Hollywood to sell HD DVD titles for US$19-29.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/GB04Dh02.html


Hollywood to sell HD DVD titles for US$19-29

TOKYO - Warner Bros Inc, Paramount Pictures Corp and Universal Studios
will likely start selling HD DVD movie titles in Japan and the US in
October for 2,000 yen to 3,000 yen (US$19-29).

The three major Hollywood movie studios, which back the HD DVD format,
had already announced their plans to release a total of 89 HD DVD
movie titles in the two nations. Most of these are expected to hit the
market this year.

The generous pricing, which will put the differential between the HD
DVD software and conventional DVD movie titles at no more than 1,000
yen, is believed to be aimed at aiding in HD DVD's fight against the
rival Blu-ray Disc format. The HD DVD standard is being pushed by
Toshiba Corp and others, while a separate group led by Sony Corp is
rallying behind Blu-ray.

Thomas Lesinski, president of Paramount Pictures Worldwide Home
Entertainment, said the differential between his company's HD DVD and
conventional DVD movie titles would likely be around US$5-10. Since
the firm's DVD movie software sells between US$15 and US$20, HD DVD
titles will likely retail for 20-US$30.

Warner Bros and Universal Studios have yet to announce any decisions
on pricing of HD DVD software, but their prices are expected to be in
line with Paramount's.

(Asia Pulse/Nikkei)






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Allan

On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 07:35:30 -0500, Allan
<> wrote:

>http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Japan/GB04Dh02.html
>
>
>Hollywood to sell HD DVD titles for US$19-29
>
>TOKYO - Warner Bros Inc, Paramount Pictures Corp and Universal Studios
>will likely start selling HD DVD movie titles in Japan and the US in
>October for 2,000 yen to 3,000 yen (US$19-29).
>
>The three major Hollywood movie studios, which back the HD DVD format,
>had already announced their plans to release a total of 89 HD DVD
>movie titles in the two nations. Most of these are expected to hit the

My first DVD player (Apr. 1997) Sony S-7000 cost me $1300.00
My first DVD (Mar. 1997) a terrible transfer of "A Boy and His Dog"
cost me $40.00.

The cost of the HD's seems quite reasonable and will help offset
the pain of spending $1000 or so on an HD machine.
-Rich

RichA