HD-DVD / Blue-ray Question

I remember reading somewhere that one of these formats (HD-DVD or
Blue-Ray) had all the movie studios signed up. Does any know which format
that is?

Thanks in advance.

DRO

DRO wrote:
> I remember reading somewhere that one of these formats (HD-DVD or
> Blue-Ray) had all the movie studios signed up. Does any know which format
> that is?

Yes, and it was a THIRD format, ironically enough, called the DRO disc
format. DRO disc = Dumbass Retarded Optical disc. HTH.

-Junior

DRO wrote:
> I remember reading somewhere that one of these formats (HD-DVD or
> Blue-Ray) had all the movie studios signed up. Does any know which format
> that is?
>
> Thanks in advance.

Blu-ray has all the studios signed up except for Universal.

Toshiba's HD-DVD does NOT have the support of Disney, Sony, MGM,
Lionsgate, and I forget the other one (Fox?)

So, Blu-ray is the way to go!

On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:44:53 GMT, "DRO" <> spewed forth
these words of wisdom:

> I remember reading somewhere that one of these formats (HD-DVD or
>Blue-Ray) had all the movie studios signed up. Does any know which format
>that is?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>

There's a great 20-page comparison in this month's Sound & Vision.

--
"I'm not a cool person in real life, but I play one on the Internet"
Galley

HD-DVD has the support of Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios, Warners,
HBO Video, and New Line Entertainment.

But more importantly, the marketplace will ignore both formats and they'll
each end up as relevant as SACD and DVD-A. IMHO, of couse.

Kimba W. Lion wrote:
> But more importantly, the marketplace will ignore both formats and they'll
> each end up as relevant as SACD and DVD-A. IMHO, of couse.

IAWTP.

-Junior

Kimba W. Lion wrote:
> HD-DVD has the support of Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios, Warners,
> HBO Video, and New Line Entertainment.

Only Universal supports Toshiba without supporting Blu-ray.

4-5 studios support Blu-ray but do NOT support Toshiba's HDDVD. Can you
do without Disney? Sony? They both are Blu-ray only.

"asj" <> wrote in message
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>
> Kimba W. Lion wrote:
>> HD-DVD has the support of Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios,
>> Warners,
>> HBO Video, and New Line Entertainment.
>
> Only Universal supports Toshiba without supporting Blu-ray.
>
> 4-5 studios support Blu-ray but do NOT support Toshiba's HDDVD. Can
> you
> do without Disney? Sony? They both are Blu-ray only.

Today, anyway.

I have seen both the HD DVD and Blu Ray machines with HDMI fed to a very
high end Plasma. They look wonderful.

They do not look a quantum leap above upconverted DVD in the same setting,
however. I think this incremental change will not attract a huge number of
consumers to buy yet more versions of the movies they like.

If, however, the writable discs get around $5 or so, instead of $20,
internal writers for PCs could be the niche for these media.


"DRO" <> wrote in message
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> I remember reading somewhere that one of these formats (HD-DVD or
> Blue-Ray) had all the movie studios signed up. Does any know which format
> that is?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>

HD-DVD already has titles launched with players from major studios, and the
HDXA1 launched in Japan is apparently shipped with titles one of which is
Resident Evil... a Sony disc by all accounts... strange world isn't it?

"Alpha" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I have seen both the HD DVD and Blu Ray machines with HDMI fed to a very
> high end Plasma. They look wonderful.
>
> They do not look a quantum leap above upconverted DVD in the same setting,
> however. I think this incremental change will not attract a huge number
of
> consumers to buy yet more versions of the movies they like.
>
> If, however, the writable discs get around $5 or so, instead of $20,
> internal writers for PCs could be the niche for these media.
>
>
> "DRO" <> wrote in message
> news:9MT4g.8986$...
> > I remember reading somewhere that one of these formats (HD-DVD or
> > Blue-Ray) had all the movie studios signed up. Does any know which
format
> > that is?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
>
>