Bill Hunt's latest 2¢ post - Blu-ray Forum

ReduxInflux · 09-07-2007, 01:33 AM

i found the first paragraph of his entry especially interesting...
(i neglected to include the rest because he goes on to discuss everything we already know about upcoming hi-def disc and dvd releases). but if you want to read it - here's the link:

http://digitalbits.com/#mytwocents

Bill Hunt:

Afternoon, folks! We're back as expected today, and I'll tell you, was it EVER nice to get away from all this format war silliness for a week or so. Sarah and I spent time with family, and not once did I bother to check e-mail or even read the trades. And I'm glad of it, because there's certainly been plenty of PR spin and consumer FUD being spread this week out of CEDIA. Both the Blu-ray and HD-DVD camps are working overtime, determined to kick this format war into high gear for the holidays. And having spent the morning catching up with phone calls and talking to our industry sources... if you guys even knew HALF of what was going on behind the scenes this week, you'd be picking your jaws up off the floor. You'd better believe it when we say that the visible public and media relations portion of this format skirmish is only a small part of the full story. It's getting ugly out there, folks.

Anyway, we're going to save our commentary and analysis of this week's high-def news for tomorrow or Monday....

Blu Titan · 09-07-2007, 01:37 AM

It will be nice to know what Bill knows! I will check his place out tomorrow, maybe he reveals a "bit of something".

ReduxInflux · 09-07-2007, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueNeon

It will be nice to know what Bill knows! I will check his place out tomorrow, maybe he reveals a "bit of something".

yep. he's got me very curious....

Esox50 · 09-07-2007, 01:59 AM

I just hope Penton is in the middle of the fray going on behind the scenes. If he is, we know we're in good hands.

Blu-dock Saint · 09-07-2007, 02:02 AM

Grrrr why can't he just tell us....

WickyWoo · 09-07-2007, 02:05 AM

People, it's polite to not copy the whole thing, and link people to it please

We want Bill to get the banner ad money so he can keep going right?

jw · 09-07-2007, 02:09 AM

Hmm.. Wonder Whats New?

Nick Graham · 09-07-2007, 03:01 AM

This whole war is becoming a giant series of cruel teases - we get a few bombshells now and again (Blockbuster's move, Paramount's move), but mainly just a lot of hinting. Tis maddening!

lch · 09-07-2007, 03:05 AM

so his full story is just a new dvd release date ?

Digital Filmmaker · 09-07-2007, 03:27 AM

Time to haul out the Blu Bazooka!

This time it's war.

Rob Zuber · 09-07-2007, 03:36 AM

Lawsuits are "ugly". What else qualifies as ugly?

T-Town Oil · 09-07-2007, 03:41 AM

i think someones coming out of the closet...

Zaphod · 09-07-2007, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Digital Filmmaker

Time to haul out the Blu Bazooka!

This time it's war.

How 'bout the bluzooka?

kotton247 · 09-07-2007, 03:45 AM

Speculation is killing me lately. I get up every morning and check this site to see if josh has put a big WB GOES BLU EXCLUSIVE news story up.

Mr. Joshua · 09-07-2007, 03:49 AM

I'm disturbed that Fox would not release all 3 versions of Live Free or Die Hard on one Blu-Ray. All they have to do is seamless branching. I guess studios are unsure at this time if Blu-Ray is going to win the fight so why bother. I think it sucks that consumers have to buy movies 2 or 3 times to get the ultimate extreme super duper director cut... Fox movies are too high anyway and I'm going to be very select in which ones I purchase. I'm sure there is no snowballs chance in hell the Die Hard Trilogy will be released as separate blu-ray movies. I'm going to wait until they are just like MIP. I only want Die Hard the other 3 movies are not good enough to me to warrant buying on blu-ray.

I'm disturbed that MGM would not release the James Bond series on Blu-ray but will release only on DVD. If they released that full box set on Blu-ray I'm sure that would put a big dent in HD DVD.

I'm not trying to spread rumors or fud or anything of the like, but I am starting to wonder if HD DVD and Blu-Ray are trying to make hay while the sun shines until everything goes internet download made available by Bill "The Devil" Gates.... They better increase the bandwidth so I don't have to wait 3 days to download a 2 hour movie.... The USA is so far behing in technology. I'm serously thinking of moving to Japan or Iceland or somewhere they have better technology....

