Comments on: Team Blu-ray Brings More Players, and Does It Matter?

By: Pravin

Pravin — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:13:12 +0000

Guys like Spielberg, Lucas, and Jackson will always make sure that each and every release of a film is all about the film and much less about other issues surrounding that presentation. I think Spielberg would rather make sure that the thing you remember about its high-def debut is that Close Encounters was a good movie, and not so much about the format it came out on.

By: Sky

Sky — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 06:46:50 +0000

I am very aware of this. Although I am not quite sure sir speilberg is the blu-ray fan everyone makes him out to be. I have never seen anything that says he supports blu-ray over hd dvd just that he supports blu-ray. I think he just wants all of his movies to be enjoyed by everyone. So i think sometime in 2008 he will release all his movies in hd which means having them on both players wherever possible and having a few exclusives liek JP on hd and prolly something on blu-ray. Because it is very clear that JP will not be showing up on blu-ray unless it ends up winning and that won’t be for a loooong time but I would suspect it will be on HD-DVD sometime in 2008!

By: Mikey M

Mikey M — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:54:16 +0000

Sky, just to report to you on the fact that you bought HD-DVD for your Jurassic Park…. The first movie was directed by Steven Spielberg, who happens to be a fan of Blu-ray. The only movie directed by Sir Spielberg to be released on any HD format, is Close Encounters of the Third Kind, which is being released this year on Blu-ray. So if you’re looking for JP to come out on HD-DVD, then don’t hold your breath, because it probably won’t be released on either format until there is a winner.

By: Sky

Sky — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:25:58 +0000

well it sure didn’t make a difference to me! I went into futureshop open minded looked at the movies, prices, and content and in the end HD DVD was the choice for me! It mainly had to do with the fact that Universal was exclusive and I need my Jurassic Park!! But the companys developing the players didn’t effect me! I just wish 20th century fox was on hd dvd!!:( might have to get a blu-ray player for my die hard and my aliens!

By: Bret

Bret — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:36:52 +0000

Well, if I were a consumer walking in a high def home theater aisle, I’d be a little concerned when I see that several well respected brands have BR players, but yet Toshiba is the only one with a HD player. What conclusions could consumers draw from that? I think it would take away from some of the value saved in the much cheaper HD players, seeing as though Toshiba is the only one thus far to have the confidence to release a player. That, and I’m sure that Toshiba doesn’t list the studios that support HD, as the list is smaller than the competitor. My guess is it would say something to the effect of “great studio support”