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• M$ has far deeper pockets, and you can't get around the studio support for blu-ray - Jazz Inmate 21:54:21 06/30/07 (5)
  In Reply to: RE: Of course they are posted by Jack G on June 30, 2007 at 14:30:48

  When Universal goes neutral it's all over for HD-DVD. There's absolutely no reason to adopt at that point.
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  • Then where are all the Fox titles? - Jack G 07:23:09 07/01/07 (4)
    In Reply to: RE: M$ has far deeper pockets, and you can't get around the studio support for blu-ray posted by Jazz Inmate on June 30, 2007 at 21:54:21

    Dinsey has yanked many of their titles too. That mindless rant of studio support doesn't cut it, the only thing that matters is what's available now. Right now, you can buy or pre=order 356 BD titles compared to 304 HD. Whoopee! Why isn't there 5 times as much BD titles? With all that support, why aren't they cranking out titles?
    As for M$,they may have deep pockets, but they aren't putting all that much money into HD promotion, they certainly aren't buying their way through like Sony.
    Jack
    
    

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    • Yeah, Disney (and Pixar / Apple) are a curious nut - 4season 11:46:25 07/01/07 (1)
      In Reply to: RE: Then where are all the Fox titles? posted by Jack G on July 01, 2007 at 07:23:09

      I thought it was peculiar that Steve Jobs sits on Disney's board of directors, and Apple is also part of the Blu-Ray consortium, but to date, we've seen no Pixar movies on Blu-Ray, and no Apple products which support it either. SJ has been pretty good in recent years at spotting emerging trends and putting himself at the cusp of them. And to date, his main statement on home theater has been AppleTV, which is a "near high-def" product.
      
      

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      • Even more curious, - Jack G 13:00:07 07/01/07 (0)
        In Reply to: RE: Yeah, Disney (and Pixar / Apple) are a curious nut posted by 4season on July 01, 2007 at 11:46:25

        is the fact that the folks at Disney worked with Micro$oft people to develop HDi for HD DVD, before either format was launched.
        Jack
        
        

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    • Hopefully waiting for good implementations of BD+ - oscar 07:30:37 07/01/07 (1)
      In Reply to: RE: Then where are all the Fox titles? posted by Jack G on July 01, 2007 at 07:23:09

      Otherwise, I agree, Fox's absence has been disappointing. It could also be just the summer lull and waiting for the Holiday season for ramp-up. But even if so, I'm mildly worried whether BD50 production capacity can handle a large Holiday season spike.
      
      Now that the BD+ specs "appear" to have been "finalized", I won't be surprised at major Fox, Disney, and MGM release announcements in the near term. And if BD+ is shown to be effective (not likely), Universal won't be far behind.
      
      

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      • Well, I'll be disappointed if there aren't 5 times as many titles out by the holidays - Jack G 07:37:35 07/01/07 (0)
        In Reply to: RE: Hopefully waiting for good implementations of BD+ posted by oscar on July 01, 2007 at 07:30:37

        We all know there's 5 times as many exclusive studios. BTW, seen a Casablanca BD yet?
        We'll have to see about BD50 production. They aren't running anywhere near max capacity as it is, unless the failure rate is high.
        Enjoy,
        Jack

        EDIT: The security issue doesn't seem to have effected Warner or Paramount any.
        
        

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        Edits: 07/01/07

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