Dotpattern · 09-07-2007, 04:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wsciv123

I'm disturbed that Fox would not release all 3 versions of Live Free or Die Hard on one Blu-Ray. All they have to do is seamless branching. I guess studios are unsure at this time if Blu-Ray is going to win the fight so why bother. I think it sucks that consumers have to buy movies 2 or 3 times to get the ultimate extreme super duper director cut... Fox movies are too high anyway and I'm going to be very select in which ones I purchase. I'm sure there is no snowballs chance in hell the Die Hard Trilogy will be released as separate blu-ray movies. I'm going to wait until they are just like MIP. I only want Die Hard the other 3 movies are not good enough to me to warrant buying on blu-ray.

I'm disturbed that MGM would not release the James Bond series on Blu-ray but will release only on DVD. If they released that full box set on Blu-ray I'm sure that would put a big dent in HD DVD.

I'm not trying to spread rumors or fud or anything of the like, but I am starting to wonder if HD DVD and Blu-Ray are trying to make hay while the sun shines until everything goes internet download made available by Bill "The Devil" Gates.... They better increase the bandwidth so I don't have to wait 3 days to download a 2 hour movie.... The USA is so far behing in technology. I'm serously thinking of moving to Japan or Iceland or somewhere they have better technology....

Just a quick note about LFODH - there are only 2 versions, not 3. But I agree, there's no reason both shouldn't be available on Blu.

I bought the Bond films on VHS, and then again on VHS when they were released in widescreen, then on DVD, then again when they were released in the boxsets with bonus features, and then again this last time around when they were remastered. If Bond was released on Blu, I wouldn't hesitate to buy them again. I agree - BIG dent!

Mr. Joshua · 09-07-2007, 04:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dotpattern

Just a quick note about LFODH - there are only 2 versions, not 3. But I agree, there's no reason both shouldn't be available on Blu.

I bought the Bond films on VHS, and then again on VHS when they were released in widescreen, then on DVD, then again when they were released in the boxsets with bonus features, and then again this last time around when they were remastered. If Bond was released on Blu, I wouldn't hesitate to buy them again. I agree - BIG dent!

Glad you agree... I was afraid and I still may get sh.t for this....

LeoneFan · 09-07-2007, 04:33 AM

They should have the unrated version on BD only, who the heck wants the PG-13 version? FOX is dropping the ball with this release, but this isn't the first time FOX has dropped the ball when it comes to supporting Blu.

WriteSimply · 09-07-2007, 04:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wsciv123

Glad you agree... I was afraid and I still may get sh.t for this....

Seriously. Are you earning US$10K a month with a US$3000 disposable income?

That Bond DVD set has an MSRP of US$239 for 20 films. I would think that the BD version would cost at least US$300. And that's just one title for this Fall.

There are many other titles that command more than US$30, include Blade Runner and CE3K. Simply put, the market is not there to support multiple AAA titles where each would sell 100K units. If it had, then the studios would definitely do it.

fuad

kjacobs03 · 09-07-2007, 04:40 AM

You're not the only ones who would snatch up that Bond box set. I see IGN has information about the complete box set on DVD. Maybe there is still hope for this year.

09-07-2007, 01:33 AM	#1
ReduxInflux Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:orange county, ca Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:3	Bill Hunt's latest 2¢ post i found the first paragraph of his entry especially interesting... (i neglected to include the rest because he goes on to discuss everything we already know about upcoming hi-def disc and dvd releases). but if you want to read it - here's the link: http://digitalbits.com/#mytwocents Bill Hunt: Afternoon, folks! We're back as expected today, and I'll tell you, was it EVER nice to get away from all this format war silliness for a week or so. Sarah and I spent time with family, and not once did I bother to check e-mail or even read the trades. And I'm glad of it, because there's certainly been plenty of PR spin and consumer FUD being spread this week out of CEDIA. Both the Blu-ray and HD-DVD camps are working overtime, determined to kick this format war into high gear for the holidays. And having spent the morning catching up with phone calls and talking to our industry sources... if you guys even knew HALF of what was going on behind the scenes this week, you'd be picking your jaws up off the floor. You'd better believe it when we say that the visible public and media relations portion of this format skirmish is only a small part of the full story. It's getting ugly out there, folks. Anyway, we're going to save our commentary and analysis of this week's high-def news for tomorrow or Monday.... Last edited by ReduxInflux; 09-07-2007 at 01:48 AM.

