Paramount/DreamWorks that although they continue to support HD DVD, they will not be making any new high-def title announcements at CES 2008.

With Paramount/DreamWorks refuse to make any new high-def title announcements, thus I'm very dubious of their long term comitment to HD DVD. It's hard NOT to abandon a sinking ship esp they have a special clause in their agreement of 18-month period with HD DVD.

For all we know, they maybe trying to find a way to exit this whole mess...

SirLaw11 · « **Reply #118 on:** Jan 08, 2008 at 12:37 PM »

Quote

they will not be making any new high-def title announcements at CES 2008.

Everyone was caught off guard with warners sudden deflection to blu ray. Even Universal's pr saying they have no comment when they were ask about the hd dvd. I'm a patient guy so i will wait for there real answer.

With the affirmation of Toshiba supporting HD DVD despite a set back from warner, i will still support them just like i have support them before. Now with the recent announcement of PS3 having 2.0 in there future firmware, then i will be glad to buy one for my high def needs.

darkwing · « **Reply #119 on:** Jan 08, 2008 at 01:36 PM »

when MS goes on CES without any mention of HD-DVD you know something is wrong, or was Toshiba left holding the bag alone, just imagine the HD-DVD booth at CES 2008, we only need Paramount to go neutral for this war to end completely, WB has the intent of only having one HD format, not two, people were just waiting to see who was the winner before buying in