Comments on: Australian DVD Podcast #60: HD Neutral

by: HumanMedia

Sun, 20 May 2007 23:40:49 +0000

And in that same Home media magazine, “When Blu-ray announced they had sold 1 million titles, we (HD DVD) had sold 985,000.”

by: MACCA350

Sat, 19 May 2007 05:51:24 +0000

Also of note, from HD World
http://www.hd-world.net/

“Warner Home Video has announced it will bring the blockbuster ‘300′ to Blu-ray and HD DVD on July 31st in the US.
In a welcome move, both versions will be identical in terms of picture and audio !!

The Blu-ray Disc version will be a duel BD-50 disc, and the HD DVD version will
be a HD-30/9 Combo disc.

Both will feature identical 1080p/VC-1 transfers and
matching Dolby TrueHD (48kHz/16-bit) 5.1 surround tracks.

The extras will include over 90 minutes of bonus features,” including audio commentary with director Zack Snyder and the filmmakers, multiple featurettes and much more.

Blu-ray looses out again though in the HD extras. The HD DVD version will include a ‘picture-in-picture
video commentary’, plus an exclusive “Vengeance & Valor” interactive game. Australian dates to be announced soon”

Looks like Blu-ray are letting their advanced features slip.

cheers

by: MACCA350

Sat, 19 May 2007 05:39:19 +0000

Some interesting info taken from page 32 of the Home Media Magazine
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/questex/hom052007/index.php

Blu-ray to release 47 titles this year, 147 in 2008 and 342 in 2009.
…Totals 536 in 3 years

HD DVD to release 20 titles this month, 29 next month, 73 in July, 57 in August, 77 in September, 115 in October, 185 in November and 240 in December.
…Totals 796 in 8 Months

cheers