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hendra · 04-14-2008, 11:12 AM

How soon before all movies that are exclusively released in HD DVD be transferred to Blu-Ray format?

MOONPHASE · 04-14-2008, 11:20 AM

i think every title that is Hd-Dvd exclusive and i mean every single one i think Blu-Ray will have all of them by end of 2009 or maybe 2010 depending on these studios

sardaukar1977 · 04-14-2008, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

i think every title that is Hd-Dvd exclusive and i mean every single one i think Blu-Ray will have all of them by end of 2009 or maybe 2010 depending on these studios

hopefully sooner, but probably not.
it is slowly happening, V for Vendetta, T3, etc.

MOONPHASE · 04-14-2008, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by sardaukar1977

hopefully sooner, but probably not.

well its going to take those Hd-dvd titles just as long as up till now from when hd-dvd started to get all of those Hd-Dvd exclusive titles to come out to Blu-Ray because of especially Universal, some Paramount, and even Warner has some titles but my estimate is sometime in late 2009

syncguy · 04-14-2008, 12:16 PM

Not sure about the legalities that may delay transfer. Any comments?

alphadec · 04-14-2008, 12:50 PM

The only HD-DVD film I WANT BAD is "The thing".

Bluray_ne1 · 04-14-2008, 01:39 PM

Just a guess, but I figure since Paramount already released some BD's you are most likely to see their releases first. Universal never released BD's and I imagine it will take them longer to get set up for it.

The other factor would probably be whether or not are they going to port over the HD-DVD versions (no lossless audio and/or high-end video transfers) to save time and money, or will they take the extra time to update them with everything we now expect from Blu-Ray. Hopefully the latter will be the case. I'd rather wait another 6 months for something special than buy right now what would essentially be a copy of an HD-DVD in a Blu-Ray case.

wallendo · 04-14-2008, 02:50 PM

I'm not sure that ALL HD-DVD releases will come out on blu. The blockbusters and classics should all be released. But I suspect a few of the day-and-date bombs may not.

CptGreedle · 04-14-2008, 02:52 PM

Lot of Universal titles left... that will take a while.
The majority will be on Blu by the end of 2009, and i expect sometime in 2010 for all the others to finally make it.

savage1984 · 04-14-2008, 02:56 PM

Paramount will probably get all of their titles from hd-dvd out there on blu-ray quicker than Universal. Supposedly 2009 is going to be a HUGE year. 2008 seems to be a transitional year for these two studios.

"It is universally accepted that the decision to get all dud titles into blu-ray by end of 2009 is paramount!"

BirdManJr · 04-14-2008, 03:01 PM

I'd like to see all the big movies from hd dvd in blu ray
I wont say names like transformers or matrix or king kong due to alot of people getting upset and there panties in a bunch.....

But other movies like inside man & bee movie. I like those too i hope they release all the movies in blu ray and not just the big ones.

Because alot of cool movies are in hd only. I mean some of the hd dvd movies box art and stuff look cool...I hope blu ray does a little something different from time to time with theres also. for example
The 40 year old virgins case for hd dvd when the pull the tab the guys shirt comes off and shows where he had the hair waxed off his chest lol...
Guess its just a lil something extra...i would like to see on blu ray
(((well not necessarily the shirt coming off a guy but you get the picture)))

savage1984 · 04-14-2008, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BirdManJr

I'd like to see all the big movies from hd dvd in blu ray
I wont say names like transformers or matrix or king kong due to alot of people getting upset and there panties in a bunch.....

But other movies like inside man & bee movie. I like those too i hope they release all the movies in blu ray and not just the big ones.

Because alot of cool movies are in hd only. I mean some of the hd dvd movies box art and stuff look cool...I hope blu ray does a little something different from time to time with theres also. for example
The 40 year old virgins case for hd dvd when the pull the tab the guys shirt comes off and shows where he had the hair waxed off his chest lol...
Guess its just a lil something extra...i would like to see on blu ray
(((well not necessarily the shirt coming off a guy but you get the picture)))

yeah, sure buddy. You can't back outta that one. you said it.

As far as the panties in a bunch... mine seem to bunch up really easily. I don't know maybe it's my fabric softener.

I for one hope they bring over Serenity and release that at the same time as they release the Firefly series this fall in blu-ray... like in a big package

lol

Really, does anyone know if the studio releasing Firefly on blu-ray is the same that did Serenity?? if not, the bundle/package idea won't really work... still though, same time would be nice, or sooner.

