3 U.S. film studios to release 89 films on HD DVD in late 2005

[MoobyTheGoldenCalf]

Sounds cool, but how much will the discs and players cost?


http://www.forbes.com/technolo..._ky_0000-5514-dvd.html

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan 07, 2005 (Kyodo via COMTEX) -- Warner Bros. Studios and two other major U.S. film studios said Thursday they will release a total of 89 films on HD DVD, a new high-definition digital video format developed by Toshiba Corp. and NEC Corp., in the fourth quarter of 2005.

The 89 titles include the "Harry Potter" series and "Batman Begins" to be released by Warner Bros., "Van Helsing" and "The Bourne Supremacy" from Universal Pictures, and "The Manchurian Candidate" and "Forest Gump" from Paramount Pictures.

The announcements were made at the 2005 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

HD DVD is being promoted by the DVD Forum of more than 230 consumer electronics, information technology and content companies led by Japanese hardware makers Toshiba and NEC.

The format is competing against a rival technology called Blu-ray Disc, promoted by the Blue-ray Disc Association of nearly 100 members including Sony Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.

The BDA said Thursday three leading providers of hardware and software -- Sun Microsystems Inc., Electronic Arts Inc. and Vivendi Universal Games Inc. -- have joined the group.

 

[conjur]

YES!!!!

 

[halik]

<- runs off to buy hd-dvd player

 

[lancestorm]

Sweet! Too bad blu-ray is better format as far as disk space

 

[K1052]

The war of the announcements continues....

 

[Princefield2040]

boo. this is so gay. DVDs came out liek 2 years ago and are fine. y do we need this bs? plus we not gonna be able to copy them....

 

[anxi80]

warner, new line and hbo's list

paramounts list

universals list (rumored to be released in Q1 of 2006)

 

[Chadder007]

This sucks. No one is going to go all out and get this like they did DVD's.

Besides, DIVX6 is about to come out and will allow DVD players with the codec installed to be able to play High Def movies on a single DVD.

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: Princefield2040
boo. this is so gay. DVDs came out liek 2 years ago and are fine. y do we need this bs? plus we not gonna be able to copy them....

Higher quality video.
Eliminate multiple discs for large amounts of SD content.
Obvious computer industry applications.
The list goes on...

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: Princefield2040
boo. this is so gay. DVDs came out liek 2 years ago and are fine. y do we need this bs? plus we not gonna be able to copy them....

its all about $$$$

and seriously ... HD > DVD and anyone can tell a big difference. to people who really are into visual quality, this is like night and day.

PS DVD's are fine for me right now, and i honestly don't think i will be buying HD DVD's off the bat when they first come out.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: Chadder007
This sucks. No one is going to go all out and get this like they did DVD's.

Besides, DIVX6 is about to come out and will allow DVD players with the codec installed to be able to play High Def movies on a single DVD.

normal DVD movies aren't even in HD resolution. they are in 480p at best ... HD is atleast 720p.

how can that work? it will have to upconvert the signal in order to get a normal DVD to play in HD if i'm not mistaken.

 

[Electric Amish]

Harry Potter, Forrest Gump....

Wow... let me run right out and get one for that stellar selection... :roll:

I don't want to watch those in LD.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Princefield2040
boo. this is so gay. DVDs came out liek 2 years ago and are fine. y do we need this bs? plus we not gonna be able to copy them....

You sir need to stop talking

 

[MoobyTheGoldenCalf]

Originally posted by: anxi80
warner, new line and hbo's list

paramounts list

universals list (rumored to be released in Q1 of 2006)

For the Lazy:

PLANNED WARNER HOME VIDEO HD DVD LAUNCH TITLES -- Above the Law -- Alexander -- Angels in America (HBO) -- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (New Line) -- Batman Begins -- Blade (New Line) -- Catwoman -- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory -- Constantine -- Contact -- Dark City (New Line) -- The Dukes of Hazzard -- Eraser -- Executive Decision -- Final Destination (New Line) -- Friday (New Line) -- From the Earth to the Moon (HBO) -- The Fugitive -- Gothika -- Hard to Kill -- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone -- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets -- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban -- House of Wax (2005) -- The Last Samurai -- The Mask (New Line) -- The Matrix -- The Matrix Reloaded -- The Matrix Revolutions -- Maverick -- Million Dollar Baby -- The Music Man -- Mystic River -- Next of Kin -- North by Northwest -- Ocean's Eleven -- Ocean's Twelve -- Passenger 57 -- The Perfect Storm -- The Phantom of the Opera (2004) -- The Player (New Line) -- The Polar Express -- Red Planet -- Rush Hour (New Line) -- Se7en (New Line) -- Soldier -- The Sopranos (HBO) -- Spawn (New Line) -- Swordfish -- Troy -- Under Siege -- U.S. Marshals -- Wild Wild West

PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT -- HD DVD LAUNCH TITLES
New/Recent Releases:
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
ELIZABETHTOWN
COACH CARTER
ITALIAN JOB
SCHOOL OF ROCK
SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW
Catalog Titles:
FORREST GUMP
BRAVEHEART
GHOST
GREASE
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2
BLACK RAIN
SAVE THE LAST DANCE
SLEEPY HOLLOW
U2 RATTLE &amp;amp; HUM
VANILLA SKY
LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER
STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT
WE WERE SOLDIERS


Titles revealed for HD DVD release include the following high-profile
films: "The Bourne Supremacy," "The Chronicles of Riddick" and "Van Helsing."
In addition, Universal plans to release HD DVD versions of such catalog
titles as: "Apollo 13," "U-571," "12 Monkeys," "Dune," "The Thing," "End of
Days," "Backdraft," "Waterworld," "The Bone Collector," "Spy Game," "Pitch
Black," "Conan the Barbarian" and "Dante's Peak."