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09-07-2007, 01:37 AM	#2
Blu Titan Super Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Edo, Land of the Samurai Home Theater Gallery:42 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:2864 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:92	It will be nice to know what Bill knows! I will check his place out tomorrow, maybe he reveals a "bit of something".

09-07-2007, 01:59 AM	#4
Esox50 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jan 2007 4K collection:416 Blu-ray collection:488	I just hope Penton is in the middle of the fray going on behind the scenes. If he is, we know we're in good hands.

09-07-2007, 02:02 AM	#5
Blu-dock Saint Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Michigan Blu-ray collection:47 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:67	Grrrr why can't he just tell us....

09-07-2007, 02:05 AM	#6
WickyWoo Blu-ray Champion Member since:May 2007 Trading Score:2	People, it's polite to not copy the whole thing, and link people to it please We want Bill to get the banner ad money so he can keep going right?

09-07-2007, 02:09 AM	#7
jw Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2007 Location:USA Trading Score:519	Hmm.. Wonder Whats New?

09-07-2007, 03:01 AM	#8
Nick Graham Senior Member Member since:May 2007 Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:345 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:1	This whole war is becoming a giant series of cruel teases - we get a few bombshells now and again (Blockbuster's move, Paramount's move), but mainly just a lot of hinting. Tis maddening!

09-07-2007, 03:05 AM	#9
lch Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:103 Blu-ray collection:813 Blu-ray reviews:1	so his full story is just a new dvd release date ?

09-07-2007, 03:27 AM	#10
Digital Filmmaker Active Member Member since:Mar 2006 4K collection:183 Blu-ray collection:1588 DVD collection:405	Time to haul out the Blu Bazooka! This time it's war.

09-07-2007, 03:36 AM	#11
Rob Zuber Active Member Member since:Aug 2007	Lawsuits are "ugly". What else qualifies as ugly?

09-07-2007, 03:41 AM	#12
T-Town Oil Expert Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Tulsa, Oklahoma Home Theater Gallery:20 Blu-ray collection:42 Blu-ray reviews:3	i think someones coming out of the closet...

09-07-2007, 03:45 AM	#14
kotton247 Special Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:NC Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:25	Speculation is killing me lately. I get up every morning and check this site to see if josh has put a big WB GOES BLU EXCLUSIVE news story up.

09-07-2007, 03:49 AM	#15
Mr. Joshua Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2007 Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:153	I'm disturbed that Fox would not release all 3 versions of Live Free or Die Hard on one Blu-Ray. All they have to do is seamless branching. I guess studios are unsure at this time if Blu-Ray is going to win the fight so why bother. I think it sucks that consumers have to buy movies 2 or 3 times to get the ultimate extreme super duper director cut... Fox movies are too high anyway and I'm going to be very select in which ones I purchase. I'm sure there is no snowballs chance in hell the Die Hard Trilogy will be released as separate blu-ray movies. I'm going to wait until they are just like MIP. I only want Die Hard the other 3 movies are not good enough to me to warrant buying on blu-ray. I'm disturbed that MGM would not release the James Bond series on Blu-ray but will release only on DVD. If they released that full box set on Blu-ray I'm sure that would put a big dent in HD DVD. I'm not trying to spread rumors or fud or anything of the like, but I am starting to wonder if HD DVD and Blu-Ray are trying to make hay while the sun shines until everything goes internet download made available by Bill "The Devil" Gates.... They better increase the bandwidth so I don't have to wait 3 days to download a 2 hour movie.... The USA is so far behing in technology. I'm serously thinking of moving to Japan or Iceland or somewhere they have better technology....

09-07-2007, 04:33 AM	#18
LeoneFan Senior Member Member since:Jan 2007	They should have the unrated version on BD only, who the heck wants the PG-13 version? FOX is dropping the ball with this release, but this isn't the first time FOX has dropped the ball when it comes to supporting Blu.

09-07-2007, 04:40 AM	#20
kjacobs03 Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2007 Location:Columbus, OH Blu-ray collection:64	You're not the only ones who would snatch up that Bond box set. I see IGN has information about the complete box set on DVD. Maybe there is still hope for this year.

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