Why the delays?

[DouglasHP74]

As an early adopter of Blue Ray I would have thought that as the format war was over a year ago, that there would be a rush of catalogue releases to build sales.

After waiting a year to start replacing 400 classic DVD films, I purchased Vudu to rent HD and HDX 1080P 24 frame titles. So I just have to ask, Why the Delays?

Take a classic like Funny Girl. While that may not be everyone's cup of tea, it is a classic film. I have go to cable to watch it on HDNet, but cannot buy it.

I saw Lawrence of Arabia, in the Sony Blue Ray promo reel 3 years ago in Vegas at the Forum, yet no release dates. What am I missing here?

I could name 50 films that I would buy in a heartbeat, but they’re just not available. And if they are announced, such as Dances with Wolves, they are delayed with no release date.

Are classic films not profitable? As many of the films were remastered for the DVD release, I thought that the DVD masters were in 1080P and that this transition was simply a matter of going through the Codec, and The Menu lay out.


Any thoughts would be appreciated. Meanwhile my money goes to Vudu.

Douglas