04/24/2007 | Posted by Stephane Dion
It's been a while since we had a week full of exciting new titles! But this week, the seven new releases will certainly give Blu-ray sales another boost.
Probably the most interesting new title is "Planet Earth: The Complete Collection" from the BBC. This wonderful documentary is a HD video, so no standard film transfer here! The series is already the top HD seller on Amazon, it's released on HD DVD discs also, and it does even better than "Casino Royale".
Other movies like "The Queen", "Déjà vu", "Failure to Launch" and "Ultimate Avengers Collection" are also released. Fox is bringing "Night at the Museum" to the list of anticipated Blu-ray movies.
04/24/2007 | Posted by Stephane Dion
The PS3 is largely the reason why Blu-ray movies are enjoying this comfortable lead over HD DVD movies. Price cuts on HD DVD players have helped stopping the drop for the HD DVD camp but it seems that this is not enough so far.
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According to a study released by Home Media Research, Blu-ray as sold a million Blu-ray movies so far. Although the 50GB format has been selling slowly compared to regular DVDs, the research claims that 70 percent of all HD movies sold in the first three months of the year were Blu-Ray versions; eclipsing HD DVD by more than two to one.
04/20/2007 | Posted by Stephane Dion
According to Neilsen Video Scan's sales data for high definition DVDs, Blu-ray outsold HD DVD by more than 2 to 1 for the third month in a row. Those numbers are the most precise numbers we have right now but the total number of movies sold to date is still too small to make a call on which format is the winner.
HD DVD group claims that they are going to catch up in the next few months with strong upcoming exclusive HD DVD movies. The group also said that the aggressive price cuts on HD DVD players will soon start to pay off.
"Casino Royale" is the Blu-ray movies' leader with 59 000 copies sold and its closest HD DVD rival is "The Departed" with 16 000 copies.
Another day, another chapter!
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04/17/2007 | Posted by Stephane Dion
Not a very good week for new Blu-ray movie releases. Only two new titles from Warner's catalog are going on sale today. "The Dirty Dozen" and "Enter the Dragon" are released on Blu-ray Disc but have been available on HD DVD for some time.Those very old titles are certainly not going to drive the sales in the coming weeks.
For the first time in a long time, HD DVD has more new titles released in a week. Universal is taking the lead with "The Game", "The Jerk" and "Smokin' Aces". Genius is releasing "School for Scoundrels" and Weinstein is bringing "Feast" to the HD DVD library.
The count is now 203 Blu-ray movies and 176 HD DVD movies.
04/10/2007 | Posted by Stephane Dion
This week, the Blu-ray movie library is breaking the 200 title mark. With 201 movies available on the market today, the Blu-ray camp has a comfortable lead of 30 movies compared to the HD DVD association.
Dragon’s Lair hits the street today exclusively on Blu-ray discs. Warner and Paramount are still friends with both camps with releases for both formats. “Dog day Afternoon” and “A Scanner Darkly” are available now on Blu-ray and HD DVD discs. Paramount is releasing “Payback: Straight Up – The Director’s cut” on both formats as well.
04/03/2007 | Posted by Stephane Dion
Dragon’s Lair will become the first game title ever to be released for the Blu-ray Disc High Definition format using BD-J.
The newly digitally restored and enhanced with an all-new 5.1 surround sound mix from Digital Leisure will be available on April 9.
The video has been transferred directly from the original film and cleaned frame by frame by Digital Leisure and authoring studio Infinite HD. In addition, Dragon’s Lair is the first release to be authored in the Blu-ray Java environment, or BD-J, an advanced format that allows users to enjoy a fully arcade-authentic experience.
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04/03/2007 | Posted by Stephane Dion
Here's some news from the studios:
Disney will release “Santa Clause 3” on Blu-ray on November 20.
Paramount said they will release “Hustle and Flow” on Blu-ray and HD DVD. The movie will hit the shelves simultaneously on June 26.
Lionsgate announced the release of 'Daddy's Little Girls' on June 12.
Warner announced 'Letters from Iwo Jima' to be release on Blu-ray and HD DVD discs on May 22.
04/03/2007 | Posted by Stephane Dion
Sony will release the romantic comedy “Catch and Release” on May 8, day and date with the standard DVD release. No specs are available at this time but the standards of 1080p with PCM 5.1 surround track should apply to this release
June 5 releases From Sony:
The Studio will also release “Hellboy”. Though the movie was not a major blockbuster, the film has gone on to become one of Sony's biggest catalog successes on DVD, which could bode well for this Blu-ray release.
Any Fans of Bill Murray and Meatballs? The movie will be released on Blu-ray simultaneously with a new DVD re-issue, this is newly-remastered 1.85:1 1080p transfer and uncompressed PCM 5.1 surround track (at 48kHz/16-bit/4.6mbps).
Sony is finally releasing a TV series, with the June 5 release of “Rescue Me: The Complete Third Season.” On the same day, Sony will release “The messengers”.
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04/03/2007 | Posted by Stephane Dion
The Blu-ray camp will be the first format to hit the 200 mark with this week and next week new movie releases.
Four new Blu-ray movies are available today, including “G.I. Jane” and “King Arthur” Director’s cut from Buena Vista. Sony is releasing “Identity” and “Volver” with the gorgeous Penelope Cruz. We were expecting "Me, Myself & Irene" from Fox, but the movie was bumped by the studio.
Universal is the only studio releasing a HD DVD movie this week with “The Good Shepherd”.
The count is now 197 Blu-ray movies against only 168 HD DVD movies.
03/28/2007 | Posted by Stephane Dion
Only nine months after the introduction of the Blu-ray format, Sony shipped more than 100,000 units of “Casino Royale on Blu-ray discs.
In comparison, It took DVD 11 months to reach that milestone with "Air Force One", also a Sony release.
"Casino Royale” has done it in far less time and is clearly demonstrating the format's robust growth in the marketplace," SPHE worldwide president David Bishop said. "We clearly feel that we are looking at HD-DVD in our rearview mirror."
The latest Bond movies also made is debut in Amazon’s top ten best sellers two weeks ago.
The sales of Blu-ray movies are strongly picking up since the beginning of January. With a wider range of movie titles available and a customer base equipped with a PS3 with a built-in Blu-ray Player, things are going smoothly for the Blu-ray camp.
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