Question about "American Gangster" commercial? - Blu-ray Forum

zipbags · 02-06-2008, 02:46 AM

Sorry if this has been asked before. I have just seen a few commercials for Universal's "American Gangster". And usually with a dvd release you will hear "Coming soon on dvd and hd-dvd". This just says "Coming on dvd". Now, granted at the end. You do see a small line that says "Also available on hd-dvd combo". So I am curious if this is intentional and why?

Thanks!

Marcusarilius · 02-06-2008, 02:49 AM

Caught that commercial last night. Made me wonder with no mention of DUD. Just DVD. I know... "Try not to read anything into it?"

I did. Didn't convince me....

DetroitSportsFan · 02-06-2008, 03:50 AM

They certainly didn't promote HD-DVD the way Warner has been promoting Blu lately.

sj001 · 02-06-2008, 03:54 AM

It wouldn't have cost them much more to say "and HD-DVD"... hard to say if it's intentional, but it sure seems that way.

Marcusarilius · 02-06-2008, 03:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sj001

It wouldn't have cost them much more to say "and HD-DVD"... hard to say if it's intentional, but it sure seems that way.

My thoughts as well. When you consider Toshiba shelled out a couple Mil for the Super Bowl DUD ad? Where is your studio support now Toshiba?

Living Near Shamu · 02-06-2008, 04:29 AM

This is the same logic when Paramount was advertising Shrek the Turd on TV. They would always say "coming soon to dvd" but never mentioned the hd dud side.

02-06-2008, 02:46 AM	#1
zipbags Active Member Member since:Nov 2007	Question about "American Gangster" commercial? Sorry if this has been asked before. I have just seen a few commercials for Universal's "American Gangster". And usually with a dvd release you will hear "Coming soon on dvd and hd-dvd". This just says "Coming on dvd". Now, granted at the end. You do see a small line that says "Also available on hd-dvd combo". So I am curious if this is intentional and why? Thanks!

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02-06-2008, 02:49 AM	#2
Marcusarilius Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Seattle, WA. Blu-ray reviews:52 Trading Score:1	Caught that commercial last night. Made me wonder with no mention of DUD. Just DVD. I know... "Try not to read anything into it?" I did. Didn't convince me....

02-06-2008, 03:50 AM	#3
DetroitSportsFan Hot Deals Moderator Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Michigan 4K collection:439 Blu-ray collection:2226 Trading Score:93	They certainly didn't promote HD-DVD the way Warner has been promoting Blu lately.

02-06-2008, 03:54 AM	#4
sj001 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Rochester, NY Blu-ray collection:317 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:5	It wouldn't have cost them much more to say "and HD-DVD"... hard to say if it's intentional, but it sure seems that way.

02-06-2008, 04:29 AM	#6
Living Near Shamu Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Austin, TX Trading Score:42	This is the same logic when Paramount was advertising Shrek the Turd on TV. They would always say "coming soon to dvd" but never mentioned the hd dud side.

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