 

[Gothgar]

this is going to suck, they are going to have both HD-DVD's and Blu-Ray, this is going to drive up the price of everything, until one drops out...

 

[Chadder007]

Originally posted by: purbeast0

Originally posted by: Chadder007
This sucks. No one is going to go all out and get this like they did DVD's.

Besides, DIVX6 is about to come out and will allow DVD players with the codec installed to be able to play High Def movies on a single DVD.

normal DVD movies aren't even in HD resolution. they are in 480p at best ... HD is atleast 720p.

how can that work? it will have to upconvert the signal in order to get a normal DVD to play in HD if i'm not mistaken.

I need to find the article so that you can read it. It will be on new players that are coming out in a few months. They will not have to be upverted. The disks have to have the new format using DIVX6 and so does the player. Using standard definition movies on a regular DVD disc using DIVX 6 will allow for up to like 8 movies per disc. Or one high def movie.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: Princefield2040
boo. this is so gay. DVDs came out liek 2 years ago and are fine. y do we need this bs? plus we not gonna be able to copy them....

You sir need to stop talking

Well said.

When's LOTR out on HD/Blu-ray?

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Don't forget teh Super Ultra special cobbo wabbo edition of Star Wars. Now with Lemmings being stepped on by AT-ATs.

 

[Gothgar]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
Don't forget teh Super Ultra special cobbo wabbo edition of Star Wars. Now with Lemmings being stepped on by AT-ATs.

roflmao

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: K1052

Originally posted by: Princefield2040
boo. this is so gay. DVDs came out liek 2 years ago and are fine. y do we need this bs? plus we not gonna be able to copy them....

Higher quality video.
Eliminate multiple discs for large amounts of SD content.
Obvious computer industry applications.
The list goes on...

And if you don't like it, there is this thing called backwards compatibility! All new players will play older discs. Quite obviously.

 

[MoobyTheGoldenCalf]

Originally posted by: IHateMyJob2004
Super Ultra special cobbo wabbo edition of Star Wars

LMFAO!

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Princefield2040
boo. this is so gay. DVDs came out liek 2 years ago and are fine. y do we need this bs? plus we not gonna be able to copy them....

DVDs have been out for about 8 years.

 

[MoobyTheGoldenCalf]

So anybody have any idea how much these movies will cost? Or how much for the players?

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: MoobyTheGoldenCalf

Originally posted by: anxi80
warner, new line and hbo's list

paramounts list

universals list (rumored to be released in Q1 of 2006)

For the Lazy:

PLANNED WARNER HOME VIDEO HD DVD LAUNCH TITLES -- Above the Law -- Alexander -- Angels in America (HBO) -- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (New Line) -- Batman Begins -- Blade (New Line) -- Catwoman -- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory -- Constantine -- Contact -- Dark City (New Line) -- The Dukes of Hazzard -- Eraser -- Executive Decision -- Final Destination (New Line) -- Friday (New Line) -- From the Earth to the Moon (HBO) -- The Fugitive -- Gothika -- Hard to Kill -- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone -- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets -- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban -- House of Wax (2005) -- The Last Samurai -- The Mask (New Line) -- The Matrix -- The Matrix Reloaded -- The Matrix Revolutions -- Maverick -- Million Dollar Baby -- The Music Man -- Mystic River -- Next of Kin -- North by Northwest -- Ocean's Eleven -- Ocean's Twelve -- Passenger 57 -- The Perfect Storm -- The Phantom of the Opera (2004) -- The Player (New Line) -- The Polar Express -- Red Planet -- Rush Hour (New Line) -- Se7en (New Line) -- Soldier -- The Sopranos (HBO) -- Spawn (New Line) -- Swordfish -- Troy -- Under Siege -- U.S. Marshals -- Wild Wild West

PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT -- HD DVD LAUNCH TITLES
New/Recent Releases:
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
ELIZABETHTOWN
COACH CARTER
ITALIAN JOB
SCHOOL OF ROCK
SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW
Catalog Titles:
FORREST GUMP
BRAVEHEART
GHOST
GREASE
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2
BLACK RAIN
SAVE THE LAST DANCE
SLEEPY HOLLOW
U2 RATTLE &amp;amp; HUM
VANILLA SKY
LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER
STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT
WE WERE SOLDIERS


Titles revealed for HD DVD release include the following high-profile
films: "The Bourne Supremacy," "The Chronicles of Riddick" and "Van Helsing."
In addition, Universal plans to release HD DVD versions of such catalog
titles as: "Apollo 13," "U-571," "12 Monkeys," "Dune," "The Thing," "End of
Days," "Backdraft," "Waterworld," "The Bone Collector," "Spy Game," "Pitch
Black," "Conan the Barbarian" and "Dante's Peak."

Rattle and Hum?

I saw the HD broadcast of that on HD Net some months ago. That's not a film that's benefitted by HD because of the grainy footage. But, hey, good to see Paramount keeping U2 active in its list of titles.

 

[anxi80]

truth be told, ill wait until someone emerges from the format war as the victor before making an investment.

by the way, glad to see the critically-acclaimed cinematic verite's 'catwoman' and 'passenger 57' will be one of the first releases...

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Charles Rane: On occasion.
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