Brian Cash · 04-14-2008, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by alphadec

The only HD-DVD film I WANT BAD is "The thing".

id like to see the dude on blu

savage1984 · 04-14-2008, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Cash

id like to see the dude on blu

I'd like to see the dudette on blu

elmo · 04-14-2008, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by alphadec

The only HD-DVD film I WANT BAD is "The thing".

i just want top gun

savage1984 · 04-14-2008, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by elmo

i just want top gun

I just want pot nug

hahahhaha lol .... that's hilarious.... why haven't I thought of that before... oh wow.. I'm a dork.

savage1984 · 04-14-2008, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by savage1984

I just want pot nug

hahahhaha lol .... that's hilarious.... why haven't I thought of that before... oh wow.. I'm a dork.

and if you don't know what that means... a "pot nug" would be a nugget of marijuana...

Lord_Stewie · 04-14-2008, 04:11 PM

i am sure we will be hearing from Paramount first before Universal since they did release Blu disks before. for Universal on the other hand probably near the end of 2008/beginning 2009 is when we hear from Universal.

the way i see it, the sooner the better so i can get my hands awesome titles from both studios.

Alan Gordon · 04-14-2008, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by savage1984

Really, does anyone know if the studio releasing Firefly on blu-ray is the same that did Serenity?? if not, the bundle/package idea won't really work... still though, same time would be nice, or sooner.

Fox has the rights for "Firefly", Universal has the rights for "Serenity".

~Alan

Alan Gordon · 04-14-2008, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by shadblz

i am sure we will be hearing from Paramount first before Universal since they did release Blu disks before. for Universal on the other hand probably near the end of 2008/beginning 2009 is when we hear from Universal.

the way i see it, the sooner the better so i can get my hands awesome titles from both studios.

I would expect releases from Universal during the 3rd quarter at least...

~Alan

04-14-2008, 11:12 AM	#1
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04-14-2008, 11:20 AM	#2
MOONPHASE Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 Location:California 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:520 DVD collection:820 Blu-ray reviews:18 Trading Score:29	i think every title that is Hd-Dvd exclusive and i mean every single one i think Blu-Ray will have all of them by end of 2009 or maybe 2010 depending on these studios

04-14-2008, 12:16 PM	#5
syncguy Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008	Not sure about the legalities that may delay transfer. Any comments?

04-14-2008, 12:50 PM	#6
alphadec Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Norway Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:21 Blu-ray collection:672 DVD collection:23 Prime collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:44	The only HD-DVD film I WANT BAD is "The thing".

04-14-2008, 01:39 PM	#7
Bluray_ne1 Special Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Near Seattle Home Theater Gallery:17 Blu-ray collection:114 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:28	Just a guess, but I figure since Paramount already released some BD's you are most likely to see their releases first. Universal never released BD's and I imagine it will take them longer to get set up for it. The other factor would probably be whether or not are they going to port over the HD-DVD versions (no lossless audio and/or high-end video transfers) to save time and money, or will they take the extra time to update them with everything we now expect from Blu-Ray. Hopefully the latter will be the case. I'd rather wait another 6 months for something special than buy right now what would essentially be a copy of an HD-DVD in a Blu-Ray case.

04-14-2008, 02:50 PM	#8
wallendo Power Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Southeastern NC 4K collection:100 Blu-ray collection:1027 DVD collection:7 MA collection:3 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4	I'm not sure that ALL HD-DVD releases will come out on blu. The blockbusters and classics should all be released. But I suspect a few of the day-and-date bombs may not.

04-14-2008, 02:52 PM	#9
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	Lot of Universal titles left... that will take a while. The majority will be on Blu by the end of 2009, and i expect sometime in 2010 for all the others to finally make it.

04-14-2008, 02:56 PM	#10
savage1984 Banned Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Los Angeles	Paramount will probably get all of their titles from hd-dvd out there on blu-ray quicker than Universal. Supposedly 2009 is going to be a HUGE year. 2008 seems to be a transitional year for these two studios. "It is universally accepted that the decision to get all dud titles into blu-ray by end of 2009 is paramount!"

04-14-2008, 03:01 PM	#11
BirdManJr Power Member Member since:Mar 2008 Blu-ray reviews:3	I'd like to see all the big movies from hd dvd in blu ray I wont say names like transformers or matrix or king kong due to alot of people getting upset and there panties in a bunch..... But other movies like inside man & bee movie. I like those too i hope they release all the movies in blu ray and not just the big ones. Because alot of cool movies are in hd only. I mean some of the hd dvd movies box art and stuff look cool...I hope blu ray does a little something different from time to time with theres also. for example The 40 year old virgins case for hd dvd when the pull the tab the guys shirt comes off and shows where he had the hair waxed off his chest lol... Guess its just a lil something extra...i would like to see on blu ray (((well not necessarily the shirt coming off a guy but you get the picture)))

04-14-2008, 04:11 PM	#18
Lord_Stewie Blu-ray Baron Member since:May 2007 Blu-ray collection:396 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	i am sure we will be hearing from Paramount first before Universal since they did release Blu disks before. for Universal on the other hand probably near the end of 2008/beginning 2009 is when we hear from Universal. the way i see it, the sooner the better so i can get my hands awesome titles from both studios.

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