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Post by KC on May 9, 2007 16:48:19 GMT 6
There have been rumors about it before, but it's only now that an evidence of sorts has surfaced regarding the matter. The rumors were basically about what the format of the 30th anniversary edition of "Star Wars" was going to be - Blu-ray or HD DVD? For those on the Blu-ray side of the argument, here's a little something for you: WesleyTech.com reports that Amazon has product pages up for BOTH trilogies in the Blu-ray disc format. The first and second "Star Wars" trilogies each have its own product page on Amazon.com. Each has the current status of "we will e-mail you when this title becomes available". Is this the Blu-ray format showing some muscle, or is this fallout from that whole HD-DVD security hullaballoo? Given the loyalty of Star Wars fans, will this cause larger adoption rates for Blu-ray over HD-DVD? Will this help position the PlayStation 3 as a cheap Blu-ray player? Given that nothing's confirmed "officially", we'll have to wait a bit to see how this shapes up. wesleytech.com/star-wars-blu-ray-disc-at-amazon/199/
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Post by KC on May 10, 2007 10:37:37 GMT 6
Universal Studios "supposedly" dropped HD-DVD deal for neutrality According to a report by German site Heise Online, movie production giant Universal Studios "stepped out" of their exclusive HD-DVD deal with Toshiba. This rumored information, spilled through a press conference held by Blu-Ray advocates Pioneer, also came with a mention that Universal was the last of the exclusive HD-DVD format supporters in Hollywood. Major publishing giants Paramount and Warner also stepped down from the HD-DVD exclusive agreement with Toshiba, some time before Universal followed suit. It was publicly announced that Universal would be supporting the HD-DVD format back in January, but following this development coming from the pro-Blu-Ray camp, Universal might have chosen to stay neutral in the HD format wars. And if this development is of any consequence, it might give Sony a level battlefield with Toshiba in vying for domination of the future HD movie format. As of publishing, Universal has yet to officially confirm or deny these claims made by Pioneer. www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/89498
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