On Friday, High-Def Digest reported an HD DVD presentation by Universal Studios Japan contained several references to Spielberg films from the Unversal back catalog, fanning the flames the HD holdout would finally throw his hat into the format wars. On Monday, High-Def Digest reported a Spielberg spokesman refuted these claims, saying the studio used the [...]
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Tag: Format Wars
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 [...]
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 [...]
HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray: Consumers in the Crossfire Part III – Where Do We Go From Here?
This is Part III in the spotanime.com multi-part series, “HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray: Consumers In The Crossfire,” dealing with the future of the formats. The high definition wars are in full swing, and gamers and videophiles alike are caught in the crossfire. CES has come and gone, and the consensus is Blu-Ray winning the battle in [...]
HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray: Consumers in the Crossfire Part II – The Guns of Tinseltown
This is Part II in the spotanime.com multi-part series, “HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray: Consumers In The Crossfire,” dealing with studio support and what it all means to consumers. The high definition wars are in full swing, and gamers and videophiles alike are caught in the crossfire. CES has come and gone, and the consensus is Blu-Ray [...]
HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray: Consumers in the Crossfire Part I – High Tech Showdown
This is Part I in the spotanime.com multi-part series, “HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray: Consumers In The Crossfire,” dealing with the technology behind the two competing next-generation optical video formats. The high definition wars are in full swing, and gamers and videophiles alike are caught in the crossfire. CES has come and gone, and the consensus is [...]