Toshiba Capitulates In Format War posted on Tuesday, 19th February 2008, 16:56
The Format War is officially over.
Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has undertaken a thorough review of its overall strategy for HD DVD and has decided it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders. The full text of the official press release follows:
This decision has been made following recent major changes in the (continued...)
Warner Goes Blue posted on Saturday, 5th January 2008, 09:10
No, they’re not going to release mucky movies. Digital Bits is reporting (and quoting the official press release reproduced below) that the former number one supporter of Toshiba’s HD-DVD format is jumping ship and going Blu-Ray exclusive.
(January 4, 2008 - Burbank, CA) - In response to consumer demand, Warner Bros. Entertainment will (continued...)
He Came, He Saw, He Swung posted on Monday, 12th November 2007, 00:45
In this update: Robbie Williams - Live at the Albert
Get ready to swing one more time as the ultimate showman’s sell-out Albert Hall concert, Robbie Williams - Live at the Albert, explodes on to Blu-ray on Monday the 3rd of December 2007, courtesy of EMI , and for an RRP of £27.99.
“Experience the triumphs, the tears, the traumas and the trousers when (continued...)
An Even Closer Encounter posted on Monday, 15th October 2007, 15:16
In this update: Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition
Aliens are among us again when Close Encounters of the Third Kind: 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition is released to buy on Blu-ray and DVD from 3rd December 2007 for an RRP of £22.99, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The Blu-ray release of popular science fiction classic, Close Encounters marks (continued...)
Optimum Announce Blu-Ray Titles For November posted on Thursday, 11th October 2007, 10:12
In this update: Pan’s Labyrinth, The Host and Wolf Creek
Optimum have announced their Hi-def lineup for November. All titles will have a release date of the 12th of November, 2007, and an RRP of £24.99. Optimum are going to be stepping up their involvement in the expansion of the new high def formats, with the release of three key titles on both Blu Ray and HD DVD.
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Spidey`s Back In Black (and Blu) posted on Thursday, 20th September 2007, 12:34
In this update: Spider-Man 3
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment are releasing Spider-Man 3on Blu-ray on the 15th October 2007 for an RRP of £17.99. Based on the legendary Marvel Comics series, Spider-Man 3 reunites the cast and filmmakers from the first two blockbuster adventures for a web of excitement that transports worldwide audiences (continued...)
Tartan Tosses Its Tam O`Shanter In The Blu-Ray Ring posted on Thursday, 26th July 2007, 10:14
In this update: Black Book, The Seventh Seal and Oldboy
As the home entertainment industry prepares to enter a new world of technology, Tartan Video announces the release of its first High Definition titles. Tartan has chosen three of its most enduring and popular titles to demonstrate the full power of the Blu-ray Disc (BD) format: Paul Verhoeven’s stunning war epic, (continued...)
See All Those Bad Pirate Teeth In Super Detail posted on Monday, 4th June 2007, 10:42
In this update: Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl and Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man`s Chest
Buena Vista Home Entertainment are releasing Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl and Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man`s Chest on Blu-ray on the 11th of July, both priced at £24.99 individually.
In the first of the trilogy, the idyllic pirate life of (continued...)
Region 2 HD-DVD News
Eye See You posted on Friday, 4th January 2008, 14:01
In this update: Disturbia
Paramount Home Entertainment are releasing Disturbia on HD DVD on 21st January 2008, for a RRP of £24.99. Rising star Shia LaBeouf (Transformers, I Robot) plays frustrated teenager Kale Brecht, whose boredom leads to voyeuristic games and brings his worst nightmares to life. Under house arrest for punching (continued...)
Blade Runner Replicated For HD DVD, In An All New Version posted on Friday, 23rd November 2007, 09:33
In this update: Blade Runner: The Final Cut
Warner Home Video are releasing Blade Runner: The Final Cut, on the 3rd of December 2007, for an RRP of £27.99. Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner, starring Harrison Ford, is regarded as one of the most important science-fiction movies of the 20th Century. Its futuristic depiction of a post-apocalyptic, dystopian (continued...)
European HD DVD Buyers Giving The Format A Fighting Chance posted on Tuesday, 13th November 2007, 14:24
The European HD DVD Promotional Group today announced that European HD DVD player owners have already bought an average of 3.8 movies each, compared to just 0.6 movies sold per Blu ray player. The figures were collated by independent research group GfK and analyse the number of movies sold for all HD players (standalone players and consoles) across the UK, France, (continued...)
He Came, He Saw, He Swung posted on Monday, 12th November 2007, 00:46
In this update: Robbie Williams - Live at the Albert
Get ready to swing one more time as the ultimate showman’s sell-out Albert Hall concert, Robbie Williams - Live at the Albert, explodes on to HD DVD on Monday the 3rd of December 2007, courtesy of EMI , and for an RRP of £27.99.
“Experience the triumphs, the tears, the traumas and the trousers when (continued...)
Optimum Announce HD DVD Titles For November posted on Thursday, 11th October 2007, 09:27
In this update: Pan’s Labyrinth, The Host and Wolf Creek
Optimum have announced their Hi-def lineup for November. All titles will have a release date of the 12th of November, 2007, and an RRP of £24.99. Optimum are going to be stepping up their involvement in the expansion of the new high def formats, with the release of three key titles on both Blu Ray and HD DVD.
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One Shot Can End A War posted on Tuesday, 12th June 2007, 10:30
In this update: Flags Of Our Fathers
Warner Home Video are releasing Flags Of Our Fathers on the 9th of July 2007, for an RRP of £24.99. February 1945. Even as victory in Europe was finally within reach, the war in the Pacific raged on. One of the most crucial and bloodiest battles of the war was the struggle for the island of Iwo Jima, which (continued...)
High Def Guns and Gore From Universal posted on Wednesday, 30th May 2007, 11:11
In this update: Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead
Universal have just announced to the American DVD buying public that they are releasing both Hot Fuzz (on the 24th July 2007, for an SRP of $39.98) and Shaun of the Dead on HD DVD (on the 31st July 2007, for an SRP of $29.98). Hot Fuzz will come under the HD DVD/DVD Combo (continued...)
Toshiba Capitulates In Format War
