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Tag: Blu-ray
Finally the Words of Reason
What is fast becoming my favorite source for HD news, High-Def Digest has posted a commentary by DVDTalk.com staff reviewer Josh Zyber on the words of war between HD DVD and Blu-ray. It’s nice to hear a level-headed, objective and intelligent commentary (take that, Bill Hunt) on the reality behind all the press releases and [...]
He’s At It Again…
Bill Hunt over at The Digital Bits has posted another one of his Blu-ray pep rallies. As I started to read it I thought his writing was surprisingly unbiased and had a twinkle of journalistic merit to it. I mean, reporting an EMA panel by Universal EVP for Marketing Ken Graffeo and comparing it to [...]
What “Night of the Comet” Taught Me
There’s something far more important going on with the HD format war than anything that ever happened during the DVD generation. It hit me last night as I was watching a HD feed of Night of the Comet on Universal HD. Which made me reflect on my recent viewing of Krull on HDNet. Which reminded [...]
E3 2007: Nintendo and Sony Afterthoughts
Maybe it’s me. Maybe I’m being overly critical of this year’s E3 press events. But on the whole, they are pretty lackluster and without the grandiose fanfare the consoles were pushing the last couple years. It seems like a waste to spend all that money on these big AV spectacles when I can just go [...]
The Most Hated Man on My Blog
Bill Hunt, Editor for The Digital Bits, is at it again; spreading a wealth of misinformation and twisted truths to use his influence and end the HD format war: And around the Net this morning, if any of you didn’t believe my recent Soapbox take on Microsoft’s real intentions in supporting HD-DVD, the company’s own [...]
HD-Day
The Hollywood Reporter released week one sales figures for the big HD format showdown, The Matrix on HD-DVD versus Pirates of the Caribbean on Blu-ray. First, the hard numbers: The PotC movies sold about 47,000 copies combined, while the two Matrix collections sold about 14,000 copies. Looks like a victory for Blu-ray, right? Well, yes [...]
Lost in a Sea of Blu
Kotaku reports Midway has announced a PS3 special edition of John Woo’s Stranglehold (whew) complete with a Blu-ray version of the game’s source, the 1992 movie Hard Boiled. But I know what you’re asking – why no comparable Xbox 360 version? Well, looking at the IMDB entry for Hard Boiled, the home video rights are [...]
I Hate Fanboys
You know the really annoying trend of saying “heart” as in, I Heart Huckabees? I Heart New York? Well, there really should be some opposite of that, without sounding obscene. Fist? Finger? Naw, play ad lib and you know what I’m talking about… But I am inspired to come up with something to coin, after [...]
The Sony Crush
How impressive has Sony been in the past month? Settling the dispute with Immersion makes the SIXAXIS Dual Shock a short-term possibility. Replacing the Emotion chip in PS3s is not only a cost cutting move, but also one which may allow Sony to do some nifty tricks with backwards compatibility functionality. And although Sony is [...]