Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Blu-ray

[JBlacklow]

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=3446

Sweet...I'm assuming PCM and/or TrueHD, and maybe even IME.



Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Blu-ray

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Blu-ray Review

[evo_dadi]

nice!!but where's the rest of the movies??

[WickyWoo]

No IME

PCM AND TrueHD

Rest coming the same day, no new features expected beyond existing DVDs

[radagast]

Originally Posted by evo_dadi

nice!!but where's the rest of the movies??

If this one sells well, the others will surely follow.

[Banjo]

Originally Posted by radagast

If this one sells well, the others will surely follow.

Actually, it has been said that they all will be released on the same day.

[Maximus]

No IME on any of the HP movies. HD DVD will get IME on HP4 if the UK release is anything to go by, it has FBI warnings - which is strange considering the FBI have limited/no jurisdiction here.

HD DVD will get TrueHD on HP4 but no lossless on the rest while Blu-ray will get PCM tracks for all.

[Codywan24]

This is one of the big releases that I've been waiting for! I love these movies and can't wait to watch them in Blu! Order of the Phoenix and Prisoner of Azkaban are my favorites, but they'll all be great! Thanks WB!

[evo_dadi]

hopefully somebody will lower the price of $150 for the set

[TauHeel05]

so the blu-ray movies will have uncompressed sound? does anyone have the official press release?

[MarekM]

Originally Posted by TauHeel05

so the blu-ray movies will have uncompressed sound? does anyone have the official press release?

if other HP movies will not get TrueHD on HD-DVD side, and Blu-ray will get uncompressed sound, it will swing numbers toward BD nice nice

but we need some official source to confirm specs for each movie

Marek

[lokus]

According to HighDef Digest:
"Due to continued lack of picture-in-picture support on Blu-ray hardware, the HD DVD will contain a trio of exclusive bonus features, including a "In-Movie Experience" video commentary featuring "the cast from Dumbledore's Army coming together to share memorable moments," the ability to "Pick Your Favorite Scenes" and assemble your favorite clips from the movie into a montage, and additional web-enabled content including downloads and other goodies to be announced."

I am somewhat pissed that Blu-ray is still behind with their specs. I am actually one who is interested in these interactive features and am getting frustrated day by day at Blu-ray especially with their lack of holiday profile 1.1 players.

[Mr. Joshua]

How come no post on here with release date for the blu-ray? Maybe an announcement for all 5 movies?

[TorpedoShockwave]

When would WB play fair and start treating us equally?

[dialog_gvf]

List price will be $39.98 for the HD DVD version, and $34.98 for the Blu-ray.

But the HD DVD isn't a combo, is it?

[TorpedoShockwave]

Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

But the HD DVD isn't a combo, is it?

I believe not, it costs more because of its bonus features.

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by TorpedoShockwave

When would WB play fair and start treating us equally?

Isn't their a rumour of single discs and LPCM audio for the BD versions?

[theknub]

that is what i have heard

[crunchywyte]

I'd rather have lossless audio rather than that IME BS that the HDDUD people love so much......

[WickyWoo]

I believe not, it costs more because of its bonus features.

Order of the Phoenix is a guaranteed combo disc. It's consistant with their pricing on all the other combos anyway

[jccca]

if amazon.de prices are right, it looks like us europeans aren't gonna be ripped off on this one. 150 dollars is around 110 euro, and they're selling it for 117.