Paramount Switching to Blu-Ray!

Geekyfanboy · January 15, 2008, 12:07:05 PM

Just read this blurb on Slice of Sci Fi

In the ongoing HD DVD/Blue-ray battle, Toshiba announced today that it will be cutting the price of its HD DVD players 40 to 50 percent.

The IC · January 22, 2008, 01:34:26 PM

I don't know if I want to see porn in 1080p. Think of the wrinkles, stubble, extreme close ups, etc..

Anyhoo, I am now begrudgingly in the Blu-Ray camp. We got a free Sharp BD player with the 42 inch Aquos we bought on Sunday.

I will mourn HD-DVD.

Blackride · January 22, 2008, 03:05:40 PM

Quote from: The IC on January 22, 2008, 01:34:26 PM
I don't know if I want to see porn in 1080p. Think of the wrinkles, stubble, extreme close ups, etc..

Anyhoo, I am now begrudgingly in the Blu-Ray camp. We got a free Sharp BD player with the 42 inch Aquos we bought on Sunday.

I will mourn HD-DVD.

You would be amazed how make-up can mask anything..... :)

Bryancd · January 28, 2008, 09:25:50 AM

The demise of HD DVD

Price cuts by Toshiba on its HD DVD players in the U.S. earlier this month may prove to be "useless resistance" in the battle against the rival Blu-ray Disc optical disc format, according to Gartner.

The market research firm predicts Blu-ray Disc to win the battle against HD DVD by the end of the year.

Following a loss of support from Hollywood studio Warner Bros., Toshiba said it will cut the price of its HD-A3 player in half, to $149.99 from $299.99, while its higher end models, the HD-A30 and HD-A35 will sell for $199.99 and $299.99, respectively.

Online retailer Amazon.com is already reflecting the price cuts, and then some. It's listing the HD-A3 at $126, with the HD-A30 and HD-A35 priced at $153 and $239, respectively.

Blackride · January 28, 2008, 09:52:12 AM

It's fun being an early adopter! You are always on the edge of your seat.

billybob476 · January 28, 2008, 09:55:10 AM

I bit the bullet and jsut settled with a Pioneer upscaling DVD player. The HDDVD player was about 40 dollars more but things are not looking good.

Blackride · January 28, 2008, 09:58:16 AM

The only thing now is we will have to wait for HD-DVD titles to be converted to the Blu-Ray format.

Darth Gaos · January 28, 2008, 12:27:37 PM

Ihave a PS3 so I am hoping Blu-Ray wins out just to avoid buying yet another player. PLus I really wanna see Star Trek in HD.....so Paramount defecting woudl be super sweet.

Geekyfanboy · March 12, 2008, 11:09:37 AM

Last Paramount/DreamWorks HD DVD Releases Next Tuesday
Source: Video Business
February 29, 2008

The March 4 releases Into the Wild and Things We Lost in the Fire will be Paramount Home Entertainment's last titles in the HD DVD format, reports Video Business.

The studio pulled the plug on the HD DVD versions of other titles that had been announced for the format, including DreamWorks Animation's Bee Movie, due March 11, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, due April 1. Their standard DVD versions will come out as planned.

Paramount also has slated There Will Be Blood for standard DVD release on April 8. No HD DVD will be released.

The studio has not yet said what its first Blu-ray Disc releases will be.