Originally posted by: skyjedi2005
that is not necessarily true because blu ray and HD-DVD can offer bonus materials traditional dvd's can't.
Like picture in picture commentaries on the HD-dvd of heroes and star trek remastered.
I know quite a number of people who will be buying the HD-DVD version of heroes over the traditional dvd set because it is the decked out version.
The biggest roadblock i see for either of the two competing HD formats is earlier and classic movies needing to be scanned at HD resolutions and have cleaned up prints or go back to the camera o-negs.
The only viable films I see at the moment would be the recent lowry/dts digital 4k scan of the bond movies that is only on dvd, the 2k scan they did of both the indiana jones movies and the 2004 edition of star wars trilogy.
X-men 1 and 2 the only good ones are not on HD-DVD or blu ray and the lame part III is.
we are getting close encounters and blade runner on the HD spec, and dick donners original superman is on HD as well, though it may be the 2000 cut.
because of the lawsuit of Peter Jackson and weta vs new line we will not see those movies on HD anytime soon. new line broke the profit sharing agreement, and peter will block them from releasing the films on HD in 2008 or 2009 with an injunction because they at weta still have yet to recieve there monies from lotr.
also because of the greedy suits at new line peter's hobbit movie will never see the light of day. The morons are going to do it with an entire new cast and trying to get sam raimi to direct it. Ian Mckellen said hewould only be in the film with a proviso that p.j. directs it.
that is not necessarily true because blu ray and HD-DVD can offer bonus materials traditional dvd's can't.
Like picture in picture commentaries on the HD-dvd of heroes and star trek remastered.
I know quite a number of people who will be buying the HD-DVD version of heroes over the traditional dvd set because it is the decked out version.
The biggest roadblock i see for either of the two competing HD formats is earlier and classic movies needing to be scanned at HD resolutions and have cleaned up prints or go back to the camera o-negs.
The only viable films I see at the moment would be the recent lowry/dts digital 4k scan of the bond movies that is only on dvd, the 2k scan they did of both the indiana jones movies and the 2004 edition of star wars trilogy.
X-men 1 and 2 the only good ones are not on HD-DVD or blu ray and the lame part III is.
we are getting close encounters and blade runner on the HD spec, and dick donners original superman is on HD as well, though it may be the 2000 cut.
because of the lawsuit of Peter Jackson and weta vs new line we will not see those movies on HD anytime soon. new line broke the profit sharing agreement, and peter will block them from releasing the films on HD in 2008 or 2009 with an injunction because they at weta still have yet to recieve there monies from lotr.
also because of the greedy suits at new line peter's hobbit movie will never see the light of day. The morons are going to do it with an entire new cast and trying to get sam raimi to direct it. Ian Mckellen said hewould only be in the film with a proviso that p.j. directs it.
Very few people buy DVDs, today, for the bonus content. Myself and my techie friends are probably the only people I know who actually watch the bonus content and the commentaries. Nobody else I know does that.
It looks like you're basing your opinion on the Hobbit movie, PJ, and New Line on old news. http://www.the-hobbit-movie.com/